by Mary Malloy The Order Sons of Italy in America's Per Sempre Lodge 2344 in Lynbrook presented their choice for this year's winner of the lodge's annual merit college scholarship award at their June monthly meeting held on June 30. The winner of the merit scholarship award was Justin Boniello, 17, a graduate of Holy Cross High Sc...
READ MOREWhy Burri, and why now? This year marks the centenary of the birth of Alberto Burri (1915-1995), the Italian medic who began to produce unconventional masterpieces as a prisoner of war in America's Camp Howze. According to gallery director Luigi Mazzoleni, who hosts Alberto Burri at his London gallery until 30 November, '[He] was one...
READ MOREGrande attesa a New York per la cerimonia e la gena di gala del Long Island Ambasciatore Awards 2016, che si terrà domenica 24 gennaio, dalle ore 12 alle ore 16, al Crest Hollow Country Club di Woodbury. Ad organizzare l'evento l'Italian American Museum di Little Italy, fondato e presieduto da Joseph V. Scelsa. La cerimonia intende re...
READ MOREActor Gianlorenzo Albertini caught the eye of director Paul Warner while studying at the acclaimed New York Film Academy. Warner, a teacher at the Academy and a resident artist at the famed Baryshnikov Arts Center was the director of a new multi-disciplinary dance theater-opera, Women: The War Within. Warner brought Gianlorenzo Albertini...
READ MOREA unique book that details the Italian American immigration experience and the creation of Italian neighborhoods throughout the United States with special emphasis on the recipes and traditions. Includes 83 coveted family recipes of favorite dishes and desserts from some of the best Italian restaurants and specialty shops in America. The presentat...
READ MORENEW YORK – Tre tappe a giugno ed una a luglio. Tutte a New York. Erika Dagnino annuncia il suo "Poetry music tour" oltreoceano, che la vedrà esibirsi il 9 giugno alla Downtown Music Gallery di Lower Manhattan e poi il 15 giugno al Silvana Club di Harlem insieme ai Red Microphone; è invece una formazione diversa quella con cui la cantante e artista...
READ MOREBy Jeanette Settembre Mario Batali's latest venture involves weddings and cocktail parties.Batali has teamed up with New York celebrity catering chef Mary Giuliani to launch Mario by Mary, a customized catering line."Mary and her team make perfecto food all of the time, and I am honored to work with such a savvy and tasty squadron." Batali said in...
READ MOREThe 18th Avenue Feast could be on the verge of becoming a famine! Organizers of Bensonhurst's annual Festa di Santa Rosalia say that paperwork problems might cause the last-minute cancellation of the summer-capping street fair this year — and the end of the festival as we know it! Read more Source: http://www.brookly...
READ MOREThis past weekend, New Yorkers had a chance to learn a few innovative culinary techniques from some of Italy and New York's most renowned chefs at the 4th annual IDENTITÀ New York congress held at Eataly. Founded under the auspices of IDENTITÀ Golose—a organization focused on highlighting culinary excellence and honoring Italian chefs who...
READ MOREBy Giovanni di Napoli My friends and I made our way to the Howard Beach Public Library in Queens, New York on Thursday for Si diedero alla macchia ("They went into hiding"), a concert dedicated to the brigands of Southern Italy by Michela Musolino and John T. LaBarbera. Unlike most other events scheduled for Italian Heritage Month, this co...
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