NICE Film Festival - 34th Edition NYC and Philadelphia
N.I.C.E. USA 2024 - 34th EDITION. New York: November 8-9-12. Philadelphia: December 6-7-8. N.I.C.E. (New Italian Cinema Events) is a cultural organization founded by Viviana Del Bianco in Florence, with the aim of promoting contemporary independent Italian cinema worldwide through screenings and cultural events in Europe, Asia and the US. "I like...
Verdi's Macbeth: A Dramatic Union of Music and Shakespeare
Sunday, November 3 · 4:30 - 6:30pm EST. The Italian Cultural Society of Washington D.C. - 4833 Rugby Ave, Ste 201 Bethesda, MD. Step into the world of Verdi's Macbeth with a captivating listening guide lecture at the ICS headquarters on Sunday, November 3rd at 4:30 p.m. Explore the historical context behind Verdi’s adaptation of Shakespeare’s iconi...
Pittsburgh’s Northside Sandlot Football
Art Rooney’s name should ring a bell. He was the man who brought sandlot football to Pittsburgh’s Northside and eventually transformed a semi-professional team into the Pittsburgh Steelers dynasty. Beginning with the Hope Harvey football team in the 1920s, Rooney was a player-coach, serving as quarterback while his brothers Dan and Jim played along...
Jon Bon Jovi describes saving a life on Nashville bridge with Stephen Colbert at NJPAC
Save a life on a bridge? “We'd all do the same,” said Jon Bon Jovi of his saving the life of a suicidal woman on a Nashville bridge last month. The rocker spoke publicly about the incident for the first time Saturday, Oct. 26 at the Montclair Film Festival's “A Conversation with Stephen Colbert and Jon Bon Jovi” on the stage of the New Jersey Perfo...
Light Opera of NJ to Present Donizetti's L'Elisir D'Amore - November 8 & 9, 2024 at 7:30 PM
When: Fri, Nov 8, 2024 at 7:30 PM - Where: Sieminski Theater, 8000 Fellowship Rd, Bernards, NJ, 07920 - Sung in Italian with English supertitles. This modern setting of Donizetti’s beloved classic is a co-production between Teatro Grattacielo, Camerata Bardi International Academy and Light Opera of New Jersey, and showcases a cast exclusively made...
Three free days of cutting-edge Italian cinema in Philadelphia
The 24th edition of New Italian Cinema Events presents three days of free screenings of new and original Italian feature films from Dec. 6 to Dec. 8 at the Penn Museum, 3260 South St. From the festival’s inception, organizers have chosen cutting-edge, thought-provoking cinema that presents fresh perspectives on the issues of the day. This year’s of...
Teatro Grattacielo collaborates with the Light Opera of NJ (LONJ) to bring L'Elisir d'Amore to New Jersey
Following two sold-out performances of Gaetano Donizetti’s L’Elisir d’Amore at The Flea Theater in NYC this past June, Teatro Grattacielo, in collaboration with Camerata Bardi International Academy and the Light Opera of New Jersey, brings this co-production to New Jersey for three highly anticipated dates. Audiences can enjoy the performances on N...
Italy’s Iconic 1000 Miglia Returns to Middleburg, Virginia
Middleburg, Virginia, will once again welcome a piece of automotive history this October as the 1000 Miglia Warm Up USA rolls into town. From October 24 to 26, classic car enthusiasts can witness up to 40 stunning vehicles compete in a race that allows U.S. drivers to qualify for Italy’s prestigious Mille Miglia, dubbed “the world’s most beautiful...
Jersey Arts Podcast: American Theater Group Celebrates Family and Heritage with 'My Italy Story'
"My Italy Story," written by Joseph Gallo, starring Michael Notardonato, is a nostalgic exploration of family, heritage and the ties that bind us. Spurred by pleas to help reunite his fractured family, a young man quits his job as a New York account executive and travels to Vallata — the tiny Italian town of his ancestors. Not until he returns home...
American Theater Group to Present MY ITALY STORY and PURLIE in 2024-25 Season
American Theater Group (ATG), Central NJ's professional regional theater company, will present the endearing My Italy Story by NJ playwright Joseph Gallo as its 2024-25 Season Opener, followed by the exhilarating and Tony Award-winning musical Purlie written by Ossie Davis, Philip Rose and Peter Udell with music by Gary Geld. My Italy Story is a no...
Documentary Details Italian Hardships During WW II
During World War II, some 600,000 Italians in America found their freedoms restricted by the U.S. government. The Italian Cultural Society of LBI invites the public to view the sobering cinematic account of their ordeal, “Potentially Dangerous,” at the Long Beach Island branch of the Ocean County Library in Surf City (NJ) on Wednesday, Oct. 16 at 2...
Award-winning Singer Cristina Fontanelli Returns to Her Hudson County Roots with Italian Songs of the Sea at St. Peters
Award-winning Singer/PBS-TV host for Andrea Bocelli, Cristina Fontanelli who spent her formative career years in Hoboken, NJ as the grandaughter of Italian immigrants who settled there, has become an international personality through her recordings and appearances on-stage, radio and TV. On Wednesday, October 16 at 12 Noon, St. Peter's University i...