Perchè il tempo non può essere solo denaro
L'espressione "Time is money" –letteralmente il tempo è denaro- fu coniata da Benjamin Franklin nel 1748, in un saggio intitolato Advice to a Young Tradesman. Al tempo, Franklin scriveva dando consigli ad un giovane che voleva diventare imprenditore, esponendo una serie di principi alla base della moderna mentalità capitalistica. In un momento stor...
Art Exhibit: Visions of Italy. A tour of Italy through the eyes of the artist Joseph Genova
Dear Members and Friends, You are cordially invited to the opening of the exhibit: "Visions of Italy. A tour of Italy through the eyes of the artist Joseph Genova" on Saturday September 14 at 2:00pm Live music will accompany the event, light refreshment will be served. Joseph Genova is a native of Italy who moved to New York at the age of...
Dolores DeLuce reads from My Life, a Four Letter Word: Confessions of a Counter Culture Diva
Thursday, October 9 Dolores DeLuce, "a five-foot diva in six-inch heels," takes us on the bumpy ride from a bleak New Jersey childhood through her escape to the refuge of the tumultuous post-Stonewall days in 1970s Los Angeles and gay San Francisco. After giving birth to a mixed-race daughter and being rejected by her Italian-American family, DeLu...
Radio Free Montone: Fortunato’s Fortress Is Gone
By John Montone Fortunato's fortress is gone. My grandfather or nonno, Fortunato Missaggia, built his house brick-by-brick in the early 1950s. It was a place, he once explained, to keep those he loved away from those he wanted nothing to do with. Friends and certain family members in...undesirables out. He was almost 50 when he built it. Wor...
9th Annual Congers- Valley Cottage Rotary Club‘s Italian Festival
The Congers- Valley Cottage Rotary will be presenting Sunday September 27 the 9th Annual Italian Festival at Congers Station Park from 11 a.m. – 6 p.m. Families and friends will have the chance to indulge in their favorite Italian meals such as homemade pastas, meatballs, zeppoles, calzones, and more. Families can bond together and enjoy live...
Italy Amcham’s CEO Simone Crolla received the prestigious GEI friendship award
Simone Crolla, Italy Amcham's CEO, attended the annual presentation of the GEI, Gruppo Esponenti Italiani, an association of representatives from the main Italian business and financial concerns operating in the United States, and Italian leaders in the professions, in industrial design and international affairs. In this occasion he received the pr...
Save Venice Inc. Announces Distinguished New Leadership
Save Venice Inc, the American organization that has raised more than $25 million to restore hundreds of work of art and architecture in Venice, Italy, is pleased to announce Dr. Frederick Ilchman and Richard J. Almeida as new chairman and president, respectively. "After a unanimous election, the Board of Directors is delighted that Frederi...
These Days, John Baldessari Cribs From the Masters
Having taught many generations of Los Angeles artists, John Baldessari proudly displays a few of their creations on the walls of his large studio in Venice. One piece, by Analia Saban, consists of white paper cleverly made to look like a stained gym towel. Its wry humor is in the Baldessari vein. But fans of this famously off-kilter, bound...
In Usa inizia l’anno del Piemonte
I prossimi dodici mesi saranno l'anno del Piemonte, negli Stati Uniti. Un'occasione per promuoverlo e farlo conoscere sotto tutti gli aspetti, dal turismo alla cucina, dalla tecnologia all'arte. Questo perché la National Italian American Foundation ha scelto il Piemonte come «Region of Honor» del 2016, impegnandosi ad organizzare insieme eventi dur...
Belmont, the Bronx: Home to Immigrants and Students
Strolling along East 187th Street on a recent weekday afternoon, the Rev. Jonathan Morris explained his mission as the pastor of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in Belmont: to act as a kind of bridge linking the neighborhood's various identities. On the one hand, he serves a population of recently arrived immigrants, many of them from Mexi...
Saratoga to host Premio Italian-American Heritage Day August 17
The New York Racing Association, Inc. will celebrate the culture and traditions of the Bel Pease during Premio Italian-American Heritage Day at Saratoga Race Course on Wednesday, August 17. The day-long festivities will feature Italian music, dance, entertainment, crafts and food from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Saratoga Pavilion, presented by Ti...
Pirandello 150
The program is presented by Film Forum in association with "Pirandello 150," a city-wide, year-long festival commemorating the 150th anniversary of Pirandello's birth, organized by the newly-formed Helluva Theatre Company. In addition to the film festival, events will include one-act plays, major theatrical productions, readings, panel discussions,...