4 weeks of Southern Italian Folk Dance Mondays at the Bernie Wohl Center
Folk singer Michela Musolino ( www.michelamusolino.com )will teach 4 one hour and fifteen minute workshops on traditional Southern Italian Dances from the regions of Sicily, Calabria, Puglia and Campagna Monday evenings from 6:30pm to 7:45pm at the Goddard Riverside’s Bernie Wohl Center in NYC. In this class cycle the dances presented will be: Week...
A Voice for all Time: Luciano Pavarotti
05/18/2017 07:00 PM - 08:30 PM ET Westchester Italian Cultural Center - One Generoso Pope Place - Tuckahoe, NY 10707. Members $20 – Non-Members $25 - CLICK HERE TO REGISTER ONLINE A 10th Anniversary Remembrance. A one-hour video presentation by William Ronayne, featuring the beloved tenor in opera and song including memorable performances of arias...
Staten Island Nightlife: Bacco Wine Bar opens on Grymes Hill
As a way to celebrate the growth and success of Casa Belvedere and the grand opening of the Bacco Wine Bar, a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony and celebratory cocktail party abounded Friday evening for members and friends at the Grymes Hill cultural foundation. The evening presented the perfect time for guests to raise their glasses to toast the latest addi...
Sat, 5/13: Vanessa Racci - Italiana Fresca
The Italian American Museum cordially invites you to attend a musical performance by Vanessa Racci. Saturday, May 13th, 6:30 PM. Light Refreshments Will Be Served Ring in Spring with a fresh serving of Italian American Classics from Museum member and vocalist, Vanessa Racci. Joining last August, Vanessa Racci is bringing her swinging, 5 piece band...
Music and Swordsmanship: Rosa Tatuata to Perform with Maestro Giuseppe Bonaccorsi
When: May 22nd at 7pm - Where: St. John's University, D'Angelo Center, Room 416A, 8000 Utopia Parkway, Jamaica, NY 11439. Sponsored by ARBA Sicula. The event is FREE and open to the public. Rosa Tatuata presents a concert of the Folk and Roots Music of Sicily with a special guest performance of la Scherma in stile Sanataria by Maestro Giuseppe Bona...
“Napoli, Brooklyn” Theater Event (GNY) on June 28
When: Wednesday, June 28th, 2017 at 7:30 PM - Where: The Laura Pels Theatre | 111 West 46th Street, New York, NY, 10036 - Costs: Members: $68; Non-members: $76. Spaces are limited. Advance registration required. RSVP today The National Board of Directors of NOIAW invites you to join us for a night at the theatre! Roundabout Theatre presents the wor...
A Bronx Tale to Celebrate Broadway Cast Album With Barnes & Noble Performance
Ghostlight Records will celebrate the cast album of Broadway's A Bronx Tale — The Musical with a special in-store performance and CD signing at the 150 East 86th Street Barnes & Noble on May 12 at 4pm. Barnes & Noble will welcome cast members Nick Cordero, Richard H. Blake, Bobby Conte Thornton, Ariana DeBose, Lucia Giannetta, Bradley Gibson and Hu...
In Scena! Italian Theater Festival Approaches End of First Week
Kairos Italy Theater (KIT), the preeminent Italian theater company in New York, kicked off the 5th annual IN SCENA! ITALIAN THEATER FESTIVAL NY at the Cherry Lane Theatre in Manhattan on May 1st. The opening celebrated Award Winning playwright Mario Fratti with friends and admirers. With daily events in venues all around the city, the festival is c...
Opening Reception for Italy's Golden Age of Bicycles
The Italian American Museum cordially invites you to attend the opening reception for "Italy's Golden Age of Bicycles: 1952 - 1985". Presented by the Brooklyn Velodrome Vintage Wheelmen. Guest Curator: Michael Haddad. Thursday, May 11, 2017. 6:30 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. Refreshments will be served. R.S.V.P. 212.965.9000 [email protected] 155...
Open Roads: New Italian Cinema 2017
New Italian Cinema is the only screening series to offer North American audiences a diverse and extensive lineup of contemporary Italian films. This year’s seventeenth edition again strikes a balance between emerging talents and esteemed veterans, commercial and independent fare, outrageous comedies, gripping dramas, and captivating documentaries,...
‘Frank Serpico’ catches up with the NYC cop who made Al Pacino famous
Nearly 50 years after Frank Serpico exposed endemic corruption in the New York City Police Department, his name still divides people. For some, especially those on the left, Serpico is a whistleblower — a brave loner who took on a sinister system. For law-and-order types and many an ex-cop, he’s a rat who, for the sake of “a few bad apples,” betray...
Vanessa Racci, a Stunning New Pop-Jazz Voice Gives Italian-American Classics a Jazz Spin on Debut Recording “Italiana Fresca”
On her debut recording Italiana Fresca, scheduled for release on May 19, 2017, sultry songstress VANESSA RACCI takes a fresh approach to classic pop, reviving Italian-American standards associated with the likes of Dean Martin ("Return to Me"), Al Martino ("Al di là"), Louis Prima ("Buona Sera"), and Connie Francis ("‘O sole mio"). RACCI, a New Yor...