Explore Italian Studies at Notre Dame, Indiana
The University has further extended its engagement with Italy with an interdisciplinary program in Italian Studies. The Italian Studies at Notre Dame program will bring together for the first time nearly 30 faculty members and more than 400 students from art and architecture to classics, language, literature, and history. Italian language, literat...
Viviana Garabello dreams big, launches Livonia chorale
by Sharon Dargay Viviana Garabello quit her job, left her country and followed her passion for music last summer. Now the Livonia woman is hitting all the right notes both on and off the stage. "I have been all my life in Italy. I was working there as a quality systems engineer," said Garabello, 34, a soprano who s...
Italian Restaurant to Open in Highwood in October
by Tim Moran Ballaro, a restaurant which will offer a contemporary take on Italian food and drink, will open in downtown Highwood in late October. Developed by lifelong friends and area natives Josh Kaplan and Mark Newman, Ballaro - inspired by Palermo's Ballaro market - is at its heart a destination-worthy neighborhood restaurant...
Il Porcellino, Italian restaurant taking over Paris Club, opens Thursday
Relaxing with a glass of Italian wine sounds pretty darn good right about now. On Thursday, River North gets another spot where you can do just that: Il Porcellino, a trattoria from the Lettuce Entertain You empire. The restaurant, a partnership between chef Doug Psaltis and sibling trio R.J., Jerrod and Molly Melman (kids of Lettuce found...
CI-AMA to honor Dr. Burdi
The Cegliesi Italo-American Association will present Dr. Luciana Burdi with a Lifetime Achievement Award at its annual feast in honor of Maria SS di Buterrito. The event will take place at Alta Villa Banquets on Oct. 18. (847-224-9324) Dr. Burdi is the deputy director of Massport's capital program and environmental affairs department. ...
Tourism Expo 2015 - L'evento di promozione del turismo italiano più importante del Midwest degli USA
La Camera di Commercio Italiana Americana di Chicago annuncia TOURISM EXPO 2015. L'evento di promozione del turismo italiano più importante del Midwest degli USA. In collaborazione con l'Associazione Americana dei Tour Operator ITPC (Italian Travel Promotion Council). Chicago, 26-27 Ottobre 2015 Tourism Expo e...
Making sure the Italian food at Little Italy Fest-West is the real McCoy
by Susan Stark At this weekend's Little Italy Fest-West a celebration of "Old Neighborhood" style Italian cooking, culture and entertainment, the food will be as authentic as you can get. Ron Onesti of Arcada Entertainment is sponsoring the festival Thursday through Sunday, Aug. 18-21, in Addison's Centennial Park. I spoke to Ones...
Plain White T's, Matt Nathanson added to Festa lineup
Summerfest isn't the only Milwaukee event attracting big names in music this summer. Festa Italiana announced this week that it would welcome Matt Nathanson and the Plain White T's, who are slated to perform at the Spiked Island Adult Lemonade Stage on Saturday, July 20. Nathanson, whose hits include "Come on Get Higher," "Faster" and "Run...
The FIAT Brand Partners with Conde Nast for the Limited-edition Fiat 500c GQ Edition
Surrounded by some of the most influential Italian automotive designs, Concorso Italiano provided the perfect setting for the FIAT brand to debut its latest Cinquecento (500) cabrio model: the powerful yet tailored 2014 Fiat 500c GQ Edition. GQ's style leadership of the modern man inspired the FIAT brand to create a new Fiat 500 variant th...
C.I.A.O. Genealogy Seminar
Saturday, June 21, 8:30AM-4:00PMWestern Reserve Historical Society, ClevelandPresented with the support of the Consulate of Italy in Detroit and Hon. Consulate of Italy in Cleveland CIAO (Cleveland Italian Ancestry Organization) is hosting an all-day Italian genealogy seminar on at the Western Reserve Historical Society. Two speakers specializing...
“The Italian Americans” Screening at the National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame
The National Italian American Foundation was in Chicago, on January 29, at the National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame, for a preview of the upcoming two-part documentary series, "The Italian Americans." Guests at the screening were able to enjoy a taste of the documentary, which reveals how Italian immigrants challenged the notion o...
Screening of the film “How Strange to be Named Federico: Scola Narrates Fellini” by Ettore Scola
Date: Saturday, March 28, 2015 - Thursday, April 02, 2015 Hours: See description for screening times Site: Gene Siskel Film Center - 164 N. State Street - Chicago, IL Screening of the film "How Strange to be Named Federico: Scola Narrates Fellini" by Ettore Scola (Che strano chiamarsi Federico). Closing night film! 2013, Ettor...