A Conversation with Apostolic Nuncio, Gabriele Caccia, at Stony Brook Univ.
Wednesday, October 9, 2024, 6 – 8:30 PM. Wang Theater, Charles B. Wang Center, Stony Brook University, NY. Archbishop Caccia, Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations, will be in conversation with Dr. Vincenzo Pascale, Associate Professor at Long Island University and adjunct lecturer in the Globalization Studies and International R...
“Sicily in my Blood” Exhibit Opening is this Weekend!
Saturday October 5, 2024, 2:00 PM. Garibaldi Meucci Museum, 420 Tompkins Ave., Staten Island, NY. RSVP Here. Join us for the opening of Sicily in My Blood, a photography exhibit by Joe Zarba. A retired NYC public school teacher, Joe Zarba is the founder of the photography program at Middle School 51 in Brooklyn. Joe's photography offers a poignant...
Italian American Heritage Society of Long Island & Stony Brook University’s Center for Italian Studies Form Partnership
The Italian American Heritage Society of Long Island and the Center for Italian Studies at Stony Brook University have formed a partnership and recently signed a memorandum of understanding to commemorate the collaboration. Both organizations commit to working on initiatives aligning with their missions and visions. They will collaborate on project...
SI North Shore Esplanade to Host Italian Heritage On The Esplanade
H.E.A.L.T.H. Youths, New Brighton Civic Committees, acclaimed Chef Massimo Felici, Community Organizer Ronnie Gambon, The Staten Island Children’s Museum, The Office of Public Advocate Jumaane Williams, Project Hospitality, The Healthcare Education Project, and community partners are thrilled to announce the inaugural Italian Heritage on the Esplan...
Poetry from the Italian Soul of RIta M. Monte
When: Mon, Oct 21, 2024 at 6:30 PM - Where: Hicksville Public Library, 169 Jerusalem Ave, Hicksville, NY, 11801 Join us as we listen to Poetry from the Italian Soul presented by RITA M. MONTE, poet and producer of the international radio show, Profumi D'Italia, on WHPC 90.3FM Nassau Community College. The reading will take place in the community ro...
Celebrating 500th Anniversary of Verrazzano’s Discovery of New York Harbor and Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge 60th Anniversary
Since 1976, the Italian Heritage and Culture Committee of New York has spearheaded first a week, and now a month-long collaboration with other Italian and Italian American organizations, with the mission of promoting, presenting and preserving Italian and Italian American culture in the Tri-State area. Its annual theme is mirrored by other states...
Columbus statue that was defaced, tossed into lake in Virginia finds new home in NYC suburbs: ‘Everything that we’re proud of’
A century-old statue of Christopher Columbus that was defaced and tossed into a lake during protests in Virginia four years ago is now standing tall in New York City’s suburbs. The 1-ton likeness of the Italian explorer was moved to Rockland County after it was salvaged by the Sons of Italy in the Rockland town of Blauvelt, and the stately cleaned-...
Columbus Day parade returning to 18th Ave.
The Federation of Italian American Organizations of Brooklyn (FIAO) announced that its 42nd annual Brooklyn Columbus Day Parade will take place Saturday, Oct. 12 at 1 p.m. This is the exact day of the month, 532 years earlier in 1492, when Italian navigator Christopher Columbus, on his first voyage, landed on the island of San Salvatore, resulting...
Italian American Podcast Ep: 338 When Two Little Italy Collide: The North End Meets Mulberry Street
Join us in this lively episode of the Italian American Podcast as we welcome special guests from Boston, two brothers and their sister, who share their expertise on Italian feasts and the fascinating blend of their Irish and Italian heritage. Listen in as we prepare for the iconic Festa delle Tutte Feste, San Gennaro, and explore the strategic, and...
The Italian Fairy Graces Mulberry Street at the San Gennaro Feast
New York City’s iconic San Gennaro Feast on Mulberry Street welcomed an enchanting guest this year—The Italian Fairy, along with her mesmerizing Incanto performers. Arriving at the Church of the Most Precious Blood, they were warmly greeted by “I Figli di San Gennaro” Board of Directors, John Fratta, Pat Illuzzi, Emily De Palo, Mario Capparelli and...
Travel documents. Italian emigration to New York Symposium and exhibition in collaboration with the Academy of Fine Arts of Frosinone
Monday October 7 2024, 18:00 to 00:00 (Local time). IIC-NY 686 Park Avenue, NY. Register here. Exhibition on view from October 7 to October 12, 2024 Among the participants: Dr. Silvana Mangione (Deputy Secretary General, General Council of Italians Abroad) and Prof. Loredana Rea (Director of the Academy of Fine Arts of Frosinone). In connection wit...
Putnam (NY) celebrates inaugural Feast of San Gennaro
Overcast skies and intermittent rain failed to dampen the spirit of hundreds of visitors to the Putnam County Veterans Memorial Park in Kent Thursday night which took on a look of Italy for the Inaugural Feast of San Gennaro. The four-day event was highlighted by a Statue Procession of San Gennaro. Festival Grand Marshal Giulio Cefaloni said the st...