The old country
By Sol Park It's not personal, it's strictly business. In one scene of a new novel by former Brooklyn resident Frank J. Pennisi, a group of Sicilians wielding flaming wine bottles full of gasoline have a confrontation with striking Irish workers on the Red Hook docks. Giuseppe, one of the main characters in the historically-m...
Gli orsi polari nella grammatica visiva di Paola Pivi alla nuova sede della Galleria Perrotin a New York
Sarà l'artista italiana Paola Pivi ad inaugurare ( dal 18 settembre al 26 ottobre) con le sue opere la Galerie Perrotin nel suo nuovo spazio a New York con una mostra fra l'audace ed il giocoso.Pivi crea opere d'arte che disorientano ed allo stesso tempo rendono una dimensione poetica. Anche se formalmente il suo lavoro si è spinto al limite di ciò...
Italian Club of Staten Island to honor 'Inside Out' columnist Benanti
The Italian Club of Staten Island will hold its Dinner Dance on Friday, Nov. 1 at 7 p.m. at the Staaten, West Brighton. The gala evening includes a cocktail hour, formal sit-down dinner, assorted desserts and dancing. Live musical entertainment will be provided by the club's own Michael Russo Orchestra. Chairing the event is Anthony Manisc...
Award Winning Singer Cristina Fontanelli, Brings 10th Annual “Christmas in Italy®” to BMCC Tribeca PAC, NYC
Award winning singer Cristina Fontanelli, brings her 10th annual "Christmas in Italy®" show to the BMCC Tribeca PAC, NYC on Saturday, December 7. The show completes The Year of Italian Culture in the US and benefits the Wounded Warrior Project. "This show is such a labor of love and it has been for ten years," said Fontanelli, who grew up...
Bill de Blasio backs Andrew Cuomo through allegations of interfering with Moreland anti-corruption commission
by Jennifer Fermino, Kenneth Lovett Mayor de Blasio still has Gov. Cuomo's back. The mayor said Wednesday he's been too busy to focus on allegations that Gov. Cuomo interfered with his anti-corruption commission - but branded the governor a "person of high integrity." "I think he has a long and impressive history of being an...
Sign the Petition today! Save the Columbus Day!
The Italian Cultural Foundation at Casa Belvedere has joined with other leading organizations in an initiative called Save Columbus Day. This initiative was formed after the City of Seattle recently voted to have an "Indigenous Peoples Day" on the same day as Columbus Day. Please go to WWW.SAVECOLUMBUSDAY.COM and sign the petition to...
St. Francis Manuscripts Headed to U.S., in First Trip Out of Italy in 700 Years
Scattered around the steel table of a monastery in the Veneto region of Northern Italy are manuscripts, one with green, red and intensely blue medieval miniatures of dragons, another adorned with ornate leaves culminating in golden flowers. A monk gently lays an off-white leather book on the table, and opens it at a long letter A drawn in...
Viva l'Italia! gala Italia Wine&Food trade Festival set for 30th year
Food and wine are two things you'll never run out of in Italy. For those in the wine trade, experiencing the finest of the country's corked and cooked will not require a flight to Rome but a journey to Manhattan's Pierre Hotel on February 19, on which day Gala Italia will commence for its 30th anniversary. The trade-specific exhibition or...
Al via il Global Dante Project of New York
Dante as a Political Theorist. Historicizing Theology and Theologizing Power: questo il titolo del simposio internazionale sul De Monarchia di Dante Alighieri organizzato congiuntamente dalla New York University e dalla Columbia University per lanciare un grande progetto globale su Dante che si svilupperà a New York da qui al 2021. Il simposio sì...
Presentation: LE CONVERSAZIONI 2015
MAY 06, 2015 (07:00 PM)Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò24 West 12th Street - New York, NY 10011Presentation: LE CONVERSAZIONI 2015With: Antonio Monda, NYU Followed by a screening of the documentary about the previous edition (2014). Le Conversazioni is a literary festival created by Antonio Monda and Davide Azzolini that takes place annu...
38th Annual Queens Columbus Day Parade
Federation of Italian American Organizations of Queens, Inc presents the 38th Annual Queens Columbus Day Parade. Saturday, October 10th, 2015 - Kaufman Studios, 34-12 36th Street, Astoria. Assembling at 11:00 A.M., Parade begins at 12:00. Parade route: Steinway Street left to 30th Avenue right to 33rd Street, ends at review...
Italian Musical and Comedy Show
October 18 (Sunday) 3:00 pm. Italian Musical and Comedy Show. Enjoy the mesmerizing golden voice of Moreno Fruzzetti, a professional Italian American singer who was awarded The Ambassador of Italian Music to America. Floyd Vivino will entertain you with his very unique Italian American humor. Sponsored by Italian Club of Westchester Comm...