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Jack Spatola said that he first got the idea to offer free legal services to the Italian-American community when speaking with a rabbi in 1983. Nearly 40 years later, Spatola is finally getting to realize that dream. Spatola is the president of the Federation of Italian-American Organizations, which operates Il Centro, an Italian-American cultural...

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The Picture House Regional Film Center announced today that the Westchester Italian Film Festival will take place the weekend of April 21–23, in partnership with the Italian American Forum. Opening night, at The Picture House Bronxville, will begin with a dessert reception before a screening of the short film The Old Guitarist, made by local filmma...

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Wednesday, 04/26/2023 - 3:00pm to 8:00pm. The Italian Cultural Institute in New York in collaboration with FUIS (Italian Unitary Writers Federation) - THE BRIDGE Award – CIMA (Center for Italian Modern Art) – NYU Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò - RIZZOLI Bookstore - Italian General Consulate in Boston – Boston Chilton Club – I AM Books presents Multi...

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US architect Morris Adjmi took cues from tenements that once housed Italian immigrants to create a new mixed-use building with a decorative brickwork facade. Rising seven storeys, Grand Mulberry is located on a storied site in Manhattan's Little Italy neighborhood. To design the new building, architect Morris Adjmi took cues from the area's history...

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Mareluna, SoHo’s intimate Italian dining destination, expands this week into a newly upgraded space at 46 West 22nd St. Helmed by Executive chef Nick Anson, Mareluna features an innovative take on Italian crowd favorites and multi-regional dishes, coupled with menu items expertly-curated to abundant seafood options and local produce offerings. The...

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Celebrating its first opera staged at a proscenium theater in its seven-year history, City Lyric Opera (CLO) presents one of the world's most beloved operas, Giuseppe Verdi's La Traviata (The Fallen Woman), which has captivated audiences for more than 150 years with its beautiful melodies, dazzling party scenes, and heart-wrenching tragedy. A woman...

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In Scena! Italian Theater Festival NY will present the 2023 In Scena! Award on Monday, May 1 at 7pm at Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimo' at NYU (24 West 12th Street New York, NY 10011). The 2023 Mario Fratti Award and reading will be presented on Tuesday, May 16 at 6pm at the Italian Cultural Institute (686 Park Ave, New York, NY 10021). Both awards ar...

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A new Italian-American is bringing a bevy of traditional dishes to Midtown inside of a recently opened luxury European hotel. At Allora Ristororante, inside Le Méridien at Fifth Avenue and 31st Street, one of their signature dishes is based on a 600-year-old six-foot-long piece of pasta. The rustic Abruzzese recipe Maccheroni alla Mugnaia (Miller’s...

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Lawyers for both the city of Syracuse and the Columbus Monument Corporation presented arguments on Monday to the New York State Appellate Division’s Fourth Judicial Department amid CMC’s ongoing challenge to Mayor Ben Walsh’s plans to remove the Christopher Columbus monument in downtown Syracuse. The hearing comes after a year-long appeal process t...

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Gruppo Folklorico Val d’Akragas is traveling from Agrigento to the Townhouse on Saturday, April 22. Join us for an incomparable evening of Sicilian music and dance. Members are invited to dine in the Taverna after the performance, where special Sicilian treats will be featured on the menu. The event is $35. Reception at 6:30 PM. Performance at 7PM....

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