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The 10th anniversary of the Columbus Day Parade and Italian Festival was celebrated in Dallas. Several groups participated in the parade, from the Civil Air Patrol to the Italian Air Force Representation from Sheppard Whicita Falls, the Knights of Columbus, the Skyline Band, with horses and riders from the Texas Horse Park and River Ranch, from For...

From Friday October 18 2024 To November 03 2024. HOUSTON GRAN OPERA - 501 Texas Avenue, Houston, TX Place: Houston, TX. Tickets here. A new production of Giuseppe Verdi’s perennially popular tragedy, freshly envisioned by influential director Stephen Wadsworth for a stunning, old-meets-new-world experience. Opera Insights, a pre-show lecture series...

A new restaurant, Mosto, is set to open in Tulsa's Brookside neighborhood, replacing Freya Nordic Kitchen, which closed earlier this year. The restaurant will be located near 36th Street and Peoria Avenue. The venture is a collaboration between Sheamus Feeley, who opened Noche in downtown Tulsa, and Elliot Nelson, founder of the McNellie's Group, w...

Bag in hand, packed with what valuables you have, you shuffle along with others boarding a ship alongside crates of citrus and sacks of coffee beans and sugar. As the ship pushes out of port, you squeeze your way through the masses waving goodbye, grasping to the bannister and leaning over to take one last glimpse at a Palermo slowly slipping away....

A potpourri of Italy's most famous opera songs about love, death, and betrayal are coming to downtown El Paso. The El Paso Symphony Orchestra and the El Paso Opera are teaming up to bring "Great Italian Arias" to the Plaza Theatre on October 18 and 19. Led by conductorBohuslav Rattay, "Great Italian Arias" is set to feature famous arias from famous...

Bar Alcina, a new rooftop lounge, is now open at the East Austin Italian-American eatery Casa Bianca. Bar Alcina is the sister concept of the new east side restaurant, which launched this spring. The lounge serves bar snacks, cocktails, wine and other drinks and will host special events in the future. "Bar Alcina is the casual, low-key counterpart...

Columbus Day Parade and Italian Festival: tenth anniversary in Dallas on Oct. 13. will parade following the Civil and Military Authorities the Texas Park horses, the Skyline school band. Also performing will be the renowned Emerald City Band and Pino Marelli orchestra. A display of Italian sports cars, and the presence of restaurateurs and Italian...

It was love at first bite of the tender, housemade pasta — think mushrooms, garlic and hints of lemon and white wine — at the preview party of new Milton’s in Rice Village, which officially bows Sept. 27. The convivial American trattoria is the brainchild of Houston restaurateur Benjy Levit, culinary director Seth Siegel-Gardner, exec-chef Kent Dom...

The DFW Italians are honored to present the Italian Heritage & Food Festival to the thousands of Italians that call Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex “casa” (home). This event will also serve as an educational festival to the expected thousands of attending friends and family, from near and far, all eager to learn more of the incredible contributions mad...

The city of Fort Smith will celebrate the 40th anniversary of becoming sister city to Cisterna, Italy beginning at 6 p.m. Wednesday with the opening of an exhibition titled Celebrating 40 Years of "Gemellaggio"! at the Fort Smith Museum of History. The museum is at 320 Rogers Ave. and doors open at 5:30 pm. The event is free and open to the public....

Amanda Pascali’s Spotify profile includes a quote by Nigerian poet Ijeoma Umebinyou reading, “too foreign for here, too foreign for home, and never enough for both.” For Pascali, the daughter of two immigrant parents, the quote resonates. Pascali’s music revolves around preserving and translating Sicilian to English and making the sound her own. Gr...

Get a taste of Italy without having to leave the city this month! New Orleans Opera is presenting Tosca, a timeless opera filled with drama, on Friday, September 27 and Sunday, September 29 at the Mahalia Jackson Theater. Celebrate opening night in style during “A Night in Italy” which includes live music, dancing, espresso martinis, and Angelo Bro...