Saturday, December 6, 2014 through Saturday, January 24, 2014 Nativity scenes are very popular in Italy and are generally found in every household during the holiday season. The nativity originated in Italy in the 13th century when St Francis of Assisi asked Giovanni Vellita of the Village of Greccio to create a manger scene. On display next to P...
READ MOREBrunello Cucinelli realizes where investment pays off...the most dynamic region right now for the luxury sector — the US market. The Italian luxury cashmere brand has just opened its third store in New York. Following openings on Madison Avenue and on Bleecker Street in the West Village, it has now opened in the Soho neighborhood with a 4,300-...
READ MOREMichael A. Santo, Trial Counsel, Duffy & Duffy, PLLC, has joined The Expert Network, an invitation only service for distinguished professionals. Santo has been chosen as a Distinguished Lawyer® based on peer reviews and ratings, dozens of recognitions, and accomplishments achieved throughout his career. Santo outshines others in his...
READ MOREHarrison students who study the Italian language and culture in the classroom were honored at the Antonio Meucci Lodge on October 7th in a ceremony recognizing students from middle and high schools across Westchester County. As part of Italian Heritage month, students are nominated by their teachers in Levels II through V/International Bac...
READ MOREby Matt Chandler Their third studio album, "L'amore si muove," has reached No. 1 on the Italian charts and they have appearances on "American Idol" and "Entourage" to their credit. Still, the easy-on-the-eyes – and ears – Italian trio collectively known as Il Volo is far from a household name in the United States. That didn't stop a l...
READ MOREIl vino dell'estate nella Grande Mela? Per i newyorkesi che non vogliono rinunciare al rosso neanche con il caldo, la scelta ideale è il frizzante lambrusco emiliano, che sta vivendo una nuova giovinezza anche in Usa. A dirlo, come riferisce il portale on line winenews.it, è il wine writer del New York Times Eric Asimov, che ha titolato il suo ult...
READ MORESiamo lieti di rendervi partecipi di un evento che vedrà protagonista l'amico Corrado Calabrò, Calabrese Illustre, già Presidente dell'Autority delle Comunicazioni, Presidente onorario del Consiglio di stato che, come di seguito potrai leggere, presenterà la nuova traduzione in inglese delle sue poesie il 19 febbraio prossimo, alle ore 18, presso l...
READ MOREOur first workshop took place at the Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò on Friday 22 February. The morning session had three position papers which addressed in different ways the potential and challenges of interdisciplinary approaches in the study of some discreet aspects of Italian modernism. Since the lectures were recorded on video and will be avail...
READ MOREdi Riccardo Chioni Le sue opere sono esposte in 107 musei intorno al mondo, la sua è la 22.ma generazione di una dinastia di vetrai di Murano fondata nel 1397: si tratta dell'artista, poeta e filosofo Giampaolo Seguso al quale l'Istituto di Cultura di Park Avenue giovedì ha dedicato un incontro. Erano presenti il console generale Natalia...
READ MOREMadison Square Park Conservancy's Mad. Sq. Art announces a new sculptural installation for fall 2013 by renowned Italian artist Giuseppe Penone, consisting of three monumental, 40-foot tall bronze trees. Ideas of Stone, featuring Penone's signature manipulation of the trees' natural forms, will interact with Madison Square Park's lush landscape to...
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