Festa del 2 Giugno "sobria", ma con un cartellone ricco di molteplici eventi culturali allestiti dal sistema Italia
di Riccardo Chioni Le celebrazioni newyokesi del 2 Giugno sono iniziate partendo da lontano, con una mostra di sei reperti che hanno una storia millenaria, recuperati grazie all'opera dei Carabinieri del nucleo per la protezione del patrimonio artistico, provenienti da esposizioni museali americane. A seguire il docente d'Arte presso...
L'arte di Dante Ferretti "fa sognare" il MoMa
Martin Scorsese si aggira per i corridoi del MoMA con la puntigliosità d'un guardiano. E' al primo piano del Museum of Modern Art di New York. C'è la luna piena. C'è buio e silenzio. Cammina a lungo, mai un passo esitante, frac araldico e occhialini infilati in un volto dal biancore iridescente. Le pareti del MoMA sono le stesse di sempre, ma Scors...
Italian Jazz Days Celebration Set for October 12-22
TwinsMusic Enterprises is proud to announce the annual cultural celebration - Italian Jazz Days 2013 - October 12-22, 2013. Thanks to the involvement of Italian Cultural Institute of New York and the Italian nonprofit organization, C-Jam Music, this year the festival takes place in four New York City venues: Measure Lounge at Langham Place, Dizzy's...
The Acclaimed Italian Tenor Luciano Lamonarca receives a Proclamation from the New York State Comptroller, Hon. Thomas DiNapoli
Another important recognition was received this Thursday, October 24, 2013, by the Acclaimed Italian Tenor Luciano Lamonarca (resident of Westchester County). This time it was Hon. Thomas DiNapoli, the New York State Comptroller, who honored him with a Proclamation for artistic merit. It follows a previous one issued on October 7, 2013, by the West...
Lights tour of Brooklyn attracts tourists from around the world
By Beth J. Harpaz Tony Muia was born and raised in Brooklyn and always loved the Christmas lights of Dyker Heights, an Italian-American neighbourhood where proud locals cover their homes in twinkling bulbs and fill their front yards with life-size Santas and Nativity scenes. Now he makes his living taking busloads of tourists from around the worl...
Support Swells For Port Chester Man Who Carved Mt. Rushmore
by Brian Donnelly The state Senate has joined the effort to get Luigi Del Bianco, who lived in Port Chester until his death in 1969, the proper recognition as the chief carver of Mount Rushmore. A few days before Port Chester unveils a memorial honoring Del Bianco, state Sen. George Latimer spoke about him on the floor of the state Senate...
A New York l’aperitivo del Committee Of Italian Professionals Associations
Si terrà a New York il 24 luglio prossimo presso Armani Ristorante l'aperitivo del Committee Of Italian Professionals Associations (COIPA). Il COIPA raggruppa le associazioni dei professionisti italiani residenti negli Usa al fine di promuovere sinergie tra i vari membri dei gruppi. L'evento è organizzato da: Alma, Ciim (Confederation of I...
Diana Castore-Cocchi Brings Fairy Godmothers Back into Fairy Tales with New Book
Author Diana Castore-Cocchi presents the fantastical story of a little girl named Estelle and her fairy godmother, Serendipitous, in the new book, "The Whimsical Secret Reveal of a Fairy Godmother: A Tale of Serendipitous" (published by AuthorHouse). Set in the dreamy Tuscan region of Pienza, Italy, "The Whimsical Secret Reveal of a Fairy...
Celebrating the 450th Anniversary of Galileo Galilei's Birth
Stony Brook'University 's Center for Italian Studies in collaboration with the Simons Center for Geometry and Physics and the Office of International Academic Programs invite you to attend a a one- day Conference: Friday, October 17, 2014:Celebrating the 450th Anniversary Year of Galileo Galilei's Birth. Located in and enhan...
Avviso di assunzione di un impiegato a contratto - Consolato Generale d’Italia in NY
Il Consolato Generale d'Italia in New York ha indetto una procedura di selezione per l'assunzione di un impiegato a contratto da adibire ai servizi di Assistente Amministrativo nel settore consolare.L'avviso di assunzione ed il facsimile della domanda di ammissione alle prove selettive sono disponibili sul sito web del Consolato Generale d'Italia:...
A simple soldier's story
You are cordially invited to attend a special event in honor of Veteran's Day at the Italian American Museum this Thursday, November 6th. Dr. Salvatore Pizzuro will present a narrative and pictorial account of his uncle, Sgt. Anthony Pizzuro and the liberation of the Buchenwald Concentration Camp during the final days of World War II. Thur...
Pazzi Lazzi begins the new year with shows, lectures, workshops and tours!
What do you get when you put together a hungry servant, a know-it-all Latin speaking doctor and a string of sausages? Will Pulcinella finally propose to Colombina or will he be distracted by the seductive noblewoman Flaminia? You get Pazzi Lazzi in Aria di Commedia ! You'll Giggle at Dottore's "little problem" and the beautiful Flaminia's long...