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November 2 - 4 Thursday, 7:00 pm; Friday and Saturday, 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
International Conference: "The Challenge of Migration in Europe and the United States"
The U.S. component of an International Conference on Migration. The first part, held in Agrigento, Sicily, will have focused on migration to Europe. The Stony Brook counterpart will focus on the United States' efforts to understand the political and economic forces of expulsion at play as we attempt to deal with this phenomenon, unequal in human history. Please consult the Center for Italian Studies website for additional program information and event updates, www.stonybrook.edu/italianstudies.
Sponsored by the Center for Italian Studies at Stony Brook University.
Location: Thursday, 7:00 pm in the Center for Italian Studies in the Frank Melville Memorial Library, Room E4340; Friday, Saturday Proceedings in the Simons Center for Geometry & Physics.
100 Nicolls Road, Stony Brook, NY
Admission: free; open to the public
Contact: Jo Fusco 631-632-7444
[email protected]
November 3 (Friday) 4:00 - 7:30 pm
Mediterranean Hospitality: From Magna Grecia to the 21st Century
The Italian Language Inter-Cultural Alliance (ILICA) in partnership with the John D. Calandra Italian American Institute present a colloquium. Panelists will include industry leaders from the United States and Italy. A reception featuring the foods of Italy will follow.
John Jay College - Moot Court
524 West 59th Street, Manhattan
Admission: free; open to the public
Contact: Dr. Donna Chirico 718-262-2687
[email protected]
November 4 (Saturday) 6:00 - 10:30 pm
Italian Language Inter-Cultural Alliance: A Night at the Museum II
The Italian Language Inter-Cultural Alliance (ILICA) presents its annual CE - Cultural Event featuring Mvula Sungani and his Physical Dance Troupe. The evening includes a cocktail hour and dinner.
Queens Museum
New York City Building
Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens
Admission: Tickets Required; open to the public
Contact: Dr. Donna Chirico 718-262-2687
[email protected]
November 7 (Tuesday) 2:00 - 4:00 pm
Adult Cooking Class - Anginetti
Anginetti or Italian Lemon Drop cookies. Soft, light pillows of goodness, these are the Italian cookies everyone sees on holiday trays and on tables at Italian weddings. Presented by Cathy Blanco.
Westchester Italian Cultural Center
One Generoso Pope Place, Tuckahoe, NY
Admission: Members $50; Non-Members $60
Contact: 914-771-8700
[email protected]
November 9 (Thursday) 4:00 - 5:30 pm
International Coffee Hour - Celebrate Italian Heritage and Culture Month
College of Staten Island/CUNY
2800 Victory Blvd., Building 2A, Room 206, Staten Island
Admission: free for students
Contact: John Dunleavy Study Abroad Advisor 718-982-2100
November 9 (Thursday) 6:30 pm
Adventures in Italian Opera with Fred Plotkin
Conversation with Baritone Gerald Finley.
Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò
New York University
24 West 12th Street, Manhattan
Contact: 212-998-8739, Fax: 212-995-4012
Casa Italiana programming is subject to change.
For updates please visit www.casaitaliananyu.org
November 11 (Saturday) 11:00 - 3:00 pm
Garibaldi-Meucci Museum: 30th Annual Fundraiser Luncheon
The Board of Commissioners of the Garibaldi-Meucci Museum cordially invites you to its 30th Annual Fundraiser Luncheon, honoring: Carolyn Reres, Immediate Past President, NSOSIA; Glenn Cutrona, Chair, Staten Island Chamber of Commerce and Rosella Rago, host of Cooking with Nonna. Veterans at the Luncheon will also be highlighted during the event. Reception follows Luncheon at the GMM for dedication of new bricks on Memorial Garibaldi Walkway.
Li Greci's Staaten
697 Forest Avenue, Staten Island
Admission: $75
Contact: Frances Cicero 718-442-1608
November 11 (Satruday) 5:45 - 7:45pm
Italian American Writers Association Literary Series
Elizabeth Primamore will read from one of her most recent plays,The Professor and Michael Field. This play was a semifinalist for the 2017 Eugene O'Neill National Playwrights Conference.
Clare Ultimo, multidisciplinary artist and poet will read from a new collection of poems to be published in 2018.
Sponsored by The Italian American Writers Association.
Cornelia St. Cafe
29 Cornelia Street, New York, NY
Admission: $10 includes complimentary drink; open to the public
Contact: Maria Lisella 718-777-1178
[email protected]
November 12 (Sunday) 2:00 pm
Enrico Caruso in My Cousin, A Silent Film
One-hour, silent film with Enrico Caruso, set in 1919, in which he plays dual roles; Enrico Caruso, the tenor, and his cousin, a poor sculptor.
Sponsored by The Enrico Caruso Museum of America.
1942 East 19th Street, Brooklyn
Admission: free; open to the public
Contact: Comm. Aldo Mancusi 718-368-3993
[email protected]
November 12 (Sunday) 2:30 pm
Richard Nasti Lecture Series Event: Presentation and Screening of Documentary: Don't Talk About It
A story of Gino Bartali, renowned Italian cyclist, who won two Tour de France titles and is also revered for his heroism during World War II in helping to save over 800 Jews during the Holocaust.
Sponsored by the Center for Italian Studies at Stony Brook University.
The Center for Italian Studies in the Frank Melville Memorial Library, Room E4340
100 Nicolls Road, Stony Brook, NY
Admission: free; open to the public
Contact: Jo Fusco 631-632-7444
[email protected]
November 13, 2017 (Monday) 7:30 pm
Celebrating Pirandello
The short film
Who is Pirandello? followed by a reading of Chee-Chee, a comedic one-act play with Tony-nominated actor Reg Rogers and a production of
The Man with the Flower in His Mouth, performed by Joel Bernstein and John Martello. Following the one-acts, John Martello will participate in a discussion about Pirandello with the audience. A reception with the cast will follow.
Sponsored by Italytime and Pirandello150 OUR LADY OF POMPEII Theater-Italytime Cultural Center 25/B Carmine Street, New York, NY 10014
Admission: $25 (with full hors d'oeuvre and beverage) Open to Public
Contact: Maureen Gonzalez 212-860-2983
[email protected]
www.italytime.org/box-office
November 14 (Tuesday) 7:30 pm
La Traviata - Free Sneak Peek Performance
Enjoy a free fully-staged performance of Verdi's tragedy La Traviata. The opera, which tells the story of a courtesan who sacrifices her own happiness for the sake of her lover's family, will be sung in Italian with English supertitles, and presented with piano accompaniment.The Conductor for this performance is Gregory Ortega and Stage Director is Linda Lehr.
Sponsored by Regina Opera Company.
Our Lady of Perpetual Help
5902 6th Avenue, Brooklyn
Admission: free; open to the public
Contact: Fran Garber-Cohen 718-259-2772
[email protected]
www.reginaopera.org
Nov. 18, 19, 25, 26 (Saturdays and Sundays) 3:00 pm
La Traviata - With full Orchestra
Enjoy a fully staged performance of Verdi's tragedy La Traviata. The opera, which tells the story of Violetta, who sacrifices her own happiness for the sake of her lover's family, will be sung in Italian with English supertitles, and presented with full orchestra accompaniment. The Conductor for this performance is Gregory Ortega and Stage Director is Linda Lehr.
Sponsored by Regina Opera Company.
Our Lady of Perpetual Help
5902 6th Avenue, Brooklyn
Admission: $25; $20 seniors; $5 teens; open to the public
Contact: Fran Garber-Cohen 718-259-2772
[email protected]
www.reginaopera.org
November 15 (Wednesday) 6:00 pm
Screening: Selections from the N.I.C.E. Film Festival (Location TBA)
Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò
New York University
24 West 12th Street, Manhattan
Contact: 212-998-8739
Casa Italiana programming is subject to change.
For updates please visit www.casaitaliananyu.org
November 15 (Wednesday) 6:30 - 8:30 pm
Sicily as a Theater of the World: A Conversation with Playwright and Director Emma Dante Moderated by Teresa Fiore, Inserra Chair
For the first time in her career, internationally acclaimed and award-wining director Emma Dante will visit the United States presenting her work Le sorelle Macaluso (The Sisters Macaluso) and meeting the audience in a conversation moderated by Teresa Fiore, Inserra Chair in Italian and Italian American Studies. The event will represent a unique opportunity to learn about Dante's artistic trajectory, a versatile blend of theater, opera, cinema and literature.
Sponsored by the Inserra Chair in Italian and Italian American Studies, Montclair State University.
Lecture Hall 101, Feliciano School of Business
Montclair State University
1 Normal Avenue, Montclair, NJ
Admission: free; open to the public
Contact: Laura Campisi
[email protected]
November 15 (Wednesday) 7:00 pm
Magdalena Baczewksa, Piano
Piano performance.
Sponsored by The Italian Academy of Columbia University.
The Italian Academy
1161 Amsterdam Avenue, Manhattan
Admission: free; open to the public
Contact: Rick Whitaker 212-854-1623
[email protected]
November 16 (Thursday) 6:00 pm
Dr. Joseph Tromba Series Presentation
Book Presentation by Professor Stanislao Pugliese (Hofstra University)
Dr. Joseph Tromba Lecture Series Event: Book Presentation by Professor Pugliese (Hofstra University) of the book The Routledge History of Italian Americans, edited by William J. Connell and Stanislao G. Pugliese. Books will be available for purchase and autographing by the editors.
Sponsored by the Center for Italian Studies at Stony Brook University.
Center for Italian Studies in the Frank Melville Memorial Library, Room E4340
100 Nicolls Road, Stony Brook, NY 11794
Admission: free; open to the public
Contact: Jo Fusco 631-632-7444
[email protected]
November 16 (Thursday) 7:00 - 8:30 pm
The Art of the Verdi Baritone
A one-hour video presentation featuring wonderful performances of arias from Verdi's Il Trovatore, La Forza del Destino, Otello, La Traviata, Un Ballo in Maschera, Rigoletto, and Nabucco. Celebrated artists such as Robert Merrill, Ettore Bastianini, Tito Gobbi, and more are among the wonderful singers giving moving and thrilling renditions. Presented by William Ronayne.
Westchester Italian Cultural Center
One Generoso Pope Place, Tuckahoe, NY
Admission: Members $20; Non-Members $25
Contact: 914-771-8700
[email protected]
November 16 (Thursday) 8:00 pm
Cristiana Pegoraro Pianist - Omaggio All'Italia
Italian-born pianist Cristiana Pegoraro will take the audience inside the artistry of the greatest composers from Italy or those who were inspired by Italy in an innovative format that combines live piano performances and a stimulating look at the composers' life and impact.
Presented with the support of the Permanent Mission of Italy to the United Nations on the occasion of the Italian Presidency of the UN Security Council.
Weil Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall
144 West 57th Street, Manhattan
Admission: $75, $50, $25; open to the public
Contact: Carnegie Hall 212-247-7800
[email protected]
https://www.carnegiehall.org/Calendar/2017/11/16/0800/PM/Cristiana-Pegoraro-Piano/
November 18 (Saturday) 2:00 - 3:30 pm
Kids in the Kitchen - Anginetti
Anginetti or Italian Lemon Drop cookies. Soft, light pillows of goodness, these are the Italian cookies everyone sees on holiday trays and on tables at Italian weddings. Presented by Cathy Blanco.
Westchester Italian Cultural Center
One Generoso Pope Place, Tuckahoe, NY
Admission: Children's fee: Members $30, Non-Members $40; Parent & Child fee: Members $55, Non-Members $65; Additional person: Members $30, Non-Members $40
Contact: 914-771-8700
[email protected]
November 25 (Saturday) 10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Naples Underground
A brief history of Naples from its early origins through WWII. Explore the underground where thousands of Neapolitans spent many months while being bombed and the impressive Catacombs of San Gennaro. Presented by Toni McKeen.
Westchester Italian Cultural Center
One Generoso Pope Place, Tuckahoe, NY
Admission: Members $20; Non-Members $25
Contact: 914-771-8700
[email protected]
November 30 (Thursday) 5:30 pm
Dr. Joseph Tromba Lecture Series Event: Book Presentation: Dinner with Di Maggio, with author, Dr. John Positano
Books will be available for purchase and autographing by the author.
Sponsored by the Center for Italian Studies at Stony Brook University.
The Center for Italian Studies in the Frank Melville Memorial Library, Room E4340
100 Nicolls Road, Stony Brook, NY
Admission: free; open to the public
Contact: Jo Fusco 631-632-7444
[email protected]
November 30 (Thursday) 8:00 pm
Pierluigi Billone's "Face" for ensemble and voice (2016, U.S. premiere)
Chamber music performance and U.S. premiere.
Sponsored by The Italian Academy for Advanced Studies in America.
The Italian Academy
1161 Amsterdam Avenue, Manhattan
Admission: free; open to the public
Contact: Rick Whitaker 212-854-1623
[email protected]
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EXHIBITIONS AND ONGOING EVENTS
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Indivisibili (Indivisible)
The internationally acclaimed, award winning movie by Italian director Edoardo De Angelis is now ready to wow the US audience, the Lincoln Plaza Cinema in New York and soon all over North America. In the tradition of the Italian neorealism wave, Edoardo De Angelis depicted the harsh maze of mystery that wafts around the two innocent protagonists, with symbolic, evocative images that transcend into a magical realism. Twins Angela and Marianna play eighteen-year-old conjoined twins Daisy and Viola who have been supporting their family ever since their Papà figured out they could sing, and he and Mamma were wasting the girls' hard-earned money.The beautiful girls can earn as much as 80,000€ a year performing at weddings and first holy communions. The fact that they are part pop stars and part side-show geeks make them all the more marketable. The imagery clashes with the human condition of the two girls whose internal journey is the search for their own individuality, a desire for normality and for youth, which is negated by their family who wants to use them for gain.
Coming soon to a theater near you!
http://cinemamadeinitaly.com/indivisible/
On display through November 12 (open Friday, Saturday, Sunday) 12:00 - 6:00 pm
Passage: The Art of Yorgos Giotsas
Passage is an artist's vision of the movement of immigrants. Yorgos Giotsas uses materials of the earth to bring a tactile feel to his work, thus engaging us in the journey. His images of immigrants in New York City in the early 1900s could be our grandparents from Magna Grecia (Southern Italy). Yet he does not stop there as he moves us visually through the passage, with heart-wrenching yet hopeful images, of immigrants today landing in Sicily.
Sponsored by the Italian American Museum/Consulate General of Greece in New York.
Italian American Museum
155 Mulberry Street, Manhattan
Admission: free; open to the public
Contact: Prof. Janine Coyne 212-965-9000
On display October and November
Exhibit: Celebrating Italian Americans in Cinema and Theater
This exhibit will salute the merits of Italian and Italian American artists, sculptors, explorers, and more with a special salute to Italian and Italian American actors and directors. On display will be their works and posters, etc.
Sponsored by the American Italian Heritage Museum.
Albany, NY
Admission: Members: free; Non-Members: $5; open to the public
Contact: Prof./Cav. Philip J. DiNovo 518-435-1979
October 11 through November 15 (Wednesdays) 1:30 - 3:00 pm
Italian Opera: A Reflection of Life
A six-week program on "Italian Opera: A Reflection of Life" with Lou Barrella. Classes can be appreciated by both seasoned opera lovers and newcomers alike. This is the fifth season and all sessions are new: #1 The Joy of Italian Opera, #2 Operatic Goodbyes, #3 Memorable Opera Choruses, #4 Deadly Weapons End Operas, #5 Demanding Duets in Opera, #6 Singing Without Words.
Sponsored by the Garibaldi-Meucci Museum.
420 Tompkins Avenue, Staten Island
Admission: $125/$110 for members; open to the public
Contact: 718-442-1608
October 12 - December 15
Exhibition: The Fabric of Cultures; Systems in the Making
Multiple events to be posted on the Queens College website.
Exhibition opens October 12; Film Festival opens October 18.
IC-CUNY (Italian Cinema CUNY New York) is an educational project aimed at fostering an appreciation of the cultural heritage of Italian cinema and language. IC-CUNY is part of the Made in Italy Festival: Arts + Culture and of the exhibition The Fabric of Cultures: System in the Making (October 12 through December 15) and the Settimana della Cucina and the exhibition of drawings by Federico Fellini and Food.
Sponsored by Queens College, The Graduate Center, CUNY, with the Patronage of the Italian Consulate in NY, The Italian Trade Commission, ENIT, and co-sponsored by Regione Piemonte, Museo del Cinema in Turin, Regione Emilia Romagna.
Queens College, The Graduate Center
65-30 Kissena Boulevard, Flushing, NY; 365 Fifth Avenue, NYC
Admission: free; open to the public
Contact: Prof. Eugenia Paulicelli 203-233-0828
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John D. Calandra Italian American Institute
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25 West 43rd Street, 17th Floor, New York NY 10036
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