Una festa perfetta per lanciare la Italian American Baseball Family
di Marco Landi Incontri, sorrisi, abbracci, qualche occhio lucido, in una parola: emozioni, parola che può essere il titolo e la perfetta sintesi della serata di lancio della Italian American Baseball Family a Brooklyn, New York, l'8 dicembre, in un Carmine's Restaurant veramente gremito. Si celebrava l'inizio del percorso di avvicina...
Vegas star Louis Prima Jr. leads next 'Rome Through Richmond Town'
Music legend Louis Prima (1910-1978) helped popularize Italian culture in this country by assimilating "Old Country" expressions and names of delicacies into some of his classic song lyrics. So, it makes sense that Oct. 10's "Rome Through Richmond Town" — the second annual celebration of Italian-American culture and pride — will feature th...
MoMA to pay tribute to film production designer Dante Ferretti with large-scale multimedia installation
The Museum of Modern Art honors Dante Ferretti (Italian, b. 1943) with a large-scale multimedia installation comprising a 12-screen labyrinth featuring projected scenes from his work. Original set pieces from the films that earned him three Academy Awards; and a six-month retrospective of 22 films featuring the production designer's career...
Acclaimed Calabrian Singer-Songwriter Michéal Castaldo to Perform at the Italian American Museum
Thursday, September 5th (7:00 PM) Italian American Museum - 155 Mulberry Street - New York, NY 10013 Please join us for a special musical performance by independent Classical Crossover artist Michéal Castaldo. Michéal's latest cd, Bergamot, is a lively, upbeat recording of original, Calabrian folk, Italian classics and classic A...
Andrea Bocelli sets Barclays center record
Opera superstar Andrea Bocelli has set a new record by becoming the first artist in history to perform at the Big Apple's Barclays Center twice. The Italian tenor first played at the huge arena in Brooklyn, New York last year (12), and now he's set to return - setting a record as he goes. He tells the New York Daily News, "To be honest, wh...
RFR Shows Off 285 Madison with Rare Italian Motorcycles Exhibit
We recently got a chance to take a look at the rare Italian motorcycles on display in the retail space at RFR’s 285 Madison Ave, called "The Art of the Italian Two Wheel.” The bikes belong to the curator of the show, designer and movie producer Stuart Parr, who goes way back with RFR principal Aby Rosen. The two met in 1987, when they bot...
New York, Erika Dagnino porta il suo “Poetric Music Tour”
NEW YORK – Tre tappe a giugno ed una a luglio. Tutte a New York. Erika Dagnino annuncia il suo "Poetry music tour" oltreoceano, che la vedrà esibirsi il 9 giugno alla Downtown Music Gallery di Lower Manhattan e poi il 15 giugno al Silvana Club di Harlem insieme ai Red Microphone; è invece una formazione diversa quella con cui la cantante e artista...
Concert Dedicated to the Brigands of Southern Italy
By Giovanni di Napoli My friends and I made our way to the Howard Beach Public Library in Queens, New York on Thursday for Si diedero alla macchia ("They went into hiding"), a concert dedicated to the brigands of Southern Italy by Michela Musolino and John T. LaBarbera. Unlike most other events scheduled for Italian Heritage Month, this co...
Lecture: MIRACLE AT ST. ANNA: Black Soldiers in WWII Italy
OCTOBER 06, 2015 - 06:00 PM - Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò - 24 West 12th Street - New York, NY 10011In collaboration with the Bogliasco Foundation. A lecture by 1996/2000 Bogliasco Foundation Fellow, James McBride. Celebrated author of The Color of Water, journalist and award-winning composer In commemoration of t...
Giovanni Meli, Sicily’s Greatest Poet: a Lecture /Recital
January 28, 6:30 pm — 8:00 pm, Westchester Italian Cultural Center - 24 Depot Square, Tuckahoe, New York Giovanni Meli, "The Poet of Sicily," was an Italian poet and man of letters. He is considered one of the most important dialect poets of eighteenth-century Italy. Emeritus Professor Gaetano Cipolla, president of the...
Intervista ad Alessandro Di Giacomo
Si è concluso da poco lo showcase di Roma organizzato da College Life Italia, grazie al quale molti ragazzi hanno avuto la possibilità di essere visti in campo da allenatori americani. A questo evento, tra le altre testate giornalistiche, è stato presente Sky Sport, che ha seguito la giornata intervistando lo staff di CLI e diversi ragazzi. Grazie...
Cristina Fontanelli and Her Fabulous Friends: From Opera to Broadway
July 23 (Saturday) 7:00 pm "Cristina Fontanelli and Her Fabulous Friends: From Opera to Broadway". Opera in the Hamptons presents award-winning singer/PBS-TV and CBS-TV host Cristina Fontanelli. Come early to enjoy the wonderful wines of Duck Walk. Please call for further information. Duck Walk Vineyard North44535 Main Road, Southold, NY...