Vintage Eldorado Oct. 7 kicks off Italian Festival
by Johnathan L. Wright In its 35th year, the Eldorado Great Italian Festival is officially a long weekend. Vintage Eldorado, the Italian food and wine event introduced a few years ago, has always been held on the Thursday before the Italian Festival. But this year, the tasting is Friday, Oct. 7, in the Reno Ballroom, the event joining...
Fratellanza Society 150th Anniversary Celebration
To celebrate our 150th Anniversary! We look forward to a festive evening as we embrace our Italian heritage and show Saint Louis what it means to be Italian. We will have several special features at this banquet:1) For the first time in over 40 years, an Italian Counsul will be attending a Fratellanza event. Consul General Giuseppe Finocch...
Love, food and music: Why Italian is now the world's fourth most studied language
Italian is growing in popularity as a foreign language around the world - but why the appeal? We asked our readers, whose reasons for learning the language ranged from family old and new to an appreciation of the food and culture - as well as some more unexpected factors. Italian has leapt to fourth place in terms of the most-studied languages wor...
Bleed for this Showcases Vinny Pazienza
by Joanne Giannini What a great night last night for former boxing champ, Vinny Pazienza! I was grateful to be invited to the premiere of the new movie "Bleed for this" at the Providence Place Mall IMAX movie theatre. Congratulations to Vinny and Producer Chad Verdi on what promises to be a winner! In a star studded event which fe...
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Conejo Valley, Charity of Choice for the Los Angeles American Golf Association
The Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Conejo Valley has been selected as the Charity of Choice by the LAIAGA, Los Angeles Italian American Golf Association. The Boys & Girls Clubs will receive the proceeds from the LAIAGA's annual tournaments. "We are so pleased to select the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Conejo Valley to be our lo...
How Did Christmas Eve's Feast Of The 7 Fishes Start And Why? History, Facts And Menu Ideas
The Feast of the Seven Fishes is one of the most beloved Christmas Eve traditions in most Italian-American households-- as long as family members eating the ocean's bounty are seafood lovers. While some people heard tales about Nonna killing eels on the side of the bathtub, two things are true for most: The Feast and the Seven Fishes is all about f...
Vietnam hero gives rousing talk at Casa Italia
An enthusiastic crowd was held spellbound by Medal of Honor recipient Allen James Lynch during a special presentation hosted by the Italian American Veterans Museum. More than 100 attendees, many of them veterans, flocked to the Community Center at Casa Italia on Nov. 14 to share an evening with a true American hero. As an Army sergeant durin...
Chris Colabello, big fan of Terry Francona, signs minor league deal with Indians
By Dave Nordman Chris Colabello was an Assumption College junior when the Red Sox ended their 86-year championship drought by winning the 2004 World Series. Colabello was a big fan of the team and its manager, Terry Francona. He still is. "I've always been a Tito guy," Colabello said. "I just love the way he goes about h...
Federated Italo-Americans bring the community together
Last June 1st, the Federated Italo-Americans of Southern California celebrated one of the most important recurrences of the year, the Italian Republic Day. They met at Casa Italiana for a gala dinner that brought together over a hundred guests, evidently proud of reuniting for such an important occasion. A cocktail hour welcomed the guests before...
Il made in Italy di Meridiani approda negli USA
03/12/2012 - Dopo aver consolidato la presenza sul mercato americano con la creazione di Meridiani USA LLC, consociata americana di Meridiani Srl, il marchio inaugura l'apertura del primo Showroom a Miami, un passo importante per un'azienda giovane, lanciata sul mercato nel 2000 e che è cresciuta rapidamente negli ultimi anni grazie ad una produzio...
ICI Scholarships Available
The Italian Cultural Institute of Louisville was formed to celebrate and share Italy's unique history and culture with this community through educational programs and sponsored events. The Institute awards scholarships of up to five thousand dollars to individuals in this region who demonstrate the ability to bring us a better understanding of Ital...
A Retrospective, 1964 to Present by Joe Oddo Sicily Revisited by Jean Marchese Gallagher
Time: December 14, 2012 to March 10, 2013Location: Museo Italo AmericanoCity/Town: San FranciscoWebsite or Map: http://museoitaloamericano.orgEvent Type: exhbitionOrganized By: Museo Italo Americano The son of Sicilian immigrants, Joe Oddo is a long-time resident of the San Francisco Bay area and a self-described "traditionalist" painter. During t...