Mario Gabelli Bids for Berlusconi Family’s Monza Soccer Team
Money manager Mario Gabelli made an offer for the last Italian football club still owned the Berlusconi family. Gabelli, who runs GAMCO Investors Inc., bid for AC Monza, valuing the team as much as €60 million ($66 million), according to people familiar with the matter. The offer expires early next week, the people said. The Berlusconi family holdi...
Casa Belvedere to host 13th annual Fall Festival & Italian Exotic Car Show
The 13th Annual Fall Festival & Italian Exotic Car Show will be staged at Casa Belvedere on Saturday, Oct. 12 from noon to 6 p.m., and on Sunday, Oct. 13 from noon until 5 p.m. As in past years, the popular event celebrates all things Italian, with a focus on exotic Italian cars. Proceeds will underwrite the Italian Cultural Foundation’s arts, educ...
The Artistry of John Monteleone and Singer Mafalda Minnozzi at Casa Italiana
Italian jazz singer Mafalda Minnozzi returns to NYU Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimó on Monday, September 30 at 6:30 pm for a multimedia evening of song and cinema centered around the life and art of the legendary luthier John Monteleone. A special director’s cut of John Monteleone – The Chisels Are Calling will make its debut, followed by a panel feat...
How baseball coach Don Landolphi came to help visually-impaired athletes
Luck? Perhaps. Fate? Maybe. More like divine intervention — at least for Don Landolphi. “I was watching a baseball team practice back in ’06 or ’07 while I was in Italy, coaching the top Italian team,” the Hall of Fame former baseball coach at Brooklyn College told the Brooklyn Eagle last week. “I realized,” he continued, “the gentleman instructing...
New York welcomes Italian Sports Day in the World
It was announced on September 13, 2024 by the Vice-Premier and Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Antonio Tajani and the Minister for Sports and Youth Andrea Abodi at the official launch of Italian Sports Day in the World in Rome. Sport is an extraordinary vehicle for Italy on the international level, not only for the value...
Celebrating the Senses: Pavarotti & Arcilesi: A One Night Exhibit of Music and Visual Art
Saturday October 12th, 2024; 6:00 to 9:00 PM. 116 Duane Street, New York, NY 10007. In tribute to Pavarotti on his birthday, AHA Fine Art presents an audio and visual exhibition fusing evocative arias by one of the greatest tenors of all time, Luciano Pavarotti (1935-2007), with drawings and paintings by renowned artist, professor and New York City...
Marco Mazzieri selected as IABF Ambassador Award honoree
It’s with great pride that the Italian American Baseball Foundation names Marco Mazzieri as an IABF Ambassador Award honoree. He will be recognized at the 2024 IABF Gala at Marina Del Rey in the Bronx. Mazzieri, who is running in an election to be President of the Federation of Italian Baseball and Softball, managed Team Italy at the World Baseball...
Opera Italiana Is In The Air to Perform in New York City’s Central Park
Opera Italiana is in the Air, led by renowned Music Director Alvise Casellati is to host an outdoor concert at the Naumberg Bandshell in New York City’s Central Park this Tuesday, September 24th starting at 6:00pm until 7:30pm. This special event is offered for free to the public with no tickets required and the Master of Ceremonies for the event w...
Fernando Di Leo, Who Inspired Tarantino, Gets Retrospective Screenings
Fernando Di Leo is getting a retrospective screening of his most notable films at the Metrograph in New York City. The late Italian filmmaker is known for his kenetic crime and poliziotteschi (police procedural) films, has been repeatedly hailed by modern pulp master Quentin Tarantino as a major influencer on not only his style, but also in inspiri...
Forbidden Love: The Love Story of Bobby Darin and Connie Francis
Celebrate NY Italian Heritage Month with this mini-Broadway style show, fresh from the off-broadway theaters of NYC celebrating the lives, music and tragic love story of two Italian American icons, Connie Francis and Bobby Darin. Westchester’s own, Vanessa Racci (as Connie) and Charlie Romo (as Bobby) turn the pages of these stars’ autobiographies...
Team Italy’s Casey Gilbert to be Honored at Long Island Italian Celebration
Casey Gilbert has the unique privilege of playing lacrosse for Team Italy as an Italian American. Italian through her mom and Sicilian grandmother, the Miller Place, NY resident is proud to represent Italy on the international sports stage and will be recognized at the inaugural Long Island Italian Celebration through the Italian American Heritage...
Home run! AC Milan, New York Yankees release clothing collab
Football is no stranger to collaborations when it comes to shirts, kits and fashion. Now one of Italy's biggest soccer clubs, AC Milan, have launched their own fashion range in collaboration with Major League Baseball giants the New York Yankees. The collection is said to be "inspired by the cultural impact of Milan and New York and combines the el...