Opera of the Hamptons honors a North Fork pioneer
A tradition will return to the North Fork on Saturday when Opera in the Hamptons presents "Cristina Fontanelli and her Fabulous Friends: From Opera to Broadway" at Duck Walk Vineyards North in Southold. An award-winning opera singer, Broadway performer and PBS/WLIW TV host, Cristina Fontanelli and several world-renowned artists will perfor...
The Italian Americans — Our History, Ourselves: Author Book Presentation and High Tea
Join the Staten Island Network for a High Tea featuring Maria Laurino, author of The Italian Americans: A History, a richly researched, beautifully designed and illustrated companion book to the much-anticipated PBS series that aired in February 2015. Laurino's presentation, "The Italian American Experience — Our History, Ourselves," will discuss...
Bianca Mastropietro selected as Miss Columbus 2015
By Patrick Rocchio A high school senior with a fancy for softball and all things Italian has been selected as Miss Columbus for the 2015 Bronx Columbus Day Parade. Bianca Mastropietro, a senior at Preston High School, was selected from a field of three semi-finalists after penning a winning essay about Italian cooking show host Gi...
GIORNATA DEGLI STUDENTI D’ITALIANO-Day of Students of Italian
Date: Monday, October 19, 2015 Hours: 10am to 8pm Venue: Italian Cultural Institute of New York Organized by: ICI In collaboration with: Scuola Italiana "Guglielmo Marconi" e IACE (Italian American Committeee on Education) Italian Student Day in collaboration with Scuola Italiana "Guglielmo Marconi" of New York and IACE (Italian American Commi...
Machiavelli in the Italian Renaissance
Thursday, December 3rd, 6:30 P.M. - Italian American Museum - 155 Mulberry Street - (Corner of Grand and Mulberry Streets) - New York, NY 10013 Historian William J. Connell, holder of the Joseph M. and Geraldine C. La Motta Chair in Italian Studies at Seton Hall University, will discuss his recent book Machiavelli nel R...
Syracuse International Film Festival highlights music, veterans, tribute to Sophia Loren
The 2016 Syracuse International Film Festival showcases films with a focus on music, veterans and war, sports, as well as films with a direct connection to Central New York. The 13th annual fall festival runs from Oct. 19 to 23, with more than 60 foreign and domestic screenings of all genres, including fiction, documentary, animation, shor...
Fire & ice: all’Italian American Museum Patrick Morelli presenta il suo ultimo libro
Sarà presentato stasera alle 18.30 all'Italian American Museum il libro di Patrick Morelli "Fire and Ice". In un 21mo secolo devastato dalla violenza e dall'avidità, il procuratore degli Stati Uniti, Giovanni Mastriano, e la sua bella, sofisticata e aristocratica moglie di origini italiane, Contessa Maria Garibaldi, cittadina naturalizzata america...
Il Teatro della Ginestra di Cosenza a New York con lo spettacolo "Jennu brigannu. Storie di briganti calabresi"
Il Teatro della Ginestra di Cosenza presenta, a New York, nell'ambito del festival "In Scena" il suo storico spettacolo "Jennu brigannu. Storie di briganti calabresi" scritto da Vincenza Costantino e interpretato da Dante de Rose, Manolo Muoio ed Ernesto Orrico. "Jennu brigannu" andrà in scena domenica 16 Giugno al DiCapo Opera (184 East 7...
Eric's Italian Bistro in Mineola: First bites
Eric's Italian Bistro is like two restaurants under one roof. It's a destination for Italian-American favorites and for creative specialties from chef-owner George Echeverria.Echeverria has starred with local restaurants, including the now-closed Amicale in Huntington Station, Soigne in Woodmere and Andiamo in Mineola. Here, the appeal is from old...
New Business: Giuliano's Prodotti Italiani provides a taste of Italy on Staten Island
By Tracey Porpora In his pursuit of the American dream, Salvatore Giuliano came to the United States from Siracusa, Italy in 1980. "He wanted to give his three daughters the best life possible. He felt America had endless opportunities for his girls," said Sandra Giuliano, his daughter. Though he sought a new life in America,...
Sanremo apre agli italiani d'America
Il Festival di Sanremo ha aperto i battenti agli italiani d'America. A Casa Sanremo, il 19 febbraio è stato presentato il Festival della Canzone italiana di New York, alla sua settima edizione che si terrà nella Grande Mela il 21 settembre, condotto da Benedetta Rinaldi e trasmesso in mondovisione su Rai Italia e in diretta dall'emittente radiofoni...
Ministro dell’Interno, Angelino Alfano a New York e Washington
Il ministro dell'Interno, Angelino Alfano, lunedì 17 e martedì 18 marzo, sarà negli Stati Uniti, per una serie d'incontri istituzionali, a New York e Washington. In particolare, lunedì 17 marzo, il ministro Alfano sarà a New York. Alle ore 09.00 visiterà il Ground Zero e incontrerà la stampa. Read more Source: http://ww...