CASANOVA: The World of a Seductive Genius, Tues. February 13th at Casa Belvedere
The Italian Cultural Foundation at Casa Belvedere invites you to CASANOVA: The World of a Sedcutive Genius. A book presentation with Author, Laurence Bergreen. Tuesday, Feb. 13th @7:00 PM. Casa Belvedere, 79 Howard Ave, SI, NY 10301. Suggested Donation: $20 per person. (Q & A and a light reception will follow the program). Please Call 718-273-7660...
Il Carnevale di Viareggio a Chicago e New York
Promozione internazionale per il Carnevale di Viareggio che arriva nel cuore degli Stati Uniti d’America: New York e Chicago. Due importanti tappe a pochi giorni dall’inizio della manifestazione per promuovere le date dei Corsi Mascherati 2019 e 2020. Grazie alla collaborazione tra Fondazione Carnevale, Regione Toscana e Toscana Promozione Turistic...
Italians strike first at Pompano
The first night of the highly anticipated Italian-American Friendship Challenge for harness racing Amateur Drivers took place on Saturday night at Pompano Park and the Italian visitors took command early and hold a 70 to 56 lead heading into the Sunday night finale. The four race extravaganza--three of which were held on Saturday night--began with...
HBO Released a Trailer for 'Paterno'
As the country remains disgusted and transfixed by another sporting-world child sexual abuse case, HBO released its trailer for Paterno. The film, which debuts this spring, stars the legendary Al Pacino as winningest coach in college football history Joe Paterno, who tumbled abruptly from grace amid evidence that he was aware that his assistant coa...
SF to replace Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples Day
San Francisco may decide Tuesday to replace Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples Day. The proposal comes amid a growing trend nationwide to no longer celebrate the federal holiday honoring Christopher Columbus and his “discovery” of America. The holiday dates back to 1937. Native American activists have waged a campaign since the 1970s to do away w...
Bears hire Olivo as Assistant Special Teams Coach
Chicago Bears head coach Matt Nagy Friday announced the hiring of Brock Olivo as assistant special teams coach. Olivo comes to the Bears after serving as the special teams coordinator with the Denver Broncos this past season. Prior to that, Olivo worked alongside Nagy in Kansas City from 2014-16 as the Chiefs' assistant special teams coach. During...
NIAF Now Accepting Applications for The Russo Brothers Italian American Film Forum
Directors Anthony and Joe Russo, in conjunction with the National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) and the Italian Sons and Daughters of America (ISDA) are excited to announce that applications are now open for The Russo Brothers Italian American Film Forum. This year, the program will award multiple $8,000 grants to ambitious filmmakers around t...
Russo’s New York Pizzeria Kicks Off Fundraiser for Life-Saving Cancer Research
For the next couple months, Russo’s New York Pizzeria restaurants throughout the region are banding together in support of 1.3 million Americans living with blood cancer. From January 19-March 1, participating pizzerias are rallying their diners to donate an additional $1 to their bill. The goal is to cure blood cancer once and for all. 100 percent...
The Martin Scorsese–Produced A Ciambra Is a Rough-and-Tumble Coming-of-Age Tale
We need a term for the sort of scripted documentary that’s bubbling up these days from young, independent filmmakers. Like the work of Chloé Zhao, whose The Rider was a standout at Cannes last year, or New York–born Italian-American director Jonas Carpignano’s films, which draw from real life milieus, casting people as themselves and framing their...
Italian who survived Auschwitz as a child given top honor
A Jewish woman who was one of the few Italian children to survive deportation to a Nazi death camp has been made a senator-for-life in Italy. President Sergio Mattarella's office said Friday that he chose Liliana Segre, 87, for the honor because she had made the nation proud with her commitment to telling schoolchildren about the Holocaust. Italy i...
New Italian Spot 'Porta' Opens Its Doors In Washington Square West
A new bar and Italian spot, offering pizza and more, has opened for business in the neighborhood. Called Porta, the newcomer is located at 1216 Chestnut St. in Washington Square West. This newcomer—which has two other locations in New Jersey—is maintained by the Smith restaurant group and specializes in authentic Neapolitan pizza and contemporary t...
Julia Mancuso Retires As Most Decorated U.S. Women’s Alpine Skier In Olympic History
As recently as this past Sunday, Julia Mancuso still held out hope that she would qualify for her fifth Olympic Winter Games. “I’m not racing,” she tweeted from a downhill race in Austria’s Bad Kleinkirchheim on Sunday. “Saving my energy and hoping to have my best races in Cortina!!! One more week to qualify for the Olympics!” But the pain from a d...