Frank A. Cimini marks 100th birthday
Frank A. Cimini recently celebrated his 100th birthday with a reception in the Weinberg Memorial Library at University of Scranton, where Keystone Chapter of UNICO National presented him with an Extraordinary Member Recognition Certificate. Born Oct. 20, 1914, Mr. Cimini is the son of the late Giuseppe and Maria Ferraioli Cimini. Mr. Cimin...
Looking at Italian history brings focus on forgotten American author
Countries often become embattled over territory disputes, political turmoil and controversial leadership, and neighboring countries question their role in assisting the citizens in the warring country. In the mid-19th century, Italy experienced such a struggle, called the Risorgimento, which Dr. Etta Madden, professor of English at Missouri State U...
2014 Indipendence Sicilian Festival Heritage Ball
An estimated 300 people attended the Sicilian Festival Ball. 17 visiting queens from around the state attended, including all of Tangipahoa Parish royalty which are Tangipahoa Fair Queen, Victoria Rooney, Italian Festival Queen, Samantha Lamonte, Strawberry Festival Queen, Gabrielle Palma Amite, Oyster Festival Queen, Julie Morel, and the Louisiana...
The Sansone Group, Alderman Vollmer, Hill 2000 and the Hill residents
During the past few months, the residents on the Hill have been given numerous opportunities to let their concerns both pros and cons be heard. There have been a number of votes, surveys, emails, text messages, door hangers, notes in the church bulletin, and circulation of a petition. One thing that all of these have in common is that no o...
Olde Time Italian Festival turns 10 in Wildwood
The 10th annual Olde Time Italian Festival will serve up Old World Italy in the Wildwoods Friday, Sept. 26 and Saturday, Sept. 27. Hosted by the Sons of Italy of Wildwood, this event will take place in Fox Park, located on Ocean Avenue between Burk and Montgomery Avenues across from the Wildwoods Convention Center. The free two-day festiva...
Honoring Kansas City Italians! Don Bosco Centers Kansas City
Today we honor Don Bosco Centers Kansas City. The Don Bosco Community Center located at 526 Campbell Street opened its doors on September 8, 1940. This picture was published in the Kansas City Star on September 9th and it was taken at the dedication ceremony the day before. Money, property, and time were donated to build this community center....
Announcing the 2013 Feast of Our Lady of the Audience, Kansas City, Missouri
Sunday, May 19thMass 11:00 AMProcession and shower of rose petals to follow Come celebrate the Feast of Our Lady of the Audience, patroness of Sambuca, Sicily. Refreshments will be served after Mass. Holy Rosary Catholic Church911 E. Missouri AvenueKansas City, Missouri 64106 For more info contact:(816) 842-5440 * All schedules and activities a...
Italian treats for Carnevale! Sunday, February 1st
Prepare yourself for Italian Carnevale at Rebecca's authentic Italian bakery! Bring your mask if you wish and learn about this tasty Italian tradition while making from scratch typical Carnevale treats: Chiacchere and Castagnole. Raised and trained in Italy, pastry chef, Asse will guide you through the process and tasting, which will be ac...
Little Italy hall's interior renovation complete in time for Santa Lucia Festival
By Cindy Gonzalez The interior remodel of the 125-year-old Santa Lucia Hall that we reported on in March now is complete. On Wednesday, members got together in the spiffed-up digs – which now displays treasured Little Italy photographs and artifacts – to prepare traditional Italian peppers for the 91st annual Santa Lucia Festival. T...
Italian Festival Seeking Vendors
The Italian American Heritage Festival of Iowa is now accepting vendor applications for our 2013 festival to be held July 26-27, 2013 at the Western Gateway Park in Downtown Des Moines. Vendor applications will be accepted through April 15, 2013. To be a part of this year's festival, please fill out the 2013 Vendor Application For...
Italian speaker embraces her ethnic background
Dr. Vincenza Scarpaci continued the mission of the Gockel Symposium in her presentation of "The Road Less Traveled: Italian Immigrants in America." She showcased the international issues associated with the immigration of nearly four million Italian people to America. While many immigrants settled in the New York area, a few chose to journey farthe...
La Traviata"-Opera for the Intermediate Speaker
Studying famous opera pieces, will effectively help you build new vocabulary, as the memorization of the music facilitates the memorization of the words. Please join ICC native Italian instructor, Mirella Heimpel, to discover Italian opera, and learn more about Italian cultural heritage. Mirella will be the guide as students discover Verdi, and le...