Irish Italian Festival returns Saturday
After two years of being canceled due to the pandemic, the Irish Italian Festival returns for its 19th year. After a 4 p.m. mass, the festival will begin at 5 p.m. at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church on campus at the University of Southern Mississippi. At the festival, there will be food, live music, silent auctions and much more. “We started it...
100-year-old WWII veteran remembers her service, being honored at The Players
Kind, gentle, and charismatic, Anita Morris is a mother and grandmother. But it may be hard to believe that the Jacksonville resident is also a World War II veteran. “I’m very proud that I served my country,” Morris told News4JAX. “I feel like maybe I’ve given a little bit back to my country when it has given me everything. I love America. I love t...
St. Petersburg’s 100-year-old twins swear by faith and each other
The twins settle in their seats at the church hall with cake doughnuts, coffee and three creamers apiece. Norma wanders off to chat, as usual, and Edy looks for her, as usual. “Where’s my sister?” Edy says. Norma returns and tweaks Edy’s downy hair, fluffing it back to the heavens. They are dressed the same — navy blue sweaters, Peter Pan collars,...
Rome: An Insider's Guide, lecture by Dr. Christopher Fulton
Tuesday, March 1, 2022. 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM on zoom, register here. ICI is proud to bring back Dr. Christopher Fulton for a lecture on Rome. Ti invito a visitare Roma! In this presentation, Prof. Fulton will share his insight and personal reflections on the Eternal City, in both its glorious past and vibrant present. We will look at select monuments...
Christopher Columbus’ Bell of The Santa Maria to be auctioned in Tallahassee
In 1492, Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue. Now, in 2022, a piece from his ship can belong to you. According to a press release from Affiliated Auctions and Realty, LLC, the Santa Maria’s bell is scheduled for auction in Tallahassee on March 2, 2022. Affiliated Auctions says the bell arrived in Tallahassee from Miami after the diver who di...
Italian artist recreates da Vinci’s ‘Annunciation’ on ceiling of Lakewood Ranch home
Lakewood Ranch resident Mary Ann Cricchio loves all things Italian. "I visited the Uffizi, and I just found myself staying in the Leonardo da Vinci room and was really captured by the emotion in the painting the ’Annunciation.' I wanted that recreated on the ceiling of my great room," explained Cricchio. As the owner of Da Mimmo Tours, she spends h...
Cheers to 15 Years at Taste of Little Italy
The Taste of Little Italy will return in its fifteenth year in Tradition Square in Port St. Lucie February 18-20. The cultural festival known for its inviting Italian ambience, national Italian-American entertainers, and authentic food will offer free admission in honor of its anniversary to thank the community for its continued support. Festival h...
German-Italian Memorial Cemetery
ON A LITTLE ROAD SURROUNDED by pine trees and quaint houses in Anniston, Alabama, you can find a number of headstones that mark the final resting places of German and Italian soldiers who were held as prisoners of war. From 1943 to 1946, German and Italian soldiers from the North African Campaign were brought to Fort McClellan as prisoners of war....
Italian Baroque exhibit opens a bold new year at the Museum of Fine Arts
The Museum of Fine Arts St. Petersburg is premiering Bernini and the Roman Baroque Saturday. It’s the first new exhibition of 2022, arguably the most significant show at the MFA since it re-opened 17 months ago. According to museum director Kristen Shepherd, this exhibition – celebrating the work of Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1680) and other artist...
Blessed Carlo at the heart of international exhibition
The Central Deanery of the Diocesan Council of Catholic Women will present a free international exhibition of “Miracles of the Eucharist Across the World” from Feb. 19-27, at the Cathedral of St. Ignatius Loyola, 9993 N. Military Trail. The exhibit hours will be weekdays from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m., and weekends from 9 a.m.-6 p.m. A special pre...
International Symposium Italy in Transit, Feb 8-12
The International Symposium “Italy in Transit” organized by the Italian program at Florida Atlantic University, announces the program of its 6th edition. We return to an in-person event, even if last year’s virtual meeting was very successful. The symposium is preceded by a series of three film screenings to prepare the audience to the meetings wit...
Italian festival planned for Fountain Inn, Bridgeway Station
It’s hard to get a group of Italians to agree on much of anything, says Chuck Ferraro, co-chair of the Italian-American Club of Greater Greenville’s event planning committee. He surveyed tables of chatting stragglers left from a monthly lunch at Bertolo’s Pizza on Pelham Road. “We need a megaphone,” Ferraro said. “They all want to talk. They all wa...