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The museum is open this weekend during the Little Italy Art Walk. Come see the special display of art work of the Guardians of Traffic created by the talented 4th and 5th graders at Cleveland Montessori. IAMCLE is open Fri 5-9p, Sat 1-9p, Sun Noon-5p.
Due to scheduling issues, IAMCLE will be closed to the public on Friday May 12. The museum will reopen Wednesday May 17 at 2p. Mi dispiace for any inconvenience!
Last night, IAMCLE hosted a private meeting of the Italian cultural group Il Cenacolo Italiano di Cleveland. During their meeting, Il Cenacolo awarded scholarships to students in Italian studies and listened to Robin VanLear, coordinator of community art at the Cleveland Museum of Art, talk about I Maddonari, Italian street painters. If your group would like to rent the museum for a meeting, contact us at [email protected]
Sold out Explore Italy class today with Dr. Paola Basile on the Italian region of Molise. After the talk, attendees got to sample some foods and wine from Molise, including capicola and cacciocavallo cheese and Tintillo and Ciro reds. The next class is in 2 weeks and features Tuscany.
A branch of the Cleveland Public Library was located in the Alta House in Cleveland's Little Italy in the 20th century. Here is a brief history of the Alta Library Branch from the archives of the Cleveland Public Library.
Well-deserved honor for Italian American children's book author and illustrator Tomie dePaola! His books are a great way to teach young children about Italian culture and heritage.
The longtime New Hampshire resident sold nearly 25 million copies of his books.
We had a wonderful program today about the history and traditions of St. Joseph's Day!🇮🇹 Thanks to everyone who braved the snowy roads to join us! All who attended got to enjoy our homemade cinnamon and sugar sfingi. 😋
We remember and honor the lives of the 11 Italian immigrants who were viciously lynched in New Orleans on this date in 1891. They were held in suspicion of the murder of the city's chief of police. None were found guilty, but hate got the better of the mob who gathered outside the jail. Riposa in pace. #1891
Great article about Italian American food and culture in Cleveland by Vince Guerrieri
In the 50 years from 1870 to 1920, it’s estimated that more than 20,000 Italian immigrants ended up in Cleveland.
Did you know that the Guardians of Traffic were created in Cleveland's Little Italy??
The scalpellini, a group of elite Italian sculptors who date back to Ancient Rome, were recruited to carve what would become Cleveland, Ohio's most stunning and talked about landmarks: the Guardians of Traffic.
Full story: https://orderisda.org/culture/stories/italian-immigrants-gave-rise-to-clevelands-iconic-guardians-of-traffic/
Museum will be open MLK Day! Also open Thurs/Fri this coming week.
Visit IAMCLE this weekend during the Little Italy Art Walk! Learn some history and pick up a unique gift for someone on your list. Just in are these super cute Spaghetti and Meatball Buddies! Great stocking stuffer!
Photos from Little Italy CLE's post
Timeline photos
Today marks the 95th anniversary of the ex*****on of Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti. Charged with the first-degree murder of a guard and paymaster during the robbery of a shoe company, Sacco and Vanzetti were convicted in 1921 and sentenced to death by the trial judge. The trial, which resulted in worldwide protests, is widely understood to have been incredibly biased with anti-Italian, anti-immigrant, and anti-anarchist influences rampant.
Everyone is enjoying our new digital display of historic Little Italy photos... especially the bambini! We are open until 8p!
The Feast of the Assumption is underway! This is the view from the museum last night. Big crowds and more expected through Monday. IAMCLE is open from Noon-8p today. Look for our street sign and make your way behind the food stand to visit!
IAMCLE will be open during The Feast of the Assumption! Check our website for the special hours www.iamcle.org. When you visit the museum, you will be able to see the Feast Star on the balcony above the entrance. The Star is an historic decoration from Feast celebrations in the 1980s. Over 30 stars hung over Mayfield Road during that time. Here are photos from then and now!
Five Italian men were lynched beside the Mississippi River in Tallulah, La., on July 20, 1899.
The victims, who owned grocery stores in town, were seized by a mob of local residents and publicly hanged. The men honored are Giuseppe Di Fatta, Francesco Di Fatta, Pasquale Di Fatta, Giovanni Cerami and Rosario Fiduccia. Three of the men were brothers and all were related.
On Friday, March 19, 2021, a Mississippi State Historical Marker was dedicated at their burial site at the Cedar Hill Cemetery in Vicksburg, Miss.
Antoinette Fatta Helton, Linda Fatta Ott, and Deborah Helton Flores — descendants of Giuseppe Di Fatta — sponsored the Historical Marker to ensure the men will never be forgotten.
(Photo credit: Charles Marsala)
https://orderisda.org/culture/news/italian-family-members-lynched-in-louisiana-honored-with-historical-marker/
Packed house for today's program on Italian Immigrant Gardens 🍅🥒🌶 by Pamela Dorazio Dean! If you'd like to receive notices of programs and events, please sign up at www.iamcle.org
Photos from Little Italy CLE's post
On this day in 1946, Mother Francis Cabrini became the first American citizen to be canonized a Saint. Someone recently donated this booklet about her to IAMCLE. It includes a photo of the canonization ceremonies at St. Peter's.
Carmela Cafarelli was the first harpist for the then newly formed Cleveland Orchestra—but she didn’t have to pull any strings to be laid to rest in Lake View Cemetery. This titan of the local music scene studied opera in Italy and made her debut in 1923 in Florence. After returning to Cleveland, she founded the Cafarelli Opera Club. Beginning with a performance of “Madame Butterfly,” they continued to present annual operas at the Masonic Auditorium for the next three decades.
Join IAMCLE director Pamela Dorazio Dean during the Little Italy Garden Walk on July 10 for a great program about Italian immigrant gardens!
An exploration of the history and tradition of the Italian immigrant garden, with a focus on Little Italy CLE.
We are open all weekend during the Little Italy Art Walk! Stop in and learn about the history of Italians in Cleveland as you stroll through the neighborhood!
Photos from DRONE OHIO's post
Timeline photos
Born May 6, 1895, in Puglia, Italy, Valentino remains one of Hollywood’s most famous personalities. His full name was Rodolfo Alfonso Raffaello Pierre Filibert Guglielmi di Valentina d'Antonguolla. Valentino immigrated to the United States in 1913 and worked as a waiter and taxi dancer in New York before making his Hollywood debut. Learn more in the IAMLA's permanent exhibition, Hollywood.
IAMCLE had a special surprise visitor today. This is Vito Caetta. He emigrated from Carini, Palermo, Sicily to the US after WWII. Vito shared some amazing stories about his life in Sicily. One story was about his job building carts like the one we have on display. He would heat and bend the iron that lines the outside of the wheels.
IAMCLE is a link to our past, and you're the key to our future. Join us for our First Annual Spring Fundraiser on April 28 in Cleveland's historic Little Italy corridor:
RSVP here: https://iamcle.org/culture/f/iamcle-preserves-our-past-and-youre-the-key-to-our-future
April 28th 1st Annual Spring Fundraiser Thursday, April 28, 2022 6:00 - 8:30p.m. Angelo's Nido Italia Photograph of Sons of Italy banquet at the Hotel Statler with Italian Ambassador Augusto Rosso cel
Many were interested in yesterday's post about the Filippini Sisters. This page from a book published by the Little Italy Retirees in 1982 lists the names of some of the Filippini's as well as other religious who served Holy Rosary.
A recent gift to the museum was this 12 inch doll dressed in a handmade habit like those worn by the Filippini Sisters. The Filippinis served Holy Rosary Church in Cleveland's Little Italy beginning in 1929, then became teachers at the school when it opened in 1954.
Tap into your Italian roots, learn your family's story and see where it takes you: https://orderisda.org/.../cleveland-italian-ancestry.../
Cleveland Italian Ancestry Organization - CIAO
Tap into your Italian roots, learn your family's story and see where it takes you: https://orderisda.org/culture/news/cleveland-italian-ancestry-organization-ciao-to-host-genealogy-webinar/
Cleveland Italian Ancestry Organization - CIAO
The Innocent 11 and the Creation of Columbus Day
By Basil M. Russo, ISDA National President On March 14, 1891, prominent New Orleans citizens, including future mayors and governors, led America’s largest-ever lynch mob into the darkest pages of U.S. history. Holding torches, rifles and rope, this mob of vigilantes stormed into Parish Prison and ...
Thanks to the members of the 🇮🇹 Solon Italian Club 🇮🇹 for visiting IAMCLE yesterday!
On this International Women's Day, IAMCLE shines a spotlight on the incredibly talented Carmella Cafarelli (1889-1979.) Signora Cafarelli was born in Cleveland and became a world-renowned opera diva and harpist. Read more about Carmella Cafarelli here https://www.wrhs.org/blog/then-now-carmela-cafarelli-opera-diva-and-harpist/
Cleveland Italian Ancestry Organization (CIAO) to Host Genealogy Webinar
By Pamela Dorazio Dean Join the Cleveland Italian Ancestry Organization (CIAO) on Saturday, March 19, 2022 for a virtual, all-day session exploring different topics related to Italian genealogy. Whether you’re just starting out with your Italian family history research, or you’ve been doing it f...
The family-owned Orlando Baking Company opened in Cleveland 118 years ago to preserve Italy's old world baking. Five generations later, Orlando continues to thrive in the city. Learn more about the ItalIan American people and businesses that built up Northeast Ohio at the Italian American Museum of Cleveland.
Thanks to Myra Rosario and NEOhio Life for visiting!
A couple weeks ago, NE Ohio Life visited IAMCLE and filmed footage for an awesome promotional video! Here is a photo of Director Pamela Dorazio Dean and video host Myra Rosario.
Italian Language Classes are back at the Cleveland History Center! This virtual series of basic Italian Language Classes will be taught by Serena Scaiola, a native speaker of Italian with many years of teaching experience at all levels in several local universities. Winter classes start 2/12 so register today at wrhs.org/events!
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