The annual Our Lady of Mt. Carmel dinner and dance is set for April 28 at Elmcrest Banquets in Elmwood Park. "Our annual dinner dance is a way for the parish to supplement the finances for the Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Feast," feast volunteer Joe Casale said. Each year, the event consists of recognizing several parishioners for their work and their co...

Come to the annual Italian Festival for the food, but stay for the entertainment. Don’t let the “Italian Idol” name fool you, however — you don’t have to be Italian to win, assured competition Chairperson Roberta Whitaker. For the past 10 years, St. Philip Neri Catholic Church has been hosting the annual talent show. Whitaker wanted a way to showca...

Festa Italiana, presented by Calypso Lemonades, is bringing back its spring ticket deal and encourages festivalgoers to purchase their discounted ticket to Italian food, entertainment and fun April 17-23, 2017.  The popular $7 for 7 Days Spring Fever Ticket Deal is available online only at http://festaitaliana.com/tickets. Running for 7 days during...

Worldwide wine consumption will grow by 4.3% over the next four years, led mainly by buyers in China (21.6%) as well as Russia (6.1%) and the United States (5.7%). These statistics from ISMEA agricultural research and funding institute were presented at Vinitaly, the 51st edition of the international wine trade show in Verona, which ends today. ISM...

Sunday - May 7, 2017. 9:30 am to 8:00pm. Oshman Family JCC. Taube Koret Campus for Jewish Life. 3921 Fabian Way, Palo Alto, CA 9430 Enjoy the second Silicon Valley Italian Festival – a dive into the Italian Fashion and Food. To start a series of events for both adults and children ranging from cooking classes for adults and children, a series of co...

The Perry County Cultural Arts Center is holding an Italian Festival on Friday April 28, 2017 from 5:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. and Saturday April 29, 2017 from 11:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. at the Calvary Arts Center, 447 S. Main Street, New Lexington, Ohio 43764 Friday, April 28. 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Italian cooking competition and public tasting. 7:00 p.m....

Western Pennsylvania is a melting pot of culinary traditions, and no more so than during the holidays, when the dishes your mother and grandmother grew up with are the stars of the dinner table. For many Pittsburghers, including myself, it wouldn’t be Easter without a honey-glazed ham on the buffet, along with a big creamy bowl of scalloped potatoe...

The West Virginia Italian Heritage Festival is always a big part of the community every year, and the first event to kick off festival season is the Spring Gala. The gala will begin at 5:30 p.m. April 29 at Village Square Conference Center. It’s not only the first festival event of the year, but it announces who the upcoming queen is, said Rose Maz...

To close out this year, Sarasota Film Festival had one of its most famous frequent visitors speak at length about his career. Oscar-nominated actor and director Stanley Tucci, who has attended the festival numerous times including Saturday’s closing ceremony, participated in an hourlong conversation Sunday at Florida Studio Theatre. David Edelstein...

Buongiorno! Welcome to Chippewa Valley High School in Clinton Township – one of several venues in the Detroit area hosting the annual Italian Film Festival USA. Premiering tonight on the Big Reds’ big screen at 7 p.m. is “An Almost Perfect Town,” directed by Massimo Gaudioso. The Italian Film Festival USA is a nonprofit organization that brings fre...