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The Association of Italian American Educators (AIAE) sponsored a Continuing Education Certificate Workshop entitled “The Art and Technique of Filmmaking” held at Hofstra University, with instructor Prof. Carlo Mignano. The 23 workshop attendees participated in an eye-opening presentation that changed the way they look at movies, and will change the...

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April 2 (Monday) 6:30 pm. Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò - New York University - 24 West 12th Street, Manhattan. Lecture: Of Cold Hands, Blind Eyes, and White Hair: Physical and Psychological Aging in the Operas of Giuseppe Verdi.  Francesco Izzo, University of Southampton, co-director of the American Institute for Verdi Studies at NYU, explores the...

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Since the founding of the United States, American painters have been attracted to the celebrated art, ancient ruins, and picturesque scenery of Italy. This exhibition of works from the Museum's collection features watercolors, drawings, and sketchbooks by eighteen American artists who traveled to and were inspired by Italy from the late eighteenth...

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Alpharetta's Secreto Southern Kitchen & Bar is heading ITP. The "contemporary southern" eatery mid-spring will open its second location in-town, according to a press release Wednesday. Secreto's new outpost will be situated in Brookhaven's Brookleigh Marketplace shopping center, at 3575 Durden Drive, in the former Fiorello’s Italian Bistro space. O...

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Everyone is welcome again to indulge in some gelato, learn some Italian, or just have a few laughs at the CSI club Viva L’Italiano on Thursday afternoons.   President of the club Viva L’Italiano of CSI, Samantha Massey, plans to resurrect this club from once being canceled, to a growing and active club. “We want to create a better awareness for the...

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When: Monday, April 09, 2018 From 6:00 pm To 8:00 pm - Where: Italian Cultural Institute of New York - Organized by : IIC In collaboration with : CIMA - Entrance : Free The second event presents Alberto Savinio’s Vita dell’ Uomo, that premiered in 1951 at Milan’s La Scala Theatre, in a production designed by the author himself. Although intended as...

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My mouth was full when I met the genial food historian Andrew P. Coletti at the Italian American Museum’s “Brindiamo!” He was one of two foodies who filled the buffet table with fascinating fare, as a favor to museum founder Joseph Scelsa. His fancy dried dates (stuffed with ground walnuts, pepper, honey, and sea salt) were so scrumptious that it w...

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The Chinappi family was leaving Seabreeze Amusement Park after a family outing when they found the future standing directly in front of them. Across the parking lot was a vacant restaurant with a big "for sale" sign in front of it. "This is a sign," Marciano "Marcy" Chinappi remembers saying. The retelling may sound a bit like Captain Obvious, but...

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On Thursday, visiting lecturer Dr. Anna Mecugni gave a talk entitled “The Genre of Tableau Vivant: Rediscovering Italian Art and Film of the 1960s and 1970s.” Her presentation covered relevant parts of modern Italian culture some of her own research. First, she introduced the genre of tableau vivant, which is French for “living picture.” Pieces in...

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Several unsung community members will be recognized for their various contributions to Italian American education. The Forum of Italian American Educators will sponsor its 34th annual FIAME Awards and Dinner Dance on Friday, April 20 from 6 to 11:30 p.m. at Villa Barone Manor. Buffet and cocktails will be served from 6 to 7:30 p.m. with an Italian-...

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