Italian rock violinist performs 2 shows in Binghamton
Italian rock violinist Andrea Di Cesare will perform two shows in Binghamton this week. On Friday as part of the First Friday Art Walk, Di Cesare will be the featured act at a variety show sponsored by Binghamton University's Department of Romance Languages. It starts at 6 p.m. at BU's Downtown Center (67 Washington St.) with students and...
Gli italo-americani e il cinema: se ne parla al Westchester Italian Cultural Center, New York
Appuntamento venerdì 16 maggio al Westchester Italian Cultural Center, New York, alle 19.30 per la proiezione di "Beyond Wiseguys: Italian Americans and the Movies", documentario diretto da Steven Fischler, prodotto da John Turturro, con Giorgio Bertellini, John Caglione Jr. e Frank Capra Jr. Il documentario narra come gli italo-americani...
A Look at the 2014 Festa di Sant'Antonio, Bensonhurst, Brooklyn
It was a beautiful Sunday for the Festa di Sant'Antonio at St. Athanasius Church in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn (2154 61st Street, Brooklyn, NY 11204). As always, there was a fantastic turnout. I saw many friends, and members of several Societies were in attendance. A popular event, many locals came out of their homes to watch and greet the marc...
A Look at the 2015 Feast of Maria SS. Della Misericordia in Brooklyn, New York
By Giovanni di Napoli Hundreds of devotees gathered at the Shrine Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Williamsburg, Brooklyn Sunday afternoon (April 26th) to celebrate the annual Feast of Maria SS. della Misericordia (Our Lady of Mercy), patroness of Fontanarosa in Provincia di Avellino. Warmly welcomed, we celebrated Mass in En...
A John Viola il Gei Award
Il presidente della Niaf (National Italian American Foundation), John Viola, è stato ospite del Gei (Gruppo Esponenti Italiani) a una colazione in una sala privata del RNel corso dell'incontro John Viola ha ricevuto da Lucio Caputo, presidente della prestigiosa organizzazione che racchiude i principali rappresentanti delle organizzazioni italiane c...
Caruso and the Evolution of Recorded Sound
September 20 (Sunday) 2:00 pmCaruso and the Evolution of Recorded Sound: Caruso recordings and the history of recorded music, music boxes and records. Sponsored by the Enrico Caruso Museum of America - 1942 East 19th Street, Brooklyn Admission: free; open to the publicContact: Comm. Aldo Mancusi 718-368-3993amancusi@enricoca...
ORLANDO: furiosamente solo rotolando
ORLANDO: furiosamente solo rotolando. Episodes inspired by Ludovico Ariosto's Orlando Furioso (in Italian) performed by Enrico Messina Armamaxa teatro, Foggia (FG) / Ceglie Messapica (BR) from the text HRUODLANDUS libera rotolata medioevale by E. Messina and A. Nicotine with passages from Boiardo's Orlando Innamorato (in English)&nb...
The Order Sons Of Italy's Per Sempre Lodge 2344 is looking for new members
by Robert Baccari The Per Sempre Lodge is located at 381 Sunrise Hwy Lynbrook NY. The Per Sempre Lodge is a member of the Chamber of Commerce of Lynbrook. They are a very popular organization in the community while always portraying a positive image of the Italian Americans and of the Order Sons of Italy in America. The Per Sempre Lodge give...
The best place to get schooled on Italian wine is in this subterranean bar
A good educator reins in an unwieldy topic by breaking it into manageable, relatable chunks. Consider Italian wine. Here's an example of why the category is notoriously difficult to grasp: abbuoto, abrusco, acitana, addoraca, aglianico, aglianicone, albana, albanella, albanello bianco, albaranzeuli bianco, albaranzeuli nero, albarola, albaross...
Catholic Lawyers Guild celebrates St. Patrick and St. Joseph
By Rob Abruzzese The members of the Catholic Lawyers Guild (CLG), Diocese of Brooklyn gathered Wednesday for a celebration of St. Patrick and St. Joseph at Marco Polo Restaurant in Carroll Gardens. "We want to get everyone together, the people who believe in St. Patrick [and those who believe in] St. Joseph. [We're] sharing our heritages, sha...
Del Posto Doubles Down on Luxury
Deep beneath the dining room of Del Posto, the palatial Italian restaurant on 10th Avenue, stands a 50-gallon steel caldron that is employed for a single purpose: making chicken soup. This is no ordinary Jewish penicillin. The kitchen crew led by Mark Ladner, the executive chef, concocts the elixir through a process that involves no fewer...
Tony Danza is partners at Alleva Dairy in Little Italy, says election race is 'bizarre' and 'very unsettling'
If you're strolling through Little Italy, don't be surprised to see Tony Danza. The "Who's the Boss" star is partners in the legendary Italian specialty food shop Alleva on Grand St. "I'm in there often," the 65-year-old actor proudly told Confidenti@l. "I mostly taste and work the cash register; it's cool." The store, which bills its...