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October 11 (Saturday) Doors open at 6:00 pm"An Italian Festival Night"Featuring the classic Neapolitan music of tenor, Antonio Guarna, and a special choreography by "The Dance House of Brooklyn" Performers.St. Simon and Jude (Lower Church) - 295 Avenue T (between Van Sicklen and Lake Streets), Brooklyn Admission: $50 per person, includes hot...

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Festa Italiana returns to Pioneer Courthouse Square August 27, 28, 29. For 24 years we have filled "Portland's Piazza" with great food, wine gardens, entertainment, dancing and family fun. Nothing like a summer night in our piazza!   Great Italian food from local Italian restaurants. Maybe try a little pasta or pizza before the gelato a...

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by R.A. Monti   Every year, the pressure mounts just a little more on John DiCola and the rest of the Festa Italiana di Vandergrift organizing committee. The festival, which begins at 10 a.m. Aug. 16 with a Catholic Mass, is known for bringing in big-name acts each year.   "People expect us to have big names," says DiCola, who he...

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by Silvia Donati The star of Italian Carnival celebrations! The first official record declaring Carnival a public celebration in Venice dates to 1296, when the Senate of La Serenissima made the day before Lent a holiday of fun and merrymaking.   In this respect, masks have always been a central component of the Venetian carnival, used to te...

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Si terrà il prossimo 22 settembre, la sesta edizione del Festival della Canzone Italiana di New York. Cinque cantanti provenienti dall'Italia e cinque dal resto del Mondo si sfideranno per il concorso organizzato dall'Associazione Culturale Italiana di New York, da anni impegnata nella promozione della cultura e della lingua italiana in America. La...

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Each year Italian Festivals of New Mexico produces the NM Italian Film & Culture Festival to raise funds for the state's only hospital dedicated to the care and treatment of newborns, infants and children.   The 2014 week-long celebration of Italian cinema and culture resulted in a donation of $26,000. It was presented to the Hospital du...

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The Scholarship Committee of the Italian Festival Foundation will present special awards to the 2014 Italian Festival scholarship winners on Saturday night, July 27th at 6:30 p.m. on the Heritage Port Stage. The presentation will take place prior to the Elio Scaccio Orchstra show.   The scholarship winners will be introduced by Nancy Ducci,...

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Sabato 11 ottobre, più che in California, qualcuno avrebbe tranquillamente pensato di trovarsi in Italia. A testimoniare questa sensazione bastavano i profumi e l'atmosfera che hanno trasformato la Pico House, storico edificio losangelino nel cuore di Downtown L.A., in una festa tricolore.   Il successo dell'ultimo Taste of Italy è stato cer...

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The 18th Italian Festival is from 1 to 8 p.m. Sept. 12 at Pippo Ranch, 4142 Cantelow Road, Vacaville. Enjoy home-style Italian cuisine, ranch barbecue, beer, wine and soda.   Activities are for the whole family including live music, dancing, horseshoes, bocce ball, volleyball, petting zoo, jump house and vendors. Bring a lawn chair...

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The Cleveland Italian Film Festival 2016 showcasing award winning films from Italy opens September 12- Oct. 13, 2015 at the Cedar Lee Theater in Cleveland Heights, the Atlas Cinemas Eastgate in Mayfield Hts. and the Capitol Theatre in Gordon Square Arts District.   All films are Thursday evenings at 7:30 pm. Pre-film dinners are Oct 6 and Oc...

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