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by Pamela Silvestri   Enoteca Maria is a small wine bar and restaurant in St. George with an unusual concept: The menu is orchestrated by about a dozen nonnas direct from Italy who bring their regional spin to the country's food.   Proprietor Jody Scaravella will hit the radio with his new cookbook between 11 a.m. and noon, Tuesday, A...

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Parishioners and descendants of the founders of Our Lady of Peace Church walked in a procession to celebrate the church's centennial on Sunday—four years early. The church on East 62nd Street is marking that milestone now because April of 2019 would be too late. The beloved house of worship would be non-existent.   It's one of a number...

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Date: Tuesday, May 19, 2015 Hours: 6PM Venue: Italian Cultural Institute - 686 Park Avenue - New York, NY 10065 IDaCo is a platform and a container for the works of Italian artists or with an Italian component that succeed in creating unique and original scenic paths through body awareness, movement and contemporary visual arts. The pr...

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Twice Light is a project Italian photographer Gianluca Vassallo conceived for New York Design Week 2015 when the well-known lighting brand invited him to participate to present its new showroom installation by architect and designer Ferruccio Laviani.   In the "SpOts" installation Ferruccio Laviani transforms Foscarini's Spazio Soho in New Y...

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by Stanislao Pugliese As Hofstra University prepares a six-day conference on Frank Sinatra, it has given me an opportunity to re-think Sinatra's relationship with Italy and Italian-American culture. While often depicted as a staunch defender of his rich ethic heritage, I would argue that Sinatra had an ambiguous relationship with Italy and Italian...

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NOVEMBER 30, 2015 06:00 PM - Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò - 24 West 12th Street - New York, NY 10011 In collaboration with Napoli Film Festival. All the films are in ITALIAN with ENGLISH subtitles.   BELLISSIMA [Beautiful]Directed by Alessandro CapitaniWinner of Best Actress (Giusy Lodi)(2015, Italy, 12 min.)Veronica is twenty and...

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by Alyssa Sage   John "Cha Cha" Ciarcia, guest actor on "The Sopranos" and owner of a bustling Italian restaurant in New York's Little Italy, died Nov. 21 at NYU Langone Medical Center following a brief illness. He was 75.   Dubbed the "unofficial mayor of Little Italy," Ciarcia's acting career included film appearances alongside long...

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Like most who open their own business, Carmel's Luigi Rukaj started with a dream. Since 1980, when he moved from Rome, Italy, to America, Rukaj has wanted to open his own Italian restaurant. Six months ago, Rukaj and his family took over what is now Luigi's Italian Restaurant on Gleneida Avenue in Carmel. Response from the community...

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The 86th Annual Feast of San Gennaro, New York City's longest-running, biggest and most revered religious outdoor festival, will take place Thursday, September 13 through Sunday, September 23, 2012, on the streets of historic Little Italy, the lower Manhattan neighborhood which served as the first home in America for hundreds of thousands of Italia...

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Bowery Culinary Center, Whole Foods MarketThursday, June 6, 2013 from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM (EDT)New York, NYHands-On & Demonstration, $45 With ancient influences from Greece, Spain, and even North Africa, Sicilian cuisine is as unique as it is delicious. Spend an evening in Sicily as you cook your way through traditional Sicilian fare that shows...

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