Article / Stories of Eggs and Flour
November 11, 2023. Written by Gaia Mencagli “Stories of Eggs and Flour” is a one-woman show that portrays the life of Rosa Falleri Mencagli. Rosa was my grandmother, my father’s mother, Gino’s wife, a young girl, but beyond all that, she was an Italian woman who lived in the 20th century in central Italy, and when […]
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THE ITALIAN CULTURAL INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO AND CONSULATE GENERAL OF ITALY IN CHICAGO ANNOUNCE THE PROGRAM FOR THE WEEK OF ITALIAN CUISINE IN THE WORLD The Week of Italian Cuisine will be dedicated to the theme “Dining with the Italian cuisine: well-being with taste” with a specific focus on the encounter between tradition and innovation […]
Read moreIllinois High School Translation Competition
Are you a high school student who studies Italian and/or is a heritage speaker of Italian? If so, consider participating in the third annual Illinois High School Translation Competition, organized by the European Union Center at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign! Participants in the Italian-English division will translate a 600-word contemporary literary text from Italian […]
Read more2023 Casa Italia Vocal Scholarship
The Italian Cultural Center at Casa Italia is excited to offer a chance for students to participate in a fabulous scholarship and concert event. Building upon our 48h year history of offering scholarship opportunities to young aspiring students; the Institute welcomes operatic vocalists of all nationalities and ethnicities to compete for the scholarships. All audition […]
Read moreWeek of Italian Language in the World 2023
THE ITALIAN CULTURAL INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO AND CONSULATE GENERAL OF ITALY IN CHICAGO ANNOUNCE THE PROGRAM FOR THE WEEK OF ITALIAN LANGUAGE IN THE WORLD The Week of Italian Language will be dedicated to the theme “Italian Language and Sustainability” with a specific focus on the work of Italian writer Italo Calvino, celebrating the 100th […]
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