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"Sagra" means "festival" in Italian. I might suggest renaming the event next year La "Sacra" Slices, meaning "sacred," as the pizza and meatballs served by some 30 culinary artisans can only be described as "heavenly." After climbing the stairway, er, escalator, to heaven at Pier 92's rooftop event space, you're greeted by a constellation of twinkl...

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di Chiara Zaccherotti   È possibile viversi l'atmosfera del Natale all'italiana pur essendo a New York? Di sicuro non sarà come stare a casa, con i propri cari e tutte quelle tradizioni che proprio in questo periodo dell'anno ci piace un po' di più rispettare, ma se siete italiani, vivete a New York City e quest'anno proprio non vi è riuscit...

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By Jennifer Gould Keil   When Sarah Jessica Parker launched her new shoe collection backed by Manolo Blahnik CEO George Malekemus last fall, she Instagrammed a trail of rainbow-colored stilettos from the stoop to the street outside 66 Perry St., her fictional "Sex and the City" West Village brownstone — charming her fans but outraging the ne...

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The term “Little Italy” can evoke images of busy streets lined with gimmicky, tourist-filled restaurants, complete with menu-pushing waiters outside the front door and Italian flags waving wherever possible. Throw in a paper placemat that doubles as a map of the boot-shaped country (featuring multiple comical misspellings) and you know the types of...

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by Low Lai Chow   Italian luxury prêt-à-porter brand Brunello Cucinelli, known for its fine cashmere knitwear garments in the last three decades of its establishment, has a new 3,980 square feet store on Greene Street in Manhattan's Soho neighborhood.   Both the men's and women's Fall/Winter 2015 collections for Cucinelli are set to d...

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  WTI Magazine #60    2015 May, 15Author : IACE      Translation by:   For the last three consecutive years the Italian American Committee on Education Summer Program has enjoyed a residency in the medieval town of Narni, province of Terni, in southern Umbria. Through close collaboration with the Narni Arts Academy and its Artistic Director, pia...

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June 21 - 26: Commedia dell'Arte Summer Workshop. Presented by Roving Classical Commedia University Mask Arts Company. Teaching Classical Commedia dell'Arte since 2001 as close to its original form as believed, was performed in the 1500s. Participants discover and develop their personal historical Commedia dell'Arte traditional character...

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Our friend Bobby Maida was kind enough to share with us his pictures of the 2015 Sons of San Paolino Children's Gilio lift (Friday, June 26th).   We love all of our feasts and cultural events, but there is always something extra special when they are focused on our youth. To see the enthusiasm of these kids while they actively participate in...

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E' considerata la più importante fiera commerciale del settore abbigliamento e accessori per uomo nella east coast degli Stati Uniti. Per "Mrket", che chiude le porte quest'oggi al Javits Center, sono arrivate dall'Italia 43 aziende in rappresentanza di 46 marchi divisi tra i principali distretti produttivi italiani.   Aziende dai nomi poco...

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di Rosy Canale   È un'atmosfera surreale quella del Midsummer Night Swing che ogni sera al Damrosh Park di Lincoln Center, proietta tantissimi newyorchesi in dimensioni di altri tempi. Ieri sera è toccato ai mitici anni '50. Sul palco a dirigere le danze c'erano Ray Gelato & The Giants: the Godfather of swing - il padrino dello swin...

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