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The Minneapolis Institute of Art is borrowing a famous work by Italian Baroque master Caravaggio from Rome for a temporary display. On Friday, MIA announced that the painting “Judith and Holofernes,” also known as "Judith Beheading Holofernes" is currently on display on the museum’s third floor.  The work, which was completed in 1599, is on loan fr...

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A new Italian restaurant is now open in the former Amore Uptown spot in Minneapolis. Pinoli is the latest venture from Minneapolis restaurateur Kim Bartmann, who announced in November she'd open the new concept in the space after the retirement of Amore Uptown general manager Tim McHugh.  The menu at Pinoli features an array of appetizers, pasta di...

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The Italian Cultural Center in Minneapolis is seeking an Administrative Assistant to help ensure that the office operates smoothly and efficiently. The Administrative Assistant works independently performing a range of administrative and support duties. This is a non-exempt part-time position hourly paid, typically averaging 12 hours bi-weekly, rep...

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The Italian Film Festival of Minneapolis / St. Paul (IFF) is the premier event of the Italian Cultural Center of Minneapolis / St. Paul. Organized in partnership with the Film Society, the 14th edition of the festival will be offered in person from March 2 to March 5, 2023 at the Main Cinema in Minneapolis. The IFF will offer an exciting lineup of...

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Tony Maucieri was chasing a dream when he moved his family — including his daughter, Dawn, who was 8 at the time — from Chicago to Crosslake in January 1974 to buy Echo Ridge, a small resort with a supper club that was located where Zorbaz is now. “He always wanted to own a restaurant,” Dawn Maucieri, 56, said. “So they came up and looked at it, an...

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Tombola, Panettone & Pandoro: an Italian Holiday Tradition. Tuesday, December 20, 6:00-8:00 PM. Register here. Italian Cultural Center, Traffic Zone Building, 250 Third Ave N., Suite 625, Minneapolis (MN). Join Ileana Tamberlani, native Italian from Rome & Italian Instructor, for a fun night of Italian Holiday Traditions! Tombola is the most tradit...

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Works by Sandro Botticelli, one of the most revered, culturally omnipresent artists in European history, aren’t the first thing you see when you enter the Minneapolis Institute of Art’s exhibition “Botticelli and Renaissance Florence: Masterworks from the Uffizi.” He’s relegated to the second room of the show bearing his name.  Instead, the new exh...

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When: 17 Nov 2022 from 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM - Where: The Italian Cultural Center of Minneapolis/St. Paul, 250 Third Ave. N, Suite 625, Minneapolis, MN 55401 As part of our series ITALIAN AMERICANS: MORE THAN 200 YEARS IN THE MAKING, dedicated to exploring the history and heritage of the millions of Italians who emigrated to the United States and demy...

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The ICC is pleased to present ITALIAN IMMIGRANT CUISINE IN THE UNITED STATES: A History of Food and Diaspora. By Prof. Simone Cinotto. Saturday, November 5. Doors 10:30 AM - Talk 11:00 AM. Register Here. Italian Cultural Center of Minneapolis | Traffic Zone Building | 250 Third Ave N. - Suite 625 | Minneapolis | MN 55401 Do you have stories to shar...

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The Minneapolis Institute of Art’s landmark Renaissance exhibition opened this week, featuring works that rarely leave Florence, Italy and marking one of the rarest Botticelli art shows in the nation’s history. In a first-time collaboration, the single-stop “Botticelli and Renaissance Florence: Masterworks from the Uffizi” features more than 45 wor...

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