Home for Christmas
December 4 (Sunday) 4:30 pm. Home for Christmas. Our Lady of Hope Chapel / St. Brigids, 101 Maple Ave, Westbury, NY - Admission: $35 regular / $45 premium; open to the public. Contact: Saint Brigid's Church 516-334-0021 or 516-578-8753 parish1@saintbrigid.net www.saintbrigid.net A traditional Italian Advent and Christ...
Il Console Generale ha tagliato il nastro nella giornata dell'orgoglio dei parlamentari italoamericani
di Riccardo Chioni Albany si è vestita del tricolore nella ricorrenza dell'annuale Italian-American Day organizzato dalla New York Conference of Italian-American State Legislators che si ritrovano per celebrare le proprie origini con una festa e, nell'Anno della Cultura italiana negli Stati Uniti, alla cerimonia ha partecipato il console g...
Announcing NYC's 10th Annual Feast of the Black Madonna di Tindari
For a decade we have gathered each September 8th at the Phoenix Bar where we have recounted stories, recited poetry, sketched chalk drawing on the sidewalk, built an outdoor shrine, sung hymns in the open air, and danced to the rhythms of pizzica and tarantella. In doing so we have created a new sense of the past and our connection to it,...
In Memoriam: Hon. Jack Como
Dear Members and Friends of the Italian American Museum, It is with great sadness that we mourn the loss of the Hon. Jack Como, beloved friend and supporter of the Italian American community, who passed away on Monday, February 24, 2014. Giacomo (Jack) Como, born April 1, 1924 in Castellammare del Golfo, Sicily, Italy and died on February...
Staten Island Council members meet with Italian mayor at City Hall
by Jillian Jorgensen Mayor Bill de Blasio was unable to keep a meeting with the mayor of a small Italian city Wednesday -- so City Council Minority Leader Vincent Ignizio, perhaps the city's second-highest ranking Italian-American, welcomed the visitor to his office. "I couldn't give up on the opportunity when I saw the mayor," Ignizi...
You didn’t have to be Italian to enjoy St. Liberata
Hundreds of people gathered on Main Street as Patchogue celebrated its sixth annual Italian Festival of St. Liberata on Saturday. The day featured a street parade, traditional cannoli and other authentic dishes, bocce ball, music, the annual Italian-American of the Year and, above all, Italian pride. "Eat, drink and be Italian. If only for...
An Evening of Italian Opera - November 14, 2014 at 7:00pm
The program will feature the operas of the greatest Italian Opera Masters: Rossini, Donnizetti, Puccini, Verdi and Mascagni. Spectacular overtures of the most loved arias ever written for opera such as La Boheme, Cavalleria Rusticana, Lucia di Lammermoor, Barbiere di Siviglia, and Aida, performed by the artists of the New York City-based Amore Oper...
Exhibit Opening: Presepio Napoletano & Madonna and Child
Saturday, December 6, 2014 through Saturday, January 24, 2014 Nativity scenes are very popular in Italy and are generally found in every household during the holiday season. The nativity originated in Italy in the 13th century when St Francis of Assisi asked Giovanni Vellita of the Village of Greccio to create a manger scene. On display next to P...
Antonio Meucci Lodge Awards Harrison Students Studying Italian
Harrison students who study the Italian language and culture in the classroom were honored at the Antonio Meucci Lodge on October 7th in a ceremony recognizing students from middle and high schools across Westchester County. As part of Italian Heritage month, students are nominated by their teachers in Levels II through V/International Bac...
Italian festival kicks off in Port Washington on Sept. 7
By Stephen Romano The John Michael Marino Lodge Italian festival is offering people the chance to transition out of summer, going from hot dogs and hamburgers to authentic Italian cuisine. The festival, which will be held at North Hempstead Beach Park at 175 West Shore Road, will run from Sept. 7 to Sept. 11. "The purpose of the Italian...
Stepping Back: A Journey into the ancient art of Italy
Opening reception Friday, Oct. 7 at 7 pm. American Italian Museum, 1227 Central Ave., Albany. Stepping Back is a cultural exhibit showcasing contemporary Italian artists working in the ancient and traditional art forms of Italy. Five artists working regionally, nationally and internationally are participating in this unique exhibit highlightin...
Italian Interdisciplinary Modernism
Our first workshop took place at the Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò on Friday 22 February. The morning session had three position papers which addressed in different ways the potential and challenges of interdisciplinary approaches in the study of some discreet aspects of Italian modernism. Since the lectures were recorded on video and will be avail...