Episode 97 – The Italian Mass Project with Alexis Carra-Tracey
Alexis N. Carra-Tracey, Esq. is an attorney at the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York. She assesses parish compliance on child protection policies and speaks on matters of law, philosophy, and religion. Alexis has a B.A., M.A., and J.D. from Fordham University in New York City. She is the founder of Discussion & Discipleship, a forum dedicated...
Italian Heroes In New York: What Purpose Did Statues Serve?
Nationalism of the nineteenth century represents very different values to those of our era. With the present rise of frenzied flag-waving and militant xenophobia, it is hard to understand the cult status achieved by foreign revolutionary figures such as Lafayette, who was honored as the “French Hero of the American Revolution.” In 1878 a bust of Gi...
Magazzino Italian Art Launches Amici di Magazzino
Amici di Magazzino marks an important milestone for Magazzino Italian Art as we continue to expand our community of friends. Established for passionate supporters of contemporary art, architecture, and design, who share an appreciation for Italian culture, Amici di Magazzino brings together local and international art enthusiasts, scholars, and fam...
Ladies Auxiliary of Italian-American Club celebrates 80th
It was a night to celebrate for the ladies auxiliary at the Watertown Italian American Club. With a dinner and some wine they celebrated the auxiliary’s 80th anniversary on Tuesday night. The peak of the night was a ceremony honoring lifetime members ... women who have been part of the club for more than 30 years. One woman we spoke with says it’s...
The Madonna of Pilerio on a ‘Mission’ in the USA
The embrace of the Madonna of Pilerio – patron saint of the city of Cosenza – to Italians around the world will start, in a few days, from the United States. The Italian community in New York is in great ferment for the arrival of a copy of the icon depicting the Madonna of Pilerio in the church of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel in the Bronx where, on Dece...
Bronzino Portrait to Sell at Auction After Being Restituted to Heirs of Jewish Collector
A restituted portrait by the Italian Renaissance artist Bronzino will come to auction next year. Expected to fetch a price between $3 million and $5 million, the work will be offered during an Old Masters sale at Sotheby’s in New York that is scheduled to take place in January 2023. The ca. 1527 painting was restituted from the German government to...
Consul General of Italy and descendants of Giuseppe Garibaldi attend event to benefit Rosebank museum: Six honored for community service
When the board of directors at the Garibaldi-Meucci Museum contemplated planning its annual fundraiser luncheon and joined forces to brainstorm ways to ensure its success, thoughts on how to showcase the Rosebank museum’s deep-rooted Italian heritage came to mind. When it was confirmed that Maria Gabriella Garibaldi and her brother, Alessandro Gari...
A Chance in Life Pays Tribute to Tony May and Remembers UN SDG Goals
“This is the first time I have spoken about my father in public since his death”. So begins the speech by Marisa May, daughter of the late chef Tony May, at the Wine & Spirits Gala organized by A Chance in Life. “My father was my hero and mentor. He loved cooking, cigars, golf, travel. His motto was ‘life is always good,’ and he never wanted medioc...
MUSaEUM in New York: DAW® - Digital Artwork Vernissage
From 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...
Rockefeller Christmas Tree Rooted in NYC’s Italian Immigrant Past
The 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...
Michael Silano’s New Book ‘The Gloves’ is a Stirring Autobiographical Account of the Author’s Family History and a Moving Tribute to the Life of His Mother
“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...
An exhibition on the ancient history of Sardinia in New York
Fondazione Mont'e Prama and the Metropolitan Museum of New York have signed an agreement for an exhibition on the ancient history of Sardinia, which will open in May 2023 and remain open until November of the same year. Mont'e Prama director Nadia Canu, who curated the exhibition's scientific project, together with Sean Hemingway, curator of the Gr...