Since opening in 2008, the Italian Film Festival has become one the premiere event promoting Italian life and art in Minnesota. The ninth edition of the popular program opens Thursday like a cinematic time machine. The three-day program, sponsored by the Italian Cultural Center, will introduce eight current releases and conclude Sunday with a rare...

02 Feb 2017, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM, The Italian Cultural Center of Minneapolis. If you own or have inherited Italian assets - such as bank accounts, investment accounts, paintings, real estate and other non-business assets - you should be aware of US tax reporting requirements that may apply to your situation. If you are a US tax resident (i.e. filing...

Our ever popular Italian Film Festival of Minneapolis/St. Paul returns for its ninth year, with eight contemporary Italian movies and a celebration of director Sergio Leone, with a screening of his masterpiece, Once Upon a Time in the West. From Thursday, February 16 through Sunday, February 19, we'll be bringing the Twin Cities blockbuster comedie...

What happens when you take 150 lbs of noodles and add 240 lbs of hamburger? You end up with a whole lot of spaghetti. That's what Duluth's Italian American Club is hoping for. Wednesday is their annual Spaghetti Dinner at American Legion, where they'll be putting on a giant Italian dinner for the public. The spaghetti sauce and real Italian m...

The ICC is pleased to present The Italian Experience in Minnesota - An Overview , lead by local resident and author, John Andreozzi. Please join us on Thursday, May 19, from 6:30 until 8:30 p.m., in suite 502 of the Hennepin Center for the Arts Building, as John leads a discussion of early Italian arrivals in our state. John will discuss chain migr...

By Cindy Kujala   Joe and Bette Prebonich have been in the bakery business for over 50 years. Joe started working for the Italian Bakery – which was established in 1905 – while Geno and Guido Marcaccini owned the business. Then in 1986, Joe and Bette became the owners when they purchased the business.   The Virginia, MN mainstay is lo...

The ICC's second tour organized in collaboration with the Walker Art Center, which will be spoken in Italian, and lead by Lorella Angelini, will be held on Thursday, September 4, in the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden!   The Sculpture Garden tour will have a customized Italian "detective" theme. As true detectives, the group of participants wil...

Every liquor store parking lot is busy. Two things human beings will always need and and will always spend money on: dentistry and liquor. You can't go through life with a sore tooth and most of us can't go around without at least the occasional day-ender.   But Morelli's parking lot is busy in a way that others are not. The driving is espec...

by Tim Hoheisel   Catholic missionaries came from Europe to Minnesota as early as the late 17th century. Some of the more well-known include Lucien Galtier and Frederic Baraga, and around here, Francis Pierz, of course. There were others who labored in relative obscurity, and finding their history requires more research. One of those is...

by Joy Summers   Macdonald has been biding his time for the right restaurant opportunity since moving back to Minneapolis after a winning hearts and stomachs in New York City at Willow Road, Cru, and Bouley. It's been over a year since returning, but the opportunity wasn't right until now.   He will open Parella along with Michael Lar...