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December 4th, 2 p.m. : Authors (husband and wife), Gayle Ridinger and Paolo Pochettino will present their book, "THE SECRET PRICE OF HISTORY." The Garibaldi-Meucci Museum, 420 Tompkins Avenue, Staten Island NY. Admission $10/ members $5.   THE SECRET PRICE OF HISTORY is a tale-in the present and the past, about the selfless...

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by Nancy Casas Marta Ciccolari Micaldi has been teaching American Literature classes in Turin, Italy for some time now. Along with Claudio Morrano and Federico Giacomelli, Marta has been able to take her classes on literary tours to the United States called Book Riders.   Claudio and Federico are the founders of the tour operator XPLOR...

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Date: Monday, January 25, 2016 Hours: 6pm Venue: Italian Cultural Institute of new York Organized by: ICI In collaboration with: Consulate General of Italy in New York, Centro Primo Levi, NYU Casa Italiana Zerilli Marimò, Italian Academy, CUNY's John Calandra Italian American Institute. Reserve Book discussion: Primo Levi, The Friend by Bianc...

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by Annie Shapiro   After her three publications in Italy, two novels and one collection of stories, Elena presented for the first time in New York two of her works. The unusual and interesting backdrop was of the event were a hundred and fifty early ink and graphite drawings by Andy Warhol exhibited for the first time ever at Anton Kern Gal...

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As it was and as it forever shall be, UArts legend/muse/smartest of the smarties Camille Paglia is a Philadelphia treasure. She is what the kids would refer to as "something else," and we are always intrigued by what delightful intellectual pursuits she is up to.   So when we learned that America: The Catholic Pagan got a hold of her for the...

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by Maureen Fitzgerald   Lidia Bastianich strides into my kitchen, ties on a bright-red apron with her name in big letters across the top, and quickly takes command. "I can always find my way around a kitchen," she says after washing up and settling in at the little prep counter.   "So," she says, placing her hands on her hips, "you wa...

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Thank you for being here with us Marianna! First of all, I'd like to talk about your first book, Given Away, A Sicilian Upbringing, a novel based in Italy. What inspired you to write this book?   Thank you for the opportunity to speak about my novel. For many years I heard my mother tell warm, loving stories about her parents and about her...

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by Rick Nelson   As the daughter of an American father and an Italian mother, Domenica Marchetti enjoyed a charmed childhood. Her family lived in the United States during the school year, but spent summers in Italy, where Marchetti picked up an appreciation for Italian food through, as she says, "osmosis."   "But as I got older, I beg...

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by Robert Oppedisano   The Italian American Studies Association announces the Italian American Studies Association Book Award to be offered even numbered years for a scholarly work and odd numbered years for a creative work. The first award will be presented in November 2016 at our meeting in Long Beach, CA. (The recipient need not be p...

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Venerdì 1 Marzo 201319.00 A 21.00 Cleveland State University2121 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH (map) You are all invited to Francesca Mignosa's book presentation " My Sicily: Life in the cusp of the Mediterranean Sea" on Friday, March 1st at 7:00 p.m. The presentation will take place at Cleveland State University in the Student Center room MC 313....

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