Hon. Laura Boldrini, President of Italy’s Chamber of Deputies, Meets with NOIAW
On Friday, July 28, representatives from the National Organization of Italian American Women met with Hon. Laura Boldrini, the President of Italy's Chamber of Deputies (Camera dei Deputati), at the Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò at New York University. Hon Francesco Genuardi, the Consul General of Italy in New York, hosted the meeting. President Bol...
Caffe Nero to come to Brookline's Washington Square
Washington Square is about to get yet another coffee shop. In addition to Athan's, Café Fixe, Starbucks and Dunkin, a London-based family owned chain of coffee houses is slated to make its Brookline debut in the store space that was once occupied by 7-Eleven and Square Market convenience store before it went empty for the past few months. &nb...
John Franco Honored By State Senate
Senator Charles J. Fuschillo, Jr. announced that the New York State Senate recently passed a legislative resolution honoring former New York Mets pitcher John Franco. Franco was honored for his commitment to preserving Italian-American Heritage as part of the recent Italian-American Day Celebration at the state capitol."John Franco is the true embo...
Bordighera Press celebrates 20 years
Bordighera Press celebrates 20 years of publishing VIA: Voices in Italian Americana, Italiana, three book series (VIA Folios, Crossings, Saggistica), and the Bordighera Poetry Prize. Bordighera Press publishes literature and poetry by and about Italian and Italian/American authors. Many of our titles are consistently utilized in university courses...
L`Italia non mi ha voluto negli Usa batto il cancro
Sono ore febbrili nel laboratorio di Antonio Iavarone alla Columbia University Medical School. Ha fatto il giro del mondo la notizia pubblicata da Nature Genetics che l'équipe guidata dal professore italiano ha realizzato una mappatura genetica completa del tumore al cervello, aprendo la strada alle terapie personalizzate. Un annuncio in g...
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Scientist Recognized by American-Italian Cancer Foundation
Charles J. Sherr, M.D., Ph.D., chair of the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Department of Tumor Cell Biology and a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator, has been selected to receive the 2013 Prize for Scientific Excellence in Medicine by the American-Italian Cancer Foundation.The Prize for Scientific Excellence in Medicine recognizes...
Grisanti to receive Boys and Girls Town of Italy Man of the Year Award
State Sen. Mark Grisanti has been named the Boys and Girls Town of Italy 2013 Man of the Year award recipient. He will be honored for his dedication to charitable causes and for his support of Boys and Girls Town of Italy WNY Chapter at the organization's 50th annual gala tonight at Salvatore's Italian Gardens. "I am truly humbled and hono...
Frank Sinatra's Spirit Lives on at Famous New York Eatery
Though he's been gone for 15 years, Frank Sinatra's spirit lives on at Patsy's, the restaurant he considered his home away from home. The Hoboken born blue-eyed crooner put Patsy's Italian Restaurant on the map as one of his favorite places to dine, where he was frequently found upstairs in a curtained-off alcove enjoying one of his favorite dishes...
Celebrating New York State’s Century-old Papa Manteo Sicilian Marionette Tradition and Theater
Speakers in the Humanities in association with the American Italian Museum and Associationis proud to present: "Celebrating New York State's Century-old Papa Manteo Sicilian Marionette Tradition and Theater" A Total Sicilian Marionette Demonstration, Talk and Film Presentation by Award-winning TV Producer-Writer-Director and Histori...
Concerto Di Primavera on Flag Day, a Riverside Opera Company Production Presents An Italian-American Celebration with Italian Opera and Songs and All American
Two part concert with feature Italian Opera and Songs and in celebration of Flag Day a second half features New American Youth Ballet with an all American flare. A bit of Puccini, Verdi, Stars and Stripes and Disney's film Frozen amongst the featuredThe Riverside Opera Company of New York, under the direction of Maestro Alan Aurelia announ...
Lecture: The Italian American Museum in New York City
December 5 (Friday) 7:30 pmLecture: The Italian American Museum in New York CityDr.Joseph V. Scelsa, Founder and President, will discuss the history of the museum, initializing and establishing the museum, and where he is taking the museum in the future. Refreshments will be served. Please call for further information. Sponsored by The Italian Ame...
Arianna Carossa - The aesthetic of my disappearance
Date: Monday, May 04, 2015 - Hours: 6PM Venue: Italian Cultural Institute - 686 Park Avenue - New York, NYIn her first book, "The aesthetic of my disappearance", Arianna Carossa aims to overturn the same concept of what is commonly defined as a "catalogue" or artist's book. There isn't any image in this book, but nine interviews. N...