Chazz Palminteri & the Cast of A Bronx Tale Tour Explore the Hood Before Hitting the Road
On the corner of 187th and Belmont Avenue! Chazz Palminteri took the touring cast of his musical A Bronx Tale on a guided tour of the famed borough on September 19, visiting many of the shops that are featured as storefronts in the scenic design of the show. Palminteri introduced recent Broadway.com #LiveAtFive guest Nick Fradiani (Lorenzo), Kayla...
San Gennaro Feast Arrives
More than 120 food vendors, live entertainment, eating contests, a classic car show and an evening of fireworks — all are in store at the ninth annual San Gennaro Feast of the Hamptons this weekend in Hampton Bays. Admission is free to the two-day event on Saturday and Sunday, which runs concurrently with a carnival from Friday to Sunday on Good Gr...
Fashion and Beauty in Ancient Rome
Friday October 4 at 7:00 PM Westchester Italian Cultural Center | One Generoso Pope Place, Tuckahoe, NY 10707. Fashion and Beauty in Ancient Rome. Presented by Marisa Horowitz-Jaffe. Members $20 Non Members $25. To purchase tickets please visit our website at www.wiccny.org or phone us at (914) 771-8700. In ancient Roman times, beauty and fashion w...
Meet Author and Local Personality: Mary Calvi
Thursday October 10, 7 PM. Westchester Italian Cultural Center, One Generoso Pope Place- Tuckahoe, NY 10707. Mary Calvi, New York City TV Anchor, reporter, and winner of 9 Emmy Awards, is here to present her debut novel "Dear George, Dear Mary: A Novel of George Washington's First Love". Books will be available for purchase and signing. Members $20...
Casa Belvedere, cultural center with ties to Brooklyn Bridge, NEEDS YOUR VOTE in contest honoring women in history
Casa Belvedere, the Italian cultural center on Grymes Hill, formerly known as the Stirn mansion, is connected to several trailblazer women who made invaluable contributions that helped shape Staten Island, the Brooklyn Bridge, and the United States. And now the historic site that’s being restored is one of 20 finalists competing in a prestigious Na...
Once in a century: Sheepshead Bay resident celebrates 100th birthday!
In 1919, the United States banned the sale of alcohol, the Chicago White Sox threw the World Series, women gained the right to vote, and Brooklyn’s own Rosalie Davi entered the world. 100 years later, Davi celebrated her admission into the centennial club with friends, family, and a beer during an uproarious birthday bash at Gargiulo’s in Coney Isl...
Cultural Heritage Practices & Critical Fashion Theory
Thursday, Oct 3, 2019, Workshop 3:30 pm., Exhibition 63:30 pm. The Italian Academy, 1161 Amsterdam Avenue, New York, NY 10027 (Just south of 118th Street). WELCOMING REMARKS: Barbara Faedda (Italian Academy) INTRODUCTION: Barbara Faedda and Lynda Dematteo. Q&A MODERATED BY: Barbara Carnevali. CLOSING REMARKS: Emanuele Coccia. This workshop brings t...
Hudson Valley Barber, Known As 'World's Oldest,' Dies At Age 108
Anthony Mancinelli died on Thursday, Sept. 19 at his Orange County home in New Windsor. He was 108. Mancinelli started cutting hair at age 11 years old. Remarkably, he kept at it for almost a century. In 2007, he was cited by the Guinness Book of World Records as the “world’s oldest barber” -- a designation repeated each year since then. Mancinelli...
Tony Marmo, Linda Palladino to be honored at Italian Festival in Kingston Oct. 13
Tony Marmo and Linda Palladino have been selected by the Ulster County Italian-American Foundation as signore and signora of the year and will be honored on Sunday, Oct. 13, at the Italian Festival on the Kingston waterfront, scheduled from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. The honorees will be recognized at the festival's opening ceremony at 11 a.m. at T.R. Gallo...
San Gennaro Feast Of The Hamptons Coming Soon
Get your appetites ready: The 9th Annual San Gennaro Feast of the Hamptons is set to unfold soon, with delicious fare and fun for all. The feast, which takes place Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 28 and 29, from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Good Ground Road in Hampton Bays near the Long Island Rail Road station, features Italian delicacies, artisans, a carniva...
First Woman Named Italian-American of the Year at St. Liberata Festival
History was made during the 52nd annual celebration of the Patchogue Italian Feast of Saint Liberata on Saturday, September 7th when 87-year-old Grace Rizzi-Gallipoli was named as their first female Italian-American of the year. According to an announcement released by the organization, Rizzi-Gallipoli was born on February 13, 1932 in Montescaglio...
Curzio Malaparte: The cruelty of literature book launch
Tuesday September 24 2019 / 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM. Center for MOdern Italian Art - 421 Broome Street, 4th floor, New York, NY 10013. CIMA is thrilled to host a book launch and conversation with the author of “Curzio Malaparte: The cruelty of Literature,” Franco Baldasso and NYRB translator and novelist Jenny McPhee. Curzio Malaparte is today at the cen...