John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, CUNY
25 W. 43rd Street, 17th Floor New York NY 10036
This book is a wonderful introduction of genuine Apulian food for the non-Apulian. Accompanied by a series of vignettes and descriptions of the culinary culture of…
Queens College
65-30 Kissena Blvd. Flushing NY 11367
Dr. Nikos A. Salingaros Onassis Visiting Scholar Professor of Mathematics, Urbanism & Architectural Theorist University of Texas at San Antonio TRADITION AND MODERNITY IN…
John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, CUNY
25 W. 43rd Street, 17th Floor New York NY 10036
David Evanier, biographer of Bobby Darin, Jimmy Roselli, and Joe Pantoliano, will present All the Things You Are: The Life of Tony Bennett (Wiley, 2011),…
John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, CUNY
25 W. 43rd Street, 17th Floor New York NY 10036
James Periconi will discuss his book — with essays by Robert Viscusi, Francesco Durante, and Martino Marazzi — which catalogues the Italian-language book-publishing industry that…
John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, CUNY
25 W. 43rd Street, 17th Floor New York NY 10036
This poignant memoir takes readers into a world of immigration, gay subculture, cancer treatment, mental illness, gender dynamics, drug addiction, and domestic violence — a…
John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, CUNY
25 W. 43rd Street, 17th Floor New York NY 10036
Daniela Gioseffi’s book launch and 72nd year event celebrating the publication of Pioneering Italian American Culture; Escaping la Vita della Cucina: Essays, Reviews and Interviews by…
John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, CUNY
25 W. 43rd Street, 17th Floor New York NY 10036
Naples-born Enrico Caruso became the recording industry’s first megastar when his 1904 “Vesti la giubba” sold 1 million copies. As the Metropolitan Opera’s internationally renowned…
John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, CUNY
25 W. 43rd Street, 17th Floor New York NY 10036
Almost four years have passed since the L’Aquila earthquake of April 6, 2009, and there has been little progress towards the reconstruction of its devastated…
John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, CUNY
25 W. 43rd Street, 17th Floor New York NY 10036
Robert Viscusi’s epic poem is composed of 624 Italianate sonnets arranged in 52 groups of twelve, called “books.” The poet uses the literary device chiasmus:…
John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, CUNY
25 W. 43rd Street, 17th Floor New York NY 10036
My Reincarnation chronicles the story of the Tibetan Buddhist Master Chögyal Namkhai Norbu and his Italian-born son, Yeshi. Weaving together archival material, still photographs, and…