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Let's hear it for the boys of the American musical. No, not the gentlemen of the chorus. This time I mean those tough, growly guys who wouldn't know a chassé step unless it kicked 'em right in the kisser. Guys like that cigar-chomping Republican district leader from the smoky, rotten past of New York City politics: Ben Marino, his name is.Playing t...

The 8th edition of the annual American Cancer Society's "Taste of Hope" fundraiser in New York is again supported by Italy's finest wines on May 2nd. Vinitaly International renews its commitment to the important cause of the American Cancer Society (ACS), whilst realizing one of New York's top charity events this year at 82 Mercer (82, Mercer Stree...

Peekskill Pageants is pleased to announce the Miss Italia Peekskill 2013Competition (formerly Miss Festa Italiana Peekskill). The competition is open to young ladies who want to compete for the Miss Italia Peekskill crown, who meet the following criteria:• Must be of Italian descent• Must be single and never married or have had a child• Must b...

The future is on its way at the Guggenheim and at Sotheby's.Following the exhibition "Inventing Abstraction, 1910-1925," the Museum of Modern Art's panoramic exploration of art, music and literature, comes "Italian Futurism, 1909-1944: Reconstructing the Universe," at the Guggenheim Museum in New York. Opening on Feb. 21, 2014, the show will focus...

by Sara Tracey   Decades ago, on a cloudy Sunday afternoon, Theresa DiSpirito drove her dad, Henry, to Utica College. He never could drive himself – the Italian immigrant never got a driver's license. Henry DiSpirito, the sculpting artist-in-residence for the college for 32 years and a constant perfectionist, needed to work. It didn't...

Italian Studies: Visiting Fellowship Position, Arts and Science at New York University. The Department of Italian Studies and the Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò at New York University invite applications for the Tiro a Segno Fellowship in Italian American Studies, to be held during Fall 2014 and Fall 2016, pending administrative and budgetary approva...

A social studies lesson about the food and culture of Italy turned into a hands-on culinary lesson for a class of third-graders from Staten Island, New York. Students from PS 30 in Westerleigh took a field trip last Wednesday to Pastosa Ravioli, the Italian specialty store in West Brighton.   Source: http://iajournal.com  

by Carissa Gan   Helmed by the proprietors of Trattoria Dopo Teatro in Times Square, Dopo East in the Upper East Side is a townhouse fashioned into a modern Italian restaurant with a rustic charm. It's easy to forget that you're dining at a restaurant until the waiter comes over with the menu. "Would you like sparkling or distilled water?" h...

With words like api (happy), sangawich (sandwich), agida (stomach acid) and tencsalotto (thanks a lot), every Italian immigrant succeeded in communicating bilingually thanks to italiese. First coined by Gianrenzo Clivio in 1975, italiese (italiano + inglese) was used to describe the mixture of Italian and English spoken by immigrants in North Ameri...

Special Invitation! Tuesday, February 17, 2015, 7 p.m.Who: The Garibaldi-Meucci Museum What: Hosting a Carnevale Celebration to remember! Where: Italianissimo Restaurant107 McClean Ave, Staten Island (718) 442-4442http://italianissimony.com/ When: Tuesday, February 17, 2015, 7 p.m.   We invite you to a dinner with delicious gourmet a...

DetailsWHERE: The Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue ROOM: 1218: Segal Theatre WHEN: February 27, 2015: 2:30 PM-5:00 PM CONTACT INFO: http://www.womensstudies/ ADMISSION: Free   DescriptionA celebration of the special issue of The Journal of Modern Italian Studies on Italian Fashion. There will be a Roundtabl...

E dopo le elezioni Luigi de Magistris vola a New York. Si tratta di una missione istituzionale che lo vedrà impegnato dal 3 al 9 giugno. Fitta l'agenda di appuntamenti, tra i più significativi la conferenza su emigrazione Napoli - New York: Città a confronto, moderata da Anthony Tamburri, preside del John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, is...