Italian Americans of Long Island: Pietro Cesare Alberti
You can not tell the story of Italian Americans on Long Island without the first Italian native to settle on our land. That distinction belongs to Pietro Cesare Alberti, who immigrated from Venezia in 1635. Alberti settled in New Amsterdam, the landmass known as Manhattan today and lived on Broad Street with his wife until 1646. He moved to Brookly...
Discover LEONARDO DA VINCI and his followers
The spectacular exhibition that will open in 378 Broadway, New York is intended to represent a systematic account of Leonardo's life, which is divided into two precise points of interest: one dedicated to the display of graphic sketches devoted to research on the dynamism of water, his interests in engineering studies, the subject of war and that o...
St. Patrick's Day & St. Joseph's Day Dance! This Saturday, March 16th!
Italian Charities of America - 83-20 Queens Blvd. Elmhurst NY. For information email here. Since 1951 Italian Charities of America's dances are a longstanding tradition to fundraise for our non-profit organization and non-profit building. Our Saturday Night Dances are held in our grand ballroom, and they are great events to dance and socialize with...
In honor of Mother Cabrini: Places to pay tribute to the American saint
Out in movie theaters this week: The new film Cabrini celebrating the life, of Mother Frances Xavier Cabrini, the pioneering nun (now a saint) who became a pillar of compassion and grace for thousands of Italian immigrations in the late 19th century. She was canonized by the Catholic Church in 1946. And her legacy continues to be celebrated in seve...
New York, Magazzino Italian Art presents the works of Mario Schifano with a completely new vision
Magazzino Italian Art in New York presents a new exhibition of the works of Mario Schifano (Homs, 1934 - Rome, 1998), artist, filmmaker and musician. Curated by Filippo Fossati, director of Magazzino, in collaboration with the Mario Schifano Archive and the Maurizio Calvesi Archive, the exhibition entitled Germinal will be on view from March 23 to...
Italian American Heritage Society of Long Island Launches During Italian Heritage Month
Long Island Italian American leaders have launched the Italian American Heritage Society of Long Island (IAHSLI). This non-profit will serve as a harbinger of advocacy, community engagement, and education for the Italian American community. As one of the most populated Italian American regions in the United States, Long Island embodies an ethos of...
New American Legion post named in honor of 2 Congressional Medal of Honor recipients from Staten Island
After five months of negotiations and subsequent proposals, the Private Joseph F. Merrell Jr. - Father Vincent Capdoanno American Legion Post No. 1368, Staten Island, N.Y., was born. The new name became official on the afternoon of Feb. 27 during a solemn ceremony in the banquet room of Jody’s Club Forest in West Brighton — where more than 30 membe...
Heroes: Isabella Rossellini
“Sharks have two dicks,” actor Isabella Rossellini tells me in a tone so casual, you’d think she was directing me towards the nearest bathroom. We’re in the bed and breakfast attached to her 28-acre estate, Mama Farm, located in Brookhaven, New York—a small Long Island town that is something of a hideaway for untouchable New Yorkers such as Anna Wi...
Explore Rochester's antique Italian organ: Where Baroque art and music merge
The Memorial Art Gallery, located on University Avenue in Rochester, is home to North America's only full-size antique Italian organ. The organ was discovered in Florence around 1980 by a German craftsman who restored instruments. It was almost disassembled and sold as pieces of home furnishings. Now owned by the Eastman School of Music, it is full...
“Freedomland U.S.A.: More Definitive History”. Latest Book About New York’s 1960s Theme Park Includes Additional Stories About The Italians
When Michael R. Virgintino’s first book, Freedomland U.S.A.: The Definitive History (Theme Park Press, 2018), was published, he believed that he had documented much of the available story about New York City’s 1960s American history theme park. He knew official park records had been lost for 50 years and that, with a few exceptions, all significant...
Marco Polo (and Dante). Journeys of knowledge – Book presentation
March 08 2024 18:00 (Local time). IIC-NY 686 Park Avenue, NY. Marco Polo (and Dante). Journeys of knowledge. Lecture and Book Presentation by Prof. Giuseppe Mussardo, Theoretical Physics – SISSA Trieste and Prof. Gaspare Polizzi, Accademia delle Arti del Disegno – Firenze. Sky and Earth. Travelling with Dante Alighieri and Marco Polo offers histori...
The Soldier Boy from Buffalo
He seemed invincible. And for a while he was. Born in Buffalo, New York, in 1916, John Basilone was the sixth of 10 children brought into the world by Salvatore Basilone, an Italian immigrant, and his first–generation Italian–American wife, Dora. A typical Catholic boy of his age, the future Marine was educated by nuns, good at boxing, and not inte...