U.S. Pizza Museum sets up shop at Logan Square's Whistler
There's a museum for pizza? You bet. Sort of. The U.S. Pizza Museum doesn't have a permanent physical home, but you can see items from its collection online and in pop-up exhibitions like the one at Whistler Storefront Gallery in Logan Square. The exhibit focuses on pizza pop culture and Logan Square pizzerias. Artifacts include video game...
Ron Onesti — Italian-American promoter extraordinaire
By Vince Chiarelli With spring in full bloom, it means festival season is upon us! With changing weather and promise of warmer temperatures, spring and summer are the prime months for local and regional shows and concerts. Rockford has so much to offer in the form of live music and festivals during the spring and summer months. Bu...
Free Holiday Concert by the World-Renowned I Turchini
Concert of Sacred Italian Music in Celebration of the Holiday Season Performed by the Critically Hailed I Turchini Ensemble. Sunday, January 4th - 2pm - Fullerton Hall - The Art Institute of Chicago - 111 S Michigan Avenue - Free with Museum Admission One of Italy's most popular music ensembles to present work...
VAP/VI position Miami U., Oxford, Ohio
French & Italian: Visiting Assistant Professor/Instructor (possible multiple positions) in Italian to teach Italian language and literature courses; advise students; contribute to intellectual environment of department; contribute minor departmental service. Required: PhD or equivalent by date of appointment (for appointment as Visitin...
Marco’s Pizza Creates a Taste of Italy in America
By Charles Payne, Matthew Kazin In this Salute to American Success, we're taking a look at Marco's Pizza, a pizza restaurant franchise headquartered in Toledo, Ohio. The company focuses on using fresh ingredients to create authentic Italian pizza. Marco's Pizza was founded in 1978 by Pasquale "Pat" Giammarco. When he was nine-year...
Fashionably Pink Fundraiser kicks off in Livonia
The Italian American Club's Charitable Foundation is sponsoring its first ever "Fashionably Pink" fundraiser. Proceeds will benefit the Shades of Pink Foundation, a non-profit organization that helps women who are undergoing medical treatment for breast cancer, www.shadesofpinkfoundation.org. "One of the main features of our Fashionably Pi...
Italian Wish List
Thursday, December 3rd 2015, 6.30pm - 11pmBenefiting Mercy Home - PianoForte Foundation - 1335 S. Michigan Avenue - Chicago, IL 60605 Tickets: $15 members | $25 non-members. Please, RSVP by Dec. 03, 2015 until 1:00pm. T'was 22 days before Christmas, when a CI through the night The Italians were dancing,...
NOIA celebrates 20 years of Italian heritage, community giving
Twenty years ago, a group of Italian-American business leaders – Umberto Fedeli, Dominic Visconsi, Sr, Nacy Panzica, John Quagliata, Joe and John Miceli, and Sonny Orlando -- wanted to find a way to preserve their Italian traditions while also helping the Cleveland community. Their idea transformed into the Northern Ohio Italian American Found...
More details on Bar Lupo, 'Italian pub' opening soon in River North
In a city famous for its Irish and American pubs, restaurateur Brian O'Connor is adding something new to the mix: Bar Lupo, a self-dubbed Italian pub coming soon to River North. Italian pub? O'Connor, formerly a managing partner at steakhouse Maple & Ash, explains it this way: "When you travel to Italy, it's not a theme park of tourist...
Before Chicago’s Eataly opens next week, feast on some photos of the original
At long last, it's almost time to Eataly.My hunger for Chicago's outpost of the Italian original has grown from a gentle rumbling of the stomach to full-blown pangs. I've loitered outside Eataly's new home, the former ESPN Zone at 43 E. Ohio, like a dog waiting for scraps. As construction crews entered and exited, I've tried stealing peeks at what'...
Valor Home receives donation from Italian-American Veterans Post 1 Auxiliary
The Italian-American Veterans Post 1 Auxiliary of Lorain has donated $3,000 to the Valor Home of Lorain County to help sponsor a room for a homeless veteran in it's transitional housing. Much of the funds that the Valor Home receives are from grants, donations and fundraisers.Dan Gillotti, vice chairman of the Valor Home committee, received the ch...
Special Message from the New Director of the Italian Institute of Culture in Chicago
Dear friends, It is a tremendous honor for me to embark on my new role as Director of the Italian Cultural Institute in Chicago. The Institute has been deeply committed to fostering cultural exchange between Italy and the United States in a variety of areas, from the humanities to science and to the teaching of the Italian language....