Vito Friscia named IABF future star award honoree
Phillies prospect and Team Italia player Vito Friscia is the 2022 IABF Future Star honoree. He will be honored at the annual IABF Gala in Brooklyn on December 1. Friscia, a Long Island native, is a Triple A catcher in the Phillies organization. A product of Hofstra University, he wore the uniform of the Italian national team for the first time duri...
IAP 252: One Very Jazzy Italian American with Special Guest Vanessa Racci
Italians have been a force in jazz almost since the music was born, and this week’s guest is no exception! Vanessa Racci has dedicated her career to being an ambassador not only for her Italian heritage but also for the heritage of jazz music. Vanessa grew up in Westchester County, New York amid an Italian American family that steeped her in Italia...
Miller Theatre Presents A Composer Portrait Of Italy's LUCA FRANCESCONI, November 3
Miller Theatre at Columbia University School of the Arts continues its 2022-23 Composer Portraits series with Luca Francesconi. Ensemble Signal performs two large-scale works by the Italian composer in a concert rescheduled from last season. The program also features an onstage discussion with Luca Francesconi and Melissa Smey, Thursday, November 3...
Vanessa Racci: Songs From The Prohibition Era - Saturday, October 29
If you missed Vanessa Racci on the Red Carpet at the Columbus Day Parade, you can still celebrate Italian Heritage Month with her performance at the Columbus Citizens Foundation (8 East 69th Street, New York, NY) on October 29 at 7 pm. Cocktails: 6:15pm. Performance: 7:00-8:00pm. Cost: $45/person Vanessa and her band return to the Townhouse for Son...
Costume, Camera, Action!
When: Tue, 11/01/2022 at 6:30pm - Where: Casa Italiana Zerilli - Marimò - What: "Costume, Camera, Action! Fashion and Movies: A Never-Ending Dialogue", Sara Martin, University of Parma in conversation with Grazia d'Annunzio, Università Statale di Milano How important is an outfit in developing a character? What is the role of a costume designer in...
AC Milan, New York Yankees agree to merchandise partnership
AC Milan and the New York Yankees have agreed a partnership to sell merchandise at each other’s stadiums. The Bronx Bombers have already created a store inside Yankee Stadium dedicated to Milan items. This merchandise includes jerseys, lifestyle collections, vintage items, as well as collaboration pieces featuring both teams. The Yankees are sellin...
IABF Gala: Pagliarulo Named Achievement Award Honoree
Former big leaguer Mike Pagliarulo has been chosen as the 2022 IABF Achievement Award honoree. A longtime supporter and friend of the Italian American Baseball Foundation, Pagliarulo will be honored at the annual IABF Gala in Brooklyn on December 1. Tickets and sponsorship opportunities are available now. Pagiliarulo spent 11 years in the big leagu...
The Resilience of Venice: The Past, the Present, the Future - Lecture
When: Wednesday, October 26, 2022 From 6:00 pm To 7:30 pm - Where: Istituto Italiano di Cultura - NY - What: "The Resilience of Venice: The Past, the Present, the Future" the second of the series of lectures organized in collaboration with SAVE VENICE. A presentation by Professor Paola Malanotte Rizzoli, Professor Emeritus of Physical Oceanography,...
Film Screening at the Columbus Citizens Foundation with Michael Cavalieri - Friday, October 21
Join us on Friday, October 21 at 6 pm at our townhouse at 8 East 69th Street, New York, NY to screen Michael Cavalieri’s new film, La Porta dell'Inferno. The Award-winning Actor/Writer/Director of Ritornato will join us for a conversation after the screening to talk about what inspired him to make this film, his second set in Sicily. RSVP today. Co...
Lecture: "Laughing with Manzoni"
When: Tue, 10/25/2022 - 6:30pm - Where: Casa Italiana Zerilli - Marimò - On the occasion of the publication of The Betrothed A new translation by Michael F. Moore of Alessandro Manzoni's I promessi sposi The fortunes and misfortunes of Alessandro Manzoni in Italian culture are tightly related to the writer's place in the national "canon" of literar...
Cordame to perform Italian renaissance-inspired music at Universal Preservation Hall, October 14th
Appearing at the Universal Preservation Hall in Saratoga Springs on October 14th is Cordâme. The wonderfully unique group, centering around the music of composer Jean Félix Mailloux, will be presenting their latest work, Da Vinci Inventions. Always in the process of reinventing his musical language, composer Jean Félix Mailloux now transports us in...
Conferences Sponsored by Giosetta Capriati at NYU Casa Italiana
Italian entrepreneur Giosetta Capriati has gifted New York University’s Casa Italiana a “generous” sum in honor of her late sister Alba, which will be used to hold a series of conferences on women’s excellence. Ms Capriati, a longtime backer and member of Casa Italiana, will support five conferences honoring exceptional women and their accomplishme...