Columbus Day Parade and Italian Festival in Dallas : 10th anniversary. Committee announces: Oscar Renda Grand Marshal 2024
Columbus Day Parade and Italian Festival: tenth anniversary in Dallas on Oct. 13. will parade following the Civil and Military Authorities the Texas Park horses, the Skyline school band. Also performing will be the renowned Emerald City Band and Pino Marelli orchestra. A display of Italian sports cars, and the presence of restaurateurs and Italian...
Fort Smith (AR) celebrates 40 years as sister city to Cisterna, Italy
The city of Fort Smith will celebrate the 40th anniversary of becoming sister city to Cisterna, Italy beginning at 6 p.m. Wednesday with the opening of an exhibition titled Celebrating 40 Years of "Gemellaggio"! at the Fort Smith Museum of History. The museum is at 320 Rogers Ave. and doors open at 5:30 pm. The event is free and open to the public....
The Legacy of Vesuvius: Bourbon Discoveries on the Bay of Naples
September 15, 2024–January 5, 2025. The Legacy of Vesuvius offers a unique experience by bringing to Dallas ancient artifacts discovered in the course of the Bourbon excavations and exhibiting them alongside eighteenth-century examples of fine and decorative arts that demonstrate how the mystique of Vesuvius shaped elite and popular taste. Featurin...
Long-lost 17th century painting acquired by Kimbell Art Museum
The Kimbell Art Museum announced on Friday that it has acquired a long-lost 17th-century painting depicting the Christian saint Mary Magdalene. For perhaps the first time since its creation, the work will be on public view, starting today in the Fort Worth museum’s Louis I. Kahn building. The painting, called Penitent Mary Magdalene, was made by It...
Independence Italian Cultural Museum hosts annual Cucuzza Day celebration
Sicilian families in Independence who have been growing cucuzza, also known as Italian squash, for generations have been sharing them with the community for the last several years for Cucuzza Day at the Independence Italian Cultural museum. "It's basically a family day and to introduce people to the cucuzza, and promote the cucuzza," said Donnie Or...
20th Annual ItalianCarFest 2024 in Grapevine, TX
Saturday, September 7, 2024. 10 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. Nash Farm, 626 Ball St., Grapevine (TX). FREE for guests. Italian Car Club of North Texas and the Grapevine Convention & Visitors Bureau are excited for the 20th Annual ItalianCarFest 2024. ItalianCarFest is an annual prelude to the 38th Annual GrapeFest®. This is the largest show of premier Italian...
Fort Worth is home to Michelangelo’s first painting. Here’s how it ended up at the Kimbell
Before carving “David” or covering the Sistine Chapel’s ceiling in frescoes, Michelangelo Buonarroti painted “The Torment of Saint Anthony.” Created when he was either 12 or 13 years old, it is the Renaissance artist’s first painting — and the piece hangs on a wall at the Kimbell Art Museum of Fort Worth. The prolific artist thought of himself prim...
Tontitown Grape Festival set for Aug. 6-10
The 2024 Tontitown Grape Festival runs from Tuesday, Aug. 6 through Saturday, Aug. 10 on Henri De Tonti Boulevard (U.S. 412). The annual event returns for its 125th season this year and includes carnival rides, an arts and crafts fair, a 5K walk/run, and free live music. This year’s music lineup includes performances by Jenna & The Soul Shakers, Bo...
Catholic photographer makes pilgrimage to Little Rock
Andrew Masi had never been to Arkansas before June 9. With his visit, Masi is one step closer to reaching his goal of photographing every Catholic cathedral and basilica in the United States. Masi has been to 36 states on a mission to photograph all 192 cathedrals and 93 basilicas. With his visit to the Cathedral of St. Andrew in Little Rock, Mas...
Italian Food and Heritage Festival Festa Italiana to return to downtown Bryan in June
With the success of the event in 2023, Destination Bryan has announced that Festa Italiana, an Italian Food and Heritage Festival, will return for another year in June. “With the success of the inaugural year of Festa Italiana, we began planning the 2024 Festa. We are excited to bring a bigger and better version to Aggieland with live music, mor...
Re and Regina Anthony and Diana Mattioda continue family tradition
When Anthony and Diana Mattioda are crowned as Re and the Regina of the 52nd Annual McAlester Italian Festival, they will continue a family tradition. Anthony and Diana Mattioda are set to be crowned Re and Regina of the 2024 Italian Festival during opening ceremonies on the festival’s main stage, set for 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 11. The festiva...
Attention All Men: The Roman Empire Is Coming to North Texas
Last year, the Roman Empire TikTok trend began to highlight a shockingly common obsession among men: Many revealed that they think about ancient Rome “at least once a day.” Today, the term “Roman Empire” can be used to refer to just about any kind of everyday obsession, from Caesar salad to Nicki Minaj’s “Roman’s Revenge.” But if your Roman Empire...