Announcing the Second Annual La Primavera Vinni (Spring Has Come) Concert in NYC
The Second Annual, La Primavera Vinni, a party of folk song and dance to celebrate the arrival of Spring! Join us again as we welcome Spring with a night of folk music and dance of Sicily and Southern Italy. Once a year the theater below Our Lady of Pompeii Church turns into an Italian Piazza with a music and dance concert when we cel...
Andrea Bargnani Waived By Brooklyn Nets
by Liam Flaherty Sean Marks has made his first move as GM, waiving Andrea Bargnani. It is a rather uneventful first move seeing as Bargnani and the Brooklyn Nets had long been in talks of a buyout for the Italian forward. It seems that Bargnani got what he wanted, and the Nets won't be too heartbroken either. Bargnani's short stint with t...
La settimana della Magna Grecia a New York
Al via la XII Magna Grecia Week, premiati il Commissioner Fire Department di NY Daniel Nigro e lo scrittore Mario Fratti.Ha preso il via oggi, con un incontro presso l'Istituto Italiano di Cultura di New York, la XII Settimana della Magna Grecia dal titolo "From America to rediscovery the Mezzogiorno". L'evento e' stato annunciato a tutti i Newyor...
Quello che dicono gli oggetti - Cultura materiale alla conferenza annuale del Calandra Italian American Institute
Quante volte la vista di un oggetto ci riporta alla mente luoghi, situazioni, persone. E tante volte assegnamo proprio agli oggetti il valore del legame e del ricordo. Nelle comunità di immigrati questi legami si fanno ancora più significativi e hanno a che fare con la conservazione della cultura, della tradizione e dell'identità stessa. P...
A Glimpse of the 116th Annual Santa Fortunata Procession in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn
Returning to Brooklyn after celebrating the Traditional Votive Mass of San Gennaro at Most Precious Blood Church in Little Italy Saturday morning, I made my way to Villabate Alba Pasticceria in Bensonhurst to pick up a few Sicilian dessert specialties for a dinner engagement. Disappointed I would not be able to attend the Annual Procession...
The ‘Sophia Loren’ Is New York’s Most Elegant New Sundae
Chefs use all sorts of inspiration for dishes. It might be something as simple as an ingredient they want to feature, or a painting that prompts a new style of presentation. For a new dessert at Leuca, the brand-new Italian restaurant in Brooklyn's William Vale hotel, chefs Andrew Carmellini and Jason Casey went with something a little more concept...
Merry Christmas with Strega Nona
December 17 (Saturday) 2:00 pm. Merry Christmas with Strega Nona. Natale is by far the most important holiday of the year in Italy, and family gatherings are the most important part of the festivities. During this time, families reunite, spending time together celebrating old traditions that have been passed down from one generation to the nex...
Immediate Employment Opportunity - The Italian Hospital Society
Immediate Employment Opportunity - The Italian Hospital Society Administrative Assistant (Manhattan-Yonkers) The Italian Hospital Society is seeking an individual with excellent computer and organizational skills to perform, among other responsibilities, the following tasks:-Act as liaison between the Society President, members of the society and...
Premiati al Consolato Generale 22 studenti di lingua italiana dei corsi Iace in partenza per il soggiorno a Narni
di Riccardo Chioni Dopo aver visto scorrere le suggestive immagini del luogo che andranno a visitare ed ascoltato gli eccitanti racconti degli adulti, mercoledì i 22 studenti dei corsi Iace in partenza per il viaggio-studio al centro dell'Italia erano già in volo con la fantasia, anche se per la partenza devono attendere il 9 luglio. Il 2...
How an Italian boy from Brooklyn became bishop
He had only been named bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bridgeport 24 hours earlier, but on Thursday morning the Rev. Frank Caggiano could already see the signs here that he will soon be leaving the place he was born and raised and able to leave the mark of 25 years of religious ministry. "I've got 220 emails since yesterday, and 47...
Laura Pausini festeggia 20 anni di carriera con concerto-evento a New York
Laura Pausini conquista la Grande Mela con un concerto unico e memorabile, con canzoni in cinque lingue, che avrà luogo il prossimo 6 marzo al Madison Square Garden di New York. Per festeggiare i vent'anni di carriera la cantante ha invitato sul palco gli amici e gli artisti internazionali più illustri. Tra questi Biagio Antonacci, Miguel Bosè, Glo...
22nd Annual Italian Festival
Sunday, September 14, 2014 | 11 a.m.-5 p.m.Outdoors on the South Campus - Hofstra University Experience Italian culture through performances of music, dance and poetry.Activities for children. For information, call 516-463-6582 or visit hofstra.edu/festivals. Vendor applications are also available online. Co-sponsored by Ho...