Justinians elect officers
The Justinian Society of Lawyers swore in its 2015-2016 officers in May. Pictured from left are Cook County Circuit Judge Regina Ann Scannicchio, secretary; Natalie M. Petric, treasurer; Vincent R. Vidmer, third vice president; Michael F. Bonamarte IV, second vice president; Frank A. Sommario, first vice president; and Jessica T. DePinto, president...
Esposito to pay tribute to Caruso at the Arcada – 24 October
PBS superstar Pasquale Esposito will grace The Arcada Theatre in St. Charles with a tribute to Enrico Caruso on Oct. 24. The concert will showcase songs featured on "Pasquale Esposito Celebrates Enrico Caruso," a 2-CD drawn from the PBS special of the same name that was first aired this spring. "Pasquale was born to do a tribute to the gr...
Air Force vet offers rare insight into combat zone
On Monday, Nov. 9, U.S. Air Force veteran William "Billy" Castellano gave a riveting power point presentation of his time in the Middle East to a capacity crowd at the Italian American Veterans Museum. Billy told his story of how a boy from Galewood knew he wanted to follow in his family's tradition of service to the United States military,...
Honor the dead: Chicago tour guides suggest visiting these graves
By Kori Rumore Julia Buccola Petta: Mount Carmel Cemetery, Hillside. If I have to pick only one monument, it's that of a young woman named Julia Buccola Petta, who only became semi-famous after her death, not in life. She is buried in Mount Carmel Cemetery in Hillside — the same resting place as Al Capone and Dean O'Banion — and her m...
Pistons come to terms with Italian sharpshooter
A person familiar with the deal tells The Associated Press that the Detroit Pistons have agreed to a $3.5 million, two-year contract with Luigi Datome. The person spoke Tuesday on the condition of anonymity because the agreement has not been announced. NBA rules prevent confirmation of moves until Wednesday, when Datome is expected to...
Tony Guerriero announces candidacy for Dearborn 19th District Court Judge
Tony Guerriero will be a candidate for the position of Dearborn 19th District Court Judge this fall. He was raised in Dearborn's south end on Salina Street. Guerriero is a first generation Italian American. He holds a bachelor's degree from the School of Management at the University of Michigan-Dearborn. He went to night school at Wayne State...
Call for Paper
Migration Network of the Social Science History Association (SSHA)Conference in Chicago, IL 2013: "Organizing Powers"38th Annual Meeting of the Social Science History AssociationDate and Location: Chicago, November 21-24, 2013Submission Deadline: February 15th, 2013Conference Theme: "Organizing Powers"We are now accepting conference submissions for...
Symposium: Giulio Paolini and photography in postwar Italian art
February 6, 11 AMIn celebrazione dell'acquisizione della Apoteosi di Omero, una installazione del 1971 dell'artista concettuale Giulio Paolini, parte della stagione Photography Is, rinomati studiosi discuteranno di Paolini e dell'arte italiana del dopoguerra. Gratuito con ingresso al museo. To celebrate the inaugural presentation...
Leonardo: The Flight of Birds & Flying Machines
Date: Thursday, January 28, 2016 Hours: 6:00 p.m. Site: Italian Cultural Institute of Chicago - 500 N Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL 60611 Organized by: Italian Cultural Institute of Chicago In collaboration with: http://davinciflight.eventbrite.com Join us for the second of three lectures about Leonardo da Vinci by Daniele Macuglia, Universi...
Italy opens comics mecca in Chicago
Without a doubt, comics have emerged as a much-loved 21st-century art form. Could it get any better? When native Italians apply their mastery and artistic acumen to the task, there can only be one answer — and you don't need Superman to skywrite it for you. Better still, a successful Italian school that trains future comic book artists and storytel...
115th Feast of the Assumption brings food, faith, fabled past to Cleveland's Little Italy: A Guide
You're just as likely to hear the broken English of an exchange student as that of an Italian immigrant. And the neighborhood is home to more cappuccino-sippers than stonemasons. But no place in Cleveland has retained the historical look and Old World charm more than Little Italy. No festival bridges tradition and change more than Lit...
An Empire for Our Time: Cinematic Appropriations of Ancient Rome
The spectacular story of Rome's origins, expansion and fall have provided Hollywood screenwriters with a rich storehouse of material to mine over the course of the 20th century. Some topics, such as gladiators or Caesar and Cleopatra, remain perennial favorites, while other themes, such as Roman daily life, have been given new attention, e...