High-end thrift shop opens at Italian American museum
The three-building campus at the Italian American Community Center has been a work in progress for nearly the last decade, but the most recent additions have really topped it off. #In April, an upscale thrift shop was opened that offers handpicked, gently used items. And with the completion of a $50,000 sprinkler system, the museum portion...
A Look at the 2014 Feast of San Vincenzo Martire di Craco in New York City
By Giovanni di Napoli Sunday, October 26th, I made my way to Saint Joseph's Church (5 Monroe St.) in New York City, for the 113th Annual Feast of San Vincenzo Martire di Craco. Mass was celebrated in English and Italian by Rev. Monsignor Nicholas Grieco, who just happens to be of Cracotan descent. During his homily, Father Grieco gave an...
Taking a WAC at the Axis
"It's been 71 years. I can't believe it," said Josephine Ozzella Sirianni when referring to her date of enlistment in the Women's Army Corps (WAC) during World War II. Mrs. Sirianni, 94, of Olean, shared her story of serving as an interpreter in Italy during the war in commemoration of Veterans Day observed nationally on Tuesday. Read mor...
The Neighborhood Lives On
Pinned to Mary Paley's denim jacket is a prized possession: a medal representing a Sicilian-American society for "the Black Madonna," Maria del Tindari. The South End had several such societies, and a three-day street festival was held in the Madonna's honor every September for more than 30 years. Paley was given the membership medal by Do...
Feast of tradition in Bensonhurst
by Allegra Hobbs Bensonhurst revelers feasted and celebrated the neighborhood's Italian heritage at the 40th-annual 18th Avenue Feast, a cherished borough tradition that kicked off on Aug. 20 and will rage on through Aug. 30. The feast is a spin-off of a centuries-old Sicilian ritual honoring St. Rosalia, the patron saint of the town...
6th Annual Italian Feast and Carnival!
September 17/20 - Blauvelt Sons of Italy - 46 Van Wyck Rd, Blauvelt, New York 10913Annual Italian Feast and Carnival to Take Place September 17th – 20th: Four Day Festival offers something for every Member of the Family The Rockland Lodge 2176 of the Sons of Italy will host the 6th Annual Italian Feast and Carnival this Sept...
Ladyvette, il trio anni 50 che porta l'Italia in America
Teresa Federico, Valentina Ruggeri e Vera Dragone: loro sono le Ladyvette. Tre perfette pin-up anni 50 che salgono sul palco con il nome del gruppo o, singolarmente prese, con gli pseudonimi di Sugar, Pepper e Cherry. Tre personaggi da scoprire. Tre attrici dallo stile vintage, hanno appena concluso le riprese della fiction Il paradiso del...
Quarto Evento della Associazione Nazionale della Polizia di Stato Sezione USA
Si e' tenuto Mercoledì 18 Novembre 2015, presso il ristorante italiano "Taormina" a Little Italy, il Quarto Evento Annuale dell'A.N.P.S. USA, che ha contemporaneamente festeggiato il quarto anno di vita dell'Associazione. Protagonista indiscusso dell'evento, nonché ospite d'onore, e' stato il famoso attore italiano di fama mondiale Franco Nero...
La Notte 2012
La Fondazione "Friends of the Italian Cultural Institute of New York" è una nuova organizzazione che promuove la ricchezza della cultura italiana. La Fondazione organizza eventi con lo scopo di sostenere e promuovere l'attività dell'Italian Cultural Institute of New York, che mette in luce vari aspetti della cultura e del patrimonio italiano e coll...
Bernini: sculpting in clay
BERNINI: SCULPTING IN CLAY February 3, 2013 to April 14, 2013 Gian Lorenzo Bernini, who lived between 1598 and 1680, was the greatest sculptor of the 17th century—the Michelangelo of his age. He did for sculpture what Caravaggio did for painting, invigorating it with an unprecedented sense of drama and naturalism that launched the...
New York e il suo teatro premiano Mario Fratti
By Laura Caparrotti Theater for the New City è uno di quei teatri che fanno parte dell'era leggendaria di New York, di quando la città era ancora un luogo pieno di artisti di tutti i tipi che ne facevano una fucina d'idee, di nuove visioni, di parole altre. Fondato nel 1971, il TNC, com'è conosciuto ai più, si trova su First Avenue fra la nona e l...
Publicness in Contemporary Italian Art: The Work of FRANCESCO ARENA
Artist Francesco Arena (The Olnick/Spanu Program) in conversation with:Lorenzo Benedetti, director of De Appel Arts Center, AmsterdamVincenzo De Bellis, curator, founder of Peep Hole Milan, and director of MiartAra H. Merjian, Associate Professor of Italian Studies, NYU Francesco Arena was born in Torre Santa Susanna, Brindisi, in 1978, no...