A Night of Italian Opera - November 14, at 7 p.m. at the Club
A Night of Italian Opera," sponsored by The Scarsdale Woman's Club and The Westchester Italian Cultural Center, will be presented on Friday, November 14, at 7 p.m. at the Club located at 37 Drake Road, Scarsdale. The concert will feature arias from the operas La Bohème, I Pagliacci, Madama Butterfly, Le Nozze di Figaro, and Aida by artists...
Il ministro Gentiloni a de Blasio: "Siamo onorati di avere un nostro connazionale sindaco di New York"
di Riccardo Chioni Seconda giornata newyorkese ieri per il ministro degli Esteri Paolo Gentiloni impegnato in una serie di incontri iniziati in mattinata alla Clinton Foundation a Manhattan dove è stato ospitato dall'ex segretario di stato Hillary Clinton per fare il punto sulle principali questioni internazionali, dalla lotta all'Isis, al...
John Cabot University holds 2015 New York gala
On March 31, 2015, John Cabot University (JCU) hosted their annual Gala at the Union League Club in New York City. This year Mr. John Catsimatidis, Hon. Robert J. Del Tufo and Min. Natalia Quintavalle were the guests of honor. JCU President Franco Pavoncello, Board of Trustees Chair Hon. Frank J. Guarini and Vice Chair WIlliam J. Martini presided o...
The flute in Contemporary Music: the Italian experience and the ‘Rome School’ – 24 June, 6 PM
Starting from the 50's / 60's took place a musical revolution, destined to change composition and interpretation and the very idea of the musical language in the fields of Contemporary Music, having as one of its important medium a musical instrument: the flute. In particular, during the first years of the mythical Ferienkursen in Darmstadt, at th...
Special Presentation: DANTE: The Father of the Italian
September 24 6:30 pm - 8:00 Westchester Italian Cultural Center - One Generoso Pope Place - Tuckahoe , NY 10707 United States Dante Alighieri has provided guidance and nourishment to major poets throughout the ages. William Butler Yeats called Dante the "chief imagination for all of Christendom," and T.S. Elliot elevated him to the same level as o...
An Afternoon with Mario Fratti & Goffredo Palmerini
October 13, 6:30 pm — 8:30 pm. Westchester Italian Cultural Center - 24 Depot Square - Tuckahoe, New York A glimpse of the past and an account of the present will be presented by Mario Fratti, internationally acclaimed play writer and drama critic, and Goffredo Palmerini, internationally renowned journalist and writer....
Return of the East Harlem "Crowned Madonna" Inspires Pilgrimages of the Faithful
The Pontifical Shrine of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, located 448 East 116th Street Manhattan has restored the historic image of Our Lady of Mount Carmel. The statue, housed in the church, has been undergoing an eight month physical and artistic restoration. It was presented to the public on Saturday, October 17, 2015 at 1PM during a special Mass and...
‘Il Centro’ almost done — again!
Long-awaited — and equally long-delayed — Italian cultural center "Il Centro" will open its doors in Bath Beach in July. Workers just have to put the finishing touches on a gymnasium floor and pool and get some final inspections, according a member of the Federation of Italian-American Organizations, which is building the center. "The...
New York, un italiano firma Aquatrium, l'acquario futuribile con vista su Manhattan
L'America sempre più nel segno dell'Italia. Anche quando si tratta di pesci, ospitati in quello che sarà il nuovo acquario di New York: è stato uno studio tricolore a vincere il concorso NYC Acquarium Waterfont della Grande Mela del (prossimo) futuro. Ad essere scelta è stata la creatività dello studio di architettura di Piero Lissoni che...
Niagara Wheatfield rejects Columbus Day, adopts Indigenous Peoples Day
An Italian-American teacher and some Tuscarora Indian students created a movement that led the Niagara Wheatfield School Board last week to do away with the Columbus Day holiday. Instead, the second Monday in October will be observed as Indigenous Peoples Day by the school district, the board decided. That's because Christopher Columb...
IC student establishes charity event for Amatrice earthquake
Students, faculty and family wearing pressed suits and flowing dresses gather at round tables and share pasta Amatriciana, an Italian dish created from a recipe that has been passed down through generations. While traditional Italian music plays, people get up from their seats to dance the tarantella, an Italian folk dance. Junior Nicole V...
Piero della Francesca in America
February 12, 2013 to May 19, 2013 Revered in his own time as a "monarch" of painting, Piero della Francesca (1411/13–1492) is acknowledged today as a founding figure of the Italian Renaissance. In early 2013, The Frick Collection will present the first monographic exhibition in the United States dedicated to the artist. It brings together seven wo...