Staten Island Arts honors three Islanders at annual gala at the Grand Plaza in Great Kills
by Kiawana Rich Staten Island Arts hosted its annual gala Thursday at the Grand Plaza in Great Kills and honored three Islanders for their contributions to the arts. Among the honorees were Gina Biancardi, founder and president of Casa Belvedere, The Italian Cultural Foundation, Grymes Hill. She received the Service to Staten Island Arts a...
Giovani italiani nella Grande mela: Ecco dodici storie di successo
di Glauco Maggi Consentitemi un riferimento personale come attacco del racconto d'una edificante e bella storia di talenti e di successi italiani a Manhattan. Faccio le mie congratulazioni al brillante ricercatore monzese, Luca Colnaghi, un caro amico che avevo conosciuto quando era appena arrivato qualche anno fa alla New York University...
Celebrate Women's Day 2014 with the Federazione delle Associazioni della Campania USA
The Federazione delle Associazioni della Campania USA is hosting Women's Day 2014 on Sunday, March 9th, 2014 at the Westchester Manor, located at 140 Saw Mill River Road, in Hastings-On-Hudson, NY 10706. There will be a full course dinner and music by Pane e Cioccolato. Festivities begin at 12 Noon. In addition to honoring the ladies of me...
Glas Italia Joins Nella Vetrina Showroom in New York City
Dating back hundreds of years, Italy has a well-deserved reputation for nurturing glass artisans producing beautiful Italian glass furniture creations. Included in this elite group is the century old family glass factory that has been working with Glas Italia since its inception in the early 1970's. Over the years the design and production...
Presentato all'Ice il Wine & Food Festival
di Riccardo Chioni L'Italia a tavola sarà in vetrina nel cuore della Hudson Valley a New Paltz per il primo appuntamento con il Wine & Food Festival che si annuncia con una tre giorni densa di avvenimenti in compagnia di celebrità internazionali in cucina e in cantina. Il Wine & Food Festival organizzato da International Wine Mast...
Rugantino a NYC: biglietti in palio per voi!
by Laura Cinquant'anni fa Rugantino debuttava a Broadway. Dopo il successo del tour italiano, la commedia musicale italiana torna a NYC. Enrico Brignano interpreterà la maschera romanesca, sbruffone dal cuore tenero, accompagnato da 50 attori, ballerini e cantanti. Lo spettacolo, in italiano coi sottotitoli in inglese, si terrà presso...
NIAF Leadership Critical of New York Gubernatorial Candidate Rob Astorino Remarks
By John M. Viola New York is my home state. It is a state with a large and well-developed Italian American population and, of course, an important role in the history of our community in the United States. So it should come as no surprise that in its impending gubernatorial election we see Italian American candidates on both sides...
An Interview with Stephen LaRocca, President of the Saint Rocco Society of Potenza in NYC
By Giovanni di Napoli Stephen LaRocca is an attorney and senior partner at the New York law firm of Stephen LaRocca, PLLC. He is very active within New York City's Italian American community; giving lectures, participating in cultural events and supporting many charities. Stephen is the president of the Saint Rocco Society of Potenza, Inc...
A Casa Zerilli Marimo' convegno sulla mostra "Frate Francesco: Tracce, Parole, Immagini" allestita nella sede dell'Onu e alla Brooklyn Borough Hall
"Frate Francesco: tracce, parole, immagini"; questo è il titolo della mostra che si terrà dal 17 al 28 novembre presso la sede ONU di New York e alla Brooklyn Borough Hall dal 2 dicembre 2014 al 14 gennaio 2015. E' la prima volta che manoscritti e documenti pontifici del XIII e XIV secolo, riguardanti il Santo di Assisi, arrivano al "palaz...
Viva Viva La Befana! Saturday, January 3, 2015 at 2:00pm
Musical retelling of the folk tale of La Befana, featuring Mariuccia Romano of the Coro d'Italia, Italian Singing and Dancing Ensemble. La Befana is an Italian Christmas tradition that has its origins in the 13th century legend of La Befana. Befana is a benevolent old woman who delivers gifts to children on January 5th, the eve of the Epiphany. Sin...
John Miniero's Presepe Napoletano
By Giovanni di Napoli Last week (Dec. 4th) during Anita Sanseverino's Presepe Napoletano lecture and photo exhibit at the Italian American Museum I had the pleasure of meeting John Miniero, a local artisan who keeps the Neapolitan tradition of presepi making. Mr. Miniero, a retired baker, was nice enough to bring a few examples of his hand...
IAWA’s Open Reading Series Featuring Maria Lisella & Frank Messina – January 17, 2015
Italian American Writers Association Literary Reading (www.iawa.net). Since 1991, IAWA has given voice to writers through its literary series every second Saturday of the month. IAWA East is held even months at Sidewalk Café and IAWA West continues at Cornelia Street Café on odd months. WHEN: Saturday, January 17th, 5:45-7:45 pm – special...