Enjoy a selection of some of the most exclusive wines from the region of Campania. Learn about the different grapes, their unique characteristics and enjoy a paring appetizers demonstration prepared live by Louis Coluccio owner of A.L.C. Italian Grocery in Bay Ridge, the destination for serious but frugal Italian food purists. An event not to be mi...

by Ilaria Liberatore Vai alla City University di New York per parlare della moda italiana nel Rinascimento e ti ritrovi a conversare di New York, di Antonioni, di sarte femministe e di fashion blogger contemporanei.   È quello che accade quando incontri personaggi come Eugenia Paulicelli, barese di nascita e americana di adozione dagli anni '80,...

From its annual Dinner Dance to a special outing at the Smith Opera House to Halloween, the local Sons of Italy Lodge continues to celebrate Italian Culture and Heritage month with a number of events. The lodge will host its annual Dinner Dance on Saturday. It will be a special one as longtime member Tony Cannuli will be honored for his years of s...

November 23 (Sunday) 3:00 pmA Bronx Tale Starring Chazz PalminteriThe compelling drama vividly depicts a young boy's struggle to grow up in his Italian-American Bronx neighborhood. Written and performed by Academy Award nominee Chazz Palminteri. Brooklyn Center for the Performing ArtsWalt Whitman Theatre at Brooklyn CollegeAdmission: $30 - $40Tick...

by Stefano Salis   It's not common for Italian publishers to gain the spotlight in New York. Yet it happened twice lately. First with a presentation at the Zerilli Marimò Foundation's Italian House, of publisher and typographer Tallone's activities. And then at the Grolier Club, perhaps the most exclusive circle of bibliophiles in the world,...

by James Barron   In the end there were the words, and the words were the son's, and the words were about his father, former Gov. Mario M. Cuomo. "At his core, at his best, he was a philosopher, and he was a poet, and he was an advocate, and he was a crusader," Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said at his father's funeral service on Tuesday. "Mario...

Sunday, March 15, 2015 @ 3:00PM - Italian American Club of Mahopac Members: Bring your homemade wine to enter the contest! Join us at the Italian American Club of Mahopac for an afternoon of fun, food and tradition! Members: bring one gallon of your white or red homemade wine for the judging contest and, of course, to share...

by Alfonso Guerrero jr.   Old Italian barber shops in the United States are on the verge of extinction. For much of the 20th century, most big cities had many Italian barber shops. These barber shops and their trademark red, blue and white helical stripes or "barber's pole" signifying whether the shop is open or closed, was as ubiquitous as...

By Giovanni di Napoli Sunday morning (Oct. 4th), I took a subway ride to Most Precious Blood Church (113 Baxter Street) in Manhattan's Historic Little Italy to attend the 112th Annual Feast of Saints Cosma and Damiano, patrons of San Cosmo Albanese in Calabria. This year, returning to their roots, organizers decided to forgo the annual Latin rite...

Date: Saturday, December 05, 2015 - Hours: 11:30am Venue: Italian Cultural Institute of New York Organized by: ICI - In collaboration with: RAI Cinema- MoMa Film   10 ITALIAN STORIES is a table book created in collaboration with Rai Eri (RAI's publishing company), which includes the best images taken from the backstage of the ten movies th...