USA - 'A Stradivarious amongst the people” to tour 10 cities
The US tour by violinist Matteo Fedeli, which will see him playing a precious Stradivarius dating from 1726 in over 10 east-coast cities, has opened at the Italian Cultural Institute in New York. The initiative is part of the "Year of Italian Culture" programme.
Compasso D’Oro Celebrates Italian Design Excellence
by Laura Giacalone Considered the Oscar of Italian design, as well as an authoritative barometer of the state of the cultural debate on industrial design itself, the Compasso d'Oro award is the major acknowledgement of Italian design and enjoys a high reputation throughout the world, so much so that London's prestigious Phaidon Press has s...
A look at the 2013 Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows, Long Island City, New York
I made my way to Saint Mary's Church (1008 49th Avenue) in Long Island City on Saturday (Sept. 7th) to participate in the 106th Annual Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows. Sponsored by the Societa Maria SS. Addolorata di Pignataro Interamna, the celebration was a magnificent display of faith and devotion. Following the wonderful service, a candle...
Lupinacci announces Italian-American state legislators' Scholarship Program
Assemblyman Chad Lupinacci (R,C,WF,I-Huntington Station) is encouraging local high school seniors to apply for the Conference of Italian-American State Legislators' Scholarship program. The conference offers four scholarships, each in the amount of $2,000 to support students who excel both in the classroom and in athletic competition. This...
E' il disegno rinascimentale italiano il protagonista della prossima mostra al Metropolitan Museum New York
Disegni italiani del Rinascimento dalla Robert Lehman Collection al Metropolitan Museum di New York i protagonisti della prossima mostra che si apre il prossimo 13 maggio per chiudersi il 1 settembre 2014 Capolavori del disegno italiano dell'Italia centrale e meridionale che vanno dal XV al XVI secolo. Tra le quarantadue opere i disegni fi...
Book on local Italian culinary proves a hot seller
The Italian community has been an integral part of the Niagara Falls story for decades and among its major contributions are the culinary habits that earlier generations brought to this country. That's spelled out in a new book "Buon Appetito," by the Italian Research Group of the Lewiston Public Library (252 pages, paperback, $20). It's p...
Lecture and book presentation "Gatti-Casazza and the golden of Metropolitan area"
With the participation of EDWARD SMALDONE, DIRECTOR, AARON COPLAND SCHOOL OF MUSIC GIULIO GATTI-CASAZZA (1869-1940) who was born in Udine, Italy was the beneficiary of extensive education at major universities as well Genoa's Naval School of Engineering. He left the world of engineering, however, to conduct the opera orchestra in Ferrara. ...
Metropolitan Museum of Art Unveils 15th-Century Statue Restored After It Shattered
by Jessica Dawson It was one of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's greatest embarrassments: On a Sunday evening in 2002, the pedestal housing Adam, a 15th-century marble statue, gave way, sending the 770-pound nude crashing to the ground. "It's the worst thing that can happen in a museum," said Luke Syson, the Met's head curator of...
IAWA’s Open Reading Series Featuring Amy Barone & Al Tacconelli – March 14, 2015
Italian American Writers Association Literary Reading (www.iawa.net). Since 1991, IAWA has given voice to writers through its literary series every second Saturday of the month. IAWA East is held even months at Sidewalk Café and IAWA West continues at Cornelia Street Café on odd months. WHEN: Saturday, March 14th, 5:45-7:45pm — Event kicks...
Overhauling La Guardia, an Airport With a Historical Name but a Tarnished Image
By David W. Dunlap Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo has declared that the $4 billion rebuilding planned at La Guardia Airport in Queens will amount to replacing the airport "in its entirety." So is it time, after 76 years, to replace the name, too? Patrick J. Foye, the executive director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, whic...
Southampton School Board May Vote To Change Name Of Columbus Day
By Alisha Steindecker Students in the Southampton School District might observe "Indigenous Day" instead of Columbus Day next year, if officials follow through on a proposal to change the name of the school holiday that is observed on the second Monday in October. Members of the Shinnecock Nation Youth Council officially will petition the...
Some See the Verrazano Bridge. Others See a Big Typo
By Emma G. Fitzsimmons The name graces one of New York City's engineering marvels. It stares out from scores of local road signs. It is all but synonymous with a steep toll. And it might have been misspelled all along. The Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, which connects Brooklyn and Staten Island, was named after an Italian explorer. There is j...