CIAO of Auburn to hold annual Christopher Columbus testimonial dinner
The Cultural Italian American Organization of Auburn will hold its annual Christopher Columbus Testimonial Dinner on Sunday, Oct. 11 at the Springside Inn in Fleming. The dinner will honor the Most Rev. Salvatore R. Matano, Bishop of Rochester, for his leadership in the Catholic Church communities and to recognize him as the first Italian-Amer...
Bethel to celebrate Columbus Day with parade
By Nelson Oliveira Town residents and officials will celebrate Italian-American culture during the 33rd annual Columbus Day parade Monday. The parade leaves the Bethel Food Market at 8:45 a.m. and continues down South Street and Greenwood Avenue. Viewers will gather at P.T. Barnum Square, where the parade vehicles will park a...
Now aging, Karate Kid Macchio still kicking
By Erik Piepenburg Let's get this out of the way: Ralph Macchio doesn't mind being forever Danny. Back in 1984, when he was 22 and still babyfaced, Macchio nuzzled his way into teen dreams as Danny LaRusso, the martial arts cutie-pie in the movie The Karate Kid. The role — opposite Pat Morita as Danny's beloved mentor, Miyagi...
Italian Festival! Please join us for the 24th Annual Italian Festival!
When: Sunday, September 18, 2016 from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.Where: HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY // Hempstead, New York 11549-1000 The Italian Experience has grown to be a popular Long Island tradition, celebrating Italy's gifts of culture, education and commerce to America. Each year Hofstra presents an Italian festival, drawing thou...
Founder of Staten Island non-profit Emergency Children's Help Organization honored at Italian Heritage Month ceremony
Sebastian Angelico, the founder and chairman of the non-profit organization Emergency Children's Help Organization, was dubbed the 2013 Italian Heritage Month honoree in a ceremony Sunday. "At this year's ceremony, we have an opportunity to honor an exceptional Italian-American. Years before he created E.C.H.O., Sebastian was deeply involved in ph...
On Staten Island, de Blasio talks Italian heritage, his agenda, and Recchia for Congress
by Jillian Jorgensen Mayor Bill de Blasio came to Staten Island to celebrate Italian-American heritage, diversity and his fellow Democrats on the eve of St. Joseph's Day, and also put in a good word for Domenic M. Recchia Jr.'s congressional campaign. The mayor attended the Richmond County Democratic Committee St Joseph's Day Dinner a...
Valeria Bruni Tedeschi vince come miglior attrice al Tribeca Film Festival di New York
Valeria Bruni Tedeschi è stata premiata come miglior attrice al Tribeca Film Festival per la categoria World Narrative per il ruolo di Carla Bernaschi ne Il capitale umano diretto da Paolo Virzi. "Nella sua elegante descrizione di una moglie e una madre profondamente in conflitto - ha motivato la giuria - quest'attrice è stata in grado di...
Opening Night at the 2014 Santa Rosalia Feast, Bensonhurst, Brooklyn
By Giovanni di Napoli As I have done so many times before (and hope to do for years to come), I dropped by 18th Avenue in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn yesterday for the opening of The Feast of Santa Rosalia. Making my way through the crowd to the outdoor chapel, I pinned my donation on to the Saint's ribbons and picked up some prayer cards for my loved-o...
YANKEE BATBOY Presentation by Anthony Florio, Tue. July 28th @ Casa Belvedere
YANKEE BATBOY "The Luckiest Kid in New York". From Little Italy to Yankee Stadium... The story of Anthony Florio, an Italian-American that grew up on Mott Street in Little Italy (NYC) and became a batboy for the New York Yankees in the 1960s. Anthony will be presenting his new book "Yankee Batboy - The Luckiest Kid in New York"...
Exploring BlaxploItalian in Italian cinema
by Tom Cullen Fred Kuwornu, an Italian activist and director, screened and discussed his documentary "BlaxploItalian 100 Years of Blackness" in the Italian Cinema on Tuesday, Nov. 3 at Harriman Hall. Born, raised and schooled in Italy, Kuwornu, who is also Ghanaian, wanted to show the history and mistreatment of black actors in his ho...
The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire and its Meaning for Italian Americans
December 4 (Friday) 7:30 pm. "The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire and its Meaning for Italian Americans"Professor Mary Anne Trasciatti, of Hofstra University, discusses the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, a key event in U.S. history, which killed 146 people, mostly Italian and Jewish immigrant women and girls and inspired a movement for wor...
Basilicata Treasures. The secret garden of Southern Italy
"It's with great satisfaction and pleasure that we present to New York the Nativity Scene (the traditional Italian "Presepe") created by the worldwide known artist Franco Artese. The first Italian artisan/artist to have the privilege of presenting a Presepe in St. Peter's Square, Rome in 2012, during the pontificate of Benedict XVI, as an expressio...