Italian Dance Connection Announces 2017 Festival Week
ITALIAN DANCE CONNECTION ("IDACO nyc"), Vanessa Tamburi, Artistic Director announced today its 2017 Festival Week, May 30 through June 4, the organization's third annual contemporary dance and art event in NYC.A wide variety of artistic styles await audiences, with more than 25 dance companies, artists and filmmakers to participate. Dance workshops...
Thomas Jefferson: un presidente italiano
Forse non tutti sanno che nel 1787 Thomas Jefferson, il terzo presidente degli Stati Uniti d’America, all’epoca ambasciatore a Parigi, intraprese un tour della durata di circa venti giorni (dal 14 aprile al 2 maggio) alla volta del Nord Italia, visitando le città di Torino, Milano e Genova. La sua esperienza è documentata in modo dettagliato in mol...
Alfa Romeo to Debut 2018 Stelvio at New York International Auto Show
Alfa Romeo will reveal the full lineup of the 2018 Stelvio SUV at the 2017 New York International Auto Show. First seen only in range-topping Quadrifoglio trim at the Los Angeles Auto Show, the Stelvio is the brand’s first SUV since the Matta military off-roader of the 1950s.The Stelvio and Stelvio Ti will form the base of the nameplate’s lineup in...
Turning 107, and Sipping (Brandy) From His Bronx ‘Fountain of Youth’
The problem with turning 107, Joe Binder said, is that “you can’t work no more.” Mr. Binder turns 107 on Saturday, but he had the confidence to celebrate early during his regular Wednesday lunch at Mario’s on Arthur Avenue, the main drag in Belmont, a longstanding Italian neighborhood in the Bronx. Until a few years ago, Mr. Binder was holding down...
Renzo Piano Designs University expansion
Columbia University is set to unveil two new buildings in a campus expansion designed by Italian architect Renzo Piano. The new campus, located in the Manhattanville (or West Harlem) neighborhood in New York, is the university’s largest expansion in 100 years. Columbia hopes that the Manhattanville expansion will allow for a greater integration of...
Italy Comes To Long Island With Italia Vera At The Nassau Coliseum
A taste of Italian lifestyle is coming to Nassau Coliseum in September, and tickets for the event go on sale Friday. Italia Vera: The Ultimate Italian Lifestyle Festival will land at the Coliseum for one day only on Sept. 9, but with two sessions: one at 12:30 p.m. and one at 5:30 p.m. The event will transform the Coliseum into a slice of Italy, fe...
Antonio Meucci Young Inventors' Final Competition
On Sunday, April 2, 2017 the Antonio Young Inventors' Final Competition was held at Staten Island Technical High School. 14 Semi-finalists from three boroughs competed for cash and prizes. The event was proudly sponsored by: The Garibaldi Meucci Museum, Carol and Rocco Berardi and The Lois and Richard Nicotra Foundation. Special thanks to our judge...
Russo’s New York Pizzeria opens soon at the Fairfield Town Center
A new location of Russo’s New York Pizzeria will open in April at the Fairfield Town Center, 28610 Hwy. 290, Cypress. The eatery specializes in authentic, hand-tossed New York pizza as well as Italian pastas, salads and soups. The new 2,500-square-foot restaurant will include 70 indoor and 24 patio seats. It will offer free deliver services within...
Italian Club of Staten Island honors 4 at gala in West Brighton
The Italian Club of Staten Island Foundaton will host its 66th annual Dinner Dance Thursday, April 20, at 6:30 p.m. in LiGreci's Staaten, West Brighton. The gala evening is inclusive of a cocktail hour and a formal sit-down dinner followed by assorted desserts and dancing. Live musical entertainment will be provided by the club's own Michael Russo...
Italian restaurant pioneer to take over famed SoHo bar space
Pino Luongo, a pioneer in popularizing Tuscan cuisine in America, is branching out to Soho. Luongo, who runs the successful Morso on East 59th Street, has signed a lease to launch an eatery in the former Milady’s bar space at 160 Prince St., at the corner of Thompson. The 1,850-square-foot restaurant is expected to open in the fall. The deal was br...
Italian Sonorities and Acoustic Communities: Listening to the Soundscapes of Italianità
Friday, April 28, 2017, 9:30am-5:45pm - Saturday, April 29, 2017, 9:30am-5:30pm John D. Calandra Italian American Institute - 25 West 43rd Street, 17th Floor - New York, N.Y. 10036. Italian Sonorities and Acoustic Communities: Listening to the Soundscapes of Italianità In his 1984 book Acoustic Communication, Barry Truax defined acoustic communitie...
The Latest Culinary Travel News From Italy
Representatives from Northern Italy’s Piemonte region recently welcomed Travel Agent and other journalists to a presentation at the Italian Consulate in New York City. After an official welcome from Italian Consul General Francesco Genuardi, Piemonte Tourism Manager Maria Elena told those in attendance that U.S. visitors to Piemonte are at an all-t...