La Fanciulla del West strega New York
L'opera piu' americana di Giacomo Puccini ha stregato di nuovo New York. 'La Fanciulla del West' ha aperto la stagione lirica della New York City Opera, strizzando l'occhio alla precedente produzione del Metropolitan Opera, ed e' stata accolta con tutto il calore e l'entusiasmo che il capolavoro di Puccini merita. 'La Fanciulla del West' ha portato...
Alla chiamata dell’autunno, la Casa Italiana di New York risponde presente
La cultura come strumento di espressione e conoscenza, il patrimonio italianocome eccellenza da condividere con il mondo. Tra mostre e presentazioni, letture e concerti, libri e tradizione. La Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò della New York University, diretta da Stefano Albertini, riapre i battenti dopo due semestri 2016-17 di successi e lo fa prepara...
Old Papa Manteo Sicilian Marionette Tradition at Hofstra Italian Festival
Please join The Association of Italian American Educators to celebrate the Italian Festival at Hofstra University on Sunday, September 17, 2017 at Hofstra South Campus from 11-5 pm.Tony DeNonno, Award-winning TV Producer-Writer-Director, will present the “Celebrating New York’s Century-Old Papa Manteo Sicilian Marionette Tradition." From the beginn...
2017 Miss and Little Miss Columbus
Congratulations to this year very talented Columbus Pageant competition winners!!! Emma Lubbers and Lola Lauro won the contest in their respective age groups and were crowned 2017 Miss and Little Miss Columbus. Both will ride on the Italian American Club float at the Columbus Day Parade on October 1, and will participate in various festivities duri...
Syracuse's Festa Italiana to hold meatball-eating contest for charity
The 2017 Festa Italiana in Syracuse has a new event: a meatball-eating contest. The organizers have invited several local media members to participate, according to Ginnie Lostumbo. Morning radio hosts for 93Q Ted Long and Amy Robbins will emcee and judge, Lostumbo said. The contest will be at 12:30 p.m. on the first day of the festival, which runs...
Little Italy Comes to Westchester (With a Not-So-Little Festival)
The patron saint of Naples will be honored in Yorktown next week, beginning with a traditional procession on Thursday, September 13, followed by five full days of fun, food, and good, old-fashioned community revelry. For the uninitiated, San Gennaro was not the inspiration for a truly excellent episode of Black Mirror. Saint Januarius was a Third C...
Italian-American Authors Book Signing and Reception
Sunday, September 17. 3 PM - 5 PM EDT. Garibaldi-Meucci Museum. 420 Tompkins Ave, Staten Island 10305. Order Sons of Italy Literary Award Winner Marianna Randazzo will present her newest book: "Given Away, The Rest of the Story." It is the prequel/sequel of "Given Away, A Sicilian Upbringing." Tiziano Dossena, award winning Author, art critic and e...
Nessuno tocchi Colombo a New York: l’adunata italo americana di Alberto Milani
La scoprì per caso. O forse, la trovò per errore. C’è chi pensa che a spingerlo fu la curiosità. Chi, invece, l’intraprendenza. Si convinse dell’esistenza di un mondo oltre le Azzorre incuriosito, probabilmente, dalle carte geografiche e dai calcoli matematici che delineavano il volto della Terra. Riuscì a intravederla, per la prima volta, di nott...
De Blasio Names Members Of Commission That Will Review Statues, Plaques Across NYC
We now know who will help decide the fate of the statue of Christopher Columbus in Columbus Circle. Mayor Bill de Blasio revealed the names of the members of the Mayoral Advisory Commission on City Art, Monuments and Markers. The group will offer opinions on issues surrounding public art, monuments and markers on city-owned property. The commission...
Opening Reception for "Passage" by Yorgos Giotsas
The Italian American Museum cordially invites you to attend the opening reception for: "Passage". A conceptual multimedia exhibit on immigration from Italy to America in the early 20th century and the surge of immigration into Sicily today. Presented by Yorgos Giotsas. Wednesday, September 13, 2017. 6:30 P.M. to 8:30 P.M. Italian American Museum -...
Fuhgeddaboudit Food: Lioni Italian Heroes
Lioni Italian Heroes shop in Bensonhurst has been making deli sandwiches for decades. With over a 150 sandwiches on the menu, most named after famous Italian-Americans, owner Paul DiSpirito says the most famous has to be the Sinatra. "The most popular famous Italian-American is Frank Sinatra, and there was some research done, Frank Sinatra loved sa...
Sal hopes third time’s charm; Says voters blah on de Blasio
Sal Albanese, who earned a reputation as a maverick during his 16 years representing Bay Ridge on the City Council in the 1980s and ’90s, is making another run for mayor, after a strong third place finish in the 1997 Democratic primary, an abandoned campaign in 2001 and a weak finish four years ago. This year, the 68-year-old Italian-born attorney,...