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Si è conclusa con successo la missione imprenditoriale delle oltre trenta imprese pugliesi che hanno partecipato alla 60a edizione del Fancy Food Show di New York, il più grande evento di food & beverage del Nord America svoltasi dal 29 giugno al 1° luglio. Organizzata da Giusi Malcangi, presidente del Consorzio Sapori Mediterranei di Bari - c...

First, in 1970, the honor rolls were stolen — bronze plaques listing the 106 fallen World War I soldiers from the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood in Brooklyn. Then, in 2000, a thief swiped the allegorical bronze figure at the center of the memorial.   Thus the World War I monument, one of 122 across New York City's five boroughs in the parks...

You are cordially invited to attend a lecture and photo exhibit dedicated to the Presepio Napoletano (Neapolitan Nativity Scene) at the Italian American Museum on Thursday, December 4th.   The evening's program will also feature a DVD based presentation with music and photos of Presepi taken by Anita Sanseverino throughout Naples and in the...

Se è vero che l'Italiano è ormai una delle lingue più studiate al mondo, i cittadini della Grande Mela amanti della lingua di Dante ne gioiranno non poco: riapre infatti Vanni, la più antica libreria statunitense dedicata al nostro idioma.   E questo proprio mentre per le librerie indipendenti di New York l'anno passato è stato nefasto con l...

Exhibition Dates: February 10, 2015 – March 3, 2015Reception: Thursday February 12, 2015, 6:00pm - 8:00pmGallery Hours: Tues-Sat 11-6Gallery Location: 530 West 25th St, Chelsea, New YorkEvent URL: http://www.agora-gallery.com/artistpage/Stefania_Nesi.aspx   Chelsea's Agora Gallery will feature the original work of Italian painter Stefan...

Per un mese e mezzo, dal prossimo ottobre, le eccellenze di Abruzzo e Molise saranno in vetrina a New York presso il Westchester Italian American Cultural Center (WICCNY). "Abruzzo & Molise, Yesterday and Today 2015": arte, cultura, tradizioni, artigianato, enogastronomia, rassegne espositive: il meglio delle due regioni, che fino al 1963 sono...

March 18 (Friday) 7:30 pm. A native of Brooklyn, and current resident of Nassau County, NY, Mr. Toglia grew up in an Italian-American home. His parents were from Calitri, in the province of Avellino. In researching his family's history and their close-knit, transplanted community, he discovered that the Calitrani immigrants in America had a un...

The original work of two contemporary Italian artists Mirco Pasqualini and TOTO will be on display at Agora Gallery, NYC. The exhibitions open on May 20th and will run until June 9th, 2016. The opening reception will take place Thursday, May 26th, from 6-8 PM. Entrance is free.   Exhibition Dates: May 20, 2016 – June 9, 2016Reception: Thursd...

On Saturday, August 27th we celebrated the Festa di San Rocco in Astoria, Queens. Thank you President Vincenzo Carpinelli and all the members of Societá Gioventú Quagliettana for your hard work and dedication. As always, it was a great pleasure to be a part of your special day.   Special thanks to Tina and Gerardo Carpinelli for your extraor...

On Monday, December 12, for one night only, La MaMa will present "An Italian Miracle," an evening of a performance, panel discussion and film screening, to introduce New York to "The Integrated Theatre of Emotion," a university-level program for mentally disabled people that has been established by Italian actor/director Dario D'Ambrosi.   D...

Nov. 27, 2016—Jan. 6, 2017 (lighting daily at 4:30pm). Metropolitan Museum of Art - 1000 Fifth Avenue - New York, New York   The Christmas Tree and Neapolitan Baroque Crèche at The Metropolitan Museum of Art is a long-established yuletide tradition in New York. The brightly lit, twenty-foot blue spruce—with a collection of eig...

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