6th Annual Italian Film Festival: Politics, history, and intimacy
The Twin Cities is blessed with a cornucopia of cultural and ethnic film festivals: Nordic, Black, International, Cuban, Polish, African, Latin, Asian. This past weekend, March 6 - March 9, the 6th Annual Italian Film Festival, organized by the Italian Cultural Center with the support of the MN Film Society, took place at the St. Anthony Main Cinem...
O Sole Trio an Italian celebrazione
Italy came to Pueblo last night, well, an Americanized version of it, in the form of O Sole Trio, a two-singers-and-a-piano-man team from New York City, who performed an enjoyable variety of Italian-flavored songs as the latest installment of the Center Stage Performing Arts Series at the slightly warm Sangre de Cristo Arts and Conference Center....
Italian Film Festival Tickets Opening Night Party!
Mark your calendars for Friday, March 7 and get ready for a glittering evening of scrumptious food, fantastic wine and award-winning Italian cinema! Tickets are on sale now for the fabulous opening-night party for the 6th Annual Italian Film Festival of Minneapolis/St. Paul. The evening includes: Delicious appetizersItalian wines (one gl...
Return of speed-ball? Mike D’Antoni may be getting new job
There’s a definite chance of speed-ball coming to the Rocky Mountains next season. The Knicks visit the Nuggets Monday to begin a five-game Western swing and will face a squad fronted by new interim coach Melvin Hunt, who last week replaced fired Brian Shaw. Though the Nuggets may not begin looking for a long-term candidate until after the...
Taste the Regions/Cities: Roma
Join us as we continue to showcase Italy's regional richness and diversity in our popular series "Taste the Regions". For the first appointment of our Fall term, we will discover Roma, the capitol of Italy and a perennial favorite of tourists the world over. Thursday, October 15th, 6:30 to 8:30 PM, ICC instructor and Rome native Mirella He...
Rigoletto-Opera For Everyone!, Thursday Evenings
Start: 07 May 2015 5:30 PM. End: 28 May 2015 7:30 PM Location: Hennepin Center for the Arts Building, 528 Hennepin Avenue, Suite 502, Minneapolis, MN 55403Spaces left: 10. Registration: Members – $135.00 (USD) Become an opera expert, and learn more about the familiar Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi. ICC na...
New US distributor offers Italian brands
A new Colorado-based distributor is offering North American dealers an array of Italian brands, both well known and obscure in these parts. Italian Bicycle Group N.A. is distributing brands including: Almarc Nuova, Artigiana Selle, Barco Cicli, Bistark, Cecchini Team (Chakra, Gold Race and Olympic Ring), Chiossi Cicli, Ciclitorino, Ciocc,...
All-Star: AS Roma midfielder Daniele De Rossi says "USA is 10 years ahead of Italy and Europe"
How many clubs in the world experience fan protests ... during preseason? AS Roma, for one. The Giallorossi are already under plenty of pressure a full month before the start of the new Serie A campaign on August 25 — a direct result of a sixth-place league finish and an Italian Cup final loss to archrivals Lazio. Although the club h...
Wine, dine at ‘Canta in Italia’ fundraiser
by Alex Perry With some exceptions, Italian is the language of opera, and not just in the verbal sense. In order for an opera singer to truly understand the material, they need to understand the culture from which it came. It would make sense, then, for Wichita State's budding opera stars to visit the boot-shaped country to bolster their...
Kansas City Starlet Edges Closer To Juventus Move
Juventus are closing in on the signing of young Sporting Kansas City defender Erik Palmer-Brown. The 17-year-old American youth international is highly regarded as one the hottest prospects in Major League Soccer, and the Bianconeri have been long-term admirers of the talented center back. SportItalia report that Juventus have finally rea...
Lyric Opera of KC to Present TOSCA, 4/18-26
Lyric Opera of Kansas City concludes its dynamic 57th season with Giacomo Puccini's vibrant Tosca, April 18, 22, 24 and 26 at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts. The production will be sung in Italian with English and Italian titles. General Director and CEO Deborah Sandler stated, "The 2014-15 season is the season of emotionally...
Trio tops ‘Italian night’ Feb. 24 at Thompson
Described as "A Night of Everything Italian-American," the Park County Arts Council will sponsor a performance by O Sole Trio. The show will be 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 24, at Wynona Thompson Auditorium. O Sole Trio has performed Italian arias, popular Neapolitan songs and jazz standards throughout North America.Their most recent credits inclu...