The Cleveland Museum of Art is trying to ensure that an exhibition on ancient art from Sicily will take place as scheduled in September despite reports that Sicilian cultural authorities want to withdraw two masterpieces critical to the exhibition. The exhibition, "Sicily: Art and Invention Between Greece and Rome", is the Cleveland museum's major...

The Cleveland Italian Film Festival 2014, showcasing award-winning films from Italy, is open from September 18 - October 9, 2014, at the Cedar Lee Theatre in Cleveland Heights, the Atlas Cinemas Eastgate in Mayfield Heights and the Capitol Theatre in the Gordon Square Arts District.   The films promise moviegoers comedy, drama and romance. A...

Phyllis Seltzer: The Italian Works, Paintings and Heat Transfer Prints - Thursday, May 14 - Saturday June, 20, 2015 The Galleries at Cleveland State University, 1307 Euclid Avenue, ClevelandFREE opening reception on Friday, May 29, 5:00-7:00pmPresented by CSU in partnership with Consolato Onorario d'Italia a Cleveland, Consolato d'Italia a Detroit...

By Malcolm Hall Bring on some bocce tournaments, tarantella folk dancing, Mediterranean food and not to mention homemade wine and one might feel as if they recently arrived in this country from Italy. And that is somewhat the goal of the folks at St. James Catholic School as they stage an Italian American festival from noon to 9 p.m. Saturday...

Italian auxiliary equipment manufacturer Moretto SpA has opened its first U.S. operation, in Columbus, Ohio, to handle sales, service and spare parts. Mr. Paolo Gasparotto, business development manager, said the 15,000-square-foot facility opened in October to cover the United States and Canada. Initially, Moretto is employing four people in Columb...

The Italian American Festival Foundation of Stark County announced it will award $8,000 in college scholarships this year. To be eligible for the scholarship funding, applicants must be of Italian-American heritage and a 2015 graduate of a Stark County high school. Scholarships are awarded based on need, scholastic ability, extra-curricul...

"Italians Have Talent" constituted the entertainment when the Italian American Cultural Club held its March 11 meeting at St. Florian Hall in Wintersville. Carm Gentile, president, presided at the meeting attended by 135 members, and Tina Piergallini, co-chaplain, opened the meeting with prayer. Prior to the start of the meeting, Rick Pastre pres...

The Charitable Italian American Organization awarded $1,000 scholarships to area high school students at its Monday scholarship dinner. Recipients were Hailey Perkins, of Allen East High; Ashlynn Vieira, of Bath, Rachel Yoder, of Bluffton; Brendan Giambruno-Fuge, of Delphos St. John's; Austin Etzler and Bethany Koch, of Elida, Lauren Harvey, of Ap...

È stata inaugurata ieri, 19 marzo, la 38esima edizione del Cleveland International Film Festival, che chiuderà il 30 marzo. Quest'anno i film italiani in concorso, presentati in collaborazione con il Consolato d'Italia in Detroit, sono ben 4.   Si tratta di "Border" di Alessio Cremonini, film che affronta il tema della crisi siriana e dei pr...

Newpoli at Old Town School of Folk Music in Chicago, June 3, 2015, at 8:30pm. Join Newpoli, Boston's own Italian World Music ensemble, for their CD Release Concert in Chicago, at Old Town School of Folk Music. NEWPOLI will perform at Old Town School of Folk Music on Wednesday, June 3, 2015 at 8:30pm. Old Town School is located on 4544 N. Linco...