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Mercury Studios and Fathom today announced the U.S. theatrical release date for iconic Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli’s concert film, Andrea Bocelli 30: The Celebration. The film, which chronicles Bocelli’s three-day July concert event in Italy honoring his 30th anniversary in music, is set to be released in US theaters on Friday, November 8. Fathom...

Saturday, October 19, 6:30 p.m. Figge Art Museum, 225 West Second Street, Davenport IA. An elegant evening at Davenport's Figge Art Museum and one of the most annually popular fundraising events in the Quad Cities. This year's Soirée: A Night in Italy will, on October 19, find Quad City Symphony Orchestra musicians Emily Nash, Madelin Capistran, Br...

The Chamber Music Society of St Louis presents: Musica Italiana, the Works of Italian Composers in partnership with the St Louis-Bologna Sister Cities. Monday, Oct 14, 2024 at 07:30 pm. Washington University's Pillsbury Theatre, 560 Music Center, 560 Trinity Avenue, St. Louis, MO. Click HERE to purchase tickets The Di Martini Family, Concert Sponso...

Friday, October 4. 6:00 - 7:45 p.m. Italian Cultural Center | Traffic Zone Building | 250 Third Ave N., Suite 625 | Minneapolis, MN. Register here. 6–6:30 p.m. — Light refreshments. 6:30–7:15 p.m. — Presentation. 7:15–7:45 p.m. — Q&A and adjournment Join us for an insightful journey into the world of Carlo Goldoni, one of Italy's most celebrated pl...

“Suor Angelica” produced by Out of The Box Opera and the Basilica of Saint Mary, 2 p.m. Saturday. The Basilica of Saint Mary, 88 N 17th St., Minneapolis, MN. Tickets: $101. With “Suor Angelica,” Out of the Box Opera guides its audience through three different spaces within the Basilica of Saint Mary. It’s a credit to artistic director David Lefkowi...

What do Yogi Berra, Joe Garagiola, Frank Crespi and Jim Pisoni have in common? The four baseball legends have been immortalized on a mural in Cuggiono, Italy! All four were born during the period 1918 to 1929 on “The Hill”, the Italian American neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri, to parents who had emigrated from western Lombardy. During the late...

With just two days left in Italy’s 2023 school year, Pietro Setti was finally informed where he would study abroad: Lone Tree, Iowa, nearly 5,000 miles away from home. Despite the short notice, the distance and the fact Setti had no say where he would go, he was nothing but excited. “I know that traveling is very fun, discovering new places and new...

Sports found Vic Lombardi. And he has spent his adult life finding ways to make it more fun and interesting for the rest of us. The son of Italian immigrants Ezio and Bambina, Lombardi did not speak English until around the age of 7. He remembers watching neighborhood kids play football, not knowing the rules, but joining the game anyway. “It was m...

The annual UNICO All-State Football Classic is set for 7 p.m. Saturday, June 1, at Wyoming Area’s stadium in West Pittston. Tickets can be purchased at the door for $5. Derek Zambino is the UNICO chapter president, Jamie Anzalone is game chairman, and Randy Spencer is the Sponsor’s Award winner, The game features the top seniors from the Wyoming Va...

This local orchestra group hopes to foster music back into the community and is presenting “Italian Serenade”, its final concert for the season on April 28 at 3 p.m. We spoke with Rhonda Gowen, the executive director of the Missouri Valley Chamber Orchestra, to learn more about the serenade and other things you might want to know about. “The Chambe...

Anne Nizzi Clark is a marketing executive who is the mother of college basketball great Caitlin Clark. Clark is married to Brent Clark, an executive with an agricultural products supply company. They have three children together; Caitlin’s brothers are also college athletes. Caitlin Clark is the all-time leading scorer in NCAA women’s basketball hi...

This year’s Film Festival achieved an extraordinary milestone with a record-breaking attendance of 1,650 movie lovers, showcasing unprecedented enthusiasm and engagement. Click here for a visual journey through the best of the festival. The exceptional attendance can be greatly attributed to the expertly curated film selection by our artistic direc...