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by The American Italian Heritage Association   Your tax deductible donation to the American Italian Heritage Museum and Cultural Center will help promote record and preserve our Italian Heritage. Our stunning Donor Recognition Tree, prominently displayed in the main lobby of the museum. It depicts the journey of Italian immigrants comin...

About a year ago, two Italian-Americans from Suffern — or "paesans," as they would say — decided to try something new. Anthony Fasano had an idea to start a podcast that focused on Italian-American culture, and it didn't take much convincing to get family friend Dolores Alfieri on board. Then came what they figured would be the hard part: Lini...

by Maria Garcia   Italian filmmaker Dino Risi (1917-2008) is the subject of a retrospective at New York's Museum of Modern Art that runs through January 6. In collaboration with Luce Cinecittá, the Museum is screening the writer-director's popular narrative features of the 1950s, '60s and '70s that are mostly commedia all'Italiana or "Italia...

L'Italian-American Soccer League di New York ha festeggiato il suo 9th Annual Dinner Dance nei rinomati locali del Russo On the Bay di Howard Beach in Queens. Alla presenza di circa duecento persone è stata presentata la squadra di Calcio della LIAC New York, in procinto di partire per l'Italia per partecipare al "Viareggio Cup 2013", il prestigios...

Perhaps it is the pasta maker, or perhaps it is the wine bar, or the aromas of the Italian sauces, or perhaps it is the small dining room with a large family-style table that looks over the small herb garden. All of these together brought back memories of old days, when I used to visit an Italian friend for Sunday supper. A sense of déjà vu—the aro...

FROM PALERMO TO NEW ORLEANS The story of the first jazz record ...Few people know that on February 26, 1917, an Italian musician in New Orleans released the first record ever made in the history of jazz. That musician was Sicilian and his name was Nick La Rocca... These are the opening words of "From Palermo to New Orleans," a documentary film prod...

By Scott Schroeder Andrea Bargnani has recently been dealing with a respiratory issue, eventually figured out to be pneumonia.   It was unclear how serious the issue was initially, but it will apparently keep him out of us next month's EuroBasket tournament, according to Sportando.   Read more   Source: http://www.sbnatio...

Sfila NYC and The Region of Sicily in cooperation with The European Union present "Made In Italy," an exclusive Bridal Week Fashion Show featuring Italy's finest emerging designers. After having hit the runways in Milan and Paris, Sfila NYC is honored to debut these luxury bridal collections for the first time in New York City. "Made In Italy" wil...

One of Bensonhurst's time-honored traditions, the Santa Rosalia Feast on 18th Avenue, will have a different look in 2014, if the city goes along with a set of recommendations made by Community Board 11.   The community board is asking the city to shorten the route of the Italian-flavored street fair by two blocks, District Manager Marnee Eli...

By Giovanni di Napoli   Saturday, July 12th, I made my way to Inwood, Long Island for the 53rd Annual Feast of Santa Marina Vergine, patroness of Filandari, Calabria. It was standing room only at beautiful Our Lady of Good Council Church (68 Wanser Ave.), as devotees came from far and wide to celebrate Mass and march in the Procession. &nbs...

by Filomena Fuduli Sorrentino Sabato 13 settembre, all'Istituto Italiano di Cultura di New York si è tenuta una doppia presentazione per lanciare il nuovo programma di corsi mattutini per studenti adulti di tutti i livelli; il tutto per incoraggiare le iscrizioni delle classi d'italiano, per promuovere la lingua italiana e anche favorire lo svilup...

Lecture : Kevin Petti, Ph.D. (San Diego Miramar College)Date: Tuesday, January 20, 2015 Hours: 6PM Venue: Italian Cultural Institute - 686 Park Avenue - New York, NY 10065   Italyʼs medieval universities established the study of human anatomy for physicians. To heighten their art, Renaissance masters clandestinely examined anatom...