Catholic Lawyers Guild celebrates St. Patrick and St. Joseph
By Rob Abruzzese The members of the Catholic Lawyers Guild (CLG), Diocese of Brooklyn gathered Wednesday for a celebration of St. Patrick and St. Joseph at Marco Polo Restaurant in Carroll Gardens. "We want to get everyone together, the people who believe in St. Patrick [and those who believe in] St. Joseph. [We're] sharing our heritages, sha...
Donor Tree Campaign
by The American Italian Heritage Association Your tax deductible donation to the American Italian Heritage Museum and Cultural Center will help promote record and preserve our Italian Heritage. Our stunning Donor Recognition Tree, prominently displayed in the main lobby of the museum. It depicts the journey of Italian immigrants comin...
Suffern natives create Italian American podcast
About a year ago, two Italian-Americans from Suffern — or "paesans," as they would say — decided to try something new. Anthony Fasano had an idea to start a podcast that focused on Italian-American culture, and it didn't take much convincing to get family friend Dolores Alfieri on board. Then came what they figured would be the hard part: Lini...
Changes coming to Bensonhurst's Santa Rosalia Feast
One of Bensonhurst's time-honored traditions, the Santa Rosalia Feast on 18th Avenue, will have a different look in 2014, if the city goes along with a set of recommendations made by Community Board 11. The community board is asking the city to shorten the route of the Italian-flavored street fair by two blocks, District Manager Marnee Eli...
A Look at the 2014 Feast of Santa Marina, Inwood, Long Island
By Giovanni di Napoli Saturday, July 12th, I made my way to Inwood, Long Island for the 53rd Annual Feast of Santa Marina Vergine, patroness of Filandari, Calabria. It was standing room only at beautiful Our Lady of Good Council Church (68 Wanser Ave.), as devotees came from far and wide to celebrate Mass and march in the Procession. &nbs...
Art and Anatomy in the Italian Renaissance
Lecture : Kevin Petti, Ph.D. (San Diego Miramar College)Date: Tuesday, January 20, 2015 Hours: 6PM Venue: Italian Cultural Institute - 686 Park Avenue - New York, NY 10065 Italyʼs medieval universities established the study of human anatomy for physicians. To heighten their art, Renaissance masters clandestinely examined anatom...
In wake of Lancaster mascot controversy, Newstead moves to establish Indigenous Peoples Day
By Barbara O'Brien Akron lacrosse players took a stand in March when they refused to play a game against the Lancaster Redskins because of their name, and now their hometown has made another statement. The Newstead Town Board, consisting of two Conservatives, two Republicans and one Democrat, unanimously designated the second Mond...
Murano: The history and art of glass making and its famous mosaics
October 17, 10:30 am — 12:00 pm, Westchester Italian Cultural Center - 24 Depot Square - Tuckahoe, New York. The history of glass-making in Venice is almost as old as the city itself. The Island of Murano, just a 10 minute boat ride off the coast of Venice, is home to this world famous glass. Here for over 700 yea...
Civilians Learn About The Army In 'This Is A Soldier 101'
For about 20 years, Watertown's Italian American Civic Association has tried to help north country civilians get more familiar with the military. Fort Drum's Army Family Team Building program, along with the Association of the U.S. Army, hosted a seminar called "This is a Soldier 101." Read more Source: http://www.ww...
USA - La poesia contemporanea italiana protagonista a New York
La poesia contemporanea italiana protagonista a New York. Nel quadro dell'Anno della cultura italiana negli Stati Uniti si é tenuto nella sede del dipartimento di Studi italiani presso la New York University, l'incontro con il poeta Corrado Calabrò - anche giurista, presidente dell'Agcom dal 2005 al 2012 - intitolato "A life in Its Own Space". &nb...
Le segnalazioni dell’Italian American Museum di New York
L'Italian American Museum di Mulberry Street a New York segnala gli appuntamenti in programma per il mese di aprile. Si comincia da giovedì 11, alle ore 18.30, con la presentazione di un libro di ricette della cucina italiana tradizionale curato da Angel Marinaccio, nato e cresciuto a Manhattan da una famiglia composta da siciliani, calabresi, nap...
"Quelli di Bagheria dopo Baaria a New York"
Il 13 Maggio 2013 alle h 16.00 a Villa Pantelleria, Vicolo Pantelleria 10 (angolo Viale Strasburgo) a Palermo, avra' luogo la Conferenza stampa sulla mostra fotografica "Quelli di Bagheria dopo Baaria" diretta da Francesco Fadda che si svolgera' presso The Italian Cultural Fondation at Casa Belvedere di New York dal 20 Maggio al 07 Giugno c.a. Dopo...