OPEN ROADS 2015: Italian Cinema on Stage
JUNE 06, 2015 - 6:00 PMCasa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò - 24 West 12th Street - New York, NY 10011 A round table with representatives of the artistic delegation of Open Roads: New Italian Cinema 2015, which includes: Francesca Archibugi, director (Il nome del figlio / An Italian Name)Duccio Chiarini, director (I dolori del giovane E...
Book Presentation: AN UNLIKELY UNION (The Love-Hate Story of New York's Irish and Italians)
SEPTEMBER 22, 2015 (06:30 PM). Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò - 24 West 12th Street - New York, NY 10011. Book Presentation: AN UNLIKELY UNION (The Love-Hate Story of New York's Irish and Italians)In collaboration with NYU Glucksman Ireland House, Featuring a musical performance by fiddler Tony DeMarco. An Unlikely U...
The Collages of Taranto-born artist Rocco Cardinale in NYC
Chelsea's Agora Gallery will feature the original work of Collages of Taranto-born artist Rocco Cardinale in The Manifestation of Milieu. The exhibition opens on December 1st and will run until December 22nd, 2015. The opening reception will take place Thursday, December 3rd, from 6-8 PM. Any art lover who enjoys thought-provoking artworks and meet...
Italian furniture company Arper opens a Manhattan showroom
Italian design brand Arper has opened a New Yorkshowroom, following in the footsteps of other European brands setting up shop in the US. Arper – founded in 1989 in Italy – debuted its Manhattan store on 19 November in Soho, at 476 Broadway, near showrooms for Luceplan, Foscarini, Ingo Maurer and other leading design brands. Encompassi...
NicAngelo's: New family-style Italian restaurant enters arena
By Pamela Silvestri Restaurateur Nick Colangelo of NicAngelo's Family Style Italian in Richmond Valley hopes Winter Storm Jonas just blows out to sea. "Saturday night is my best night," said Colangelo, adding, "Hey, Saturday night iseveryone's best night." Actually since NicAngelo's quiet opening in November, weekends turn up...
Gianluca Pellerito Quintet at Blue Note in New York on March 21
Gianluca Pellerito is currently the only Italian band leader scheduled in 2016 at the legendary Blue Note in New York. Gianluca Pellerito, the 21 year-old Italian drummer, lives and studies in Boston at the prestigious Berklee College of Music. He and his quintet will play on March 21 at 8pm, on one of the most famous stages in the world:...
Honoring Verdi on Seventy-Second street
The statue of Giuseppe Verdi, set high above a patch of daffodils, draws scant attention from people hurrying to the subway at Seventy-second Street and Broadway, or even from people lounging on the nearby benches of what used to be called Needle Park, back in the city's drug-infested era. Impressively spruced up now, Verdi Square, which, like many...
IDACO “ITALIAN DANCE CONNECTION” Second Annual NYC Festival May 24-28, 2016
ITALIAN DANCE CONNECTION, "IDACO nyc," is a platform for Italian artists visiting and living in New York, and for New York artists who want to take part in a dialogue with Italian culture, exploring and sharing their unique paths through movement, choreography and the visual arts. "IDACO nyc" seeks to encourage networking and artistic rese...
Festival to celebrate Italian culture in New Hyde Park
By Gabrielle Deonath The annual Italian Festival hosted by Cellini Lodge of the Order Sons of Italy in America will take place from Wednesday, Aug. 24, to Sunday, Aug. 28, at Michael J. Tully Park in New Hyde Park. The Order Sons of Italy is a nationwide organization whose main goal is to foster, share and educate others on the Italian cultur...
As Italy shakes, Queens stands ready to donate
by Christopher Barca Queens residents have been opening their hearts and wallets in recent days after nearly 300 people were killed and entire towns were destroyed during last week's devastating earthquake in central Italy. Just hours after the quake struck shortly after 3 a.m. local time on Aug. 24, Ridgewood-based Associazione Culturale Ita...
Home for Christmas
December 4 (Sunday) 4:30 pm. Home for Christmas. Our Lady of Hope Chapel / St. Brigids, 101 Maple Ave, Westbury, NY - Admission: $35 regular / $45 premium; open to the public. Contact: Saint Brigid's Church 516-334-0021 or 516-578-8753 parish1@saintbrigid.net www.saintbrigid.net A traditional Italian Advent and Christ...
7-restaurant tour of 7 Italian regions begins
By John Cropley Capital Region restaurateur Angelo Mazzone is launching a seven-week, seven-restaurant journey through Italy, and his ancestral homeland is pitching in. Mazzone Hospitality on Thursday announced Angelo's Tour of Italy, during which each of the firm's restaurants will highlight a four-course prix-fixe menu featuring specialitie...