Italian-Americans Welcome Neighbors With Open Arms At Il Centro
On most days, Bensonhurst’s new Italian-American community center looks like a miniature UN, with immigrants from all over gathering together for events and classes. Since the 1950s, Bensonhurst has been synonymous with Italian-American – the Little Italy of Brooklyn. But over the past 15 years, the demographics of the community have shifted, and n...
1st Annual Memorial "Alessandro Paterno"
Sunday, December 16th at 3PM. Soccer Roof - 14 53rd street, 3rd floor, Brooklyn, New York 12232. Dear Friends, New York Italians in collaboration with D&C Sports Management Ltd. is happy to invite you to our 1st Annual Memorial "ALESSANDRO PATERNO", 1st annual soccer tournament in memory of Alessandro Paterno. A few months ago we lost an incredible...
Ondadurto Theatre from Rome, Dec. 13-16 at LaMaMa
December 13-16, 2018 (Thursday at 9 PM; Friday & Saturday at 7 PM; Sunday at 3 PM). Ellen Stewart Theatre at La MaMa E.T.C., 66 East 4th Street, NYC. Tickets: $25; $20 for students/seniors. Reservations: 212.352.3101 or www.lamama.org/terra_mia. Director: Marco Paciotti. Machinery: Lorenzo Pasquali and Massimo Carsetti. Construction of scenery: Dar...
Italian film festival Italy on Screen Today returns to New York and Miami to feature the best and brightest of Italian contemporary cinema
Italy’s premiere film festival, Italy on Screen Today, announces it will make New York and Miami its home this coming December. Bringing the best of Italian contemporary cinema to America, the Festival will feature American premieres, great authors, young up and comers of direction, and the most iconic faces of cinema. Starting on December 8th and...
«Le foto dell’Nba? Non ci posso credere ma le faccio io, un italiano»
«A essere sincero, ero seduto sulla tazza del water». Tra leggenda e realtà, sempre meglio la prima. Lo diceva Red Auerbach, l’inventore della dinastia dei Boston Celtics. E quindi questo articolo dovrebbe cominciare così. C’era una volta un italiano che sognava di fare il fotografo per l’Olimpo del basket Nba e per questo inseguì il suo sogno amer...
“Isabella Unmasked”: the Italian Commedia dell’Arte Is Coming to New York
A new play is coming to New York from Boston-based theater group Pazzi Lazzi. The play is called Isabella Unmasked, an 80-minute long foray into the practice of Commedia dell’Arte by only one actress, Chiara Durazzini, who will play ten different characters, and one musician, Renaissance instrumentalist Dan Meyers, who will play ten different instr...
Cristina Fontanelli's 15th Annual Christmas in Italy
Award-winning singer and PBS-TV host for Andrea Bocelli and Il Volo, Cristina Fontanelli presents the annual musical celebration, Christmas in Italy. Songs and arias include Mamma, Ave Maria, and Neapolitan favorites such as Torna a Surriento. The children of the Little Language Studio of Brooklyn will sing the traditional Italian Christmas carol T...
Aristide Sigismondi: artista di grande successo negli Stati Uniti dagli anni ’20 agli anni ’30. Fu vero ambasciatore del dialetto abruzzese
Aristide, Francesco, Raffaele Sigismondi nacque a Lanciano, strada del Popolo, il 20 settembre del 1882 da Alfredo (ventiquattrenne “impiegato” figlio di Francesco e Rosolina) e da Rosa De Ritis (ventunenne figlia di Antonio e Giulia Scopinaro). I genitori di Aristide si erano sposati il 29 gennaio del 1881. Il giovane Aristide decise di lasciare l...
Center for Italian Studies at Stony Brook University: 15Th Annual Italian Cinema Festival
Saturday, December 8, 2018, 2-8 PM and Sunday, December 9, 2018, 2-8 PM. Stony Brook University, Wang Center Lecture Hall 1, 100 Nicolls Road, Stony Brook, NY 11794. The Center for Italian Studies at Stony Brook University in collaboration with the Associazione Culturale ArtMedia (Rome, Italy) will present "Italy on Screen Today/ EDIZIONE III " to...
When Juve meets NBA… it’s Juventus Night!
The 7 December NBA meeting of the Brooklyn Nets and Toronto Raptors, set to take place at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY, will be a night unlike any other. It’s going to be a Juventus Night! And it will be the first time that an italian football team collaborates with an NBA team during an NBA match and in an arena like the Barclays Center. Th...
When Puccini Came, Saw and Conquered New York City
He visited Little Italy and Chinatown, posed for pictures on the Brooklyn Bridge, marveled at the tall buildings and took in shows. He played cards in the back room of an Italian restaurant on 34th Street with the tenor Enrico Caruso. He was the toast of Gilded Age New York, thronged by reporters and cheered on by Vanderbilts and Astors. Giacomo Pu...
Alessandra Corona Performing Works, Dec.7&8 at Kirkland Arts Center
"W2! (Women too!)" choreographed by Manuel Vignoulle. "InnerActions" choreographed by Guido Tuveri. Friday & Saturday, December 7 & 8 at 8 PM. Gelsey Kirkland Arts Center, 29 Jay Street, Brooklyn, NY (F train to York station). Tickets: $25. Reservations: www.smarttix.com or 212.868.4444. Dancers: Alessandra Corona, Michael Bishop, Brian Castillo, J...