At historic Roslyn Grist Mill, an unearthed bottle spills out links to the past
A crew working to restore a centuries-old gristmill in Roslyn discovered a pair of messages left by two men who worked to preserve the same building more than 100 years ago. George Gorski, 48, a carpenter at Woodbury-based E&A Restoration, found the two letters and four vintage coins in an old milk bottle encased in a concrete slab Oct. 14 at Rosly...
BUON NATALE: Unexpected Stories Behind Beloved Holiday Traditions
Friday, December 4th • 7:00-9:00pm. Organized by Casa Belvedere. With Carla Gambescia. Registration is required. Once you register for a virtual event, you will receive an invitation to join the live zoom program the night before the event. Discover the surprising backstories behind some of our most cherished holiday traditions from Saint Nicholas...
Holiday Do’s and Don’ts: An Italian Chef’s Guide
Executive Chef Pasquale Martinelli has experienced significant growth in his business since the pandemic started. He is the owner and founder of Alloro, a private dining catering company based out of Rockaway Beach in New York, serving mainly the tri-state area. Chef Martinelli – born and raised in Puglia – is a true ambassador of Apulian cuisine i...
Chatting with the Star: Roberto Bolle in Conversation with Grazia D'Annunzio
When: Mon, 12/07/2020 at 5:00pm - Broadcast on our Facebook page and website On the occasion of the release of Parole che danzano (Rizzoli, 2020), the principal dancer étoile of La Scala Roberto Bolle sifts through a collection of images that survey his entire career, in conversation with Grazia D'Annunzio (Università Statale di Milano).
From Catherine of Siena to Mother Cabrini: The Enduring Appeal of Italian Female Saints
Wednesday December 9 at 7pm EST. Organized by the Westchester Italian Cultural Center. Click here for more info & to register. Presented by Christine Contrada. $10. Columbus Day in 2020 was a very different affair for New Yorkers. Overshadowed by a continuing pandemic, there was no parade. Instead, Governor Andrew Cuomo took the opportunity to unve...
Giving Tuesday - Campaign Now Open at the Columbus Citizens Foundation
Giving Tuesday is next week - and we are launching our campaign now! For the first 50 leadership donors of $500 and above that give or commit a pledge between now and December 1, we will be sending you a beautiful Biordi Imports ornament as a token of our appreciation. All Biordi Imports ornaments are Italian made and hand painted. Their popular Ra...
Bob Farina Releases New Memoir, ‘I Didn’t Always Like Calamari’
Bob Farina’s grandparents immigrated to the United States, leaving Sicily, Italy, by boat on June 14, 1913. They arrived in the country nearly one month later on July 1, 1913. Like millions of other immigrants at the time, they were greeted by the Statue of Liberty upon arriving in New York. Born into this hardworking family of New York Italian imm...
"Mother Tongue, an American Life in Italy" - Book Presentation
When: Friday, December 11, 2020 From 12:00 pm To 1:30 pm - Organized by : ICI - REGISTRATION REQUIRED Wallis Wilde-Menozzi in conversation with Jonathan Galassi will talk about her book: Mother Tongue, an American Life in Italy -a probing and poetic examination of language, food, faith, and family attachment in Italian life through the eyes of an A...
Billy Joel’s "Scenes From An Italian Restaurant" Is About a Specific Eatery, but Not the One Long Island Natives Think
Billy Joel’s dedication to Long Island is no secret. The location seeps into his music regularly. After growing up mostly in Oyster Bay, Joel has owned property all over the island. Over the years, he had beachfront estates in Sagaponack, Sag Harbor, Oyster Bay, and Amagansett, to name a few. Since he’s so dedicated to staying on the island, it sho...
Seven Fishes & Other Italian Christmas traditions
December 1st at 7:00 PM EST - Hosted by Westchester Italian Cultural Center - Presented by Toni McKeen. Christmas and the Italian culture... Two things we have come to love. Now put them together and you have a divine pairing! We will talk about many of the favorite Italian traditions that we celebrate during the holidays and how they came to be ce...
Projected onto the NY Italian Consulate’s Walls, the “Unrelenting” Force of Nature
The NYC Mayor’s Office for International Affairs, Consulate General of Italy in New York, and Magazzino Italian Art presented an outdoor screening of Francesco Simeti’s video work Unrelenting (2020) on November 17, 2020, from 5 to 7 PM. The artwork was projected in largescale on the exterior of the Consulate building, visible on the southwest cor...
Columbus monument board vows to fight to save statue
As the Columbus Monument Corporation Board was preparing for the 86th Annual Columbus Day Wreath Ceremony, our emotions were mixed with thoughts – negative and positive. We were happy to have our Italian American and Central New York communities share the celebration we have always cherished reflecting our heritage and the hard fought “battle” our...