Bronx Columbus Day parade draws 3,000
By Sarah Trefethen Man, woman and pooch showed their Italian pride at an annual Columbus Day parade in The Bronx on Sunday. "Everyone gets along," cheered Andrew Maccio, 67, who said the parade along Morris Park Avenue is different from any of the other city processions. "Italians are not drinkers, they're lovers," he boasted. Sunday's...
A Little Italy — in Gates?
In a community where one in every five people boasts Italian ancestry, where red sauce rules and bocce games draw crowds, there is no Little Italy. Unlike many other American cities with large Italian populations — think New York, Boston, Providence, Cleveland, even Syracuse — Rochester no longer has a compact, identifiable neighborhood ce...
Call for Applications: Film and Digital Media Review Editor
The Italian American Review is looking for a review editor for film and digital media. The film and digital media review editor researches potential documentary (not feature) films and websites for assessment, engages potential reviewers, arranges the reviews, and does initial edits, while serving as the main point of contact between reviewers...
Florence flood exhibitions in New York and Washington
Forty-year old American artist and teacher Joe Blaustein was in Florence on November 4, 1966 when the Arno submerged the city. With his camera in tow he decided to document what was happening in real time. Among the very few colour photos of the 1966 Florence flood, the images are now on show at an exhibition at the Italian Cultural Institute of N...
NEW YORK PRIZE 2013
One Night only Exhibition of New York Prize 2013 Winnners Anna Franceschini and Francesco Arena. Anna Franceschini presents: For in and out, above, about, below, 'Tis nothing but a Magic Shadow-Show / Act II Francesco Arena presents: One and 2974 persons RSVP: events.iicnewyork.esteri.it or [email protected] Info &nbs...
Riorganizzare e valorizzare. Federica Mogherini a New York incontra gli italiani e parla dell'Istituto di Cultura
By Maurita Cardone Ha ripreso oggi la missione negli USA dopo la pausa londinese per partecipare al vertice ministeriale Amici della Siria, il ministro degli esteri Federica Mogherini. Venerdì mattina, dopo un primo appuntamento al Council on Foreign Relations, alle 9.30 il ministro era al Consolato per incontrare la comunità italiana. A...
Scadenza: 31 gennaio 2015 - AVVISO DEL CONFERIMENTO DI INCARICO DI DIRETTORE DI ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI CULTURA PER LA SEDE DI NEW YORK
CONFERIMENTO INCARICO DI DIRETTORE DI ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI CULTURA, AI SENSI DELL'ART.14, COMMA 6, DELLA LEGGE 401/90 E DELL'ART. 168 del D.P.R.18/67 PER LA SEDE DI NEW YORK Si segnala che la selezione per l'incarico di Direttore di Istituto Italiano di Cultura ex art. 14, comma 6, Legge 401/90 cosiddetti "chiara fama", da nominare...
A conversation with Wired Magazine founder Louis Rossetto
by Lavinia Pisani "No Italians Need Apply" was the sign that Louis Rossetto's grandparents had to read when they first moved to New York City from Bollengo, Piedmont, at the turn of the 20th century. The founder of Wired magazine is a son of Italy. "My family was a part of the American assimilation story," wrote Rossetto during...
L’American dream di Stefano Salvemini
di Liliana Rosano A quindici anni lascia la sua Bari con una valigia in mano per andare a lavorare nelle cucine della Riviera romagnola. La cucina e il cibo sono stati più di una semplice passione. Stefano Salvemini, 44 anni, barese, dal 2008 a New York, si lascia alle spalle l'Italia e mette in valigia le sue esperienze tra i fornelli. &...
Cookbook explores the Sicilian cooking style
By Tony Spinelli When Anthony LoFrisco had what he thought was a brilliant idea for an Italian family-style cookbook, a publishing agent told him it would never fly because he was not a celebrity author or connected in any way with a popular cooking show on television. So he did what any red-blooded American entrepreneur would do. He publ...
The other colors in a snow storm
Poetry reading by Richard VeterePlease join us as Richard Vetere presents his newly published book of poetry, The Other Colors in a Snow Storm. Richard Vetere's poetry is built on a beautiful, spare language that keeps him always on point. At times, bracing and revealing, Vetere is also capable of infusing his poetry with a good dose of sober comed...
Westchester Italian Cultural Center Presents "Learn Sicilian/'Mparamu lu Sicilianu" by Professor Cipolla
Don't miss out on the first lecture of the season! Learn Sicilian-Mparamu / lu Siciliano by Professor Cipolla. Friday, September 13, 2013 at 6:30pm Lecture presented by Professor Gaetano Cipolla who will also present his latest book Mparamu lu Siciliano. Professor Cipolla will provide a historical background on the Sicilian language as the f...