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di Beatrice Bondi   Venerdí sera si è tenuta presso la Casa Italiana Zerilli Marimò l'apertura ufficiale della mostra fotografica The leap of the leopard, una splendida esposizione di foto inedite scattate da Ralph Toporoff sul set del film il Gattopardo di Luchino Visconti, capolavoro del cinema italiano con un grande cast internazionale, c...

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Amcham ha avuto il piacere di ospitare il Presidente della National Italian American Foundation (Niaf), Joseph Del Raso, e Frank Cerza, membro della Niaf nonchè Rappresentante Locale AmCham a New York per una prima colazione in compagnia di un gruppo di imprenditori, di alcuni Rappresentanti locali della Camera e con la presenza del Consolato USA d...

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The call for proposals for IASA's 46th annual conference is out, and submissions are coming in. The conference theme is "Italian American Identity Politics," but as usual we welcome proposals on a variety of topics.   We will have a preliminary program by September, and will convene in New Orleans, at the New Orleans Marriott, from October 3...

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Mayor de Blasio got some practice for his upcoming Italian vacation Sunday, helping to hoist an 80-foot, three ton statue at an Italian festival in Williamsburg.   The mayor turned out for the Our Lady of Mount Carmel Giglio Feast, where organizers egged him on into joining the dozens of men carrying the massive statue known as the Giglio, t...

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Petaluma restaurant has been serving up Italian food on the Upper East Side since 1984—with a brief interruption. This past summer the restaurant reopened under new management and with a new chef, C.J. Bivona.   Wood-fired pizza and pastas make up much of the menu, both classic recipes and updated takes on favorites.   Read more &nbs...

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On Monday, April 13 at 12 noon the staff of the Garibaldi-Meucci Museum and the faculty and student-interns of Staten Island Technical High School will jointly lay a wreath at the Antonio Meucci Monument (420 Tompkins Avenue, Staten Island) in memorium of Mr. Meucci's 108th Birthday. The event also marks the beginning of a partnership between the S...

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Kevin Gentile has been one of Central New York's best (and best known) chefs for more than a decade. Lately, he's been well-traveled, too. His newest stop is Bella Cigna, the Italian-American restaurant located next to the Swan Pond, at 301 Fayette St. (Route 92) in Manlius.   Starting Tuesday, he takes over as executive chef and g...

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Linda LeMura was born in 1960 in Syracuse, New York. Her parents moved to New York from Catania, Sicily, and settled in an Italian neighborhood – called the North Side – in Syracuse. Linda's parents stressed the importance of education and family to their children. She took their guidance to heart, and she received an athletic scholarship for...

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by Paula Mitchell   The recreated Italian Festival at the Kingston waterfront on Sunday showed plenty of potential and sent many people home with full bellies and a tune or two in their heads. Backed by the newly formed Ulster County Italian-American Foundation, the festival flexed its muscle as an up-and-comer among the region's many c...

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November 15 - 2 pm - Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute, 310 Genesee St, Utica, New York 13502. Reception and book signing follows in the Edward Wales Root Sculpture Court. In New York and across the U.S., Italian Americans hold dear the cultural and religious traditions of their heritage, including the Nativity scene, or presepe...

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