Independent Movies: The Icemen
November 14, 7:00 pm — 8:30 pm. Westchester Italian Cultural Center - One Generoso Pope Place - Tuckahoe , NY 10707 United States. Produced by Carlo Magaletti with the assistance and financial support, in part, by the United Pugliesi Federation and the Society of Maria SS del Buoncammino di Altamura. Premiere scree...
Sicilia Mondo incontra Carlo Lauricella Tesoriere della F.I.A.O. (Federation of Italian-American Organizations) di Brooklyn
di Elisa Guccione Nel progetto di servizio, di informazione e di conoscenza alla comunità incontriamo a Carlo Lauricella, da 30 anni fedelissimo di Sicilia Mondo a Brooklyn, NY (USA). 72 anni, nato a Cinisi in provincia di Palermo. Da 55 anni a New York. Imprenditore, adesso in pensione. Tesoriere della F.I.A.O. (Federation o...
Italian vote abroad: New initiative to get free flights to italy
Since 2003, Italian citizens and dual citizens have been able to vote abroad for Italian elections. A political group, Free Flights to Italy, which is not affiliated with any Italian parties, demands that all Italians living abroad, especially in North and Central America, get the same Italian dual citizenship benefits as citizens living outside of...
Il Teatro dei Pupi (Puppet Theater)
By Elizabeth Vallone As generations of Italian-Americans pass away, with them go the traditions that may never be replicated again. One tradition which struggles to survive is the Marionette theater that the Italian immigrants brought over with them from places such as Naples, Rome, Palermo and Catania. Puppet theaters inspired by...
Belfast council renames Columbus holiday Indigenous Peoples Day
By Abigail Curtis Goodbye, Columbus. Belfast city councilors voted this week at a regular meeting to do away with the name Columbus Day and to replace it with Indigenous Peoples Day, making the midcoast city the first municipality in the state to rename the holiday. "If we act, our town can be a beacon for the rest of Maine a...
Book Riders: Literary Tours based on Classes taught by Marta Ciccolari Micaldi
by Nancy Casas Marta Ciccolari Micaldi has been teaching American Literature classes in Turin, Italy for some time now. Along with Claudio Morrano and Federico Giacomelli, Marta has been able to take her classes on literary tours to the United States called Book Riders. Claudio and Federico are the founders of the tour operator XPLOR...
International Remembrance Program Series - Book discussion
Date: Monday, January 25, 2016 Hours: 6pm Venue: Italian Cultural Institute of new York Organized by: ICI In collaboration with: Consulate General of Italy in New York, Centro Primo Levi, NYU Casa Italiana Zerilli Marimò, Italian Academy, CUNY's John Calandra Italian American Institute. Reserve Book discussion: Primo Levi, The Friend by Bianc...
Cocalico's Fabiani chosen to represent U.S. in football exhibition in Italy
by Ed Gruver Cocalico senior and football star DJ Fabiani has been selected to be a member of the American Football Worldwide ELITE team that represents the United States when it travels to Italy in March. Fabiani and the ELITE team will compete in an international exhibition against the U19 national team of Italy on March 26 in Milan...
Studying (in) Italy: 4 Ways to Know You’re Suited to Classical Studies in Rome
WTI Magazine #76 2016 February 15Author : John Cabot University Translation by: Classical Studies tends to get a bad rap. Or should we say, a bad "rep," (as in reputation), which of course comes from the Latin reputationem – something any good Classics student would know. But, we'll get back to Latin a little bit later. Far too often...
Amore Victoria is now Amore Uptown and it just got a lot better
by Mecca Bos You really want to like certain places, but they can't seem to like you back. They're stunted in the reciprocity department. Amore Victoria on Lake Street was one of those places. The indie Italian-American restaurant with the huge rooftop deck and killer real estate was the sort of place you'd find yourself landing, in s...
New York, il volto del nuovo italo-americano
Che la presenza degli italiani negli Stati Uniti fosse ampia è risaputo. La National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) e l'Order of Sons of Italy in America (OSIA) stimano che gli Americani di origine italiana siano circa 25-26 milioni. La domanda d'italiano e d'Italia da parte della società americana è in crescita. Gli studenti d'italiano nelle...
Il progetto fotografico di Louis De Belle
Incontro per la prima volta Luigi Di Bella (in arte Louis De Belle) appena un anno fa in occasione di una sua mostra personale dal titolo "Failed Diorama", tenutasi al Tieranatomisches Theater di Berlino. Lo incontro nuovamente oggi, e – a un anno di distanza – Luigi mi parla del suo ultimo progetto fotografico: "Besides Faith" che ha risc...