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The National Organization of Italian American Women (NOIAW), the only national organization for women of Italian ancestry, holds its Annual Luncheon and Silent Auction at the St. Regis New York on Saturday, April 22, 2017 at 11:30 AM and honors two accomplished Italian American women:  Dr. Vita Carulli Rabinowitz was appointed Executive Vice Chance...

Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts (PTPA) is honored to welcome back HBO 'Sopranos' star and singer Dominic Chianese for "An All Italian-American Songfest" on Saturday, April 22 at 7 p.m. Dominic Chianese, popularly known as Uncle Junior from HBO's hit show, "The Sopranos," along with Roberta Fabiano, Tony Daniels and Marc Pelliccio will pay...

When: Thursday, April 20, 2017 From 6:00 pm To 8:00 pm. Where: Italian Cultural Institute of New York. Organized by : ICI. Entrance : Free Fabrizio Freda, CEO of Estée Lauder, is the guest of the fourth of a series of events which focus on the excellence of Italian human capital and personal success stories by presenting Italian top managers holdin...

Negli Stati Uniti Marzo è Women’s History Month, un mese in cui, a partire dalla ricorrenza dell’8 marzo, si celebra il contributo che le donne hanno dato alla storia e alla società contemporanea. In un 2017 che si è aperto con l’insediamento di Trump alla Casa Bianca, sembra che le donne americane (o almeno parte di loro) abbiano più che mai bisog...

On April 4th, A Chance In Life, formerly known as the Boys’ & Girls’ Towns of Italywill host its annual New York Annual Gala at The Pierre Hotel, benefitting refugee, migrant, and at-risk youth. The night will honor Frank Bisignano, CEO of First Data Corporation, who will receive the "Michelangelo D'Oro Award". The night of music and dancing will s...

Thursday, March 30th at the PepperJack Grill in Staten Island, Boulevard Books releases Mrs. Pecora and Her Purple Hat, the first book in a series by author and artist, June Palo. The series takes Mrs. Pecora and her family through their journey of ordinary days, which become extraordinary. The book is inspired by June Palo's family, heritage, trad...

Stony Brook Football was getting ready to fly up to Maine for a game that weekend. The team lugged several trunks filled with extra uniforms, helmets, cold weather gear, tape for trainers — the standard haul for a road game. But the team was to fly on a smaller plane than they are accustomed to and would therefore not take all the trunks that they...

The Mahopac Italian American Club held its third annual Wine Tasting Festival and Competition Sunday at its clubhouse. The packed house enjoyed an afternoon of homemade vino and a meal of delicious Italian dishes. This year, Giuseppe Cambareri took home first place and was named Mastro Del Vino.  Joseph Zeolla won the second-place prize and Angelo...

There are so many places you can go for Italian food in the Capital Region, many of them chain restaurants with food that is the same no matter where you are. Try the local food at DeMarco’s on Central Avenue in Colonie and enjoy a classic Italian meal at a reasonable price while supporting a small, family-owned business. It’s charming in a familia...

Dal 31 marzo al 2 aprile prossimi, presso lo Javits Convention Center di New York, si terrà la 31esima edizione dell’International Vision Expo East, manifestazione leader dell’occhialeria negli Stati Uniti ed uno tra i principali appuntamenti nel mondo, cui Agenzia ICE, in collaborazione con l’ANFAO-Associazione Nazionale Fabbricanti Articoli Ottic...

Some business owners like to open well established neighborhoods. Others seek out the new frontier, and that's the idea behind this week's Neighborhood Eats. This Italian spot opened in October in what some developers are calling the piano district of the Bronx, because it's where pianos used to be built in the early 1900s.Now it's becoming more re...

I had the opportunity this past week to attend the National Italian American Foundation’s (NIAF) annual New York City Gala.   NIAF has been a big supporter of The Italian American Podcast since the beginning, and Dolores and I are both proud members of NIAF. I am never sure what to expect at events like this.  Will they be crowded or rushed?  Will...