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Il Venetian Heritage Council ha deciso di procedere ad una raccolta fondi per il restauro dell'antico ghetto di Venezia ( https://vh-council.org/). L'iniziativa sarà presentata alla stampa il prossimo 10 novembre al Consolato Generale di New York. Per l'occasione interverranno Joseph Sitt e Diane von Furstenberg, presidente e vice presidente d...

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CARLO GRANTEto Perform the Second Concert in His Series"MASTERS OF HIGH ROMANTICISM"Schumann – The Piano Sonatasat Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall - Monday, December 15, 2014, 7:30 p.m. Italian pianist Carlo Grante will present the second of three concerts in his series "Masters of High Romanticism" on Monday, December 15, 2014, at Lincoln Cente...

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Raccontare identità e rappresentazione degli Italoamericani non è mai stata impresa facile. E lo ha confermato anche la presentazione del libro di Maria Laurino The Italian Americans. A History che si è tenuta la scorsa settimana alla Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò della New York University. Il libro accompagna l'omonimo documentario della PBS diret...

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By Ravender Sembhy   Ferrari is accelerating towards a stock market listing after its parent firm filed for an initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange. Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, which owns the Italian luxury sports car maker, has mandated UBS, Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Santander to act as underwriters as it looks...

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Seeking musicians, performance artists, actors, singers, writers, graphic artists, readers, jugglers, acrobats, original acts.   The upcoming San Gennaro Feast is the largest and most visible annual Italian cultural expression in New York City. The Lt. Joseph Petrosino Lodge, through the auspices of its Chaplain Msgr. Sakano, has hosted an I...

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October 15 (Thursday) 2:00 - 3:30 pm. Congressman: Vito Marcantonio Champion of Immigrant Rights.  Vito Marcantonio served as a congressman for East Harlem from 1934-50. During, this time he forged a powerful alliance between the Italian and Puerto Rican communities. His advocacy for immigrant rights was a central part of his leadership...

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By Rob Bailey A new Italian-American indie flick hits close to home. The stereotype-skewering "Friends and Romans" — now playing a limited run this week at UA Stadium 16 in Mariners Harbor — was filmed on Staten Island. Screenwriter Gregg Greenburg says iconic borough locations such asAriemma's Deli and Goodfellas pizzeria are featured. &nbs...

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The death of Giovanna Piccozzi's daughter changed her life in an instant. Her memoir, "Umbrian Twilight" (published by AuthorHouse), tells of her retreat to rural Italy. The gentle madness of everyday life and the brio her friends and neighbors share with her help her to heal. She shares just enough to make readers understand the value of the joy a...

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A long-standing city tradition is coming back in full force this year. The Italian Festival will be held Friday, Saturday and Sunday on Pine Avenue between Portage Avenue and 15th Street. It comes a year after a smaller version of the festival was held.   Carmine Bianco, who heads a men's bocce club in the city known as the Pax Romana Commi...

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A couple weeks back, I participated in a Twitter chat (#pantrychat, Tuesdays at 4 p.m.) on cookbooks. It was a blast to see what people across the country had to say about cookbooks, from favorite to most sentimental — and the strong opinions of some about never using one. I also loved sharing about my mom's stain-splattered "Joy of Cooking," the s...

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