Katia Moltisanti, dalla Sicilia a New York per insegnare l'italianità
di Liliana Rosano Imparare una lingua attraverso l'arte, la cultura, la cucina, il vivere la quotidianità. Il sogno di un centro dove tutto questo fosse possibile, da più di dieci anni è una realtà consolidata a New York. Katia Moltisanti, siciliana di Ragusa, viene da una famiglia di artisti. Globetrotter per passione e vocazione, nel 20...
A Coney Island blast from the past in Little Italy
by Lincoln Anderson A piece of historic Coney Island lives on in Little Italy, where gallery owner Allan Reiver has an original, working Mangels shooting gallery from the early 20th century. Reiver, 73, who owns the Elizabeth St. Gallery, at 209 Elizabeth St., hunted down the hidden shooting gallery on Stillwell Ave., near Surf Ave., on the s...
Italian Civic League to host Columbus Day celebration
The Italian Civic League will be hosting its 76th Columbus Day luncheon at the Diplomat Banquet Center, 1956 Lyell Ave. in Gates, on Monday, Oct. 10. The banquet in honor of Cristoforo Colombo, an Italian explorer and navigator. There will be a flag raising ceremony at 11:15 a.m. followed by the noon luncheon. The keynote speaker is f...
Hanging With Patrizio Buanne in New York City’s Historic Little Italy
We ran into multiplatinum recording artist Patrizio Buanne Saturday afternoon at E. Rossi & Co. (193 Grand St.) in NYC's historic Little Italy. Just finishing his successful 2016 U.S. Tour, Patrizio was catching up with his old friend (and biggest supporter in the States) Ernie Rossi. Down-to-earth and unassuming, Patrizio took time from his b...
Downtown Rochester to hold “Little Italy Festival”
Downtown Rochester will be holding its first Italian Festival in over 30 years. This information comes to us from The Little Italy Association, Inc. They say that the "Galbani® Little Italy Festival" will take place at the Downtown Festival Site, which is located on Exchange Boulevard, on August 12 and 13 of this year. They say that...
Gei. Il Friendship Award al finanziere Joseph Perella
"Tutti conoscono Schindler, grazie al film di Spielberg. Ma nessuno sa chi sia Giovanni Palatucci". Joseph Perella, premiato con il 'Friendship Award' per i suoi successi in campo finanziario e filantropico dal Gei (Gruppo Esponenti Italiani), ha approfittato del pranzo in suo onore al 'Le Cirque Restaurant' di New York per svelare un progetto a cu...
Italians and America: Searching for Culture in the Right Places
ILICA (Italian Language Inter-Cultural Alliance) will host a "Constructive Dialogue" with 5 contemporary authors from Italy and 5 American authors of Italian origin. The dialogue includes: Professors Gianfranco Viesti, Pino Aprile, Lorenzo Del Boca, Giuseppe Novero, Massimo Vedovelli, Donna Chirico, Louisa Ermelino, Fred Gardaphè, Anthony...
Call for Nominations: IASA Executive Council
Dear IASA Members: The Elections Committee (Dennis Barone, Alan Gravano, and Stefano Luconi) is soliciting nominations and self-nominations for five Council member positions. To qualify for these Council member positions, the candidate must be a member in good standing and must attend the spring Executive Council meeting. The term for Cou...
MAFIAs: Realities and Representations of Organized Crime
Welcome & reception: Thursday, April 24, 2014, 6-8pm Panel presentations: Friday, April 25, 2014, 9:30 am-6 pmSaturday, April 26, 2014, 9:30 am-6 pm The conference theme of "MAFIAs" -- the first on the subject by this academic research institute -- intends to cover a broad variety of manifestations of organized crime through...
Una fiumana di gente a Williamsburg per la 127.ma edizione della Festa del Giglio tra religione e folklore
by Riccardo Chioni Come vuole la tradizione e nonostante la tentatrice finale dei Mondiali di calcio, Williamsburg ha registrato il pienone per la 127esima edizione della Festa del Giglio a cui ha partecipato anche il sindaco Bill de Blasio che ha contribuito a far danzare la Torre di 3 tonnellate. Italoamericani, visitatori d'ogni parte del Paes...
Italian Flair Meets New York Style
If you think Italian ex-pats in New York swagger a bit too much and behave as if we're fortunate they've condescended to walk among us while sharing their superior fashion sense, then you probably want to miss "ITALIANY," a photography portrait exhibition running at NYU's Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimo. On the other hand, if you consider them endles...
Annual Conference 4/24-25: Bambini, Ragazzi, Giovani: Children and Youth in Italy and the Italian Diaspora
The Italian family has been a quintessential subject for scholarly research and creative work in Italy and among various diasporic communities, with matters relating to children and youth receiving significant exploration. In the United States, notable inquiries concerning youth issues include sociologist William Foote Whyte's urban ethnog...