Scontro tra culture nel nuovo libro di Stille
di Maurita Cardone Attraverso la storia di due famiglie molto diverse tra loro, il giornalista Alexander Stille racconta il '900 e un'America multiculturale. Nel suo ultimo libro The Force of Things. A Marriage in War and Peace (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2013), presentato ieri, 6 maggio, alla Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò della New York Un...
MoMA to pay tribute to film production designer Dante Ferretti with large-scale multimedia installation
The Museum of Modern Art honors Dante Ferretti (Italian, b. 1943) with a large-scale multimedia installation comprising a 12-screen labyrinth featuring projected scenes from his work. Original set pieces from the films that earned him three Academy Awards; and a six-month retrospective of 22 films featuring the production designer's career...
Talent Garden a NYC! "Impossible is nothing"
Talent Garden, rete di co-working Made in Italy, aprirà a New York. "Congratulations! You've been selected!", così recita l'email di ieri pomeriggio che annuncia la buona nuova, dopo 6 mesi di duro lavoro per ottenere tale risultato. E' stata selezionata dalla Città di New York nell'ambito del premio di riqualificazione territoriale (HELM2.0), come...
Joey’s dishes up old-school Italian in Utica
Joey's Restaurant is about as East Utica as it gets, and we're not talking location.While the latest incarnation of this dining institution has been in place since the early '90s, the Mohawk Street Italian joint traces its history all the way back to the 1930s, when East Utica was the epicenter of local Italian-American culture. Back then, the plac...
Employment Opportunity - Italics
POSITION: Broadcast Associate DESCRIPTION: The John D. Calandra Italian American Institute of Queens College/CUNY seeks applications for the position of Broadcast Associate, who will report to the Dean and works closely with the Producer of the TV program, ITALICS
Senator Carlucci announces Collegiate scholarships
Senator David Carlucci (D) announced today that the New York Conference of Italian-American State Legislators is now accepting applications for four $2,000 scholarships to be awarded June 9 at their Annual Legislative Conference Day. "Given the high costs of college, every opportunity must be made by local students and their working famili...
Step into traditional Italy at Binghamton’s Little Venice
Of all the things that Restaurant Week has to offer, transportation to another country is not one of them. But by stepping into Little Venice, you'll come as close to Italy as possible without leaving Broome County. Located at 111 Chenango St., Little Venice is a family-owned Italian eatery that makes generic places like Olive Garden pale in compa...
Cecilia Alemani, una under 40 a capo dell’High Line di New York
By Liliana Rosano Se fosse rimasta nella sua Milano probabilmente oggi sarebbe disoccupata o impiegata in qualche museo, invece Cecilia Alemani,dal 2011, è curatrice indipendente e direttrice del programma di arte pubblica dell'High Line Art, la ferrovia sopraelevata che l'ex sindaco di New York ha fortemente voluto e trasformato in uno spazio pub...
Church’s closure could be the end of its treasured murals
A Midtown church slated to close as part of a massive shakeup by the Archdiocese of New York is a veritable art museum filled with dozens of stunning murals painted by a world-renowned artist — and parishioners fear the treasured works could be lost forever. Our Lady of the Scapular and St. Stephen Roman Catholic Church in Kips Bay is adorned with...
Faraone Mennella And AMEDEO Celebrate New York Boutique Openings At The Italian Consulate
Faraone Mennella recently opened its first boutique in New York City, and to celebrate the occasion, Amedeo Scognamiglio and Roberto Faraone Mennella hosted a seated black tie dinner for eighty guests on Wednesday at the Italian Consulate. "This evening is a celebration of the opening of the first Faraone Mennella boutique in New York, whi...
Conference of Italian-American state legislators to award $10K in college scholarships
The New York Conference of Italian-American State Legislators is accepting applications for four $2,500 college scholarships to be awarded in June at their Annual Conference Weekend. Applications are available through the office of State Senator Diane Savino (D-North Shore), by calling (718) 727-9406. "Given the high costs of college, ever...
Al Bruno: Yearning for a time that no longer exists
Buffalo's West Side of the 1970s remains indelibly etched in my childhood memories because it was a simple yet prosperous time in Buffalo's rich, cultural history. It represented a special time when the West Side resonated with an old-country, Italian cultural flavor that was prominent in everything we did in our daily living. Importantly,...