Sunday September 27, 10 AM - 3 PMRedwood Fields, Eureka, CA 95503Come celebrate Italian heritage and tradition at the annual Sons of Italy Italian Festival!   --Bocce tournament open to players of all experience levels--Authentic, delicious Italian food available at a reasonable price--Live music by the Golden State Accordion Club's Humboldt...

On Saturday, August 27th we celebrated the Festa di San Rocco in Astoria, Queens. Thank you President Vincenzo Carpinelli and all the members of Societá Gioventú Quagliettana for your hard work and dedication. As always, it was a great pleasure to be a part of your special day.   Special thanks to Tina and Gerardo Carpinelli for your extraor...

The Italian Festival of Lights kicked off its weekend activities at the Bicentennial Mall State Park. The festival began Friday at noon in downtown Nashville. Dozens of vendors set up their tents and displays earlier that morning. Each year, the festival promises the sights and sounds of Italy - Music City Style.   Festival goers c...

Spicing Addison's entertainment scene will be the Little Italy Fest-West from Thursday through Sunday, Aug. 9 with 12, featuring former lead singers from power rock bands Journey and Boston, entertainers from New York and Las Vegas, homemade Italian food specialties, carnival rides and children's activities. The smell of garlic and the sounds of S...

By Laryssa Wirstiuk For many people, an Italian festival means deep-fried rice balls, zeppoles, and homemade Italian pastries. But this year's La Festa Italiana, the 110th of its kind, is celebrating a special occasion for the parishioners of Holy Rosary Church (344 Sixth Street): 128 years as the first Italian parish in New Jersey. The festival a...

The 8th Annual Crachesi del Nord America Reunion brings us back to New York City and its Little Italy in search of our lost heritage.   Taking place during the weekend of August 16th-17th, 2014, the event, as always, will present us with an opportunity to meet with our "cousins' to exchange stories, memories and just spend time together. The...

by Michela Tartaglia   Italy lovers and fans: sign up your calendar! The 27th Annual Italian Festival is coming up from September 27th to September 28th at Seattle Center. Like every year, walking in the beautiful open space at the foot of the Space Needle, will feel like being in the center of "Little Italy" with countless events,...

More than five hundred years ago, a strong man with an unmistakably Italian name took a world divided in half and made it whole. When Cristoforo Colombo crossed a huge, dark ocean, he joined the Old World of Europe to the New World of what was to become America. His voyage changed the world forever. Little did he know that one day 29 U.S. citi...

The 2014 edition of Cinema Italian Style, the Los Angeles glamorous showcase for Italian contemporary cinema, will be dedicated to the producer Franco Cristaldi and his masterpiece Cinema Paradiso, on the twenty-fifth anniversary of its theatrical release. CIS 2014 will present a film and a documentary selection of Italy's best and most recent prod...

By Giovanni di Napoli After a trying week of work, my friend and I were looking for a brief respite from the city, so we took a short trip to Elmont, Long Island for the opening night of the Feast of Saint Anthony. Arriving a little early, we visited the newly renovated Saint Anthony Chapel on 90 Meacham Avenue for the Novena.   Greete...