Rockland Sons of Italy Crown Meatball Cook Off Winners
On May 12th, Senator David Carlucci hosted the second Italian American Dinner and Meatball Cook Off at the Rockland Sons of Italy Lodge 2176. More than 90 people attended the event which included an Italian buffet dinner of spaghetti and meatballs as well as an enormous sheet cake featuring the Italian and American flags. After the dinner,...
A holiday visit to Arthur Avenue is in order for all Italian-Americans
As I arrived on Arthur Avenue in the Bronx, NY, also known as Little Italy in the Bronx or the Belmont section of the Bronx, I got that feeling that I was home. Dolores and I had arranged to visit with David Greco of Mike's Deli for an upcoming holiday podcast episode and learn about this special neighborhood, which is still unknown by man...
"The Godfather Effect"
"The Godfather Effect"Changing Hollywood, America, and Me With Author Tom SantopietroThursday, February 286:30 PM Light fare and refreshments will be served.Space is Limited. RSVP's encouraged and appreciated. Using excerpts from "The Godfather Trilogy," Tom Santopietro guides guests through a journey that examines the continuing hold Francis Fo...
Italian creativity and technology
Seminar: Energica, the first made-in-Italy electric motorcycle, and high performance 3D printing materials. The Italian experience outrunning imagination September 10, 2013 - New York - Italian Cultural Institute Energica, has been designed and developed by CRP, an Italian-based company with an affiliate company in North Carolin...
"Benvenuto Brunello": Montalcino presenta le sue eccellenze enologiche a New York e Los Angeles
Appuntamento a New York e Los Angeles con il Consorzio del Vino Brunello di Montalcino, che presenterà l'eccellenza enologica nostrana nelle due città americane rispettivamente il 27 ed il 30 gennaio in occasione dell'evento "Benvenuto Brunello. World Experience USA 2014". Una esperienza unica per conoscere e gustare oltre trenta tra le pi...
Il Festival della Canzone Italiana a New York si presenta a Sanremo
Dal 1951 è la più importante manifestazione canora d'Italia, trasmessa in eurovisione e seguita da milioni di persone. Dal 29 al 31 gennaio 1951 nel Salone delle Feste del Casinò di Sanremo, il Festival della Canzone Italiana fu seguito da 25 milioni di telespettatori e il giorno successivo, il 1° febbraio, tutti cantavano e volevano rose rosse da...
Inside Quartet at the Italian American Museum
By Giovanni di Napoli Last Thursday I returned to the Italian American Museum for a special live performance by Neapolitan jazz sensation Simona De Rosa. It was special because the vocalist was reunited with her longtime bandmates Inside Quartet, who were in town to support her recent gala at LaFrak Concert Hall. This was one of just a ha...
Bronx Week: Bronx's Little Italy Welcomes New Cultures
by Erin Clarke Folks from the Bronx say it's the real Little Italy. The sweet smell of pastries, pasta, bread and meat fill the air of the Belmont section of the Bronx. "I really don't even go downtown to Little Italy. I like it up here," says area resident Dolores Glover. Streets lined with authentic restaurants, shops that even...
Ferrara Makes Worlds Largest Cannoli - 12 Feet Long and 348 pounds
Hail To The Chef! Ernest Lepore, co-owner and Executive Chef of Little Italy's world famous Ferrara Café & Bakery, predicted he would create the World's Largest Cannolo and this past Saturday, September 20, 2014, he did it! Weighing in at a record 348 pounds and measuring 12 feet in length, the "Ferrara IL GRANDE CANNOLO was introduced...
New York Harbor From a Different Angle
"We all come from somewhere," said Robert Foster, executive director of the Hoboken Historical Museum, speaking of the current exhibition on immigration. "Everybody loves the topic, because there's a common denominator." What may be surprising, and what "Hoboken, Ellis Island and the Immigrant Experience, 1892-1924," which opened in August...
The Garibaldi-Meucci Museum fundraising brunch - November 1, 2014
Continuing in a tradition of elegance, exquisite cuisine, and exemplary service, The Staaten will provide the perfect setting for our annual fundraising event. This event makes it possible for the Garibaldi-Meucci Museum, owned and administered by the Order Sons of Italy in America, to collect, preserve and exhibit material relating to the...
Italy Invades: How Italians Conquered the World
You are cordially invited to attend a lecture and book signing for Christopher Kelly and Stuart Laycock's new book entitled, "Italy Invades: How Italians Conquered the World" at the Italian American Museum on Thursday, October 29th. Refreshments will be servedAbout the Book: Recreating their success with America Invades, Christopher Kelly and...