“The Fourth Kingdom”: Federico Guarascio and the Documentary on Collectors of Plastic
From the small streets of Trastevere to the immense avenues of New York, Federico Guarascio, 34, left Rome in 2016 to follow his dream of becoming a film producer. At first, he thought he would return to Italy after a month, instead he chose to make the United States his new home. Here, he is making his way in the world of cinema. He recently produ...
HS boys’ soccer: Tottenville retires the jersey of former star Armando Guarnera Jr.
Just like any good coach, Ron Nathanson was looking out for Armando Guarnera Jr.'s best interest right about the time the former soccer star graduated from Tottenville HS in June of 2015. Guarnera had options after graduating: Go to college where he would continue his soccer career or follow a dream and attempt to turn pro in Italy. "He had a tough...
You Are Invited To A Special Wedding For A Great Cause
Who doesn't like getting up dressed up and going to a fun-filled wedding Italian wedding! Now you can go and help out a great cause. Totally Buffalo is putting on a version of Tony 'N Tina's wedding at Pearl Street and all the proceeds will be used for their Hope For The Holidays non-profit. According to their post, you will be in for one wild nigh...
Performance: A Piano at the Opera!
Wednesday, January 29 at 7:00pm. Westchester Italian Cultural Center, 1 Generoso Pope Pl, Tuckahoe, NY 10707. Hailed by The New York Times as "an artist of the highest caliber,” Italian born pianist Cristiana Pegoraro has performed on the world’s most prestigious stages in Europe, United States, South America, Asia and Australia. She has appeared i...
25Th Annual Festival Of Song USA
Sunday, January 26, 2020. 3:30 PM – 8:30 PM EST. Russo's On The Bay, 162-45 Cross Bay Boulevard, Queens, NY 11414. Join us as we continue the legacy of music and culture left behind by Radio Show Producer Silvana Romania. ~ The 25th Annual Festival of Song USA ~ Our singing competition brings to light talented individuals who come to us with the ho...
Daniel Franzese
Wednesday January 15 @ 9:00 pm - 11:30 pm. SUNY Oneonta Hunt Union Ballroom - 108 Ravine Pkwy, Oneonta, NY. Get ready for a side-splitting stand-up comedy show starring Daniel Franzese! Admission is $3, FREE with SUNY Oneonta Event Pass and are available online at www.oneontatickets.com or in person at the Hunt College Union Information Desk daily...
Santini Sr. was a star
Joe Santini Sr.'s “15 minutes of fame” was more like 30 minutes in television time, but for those living in Lockport's prominently-Italian “West End,” it translated into a lifetime of respect and admiration. Most of us still didn't have color television sets when Joe first appeared on the famed local bowling program, “Beat the Champ.” Up through th...
Live at DROM NYC: Newpoli!
Friday January 17, 2020. Mediterranean Pulse - Ritmi della terra, NEWPOLI performs LIVE at Drom in the East Village, 85 Avenue A, NY. Doors: 6:30 PM / Show: 7 PM. Ages 21+ $15. Buy Tickets here. Newpoli crosses through time, culture, and musical styles as it performs modernized taranta music from southern Italy and surrounding countries. The high-e...
Agresta’s affecting Mimi brings humanity to the spectacle of Met’s “Boheme”
There are few operas as relatable as La Bohème, Puccini’s beloved tale of young, broke city hipsters living for themselves and each other, and for love or something like it in newly bourgeoisie 19th-century Paris. Anyone raised on Rent, the opera’s rock musical adaptation, or for that matter the sitcom Friends will recognize in La Bohème an ensembl...
Get a Sneak Peek at New Musical Romeo & Bernadette: A Musical Tale of Verona and Brooklyn
Romeo & Bernadette: A Musical Tale of Verona and Brooklyn begins performances January 14 at the Mezzanine Theatre at A.R.T./New York Theatres, ahead of an official opening January 23. The cast includes Nikita Burshteyn (Newsies), Anna Kostakis, Carlos Lopez (Man of La Mancha), Michael Marotta (Tenderly: The Rosemary Clooney Musical), Judy McLane (M...
"Extraordinary Aliens" is back in NYC
Happy New Year with a wonderful surprise : your favorite aliens are back !!! We would like to invite you to our new round of performances at the New York Winter Festival on Monday January 13th 2020, 9.00PM, Wednesday January 15th 2020, 9.00PM, Saturday January 18th 2020, 6.00 PM at the ‘Hudson Guild Theater’, 441 W 26th st, New York, NY 10001. You...
KIT @ 20. Twenty Years of Kairos Italy Theater
Tuesday, 01/28/2020 - 6:00pm. Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò at New York University. 24 West 12th Street, New York, NY 10011-8604. Join the KIT staff and their friends in celebrating 20 years of theater in NY (and beyond)! January 28, 2000: KIT incorporates becoming officially the main Italian theater company in New York. Twenty years later, it bring...