The Tiber River at dusk with Ponte Sant'Angelo and St. Peter's Basilica in Rome

Italian-American Club · Est. Akron, Ohio

Italian Roots.
Local Community.

Celebrating Italian heritage, friendship, tradition and community in Northeast Ohio.

Le Radici — The Roots official club logo

Benvenuti

More Than a Club.
A Connection to Our Roots.

Le Radici began the way most good things do — around a table. What started as a handful of families sharing meals and memories has grown into a club where people across Northeast Ohio come together over a shared appreciation for Italian culture, heritage and tradition.

Some of our members grew up speaking the language at home. Others simply love the food, the music and the warmth of it all. Everyone is welcome. Whether you come for the Sunday dinners, the bocce courts, the trips abroad or the conversation, you'll find the same thing waiting: neighbors who feel like family.

Our Story
Two members making dough together in the clubhouse kitchen
Sunday dinner at the clubhouse. Placeholder photography.

Tradition is better when it's shared.

Heritage & Culture

Celebrating Italian traditions, history and culture — the language, the recipes and the stories our families carried here.

Friendship & Community

A place to build friendships and gather throughout the year, from quiet weeknights at the club to the biggest celebrations.

Events & Experiences

Dinners, bocce, celebrations and dancing that bring members together. Join us on our bus trips or our trips to Italy.

Upcoming at Le Radici

There's almost always something on the calendar. Come see what's happening at the club.

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The Le Radici clubhouse hall set with round tables for a private event

The Clubhouse

A Place to Gather

Our hall has hosted engagement parties, anniversaries, baptisms, retirement dinners and more Sunday suppers than anyone has counted. It's available to members and to the wider community for gatherings, celebrations and private events — a warm, unfussy room with a full kitchen and space for everyone you'd like to invite.

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A crowd of members and neighbors at an evening heritage festival

Membership

There's a place for you at the table.

Membership is open to anyone who enjoys good company and cares about keeping these traditions going. Come to a dinner, roll a few bocce balls, meet the people who make this club what it is — and then stay.