Lecture in Italian by Professor Augustus Pallotta
Start Date: 11/15/2012 Start Time: 4:00 PMEnd Date: 11/15/2012 Event DescriptionLecture in Italian by Professor Augustus Pallotta, Syracuse University. An offering in a Lecture Series made possible by Dr. Joseph Tromba, MD, Stony Brook alumnus and member of the Center for Italian Studies Advisory Council.
Arturo Di Modica, autore del "Charging Bull"
«Arturo Di Modica, il sogno italo-americano». E' il titolo della conferenza culturale scelta dal Lions di Vittoria per far conoscere ancora meglio un vittoriese illustre noto in tutto il mondo come l'autore del «Charging Bull», che a New York è il simbolo della borsa e dell'economia mondiale. L'iniziativa è stata realizzata dal presidente del Lions...
Gabriele Cerrone il ciociaro di New York che vuole rilanciare il biotech italiano
Non bisogna lasciarsi ingannare dallo sguardo di autentico godimento che riserva agli spaghetti alla matriciana di Cesaretto, la storica trattoria romana in via della Croce («a New York non riesco mai a mangiare niente di simile »). Gabriele Cerrone, finanziere italoamericano di 40 anni, è un uomo d'affari concreto nei contenuti e sobrio nei modi,...
L'Amore Corto - The Love Story of Two Italians in New York City!
Giulia and Lorenzo are two young Italians at their first date, drinking an espresso in an Italian restaurant in New York City. It looks like they are enjoying their time together, but Lorenzo from time to time gets distracted and looks at his watch impatient. Giulia asks him if everything is ok, Lorenzo embarrassed spills the beans: he rea...
IASA Memorial Fellowship ($1,000)
IASA awards this annual fellowship to the author of the year's outstanding Ph.D. dissertation or MA thesis proposal in Italian American studies. We welcome all approaches to the field of study. ELIGIBILITY: Graduate students in any discipline whose work focuses on Italian American culture are eligible and encouraged to apply.Graduate stud...
Marco Bellocchio: A Retrospective. April 16–May 6, 2014
The remarkable career of Marco Bellocchio, director of an impressive number of features, documentaries, and shorts for both television and cinema, has encompassed a wide range of genres and subjects. Yet his work remains distinctive and personal, reflecting his uncompromising views and artistic ambition. During his 50-year c...
Venerdì Santo. Ottomila fedeli in processione a Bensonhurst
Pur essendo a primavera inoltrata la processione notturna del Venerdì Santo nella zona di Bensonhurst in Brooklyn era accompagnata da un leggero freddo che non ha certo raffreddato i cuori delle migliaia di italiani, che hanno rivissuto la Via Crucis con canti, preghiere, letture evangeliche accompagnate da brani religiosi da parte del complesso ba...
The Italian American Museum Presents "The Marquis of Roccaverdina"
Book Presentation by Santi V. Buscemi - Thursday, July 24th (6:30pm) An engrossing and moving story, The Marquis of Roccaverdina (1903), is a psychological tour de force, which analyzes the life of a Sicilian aristocrat forced to choose between his passion for a beautiful peasant woman and the demands of a moribund social structure that...
Staten Island's best wine selection: Enoteca Maria, Bocelli among 2014 Readers' Choice Award favorites
By Lauren Steussy More than 11,500 votes were cast in the "Best of Arts & Entertainment" categories of the 2014 Staten Island Readers' Choice Awards. And your "Best Wine Selection" winner is: Enoteca Maria — 27 Hyatt St, 718-447-2777 — with 866 votes. Staten Island's famous kitchen full of Italian nonnas is also full of a...
Gala Italia. Previsto un grande successo per il 30mo anniversario
Mancano ormai poco più di due mesi al GALA ITALIA che il 19 febbraio prossimo, nella elegante cornice del Pierre Hotel di New York, celebrerà il suo trentesimo anniversario e, al contempo, il grande successo del vino italiano negli USA. Tale successo sarà l'elemento conduttore e trainante di questa celebrazione, che alla trentennale continuità di...
A Little Off the Sides, Camaraderie on Top
by Andrew Cotto You would have a hard time finding a better representative of Old Brooklyn than Frank Codispoti. A barber who immigrated to New York when he was 18 from the town of Sant'Andrea in the southern Italian region of Calabria, Mr. Codispoti has cut hair in Brooklyn for more than 40 years. So it might seem somewhat jarrin...
Troy's Columbus monument defaced
By Kenneth C. Crowe II The city's Christopher Columbus monument has been defaced with gang-related graffiti for months, and the memorial is becoming overgrown. Located in Columbus Square at the intersection of Jacob Street, King Street and Fifth Avenue, it is just a couple of blocks from City Hall. That spray-painted tag "540...