Napoli alla "Ribalta". Quando la pizza emigra a New York
Uno è arrivato in America per amore, l'altro per amore vi è rimasto. Entrambi napoletani doc, sono i nuovi ambasciatori del made in Napoli a New York. Ingegnere il primo, chef e pizzaiolo il secondo, hanno portato alla ribalta un locale che, nomen omen, si chiama proprio Ribalta, da quasi due anni punto di riferimento degli Italiani nella Grande Me...
The new Valentino is in a New York State of mind
On their visit to New York in December, Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pierpaolo Piccioli, the creative directors of Valentino, were contemplating American women. "There's something effortless in your women," Piccioli says. "To go outside with the coffee and the handbag...They feel confident and they express themselves. They don't need to be work...
Simona De Rosa Album Release Concert – March 29th
Simona De Rosa is the new Mediterranean jazz voice in the United States. “My Travel” is the title of her debut recording, a project conceived and developed with Gennaro Esposito. The two Neapolitan musicians met after a gig in New York City and soon decided to pay tribute to their Neapolitan roots and experiences collected in New York, Madrid...
Casa Belvedere launches Bocelli 'supper club' experience for members
What's being billed as a unique new fundraising venture at Casa Belvedere aims to transport its members back to a bygone era, to a luxe home-away-from-home where everyone knows your name and the food's cooked just right. The Grymes Hill mansion, home to the borough's Italian Cultural Foundation, is partnering with Bocelli Ris...
Bucci Named New Executive Director for Mahopac Chamber
The Board of Directors has hired Michael Bucci as the new executive director for the Greater Mahopac-Carmel Chamber of Commerce. He was hired unanimously and will start on the afternoon of Wednesday, April 24. "This was the perfect way to cap off a productive year for the chamber board," said chairwoman Laurie Lee Ford. "The board has spen...
In a Dark Wood- What Dante Taught Me About Grief, Healing, and the Mysteries of Love – 27 May, 6 PM
In the aftermath of a heartbreaking tragedy, a scholar and writer uses Dante's Divine Comedy to shepherd him through the dark wood of grief and mourning—a rich and emotionally resonant memoir of suffering, hope, love, and the power of literature to inspire and heal the most devastating loss. Where do we turn when we lose everything? Joseph...
Annette Marten’s art exhibit
The Garibaldi-Meucci Museum, located at 420 Tompkins St. Staten Island, on July 11, 2015 hosted an art exhibit of Staten Island artist: Annette Marten.Annette is well known in Staten Island for her fundraising efforts. In 2004, her exhibit "Bridging the Gap", raised funds to alleviate the devastation caused by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and t...
Sons of Italy lodge seeks candidates for joint council
Geneva Lodge 2397 and Geneva American Italian Lodge 2397A of the Order Sons of Italy in America recently voted to merge their two lodges. That merger will take place in March. In anticipation of that, a joint Nominating Committee has been appointed to seek out candidates for all officer positions of the new merged lodge. All members of both lodges...
A conversation with Laura Caparrotti Artistic Director of Kairos Italy Theatre
by Filomena Fuduli Sorrentino Laura Caparrotti is an artist, educator, journalist, playwright, lecturer, consultant and Italian dialect coach for Boardwalk Empire, a curator and a panelist for NYSCA, who has been working to spread the Italian culture through theater in New York since 1996. After years of professional theatre in It...
'Mornings at Dante' May Become Your Favorite NYC Breakfast Tradition
Dante is that casual cool spot in Greenwich Village where you want to saddle up to the bar for a night of craft cocktails... or savor some Italian-American fare with friends surrounded by old world European atmosphere... or maybe just stake out one of the coveted outdoor tables for some prime MacDougal Street people watching. If you're a New Yorke...
Da Avellino alla Columbia di New York, il cardiologo anti-diabete che sogna in grande
Sei giovani scienziati italiani che si sono distinti per le loro ricerche negli Usa e in Canada sono stati premiati da ISSNAF, la fondazione che riunisce 4mila scienziati italiani che lavorano in Nord America. Hanno tra i trenta e i quarant'anni e provengono da tutta Italia, Paese che hanno deciso di lasciare per inseguire il sogno di una...
13th Annual "Christmas in Italy"
December 18 (Sunday) 3:00 pm. 13th Annual "Christmas in Italy". Starring Award-winning Singer/ PBS-TV Host for Andrea Bocelli & Il Volo, Cristina Fontanelli. Featuring the children of the Little Language Studio of Brooklyn, NY. Enjoy this annual NYC Holiday tradition! Hear mandolins playing! Children singing and dancing! Feel like you're in Ita...