Four Camden women experience American history...in Italy
Four Camden women experienced history after making the trek to Italy to meet Italian volunteers working effortlessly to surface a World War II DUKW (Duck) amphibious vehicle that has been submerged in Lake Garda in Italy. The women brought tokens of their appreciation for the volunteers determination. The DUKW had been traveling up Lake Ga...
Giornata Italiana dello sport - Italy sport day on the occasion of the Festa della Repubblica
by Nancy Indelicato Gooooaaaallll!! was one of the many enthusiastic sounds at the CONI-USA youth games at La Scuola D'Italia Guglielmo Marconi in New York City on June 2, 2014. Coni, the Italian National Olympic Committee in the United States organized and celebrated in partnership with La Scuola d'Italia the first annual Giornata Italia...
Celebrate on September 8th the 11th Annual Festa for the Sicilian Black Madonna del Tindari
Il Comitato per il Ripristino della Festa della Madonna Nera cordially invites you to the Eleventh Annual Festa in Honor of the Sicilian Black Madonna del Tindari Monday, September 8, 2014, 6PM at the former site of her devotionThe Phoenix Bar - 447 East 13th Street, off of Avenue A - Manhattan
Pizza and More Pizza at 2014's NY Wine & Food Fest
"Sagra" means "festival" in Italian. I might suggest renaming the event next year La "Sacra" Slices, meaning "sacred," as the pizza and meatballs served by some 30 culinary artisans can only be described as "heavenly." After climbing the stairway, er, escalator, to heaven at Pier 92's rooftop event space, you're greeted by a constellation of twinkl...
Un Natale all'italiana a New York
di Chiara Zaccherotti È possibile viversi l'atmosfera del Natale all'italiana pur essendo a New York? Di sicuro non sarà come stare a casa, con i propri cari e tutte quelle tradizioni che proprio in questo periodo dell'anno ci piace un po' di più rispettare, ma se siete italiani, vivete a New York City e quest'anno proprio non vi è riuscit...
Meet Italians’ go-to NYC real estate broker
By Jennifer Gould Keil When Sarah Jessica Parker launched her new shoe collection backed by Manolo Blahnik CEO George Malekemus last fall, she Instagrammed a trail of rainbow-colored stilettos from the stoop to the street outside 66 Perry St., her fictional "Sex and the City" West Village brownstone — charming her fans but outraging the ne...
Italian Luxe Meets Soho: Brunello Cucinelli Takes a Shine to Manhattan with New Greene Street Store
by Low Lai Chow Italian luxury prêt-à-porter brand Brunello Cucinelli, known for its fine cashmere knitwear garments in the last three decades of its establishment, has a new 3,980 square feet store on Greene Street in Manhattan's Soho neighborhood. Both the men's and women's Fall/Winter 2015 collections for Cucinelli are set to d...
Commedia dell'Arte Summer Workshop
June 21 - 26: Commedia dell'Arte Summer Workshop. Presented by Roving Classical Commedia University Mask Arts Company. Teaching Classical Commedia dell'Arte since 2001 as close to its original form as believed, was performed in the 1500s. Participants discover and develop their personal historical Commedia dell'Arte traditional character...
A Look at the 2015 Sons of San Paolino Children's Giglio Lift in Franklin Square, Long Island
Our friend Bobby Maida was kind enough to share with us his pictures of the 2015 Sons of San Paolino Children's Gilio lift (Friday, June 26th). We love all of our feasts and cultural events, but there is always something extra special when they are focused on our youth. To see the enthusiasm of these kids while they actively participate in...
Boys' & Girls' Towns of Italy NY Spring Ball at Doubles
On March 8th, Boys' & Girls' Towns of Italy (BGTI) hosted a kick-off reception at The Doubles Club for their annual New York Spring Ball. Prominent members of New York and Italian society gathered to celebrate their 71 years of providing a chance in life to refugee, migrant, and at-risk youth in Italy and more recently in Ethiopia. BGT...
Americordo. The Italian Jewish Exiles in America Sunday, April 10th at 3 P.M.
Presentation by Author, Gianna Pontecorboli, Prof. W. Castello, and Prof. L. Lionini. GARIBALDI MEUCCI MUSEUM , 420 TOMPKINS AVE. STATEN ISLAND, NY : Gianna Pontecorboli. Documenting the stories of Italian Jews in the Americas. The Garibaldi-Meucci Museum and The Jewish Community Center of Staten Island present Gianna Pontecorboli's book:...
Italian Trade Commission to Open 'L'Eleganza del Cibo' at Chelsea Market
Italian Trade Commission to Open 'L'Eleganza del Cibo' at Chelsea Market According to WWD, Chelsea Market hoppers who wander into the "L'Eleganza del Cibo" exhibition may get a kick out of Gattinoni's "Bread Suit" with its pretzel-and-cracker encrusted pant legs. But this Italian Trade Commission-led collaboration is meant to strength...