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Rochester's Little Italy Historic District (an official city neighborhood and nationally-recognized historic Italian American enclave) will celebrate its 4th Anniversary this Friday, June 2nd, 2023, at noon at Rocky's Italian Restaurant on Jay Street (one of our neighborhood's most iconic and historic Italian American owned businesses.) The Little...

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NYC's very popular Italian American comedian and TikTok/Instagram sensation "Lil Mo Mozzarella" will emcee and perform at this year's Little Italy Festival of Rochester, NY, on September 2nd, 2023, from 5-8pm. LiL Mo has been interviewed by national television programs, performs across the country, and boasts millions of followers on his Tik Tok an...

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When: 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...

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A very special presentation will be held on January 26th from 6-7 PM, by the NY State Troopers in the Little Italy Neighborhood (at the Rochester Community Sports Complex - 448 Smith St.) to present Neighborhood Crime Prevention information to the community. The information applies to all neighborhoods, both city and suburban. The event will featur...

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Last summer, in anticipation of a fall trip to France and northern Italy, I Googled each city I’d be visiting and “Rochester” to see if I might find local connections. “Paris” and “Avignon” produced no hits, but Googling “Genoa, Italy” turned up this Wikipedia entry: “Marco Bucci (politician).” Who, I wondered, is Marco Bucci and what is his connec...

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The city celebrated both Columbus and Indigenous Peoples’ Day. The holidays brought events all over the Rochester area. The Italian-American community held its annual Columbus Day luncheon in Gates on Monday afternoon. Community members, leaders, and officials were there to unite and celebrate their heritage all while sharing an Italian meal. Quint...

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The leadership pf Rochester’s Italian American community, including all Italian Civic League organizations, and Rochester’s Historic Little Italy Neighborhood, will unite in the Town of Gates, NY, to celebrate Columbus Day, on October 10th, 2022, at the Italian American Community Center (150 Frank Dimino Way). The Columbus Day program begins with a...

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On Saturday 8 October at 6pm an unusual tour of original Baroque music concerts for hurdy-gurdy and harpsichord will kick off in New York at Saint John's in the Village (218 W 11th St, New York, NY 10014). The program is entitled "The Baroque Hurdy-Gurdy at the French Royal Court" and the protagonists will be the Italian musicians Francesco Giusta...

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After a two-year pandemic hiatus, the "De Cecco Little Italy Festival of Rochester, NY," will mark its triumphant return to downtown Rochester on August 20th at Parcel 5, to celebrate the National Recognition recently awarded to Rochester’s historic Little Italy Neighborhood, located in the city's Jay Street and Lyell Avenue commercial corridors.  ...

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We are disappointed to report that the famous Little Italy neighborhood wall mural located at the corner of Lyell Avenue and State St on the Flat Iron Building in downtown Rochester, NY, has been vandalized. The vandalism appears to have occurred on Friday July 15th in the early morning or overnight hours. The initials "LL J" were painted on it wit...

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