A Journey through The Milk of Dreams, the 59th Edition of the Venice Biennale
The Italian Cultural Institute in NY and Save Venice cordially invite you to A Journey through The Milk of Dreams, the 59th Edition of the Venice Biennale. A conversation with Cecilia Alemani, Artistic Director, 59th Venice Biennale and the Donald R. Mullen, Jr. Director & Chief Curator, High Line Art. Monday, September 19, 2022 at 6PM. Italian Cul...
The History and Heroism of San Gennaro
San Gennaro was Bishop of Benevento, Italy, and died a martyr in 305 AD during a religious persecution spearheaded by Emperor Diocletian. He signed his death warrant when he visited the deacons, Sosso and Proculo, and the laymen, Eutichete and Acuzio, in jail. The Proconsul, Timothy, had Gennaro arrested. He was tortured without wavering in his res...
Festa Italiana to celebrate Italian heritage downtown this weekend
Downtown Syracuse will be filled with food, music, and fun to celebrate Italian heritage in Central New York this weekend. Festa Italiana will take place Friday through Sunday in Columbus Circle downtown. Of course you can find 20 vendors offering up mouth watering food options like the meatballs, pizze fritte, along with various pasta selections a...
Appeal of Conscience Foundation to Honor Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi with 2022 World Statesman Award at the 57th Annual Appeal of Conscience Awards
Appeal of Conscience Foundation, an interfaith organization dedicated to religious freedom and human rights and its President and founder Rabbi Arthur Schneier, will present the 2022 World Statesman Award to Italian Prime Minister, Mario Draghi at the 57th Annual Appeal of Conscience Awards at the Pierre Hotel in New York, on Monday evening Septemb...
35-year-old Italian priest from the Vatican to take charge of one of New York’s most important Italian parishes
From soccer player to financial administrator in the Vatican, the new pastor of one of the most important Italian parishes in New York is young but impressive. His name is Fr. Luigi Portarulo. Our Lady of PompeiiFr. Luigi is a 35-year-old priest originally from Bernalda (in southern Italy). Although he has served at the Vatican for many years, he r...
Italian American Museum pilots a tour of Little Italy, NYC
You’ve been to Little Italy countless times. Why take a tour? I wanted to learn, in depth, the history of the community — the conditions and prejudices with which the immigrants were confronted. As a New Yorker of Italian immigrants, this tour was very endearing to me. One of the highlights of the tour was learning about Lieutenant Joseph Petrosino...
Tracing threads of the past: Collective Crochet at Casa Belvedere
Tuesday, Sept. 27 at 7 pm. Casa Belvedere - 79 Howard Avenue, Staten Island, NY 10301. Presented by Luci Callipari-Marcuzzo. Register here. This is an in-person participatory collaborative performance, workshop and dialogue, which invites participants to crochet chains of red cotton thread, a symbol of the chain migration scheme in which many immig...
Italian Women in Basilicata: Staying Behind but Moving Forward during the Age of Mass Emigration, 1876–1914
Tuesday, September 27, 2022, 6pm. John D. Calandra Italian American Institute - 25 West 43rd Street, 17th Floor - New York, N.Y. 10036. Italian Women in Basilicata: Staying Behind but Moving Forward during the Age of Mass Emigration, 1876–1914. Victoria Calabrese, Lehman College, CUNY. REGISTER in advance to attend in person by calling 212-642-2094...
‘The Godfather’ not welcome at famed San Gennaro Feast in Little Italy
The Feast of San Gennaro put a hit on “The Godfather.” “In our rules, nobody can sell anything with ‘The Godfather’ or mobsters or anything that denigrates Italians,” John Fratta, a member of the committee that runs the iconic Little Italy festival, held from Sept. 15 to 25, told The Post. “We don’t need people thinking that the mob is running the...
Italian festivals in Amsterdam and Schenectady bring back crowds
A public starved for the return of traditional annual events and hungry for Italian food combined with picture perfect weather on Saturday to produce robust attendance at Italian-themed festivals in Schenectady and Amsterdam. The festival on North Jay Street in Schenectady Saturday marked the 17th anniversary of the first Little Italy StreetFest or...
Festa & Motori D'Italia: Saturday, Sept. 24 and Sunday, Sept. 25
11th annual Italian Festival and Luxury Car and Motorbike Show. On the grounds of beautiful Casa Belvedere overlooking NY Harbor - 79 Howard Ave., Staten Island, NY 10301. Saturday, Sept 24 • Noon to 6 pm. Sunday, Sept 25 • Noon to 5 pm. A FUN-FILLED WEEKEND FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY! A two-day extravaganza featuring an extraordinary showcase of Italia...
Little Italy Prepares for Feast of San Gennaro
This year marks the 96th annual Feast of San Gennaro in Manhattan’s Little Italy, which will run from Thursday, September 15 to Sunday, September 25. The festival features the best that Little Italy has to offer, from food vendors to competitions to rides and parades. Every year, a prominent Italian-American serves as “Grand Marshal” of the festiva...