Vito Marcantonio Forum NYPL 10 Jersey St May 10
by Dominic Candeloro The Mulberry Street Branch of the New York Public Library is hosting the Vito Marcantonio Forum and the Italian American Writers Association's event: Saturday, May 10at 2:00pm - 4:00pm in EDTNY Public Library 10 Jersey St., corner of Mulberry and Prince Sts. between Lafayette and Mulberry Streets, one block south of...
Italian American Museum Presents “Puglia: Italy's Best Kept Secret”
Lecture and photographic presentation by renowned Italian American photographer Anita Sanseverino You are cordially invited to attend a lecture and photographic presentation by renowned Italian American photographer Anita Sanseverino titled, "Puglia: Italy's Best Kept Secret" on Wednesday, May 7th at the Italian American Museum. Anita...
Italian Décor Rooted in Pottery
by Eve M. Kahn Joseph Sciorra, 59, has spent three decades studying how Italian-Americans adapt traditions from their ancestral homelands. The folklorist has looked at, among other topics, the Americanized versions of Italian embroidery, Neapolitan music, ephemeral architecture built for street processions and lawn shrines with sa...
ill Dal Cerro, defender of Italian-American history
A Fenton High School teacher by day and Italian-American history and culture aficionado the rest of the time, Bill Dal Cerro, a Chicago native, wants the world to know on Columbus Day (Monday) and beyond, that there are plenty of positive Italian role models out there. The president of the Italic Institute of America, which is based in New...
Wine Tour and Tasting at Banfi Vineyards
Friday June 5, 6 PM EDTBanfi Vintners - 1111 Cedar Swamp Rd, Old Brookville, New York 11545Join the Long Island Network on Friday, June 5th for its popular annual wine tasting and tour at beautiful Banfi Vintners in Old Brookville. Banfi is North America's leading wine importer. Founded in 1919, it is now owned and operated by the gra...
Screening of Fighting Paisanos
Thursday, March 31, 2016, 6pm. Fighting Paisanos (2013), 52 min. Marco Curti, dir.. John D Calandra Italian American Institute (CUNY) - 25 W 43rd St #17, New York, NY 10036 During World War II, while some Italian Americans were deemed "enemy aliens," more than 500,000 Italian Americans served in the U.S. military. The d...
Passing of Father Vinci
We regret to announce the passing of Father Terzo Vinci. Father Vinci was the Pastor of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in Yonkers 1986 to 2016 and formerly Pastor of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Pontifical Shrine Church–East Harlem...1975 to 1986 as well as Associate Pastor 1965 to 1969..Every Summer Father Vinci would return to Ea...
St. Joseph's Day 2016: 13 things you need to know about the Italian feast
Ah, perhaps you are anticipating a happy St. Joseph's Day! If your name is "Joseph," "Josephine," Giuseppe, Beppe or some deriviation thereof, then Saturday, March 19, is your special day! It's a day to honor San Giuseppe, as Sicilians know him, with lots of food. But not just any food — we're talking very specific foods tucked with symbolic...
'Pasta For CASA' Coming Next Week
It's the 25th year for a popular -- and tasty -- fundraiser that helps an organization that helps children. Pasta for CASA is next week. Cortney Shatraw is CASA's program director and Tracie Briggs is the CASA court coordinator. They talked about the event on 7 News THis Morning. Watch the video for their interview. CASA stands for C...
Italian love affair: Food, wine, cars & more this month on Staten Island
Is Sophia Loren to blame for this? First, St. George scored a date with the eternally bella Queen of Italian cinema — even at 81 she's still got it — and now the entire borough's love affair with authentic Italian culture is reignited. Coincidence? Perhaps. But check out this pair of upcoming events at Mount Loretto and Casa Belvedere...
No sleep ‘til Brooklyn for Rehoboth artist Anita Peghini-Raber
Just as Rehoboth Beach residents are saying goodbye to summer and parking meters, they will soon be saying goodbye to a popular local artist. Anita Peghini-Raber, artist, tango dancer and owner of Anita Peghini-Raber Gallery on Baltimore Avenue in Rehoboth, will be taking her talents to Brooklyn. A native of Zurich, Switzerland, Peghi...
Tony Danza Talks New Play, Growing Up In Brooklyn & Fresh Mozzarella
Tony Danza is known for starring on the 1978 – 1983 hit TV show Taxi as well as Who's the Boss? In his life, he's been a professional boxer, tap dancer, and teacher. He remembers growing up in Brooklyn's East New York neighborhood in the days when "it was a real mix there, where I lived." This is back when the area was largely Irish, Itali...