Italian Heritage Society of Indiana

 Singing for Caruso The Life of Opera Diva, Rosa Ponselle Born in 1897, the daughter of humble immigrants, plain looking Rosa loved to sing while washing dishes. While scratching out a living working in New York City Music Halls, she is discovered by none other than Enrico Caruso. Her rise to fame is legendary. Her […]

                         ITALIAN-AMERICAN                                  GOLF OUTING Hosted By: The Italian Heritage Society                            Proceeds benefit the     […]

Italian Heritage Society Lecture Series Obtaining Dual Citizenship: What You Need to Know! Sunday, August 12, 2018 at Nora Library 2:00-4:00 pm Always Free-No RSVP required.

 Italian POW Chapel in the Meadow at Camp Atterbury Join IHSI for 29th Annual Celebration of  Mass & Picnic 11:00 a.m. Presentation of Colors Ceremony and Mass   The Picnic will  follow nearby, bocce and games are planned. Members are asked to bring a side dish or dessert to share. A main pasta dish will be provided, […]

Not so long ago Emilio Brentani was a promising young author. Now he is an insurance agent on the fast track to forty. He gains a new lease on life, though, when he falls for the young and beautiful Angelina, except that his angel just happens to be an unapologetic cheat. But what begins as […]

Join us at Matteo Ristorante Italiano for Il Postino. Address: 1351 West 86th St., Indianapolis Date & Time: October 28 at 12:30 pm Admission includes dinner: members $18.00, non-members: $25.00 Pay at the door, cash only. For more information and to reserve your spot contact Ray Brown at [email protected] or Mauvene Borton at [email protected] A […]

Ciao Amici, The 42nd Indy International Festival is fast approaching! Date: November 8, 9 and 10, 2018 Where: Indiana State Fairground Blue Ribbon Building Hours: Thursday, November 8, 2018 9 am-5 pm Friday, November 9, 2018 9 am-9 pm Saturday, November 10, 2018 9 am-9 pm Theme: Destinations Around the World Set up is on Wednesday […]

Our final lecture of 2018 is coming up! Roman Architecture By Professor Glass We are privileged to learn about this fascinating topic from an expert. Professor James Glass has a long track record in Indiana around historic preservation. Formerly, Profess Glass was Director of Historic preservation and Architecture for the State of Indiana’s Department of […]

Matilde Serao (1856-1927)is widely regarded as the most successful Italian woman journalist of the nineteenth century as well as being an important writer of fiction. A great observer of life, Serao focused her writing directly on the most pressing problems of a newly unified Italy, urban poverty, and the North/South divide. Historian and critic Benedetto Croce […]