From Brooklyn to Jersey: A Reading & Talk on Memoir and Place
Tuesday, October 1, 2019 at 7:00pm. The Italian Cultural Foundation at Casa Belvedere, 79 Howard Avenue, Staten Island, NY 10301. Register Now. Bordighera Press Authors Kathy Curto (Not for Nothing: Glimpses into a Jersey Girlhood) and Maria Giura (What My Father Taught Me) Will Read From Their Books About Growing Up Italian-American And Discuss th...
Cabaret queen Marieann Meringolo
The mere mention of New York City, Broadway and cabaret conjures a world of glitz, entertainment and glamor. Perhaps that’s why, despite the ascent of digital forms of entertainment, the cabaret tradition has continued to thrive in what Frank Sinatra so proudly sang about as the “city that doesn’t sleep.” As much as anyone, Marieann Meringolo repre...
Columbus Day: It Takes a Village to Make It Happen, but What Is It Really About?
It’s Fall again and very soon the Columbus Day Parade will be upon us and right now, I am here to tell you about the behind-the-scene activity that goes into organizing the Parade, the many other events preceding it that the general public never hears about, and the mission behind it all. As the 75th Annual Columbus Day Parade makes its entrance o...
Luca Santaniello & Italian Dreams
When: Tuesday, October 15, 2019 From 6:30 pm To 8:30 pm - Where: Italian Cultural Institute - Organized by : ICI - Entrance : Free Luca Santaniello, New York drummer, composer and band leader, takes you through a musical journey made of Italian colors inspired dreams, together with two other Italian interpreters of Jazz music known for their widely...
A Make It Happen Production Presents John Patrick Shanley's ITALIAN AMERICAN RECONCILIATION
A Make It Happen Production presents John Patrick Shanley's comic romance Italian American Reconciliation which features veteran actress Lori Triolo and Luciana Carro. Directed by Ivette Dumeng. Featuring: Luciana Carro (Battlestar Galactica, Kelix, Falling Skies), Lori Triolo (BlackStone, Riverdale), Franco Lo Presti (Bad Blood) Mershad Torabi (Bo...
Healthcare advocate Murer honored
Cherilyn G. Murer received the Top Women in Healthcare Legacy Award from PR News at an awards luncheon at The Yale Club in New York City in July 2019. The president and CEO of CGM Advisory Group, Murer is an internationally recognized advocate for the advancement of quality, cost-effective health care. As founder and president of Murer Consultants...
Giovanni Colavita, The Bruno Brothers And Rosanna Scotto To Be Honored At 2019 Columbus Celebration Gala And Parade - Will Join Grand Marshal Massimo Ferragamo
The Columbus Citizens Foundation today announced Giovanni Colavita, CEO & President of Colavita, and Cosimo, Gerardo, and Giuseppe Bruno, renowned New York restaurateurs, as honorees of the 2019 Columbus Celebration. In addition, television's Rosanna Scotto – host of Fox 5's "Good Day New York" – will receive the Columbus Foundation's 2019 Humanita...
The Ironies of Italian American History - Lecture & Book
Tuesday, October 1, 2019. 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM EDT. Italian Charities of America, 83-20 Queens Boulevard, Queens, NY 11373. Stanislao Pugliese, Professor of History will discuss his new book as well as the dilemmas and paradoxes of Italian American history. Stanislao Pugliese, Professor of History and the Queensboro Unico Distinguished Professor of It...
Not your average street fair: Festival embraces tradition and culture
Hofstra University celebrated “Italy’s culture and culinary influence on America” by hosting its 27th Annual Italian Festival on the south campus on Sunday, Sept. 15. The Italian Experience Festival, emceed by host of “Sabato Italiano” on WRHU-FM and President of the Association of Italian American Educators Cavaliere, Josephine Maietta, is a popul...
Community activist John Quaglione takes on a new role with DeSales Media
John Quaglione has always aspired to help others. He is a civic leader who genuinely cares about his community, and relies on his faith and his family to help guide him in all that he does. After spending nearly two decades in politics, serving as deputy chief of staff and press secretary to former State Sen. Marty Golden, Quaglione has taken on th...
Little Italy Association calls for a public hearing on Zweigle’s expansion
Zweigle’s is expanding it’s Plymouth Avenue location, and the Little Italy Association of Rochester is worried about what changes that will bring to the neighborhood. Zweigle’s is one of Rochester’s oldest family-owned businesses, famous for their hot dogs. The company wants to add 29,000 square feet to its location in the Little Italy Neighborhood...
Marco Bagnoli Book Presentation
Join us at Magazzino Italian Art (2700 U.S. 9, Cold Spring, NY 10516) on Saturday, September 28, 2019 from 6:00 - 8:00pm for a special evening celebrating the work of Italian artist Marco Bagnoli. The event will including readings by Bagnoli, translated into English by poet Sara Fruner, interspersed with live jazz music by the John Arrucci Trio and...