Joe Manfredi remembered at New Dorp Beach ceremony
By Virginia N. Sherry In an emotional ceremony, Corrado "Joe" Manfredi, the Manfredi Auto Group owner who died in March, was remembered on Ebbitts Street in New Dorp Beach, with friends delivering tributes in both Italian and English. Speakers included long-time friends like Mike Pesce, who recalled the days when he and Manfredi, who was born...
The Light of Southern Italy- Exhibition Opening
The Italian Cultural Institute is pleased to invite you to the opening of the exhibition: THE LIGHT OF SOUTHERN ITALY. Paintings from the 19th-Century Neapolitan School Wednesday, October, 7 2015 - 6PM Italian Cultural Institute - 686 Park Avenue - New York by RSVP only. Cocktail Attire Required T...
L’Italian American Museum organizza il consueto torneo di golf a Long Island
Si terrà il 9 ottobre prossimo, presso il Glen Oaks Country Club di Long Island, il Torneo di Golf che annualmente l'Italian American Museum sponsorizza.I ricavati saranno destinati alle opere di ristrutturazione in programma per il Museo newyorchese. Per raccogliere fondi, il Museo ospiterà anche un'asta e una riffa. Il museo si rivolge per questo...
Paolo Ventura: Selected Works at the Italian Academy for Advanced Studies in America, New York
Paolo Ventura's luminous and haunting photographs function as architectural relics of the imagination, portraying characters and scenarios that are magical, poignant and strangely familiar. We wonder where we saw these people before. Was it in a work of art or in a dream, or are they some part of our own identity that we suppressed in order to meet...
'Big Ang' Plays Encore in "My big gay Italian wedding" Off-Broadway Tonight Read more about 'Big Ang' Plays Encore in MY BIG GAY ITALIAN WEDDING Off-Broadway Tonight
The original thought of "Big Ang" doing one night in NYC at St. Luke's has quickly been changed since she sold out less than twenty-four hours following her announcement on the Wendy Williams show. After receiving hundreds of tweets and facebook messages from angry fans who could not get tickets, she called her agent and immediately asked for anoth...
Lo Studio dei Nipoti: Four Artists
The Calandra Institute presents an exhibition by Lo Studio dei Nipoti ("The Studio of the Grandchildren"), a nonprofit artist collective for U.S. artists of southern Italian ancestry. The works featured here, by artists Nancy Agati, Cianne Fragione, Rose Michelle Taverniti, and Marisa Tesauro, represent an effort to engage with immigrant culture in...
Inaugura il CIMA e riporta lo sfortunato Depero a New York
By Chiara Spagnoli Gabardi Il Center for Italian Modern Art apre al pubblico il 22 febbraio con una mostra dedicata al pittore, scultore e pubblicitario italiano Fortunato Depero, che ha vissuto a New York durante gli anni Venti. L'esposizione dell'artista futurista esprime l'obiettivo con cui il centro si inserisce nel panorama newyorche...
Brooklyn Italians. Dinner dance in programma sabato 29 marzo
Quando nel gennaio del 2013, Jerry Valerio lasciò la presidenza dei Brooklyn Italians dopo 24 anni, il board gli promise che alcune delle tradizioni della società sarebbero state mantenute. Una di queste è il gala annuale, giunto alla 39ª edizione. Gli Italians da decenni costituiscono una delle più attive e solide società newyorkesi. Oggi, che ch...
'Cake Boss' and friends rescued from boat stranded in thick fog
Buddy "Cake Boss" Valastro's gastronomical gifts were of little help when his 32-foot Boston Whaler got lost in heavy fog in New York Harbor. "People were scared," Valastro told CNN of the harrowing journey Friday night with his wife, another couple and nine young children. "I didn't know which way to look -- left, right. I couldn't even see in fr...
In Celebration of the Italian Spirit Singer/Songwriter/Producer Michéal Castaldo Plans Free Art Exhibit in Conjunction with His Concert, Sept. 21
Celebrated musical artist Michéal Castaldo has organized a special showcase of art that exalts the glories of Italy and her people. The exhibit of original artwork—created by 15 professional artists—will be on display in the Grand Lobby of the South Orange Performing Arts Center (SOPAC) in South Orange, New Jersey, on September 21, 2014.
Corsi di lingua e cultura italiana all'Italian American Museum
L'Italian American Museum, in collaborazione con l'Italian American Committee on Education, propone un corso di lingua e cultura italiana che comincerà a settembre con 11 classi. Per presentare il programma e gli insegnanti è stato organizzato un incontro per il 23 settembre prossimo alle 18 presso la sede del Museo al 155 di Mulberry Stre...
Lucilla Galeazzi at Carnegie Hall
Take a journey to the rural south of Italy with acclaimed vocal artist Lucilla Galeazzi. Galeazzi transports you through the hills of her native Umbria and then down to legendary Calabria and Puglia with her adaptations of traditional Italian folk songs. These ancient melodies, witness to the rich culture of Italy's storied past, are made...