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This production of La Bohème aired on March 15, 1977 and marked the beginning of the long-running series of telecast from the stage of the Metropolitan Opera House. Renata Scotto plays a memorable Mimì and Pavarotti is at his best while portraying Rodolfo. James Levine conducts with great style and purpose, contributing imaginative touches and the...

March 19 (Thursday) 6:30 pmCelebrating St. Joseph's Day in Sicily, A Presentation by Lou Barrella This DVD presentation will highlight both the sacred and secular ways that St.Joseph's Day is celebrated in Sicily. You will see simple and elaborate St. Joseph's tables as well as the food that makes the day so special. Music examples will go from th...

The Columbus Citizens Foundation today announced it has named leading financier, Alberto Cribiore as the Grand Marshal of the 71st Columbus Day Parade, which will take place on Fifth Avenue on Monday, October 12, 2015. The annual Columbus Day Parade, organized by the Columbus Citizens Foundation and presented by the Conair Corporation, is the...

di Paolo Mastrolilli «La missione dell'architettura in questo secolo è salvare le periferie. Se non ci riusciamo sarà un disastro, non solo urbanistico, ma anche sociale». L'auditorium della facoltà di Architettura della Columbia University è pieno. Così pieno che gli organizzatori hanno dovuto aprire altre due sale per proiettare l'incontro...

The Lt. Joseph Petrosino Lodge (OSIA), in collaboration with IAWA – The Italian American Writers Association, is hosting and launching a "Sagra Del Libro" (Italian-American Book Festival) on Friday, February 26, 2016 from 6 to 10 pmin the Lodge Hall at 113 Baxter Street in Manhattan's Little Italy. Admission is free to all.   All writers are...

by NYCD Columbia Association   Police Officer Nicholas Brando was honored yesterday with the Theodore Roosevelt Association's 2016 Police Valor Award, which recognizes police officers who have overcome a major physical challenge and have gone on to continue serving their Departments and the public. On January 5, 2014 Police Officer Bran...

The Board of Directors of ILICA, Italian Language Inter-Cultural Alliance, is pleased to announce that they will award two 2012 scholarships for a month-long course in the Italian language at UNISTRASI, the University of Siena for Foreigners in Siena, Italy. Airfare, course expenses and housing will be covered by ILICA/UNISTRASI. The course will be...

Saturday, October 26, 2013. Save the date to join with the smiling faces from the past and our current members as we recreate the atmosphere of a Cracotan feast day celebration that was done by our ancestors. This year's Reunion features a grand dinner dance in the tradition of our ancestors on the eve of the Feast of San Vincenzo.   Picture...

By Nell Durfee  When discussing historic preservation, the idea of "community" comes up frequently."Historic preservation is a great way to bring people together and see what their community is and has been," said Kristin Olson of Historic Ithaca. "It's saying, 'We care about this place. We don't want strip malls here, running up through it...

di Giovanna Cirino   Fuggire dalla fame, dalla violenza, da un destino bastardo già segnato. Partire per costruirsi un futuro dignitoso. Storie di ieri come cronache di oggi. Cambiano i nomi, il colore della pelle, i moli di partenza, i porti d'arrivo, ma coraggio e paura, ottimismo e malasorte, sono il comune filo rosso di esperienze che si...

In celebration of Italian-American month, join filmmaker Marino Amoruso for his emotional and amusing documentary featuring some of the most prominent and famous Italian-Americans of the past half century as they reminisce with pride about their Italian roots, the "pillars" of Italian-American culture: family, food, work ethic, tradition, humility...

Renowned Italian American photographer Anita Sanseverino will present a lecture and photographic exhibit on the history of the "Presepe Napoletano," the traditional Neapolitan nativity scene which dates back to the 11th Century. Meaning "crib" or "crèche" in English, a presepe depicts the birth of Jesus, and also became a showcase for local artisan...