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Thousands of cyclists to compete on 100-and 50-mile race course options through NY and NJ; Cycling Champions Stephen Roche and Nelson Vails to take part in race and festivities; Fourth Annual NYC Bike Expo welcomes visitors May 16-17.   The New York Metropolitan region's premier cycling event, the fourth annual Campagnolo Gran Fondo New York...

Date: Monday, May 04, 2015 - Wednesday, May 20, 2015 Hours: www.inscenany.com o chiamate 646-850-7056 Venue: New York, NY Organized by: KIT-Kairos Italy Theater Kairos Italy Theater (KIT), the preeminent Italian theater company in New York, presents the third annual IN SCENA! ITALIAN THEATER FESTIVAL NY. This 17-day festival will offer 9 f...

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2016 AT 2:00PM Get a taste of Sicily through the eponymous orange thief and some other country-wise ruffians. Living on the outer boundaries of society, they steal fruit for sustenance, sale, and the sheer thrill of danger. After the thief ends up in a Sicilian jail, his life takes an unexpected turn when his bunkmate prom...

Father Lombardi. Imagine how much different it all might have been. The Super Bowl trophy would have a different name inscribed on it, and so much NFL history would have taken other paths, had Vince Lombardi held on to his initial goal in life — to become a priest.   Instead, Lombardi gave up his quest as a young man and took up football. L...

John Anthony Cangelosi was born on March 10, 1963 in Brooklyn, New York. The small five foot eight inch, switch hitting Italian American, played hard to make up for his size.   After attending Miami Dade Community College, he was signed by the Chicago White Sox in 1982. He stole 87 bases at A ball Appleton, in the Mid Western League, making...

By Roberto Bonzio  Fortunato l'uom che prende Ogni cosa pel buon verso,E tra i casi e le vicende Da ragion guidar si fa. Quel che suole altrui far piangere Fia per lui cagion di riso,E del mondo in mezzo ai turbini Bella calma proverà. finale di "Così fan tutte" di Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, libretto di Lorenzo Da Ponte &...

Chris Mullin's 2015 recruiting class got a major boost Monday morning. Touted Italian guard Federico Mussini told St. John's coaching staff he was turning down professional dollars to come to Queens and later signed a financial aid agreement. The 6-foot Mussini – ranked as the No. 13 European prospect in his class, according to EuroHopes.com,...

Si svolgerà questa sera dalle ore 5 pm, presso il teatro Christ the King Center di Middle Village (Queens), la quinta edizione del Festival della Canzone Italiana di New York. L'evento sarà trasmesso da Rai International, in due serate, ma l'attesa da parte del pubblico, che affollerà il teatro, è grande.Sono tantissime infatti le telefonate, alcun...

di Tiziana Rinaldi Castro   Instancabile, dopo il tour de force della 63esima edizione del Festival di Sanremo, di cui è stato il direttore musicale, e la colonna musicale dell'ultimo film di Gabriele Salvatores, Educazione Siberiana, per il quale ha vinto il Ciak D'Oro, il maestro Mauro Pagani è ora a New York con una delegazione dell'Orche...

By Barbara Jordan ENJOY delicious food and an evening of live entertainment and help light up Hoylake for Christmas! That's the invitation from Marco's New York Italian restaurant which is staging a charity night at 7.30pm on Friday, November 22. The Christmas lights in Hoylake will cost around £2,000 this year and it is hoped half of this will...

You are cordially invited to attend a special screening presentation at the Italian American Museum on Thursday, July 9th."27" is the title of a fascinating new documentary film-in-progress that explores the unique opera culture of Parma, Italy and its fierce connection to the 27 works of Giuseppe Verdi.   Producer-director August Ventura wi...

The Italian American Museum presents OLIVIA FORTUNATO. Thursday, November 5th, 6:30 P.M. - Special Concert Program Featuring Italian Harp Music. Inspired by her travels in Italy, Olivia Fortunato presents a program of Italian music written and transcribed for solo harp. Performing a wide range of styles, she will take the audien...