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October Birthdays
The leaves are falling and the wine is harvested! It’s a perfect time to toast some of our favorite Italians’ birthdays. On October 12, we remember Luciano Pavarotti who quickly became one of the most commercially successful tenors of all…
Vendemmia on Mount Etna: Tenute Mannino Di Plachi
Tenute Mannino Di Plachi is located in Viagrande, a town surrounded by beautiful, green hills rich in lush vineyards in the Catania province of Sicily. The farm dates back to the 1800s with a long history of winemaking. Today, the…
Celebrating Giacomo Leopardi
L’Infinito di Giacomo Leopardi ha compiuto 200 anni: per celebrare adeguatamente uno dei testi poetici più famosi ed amati della lingua italiana, tra le tante iniziative organizzate lo scorso maggio si è svolto a Recanati - cittadina natale del poeta…
From the Italian American Press: “The Ghosts of the Garfagnana: Seven Strange Stories from Haunted Tuscany”
The northwestern tip of Tuscany stretches into the Apuan Alps, a mountain range of steep jagged peaks and hazy valleys woven with underground tunnels and caves. Within these mountains, the Garfagnana is known as a region shrouded with mysterious and…
Michelangelo: Mind of the Master
The Cleveland Museum of Art presents Michelangelo: Mind of the Master, featuring more than 50 drawings by Italian Renaissance artist Michelangelo Buonarroti. The exhibition includes masterpieces formerly in the collection of Queen Christina of Sweden (1626–1689) on loan from the…
LOCAL AUTHOR RICK PORELLO: AN ITALIAN AMERICAN OF DISTINCTION
Readers all know of Rick Porello’s last book “Kill the Irishman” about Irish mobster Danny Green and Cleveland’s dark side. His newest book, “Bombs, Bullets & Bribes: The True Story of Notorious Jewish Mobster Alex Shondor Birns,” evolved out of…
2019 Cleveland Italian American Heritage Month Honorees
The Honorees will be recognized at the Opening Ceremony for Italian American Heritage Month at the Cleveland City Hall Rotunda on Monday, October 7, 2019 starting at 6 p.m. The event is FREE and open to the public. Mama Catena…
An Evening of Giving Thanks with Carmelina
On Sunday, Nov. 3, you are invited to enjoy an Italian style sit-down dinner with an open bar to benefit Ms. Carmelina Antonelli’s “A Touch of Italy” radio program that can be heard every Sunday on the new 101.5FM and…
