Events

34th Annual Louisiana American Italian Sports Hall of Fame Gala

2 Poydras St
New Orleans, LA 70130 United States

The Louisiana American Italian Sports Hall of Fame Induction Gala honors & celebrates national and local Italian Americans in the sports, entertainment, medical, and civic fields. Proceeds benefit the American Italian Cultural Center and scholarships for college-bound high school seniors excelling in academics and athletics. Cocktails and Silent Auction will begin at 5:00pm The Dinner…

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Lecture: Michelangelo and the Popes

537 South Peters Street
New Orleans, LA 70130 United States

All Michelangelo wanted to be was a sculptor, but Pope Julius II had other ideas, as did Pope Leo X, Pope Clement VII, and Pope Paul III. A long line of Popes with an eye for talent commissioned Michelangelo, often against his will, to create works of art and architecture which the artist accomplished so superbly…

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Lecture: Challenging what you thought you knew about Sicilian New Orleans

537 South Peters Street
New Orleans, LA 70130 United States

In this talk, Dr. Justin Nystrom of Loyola University New Orleans will share some of the bigger surprises that came out of the research for his recent book, Creole Italian. This work documents the important role that Sicilian immigrants played in making New Orleans into one of the world’s great food cities. Justin Nystrom is an…

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