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On September 12, 2015 Enzo Boscarino, an Italian-American musician entertained the audience of the Garibaldi-Meucci Museum, historical site located in Rosebank at 420 Tompkins Avenue, Staten Island, with a visual concert around Italy called "Viva Italy". Mr. Enzo Boscarino, a native Italian, was born in Sortino in province of Siracusa. He graduate...

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The Italian-American Women of Staten Island will stage their annual Women in History Luncheon on Sunday, March 2, at noon, at the Hilton Garden Inn, Bloomfield.   Vienna Profeta, the senior vice president of development at Eger Health Care and Rehabilitation Center, Egbertville, is the honoree.   Read more   Source: http:/...

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More than 100 sports memorabilia photos, every one signed by the athlete, are part of a unique exhibit, a first on Staten Island, that chronicle the rich history of Italian Americans in the world of sports spanning the 20th Century.   There are household names, for sure, but many even the most diehard sports enthusiast might not recognize. T...

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Ciao Napoli.  A Scrapbook of Wandering in NaplesAuthored by Antoinette Carone, Photographs by Jim Mauro Wednesday, May 20, 2015 - 7:00 PM   When Antoinette Carone and her husband hatched a plan to relocate to Naples, Italy, they had no inkling that every trip to the market would be a sojourn dating back as far as 2500 years....

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Elisa Martorana, fotoreporter bagherese, sta riscuotendo un grande successo oltreoceano presso la prestigiosa galleria d'arte Casa Belvedere di NY.   Martorana è arrivata alla Italian Cultural Fondation con il suo progetto fotografico Quelli di Bagheria dopo Baarìa, già patrocinato dal Mibac e dal Parlamento della Legalità, conquistando pubb...

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Joseph J. LiBassi, the Founder of Victory State Bank, has been named Chairman of the Board of Directors of The Italian Cultural Foundation at Casa Belvedere. It was announced Friday, February 20, 2015.   With deep connections to Grymes Hill, where Casa Belvedere is located, as well as a devoted commitment to the Staten Island community in ge...

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Corrado (Joe) Manfredi, owner of Staten Island's Manfredi Auto Group who died in March, will be honored June 24 at the Corrado Joe Manfredi "Taste of Italy" golf outing hosted by The Italian Cultural Foundation at Casa Belvedere.   A philanthropist and sportsman, Manfredi was a member of the board of directors of Maimonides Hospital, and in...

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By Carol Ann Benanti   The Garibaldi-Meucci Museum, Staten Island's historic Italian landmark — the age-old Gothic Revival-style house located at 420 Tompkins Ave. in Rosebank — will be featured on the Travel Channel's "Mysteries at the Museum" Thursday at 9 p.m.   According to Carol Berardi, event coordinator at the cultural center,...

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Gotham-dwellers are mad for Italian food, and some of the best New York restaurants offer world-class pasta, fragrant roasted meats and a show-stopping spreads of salumi, cheese and antipasti. But of all the Italian restaurants in New York (and there are many) only a handful topped our list.   Read on for our take on New York's best Italian...

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Maestro Francesco Santoro, World-renowned Renaissance-style artist and art history scholar, will present a lecture and discussion on one of the greatest masters of the Renaissance: Michelangelo Buonarroti. Michelangelo was an Italian sculptor, painter, architect, and poet. He is known best for his Statue of David, and his painting on The Sisti...

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