Mission Classic: IABF-FIBS Docuseries Part 2
"Mission Classic," a three-part docuseries featuring an inside look at the Italian National Baseball Team before and during the 2023 World Baseball Classic, is now LIVE! Part 2 is about a Team Italy mini camp and send-off dinner in Arizona. This piece was produced in partnership by the Federation of Italian Baseball and Softball and the Italian Ame...
Lakeview tennis star going from Italy to Ferris State
Lorenzo Pierini came to Lakeview as a foreign-exchange student looking for the high school experience in America. After a single standout season on the Spartan boys tennis team, Pierini will now get the chance to have the college experience in America, as well. Pierini committed to play college tennis at Ferris State University, celebrating his dec...
Mariners’ Matt Festa ‘completely different pitcher’ than when he was called up
The efficiency and quickness that Matt Festa displayed while working a 1-2-3 bottom of the fifth inning vs. the Cubs would make you think he had a plane to catch after Wednesday’s game at Sloan Park. Well, actually Festa does have a flight, but that’s Thursday morning. So there was no hurry to avoid running through the crowds of Skyharbor Airport. ...
Team Italy holds Arizona training camp prior to 2023 World Baseball Classic
A mix of up-and-coming Italian prospects and members of the Team Italy roster for the 2023 World Baseball Classic will meet in Scottsdale, Arizona for Spring Training camp. In anticipation of the 2023 World Baseball Classic (WBC) in Taichung, Taiwan, Team Italy will be joined by promising Italian prospects for a week-long training camp at Notre Dam...
IABF-Team Italy WBC Send-Off Dinner
Monday, Feb. 27, 2023, 6:30 p.m. Tomaso’s on Camelback - 3225 E Camelback Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85018. Cost: $500. Join the Italian American Baseball Foundation and Federation of Italian Baseball and Softball for a 2023 WBC send-off for Team Italy. This exclusive dinner will occur in Phoenix, AZ, at Tomaso’s on Camelback. This limited event will feature...
Sundance Institute Announces Luca Guadagnino to Receive International Icon Award
The Sundance Institute announced that Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Luca Guadagnino will receive the International Icon Award at Opening Night: A Taste of Sundance presented by IMDbPro on January 19 in Park City. The 2023 Sundance Film Festival will take place January 19–29, 2023, in person in Park City, Salt Lake City, and the Sundance Resort,...
The Zoppe Family Circus returns to Valley at Bell Bank Park in Mesa
The world famous Zoppe Family Circus is returning to the Valley on Friday at Bell Bank Park to honor an old-world Italian circus tradition in Mesa, AZ. The event begins at 6 p.m. on Friday and continues through the holiday season until Jan. 1. Liberta Zoppe will put guests into a 500-seat tent for a show that will star Nino the Clown and a circus w...
Sebastian Maniscalco Extends Residency At Encore Theater; March 2023
Announced on the heels of his highly-anticipated new Netflix special Sebastian Maniscalco: Is It Me?, which debuted on Dec. 6, 2023, world-renowned comedian and Wynn Las Vegas headliner Sebastian Maniscalco will add four additional performances to his 2023 Sebastian Maniscalco, Live from Las Vegas run at Encore Theater at Wynn Las Vegas, March 3-4,...
Fireworks by Grucci has long history of lighting up skies, including holidays in Las Vegas
The company set to light the sky over the Strip on New Year’s Eve has been creating pyrotechnic spectacles since the 1850s. Fireworks by Grucci, a Long Island-based leader in the industry, has a history of producing themed fireworks extravaganzas in Las Vegas, but it also has created bang and brilliance at 8 U.S. presidential inaugurations, the Oly...
Andrea Bocelli and his family perform in Las Vegas
Singing has always been a spiritual affair for Andrea Bocelli. This holiday season, it’s a family affair as well as Bocelli embarks on a tour with his 25-year-old son Matteo and 10-year-old daughter Virginia. Both are featured on Bocelli’s latest album, A Family Christmas, and will appear at MGM Grand Arena to accompany their father on songs from t...
Cinema Italian Style SIFF's annual celebration of Italian film
Cinema Italian Style features some of the best Italian films from 2022, and a retrospective classic from Antonioni. Now in its 14th year, the festival will take place November 10-17, 2022. Join us for una settimana di straordinari film italiani presented by Flyhomes and Seattle-Perugia Sister City Association. Passes & tickets on sale now! IN THEAT...
Lovullo 'honored' to return to D-backs in '23
D-backs manager Torey Lovullo was driving home from an eye doctor appointment Tuesday when general manager Mike Hazen called to let him know that the team had opted to exercise Lovullo's contract option for 2023. Hazen said he had the full support of managing general partner Ken Kendrick and team president/CEO Derrick Hall in making the decision. "...