IV edizione del Premio Internazionale GRADIVA NEW YORK (2016)
La rivista GRADIVA bandisce la quarta edizione del Premio Internazionale Gradiva. Al Premio si concorre con un libro di poesia in lingua italiana, pubblicato fra gennaio 2015 e aprile 2016. I libri partecipanti al Premio non saranno restituiti. Non è prevista alcuna quota di partecipazione. I partecipanti possono facoltativamente iscriversi, in fo...
Patchogue Man Named 2013 Italian-American of Year
by Michael Sorrentino John Ferrante of Patchogue has been named the 2013 Italian-American of the Year for this Fall's Fifth Annual Italian Festival of St. Liberata, announced the Greater Patchogue Chamber of Commerce earlier this week. Ferrante was named by the Greater Patchogue Foundation and the Greater Patchogue Chamber of Comm...
In mostra il "Presepio della Solidarietà" napoletano, un dono ai pompieri di grande valore simbolico e artistico
Una storia a lieto fine quella del "Presepio della Solidarietà", un ampio capolavoro artistico modellato dalle mani degli artigiani campani dedicato ai vigili del fuoco, riportato alla luce dopo anni di abbandono e degrado, da ieri in visione al Consolato Generale di Park Avenue fino al 6 gennaio, dalle 2 alle 5 pomeridiane. A poche settimane dall...
Bookstore may have to flee the wrecking ball, again
by Charles V. Bagli Twenty-nine years ago, Rizzoli Bookstore, whose Old World charm, hand-wrought chandeliers and big storefront windows make it a favorite of noted authors, book lovers and tourists, fled Fifth Avenue two steps ahead of the wrecking ball. It may now have to take flight again. The owners of the building a...
More churches in Lower Hudson could merge
More than a half-dozen additional Catholic churches in the Lower Hudson Valley could merge next year as part of the ongoing reorganization by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York. Under the latest proposal by Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Our Lady of Mount Carmel in White Plains and Our Lady of Pompeii in Dobbs Ferry would close, except fo...
Special Presentation: LE MARCHE
April 10, 6:30 pm — 9:30 pmWestchester Italian Cultural CenterOne Generoso Pope Place , Tuckahoe , NY 10707 United States This is a multimedia presentation that will explore the region of the Marche. Tucked away in a remote corner between the Adriatic Sea and the Apennine mountains, Marche is an enchanting rural patchwork of old towns, unspoiled h...
A Look at the 2015 Sons of San Paolino Giglio Lift, Franklin Square, Long Island
Thank you Bobby Maida for sharing your wonderful photos of the Giglio Feast of San Paolino in Franklin Square, Long Island (June 27th). As always, the Sons of San Paolino and friends performed their duty to the saint with love and devotion. In addition to the impressive dancing of the giglio, these folks sure know how to throw a great party. For m...
Marco Petracci: Deconstructing Time at Agora Gallery NYC
Chelsea's Agora Gallery will feature the original work of Montignoso photographer Marco Petracci in Emerging Transformation. The exhibition opens August 25th and will run until September 12th, 2015. The opening reception will take place Thursday, August 27th, from 6-8 PM. Any art lover who enjoys thought-provoking artworks and meeting tale...
Sons of Italy to host ‘tour’ of Campania through film and wine
The Campania region of southern Italy is a little like the Finger Lakes in that its wines are not the most famous in the country, but they are getting better and better. One way that it varies from the Finger Lakes, though, is that its winemakers have been making vino there for over 2,000 years. Geneva Lodge 2397 Orders Sons of Italy in Am...
Home from Rome: "Who Owns Antiquity?: Museums, Repatriation, and Armed Conflict"
Home from Rome is a lecture series based in New York which invites Fellows, Residents, and Affiliated Fellows to discuss the impact of their time in Rome. C. Brian Rose, FAAR'92, RAAR'12, will initiate the American Academy in Rome's new program with "Who Owns Antiquity?: Museums, Repatriation, and Armed Conflict", a presentation on the importance o...
LONG ISLAND ITALIAN AMERICANS - History, Heritage & Tradition
You are cordially invited to attend a presentation and signing for Dr. Salvatore J. LaGumina's latest book titled, "Long Island Italian Americans: History, Heritage & Tradition". For Italian immigrants and their descendants, moving from "the city" out to Long Island was more than a change of address. It signaled that the family had ach...
Cibo e italo-americani? Un’ottima simbiosi
By Chiara Zaccherotti Quanto ha a che fare il cibo con la creazione dell'identità collettiva di un popolo? Tanto. Con l'aggiunta di un processo migratorio, poi, il fenomeno assume caratteristiche sociali ed economiche per nulla irrilevanti. Un po' come è accaduto agli italiani che a partire dalla fine dell'800 hanno lasciato la patria per attraver...