From Ghetto to Cappella. Interfaith Exchanges in the Music of Baroque Italy
Thursday, November 16th 8:00pm - The Brotherhood Synagogue, 28 Gramercy Park South, New York, NY 10003. FOR TICKETS Please call 1 888 718 4253 or go to http://www.salonsanctuary.org. TICKET PRICES $25 student/senior, $35 general, $50 prime, $100 front row season supporter. Most recently presented at Temple Emanu-El in partnership with the Carnegie...
Team Italy's Gavin Cecchini improves with age for New York Mets
Selected in the first round of the 2012 MLB draft by the New York Mets out of Barbe High School in Lake Charles, Louisiana, Gavin Cecchini was born to perform. He helped his South Lake Charles Little League team advance to the 2006 Little League Baseball World Series as the Southwestern Region Champion and pitched six scoreless innings in his squad...
Cristina Fontanelli Announces 14th Annual CHRISTMAS IN ITALY
When: December 9 & 10 - Saturday at 8 PM; Sunday at 4 PM - Where: Symphony Space, 2537 Broadway (at 95th Street) (by subway: #1, 2 or 3 train to 96th Street; by bus M104; by car: 96th Street Exit on West Side Highway - free Sunday on-street parking) Tickets range from $35 to $68 (group rates available) - A portion of the proceeds will be donated to...
Mary Dimino to Headline at Davenport Center for The Arts
Davenport Center for The Arts is proud to present Halloween Comedy with a Psychic Twist. Headlining the event is award-winning New York City comedian and television actress Mary Dimino. Dimino is a multifaceted entertainer. Winner of Best Female Comedian (Manhattan Association of Cabaret & Clubs)) and Winner of a Gracie for Best Actress, Mary Dimin...
Cultural Laughs Coming Up
I was taking a cartooning class at IHS in the late ‘70s and one of my assignments was to create a cover for an ethnic joke book, which were all the rage back then. Unthinkable today, perhaps, but political correctness hasn’t quite managed to kill ethnic humor. CRT Downtown in Cortland presents an “Italian Comedy Festa” on Saturday, October 21 at 7:...
Italy’s “Prince of Singer-Songwriters” FRANCESCO DE GREGORI to make US Debut
Italian singer-songwriter Francesco De Gregori is as esteemed in his homeland as his American contemporary Bob Dylan. After an award-winning career spanning nearly 50 years, De Gregori will finally make his US debut in November. A pair of intimate theater shows has been announced for Sunday, November 5th at The Regent Theatre in Arlington, MA (Bo...
Cortland Rep Presents ITALIAN COMEDY FESTA Stand Up Comedy
Cortland Repertory Theatre RT Downtown proudly presents the ITALIAN COMEDY FESTA, on Saturday, October 19 at 7:30. Johnny Rizzo and Liz Russo, two of America's top Italian-American stand-up comics, will serve up heaping helpings of huge laughs as they talk about growing up Italian with food, family and funny! But you CRT don't have to be Italian to...
Cristiana Pegoraro Pianist: Vivaldi's The Four Seasons, Revealed
October 26 (Thursday) 7:00 pm - Scarsdale Public Library - 54 Olmsted Road, Scarsdale, NY. Admission: $30; open to the public. Contact: Jill Serling [email protected] Internationally acclaimed Italian pianist Cristiana Pegoraro will explore the Four Seasons, the secret symbolism behind the score, the images of nature,...
The Making of a Maestro (Sat, 10/14)
The Italian American Museum cordially invites you to attend a discussion and screening of the short film "The Making of a Maestro: From Castelfranco to Carnegie Hall" Produced and Hosted by Valarie D'Elia. Saturday, October 14th, 3:00 PM - Light Refreshments Will Be Served - Italian American Museum - 155 Mulberry Street (Corner of Grand and Mulberr...
Italian Legend Andrea Pirlo To Retire At The End Of The Year
The former AC Milan and Juventus playmaker made the announcement to Gazzetta dello Sport, saying that his physical limitations are now catching up with him and it is now time to give younger players a chance: “You realise that the time has come. Every day you have physical problems, you cannot train as you want because you always have some problem....
Italy on Screen Today New York festival
Thursday, October 19 - Sunday, October 22, 2017. Italy on Screen Today New York festival. The Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Tourism, in collaboration with the Italian Consulate in New York, Rai Cinema, the John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Casa Italiana Zerilli Marimo', New York University, and Stony Brook University, under the aegis...
Celebrate Italian Heritage Month with Alessandra Belloni, and I Giullari di Piazza - Dance/Concert Production
October 12 (Thursday) 7:00 pm - Celebrate Italian Heritage Month with Alessandra Belloni, and I Giullari di Piazza - Dance/Concert Production. Italian American Museum - 155 Mulberry Street, Manhattan. Admission: $25 - Contact: [email protected] This concert is a fiery "journey" through the South of Italy featuring magic rituals, by the women of Sout...