Tebaldi100: Italian cultural institute announces photography exhibit honoring soprano Renata Tebaldi
To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birth of renowned Italian soprano Renata Tebaldi, the Italian Cultural Institute of New York, in collaboration with the Renata Tebaldi Museum and the Renata Tebaldi Foundation Museum, presents a special retrospective exhibition on this opera deity. Inside the halls of the Italian Cultural Institute on Par...
Feast of Saint Anthony returns to Bridgeport for 1st time since 2020
One of Bridgeport’s most popular festivals returned Friday at the St. Margaret Shrine Parish. The Feast of Saint Anthony has been called the hidden gem of Bridgeport for years and that's because of its large variety of Italian food. This is the first year back since the pandemic hit in 2020. Saint Anthony's Feast brings out thousands of people, wit...
IAP 236: A Special Priest, A Special Feast: Monsignor Jamie Gigantiello and Brooklyn's Festa del Giglio
It’s said that Heaven touches Brooklyn, New York, every July… and if you know Brooklyn like we do, then you know that celestial poke occurs at the famed Festa del Giglio at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish, and you also know the passionate pastor there! This week we sit down with the one-and-only Monsignor Jamie Gigantiello who, beyond his job as th...
Tribeca Review: Ray Romano Directs, Writes And Stars With Laurie Metcalf In ‘Somewhere In Queens’
Although Ray Romano has dabbled in writing quite a bit, including a series he created called Men of a Certain Age, the star (best known for the Emmy winning sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond, which certainly contained lots of material drawn from his own life and family experiences) is now moving to the big screen with perhaps his most ambitious projec...
"Growing Up Italian American" with Dr. Ferdinand Visco
Tuesday, June 21, 6 pm. Columbus Citizens Foundation - 8 East 69th Street, New York, NY. RSVP TODAY. Join us as we welcome Dr. Ferdinand Visco to discuss his informative and highly entertaining book "Growing Up Italian American." The book contains the stories of three generations of Italian Americans, told by those who lived them in their own words...
The exhibition "Andrea Doria: Rescue at Sea" will open in Staten Island, NY, on June 16, 2022, which is the 71st anniversary of the Andrea Doria's launching
We are pleased to announce the major new exhibition Andrea Doria: Rescue at Sea, featuring the collection of diver and researcher John Moyer, Salvor in Possession of the wreck. Save the date for the opening reception on Thursday, June 16, 2022, 6–8 PM. The exhibition will then be on view through June 2023. A small preview exhibition is on view now...
CIMA partners with Rizzoli & La Scuola d'Italia NYC for student art competition
In partnership with the Rizzoli bookstore and La Scuola d'Italia NYC, Soho’s Center For Italian Modern Art, presented their debut “Arts and Letters Awards,” highlighting student literary and artistic responses (drawing, poetry, essay and narrative) to CIMA’s current exhibition, Staging Injustice: Italian Art 1880-1917. Student work was evaluated by...
Locals enjoy food, music at annual Italian heritage festival in Middle Village
Hundreds gathered in Juniper Valley Park on Saturday, June 4, to celebrate the Italian national holiday, Republic Day, during the annual festival hosted by the Federation of Italo-Americana of Brooklyn and Queens. There was music, food and entertainment for all the guests at the Italian heritage festival in Middle Village. Christ the King marching...
This was Toscanini The Maestro, My Father, and Me
Tuesday, June 14 at 7 pm. Celebrating all father figures in June, the Italian Cultural Foundation at Casa Belvedere presents Author Lucy Antel Johnson and her book: This was Toscanini. The Maestro, My Father, and Me. In-person & virtual event. Casa Belvedere, The Italian Cultural Foundation. 79 Howard Ave., Staten Island, NY 10301. Register for Tos...
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church kicks off Feast of St. Anthony
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church kicked off the Feast of St. Anthony Wednesday in the Bronx. Games, rides and entertainment were centered along East 187 St. in Belmont. The feast is meant to honor St. Anthony, a priest who preached spreading love and sharing with the less fortunate. "We always say this is the real Little Italy, the one in the Bronx. E...
A festa found in Schenectady: First Italian feast at St. Anthony’s after nearly 3 years lost
Chatter about St. Anthony’s Festa — one of the most popular celebrations in the city — actually made it to the band waves of truckers sharing details about the fete on their CB radios. In fact, one volunteer for the 3-day festival is still connected — some 84 years later. Mary Pratico was just 10-years-old when she attended with her parents back th...
“Multipli Forti”, a 3-Day, 3-Location Event Focuses on Contemporary Italian Literature
Multipli Forti is a first annual appointment to open the Contemporary Italian Literary Fiction Festival in New York City. It will take place over three days, June 6th to 8th, and in three different locations: the Italian Cultural Institute, the Center for Italian Modern Art (CIMA), and the Rizzoli Bookstore, but many of the participants are writers...