GRIAA looking to share stories of local Italian immigrants
The Greater Rockford Italian American Association celebrates local Italian heritage through things like Festa Italiana and the Amici Italiana dance troupe, but now the group wants to celebrate the history of local Italian families. The group is asking all Italian-Americans in the Rockford are to take part in the Immigration Histories of Rockford's...
Italian Club offers language classes for adults, kids
The Italian American Club of Livonia will offer Italian language classes for adults and children starting in September. Registration takes place at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 20. Beginning, intermediate and advanced Italian classes for adults start Tuesday, Sept. 19. Classes meet from 6:30-8 p.m. and from 8-9:30 p.m. Tuition is $75 for 12 class...
A New Cultural Bridge Unites Artists of Two Cities Across the Atlantic
Photographer Richard Haskin and writer Pierette Domenica Simpson are proposing a DETUR in the Art community of Detroit and Turin. DETUR, (short for Detroit-Turin Exchange) refers to a new path intended to create a cultural bridge for artists of every genre to explore, enrich, and connect with the Art world that now mostly exist...
Sicilian American Cultural Association: Medal of MERIT Luncheon
The Sicilian American Cultural Association will honor a trio of outstanding Italian Americans on Sept. 28 at Monastero's Banquets in Chicago. Josette Weber, Dominic Candeloro and Paul Ciminello will step to the podium at the organization's annual Medal of Merit luncheon. Tickets are $35 for adults (cash bar) and $15 for children 2 to 12 years of a...
Annual Family Picnic & San Francesco di Paola celebration
Come and enjoy a fun filled day with plenty of fun, delicious food, and the celebration of the Festa del San Francesco di Paola, patron saint of Southern Italy, Region of Calabria. The picnic and celebration will be held on Sunday, July 12, 2015, at Lake Lansing Park, Haslett, MI. The day will b...
IAET honors Onesti, Nicotera at standout gala
The Italian American Executives of Transportation held their 2015 Dinner Dance at Alta Villa Banquets on Nov. 22, 2015. Despite the snow, more than 600 were in attendance, making it once again one of the largest dinner dances of the year. The IAET honored Ron Onesti, president of Onesti Entertainment, as Man of the Year. A titan in th...
Mangiate bene! Festa Italiana rolls out 14 new menu items
Festa Italiana is just a little more than a week away. And if you're counting down the days until you can experience the largest Italian festival in America, you should keep on reading. We've got the lowdown on some of the new foods you can enjoy while you're there. First off, pizza seems to be king this year, with three new varieties of p...
Fiat a stelle e strisce, dall'Italia appena il 9% del fatturato
di Giuseppe Oddo La Fiat è ormai, di fatto, un'azienda americana. La società realizza in Italia meno del 9% del proprio fatturato consolidato (il 50% in meno di dieci anni fa). Nella Penisola occupa il 29% dei propri dipendenti e ospita il 28% dei propri stabilimenti su scala mondiale. I suoi profitti provengono interamente dalla Chrysler....
Detroit Launch of Project DETUR “Detroit-Turin Exchange”
A photographic exhibition by Richard Haskin of Dearborn, and a related documentary by Pierette Simpson of Novi, are the catalyst for launching "Detroit-Turin Exchange" in the U.S. DETUR (for short) is an international project aimed at creating cultural bridges for artists of Detroit and its sister city, Turin, Italy. The October event segu...
CIACO 2015 Friday Night Fights
The Chicagoland Italian American Charitable Organization's 3rd Friday Night Fights is more than your typical fundraiser or brawler's ball. An absolute must for boxing fans, it also raises crucial funds for a variety of worthy causes. Featuring at least seven boom-boom amateur bouts, Friday Night Fights will rock Medinah Hall in Addison on...
Farmington's Italian Fest now a Summer Festival; 'Find the Farmer' contest begins today with Clue No. 1
Big changes are afoot this year for Farmington's annual festival. Instead of the long-running Italian Fest, this year the community will celebrate an earlier event with a new moniker. Summer Festival will be held Saturday. And instead of the hunt for the Grande Pomodoro, this year festival organizers at the Farmington Chamber of Comm...
The 120th Mount Carmel Festival in Lowellville begins Wednesday
Wednesday night on Washington Street, the annual Mount Carmel Festival with literally go off with a bang. The festival, which pays tribute to Lowellville's Italian-Catholic heritage, begins at 6 p.m. Wednesday with a boccie tournament and ends Saturday evening. The culmination of Wednesday's celebration will be the baby-doll dance at 10:30...