Negli scritti degli italiani d’America tracce forti della nostra identità
Francesco Durante (foto) è uno dei maggiori studiosi di letteratura italoamericana. Ha tradotto John Fante in Italia, ma anche autori come Bret Easton Ellis e Raymond Carter. Durante è stato direttore editoriale della casa editrice Leonardo, redattore capo centrale di "D La Repubblica delle donne". Incontriamo Francesco Durante a New York durante u...
"Vivere alla Ponti": gli arredi del grande designer in mostra all'IIC di New York
"Vivere alla Ponti. Esperimenti di vita domestica e architetture per l'abitare e il lavoro" è il titolo della mostra dedicata al grande architetto e designer Gio Ponti che sarà ospitata da giovedì 16 a venerdì 31 maggio nella sede dell'Istituto Italiano di Cultura di New York. La mostra, realizzata in collaborazione e con il sostegno di Mo...
Valla & Associates Expands to the East Coast and Opens New Branch in New York
Valla & Associates, Inc., P.C. today announced that on September 3, 2013, it will open a new office in Manhattan, New York, the firm's second office in the US. The firm's space will be located at 509 Madison Avenue, Suite 1206, in the heart of Midtown. The New York office will better serve its growing International clients based on the...
Staten Island's Meals on Wheels teens to host 'Tutto Mangiare' dinner
The Meals on Wheels of Staten Island Teen Council will hold its traditional Italian Sunday dinner, "Tutto Mangiare," on Sunday, Oct. 6, at 3 p.m., at Zion Lutheran Church, 505 Watchogue Rd., Willowbrook. The dinner will feature antipasto, pasta and meatballs, salad, coffee, tea and dessert. The cost is $30 for adults and $10 for children under age...
Garibaldi-Meucci Museum to Celebrate Ezio Pinza's Life
On Sunday, November 17 at 2 p.m., Nick Dowen will present an hour-long program on the life of opera great Ezio Pinza. Dowen, who has been collecting records since he was 13 years old, will share some of his thousands of recordings in a powerpoint presentation about the life of one of the most prolific singers in the history of music. A bas...
Italy’s Foreign Language Oscar Submission
Writers write, that's what they do. Jep Gambardella still qualifies, just barely. After the publication of his acclaimed first novel, he chose to spend the rest of his career penning Vanity Fair-style celebrity profiles. It was much easier, but far less satisfying. Gambardella belatedly realizes this holds true for all aspects of his life in Paol...
Aesop lifestyle celebrates the Italian Futurist movement
As Aesop moves their followers more into the consumer engagement space within their stores, their culture and lifestyle products, they also make great efforts to educate us on how innovation challenged those in the early 1900's. With the introduction of The Futurist Manifesto, written by the Italian poet Filippo Tommaso Marinetti , Aesop gave us a...
Christmas Lights and Cannoli Tour: Brooklyn's Finest Lights Display
Christmas Lights and Cannoli tourI wanted to share one of my favorite holiday happenings around New York -- this one's actually in Brooklyn. You have to check out Tony Muia's Christmas Lights and Cannoli tour, a 3 1/2 hour experience that takes you to Dyker Heights, the Italian-American section of Brooklyn, affectionately known as Christmas Lights...
De Blasio Invokes Italian Theme for Bonding in Albany
When Mayor Bill de Blasio met State Senator Diane J. Savino, a Staten Island Democrat, here on Wednesday morning, they kissed twice, once on each cheek, and shared a warm hug, in part because of something else they share: their heritage. "It's an Italian unity moment," said the mayor, getting laughs from onlookers before he shook hands wit...
Chef Andrew Carmellini expands career built on eclectic tastes with upcoming pasta shop
by Holly Ramer Andrew Carmellini is ready to shake up his culinary playlist again. After shifting back and forth among Italian, American and French cooking, his next venture is Bar Primi, a pasta restaurant set to open in New York in April. It's the latest example of how he has found success by building on his own tastes and the way h...
Al Met le ultime opere del genio neoclassico Antonio Canova
By Fabiana Yvonne Lugli Fino al 27 aprile, la galleria 955 del Metropolitan Museum ospita sette opere dello scultore italiano Antonio Canova, le ultime in ordine di tempo realizzate dal maestro. Antonio Canova (1757-1822) é il più grande di tutti gli scultori neoclassici, cantore di una bellezza ideale priva di affezioni e per questo detto "il nu...
Second 'In Scena! Italian Theatre Festival' will be June 9 to 24
By Claire Taddei Kairos Italy Theater, the preeminent Italian theater company in NYC, will present its second In Scena! Italian Theater Festival (www.inscenany.com) in all five boroughs from June 9 to 24, 2014. The event will feature six full productions and four readings. Production highlights include "Hanno tutti ragione" (Everybody's R...