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Howard Beach 5 th Annual Columbus Day Gala
September 30 6:00 – 11:00 pm
A gala dinner to support the Howard Beach Columbus
Day Foundation, Inc.’s programs to provide scholarships
and support Italian Language Programs. Parade honorees
include: Joseph Sciame, Vice-President for Community
Relations, St. John’s University and President/
Chairperson, Italian Heritage and Culture Committee
of New York, Inc., and Tracy Catapano-Fox, President,
Queens County Women’s Bar Association. Sponsored by
The Howard Beach Columbus Day Foundation, Inc.
Russo’s on the Bay
162-45 Cross Bay Boulevard, Howard Beach, NY
Admission: $135
Contact: Mario Faulisi (718) 641-3469
columbusdayhb@aol.com
Mary Jo Bona Reads from
By the Breath of Their Mouths
September 30 6:00 pm
Sponsored by New York University Casa
Italiana Zerilli-Marimò.
24 West 12 th Street, Manhattan
Casa Italiana programming is subject to change. For latest
updates, please visit www:casaitaliananyu.org or call
(212) 998-8739
Shrinking Cities, Smaller Cities: Modern Crisis or
New Path to Prosperity? Is Smaller Really Better?
September 30, October 1 8:30 am – 6:00 pm
An international conference will address the issue of
cities in the United States and Europe with declining
populations across different time periods with a focus
on the 20 th and 21 st centuries. Sponsored by the Herbert
H. Lehman Center for American History at Columbia
University, the Italian Academy.
The Italian Academy, Columbia University
1161 Amsterdam Avenue, Manhattan
Admission: free; open to the public
Contact: Abigail Joseph (212) 854-2306
Fax: (212) 854-8479
lehmancenter@columbia.edu
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