Defining Italian American Identity in the United States through Opera during the Mass Migration Period
Thursday, November 14, 2019, 6pm. John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, 25 West 43rd Street, 17th Floor, New York, N.Y. 10036. This presentation by Davide Ceriani (Rowan University) focuses on the role Italian opera had in forming an Italian American cultural and ethnic identity during the mass migration period (1880-1924). Italians who immi...
Repairs Begin On Charging Bull Statue In Lower Manhattan
An iconic New York City sculpture near Wall Street is getting much needed repairs. The Charging Bull was damaged last month when a tourist from Texas smashed a metal banjo over its head. The repair work is being supervised by the artist who created it. The bad news is the area around the bull is closed, so no selfies with the symbol. The good news...
Paolo Busti Cultural Foundation honors two Genesee County residents as Outstanding Italian-Americans
Last night at Terry Hills Restaurant, the Paolo Busti Cultural Foundation held its Fall Dinner celebrating National Italian-American Heritage Month. Each year, proceeds from this event fund scholarships, which are given every spring to graduating high school students of Italian heritage. “Outstanding Italian-American of 2019” plaques were presented...
After de Blasio snub, Max Rose wants to honor Mother Cabrini with post office
The campaign to honor Mother Cabrini in New York City despite Mayor Bill de Blasio and first lady Chirlane McCray is snowballing. A post office in southern Brooklyn would be renamed after Mother Cabrini under legislation introduced Friday by Rep. Max Rose (D-Staten Island/Brooklyn). It’s the latest move by an elected official pushing to honor the s...
Cuomo pledges $750K for statue honoring Mother Cabrini
The state will dedicate $750,000 to erect a Big Apple statue honoring Mother Cabrini — after Mayor Bill de Blasio and first lady Chirlane McCray came under fire from Italian American and Catholic leaders for failing to recognize the patroness saint of immigrants as part of their “She Built NYC” program. The funding and construction, announced Thurs...
A Look Back At A Monumental Columbus Day
October is Italian Heritage Month; you may or may not be aware of this depending on which media sources you follow. This year, preceding Columbus Day, there was a controversy which wound up spilling into New York’s Columbus Day parade and ignited an unprecedented movement by New York’s still-vibrant Italian American community. The seemingly well-in...
At 79, Design Legend Gaetano Pesce Still Has Work to Do
Walking into Italian architect Gaetano Pesce’s studio in the Brooklyn Navy Yard, the first thing you notice is the smell: wet paint. “Sorry about that,” his studio assistant says. “We’re finishing the structure for this cabinet—Sole.” Just as quickly, your other senses kick in—music thumps and machines buzz. Sun pours in through the windows, gliste...
Patricia Cronin and the Lure of Antiquity
Thursday, November 7, 2019. 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM EST. CIMA - Center for Italian Modern Art, 421 Broome Street, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10013.Artist Patricia Cronin and Vivien Greene will discuss Cronin’s work as it relates to Marino Marini: Arcadian Nudes and explore topics including feminism, public art, and antique sources. The program is sponsored...
Meet the Author: Out of Rushmore’s Shadow with Lou Del Bianco Nov 5th (GNY-LI)
When: Tuesday, November 5th, 2019 | 7:00-8:30PM - Where: Manhasset Public Library, 30 Onderdonk Avenue | Manhasset, NY 11030 To celebrate Italian Heritage Month, NOIAW’s Long Island Network cordially invites you to a book presentation by Lou Del Bianco, author of Out of Rushmore’s Shadow. Using photographs and other primary source materials to illu...
When I Am Italian
Thursday, 11/07/2019 - 6:30pm. Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò, 22 W 12th St, New York, NY 10011. When I Am Italian - Quando sono Italiana (2019, SUNY Press) by Joanna Clapps Herman. The author in conversation with authors: Mary Ann Carolan, Maria Laurino, Edvige Giunta, Nancy Carnevale. The four women writers, scholars and friends discuss what it is...
A novembre il “Long Island Ambasciatore Awards” dell’Italian American Museum
Si terrà il 17 novembre al Cresthollow Country Club di Woodbury (8325 Jericho Tpke, NY 11797) il Gala dell’Italian American Museum che in questa occasione consegnerà il “Long Island Ambasciatore Award” a numerosi italo-americani che si sono distinti nella loro attività o in quella delle associazioni di appartenenza. La cerimonia inizierà alle 12.00...
Exquisite Elegies: Genoa's Staglieno Cemetery
Wednesday, 10/23/2019 - 6:00pm. Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò, 22 W 12th St, New York, NY 10011. In partnership with the Bogliasco Foundation. Once deemed “the most beautiful cemetery in the world” (Le Figaro), Genoa’s monumental cemetery is a museum unique in the world, with some of the 19th century’s most stunning and elaborate statuary. Against a...