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Italian American Club of Jacksonville (IAC) proudly presents our second annual springtime festival. IAC, established in 1951, hosted FESTA ITALIANA every October for twenty-five years. By popular demand, we introduce a 2 - day spring celebration of all things Italian. ITALIAN SPRING FESTA will be held at the IAC clubhouse at 2838 Westberr...

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Longtime Cape Coral director Anne Palmer is starting a regular dinner-theater show at Cape Coral's Italian-American Club. Palmer's Sand Flea Players troupe will stage a new comedy or light drama every 1½ months at the downtown Cape club, she says. That could eventually change to once a month.   The first play takes place Saturday, May 1...

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Cari Amici! We have exciting news! Il Circolo is the proud recipient of a matching grant through the power2give Program, which raises funds through a matching campaign sponsored by the Cultural Council of Palm Beach County.   Our goal is to raise a total of $5,000 through your donations that will be matched with an additional $5,0...

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By Michael Sundius   Marco Carola might as well be techno royalty at this point. The Italian DJ has diligently served the underground scene for more than two decades and shows no signs of slowing down. More recently, he's become the face of Ibiza nightlife, championing one of the island's most raved-about parties: Music On at Amnesia.  ...

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by Hanna Raskin   Almost a year after relocating to Charleston from New York City, celebrated chef Michael Toscano has announced plans to open a restaurant in the space currently occupied by Leaf. Le Farfalle will feature "regional Italian food," with an emphasis on housemade pasta, vegetables and seafood, according to publicist Nicole...

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Fazoli's, America's largest fast casual Italian chain, today announced it experienced a record-breaking month in July with the signing of nine multi-unit and single-unit franchise agreements to develop 22 new restaurants nationwide. As part of the agreements, Fazoli's will develop new restaurants in cities, including Dothan, Alabama; Snellville, Ge...

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He has been called the greatest Italian artist since the Renaissance. Giuseppe Verdi was the only composer on the program Saturday, as Miami Lyric Opera presented a concert of arias to celebrate the 200th anniversary of his birth in 1813.   The Colony Theater in Miami Beach was packed for this tribute to an operatic master who ranks with Moz...

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by Ana Heretoiu   Vegas starlet Carla Pellegrino is hard at work on her newest restaurant, Touche Restaurant & Lounge. It's the very first time she's serving dinner past midnight, she has a teeny kitchen and staffing is proving difficult, but overall, the Top Chef alum seems wildly excited about everything that's coming together at Touch...

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by Valeria Nekhim   Outfitted in black suits without ties, Fabrizio Carro and Cristiano Vezzoli dart from table to table to inquire about their patrons' meals and to extol the virtues of various regional Italian dishes. As they maneuver between the restaurant's interior and the terrace, their tousled black curls and matching facial scruff re...

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Chef Giovanni Rocchio, Executive Chef and Owner of Valentino Cucina Italiana, the premier dining destination featuring Innovative Cuisine with a Modern Italian Twist in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, is pleased to announce an exclusive Guest Chef Dinner Series with world class Chefs from some of the highest rated restaurants (Michelin rated) in the worl...

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"Alto" delivered with humor, panache and great heart at its North Carolina Gay and Lesbian Film Festival (NCGLFF) debut at the Carolina Theatre. It's easy to see why the film by writer and director Mikki del Monico, has, so far, garnered five film festival awards, including the NCGLFF Jury Award for Best Women's Feature.   At first, the...

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by Lauren Helmer   "You'll hear me talk about the house. This is the house, all of us, this place," says Sous Chef Mike Brady, gesturing to his surroundings. He sits in the private dining room of GianMarco's Restaurant in the quaint Edgewood neighborhood, where he's worked since he helped open it with the Respinto family 14 years ago.  ...

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