Patchogue Italian Festival of St. Liberata
Please join the Greater Patchogue Foundation, Inc. Cultural Heritage Committee and spend the day in Patchogue along Main Street. Fun for the entire family and plenty of activities for the children!! Indoor/Outdoor dining - Karaoke - Bocce ball tournaments ...and much more! Congratulazioni to Jim Romeo, Italian-Amer...
Italian Unification: Cavour, Mazzini, Garibaldi.
Friday, September 19, 2014 at 7:00pmIn this lecture, Professor Louis Leonini will take us back in time to examine how Italy was actually unified. He will examine the role of the three major players in the unification, namely Giuseppe Mazzini, Count Camillo di Cavour, and Giuseppe Garibaldi. The lecture will seek to discover if, as many pop...
Il musical fatto in Italia ha conquistato New York
Si chiama Tabata. Che così, a prima vista, potrebbe ricordare il personaggio di Vita da Strega , famosa sit-com americana degli anni '60. Ma la Nostra di magico ha solo il muoversi nell'arte della danza. Milanese, venticinque anni, Tabata Caldironi è una di quelle ragazze con tante idee, tutte molto chiare. È noto a tutto l'universo: fare...
New Italian Cinema Events: ventiquattro anni per far conoscere agli USA i film di casa nostra
Il NICE, New Italian Cinema Events, è il festival di cinema italiano più longevo negli Stati Uniti: 24 anni di attività in cui la fondatrice e direttrice Viviana del Bianco ha fatto conoscere il cinema italiano, e in particolare le opere prime e seconde, al pubblico americano. "È una grande emozione – ha detto del Bianco – pensare che sono...
Stephen De Maio hosts Opera Night at Columbus Citizen’s Foundation
On the evening of Friday, Nov. 21, at the Columbus Citizens Foundation in Manhattan, Board of Governors member Anthony Carrera and his wife Maria greeted the guests to Opera Night, hosted by Stephen De Maio. The Columbus Citizens Foundation sponsors the Columbus Day Parade and gives college scholarships to youngsters. The opera night combines youn...
Sons of Italy installs new president, officers
The Order Sons Of Italy's Per Sempre Lodge No. 2344 held its installation of officer's ceremony On Mar. 31 at Lynbrook's Greis Park. This is a 110- year tradition of the Order Sons of Italy. The Per Sempre Lodge installed John Quinn as its new president, along with his new council of officers for the 2015-16 term. Picture seated from left...
Trip to the Magnanini Winery
The Garibaldi-Meucci Museum invites you to the Magnanini Vineyards Sunday, June 28. Stroll their lush vineyards and enjoy the beautiful contryside of the Hudson Valley region. Taste their luscious wines and enjoy dining in their Winery Restaurant overlooking the picturesque vineyards. The six course dinner of Northern Italian cuisine...
Sessanta Brings a Taste of Palermo to Sixty Soho
by Sara Ventiera The dining room of John McDonald's Sessanta (60 Thompson Street; 212-219-8119) in the Sixty Soho hotel looks like it could have been plucked straight from 1960s Italy. Leaning toward glam, the décor features vertical-striped maple walls, vintage-style wood framed chairs, orb light fixtures, and plush azure couches and seat...
Mario Sereni, Italian baritone - obituary
Mario Sereni, who has died aged 87, was an Italian baritone and mainstay of the Metropolitan Opera, New York, for more than a quarter of a century. Although he had an outstanding voice – smooth, powerful and unforced – his career was overshadowed by the great baritones of his time, such as Ettore Bastianini, Piero Cappuccilli and Leonard Warren. S...
Giovanni Rana prende gli americani per la gola a scopo benefico
by Ludovica Vincenti Tanti americani, ma anche molti italiani. Otto chef stellati. Piatti ricercati di pasta e la famiglia Rana al completo. Tutto questo per celebrare il mese nazionale della pasta e per dare il via a un'iniziativa di beneficenza. Il primo "Piazza Pasta Party" si è svolto nel rinomato pastificio e ristorante di Giovanni R...
The Hard-Working Italian Origins of the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree
by Jim Dwyer Dressed in overalls and jackets, wearing work boots and hats, the men lined up five dozen strong on Christmas Eve 1931 for that week's pay at a Midtown Manhattan construction site. Behind them stood a fine Christmas tree. It had been mounted by the men and draped with the traditional cranberry strings and garlands. ...
Il “Bolognino d’Oro” sbarca in America
Il Bolognino d'oro, sbarca negli Stati Uniti e, precisamente, al Millenium Theater di Brooklyin a New York. La nota rassegna canora, ideata dal musicista e cantautore guardiese Alfredo Scogna, è stata infatti selezionata tra i cinque concorsi canori nazionali che rappresenteranno la nostra penisola al prestigioso Festival della Canzone Italiana di...