Richard Vetere Reads from She’s Not There (Bordighera Press, 2023)
It is the summer of 1965, and Christopher Ricci’s mother has run away. Chris’s father, unable to take care of him, decides to leave the…
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Disco Sauce: The True Story of Penne alla Vodka and Italy in Bocca
We’ll be screening two films featuring friends Roberto Serrini and Peter Boggia as they explore Italian cuisine. Winner of dozens of film festivals, including two…
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Artist Talk: Immigrants and Diasporic Italians
Angelica Bergamini, Gianluca Bianchino, Diana González Gandolfi Among the artists featured in the Calandra Institute’s exhibit A Legacy of Making are immigrants born and raised…
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In Search of Abundance: Mountains of Cheese, Rivers of Wine, and Other Gastronomic Utopias
Luisa Del Giudice, Independent Scholar Folklorist Luisa Del Giudice presents In Search of Abundance (Bordighera Press, 2023), a volume that reviews four decades of…
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Stonebreakers
Stonebreakers chronicles the conflicts about monuments that arose in the United States during the George Floyd protests and the 2020 presidential election. Weaving together observational…
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Calandra Annual Conference
Translation is a constant presence in the life of migrants, be it in the form of everyday exchanges within multilingual communities or through official contact…
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Partners in Gatekeeping: How Italy Shaped U.S. Immigration Policy over Ten Pivotal Years, 1891–1901
Lauren Braun-Strumfels, Cedar Crest College Partners in Gatekeeping (University of Georgia Press, 2023) illuminates a complex transnational story of US immigration policies and institutions. Lauren…
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Lorenzo Carcaterra Reads from Nonna Maria and the Case of the Lost Treasure: A Novel (Bantam, 2024)
New York Times bestselling author Lorenzo Carcaterra has created an endearing character in the amateur sleuth Nonna Maria. Nonna Maria is a lifetime resident of…
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BASILICATË: A Celebration of Lucanian Culture in the World
Exhibit Opening August 22, 2024, 6:00pm BASILICATË: A Celebration of Lucanian Culture in the World The Calandra Institute is proud to host the exhibition “BASILICATË: A…
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Roundtable Discussion: Three Creative Women: Penny Arcade, Joanna Clapps Herman, and Helene Stapinski
Three women artists with roots in Basilicata gather to discuss their work and shared origins. Penny Arcade (born Susana Ventura into a family hailing from…
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IAWA NY Readings
IAWA NY Readings are now live at the Calandra Institute the second Thursday of every month at 6pm. For more information and a schedule of…
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Rocco Scotellaro’s Transnational Basilicata
Isabella Livorni, New York University The name Rocco Scotellaro has become synonymous with Basilicata. In his work, however, the young writer, poet, and politician was…
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