Italian American Museum Presents “A Presepe For New York”
Nearly every Italian town has a Presepe but after the events of 9/11, New York received its very own. Named "Il Presepe della Pace" (The Nativity of Peace), craftsmen at the famed Ferrigno workshop in Naples created this 18th century style Presepe that represents everyday Neapolitan life symbolically surrounding the Holy Family. Naples has been th...
The home of heartbeats
Giovedì 9 maggio 20136.00 in EDT Italian Culture Institute of New York Seguso, the renowned Murano Company producing glass since 1397, along with the Italian Cultural Institute host a very special evening on Thursday, May 9 from 6 pm – 8pm with Mr. Giampaolo Seguso, Murano glass artist, poet and philosopher.
Festival in Valhalla harkens Italian roots
by Jorge Fitz-Gibbon For members of the Laperuta family, Westchester County's Italian Heritage Celebration at the Kensico Dam Plaza has become a family tradition — one they've honored for some seven years now. So it was no surprise that Dom and Karen Laperuta, both 51, of Yonkers were there with their two children at this year's event on S...
Italian American Museum Puts Its Home on Market for $13M
by Serena Solomon The Italian American Museum has put its home up for sale — but the cultural institution isn't going anywhere. The three buildings at 185-189 Grand St., which contain the museum as well as residential units and storefronts, recently hit the market for $13 million, with the condition that the museum remain on site. &n...
Food and fun at the Little Italy Street Festival
North Jay Street in Schenectady was packed on Saturday for the eighth annual Little Italy Street Festival. Six local restaurants and bakeries provided all of the food, including meatballs, pizza, and canolis. The event featured plenty of food, activities for kids, and a guest appearance. Gianni Russo, the actor who played Carlo Rizzi in "...
Lorigo Receives Top Award From Good Government Club
by Tony Farina It was an overflow crowd last Saturday night (March 13) at Salvatore's Italian Gardens as the Good Government Club of Western New York attracted more than 400 guests for the its 20th annual St. Joseph's Dinner, this year honoring Erie County Conservative Party Chairman Ralph Lorigo. Lorigo, who is the longest sittin...
Reading The Italian American Table in Philadelphia and New York
Historian Simone Cinotto will discuss and sign copies of his new book, The Italian American Table: Food, Family, and Community in New York City, in two upcoming events--in Philadelphia and New York. In Philadelphia, Cinotto will speak at Drexel University's Center for Hospitality and Sport Management on Monday, May 12 at 5:00 pm. In his ta...
San Gennaro Festival: Why you should head to Little Italy's Feast
by Georgia Kral Every year, Italians and revelers from all over the world head to Little Italy in New York City for the Feast of San Gennaro. This year's festival kicks off at 4 p.m. on Sept 11. Two million people are expected to attend, and you should be one of them. Here's why:It's an annual tradition since 1926This is an o...
Kiss Me I’m Italian - 16 Dec 2014 at 7:00 PM
Per la prima volta in un club della Grande Mela ci sarà una serata speciale in cui la musica, il cinema, la televisione e la radio si divideranno il palco. Atlas Social Club e PanaePanico factory presentano Kiss me I'm Italian, una notte con la migliore musica italiana degli anni 80 (Mina, Raffaella Carrà, Loredana Bertè, Rettore, Marcella...
Ernest Hemingway’s First Love, Italy (Part I)
by Alfonson Guerriero Jr. For the first time in New York City there is an exhibit celebrating the literary works of Ernest Hemingway. From September 25th through January 31st, 2016 at the Morgan Library and Museum, in collaboration with the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Hemingway's original manuscripts, letters and ephemera coll...
Pasolini 1975-2015
Monday, November 2, 18:00 - 20:00 EST. Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò NYU, 24 W 12th St, New York 10011. On the occasion of the 40th anniversary of Pier Paolo Pasolini's death (he was killed November 2nd 1975), Kairos Italy Theater (Casa Italiana Theater Company in Residence) presents a celebration of his life in New York and of his in...
Jeanette Provenzano, Emanuele Savona to be honored by Ulster County Italian American Foundation
The founder of Savona's Plaza Pizza and a former Ulster County legislator will be honored by the Ulster County Italian American Foundation as the 2016 Signore and Signora of the Year. Emanuele Savona and Jeanette Provenzano will be honored during the annual Italian Festival taking place Oct. 9 on Kingston's Rondout waterfront. The free festiva...