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In the early twentieth century, U.S. recording companies began producing records of music from the traditions of various recent immigrant groups. These recordings included folk…
This panel will discuss both the history and current state of Italian emigration as seen from both the Italian and Italian-American Perspective. Panelists include: Dott.…
From “cosa nostra” to “cosa grigia”! This book analyzes the ever growing influence that organized crime continues to have on Italian society. Author Giacomo Di…
All This Talk of Love, the third novel in Christopher Castellani’s series about the Grasso family, is a moving and engaging depiction of family history…
Book Presentation: Paradigm: New and Selected Poems 1947-2009. By Alfredo de Palchi. Translated from the original Italian by Barbarba Carle, Michael Palma, Sonia Raiziss, John…
An observational documentary, comparse deals with cinema, migration, fiction, and reality. It focuses on African immigrants living in Sicily who are brought to the island…
Folklorist Jocelyn Arem will speak about the life and legacy of Lena Spencer, the co-founder of Caffè Lena, the oldest surviving folk-music coffeehouse in the United States.…
Looking at the Italian-American community of East Harlem in the 1920s and 30s, Simone Cinotto demonstrates how food was at the center of the lives…
Film Screening & Book Launch This presentation features Maria Mazziotti Gillan reading from her latest collection of poetry, Ancestor’s Song, and a screening of Kevin…
Reading and Book Signing with 2013 Winner: Joelle Biele, Broom 2013 First Runner-Up: Marisa Frasca 2012 Winner: Joanne Monte, The Blue Light of Dawn Hosted…
Join us for an artists’ talk in conjunction with the exhibition Lo Studio dei Nipoti: Four Artists (on view September 12, 2013 through January 10,…
The Peasant and the Priest: A documentary by Esther Podemski Film screening followed by Q&A with the director and discussants. The Peasant and the Priest…