FSLC & Luce Cinecitta Announce 16th Edition of Open Roads: New Italian Cinema
The Film Society of Lincoln Center and Istituto Luce Cinecittà announce the complete lineup for Open Roads: New Italian Cinema, June 2-8. For 16 years, Open Roads has proudly offered North American audiences the most diverse and extensive lineup of contemporary Italian film available. As always, the series includes both commercial and inde...
Varricchio a New York spinge le nuove idee dell’Italia per l’America
By Stefano Vaccara Il nuovo ambasciatore italiano a Washington, Armando Varricchio, era questa settimana a New York per incontrare chi si deve conoscere nella città che non dorme mai. "Ho visto il sindaco Bill de Blasio, bellissima e calorosa accoglienza. Non ho ancora visto il governatore Andrew Cuomo, ci sarà presto l'occasione". ...
The mystery of the Mary Celeste started on Staten Island 144 years ago
By Irene Spezzamonte On Nov. 7, 1872, the merchant ship Mary Celeste left from Staten Island for Genoa, Italy. The ship -- and the 1,701 barrels of alcohol for fortifying wine it carried -- would never make it to its destination. And so the mystery began. The ship was found on Dec. 4 of that year by sailor David Morehouse at the...
IB&II 2012 Spring Symposium – New York
On May 21, a set of New York-based investors were offered an exclusive first look at the best early-stage companies coming out of Italy. IB&II, in collaboration with the Mind the Bridge Foundation and the Intesa Sanpaolo Start-Up Initiative, hosted the second annual "Italian Innovation Day" in New York on Monday, May 21. The event featured seve...
Lupardo elected president of NY Italian-American State Legislators
Assemblywoman Donna Lupardo, D-Endwell, was elected to serve as President of the New York Conference of Italian-American State Legislators for a two-year term. Lupardo has been a member of the conference since 2005. It is a bipartisan organization of New York State Assembly and Senate members of Italian descent. The Conference mission is to highli...
Business Leaders to be Honered at New York Spring Extravaganza
Actress and producer Annabella Sciorra will lead the list of honorees at the National Italian American Foundation's (NIAF) New York Spring Extravaganza at Cipriani 42nd Street, on April 4, 2013. Sciorra will be joined by Mark J. Casella, a partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP; Gerard A. Donini, chief operating officer of Corporate and Investment...
Tributo operistico NY-style nella piazzetta a lui dedicata per il bicentenario della nascita di Giuseppe Verdi
By Riccardo Chioni La commemorazione popolare che New York si appresta a portare in piazza in occasione del bicentenario della nascita del romantico compositore parmense si annuncia trionfante, come l'avrebbe immaginata lo stesso Giuseppe Verdi.Verdi Square, situata a W 72nd Street tra Broadway e Amsterdam Avenue, diventerà teatro della celebrazio...
Alla Gracie Mansion si celebra l'eredità culturale italiana
di Beatrice Bondi Mercoledì sera il sindaco di New York Michael Bloomberg ha ospitato alla Gracie Mansion l'Italian Heritage Reception, il ricevimento che segna l'inizio ufficiale delle celebrazioni del Columbus Day, la più grande festa italoamericana. Il sindaco Bloomberg ha fatto gli onori di casa e introdotto gli ospiti sul palco:...
Con "Tosca e le altre due" Franca Valeri arriva a New York
By Laura Caparrotti Scrivo a poche ore dall'inizio dell'allestimento in teatro di Tosca e le altre due di Franca Valeri che la mia compagnia presenta alla Dicapo Opera dal 20 al 30 marzo. Questa è una ripresa, come si usa dire in termini teatrali, e ne sono particolarmente orgogliosa perché celebra uno dei miei miti, la grande e insuperabile Franc...
Top-Rated Italian Restaurants in Long Island
Long Island has been a hub of Italian-American culture for as long as Italians have settled in the tri-state area, and Italian-Americans make up the biggest percentage of the population of immigrant descendants in both Nassau and Suffolk counties, according to a study of the Long Island Italian-American community by Vincenzo Milione, a researcher a...
Exhibition Opening: Giulio Turcato - October 30, 2014 at 6:00 pm
An exhibition of works by Giulio Turcato. Curated by Isabella del Frate Rayburn. Catalogue edited by Martina Caruso. Sponsored by Maurice Kanbar. On view through December 12, 2014 - Mon-Fri 10-5. Giulio Turcato's drawings were never a focus of his three past solo shows in the United States in the 1970s and 1980s.Th...
New York Italians Aperitivo - November 7, 2014 at 7:00 pm
We invite you to join us Friday November, 7 at Osteria del Principe for our "NEW YORK ITALIANS APERITIVO".Come meet and mingle with New York Italians partners, Italian companies and professionals, new and existing members. Stop by, enjoy a drink, some complimentary hors d'oeuvres and great networking ...Italian style! Read more S...