Tradition and Modernity in the Development of Athens and Rome
Dr. Nikos A. Salingaros Onassis Visiting Scholar Professor of Mathematics, Urbanism & Architectural Theorist University of Texas at San Antonio TRADITION AND MODERNITY IN…
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Queens College 65-30 Kissena Blvd. Flushing NY 11367
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All the Things You Are: The Life of Tony Bennett
David Evanier, The Writers RoomJohn D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, CUNY 25 W. 43rd Street, 17th Floor New York NY 10036David Evanier, biographer of Bobby Darin, Jimmy Roselli, and Joe Pantoliano, will present All the Things You Are: The Life of Tony Bennett (Wiley, 2011),…
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Soft Soil, Black Grapes: The Birth of Italian Winemaking in California
Simone Cinotto, University of Gastronomic SciencesJohn D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, CUNY 25 W. 43rd Street, 17th Floor New York NY 10036From Ernest and Julio Gallo to Francis Ford Coppola, Italian Americans have shaped the history of California wine. But what role did a small group…
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Strangers in a Strange Land: A History of Italian-Language American Imprints, 1830-1945
James Periconi, Independent ResearcherJohn D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, CUNY 25 W. 43rd Street, 17th Floor New York NY 10036James Periconi will discuss his book — with essays by Robert Viscusi, Francesco Durante, and Martino Marazzi — which catalogues the Italian-language book-publishing industry that…
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Poster Exhibition of the Italian Heritage and Culture Committee-New York
John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, CUNY 25 W. 43rd Street, 17th Floor New York NY 10036In celebration of 2013 Year of Italian Culture in the United States. Co-sponsored by the IHCC-NY.
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Annie Rachele Lanzillotto reads from L Is for Lion: An Italian Bronx Butch Freedom Memoir (SUNY Press, 2013)
John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, CUNY 25 W. 43rd Street, 17th Floor New York NY 10036This poignant memoir takes readers into a world of immigration, gay subculture, cancer treatment, mental illness, gender dynamics, drug addiction, and domestic violence — a…
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Book Presentation: Pioneering Italian American Culture; Escaping la Vita della Cucina
John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, CUNY 25 W. 43rd Street, 17th Floor New York NY 10036Daniela 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…
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Enrico Caruso: A Modern Media Star
Giuliana Muscio, Università degli Studi di PadovaJohn D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, CUNY 25 W. 43rd Street, 17th Floor New York NY 10036Naples-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…
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L’Aquila 3D: Inside the Closed City, presentation by Barnaby Gunning
John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, CUNY 25 W. 43rd Street, 17th Floor New York NY 10036Almost 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…
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Robert Viscusi reads from Ellis Island (Bordighera Press, 2013)
John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, CUNY 25 W. 43rd Street, 17th Floor New York NY 10036Robert 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:…
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My Reincarnation (2010), 100 min.
Jennifer Fox, dir.John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, CUNY 25 W. 43rd Street, 17th Floor New York NY 10036My 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…
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Frank Capra: America’s Director
John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, CUNY 25 W. 43rd Street, 17th Floor New York NY 10036To date, Bordighera Press’s Saggistica series has published eight volumes. Vito Zagarrio’s study on Frank Capra, The “Un-Happy Ending”: Re-viewing The Cinema of Frank…
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