Artist Alberto Biasi this Thursday at GR gallery
March 31 - May 26, 2016. Opening Reception: Thursday, March 31, 6:00 - 9:00pm. 255 Bowery, New York, NY 10002. GR gallery is pleased to present a retrospective of Italian artist and kinetic art pioneer Alberto Biasi, featuring twentysix of his most famous works from the late Sixties until today, from his best known series "Rilievi Ot...
Newstalk: East Utica Annual Italian Festival features food, rides, pizza fritta
The annual Italian Festival in honor of Our Lady of Mount Carmel takes place Friday though Sunday, July 15-17, on the parish grounds at the corner of Jay, Mohawk and Catherine streets in East Utica. There will food, rides, games, flea market, Buona Fortuna raffle for a $10,000 grand prize and, of course, our famous pizza fritta. Al Fo...
Residents fight to save vacant Brownsville church
Our Lady of Loreto Church in Brownsville has been vacant for years, but some neighborhood residents are fighting to keep it from being torn down. Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens, which leases the property, says there are plans to demolish the church and turn it into affordable housing. However, the Brownsville Cultural Coalitio...
Musica italiana a Broadway, ne parliamo con Sal Palmeri
Manca poco per il "Sal Palmeri's New York Italian Music Festival", il trenta settembre Broadway ospiterà una serata di musica leggera italiana, organizzata dal maestro della radio italoamericana Sal Palmeri. Tanti ospiti, dalla vincitrice del Festival di San Remo Annalisa Minetti (fresca campionessa con una medaglia alle paraolimpiadi), a Paolo Me...
Startup, USA ed Italia ancora lontane
di Francesca Tarantino New York rappresenta certamente l'ambiente ideale per le startup, ovvero l'apertura di nuove aziende e forme di business. L'attività imprenditoriale è il centro economico della Grande Mela, ed è stato scritto molto sulle opportunità e sul potenziale che si presentano nella scena delle startup tecnologiche newyorchesi...
Can San Gennaro Save New York City's Little Italy?
by Franco Lania New York City's Little Italy will celebrate the 87th Annual Feast of San Gennaro this Thursday, September 12th through Sunday, September 22nd. The San Gennaro feast is an 11 day festival to honor the Patron Saint of Naples, Italy. Over the last several years, residents and business owners of the now-stylish Nolita (North of...
Storia degli italiani in America: da chi l'ha scoperta a chi l'ha trovata
di Maurita Cardone È il frutto di una storia talmente eccezionale che perfino l'autore stenta a crederci. Il libro Trovare l'America (nella meno poetica versione inglese, Explorers Emigrants Citizens), a cura di Linda Barrett Osborne e Paolo Battaglia, nasce dalla collaborazione tra Battaglia, editore e graphic designer modenese, e la Libr...
Al Bronx il dinner dance della San Silverio Shrine
Brillante serata dei ponzesi d'America al Villa Barone del Bronx. Circa 500 persone originarie delle isole pontine, con i loro parenti e amici si sono date appuntamento venerdì sera 1 novembre per la 51.mo dinner dance della San Silverio Shrine di Dover Plains, NY.Nel corso della serata è stato premiato come "uomo dell'anno" Giuseppe Occhicone, art...
Riscoperta sceneggiatura di Fellini, “Napoli-New York”, ora edita da Marsilio
Era l'estate del 2005 quando Tullio Pinelli, una delle penne più raffinate del cinema italiano, ma si potrebbe dire del cinema del '900 tout court, affidava un baule ricolmo di scartoffie allo studioso e critico Augusto Sainati. Lo sceneggiatore di "La dolce vita", ormai 97enne, confessò in quella circostanza di non ricordare il contenuto...
Luxury label Caruso leases 11,000 s/f former gallery space
Faith Hope Consolo, chairman, and Joseph Aquino, executive vice president, of Douglas Elliman's Retail Group have leased a grand, multi-level space at 45 East 58th Street to Caruso. The new location will be the luxury label's first U.S. location, New York flagship and additionally house its showroom. Created by fashion impresario Umberto A...
Campania products star at Eataly in New York, Chicago
High quality Italian food products from the Campania region south of Rome will be featured until the end of October at Eataly food shops in New York City first, and later in Chicago.The promotion of regional agribusinesses in these American markets has been organized by regional officials as well as Unioncamere, representing Italy's chambers of com...
Seward House staffer to talk 'Italians in the Civil War' at St. Francis – 4 May, 7 pm
Seward House Museum Facilities Manager Andrew Roblee will give a talk about "Italians in the Civil War" at 7 p.m. Monday, May 4, in Father Nacca Hall at St. Francis of Assisi Church, 301 Clark St., Auburn. Using archives from the museum, Roblee will talk about William Seward's role preparing for and encouraging immigration, as well as the...