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Thursday, June 4, 6:00 PM John D. Calandra Italian American Institute A city rich in art, literature, and culture, Naples is often associated only with what might plaque a large city. This symposium is dedicated to Naples and its many splendors.   Guest of honor is the Honorable Luigi de Magistris, Mayor of Naples. Joining him with be scho...

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On September 27th, the American Center for Italian Studies will host its annual conference "Made by Italians: The Economic and Social Impact of Italian Migrations to America: New Perspectives". Among the participants are expected promintent representatives of positive and successful Italian migration stories as Antonio Giordano, Giovanni Feder...

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by Anthony J. Tamburri   Cari Amici, we look forward to seeing you this Friday when we shall celebrate the career of one of Italy's and Italian America's great writers. GIOSE RIMANELLI: 90 YEARS - An American Celebration 20 February 2015 * 9:00 AM to 5:00 PMThe John D. Calandra Italian American Institute25 West 43rd Street - New...

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Grab a glass of wine and relax with the Greater New York Region for its first mini Italian film festival! Courtesy of the award-winning television channel Eurochannel, four short films by Italian filmmakers will be screened in Italian with English subtitles.   The screening will be followed by a guided conversation and time for networking. L...

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Thursday, January 28, 6:00-8:30 pm - John D Calandra Italian American Institute (CUNY) - 25 W 43rd St., 17th Floor, New York, NY 10036   On the occasion of the paperback reprint of Renzo De Felice's The Jews in Fascist Italy, this panel will explore the genesis of the book and its place in contemporary historiography. Commissioned...

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Thursday, April 16, 2015, 6pmJohn D. Calandra Italian American InstituteQueens College, CUNY - 25 West 43rd Street, 17th floor - New York, NY 10036 Aniella, Concetta, Giuseppina, and Maddelana are the quartet of immigrant women at the core of author and blogger Fran Claro's book The Macaroni's in the Basement (2014). This collection of s...

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by Vincenza Di Maggio   "He who loves cannot help but create better societies," said Luigi De Magistris, mayor of Naples, on Thursday evening at the Calandra Italian American Institute of the City of New York, directed by Dean Anthony Tamburri and where Italian-Americans gathered to hear him speak about the controversial issue of immigration...

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  WTI Magazine #79    2016 May 13Author : Umberto Mucci      Translation by:   Ciao from Rome! Welcome to the 79th issue of our online magazine. The second tour of presentations of We the Italians – the book has been a big success! Once again I've been lucky to meet a lot of committed successful Italian Americans and Italians recently moved to t...

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Monday, September 22 Luzzi creates a personal portrait of Italy that leaps past clichés, delving into why Italian Americans have complicated relationships with the "old country" and how it is that Italy has produced astonishing and significant art while suffering from corruption, political fragmentation, and an enfeebled civil society.   Wi...

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The John D. Calandra Italian American Institute of Queens College/CUNY presents a free screening of "Rehearsal for a Sicilian Tragedy" on Thursday, Dec. 5, at 6 p.m.   Actor and director John Turturro takes audiences on a haunting, intimate journey to his maternal homeland of Sicily while exploring the island's vanishing traditions—the few r...

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