Film Showcasing Career Of Iconic DJ Dick Biondi Debuts Thursday At BAC n Chicago
The long awaited documentary about the coolest, hippest, Radio Hall of Famer – the late, great Dick Biondi – will receive a special viewing Thursday, Nov. 14. The film screening and fundraiser starts at 6 p.m. at the Beverly Arts Center, 2407 W. 111th St., Chicago. Proceeds from the screening will go toward putting the final touches on the film bef...
Sabrina Bonanno realizes dream at Indiana club
Four years ago, when PGA Class A head professional Tim Frazier was interviewing a young woman for a job at his club, the familiarity of her name puzzled him. But it all became very clear when Sabrina Bonanno met again with Frazier for her second interview and told the club professional that she had played at his Sycamore Hills Golf Club course in F...
Special Olympian makes Italian American Sports Hall of Fame history
Evanston’s Caroline Colianne was named the first Special Olympian to join the National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame on Thursday. “For them to recognize what our athletes bring to the world is fantastic,” said Peter Beale-DelVecchio, president and Chief Executive Officer of Special Olympics Illinois. “So often they’re told, ‘You can’t do thi...
Italian American Chamber of Commerce Goes to the Opera
Members of the Italian American Chamber of Commerce of Michigan, along with their spouses and friends, attended the Detroit Opera production of La Traviata on October 27, 2024. One of Giuseppe Verdi's most beloved operas, it was enthusiastically received by the group and a packed house. The opera was directed by the internationally recognized Fran...
Maniscalco brings family stories, not politics, to comedy stage
One of the top selling comedians today brings his act to the Covelli Centre (Youngstown, OH) next week. Maniscalco’s current tour will be filmed for an upcoming special that will debut on Hulu as part of its new “Hularious” series of monthly standup performances. In a statement last month announcing the deal, Maniscalco said, “How many times do you...
SCIM / Julia Lovejoy Cuniberti: The Midwesterner who Adapted Italian Culinary Traditions for American Kitchens
When: The November 20 2024, 18:00 (Local time) - Where: Italian Cultural Institute of Chicago - For a fee: No On the occasion of the Week of Italian Cuisine in the World, the Italian Cultural Institute of Chicago presents an event dedicated to the tradition of the Mediterranean diet, inspired by the theme Mediterranean Diet and Heritage Cuisine: H...
Fontecchio: “It’s an honor to be Italian in the NBA, I wish there were more of them”
One of the special observers of this start of the season in the NBA, at least by Italian fans, is without a doubt Simone Fontecchio. The Italian, who was unable to participate in the Pre-Olympic this summer due to an injury, seems to have recovered the right physical condition and in these first matches he is carving out an important space for hims...
Recognition pending for Fortunato
It’s been more than half a century since the late Joe Fortunato executed his last play on the field as part of the Chicago Bears’ defense. Acclaimed during his time in the NFL, the linebacker and Mingo Junction (OH) native never got the Pro Football Hall of Fame recognition his supporters say he deserved. But that may change very soon. On Sept. 10...
Zapparoli makes seamless move from Italy to Champaign, IL
Sienna Zapparoli watched the Paris Olympics women’s indoor volleyball gold-medal match last August. Well, some of it. She was asleep for most of the action seven time zones away. Zapparoli moved from Italy to Champaign this year for a “change of perspective,” and during that transition, Italy and the United States played each other for the gold med...
'It just felt right': Francona has high energy, expectations for Reds
Slimmed down and refreshed from a year in retirement from managing, Terry Francona didn't know if he wanted to do the job again. In need of a new skipper, the Reds didn't know if they could get Francona to join the club. Both sides got their answers rather quickly once president of baseball operations Nick Krall and general manager Brad Meado...
Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark a near-unanimous choice as WNBA’s Rookie of the Year
Caitlin Clark has been named the WNBA Rookie of the Year in a near-unanimous vote, giving the Indiana Fever back-to-back winners after Aliyah Boston won the honor last season. A national panel of sportswriters and sportscasters gave Clark 66 of 67 votes in balloting released Thursday. Chicago Sky forward Angel Reese received the other. “I am incred...
Rago thrives as composer despite late start
Maria Rago’s journey to finding her life’s mission — composing music — started with what most would call a moment of folly. The Italian pianist and composer was 24-year-old with an Italian literature degree in her native Caltanissetta, Sicily, when she went with a friend to a concert by the cellist Giovanni Sollima. All of a sudden, in the middle o...