Tesori ritrovati: la mostra nella sede ONU a New York
È stata inaugurata ieri al Palazzo di Vetro, Sede centrale delle Nazioni Unite a New York, “Tesori ritrovati: l’arte di salvare l’arte”, la mostra sui capolavori d'arte ritrovati, in mezzo secolo di attività, dal nucleo Tutela Patrimonio Culturale dell'Arma dei Carabinieri. L’esposizione – aperta al pubblico fino al 17 gennaio – arriva all’Onu nel...
When the Doges used to wed the sea with rings
January 15 – February 15, 2020. Opening reception: Wednesday, January 15, 2020 6:00pm-8:00pm. Please RSVP. IIC New York - 686 Park Ave, New York, NY 10065. GIANNI BERENGO GARDIN ● CLAUDIA CORRENT ● RENATO D’AGOSTIN ● FULVIO ROITER. A photographic homage to Venice. This exhibition is inspired by the sense of urgency to support artistic heritage cons...
George Mariano, longtime teacher at West Islip High School, dies at 82
George Robert Mariano, a Long Island educator who worked with local businesses to give West Islip High School students work experience, died Saturday. He was 82. “He taught us to be business-minded,” his daughter, Allison Mariano-Bonoff of Easton, Connecticut, said. “Not just to instill skills at a specific job but a work ethic.” Mariano grew up in...
Pier Paolo Pasolini: Subversive Prophet at the Neuberger Museum
Pier Paolo Pasolini (Italian, 1922–1975), one of 20th century Europe's leading intellectuals, known for his prolific work as a poet, writer, and film director, and who railed against government corruption, materialism, consumerism, and political and social repression, will be the focus of Pier Paolo Pasolini: Subversive Prophet, an important exhibi...
Morris Park community leader, Danny Cestaro, remembered
Daniel ‘Danny’ Charles Cestaro, a founder of the Morris Park Community Association, passed away peacefully in his Morris Park home on Tuesday, December 17 alongside family at the age of 89. According to his daughter, Jaclyn DeBellis, Cestaro, the son of Italian immigrants, was born on Bogart Avenue in Morris Park. Cestaro attended P.S. 83 as a youn...
Adrienne Iapalucci Wiki: Facts About the Comedian on Netflix’s “The Degenerates,” Season 2
Netflix is bringing back the seedy underbelly of the stand-up world with The Degenerates season 2 in December. Adrienne Iapalucci is the comedian to watch among the lineup of cynical and politically incorrect comics. If you haven’t checked out this comedian’s scathing sarcasm yet, our Adrienne Iapulucci wiki is the primer you need before binging on...
Nivola in New York / Figure in Field
The Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture, the Costantino Nivola Foundation, and the Italian Cultural Institute of New York present Nivola in New York I Figure in Field, an exhibition of the work of Italian sculptor Costantino Nivola (1911-1988), known for his large-scale bas-reliefs, murals, and free-standing sculptural installations created in c...
Baldini & Rossi: Fantaisie - Concert
When: Friday, January 10, 2020 From 7:00 pm To 9:30 pm - Where: Americas Society 680 Park Avenue, NYC - Organized by: Americas Society In collaboration with : ICI - Entrance : Free For the Music of the Americas Concert Series - featuring music and musicians from the Western Hemisphere, including Latin America, the Caribbean, and Canada - the Americ...
Seeing is Believing: Communal Religion at the Etruscan Sanctuary of Poggio Colla
The Archaeological Institute of America - NY Society presents “Seeing is Believing: Communal Religion at the Etruscan Sanctuary of Poggio Colla” A lecture by Dr. Gretchen Meyers, Associate Professor of Classics, Franklin & Marshall College. This lecture examines the archaeological remains from Poggio Colla to reconstruct a community shaped by its g...
Novelist Anthony Sciarratta plans to reopen his grandfather Tony’s ‘iconic’ Forest Hills pizzeria
Anthony Sciarratta grew up smelling tomato sauce and watching dough kneaded at his grandfather’s iconic pizza place, Tony’s Pizzeria, in Forest Hills. Seems like a kid’s dream, right? Well, Sciarratta admitted that he actually wasn’t all that fond of pizza as a kid. “At that time, I didn’t even eat pizza,” he laughed. “I don’t know why, when I was...
Erie County Councilman Leone reflects on 42-year career
It was election night 1976. Fiore Leone and the others who had gathered at the office of District Judge Larry R. Fabrizi found themselves on the losing end of the ballot. Neither Leone's name nor the names of anyone else he was with were up for a vote that day. But they had waged a campaign against the establishment of a home-rule charter for Erie...
Last Major Altarpiece By Venetian Rococo Painter Tiepolo In Private Hands May Fetch More Than $15 Million
Draped in a flowing regal red dress, a rosy-cheeked Madonna tilts her pelvis to the viewer’s right, dangling a rosary from her left hand and barely grasping her child with her right hand. Her heavy eyelids evoke a dreamlike state, the dramatic gestures amplified by chiaroscuro lighting. Giovanni Battista (Giambattista) Tiepolo’s Madonna of The Ro...