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"City of Immigrants," a concert and event series organized by the choral group Albany Pro Musica, celebrates the presence, history and influence of immigrants in the Capital Region. The series kicked off earlier this month and runs into April, offering music and dance, film and television programming and lectures. The climactic event of the series...

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By Marisa Dellatto   > 1903 — Year the first feast, for Madonna della Grazie, took place in the North End > 1910 — Year the Fisherman's Feast, the longest-running feast, started > 1919 — Year St. Anthony's Feast, the largest Italian religious festival in New England, began > 10 — Number of feasts celebrated in the North End at...

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di Maurita Cardone   Letterature a confronto da Manhattan al Golfo di Napoli. La settima edizione del festival letterario Le Conversazioni, ideato da Antonio Monda e Davide Azzolini, è stata presentata ieri, mercoledì 8 maggio, alla Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò della New York University. Vincitori e Vinti è il tema di quest'anno che, ci spi...

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The Stark County Fairgrounds was the place to find stromboli on Saturday.If you arrived early enough, it also was the place to check out a Lamborghini sports car and see an authentic Italian marching band. The 28th annual Stark County Italian American Festival wrapped up on Saturday. It offered three days of entertainment centered on the heritage...

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by Amy Bounds   Local Italians — and Italians for the day — celebrated their culture Sunday at Louisville's Memory Square Park, which was decked out in red, green and white decorations for La Festa. Hosted by the Louisville Society of Italian Americans, the 26th annual festival honors the city's Italian roots, raises money for scholarsh...

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By Giovanni di Napoli   Hundreds of devotees gathered at the Shrine Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Williamsburg, Brooklyn Sunday afternoon (April 26th) to celebrate the annual Feast of Maria SS. della Misericordia (Our Lady of Mercy), patroness of Fontanarosa in Provincia di Avellino.   Warmly welcomed, we celebrated Mass in En...

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The San Gennaro Foundation will kick off the October's Italian Heritage Month, a celebration of everything it means to be Italian, with their annual street festival, The Galbani® Cheese Italian Feast of San Gennaro, Los Angeles, September 26th-29th.   Since 2002, the San Gennaro Foundation has donated over $1,000,000 to local charities that...

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One of Bensonhurst's time-honored traditions, the Santa Rosalia Feast on 18th Avenue, will have a different look in 2014, if the city goes along with a set of recommendations made by Community Board 11.   The community board is asking the city to shorten the route of the Italian-flavored street fair by two blocks, District Manager Marnee Eli...

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By Giovanni di Napoli   Saturday, July 12th, I made my way to Inwood, Long Island for the 53rd Annual Feast of Santa Marina Vergine, patroness of Filandari, Calabria. It was standing room only at beautiful Our Lady of Good Council Church (68 Wanser Ave.), as devotees came from far and wide to celebrate Mass and march in the Procession. &nbs...

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Brandon LeRoy and Marissa Bailey will be debuting their new show "Amore" on the Antero Main Stage of the West Virginia Italian Heritage Festival on August 31 at 12:00 p.m. They will be accompanied by the live WVIHF orchestra under the direction of Phil Wyatt.   "Amore" is a musical tribute to Italian heritage, family, and friends, featuring...

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