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2021 Cleveland Italian American Heritage Month Honorees

October 2021 |
The Cleveland Italian American Heritage Committee along with Honorary Co-Chairs Mayor Frank G. Jackson and Councilmen Blain A. Griffin and Michael D. Polensek are proud to present the 2021 Honorees for Italian American Heritage Month in Cleveland,...

CMA's 32nd Annual Chalk Festival

October 2021 |
After holding its annual Chalk Festival virtually last year, the Cleveland Museum of Art hosted its 32nd annual event in person last month. The festival, which was started in 1990, invites community members to join professional artists to create...

Two Italian Americans Honored as Cleveland's Past Masters

October 2021 |
An Italian American author and a famed Italian American performer are to be recognized as two of Cleveland’s notable “Past Masters” in a year-long, citywide celebration organized by Cleveland Arts Prize in collaboration with the Cleveland History...

Cleveland Italian Film Festival

September 2021 |
Thursday, Sept. 2, 2021 “Vincere”  Drama, Romance 7:30 p.m., Atlas Cinemas Eastgate A true story of Mussolini’s secret love, Ida Dalser and their son Benitino.The great Italian actress Giovanna Mezzogiorno plays Ida Dalzer who sells her...

Cleveland Italian American Heritage Month Honorees to be Recognized at Private Ceremony Next Month

September 2021 |
The Cleveland Italian American Heritage Committee in partnership with the City of Cleveland Mayor’s Office and Cleveland City Council is proud to announce the following honorees for 2021 Italian American Heritage Month in Cleveland, Ohio. Due to...

Remembering Tony Kellers (April 5, 1945 - Sept. 25, 2020)

September 2021 |
Tony became a part of our family when he and my sister Joni finally met after admiring him from a distance for many years. As Joni remembers: “For 13 years, I would see Tony in Little Italy,” and she would remark to whomever she was with, “That man...

Warren Italian American Heritage Festival

September 2021 |
The Culture Tent has always been one of the popular attractions at the recently concluded Warren Ohio Italian American Heritage Festival. Think: museum, classroom, and gathering place for festival attendees. In a sense, this is the heart of the...

Feast of the Assumption Celebration Returns

August 2021 |
The tradition of the Feast of the Assumption will resume this August, with appropriate COVID-19 protocols in place. This annual tradition brings together many in Northeast Ohio as well as visitors from around the country who return each year to...

Cleveland Museum of Art

August 2021 |
Recent conservation of the CMA’s Italian Baroque painting “Danaë” by Orazio Gentileschi (1563–1639) has revealed a more vibrant and refined painting than has hitherto been possible to perceive.  It is an extraordinary work now conveying the...
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