Italian American Educators Poets & Writers Piazza at Hofstra
Award-winning poet Louisa Calio directs and hosts the Association of Italian-American Educators Poets & Writers Piazza at Hofstra's 21st Italian Experience, Sponsored by Arba Sicula, at the Leo A. Guthart Cultural Center and Theater, Hofstra University on Sunday, September 15, 2013 from 12: noon – 5:00pm. Readings by: John Barrale, Gaetano Cip...
Italian-American Women of Staten Island to host annual Women in History Luncheon
The Italian-American Women of Staten Island will stage their annual Women in History Luncheon on Sunday, March 2, at noon, at the Hilton Garden Inn, Bloomfield. Vienna Profeta, the senior vice president of development at Eger Health Care and Rehabilitation Center, Egbertville, is the honoree. Read more Source: http:/...
The Greats! A New Photo Exhibit on Display at Casa Belvedere
More than 100 sports memorabilia photos, every one signed by the athlete, are part of a unique exhibit, a first on Staten Island, that chronicle the rich history of Italian Americans in the world of sports spanning the 20th Century. There are household names, for sure, but many even the most diehard sports enthusiast might not recognize. T...
Built with Faith: Italian American Imagination and Catholic Material Culture in New York City
Thursday, May 7, 2015, 6pmJoseph Sciorra, Calandra Institute, Queens College, CUNY For more than a century, Italian-American Catholics in New York City have developed a varied repertoire of devotional art and architecture to create sacred spaces in their homes and neighborhoods, spaces outside of but in relationship to the consecrated halls of loc...
Ciao Napoli Author & Culture Night at Casa Belvedere Wed. 5/20/15
Ciao Napoli. A Scrapbook of Wandering in NaplesAuthored by Antoinette Carone, Photographs by Jim Mauro Wednesday, May 20, 2015 - 7:00 PM When Antoinette Carone and her husband hatched a plan to relocate to Naples, Italy, they had no inkling that every trip to the market would be a sojourn dating back as far as 2500 years....
John Cristiano to lead Goshen parade as grand marshal
Heroes are everywhere, if we look hard enough. The honor of being grand marshal for Monday's Memorial Day parade in Goshen has been bestowed on John B. Cristiano, 87, of Goshen, N.Y. Cristiano immigrated with his family from Castlegrande, Italy, in 1947. His father had been crossing the Atlantic to earn money in the United States to send h...
Arthur Avenue Celebrates Ferragosto
By Kathryn Roberts It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. As a nation mourned the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, an aroma of spices and sweets drifted down Arthur Avenue Sunday for the 19th consecutive year at the annual Ferragosto Festival. Tourists, neighborhood locals and students navigated through crowde...
Grande successo per "Those of Bagheria" a New York
Elisa Martorana, fotoreporter bagherese, sta riscuotendo un grande successo oltreoceano presso la prestigiosa galleria d'arte Casa Belvedere di NY. Martorana è arrivata alla Italian Cultural Fondation con il suo progetto fotografico Quelli di Bagheria dopo Baarìa, già patrocinato dal Mibac e dal Parlamento della Legalità, conquistando pubb...
Memorial honors Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire victims
Students gathered at the corner of Washington Place and Greene Street to commemorate the 103rd anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in an event sponsored by Workers United, Remember the Triangle Fire Coalition and the Service Employees International Union. The fire that broke out in a garment factory in the Asch building in 1911, kill...
Buffalo Italian Festival starts Thursday, ends Sunday
One of Buffalo's biggest summer events kicks off its four-day festival tomorrow. The 26th annual Galbani Cheese Italian Heritage and Food Festival takes place Thursday through Sunday, each day from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., on Hertel Avenue. Streets between Delaware and Colvin Avenues in North Buffalo will carry the aroma of Italian cuisine and...
Buffalo filmmaker to screen PBS series at North Park; Weakley ad-lib shocks
This is what I'm thinking: The upcoming PBS documentary series "The Italian Americans" is going to get a special screening at the North Park Theater from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Feb. 21 attended by the Buffalo filmmaker who wrote, directed and produced it. John Maggio, a St. Joe's graduate who has gone on to produce several high-profile P...
Joseph J. LiBassi Named Chairman of The Italian Cultural Foundation at Casa Belvedere
Joseph J. LiBassi, the Founder of Victory State Bank, has been named Chairman of the Board of Directors of The Italian Cultural Foundation at Casa Belvedere. It was announced Friday, February 20, 2015. With deep connections to Grymes Hill, where Casa Belvedere is located, as well as a devoted commitment to the Staten Island community in ge...