About the Italian Cultural Center at Casa Italia Chicago
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brochure
bios
dominic candeloro
wednesday team
photos:
Chorus, Italian Cultural Center 1978feb8 Economist Newspaper
photo image from the Musical Journey Through Italy
offsite links:
Candeloro personal/professional website
website
videos:
YouTube videos
our goal is a detailed index; if you can help and volunteer within that project please contact= casalibrary@gmail.com
visit our two youtube video channels:
1= Dominic Candeloro collection / videos / playlists /
2= Casa Library collection / videos / playlists /
some highlights listed with their video links below:
our Top 10 archived videos 2009-2024 (most popular on channel1 as of Dec2024):
watch them in sequence (in 10 parts) or pick and choose
our Top 10 archived videos 2009-2024 (most popular channel2 as of Dec2024):
watch them in sequence (in 10 parts) or pick and choose
Immersion Weekend video Casa Italia Immersion Weekend explained by Anna Clara Ionta
Italian American Genealogy seminars & publishing
youtube videos full series link (more than 30 videos to choose)
2025
Dino preserving ancient sites in Italy:
Villa Adriana
Available on the Youtube Channel
Link to be placed here soon
Life with Luigi learning about the radio drama
coming soon
Lindsey author stories in Sicily
Available on the Youtube Channel
Link to be placed here soon
Dino preserving ancient sites in Italy:
Roma
Available on the Youtube Channel
Link to be placed here soon
Nino Lamberti book and presentation
Available on the Youtube Channel
Link to be placed here soon
IA Literati 2025
Available on the Youtube Channel
Link to be placed here soon
22February2025, Steps to Dual Citizenship USA/Italy; if you missed our seminar presentations event, it is now archived on youtube video:
full sequence videos playlist in section parts
2024
14December2024, IWIC2 book launch and release party event and presentations, Italian Women in Chicago, Book2, authors, editors, and other speakers:
full sequence videos presentation in 2 parts
26October2024, Italians in Chicago History, Professor Dominic Pacyga-Italians in Chicago----Immigrants to Ethnic Group Oct 26 2024 Has authored or co-authored 7 books concerning Chicago’s history,
presentation archived on youtube video
12October2024, Genealogy Event:
presentation archived on youtube videos in 4 parts
2024 IA Literati videos of author presenters:
youtube videos full series link in 5 parts
2023
2023 IA Literati videos of author presenters:
youtube video full series link in 9 parts
2022
2022 IA Literati videos of author presenters:
youtube video full series link
Speakers and Authors: Dominic Candeloro, Carla Simonini, Terry Quilico, Karen Tintori, Christina Marrocco, Fred Gardaphé, Joey Iannino, Terry Quilico, Tony Romano, Arthur Cola, Peter Pero, Edward Izzi.
2022 special book sequel event Italian Women in Chicago videos of presenters and call for writers
youtube video full series link
Speakers and Authors: Fred Gardaphé, Dominic Candeloro, Kathy Catrambone, Gloria Nardini, Gloria Coco, Carla Simonini, Lou Corsino, Jeanette Risatti Viehman, Ernesto Milani, Rosaria D’Alfonso, Albert Melone, Theresa Amato, Adria Bernardi
see more in the series of videos Italian Women in Chicago, 2012 book1 release, and 2022 book2 planning (see book2 release above 2024):
multiple events series 28videos to pick and choose
2022 Genealogy series in 5 parts
2022 The Sassano Project, one of the many Chicago italian neighborhoods, presented by John Cavalone, one of the project administrators,
2021
2021 Dante 700 years event presentations
2021 IA Literati = Author Presentations (video)
2021 IA Literati = Author Presentations (audio)
Dominic Candeloro (intro), Maria Gillan (keynote), Ms. Agresti, Mary E.Gibson, Edward Izzi, Albert Melone, Maria Gillan (commentary), Athur Cola, Mr. Decker, Mr. Rufo, Vito Raimondi, Terry Quilico,
2020/2021
2:30 espresso =2020/2021 series
Italian American reflections from our weekly Wednesday 2:30pm espresso breaktime presentations, and special guests originally live via informal Zoom Meetings online. Hosted and moderated by Dominic Candeloro. Some episodes were in partnership with the Loyola University Italian American Studies program and Carla Simonini. Guests include: Gaetano Cipolla, Gary Momino, Lou Corsino, Mike Bacarella, Dolores Sorrentino Sennebogen, John Lagattuta, Angelyn Balodimas-Bartolomei, Peter Pero, Gloria Coco, Frank Alduino, Jerome Krase, Dominic Candeloro, Dan Niemiec, Mary E.Gibson, Giuseppe De Bartolo, William J. Connell, Peter Belmonte, Carla Simonini, CJ Martello, Anthony Riccio, Salvatore LaGumina, Joe Reina, Edward Izzi, Tony Ardizzone, Maria Rosaria D'Alfonso, Jerry Gems, Tom Smith, Albert Melone, Kathy DeNicolo, Stephanie Longo, Lawrence Baldassaro, Loreto Giovannone, Richard Juliani,
Casa Film Series in 2 parts
behind the scenes Q&A for the feature film "My Country" with Director-Actor Giancarlo Ionnatta; and
behind the scenes on the Amazon series "Utopia" with Gloria Coco, her acting and law career;
2020
2020 IA Literati =Author Presentations
Learn and discover firsthand from some of our featured authors and guest speakers in this insightful annual event. The year 2020 edition was via Zoom Meetings, and the live event has been recorded in sequential series for your Italian American studies. Authors and presentations include: Fred Gardaphe' , Dominic Candeloro, Maria Rosario D'Alfonso, CJ Martello, Mary E.Gibson, Marcella Bernard, Bruno Cortis, Carol Amendola D’Anca, Terry Quilico, K.F.DeNicolo,Gail Tanzer, Giovanna Miceli-Jeffries,
2019
2019 IA Literati =Author Presentations
2019 Saving Our Stories how to publish, authors, examples, and books published by The Italian Cultural Center series presentations in 21 parts
2019 Vito Raimondi interview series in 3 parts
2019 OHLUC, Loyola Student's Oral History Interviews, Frank DiPiero,
(access to the full series of interviews with other persons is in process, inquire at casalibrary@gmail.com )
(see also other pages and more audio interviews on this website)
2018 IA Literati =Author Presentations
2017 IA Literati =Author Presentations
2013
November2013, Imigration Conference, 42 videos in playlist series or to pick and choose, (in partnership with Loyola University Chicago,)
2012
Italian Women in Chicago anthology project 2012 event at Casa Library
see the full 2012 series in an automatic playlist
Mar 23 2012 - Three Paesani Poets Part I Part II - Judith Valente, Albert DeGenova and Donna Pucciani
Jan 6 2012 - Anti-Italianism Lecture 2012 - Part I Part II Part III Part IV
2011
Nov 18 2011 - Authors' Night - Paul Giaimo "Appreciating Don Delillo" & Frank Cicero "Relative Strangers"
Jul 16 2011 - Children's Summer Camp - Summer camp children sing the Italian National Anthem
Oct 8 2011 - Reconstructing Italians in Chicago - Presented by Fred Gardaphe'
2009
2009 Art Treasures Video Preview (youtube)
2009 Casa Library progress report 2009 (youtube)
2007
2007 Joseph Tusiani =2007readings
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Dominic Candeloro weblinks Youtube Playlists #1
Each event playable as a continuous stream
Dominic Candeloro weblinks Youtube Channel #2
The archived individual video files
Dominic Candeloro Youtube Channel #3
Casa Library weblinks Youtube Playlists
Each event playable as a continuous stream
Casa Library weblinks Youtube Channel
The archived individual video files
Casa Italia Chicago Youtube Channel
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Misc. videos yet to be sorted
Italian American Studies resource videos
Casa Italia Interviews (unedited)
AIHA/IASA =2011and other AIHA or IASA
youtube videos playlist link (31 videos series)
AIHA CONF 2006 ORLANDO GENEALOGY---Nicolas CIOTOLA, RAGUSO, PILAT CANDELORO-AMERICAN ITALIAN HISTORY
youtube videos playlist link (17 videos series)
Italian American Scholars Series, before 2025,
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Other videos may also be found in our topic specific webpages.
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