Three-Day Celebration Planned for Mother Cabrini’s Birthday
The St. Frances Xavier Cabrini Shrine in the Washington Heights area of Manhattan will host a three-day birthday remembrance in honor of Mother Cabrini, patroness of immigrants, whose birthday falls on July 15. Mother Cabrini was born Maria Francesca Cabrini 175 years ago – July 15, 1850, in Sant’Angelo Lodigiano (Lombardy region), Italy. Her birt...
From Serie A to the South Bronx: Roberto Baggio’s New York visit inspires on and off the pitch
Italian soccer legend Roberto Baggio made a special visit to New York City this week as a Lega Serie A Ambassador, bringing his trademark humility, inspiration, and passion for the game to the rooftops of Manhattan and the grassroots fields of the Bronx. The trip marked a meaningful return to the United States for Baggio, who famously led Italy to...
Italian American Museum Annual Golf Classic 2025
You don’t have to play golf to attend the 22nd Annual Golf Classic on Monday, June 30th. Please join us for dinner. The Gala Dinner, which begins at 4:30 pm, will feature a special live musical performance by Vanessa Racci. Up to 70 guests who register for dinner will also be able to purchase a Grand Raffle Ticket for $100 in addition to dinner cos...
Riverside Opera Company to Present POPERA 2025 at the Garibaldi-Meucci Museum
Riverside Opera Company will celebrate its 28th season with PoPera 2025, a joyful afternoon of opera and Broadway favorites performed outdoors on the lawn of the historic Garibaldi-Meucci Museum (420 Tompkins Avenue, Staten Island, NY) on Saturday, June 21 at 4:00 PM. This beloved annual tradition features a thrilling lineup of classical and crosso...
Teatro Grattacielo & Camerata Bardi Vocal Academy Present Tribute to Naples: Songs of Eternal Passion
Teatro Grattacielo and Camerata Bardi Vocal Academy are proud to present Tribute to Naples: Songs of Eternal Passion, a musical journey into the heart and soul of Naples on Tuesday, July 15th at 7pm at Columbus Citizens Foundation, 8 E 69th St, New York, NY 10021. This special concert, created by Enzo Pizzimenti, celebrates the enduring legacy of N...
NY’s ‘Italian American of the Year’ shares dream of Smithsonian museum — and why he’s rubbing elbows with MLB stars
Rome wasn’t built in a day, either. New York’s “Italian American of the Year” has big aspirations to spotlight the powerful paesans who have been the nation’s backbone for generations: a Smithsonian museum dedicated to culture Italiano. “It’s not about the Sunday sauce,” Chris Vaccaro, founder of the Italian American Heritage Society of Long Island...
Italian culture, heritage celebrated at St. Anthony’s Festival
St. Anthony’s Festival has completed another successful weekend of family fun on Pomeroy Street, courtesy of St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church and all the volunteers that make the festival a reality. St. Anthony’s Festival is made possible through collaboration between the many members of the community and the church that have been part of this...
Stroll in the Piazza: Italian Music Collection
You are cordially invited to attend, “Stroll in the Piazza: Italian Music Collection” a special musical performance by acclaimed international concert violinist Dr. David Podles on Saturday, June 14th, 3:00 pm. at the Italian American Museum - 151 Mulberry St, New York, NY. Acclaimed International Concert Violinist Dr. David Podles presents the mos...
Putnam Columbus Day Parade returns
Following a hiatus of several years, Putnam County’s Columbus Day Parade returns this fall. On Sunday more than 350 people gathered at the Villa Barone in Mahopac for the Italian American Club of Mahopac’s Columbus Day banquet tabbed “Bridging the Old World with the New World.” Parade Grand Marshall Frank Lombardi, a member of the Carmel Town Board...
Southern Italian Folk Music Concert & Film Screening on June 7 in New York
Join Italian Charities of America For A Documentary Film Screening of Musical Journeys with the Black Madonna in Southern Italy & A Southern Italian Folk Music Concert by Alessandra Belloni & I Giullari Di Piazza. In-Person Event on Saturday, June 7 at 7:00pm - Doors Open at 6:30pm. 83-20 Queens Blvd, Elmhurst, NY. Click Here To Reserve Your Seat....
Uncle Junior ‘Soprano’ is coming to NY. Get tickets to see Dominic Chianese
In the Season Three finale of “The Sopranos,” Uncle Junior shows off his pipes. At Jackie Jr.’s funeral, the typically stoic character stands up in an Italian restaurant and passionately belts the classic Neopolitan song “Core ‘ngrato,” which translates to “Ungrateful Heart.” Now, 24 years after that seminal episode aired (and 26 after a two-month...
Is Netflix planning a ‘Nonnas’ sequel?
Joe Scaravella, the founder of Enoteca Maria in St. George, recently shared that there are plans to produce a sequel to “Nonnas,” the film on his beloved Italian restaurant.Scaravella said there are “plans” to make a sequel titled “Nonnas of the World,” according to the report. Scaravella added that he has also begun developing his own idea for a t...