Concert by Italian singer-songwriter pop star Max Gazzè
October 10 - 8pm - Martyr's, 3855 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago. Singer, songwriter and bassist Max Gazzè's twenty-five year career has seen the artist become a leading statesman of Italian song. Born in Rome and raised in Brussels, where his father served as a diplomat, Gazzè has collaborated with the likes of Franco Battiato and Carm...
On the Road with Lou
Join Mr. Fix-it, Lou Manfredini, as he embarks on a new broadcast series, On the Road with Lou, a bi-monthly live remote held at various locations throughout the Chicagoland area. Solve your latest do-it-yourself problems and have the chance to win great prizes, courtesy of Siding-1 Windows-1 Exteriors! Lou's next broadcast will be on Satu...
Pinstripes Opens February 8
Combining bocce courts, bowling lanes, Italian/American cuisine, fine wines and live jazz music, Pinstripes will open at The Shops at Georgetown Parkp on Febrary 8, 2014. Pinstripes will occupy 34,000 square feet of first and second floor space. This will be the fifth location for Pinstripes (with other current locations in Illinois and Mi...
Pistons, Van Gundy: "Datome è un gran tiratore. Però lo utilizziamo poco"
Stan Van Gundy era stato accolto in pompa magna lo scorso 14 maggio quando, assunto nel doppio ruolo di head coach e presidente delle operazioni legate al basket dai Detroit Pistons, doveva rappresentare la svolta dopo la deludente gestione Dumars. Dopo 5 mesi, qualche dubbio fin dagli acquisti estivi e una squadra con evidenti problemi di...
Ron Onesti — Italian-American promoter extraordinaire
By Vince Chiarelli With spring in full bloom, it means festival season is upon us! With changing weather and promise of warmer temperatures, spring and summer are the prime months for local and regional shows and concerts. Rockford has so much to offer in the form of live music and festivals during the spring and summer months. Bu...
Free Holiday Concert by the World-Renowned I Turchini
Concert of Sacred Italian Music in Celebration of the Holiday Season Performed by the Critically Hailed I Turchini Ensemble. Sunday, January 4th - 2pm - Fullerton Hall - The Art Institute of Chicago - 111 S Michigan Avenue - Free with Museum Admission One of Italy's most popular music ensembles to present work...
Chicago’s Top Five Spots to Watch Italy in the World Cup
by Valeria Fanelli Watching the word cup is not an option for Italians in Chicago. The more the games get closer, the more Italians start looking for places where they can watch "gli Azzurri" and share the passion and love for their country team with other Italians. After the first great victory of Italy against England last Saturday, eve...
Recchi inducted into Italian-American Hall of Fame
While it's not quite the same honor that awaits him at the Hockey Hall of Fame a few years from now, NHL legend and former Bruins forward Mark Recchi was inducted into the National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame last week. Recchi was inducted on Nov. 17 in a hockey-centric ceremony along with New Jersey Devils President and Rhode Island lege...
Italian Film Festival returns to IUPUI for fourth year
The Italian Film Festival returns to Indianapolis for a fourth year April 24 with a slate of six films running through May 3. Indianapolis is one of 12 cities around the nation hosting the Italian Film Festival USA. The festival is a collaboration between the IU School of Liberal Arts at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis and the De...
Today in Chicago the presentation of Mondomusica New York 2014, the only American large-scale event dedicated to string instruments.
The second edition of Mondomusica New York - the most prestigious Exhibition of contemporary, handcrafted violin and string-instrument production worldwide - will take place on April 10-12, 2014 in the new and fascinating location – 82Mercer - in the heart of SoHo - Manhattan. Today, the beautiful Chicago Cultural Center hosted the first presentat...
Puccini’s TOSCA at Casa Italia in June!
Main Street Opera and Casa Italia proudly present......Puccini's TOSCA! Full Dinner and Opera on Friday, June 7, 2013, at the Festival Center at Casa Italia – 6:30 p.m. 3800 W. Division St., Stone Park, IL 60165 Tickets (including sit down dinner) $50 Per Person in Advance $60 per per at the door. Limited Reserved Seating Click...
Piccolo Teatro di Milano: Inner Voices
Chicago Shakespeare joins the Italian Ministry of Cultural Affairs and Italian Cultural Institute of Chicago to commemorate the Year of Italian Culture in America. First written and performed in Milano in 1948, Inner Voices tells the story of a man who dreams the murder of a friend so vividly that he believes the crime has actually been committed b...