Viva Viva La Befana! Saturday, January 3, 2015 at 2:00pm
Musical retelling of the folk tale of La Befana, featuring Mariuccia Romano of the Coro d'Italia, Italian Singing and Dancing Ensemble. La Befana is an Italian Christmas tradition that has its origins in the 13th century legend of La Befana. Befana is a benevolent old woman who delivers gifts to children on January 5th, the eve of the Epiphany. Sin...
Stefano Bonomo signs for New York Red Bulls II
Sefano Bonomo, the New York Red Bulls' second pick of the MLS SuperDraft (39th overall) and presumptive member of an elite tier of frequent flyers, has joined NYRB II per a report from Big Apple Soccer's Kristian Dyer - and subsequently confirmed by the club. This news marks the end of a six-and-half-month journey through some of world Eur...
Mike Piazza To Be Inducted Into Mets Hall Of Fame
The New York Mets announced they will be inducting Mike Piazza into the Mets Hall of Fame. The Mets made the announcement Sunday, before the former catcher played in the celebrity softball game ahead of Tuesday night's All-Star game. Piazza understands what it's like to be a New York Mets fan. That's why his selection for the team's H...
Davide Gambino è il miglior "Young Italian Filmmakers", promosso dalla New York Film Academy. Con un documentario "sospeso" sulla Sicilia
Si intitola Pietra Pesante, ed è il miglior giovane documentario italiano, a detta della New York Film Academy, dell'Istituto Italiano di Cultura e del Guggenheim Museum. Che hanno deciso di premiare il saggio di diploma di Davide Gambino, classe 1985 ed ex studente al Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia di Sicilia. Di che si parla? Dell...
Cellini Lodge #2206, OSIA, Celebrates Italian Americans in Sports
October 9 (Thursday) 7:30 pmCellini Lodge #2206, OSIA, Celebrates Italian Americans in SportsThe evening will be dedicated to the history, lives and accomplishments of some of the famous athletes, coaches and managers through films, photos, music and talks. Light refreshments served. Sponsored by Cellini Lodge #2206 of New Hyde Park.Marcus Christ...
Of Pasta and Men: Hangar Theatre dishes in 'I Loved, I Lost, I Made Spaghetti' (Review)
There's truth in advertising in "I Loved, I Lost, I Made Spaghetti," the one-woman show that opens the Hangar Theatre's 2016 season. Over the course of the play, we learn about the romantic misadventures of Brooklynite Giulia Melucci as she cooks bolognese sauce and makes pasta from scratch. It's a nifty gimmick, impressive to watch, but i...
American vs Italy competition kicks off
The American vs Italy Friendship Competition kicked off at Monticello Raceway on the warm and sunny afternoon of August 17 with the amateur harness racing drivers competing in both a pace and a trot on the betting card. The pacing race went to USA's Bobby Krivelin who reined Five Star Stud to a 2:00.2 victory while Giancarlo Moretti scored a 2:01.1...
Comedian Rocco Deserto Talks Italian Parents, Growing Up In Bensonhurst & Being Fat
The last time we wrote about Rocco Deserto, his wedding party had just been photobombed by a giant plume of smoke. Most of the time, Deserto’s life is not that eventful. The Xaverian High School alum and proud six-time college dropout spends his the bulk of days at a boring office job in Manhattan, and evenings with...
Screening: Bertolucci's ME AND YOU. A Conversation with NICCOLÒ AMMANITI
Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò - 24 West 12th Street - New York, NY 10011 - November 6, 2015 - 06:30 PMPart of the New Literature from Europe Festival: Me and You [Io e te] (2012, 103 min.). In ITALIAN with ENGLISH subtitles - Directed by Bernardo Bertolucci - Based on the novel by Niccolò Ammaniti. Followed by a convers...
Staten Island's Sundog makes good on sad story of Antonio Meucci; last show Sunday
Few stories sound like less fun than that of the luckless inventor Antonio Meucci (1808-1889), the Rosebank resident who was unrecognized for inventing a pre-Alexander Graham Bell telephone and spent much of his life in grinding poverty. And yet, "Meucci's Message," a new play by James Armstrong, injects warmth and humor into the material....
Daniela Celella è una delle voci più ascoltate dagli italiani che a New York si sintonizzano su radio Icn
Daniela Celella è una delle voci più ascoltate dagli italiani che a New York si sintonizzano su radio Icn. Lanciata dal suo mentore Sal Palmieri, il lunedì e il venerdì (il giorno più duro, e il più bello della settimana) accompagna italiani d'America nel mondo musicale italiano, fatto di canzoni di ieri e di oggi, interviste a personaggi di spicco...
A BRONX TALE's Chazz Palminteri Explains How To Address Robert De Niro
It's not exactly an everyday occurrence when two powerhouse directors combine to stage a big new Broadway musical, but the chemistry seems natural for the upcoming tuner based on Chazz Palminteri's A BRONX TALE. After all, it was Jerry Zaks who directed the piece when it was an autobiographical solo play about an old Italian neighborhood,...