Ambassador Zappia inaugurates new space for Italian non profit and philanthropy in New York
The Ambassador of Italy to the United States, Mariangela Zappia, inaugurated in New York the "Bodini Center for Italian Philanthropy," a new space that hosts numerous Italian non-profits operating in the United States. Among them, the American Italian Cancer Foundation, the Gruppo Esponenti Italiani (GEI), the Foundation for Italian Art and Culture...
Honest cop Frank Serpico still fighting for the truth 50 years after exposing NYPD corruption before the Knapp Commission
On the morning of Dec. 14, 1971, NYPD undercover detective Frank Serpico put on his only suit. The son of an immigrant cobbler then stopped to get his good pair of shoes shined. The bearded 12-year police veteran was about to dismantle the department’s infamous “blue wall of silence,” exposing the NYPD’s systemic corruption across three hours of un...
Sei personaggi in cerca d'autore (1921-2021): Luigi Pirandello
A round table to celebrate the 100-year anniversary of the first performance of Luigi Pirandello's masterpiece. December 13, 2021 6PM - Italian Cultural Institute, 686 Park Avenue, NY. RSVP here. Limited capacity. Guests will be asked to show proof of vaccination upon entry. Speakers: Lisa Sarti, Ph.D. - The City University of New York; Pietro Fras...
The Sandman - Costantino Nivola at Magazzino
Magazzino is a gem of a museum, tucked away in a corner of Cold Spring, in a former dairy warehouse. (“Magazzino” means warehouse.) Admission is free. As the name suggests, the art is Italian—in particular, art since World War II. The staff is so warm and welcoming, one expects them to spontaneously serve lunch. Last year, Magazzino opened a new ga...
The Bridge Book Award
VI Edition of The Bridge Book Award, the literary prize that as a "bridge/ponte" unites Italian and American cultures with the aim of strengthening mutual understanding through Literature. At the award ceremony will participate the four winning authors and Fabio Finotti, director of the Italian Cultural Institute, Elizabeth Rodini, director of the...
The New Italian American Museum Is Taking Shape
The building that once housed the Italian American Museum (IAM) at 155 Mulberry Street, was razed a couple of years ago only to enjoy a rebirth with a completely new structure that will serve as a cultural hub and community nexus for Italian Americans and the Little Italy neighborhood. The projected opening is projected for the Columbus Day weekend...
Sciascia's Theater. Celebrating the 100th anniversary of Leonardo Sciascia's birth
Thu, 12/09/2021 - 4:00pm. Zoom Lecture Series. On the Italian Stage is a series of encounters conceived and led by Laura Caparrotti (Artistic Director, Kairos Italy Theater) that journeys into the history of Italian Theater to explore its language, and its contribution to Italian society and world theater. Participation is free. RSVP is MANDATORY....
Italiani in USA: Wednesday, December 8, 6pm
Wednesday, December 8, 6:00pm. Istituto Italiano di Cultura - 686 Park Avenue - Manhattan, NY. You are cordially invited to an evening dedicated to Italians in the United States in honor of the publication of the volume Gli Italiani in USA: nuove prospettive di una diaspora secolare, published by the John D. Calandra Italian American Institute on c...
A tradition to welcome winter: Staten Island Italian cultural foundation ‘tucks in’ fig trees
For the Ficus trees among us, it’s time to go to sleep. So goes the “Burial of the Fig” ritual, an event happening virtually from Casa Belvedere’s Facebook page on Thursday, Dec. 9 at 2 p.m. The Grymes Hill Italian cultural foundation will play host to a ceremony dubbed as bending or “tucking in the trees” led by fig experts like Mary Menniti of Th...
December 15: "Feast of the Seven Fishes: A Brooklyn Italian's Recipes Celebrating Food & Family"
Join us on December 15 at 6pm for an enlightening evening as author Daniel Paterna discusses his photographic culinary memoir, Feast of the Seven Fishes: A Brooklyn-Italian’s Recipes Celebrating Food and Family. The event is $45 per person, and includes a holiday gift bag, including a signed copy of Feast of the Seven Fishes - perfect for the Chris...
Giovanna Silva - Archivi, Synthesis
Exhibition. December 9, 2021 – January 8, 2022. Monday through Friday, 10AM to 4PM. Italian Cultural Institute, 686 Park Avenue, NY. The project stems from the desire of photographing archives and collections, an often-unknown heritage, full of beauty and history, building a narrative space within which, in addition to the works and documents, it i...
An Evening of Sicilian Culture with Gaetano Cipolla
Professor Gaetano Cipolla presented his new book, Learn Sicilian II, just published by Legas, at the Columbus Citizens Foundation in Manhattan on November 30, 2021. The event, which was open to the members of the Foundation and to the public, was attended by Arba Sicula members from the tri-state area and by lovers of Sicilian culture. One person c...