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January 14, 15 and 16 2025. IIC-NY 686 Park Avenue, NY. Free. in collaboration with FUIS (Federazione Unitaria Italiana Scrittori) – THE BRIDGE Prize – Casa Italiana Zerilli Marimò, NEW YORK UNIVERSITY– HUNTER College, CUNY – FORDHAM UNIVERSITY – RIZZOLI Bookstore. Multipli Forti is promoted by the Italian Cultural Institute of New York directed by...

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Vinitaly International Academy Italian Wine Ambassador Certification Course is back in New York March 1-2, 2025 with a brand new format, hosted for the second year in a row by Banville Wine Merchants, 126 E 38th St, New York. Applications are now open. Space is limited, so apply today here.  The course provides a deep dive into the kaleidoscopic pa...

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The Accademia Verdiana del Teatro Regio di Parma is set to hold a course in New York from Jan. 13 to 17, 2025. The course is supported by International Friends of Festival Verdi, Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò, and Fondazione Prof. Roberto Massini ETS and will allow 10 young singers who were selected to take intensive courses with a scholarship of $5...

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The Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree, an iconic symbol of the holiday season in New York City, has its roots deeply embedded in Italian American history. This tradition, now celebrated worldwide, began humbly in 1931 during the Great Depression when Italian immigrant construction workers, employed at the Rockefeller Center site, came together to e...

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Consorzio del Vino Brunello di Montalcino is pleased to announce the return of Benvenuto Brunello to the United States. The much-anticipated tasting event will take place on February 4th at GH on the Park in the heart of Manhattan, offering an exclusive first look at the newest vintages: Brunello di Montalcino 2020, Brunello di Montalcino Riserva 2...

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The Specialty Food Association (SFA) has announced a year-long partnership with Italy for 2025 that will make the European country the partner country for both the 49th Winter Fancy Food Show, taking place Jan. 19-21, 2025, at the Las Vegas Convention Center, and the 69th Summer Fancy Food Show, taking place June 29-July 1, 2025, at New York’s Javi...

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The Lombardia Style has landed in New York. "Destinazione Lombardia" was recently presented in New York at the exclusive Bar Milano of Eataly on 5th Avenue. An evening organized in collaboration with Enit, the national tourism agency, was dedicated to the "Lombardia Style", a new regional territorial marketing brand that identifies the excellences...

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In honor of what would have been the prized actor Marcello Mastroianni’s 100th birthday, his daughter Chiara kicked off a retrospective of his work at the Museum of Modern Art Thursday night. The Italian actor, who was born Sept. 26, 1924, died Dec. 19, 1996, at the age of 72. Running through Jan. 5, “Marcello and Chiara Mastroianni, A Family Affai...

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The story of the Cipriani family begins in earnest in Venice back in 1931. Giuseppe Cipriani was a bartender who was working in a little hole in the wall, out of the way bar on a dead end street in Venice. But Giuseppe Cipriani had bigger plans. His philosophy was to establish a place where the customer never feels oppressed by décor, treats custom...

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From Sicily to the conquest of the United States: this year, Fiasconaro panettone will be featured in Washington at the inauguration of the new headquarters of the Atlantic Council, the influential American think tank that in September honored Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. Fiasconaro panettone will also make its way to New York for the Hol...

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