Ferrante, Levi in top 100 New York Times
Titles by Italian authors Elena Ferrante and the late Primo Levi have both made it into the top 100 books of the year compiled by the New York Times, it emerged on Monday. The books in question - The Story of the Lost Child by the elusive Ferrante (a pseudonym), which is the fourth and final volume in her quartet of Neapolitan novels, and...
Carroll Gardens – Where Will All Your Marys Go?
The house my husband and I were lucky enough to buy in Carroll Gardens came with an Our Lady of Mt. Carmel; a large statue of Mary holding baby Jesus enclosed in a heavenly blue dome. It had been cemented to the ground because the first statue had been stolen during Carroll Gardens' more crime ridden days (God help you if you're going around steali...
Remembering Dr. Emelise Aleandri
IAWA was deeply saddened to learn of the passing of our Distinguished Board Member, Dr. Emelise Aleandri, on January 17, 2016. Dr. Emelise Aleandri was an actress, singer, author and producer. She is the country's foremost scholar of Italian American theater, and has been a dynamic and dear friend of our organization. Dr. Aleandri was...
NOZZOLIO'S NIGHT: Community pays tribute to retiring state senator
Politicians are known for "tooting their own horns," but Mike Nozzolio didn't have to do that during a tribute to him Thursday night at the Smith Center for the Arts. A brass band called the Hitmen did it for him, as did a number of speakers who paid homage to the retiring state senator, who at the end of 2017, will end a 34-year career in...
Italians In America -- Lorenzo Da Ponte collaborated with Mozart
In a cemetery on the outskirts of New York City, a Jewish city council member, Italian-American dignitaries and history buffs honored a contemporary of Mozart. The gathering of such a diverse group of people and the twist of the story that ended in this old New York City cemetery on October 20, 1987 mirrored the various turns in the life of the hon...
Michelangelo Pistoletto at Luhring Augustine
New York's Luhring Augustine is to present "The Minus Objects 1965-1966″, and exhibition of early works by Italian artist Michelangelo Pistoletto. The exhibition will be on display at Luhring Augustine's Bushwick space until 11 May 2014. The Minus Objects – first exhibited in 1966, in the artist's studio in Turin – comprise a group of disp...
Donne che amano l'Italia (e 'odiano' lo stereotipo)
By Filippo Brunamonti La linea scelta dall'ENIT Agenzia Nazionale del Turismo di New York per rendere omaggio alla femminilità, italiana e non solo - in occasione dell'evento Why Women Love Italy (4 marzo scorso) - è una pedina indispensabile all'eterno duetto donna-uomo, campo contro-campo dalle imperdonabili banalità di giudizio. Difficile parla...
Legislature says Tony Danza is an outstanding Italian-American
Who says the state legislature can't agree on anything?Monday there was widespread support that Tony Danza, star of "Taxi" and "Who's The Boss", deserves an award. "You can be an Italian-American but you can't be an Italian-Russian or an Italian-Swede or an Italian-Frenchman, only in America," Danza said to an assembled crowd in the Legislative Of...
Vincent Pastore, actor, to lead Bronx Columbus Day Parade
A familiar face to many will be heading up Morris Park Avenue in a few weeks. The grand marshal of the 2014 Bronx Columbus Day Parade is Vincent Pastore, the actor best known for his role on The Sopranos. Pastore, a 3rd generation Italian-American, said he's proud to represent Italian culture and history at this year's Columbus Day Parade...
'My Italian Secret': Hamptons Review
Yet another fascinating, little-know story about the Holocaust is movingly related in Oren Jacoby's documentary about the role that Italians played in rescuing their Jewish neighbors during the height of the Nazi occupation. Relating the tales of such largely forgotten heroes as Italian cycling champion Gino Bartali and physician Giovanni...
New York City Author Publishes “The Brooklyn Iceman,” a Saga of Italian Immigrants in Old New York
"It was hot and humid that July day in1917, and the neighborhood odors were floating along on top of the muggy air.... Big Gino and his friend Franzini were walking to the bank to deposit the cash Big Gino had from yesterday's ice wagon routes. They stepped off the curb at the corner to cross the street. "Bruno, the teamster driving the loaded bee...
April 16: Author Fran Claro presents The Macaroni's in the Basement
Thursday, April 16, 2015, 6pmJohn D. Calandra Italian American InstituteQueens College, CUNY - 25 West 43rd Street, 17th floor - New York, NY 10036 Aniella, Concetta, Giuseppina, and Maddelana are the quartet of immigrant women at the core of author and blogger Fran Claro's book The Macaroni's in the Basement (2014). This collection of s...