Alla rassegna “Dream Up” torna “Sailor”, storia d’amore di immigrati a New York
All’interno della rassegna teatrale “Dream Up”, il teatro newyorkese Theatre for the New City ha ospitato lo spettacolo “Sailor” scritto da Mariagrazia De Luca e Elle Sunman con la regia di Marc Scott e Josafat Concepcion. Al centro della storia di “Sailor” è la storia d’amore tra un’aspirante scrittrice italiana e un giovane messicano, che lavora...
Look what’s growing in this amazing Staten Island garden
In the hush of impending fall, with a single cricket cheep-cheep-cheeping in the backdrop, Salvina and Giovanni Iacono savor the final days of their summer garden. Salvina beams as she shows off the electric pink blooms of her Crown-of-Thorns, flora known as a “Jesus Plant,” which she cultivated from a friend’s clipping. She’s proud of a snake plan...
4th annual Amsterdam ItaliaFest scheduled for Saturday
Saturday will mark the 4th annual Amsterdam ItaliaFest, the largest annual tourism event in the city. Mayor Michael Villa said during the first year of his administration he revived what had been a decades long annual tradition of an Italian festival held on Amsterdam's Southside. He said the success of the ItaliaFest has been the cornerstone of hi...
10th Annual Blauvelt Sons of Italy Italian Feast & Carnival Approaches
The Rockland Lodge 2176 of the Sons of Italy will host the 10th Annual Blauvelt Sons of Italy Italian Feast and Carnival at Tappan Masonic Park Fair Grounds September 12 – 15. The popular event draws thousands of people from around the tri-state area during the spectacular four-day celebration of all things Italian and has been recognized as the bi...
The Dorsky Museum and Magazzino Italian Art Foundation to Showcase Rare Works of Italian Artists
The Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art State University of New York at New Paltz and Magazzino Italian Art Foundation in Cold Spring have partnered to bring the Hudson Valley community 11 rarely-before-seen works of three Italian artists. "Paper Media: Boetti, Calzolari, Kounellis" is a can’t-miss exhibit that starts on August 28 and runs through Dec. 8 i...
Mangia! Italian American Club Holds Evening in the Piazza
The Italian American Club held its annual Evening in the Piazza under sunny skies on Saturday (Aug. 17) at the Mahopac Chamber Park. Attendees had the opportunity to enjoy traditional Italian foods such as zeppola, gelato, sausage and peppers and plenty of pizza. A DJ played Italian favorites for the crowd to dance to. For the kids, there was a bo...
The Machine Stops - Tommaso Gambini Quintet
Tommaso Gambini presents his project “The Machine Stops” performing with his ensemble a suite of original compositions based on the 1909 novel of the same name by Edward Forster. More then one hundred years ago, the writer envisioned a dystopian future in which humans rely on a universal machine to provide for their needs and to interact with each...
The Cinematic Art of Giuseppe Tornatore's "Cinema Paradiso"
Join us for a lecture series presented by Joseph Spedaliere: The Cinematic Art of Giuseppe Tornatore's "Cinema Paradiso". Westchester Italian Cultural Center, One Generoso Pope Place, Tuckahoe, NY 10707. Part I: Thursday, September 5th at 7:00 PM. Part II: Thursday, September 26th at 7:00 PM. Members $20 Non-Members $25. SPECIAL PROMOTION: SAVE $10...
Renée Anne Louprette plays San Gennaro Festival Organ Recital - Erben Organ Days 2019
Renée Anne Louprette, internationally acclaimed concert organist, will present an organ recital as part of the annual San Gennaro Festival in Little Italy. Erben Organ Days 2019 is a series of concerts and events highlighting our historic 1868 Henry Erben Organ. Ms. Louprette will be playing both the 1868 Henry Erben and the 1859 Hall & Labagh orga...
Verdi comes to New York
A major exhibition of Verdi artefacts and scores opens in New York next month bringing many major items to the United States for the first time. ‘Verdi: Creating Otelloand Falstaff – Highlights from the Ricordi Archive’ can be seen at New York’s Morgan Library & Museum from September 6 and will run until January 5, 2020. The Library's own collectio...
Addabbo Calls On The ‘She Built NYC’ Initiative To Include Mother Cabrini
State Sen. Joseph P. Addabbo, Jr. (D-Howard Beach, Ozone Park, Woodhaven, Glendale, Middle Village, Maspeth, parts of South Ozone Park, Ridgewood, Woodside, The Rockaways) yesterday fired off a letter to First Lady Chirlane McCray and her selection panel for the ‘She Built NYC’ for an explanation on why the panel ignored the people’s choice of Moth...
Claudia Corrieri Literary Prize Will Fund Writers' Scholarships At Two NYC Drama Schools In 2020
In 2020, for the second year, the Claudia Corrieri Literary Prize, a scholarship fund, will be awarded to actors, playwrights and screenwriters at two institutions: Manhattan's Barrow Group Theater Company and School and Brooklyn's Terry Knickerbocker Studio. The grants, valued at $1,500 each, will help fund writing classes to be selected at the st...