Il Sindaco riceve Josephine Buscaglia Maietta, Presidente dell’Association of Italian American Educators
Il Sindaco della città di Castelvetrano Selinunte, Avv. Felice Errante, ha ricevuto la Presidente dell'Association of Italian American Educators, Josephine Buscaglia Maietta. L'Associazione,che ha sede presso l'Hofstra University di Long Island a New York, è nata per far progredire l'immagine e la presenza italiana nel mondo accademico, e...
Italian Heritage Night with the Columbus Clippers
After the huge success of the last two years, we have been approached again by the Columbus Clippers and asked if we would be interested in hosting the third annual Italian Heritage Night at Huntington Park this summer. With our desire to raise the profile of Italians in the Columbus community, foster camaraderie between Italians in the area, and t...
Red Ferrari Coupe Sells for Auction Record $38.1 Million
by Meghan Morris A Ferrari 250 GTO Berlinetta sold for $38.1 million in California, setting a record for a car sold at auction globally. The 1962 red two-seat coupe was estimated to sell for $30 million to $40 million at yesterday's Bonhams auction in Carmel. Before the sale, Robert Brooks, Bonhams chairman, had expected the price...
Mario Lanza Society Fall Luncheon
Celebrate the great voice and career of Mario Lanza with good food, music, friends and anyone interested in this beloved tenor. Activities include updates on the Society's events by President, Bill Ronayne, a live performance by an upcoming young opera singer, highlights from the Mario Lanza Show, a guest appearance by celebrated soprano Elaine Mal...
Delegazione parlamentare italiana a Washington per promuovere il dialogo Italia-USA
Martedì mattina, una delegazione parlamentare italiana, composta da deputati appartenenti a diverse forze politiche, è partita dall'aeroporto di Fiumicino alla volta di Washington per una visita di amicizia presso le Istituzioni parlamentari e governative degli Stati Uniti d'America con l'obiettivo principale di un confronto con i parlamentari di o...
FROM VENICE WITH LOVE: Italian pop artist Giada Valenti to perform benefit concert for Piazza Nuova Lodge
The Piazza Nuova Lodge No. 2665, Order Sons of Italy in America, will sponsor Concert 2014 "From Venice With Love" featuring Italian pop artist Giada Valenti. Valenti recently reached an agreement with PBS Television to perform a PBS special of this same show scheduled for airing in December on PBS New York and on National PBS in 2015. &n...
The day is about celebrating Columbus, not about food and music (letter to the editor)
By John Mancini, Executive Director Italic Institute of America, Floral Park, L.I. Borough President James Oddo's announcement that the Columbus Day Parade will be replaced by an Italian festival because a festival is "deeper and richer," beggars the imagination. Granted, the traditional parade failed to excite the masses, but it...
Gianfranco Zaccai: Taking Innovation to the Next Level
"Please, don't call it just a design firm," says Continuum founder Gianfranco Zaccai as we walk through open space offices, labs and workshops for prototype making, peppered with sleek displays showcasing never-seen-before products complete with an explanation of what they are. "They all do, you all do... journalists usually have a hard time graspi...
Sicily: 5 free things for visitors to do
Sicily is the Mediterranean's largest island and a trip around this triangular-shaped ancient land can be particularly rewarding for those in search of free things to do. Besides Sicily's sights, smells and sounds — the feast of wildflowers in rainy months, colorful street markets in towns and cities alike, picturesque faces and places aro...
Happy 72nd Birthday to Martin Scorsese! What Is His BEST Movie?
Martin Charles Scorsese is 72 years young today, and since he belongs to the Mt. Rushmore of all time Hollywood filmmakers, I thought I would share my list of his best narrative films. In 1990, he founded The Film Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to film preservation, and in 2007 he founded the World Cinema Foundation. He is a recipi...
Bruno Pasticceria Bakery Is Leaving the Village After 41 Years and Moving Back to Staten Island
I's been a tough week for two classic bakeries. East Village classic De Robertis just gave word that they will shut down after 110 years in business. Today, the Settepani family of Pasticceria Bruno Bakery, who have served cannoli and cakes on LaGuardia Place since 1973, tell Jeremiah Moss that they will close on Sunday. A note on the door reads:...
With Your Help We Can Get an ArtsWestchester Matching Grant !
Make your contribution by December 19, 2014 and ArtsWestchester will match your donation: Donate Now The Westchester Italian Cultural Center is considered the cultural gem of Westchester County, the only Italian Cultural Center in the tri-state area that offers a variety of programs and events to promote all aspects of Italian la...