Al Tribeca Film Festival protagonisti gli alberi lucani
A Long Island City, un quartiere post industriale di New York, nel Queens, ci si può sdraiare all'ombra di una foresta lucana, avvolti dai suoni della natura che siamo ormai abituati a chiamare silenzio. Lo si può fare fino al 27 aprile, nel "Dome", un tendone semisferico allestito nel cortile del MoMA PS1, la divisione sperimentale del Museum of M...
A Justice Alone, Even if Surrounded
Last fall the pugilistic Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia gave an interview to Jennifer Senior in New York Magazine so playful and revealing that the transcript could nearly be made into a stage play and movie, in the manner of "Frost/Nixon." Justice Scalia, 78, and Ms. Senior, 44, faced off across a generational, political and religio...
"Viva Italia!" at Kensico Dam Plaza - July 27
Enjoy the culture, music and food of Italy at the Italian Heritage Celebration, Sunday, July 27, from noon to 7 p.m., at the Kensico Dam Plaza in Valhalla. The event is part of a series of cultural heritage festivals held in the parks on weekends during the summer. Enjoy live music provided by accordionist Dominic Karcic and his band Conti...
Italian American Association Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony
Thursday, Aug 21 7:00p - American Italian Heritage Museum - Albany, NYA Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony celebrating the opening of our new Italian Cultural Center will be held at 7:00 pm on Thurs, August 21, at American Italian Heritage Association, 1227 Central Ave, Albany, NY. The Center is located on the second floor of our museum &am...
Little Italy Sandwiched between Past and Present
For most immigrant groups the idea of upward mobility is an inevitable byproduct that is caused by the blood, sweat and tears of past generations. In most cases immigrants from the past and present, arrive in the US and yearn for the "American Dream." They aspire to go from "rags to riches" or at least from nothing to something. Most immig...
WALL OF FAME GALA Honoree: Hon. Victoria A. Graffeo
FIFTH ANNUAL WALL OF FAME GALA. FRIDAY, MARCH 27, 2015 –6:30 PM GLEN SANDERS MANSION - 1 Glen Ave, Scotia, NY 12302Honoree:Hon. Victoria A. Graffeo Senior Associate Judge NY State Court of Appeals Victoria A. Graffeo, Associate Judge of the Court of Appeals, was born in Rockville Centre, New York in 1952. Educated in the Sch...
Joe Petrosino: the Legendary Italian-American Detective who Fought the Mafia in New York
New York City police officer Joe Petrosino stood in Palermo's Piazza Marina, waiting to meet an informant supposed to give him information about the Mafia. No informant ever arrived. Instead, Petrosino was gunned down. Four shots. There ended the life and career of the Italian American who had made it his mission to fight and eradicate organized cr...
Doveroso ricordo di Camillo Cianfarra Jr, grande giornalista di origini abruzzesi
Sono trascorsi esattamente 60 anni dal disastroso affondamento della nave italiana "Andrea Doria". Questo rende doveroso il ricordo di tutte le vittime di quel tragico evento. Pochissimi però sanno che su quella nave viaggiava e morì uno dei più grandi giornalisti abruzzesi: Camillo Massimiliano Cianfarra J. Questi era nato a Long Island nel 1907 m...
Bobby Conte Thornton, Ariana DeBose, and the Bronx Tale Cast in the Recording Studio
The new Broadway musical A Bronx Tale entered the studio this week to recorded the show's original cast album. Under the direction of four-time Tony winner Jerry Zaks and Oscar winner Robert De Niro, the show, written by Chazz Palminteri, is based on his acclaimed solo show and subsequent 1993 film of the same name. A Bronx Tale is set against the...
Italiani all'estero - Stati Uniti - la Joseph Petrosino Lodge invita gli Italo-Americani a festeggiare 13.mo anniversario fondazione a Little Italy
The Lt. Joseph Petrosino Lodge (Order of Sons of Italy in America) has been invited and involved in each of these events since their inception and we are co-sponsors in both of these Memorial Day celebrations. •On Saturday, May 25, 2013 at 12 pm is the ribbon cutting ceremony commemorating the opening of the 2013 summer pedestrian mall in...
Italian American Coalition for Kids holiday fundraiser
The Italian American Coalition for Kids is partnering with over a dozen area food and beverage establishments for a holiday fundraiser. Proceeds from the fundraiser will benefit families in need of financial assistance during their child's long term inpatient/outpatient hospitalization. IACK Co-Founder John Butera discussed the fundra...
Personal Effects: Essays on Memoir, Teaching, and Culture in the Work of Louise DeSalvo
PHILIP V. CANNISTRARO SEMINAR SERIES IN ITALIAN AMERICAN STUDIES John D. Calandra Italian American Institute - 25 West 43rd Street, 17th Floor - New York, N.Y. 10036 - Monday, December 1, 2014, 6pm Personal Effects: Essays on Memoir, Teaching, and Culture in the Work of Louise DeSalvoNancy Caronia, University of Rhode IslandEdvige...