Italian Club of Staten Island to honor 'Inside Out' columnist Benanti
The Italian Club of Staten Island will hold its Dinner Dance on Friday, Nov. 1 at 7 p.m. at the Staaten, West Brighton. The gala evening includes a cocktail hour, formal sit-down dinner, assorted desserts and dancing. Live musical entertainment will be provided by the club's own Michael Russo Orchestra. Chairing the event is Anthony Manisc...
Bill de Blasio backs Andrew Cuomo through allegations of interfering with Moreland anti-corruption commission
by Jennifer Fermino, Kenneth Lovett Mayor de Blasio still has Gov. Cuomo's back. The mayor said Wednesday he's been too busy to focus on allegations that Gov. Cuomo interfered with his anti-corruption commission - but branded the governor a "person of high integrity." "I think he has a long and impressive history of being an...
Sign the Petition today! Save the Columbus Day!
The Italian Cultural Foundation at Casa Belvedere has joined with other leading organizations in an initiative called Save Columbus Day. This initiative was formed after the City of Seattle recently voted to have an "Indigenous Peoples Day" on the same day as Columbus Day. Please go to WWW.SAVECOLUMBUSDAY.COM and sign the petition to...
St. Francis Manuscripts Headed to U.S., in First Trip Out of Italy in 700 Years
Scattered around the steel table of a monastery in the Veneto region of Northern Italy are manuscripts, one with green, red and intensely blue medieval miniatures of dragons, another adorned with ornate leaves culminating in golden flowers. A monk gently lays an off-white leather book on the table, and opens it at a long letter A drawn in...
Presentation: LE CONVERSAZIONI 2015
MAY 06, 2015 (07:00 PM)Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò24 West 12th Street - New York, NY 10011Presentation: LE CONVERSAZIONI 2015With: Antonio Monda, NYU Followed by a screening of the documentary about the previous edition (2014). Le Conversazioni is a literary festival created by Antonio Monda and Davide Azzolini that takes place annu...
38th Annual Queens Columbus Day Parade
Federation of Italian American Organizations of Queens, Inc presents the 38th Annual Queens Columbus Day Parade. Saturday, October 10th, 2015 - Kaufman Studios, 34-12 36th Street, Astoria. Assembling at 11:00 A.M., Parade begins at 12:00. Parade route: Steinway Street left to 30th Avenue right to 33rd Street, ends at review...
Cristina Fontanelli Set for NYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts, 12/19
Award-winning singer and PBS/WNET and NY affiliates Host for Andrea Bocelli "Live From Central Park" and "Il Volo Takes Flight" CRISTINA FONTANELLI brings her program of Italy's best-loved songs, arias, Neapolitan and Christmas classics during her 12th-Annual "Christmas In Italy®" show at the NYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts on Saturday,...
Giorgio Morandi Creates a Universe on a Tabletop
by Roberta Smith In memory, the still lifes of the Italian painter Giorgio Morandi (1890-1964) can sometimes seem like the medium's best comfort food — familiar, satisfying and a little monotonous. His repeating images of humble domestic objects — bottles, long-necked vases and little cookie tins set against expanses of empty wall and tabletop — c...
Eugenio Scala, 85
Eugenio Scala, 85, a longtime Eltingville resident, retired union carpenter and family man who treasured his Italian heritage, died Tuesday in Staten Island University Hospital, Ocean Breeze. Born in Pozzallo, Italy, he immigrated to the United States in 1974, moving to Eltingville. Mr. Scala was a member of Local 2155, United Brotherhood...
Michael S. D'Agostino
Michael S. D'Agostino 65, passed away on Sunday, March 27, 2016. Born in Naples, Italy on February 5, 1951, he was the son of Gennaro and Tina D'Agostino. He came to the United States in 1971. He earned a master's degree from Syracuse University. Michael worked in Sales at AT&T for many years. He later worked for the NYS Department of...
Book Presentation: "BRANDED: How Italian Immigrants Became ‘Enemies’ During World War II" by Lawrence DiStasi
Lawrence DiStasi's new book, Branded: How Italian Immigrants Became 'Enemies' During World War II, fills a great need in the history of the WWII home front. DiStasi's previous book, Una Storia Segreta, while important for its range of essays and personal accounts, did not contain an overarching narrative of the key events. This is what DiS...
Andrea Bocelli racconta la sua terra e i suoi abitanti alla presentazione del libro "Voices of Tuscany"
di Riccardo Chioni È arrivato all'hotel The Ritz Carlton per parlare delle sue origni animato dalla passione che solo un toscano eccellente e doc può sfoderare per riuscire ad illusttrare al meglio alla stampa americana la terra e gli abitanti della Toscana. L'occasione è stata ieri la presentazione del libro "Voices of Tuscany", defi...