A Life Remembered: Amelia Caira
For Amelia Caira, her family was her life. Her hard work and family values in turn shaped the lives of those in her family. “She had pride in her home, her family and her kids,” said her daughter, Lena Schlater. Amelia was “quiet and very respectful,” but also had a fun side to her, she said. The two most outstanding things about Amelia for her gra...
Italiani nel mondo, Nissoli (Fi) incontra la Comunità siciliana di Chicago
“La scorsa settimana, continuando i miei incontri con le Comunità italiane in USA, ho partecipato alla Festa di Santa Fara, organizzata dalla Società Santa Fara di Cinisi (Chicago). Si tratta del 37esimo Anniversario della Festa, dove erano presenti oltre 300 persone”. Lo ha riferito l’on. Fucsia Nissoli, deputata di Forza Italia eletta nel Nord e...
Opportunità di volontariato estivo in Italia per studenti americani con un livello d’italiano intermedio/avanzato
La Dante Alighieri Society-Michigan Chapter in collaborazione con gli ODL-Oratori delle Diocesi Lombarde (www.odielle.it), dopo le positive esperienze nelle estati del 2016, 2017 e 2018, che hanno visto decine e decine di volontari impegnati in Italia nei campi estivi delle Diocesi Lombarde, anche per l’estate 2019 promuove un’opportunità di volont...
Renaissance Splendor: Catherine de' Medici's Valois Tapestries
On view for the first time in North America, the recently restored “Valois Tapestries,” a unique set of 16th-century hangings, are unveiled in this exhibition. These fascinating and enigmatic tapestries were commissioned by Catherine de’ Medici, the indomitable queen mother of France, to celebrate the royal Valois dynasty against a backdrop of grea...
Italian-American restaurateur is a Milwaukee sufganiyot source
Ferrante’s Restaurant & Signature Catering in Mequon has delighted taste buds and filled stomachs for over four decades. Many of its dishes are original family recipes from Rome that have remained unchanged. Like some Italian-American restaurants, Ferrante’s—as its name suggests—offers catering. But unlike other Italian-American restaurants, Ferran...
Website, books help Our Lady of the Angels fire survivors cope, connect
(Dec. 1, 2018, marks the 60th anniversary of the fire at Our Lady of the Angels School on Chicago’s West Side. This story was originally published on Sept. 1, 2003.) More than 44 years later, the smell of smoke still sends some of them into a panic. Everywhere they go, they check for fire exits. Some have struggled with depression, sleepwalking or...
Lyric Opera Revitalizes Verdi’s Dark and Passionate Opera “Il trovatore” with Triumph
The Lyric Opera House (20 N. Wacker Drive) continues its season with renowned Italian opera writer Giuseppe Verdi’s “Il trovatore.” The melodrama plot has elements suitable to every viewer’s preference. Debuted Nov. 17 for a sold-out performance, Verdi’s masterpiece combines curses, kidnapping, mistaken identities, revenge and love to create an ent...
Celebrate the Holidays Italian-Style at the Institute!
When: Tuesday, December 11, 2018 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM - Where: Italian Cultural Institute of Chicago - Please, RSVP at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2018-holiday-party-tickets Come to celebrate the holidays Italian-style! Enjoy Italian delicacies, wine and cheer! Special musical performance by La Tosca. This event is open to paid members of the...
Neapolitan Crèche on display once again at the Art Institute of Chicago
When: November 17 - January 6, 2019 - Where: The Art Institute of Chicago, 111 S Michigan Ave, Gallery 203 After its widely popular debut in 2013, our spectacular 18th-century Neapolitan crèche returns once again this holiday season. One of the very few and finest examples of such a work outside of Naples, the crèche is an intricate Nativity scene...
The Dick Biondi Film
Richard Orlando Biondi was born in Endicott, New York, in 1932 to Rose and Michael Biondi, a homemaker and a fireman. Growing up in the Italian neighborhood known as the Nob, Dick described himself as a kid who was always yakking. A devout Catholic, he intended to enter the priesthood. But things changed when eight-year-old Dick, while spendin...
Elegant restaurant caters to those in their 30s and 40s
The new Per Bacco has gleaming mahogany and stone walls. It has a wood-fired pizza oven visible behind the new bar. And it will have the same delicious food. Bruno and Marisa Cataldo have making and serving pizzas in their own restaurants on Elkhart’s west side since 2000. On Dec. 11, 2010, they opened Per Bacco, a sit-down Italian restaurant at 28...
Roma Lodge to take over Pancake Day
After 64 years under the direction of the Kiwanis Club of Greater Racine, Roma Lodge will be taking over Racine’s annual Pancake Day next year. The Kiwanis chapter, which decided in September to disband at the end of this calendar year, voted on Wednesday to pass direction of Pancake Day to Roma Lodge, which has vowed to continue the event at Festi...