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May 1-31, 2018

May 1 (Tuesday)    6:00 pm
Book Presentation: The Pope Who Would Be King,The Exile of Pius IX and the Emergence of Modern Europe, by David Kertzer
The author will be in conversation with Alexander Stille.The Pulitzer Prize-winning author takes on a pivotal, untold story: the bloody revolution that stripped the pope of political power and signaled the birth of modern Europe. Days after his prime minister was assassinated in the middle of Rome in November 1848, Pope Pius IX found himself a virtual prisoner in his own palace.The wave of revolution that had swept through Europe now seemed poised to end the popes' thousand-year reign over the Papal States. Kertzer is one of the world's foremost experts on the history of Italy and the Vatican and has a rare ability to bring that history vividly to life.
Istituto Italiano di Cultura, New York
686 Park Avenue, Manhattan
Admission:  free; open to the public
Contact:  212-879-4242
iicnewyork@esteri.it


May 1 (Tuesday)    8:00 pm
Cantiam Maggio, Songs, Images and Readings from International Workers' Day
Performed by members of the Orchestra Popolare Italiana dell'Auditorium Parco della Musica di Roma. Coordinated by Maestro Ambrogio Sparagna and conceived by Luigi Troiani, (Fondazione Bruno Buozzi). Readings by Alessandro Cremona. The performance will feature popular Italian songs and music dedicated to the subjects of work and emigration, as well as readings from the 19th and 20th centuries, and from Avanti!, the daily newspaper of the Italian Socialist Party. Please note: The texts will be read IN ITALIAN.
This event is part of the series of events Primo Maggio a New York, presented by the Fondazione Bruno Buozzi, in collaboration with the Consulate General of Italy in New York, the Italian Cultural Institute in New York, Società Dante Alighieri, America Oggi, Stony Brook University, La Voce di New York, Calandra Italian American Institute.
Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò  
New York University
24 West 12th Street, Manhattan
Admission:  General RSVP; Member Seat Reservation  
Contact:  212-998-8739
Casa Italiana programming is subject to change.
For updates please visit www.casaitaliananyu.org



May 3 (Thursday)    6:30 pm 
Lecture: Italian Incompleteness  
A lecture by Roberto Esposito, Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa. Italy is a country trapped in an incurable state of incompletion, condemned to the eternal pursuit of something that has always eluded it, incapable of achieving development that corresponds to its potential. In Italian with English translation provided. 
Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò  
New York University
24 West 12th Street, Manhattan
Admission:  General RSVP; Member Seat Reservation  
Contact:  212-998-8739
Casa Italiana programming is subject to change.
For updates please visit www.casaitaliananyu.org


May 3 (Thursday)     4:00 - 7:00 pm
Intercultural Education Conference
Opening Remarks, 4:00-4:10 pm  Dr. Laura Joseph, Provost, Farmingdale State College
Keynote Speech, 4:10-5:00 pm "The IEREST Project: Intercultural Education Resources for Students Going Abroad and Their Teachers" - Speakers: Luisa Bavieri and Lucia Livatino (University of Bologna, Italy)
Panel, 5:30-6:55 pm "Study Abroad as Life Change" - Speakers: Jeff Hung (Farmingdale State College); Ramon Gonzalez with students Olivia Namendorf and Taylor Power (Farmingdale State College); Gina Lanfranchi (Jericho Public School; State University of New York at Fredonia, Alumna); Stephen Patnode with students Sachella Higgins, Ahmed Nemetalla, Sarah Nemetalla, Jace Pearson, and Sean Walsh, (Farmingdale State College)
Closing Remarks, 6:55-7:00 pm Chiara De Santi, Marjaneh Issapour, Karen Gelles.
Sponsored by Farmingdale State College, University of Bologna-Italy.
Ward Hall, Farmingdale State College
2350 Broadhollow Road, Farmingdale, NY
Admission:  free; open to the public (registration required) http://www.farmingdale.edu/academics/centers-institutes/resc/ctlt_conference.shtml
Contact:  Dr. Chiara De Santi
desantc@farmingdale.edu  631-420-2675 & Prof. Marjaneh Issapour 
issapom@farmingdale.edu


May 4 (Friday)   9:30 am - 12:30 pm
I ntercultural Education Workshop: Enhancing Mobility and Internationalization: Intercultural Learning and Teaching Activities from the IEREST Project by Luisa Bavieri and Lucia Livatino (University of Bologna, Italy)
This workshop (in English), engages participants in one of the teaching and learning activities devised within the IEREST project. It provides participants with a set of tasks to prepare incoming and outgoing students with their experience abroad.The activities aim to introduce participants who teach a diverse student population and students from a multicultural background to key concepts related to identity, such as stereotyping, ethnocentrism, essentializing, and prejudice. Target audience: Teachers of intercultural communication/education and teachers in charge of student mobility programs; Higher education officers involved in student mobility and internationalization; Members of international associations of teachers and students. 
Sponsored by Farmingdale State College, University of Bologna-Italy.
University Club, Knapp Hall, Farmingdale State College
2350 Broadhollow Road, Farmingdale, NY
Admission:  free; open to the public (registration required)
http://www.farmingdale.edu/academics/centersinstitutes/resc/ctlt_conference_friday.shtml
Contact:  Dr. Chiara De Santi
desantc@farmingdale.edu, 631-420-2675 & Prof. Marjaneh Issapour 
issapom@farmingdale.edu


May 4 (Friday)    4:30 - 7:30 pm
Intercultural Education Workshop: For an Intercultural Language Education: A Pedagogical Proposal to Teach and Learn Italian by Lucia Livatino and Luisa Bavieri (University of Bologna, Italy)
The workshop ( in Italian), has the aim of helping the participants to share reflections on the risks involved with language activities that address intercultural themes and in introducing a non-essentialist approach to interculturalism in foreign language instruction. Activities on stereotypes towards Italians will be analyzed and discussed. The attendees will be asked to produce original activities through cooperative teamwork. Target audience: teachers of Italian as an L2 in K-12 and Higher Education. CTLE certificates will be distributed to all attendees.  
Sponsored by Farmingdale State College, University of Bologna-Italy, AATI (American Association of Teachers of Italian).
University Club, Knapp Hall, Farmingdale State College
2350 Broadhollow Road, Farmingdale, NY
Admission:  free; open to AATI members (registration required) RSVP to Dr. Annamaria Monaco hernana@sunysuffolk.edu
Contact:  Dr. Chiara De Santi desantc@farmingdale.edu, 631-420-2675


May 7 (Monday)    7:00 pm
In Scena! Italian Theater Festival NY
In Scena! the annual Italian Theater Festival returns, and will take place in all 5 New York City boroughs from May 7 to May 21, 2018. 12 shows, readings, conference, info session, screening and a lot of Italy. To check the program go to: www.inscenany.com
New York City
Admission:  free; open to the public
Contact:  Laura Caparrotti 212-254-4025
info@inscenany.com
www.inscenany.com


May 10 (Thursday)   6:00 -m
Outstanding Italian Women Series - Monica Mandelli
Monica Mandelli in conversation with Maria Teresa Cometto. Monica Mandelli earned a BS and MS summa cum laude in Economics and Social Science from Milan's Università Bocconi and an MBA, with distinction, from Harvard Business School. She started her career working at Merrill Lynch in London, and afterwards joined Goldman Sachs as Head of its publishing and information services sector. In 2007 she became Managing Director and served as global head of the bank's family office, where she stayed 17 years. She was also co-Head of the Firm-wide Women's network to increase networking opportunities and access to senior management for junior businesswomen in the banking sector.    
Istituto Italiano di Cultura, New York
686 Park Avenue, Manhattan
Admission:  free; open to the public
Contact:  212-879-4242
iicnewyork@esteri.it
 

May 11 (Friday)    7:00 pm
Perfetti Sconosciuti (Perfect Strangers) Directed by Paolo Genovese
Seven long-time friends, while having dinner, decide as a playful game, to put each one's cell phone on a table and reveal every text message or phone call they receive that evening, to prove that nobody has anything to hide. Hilarity and drama ensue together as everyone's secrets are unveiled and the seven friends find themselves perfect strangers to each other.
Sponsored by Italytime - Artistic Director Vittorio Capotorto.
Our Lady of Pompeii Theater - Italytime Cultural Center
25/B Carmine Street (Bleecker Street), Manhattan
Admission:  suggested donation: $5; open to the public
Contact:  Maureen Gonzalez 212-860-2983
maureen@italytime.org
www.italytime.org/contact


May 12 (Saturday)    5:45 - 7:45 pm
IAWA 2nd Saturday Reading Series
Tiziana Rinalldi Castro is a writer, Ancient Greek Literature professor and Transformational Life Coach. In Italy she has published a poetry book and three novels. Her latest, Come della rosa came out last year. She is also a frequent op-ed contributor to Italian newspapers.
John Barrale's poems and flash fiction have been published in many online and print publications. Along with five other "Gang of Five" members, John hosts and curates The Red Wheelbarrow reading series in Rutherford, NJ.
Sponsored by The Italian American Writers Association.
Cornelia St. Cafe
29 Cornelia Street, Manhattan
Admission:  $10 (one drink included); open to the public
Contact:  Maria Lisella 718-777-1178
marialisella@aol.com


May 14 (Monday)    5:00 pm 
Cristiana Pegoraro Piano Performance 
Istituto Italiano di Cultura, New York 
686 Park Avenue, Manhattan 
Admission:  free 
RSVP by May 12th at: RSVPnarniafestival@gmail.com 
www.cristianapegoraro.com  


May 15 (Tuesday)    6:00 pm
Ospitalita' Italiana - The Authentic Italian Table, 8th Edition
Join the Italy-America Chamber of Commerce (IACC) for its highly-anticipated annual Authentic Italian Table restaurant showcase event featuring a delectable selection of special tasting menus, prepared by a hand-picked group of New York City's best and most authentic Italian Restaurants. Sample top-tier Italian wines, spirits, and products and transport yourself to Italy for the evening! Please call for further information. Registration required.
2018 Sponsors: - Agnelli USA - AICNY - Bindi - Black Truffle Festival - Carandini - Consorzio Franciacorta - Emirates - ExportUSA - Morano Gelato - Pomi' USA - Rigoni Di Asiago - San Benedetto - The Authentic Italian Table - Urbani Truffles.
Hudson Mercantile, Manhattan
Contact:  212-459-0044
info@italchamber.org


May 16 (Wednesday)    7:00 pm
Author Book Reading with Helene Stapinski
Join the National Organization of Italian American Women (NOIAW), Long Island Network, as New York Times bestselling author Helene Stapinski reads from Murder in Matera: a True Story of Passion, Family, and Forgiveness in Southern Italy. The book explores the experiences of an indomitable immigrant woman, as seen through the eyes of her younger female relatives. Since the age of four, Helene Stapinski heard lurid yet exciting tales about her great-great-grandmother, a strong and unconventional woman who, after committing murder, fled Southern Italy with her three children for the United States in 1892. Copies of Murder in Matera will be available for purchase at the book event.
Manhasset Public Library
30 Onderdonk Avenue
Manhasset, NY
www.noiaw.org/2018/04/author-book-reading-gny-li-may-16/


May 17 (Thursday)   2:00 pm
Cristiana Pegoraro Piano Performance
Montfort Academy
125 E Birch Street, Mt. Vernon, NY
Admission:  free
www.cristianapegoraro.com


May 23 (Wednesday)    6:00 - 8:00 pm
Global Economic Outlook 2018
Organized by Italy-America Chamber of Commerce, Inc. in collaboration with Cushman & Wakefield. Please call for further information.
Cushman & Wakefield
1290 Sixth Avenue, 7th Floor, Manhattan
Contact:  212-459-0044
info@italchamber.org


May 25 (Friday    7:00 pm
Italian Short Reading
Mondo Vecchio, mondo nuovo ( Una famiglia, due culture), one-act play by Giuseppe Faustini, and La Clausola - A monologue by Aldo Nicolaj. In Italian.
Sponsored by Italytime - Artistic Director Vittorio Capotorto.
Our Lady of Pompeii Theater - Italytime Cultural Center
25/B Carmine Street (Bleecker Street), Manhattan
Admission:  free; open to the public
Contact:  Maureen Gonzalez 212-860-2983
maureen@italytime.org
www.italytime.org/contact


May 26 (Saturday)    6:00 pm 
Annie Lanzillotto at I AM BOOKS, Boston
Annie presents her new book of memoir poetry & prose, Hard Candy: caregiving, mourning, and stage light, and Pitch Roll Yaw, (Guernica World Editions 2018). Two books in one; upside down to each other that meet in the middle, in a gallery of Annie's handwritten spiral poetry.
John Gennari will read from his intro to the book. Hosted by Nicola Orichuia
In the heart of the North End, and across the street from the Paul Revere House, I AM BOOKS serves as a cultural hub for Italian and Italian American literature.
Sponsored by I AM BOOKS.
189 North Street, Boston, MA
Admission:  free; open to the public
Contact:  Annie Rachele Lanzillotto 347-673-3443
Lanzillotto@gmail.com
www.annielanzillotto.com



EXHIBITIONS AND ONGOING EVENTS

On view April 19 through August 31, 2018
Gallery hours: Monday-Friday, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Italian Brooklyn, Photographs by Martha Cooper
In this collection of thirty-nine images, photojournalist Martha Cooper, well-known for her work on graffiti and the early days of hip-hop, documents Italian American vernacular expressive culture in 1980s Brooklyn. Digitized from their original slide formats and newly printed, the photographs depict, among other things, Williamsburg's annual giglio feast, the Manteo Sicilian marionette theater, yard shrines and sidewalk altars.This is the first exhibit of Cooper's extensive earlier Italian American oeuvre.
Exhibition opening: Wednesday, April 18, 2018   6:00 pm
This exhibition is in collaboration with City Lore, a nonprofit art organization dedicated to New York City's vibrant folk arts.
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:  212-642-2094
calandra@qc.edu
calandrainstitute.org


May 7 through 21
In Scena! Italian Theater Festival NY, 6th Edition
The 15-day, 5-borough Festival, founded by KIT Artistic Director Laura Caparrotti and KIT Italia Artistic Director Donatella Codonesu, will feature 12 shows, from Italy to New York City, including a special opening night event, We are Not Alone starring Dario D'Ambrosi. The Festival will close on May 21st with the 5th annual Mario Fratti Awards, created especially for In Scena! to honor excellence in Italian playwriting. This year's winners are Chiara Boscaro & Marco Di Stefano for The City Rises (La citta' che sale). 
In Scena! is presented by Kairos Italy Theater and KIT Italia in partnership with Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimo', Bernie Wohl at Goddard Riverside, BAAD!, The Italian Cultural Institute of NY, in collaboration with Free Verse, Materials for the Arts, LIT, Umanism, IPP, Parity Productions, Gustiamo, Brindiamo Guide and Cherry Lane Theater. 
Admission:  All shows/events are free; open to the public (suggested donations accepted)
RSVP is required. 
For a full schedule of shows and events go to: www.inscenany.com
Contact:  Laura Caparrotti 212-254-4025
info@inscenany.com
www.inscenany.com     


On view through May 2    Monday - Friday  10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Facing the camera - 50 years of Italian portraits
This exhibition chronicles fifty years of Italian history showcasing a series of portraits, by 25 photographers, in which stories, identities and heritage are narrated by the looks of the subjects, eyes staring directly at the camera, at the authors of the shots and, ultimately, at all of us. Curated by M. Delogu.
Italian Cultural Institute of New York
686 Park Ave, Manhattan
Contact:  212-879-4242
https://iicnewyork.esteri.it/iic_newyork/en/gli_eventi/calendario/2018/03/outstanding-italian-women-series.html


On view through June 14    Monday-Friday  10:00 am to 5:00 pm
MARANGO - Works by Alessandro Piangiamore
The first New York exhibition of Sicilian artist Alessandro Piangiamore.
In collaboration with Magazzino Italian Art and Magazzino Arte Moderna (Rome).
Curated by Vittorio Calabrese.The exhibition features pieces from Piangiamore's 'Ieri Ikebana,' 'La cera di Roma,' 'Belvedere,' and 'Primavera Piangiamore' series, as well as a new site-specific work from the artist's 'Tutto il vento che c'è' (All The Wind That Blows) open-ended project.
Exhibition opening May 1(Tuesday) 5:30 - 8:00 pm.The artist will be present.
Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò  
New York University
24 West 12th Street, Manhattan
Admission:  General RSVP; Member Seat Reservation  
Contact:  212-998-8739
Casa Italiana programming is subject to change.
For updates please visit www.casaitaliananyu.org



On view through June 23
Alberto Savinio
Hailed by poet and critic Guillaume Apollinaire as the paragon of a Renaissance man, Savinio was not only an exceptional visual artist and member of the Parisian avant-garde, but also a gifted pianist, composer, musicologist, set designer, critic, and writer. Yet despite his achievements, Savinio, the younger brother of Giorgio de Chirico, is today virtually unknown outside of Italy. This exhibition features 25 rarely seen works by the artist, focusing on paintings produced after his move to Paris in 1926. The exhibited works are characterized by Savinio's vivid color palette, his fantastical interpretation of mythology and voyage, and his eccentric vision of landscape.
Center for Italian Modern Art
421 Broome Street, 4th Floor, Manhattan
Contact:  646-370-3596
info@italianmodernart.org
 


John D. Calandra Italian American Institute  |  Queens College, CUNY 
25 West 43rd Street, 17th Floor, New York NY 10036 
212-642-2094   |  calandra@qc.edu   |  www.qc.edu/calandra   

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