There were many people who came to celebrate April 25^th, our sixth birthday and the second edition of the Liberty Meets Beauty VNY Media Award, which this year went to Gaia Pianigiani, Italian reporter for the New York Times. Readers, friends of La Voce, institutions, diplomats, sponsors, and collaborators celebrated an evening of liberty and beauty, as underscored by Editor Stefano Vaccara, at the prestigious Italian Cultural Institute, just a few steps away from the Italian Consulate.

After the greetings delivered by Paolo Barlera of the Istituto Italiano di Cultura, and the Honorable Francesca La Marca, Parliamentary Deputy for North America, Giorgio Van Straten, the Director of the Institute—who was not able to attend in person—reminded us all in a video previously recorded, of the significance—indeed, of the need—to celebrate the Day of Liberation especially at this particular historical moment.