A Look at the 2015 Festa del Santissimo Crocifisso di Ciminna in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn
Hundreds gathered at St. Athanasius Church in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn Sunday morning (May 3rd) for the Festa del Santissimo Crocifisso di Ciminna. Mass was celebrated in Italian with Father Graziano in the basement chapel, accompanied with sacred choral music by the church choir and organist. I was happy to see our friends from the Congrega San Vito...
Christmas in Tuscany
"Christmas in Tuscany," Friday, December 11, 2015, at Lorenzo's Restaurant, Bar & Cabaret in Staten Island, New York, is a heartwarming way to celebrate the holidays with family and friends. The evening includes a four-course modern Italian dinner with wine pairings and a traditional Christmas cabaret performance featuring award-wining Italian...
Opera – Tosca
IACE, in collaboration with New York City Opera, is delighted to invite you to a special production of Giacomo Puccini's Tosca. This exciting opportunity has been made possible by Michael Capasso, whom we have worked with for many years to coordinate the opera workshops. You and your students will have the opportunity to see the dress rehe...
Exhibit: Presepio Napoletano
Start: December 5 @ 10:00 am End: January 16, 2016 @ 5:00 pmWestchester Italian Cultural Center, 24 Depot Square, Tuckahoe, NY 10707 Nativity scenes are very popular in Italy and are generally found in every household during the holiday season. The nativity originated in Italy in the 13th century when St. Francis of Assisi asked Giovanni V...
The Feminine Mystique: Hidden Bodies
In Honor of Women's History Month, the Italian American Museum presents THE FEMININE MYSTIQUE: Hidden Bodies. Thursday, March 17th, 6:30 P.M. Artist Talk by Margherita Serra Please join us at the Italian American Museum on Thursday evening March 17th as we celebrate Women's History Month with "The Feminine Mystique...
Two Great Italian Trattorias in NYC’s Outer Boroughs
By John Mariani Now that the food media have run low on hipster Brooklyn eateries to rave about, there is new interest in the once neglected boroughs of the Bronx and Queens. Here are two places worth the visit. SAN GENNARO 2329 Arthur Avenue, Bronx, NY 718-562-0129 http://www.sangennarorestaurant.comGennaro Martinelli, born in Capua, south of Na...
Contestants Needed For Miss Italia Pageant
Watertown's Miss Italia Pageant is coming up next month. It's part of the annual Bravo Italiano Festival and Kathy Lettiere was on 7 News This Morning to talk about it. Watch the video for her interview. The pageant is for women of Italian descent between 16 and 19 years old who go to school or live in Jefferson County. It's at 7...
“Emerge Italy”. FederlegnoArredo guarda agli Stati Uniti d’America
FederlegnoArredo e il Ministero della Sviluppo economico hanno presentato questa mattina presso la sede dell'associazione dei mobilieri un progetto per sostenere e rilanciare l'industria del legno.Dalla sua nomina a presidente di Federlegno, Roberto Snaidero ha sempre posto la sua attenzione sull'internazionalizzazione e una particolare sensibilità...
Il terremoto in Emilia e il patrimonio artistico di Modena: Stefano Casciu e Davide Gasparotto all’Italian American Museum
In occasione della mostra "Velázquez's Portrait of Francesco I d'Este, A Masterpiece from the Galleria Estense, Modena", che verrà inaugurate domain al Metropolitan Museum of Art di New York, Stefano Casciu e Davide Gasparotto terranno una conferenza all'Italian American Museum giovedì prossimo, 18 aprile, dalle 18.30. Casciu – soprintendente per...
Nomination agli Emmy Awards per Lidia Bastianich per la sua quarta serie televisiva sulla cucina italoamericana
di Riccardo Chioni Per la 40.ma edizione dell'annuale Daytime Entertainment Emmy Awards la National Academy of Television & Science ha annunciato le nomination 2013 tra le quali figura la regina italoamericana in cucina, Lidia Bastianich nella categoria Outstanding Culinary Host per il suo acclamato programma Lidia's Italy in America....
East 12th Osteria brings fashionable Italian fare downtown: Restaurant review
Like a designer leaving a major fashion house to start his own label, Roberto Deiaco is finally making his mark. At Armani Ristorante, where he ran the kitchen for a decade, Deiaco's food could feel cold and corporate. It was Signor Armani's style, you sensed, as much as his. But East 12th Osteria, which Deiaco opened with wife Giselle this s...
The Company He Keeps, Virtuosic to Endearing
by Brian Seibert Who is Roberto Bolle? Indubitably, he is a handsome man, an exemplary ballet dancer. In his home country of Italy, he is a celebrity bordering on national hero. As a member of American Ballet Theater, he is a reliable leading man and a sterling partner. Since 2000 he has also been something of an impresario, organizing all...