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The Italian American Marching Club will hold a free festival Sunday at the Piazza d'Italia, kicking off a week of celebration that culminates in its annual parade. The club will crown Kaylie Badalamenti Catoire Hyde, daughter of Emmett and Cherie Hyde, its queen at 11:45 a.m. at the piazza, 300 Poydras St.   She will be joined by her co...

SUNDAY OCTOBER 20, 2013   The Greater Baton Rouge American Italian Association is very excited to announce that it is going to have the Columbus Day Festa again this year. The Festa will be held inside the air-conditioned Atrium of the Belle of Baton Rouge.   A limited number of Italian American Maid positions are available to da...

Organizers of Baton Rouge's Columbus Day Festa are ready for the big time. The Greater Baton Rouge American Italian Association is making an effort to push the annual event celebrating its Italian heritage into a regional focus, and that starts this year with a performance by Deana Martin.   "(We) want to see this become a larger, regional e...

Date: Tuesday, October 13, 2015 Hours: 7:00 PM Venue: University of St. Thomas, Houston (Texas) Organized by: University of St. Thomas, Houston (Texas) In collaboration with: The Houston Methodist Institute for Technology (MITIE) Renowned Italian director and actor Massimiliano Finazzer Flory brings Leonardo da Vinci to life again with this on...

Nato a Crecchio (Ch) il 21 settembre del 1883, fu per oltre 30 anni (dal 1911 al 1946) l'indiscusso e più grande gioielliere ed orafo di El Paso (Texas). Una storia raccontata da Geremia Mancini – Presidente onorario "Ambasciatori della fame"   Lombardi nacque a Crecchio (Ch) il 21 settembre, 1883. Unico figlio maschio di Vincenzo Giova...

January 10th the children and families of the Club will come together to wait for La Befana to come looking for the Christ Child and in doing so leave the children with bags of treats. Lunch, symbolic lentils and sausage plus pasta with sauce, Befana Bread with the secret fava bean will be served.   The children and adults will participate i...

Nel mese di aprile la città di Tulsa ospiterà diverse iniziative rientranti nel calendario dell'Anno della Cultura Italiana negli Stati Uniti, a dimostrazione del vivo interesse per l'Italia nello Stato dell'Oklahoma.

The American Italian Cultural Center welcomes you to join us for a night of eating, drinking and Italian conversation! AMICI dinner reservations are $35 per person (includes meal, a glass of wine, gratuity and tax). If you would like to join us, please click the "Buy Now" for the dinner of your choice. You can also register by clicking here to down...

Presidente del Comites di Houston e della Confederazione dei Siciliani in Nord America, oltre che coordinatore del Ctim Usa, Vincenzo Arcobelli ha ricevuto nei giorni scorsi in provincia di Bergamo il Premio Internazionale Proserpina, dei siciliani in Italia e nel mondo.   A pubblicare la notizia è stato Alfio Cartalemi sul portale "95047.it...

Culinary Historian Dr. Merrianne Timko will document the history of cuisine in cities such as Florence, Rome, and Venice during the Renaissance at her lecture on Tuesday, October 14, at noon, as part of Lone Star College-Montgomery's Lyceum Speaker's Series.   Dr. Timko, who works as the data standards manager for The Museum of Fine Arts Hou...

The weekend looks a little warmer and drier, a great weekend to go to a festival, and it just so happens, the Sicilian Heritage Festival is going on in Independence, Louisiana this weekend. Joining the Eyewitness Morning News in Frank's Kitchen, is Grand Marshal, Chef Tommy Masaracchia of Tope La' Restaurant in Hammond, who is here with this year'...

By Katherine Sayre   A committee of New Orleans city leaders steering a redevelopment of the Piazza d'Italia is slated to pick which developers move forward in the selection process on Sept. 11, Mayor Mitch Landrieu's administration said Thursday (Sept. 3).   Five developers from across the country -- including Florida, Tennessee, Geo...