Frank Ingrasciotta Brings BLOOD TYPE: RAGU To United Solo Festival
Writer/Performer Frank Ingrasciotta will perform his acclaimed one-man play Blood Type: RAGU Off-Broadway on Saturday, September 21, 2019 at 2pm (one performance only) at Theatre Row 410 W. 42nd Street, NYC 10036 -- as part of the United Solo Festival, now celebrating its 10th anniversary. Blood Type: RAGU also celebrates its 10th anniversary since...
Il monrealese Sergio Davì è a New York: l’impresa è compiuta
Dopo 6.270 miglia nautiche totali, 20 tappe e 330 ore di navigazione, lo skipper monrealese Sergio Davì conclude con successo (e in anticipo) la sua nuova impresa: la Ice Rib Challenge, in gommone da Palermo a New York. Davì partito lo scorso 21 giugno dal Marina Arenella di Palermo, è entrato ufficialmente nel cuore di New York alle 16,30 ora ital...
Win a signed poster from Martin Scorsese film "Raging Bull"!
Win an original signed poster from Martin Scorsese film "Raging Bull" (1980)! Poster is signed by MARTIN SCORSESE and ROBERT DE NIRO, who won Academy Award for Best Actor for this role. The raffle benefits Friends of the Erben Organ (FREO), a non-profit 501(c)3 organization, of which Martin Scorsese is Honorary Chair. FREO was formed in 2017 with t...
Italian American Experience Lecture Series: Assunta Spina (1915) Film Screening
September 24 (Tuesday) 7:00 pm - Hofstra University, Guthart Cultural Center Theater, Axinn Library, 779 Hempstead Turnpike, Hempstead, NY. The Italian-American Experience Lecture Series presents Look Again: Old and New Films in Italian Studies in fall 2019. The first lecture in the series will be a screening of Assunta Spina (1915) and will featur...
“A View from the Bridge” may be seen in Brooklyn
A play by iconic American playwright Arthur Miller is returning to Brooklyn. “A View from the Bridge,” a 1950s-era-set one-act play which revolves around an Italian-American family that lives near the bridge, premiered at New York’s Coronet Theatre (now the Eugene O’Neill Theatre) in Sept. 1955. Now it returns to Red Hook, the original setting of t...
U.S. Open: Berrettini beats Monfils in five sets to reach semifinals
Matteo Berrettini describes his mental coach as a big help and a best friend. They’ve been speaking on the phone before and after every match during Berrettini’s run to his first Grand Slam semifinal. They’ll have a lot to chat about when it comes to this latest victory. Berrettini, a 23-year-old from Rome, gave Italy a spot in the men’s final fou...
Italian American Happy Hour followed by Film Screening of Pasquale's Magic Veal
Tuesday September 17 Happy Hour: 6:30 - 7:30 pm; Film Screening: 7:30 pm. Sponsored by the Italian Charities of America. 83-20 Queens Boulevard, Elmhurst, NY. Admission: free; open to the public. Contact: Marialena Giampino 718-478-3100 italiancharitiesofamerica@gmail.com www.italiancharities.org Come network and mingle, meet colleagues and friends...
From Italy to Albany: Giancarlo's Journey to ArenaBowl 32
After thirty years of following the Arena Football League Giancarlo Rancati from Monza, Italy attended his first AFL game in Albany New York at ArenaBowl 32. Rancati witnessed the Capital Region's first championship in twenty years, standing on the field under the confetti after the Empire’s victory. “I believed that it would be great, but it was m...
The rise of bocce; where you can play on Staten Island
Say the word “bocce” and it evokes images of old-time Italians playing on courts in quaint towns of their native country as they test their mettle against the “pallina” – or the bocce ball. Perhaps the ultimate representation of Italian culture, it’s believed that in ancient Rome soldiers were the first to play bocce, inasmuch as the game provided...
Mario del Monaco "Il Leone Dell'Opera" Cultural Program at Casa Belvedere Tues. Aug 20th
The Italian Cultural Foundation at Casa Belvedere Presents: Mario del Monaco ~ Il Leone Dell'Opera. Tuesday, August 20th • 7:00 PM. 79 Howard Avenue, Staten Island, NY 10301. Presented by Bill Ronayne. This lecture and video presentation will cover the legendary Italian tenor. Clips include great moments from many of his celebrated performances fea...
Rocky Romano Bocce Tournament to be held Aug. 10
Columbia County Sons & Daughters of Italy will host the annual Rocky Romano Bocce Tournament, open to all 2-person teams, on Aug. 10 in Hudson. The Rocky Romano Bocce Tournament promises some serious spinning and trash talk straight out of the old country. Columbia County Sons & Daughters of Italy is hosting the tourney, which begins with court ass...
The IABF is proud to partner with the Brooklyn Cyclones on Sunday, August 18th for Italian Heritage Night
The IABF is proud to partner with the Brooklyn Cyclones on Sunday, August 18th for Italian Heritage Night. Brooklyn Cyclones vs Tri-City Valley Cats. August 18, 2019 - 4:00 PM. MCU Park - Coney Island, NY. As part of the night's festivities, the first 2,000 fans in attendance will receive a Rocky Balboa bobble-head. But that's not all, a limited ed...