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Announcing the first annual Italian International Dance Festival, which will bring together dancers, companies and choreographers from Italy and America in a spirit of exchange and collaboration, with a Gala Performance March 22, 7:30 PM, at Julia Richman Theater, 317 East 67th Street. Tickets: $20. Reservations: www.italianidf.com or 646.387.8979....

No matter the conditions, a great time will be had on May 17-18 by participants in the 7th annual Italian-American Fishing Rodeo. The event benefits Children's Hospital, and it does so remarkably well, having donated more than $36,000 to that cause over the years.

Cibo, auto di lusso e moda? Il made in Italy in California non è soltanto questo, ma viene "percepito in tutte le sue articolazioni". Lo assicura il Console Generale d'Italia a Los Angeles Giuseppe Perrone, in un'intervista alla rubrica del Tg3 "Persone". Tra le due sponde, spiega il diplomatico italiano, c'è una "rete continua di rapporti ad esemp...

The historic San Francisco Italian Athletic Club proudly presents: Festa Coloniale Italiana! Celebrating their 95th Anniversary and 2013 the year of Italian Culture in America. Continuous live music, tasty food, Italian arts and crafts (shop Italian style) Tarantella dancers, wine tasting, Italian heritage displays, special guests, Grand Ballroom t...

di Greta Valigi   Splende il sole di Sicilia sulla Fifth Avenue dove il nuovo negozio Dolce & Gabbana ha aperto lo scorso mese di Maggio. Uno spazio modernissimo nella sua architettura, incorniciato da travi in acciaio nero incastonato, a pochi passi da Central Park e di fianco al futuristico negozio di Giorgio Armani. La firma di Domen...

The skipper of Luna Rossa on Friday said the Italian team would boycott the America's Cup race until a jury rules on its protest against a last-minute change to a rudder design rule.   Max Sirena said Luna Rossa will not take to the San Francisco Bay on Sunday for the first scheduled race, against Emirates Team New Zealand, if the internatio...

L'innovazione 'made in Italy' trova investitori americani. E' la storia, tutta italiana, di Sem+, una tecnologia innovativa nata dall'idea di tre ricercatori - Alessandro Levi, Silvano Furlan e Matteo Piovanelli - che si sono conosciti durante il dottorato presso il centro di Micro-Bio Robotica dell'Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT) costituito...

Joe Famularo, who grew up with his Italian-American family in New York when the Great Depression was in full swing, recounts his youth, and how his family's love for authentic Italian food helped them weather those difficult days.   The narrative of his book, Crazy for Italian Food, primarily occurs in Hell's Kitchen, on the far west side of...

Imagine a lobster on a stick: not a real one, but rather a small crustacean-shaped lollipop to take home as a souvenir of a trip to Boston, or — why not — after a real Lobster dinner with your kids. The lobster-shaped treat is not mass produced in China for some giant corporation, but rather crafted and created by local sculptor Henry Zunino, a se...

San Gennaro is the patron saint of Naples. But it's New York City he blesses every year with an 11-day festival highlighting delicious Italian-accented food, much of it from local chefs and restaurants. It's also a welcome departure from the usual grub at Big Apple street fairs. We love gyros and mozzarepas as much as the next New Yorker, but by S...

La Scala has rarely seen a more fashionable— and powerful — audience. Giorgio Armani, Prada's Patrizio Bertelli, Stefano Pilati, Diego Della Valle, Alberta Ferretti, Renzo Rosso, Roberto Cavalli, Frida Giannini and a healthy sampling of Ferragamos, Zegnas, Missonis and Marzottos were among industry heavyweights who joined a battalion of Condé Nast...

Dear Friends, New York Italians in collaboration with Fordham University, Department of Modern Languages and Literatures and Italian Honor Society C.I.A.O. is very happy to invite you to: "Italian Identiti(es): Media Mafia Stereotypes" - A voyage through the maze of symbols that say who we are. October 11 at 6:30 PM at Fordham...