Renovating a Home in Italy
Have you ever dreamed of renovating a home in Italy? Join this event to hear Natalie Smargiassi share her experiences renovating the home of her great grandmother. Natalie will also talk about the area of Northern Lazio in the Tiber River Valley. This area is filled with beautiful castles, Etruscan and Roman historic sites, and amazing scenery. All...
Zoppé Family Circus returns with in-person shows
Zoppé: An Italian Family Circus returns to Tucson for its 11th year at the Mercado District, bringing new acts to perform under the Big Top tent. Circus director Giovanni Zoppé said returning to the Big Top “feels like we’re home again, back where we are supposed to be.” When COVID first swept the nation, the circus adapted their show into a drive-...
’My Mother’s Italian, My Father’s Jewish & The Therapy Continues’ at Herberger Theater seeks to amuse and uplift audiences
Peter Fogel wants to give Phoenicians a laugh heading into 2022. The pandemic has made it feel like “two years that everyone lost their lives,” he said. “People are looking to laugh. They got to get back to their lives.” Fogel is the star of “My Mother’s Italian, My Father’s Jewish & The Therapy Continues,” which began a four-week run at the Herber...
Frankie Valli postpones concerts, including metro Phoenix, while recovering from illness
Frankie Valli has rescheduled his forthcoming concert at ASU Gammage in Tempe from Saturday, Jan. 29, to Sunday, Dec. 4, as he continues to recover from pneumonia. Tickets purchased will be honored at the rescheduled date and additional tickets are available at Ticketmaster.com, starting at $49. The singer shared the news on social media, saying,...
Zoppé Italian Family Circus Swings Into Rawhide Western Town
Fri, Dec 10, 2021 at 5:00 PM. Rawhide Western Town & Event Center, 5700 W North Loop Rd, Chandler, AZ, 85226. Zoppé Italian Family Circus, with its multi-generational cast of characters, will be creating a blend of holiday magic previously not experienced in the Valley. As if stepping into the past, the 179-year-old Zoppé truly is an ‘old-world eve...
Italian singer Giada Valenti spices things up with Christmas show
If the Vegas entertainment scene is a sauce, Giada Valenti is the seasoning. Spicy in her performances and her lively disposition, the Italian songstress has stirred things up in Las Vegas with her multilingual recordings, appearances at The Smith Center, and her Facebook Live cooking-and-singing series. She just dropped a new holiday song, “Silent...
Pasquale Esposito sings Enrico Caruso
When: Friday, December 03, 2021 At 6:00 pm - Organized by : Italian Cultural Institute in Los Angeles with the Diplomatic Corps of Arizona - Entrance : With fee Italian tenor Pasquale Esposito will perform live at the 31st Annual Ambassadors' Ball in honor of Italy, benefiting the Diplomatic Corps of Arizona Scholarship Fund and the Students at Thu...
What Andrea Bocelli proved during his return to Utah
In Italy, Andrea Bocelli lived out the early days of the pandemic in a state of “worry and frustration” — not just for the harrowing health crisis but also for the social wounds of prolonged isolation. During this unprecedented pause in his career, he spent more time with his children. He listened to music. He tackled some items on his reading list...
Maneskin rock Las Vegas, great success at Rolling Stones show
Maneskin 'hit' Las Vegas with a half-hour performance at the opening of the Rolling Stones' concert that drew enthusiastic applause from the fans of the 'rolling stones'. Dressed in stars and stripes, Damiano, Victoria, Ethan and Thomas have received the enthusiasm of the packed Allegiant Stadium with their workhorse songs, from 'Zitti e Buoni' to...
Lady Gaga’s Back in Las Vegas! An Up-Close Look at Her Residency and Its Knockout Wardrobe
Before visiting Las Vegas for the first time—to see Lady Gaga’s “Jazz & Piano” residency, which has returned, post COVID-19 shut-down, to Dolby Live at the Park MGM—I thought of the city as a place powered by big corp hucksterism, cash burn and drunkenness, fish-hooking those prone to chasing long shot fantasies. In pop culture, Vegas’s scamminess...
Arizona Basketball hires Riccardo Fois as assistant coach
Arizona men's basketball has hired Riccardo Fois as an assistant coach. Fois was previously a player development coach for the Phoenix Suns during the past two seasons. Prior to that, he spent five seasons working at Gonzaga with Wildcat head coach Tommy Lloyd. "Coach Lloyd and I have developed a close relationship over the years, going back to my...
Eric D’Alessandro to perform at The Venetian Las Vegas
Comedian Eric D’Alessandro will bring big laughs to The Summit Showroom inside The Venetian Las Vegas when he performs Saturday, 30 October at 9 p.m.Tickets start at $25 plus applicable fees and will go on sale to the general public Friday, 6 August at 10 a.m. PT. Tickets will be available for purchase at Ticketmaster.com, Venetian.com, any box off...