Italian American Club Installs 2017 Officers
Last month the Italian American Club held a special installation-of-officers dinner and ceremony at its clubhouse on Buckshollow Road to induct its new and re-elected leaders. The officers and board members for 2017 include: Giulio Cefaloni (president); Guido Boniello (vice president); Lucy DeFeo (treasurer); Joseph Correti (financial secretary); L...
BOOM ! CIRCUS
When: Friday, March 03, 2017 At 8:00 pm - Where: NYU Skirball Center 566 LaGuardia Place, NYC - Entrance : With fee. This performance is part of: Circus Now International Contemporary Circus Exposure 2017. Directed by Matteo Destro BOOM! breathes new life into the ancient tradition of masked theater, full of spontaneous improvisations with the publ...
Italians Abroad: NYCFC and Pirlo preparing for the new season
With preseason and soccer training camps beginning, Andrea Pirlo and his New York City teammates are ready for an entertaining season of Major League Soccer. Andrea Pirlo plays soccer like few can in the world today. The Italian World Cup winner, who plays for New York City FC, opens up their exciting 2017 campaign in a few weeks at Yankee Stadium...
Italytime, una piattaforma per promuovere l'arte e il teatro italiano a New York
La scena newyorkese ospita un interessante progetto di sperimentazione artistica tutto italiano. Italytime, fondato da Vittorio Capotorto e Frank Pagano nel 2013, ha tantissime storie da raccontare e numerosi progetti in serbo per quest’anno. Abbiamo incontrato Frank Pagano, vicepresidente di Italytime, per saperne di più. Caro Frank, cos'è e com'è...
Park Slope Italian Eatery Introduces Brooklyn to Centuries-Old Family Recipes
For close to 200 years, Peter Rizzi's family has created treasured Italian foods for Sunday dinners and family gatherings. At Sweet Basil Pizzeria, which opened in Brooklyn last month, anyone can try these beloved recipes marked by slightly-sweet sauce and pleasant basil notes. "We wanted to bring old-world recipes back to Park Slope," said Rizzi,...
Un libro + un caffè + una conversazione = gruppo di lettura
Il Gruppo di Lettura nasce con l’idea di creare uno spazio e un luogo di scambio per persone amanti della lingua e della lettura italiana. I partecipanti leggono, ognuno per proprio conto, il libro scelto per poi riunirsi successivamente per condividere la lettura discutendo il libro letto. Lo scopo del gruppo è di esercitarsi con la lingua italian...
Robert De Niro’s Talking, Wearing Italian: Ermenegildo Zegna Reveals Its Campaign Coup
Tonight in New York, the Italian menswear company Ermenegildo Zegna will host a dinner to celebrate a new campaign that packs a seriously powerful casting coup: It features Robert De Niro. To secure the services of such a storied star is quite something—especially one who, his long-standing friendship with Giorgio Armani apart, is rarely spotted in...
BELLA LUNA 2.0 Now Open on the Upper West Side
Beloved neighborhood Italian restaurant Bella Luna has reopened in its new location on the Upper West Side of Manhattan with the same traditional Italian dishes residents and visitors have come to love for nearly 30 years, as well as some brand new selections, including pizza baked in a traditional brick oven. Bella Luna was founded in 1988 by owne...
Meet the New Italians: Ricercatori protagonisti al Consolato di New York
Il prossimo 21 febbraio dalle 18.30 riprenderà al Consolato generale d’Italia a New York il ciclo “Meet the New Italians of New York”. Il primo appuntamento dell’anno sarà dedicato al mondo della ricerca.Saranno ospiti presso il Consolato Generale illustri ospiti, tra cui Elena Aprile, Ph.D. (Professor, Physics Department, Columbia University), Luc...
Italian festival headed to Buffalo's Outer Harbor
Buffalo's annual summertime salute to Italian heritage will have a new home this year, on Buffalo's Outer Harbor. The festival, which draws tens of thousands of people to Hertel Avenue - the Queen City's version of Little Italy - celebrated its 29th year in North Buffalo last year. The Italian Heritage Festival originally started on Connecticut St...
Nicoletta Puts Midwestern Twist On Italian Classics
At first glance, a mix of the American Midwest and classic Italian fare seems like the ultimate disaster, but Michael White’s Nicoletta Pizzeria in the East Village manages to marry the flavors of these two distinctly different regions in menu items such as Midwestern pizza and soft-serve gelato. Although the pizza doesn’t live up to its hype, Whit...
NIAF New York Gala Returns to Cipriani 42nd Street
The National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) will host its annual New York Gala at Cipriani 42nd Street on March 22, 2017. This distinguished event, held at this world-famous, historical, New York City venue will highlight the very best in Italian food, beverage and cultural experiences – along with celebrate some of the most notable and impactf...