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John D. Calandra Italian American Institute

Section: Community Affairs

 

 

 

 

Current exhibits, film festivals, theater, special events, and more...

 

 

Current Exhibits

 

On display beginning December 8, 2009 (Monday – Friday, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm)         

“Americhe” An Exhibition of Photographs by Francesco Nonino

Photographer Francesco Nonino’s contemporary portraits feature individuals who migrated to the United States from the small town of Frisanco (Pordenone province) in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region in northeastern Italy. The subjects are immigrants and their children living in Philadelphia, New York and New Jersey. “Americhe” (America) in the local Friuli dialect is used figuratively to indicate a far away, almost unreachable place, or an ambitious aim. The project has been developed the Archivio Multimediale della memoria dell’Emigrazione Regionale (AMMER) of the region Friuli-Venezia Giulia (http://ammer-fvg.org). Opening reception: Tuesday, December 8, 2009 at 6:00 pm.

Sponsored by the John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College/CUNY.

25 West 43rd Street, 17th floor, Manhattan

Admission: free; open to the public

Contact: (212) 642-2094

http://www.qc.edu/calandra

 

 

 

 

On display November 9 through December 15, 2009  

Futuriste – Women in Art and Literature

An exhibit dedicated to the most prominent female Futurist writers and painters. The exhibit is accompanied by a catalogue published by the Casa delle Letterature of the City of Rome.

Sponsored by Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimo’ New York University.

24 West 12th Street, Manhattan

Admission: free; open to the public

Contact: (212) 998-8730

 

 

 

 

On display November 4 – November 28, 2009  

Milena Petrarca and Other Painters

Several new paintings – the best of Italy – will be on exhibit.

Gallery is open to public 10:00 am – 5:00 pm.

Opening Reception – November 6, 2009 at 6:00 pm.

Sponsored by Mese Della Cultura Italiana.

Jadite Galleries

413 West 50th Street, Manhattan

Admission: free; open to the public

Contact: Mario Fratti (212) 582-6697

mariofratti@aol.com

 

 

 

On display September 30 – November 22, 2009

Exhibit: From Petrosino to Giuliani: A Century of Italian Americans in Law Enforcement

Wednesdays – Sundays 11:00 am – 6:00 pm; Fridays 11:00 am – 8:00 pm. This exhibition will feature notable Italian Americans in law enforcement. Among those showcased will be Giuseppe Petrosino, Frank Serpico, as well as Judge John Sprizzo. Original documents, photographs, service weapons, and other artifacts will be displayed. Sponsored by the Italian American Museum.

Italian American Museum

155 Mulberry Street (corner of Mulberry and Grand Streets), Manhattan

Admission: free; suggested donation $5; open to the public.

Contact: Dr. Joseph V. Scelsa (212) 965-9000

info@italianamericanmuseum.org

 

 

 

 

On display October 1 – December 23, 2009

Exhibit(s): “Joe DiMaggio The Yankee Clipper” and “Gardens of Tuscany

Check website for details: www.snug-harbor.org

Richmond County Savings Foundation Tuscan Garden at Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanic Gardens, Building P

1000 Richmond Terrace, Staten Island

Contact:  (800) 770-1270

 

 

 

Currently on display

Works by Italian Artists, Alessandro Gottardo and Emiliano Ponzi

The works by these Italian artists have been chosen in this year’s competition, and these winning works are currently on display. Mr. Gottardo was awarded the Gold Medal for his illustrations “The Immaterial Time” and Mr. Ponzi was awarded the Silver Medal for his illustration “Death with Interruption”  Gallery hours: Tuesday 10:00 am-8:00 pm; Wednesday – Friday: 10:00am – 5:00 pm; Saturday:12:00 pm– 4:00 pm

Museum of American Illustration at the Society of Illustrators

128 East 63rd Street, Manhattan

Contact: (212) 838-2560

http://www.societyillustrators.org

 

 

 

 

Currently on display

Italian East Harlem

Italian immigrants who arrived in New York City during the last quarter of the nineteenth century came from a variety of southern Italian towns and each groups sought its own enclave. East Harlem was always an ethnically diverse community. Italian Harlem was born and nurtured amid this diversity and was known as one of New York City’s “Little Italys.”

The National Museum of Catholic Art and History

443 East 115th Street, Manhattan

Contact: (212) 828-5209

info@nmcah.org

http://www.nmcah.org/exhibitions/italian.htm

 

 

 

 

Permanent Exhibits

 

Antonio Meucci:  The True Inventor of the Telephone

Featuring  Meucci’s telephone models and original documents.

Sponsored by the Garibaldi–Meucci Museum, Order Sons of Italy in America.

420 Tompkins Avenue, Staten Island

Contact:  Bonnie McCourt (718) 442-1608

info@garibaldimeuccimuseum.org

http://www.GaribaldiMeucciMuseum.org

 

 

 

 

General Giuseppe Garibaldi:  The Legendary Hero of Two Worlds

Featuring Garibaldi’s “Red Shirt” which he wore during the 1849 defiance of the Roman Republic and original handwritten documents.

Sponsored by the Garibaldi–Meucci Museum, Order Sons of Italy in America.

420 Tompkins Avenue, Staten Island

Contact:  Bonnie McCourt  (718) 442-1608

info@garibaldimeuccimuseum.org

http://www.GaribaldiMeucciMuseum.org

 

 

 

 

Italian Heritage Collection

The Enrico Fermi Cultural Committee showcases a display of sculptures and artwork that feature Arturo Toscanini, “Madre Italia,” Cardinal Lucchesi, Dante Alighieri, Italian Nobel Prize Winners, “The Italians of New York” and a silkscreen of “Festa” by Ralph Fasanella.

Enrico Fermi Cultural Center, Belmont Branch of the New York Public Library

610 East 186th Street at Hughes Avenue, Bronx

Contact:  Marisa Parish (718) 933-6410

http://www.arthuravenuebronx.com/enrico_fermi.htm

 

 

 

 

Dante Alighieri

Display of photographs, posters, prints, books, and artifacts featuring the life and work of Dante Alighieri.

Enrico Fermi Cultural Center, Belmont Branch of the New York Public Library

610 East 186th Street at Hughes Avenue, Bronx

Contact:  Marisa Parish (718) 933-6410

http://www.arthuravenuebronx.com/enrico_fermi.htm

 

 

 

 

Fasanella Prints

Prints of the work of Ralph Fasanella on display include “Welcome Home Boys,” “Working the Night Shift,” “Working at the Mill,” “South Bronx Rebirth,” “Washington Square,” and “Labor Education – New Bedford Union Hall” all signed by the artist.

White Plains Public Library, Computer Alcove

100 Martine Avenue, White Plains

Contact:  (914) 422-1480

http://www.whiteplainslibrary.org

 

 

 

 

Enrico Caruso

Collection of costumes, photographs, caricatures, and personal artifacts of Enrico Caruso.  Please call to make reservations.

Sponsored by the Enrico Caruso Museum of America.

1942 East 19th Street at Avenue T, Brooklyn

Contact:  Cav. Aldo Mancusi (718) 368-3993

CarusoMuseumNY@aol.com

http://www.enricocarusomuseum.com

 

 

 

 

Ellis Island Immigration Museum

The museum tells the poignant story of the immigrants who entered America through the golden door of Ellis Island and details the history of immigration processing station between 1892 and 1954.  Featuring trunks, baggage, immigrant clothing and costumes, passports, steamer and railroad tickets, ship passenger manifests, and more from Italian immigrants as well as the original painting “Family Supper” by Ralph Fasanella.

Ellis Island Immigration Museum

Ellis Island, New York Harbor

Contact:  (212) 363-3200

http://www.ellisisland.com

 

 

 

 

The Baldizzi Family Tenement

Visit a re-creation of the tenement of this Italian family as it was in the 1930s.  Discover the spirited and imaginative means that the Baldizzi family employed to make their way through hard times and forge new lives for themselves in America.

Lower East Side Tenement Museum

90 Orchard Street at Broome Street, Manhattan

Contact:  (212) 431-0233

http://www.tenement.org

 

 

 

 

The Piccirilli Studio:  Public Sculpture for the Nation

Traveling exhibition presented by Bill Carroll to feature the great sculptures (such as the 'Lincoln Memorial,' 'Library Lions,' 'Firemen's Memorial,' 'Maine Monument') that were carved at the famed Piccirilli studio in the Bronx.

Mott Haven Branch of the New York Public Library

321 East 140th Street at Alexander Avenue, Bronx

Contact:  (718) 665-4878

 

 

 

 

Television Programs

 

November 25, 2009 (Wednesday)   ·   11:00 am, 3:00 pm, 8:30 pm

November 28, 2009 (Saturday)        ·        8:00 pm

November 29, 2009 (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

 

 

 

 

Italian American Writers

A television interview produced and hosted by Professor Vito De Simone.

On Brooklyn BCAT channels 56 and 69, every Friday at 1:30 pm.

On Great Neck area (Long Island) channel 20, every Monday at 8:00 pm and every Saturday at 8:30 pm.

On Brookhaven-Stony Brook (Long Island) channel 20, every Sunday at 12:30 am.

On Woodbury area (Long Island) channel 20, every Tuesday at 2:30 pm.

Contact:  Vito De Simone (516) 466-6352

vitodesimone@aol.com

http://www.ItalianAmericanBooks.com

 

 

 

 

The Gino Di Napoli Show

Featuring Gino Di Napoli performing the best Neapolitan, Italian and American music.

Woodbury system (All Nassau and western Suffolk)

Every Monday, 6:30 pm channel 20.

Every Wednesday, 6:30 pm channel 150.

Happauge System (Eastern Central Suffolk)

Every Sunday, 4:00 pm channel 20.

Every Tuesday, 1:00 pm channel 20.

Riverhead System (All of East end)

Every Tuesday, 7:00 pm, channel 20.

Contact:  Gino Di Napoli (631) 242-5808

dinapoli1@aol.com

 

 

 

 

The Italian American Experience

Hosted by Lina DelTinto, exploring the achievements and contributions of outstanding Italians and Italian Americans.

On Brooklyn BCAT channels 35 and 68, every Tuesday at 9:30 am and 5:30 pm.

On Manhattan cable channels 56 and 110, every Thursday at 8:30 pm.

Contact:  (212) 752-4193

linadeltinto@webtv.net

http://www.linadeltinto.cjb.net

 

 

 

 

Italian Opera

 

 

To see the schedule of performances of The Metropolitan Opera and The New York City Opera at Lincoln Center, Manhattan visit  http://ww.lincolncenter.org   (by typing in this website address or double-click on the hyperlink).

 

 

 

 

Italian Radio Programs

 

 

To see a list of Italian radio programs in the New York Metropolitan area visit

http://www.qc.edu/calandra/community/commradio.html   (by typing in this address or double-click on the hyperlink).

 


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