October 24, 2:00 pm — 3:30 pm. Westchester Italian Cultural Center, 24 Depot Square, Tuckahoe, New York The Marinelli Foundry, considered to be the oldest foundry in the world, is located in Agnone, a small Italian town of 5,200 inhabitants in the province of Isernia, in Molise. The company's long history began with the making of a bell around the...
READ MOREAppuntamento venerdì 16 maggio al Westchester Italian Cultural Center, New York, alle 19.30 per la proiezione di "Beyond Wiseguys: Italian Americans and the Movies", documentario diretto da Steven Fischler, prodotto da John Turturro, con Giorgio Bertellini, John Caglione Jr. e Frank Capra Jr. Il documentario narra come gli italo-americani...
READ MOREOctober 17, 10:30 am — 12:00 pm, Westchester Italian Cultural Center - 24 Depot Square - Tuckahoe, New York. The history of glass-making in Venice is almost as old as the city itself. The Island of Murano, just a 10 minute boat ride off the coast of Venice, is home to this world famous glass. Here for over 700 yea...
READ MOREThe comedy branded by Federico Perrotta will be among the excellences from Abruzzo that will conquer New York City during the "Abruzzo & Molise, Yesterday and Today 2015". The eclectic actor, born and raised in Chieti, is a well-known personality for his gags at the Bagaglino by Pier Francesco Pingitore, and for being one of the main character...
READ MOREFriday, September 19, 2014 at 7:00pmIn this lecture, Professor Louis Leonini will take us back in time to examine how Italy was actually unified. He will examine the role of the three major players in the unification, namely Giuseppe Mazzini, Count Camillo di Cavour, and Giuseppe Garibaldi. The lecture will seek to discover if, as many pop...
READ MOREFriday, June 5, 2015 at 7:00pm Westchester Italian Cultural Center One Generoso Pope Place - Tuckahoe, NY 10707 The remarkable documentary, A Time to Remember, follows 22 Italian-American singers who never forgot their native roots as they rose to stardom in America. The documentary explores the significance and impact of having an Italian...
READ MOREMusical retelling of the folk tale of La Befana, featuring Mariuccia Romano of the Coro d'Italia, Italian Singing and Dancing Ensemble. La Befana is an Italian Christmas tradition that has its origins in the 13th century legend of La Befana. Befana is a benevolent old woman who delivers gifts to children on January 5th, the eve of the Epiphany. Sin...
READ MOREMay 16 10:30 am — 12:30 pmWestchester Italian Cultural CenterOne Generoso Pope Place , Tuckahoe , NY 10707 United States La Serenissima: Venetian Islands: Murano, Burano, Torcello, and San MicheleThe outer islands of Venice are fascinating, each is so different and has its unique history. Torcello, the oldest of the lagoon's island, Murano, famous...
READ MOREWith words like api (happy), sangawich (sandwich), agida (stomach acid) and tencsalotto (thanks a lot), every Italian immigrant succeeded in communicating bilingually thanks to italiese. First coined by Gianrenzo Clivio in 1975, italiese (italiano + inglese) was used to describe the mixture of Italian and English spoken by immigrants in North Ameri...
READ MOREApril 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...
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