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Folk singer Michela Musolino ( www.michelamusolino.com )will teach 4 one hour and fifteen minute workshops on traditional Southern Italian Dances from the regions of Sicily, Calabria, Puglia and Campagna Monday evenings from 6:30pm to 7:45pm at the Goddard Riverside’s Bernie Wohl Center in NYC. In this class cycle the dances presented will be: Week...

The most important association to which Italians can belong in USA is the Order of the Sons of Italy (OSIA). Its aim is to retain Italian culture while helping their community with scholarships, donations, etc. The association, individual lodges tend to also create the proper environment for socialization by throwing parties on special dates, such...

The New York Philharmonic has put documents related to the life and work of musician Arturo Toscanini into a digital archive in the latest stage of a project that has already made millions of documents available online. The 175-year-old orchestra has been digitally archiving records since 2011 using open source software from Alfresco. There are alr...

Coming to Agora Gallery this May is the exhibition Illumination: An Exhibition of Fine Art Photography, featuring the artist Marco Carnaroli. The exhibition opens May 19, 2017 and runs through June 8, 2017 with an opening reception on Thursday, May 25 from 6-8 pm. Entrance is free. Exhibition times and a press release are pasted below; the followin...

05/18/2017 07:00 PM - 08:30 PM ET Westchester Italian Cultural Center - One Generoso Pope Place - Tuckahoe, NY 10707. Members $20 – Non-Members $25 - CLICK HERE TO REGISTER ONLINE A 10th Anniversary Remembrance. A one-hour video presentation by William Ronayne, featuring the beloved tenor in opera and song including memorable performances of arias...

Did you know that there are 319,602 Italian Americans in Nassau County? That is 23 percent of its population and makes us No. 3 in the nation in numbers of Italian-Americans. Right here Williston Park we have Luigi Suppa the tailor from Rome, Mike, Steve and Donna  Mistretta who own Frantonis Restaurant and Mike the barber who was born in Naples, t...

Fox 5 visited Italian motorcycle manufacturer Ducati to check out the new limited edition Diavel Diesel. Andrea Buzzoni, sales and marketing director for Ducati Motor Holding S.p.A., says the name of the bike tells its story. "Diavel" comes from the dialect of Bologna, Italy, where Ducati is based. It means devil. The bike is limited in number, a s...

As a way to celebrate the growth and success of Casa Belvedere and the grand opening of the Bacco Wine Bar, a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony and celebratory cocktail party abounded Friday evening for members and friends at the Grymes Hill cultural foundation. The evening presented the perfect time for guests to raise their glasses to toast the latest addi...

All’inizio sembrava una ricerca sui musicisti siciliani nel jazz – che sono tanti – ma alla fine Michele Cinque si è imbattuto in un viaggio a ritroso verso le radici del jazz negli Stati Uniti, partendo dalla Sicilia. Un viaggio al contrario, in cui si parte dall’America per arrivare in Italia. L’incontro tra Michele, il giovane regista del film S...

Queens Museum is showcasing the works of Italian artist Marinella Senatore in a multifaceted installation entitled “Piazza Universale/Social Stages.” The exhibit takes up three galleries, and combines art, film, and audience participation in ways intended to evoke 19th- and 20th-century amusement parks and world fairs, according to curator Matteo L...

Anthony P. Oddi, 86, Breen Ave., Watertown passed away at his home on Friday, May 12, 2017. Calling hours will be held at Cummings Funeral Service, Inc., Watertown on Wednesday, May 17, from 4 - 7PM. A prayer service will be at the funeral home on Thursday, May 18, at 9:15AM followed by the funeral mass celebrated at St. Anthony's Church at 10AM wi...

INTERNI AND THE CONSULATE GENERAL OF ITALY IN NEW YORK PRESENT “NEW YORK ARCHITECTS STAR in MATERIAL IMMATERIAL 2017”, AN ENCOUNTER ON THE ITALIAN DESIGN SYSTEM AND THE DESIGN DISCIPLINES IN THE UNITED STATES. The protagonists include two of the most interesting architecture studios on the international scene based in New York: BIG - Bjarke Ingels...