World Cup 2014: Staten Island's Casa Belvedere Italian Cultural Center to host lunch Friday
by Pamela Silvestri Casa Belvedere wants you to watch Italy's fancy footwork at the World Cup Friday afternoon at the Italian cultural center. The Grymes Hill not-for-profit hosts an a la carte lunch with items like "Bloody Mary Soup" and spring greens topped with grilled shrimp, salmon or chicken. The full menu includes two salad...
Italian Jazz Days Celebration Set for October 12-22
TwinsMusic Enterprises is proud to announce the annual cultural celebration - Italian Jazz Days 2013 - October 12-22, 2013. Thanks to the involvement of Italian Cultural Institute of New York and the Italian nonprofit organization, C-Jam Music, this year the festival takes place in four New York City venues: Measure Lounge at Langham Place, Dizzy's...
The Acclaimed Italian Tenor Luciano Lamonarca receives a Proclamation from the New York State Comptroller, Hon. Thomas DiNapoli
Another important recognition was received this Thursday, October 24, 2013, by the Acclaimed Italian Tenor Luciano Lamonarca (resident of Westchester County). This time it was Hon. Thomas DiNapoli, the New York State Comptroller, who honored him with a Proclamation for artistic merit. It follows a previous one issued on October 7, 2013, by the West...
A New York l’aperitivo del Committee Of Italian Professionals Associations
Si terrà a New York il 24 luglio prossimo presso Armani Ristorante l'aperitivo del Committee Of Italian Professionals Associations (COIPA). Il COIPA raggruppa le associazioni dei professionisti italiani residenti negli Usa al fine di promuovere sinergie tra i vari membri dei gruppi. L'evento è organizzato da: Alma, Ciim (Confederation of I...
Pazzi Lazzi begins the new year with shows, lectures, workshops and tours!
What do you get when you put together a hungry servant, a know-it-all Latin speaking doctor and a string of sausages? Will Pulcinella finally propose to Colombina or will he be distracted by the seductive noblewoman Flaminia? You get Pazzi Lazzi in Aria di Commedia ! You'll Giggle at Dottore's "little problem" and the beautiful Flaminia's long...
Andrea Bocelli Delivers Impromptu Times Square Performance, Raises $500 For Homeless
After learning of the severe level of homelessness in New York City, wold renowned tenor Andrea Bocelli took to the streets of the city to deliver an acoustic guitar performance. Bocelli managed to raise over $500 from the short impromptu Times Square performance, which he immediately proceeded to donate to a homeless person. The sing...
Michael Capasso and the rebirth of the New York City Opera
Music, an integral part of the Italian who migrates, makes its way through the generations of a new youth, like a gentle reminder and an historical and cultural identity that excites and inspires modern paths of personal development. With his grandparents and great-grandparents from the Campania region as accomplices, the New Yorker, Micha...
A Bronx Tale: Chazz Palminteri's tales of life in the Bronx make their Broadway musical debut.
West Side Story made us believe in ballet-dancing gangs. Les Misérables successfully musicalized the deadly Paris Uprising of 1832. Sweeney Todd even held onto its darkness through songs about pie. So, does Chazz Palminteri's autobiographical account of his 1960s Bronx upbringing translate to a world where mob bosses croon and locals pirouette thro...
Icona tra gli Italo-americani di New York vi presentiamo la cantante Giada Valenti
La cantante Giada Valenti tornerà in Italia quest'estate per una serie di concerti, il primo dei quali al Teatro Russolo di Portogruaro, in provincia di Venezia, città natale dell'artista. Ancora da definire sono le date e il programma completo dei concerti che seguiranno, ma l'intento è quello di partecipare a festival e rassegne per far conoscere...
“Blood Type: Ragu” at Shea’s Smith Theatre - October 26 at 7:00 pm
THE BASICS: Writer-Actor Frank Ingrasciotta's one man coming-of-age play about growing up in a Sicilian family is in the smaller Smith Theatre next door to Shea's. Total running time is 85 minutes without intermission. It runs through Sunday, October 26th. THUMBNAIL SKETCH: Using minimal, but effective projections behind him, and only one...
Eataly New York&ICE announce Short Food Movie Contest
Today, Eataly New York and the Italian American Committee on Education (IACE) announced the launch of "Short Food Movie: The Oscars at Eataly," a contest to create a food-themed video less than one minute long using a smartphone, tablet, or video camera. This initiative is an extension of the EXPO Milan 2015 "Short Food Movie" program them...
All’Italian American Museum il documentario di Federica Martino sulla Little Italy di New York
"Little Italy: Past, Present and Future" è il titolo del documentario di Federica Martino che verrà proiettato domani, 23 agosto, alle 18.30 all'Italian American Museum di New York. Il lavoro della regista è un vero e proprio viaggio nel cuore di Little Italy e delle persone che la abitano o l'hanno popolata nel passato, contribuendo a farla diven...