Festa Italiana Minnesota will be held on August 1 to 3, 2014 at Island Lake Park on North Victoria Street in Shoreview, Minnesota. This unique, family-oriented festival celebrates the heritage of Italian immigrants and their descendants in Minnesota. Festa Italiana offers a quality summer event that best exemplifies the history and culture of Ital...

The 14th annual St. Bernard Irish Italian Islenos Community Parade will roll April 12 through St. Bernard. The theme is "Let's Geaux Tailgating." Marchers begin at 11 a.m., and floats hit the streets at noon.   The 14th annual St. Bernard Irish Italian Islenos Community Parade will roll April 12 through St. Bernard. Princesses are with St. B...

The clubhouse of the Italian American Club of Mahopac was transformed into a film recording studio last week as the club filmed interviews with its 2016 grand marshals for the Columbus Day parade, as well as the Cooking Extravaganza where the marshals prepared their favorite dishes representing their Italian region. Giulio Cefaloni, chairperson of...

After months of preparation, the Italian-American community of Iowa is thrilled to welcome all of you to the fourth annual Italian American Heritage Festival of Iowa!   Every year our festival gets bigger and better. This year, we return to the Western Gateway Park in downtown Des Moines. With more space than ever before, we have added addit...

Pizzas, Maseratis, Paolo Soleri's wind bells — the Italian Association is bringing together the finest in local Italian culture this weekend in Scottsdale.   The first Italian Festival of Arizona starts Friday and continues Saturday at SouthBridge in Scottsdale. The Italian Association, which formed last year in the Valley, is transforming...

This is a busy weekend in the Charlotte area for local Italian festivals. We will be at the 19th Annual St. Philip Neri Italian Festival in Fort Mill from 11am-8pm on Saturday so please come see us! This is a significant source of revenue for our club so we really need your support! Then, on Sunday, the 9th Annual St. Anthony Festa Italiana is at...

From June 18th to July 16th Tivoli, the sixth edition of the International Festival of Villa Adriana will be held. The villa, which was built by the Emperor Hadrian in the second century and declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, thus returns to the stage as great cultural event dedicated to dance, music and theater.   The festival, which...

By John Mancini, Executive Director Italic Institute of America, Floral Park, L.I.   Borough President James Oddo's announcement that the Columbus Day Parade will be replaced by an Italian festival because a festival is "deeper and richer," beggars the imagination.   Granted, the traditional parade failed to excite the masses, but it...

Last weekend (Sept. 26th–27th), members of the Società Santa Fortunata di New York celebrated the 115th Feast of Santa Fortunata, beloved patroness of Baucina, Sicily. The two day celebration, full of pomp and pageantry, began at the society clubhouse (7701 17th Ave.) in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, and culminated with Mass at Regina Pacis Church (1230 6...

Offbeat superhero movie "They Call Me Jeeg," a fresh riff on formulaic Hollywood franchises and on a 1970 Japanese cartoon series, was the big winner at Italy's 60th David di Donatello Awards, the country's top film nods, scooping seven statuettes including for best debut director, producer, actress, actor, and supporting female and male thesps. &...