2015 Spring Gala - New York
Wednesday, 15 April 2015 - 6:30pmWaldorf Astoria, 301 Park Avenue - New York City JOIN US for the American Academy in Rome's Spring Gala on Wednesday, April 15, 2015, at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City. SALUTE honorees Robert B. Silvers, James Turrell and Carrie Mae Weems, FAAR'06. A Trustee Emeriti of the American Academy...
Announcing the U.S. Premiere of Francesco Marino's "Misteri" by the New York Festival Orchestra
When: Thursday, March 5th at 7:30 PMWhere: Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Music Center, 129 West 67th StreetTickets: $30; $20 for students/seniors Reservations: (212) 501-3330 or at the Merkin Concert Hall box office The NEW YORK FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA, under the baton of music director/conductor Hideaki Hirai, will appear March 5 at Merkin...
Viva Italia! Highlights From This Year’s Columbus Day Parade
by Rachel Silberstein Once again, as in years past, Bensonhurst's 34th Annual Columbus Day Parade was a smashing success. Nearly every school, community center, and church in town marched down 18th Avenue for the joyous annual event organized by the Federation of Italian American Organizations(FIAO) to celebrate the many contributions...
Italian-American luncheons build community
by Justin Fanizzi Sharing a sense of community is important to the Italian American Community Center of the Greater Rochester Area. That's one reason the center, located in Gates, enjoys hosting its luncheon for members — and for the public. The IACC Luncheon, currently in its eighth year, aims to provide delicious food and g...
Giorno del Ricordo 2016: Il 26 febbraio la commemorazione al consolato di New York
Il prossimo 26 febbraio alle 17.30 si terrà presso il Consolato Generale d'Italia a New York la celebrazione del "Giorno del Ricordo", istituito dal Parlamento italiano con legge n.92 del 30 marzo 2004 al fine di "conservare e rinnovare la memoria della tragedia degli italiani e di tutte le vittime delle foibe, dell'esodo dalle loro terre degli ist...
The Film Society of Lincoln Center and Luce Cinecittà Announce La Magnani, May 18 – June 1
The Film Society of Lincoln Center and Luce Cinecittà announce La Magnani, a series dedicated to the film work of iconic Italian actress Anna Magnani, May 18 – June 1. The 24-film series will screen entirely on 35mm and 16mm. "No actress possesses the magic and the fire of Anna." – George Cukor "[Anna Magnani] is probably the greatest actress I h...
Clute Park to host Schuyler County Italian American Festival Aug. 2-4
Watkins Glen, N.Y. — Clute Park, 155 S. Clute Park Drive, Watkins Glen,, will host the Schuyler County Italian American Festival from 1 p.m. to midnight on Aug. 2, 9 a.m. to midnight on Aug. 3 and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Aug. 4. The festival will include a parade, the Tony Tallarida Memorial Bocce Tournament, carnival rides and games, music, marc...
TV Writer/Producer Tom Fontana Columbus Day Parade Grand Marshal
The Federation of Italian-American Societies of Western New York is proud to announce that Buffalo native Tom Fontana, the award-winning writer/producer of such television series as St. Elsewhere, Oz, Homicide, Copper and Borgia, will be Grand Marshal of the 8th Annual Columbus Day Parade on October 12 beginning at 1 p.m. along Hertel Avenue in the...
New York’s Tiny Museums Are Labors of Love
by Anne Kadet Uptown, the Metropolitan Museum of Art rules the museum world with its $362 million annual budget and $70 million gift-shop business. Across the park, the sprawling, world-famous American Museum of Natural History collects $47 million a year from its 5 million visitors. And downtown? At the corner of Mulberry and Gra...
S.F. Vanni bookstore: Grand Reopening
S.F. Vanni, the oldest running Italian bookstore in the United States, has released news of its end-of-January reopening in New York City. The bookstore was first founded in 1884 by the Sicilian (Caltagirone) Sante Fortunato Vanni in Greenwich Village at the height of Italian immigration, and continued to stay in business until 2004; it ha...
Franco Gallelli & Friends has song in their hearts for Italy
If you think teenagers left alone in a basement with keyboards, a drum set, guitars and a sound system could spell trouble, just wait 30 or 40 years. What you might end up with is Franco Gallelli & Friends. The five west-side musicians — Gallelli of Gates, bassist Lino Presutti of Hilton, and drummer Gino Romantini, keyboardist/ba...
A Look at the 2015 Santissimo Crocifisso Procession in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn
Sunday, October 4th, members of the Club Carinesi D'America of Brooklyn, New York (7618 17th Ave., Brooklyn, New York) held their annual procession in honor of SS. Crocifisso. This year, Mass was celebrated at St. Dominic's RC Church (2001 Bay Ridge Parkway). Read more Source: Magna Grece