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by Eve M. Khan   One of the most comprehensive collections of 20th-century Italian glass is on view in New York just as it is being dispersed. As a preview for a sale next Tuesday in Chicago, Wright auction house has packed its Manhattan showroom at 980 Madison Avenue with glass vessels and sculptures consigned by the photo stylist and art d...

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Republican candidate for governor Rob Astorino angered Italian-American leaders Monday by comparing Gov. Cuomo's handling of the anti-corruption Moreland Commission to the actions of a mafia boss.   Astorino used the mafia comparison to mock Cuomo's argument that his administration only gave "advice" the Moreland Commission and did not inter...

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Italian American Writers Association Literary Reading (www.iawa.net). Since 1991, IAWA has given voice to writers through its literary series every second Saturday of the month. IAWA East is held even months at Sidewalk Café and IAWA West continues at Cornelia Street Café on odd months.   WHEN: Saturday, December 13, 5:30-7:30pm WHERE: Side...

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Il Webster Hall, situato nell’East Village della Grande Mela, è il più grande nightclub degli Stati Uniti, con una superficie interna di oltre tremilacinquecento metri quadrati. Risalente al 1866, è uno spazio famoso anche per I concerti e gli eventi sportive di grande risonanza internazionale.   La sera del 22 gennaio di quest’anno, nonosta...

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October 15 (Thursday) 6:30 pmThe city of Milan was an important location during the life of Giuseppe Verdi, however not without its contradictions. The Conservatory of Music which bears his name denied him entry as a young student. After five early opera premieres, he shunned La Scala for 36 years. Yet, Casa Ricordi, the famous publishing house, di...

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By Giovanni di Napoli   "The Nativity of Mercy" was officially unveiled Tuesday night at Most Precious Blood Church in Manhattan's Little Italy in honor of the Feast of the Immaculate Conception and beginning of Pope Francis' Extraordinary Jubilee Year of Mercy.   Commissioned by Monsignor Donald Sakano, the Neapolitan presepio was cr...

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WHERE: @ Cornelia St. Café @ 29 Cornelia St. off Bleeker WHEN: Saturday, January 9, 2016 @ 5:45 – 7:45 pm WHO: An excerpt from Maria Giura's memoir-in-progress was published in the Paterson Literary Review. Another excerpt won the Penelope Niven Creative Non-Fiction Honorable Mention from the Center for Women Writers at Salem College. Her work ha...

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A women's clothing and accessories brand out of Italy is heading to the United States with a new store in New York City, Commercial Observer has learned. It's a "new tenant in the market," said Cushman & Wakefield's Joanne Podell, who represented the landlord in the deal along with team members Ian Lerner and Aylin Gucalp.   Pinko w...

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"Soulful Sicilian Cooking": è il tema dell'appuntamento che si terrà il 20 dicembre alle 18.00 all'Italian American Museum, New York. Protagonista di una serata tutta all'insegna della cucina siciliana sarà Antoinette Silicato, che presenterà il suo nuovo libro. Nel volume, Antoinette Silicato presenta sessanta ricette autentiche della tradizione...

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Bill de Blasio officially announced his candidacy for mayor of New York City on Sunday by recalling the person who influenced his life the most, an old Italian man with an accent that was nearly incomprehensible. "He only had 70 years to get comfortable with English," de Blasio jokingly defended his grandfather. Commonly referred to as an Italian...

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