Celebrate October … Italian Heritage and Culture Month
! - 2009
TELEVISION
October 28, 2009
(Wednesday) · 11:00 am, 3:00 pm, 8:30 pm
October 31, 2009
(Saturday) ·
8:00 pm
November 1, 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
EVENTS
October 1, 2009 (Thursday) 8:00
pm (For One Night Only)
Concert
with Pino Daniele
For the first
time in the United States,
self taught guitarist Pino Daniele will perform his music which has captured
world wide attention. Defined as “Taramblu,” Daniele’s
music is a fusion of Tarantella, Blues and Rumba.
Apollo Theatre
253 West 125th Street, Manhattan
For ticket
information contact: Ticketmaster (212) 307-4100; Box office: (212) 531-5305
www.ticketmaster.com/apollotheater
www.massimogallotta.com
October 1, 2009
(Thursday) 8:00
pm
Lecture:
“Italian-Americans in Organized Labor” by Andy Pallotta
This lecture will
trace the history of Italian-Americans in the American Labor Movement and
explore contemporary Italian-American labor leaders and their contributions
to American society.
Sponsored by the
Italian Club of Westchester
Community College.
Westchester Community
College
Classroom
Building Room 100, (Parking Lot 4)
78 Grasslands Road, Valhalla,
NY
Admission: free;
open to the public
Contact: Prof. Carlo Sclafani (914) 606-6790
carlo.sclafani@sunywcc.edu
October 2 and 8,
2009 2:00
pm
Lecture:
“Galileo Galilei” by Elisa Infosino
The year 2009
marks the 400th anniversary of Galileo’s first use of the
telescope. This presentation on the Renaissance scientist will involve a
two-part series.
Sponsored by Brooklyn Public Library.
New Utrecht Branch, 1743 86th Street, Brooklyn
Admission: free;
open to the public
Contact: (718)
236-4086
Lecture
Series: “Artists of the Renaissance”
Fridays 6:30
pm
A series of six
lectures on artists of the Renaissance conducted in English by Professor Aldo
Belardo from Pace
University. The
lectures may be purchased separately or as a series.
October 2: Leonardo da Vinci
October 9: Gian Lorenzo Bernini
October 23: Michelangelo Buonarotti
November
6: Benvenuto Cellini
November 13:
Caravaggio
November 20:
Artemisia Genileschi
Sponsored by Westchester Italian Cultural Center.
One Generoso Place, Tuckahoe,
NY
Admission: Series fee: Adult Members $110;
Non-Members $135; Senior Citizens: Members $70; Non-Members $80; Students
with ID: free
Admission: Individual lecture fee: Adult Members
$20; Non-Members $25; Senior Citizens: Members $15; Non-Members $20; Students
with ID free
Contact: Patrizia Calce (914) 771-8700 ext 109
pcalce@wiccny.org
October 3, 2009
(Saturday) 9:30
– 11:00 am
Stony
Brook University/Center for Italian Studies Homecoming Weekend/Breakfast
An opportunity
for Stony Brook Alumni to gather at the Center for Italian Studies for
hospitality. Faculty, students, and community welcome to become familiar with
the resources of the Center for Italian Studies. Exchange students from Italy will be
present to help host this occasion.
Sponsored by
Center for Italian Studies at Stony Brook University.
Center for
Italian Studies, Frank Melville Memorial Library, Room E4340
Stony Brook
University
Nicolls Road (County Route 97), Stony Brook, NY
Admission: free;
open to the public
Contact: Jo Fusco
(631) 632-7444
jfusco@italianstudies.org
October 3, 2009
(Saturday) 8:00
pm
A Mario
Lanza Tribute Concert
Concert in
remembrance of Mario Lanza. Proceeds to benefit Snug Harbor
Cultural Center,
the Riverside Opera Company and the Sempre Avanti Organization. A special
dedication to Damon Lanza, Mario’s son by long time family friend, and
“Brother” Mr. Bob Dolfi. Featuring guest emcee Al Martino, tenor,
Dominic Mantuano, Maestro Alan Auriela and the Richmond County Orchestra;
Douglas Barbiero Composer, Arranger, Pianist; Soprano Ms. Yuriko Nonada and
other special guests and celebrities.
Richmond County
Savings Foundation
Tuscan Garden
at Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanic
Gardens in Music Hall.
1000 Richmond Terrace, Staten Island
Admission: $80;
Orchestra $100 includes cocktail reception before and after the performance
Contact: (800) 770-1270
October 4, 2009 (Sunday) 3:00
pm
Cinema Italia: Fratello
Sole, Sorella Luna
More a poem than
a biography, the film exalts Francis of Assisi’s spirit and message. A
dramatization of the events in the life of St. Francis of Assisi prior to his conversion experience
through his audience with the pope, including his friendship with St. Clare.
Nominated for three Oscars, won the David of Donatello award for Best
Director. (1972) Directed by Franco Zeffirelli. In Italian with English
subtitles. Discussion in English by Author and Director Franco
D’Alessandro.
Sponsored by Westchester Italian Cultural Center.
One Generoso Place, Tuckahoe,
NY
Admission:
Members $20; Non-Members $20; Students with ID free
Contact: Patrizia
Calce (914) 771-8700 ext 109
pcalce@wiccny.org
October 4, 2009
(Sunday) 3:00 pm
Mass and
Procession in Honor of St. Francis of Assisi,
Patron of Italy
Annual diocesan
celebration of Italian-American faith and culture with Mass celebrated by the
Bishop of Brooklyn and a Procession with hymns and prayers in honor of St.
Francis of Assisi.
Sponsored by the
Italian Apostolate of the Diocese of Brooklyn.
Our Lady of
Guadalupe Church
1701 15th Avenue, Brooklyn
Admission: free;
open to the public
Contact: Rev.
Steven J. Aguggia (718) 326-1911
saguggia@stmargmv.com
October 4, 2009
(Sunday) 3:00 pm
Opera
Pops Concert
A 2-hour concert
of operatic favorites featuring soloists of Regina Opera. The concert will
present selections by Puccini, Verdi, Donizetti and other beloved composers.
Sponsored by Regina Opera Company.
Regina Hall
65th
Street and 12th Avenue, Brooklyn
Admission: $10
Contact: Fran
Garber-Cohen (718) 259-2772
reginaopera@yahoo.com
October 4, 2009
(Sunday) 5:00 pm
Cinema
Italia: Divorce Italian Style
This wonderful Italian
film never loses its appeal. The comedy directed by Pietro Germi tells the
story of a married Sicilian nobleman who wants to divorce and remarry. Frank
Polizzi will moderate a discussion regarding the issue of divorce in Italy.
Sponsored by
DaVinci Society.
Wagner College,
Spiro Hall
1 Howard Avenue,
Staten Island
Admission: free;
open to the public
Contact: Betty
McComiskey (718) 420-4014
emccomis@wagner.edu
Food and
Wine Tasting Series
October 4 3:00 – 5:00 pm
Italian Cooking
Demonstration, food and wine tasting by Trattoria Romano.
October 11 3:00 – 5:00 pm
Italian
Renaissance Gardening Lecture, food and wine tasting by Trattoria Romano
October 18 3:00 – 5:00 pm
Wine and Food
Tasting by Vino de Vino and local Italian restaurants with entertainment by
Tenor Dominick Mantuano
October 25 3:00 – 5:00 pm
Wine and food
tasting by Vino de Vino and local restaurants with entertainment by Tenor
Dominick Mantuano.
The last week in
October (date TBA) will be the official ribbon cutting for the Richmond County
Savings Foundation Tuscan Garden and will feature food by Trattoria Romano,
wines by Vino de Vino and Renaissance themed entertainment. Check website for
more 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: (718) 448-2500
October 5, 2009
(Monday)
Italian
Studies Scholarship Event and Lecture
Keynote Speaker,
Professor Fred Gardaphè, Queens College, CUNY. Please call for further
information.
Seton Hall
University
The Charles and
Joan Alberto Italian Studies Institute
400 South Orange
Avenue, South Orange, New Jersey
Contact: Barbara
Ritchie (973) 275-2967
barbara.ritchie@shu.edu
October 5, 2009
(Monday) 12:15
pm
Study
Abroad in Italy
The Education
Abroad Office at Queens College facilitates a range of short-term summer and
winter programs to several Italian cities. Learn more about these exciting
opportunities to visit and study in Italy. These programs are open to all.
Sponsored by the
John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College/CUNY and the
Office of Education Abroad at Queens College.
Queens College
6530 Kissena
Blvd., Flushing, NY
Admission: free
Contact: Joseph
Grosso (718) 997-5769
joseph.grosso@qc.cuny.edu
October 5, 2009
(Monday) 8:00
pm
A
Tribute to Lt. Joseph Petrosino
Celebrating
Italian Heritage and Culture Month with citation awards to Italian American
NYPD officers – collation. Special presentation to OSIA NYS Grand Lodge
President Salvatore Lanzilotta.
Sponsored by the
Cellini Lodge #2206, OSIA of New Hyde Park.
Clinton Martin
Park
1601 Marcus
Avenue, New Hyde Park, NY
Admission: free;
open to the public
Contact: Jean
Gagliardo (516) 935-5084
jeangag@verizon.net
October 5, 2009
(Monday) 8:00
pm
Lorenzo
Lorenzo DaPonte,
libertine and librettist, was driven out of Venice by furious husbands, fled
Vienna to escape a furious emperor, and snuck out of London to avoid furious
creditors. An epic tale befitting Mozart’s most famous collaborator and
the true love that saved him in the end.
Additional
performances as follows:
October 7 –
1:00 pm
October 9 –
5:00 and 9:00 pm
October 10
– 1:00 pm
October 11
– 1:00 pm
Sponsored by the
New York Musical Theater Festival.
Acorn Theater
410 West 42nd
Street, Manhattan
Admission: $20;
open to the public
Contact: Judd
Woldin (212) 732-3899
seidmana@gmail.com
October 5, 2009
(Monday) 5:30
pm
The
Italian Studies Awards Ceremony
Honoring the 2009
Scholarship Awards Winners and Donors. Keynote Speaker: Fred Gardaphè,
Distinguished Professor of English and Italian American Studies at Queens
College/CUNY. “Beyond the Immigrant Paradigm: Identities and the Future
of Italian American Culture.”
Reception to follow.
Sponsored by The
Charles and Joan Alberto Italian Studies Institute, Seton Hall University.
Walsh Library
– Beck Rooms
400 South Orange
Avenue, South Orange, NJ
Contact: Barbara
Ritchie (973) 275-2967
Barbara.ritchie@shu.edu
October 6, 2009
(Tuesday) 11:00
am
Press
Conference
Opening ceremony
to celebrate Columbus Week Celebrations (through October 17). Sponsored by
Columbus Citizens Foundation.
Grand Central
Terminal
42nd
Street at Park Avenue, Manhattan
Admission: free
Contact: (212)
249-9923
ccf@columbuscitizens.org
October 6, 2009
(Tuesday) 5:30
– 8:00 pm
Learn a
Language Open House
Foreign language
Seminar and information booths with Italian as the featured language. At 6:30
pm Mr. Massimo Veccia from “Learn Italy” in Frosinone, Lazio will
teach a one-hour demonstration Italian class using the “Learn
Italy.”
Sponsored by the New
York Language Center.
226 West 37th
Street, 11th floor, Manhattan
Admission: free;
open to the public
Contact: Jim
Shafer (212) 268-6500
jim@nylanguagecenter.com
http://www.nylanguagecenter.com
October 6, 2009
(Tuesday) 6:30
pm
An
Evening with Stradivari, Recital and Screening
Violin and piano
recital featuring Ruth Palmer, violin and Alexei Grynyuk, piano. Sir Richard
Rodney Bennett, piano, special guest. Screening of In Search of the Messiah.
Sponsored by Casa
Italiana Zerilli-Marimo’ New York University.
Casa Italiana
Zerilli-Marimo’
24 West 12th
Street, Manhattan
casa.italiana@nyu.edu
October 6, 2009
(Tuesday) 7:00
pm
Gourmet
Italy
Join food
historian and author, Francine Segan, for a talk and tasting. Discover the
history of several classic Italian foods including olive oil, cheeses, wines
and pasta, with a focus on sweets including panettone and gelato.
Sponsored by the 92nd
Street Y.
92nd
Street and Lexington Avenue, Manhattan
Admission: $45;
open to the public
Contact: Francine
Segan (212) 722-8285
FSegan@aol.com
http://www.FrancineSegan.com
October 6, 2009
(Tuesday) 8:00
pm
Italian
Cultural Film – Galileo
The story of the
brilliant Italian astronomer and mathematician who dared to challenge the
accepted teachings of his day.
Sponsored by the
Italian Club of Westchester Community College
Westchester
Community College
Classroom
Building Room 100
78 Grasslands
Road, Valhalla, NY
Admission: free;
open to the public
Contact: Prof.
Carlo Sclafani (914) 606-6790
carlo.sclafani@sunywcc.edu
October 6, 2009 (Tuesday) 6:00
pm
John
Giorno reads from Subduing Demons in
America: Selected Poems 1962-20007
An innovator of poetry and performance, John Giorno’s career
spans fifty years and is intertwined with contemporaries such as Andy Warhol,
William S. Burroughs, and Brion Gysin. He helped pioneer the open exploration
and celebration of “queer” sexuality in poetry in the 1960s.
Giorno’s anti-war work with Abbie Hoffmann resulted in Spiro Agnew
labeling him one of the “Hanoi Hannahs” in the 1970s. His AIDS
Treatment Project, begun in 1984, set the bar for direct compassionate action
in the AIDS crisis. Subduing Demons in
America is a survey of his revolutionary work as a poet and as a sexual,
spiritual, and political radical. Giorno’s poetry uses found materials,
montage techniques, and careful exploration of the nature of the mind through
meditation. His is fabled for his high-energy performances, honored at rock
and art venues around the world. 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 43rd Street, 17th Floor, between 5th
and 6th Avenues, Manhattan
Admission: free; open
to the public (registration is required)
Contact: (212) 642-2094
calandra@qc.edu
http://www.qc.cuny.edu/calandra
October 7, 2009 (Wednesday) 7:00 pm
New York
City Mayor’s Italian Heritage and Culture Reception
Mayor Michael R.
Bloomberg welcomes members of the New York City community to Gracie Mansion
for a reception celebrating Italian Heritage and Culture Month.
Sponsored by
Office of the Mayor and the Columbus Citizens Foundation.
(By invitation
only).
October 7, 2009
(Wednesday) 7:30
pm
Westchester County Executive
Italian Heritage and Culture Month Celebration
Presentation and Proclamation by the Honorable Andrew J. Spano,
Westchester County Executive, with special recognition of outstanding
students and teachers of the Italian language in Westchester. Ceremony and reception. Business
attire. Please RSVP by October 5, 2009.
Sponsored by the Westchester Coalition of Italian American
Organizations in collaboration with the Honorable Andrew J. Spano, and the
Westchester County Executive’s Office.
Antonio Meucci
Lodge, OSIA
279 Maple Avenue,
White Plains, New York
Contact: Professor
Carlo Sclafani (914) 606-6790
October 7, 2009
(Wednesday) 12:15
pm
Italian
American Club Information Meeting
The Italian
American Club at Queens College has a long and vibrant history. Learn more about
the club, their planned activities at this informational meeting and
recruitment drive.
Sponsored by the
John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College/CUNY and Queens
College’s Italian American Club.
Queens College
6530 Kissena
Blvd., Flushing, NY
Admission: free
Contact: Joseph
Grosso (718) 997-5769
joseph.grosso@qc.cuny.edu
October 7, 2009
(Wednesday) 5:00
pm
Lecture:
“Pope Celestine V between History and Legend” by Professor Laura
Benedetti, Georgetown University
Pope Celestine V
led the Church for only a few months before he resigned, but his decision to
choose his conscience over worldly power had enormous resonance. From Dante
to Ignazio Silone, writers have been fascinated by a figure whose life seems
to epitomize the contradictions of the Middle Ages, a time of holiness and
intrigue, of celestial longings and brutal realities. Refreshments will be
served.
Sponsored by the
Modern Language Department, Pluralism and Diversity Program.
College of Staten
Island, Building 2S – Room 221
2800 Victory
Boulevard, Staten Island
Admission: free;
open to the public
Contact: Winnie
Brophy (718) 982-2597
Winnie.brophy@csi.cuny.edu
October 7, 2009
(Wednesday) 6:00
pm
For
Nanda - Homage to Fernando
Pivano: A Farewell to Beat
Special guests:
John Giorno, Erica Jong, Jonas Mekas and Mauro Pagani. Presented by Renato
Miracco. Please call for further information.
Sponsored by
Istituto Italiano di Cultura in collaboration with Andrea Monti – Lucca
Film Festival (www.vistanova.it)
Istituto Italiano
di Cultura
686 Park Avenue,
Manhattan
Contact: (212)
879-4242
iicnewyork@esteri.it
http://www.iicnewyork.esteri.it
October 7, 2009
(Wednesday) 7:00
pm
Star
Gazing on the Beach
Opening ceremony
in honor of the father of modern astronomy, Galileo Galilei. Telescopes
outside the Marina Academic Center will be available for viewing with guided
imagery. Followed by music, singers and refreshments.
Sponsored by
Kingsborough Community College/ Italian Club and Italian America Club.
Marina Academic
Center
2001 Oriental
Boulevard, Brooklyn
Admission: free;
open to the public
Contact: Angela
A. Toscano (718) 368-5810
aatm500@aol.com
October 7, 2009
(Wednesday) 8:00
pm
The
Italian Academy Concert Series – Emanuele Torquati
The fall 2009
concert series will commence with a recital by Italian pianist Emanuele
Torquati.
Sponsored by Columbia
University, Italian Academy for Advanced Studies.
The Italian
Academy, Teatro
1161 Amsterdam
Avenue, Manhattan
Admission: free;
open to the public
Contact: Rick
Whitaker (212) 854-1623
rw2115@columbia.edu
http://www.italianacademy.columbia.edu
October 7, 2009
(Wednesday) 8:00
pm
Lecture:
“Superstitions in the Lives of Italians and Italian Americans” by
Professor Salvatore Primeggia
Lecture on the
role and significance of religion and superstition in the lives of Italians
and Italian Americans. Professor Primeggia will explore traditional and
non-traditional religious practices.
Sponsored by
Kensico Italian American Society.
Mount Pleasant
Town Hall, Tower Room, 3rd floor
1 Town Hall
Plaza, Valhalla, NY
Admission: free; open to the public
Contact: Brigida Colitto (914) 769-8846
MoliseBC@aol.com
October 7, 2009 (Wednesday) 11:15 am
Italian
Cultural Film – In Search of
History: The True Story of Sacco and Vanzetti
Documentary by
Peter Miller narrates the story of the trial, conviction and execution of
Sacco and Vanzetti, two highly publicized Italian-Americans in the early
1900s. Sponsored by the Italian Club of Westchester Community College
Westchester
Community College
Classroom
Building Room 100, (Parking Lot 4)
78 Grasslands
Road, Valhalla, NY
Admission: free;
open to the public
Contact: Prof.
Carlo Sclafani (914) 606-6790
carlo.sclafani@sunywcc.edu
October 8, 2009
(Thursday) 12:30
pm
Lecture:
“Beyond April 6, 2009: Rebuilding L’Aquila” by Professor
Laura Benedetti, Georgetown University
The earthquake
that struck the capital of the Abruzzi region on April 6, 2009 is a human and
cultural catastrophe of exceptional magnitude. The historical center has been
closed off and its population forced to relocate. If L’Aquila was born
in the Middle Ages out of the desire to bring together the communities of the
surrounding mountains and valleys, this tragic turn of events has turned the
clock back, scattering the Aquilani far from their homes. The solidarity of
the Italian-American community can play an important role in the
reconstruction. Refreshments will be served.
Sponsored by the
Pluralism and Diversity Program.
College of Staten
Island, Conference Room, Center for the Arts (1P-116)
2800 Victory
Boulevard, Staten Island
Admission: free;
open to the public
Contact: Winnie
Brophy (718) 982-2597
Winnie.brophy@csi.cuny.edu
October 8, 2009
(Thursday) 1:00
pm
Società
Italiana Open House
Società
Italiana, the Italian and Italian American student organization of Baruch
College/CUNY is sponsoring an open house during club hours. This is a
wonderful opportunity to meet new friends and learn about the club and its
activities. We invite you to join us and become a new member. All students,
faculty and staff are welcome! Sponsored by Società Italiana and the
John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College/CUNY.
Vertical Campus,
Room 10-175
55 Lexington
Avenue, Manhattan
Admission: free
Contact: Dr.
Nancy Ziehler (646) 312-2164
nancy_ziehler@baruch.cuny.edu
October 8, 2009
(Thursday) 2:20
pm
Lecture:
“Traces of Sicily’s Arab Culture” by Professor Gioacchino Balducci
Illustrated
presentation will explore the traces and influences of Arab culture to the
development of science, agriculture, architecture, language, folklore and
customs in Sicily.
Sponsored by
Stony Brook University’s Center for Italian Studies.
Stony Brook
University’s Harriman Hall, Room 137
Nicolls Road,
Stony Brook, NY
Admission: free;
open to the public
Contact: Jo Fusco
(631) 632-7444
jfusco@italianstudies.org
October 8, 2009
(Thursday) 6:00
pm
Gianni
Salvo Futurist Performance
Gianni Salvo,
director and actor, from the Piccolo Teatro di Catania, will give a
performance to
initiate a series of events exploring the Futurist movement.
Sponsored by
Italian Cultural Institute.
Italian Cultural
Institute
686 Park Avenue,
Manhattan
Contact: (212) 879-4242
http://www.iicnewyork.org
October 8, 2009
(Thursday) 6:30
pm
American
Legion 85th Anniversary Military Ball
Honoring
World-Renowned Recording Artist Michael Amante; Thomas Parker, American Flag
Chairman and Honorable John McLaughlin, Founder of Waterfront Warriors.
Sponsored by Temple
Avodah.
3050 Oceanside
Road, Oceanside, NY
Admission: $85;
open to the public
Contact: John
Radin (516) 431-5192
October 8, 2009
(Thursday) 6:30
pm
Italian
Cultural Film: Pay or Die
Seating is
limited. Please RSVP.
Sponsored by the
Italian American Museum.
155 Mulberry
Street, Manhattan
Contact: (212) 965-9000
info@italianamericanmuseum.org
October 9, 2009
(Friday) 10:00
am
Italian
Mayor for the Day
The City of
Waterbury and UNICO honors an Italian-American who has distinguished
him/herself with service to the Waterbury community, and the legacy of
Columbus. The day begins with Mass, short procession to City Hall with
flag-raising and luncheon to follow.
Sponsored by the
Waterbury Chapter of UNICO National.
Waterbury City
Hall
236 Grand Street,
Waterbury, Connecticut
Contact: Dr.
Joanne D’Angelo (203) 598-0501
dg joanne@yahoo.com
October
9, 2009 (Friday) 11:00
am
Raising
of the Italian and American Flags to Honor Galileo Galilei and Giuseppe Petrosino
Cav.
Uff. Joseph Sciame, President of the Italian Heritage and Culture Committee
of New York, (IHCC-NY, Inc.) will officiate at ceremony to honor Galileo Galilei and Giuseppe
Petrosino. Special salute to John Battista De Santis, Vice President of Webb
Communications, Inc. and IHCC-NY, Inc. Board Member. The Hon. Minister
Francesco Maria Taló,
Consul General of Italy, will deliver special remarks.
Sponsored
by the Bowling Green Association.
Bowling
Green at the famous Charging Bull
sculpture by Arturo DiModica (near the U.S. Customs House), Downtown
Manhattan.
Admission:
free
Contact:
Arthur Piccolo (212) 809-4615
artpiccolo@earthlink.net
October 9, 2009
(Friday) 6:00
– 9:00 pm
Film: Joe Petrosino
Directed by
Alfredo Peyretti, RAI Productions.
Sponsored by
National Organization of Italian American Women and the John D. Calandra
Italian American Institute. To be followed by a panel discussion with
prominent Italian Americans in law enforcement.
Hunter College,
Lang Theater
695 Park Avenue
(entrance on 68th Street between Park and Lexington Avenues),
Manhattan
Admission: free;
open to the public
Contact: RSVP at noiaw@noiaw.org
or (212) 642-2003
October 9, 2009
(Friday) 7:30
pm
Piano
Concert with Giovanni Allevi
Performance by
Giovanni Allevi, pianist and composer.
Sponsored by
Italian Cultural Institute.
Carnegie Hall,
Zanken Hall
881 7th
Avenue, Manhattan
Contact: (212)
879-4242
http://www.iicnewyork.org
October 9, 2009
(Saturday) 8:00
pm
“Daughters
of Cybele” Women Drummers for World Peace
Presented by
Internationally renowned Italian Percussionist Alessandra Belloni. Featuring
Southern Italian ritual drumming and chants in honor of the Black Madonna and
the women healing trance dance Pizzica Tarantata.
Rosendale
Café
434 Main Street,
Rosendale, NY
Admission: $10
Contact: (845)
658-9048
ABelloni@aol.com
http://www.rosendalecafe.com
October 9 –
11, 2009
Ocean
County Columbus Day Parade and Italian Festival
Three-day
festival (Friday 4:00 – 10:00 pm; Saturday 10:00 am – 10:00 pm;
Sunday 10:00 am – 8:00 pm). Day-long events include entertainment, food,
crafts and exhibitions. Parade, Sunday at 1:00 pm, includes over 20 bands,
floats, various organizations, antique cars and military units. Special guest
performers from Italy will be participating in the parade.
Sponsored by
Ocean County Columbus Day Parade Committee, Inc.
Italian Festival
– Grant Avenue, Seaside Heights, New Jersey
Columbus Day
Parade route – The Boulevard, Seaside Heights, NJ
Admission: free;
open to the public
Contact: Michael
Blandina (732) 477-6507
October 9 –
11, 2009 Friday
at 9:00 pm; Saturday and Sunday at 8:00 pm
“The
Corral”
Performance.
Community-Chaos-Revolt – “The Corral” is a piece that
explores the themes of homeland and patriotism. Reservations recommended.
The Merce
Cunningham Studio
55 Bethune
Street, 11th floor, Manhattan
Contact: Anabella
Lenzu
info@AnabellaLenzu.com
October 9 and 11,
2009
Symposium
Entitled: Futurism
Symposium will
explore the contributions of Filippo Tommaso Marinetti to Futurism and the
Futurist movement in the U.S. Poster Exhibit will also be on display.
Sponsored by
Italian Cultural Institute and Princeton University.
Contact: (212)
879-4242
http://www.iicnewyork.org
October 10, 2009
(Saturday) 12:00
pm
The 30th
Annual Queens Columbus Day Parade
Parade route:
Steinway Street left to 30th Avenue right to 33rd
Street, ends at reviewing stand on Astoria Blvd. and 31st Street,
Columbus Triangle. Grand Marshal: NYC Police Sergeant Frank Ventura,
President of NYPD Columbian Association and Co-Marshal: Brother Stephen La
Mendola, CSC, President, Holy Cross High School, Queens. Sponsored by the
Federation of Italian American Organizations of Queens, Inc.
Contact: (718)
204-2444
fiao@juno.com
October 10, 2009
(Saturday) 1:00
pm
Brooklyn
Columbus Day Parade
Annual parade in
celebration of Italian culture and heritage. Open to the entire community.
Sponsored by
Federation of Italian American Organizations of Brooklyn, Ltd.
Along 18th
Avenue (Cristoforo Colombo Boulevard) from 60th Street to 84th
Street, Brooklyn
Admission: free;
open to the public
Contact: Barbara
Pascarella (718) 259-2828
info@fiaobrooklyn.org
October 10, 2009
(Saturday) 5:00
pm
Celebrate
the Current Issue of VIA: Voices in
Italian Americana
Featuring short
readings by: Phyllis Carito, Michael Cirelli, Edward DeFranco, Joanna Clapps
Herman, Kathleen Gerard, Mary Giaimo, Maria
Terrone and Robert Viscusi. Hosted
by new VIA Poetry Editor, Peter
Covino and George Guida, Director, Smalls Reading Series.
Small’s
Jazz Club
183 West 10th
Street, at 7th Avenue, Manhattan
Admission: $6
(cover charge)
October 10, 2009 5:45 – 7:45 pm (2nd
Saturday each month)
Italian
American Writers Association (IAWA) Literary Readings
IAWA represents
the longest running literary readings series at the venerable Cornelia St.
Café set in the heart of Greenwich Village. The format includes an
open mic and two features. IAWA also sponsors special bilingual evenings in
concert with Luigi Bonaffini’s Journal
of Italian Translation.
Sponsored by
Italian American Writers Association (IAWA).
Cornelia St.
Café
29 Cornelia
Street, between West 4th and Bleecker Street, Manhattan
Admission: $7
admission and one drink; open to the public
Contact: Maria Lisella (718) 777-1178
mljourneys@aol.com
October 10, 2009
(Saturday) 6:30
pm
65th
Annual Columbus Celebration Gala
Black tie dinner.
Sponsored by
Columbus Citizens Foundation.
Waldorf=Astoria
301 Park Avenue,
Manhattan
Admission: $1,000; $10,000 per table
Contact: (212) 249-9923
ccf@columbuscitizens.org
October 11, 2009
(Sunday) 9:00
am
Wreath
Laying Ceremony at Columbus Circle
Join the Columbus
Citizens Foundation as it honors civil servants in a ceremony at Columbus
Circle.
Sponsored by
Columbus Citizens Foundation.
Columbus Circle
59th
Street and Central Park West, Manhattan
Admission: free;
open to the public
Contact: (212)
249-9923
ccf@columbuscitizens.org
October 11, 2009
(Sunday) 1:00
pm
Heritage
Day
Featuring book
signings, music, food and crafts for children.
Sponsored by the
Daughters and Sons of Italian Heritage Lodge 2428, OSIA
Monsignor Vetro
Parish Hall, Saint Nicholas Church
Olive Street,
Brooklyn
Admission: free;
open to the public
Contact: Dominick
Sciangula (718)782-8565
October 11, 2009
(Sunday) 3:00
pm
Kensico
Italian American Society Columbus Dinner Dance
Honoring
Westchester County Legislator John Nonna and Mount Pleasant Town Supervisor
Robert Meehan. Music by Bella Bianca Productions with tenor Anthony Piranio
who will present favorite Italian songs and operatic arias.
Sponsored by
Kensico Italian American Society.
Villa Barone
Hilltop Manor
466 Route 6,
Mahopac, NY
Admission: $90;
open to the public
Contact: Brigida
Colitto (914) 769-8846
MoliseBC@aol.com
October 11, 20090
(Sunday) 5:00
pm
A
Futuristic Culinary Experience
Actors from
Sicily’s Piccolo Teatro di
Catania will offer a playful, thespian vesion of “futuristic
receipes,” an experience not to exalt the palate but where spontaneous
expressions and movement become a single body. Directed by Gianni Salvo.
Music by Pietro Cavalieri.
Sponsored by Dorothea’s
House Casa di Cultura Italiana.
120 John Street,
Princeton, NJ
Contact: Joe
Casalaina
joec@dorotheashouse.org
http://www.dorotheashouse.org
October 11, 2009
(Sunday) 5:00
pm
Musical
Program of Italian Love Songs
Featuring
Neapolitan Tenor Antonio Guarna accompanied by Alba Mazza. These wonderful
songs will make you want to sing along.
Sponsored by
DaVinci Society
Wagner College,
Student Performance Center
Howard Avenue,
Staten Island
Admission: free;
open to the public
Contact: Betty
McComiskey (718) 420-4014
emccomis@wagner.edu
October 11, 2009
(Sunday) 9:00
am
Wreath
Laying Ceremony at Columbus Circle
Join the Columbus
Citizens Foundation as it honors civil servants in a ceremony at Columbus
Circle.
Sponsored by
Columbus Citizens Foundation.
Columbus Circle
59th
Street and Central Park West, Manhattan
Admission: free;
open to the public
Contact: (212)
249-9923
ccf@columbuscitizens.org
October 11, 2009
(Sunday) 1:00
pm
Heritage
Day
Featuring book
signings, music, food and crafts for children.
Sponsored by the
Daughters and Sons of Italian Heritage Lodge 2428, OSIA
Monsignor Vetro
Parish Hall, Saint Nicholas Church
Olive Street,
Brooklyn
Admission: free;
open to the public
Contact: Dominick
Sciangula (718)782-8565
October 11, 2009
(Sunday) 3:00
pm
Kensico
Italian American Society Columbus Dinner Dance
Honoring
Westchester County Legislator John Nonna and Mount Pleasant Town Supervisor
Robert Meehan. Music by Bella Bianca Productions with tenor Anthony Piranio
who will present favorite Italian songs and operatic arias.
Sponsored by
Kensico Italian American Society.
Villa Barone
Hilltop Manor
466 Route 6,
Mahopac, NY
Admission: $90;
open to the public
Contact: Brigida
Colitto (914) 769-8846
MoliseBC@aol.com
October 11, 20090
(Sunday) 5:00
pm
A
Futuristic Culinary Experience
Actors from
Sicily’s Piccolo Teatro di
Catania will offer a playful, thespian vesion of “futuristic
receipes,” an experience not to exalt the palate but where spontaneous
expressions and movement become a single body. Directed by Gianni Salvo.
Music by Pietro Cavalieri.
Sponsored by Dorothea’s
House Casa di Cultura Italiana.
120 John Street,
Princeton, NJ
Contact: Joe
Casalaina
joec@dorotheashouse.org
http://www.dorotheashouse.org
October 11, 2009
(Sunday) 5:00
pm
Musical
Program of Italian Love Songs
Featuring
Neapolitan Tenor Antonio Guarna accompanied by Alba Mazza. These wonderful
songs will make you want to sing along.
Sponsored by
DaVinci Society
Wagner College,
Student Performance Center
Howard Avenue,
Staten Island
Admission: free;
open to the public
Contact: Betty
McComiskey (718) 420-4014
emccomis@wagner.edu
October 12, 2009
(Monday) 9:00
am
Columbus
Day Breakfast
Columbus Day
Breakfast held at Roosevelt Hotel hosted by Italian American Political Action
Committee (IAMPAC) and Petrosino Association in America.
Roosevelt Hotel
Madison Avenue at
45th Street, Manhattan
Admission: free;
open to the public
Contact: James C.
Lisa (718) 592-2196
JCL@giamondo.com
October 12, 2009
(Monday) 9:30
am
Columbus
Day Mass
His Excellency,
Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan, Celebrant and Homilist.
Sponsored by the
Italian Apostolate of the Archdiocese of New York in cooperation with the
Columbus Citizens Foundation. Contact the Archdiocese of New York for
reserved seating tickets – robert.aufieri@archny.org
St.
Patrick’s Cathedral
50th
Street and 5th Avenue, Manhattan
Admission: free;
open to the public (reserved seating tickets)
Contact: Rev.
Robert Aufieri (212) 371-1000 ext. 3055
robert.aufieri@archny.org
October 12, 2009
(Monday) 11:30
am
65th
Annual Columbus Day Parade
Leading the
parade along Fifth Avenue from 47th Street to 79th
Street, in Manhattan, will be the Grand Marshal, Kenneth G. Langone,
Co-founder of Home Depot, former director of the New York Stock Exchange, and
an active philanthropist.
Sponsored by
Columbus Citizens Foundation.
Grand Central
Terminal
42nd Street
at Park Avenue, Manhattan
Admission: free
Contact: (212)
249-9923
ccf@columbuscitizens.org
October 12, 2009
(Monday) 10
– 11:00 pm
TV
Program: Italics. The Italian American TV Magazine
Italics, in
association with CUNY TV, has produced four hour-long specials to air in
October and November. Each special will highlight the various activities and
personalities of our Italian American community at large. Sponsored by the
John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College/CUNY and CUNY TV
Channel 75 (Time
Warner); Channel 77 (RCN)
October 12, 2009
(Monday) 7:00
pm
“Writing
the Queer Italian-American Experience”
Join writers Mary
Cappello, Carl Capotoro, Michael Carosone and Peter Covino for readings and
discussion on the diversity of experiences of gay and lesbian
Italian-Americans.
Barnes and Noble
Bookstore
2289 Broadway,
Manhattan
Admission: free;
open to the public
Contact: (212)
362-8835
October 12, 2009
(Monday) 7:00
pm
Comedy:
Italian American Style…
Celebrate
Columbus Day and enjoy an evening of family, fun and food with the very best
Italian-American comics. Featuring: Geno Bisconte, Luca Tesconi, Jenn
Palumbo, Vince August, Linda Smith and Mike Vecchione. Please call for
further information.
Carolines on
Broadway
1626 Broadway
(between 49th and 50th Streets), Manhattan
Contact: (212)
757-4100 for reservations
http://www.carolines.com to purchase tickets on line
October 12 –
16, 2009
DIZZI’S
JAZZITALIA
Enjoy a week of
Italian Jazz with Marco Panascia, Nicola Angelucci, Rosario Giuliani,
Giampaolo Casati, Antonio Ciacca, Jody Di Francesco, Gray Burk, Jerry
Bergomazomi, Luca Santamiello, John Lepore, Giuseppe Tazanzi and the performances
by Terrores d’Oniferi from Sardinia.
Sponsored by
Italian Cultural Institute.
October 12 - 14
Lincoln Center
70 Lincoln Center
Plaza
New York, NY
10023
October 15 - 16
Italian Cultural
Institute
686 Park Avenue,
Manhattan
Contact: (212)
879-4242
http://www.iicnewyork.org
October 13, 2009
(Tuesday) 10:00
am – 4:00 pm
Italian
Heritage Day 2009
A day of
celebration including performances by Alessandra Belloni and I Giullari di
Piazza, panel discussion on Galileo Galilei, folk music and documentary movie
about Giuseppe Petrosino.
Sponsored by
Italian Heritage Month Committee at BMCC.
Borough of
Manhattan Community College/CUNY, Richard Harris Terrace
199 Chambers
Street, Manhattan
Admission: free;
open to the public
Contact: Maria Enrico (212) 220-8000 ext 7245
menrico@bmcc.cuny.edu
October 13, 2009
(Tuesday) 2:00
pm
Cinema
Italia
Enjoy the
screening of an Italian movie, light refreshments will be served. In Italian
with English subtitles.
Sponsored by the
Westchester Italian Cultural Center.
One Generoso
Place, Tuckahoe, NY
Admission: free
for members, registration is required; Non-member $5
Contact: (914)
771-8700
programs@wiccny.org
October 13, 2009 (Tuesday) 6:00
pm
Competing
Understandings of Media in the History of Anti-defamation
With guest
speaker, Laura Cook Kenna, George Washington University. Since at least the
1950s, some Italian Americans have organized anti-defamation campaigns to
respond to unflattering, often Mafia-inflected, representations of their
identity. Even as these protestors have sought to shape the perception of
Italian ethnicity, their strategies and outcomes have been deeply shaped by
popular understandings of media. Using the debates surrounding the television
show “The Untouchables” and the film The Godfather as examples, cultural historian Laura Cook Kenna
will outline how ideas about media-artistry, influence, and audiences-have
intersected with and underpinned the anti-defamation arguments and the ways
ethnic images are interpreted and contested. 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 43rd Street, 17th Floor, between 5th
and 6th Avenues, Manhattan
Admission:
free; open to the public (registration is required)
Contact:
(212) 642-2094
calandra@qc.edu
http://www.qc.cuny.edu/calandra
October 14, 2009 (Wednesday)) 6:00
pm
New York
State Comptroller’s Salute to Galileo Galilei and Giuseppe Petrosino
New York State
Comptroller, Hon. Thomas P. DiNapoli, will hold a special “Salute to
2009’s Italian Heritage and Culture Month theme “Galileo Galilei: Father of Modern
Astronomy”and
“Giuseppe
Petrosino: Saluting an Italian-American Crime Fighter” highlighting the achievements of
Italian Americans.
St John’s
University – Manhattan Campus
The Atrium
101 Murray Street
at West Street, Manhattan
Admission: (by
invitation only)
Contact: Cav.
Uff. Joseph Sciame (718) 990-1941)
sciamej@stjohns.edu
The
Italian-American Experience Lecture Series – “Rethinking Italian
Cuisine in the 21st Century”
Tuesdays at 7:00
pm
All lectures will
be given by Enrico Bazzoni, Chef, Culinary Liaisons, LLC.
October 13 – “a pummarola `ngopp”
– Historical Notes on “la Cucina”
November 10 – Rethinking Italian Cuisine: First
Attempt – The Futurist Movement:
Tradition vs. Innovation
November 17 – The Second Revolution:
Transformation and challenges – Nouvelle Cuisine, Designer Foods, Slow
Food, Green and Organic Movements.
Lecture Series
Director: Prof. Stanislao Pugliese. Lecture Series Coordinator: Deborah Lom.
Please call for further information.
Sponsored by Hofstra
Cultural Center.
Leo A. Guthart Cultural
Center Theater
Joan and Donald
E. Axinn Library, First floor
Hofstra
University, South Campus, Hempstead, NY
Admission: free
Contact: (516)
463-5669
http://www.hofstra.edu/culture
October 14, 2009
(Wednesday) 9:00 am
– 12:30 pm
Conference:
Italian Americans in Law Enforcement from Petrosino to the Present
Session I:
“The Petrosino Legacy in New York City” will document the role
that Italian Americans have played in America’s law enforcement activities.
Discussion led by Joseph Sciame, Cav. Uff. Vice President for Community
Relations, St. John’s University and Dr. Anne Romano.
Session II:
“Italian Americans in Law Enforcement: Focus Nassau County.”
Panel members include: Prof. Salvatore J. La Gumina; Prof. Joanne Lecci;
Prof. A. Ottomano; Prof. J. Caracci; Prof. Janine Ferraro; and Carmine
Soldano, President Nassau County Columbian Association, and will explore the
contributions of Italian Americans to the Criminal Justice system.
Sponsored by Center
for Italian American Studies and American Italian Historical Association/Long
Island Chapter.
Nassau Community
College, College Center Room 252-253
1 Education
Drive, Garden City, NY
Admission: free;
open to the public
Contact: Dr.
Salvatore J. LaGumina (516) 798-8256
sallagumina@yahoo.com
October 14, 2009
(Wednesday) 11:15 am
Lecture:
“Stereotyping of Italian Americans in the Media” by Valerie
Franco, Film Director and Producer
Director Valerie
Franco will examine female and male Italian-American stereotypes including
Madonna and Wiseguy images in various forms of the media.
Sponsored by the
Italian Club of Westchester Community College
Westchester
Community College
Classroom
Building Room 100, (Parking Lot 4)
78 Grasslands
Road, Valhalla, NY
Admission: free;
open to the public
Contact: Prof.
Carlo Sclafani (914) 606-6790
carlo.sclafani@sunywcc.edu
October 14, 2009
(Wednesday) 6:30
pm
Lecture:
“Umbria Sacred Arts and Architecture” by Professor James Shield
Sacred art and
architecture provide a compelling narrative for explaining the ways religious
belief and practice contribute to the regional, national, religious and
cultural traditions. Presented in English. Sponsored by the Westchester
Italian Cultural Center.
One Generoso
Place, Tuckahoe, NY
Admission: Members $20; Non-Members $25; Senior
Citizens: Members $15; Non-member $20; Students with ID free
Contact: Patrizia Calce (914) 771-8700 ext 109
pcalce@wiccny.org
October 14, 2009
(Wednesday) 8:00 pm
Lecture:
“Superstitions in the Lives of Italians and Italian Americans”
Professor
Salvatore Primeggia of Adelphy University will present a lecture on the role
and significance of religion and superstition in the lives of Italians and
Italian Americans. Professor Primeggia will explore traditional and
non-traditional religious practices. This event is made possible by the New
York Council for the Humanities.
Mount Pleasant
Town Hall, Tower Room, 3rd floor
1 Town Hall
Plaza, Valhalla, NY
Admission: free;
open to the public
Contact: Brigida
Colitto (914) 769-8846
MoliseBC@aol.com
October 15, 2009 (Thursday) 6:00
pm
Brooklyn
Borough President Marty Markowitz’s Italian Heritage and Culture Month
Proclamation Ceremony
The Honorable
Marty Markowitz, Brooklyn Borough President, will host a proclamation ceremony
in honor of Italian Heritage and Culture Month to celebrate the contributions
of Galileo Galilei and Joseph
Petrosino.
Sponsored by
Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz.
Brooklyn Borough
Hall
209 Joralemon
Street, Brooklyn
Admission: open
to the public (reservations required)
Contact: Camille
Socci (718) 802-4047
csocci@brooklynbp.ny.gov
October 15, 2009
(Thursday)
Re-Dedication
of the Lt. Joseph Petrosino Park
Particulars
forthcoming.
Sponsored by Lt.
Det. Joseph Petrosino Association in America.
Lafayette and
Grand Streets, Manhattan
Admission: free;
open to the public
Contact: James C.
Lisa (718) 592-2196
JCL@giamondo.com
October 15, 2009
(Thursday) 12:45
– 2:15 pm
Celebrating
Italian American Feasts in the Tri-State Area
Tommaso Cuccia, a
photo-folklorist, will present a slide show and discussion of his work
documenting the celebration of Italian American feast days in the tri-state
area. All are invited!
Sponsored by
Società Italiana of Baruch College/CUNY and the John D. Calandra
Italian American Institute of Queens College/CUNY.
Baruch College
Vertical Campus, Room 10-175
55 Lexington
Avenue, Manhattan
Admission: free;
open to the public
Contact: Dr.
Nancy Ziehler
nancy_ziehler@baruch.cuny.edu
October 15, 2009
(Thursday) 1:30
– 3:00 pm
Workshop:
TARANTATA, Italian Folk Dance with Alessandra Belloni
Alessandra
Belloni dancer and percussionist will teach participants about southern
Italian folk dances and rituals. This workshop will examine how movement,
dance and music help release anxiety and stress. Participants will be
barefoot and women should wear skirts (if possible everyone should wear white
clothing).
Sponsored by
Student Gov. and Pluralism and Diversity Program.
College of Staten
Island, CUNY
Building 1P, Room
116
2800 Victory
Boulevard, Staten Island
Admission: free;
open to the public
Contact: Winnie
Brophy (718) 982-2597
Winnie.brophy@csi.cuny.edu
October 15, 2009
(Thursday) 6:15
pm
Italian
Cultural Film: Serpico
Seating is
limited. Please RSVP.
Sponsored by the
Italian American Museum.
155 Mulberry
Street, Manhattan
Contact: (212) 965-9000
info@italianamericanmuseum.org
October 15, 22,
27 (series of 3 events)
Wineappeal.it:
Art in a Bottle
These events have
been developed to promote Italian art and culture in different forms: Visual
Art (hand painted labels from 35 Italian artisans), food and wine (the wine
bottles, themselves, along with food pairings), and music. It is a blend of
several elements of fine Italian culture. The opening event on October 15th
will include live music (jazz, opera and spirituals) and buffet style
refreshments. The event will be filmed for a documentary on new art and
artists, to be submitted for consideration to the Tribeca Film Festival
Committee. Please see website for additional information: www.wineappeal.it
Sponsored by
Vanvakys Art International, Inc., SicilyWine.com, Vero Uomo Men’s
fashion and apparel Englewood, New Jersey.
National Arts
Club
15 Gramercy Park
South, Manhattan
Admission: $46 -
$60; open to the public
Contact:
Salvatore Cottone (917) 406-4102
vanvakys@gmail.com
October 19, 2009 (Monday) 7:00
pm
Queens
Borough President Helen Marshall’s Italian Heritage and Culture
Ceremony
An annual tribute
to the year’s theme to honor the accomplishments of Galileo Galilei and
Giuseppe Petrosino, Hon. Helen M. Marshall, Queens Borough President, presents awards to distinguished
individuals in the Borough of Queens.
Sponsored by the
Office of the Borough President and coordinated by the Italian Heritage and
Culture Month Committee of Queens.
St. John’s
University Marillac Terrace
8000 Utopia
Parkway, Queens, New York
Contact: Cav.
Uff. Joseph Sciame (718) 990-1941 or (718) 990-5892
sciamej@stjohns.edu
October 22, 2009 (Thursday) 6:00
pm
Bronx
Borough President Ruben Diaz’s Italian American Heritage and Culture
Month Celebration
The Honorable
Ruben Diaz, Bronx Borough President, will host the Bronx’s Annual
Italian-American Heritage and Culture Month celebration to honor individuals
who foster Italian-American culture through literature, arts and public
service.
Sponsored by
Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz.
Belmont Library
610 East 186th
Street, Bronx
Admission: free;
open to the public
Contact: Sonia Malave
(718) 590-3989
smalave@boedc.org
October 26, 2009 (Monday) 6:00
pm
The
Tree of Life
Hava Volterra, director. Hava Volterra of Los Angeles tries to come to
terms with her father’s death by traveling to Italy, the land of his
birth, to trace the roots of his family tree. With the help of her feisty
82-year old aunt, her father, sister, Volterra travels from city to city,
digging through ancient manuscripts and interviewing a wide range of scholars
to piece together the story of her Italian-Jewish ancestors. Using both Monty
Python-style animation and computer-enhanced marionettes, the film tells the
story of Jewish money lenders, mystics, scientists, and politicians, while
reflecting on how our parents and their roots affect our sense of identity and
belonging. Post screening discussion with the director led by Sara Reguer,
Brooklyn College. 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 43rd Street, 17th Floor, between 5th
and 6th Avenues, Manhattan
Admission: free; open
to the public (registration is required)
Contact: (212) 642-2094
calandra@qc.edu
http://www.qc.cuny.edu/calandra
Date to be announced
New York
City Council-Italian American Caucus Annual Italian Heritage and Culture
Month Celebration
Join Council
Speaker Christine Quinn, Council Member Tony Avella, Chair of the Italian
American Caucus, and Council Members at a celebration of Italian Heritage and
Culture Month at City Hall.
The Italian
American Caucus will honor Italian
Americans who have contributed to New York City with a City Council
Proclamation.
Sponsored by the New York City Council Italian-American Caucus.
City Council Chambers,
City Hall, Manhattan
Admission: (by invitation only)
Contact: Xavier San Miguel (718) 747-2137
xsanmiguel@council.nyc.gov
October 29, 2009
(Thursday) 5:00
pm
The
Anti-Mafia Movement and Italian Culture Today
Featuring:
Filmmaker and UNC Greensboro Professor Anthony Fragola.
Screening: Another Corleone, Another Sicily.
Introduction and
Italian American poetry reading by Poet and Mercy College Professor Angelo
Zeolla. Ongoing Silent Student Exhibit on Italian Culture. Light refreshments
served.
Sponsored by Prof.
Alan G. Hartman, Prof. Rosella Martone, the Modern Foreign Languages Program,
School of Liberal Arts and by the International Students Office.
Mercy College,
Dobbs Ferry Campus
555 Broadway,
Dobbs Ferry, NY
Contact: (877)
MERCY-GO
http://www.mercy.edu
October 29, 2009
(Thursday) 6:30
pm
Coalition
of Italian American Associations, Inc. Monthly Dinner Meeting
Guest Speaker:
Charles Gasparino, On-Air Editor, CNBC and Joseph A. Petrosino, Assistant
District Attorney, Kings County. Please RSVP.
Sponsored by the Coalition
of Italian American Associations, Inc.
Il Palazzo
Ristorante
151 Mulberry
Street, Manhattan
Admission: $75
Contact: (212)
965-9000
October 30
– November 25, 2009
Life
Lessons: Italian Neorealism and the Birth of Modern Cinema
The Film Society
of Lincoln Center, in association with Cinecittà Luce, and the
Fondazione Centro Sperimentale of Cinematografia-Cineteca Nazionale will
present the most complete series on Italian Neorealism ever screened in New York, a month-long, 40-film series on the film
movement from postwar Italy.
This series is presented under the distinguished patronage of the President
of the Italian Republic. With the support of the
Italian Ministry of Culture – Film Department, and the Italian
Consulate General. For more information, including schedule and film
descriptions please visit: www.filmlinc.com/wrt/onsale/italiannr.html
Walter Reade
Theater
165 West 65th Street, Manhattan
Italian Language Classes for the
Community at Stony Brook Southampton
Italian Intermediate classes
Fridays, 6 to 8 pm
Cost: $200 check
payable to A.A.T.I.
Schedule:
October 16, 23,
30
Nov. 6, 13, 20
Dec. 4, 11, 18
Jan. 8, 15, 22
The Center for
Italian Studies
Stony Brook
University
Melville Library,
E4340
Stony Brook, New York
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ITALIAN FOR CHILDREN
SATURDAYS
OCTOBER 17, 2009
TO MARCH 2010
WESTCHESTER COMMUNITY
COLLEGE
75 GRASSLANDS ROAD, VALHALLA,
NY 10595
1:00 TO 3:00
P.M.
$250.00
Section
I
6-8 years old, Tech. Bldg., Room 123
Section
II
Beginner, 9-12 years old, Tech. Bldg., Room 124
Section
III
Intermediate, 9-12 years old, Tech. Bldg.
First Day of
Class: Saturday, October 17, 2009
Registration:
Saturday, Sept. 26, Oct. 3, 10, 2009
From 1:00 p.m. to
2:00 p.m. at the
Technology
Building, Room 123
Parking Lot 11
BEGINNING ITALIAN CONVERSATION FOR ADULTS
(WJ-D560)
SATURDAYS
NOVEMBER 14, 2009
TO MARCH 2010
1:15 TO 2:45
P.M.
$250.00
Location:
Technology Building
Sponsored by
Italian American Committee on Education
For further
information, please call
Prof. Carlo
Sclafani at (914) 606-6790
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