New dates for Santa Rosalia festival
by Helen Klein In a turnaround from prior plans, the Santa Rosalia festival will run for as many days and as many blocks along 18th Avenue as it had previously, but it will be held in the middle of August, instead of the end of the month, which community activists hope will ease problems that have been associated with the long-running even...
Italian Feast Preparations
A massive Italian feast will be served in Utica this weekend. Thousands will make the pilgrimage to St. Anthony's church for the 102nd annual feast, all to honor the saints Cosmas and Damian. To feed the thousands, preparations are now in full swing. People at the feast will be asking St. Cosmos and Damian's for good health. One local Ital...
Arnaldo Mondadori: a Publisher's mark across the history of Italy
The Mondadori, Italy's largest publishing group, has a history, as is the case for almost all large industries, closely linked to the life of one man, in this case the "boy printer" Arnoldo Mondadori who in 1907, when he was still very young, began his career as a publisher in Ostiglia, a small village in the Lombardy countryside. The expa...
An evening with Mario Fratti - November 6, 2014 at 7:00pm
Internationally acclaimed playwright and drama critic Mario Fratti, best known for the musical Nine and winner of seven Tony awards, will present his publications Twenty-Eight Unpredictable Plays. Unpredictable Plays features 28 Plays, and at least 28 Surprises. Dry, sly, provocative plays presented by the master of unpredictability, Mario Fratti....
San Francesco arriva a New York e annuncia Papa Francesco
Quando il cardinale argentino Jorge Bergoglio è stato nominato Papa e ha deciso di adottare, per la prima volta nella storia millenaria della Chiesa cattolica il nome di Francesco, ha inaugurato il suo pontificato con un gesto di alto profilo. Come è noto infatti, il nome che un Papa decide di assumere per la più alta carica del Cristianes...
Why Are NYC War Memorials Sitting Stashed Away In Battery Park?
Historic sculptures and war memorials meant to honor the people and events that helped shape our city sit languishing, stashed away behind a fence at one of the city's busiest parks. A 1909 sculpture of Italian explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano, the discoverer of New York Harbor, now looks like it's seen better days. The Coast Guard Memorial, h...
Italian Identity: Italians and Food: Philosophy Of A Love Affair
April 15, 6:30 pm — 9:30 pmWestchester Italian Cultural Center24 Depot Square, Tuckahoe, New York It is not a secret that Italian people love food: but where does this love originate from? How does it affect everyday life, domestic relationships, and even politics? Moreover, what role did the USA play in the transformation of Italian eatin...
Italian stereotype: NYPD told to avoid mob assumptions
The federal monitor overseeing reforms to the NYPD have proposed federal rules for NYPD training which will include an old Italian stereotype. New recruits will get intense training on how to avoid expressing stereotypical assumptions that spotlight minorities or other groups, or that set them apart from others. According to the New Y...
Two Italian Photographers in NYC Art Show
The original work of two innovative and talented Italian photographers Bruna Vangi and Irena Anna Sowinska on display at Agora Gallery, NYC in Illumination: An Exhibition of Fine Art Photography. The exhibition opens on November 3rd, 2015 and will run until November 24th, 2015. The opening reception will take place Thursday, November 5th, from 6-8...
OPENING RECEPTION - Play Ball by Vincent Scilla
The Italian American Museum Cordially invites you to attend the opening reception for "Play Ball". Solo Exhibition by Vincent Scilla. Thursday, April 21, 2016. 6:30 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. Refreshments will be served. R.S.V.P. 212.965.9000 info@ItalianAmericanMuseum.org 'PLAY BALL' FEATURES ACCLAIMED ARTIS...
A Slice of Brooklyn’s Original Christmas Lights Tour of Dyker Heights Celebrates Tenth Anniversary
"Rockefeller Center? FUHGETTABOUDIT!" For the past decade, that's been the official slogan of A Slice of Brooklyn Bus Tours (http://www.asliceofbrooklyn.com) as they prepare for their tenth annual Christmas Lights Tour of Dyker Heights on December 1, 2016. The three and a half hour tour starts in Manhattan and highlights the festive homes of Dyker...
Holy Image of Our Lady of Romitello to Visit Saint Luke's Church, Whitestone, New York
St. Luke's Church, 16-34 Clintonville Street, Whitestone, NY 11357 - Tel. (718) 746-8102 We welcome the Holy Image of Our Lady of Romitello from Sicily to our parish beginning August 12th and returning August 22nd. A novena in her honor will be held in Italian and other special events are planned. We are honored to welcome His E...