A Fun Afternoon of Opera in Staten Island
Tuesday August 8, 12:00 PM. Osteria Santina, 502 Jewett Ave, Staten Island, NY. Organized by Garibaldi Meucci Museum. RSVP here. Join us for a delightful afternoon of opera featuring a captivating performance of "Don Pasquale" hosted by the esteemed Lou Barrella at the enchanting Osteria Santina. Immerse yourself in the timeless tale of love, humor...
New York City Opera presents Tenor Alessandro Lora in Concert as part of Bryant Park Picnic Performances - 8/19
New York City Opera’s Bryant Park summer series continues with Tenor Alessandro Lora in Concert on Saturday, August 19th at 7pm. An exciting young talent, tenor Alessandro Lora of Vicenza, Italy will perform a crowd-pleasing concert of diverse Italian repertoire including folk, popular, and traditional Neapolitan songs alongside operatic favorites,...
Musica Sotto le Stelle: Vanessa Racci – The Jazzy Italian
Tuesday, August 15 • 6:30 to 9:30 pm; doors open at 6 pm. The Italian Cultural Foundation at Casa Belvedere - 79 Howard Avenue, Staten Island, NY 10301. $125 members, $135 non-members. Four-course dinner includes wine and soft drinks. Register for August 15 Musica Celebrate Ferragosto with Vanessa Racci! In honor of the Italian holiday, Vanessa wil...
DeSalvo Catering and Restaurant, F4TAL win World Series of Bocce open, women's divisions
Rome native Marco Cignarale, Pete Russo of South Glens Falls and the Rochester father-son tandem of Felice Scala and Natale Scala teamed up to win the Open Division of the 2023 World Series of Bocce for the second straight year Sunday at steamy Toccolana Club. The foursome was sponsored this year by DeSalvo Catering and Restaurant, of Rome, and las...
Italian Night at Morgan Park Summer Music Festival
On Sunday, July 23, Morgan Park Summer Music Festival (Germaine St, Glen Cove, NY) will present Italian Night including a full evening of music, food, and all things Italian. The free performance begins in Morgan Park at 7:00 pm. For this Sunday’s concert, Pizza Company 7 - a popular Italian food truck, will begin serving pizza in the park starting...
Yankees Celebrating Italian Heritage During Five Games in 2023
It makes sense that the Yankees would have more Italian Heritage celebrations than any other club in the big leagues considering the amount of Italian immigrants that lived and passed through New York City. They will have not one, but five Italian Heritage games between September 5 and 10. You can purchase tickets directly through the Yankees and a...
Staten Island couple celebrate appearance on Amazon Video series
With a 30-year anniversary bash and numerous TV appearances, it’s been a sizzling summer for Chris “The Hobby Guy” Carvano and his wife, “Bella” Lisa. The Tottenville couple is known for their food vlogs, award-winning CTV show “Chris The Hobby Guy” and SNL skit on Staten Island with comedian Pete Davidson. And now they can add smash Amazon Video s...
Family and Friends Remember John Salone
The Geneva Red Wings held a special ceremony Thursday night to pay tribute to their late groundskeeper John Salone. McDonough Park’s field is now “John Salone Field” as fans will notice atop the scoreboard. Salone, a community figure and a 1974 De Sales High School graduate, passed away last August at the age of 66. John’s contributions to the comm...
Mets Hall of Famer Mike Piazza reveals what 'new immigrants' can learn from Italian Americans
Perhaps the best moment of Mike Piazza's career was his home run in the New York Mets' first home game post-9/11. With his Mets down 2-1 to the Atlanta Braves, Piazza drilled a no-doubt two-run homer that proved to be the game-winner. It's now considered one of the greatest home runs in Mets history, allowing New Yorkers to forget for just a momen...
A Fun Afternoon of Opera
When: 08 ago, 12:00 - Where: Osteria Santina, 502 Jewett Ave, Staten Island, NY 10302, USA Join us for a delightful afternoon of opera featuring a captivating performance of "Don Pasquale" hosted by the esteemed Lou Barrella at the enchanting Osteria Santina. Immerse yourself in the timeless tale of love, humor, and mischief as talented opera perfo...
The wild story of a Yankees legend’s long-forgotten country song
In the nascent days of the internet, long before every imaginable piece of pop culture was just a click or two away, a crudely constructed website offered its visitors instructions for finding a musical experience that came with a boastful promise: “Your world will never be the same.” To achieve this moment of transcendence, visitors had to dial a...
Donte DiVincenzo agrees to 4-year deal with Knicks
Donte DiVincenzo has agreed to a four-year, $50 million deal to join former Villanova teammates Jalen Brunson and Josh Hart with the New York Knicks, per multiple reports. DiVincenzo spent last season with the Golden State Warriors before deciding to move across the country and sign with New York. The Knicks won a playoff series for the first time...