Cultural programming accord set between Archivio Storico Ricordi of Milano and Italian Academy Foundation, Inc. of New York
The Archivio Storico Ricordi (www.ricordi.it) and the Italian Academy Foundation, Inc. (www.italianacademyfoundation.org) have signed an accord to provide for a series of cultural initiatives to present the enormous archival treasury of Ricordi, one of the most important musical resources in the world, to new audiences in the United States. ...
The Art, Life, and Times of Michelangelo
Maestro Francesco Santoro, World-renowned Renaissance-style artist and art history scholar, will present a lecture and discussion on one of the greatest masters of the Renaissance: Michelangelo Buonarroti. Michelangelo was an Italian sculptor, painter, architect, and poet. He is known best for his Statue of David, and his painting on The Sisti...
Le Marche at Garibaldi Meucci Museum
by Elisabetta Grasso Mauro Peroni, PhD, a native Italian from the region of Le Marche, gave a presentation about his region at the Garibaldi-Meucci Museum on Sunday, September 20, 2015 The presentation of this Italian region was sponsored by the tourism office of Le Marche, to promote American tourism in this north-Italian region. Accordi...
Discover Italy: Abruzzo & Molise in 2016
November 18, 6:30 pm — 8:00 pm. Westchester Italian Cultural Center - 24 Depot Square - Tuckahoe, New York - Members $15, Non-Members $25 Join us for one final virtual tour of the regions Abruzzo and Molise, the discovery of ancient sites, traditions and folklore, while admiring their magnificent and pristine beaut...
Italian Heritage and Culture Committee of NY, Inc. Announces Mother Italy Ceremony May 6, 2016, Noon Honoring NOIAW
Since 2011, the Italian Heritage and Culture Committee-NY, Inc. has been entrusted, through now retired NY Supreme Court Justice Dominic Massaro, with the spiritual welfare of the Mother Italy Statue on the grounds of Hunter College, NYC. Annually, the IHCC-NY, Inc. hosts a tribute to mothers during Mother's Day weekend, honoring accomplished Itali...
A Baroque Trio
Guido Cagnacci (1601-63), the Italian Baroque master, is having a New York moment. Three of his paintings can be seen at three institutions on the Upper East Side — The Met Fifth Avenue, The Frick Collection and, most recently, the Italian Cultural Institute of New York, an arm of the Italian government located on Park Avenue. Cagnacci is...
Una visita indimenticabile... La delegazione dell'Asilm rientrata dal viaggio in Sicilia
È rientrata nei giorni scorsi a New York la Delegazione dell'ASILM - American Society of the Italian Legions of Merit - che ha visitato la Sicilia. L'ASILM, come è noto, è la società con sede a New York che riunisce le personalità decorate dalla Repubblica Italiana. Durante il soggiorno in Sicilia la Delegazione, composta da importati membri della...
Nell’Anno della Cultura Italiana negli USA boom di editori italiani a "Bookexpo America"
Si inaugura oggi a New York presso lo Jacob K. Javitis Center, BookExpo America, la principale fiera professionale dell'editoria degli Stati Uniti, a cui partecipano ogni anno editori di tutta l'America, Nord e Sud e dei paesi asiatici, e che vede la partecipazione fino al 1° giugno dell'eccellenza dell'editoria italiana. E' l'Agenzia Ice...
Grassroots research in Italy continues for Staten Island resident
By Virginia N. Sherry For the third consecutive summer, native Staten Islander Frances Curcio traveled to Contursi Terme, a small town in the Campania region of southern Italy, to continue exploration of her family's roots. The search started with her maternal grandfather, Salvatore Cipollaro, who immigrated to the U.S. from the town in 1...
"Southern Italy and Genoa in the Early History of Pasta: Debunking the Myth of Arab Influence" with Dr. Anthony Buccini
Culinary Historians of New York presents "Southern Italy and Genoa in the Early History of Pasta: Debunking the Myth of Arab Influence" with Dr. Anthony Buccini, Thursday, October 10th, 2013 at 6:30 pm Check-in and reception | 7:00 pm Lecture. Historical pasta recipes will be served! $25 CHNY Members | $22 CHNY Senior & Stud...
Installation Mass set for new Rochester bishop
by Sean Dobbin Bishop Salvatore Matano will approach the door of Sacred Heart Cathedral on Jan. 2 and knock three times on the door. Bishop Robert Cunningham will open it. The symbolic gesture will mark the beginning of two days of worship to install Matano as the ninth bishop of the Diocese of Rochester. The Jan. 2 solemn vespers...
Raising of the Italian and Italian American Flags Ceremony
Italian Heritage and Culture Month 2014 Tribute "Celebrating the Italian American Experience . . . Legends and Icons . . . Italian Americans in Sports" You are cordially invited to attend the Raising of the Italian and Italian American Flags and a special recognition for Cav. Anthony Julian Tamburri, Ph.D., D...