Italian-American Alliance CT

13/10/2025

🇮🇹 Happy Columbus Day 🇺🇸

As President of the Italian American Alliance, I am honored to join our community in celebrating a day deeply meaningful to Italian Americans across this nation. Columbus Day is more than a commemoration of one man’s voyage — it embodies the spirit of exploration, cultural pride, and the resilience of our ancestors who navigated the challenges of assimilation and discrimination to enrich the American tapestry.

This day also reminds us of the struggles that shaped our history. In 1891, 11 Italian immigrants were lynched in New Orleans — one of the darkest acts of prejudice in our heritage — and that tragedy itself contributed to the recognition of Columbus Day as a symbol of Italian American acceptance in America.

Let us use this occasion to celebrate our traditions — language, music, food, family — and reflect on the path we’ve walked as a community. May it also be a day to reaffirm our commitment to defending the dignity and respect of Italian American identity, in dialogue with all others striving for recognition and understanding.

To all our members, allies, and friends: Happy Columbus Day. May we continue to uplift our heritage — through education, unity, and pride.

-Joey Catanzaro
President of the Italian American Alliance
CT Chapter

07/10/2025

Proud of my friend Salvatore Circosta!!!

02/10/2025

🇮🇹🇺🇸 Bravery 🇮🇹🇺🇸

15/03/2025

Happy Birthday to Amerigo Vespucci! 🎉🇮🇹 The Italian explorer whose name gave us America and whose voyages helped map the New World. His legacy lives on in history and beyond! 🌍🚢

27/02/2025

Got no plans this Saturday? Looking for something fun to do, with homemade food, live music and dancing, something wicked Italian, and supports a great cause? 🎭 🇮🇹

Get your tickets today to join us for our Carnevale celebration! Italian buffet, live music with Luciano Russo, dancing, cash bar with signature drinks, raffles- all to benefit a new roof at the Franciscan convent in . Enjoy the last party before we enter Lent! You don’t want to miss it!

Menu Includes homemade gnocchi, antipasto, arancini, homemade meatballs, mallone, Insalata di riso, and much more! Signature cocktails Including espresso martini, aperol spritz, limoncello spritz, negroni, and bellini- as well Peroni beer, wine by the glass, and bottles of Pinot Grigio and Pinot Noir from Valdarno, West Springfield’s Italian sister city.

We also are excited to have Luciano Russo who was our entertainment at the Gala returns to bring Incredible music and class!

Tables of ten are also available, so you don’t have to sit next to a bunch of stunads! Haha

Get your tickets are La Fiorentina or online now at: https://www.ticketleap.events/tickets/springfielditalians/masquerade-carnevale-fundraiser

06/02/2025

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More great news coming from the Sons & Daughters of Italy in Springfield! If you have a child or a grandchild who is interested in learning the basics of the Italian language we are offering a series of eight free classes for children aged 6 to 12.

These classes are free of charge for children and grandchildren of members of the Sons and Daughters of Italy in Springfield. If you are not a member and would like to join to benefit from these services please go to our website and sign up today. It is such a gift to pass on our beautiful Italian language to the next generation. Please sign up by emailing us or by sending us a message. Grazie!

14/10/2024

City Hall is closed today, October 14th, in observance of Columbus Day.

I also want to wish a Happy Italian American Heritage Month to all those in our Italian American community. 🇮🇹