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In Bitter Greens, Anthony Di Renzo reflects on Italian food, American culture, and globalization. Despite the inclusion of six recipes, the book is not an…
The John D. Calandra Italian American Institute is happy to present a photographic exhibition from the collections of the Museo Etnomusicale I Gigli di Nola…
First annual summer Italian cinema series. Four evenings filled with Italian-style comedy, romance, suspense and drama. Films are in Italian with English subtitles. July 22:…
Cristina M. Bettin, Ben Gurion University of the Negev Following the “Emancipation” of Italian Jews in the late nineteenth century, numerous youth movements, newspapers, and…
The works featured in the exhibition date from 1865 to 1959 and are from the collection of Professor Leonard Norman Primiano of Cabrini College. Within…
This powerful suite of stories begins in 1900 against a background of rural Sicilian class warfare. A young man kills his violent, adulterous father and…
These two films portray extraordinary Italian-American personalities and their remarkable contributions. 19 Arrests, No Convictions is a documentary portrait of George Farnsworth, an Italian-American bar…
A multi-media show, in Italian with English subtitles. Renowned Corriere della Sera journalist, Gian Antonio Stella, will recount the stories of Italian immigration (1876-1976) from…
The Anatomy of Vince Guaraldi is a music-filled exploration of the celebrated composer who pioneered the crossover of jazz and pop. Vince Guaraldi’s accomplishments include…
Panelists to include: Silvana Mangione, Editorial Director IDEA Publications; Tiziano Dossena, author of Doña Flor, an Opera by Niccolò van Westerhout; Elizabeth P. Vallone, author…
A true lover of words, history and “patria,” Umberto E is the tender story of ninety-year old Umberto Evangelista’s own vivid recollections of his life…
Participants include: Professors Gabriella Autorini and Pasquale Stanzione of the University of Salerno and jurists of the Provinces of Salerno and Avellino; Rocco Manzolillo, President,…