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FRANK SINATRA & RAT PACK TRIBUTE SWING DANCE CONCERT - Band Direct from Frank's Hometown in Hoboken's Little Italy. Lunedì 4 agosto alle ore 18.00   DeLauro & The RAT PACK BAND Swing Party Orchestra Hoboken New York City NYC's - Own Sinatra swing band. A Great Family Friendly Summer Concert for the Family members&...

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by Michael Traversa   For many people who grew up in the eighties Robert Davi will always be one of the Fratelli brothers, the family of crooks terrorizing The Goonies in the eponymous 1985 film; others may remember him as one of the best James Bond villains in 1989 License to Kill.   In fact Davi has built a career on bad guys, mobst...

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By Sandra Barrera   While interviewing Frank Sinatra's youngest child,Tina, some years ago, Bob Santelli seized upon the opportunity to ask, "If you ever decide to allow anyone to do an exhibit on your father, the Grammy Museum wants to be it."   Her "we'll see" is now "Sinatra: An American Icon." Three years in the making, the i...

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by Jay Heater   As Patrick Tobin did his best Frank Sinatra to "My Way," a line of people waited patiently in front of a booth serving up spaghetti and clam sauce, sausage and peppers and meatball sandwiches. Right next door at Festa Italiana in Greenbrook on Saturday was Nino Ledi, a sixth-generation baker who was selling a selection o...

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The National Italian American Foundation recreated its 40th Anniversary Awards Gala Weekend into an extravaganza of song, homage to heritage, family ties, and passion for food. The Foundation's celebration of its 40-year milestone united Italian American and Italian cultures of the past with an eye to the future. The NIAF gala was presented by Alit...

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by Robyn Leach   The spirit of Frank Sinatra was very much alive Wednesday night in the restaurant named after "The Chairman of the Board" at Steve Wynn's Encore. Sinatra will be even more so Dec. 12, "Ol' Blue Eyes' " birthday, when CBS airs a two-hour special from Encore Theater at Wynn Las Vegas with stage and audience filled with su...

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by Chuck Darrow   Of course Deana Martin is a singer. How could she not be, considering who showed her the showbiz ropes? On the one hand, there was Frank Sinatra. On the other, there was her dad, Dean Martin. The lessons they imparted will surely be on display Saturday as Martin performs with her band at the Kimmel Center's Perelman Th...

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Surprisingly enough, Italy has contributed more to the world than just Assassin's Creed and bunga-bunga parties. Sure, there were Da Vinci, Michelangelo and Fellini who have frequently been buffeted in a sandstorm of reverence for the feats they've accomplished. But by citing merely handful of names – mainly out of ignorance – we commit an injustic...

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By Noah Remnick   Just after 1 a.m. on July 28, Leonora Russo woke to a commotion at her home in Howard Beach, Queens. First came the yelps of her daughter's Chihuahua, then the crash of her front door slamming shut. By the time she reached her window, Ms. Russo saw only a black Dodge Dakota receding into the night.   At the wheel of...

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Music has always had a crucial importance for the Italians in America. As a sentiment of strong attachment to the mother land and its traditions, or as a channel to express their passion; as a vehicle for revenge due to the success of the opera and then to the affirmation of the Italian artistic talent, from the Italian crooners of the 40s and the...

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