There is a big heart that has been celebrating Italy, Christmas, children and the musical traditions of our country for almost twenty years in New York. It does so with commitment, courage, talent, and an infinite love and pride for its Italian roots. It is the heart of Cristina Fontanelli, artist, singer, producer, who every year in December organ...
READ MOREFrom Friday, December 09, 2022 to Tuesday, January 31, 2023. From 10:00 am To 4:00 pm. Italian Cultural Institute in New York - 686 Park Ave, New York, NY. Organized by IIC-NY in collaboration with : Cinello & Alessia Panella Law Firm. Entrance: Free MUSaEUM in NEW YORK: DAW® - Digital Artwork. Masterpieces from Pinacoteca Ambrosiana and other Ital...
READ MOREThe Italian American Baseball Foundation and Federation of Italian Baseball and Softball signed a memorandum of understanding to further the strong and growing partnership between both organizations. Joe Quagliano, President and Founder of IABF, and Andrea Marcon, President of FIBS, signed shared copies of the document prior to the 2022 IABF Gala a...
READ MOREMarco Landi, head of communications and marketing for the Federation of Italian Baseball and Softball, was surprised when the Italian American Baseball Foundation named him as the inaugural recipient of its Ambassador Award. Landi, who has been integral in the international expansion of IABF, was presented the honor at the seventh annual IABF Gala...
READ MOREThe Seventh Annual Italian American Baseball Foundation (IABF) Gala at Giando On the Water in Brooklyn on December 1, 2022 served as the stateside launching pad for MLB front office personnel, players, coaches, and media representatives to witness the take off of IABF Tommy Lasorda Award recipient and Team Italy manager Mike Piazza's Mission Classi...
READ MOREThe larger-than-life Rockefeller Center Christmas tree once again came to life Wednesday evening in New York City. The 12-ton, 82-foot Norway spruce — adorned with 50,000 lights — was crowned with a star ornament that holds 3 million Swarovski crystals. Almost lost to history, it was Italian immigrants, during the height of the Great Depression in...
READ MOREItalian influences have come to Bainbridge. Armando Petruccelli and Martin Merino, previously of Queens, launched Bainbridge Market and Delicatessen at 1 Freiot Ave. in mid-October. Petrucelli said, after decades in the hair and beauty industry and a COVID-induced hospital stay, he refocused his business sensibilities. “I come from the beauty indus...
READ MORE“The year was 1910 when my grandfather immigrated from Italy and joined a Hell’s Kitchen mob soon after,” writes Silano. “In 1925, he met an innocent girl from New Jersey who wrongly crossed a legendary block in midtown Manhattan and wound up outside a speakeasy. They would marry, but the Great Depression, Pearl Harbor, and the ensuing War would ch...
READ MOREThe heavyweights at Major Food Group are opening Torrisi Bar and Restaurant in Manhattan on Thursday, December 1. The new restaurant — from the team behind spots like Carbone and the Grill, which often feel like glitzy, luxury theater with celebrity-packed seats — is located inside the landmarked, 19th-century Puck Building, formerly home to reside...
READ MOREWhen: 12/13 Tuesday at 5:30 pm - Where: The Italian Cultural Foundation at Casa Belvedere • 79 Howard Avenue • Staten Island, NY 10301 Tombola is a game that originated in Southern Italy. Similar to Bingo, the game is fun to play, easy to learn and for all ages. In order to win, players need to match a variety of winning combinations or patterns on...
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