’La Traviata’ opens Central City Opera’s 2015 summer festival
The familiar melodies of Giuseppe Verdi filled the historic opera house July 11 on opening night of Central City Opera's 2015 summer festival. It was a dressed-down audience for the 83rd season opener, as the Yellow Rose Ball and presentation of the flower girls took place earlier on June 27 instead of the traditional opening night formal affa...
DaVinci & Michelangelo Museum Theatre to Debut in Denver at the Glitter Dome Events Center
The World Premiere of DaVinci & Michelangelo: Titans Side by Side Original Museum Theatre Performance will make its debut at the Glitter Dome Event Center in the RINO Arts District of Denver, CO beginning with an evening performance on November 27th, 2015 at 7:30pm and playing selected matinee and evening performance through December until New...
A.C. Milan, Chelsea Set to Open U.S. Bank Stadium in International Champions Cup Match
The International Champions Cup will return to Minneapolis on August 3 as Italian power A.C. Milan and defending Premier League champions Chelsea will meet in the inaugural sporting event at U.S. Bank Stadium. This high-profile international match marks the third major non-Vikings event that will take place in the first month of the stadium's open...
Trio Settecento to give lecture, concert May 17
The Ames Town & Gown Chamber Music Association proudly presents Trio Settecento for the final concert of its 2012-2013 season. Imagination, vigor, technical polish and historical insight have made the Trio's performances appealing to audiences and critics alike. The Ames program is entitled "An Italian Sojourn" featuring 17th and 18th century m...
ENF13 Meet New Italian American Author, Deborah Stevens...Book Signing and Wine Giveaway!
Join us on Monday, October 21, 2013, and meet Italian American author, Deborah Stevens! Deborah has recently completed her first novel, a fiction thriller, entitled " The Serpent's Disciple". The book's springboard is derived from the 1978 event in which Pope John Paul I was about to release a list of y within the Vatican who belonged to an illega...
Il Posto Voted the Best Italian Restaurant in Denver
Il Posto means, “The Place” in Italian, and chef and owner Andrea Frizzi has largely backed up his contention that his breezy spot in City Park West is hot ― it’s routinely mentioned as one of the city’s best Italian restaurants for years now. Frizzi, originally from Milan, imports many Italian ingredient...
Diverse food at Festa Italiana
by Michael Stavola Among the events at Festa Italiana in the Frontenac on Saturday, none is more anticipated than the food sampling, where patrons can try a diverse range of food. Despite the Italian undertone, the event will have a variety of cultural food, passed down from early settlers to Southeast Kansas. Proceeds from the event,...
Order Sons of Italy in America, Cabrini Lodge, No. 2826: OSIA Cabrini Lodge’s scholarship awards
Who: Order Sons of Italy in America, Cabrini Lodge, No. 2826 What: OSIA Cabrini Lodge's scholarship awards When: May 17 Where: Our Lady of the Meadows church hall Highlights/honorees: The Cabrini Lodge's 10th annual scholarship awards presentation included an Italian dinner, dessert and drinks. Scholarship recipients were Sarah Lira, Ma...
Italy focus of MSSU themed semester
By Emily Younker La dolce vita is coming to Missouri Southern State University. The university's themed semester this fall focuses on Italy and will feature about 50 events, including guest speakers, lectures and presentations, films, concerts and theatrical shows, and readings. "The goal was really to incorporate something for everyone,...
Portillo's eyes the Minnesota market
Let's be honest: It would be cooler if Portillo's was on the brink of invading Cleveland, just timingwise. But instead the Oak Brook-based purveyor of Chicago-style dogs and Italian Beef sandwiches is preparing to enter the Minnesota market — apparently the Twin Cities suburb of Woodbury. A development plan for the corner of Hudson Ro...
Imprese Italiane con l’ICE alla "AG connect" di Kansas City
È stata inaugurata ieri, 29 gennaio, presso il Kansas City Convention Center di Kansas City, nel Missouri, la Fiera Internazionale AG Connect Expo 2013, una delle più importanti manifestazioni fieristiche di tutto il Nord America per il settore della meccanizzazione agricola. Organizzata dalla AEM (Association of Equipment Manufacturers), associaz...
Movie Blog: The Italian Film Festival, Featuring Frank Vascellaro
A taste of la dolce vita is at the St. Anthony Main Theatre in Minneapolis this weekend as the seventh annual Italian Film Festival takes to screens with works from new talents and cinematic titans. Additionally, WCCO-TV’s most Italian news anchor, Frank Vascellaro, will be kicking festivities off with a gala at the nearby Aster Café, complete with...