Golden Age: 20th century Italian painting takes the spotlight in New York
by Brook Mason When it comes to 20th century Italian painting, the work of Lucio Fontana instantly springs to mind. But there's a slew of influential artists, who spun out non-figurative work far earlier, with some even predating Kandinsky, to take note of. To elucidate this band of then-revolutionary painters, noted scholar and d...
At Sessanta in SoHo and L’Amico in Chelsea, Italy Is Merely a Diversion
by Pete Wells They prowl the city searching for nourishment and members of their own species. Often, they can be recognized by their feeding grounds. Birds of dignified plumage sit two by two in dim bistros and trattorias of upper Madison Avenue. Great beasts of prey stalk their gazelles at the teeming watering holes of the meatpacking di...
New York Start-Up Revolutionizing Menswear, Customizable Luxury Accessible to Everyone: Manstery Launches Crowdfunding Campaign on Kickstarter
Manstery launches a new shirt collection using a ground-breaking technology to make customizable luxury accessible to everyone. It is on sale now on Kickstarter with shirts starting at $158 each. The New York-based start-up is the first company to offer online made-to-measure clothing of luxury quality with a perfect fit and customizable featu...
New York Red Bulls willing to offer “big contract” for Giuseppe Rossi
by Alex Iacovitti American news outlets are reporting that New York Red Bulls are willing to put up big money for the Italian international. Reports over the last few days have linked the player with a move to MLS, but the Red Bulls have shown the most interest. The striker has spoken about the interest stating that he would prefe...
Patrizio Buanne Brings Down the House at the Highline Ballroom in New York City
By Giovanni di Napoli Patrizio Buanne triumphantly returned to New York City last Saturday (Oct. 22nd) with a spectacular performance at the Highline Ballroom. Celebrating the 10th Anniversary of his first PBS sell out tour, the show was the culmination of the North American leg of his 5th World Tour. As the usher brought us to our privat...
East Harlem Organization Gets $10K Grant for Neighborhood Preservation
By Brendan Krisel East Harlem may now be known as "El Barrio," but at one point in time it was home to a thriving Italian-American community. The Preservation League of New York State will award two neighborhood organizations — CIVITAS Citizens, Inc. and Landmark East Harlem — with a $10,000 grant to preserve a section of East Harlem, accordi...
Cristina Fontanelli Performs 13th Annual 'Christmas in Italy' at The Landmark Theater
Opera Star Cristina Fontanelli performed her 13th Annual Christmas in Italy at the 1300 seat Landmark Theater in NYC on Sunday December 18th. The show is a vocal journey through Italy's best loved songs, arias, Neopolitan and Christmas classics. Cristina was joined on stage by Maestro David Maiullo, John LaBarbera, Barry Mitterhoff, Jay Po...
A SoHo l'anteprima della mostra su Pavarotti, che torna ambasciatore della cultura in America con San Pellegrino
di Riccardo Chioni Sotto un'altra forma, il grande tenore Luciano Pavarotti torna ad essere ambasciatore dell'opera lirica nella sua seconda casa, dove Nicoletta Mantovani a SoHo ha presentato un'anticipazione della mostra che il 22 si trasferirà a Verona per un grande tributo al maestro. "Amo Pavarotti" è il titolo della istallazione pre...
New Series 'The Great Santini Brothers' to Premiere Sunday, September 15 on History
by Sara Bibel HISTORY® presents the brand new original series THE GREAT SANTINI BROTHERS, which follows the Brooklyn-based family owned moving business "Santini Brothers Moving." The series premieres Sunday, September 15th at 10PM ET/PT. In the city that never sleeps, owning a moving business is loaded with stress. Expensive objec...
Fontana is grand marshal of Columbus Day Parade
Television writer and producer Tom Fontana has been named grand marshal of Buffalo's eighth annual Columbus Day Parade at 1 p.m. Oct. 12 on Hertel Avenue, the Federation of Italian-American Societies of Western New York announces. Fontana, who grew up in Buffalo and graduated from SUNY Buffalo State, has been a writer and producer of serie...
Watertown attorney Langone running for Jefferson County Family Court judge
Vowing to hold parents responsible for disruptions in their families' lives, Watertown attorney Eugene J. Langone Jr. announced Friday he is running for Jefferson County Family Court judge. Mr. Langone, a partner with Hrabchak Gebo & Langone PC, made his announcement before more than 100 people at the Italian-American Civic Association, 192 Be...
Gran Serata Futurista: A homage to Italian Futurism
A homage to Italian Futurism. Massimiliano Finazzer Flory plays the role of the movement's founder, Filippo Tommaso Marinetti. In an effervescent monologue which uses the words of Marinetti and other Futurist ideologues such as Giovanni Papini, Libero Altomare and Aldo Palazzeschi, Finazzer Flory, in a frock coat bringing to mind the forma...