Filippo Tommaso Marinetti: The Artist and His Politics, 1909-1944
May 13 2015 06:00 pm - 08:00 pm John D. Calandra Italian American Institute25 West 43rd Street, 17th Floor - New York, N.Y. 10036 Filippo Tommaso Marinetti: The Artist and His Politics, 1909-1944 explores the politics of the leader of the Futurist art movement. Emerging in Italy in 1909, Futurism sought to propel Italy into the modern world...
Fr. Vincent Capodanno Ministered In the Line of Fire
by Zoe Romanowsky Todays marks the 48th anniversary of the death of Fr. Vincent Capodanno on a battlefield in Vietnam. Though only 38 when he died, he was beloved by the men he heroically served, and by the family and friends he left behind. (His brother James tearfully recalls his brother's life here.) Fr. Capodanno was one of ni...
Independent Movies: Men Of The Cloth
October 30, 6:30 pm - 8:20 pm, Westchester Italian Cultural Center, 24 Depot Square, Tuckahoe, New York Men Of The Cloth is an inspiring portrayal of Nino Corvato, Checchino Fonticoli and Joe Centofanti, three Italian master tailors who confront the decline of the apprentice system as they navigate their challenging rol...
The idea of the Mediterranean
Center for Italian Studies at Stony Brook University, November 12-14, 2015. THE IDEA OF THE MEDITERRANEAN - An International Conference to Explore What the Mediterranean Region. Represented in the Age of Progress and What It May Represent in the Era of Geopolitical Realliances and Globalization. Stony Brook University'...
Easter Bake Sale
Easter Bake Sale, Friday, March 25 & Saturday, March 26th – 11:00-5:00pm – (Easter pies, breads, Italian cookies, pizza pie and traditional ewonds (or called by some: bowties, guants, crustolies, guanti). Traditional Easter goodies we all enjoyed in past years! American Italian Heritage Museum • 1227 Central Ave • Albany, NY 12205 We w...
IAWA’s Open Reading Series–Saturday, June 11, 2016–Featuring Stephanie Laterza and Tony Iovino
WHERE: Sidewalk Café, 94 Avenue A (6th Street) East Village, NYC-10009 WHEN: Saturday, June 11, 2016 @ 5:30 – 7:30 pm The Italian American Writers Association is celebrating its 25th Anniversary. Since 1991, IAWA has given voice to writers through its literary series every 2nd Saturday of the month. Readings begin with an Open Mic: IAWA-E...
La Magna Grecia dei due mondi
By Paola Benvegnù Nei primi giorni di un maggio newyorkese ancora grigio e freddo si è celebrata la XII Magna Grecia Week che ha riscaldato l'atmosfera con un carnet ricco di appuntamenti, iniziative e novità. Organizzata dall'ormai storica Fondazione Internazionale Magna Grecia, l'annuale conferenza di tre giorni, dal 2 al 4 Maggio...
Annual Queens Columbus Day Parade
October 8 (Saturday) 12:00 pm. Annual Queens Columbus Day Parade. Marches down Steinway Street to 30th Avenue and ends on Astoria Blvd. at the newly renamed Street, Cav. Vincent Iannece Street. Cav. Iannece was the co-founder and driving force in reinstating this parade. This year's Grand Marshall is Thomas J. Principe, Esq. Brigadier Gen...
Il trionfo di San Paolino a Williamsburg
di Claudia Vanni Nell'aria il profumo delle zeppole che si mescola a quello dei veraci sughi meridionali. E poi tutto intorno bandiere italiane che sventolano assieme a quelle a stelle e strisce, mentre nelle strade risuonano le ballate napoletane. Per dodici giorni, come ogni luglio, il distretto di Williamsburg a Brooklyn ha fatto un tuf...
Like pizza? Grab a wing at Quality Italian
By Steve Cuozzo You've tried the rest, now try the best — not pizza, which touts its alleged superiority on every box, but chicken parmigiana that only looks like pizza. What might be called "chicken pizzagiana," a round, 13-inch-diameter replica of a Ray's pie at new Quality Italian, is the summer's runaway whimsical hit — good, clean fu...
Staten Island's Anthony Wilkinson to star in 'My Big Gay Italian Wedding' at the St. Luke's Theatre in Manhattan
Ten years ago, "My Big Gay Italian Wedding," a production by playwright/actor Anthony J. Wilkinson that satirizes the controversy surrounding same-sex marriage while drawing on larger-than-life gay and Italian characters, was signed for a six-week run at the Actors' Playhouse in Manhattan's Greenwich Village. Six months became a year, then the show...
L'Umbria secondo Steve McCurry
di Beatrice Bondi L'Italian Trade Commission inaugura la mostra fotografica Sensational Umbria, che raccoglie un'accurata selezione di scatti attraverso i quali il fotografo di fama mondiale, Steve McCurry (indimenticabile la sua fotografia della ragazza afgana pubblicata come copertina del National Geografic nel 1985), ha catturato l'anim...