Italian American One Voice Coalition Reports Another Success – Columbus Day Preserved in Apopka, Florida
The Italian American One Voice Coalition (“IAOVC”), America’s largest independent Italian American anti-bias organization, was recently advised that the Apopka, Florida City Council would be considering a vote to replace Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples Day.IAOVC launched an effort and immediately began contacting Apopka elected officials. IAOV...
It's time for the 13th Annual Festa Italiana in Pensacola! - Oct. 13 & 14
The Sons & Daughters of Italy in America Buona Fortuna Lodge in Pensacola, Florida invites you to our 13th Annual Festa Italiana. Come enjoy our two-day event on Friday, October 13, 2023 and Saturday, October 14, 2023 from 11:00 AM until 6:00 PM. The Festa Italiana will be held at Fountain Park, (South of Seville Square) 300 E. Zaragoza Street in b...
A New Exhibit at The Ringling Will Explore a Rare Italian Portrait
A new exhibit is coming to The Ringling this October: Guercino’s Friar with a Gold Earring: Fra Bonaventura Bisi, Painter and Art Dealer, an international loan exhibition exploring a rare portrait of Fra Bonaventura Bisi by the Italian Baroque painter Giovanni Francesco Barbieri, also known as Guercino. The Ringling acquired the portrait in 2015. T...
Replica of Pinta making three stops in Northeast Tennessee
The Volunteer State may be landlocked, but that hasn’t stopped organizers of an education tour from bringing a replica of one of Christopher Columbus’ ships to Tennessee in October and November. On Friday, Oct. 13, the Pinta will open as a “floating museum” for dockside educational tours at Fort Loudon Marina, 5200 City Park Drive, Lenoir City, unt...
Festa Italiana Raleigh Moves to Historic Fayetteville Street Mall for Fifth Annual Cultural Celebration in September 2023
Festa Italiana Raleigh 2023—the Greater Triangle’s largest, most diverse, annual celebration of Italian and American Italian culture—moves from the tree-lined streets of Raleigh’s Glenwood South District to the ceremonial center and cultural spine of North Carolina’s Capitol City, the Fayetteville Street Mall, for its 5th annual celebration. From...
Will Apopka (FL) change from Columbus Day to Indigenous People's Day?
Columbus Day has long been celebrated in the United States as a holiday commemorating Christopher Columbus's arrival in the Americas in 1492. However, there has been a growing movement to reevaluate and transform this holiday into Indigenous Peoples' Day in recent years. In Apopka, the idea made its way to a City Council meeting. Commissioner Alexa...
Cape Coral Museum of History to host inaugural Festa Italiana (Italian Festival) September 30 from 12-5pm, and evening Michael D’Amore concert as fundraiser for Museum
The Cape Coral Museum of History is putting on its inaugural Festa Italiana honoring and celebrating the heritage of Cape Coral’s many Italian American residents. The two-part event held at GASC will include a noon to 5pm festival with access to delicious food, fabulous entertainment, cooking demonstrations, games, contests, vendors and more. The e...
Michele Mistò is the new Consul General of Italy in Miami
Michele Mistò is the new Consul General of Italy in Miami. This is his message to all Italians in the area of the jurisdiction of the Consulate General of Italy in Miami: Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi, Puerto Rico, Bahamas, Jamaica, St. Marteen, St. Eustatius, Saba, British and US Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Turks & Cai...
Historic participation of the Italian delegation at the biennial Convention of the Order Sons and Daughters of Italy in America
The biennial Convention of the Order Sons and Daughters of Italy in America is currently taking place in Tampa, Florida, from August 16th to 19th. This year, for the first time in over 100 years of existence of this organization, a delegation of representatives from Italian chapters has participated in the event, adding a significant contribution f...
Margherita Fava: From Italy, with Love
Knoxville, Tennessee, seems an unlikely locale for one of jazz’s most promising and enterprising young pianists. For Margherita Fava, however, the Marble City is a great place to live and work. “It’s a hidden gem,” the Italian-born, 27-year-old says, speaking by phone from Knoxville. “The pandemic has been a catalyst for the scene here. A lot of na...
Frascione Arte Brings Rare Art Collection from Florence to Miami
The largest exhibition of art from the Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque Periods from a private art collection in Florence is heading to Miami this fall. Faith, Beauty, and Devotion: Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque Paintings is being organized by Federico Gandolfi Vannini, owner of Frascione Arte and his wife Daisy Diaz as the Cultural Director...
UNICO National 100th Annual Convention & Italian American Awards Gala Set for July 26 - 30 in Fort Myers, FL featuring Corporate, Military & Public Service Leaders Convention of UNICO National
UNICO National, the largest Italian American Service Organization in America, announced business leader Anthony Capuano, President & Chief Executive Officer of the iconic hospitality company, Marriott International, Inc., will receive the Distinguished Business Leadership Award. Joe Moglia, former CEO & Chairman of TD Ameritrade and head football c...