St. Joseph's Day 2016: 13 things you need to know about the Italian feast
Ah, perhaps you are anticipating a happy St. Joseph's Day! If your name is "Joseph," "Josephine," Giuseppe, Beppe or some deriviation thereof, then Saturday, March 19, is your special day! It's a day to honor San Giuseppe, as Sicilians know him, with lots of food. But not just any food — we're talking very specific foods tucked with symbolic...
'Pasta For CASA' Coming Next Week
It's the 25th year for a popular -- and tasty -- fundraiser that helps an organization that helps children. Pasta for CASA is next week. Cortney Shatraw is CASA's program director and Tracie Briggs is the CASA court coordinator. They talked about the event on 7 News THis Morning. Watch the video for their interview. CASA stands for C...
No sleep ‘til Brooklyn for Rehoboth artist Anita Peghini-Raber
Just as Rehoboth Beach residents are saying goodbye to summer and parking meters, they will soon be saying goodbye to a popular local artist. Anita Peghini-Raber, artist, tango dancer and owner of Anita Peghini-Raber Gallery on Baltimore Avenue in Rehoboth, will be taking her talents to Brooklyn. A native of Zurich, Switzerland, Peghi...
Tony Danza Talks New Play, Growing Up In Brooklyn & Fresh Mozzarella
Tony Danza is known for starring on the 1978 – 1983 hit TV show Taxi as well as Who's the Boss? In his life, he's been a professional boxer, tap dancer, and teacher. He remembers growing up in Brooklyn's East New York neighborhood in the days when "it was a real mix there, where I lived." This is back when the area was largely Irish, Itali...
Al via le candidature per l'elezione del governatore, Andrew Cuomo favorito contro 2 incerti repubblicani
di Riccardo Chioni Prove elettorali per la corsa alla poltrona di Albany con il governatore democratico Andrew Cuomo che corteggia i repubblicani per la sua rielezione e due probabili candidati repubblicani che vorrebbero sfrattarlo: l'illustre sconosciuto county executive di Westchester Rob Pastorino e il miliardario Donald Trump che al m...
Gov. Cuomo responds to Moreland Commission criticism
Gov. Andrew Cuomo defended the work of an anti-corruption commission Monday — saying the fact that the now-defunct panel ultimately disregarded the advice of his office is proof of its independence. It's an argument that GOP gubernatorial candidate and Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino later called "gobbledygook," while likening th...
Patchogue Italian Festival of St. Liberata
Please join the Greater Patchogue Foundation, Inc. Cultural Heritage Committee and spend the day in Patchogue along Main Street. Fun for the entire family and plenty of activities for the children!! Indoor/Outdoor dining - Karaoke - Bocce ball tournaments ...and much more! Congratulazioni to Jim Romeo, Italian-Amer...
Italian Unification: Cavour, Mazzini, Garibaldi.
Friday, 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...
New Italian Cinema Events: ventiquattro anni per far conoscere agli USA i film di casa nostra
Il NICE, New Italian Cinema Events, è il festival di cinema italiano più longevo negli Stati Uniti: 24 anni di attività in cui la fondatrice e direttrice Viviana del Bianco ha fatto conoscere il cinema italiano, e in particolare le opere prime e seconde, al pubblico americano. "È una grande emozione – ha detto del Bianco – pensare che sono...
Stephen De Maio hosts Opera Night at Columbus Citizen’s Foundation
On the evening of Friday, Nov. 21, at the Columbus Citizens Foundation in Manhattan, Board of Governors member Anthony Carrera and his wife Maria greeted the guests to Opera Night, hosted by Stephen De Maio. The Columbus Citizens Foundation sponsors the Columbus Day Parade and gives college scholarships to youngsters. The opera night combines youn...
Sons of Italy installs new president, officers
The Order Sons Of Italy's Per Sempre Lodge No. 2344 held its installation of officer's ceremony On Mar. 31 at Lynbrook's Greis Park. This is a 110- year tradition of the Order Sons of Italy. The Per Sempre Lodge installed John Quinn as its new president, along with his new council of officers for the 2015-16 term. Picture seated from left...
Mario Sereni, Italian baritone - obituary
Mario Sereni, who has died aged 87, was an Italian baritone and mainstay of the Metropolitan Opera, New York, for more than a quarter of a century. Although he had an outstanding voice – smooth, powerful and unforced – his career was overshadowed by the great baritones of his time, such as Ettore Bastianini, Piero Cappuccilli and Leonard Warren. S...