DIFFRACTION Exhibition Opening and THE FAT MAN ARPEGGIOS Book Presentation
OCTOBER 05, 2015 - 06:00 PM. Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò - 24 West 12th Street - New York, NY 10011 DIFFRACTION Works by Lucio Pozzi. The Diffraction paintings are small works on board Pozzi started about 4 years ago. In each he improvised, adding freely brushed demi-gloss acrylic areas onto a ground of matte 'flashe...
November Events at the American Italian Heritage Association in Albany, NY
Veteran's Day celebrationOur Veteran's Day celebration will take place on Wednesday. November 11th, lunch at 12 noon and we will show "Basilone - Marine Corps Legend & American Hero." The cost for the lunch is $5. Your check is your reservation. Reservations must be made by November 9th St. Frances Xavier Cabrini CelebrationSt. Frances...
Catered Italian St. Joseph Table Feast set for March 13 at Ascension Parish, Batavia
A traditional Italian feast catered by Bing's Restaurant, of Amherst, will be available for a St. Joseph Table event at Ascension Parish beginning at 3 p.m. on Sunday, March 13. Proceeds will aid ministry and outreach to area veterans, elderly and youth in the City of Batavia. Space is limited to 250! Cost is $25 per person if you buy tick...
When Frank Sinatra Came to Italian Harlem: The 1945 “Race Riot” at Benjamin Franklin High School
by Gerald Meyer New York City's worst racial incident in the immediate postwar period erupted on September 27, 1945 at Benjamin Franklin High School, an all-boys school located on Pleasant Avenue between East 114th and East 116th Streets in Italian Harlem. This, the most Italian Little Italy, which in 1940 had approximately sixty...
Gianandrea Noseda International Opera Awards Conductor of the Year 2016
On Sunday 15 May 2016 at The Savoy Theatre, London, the winners of the "International Opera Awards" were announced in a ceremony hosted by BBC Radio 3 presenter Petroc Trelawny. Opera stars and supporters gathered for an evening celebrating excellence in opera, as well as raising funds for the Opera Awards Foundation – a trust which aims to help th...
Italian Heritage and Culture Committee of New York Presents Dr. Anthony S. Fauci With Prestigious Da Vinci Award May 2016
The Italian Heritage and Culture Committee of New York, Inc. (IHCC-NY) took part in a memorable evening in the presence of the distinguished Italian American scientist Dr. Anthony S. Fauci in May 2016, at a well-attended, reception at the Columbus Citizens Foundation in New York City. On the occasion of Dr. Fauci's visit to New York, the committee...
FIAO’s 28th 5K Run/Walk
The Federation of Italian American Organizations of Queens hosted the 28th Annual 5K Run/Walk on Sunday, July 24. Over 200 participants ran or walked in the streets of Astoria, despite the heat. This event was partially funded by Sussex Bank, located on Astoria Boulevard. The General Manager of Sussex Bank, Vito Gian...
Tra le “storie” che hanno fatto la “Storia” del vino italiano negli Usa, spicca l'epopea di Renzo Rapacioli: arrivato a New York nel 1960, oggi, a 72 anni, dopo mezzo secolo tra bottiglie e tavoli, è tra i più grandi sommelier del Paese
Quella del vino italiano in America è una storia che nasce da lontano, anzi, da lontanissimo, ed è legata a doppio filo alla storia della migrazione italiana Oltreoceano, come tante storie di successo. Non quella della seconda metà dell'Ottocento o dei primi anni del Novecento, quando partirono in milioni, dal Nord come dal Sud del Paese, ma a quel...
HUGE Cannoli Helps Celebrate Fortunato Brothers' 40th Anniversary
One of the last remaining Italian bakeries in North Brooklyn celebrated its 40th anniversary Monday evening, with copious quantities of free tiramisu, cannoli, cheesecake, espresso, and other delectable goodies for all who stopped in. Fortunato Brothers Café (289 Manhattan Ave.) blocked off Devoe Street Monday evening for the festivities a...
Imprese Italiane nel mondo - Stati Uniti - Dai distretti d'eccellenza il tessile Italiano in mostra a "Premiere Vision Preview" a New York
Si e' inaugurata oggi 11 novembre, presso il Metropolitan Pavillion, la venticinquesima edizione di Premiere Vision Preview New York, la più importante fiera del settore tessile-abbigliamento ed accessori nella East Coast degli Stati Uniti, che sarà aperta agli operatori americani fino a domani, 12 luglio 2012.
Studenti a scuola da Eataly per imparare a fare la spesa e mangiare sano
Occhi incollati sul carretto delle verdure e penna alla mano, uno dei primi gruppi di studenti newyorkesi si è recato a scuola di "Made in Italy" nell'emporio Eataly a Manhattan per imparare a fare la spesa, a conoscere gli ingredienti e a cucinare cibi sani.È la nuova iniziativa ideata dallo Italian American Committee on Education (Iace) per l'ann...
Early Italian American Music—NYC
The Philip V. Cannistraro Seminar Series In Italian American Studies at Queens College/CUNY presents Todd Cambio, a luthier, musician and a collector of 78-rpm records of early Italian American music. Cambio will play selections from his compilation "Paese Mio Bello: An Exploration of Early Italian-American Music," and discuss the music, its perfor...