IAWA’s Open Reading Series – Saturday, February 13, 2016 – Open Mic plus Features Chiara Montalto Giannini & Frank Polizzi
The Italian American Writers Association will celebrate its 25th Anniversary in 2016. Since 1991, IAWA has given voice to writers through its literary series every second Saturday of the months. Readings begin with an Open Mic: IAWA-East is held even months at Sidewalk Café and IAWA-West continues at Cornelia Street Café on odd months. V...
A Foodie’s Guide to Eating Italian on Staten Island
As Williamsburg, Long Island City, Bushwick, and even Bedford-Stuyvesant become more gentrified (read: more expensive), New York transplants are asking the question: what is the next frontier? May I be so bold as to suggest Staten Island? Yes, I said it. Though once the butt of every joke, I predict that Staten Island will be the next area...
Edoardo Ripari, “Italian Chivalric Literature and Cinema”
Please join us for the following lecture by Edoardo Ripari: "Italian Chivalric Literature and Cinema." Wednesday, April 20, 5:00-6:00. 501 Hamilton Hall. Columbia University (Morningside campus) This lecture aims to explore the fortune of Italian chivalric literature in the twentieth century through the examination of c...
Coffee & Doughnuts with Little Italy's 'Star Trek' priest
By Paul McMullen The Catholic Review recently spoke with Pallottine Father Bernard P. Carman, pastor of St. Leo the Great in Little Italy and Star Trek fan. CR: What and where are your Catholic roots? FATHER CARMAN: Dad's family (Italian and Irish) always was Catholic. Mom's (English, Finnish, German, Blackfoot Native American) w...
Un semestre alla Columbia: i fellow dell’Italian Academy
di Laura Loguercio L'Italian Academy della Columbia University si è posta anche quest'anno in prima linea per la preservazione e la coltivazione del sapere aprendo, il 15 settembre, le iscrizioni per il nuovo programma di fellowship che verrà attivato per l'anno accademico 2017/2018. Il programma darà a studiosi di tutto il mondo la possibi...
“L’auto-da-fè del camminante": successo negli USA per lo spettacolo su Arturo Giovannitti
È terminata con grandissimo successo la tournée americana dello spettacolo "L'Auto-da-fé del Camminante" del Teatro del Loto di Ferrazzano (CB), sponsorizzata dalla Regione Molise e dalla Provincia di Campobasso e organizzata da Silvana Mangione. Ne è protagonista Arturo Giovannitti, il poeta e sindacalista di origine molisana che nel 1912 guidò l...
Language Courses: Spring Session
Language Courses for Adults: Spring Session From the first day, students are fully immersed in the Italian language and culture. Our instructors speak only in Italian and create an atmosphere of free expression, while continually focusing on the needs of the students.
Il 2 Giugno all'ICE, con il vino dell'Umbria, lezioni sull'olio, cibo, moda e musica
di Beatrice Bondi Una festa della Repubblica tutta italian style ieri all'ICE, che ha aperto le sue porte al pubblico offrendo una giornata di intrattenimento a 360°, tra mostre, degustazioni, moda e concerti. Una giornata ricca di eventi, alla quale hanno partecipato aziende di primo piano del made in Italy. Tema conduttore la promozione...
OPINION: Comparing de Blasio and LaGuardia
By Raanan Geberer It is tempting to make a comparison between 1930s and '40s-era Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia and new Mayor Bill de Blasio. Both are considered "outsiders" who were not part of the political machine, both are Italian-American, and both were considered left of center, although a hard-core leftist would certainly contest...
Fifth Annual Wall of Fame Gala
Dear Friends,On behalf of the Board of Trustees of The American Italian Heritage Association and Museum, we invite you to join us and lend your support to our Fifth Annual Wall of Fame Gala on March 28, 2014 at Glen Sanders Mansion in Scotia, NY. Every dollar raised at this event will go towards the general fund and to help with the upkeep and main...
Streets of Naples through the lens of a Brooklyn-born photojournalist
A Brooklyn-born photojournalist will debut a photo exhibit at the Italian American Museum in Manhattan on Friday. Janine Coyne's "Napoli" exhibit features 15 snapshots of everyday streetscapes taken in and around Naples. "It's a beautiful city," said Coyne, 64. "It's so rich in architecture, yet there is poverty. But the people are very proud...
St. Anthony’s Festival postponed
In years past, organizers of the St. Anthony Italian Festival have used wood chips and stones to cope with wet fields. Not this year. There's just too much water. The festival commission decided Saturday morning to postpone the annual festival, which was scheduled for Labor Day weekend. The commission will meet again Wednesday to try to p...