April 24 6:30 am — 8:00 pmWestchester Italian Cultural CenterOne Generoso Pope Place , Tuckahoe , NY 10707 United States This series of lectures will study and discuss the unique aesthetic theory of art, as well as the sculptures of the famed Renaissance Italian artist Michelangelo Buonarrotti, 1475-1564. Michelangelo considered himself primarily...
READ MOREdi Paolo Valentino QUella mattina del 1986, il governatore Mario Cuomo si stava facendo la barba, mentre contemporaneamente leggeva alcuni documenti d'ufficio. Erano i rapporti del Dipartimento dell'Educazione sull'aumento vertiginoso dei tassi di abbandono scolastico nel suo Stato, lo Stato di New York. Ogni anno centinaia d...
READ MOREYesterday Assemblyman Andrew Garbarino (R,C, I-Sayville) congratulated this year's recipients of the Italian-American Scholarship, high school seniors Jake Osburn and Sam Sharkey, for their exceptional academic and athletic achievements as well as their outstanding contributions to the Italian American community. The students were chosen from a poo...
READ MOREI think that I've found one of my new favorite places to eat in Buffalo. Belsito (originally Salumeria Belsito) has just about everything to make me feel at home, mainly through the owners' passion for food, their dedication to NYS craft beers, and even their love of animals. Belsito has been open for a couple of years now, but to tell you...
READ MOREby Tanay Warerkar A brand new Italian restaurant on Java Street has been packed to capacity ever since opening September 26. The Naked Dog is a rustic, 60-seater, on a quiet corner of West and Java Streets with nary the sound of a construction truck chugging along the street from time to time. Uncomplicated wooden tables and...
READ MOREGino's Italian Bakery of Buffalo is creating signature cannoli cupcakes for The Summit Federal Credit Union Wine & Chocolate Festival in Buffalo. The event, to be held Saturday, Jan. 28, at the Adam's Mark Hotel downtown, features numerous regional wine and chocolate vendors as well as other local businesses. Two sessions of the festival w...
READ MORETrasferta a New York per il sindaco di Camaiore Alessandro Del Dotto. Nel mirino c'è l'ambizioso obiettivo, ideato dall'associazione Tappetari e sviluppato con gli assessori al turismo Carlo Alberto Carrai e alla cultura Veronica Cortopassi, di portare gli artisti della pula colorata a New York nell'autunno del 2013, che è anche l'anno degli italia...
READ MOREUmbria Jazz Festival and Italian Cultural Institute of New York present: "TOP ITALIAN JAZZ AT BIRDLAND". Six nights of great Italian music in the wonderful "Jazz Corner of The World", celebrating the Year of Italian Culture in USA. Program: - June 4-5: Paolo Fresu-Uri Caine duo – master Italian trumpet player meets the celebrated American pianist i...
READ MOREI don't know if the name of Bill de Blasio, the odd-on favorite to be the next mayor of New York City, is much known outside the New York area yet. But if the Democratic nominee succeeds, he surely will be a national figure. Yesterday and today, the papers carried two articles that delve into his background in interesting ways. The Times's...
READ MOREAward winning poet Maria Terrone will read from her forthcoming poetry book, Eye to Eye. The new collection will be published by Bordighera Press in 2014. For a preview visit Redux, an online literary journal, which also offers stories behind two of the author's poems, "Spaccanapoli" and "Two Doors." • Author's Showcase at National Arts Club Tues...
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