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On November 4, 1966, both Florence and Venice were devastated by floods: Florence by the torrent of mud-laced waters from the Arno and Venice by an unequalled high water caused by heavy rains, wind and tides that put the city under more than 6 feet of fresh and salt water, stranding it for days. Now, as the 50th anniversary of the flood approaches,...

Though it was hot and muggy on the evening of July 24th, 2016, the jam-packed audience at Manhattan Movement & Arts Center was grinning agog like newly minted parents infatuated with their brood. The cause: a troupe of adorable bambine from Staten Island Ballet performing Ellen Tharp's "Tarantella".   Though only one of these girls was d...

The Italian American Museum Cordially invites you to attend the opening reception for Flora Interpretations, An Exhibition Featuring Photo Impressionistic Murals and Abstract Studies on Canvas, by Michael Desiano. Friday, January 27, 2017 - 6:30 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. - Refreshments will be served. R.S.V.P. 212.9...

Time to start planning to attend NIAF's "New York Spring Extravaganza: A Couture Evening at Cipriani 42nd Street." On April 4, 2013, NIAF will host another grand evening of fine dining, heritage and culture, camaraderie and celebration at the Italian Renaissance-inspired Cipriani 42nd Street, the grand site of last year's sold-out New York Gala! &...

Joseph Smith and Rick Passarelli, well-known owners of Bobby Van's Steakhouse restaurants, have made a mark in the competitive Hamptons restaurant scene with Italian eatery, Sotto Sopra in Amagansett.   The restaurant, which will mark its second summer season, features northern Italian cuisine, as well as the classic steakhouse dishes that B...

by Debra Santangelo   Professor Philip J. DiNovo is the Founder and President of the esteemed American Italian Heritage Association and the American Italian Heritage Museum in Albany, New York. He has also been knighted by the Italian Government and is a respected figure in America's Italian community. Mr. DiNovo has kindly agreed to provid...

by Gina Pace   New to the scene ... Frequent "Top Chef" and "Iron Chef" guest Elizabeth Falkner has a new venture: an upper West Side eatery, Corvo Bianco, serving Coastal Italian cuisine. The chef, most recently in the kitchen at Brooklyn's Krescendo, will serve up dishes including a burrata salad with shaved summer squash, pine nut puree,...

Looking at the historic Italian American community of East Harlem in the 1920s and 30s, University of Gastronomic Sciences professor Simone Cinotto recreates the bustling world of Italian life in New York City and demonstrates how food was at the center of the lives of immigrants in his new book, The Italian American Table: Food, Family, and Commun...

Created by italytheater, with the extraordinary partnership of the Carlo Collodi National Foundation and based on a new script by Paolo Tartamella, 'Pinocchio in Manhattan' is the first workshop where kids of the age 6-11 get to improvise with professional actors, perform on stage with Pinocchio, try their writing skills on a compelling topic and h...

Da Manhattan a Washington, dalle Nazioni Unite alla Banca Mondiale, dal Fancy Food - una delle fiere agroalimentari più importanti al mondo - al museo Italoamericano di New York per incontrare i membri delle sedi statunitensi del Pd.   È questa una delle prime tappe del tour americano del ministro delle politiche agricole alimentari e forest...

Chelsea's Agora Gallery will feature the original work of Torino artist Nicoletta Balani in The Chelsea International Fine Art Competition Exhibition. The exhibition opens on August 22, 2014 and will remain on view until September 11, 2014. The opening reception will take place on the evening of Thursday, August 28, at 6-8pm.   Referencing h...

Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pierpaolo Piccioli of Valentino have collaborated with decorative arts talent Barnaba Fornasetti on a series of functional objects that will satisfy the senses. Each item—a stool, trays, a foulard, an eyeglass case, and a plate—corresponds to a faculty: sight, smell, touch, and so on.   In the whimsical mashups of the...