Patchogue's big Italian Festival of St. Liberata is this Saturday, Sept. 8
Patchogue is going to be celebrating its 51st annual Italian Festival of St. Liberata this weekend on Main Street. On Saturday, Sept. 8, from noon to 6 p.m., the road will be closed off for indoor and outdoor dining, vendors, live entertainment and a bocce ball tournament. The day will kick-off with the traditional parade, which will begin in front...
Lunch & Talk: Along the Shepherd’s Tracks-Tratturi & Transumanza
Sunday September 23 from 1PM to 4 PM EDT. Carmine's Italian Restaurant - 425 7th St NW, Washington DC 20004. Organized by The Abruzzo and Molise Heritage Society of the Washington D.C. Area. Buy tickets at www.abruzzomoliseheritagesociety.org. Please join us for a presentation by AMHS member Maria D’Andrea-Yothers on the transumanza and traturri, a...
Italianità: The Essence of Being Italian and Italian-American
Congratulations to NIAF member William Giovinazzo on the publication of his new book “Italianità: The Essence of Being Italian and Italian-American,” about the special quality that binds everyone of Italian descent – Italiani nel Mondo! In this book, Giovinazzo explores the culture and history of Italians and Italian Americans, looks at food, relig...
News from the Italian American Baseball Foundation
Ciao Tutti, It's been an amazing summer for the IABF. We held our first Youth Baseball clinic at MCU Park. We purchased and shipped over 100 bats and other baseball equipment for youth tournaments in Italy, and we returned from a 10 day trip to Italy where we conducted baseball clinics for over 300 kids in Rome & Nettuno. And, we are just getting s...
Bruno Munari: The Lightness of Art
A book launch and conversation with co-editor Pierpaolo Antonello, contributing authors Nicola Lucchi, Ara H. Merjian, Maria Antonella Pelizzari, and panel discussants Greg D’Onofrio and Steven Guarnaccia. Tuesday, September 18 / 6 – 8pm. CIMA – Center for Italian Modern Art - 421 Broome Street, 4th floor - New York, NY 10013. Free; RSVP required....
NBICF Scholarships at Santa Rosa Junior College
The NBICF Scholarships are offered to students of SRJC Italian Language Studies. NBICF will award three $500 scholarships to students of Italian 1, 2, or 3 for the Fall Semester 2018. Visit the Scholarship page for additional information and an application by clicking here. The deadline for applications is Friday, October 26. Consideration will b...
St Louis - Bologna Sister Cities at Festival of Nations
Over 300 children came to the St Louis - Bologna Sister Cities booth at the Festival of Nations in St Louis during the weekend of August 25 - 26. The Festival of Nations, held annually in Tower Grove Park, is St Louis' largest multicultural celebration featuring more than 100 local ethnic and international organizations. There are booths, non-stop...
CIAP #39 Presents: The 1st Annual Meatball Fest
CIAP (Chicagoland Italian American Professionals) #39 Presents: The 1st Annual Meatball Fest (September 16th @ Nonna D's - 7109 Roosevelt Rd, Berwyn, IL 60402 - 11:30pm to 3pm). $40 for non-members; $20 for members. This is the event you have been waiting for! The 1st annual meatball fest. Homecooks wanted! Bring your homecooked meatballs and parti...
10 Corso Como Promises to Radically Reshape the Retail Landscape of New York
When you tell Carla Sozzani that fashion people, those elusive creatures, rarely find their way to Manhattan’s South Street Seaport neighborhood, where the latest edition of her landmark shop, 10 Corso Como, opens on September 6, she is undaunted. “They will come! It will be a destination! I love that this area is so historic and so near the water—...
Book Presentation by Andrew Paul Mele Caesars of the Diamond
Saturday, September 15 at 3:00 pm EDT. Garibaldi-Meucci Museum - 420 Tompkins Ave, Staten Island, NY 10305. Admission: $10/$5 for members; open to the public. Contact: Stephanie Lundegard 718-442-1608 www.garibaldimeuccimuseum.org Andy Mele will present his latest book Caesars of the Diamond. During the largest mass of Italian immigration to the U....
The Food Guy: It’s an all-you-can-eat ‘Italian Feast’ in Nitro
If you are someone who believes eating good Italian food can be a religious experience, the churches of Nitro are ready to answer your prayers. How so? They’re teaming up to host a $10 all-you-can-eat “Italian Feast” dinner from 4-6 p.m. this Saturday at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church at 2008 20th St. in Nitro. Proceeds from the event benefi...
Italian Emigration (Lecture by Comdr. Vincenzo Arcobelli)
Friday September 7, from 11:00 AM to noon CDT - UNiversity of Dallas - Cardinal Farrell Hall 204 - 1845 E Northgate DrIrving, TX 75062. Join us for a special lecture on Italian emigration "Percorsi migratori: Retrospettiva storica ed analitica fino ai nostri giorni dell'emigrazione italiana nel mondo." Commander Vincenzo Arcobelli, President, Comit...