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by Mark Weinreich   Knicks forward Andrea Bargnani's recovery was without a timetable back in January when he suffered a torn ligament in his elbow, and Ian Begley of ESPN tweeted this week that despite nearly two months of rehab, the 28-year-old Italian native could be out for the rest of New York's regular season.   With the Knicks...

Umbria Jazz Festival and Italian Cultural Institute of New York present: "TOP ITALIAN JAZZ AT BIRDLAND". Six nights of great Italian music in the wonderful "Jazz Corner of The World", celebrating the Year of Italian Culture in USA. Program: - June 4-5: Paolo Fresu-Uri Caine duo – master Italian trumpet player meets the celebrated American pianist i...

Award winning poet Maria Terrone will read from her forthcoming poetry book, Eye to Eye. The new collection will be published by Bordighera Press in 2014. For a preview visit Redux, an online literary journal, which also offers stories behind two of the author's poems, "Spaccanapoli" and "Two Doors." • Author's Showcase at National Arts Club Tues...

By Liliana Rosano La sua voce raggiunge l'America dalla Francia, dove, dal porto di Marsiglia si è appena imbarcato su una nave da crociera per un concerto. Da lì tornerà a Parigi dove vive da otto mesi con la moglie ateniese Elektra e la figlia Nikita. Poi volerà a New York per un concerto e, finalmente, andrà in vacanza in Italia, paese che gli...

Il sesto Festival della Canzone Italiana di New York andrà in onda su Rai Italia sabato 12 ottobre alle ore 4:00. Un appuntamento televisivo molto importante per l'Associazione Culturale Italiana, organizzatrice del Festival, poiché mette in vetrina uno spettacolo musicale, visibile a tutti gli italiani, che vivono nei 5 continenti del mondo. Il p...

by Matt Chandler   Their third studio album, "L'amore si muove," has reached No. 1 on the Italian charts and they have appearances on "American Idol" and "Entourage" to their credit. Still, the easy-on-the-eyes – and ears – Italian trio collectively known as Il Volo is far from a household name in the United States. That didn't stop a l...

di Marta Veltri   Cinque categorie (film, corti, documentari, animazioni e film sperimentali), 20 film e 86 corti da 22 paesi. Sono questi i numeri del Brooklyn Film Festival, impegnato, sin dalla sua nascita nel 1998, a incoraggiare i giovani talenti e promuovere Brooklyn come centro di cinematografia indipendente. Marco Ursino, torinese ar...

Come celebrate Italian heritage with this unique evening of traditional and contemporary Sicilian folk music fused with other world music traditions. Michela Musolino is an internationally-acclaimed folk singer specializing in traditional and contemporary Sicilian music.   Her first CD, Songs of the Trinacria has been widely broadcasted thro...

The Italian American Museum presents Presents: LE BEATRICI. Live monologue performance by Margherita Peluso, Stella Pecollo and Clara Francesca Pagone. Translated by Laurence Strangio and Margherita Peluso. Co-produced with Stefano Benni. Music by Juho Karjalainen. Thursday, June 25th, 6:30PM   You are cordially invi...

Monday, September 26, 2016, 6pm. Caruso: Physical Dance by Mvula Sungani and Italian American Faculty and Staff Advisory Council to the John D. Calandra Italian American Institute Annual Reception. The Italian American Faculty and Staff Advisory Council (IAFSAC) to the John D. Calandra Italian American Institute and the Italian...

When: uesday, December 13, 2016 from 6:00-8:00PMWhere: Official Made in Italy Store | 434 Broadway, New York, NY 10013Free with advance RSVP. Invite your friends!. Reserve now We invite you to join us for a fabulous celebration of the holiday season all'Italiana at the brand-new Official Made in Italy pop-up store in SoHo, NYC! Mix and mingle...

Arrivarono in California per cercare l'oro e lo trovarono, ma era l'oro della terra del Golden State dove gli italiani fecero fortuna come agricoltori, pescatori, viticultori. Un documentario racconta le loro storie e la loro identità culturale, ieri e oggi In questo documentario del 2013 Gianfranco Norelli e Suma Kurien raccontano degli immigrati...