by Ana Mezic   For the 29th year, the I Madonnari Italian Street Painting Festival brought art, food and entertainment to the Santa Barbara Mission. The annual Memorial Day weekend festival is a fundraiser for the Children's Creative Project.   Artists coated in chalk from head to toe sprawled across the pavement in front of the churc...

The Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church will celebrate 122 unbroken years of devotion to the Blessed Mother from July 9 to 12. Festivities will culminate on July 12 with a 9 a.m. Solemn Mass in Italian in the church, a procession to a noon field Mass and a second procession featuring traditional festa music. A street festival will run from July 9 t...

By Donald Eng   Get ready for some Italian food, rides, games and live entertainment at the 25th annual St. Jude Italian Festival. The Monroe summer tradition takes place this year Wednesday, Aug. 26, through Saturday, Aug. 29, at the church grounds located on Route 111 near the intersection of Route 110.   Over the years the festival...

As part of a 10-City dinner series to promote America's flowers, Jason Kendall, owner of Kendall Farms in Fallbrook, will host a Field to Vase Dinner in their flower field. Guests will enjoy a private tour of the farm and a family-style meal by a surprise guest chef. 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10, $175 per person, Kendall Farms, 1675 Taza Road, Fal...

When: June 5, 2016 Sunday 11:00 AM - 7:00 PMWhere: Filitalia International Foundation's Home of History of Italian Immigration Museum, 1834 East Passyunk Avenue , Street Parking - some with meters - Bring Quarters, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Don't Miss La Festa, Philly's Funnest Street Festival, on Sunday June 5th from 11-7. Located on E...

In years past, organizers of the St. Anthony Italian Festival have used wood chips and stones to cope with wet fields. Not this year. There's just too much water. The festival commission decided Saturday morning to postpone the annual festival, which was scheduled for Labor Day weekend. The commission will meet again Wednesday to try to p...

The 17th Street Farmers' Market is set to become a hub of Italian culture, when the 10th Annual Original Richmond Italian Street Festival takes over on September 27 and 28.   Proceeds from the festival, which will include food, cultural exhibits, a "Sauce and Gravy" contest and a meatball-eating contest, benefit The Faison School, VCU's Ital...

A huge weekend of celebrations started for some folks as they kicked off with a huge bowl of pasta at the Italian American Marching Club's annual celebration. Katherine Hauck attends the event occasionally. “I think it's wonderful, it's wonderful,” she said.   As the pile of pasta con sardi builds, so does the excitement. Like so many things...

By Scott Hayes   Sunday morning was all things Italian as Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church celebrated Feast Day with a procession through the streets featuring a statue of church patron Blessed Mary. Following a mid-morning mass, parishioners descended the church steps as steeple bells clanged and a hot summer sun glistened off its golde...

By Jonathan Sperling A celebration in Bensonhurst will bring the spirit of Italy to the heart of southwest Brooklyn. The Feast of Santa Rosalia will begin August 20, stretching from 68th Street to 75th Street on 18th Avenue (aka Cristoforo Colombo Boulevard), and end on August 30.   The feast, which is the largest Italian-American feas...