Italian family roots chronicled
The year was 1915, a year after the Great War started. Michael Salamone's great-grandmother Marie LaMonica left Italy as a child with her family and boarded a ship to get to America. The ship was crowded and infested with pests. When she arrived at Ellis Island, she fell ill with a high fever. Great-Grandma Marie was only a year old at th...
The Poetry of Giovanni Meli
You are cordially invited to attend a special program at the Italian American Museum this Friday evening, September 4th. Professor Gaetano Cipolla will present "The Poetry of Giovanni Meli", volume XIV of the successful series "Pueti d'Arba Sicula/Poets of Arba Sicula." The goal of the series is to present the best poetry written in Sicili...
Lupinacci attends presentation on combating discrimination in Higher Education
Assemblyman Chad A. Lupinacci (R, C, I – South Huntington) attended a February 24 forum dedicated to combating discrimination within the higher education system. Speakers at the forum, which was sponsored by the New York Conference of Italian-American State Legislators, of which he is a member, discussed the discrimination Italian immigrants faced...
Marcia Hafif: The Art of Distillation "The Italian Paintings, 1961 – 1969"
Marcia Hafif's mostly two-color paintings now on view in Chelsea were created in Rome, and are being shown for the first time in the United States after thirty-seven years in storage. The exhibition reveals the paradox of a sensibility both in formation and fully formed. Trains of thought become visible in the room through Hafif's open and...
School Superintendent, Local Police to Be Honored at Giuseppe Garibaldi Lodge Scholarship Dinner
The Giuseppe Garibaldi Lodge will be honoring Dr. Walter R. Moran III, Ed.D., Superintendent of Eastchester Schools, as Man of the Year at its 12th annual Scholarship Dinner. Also honored will be Alexandria Tucci as Miss Columbus—2016 and the local Police Departments of Bronxville, Tuckahoe and Eastchester. The 12th annual dinner will...
New York festeggia l'Italia e San Gennaro
E' la festa italiana più famosa di New York, quella che per i prossimi 11 giorni interesserà Little Italy. Si tratta naturalmente della Festa di San Gennaro, patrono della città di Napoli, che anche qui viene ricordato e venerato da oltre ottanta anni. La Festa di San Gennaro è la più lunga e più importante festa religiosa che si tiene all'aperto...
Volunteers turning Endicott streets into 'Little Italy'
The green, white and red paint glistened against the black pavement. The air buzzed with excitement. "Look how nice the street looks," Town of Union Councilman Frank Bertoni said with a smile. On Monday, village residents, business owners and officials worked to turn the area into "Little Italy" in preparation for next weekend's Gusto Ita...
Italian street festival returns to Lake George this weekend
by Tom Randall Following a successful debut in 2013, the Lake George Italian Festival is returning this weekend — featuring public grape-stomping, live entertainment, a craft fair, plus pizza-throwing and Italian food competitions showcasing local chefs. #The festival — celebrating the food and traditions of Italy — is to be held...
A Look at the 2014 Dressing of the Giglio, Franklin Square, New York
Every year the Sons of San Paolino di Nola of Franklin Square, Long Island erect an elaborate three story giglio in honor of their beloved patron, San Paolino di Nola (Friday, June 20th). These photos show the dedication of the builders and all the hard work that goes into "dressing" the votive tower. Thank you Bobby Maida for sharing them...
The Vito Marcantonio Phenomenon: A Theatrical Reconstruction of Congressman Vito Marcantonio’s Effective Radical Legacy
WHAT: The Vito Marcantonio Forum will present a theatrical presentation through dramatizations of his speeches as well as remarks from his contemporaries and supporters, Paul Robeson and Leonard Covello. The audience will move through creative monologues, and scenes between Marcantonio and his mentor, Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia. Audience participants...
Lynch Tham | Guglielmo Achille Cavellini | centennial exhibition
LYNCH THAM is pleased to present select carbon works by the celebrated Italian artist Guglielmo Achille Cavellini. The year 2014 is an important marker in Cavellini's career as art institutions across Europe and the United States celebrate the centenary of his birth. In addition to the gallery presentation, a local Cavellini Festival, organized by...
Special Invitation from Dr. Scelsa
by Joseph V. Scelsa Dear Friends, I hope you will join me and the Italian American Museum at the Museum of American Finance on Wall Street, Wednesday evening December 3, 2014, 5:30PM to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Italian sculptor Arturo DiModica's world famous "Italian Bull", formerly known as "Charging Bull", which has stood at Bo...