‘A Queen For A Day’ Starring Vincent Pastore Opens At St. Clement’s Theater
Set in an abandoned warehouse in New Jersey, Michael Ricigliano Jr.'s new play, Queen for a Day, is a story about organized crime, family, loyalty, and love. The play follows mafia member Giovanni "Nino" Cinquimani (David Proval) as he agrees to meet with prosecutor Patricia Cole (Portia) for a "queen for the day" or proffer agreement under the gui...
Dancing of the Giglio & The Feast of Saint Anthony
Bronx Little Italy. Arthue Avenue & East 187th St, The Bronx 10458The Feast of Saint Anthony starts on Wednesday, June 10th and goes thru Sunday, June 14th. The Dancing of the Giglio is Saturday, June 13 from 4-6pm and the Procession is Sunday, June 14th at 5pm. The feast will be full of games, rides, raffles, amusements and of course food...
Bittersweet Move
By Giovanni di Napoli Last Monday morning (July 27th) I joined members of the Craco Society and Saint Rocco Society of Potenza at St. Joseph's Church in Chinatown for the big move to Most Precious Blood Church in Manhattan's historic Little Italy. Sadly, after nearly 90 years, St. Joseph's will be shutting its doors as part of the latest w...
Italian Conductors in New York series: Riccardo Frizza in conversation with Harvey Sachs
Date: Thursday, February 18, 2016 Hours: 6pm Venue: Italian Cultural Institute of New York Organized by: ICI Reserve Award-winning Italian maestro Riccardo Frizza is a galvanic presence on the podium, inspiring performances as exhilarating as they are expressive. Championed by Alberto Zedda, Bruno Cagli, and Gian Carlo Menotti, he...
Rosita and Angela Missoni Talk Family & Fashion History with Fern Mallis
Last night, Fern Mallis hosted the matriarchs of the Missoni empire, Rosita and her daughter Angela Missoni, for a 92Y Talk. Rosita, well into her 80s, is now less involved with the brand, but her mark is permanent. Here, the abridged Missoni story, as told to Mallis by the two strong-willed women behind one of the most enduring fashion brands aliv...
NYC installation takes visitors on panoramic tour of Italy
If visiting Italy isn't on your agenda, a 360-degree video installation in New York City of the country's magnificent landmarks may whet your appetite. Called "Panorama," the wrap-around screen went up in Grand Central Terminal this week. Visitors enter an oval room-like structure in the terminal's Vanderbilt Hall where they're enveloped...
World’s best chef to open a restaurant in the Bronx
Massimo Bottura, the man behind Osteria Francescana—the world's best restaurant, according to last month's announcement of the San Pellegrino 2016 World's 50 Best Restaurants list—plans to bring is considerable culinary clout to New York next year—specifically, the Bronx. Bottura's not only renowned for his Modena, Italy, restaurant, but a...
The Italian Cultural Foundation at Casa Belvedere Presents “Calabria: The Other Italy”
When: Tuesday, August 16th @ 7 PMWhere: The Italian Cultural Foundation at Casa Belvedere, 79 Howard Avenue, Grymes Hill, Staten Island, NY 10301 Calabria attracts today's visitors with stunning landscapes, spectacular ancient art and a mouthwatering culinary tradition. Karen Haid, author of Calabria: The Other Italy and recipien...
Sauce like mamma’s at Crossroads Farm
By Rossana Weitekamp As a first-generation Italian-American child, a tomato milling machine was as ordinary to me as a skate key. At the same time, the very sight of it triggered my flight instinct: I knew the minute that machine appeared on my kitchen table that hours upon hours of stewing tomatoes, running them through the mill, pouring the sauc...
The Medici Dynasty: The Origins and Rise of the Medici Family
September 17 (Saturday) 10:30 am. The Medici Dynasty: The Origins and Rise of the Medici Family. The story of how the Medici family became one of the most important houses in Florence began around the 12th century. This presentation will discuss the possible origins of the name, explore the life of Giovanni di Bicci de Medici and his son...
Italiani all’estero e made in Italy, a New York il Gala Italia Special Edition
"L'Italia del vino deve ricordarsi del suo mercato di riferimento, gli Stati Uniti". Lucio Caputo, presidente dell'Italian Wine and Food Institute, a WineNews mette in guardia il mondo enoico dal pericolo di adagiarsi sugli allori, 'puntando forte sul mercato cinese, ancora tutto da verificare, e perdendo terreno in Usa, dove nei primi 8 mesi 2012...
Torino negli Stati Uniti a caccia di investimenti e turisti
di Angelo Paura e Marco Ferini "Siamo la seconda città per esportazioni in Italia e siamo qui per mostrarvi le opportunità di investimento". Con queste parole il sindaco di Torino, Piero Fassino, ha presentato la conferenza "Investment opportunities in Torino" che si è svolta oggi all'Italian trade commission (Ice) di New York. Un nuovo vo...