Exclusive Interview To Michael Bacarella, Author Of “Lincoln’s Foreign Legion: The 39th New York Infantry, The Garibaldi Guard”
By: Tiziano Thomas Dossena Your book "Lincoln's Foreign Legion: The 39th New York Infantry, the Garibaldi Guard" is now available on Kindle. What brought you to investigate this type of topic?From my earliest memories to quite recently is that to be an Italian American can mean being commended with honor in one extreme or face deplorable rejection...
Lecture: "Italian American Artists and Their Contributions to the United States"
October 17 (Monday) 1:00 pm. Lecture: "Italian American Artists and Their Contributions to the United States". Comm. Professor Carlo Sclafani will speak on the contributions of Italian American artists who came to the United States with their mission of embellishing the new cities and government buildings of America and who played a major...
Filippo Sugar and Renee Fleming Talk LA DOLCE VITA: THE MUSIC OF ITALIAN CINEMA
The New York Philharmonic is kicking off their 2014-15 season on September 16th with LA DOLCE VITA: THE MUSIC OF ITALIAN CINEMA, a special concert presented in collaboration with Sugarmusic. Celebrating the music of Italian cinema, the tribute concert will feature famous suits and songs pulled from Filippo Sugar's impressive library of soundtracks....
Al Solomon Guggenheim di New York la grande retrospettiva su Alberto Burri a cento anni dalla nascita del maestro
Il 12 marzo 1915, a Città di Castello, nasceva Alberto Burri. Il Centenario della sua nascita è occasione per un ampio programma di iniziative che in diverse sedi italiane, europee e negli Stati Uniti ricorderanno il grande Maestro. Tra i momenti di maggior rilievo, la grande retrospettiva al Guggenheim Museum di New York, che sarà success...
Discover Italy: The Lakes of Norther Italy
April 29, 6:30 pm — 9:00 pmWestchester Italian Cultural CenterOne Generoso Pope Place , Tuckahoe , NY 10707 United States Adorning the crown of the peninsula extending from Piemonte through Lombardia to Veneto, the great Alpine lakes of Italy continue to exercise an irresistible allure on natives and non-natives alike. Lago di Como, infused with a...
Parishioners fight to keep church open
by Leonica Valentine Parishioners kept the faith Saturday at Our Lady of Peace Church — holding mass outside of the locked church in defiance. The church, at 239 E. 62nd St., was shuttered on July 31 as part of the archdiocese's initiative to merge 112 parishes to create 55 new ones. Under the "Making All Things New" program, Our Lad...
Queens Week 2016: Meet Frank Carrado, The Mayor of Long Island City
Everyone seems to know Frank Carrado, who at 86 is arguably the most popular resident in Long Island City. "I got to know all of the politicians," says Frank Carrado. "I got to know all of the police department. The whole police department knows me." Denizens of the neighborhood call him the 'Mayor'. It's a title he says not even Mayo...
FIAO hosts annual Columbus Parade brunch in Dyker
By Anna Spivak Gearing up for Brooklyn's 35th annual Columbus Parade, the Federation of Italian-American Organizations (FIAO) hosted a pre-parade brunch at Dyker Beach Golf Course (Seventh Avenue and 86th Street) on Sunday, October 2. Chosen by FIAO as the parade's Grand Marshals this year, State Senator Diane Savino, Assemblymemb...
Italian American Writers Association Literary Reading
Since 1991, IAWA has given voice to writers through its Open Reading series every second Saturday of the month at the Cornelia Street Café. IAWA East is now held alternate months at Sidewalk Café, (August, October and December) and readings continue at Cornelia Street Café on odd months (September.) WHEN: June 8, Saturday, 5:30-7:30 pmWHERE: Sidew...
Marche is Good: a Month-Long Celebration of Marche in New York
"Marche is Good" is the theme of a month-long series of events taking place in New York City throughout October highlighting Italy's Marche (Mar-kay) Region. Sponsored by the Regione Marche and Consulata Agroalimentare di Confindustria Marche, "Marche is Good" will present the culture, food, wines & sprits, design and fashion of one of Italy's...
Il partigiano "zio Peppino" racconta come è scampato all'eccidio di migliaia di militari italiani a Cefalonia
by Riccardo Chioni "Zio Peppino" è uno dei pochi sopravissuti all'eccidio di Cefalonia nell'agosto del 1943, è il partigiano che l'anno scorso ha fatto condannare il caporale tedesco Alfred Stork per aver fatto parte di un plotone d'esecuzione che fucilò gli ufficiali italiani della divisione Aqui. Il racconto di Giuseppe Benincasa si inserisce n...
The Real Little Italy
Little Italy, nested in between several culturally-rich neighborhoods in Lower Manhattan, is known for its multitude of Italian restaurants. However, the authenticity is questionable. In 2000 only 6% or 44 of the residents here were born in Italy, and in 2011 a census found that none of the residents in Little Italy were Italian-born. &nb...