Milwaukee Buzz - April 8, 2009
Festa Italiana and the ICC launch quake relief fund
To aid relief efforts after the shattering earthquake that rocked Italy's Abruzzo region on Monday, Milwaukee's Festa Italiana and the Italian Community Center (ICC) launched a relief fund to help collect local donations.
Tags: icc, festa italiana, earthquake, l'aquila, william jennaro, italy

Arts & Entertainment - Nov. 10, 2008
ICC hosts 80 works by Sicilian photographer Leone
A Sicilian native, photographer Giuseppe Leone knows his land and his people. That's what makes the exhibition of his photographs of Sicily so interesting. "Sicily -- Baroque Imagery and Religious Celebrations" opens Wednesday, Nov. 12 at the Italian Community Center, 631 E. Chicago Ave., and runs through the end of the month.
Tags: ICC, Alessandro Motta, Sicily -- Baroque Imagery and Religious Celebrations, Giovanna Pennacchi, Acta International Gallery, Italian Cultural Institute of Chicago, Italian Consulate General in Chicago, Italian Community Center, Gesualdo Bufalino, Leonardo

Milwaukee Buzz - Jan. 29, 2008
Ciao, Dominic
I'm saddened to report the passing of attorney Dominic Frinzi, a major figure in the Italian community in Milwaukee for decades.
Tags: Frinzi, ICC, Italian Community Center, Florentine Opera, Festa

Milwaukee Buzz - Aug. 7, 2007
Italian senator visits Milwaukee tonight
Chicago's Renato Turano, a member of the Italian Senate, will be on hand as the Filippo Mazzei Greater Milwaukee Lodge #2763 awards scholarships to two Milwaukee-area high school seniors, Tuesday, Aug. 7, at the ICC.
Tags: Turano, OSIA, ICC, Italian, Italy, Chicago

Milwaukee Buzz - Oct. 17, 2006
Immersion schools open doors for kids
Last week, K4 teacher Analisa Wolter opened up her classroom to visitors. Wolter is the first teacher to lead an Italian immersion class at Milwaukee Public Schools' Victory School on the far South Side.
Tags: Analisa Wolter, De Vito, ICC, immersion, MPS, Italian, Mandarin, Milwaukee School of Languages, Victory School, Palmisano