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March, 2010
Calandra Institute
Events
March 18, 2020
(Thursday) 6:00
pm
Mike
Cavallaro Reads from Parade (With
Fireworks)
Mike Cavallaro’s comic is based on a family story that takes
place during the Feast of the Epiphany in 1923 Calabria. Tensions are high between
fascist party members and socialist organizers. The book was nominated for a
2008 Will Eisner Comic Industry Award for Best Limited Series and for the
Young Adult Library Services Association 2010 “Great Graphic Novels for
Teens” list. Light refreshments will be served. Seating is limited. This
is part of the Writers Read Series.
Sponsored by the John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens
College/CUNY.
25 West 43rd
Street, 17th Floor, between 5th
and 6th Avenues, Manhattan
Admission: free; open
to the public (registration is required)
Contact: (212) 642-2094
calandra@qc.edu
http://www.qc.cuny.edu/calandra
Television
Program
March 24, 2010
(Wednesday) · 11:00 am, 3:00 pm, 8:30 pm
March 27, 2010
(Saturday) ·
8:00 pm
March 28, 2010
(Sunday) ·
10:00 am
ITALICS: The Italian
American Magazine
Monthly
television program documenting the Italian American experience. Produced by the John D. Calandra
Italian American Institute, Queens College/CUNY and CUNY-TV cable channel 75
in the five boroughs. Check your
local cable listings.
Contact: William Schempp (212) 642-2044
http://www.qc.edu/italics
Opera
March 19 –
April 18, 2010
Madama Butterfly
Famous opera by
Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian with English supertitles. Please call
for further information.
New York City Opera
20 Lincoln Center, Manhattan
Admission:
tickets start at $12
Contact: (212)
870-7744
asmith@nycopera.com
http://www.nycOpera.com
Film
Opens on March
17, 2010
Mid August Lunch (Pranzo di Ferragosto)
The charismatic
Gianni Di Gregorio (co-scenarist of the smash hit Gomorrah), stars in his directorial debut
and utterly charming tale of good food, feisty ladies and unlikely
friendships during a very Roman holiday.
For further information please visit: www.zeitgeistfilms.com
Film Form, Manhattan
Contact: Nadja
Tennestedt (212) 274-1989
pr@zeitgeistfilms.com
Events
March 1, 2020
(Monday)
“Passport
to the World”
A celebration of
flowers and plants from around the globe at the 2010 Philadelphia Flower
Show. The trip includes lunch at the fabulous Maggiano’s Little Italy
Restaurant. Please call for further information. To reserve a space contact
(718) 442-1608
Sponsored by the Garibaldi-Meucci Museum.
Admission: $85
info@garibaldimeuccimuseum.org
http://www.garibaldimeuccimuseum.org
March 2, 2010
(Tuesday) 5:30
pm
“Next
Stop on the High Line: The Trento Tunnel Project”
A symposium on an
unprecedented urban reclamation project. This project is an experiment in the
recovery of an abandoned industrial site; in the reinvention of the history
museum, in the animation of historical archives. Welcoming remarks by David
Freedbert, Director, Italian
Academy and Giuseppe
Ferrandi, Director,Fondazione Museo Storico del Trentino.
Sponsored by the Italian Academy
for Advanced Studies in America,
Columbia University.
The Italian Academy
1161 Amsterdam Avenue, Manhattan
Admission: free;
open to the public
Contact: Allison
Jeffrey (212) 854-2306942
aj211@columbia.edu
http://www.italianacademy.columbia.edu/
March 2, 2010
(Tuesday) 6:00
pm
Robert
Zweig Reads from Return to Naples: My Italian Bar
Mitzvah and Other Discoveries
As a boy in the 1960s, Robert Zweig, an American Jew of Italian and
German descent, had the exceptional opportunity to spend his summer vacations
in Naples
– birthplace of his mother, the home of his extended family, and the
impoverished city that American tourists avoided altogether. The
interconnected stories in Return to Naples recount many
humorous episodes from those summers. Light refreshments will be served. Seating
is limited. This is part of the Writers Read Series.
Sponsored by the John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens
College/CUNY.
25 West 43rd
Street, 17th Floor, between 5th
and 6th Avenues, Manhattan
Admission: free; open
to the public (registration is required)
Contact: (212) 642-2094
calandra@qc.edu
http://www.qc.cuny.edu/calandra
March 4, 2010 (Thursday) 6:00
pm
Merica
Federico Ferrone, Michele Manzolini and Francesco Ragazzi, directors. Merica investigates the complexities
of migration and the migrant’s desire for national belonging using the
parallel stories of Italian immigration to Brazil
in the 1800s and the current Italian-Brazilian migration to Italy. These “return
migrants,” who have a strong attraction to Italy, face considerable
challenges in a country still plagued by the difficulty of integrating
outsiders. Ultimately, the film poses the question: If nationality does not
create a sense of belonging, what does? Post-screening discussion led by
Guido Tintori, Fulbright-Schuman Scholar, New York University.
Light refreshments will be served. Seating is limited. This is part of the
Film and Video Series: Documented
Italians.
Sponsored by the John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens
College/CUNY.
25 West 43rd
Street, 17th Floor, between 5th
and 6th Avenues, Manhattan
Admission: free; open
to the public (registration is required)
Contact: (212) 642-2094
calandra@qc.edu
http://www.qc.cuny.edu/calandra
March 4, 2020
(Thursday) 6:30
pm
Italian
Heritage & Culture Committee, NY – Inc. Reception and Tribute
Honoring Cav.
Prof. Mario Fratti, International Author and Playwright of “Nine” and on the Occasion of the
Pre-Oscar Celebrations, and in recognition of 2008 DaVinci Award Recipient
– Louis Tallarini and 2009 DaVinci Award Recipient – Astronaut
Michael Massimino. Event coordinators: Josephine Belli, Esq., Maria C.
Marinello, Esq., and Cav. Joan Migliori. Business attire.
Sponsored by The
Board of Directors of the Italian Heritage & Culture Committee, NY
– Inc.
Columbus Citizens Foundation
8 East 69th Street, Manhattan
Admission: $100
For further information
please contact Joan Migliori (212) 642-2094 or
e-mail Joan.Migliori@qc.cuny.edu RSVP by February 28, 2010.
March 4, 2010
(Thursday) 2:30
pm
Power
Point Documentary Presentation on Sgt. John Basilone
Sgt. John
Basilone, Italian American World War II Hero (Guadalcanal) and U.S. Marine
Corps Medal of Honor recipient, by Frank Cannata, Armed Services Liaison for
UNICO National. Hosted by D’Amato Chair Professor, Peter Carravetta.
Sponsored by Center
for Italian Studies at Stony Brook University.
Stony Brook
University’s Student Activity Center
Auditorium
Nicolls Road (County Route 97), Stony Brook, NY
Admission: free;
open to the public
Contact: Jo Fusco
(631) 632-7444
jfusco@italianstudies.org
http://www.italianstudies.org
March 6, 2010
(Thursday) 12:30
pm
The Jews
of San Nicandro
The topic of
Professor John Davis’ talk (and forthcoming book) is the curious but
true story of a group of Italian peasant families from a remote town in Southern Italy who in the early 1930s decided to become
Jews.
Sponsored by ASSEI
– the Israeli Association for Researching the History of Italian Jews.
Graduate Center/ CUNY, History Program Lounge
365 Fifth Avenue, Manhattan
Associazione.assei@gmail.com
http://www.assei.bravehost.com
March 6, 7, 13, and
14, 2010 3:00
pm
Donizetti’s
Don Pasquale
Opera performed
in Italian with English Super-titles. Orchestra conducted by Matthew
Oberstein. Staged by John Schenkel.
Regina Hall
12th Avenue and 65th Street, Brooklyn
Admission: $20;
Senior Citizens and Students: $15; Teens: $5; Children: free
Contact: (718)
259-2772
ReginaOpera@Yahoo.com
http://www.reginaopera.org
March 6, 2010
(Saturday) 7:30
pm
Vinicio
Capossela Concert
The multiple
Tenco Prize winner is at the forefront of a new generation of
singer/songwriters re-inventing Italian song. His songwriting continues to
explore the many facets of the Italian cultural Diaspora from the Argentine
tango of Astor Piazzolla to the American sing of Louis Prima.
Le Poisson Rouge
158 Bleeker Street (Thompson Street), Manhattan
Admission: $25
Contact: (212)
505-3474
http://www.lepoissonrouge.com/events/view/786
March 7, 2010
(Sunday) 11:30
am
“NINE”
By Maury Yeston
(Phantom)
“A sultry and enchanting musical”
Price includes
show and complete lunch.
Sponsored by the
Italian Club of Westchester
Community College.
Westchester
Broadway Theatre
1 Broadway Plaza,
Elmsford, NY
Admission: $73
Contact: Prof.
Carlo Sclafani (914) 606-6790
carlo.sclafani@sunywcc.edu
March 7, 2010
(Sunday) 2:00
pm
Slated
for Demolition, Historic Italian
Church
A power point
presentation will be given by members of a campaign to save an iconic
Catholic Church in Brooklyn from demolition.
Our Lady of Loreto Church, in the East New York section of Brooklyn,
founded by Italian immigrants was recently denied landmark status by the New
York City Landmark Preservation Commission. Dr. Marilyn Verna and Mario
Toglia will discuss the history and beauty of this National Italian Parish,
and explain the buildings significance to Italian-American history, as well
as make a case for its preservation as a national historic site.
Sponsored by the Garibaldi-Meucci Museum.
420 Thompkins Avenue, Staten Island
Contact: (718)
442-1608
March 7, 2010
(Sunday) 5:00
pm
The Italian Brothers
Paolo
Mastrolilli, foreign news editor of Italy’s
leading news program on RAI TV, will speak about how World War II and the end
of Fascism divided not only Italy
but also his family. Mr. Mastrolilli tells the real life story of his father
and his uncle, who found themselves on opposite sides without knowing it; one
fighting the Nazis in Rome,
the other refusing to give up his loyalty to Fascism. A limited number of
books will be available for sale. Visit website for further information.
Sponsored by Dorothea’s
House.
120 John Street, Princeton,
NJ
Admission: free;
open to the public
Contact: Joe
Casalaina
joec@dorotheashouse.org
http://www.dorotheashouse.org
March 7, 2010
(Sunday) 4:00
– 7:00 pm
March 9, 2010
(Tuesday) 6:30
– 9:30 pm
March 14, 2010
(Sunday) 4:00
– 7:00 pm
Rhythm
is the Cure
A healing dance
and percussion workshop featuring Southern Italian folk dances and rituals
presented by Alessandra Belloni.
731 Undercliff Avenue, Edgewater,
NJ
Admission: $50
($40 if you register for 3 classes)
Contact: Alessandra
Belloni
Abellon@aol.com
http://www.alessandrabelloni.com
March 8, 2010
(Monday) 7:30
pm
March 8th…una
Mimosa Siciliana…International Women’s Day
A festive
appreciation of women through art, food and wine. Enjoy Sicily Wine tasting
and a four course menu featuring Sicilian pastry; Sicilian poetry and music
in a cozy Mediterranean atmosphere, as you pay tribute to the memory of all
women of the “Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire” NYC 1911.
Presented by Vanvakys Art International and Palma Restaurant.
Sponsored by Sicily Wine, Palma Restaurant, Villabate Alba and Sicily Art.
Palma Restaurant
28 Cornelia Street, Greenwich Village, Manhattan
Admission: $55
Contact: (212)
691-2223
info@sicilywine.com or rsvp@sicilywine.com
http://www.siciliana.it/Sicilywine/mimosa.html
March 9, 2010
(Tuesday) 4:00
pm
CONTROFIGURA
Presentation of
the novel by author and Stony Brook Professor Luigi Fontanella, who will read
and discuss his work. Introductory remarks by Professor Mario Mignone.
Sponsored by
Center for Italian Studies at Stony Brook University.
Stony Brook
University’s Center for Italian Studies
Meeting Hall
Frank Melville
Memorial Library, Room E4340
Nicolls Road (County Route 97), Stony Brook, NY
Admission: free;
open to the public
Contact: Jo Fusco
(631) 632-7444
jfusco@italianstudies.org
http://www.italianstudies.org
March 10, 2010
(Wednesday) 9:10
am
Lecture:
“Antony
and Cleopatra”
Guest Speaker:
Prof. James Shapiro. This is part of the “Italy
at Columbia” lecture series by Columbia University professors.
Sponsored by the Italian Academy
for Advanced Studies in America,
Columbia University.
The Italian Academy’s Teatro
1161 Amsterdam Avenue, Manhattan
Admission: free;
open to the public
Contact: Allison
Jeffrey (212) 854-8942
Aj211@columbia.edu
http://www.italianacademy.columbia.edu/
March 10, 2010
(Wednesday) 11:15
am
“Luigi Del Bianco: Chief
Carver on Mount Rushmore” The Man Who Brought Lincoln’s Eyes to Life
Guest Speaker:
Lou Del Bianco. In this 45 minute presentation, grandson Lou Del Bianco uses
video, photos and historic documents to tell Luigi’s story, Q&A to
follow.
Sponsored by the
Italian Club of Westchester
Community College.
Westchester Community
College
Classroom
Building Room 100
78 Grasslands Road, Valhalla,
NY
Admission: free;
open to the public
Contact: Prof. Carlo Sclafani (914) 606-6790
carlo.sclafani@sunywcc.edu
March 10, 2010
(Wednesday) 7:00
pm
“Baroque”
By Richard Vetere
Richard Vetere
and friends will read from his historical novel about Caravaggio and the
people he painted who lived and loved in Rome in 1600. There will be a question
& answer session and books will be sold and autographed. Seating is
limited. Please RSVP.
Sponsored by the Italian American Museum
155 Mulberry Street, Manhattan
Admission: $5
Contact: (212) 965-9000
info@italianamericanmuseum.org
http://www.italianamericanmuseum.org
March 10, 2010 (Wednesday) 8:00
pm
The
Grand Tour Orchestra
Concert series.
Charles Brink, Artistic Director. Trios/Concertos: Leo, Locatelli, CPE Bach,
Von Weber. Visit website for further information and registration.
Sponsored by the Italian Academy
for Advanced Studies in America,
Columbia University.
The Italian Academy
1161 Amsterdam Avenue, Manhattan
Contact: Allison
Jeffrey (212) 854-2306942
aj211@columbia.edu
http://www.italianacademy.columbia.edu/
March 11, 2010
(Thursday) 11:20
am
The Theatre of Luigi Pirandello and the Issue of
Subaternity in “Questa sera si recita a soggetto”
Presentation by
Guillaume Bernardi, Associate Professor in Drama Studies at York University
(Toronto). He
will be visiting the Stony Brook Music Department to assist with coaching
singers for the Opera Guild’s April Production of Cavalli’s Eliogabalo.
Sponsored by
Center for Italian Studies at Stony Brook University.
Stony Brook
University, Humanities Building Room 3020
Nicolls Road (County Route 97), Stony Brook, NY
Admission: free;
open to the public
Contact: Jo Fusco
(631) 632-7444
jfusco@italianstudies.org
http://www.italianstudies.org
March 11, 2010
(Thursday)
Alessandra
Belloni - New CD Release Concert/Party
Bring your
dancing shoes to join in this euphoric South Italian Techno Tarantella CD
party featuring internationally renowned singer/percussionist, dancer
Alessandra Belloni. Please call for further information.
Club Drom
Avenue A & 5th Street, Manhattan
Contact: (212)
777-1157 or visit Drom’s web site
Abellon@aol.com
http://www.alessandrabelloni.com
March 11-12, 2010 10:00
am – 6:00 pm
Conference:
“The Power of Space: Cities in Late Medieval/Early Modern Italy and Northern Europe”
Organized by
Martha Howell, Columbia
University; Marc Boone,
Universiteit Gent; Clair Billen, Universite’ Libre de Bruxelles;
Elizabeth Crouzet-Pavan, Universite’Paris Sorbonne, Paris IV. Visit the
website for further information and registration.
Sponsored by the Italian Academy
for Advanced Studies in America,
Columbia University.
The Italian Academy
1161 Amsterdam Avenue, Manhattan
Admission: free;
open to the public
Contact: Allison
Jeffrey (212) 854-2306942
aj211@columbia.edu
http://www.italianacademy.columbia.edu/
March 13, 2010
(Saturday) 5:45
pm
IAWA
Features Kara Candito and Ned Balbo Reading from New Releases
The Italian
American Writers Association (IAWA) celebrates its 19th
Anniversary with two award-winning authors: Kara Candito whose recent work Taste of Cherry, won the Prairie
Schooner Book Prize and Ned Balbo whose newest work includes Something Must Happen. The evening
starts with Open Mic readings of five minutes each.
Sponsored by
Italian American Writers Association.
Cornelia Street Café
29 Cornelia Street, Manhattan
Contact: Maria
Lisella (718) 777-1178 or Cornelia St Café (212) 989-9319 www.corneliastreetcafe.com
http://www.iawa.net
March 16, 2010
(Tuesday)
Sicilian
Day
11:20 am:
Opportunity for Stony Brook students to meet with a delegation of visiting
students and professors from Sicily.
Location: Stony
Brook University’s Humanities
Building, Room 3020
2:00 pm:
Presentation: La Sicilia oggi, (Sicily Today) which will include music
and poetry recitals along with a documentary video.
Location: Stony
Brook University’s Center for Italian Studies Meeting Hall, Frank
Melville Memorial Library, Room E4340
Sponsored by
Center for Italian Studies at Stony Brook University.
Nicolls Road (County Route 97), Stony Brook, NY
Admission: free;
open to the public with the understanding that all presentation and
discussions will be in Italian.
Contact: Jo Fusco
(631) 632-7444
jfusco@italianstudies.org
http://www.italianstudies.org
Opens on March
17, 2010
Mid August Lunch
(Pranzo di Ferragosto)
The charismatic
Gianni Di Gregorio (co-scenarist of the smash hit Gomorrah), stars in his directorial debut
and utterly charming tale of good food, feisty ladies and unlikely
friendships during a very Roman holiday.
For further information please visit: www.zeitgeistfilms.com
Film Form, Manhattan
Contact: Nadja
Tennestedt (212) 274-1989
pr@zeitgeistfilms.com
March 18, 2010
(Thursday)
St.
Joseph’s Day Dinner Celebration
Please RSVP by
March 7, 2010.
Sponsored by the
Howard Beach Columbus
Day Foundation and the Coalition of Italian American Associations.
Roma View
160-05 Cross Bay Blvd, Howard Beach, NY
Admission: $60
Contact: (718)
805-2110
March 18, 2010
(Thursday) 5:30
pm
Lecture:
1932: Aura & Historical Representation in Fascist Italy
Guest Speaker:
Antonio Morena, Harvard
University.
Sponsored by
Center for Italian Studies at Stony Brook University.
Stony Brook
University’s Center for Italian Studies
Meeting Hall, Frank Melville Memorial Library, Room E4340
Nicolls Road (County Route 97), Stony Brook, NY
Admission: free;
open to the public
Contact: Jo Fusco
(631) 632-7444
jfusco@italianstudies.org
http://www.italianstudies.org
March 18, 2020
(Thursday) 6:00
pm
Mike
Cavallaro Reads from Parade (With
Fireworks)
Mike Cavallaro’s comic is based on a family story that takes
place during the Feast of the Epiphany in 1923 Calabria. Tensions are high between
fascist party members and socialist organizers. The book was nominated for a
2008 Will Eisner Comic Industry Award for Best Limited Series and for the
Young Adult Library Services Association 2010 “Great Graphic Novels for
Teens” list. Light refreshments will be served. Seating is limited. This
is part of the Writers Read Series.
Sponsored by the John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens
College/CUNY.
25 West 43rd
Street, 17th Floor, between 5th
and 6th Avenues, Manhattan
Admission: free; open
to the public (registration is required)
Contact: (212) 642-2094
calandra@qc.edu
http://www.qc.cuny.edu/calandra
March 18 –
April 1, 2010
L’Etoile
A light-hearted
and rare work by Emmanuel Chabrier. Especially popular with children and
families. Please call for further
information.
New York City Opera
20 Lincoln Center, Manhattan
Admission:
tickets start at $12
Contact: (212)
870-7744
asmith@nycopera.com
http://www.nycOpera.com
March 19, 2010
(Friday) 10:00
am – 1:00 pm
Secondary
School Poetry Contest
Recitations by
students of Italian from participating local secondary schools followed by
award ceremonies. Please call for further information.
Sponsored by LI
Chapter, American Association of Teachers of Italian, Stony Brook
University’s
Center for Italian Studies, and SUNY Old Westbury.
SUNY College at Old Westbury.
Admission: free;
open to the public
Contact: Jo Fusco
(631) 632-7444
jfusco@italianstudies.org
http://www.italianstudies.org
March 19, 2010
(Friday) 6:00
pm
CoroAnaRoma (Choir of the Associazione Nazionale
Aplpini, Rome Chapter)
A wonderful vocal
performance of CoroAnaRoma. Tickets are limited. Please RSVP by March 17,
2010. Presented by La Scuola d’Italia “Guglielmo Marconi”;
Associazione Nazionale Alpini Sezione di New York; The John D. Calandra
Italian American Institute, Queens College/CUNY; Italian Heritage &
Culture Committee – NY, Inc; Columbus Citizens Foundation; The Gaetano
Filangieri Philosophical Society; National Organization of Italian American
Women (NOIAW) of Greater New York.
Under the
patronage of the Italian Ministry of Defense, and the Consulate General of
Italy in New York.
Scuola
d’Italia Auditorium
406 East 67th
Street (between York and First Avenues), Manhattan
Admission: free;
open to the public
Contact: Joan
Migliori (212) 642-2094
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRdcUCMOrrw
March 19, 2010 (Friday) 6:30
pm
Intervention
Meet
writer-director Anton Evangelista at a pre-screening symposium. Q&A will
follow the screening.
Sponsored by the Westchester Cultural Center.
One Generoso Place, Tuckahoe,
NY
Admission:
Members: $20; Non-Members $25
Contact: Patrizia Calce (914) 771-8700
info@wiccny.org
http://www.wiccny.org
March 20, 2010
(Saturday) 8:00
pm
Daughters
of Cybele
Celebrating
Women’s History Month and the Spring Equinox with internationally renowned
Italian singer/percussionist Alessandra Belloni’s new women’s
voice and percussion ensemble. Featuring actress Cynthia Enfield and
violinist Susan Aquila.
Cathedral of St.
John the Divine, St. James Chapel
1047 Amsterdam Avenue, Manhattan
Contact: Ovationtix
(866) 811-4111
Abellon@aol.com
http://www.alessandrabelloni.com
March 21, 2010 (Sunday) 11:00
am
La Festa di San Giuseppe
Mass –
11:00 am – St. Thomas
More Church
Noon: Brunch -
D’Angelo Center Multipurpose Room (4th floor)
Featuring live
music by Bella Notte Mandolins.
Sponsored by the Italian
Cultural Center of St. John’s University.
800 Utopia Parkway, Queens, NY
Admission: $15; St. John’s
students – free
March 21, 2010
(Sunday) 12:00
pm
Miss Italia USA
Long Island Selection
Full Luncheon
– Show – Entertainment.
The contestants selected will compete for the finale Miss Italia USA on April 25 in Connecticut. The winner of Miss Italia USA will compete for the crown of Miss Italia
Nel Mondo in Jesolo, Venice
June 2010.
Sponsored by SASCH
AND Miss Italia Nel Mondo.
Verdi’s
680 Old Country Road, Westbury,
NY
Admission: $65
pre-ticket sales; $75 at the door
Contact: (516)
426-1701
Ritamonte17@hotmail.com
http://www.MISSITALIANELMONDO.IT
March 21, 2010
(Sunday) 1:00
pm
Special
publication party for Italian Staten Island
Author Andy Mele,
who writes columns for the Staten Island Advance and the Italian Tribune,
will be present to talk about his new Arcadia
“Images of America” book that contains photos and stories of some
of the people who, over the years, have helped give Staten
Island its decidedly Italian accent. Autographed books will be
sold. Seating is limited.
Sponsored by the Garibaldi-Meucci Museum.
420 Thompkins Avenue, Staten Island
Admission: $5
Contact: (718)
442-1608
March 22, 2010
(Monday) 6:00
pm
The Solitude of Numbers
Book presentation
by the author Paolo Giordano, the youngest winner of Italy’s
premier literary award, the Premio Strega. The Solitude of Numbers is a stunning meditation on solitude,
love and the weight of childhood experience. It explores the loneliness of
being human, and how those who suffer it to the extreme survive.
Sponsored by Casa
Italiana Zerilli-Marimo’ New
York University.
24 West 12th Street, Manhattan
Admission: free;
open to the public
Contact: (212)
998-8730
http://www.casaitaliananyu.org
March 24, 2010
(Wednesday)
NOIAW’S
New Film Night Series – Evenings at the Movies
Join NOIAW for an
evening of Documentary and Short Films followed by a Q & A with the
filmmakers. Reception and pizza: 6:00 pm; Screening: 6:30 pm.
Films: Mother Tongue: Italian American Sons
and Mothers, Martin Scorsese, John Turturro, Carl Capotorto, Rudolph W.
Giuliani, and Robert Viscusi;
Che Bella Famiglia: written and directed by Ms. Frederick.
True Love Wait: presented at the 2004 Columbia Film
Festival.
Presented by
Greater New York Region in collaboration with the John D. Calandra Italian
American Institute.
25 West 43rd
Street, 17th floor (between 5th and 6th
Avenues), Manhattan
Admission: free;
open to the public
Contact: RSVP:
(212) 642-2003
noiaw@noiaw.org
http://www.noiaw.org
March 24, 2010
(Wednesday) 6:45
pm
Lecture:
The Fascinating History and Development of Italia Cuisine in New York City
A lecture by John
Mariani, food and travel
correspondent for Esquire Magazine, known as one of America’s premier
food writers, journalist and author of many books on food, wine and
gastronomy, and three-time James Beard Journalism Award nominee. Mr. Mariani will be joined in a discussion by one of
the nation’s most respected restaurateurs, Tony May, owner of the SD26
Restaurant & Wine Bar and Chairman of Gruppo Ristoratori Italiani. The
lecture will be in English.
Sponsored by Casa
Italiana Zerilli-Marimo’, New
York University.
24 West 12th Street, Manhattan
Contact: (212)
998-8739
casa.italiana@nyu.edu
http://www.CasaItalianaNYU.org
March 25, 2010
(Thursday)
Italy Comes to America
Concert with the
renowned Namaste Ensemble. The ensemble is led by Guido Arbonelli, director
of the Musica Senza Frontiere Festival in Perugia,
Italy, and one of the most
highly rated classical clarinetists in Europe.
http://www.arbonelliclar.it Please call for further
information.
Sponsored by the
Italian Club of Westchester
Community College.
Westchester Community
College
78 Grasslands Road, Valhalla,
NY
Admission: free;
open to the public
Contact: Prof. Carlo Sclafani (914) 606-6790
carlo.sclafani@sunywcc.edu
March 25, 2010
(Thursday) 6:30 –
8:30 pm
The 99th
Anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
146 young Italian
and Jewish immigrant workers perished due to unsafe working conditions. The
John D. Calandra Institute will join with The Triangle Fire Remembrance
Coalition to commemorate the victims with a brief presentation regarding the
fire, the goals of the Coalition, and the efforts in progress to establish a
permanent memorial to commemorate the Triangle Factory Fire. Individuals and
organizations in attendance will have the opportunity to explore how they can
participate in next year’s Centennial of the fire (March 25, 2011). MC,
Annie Lanzillotto and her band Fiasco will guide a sneak peak of exciting new
performance works and other news on what’s in store for the Triangle
Fire Centennial in 2011.
Judson Church
55 Washington Square South (corner of Thompson Street), Manhattan
Admission: free;
open to the public
Contact: Ruth
Sergal: ruth@streetpictures.org
March 26, 2010
(Friday) 8:00
pm
Shakespeare in Opera – Signature Scenes
Showcases singers
in excerpts from Hamlet, Macbeth, and A
Midsummer Night’s Dream.
Sponsored by Chelsea
Opera.
The New York New Church
114 East 35th Street, Manhattan
Admission: $20;
$12 Seniors and Students, or $25 and $15 at the door
Contact: Lynne
Hayden-Findlay (212) 260-1796
ChelseaOpera@aol.com
http://www.chelseaopera.org/events.html
March 27, 2010
(Saturday) 1:00
pm
Tracing
Italian American Immigrant History
Dr. Primeggia
will lecture on the immigrant legacy which is a cultural imprint that continues
the physical and social landscapes of our nation.
Sponsored by Bella Italia Mia, Inc.
Christ the King High
School
68-02 Metropolitan Avenue, Middle Village,
NY
Admission: Members
- $5; Non-members - $7; open to the public
Contact: Diego Lodico: (718) 426-1240
bellaitaliamia@mail.com
March 27, 2010
(Saturday) 1:00
– 4:00 pm
Westchester Wine Experience
Aries Wine and
Spirits is coordinating wine tables for the event, featuring over 20 wine
vendors and 100 wines to taste, and purchase. The cuisine of top Westchester restaurants will be served. The proceeds
from this wine tasting and food pairing event will benefit the Food Bank of Westchester. Presented by the Rotary Club of
Pleasantville. For tickets and additional information visit: http://www.westchesterwineexperience.com
Kessel Campus
Center
Pleasantville
Campus, Pace University
Admission: $45 in
advance; $50 at the door
Contact: (914)
310-0739
March 27, 2010
(Saturday) 2:00
pm
“Pinocchio
– A One Woman Show”
Performing artist
Stephanie Mita has created an original adaptation of the Italian tale
Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi. Ms. Mita interweaves son, acting, movement and
the spoken word to create an exciting telling of this classic story. A must
see for the entire family ages six and up.
Sponsored by the
Italian Club of Westchester
Community College.
Westchester Community
College
TECH Auditorium
(Parking Lot 8/11)
78 Grasslands Road, Valhalla,
NY
Admission: free;
open to the public
Contact: Prof. Carlo Sclafani (914) 606-6790
carlo.sclafani@sunywcc.edu
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