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Saturday April 26 2025 at 12:30 PM - Columbus Citizens Foundation - 8 E 69th Street, Manhattan NY. RSVP here. When we consider American history, we don’t typically think of Italy. Yet the ideals that shaped America—liberty, justice, and the pursuit of happiness—echoed in Enlightenment Italy, notably in the writings of Gaetano Filangieri, a Neapolit...

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A few weeks ago we explored Italian architecture across the globe, ended with a nod to Rosario Candela’s work in NYC, and hinted that there was more to discuss. On April 3, we pick up the conversation with a deeper dive into the wonderful examples of Italian architecture in NYC. RSVP here. Whether it is works inspired by the Italian Renaissance or...

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New York's Barclays Center was transformed into the heart of Italian-ness on Italian Heritage Night. During the Brooklyn Nets vs. Houston Rockets game, more than 400 Italians packed the stands, helping to create a unique atmosphere between sports passion and national pride. The event organized by IBBL - Italian Basketball Brand League in collaborat...

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Join us for an early Valentine's Day celebration with a screening of Palermo: Amore e Fontane, a love letter to the city of Palermo. The screening will begin At CCF (8 East 69th Street | New York, NY) at 6:30 pm on Saturday, February 8th and is preceded by a thirty minute cocktail reception. After the film's conclusion, a short Q and A with the dir...

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Tuesday February 4 @ 06:00 PM - 8 East 69th Street, NY. RSVP Today. Judge Frank Caprio of Providence, Rhode Island has become famous across the United States for his unique method of dishing out justice - with kindness, dignity, and compassion.  In his new book, Compassion in the Court, Judge Caprio shares transformative, life changing stories from...

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The National Organization of Italian American Women (NOIAW), announced today that the organization’s annual Epiphany reception honoring Three Wise Women will be held on January 23, 2025 from 6 to 9 PM, at Columbus Citizens Foundation in New York City, according to a statement released by NOIAW’s National President, Pat Tinto. Each year, NOIAW, the...

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2025-01-21 @ 06:00 PM. Columbus Citizens Foundation - 8 East 69th Street, New York, NY. RSVP Here. Explore the multifaceted influence of Italian culture across the globe with CCF's Executive Director, Lisa Ackerman. Italy, a country younger than the United States, has exerted a cultural influence that remains intoxicating, mystifying, and remarkabl...

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The award will be presented to Joseph Scelsa, founder and president of the Italian American Museum in New York, on Friday, October 18, at 6 p.m., at the Columbus Citizens Foundation headquarters in New York, as part of the promotional event “Basilicata: a wonderful land,” organized by Mondi Lucani in collaboration with the American foundation. Of I...

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The Columbus Day Parade in New York City is the largest celebration of Italian-American culture in the United States. The position of Grand Marshal is an important one. Joe DiMaggio, Frank Sinatra, and Sophia Loren all served as Grand Marshals of past parades. Sandra Bookman sat down with this year's Grand Marshal, Mike Strianese who will lead the...

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Tuesday Octber 22 at 6PM. Columbus Citizens Foundation 8 East 69th Street, NYC. Very few people know that two important monuments in New York City were created in Rome by New Yorker Emma Stebbins, the 19th century designer of Angel of the Waters at Bethesda Foundation in Central Park and Christopher Columbus, the statue adjacent to the New York Sta...

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