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John D. Calandra Italian American Institute

Section: Community Affairs


 

New York’s Italian American Community Bulletin Board

 

(updated Friday September 8, 2006)

 

 

NEW YORK'S ITALIAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY BULLETIN BOARD"

 

 

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As a service to the Italian American community, the John D. Calandra Italian American Institute provides this “Community Bulletin Board” to post announcements of interest to the Italian American community of New York.

 

To post your community announcements, free of charge, contact:

 

Rosaria Musco

Editor

e-mail:  calandra@qc.edu 

telephone:  (212) 642-2094

 

 

The John D. Calandra Italian American Institute is a university-wide institute under the aegis of Queens College of The City University of New York.

 

Dr. Anthony J. Tamburri

Dean

 

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Announcements

 

 

 

 

 

The Scuola d’Italia announces The Coro D’Italia

This children’s ensemble is solely dedicated to Italian traditional music and dance.

Bloomfield Civic Center

Contact: Marylou Romano (973) 744-7653

ditalia@yahoo.com

http://www.ditalia.org

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Westchester Italian Language and Culture Meet Up Group

This group meets every second Wednesday of every month.  Next meeting is Wednesday October 11, 2006 at 7:00pm.  This group is for anyone who is interested in speaking Italian and in the Italian culture.  All levels are accepted.

Nippon Community Center

142 North Central Avenue, Hartsdale

Admission: Free

Contact: Raffaele Abbate (914) 497-6148

r.abbate@gmail.com

 

 

 

 

The American Bocce Club announces their 2006 season

Meets every Wednesday evening at Mill Dam Park in Huntington Village.  Looking for new members- if you are interested please call.

Contact: (631) 807-4030

americanbocce@optnline.net

http://www.americanbocceclub.com

 

 

 

 

Italian Language Classes

 

 

IACE and Saint Rocco’s Roman Catholic church announce

Italian for Children-Starting in October on Saturday mornings.

Registration will take place at the church on Saturday, September 9, 2006 & Sunday, September 10, 2006.  Please call for times.

St. Rocco’s Roman Catholic Church

18 Third Street

Glen Cove, Nassau

Contact: (516) 676-2482

http://maestra@italianforchildren.com

http://www.saintrocco.org

 

 

 

 

Saturday, September 9, 2006         ·        10:00am             

Open House-Dorothea’s house announces Italian Language Classes

To see a list of classes please click on the website below

Dorothea’s House, Casa di Cultura Italiana

120 John Street

Princeton, New Jersey

Contact: (908) 359-1564

http://www.dorotheashourse.org/classes.html

 

 

 

 

RIZZOLI, IACE, EDIZIONE FARINELLI-Italian Language Institute, Under the aegis of the Consulate General of Italy in New York Announces Fall 2006 Italian Language Classes Program

Several level of Italian will be thought starting September 20, 2006.  Please click on the website below to view class offerings.

Course Location: Saint Peter’s Church

619 Lexington Avenue (54th Street), Manhattan

Contact: Rizzoli Bookstore to register (212) 759-2424

http://www.edizionifarinelli.com

 

 

 

 

The Scuola d’Italia announces Italian Cultural Enrichment for Tutti I Bambini

Introductory Italian Language class- Starting September 27, 2006 (Thursday) at Verona Community Center, New Jersey

This is for children ages 6 through 11.

Piccoli d’Italia

This Italian language class is for children ages 2 through 4.

Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, Montclair, New Jersey

Contact: Marylou Romano (973) 744-7653

ditalianj@yahoo.com

http://www.ditalia.org

 

 

 

 

The Little Language School of Italian

A brand new Italian school for infants and children. 

1275 79th Street, Brooklyn

Contact: Alberta Gulotta (718) 238-3727

e-mail: littlelanguage@aol.com

http://www.italianplaygroup.com

 

 

 

 

The Center for Italian Studies at Stony Brook University announces Italian Language Classes for the Community

For further information please contact or e-mail below.

Contact: (631) 632-7444

e-mail: dseverino@notes.cc.sunysb.edu

 

 

 

 

 

 

Books

 

 

 

September 15, 2006  (Friday)        ·        6:00 pm 

Donna Jo Napoli Reads from her Novel the King of Mulberry Street

Light refreshments will be served.  Seating is limited.  This is part of the John D. Calandra Italian American Institute “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

Contact:  (212) 642-2094 (please pre-register)

calandra@qc.edu

http://www.qc.cuny.edu/calandra

 

 

 

 

THE STONECUTTER’S ARIA

BY: Carol Faenzi

ISBN: 0976794918

A work of historical fiction: a three act tale in the form of an opera, spanning a century and based on the life and legacy of an Italian master marble carver and opera tenor.

Contact: 1-800-345-6665

 

 

 

 

BLOOD AUTUMN (Autunno Di Sangue)

BY: Daniela Gioseffi

ISBN: 1-884419-73-9

A bilingual edition translated by Elisa Biagini, Luigi Bonaffini, Ned Condini, Luigi Fontanella and Irene Machegiani.

A series of poems with their counterparts in Italian.

 

 

 

 

THE HUMBLE AND THE HEROIC

Wartime Italian Americans

BY: Salvatore J. LaGumina

ISBN: 0-9773567-7-9

 

 

 

 

Edizioni Farinelli announces Film Study Program of

 “L’Ultimo Bacio” and “Ciao Professore”

This new systematic approach to learn Italian through film can help teachers keep their curriculum fresh and interesting by introducing film as an excellent practice activity.

Contact: To order texts (212) 751-2427

http://www.edizionifarinelli.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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