29th Annual Italian Food and Heritage Festival celebrated at DelGrosso's Park
If you love Italian food and music, DelGrosso’s Park was the place to be Sunday. Several thousand people came out to the 29th Annual Italian Food and Heritage Festival. It's a celebration of food, family and fun. The event honors the DelGrosso family's heritage and traditions. Organizers said it's something they look forward to each year."We always...
History of Arezzo
The town of Arezzo, which lies on a low hill of the Poti Alps, opens out fanwise onto the broad, fertile depression in the Apennine mountains, where the upper Arno and Tiber valley, the Casentino, and the Valdichiana meet. The town is the administrative and economic capital of the large province of the same name, and over the last fifty years it ha...
The Myth of the "Violin Fairy" Teresina Tua in the American Press
When: Tuesday, October 9, 2018 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM (CDT) - Where: Italian Cultural Institute of Chicago Paolo Tarallo,from the National Conservatory of Music Giuseppe Verdi in Turin, will give a lecture on Teresina Tua, an Italian violinist born in 1866, who performed throughout the world starting in her teenage years. RSVP at www.teresinatua.e...
Hawaii's Only Italian Festival Returns to Kakaako October 6
Festa Italiana, Hawaii’s first-ever and only Italian festival, offers locals and visitors alike an opportunity to taste the many amazing flavors of Italy in one extraordinary evening. After a successful first year, where over 6,500 people were in attendance, the festival will return to Honolulu’s vibrant Kakaako District on Saturday, Oct. 6, 2018....
Meet Urbani Truffles
In the early 1850s, Constantino Urbani dedicated himself to truffles. At the time, the rare tuber — which only grows wild in the forests of central and northern Italy — was almost unknown to the outside world. Passionate about the earthy, aromatic ingredient (we totally get it), Constantino wanted to spread the good word. He succeeded. More than 16...
Italian fashion label Versace sold to Michael Kors
Versace, the iconic Italian fashion house founded by Gianni Versace 40 years ago, has reportedly been sold to U.S. clothing and handbag brand Michael Kors for 1.67 billion euros. According to Italian media reports the company's vice-president, Donatella Versace, will announce the deal this week. The sale of Versace, which is known for its Medusa...
Community remembers beloved friend, IUS professor Bernie Carducci
Community members are remembering Dr. Bernardo "Bernie" Carducci as a beloved friend, colleague and professor. Carducci, 66, died Saturday, Sept. 22. He taught psychology at Indiana University Southeast for 37 years, and he was the founder and director of the IUS Shyness Research Institute. His research on shyness gave him international recognition...
Two Bridges to sponsor dinner 10th annual Marco Polo Festival
Two Bridges Neighborhood Council will host its 10th annual Marco Polo Festival with a gala dinner at 6:00 PM on the evening of October 11th at the Golden Unicorn Restaurant, East Broadway and a grand pageant through the streets of Chinatown and Little Italy Saturday, October 20st. This year’s dinner festivities will once again include the bestowal...
Goffredo Palmerini in Michigan, missione nell'area di Detroit
Dal 26 settembre al 18 ottobre 2018 un intenso programma d’incontri con le comunità italiane in Michigan attende Goffredo Palmerini, infaticabile ambasciatore d’Abruzzo nel mondo. Nell’area metropolitana di Detroit è molto significativa anche la presenza degli abruzzesi, organizzati in diversi Club e nella Federazione Abruzzese del Michigan (FADM)...
Vicenza, Italy’s Capital of Gold
Vicenza is quaintly medieval at its center, a dense jumble of old butter-toned dwellings along narrow byways that occasionally give way to some of the Renaissance’s most elegant architecture, but these structures mask an industrial might that has made this small city Italy’s most productive capital of jewelry. “We were born to do this kind of thing...
Calabria’s Food and Wine Arrive at Eataly Chicago
Following the New York opening, the best of DOP (Denominazione di Origine Protetta - Protected Designation of Origin) and IGP (Indicazione Geografica Protetta - Protected Geographic Indication) Calabrian specialties will conquer Chicago in celebration of the partnership between the Region of Calabria and Eataly. An upcoming event at Eataly Chicago ...
Discover New Talent At Umbria Jazz, One Of Italy's Top Music Festivals
As one of the main musical events in Italy, Umbria Jazz is renowned internationally for high quality performances and a beautiful location in the city of Perugia. Celebrating its 45th anniversary this summer, the Umbria Jazz festival presented more than 500 artists in 250 concerts in various venues throughout the city, attracting an audience of ove...