Lecture: Sexuality and Textuality in Pier Paolo Pasolini and Elsa Morante - November 14, 2014 at 6:00 pm
A lecture by Manuele Gragnolati (University of Oxford) In ENGLISH. Focussing on the connection between textuality, subjectivity and politics, this paper explores analogies and differences in the late works by Pier Paolo Pasolini and Elsa Morante. The aesthetics of both authors resists linearity and allows for the articulation of paradoxic...
Open House - An Italian Christmas in New York 2014
PLEASE JOIN US, Bring Family and Friends: FOURTH ANNUAL "AN ITALIAN AMERICAN CHRISTMAS IN NEW YORK". Dr. Joseph V. Scelsa in Co-Sponsorship With Arthur Piccolo cordially invite you to "An Italian American Christmas in New York" Friday, December 12, 12PM - 6PM. Please join us anytime during the day to celebrate the...
Celebrate St. Joseph’s Day alla Siciliana
Please join us for an evening celebrating the traditions and foods of St. Joseph's Day, an annual feast thought to have originated in the 10th century in Sicily. Renowned Chef Vittorio of Trattoria Romana will be our host as he demonstrates and explains time-honored St. Joseph's Day dishes. We'll enjoy his delicious cuisine while NOIAW mem...
Grasso Named Italian-American of the Year
Batavia resident, Jerry Grasso, is named this year's Italian-American of the Year by Batavia Downs Gaming. Grasso is currently a trustee of the Knights of Columbus, and was a volunteer at Notre Dame High School for 25 years. Joe Gerace, the first recipient of the annual award, calls Grasso "an asset to our community for many years" an...
In Memoriam: Filomena DiRico Fosco
Filomena DiRico Fosco. January 20, 1933 - June 5, 2016. The Italian American Museum mourns the passing of Filomena DiRico Fosco, mother of Museum Trustee and Founder, Uff. Maria Fosco. Due to Filomena's love in preserving her Italian Heritage and Culture, she was an ardent supporter of the Italian American Museum. She was one of the...
A Taste Of Italy At St. Francis
"A Taste Of Italy," Sponsored by the St. Francis of Assisi Parish Holy Name Society will be held on Sunday, November 6th, 1:30 pm. The Holy Name Society, under the leadership of Dr. Art Gualtieri, President, is hosting the event to help raise funds to provide scholarships to the students of St. Francis of Assisi Church Parish. Event coordi...
Tradition Towers Over Brooklyn Giglio Festival
The 125th Giglio Festival is under way in Williamsburg, Brooklyn where New Yorkers come in droves for the great food and a three-ton sight. NY1's Tara Lynn Wagner filed the following report.Saint Paulinus is said to have freed local men from slavery by offering himself in their place. Returning from captivity years later, he was greeted by townspeo...
Strong Grip on Life
By Ralph Gardner I'd be less than candid if I said Little Italy's San Gennaro festival was my favorite event of the fall season. It's noisy and crowded. Traffic in the area is a mess. The grilled sausage, pepper and onions is certainly tasty, but I'm not sure it warrants a detour. And offered the choice between a cannoli and French pastry,...
Vintage Posters Exhibition: viaggio nell'Italia della pubblicità
By Fabiana Yvonne Lugli Lunedi 9 dicembre si é inaugurata l'esposizione di manifesti pubblicitari italiani dai primi del '900 agli anni '60 presentata dall'ENIT in collaborazione con Eataly di New York. Vintage Posters Exhibition è stata aperta al pubblico alla presenza del console generale, Natalia Quintavalle, Eugenio Magnani, direttore...
The Garibaldi-Meucci Museum presents: The secret price of history
December 4th, 2 p.m. : Authors (husband and wife), Gayle Ridinger and Paolo Pochettino will present their book, "THE SECRET PRICE OF HISTORY." The Garibaldi-Meucci Museum, 420 Tompkins Avenue, Staten Island NY. Admission $10/ members $5. THE SECRET PRICE OF HISTORY is a tale-in the present and the past, about the selfless...
La scultura all’epoca di Donatello: capolavori rinascimentali da Firenze a New York
Titola "Sculpture in the Age of Donatello. Renaissance Masterpieces from Florence Cathedral" la mostra che sarà inaugurata il 20 febbraio al MOBIA - Museum of Biblical Art di New York. Ventitre capolavori dei primi anni della scultura del Rinascimento fiorentino, la maggior parte dei quali mai visti al fuori dell'Italia, saranno in mostra al MOBIA...
Family Keeps Memory of Hero Triangle Fire Elevator Operator Alive
When the fire broke out on the eighth floor at the Triangle Waist Company Joseph Zito continued doing his job. The 27-year-old Italian immigrant with a solid jaw and dark features kept the elevator running. It was about 4:30 p.m. Nearly quitting time. The fire quickly spread from the eighth floor, igniting the over 2,000 pounds of scrap fabri...