San Gennaro Festival brings music, food, and fun to Little Italy
The 99th San Gennaro Festival is underway in Little Italy in Lower Manhattan. That means live music, zeppole, sausage, peppers, and games. The feast runs until September 21st on Mulberry Street between Canal and Houston Streets. It opens at 11 a.m. and shuts down nightly at 10 p.m. Mario Capparelli, a festival board member, told PIX11 News, “The fe...
Meatballs, music to highlight Italian festival in Auburn, NY
A.T. Walley & Co. will hold its third annual Italian Heritage Festival beginning at 11 a.m. Saturday, September 13. The festival will take place in State Street Plaza next door to the bar at 119 Genesee St., Auburn. Along with Italian food and attractions all day, the festival will feature live music by Allegro from noon to 2 p.m., 8-Traxx at 2:...
Syracuse’s Festa Italiana returns for 27th year of food, music, bocce and culture
With food, music, dancing, bocce and even a little history and culture, Syracuse’s Festa Italiana has something for everyone. Celebrating its 27th edition in 2025, the three-day festival, which opens on Friday at 11 a.m. in front of City Hall, salutes all things Italian. The family-friendly event will feature live Italian entertainment, music and d...
Celebrations at the Italian street fest in Schenectady
The Little Italy Street Fest, better known as Italian Festa, took over Jay Street in Schenectady on Saturday. The event has become a beloved tradition for families across the Capital Region– packing the street with music, dancing, and plenty of food. Hundreds of people came out to enjoy the festa. From the first note of live Italian music to the la...
DaVinci Society of Wagner College to honor five during scholarship dinner Sept. 25
As a prelude to the Italian-American Heritage Month of October, September presents a time to explore Italy’s time-honored cultural heritage and recognize the significant cultural and historical contributions of Italian immigrants and their ancestors. In keeping with that concept, each year the DaVinci Society of Wagner College hosts its annual Sch...
Magazzino Italian Art to Host Piero Manzoni’s Rooms from September 8
The work of avant-garde artist Piero Manzoni, who died in 1963 at the age of just 29, will be featured at Magazzino Italian Art with a posthumous exhibition. Two of his unfinished Rooms, together with a series of Achromes, have been donated by the Piero Manzoni Foundation and the Hauser & Wirth gallery and will be on display in the exhibition Piero...
Award-winning author is helping Staten Islanders discover the hidden stories in their memories
Award-winning author Maria Giura will lead a series of virtual writing workshops this fall at Casa Belvedere, focusing on memories of nature and the outdoors. The workshops, which began at the Italian cultural center in December 2020, have evolved from their initial Italian-American focus to welcome writers of all backgrounds. Topics can include a...
New Mural Puts Down “Roots” on W45th Street
A towering new mural has sprouted on W45th Street between 10th and 11th Avenues in Hell’s Kitchen, transforming a once-muted wall into a vibrant statement on strength, belonging and sustainability. Commissioned by international nonprofit Yourban2030, the same group behind the Botanical Pulse mural in Hell’s Kitchen Park, the piece continues their c...
New film follows one Italian American hero 9/11 family - whose 3 sons are following in their slain NYPD detective dad’s footsteps
This 9/11 hero’s legacy is larger than the big screen. The sons of an NYPD detective who was killed when he courageously charged into the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001 are following in their father’s large footsteps — and a new movie documents their call to serve. Opening in select theatres on Friday, “Twin Towers: Legacy” follows the story...
CIAO holds annual picnic in Silver Creek
The Chautauqua Italian America Organization, better known as CIAO, held its annual picnic on August 16, 2025, in Silver Creek, NY. About 40 members attended the event. Plans for events for the balance of this year and next year were discussed with suggestions of going to the Italian Cultural Society followed by a dinner at an Italian restaurant, an...
Iconic Photographer Sante D'Orazio Chronicles His Legendary Fashion Career in Upcoming Memoir: A Shot in the Dark
In his 30+ year career, Sante D'Orazio has captured some of the most illustrious photographs of supermodel powerhouses like Kate Moss, Cindy Crawford, Heidi Klum, and Naomi Campbell as well as pop culture icons like Drew Barrymore, Keanu Reeves, Pamela Anderson, and Janet Jackson. Now, D'Orazio will let readers into his inner world with an up-close...
Debate over efforts to change the name of Columbus Park
Supporters and opponents of an effort to change the name of Columbus Park in Binghamton (NY) plan to make their opinions known at a town hall meeting next month. A committee of City Council is hosting the public discussion at the request of the Broome-Tioga NAACP. The civil rights organization says it believes the park should have a more inclusive...