April, 2009

UP Coming Calandra Events

April 17, 2009 (Friday) 6:30 pm

Book Presentation

Casa Italian Zerilli Marimò together with the John D. Calandra Italian American Institute present The Films of Gianni Amelio: The Search for a Cinema of Social Conscience, True to His Roots by Antonio Vitti, Professor of Italian at Indiana University. His latest book studies the entire body of Amelio’s work to date, reconstructing the director’s evolution as filmmaker through both a thematic as well as aesthetic and/or narrative lens. Vitti concludes his analysis with an in-depth interview with the director. Refreshments served. Please RSVP.

Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimo`

24 West 12^th Street, Manhattan

Admission: free and open to the public

Contact: (212) 998-8739 or (212) 642-2094

casa.italiana@nyu.edu

April 23 – 25, 2009

The Land of Our Return Diasporic Encounters with Italy Conference

The John D. Calandra Italian American Institute’s second annual conference addresses the theme of “return” during its three-day event. For Virgil’s AENAS, Italy was “the land of our return” (in Robert Fagles’ 2006 translation), the place his ancestor Dardanus left generations earlier. The Aeneid is thus an epic recounting of the Trojan hero’s return, or nostos, to Italian soil. This poetic conceit offers numerous possibilities to explore the political, economic, social, and cultural impact of historical and contemporary travel and communication by Italian emigrants and their descendants to Italy. Italian emigration was the largest movement of free labor in world history with over twenty-six million people emigrating from the 1870s to the 1970s. Close to half the emigrants traveling to the Americas returned to Italy between 1905 and 1920. According to historian Donna Gabaccia, “The paese (town) had created its diaspora, but the diaspora in turn transformed the paese.” After World War II, Italian Americans journeyed to Italy increasingly as tourists and by the 1970s travel agencies began catering to this “ethnic roots” market. There, Italian Americans experienced the disparity between personal connections to an ancestral paese and the ever changing reality of the larger nation. In recent years, a growing number of descendants of Italian emigration are reclaiming their Italian citizenship.

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

25 West 43^rd Street, 17^th floor, (between 5^th and 6^th Avenues), Manhattan

Contact: (212) 642-2094

calandra@qc.edu

http://www.qc.edu/calandra

April 29, 2009 (Wednesday) 6:00 pm

“Fade to White”: Colonial Mulattoes in cinema and Literature of Fascist Italy

With guest speaker, Rosetta Giuliani-Caponetto, University of Connecticut. In 2006, Italy’s prime minister Silvio Berlusconi proclaimed, “We don’t want Italy to become a multiethnic multicultural country. We are proud of our traditions.” The current anti-immigrant sentiment in Italy and the popular percentage of Italian society as homogeneously white must be examined in relation to the Fascist era’s obsession with racial purity. Ethnic, racial, and cultural crossings during Mussolini’s regime were marked by cinematic and literary efforts to deny this social realty. Rosetta Giuliani-Caponetto will discuss the perceived threat and representations of biracial children of Italian men and African women from Italian colonies as found in 1930s popular novels and feature films. Light refreshments will be served. Seating is limited. This is part of the Philip V. Cannistraro Seminar Series in Italian American Studies.

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

25 West 43^rd Street, 17^th Floor, between 5^th and 6^th Avenues, Manhattan

Admission: free (registration is required)

Contact: (212) 642-2094

calandra@qc.edu

Television Programs

April 29, 2009 (Wednesday) · 11:00 am, 3:00 pm, 8:30 pm

May 2, 2009 (Saturday) · 8:00 pm

May 3, 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

Theatre

Opens April 2, 2009 through May 21, 2009

Tony Darrow Live

Produced by Paul Borghese. Darrrow is a great story teller that loves to involve his audience with his no-holes-barred tales. His character on stage is much like the character’s he has so vividly portrayed in the movies he has appeared in. Tony has appeared or co-starred in many films including GoodFellas, Bullets Over Broadway, Mighty Aphrodite just to name a few. His television credits include guest-starring roles on “Law and Order’ and “The Sopranos” and has just completed filming the feature One Angry Man with Jackie Mason.

Triad Theater

New York City

Admission: $45 Orchestra; $35 Balcony

Contact: (212) 868-4444

http://www.Smarttix.com

Events

April 2, 2009 (Thursday) 6:00 pm

Africa House Symposium

Follwed by Q&A and wine and cheese reception.

Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimo`

24 West 12^th Street, Manhattan

Admission: free and open to the public

Contact: (212) 998-8739

casa.italiana@nyu.edu

April 2, 2009 (Thursday) 5:30 pm

“Carlo Roselli e il socialismo liberale”

Lecture (in Italian) by Anthony Costantini, Professor of Italian at California State University.

Sponsored by the Center for Italian Studies Stony Brook University

Stony Brook University, Center for Italian Studies Meeting Room, Melville Library, E4340

Contact: (631) 632-7444

dseverino@notes.cc.sunysb.edu

April 2, 2009 (Thursday) 6:15 pm

Birdwatchers - La Terra degli Uomini Rossi

A film by Marco Bechis. This is part of the “New Directors New Films 2009” Festival.

The Film Society of Lincoln Center

Walter Reade Theater

West 65^th Street, between Broadway & Amsterdam Avenue, Manhattan

Contact: (212) 875-5600

http://www.filmlinc.com

April 3, 2009 (Friday) 6:00 pm

FIAME Awards Dinner Dance

Honored Guests and Recipients: Sister Patricia Anastasio, P.B.V.M., Associate Superintendent for Personnel, Archdiocese of New York, Linda Guarneri, Network Leader, Center for Educational Innovation – Professional Education Association; MaryAnn Fusco, Maria Cioffi, Dr. Michael Termini, Adrienne Maroselli, Maria Di Palma, Rosemary Mercora, Deacon Anthony Cassaneto, Ph.D. Donation: 49^th Precinct Explorers.

Sponsored by FIAME (Forum of Italian American Educators 1, Inc.

Villa Barone Manor

737 Throggs Neck Expressway, Bronx

Admission: $85 (by reservation only)

Contact: (718) 654-4193

April 3, 2009 (Friday) 6:00 pm

Italian Free Style - Everything You Always Wanted to Know About “Renewable Energy” (But Were Afraid to Ask!)

Italian Conversation for all levels. With special guest Francesco Citro, Research Associate at the Energy Institute at CCNY. Italian Free-Style is a fun and exciting way to speak in Italian with students of all levels. Beginners to Advanced meet every first Friday of each month to enjoy expressing themselves in Italian without worrying about grammar! An Italian teacher will be available during the evening to answer any questions. Tuition: $20; $25 at the door (2 hours session).

Boys’ Towns of Italy, Inc. “Ball of the Year”

Domenico Vacca, Veronic Atkins Mersentes, Lt. Governor Michael Fedele and Liliane Montevecchi. Master of Ceremony- Joe Piscopo. Music by Peter Duchin. Featuring a fashion presentation by Domenico Vacca and special performance by Liliane Montevecchi.

Sponsored by Boys’ Towns of Italy, Inc. The International Benefit Committee.

The Pierre Hotel

New York City

Admission: $500

Contact: (212) 980-8770

April 3, 2009 (Friday) 6: 15 pm

Mid August Lunch – Pranzo di Ferragosto

A film by Gianni Di Gregorio. This is part of the “New Directors New Films 2009” Festival.

The Film Society of Lincoln Center

Walter Reade Theater

West 65^th Street, between Broadway & Amsterdam Avenue, Manhattan

Contact: (212) 875-5600

http://www.filmlinc.com

April 4, 2009 (Saturday) 1:00 pm

Gino di Napoli’s Spring Luncheon

The cable television “The Gino Di Napoli Show” will be videotaped live. Enjoy an afternoon of the best Italian-American music by Gino Di Napoli. Tickets must be purchased in advance.

Villa Lombardi’s

877 Main Street, Holbrook, New York

Admission: $35

Contact: Gino (631) 242-5808

Dinapoli1@aol.com

http://www.ginodinapoli.com

April 4, 2009 (Saturday) 2:00 pm

“Pinocchio”

Performing artist Stephanie Mita brings the Italian tale, Pinocchio, to life in her original adaptation. She interweaves acting, song, movement and the spoken word. Without costumes or props, Mita creates more than a dozen characters from the Collodi classic.

Sponsored by the Italian Club of Westchester Community College

Westchester Community College, Tech Building Auditorium

75 Grasslands Road, Valhalla

Admission: free and open to the public

Contact: Prof. Carlo Sclafani (914) 606-6790

carlo.sclafani@sunywcc.edu

April 4, 2009 (Saturday) 3:00 pm

Opening Reception for “Library – A One-person exhibition of Book-art by Susan Rotolo”

Suze Rotolo is the author of A Freewheelin Time: A Memoir of Greenwich Village in the Sixties. Gallery hours: Wednesday through Saturday 12:00 – 5:00 pm and by appointment.

Medialia…Rack and Hamper Gallery

335 West 38^th Street, 4^th floor, Manhattan

Contact: (212) 564-6348

http://www.medialiagallery.com

April 4, 2009 (Saturday) 3:45 pm

Mid August Lunch – Pranzo di Ferragosto

A film by Gianni Di Gregorio. This is part of the “New Directors New Films 2009” Festival.

The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)

11 West 53^rd Street, Manhattan

Contact: (212) 708-9400

April 4, 2009 (Saturday) 7:30 pm

Italian American Museum on WPIX New York

Channel 11 Toni On! New York. Hosted by Toni Senecal. Replay of segment – Sunday, April 5, 2009 at 9:30 am.

April 4, 2009 (Saturday) 8:00 pm

April 5, 2009 (Sunday) 7:00 pm

Opera at the Italian Academy – Alcide al Bivio (Hercules at the Crossroads)

By Johann A. Hasse and Pietro Metastasio. Produced by OperRepo Columbia Collegium Musicum.

Sponsored by Columbia University Music Department, The Columbia University Arts Initiative, The Graduate School Advisory Council, Columbia University, The Italian Academy for Advanced Studies in America.

The Italian Academy for Advanced Studies at Columbia University

1161 Amsterdam Avenue, between 116^th and 118^th Streets, Manhattan

Admission: free and open to the public; reserve tickets at: tic.columbia.edu

Contact: Rick Whitaker (212) 854-1623

rw2115@columbia.edu

http://www,italianacademy.columbia.edu

April 4, 2009 (Saturday) 8:00 pm

Michael Amante in Concert

The world-renowned recording artist performs in a vast array of styles including Classical, Italian Art, Pop/Rock, Gospel and Broadway with a flair, finess and finely crafted artistry that puts this virtuoso vocalist firmly in his own class.

St. George Theater

35 Hyatt Street, Staten Island

Admission: $50, $45, $35, $15 open to the pubic

Contact: (718) 442-2900

http://www.stgeorgetheater.com

April 5, 2009 (Sunday) 6:00 pm

Italian Physicians Helping a World in Need

In 1988, Italian surgeon Luigi Strada founded the humanitarian organization, Emergency, to help civilian victims of war. Today the organization operates in 13 war-torn countries, including Iraq, Afghanistan, Cambodia, and Rwanda. Dr. Chiara Megighian Zenati will talk about the assistance that has been given to more than 2,750,000 people all over the world.

Sponsored by Dorothea’s House, Casa di Cultura Italiana.

Dorothea’s House

120 John Street, Princeton, New Jersey

Admission: free and open to the public

Contact: Joe Casalaina (908)369-5859

joec@dorotheashouse.org

http://www.dorotheashouse.org

April 6, 2009 (Monday) 6:00 pm

Laura Schenone Reads from The Lost ravioli Recipes of Hoboken: A Search for Food and Family

In The Lost Recipes of Hoboken, Laura Schenone undertakes a quest to retrieve her great grandmother’s ravioli recipe. In lyrical prose and delicious recipes, Schenone takes the reader on a journey from New Jersey’s postindustrial landscape and its suburbs’ disposable, fast-food culture to the family’s ancestral home on the Ligurian coast, with its pesto, smoked chestnuts, and beloved ravioli. Schenone discovers the persistent importance of identity and place, all the while pursuing the perfect circle of filled pasta. 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 43^rd Street, 17^th Floor, between 5^th and 6^th Avenues, Manhattan

Admission: free (registration is required)

Contact: (212) 642-2094

calandra@qc.edu

April 6, 2009 (Monday) 6:00 pm

Trying Galileo

A lecture by Thomas F. Mayer of Augustana College. Light refreshments will follow.

Presented by the Joseph M. and Geraldine C. La Motta Chair in Italian Studies.

Seton Hall University

Charles and Joan Alberto Italian Studies Institute

400 South Orange Avenue, South Orange, New Jersey

Contact: Barbara Ritchie (973) 275-2967

ritchiba@shu.edu

April 7, 2009 (Tuesday) 11:30 am

Lecture by Margherita Ganeri, University of Calabria

Sponsored by the Center for Italian Studies Stony Brook University

Center for Italian Studies Meeting Room, Frank Melville Memorial Library, E4340

Contact: (631) 632-7444

April 7, 2009 (Tuesday) 6:00 pm

Paolo Valesio on Viconti’s Death in Venice (with a screening of the film)

This is part of the “Italy at Columbia: a Series of Free Public Lectures by Columbia Professors.

Sponsored by the Italian Academy for Advanced Studies in America Columbia University.

The Italian Academy for Advanced Studies

1161 Amsterdam Avenue, between 116^th and 118^th Streets, Manhattan

Admission: free and open to the public

Contact: Rick Whitaker (212) 854-1623

rw2115@columbia.edu

http://www,italianacademy.columbia.edu

April 7, 2008 (Tuesday) 6:00 pm

Opening of “Sport as seen by them – N.Y. Knights”

Photo exhibition by Cristiano Bendinelli, showcasing the photographer’s unique perspective on goalball, a team sport designed for blind and visually impaired athletes.

On view through April 17, 2009. Please RSVP. For further information call the Italian Cultural Institute of New York (212) 879-4242 ext.380.

iicNewYork@esteri.it

April 7, 2009 (Tuesday) 6:00 pm

The Consulate General of Italy in New York Meets the Italian Community

The Consulate General of Italy in New York will hold a Town Hall meeting to offer the community the opportunity to meet the Consul General and his staff. After an overall presentation of the services offered by the Consulate, the Consul General’s staff will be pleased to answer any questions about consular matters such as passports, dual citizenship, and legalization. Light refreshments will be served. Please RSVP to info@wiccny.org or by calling (914) 771-8700.

Westchester Cultural Center

One Generoso Pope Place, Tuckahoe

April 9, 2009 (Thursday) 6:30 pm

Panel Discussion

Featuring Emilio Ambasz, Andrea Branzi, German Celant, Gaetano Pesce, with introduction by Barry Bergdoll. The discussion will be moderated by Mark Wigley. On the occasion of the exhibition “Environments and Counter Environments” on view at the Arthur Ross Architure Gallery at Columbia University from April 10 to May 8, 2009, that will revisit the celebrated exhibition organized by curator and architect Emilio Ambasz at the Museum of Modern Art in 1972.

Museum of Modern Art (MoMa)

11 West 53^rd Street, Manhattan

Contact: (212) 708-9400

April 10, 2009 (Friday) 6:30 pm

Panel Discussion

Featuring international architects, curators, critics, and designers. On the occasion of the exhibition “Environments and Counter Environments” on view at the Arthur Ross Architecture Gallery at Columbia University from April 10 to May 8, 2009, that will revisit the celebrated exhibition organized by curator and architect Emilio Ambasz at the Museum of Modern Art in 1972.

Columbia University.

1161 Amsterdam Avenue, between 116^th and 118^th Streets, Manhattan

For further information call the Italian Cultural Institute of New York (212) 879-4242 ext.380.

iicNewYork@esteri.it

April 11, 2009 (Saturday) 5:45 pm

Celebrate National Poetry Month with IAWA

The Italian American Writers Association (IAWA) celebrates its 18^th Anniversary with two extraordinarily gifted writers, one of whom is also a Dante scholar and a distinguished translator, Angelo Verga, who will share the stage with Michael Palma, a scholar, editor and poet. Additionally, in honor of National Poetry Month, participants at the Open Mic are requested to read at least one piece written by an Italian American author they have been influenced by.

Sponsored by the Italian American Writers Association.

Cornelia Street Café

29 Cornelia Street, Manhattan

Contact: (212) 989-9319

http://www.iawa.net

April 14, 2009 (Tuesday) 8:00 pm

Opera at the Met: Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi

Price includes ticket to the opera and round-trip transportation from WCC. Departure is at 6:00 pm from Parking Lot 2, Westchester Community College, Valhalla

Admission: $88 – Balcony seats

Contact: Prof. Carlo Sclafani (914) 606-6790

carlo.sclafani@sunywcc.edu

April 15, 2009 (Wednesday) 11:15 am

“Discover the Drama of the Sicilian Seduction”

Author Anna Mione will speak about the transition of her novel Sicilian Seduction to a stage play.

Sponsored by the Italian Club of Westchester Community College

Westchester Community College, CLA 100 (Parking lot 4)

75 Grasslands Road, Valhalla

Admission: free and open to the public

Contact: Prof. Carlo Sclafani (914) 606-6790

carlo.sclafani@sunywcc.edu

April 15, 2009 (Wednesday) 6:00 pm

Polizzi Generosa, My Little Brooklyn

Camilla Roos Overbye, director. Vincent Schiavelli, the subject of this film, was born in Bushwick, Brooklyn and raised by his grandparents, immigrants from the town of Polizzi Generosa (Palermo province) in Sicily’s Madonie mountains. Schiavelli was an accomplished character actor who starred in such popular films as One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975) and Ghost (1990). He was also fluent in Sicilian and a published food writer, having inherited his appreciation for Sicilian culture from his grandfather. In 2003 Schiavelli moved to his ancestral town where he died in late 2005. This film documents Schiavelli’s life in Polizzi Generosa, his appreciation of culinary traditions, and his rapport with its townspeople. Post screening discussion with the director led by Teresa Fiore, California State University Long Beach/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 43^rd Street, 17^th Floor, between 5^th and 6^th Avenues, Manhattan

Admission: free (registration is required)

Contact: (212) 642-2094

calandra@qc.edu

April 15, 2009 (Wednesday) 8:00 pm

“Return to Naples” - “My Italian Bar Mitzvah and Other Discoveries”

Guest speaker: Dr. Robert Zweig, Professor of English at Manhattan Community College of the City University of New York. Through the charming and interconnected stories of his book, Prof. Zweig will take you on a journey deep into the everyday life of Naples of the 1960s – the birthplace of his mother, the home of his extended family, and an impoverished city that American tourists avoided altogether. Reception to follow the lecture. Please RSVP.

Sponsored by the Westchester Coalition of Italian American Organizations.

Westchester Italian Cultural Center

One Generoso Pope Place, Tuckahoe

Admission: free

Contact: Prof. Carlo Sclafani (914) 606-6790

carlo.sclafani@sunywcc.edu

April 15, 2009 (Wednesday) 8:00 pm

Italian Academy Concert Series

Featuring Lisa Bielawa performing her own original work, as well as works by Luciano Berio, Gregorio Allegri, Gordon Beeferman, and Filippo Perocco.

Sponsored by the Italian Academy for Advanced Studies in America, at Columbia University.

1161 Amsterdam Avenue, between 116^th and 118^th Streets, Manhattan

Admission: $15; $10 Students

Contact: Rick Whitaker (212) 854-1623

rw2115@columbia.edu

http://www,italianacademy.columbia.edu

April 16, 2009 (Thursday) 11:00 am

Kenneth Frampton on Giuseppe Terragni and Italian Rationalism 1918-1938

Featuring Kenneth Frampton, Professor of Architecture at the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation at Columbia University. This is part of the Italy at Columbia: a series of free public lectures by Columbia professors.

Sponsored by the Italian Academy for Advanced Studies in America, at Columbia University.

1161 Amsterdam Avenue, between 116^th and 118^th Streets, Manhattan

Admission: free and open to the public

Contact: Rick Whitaker (212) 854-1623

rw2115@columbia.edu

http://www,italianacademy.columbia.edu

April 16, 2009 (Thursday) 6:00 pm

Africa House Symposium

Follwed by Q&A.

Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimo`

24 West 12^th Street, Manhattan

Admission: free and open to the public

Contact: (212) 998-8739

casa.italiana@nyu.edu

April 16, 2009 (Thursday) 6:30 pm

Coalition of Italian American Associations, Inc. Monthly Dinner Meeting

With guest speakers: Honorable Diane J. Savino, New York State Senator, President of the New York Conference of Italian American State Legislators, and Honorable Reginald A. Lafayette, Executive Committee Chair, New York State Democratic Committee. Please RSVP.

Sponsored by the Coalition of Italian American Associations, Inc.

Grotta Azzurra Ristorante

177 Mulberry Street, Manhattan

Admission: $80

Contact: (212) 965-9000

April 17, 2009 (Friday) 6:00 pm

Opening of the exhibition “La parola dipinta – The painted word”

An exhibition of paintings by Giorgio Morandi, Filippo De Pisis, Guglielmo Ciard, Mario Oddone Cavaglieri, Francis Bacon, among other artists connected to Bassani’s emotional and inspirational world. Exhibition on view through May 7, 2009.

Istituto Italiano di Cultura di New York

Park Avenue and 68^th Street, Manhattan

Contact: (212) 879-4242 ext.380.

iicNewYork@esteri.it

April 17, 2009 (Friday) 6:30 pm

Book Presentation

Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimo`

24 West 12^th Street, Manhattan

Admission: free and open to the public

Contact: (212) 998-8739 or (212) 642-2094

casa.italiana@nyu.edu

April 17, 2009 (Friday) 7:00 pm

Church of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Dinner-Dance

The parish will honor five individuals for their outstanding service to the parish and to the Belmont community: Gil Teitel, Joseph Migliucci, James Izzo, Mary Annunziata and John Meduri.

Sponsored by Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church.

Villa Barone Manor

737 Throgs Neck Expressway, Bronx

Admission: $85

Contact: Rita Calabro (718) 295-3770

April 17, 2009 (Friday) 8:00 pm

April 19, 2009 (Sunday) 2:00 pm

Mozart’s Così fan tutte

Stony Brook Opera and the Stony Brook Symphony Orchestra will present a fully staged production of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s popular opera. The opera will be sung in the original Italian language, with projected titles in English.

Sponsored by the Center for Italian Studies Stony Brook University

Stony Brook University, Staller Center

Admission: $24 general; $12 for Students and Senior Citizens

Contact: (631) 632-7330

For tickets: (631) 632-ARTS or online at www.stallercenter.com

April 18, 2009 (Saturday) 3:00 pm

Connecticut Heritage Community Language School Forum

According to the MLA Language Map, some of the most frequently spoken languages in Connecticut are Spanish, Italian. French, Portuguese, Chinese, German, and Greek. Despite the high percentage of speakers of these languages, with the exception of Spanish, they constitute only a very small percentage of the world language offerings in the public and private schools in Connecticut. The newly conceived Connecticut Community Languages School Forum is pleased to invite you to the first meeting of community world language school to discuss common experiences and needs.

Western Connecticut State University

Center of German Studies

Alumni Hall, Midtown Campus, Danbury, Connecticut

April 18, 2009 (Saturday) 6:00 pm

An Evening in the Piazza II

The evening is a benefit for the Bayonne Columbus Parade. Featuring a homemade wine contest, dinner and DJ Now and Then.

Sponsored by the Bayonne Columbus Committee.

Assumption Auditorium

23^rd Street, between Avenue C and JFK Boulevard, Bayonne, New Jersey

Admission: $40 (dinner); $20 (entrance fee for contest)

Contact: Vito Aiello (201) 725-7579

April 18, 2009 (Saturday) 7:00 pm

East Harlem Giglio Boys Annual Dinner-Dance

Featuring live entertainment by Danny Vecchiano and Giglio Band; Nick Sirrano DJ Connection Live “The Best of Both Worlds”. All proceeds go towards the continuation of the long honored tradition of Dancing the Giglio di Sant’Antonio. Reserve your seats early. Tickets will not be sold at the door.

Sponsored by Giglio Society of East Harlem.

Maestro’s

1703 Bronxdale Avenue, Bronx

Admission: $85; open to the public

Contact: Bobby Maida (703) 975-8967

bob631@aol.com

April 18, 2009 (Saturday) 8:00 pm

In Spite of Myself (or How to be a Good Italian Daughter)

Antoinette LaVecchia explores the classic struggles between an immigrant mother and her Americanized daughter from birth (yes, birth) onward. The universal search for understanding and identifying, blended with full doses of Italian energy and vividly hilarious growing pains, feeds a powerful performance and spirited characters sure to hit home one way or another. Directed by Ted Sod.

Ars Nova Theater

511 West 54^th St, Manhattan

Admission: $20; open to the public

Contact: (212) 489-9800 ext.112

http://wwovationtix.com/trs/pr/645145

April 19, 2009 (Sunday) 12:00 pm

Valletutti Lecture: My Cousin the Saint: A search for faith, family and miracles

Book discussion. Pulitzer Prize-nominated business journalist, university lecturer, and author Justin Catanoso will discuss this part memoir, part biography, part chronicle of renewed faith. Brunch followed by lecture. Please RSVP.

Sponsored by St. John’s University Italian Cultural Center.

Donovan Hall Community Room

9000 Utopia Parkway, Queens

Admission: $20

April 19, 2009 (Sunday) 1:00 pm

Italian Customs & Traditions for Easter

“Terza Domenica Heritage Series” continues with the third of Professor Louis Leonini’s lectures on Italian holiday customs and traditions.

Visit the museum website for more information about upcoming events: www.garibaldimeuccimuseum.org

Sponsored by the Garibaldi-Meucci Museum.

420 Tompkins Avenue, Staten Island

Admission: free for museum members; $5 non-members

Contact: Bonnie McCourt (718) 442-1608

bmccourt@garibaldimeuccimuseum.org

April 19, 2009 (Sunday) 3:00 pm

WCC Fashion Show

Spend a lively afternoon enjoying the latest styles in fashion for men and women, modeled by students and members of the Italian Club. Appetizers and refreshments will be served. Reservations required. This is a fundraising event for the Westchester Community College Italian Scholarship Fund.

Sponsored by the Italian Club of Westchester Community College

Westchester Community College, Student Center Lounge (Parking Lot 8)

75 Grasslands Road, Valhalla

Admission: $25

Contact: Prof. Carlo Sclafani (914) 606-6790

carlo.sclafani@sunywcc.edu

April 20, 2009 (Monday) 6:00 pm

Dinner and Show with Michael Amante

The highly anticipated return of one of America’s favorite artists, performing a variety of popular tunes.

Westchester Broadway Theater

75 Clearbrook Road, Elmsford, New York

Admission: $85

Contact: (914) 592-2222

http://www.broadwaytheatre.com

April 20, 2009 (Monday) 6:00 pm

Reclaiming Catherine of Siena: Literacy, Literature, and the Signs of Others

By Jane Tylus (Italian Studies, New York University). Book presentation with the author, and Catharine Stimpson, Dean, Graduate School of Arts and Science, NYU; Fiona Griffiths, History, NYU; Diana Robin, The Newberry Library; and Deanna Shemek, University of California Santa Cruz.

Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimo`

24 West 12^th Street, Manhattan

Admission: free and open to the public

Contact: (212) 998-8739

casa.italiana@nyu.edu

April 21, 2009 (Tuesday) 6:00 pm

“Traces of Roma Antica: The History of Coins in Greco – Roman Society”

A lecture by Prof. Frederick Booth – Chair, Department of Classical Studies, Seton Hall University, followed by the presentation of a rare Roman coins collection – Rinaldo D’Argento, collector. Please RSVP.

Sponsored by the Italian Cultural Institute in collaboration with NY – NJ Italian Cultural Bridge.

Italian Cultural Institute of New York

686 Park Avenue, Manhattan

Contact: (212) 879-4242 ext 376

iicNewYork@esteri.it

April 21, 2009 (Tuesday) 6:00 pm

Opening Reception – “Giorgio Bassani: the Garden of Books”

Exhibition will run through May 7, 2009, features photographs, documents, and books highlighting Bassani’s work and life. Gallery hours are 10:00 am to 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday. New York University’s Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò has joined with the Italian Cultural Institute and Centro Primo Levi in paying tribute to Bassani, honoring different aspects of his work and personality.

Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimo`

24 West 12^th Street, Manhattan

Admission: free and open to the public

Contact: (212) 998-8739

casa.italiana@nyu.edu

April 22, 2009 (Wednesday) 8:00 pm

Opera at the Met: L’Elisir D’Amore by Gaetano Donizetti

Price includes ticket to the opera and round-trip transportation from WCC. Departure is at 6:00 pm from Parking Lot 1, Westchester Community College, Valhalla

Metropolitan Opera House

Manhattan

Admission: $88 – Balcony seats; $68 WCC Credit Students

Contact: Prof. Carlo Sclafani (914) 606-6790

carlo.sclafani@sunywcc.edu

April 23, 2009 (Thursday) 11:30 am

Lecture by Margherita Ganeri, University of Calabria

(Please note change in date formerly scheduled for Tuesday, April 7, 2009).

Sponsored by the Center for Italian Studies Stony Brook University

Center for Italian Studies Meeting Room, Frank Melville Memorial Library, E4340

Admission: free and open to the public

Contact: (631) 632-7444

April 22, 2009 (Wednesday) 4:00 pm

“Giorgio Bassani Today”

Italian literary critic Alain Eklann will host a panel of scholars in a roundtable discussion. Participants Anna Maria Andreoli, Giorgio Montefoschi, and Paola Bassani, Bassani’s daughter, will discuss his relevance in Italy today, followed by a roundtable focusing on “New Contributions to the Study of Giorgio Bassani” at 6:00 pm. New York University’s Casa Italian Zerilli-Marimo’ has joined with the Italian Cultural Institute and Centro Primo Levi in paying tribute to Giorgio Bassani, honoring different aspects of his work and personality.

Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimo`

24 West 12^th Street, Manhattan

Admission: free and open to the public

Contact: (212) 998-3851

casa.italiana@nyu.edu

April 23 – 25, 2009

The Land of Our Return Diasporic Encounters with Italy Conference

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

25 West 43^rd Street, 17^th floor, (between 5^th and 6^th Avenues), Manhattan

Contact: (212) 642-2094

calandra@qc.edu

http://www.qc.edu/calandra

April 23 – 25, 2009

A World on the Move – Emigration and Immigration Europe and the Americas

Conference. Plenary Speaker: Jacques Toubon, Chair of the Advisory Committee of the National Center for the History of Immigration, Paris. For further information visit: www.columbia.edu/cu/lehmancenter Pre-registration suggested: lehmancenter@columbia.edu

Sponsored by the Herbert H. Lehman Center for American History interuniversity Center for European-American History and Politics (CISPEA) The Italian Academy for Advanced Studies Columbia University Seminar on the City.

The Italian Academy for Advanced Studies

1161 Amsterdam Avenue, between 116^th and 118^th Streets, Manhattan

Admission: free and open to the public

Contact: (212) 854-2927

lehmancenter@columbia.edu

http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lehmancenter

April 24, 2009 (Friday) 7:30 pm

Ballo e Pranzo Annuale – Dinner Dance

The 37^th Anniversary Italian Club Celebration will honor Cav. Joseph Coccia, President of the Coccia Foundation, Tony Ferri, President of the National Association Carabinieri of Italy, Prof. Adis Fazzino, Westchester Community College and David Cortez, Former President of the WCC Italian Club.

Sponsored by the Italian Club of Westchester Community College

Greentree Country Club

538 Davenport Avenue, New Rochelle

Admission: $70; $50 for WCC Students (credit students only with WCC I.D.)

Contact: Prof. Carlo Sclafani (914) 606-6790

carlo.sclafani@sunywcc.edu

April 24, 2009 (Friday) 7:30 pm

East Harlem Reunion Dinner Dance

Relive the old neighborhood for one night. Entertainment by The Bronx Wanderers. East Harlem was at one time the largest “Little Italy” in the United States.

Villa Barone

737 Throggs Neck Expressway, Bronx

Admission: $90

Contact: Anna Barone (347) 723-2660

April 25, 2009 (Saturday) 11:30 am

Una Vita Nel Secolo Breve

Book presentation. The Eminent Sicilian Novelist, Poet, Musician and Composer, Salvatore (Totò) Randazzo will present his autobiographical novel Una Vita Nel Secolo Breve. The presentation will include musical performance and dramatizations. A reception will follow the presentation.

Sponsored by the Center for Italian Studies Stony Brook University

Stony Brook University’s Tabler Center for Arts, Culture, and Humanities

Admission: free and open to the public

Contact: (631) 632-7444

April 26, 2009 (Sunday) 3:00 pm

A Mandolin Orchestra in Concert

The 30-piece mandolin orchestra from Bloomfield, New Jersey, under the direction of Enrico Granafei, will perform a variety of Italian and international tunes. Special guest artists Cristina & Enrico will entertain with beautiful Italian melodies.

Sponsored by the Italian Club of Westchester Community College

Westchester Community College, Academic Arts Theatre (Parking Lot 2)

75 Grasslands Road, Valhalla

Admission: $15; $13 WCC Students and Seniors

Contact: Prof. Carlo Sclafani (914) 606-6790

carlo.sclafani@sunywcc.edu

April 26, 2009 (Sunday) 4:00 pm

UNICO Spring Dinner

Fundraiser to benefit various charities.

Tredici Restaurant

One Hoboken Road, East Rutherford, New Jersey

Admission: $55

Contact: Dr. Sal Pizzuro (201) 896-1755

sal.pizzuro@verizon.net

April 26, 2009 (Sunday) 12:30 pm

AIAE Eleventh Annual Awards and Scholarship Celebration

The recipients of the AIAE Educator of the Year Awards for 2009 are: Dr. Vincenzo Milione, who will be receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award; Mr. Paolo Paciocco; Prof. Vincent Maio, Dr. Fiorentina Russo-Cipolla, Ms. Simona Rodano; and Prof. Paolo Palombo, who will receive a Special Service Award. The recipients of the Programma Ponte Scholarships are: Jacqueline Cislo, Meghan Deanna Cooper, Vincenzina D’Amato, Cristina De Domenico, Matthew Thomas Liberti, Peter Justin Rossi, Benjamin Thompson, and Christopher Zullo. For further information visit: www.AIAE.net

Sponsored by the Association of Italian American Educators.

Chateau Briand

440 Old Country Road, Carle Place, New York

Admission: $75; open to the public

Contact: Irma Evangelista/Ida Corvino (516) 708-1537

idacorvino@yahoo.com

http://www.AIAE.net

April 27 – May 3, 2009

Pen World Voices Festival of International Literature, New York “Evolution/Revolution”

A week-long celebration of world literature, featuring 160 writers, (including several authors from Italy), from 41 countries, speaking 18 different languages in an exciting cross-cultural literary exchange including conversations, panel discussions, readings, film screening, a translation slam and cabaret night! For further information visit: www.pen.org/festival

Co-sponsored by the Great Works Program, Weissman School of Arts and Sciences Baruch College, CUNY, the New York State Writers Institute, the American-Scandinavian Foundation, the Italian cultural Institute and the 92^nd Street Y Unterberg Poetry Center.

Contact: (212) 727-7662

April 28, 2009 (Tuesday) 6:30 pm

Hansel e Gretal - Disavventure a 4 zampe

Musical for children (in Italian). By Anna Caterina Cornacchini (composer and performer). Featuring the children’s chorus of the New York’s Scuola D;Italia Guglielmo Marconi.

Sponsored by New York University Casa Italian Zerilli-Marimò

Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimo`

24 West 12^th Street, Manhattan

Admission: free and open to the public

Contact: (212) 998-8739

casa.italiana@nyu.edu

http://www.nyu.edu/pages/casaitaliana

April 29, 2009 (Wednesday) 6:00 pm

“Fade to White”: Colonial Mulattoes in cinema and Literature of Fascist Italy

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

25 West 43^rd Street, 17^th Floor, between 5^th and 6^th Avenues, Manhattan

Admission: free (registration is required)

Contact: (212) 642-2094

calandra@qc.edu

April 29, 2009 (Wednesday) 6:00 pm

Emigrant Nation: The Making of Italy Abroad

Book presentation by: Emigrant Nation: The Making of Italy Abroad (Harvard University Press) by Professor Mark I. Choate, Brigham Young University, with critical commentary and a live interview of the author by Maddalena Tirabassi of The Giovanni Agnelli foundation, Turin.

Sponsored by the Center for Italian Studies Stony Brook University

Stony Brook University Center for Italian Studies Meeting Room, Frank Melville Memorial Library, E4340, Stony Brook, New York

Admission: free and open to the public

Contact: (631) 632-7444

April 29, 2009 (Wednesday) 7:30 pm

Ale e Franz

A comedy recital by Ale and Franz, reminiscent of the great Italian comic duos of the past. They are sure to make the audience laugh.

Miller Theater

116^th Street & Broadway, Manhattan

Admission: free and open to the public

Contact: Giovanni Morricone (646) 944-3362

alefranzinnework@gmail.com

April 30, 2009 (Thursday) 6:00 pm

A Festive Air: Mendelssohn’s Year in Italy

A program celebrating the 200 years of Mendelssohn’s birth. Solo piano works by Mendelssohn will be performed by the students of the Piano Graduate Program, Rutgers University.

Sponsored by New York University Casa Italian Zerilli-Marimò

Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimo`

24 West 12^th Street, Manhattan

Admission: free and open to the public

Contact: (212) 998-8739

casa.italiana@nyu.edu

http://www.nyu.edu/pages/casaitaliana

April 30, 2009 (Thursday) 7:00 pm

Who’s the Boss? You Choose the Who, What, Where, When, and Why of Eating!

Join Patrick and Rita Andriello for a free, introductory interactive-workshop. They will share a little of how they maintained their ideal weight by having a healthy, mental love affair with food. You will have an opportunity to ask questions about the upcoming workshop on Saturday, May 24, 2009. Limited to the first 15 people who confirm.

Contact: (323) 969-4761

younmeprods@roadrunn.com