Måneskin Set One-Off Show for SiriusXM and American Express’ Small Stage Series
Italian rockers Måneskin have announced a one-night-only show in New York later this month, to help kick off the SiriusXM “Small Stage Series,” presented by American Express. Taking place July 28 at the House of X, the show marks the band’s first non-festival appearance in the U.S. this year, and will give fans a chance to see the group ahead of th...
World Series of Bocce returns Thursday after 2-year hiatus
The teams are registered and the forecast is excellent for the World Series of Bocce, which starts Thursday and runs through Sunday at the Toccolana Club, 1412 E. Dominick St. The 47th world series will take place after two years without the event due to COVID-19. The event typically has 100 or more Open Division teams and another 30-plus for the W...
Giusy Versace: “Con la testa e con il cuore si va ovunque” Book presentation
Monday, July 18, 2022. From 6:00 pm To 7:30 pm. IIC-NY, 686 Park Ave, New York, NY 10021. Entrance: Free. Book Now. The Italian Cultural Institute and the Italian American Sport Foundation cordially invite you to the book presentation: “Con la testa e con il cuore si va ovunque”, Mondadori Editore (“With the Head and the Heart You Can Go Everywhere...
Watkins Glen Italian American Festival just weeks away
The annual Watkins Glen Italian American Festival is just weeks away, and the Village is gearing up for another packed weekend of food, crafts, vendors and music. The two-day event will kick off in Clute Park on Seneca Lake on Friday, August 5 at noon. Open to the public, the festival will continue through Saturday, August 6. The hugely popular eve...
City to roll out red carpet for bocce return
After a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, organizers of the 47th World Series of Bocce are ready to get the bocce balls rolling, with opening ceremonies to kick off at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, July 14, at the Toccolana Club, 1412 E. Dominick St. Tournament play and contests will run through Sunday, July 17, with local bands performing and tr...
Phil Rizzuto honored with Glendale Street sign
It was a very special afternoon in Glendale, NY on Sunday, June 26 as Phil Rizzuto Corner was officially approved and named. Rizzuto, a proud Italian American, helped the Yankees win seven World Series titles between 1941 and 1956. He was inducted to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1994. The Glendale native played at Richmond Hill High School and sign...
Lyrical retelling of St. Francis’ life captivates at La MaMa | Faith Matters
The story of St. Francis is pretty well known. Yet, sitting in Manhattan’s La MaMa theater watching “God’s Fool,” I wished that, say, Capuchin Friar Remo DiSalvatore, the Franciscans’ provincial based in Union City, was in the next seat connecting the dots for me. But that would miss the genius of Martha Clarke, the creator and director of this non...
Opera Italiana is in the Air to Present ‘Rebuild Harmony’
Italian conductor Alvise Casellati is set to bring his ‘Opera Italiana is In the Air’ to New York City. The free concert, entitled, “Rebuild Harmony,” will take place at Central Park’s Naumburg Bandshell on June 27 and will be a celebration of female talent. The concert will feature sopranos, Dísella Làrusdóttir and Caitlin Gotimer as well as two o...
Yogi Berra: the man behind baseball’s greatest catchphrases
Yogi Berra took a lot of ribbing for his looks when he joined the New York Yankees in the 1940s. The Pinstripes were the premier organization in Major League Baseball, and their new backstop was told he was too ugly to be a Yankee. Yet he went on to an extraordinary career in MLB, first as a player and then as a manager, making quirky, and often in...
Robert De Niro, Al Pacino Reunite for The Godfather 50th Anniversary at Tribeca Film Festival
Robert De Niro and Al Pacino are still repping the family business half a century later. The screen legends reunited Thursday for a 50th anniversary screening of The Godfather at United Palace, hosted by the Tribeca Film Festival, which De Niro, 78, co-founded in 2002 to revive the cultural scene of lower Manhattan in the wake of 9/11. Pacino, 82,...
"Romeo & Bernadette: A Musical Tale of Verona & Brooklyn" Extended Through July
Producer Eric Krebs has announced a five-week extension of the critically-acclaimed hit Off-Broadway production of Romeo & Bernadette: A Musical Tale of Verona and Brooklyn, with book and lyrics by Mark Saltzman, music adapted from classic Italian melodies, directed and choreographed by Justin Ross Cohen. Presented in association with Amas Musical...
What does success look like for Yankees prospect Anthony Volpe with Somerset Patriots?
It’s hard not to get a kick out of the smile that slowly forms on Anthony Volpe’s face when someone digging into the start of his season asks about his confidence level. Those in the business of grasping at straws in wondering why the traditional statistics next to the 21-year-old Somerset Patriots shortstop’s name haven’t been as reflective of the...