New York‘s Galerie56 opens with an exhibition of early ‘unframed’ drawings by Italian designer Gaetano Pesce. The show offers an insight into his creative process and the scope of his radical artistic vision. The multidisciplinary artist is known for his unconventional, often experimental approach — creating furniture pieces which incorporate bold...
READ MOREA family-owned and operated pizzeria and ice cream shop opened recently in Hartsdale. Located at 15 E. Hartsdale Ave., Constantino’s Pizzeria and Ice Cream Shop originated in Greenwich, Connecticut, but when Robyn Bordes and her husband Michael opened a new restaurant in Westchester, it was a bit of a homecoming. Robyn Bordes said in an intervie...
READ MOREWhen: Friday, March 10, 2023 From 6:00 pm To 7:00 pm - Location: Istituto Italiano di Cultura - NY - Organized by : IIC-NY- Entrance: Free Published on the occasion of the completion of the restoration work - promoted by Assicurazioni Generali in the Procuratie Vecchie in St Mark's Square in Venice and led by David Chipperfield - the book recounts...
READ MORECall it the "miracle on Mulberry Street." Yes, the oldest cheese shop in New York City — considered the oldest in America — was forced to close its doors for good at its Little Italy location. But there are plans to give it a new life across the Hudson River. After financial struggles and court battles, Alleva Dairy shuttered the only location it h...
READ MOREThe Board of Directors of the Centro Culturale Italiano di Buffalo is excited to announce Lindsey Lauren Visser as the new Executive Director. Lindsey Lauren joined the CCI in February of 2021 as Deputy Director where she played a critical role in preparing the organization for its grand opening. Since then, she has overseen the development of the...
READ MOREArte Povera: Artistic Tradition and Transatlantic Dialogue, Spring lecture series: March 18–April 30, 2023, 12pm - Where: Magazzino Italian Art, 2700 U.S. 9, Cold Spring, New York 10516 Magazzino Italian Art's annual spring lecture series brings together some of the leading scholars of Arte Povera who present new perspectives on postwar Italian art...
READ MORESelf-defense classes won’t try to turn you into Bruce Lee or into a black belt. But, if a person attacked you on a dark street, would you know how to fend them off? The Italian and the Italian-American communities of the Tristate learned some basic skills to help them just doing that at the free self-defense class organized by the Comites Community...
READ MOREITA Airways announced today that from June 1, it is increasing its flights from Rome's Fiumicino Airport (FCO) to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) in New York City. ITA will offer three daily flights between Rome and the Big Apple during its peak summer schedule. Increased frequency to New YorkItaly's flag carrier, ITA Airways, is invest...
READ MOREWhen: March 16, 2023 from 7:30 PM to 8:30 PM - Where: Eastman School of Music, Memorial Art Gallery Fountain Court, 500 University Ave., Rochester, NY 14604-2599 “Violini a due: An Italian Journey” — A dazzling tour of Italy, exploring sublime and dramatic works spanning the 17th century, illuminating numerous regions and styles, from the birthplac...
READ MOREOne of the newest additions to New York’s ever-evolving pizza landscape is not so new at all, at least in terms of its pedigree. L’Antica Pizzeria da Michele opened in Naples in 1870 and has since garnered world renown. Fans of Elizabeth Gilbert’s “Eat, Pray, Love” may remember it from both the book and the movie; in the latter, Julia Roberts, as G...
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