L’elisir d’amore, Metropolitan Opera, New York — ‘The crowd went wild for Vittorio Grigolo’
Thank goodness, literally, for Vittorio Grigolo. Almost single-voicedly, the lively Italian tenor brought distinction to an otherwise drab L'elisir d'amore on Thursday. The Met, not incidentally, yawned with empty seats. That seems to be the norm these days. Still, the sparse crowd went wild after Grigolo glorified the opera's greatest hit, "Una f...
Avviso pubblico per ricerca sponsor per le seguenti iniziative, eventi, mostre, manifestazioni varie e/o a sostegno dell'attività ordinaria: Festa della Repubblica 2016
Il Consolato Generale d'Italia a New York, con il presente avviso pubblico intende procedere alla ricerca di sponsorizzazioni per l'organizzazione della Festa della Repubblica 2016, che si svolgerà il 2 giugno 2016 presso la sede del Consolato Generale d'Italia a New York. Caratteristiche ed elementi essenziali delle proposte di sponsorizz...
Here’s where Vince Giordano goes for good jazz
By Barbara Hoffman I'm an avid reader, and there's this place in Midtown called Chartwell Booksellers. It's small — I like to keep the small businesses going, because I'm a small business myself! — and it doesn't have everything under the sun, not the self-help books, not the "something for dummies" books. The fellow who runs it is a jazz...
New York Supreme Court justice to speak at SUNY Canton for Constitution Day
SUNY Canton and the Office of the St. Lawrence County Attorney will be hosting New York State Supreme Court Justice Vito C. Caruso for its Constitution Day celebration. Mr. Caruso will be presenting "The Constitution, its Origins — and its Future" at 1 p.m. Friday in the Richard W. Miller Campus Center's Kingston Theater. The event is free to the...
L'Italia dei libri va all'estero
Un'occasione sia di scoprire le novità dell'industria editoriale statunitense che di presentare titoli italiani da tradurre, che si terrà dal 29 al 31 maggio a New York. L'ICE - Agenzia per la promozione all'estero e l'internazionalizzazione delle imprese italiane in collaborazione con l'Associazione Italiana Editori (AIE) organizza come ogni anno...
Westchester County Proclamation Ceremony in Honor of Italian Heritage and Culture Month
Presentation and Proclamation by the Honorable Robert Astorino, Westchester County Executive. With Special Recognition of Outstanding Students and Teachers of the Italian Language in Westchester. Westchester County Honors Italian Heritage and Culture Month in the Year 2014. The Theme of the Celebration is: Celebrating the Italian American...
Cinquanta storie in cinquanta Stati, al numero 50 di Main Street
Un libro bellissimo che nasce da un meraviglioso progetto, quello del fotografo Piero Ribelli, presentato qualche giorno fa all'Istituto Italiano di Cultura a New York. 50 Main Street non è solo un luogo, ma è un'idea stessa dell'America, un'America reale e immaginata, quell'America fatta di paesi e piccole città, tutti con la loro strada principa...
Berkeley author Parenti relates his road to a progressive outlook
Before his rise as a leading progressive political analyst and author, Michael Parenti learned about life growing up on the streets of New York's Italian East Harlem. The Berkeley author, a strong voice for the political left, gave a glimpse of his early life during a special book reading in an unusual location -- the credit union where he...
Italian Identity: How Italian Are You? The New Italian American Identity
April 22 6:30 pm — 9:30 pmWestchester Italian Cultural CenterOne Generoso Pope Place , Tuckahoe , NY 10707 United States Through the understanding of factors that influence Italian American identity, and the ways in which they affect individuals' daily lives, Dr. Serra analyzes the self-representation of Italian Americans and the self-perception o...
A strange road of Materials: An exhibition of the avant-garde work of Licio Isolani
by Eleonora Del Federico The Department of Mathematics and Science at Pratt Institute has organized an exhibition of the avant-garde work of Professor Emeritus of Fine Arts, Licio Isolani that he recently donated to the department fulfilling one of his passions: the intersection of Science and Art. Mr. Isolani is a pioneer in the explorati...
VMF Stages 3rd Annual Commemoration of Congressman Vito Marcantonio’s Life and Work with a People’s Pilgrimage to East Harlem on the Occasion of Pope Francis’ Visit on Saturday, Sept. 19 at noon on Lucky Corner
Join the Vito Marcantonio Forum (VMF) for A Pilgrimage in the Footsteps of Vito Marcantonio that brings the legacy of the progressive seven-term U.S. Congressman home to East Harlem on our 3rd Annual Commemoration of his life and work on Saturday, September 19 at noon (raindate: Sunday, September 20, 2015). Within a 20-block radius of what was Ita...
‘Italian Creativity: Celebrating 50 Years Of Science And Technology; New York World’s Fair 1965 – Expo Milano 2015′.
by Tiziano Thomas Dossena On Monday, October 19, in the Legislative Chambers of the Westchester County Board of Legislators, in White Plains, New York, a marvelous ceremony celebrating the Italian Heritage and Culture Month took place among an abundant and enthusiastic public. After the United States' and Italian's national Hymns,...