Chelsea’s Agora Gallery will feature the original work of Torino artist Nicoletta Balani
Chelsea's Agora Gallery will feature the original work of Torino artist Nicoletta Balani in The Chelsea International Fine Art Competition Exhibition. The exhibition opens on August 22, 2014 and will remain on view until September 11, 2014. The opening reception will take place on the evening of Thursday, August 28, at 6-8pm. Referencing h...
Valentino and Fornasetti partner on a series of functional objects
Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pierpaolo Piccioli of Valentino have collaborated with decorative arts talent Barnaba Fornasetti on a series of functional objects that will satisfy the senses. Each item—a stool, trays, a foulard, an eyeglass case, and a plate—corresponds to a faculty: sight, smell, touch, and so on. In the whimsical mashups of the...
Avviso di assunzione di impiegato a contratto presso l’Istituto Italiano di Cultura in New York
È indetta una procedura di selezione per l'assunzione di n° 1 (uno) impiegato a contratto da adibire ai servizi di commesso-centralinista presso l'Istituto Italiano di Cultura in New York. Le domande di ammissione alle prove per l'assunzione, da redigersi secondo il modello disponibile presso l'Istituto Italiano di Cultura in New York (o s...
Center for Italian Studies Italian Film Festival Program at Stony Brook University
October 23, Friday / Movie Times: 3 pm, 5 pm, 7 pm; October 24, Saturday / Movie Times: 2 pm, 4 pm, 6 pm (formerly scheduled as a November event). Screening of recently produced Italian films (English sub-titles) Four Feature Films and Two Documentaries. Program and Screening Schedule are noted below (subject to c...
St. John’s Celebrates Italian-American Heritage
St. John's University and Queens Borough President Melinda Katz last week hosted a celebration of Italian-American heritage on the school's Utopia Parkway campus. Katz presented citations of honor to five Italian Americans "in recognition of their outstanding contributions to the community": Dr. Robert Mangione, provost of St. John's Unive...
At Riccardo’s in Watertown, the lighter side of Italian cooking
Restaurante de Riccardo's — which, much like the recently reviewed Lucy's Caboose/The Depot, seems to be suffering a little branding confusion — is situated right on Arsenal Street in Watertown, amid a sea of nefarious chain restaurants. The sign out front reads Restaurante de Riccardo, as does the banner at the top of the eatery's website, but the...
Chef: 'Belvedere Club' restaurant concept is taking off
By Pamela Silvestri Maria Buonsante likes Mondays rather much these days. That's when compliments from weekend parties roll in from patrons of Belvedere Club, the members-only dining and catering operation that she and business partner Stefano Sena run at Casa Belvedere in Grymes Hill. "It's gaining momentum," said Chef Sena...
Bertuna named president of Columbian Lawyers, 1st Judicial Department
By Rob Abruzzese Brooklyn attorney Marianne Bertuna was officially sworn in as president of the Columbian Lawyers Association for the 1st Judicial Department in front of more than 200 friends, colleagues and judges during a ceremony at the Water Club in Manhattan on Dec. 21. "It was such an honor to be named president of such a te...
Keeping it classic: 4 Syracuse Italian restaurants that have stood the test of time
Food fads often change, but for these four Italian restaurants in Syracuse, classic food prepared well is the recipe for success. All four joints have been open for at least 30 years, and in some cases, much longer. Mangia! Read more Source: http://www.syracuse.com/
Quando Anna Magnani conquistò l’America e New York conquistò lei
Anna Magnani si era imbarcata sull'Andrea Doria a Napoli, nell'aprile del 1953. Era il suo primo viaggio a New York, lei che non amava l'aereo, lei che non amava viaggiare, era arrivata in una città che, come tutti in quegli anni, aveva visto al cinema, di cui conosceva le strade e i grattacieli per i tanti film visti, e trovò una città che non si...
Blauvelt Sons of Italy to Host Beefsteak Dinner and Comedy Show
By Jamie Wilkins From GMG Public Relations, Inc.: New York City's Beefsteak Dinners started in the late 1800s and they were traditionally all-male gatherings held in rustic taverns or dingy cellars where, sitting on crates or stools, the men would tell stories, sing, eat steaks, and drink beer or ale with abandon. Etiquette was out the window, the...
Il presidente dell'Ice Riccardo Monti invita gli investitori americani a guardare all'Italia
di Riccardo Chioni Un appuntamento atteso quello di ieri nella sede dell'Ice nella Upper East Side per l'incontro con investitori e media che ha avuto come slogan "Finding Value in Italy", voluto dal neo presidente dell'Italian Trade Agency, Riccardo Monti nella duplice veste di consigliere economico del ministro Passera. Il direttore...