italian heritage - Center for the Biology of Natural Systems - CUNY

Saunders High School
183 Palmer Road, Yonkers
Admission: free; open to the public
Contact: Frank Cardone (914) 377-6440
Frank.cardone@yonkersny.gov
Film Screening: Basilone
Marine Corp. Legend and Hero
October 17 5:00 pm
A film that pays homage to Italian American hero Sgt.
John Basilone, awarded the Medal of Honor, The Navy
Cross and The Purple Heart during WWII. Moderated by
John Dabbene. Sponsored by The DaVinci Society.
Spiro Hall, Wagner College
1 Campus Road, Grymes Hill, Staten Island
Admission: free; open to the public
Contact: Betty McComiskey (718) 420-4014
EMcComis@wagner.edu
Putnam County Columbus Day Golf Outing
October 18 2:30 pm
Sponsored by the Italian American Club of Mahopac.
Trump National Golf Club
Fishkill, NY
Admission: $140; open to the public
Contact: Arthur DeFeo (845) 208-7044
gcefaloni@fordham.edu
Film Screening: In Altro Mare
October 18 6:00 pm
Gloucester, Massachusetts, is home to over 6,000
residents of Sicilian origin, many of them from the
town of Terrasini, near Palermo. In Altro Mare looks at
fishermen, their families, and the community established
by the Italian Americans of Gloucester. Director and
anthropologist Franco La Cecla interweaves the stories
of Gloucester Sicilians with those of immigrants who
returned to live and work in Terrasini, suggesting a
diasporic experience of being caught between two worlds.
The film pays particular attention to changes in the fishing
industry that have challenged the viability of smaller-scale
independent fishing in Gloucester, such as environmental
regulation and globalization. Post-screening discussion
with the director led by Dr. Joseph Sciorra, Calandra
Institute. Sponsored by the Documented Italians Film &
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