2013 Program of Events - Italy Culture Month

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Columbus CitizensFoundationproudly presents....the 69 th annualColumbus day parademonday, oCtober 14FiFth avenue From 47 th to 72 nd st.honoring2013 grand marshalJoseph r. perellaFounding Partner, Chairman, & CEOPerella Weinberg PartnersbroadCast live12:00 - 3:00 pmColumbus day massmonday, oCtober 14the Cathedral oF saint patriCk9:30amColumbus Citizens Foundation mission statementRecognizing the incredible impact that our Italian heritage hashad on our lives and its contribution to our individual successes,we the members of the Columbus Citizens Foundation dedicateourselves to preserving and enhancing the culture, traditionsand values we were so blessed to receive. Furthermore, we willcommit to honor those that came before us by ensuring that theirlove of country, family and tireless work ethic are passed to ourchildren and all future generations. We firmly commit to raise anddistribute financial aid to educate children in need and pledge toextend ourselves in perpetuating the philanthropic work that hasbeen synonymous with our Foundation.www.ColumbusCitizensFD.org@ColumbusCtzns

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JOHN D. CALANDRA ITALIAN AMERICAN INSTITUTEITALIANAMERICANREVIEWSUBSCRIPTION RATES$15 Student/Senior$20 Individual$40 Institution$50 Int’l/AirmailThe Italian AmericanReview, a bi-annual,peer-reviewed journalof the John D. CalandraItalian AmericanInstitute, publishesscholarly articles aboutthe history and cultureof Italian Americans, aswell as other aspectsof the Italian diaspora.The journal embracesa wide range ofprofessional concernsand theoreticalorientations in thesocial sciences andcultural studies.To subscribe online go to qc.edu/calandra. Under thepublications menu, click on Italian American Review andscroll down to the subscribe button to make a securePayPal purchase by credit card.Or send a note along with your check or money ordermade payable to “Queens College/Calandra ItalianAmerican Institute” to:Italian American Review SubscriptionsJohn D. Calandra Italian American Institute25 West 43rd Street, 17th fl oorNew York, NY 10036For more information, or if you are interested insubmitting an article for consideration, go toqc.edu/calandra. Under the publications menu,click on Italian American Review.

ContentsA Message from the President/Chairperson 3Mission Statement 5Italian Heritage and Culture Month History 7Members of the Board 14Acknowledgments 17Financial Supporters 19Leonardo da Vinci Award Recipients 22Official Letter from the Italian Ambassador 26of the Embassy of Italy in WashingtonOfficial Proclamation from the Governor of 28the State of New YorkOfficial Proclamation from the Governor of 30the State of New JerseyOfficial Proclamation from the 32Comptroller of the State of New YorkOfficial Legislative Resolution 34New York State Senate and AssemblyOfficial Letter from the 37Mayor of New York CityOfficial Commendation from the 38Comptroller of the City of New YorkOfficial Proclamation from the 39Council of the City of New YorkOfficial Proclamations from the 42Borough Presidents of the City of New YorkProclamation from Nassau County 52

Official Events and Proclamation Ceremonies 55Borough Contact Persons 60Calendar of Events 63Participating Schools 142Elementary through SecondaryParticipating Colleges and Universities 147Italian and Italian American Institutions 148in New YorkItalian Language Resources 153Related References 156Puzzle 1622013 Year of Italian Culture in the 166United States Poster SeriesAddendum: Highlights of the official 2013 172Year of Italian Culture in the US under theauspices of the President of the Republic ofItaly and organized by the Ministry of ForeignAffairs and Italian Embassy in WashingtonBookmark 1972

A Message from thePresident/ChairpersonOctober 2013Dear Friends:Welcome to the 37 th annual celebration of ItalianHeritage and Culture Month. This year the Board ofDirectors of the Italian Heritage and Culture Committee,New York, Inc. has selected as its theme: “2013:Year of Italian Culture in the United States.”We join with Italian Americans to celebrate this specialyear. We are confident that the various organizationswhich historicallly recognize Italian Americansduring the month of October will especially thinkabout the important contributions to our heritage andculture.At this time, I thank all who have suggested andprepared the final work towards the various posters,bookmarks, pamphlets, and solicitation of programsfor the booklet of activities for the year 2013, allof which can be found as well on our web site. Ourpublications are provided through the generosity ofbenefactors, among which are the Columbus CitizensFoundation, the Office of the Consulate General ofItaly in New York, and many other individuals andcontributors.During these challenging economic times, we aremost appreciative of the response by those individualswho have generously contributed to the developmentof our materials as well, to the overwhelminglargesse by our sponsors whose ads are includedwithin. For without their financial support, we mightnot have been able to produce such a comprehensiveview of all the many activities for Italian Heritage andCulture Month, 2013.3

You are enthusiastically and wholeheartedly invitedto join us in this celebration to partake of, and participatein, as many activities listed in the calendar ofevents as you are able. With all of us, the members ofthe Italian Heritage and Culture Committee, NY, Inc.,a Board second to none in its enthusiasm and grace oflife as “Italophiles,” I encourage you to celebrate ourrich heritage!Grazie a tutti e buon proseguimento!Joseph SciameUff. Joseph SciamePresident/ChairpersonMese della Cultura ItalianaItalian Heritage and Culture Committee of New York,Inc.4

ITALIAN HERITAGE AND CULTURECOMMITTEE OF NEW YORK, INC.Mission StatementThe mission of the Italian Heritage and Culture Committee,New York, Inc. (IHCC-NY, Inc.) is to:• Heighten public awareness of Italian heritageand culture;• Coordinate sponsorship of programs that celebrateItalian heritage and culture;• Sponsor annually the Italian Heritage andCulture Month activities;• Promote the study of Italian language andculture among all ethnic groups;• Engender pride in Italian Americans regardingtheir own heritage; and• Encourage positive portrayals of ItalianAmericans in the media and with the generalpublic.Vision StatementThe Italian Heritage and Culture Committee of NewYork, Inc. will conduct, sponsor and/or participate inactivities throughout the year, with special emphasison the celebration of Italian Heritage and CultureMonth.The vision of the IHCC-NY, Inc. is to be a dynamicorganization in the Italian American community thatwill collaborate on and foster an appreciation of Italianand Italian American contributions to the world.The IHCC-NY, Inc. will:• Solicit funds to carry out its mission and fulfillits vision;5

• Network with Italian and Italian Americanresources to gain active individual and groupparticipation;• Assist in promoting Italian heritage, culture,and language; and• Provide quality materials to educational, culturalgroups and other entities.ProgramsThe IHCC-NY, Inc. will encourage and/or sponsorprograms at schools, colleges, civic entities, ethnicand other organizations so as to promote Italian heritage,culture and language; and foster positive recognitionfor the contributions of Italians and Americansof Italian descent to our society.Adopted 7-14-092013 IHCC Board of Directors Monthly Meetings at theItalian Cultural Institute.6

A Brief History of Italian Heritage and Culture MonthSponsored by the Italian Heritage and CultureCommittee – NY, Inc. (IHCC-NY, Inc.)New York’s Italian Heritage and Culture Month willbe celebrating its thirty-seventh anniversary this year,2013. The Italian Heritage and Culture Committee ofNew York, Inc. (IHCC-NY, Inc.) has provided morethan three and one-half decades of special events,concerts, exhibits, lectures, and proclamations tocelebrate and to better inform New York, the largestItalian city outside Italy, and other geographic areasthroughout the United States and the world, of the importantlegacy of Italian and Italian American culture.It is important to recognize from a historical perspectivethat in the spring of 1976, NYC Mayor AbrahamBeame, proclaimed the first “Italian Culture Week,”from May 17 to 23. The idea for such progress wasproposed to Dr. Leo Bernardo, Director of the Bureauof Foreign Languages, who was easily persuaded ofthe value and importance of this project. Dr. Bernardoappointed Dr. Angelo Gimondo as citywidecoordinator, resulting in the first celebration of ItalianCulture Week under the auspices of the Bureauof Foreign Languages of the Board of Education ofthe City of New York. Nine years later, in 1985, thefestivities moved to October, to coincide with variousColumbus Day celebrations. By then, a week had becometoo short to encompass the range of programsso the week was transformed to “Italian Heritage andCulture Month.” As the years passed, the Governorof the State of New York and the President of theUnited States joined in acknowledging this significantannual celebration in issuing proclamations inrecognition of the heritage and culture of Italians andItalian Americans.This pioneering month long celebration was conceptualizedby Dr. Gimondo, then President of the ItalianBilingual Educators Association and Superintendentof School District 30 in the Borough of Queens,NYC. Dr. Gimondo, honored by the Italian Govern-7

ment on several occasions including that of Gran. Uff.in the Order of the Star of Solidarity, was the headof the corps of volunteers who annually coordinatedthe celebration of Italian heritage and culture in thefive boroughs of New York. He was joined by likemindedenthusiasm in Rosamaria Riccio Pietanza,then President of the Italian Teachers Association ofNew York. Together they gathered numbers of educatorsand administrators with an interest in languageand culture, many of whom continue to be presentlyinvolved with the IHCC-NY, Inc.Soon, after inception, the idea to dedicate each year’sevent to a specific theme or personality representativeof the history and culture of Italy and Italian Americanswas conceived. Dr. Gimondo retired as founderand president of the IHCC-NY, Inc. in December 2006,after 30 years of outstanding leadership and leaving animportant legacy that continues today. He presentlyserves on the Board as a prime collaborator and advisor.Commencing in January 2007, Cav. Uff. JosephSciame, Vice-President for Community Relations atSt. John’s University, past president of the nationalOrder Sons of Italy in America, and an IHCC-NY, Inc.Board member for three decades, was elected President/Chairof the Board of Directors. Under his leadership,the Board of Directors of the IHCC-NY, Inc.continues to be comprised of eminent representativesof New York¹s Italian and Italian American community.Each year the Board of Directors selects a newtheme and then proceeds to create a theme poster andpublish a Calendar of Events. The role of the Boardof Directors continues to promote, coordinate, andmanage the month long celebration. The themes areherein included for review and historical importance,and represent many individuals, concepts and eventsthat have memorialized the Italian and Italian Americanmovement.In addition to its efforts to promote heritage and culture,as well as the annual Da Vinci Award ceremoniesconferred upon distinguished Italian and ItalianAmerican personages, the IHCC-NY, Inc. has in re-8

cent years:-sponsored a concert in Washington Square Park inhonor of the 100-year birth of Giuseppe Garibaldi;-organized a special anniversary gathering on the occasionof the 200th birthday of Antonio Meucci, thetrue inventor of the telephone;-mounted an international art exhibit from Palermo,Sicily by Rosa Ponte Fucarino; partnered with the Instituteof Classical Architecture and Classical Americain the 500th Anniversary Celebration of AndreaPalladio;-supported the efforts of the Italian and Italian Americancommunity in advancing the cause of the AdvancedPlacement exam in Italian at high schools inthe USA;-saluted the lifetime achievements of the late RoccoCaporale, Ph.D., and former Board Member;-hosted a special tribute to international playwrightDott. Cav. Mario Fratti for his recognition of the playand movie Nine;-participated in the annual flag raising ceremonies atBowling Green, the site of the arrival of the first Italianto the New York shores, Pietro Cesare Alberti. Commencingin 2010, the October flag-raising has beenheld at the “Mother Italy” statue at Hunter College,CUNY, NYC, followed by a traditional luncheon tocelebrate Italian Heritage and Culture Month with theIHCC’s Board of Directors;-credited with advocating and successfully being aleader in the quest to obtain an official U.S. CongressionalResolution for the 150 th Anniversary of theUnification of Italy;-welcomed in 2012 an international exhibit from Florence,Italy, honoring Amerigo Vespucci inauguratingthe year’s theme for Italian Heritage and CultureMonth, and in October 2012 a bust statue of AmerigoVespucci by sculptor Greg Wyatt was unveiled for9

permanent display at the Organization of AmericanStates (OAS) under the sponsorship of AmbassadorSebastiano Fulci;-celebrated Italian Heritage & Culture Month at theNational Arts Club, as the IHCC – NY, Inc. sponsoredinternational singer Cristina Fontanelli for a first timeevent at that private club in October 2012.-co-sponsored in December 2012 the famed Presepioat the Staten Island campus of St. John’s Universitywith the Casa Belvedere Foundation. The Presepiowas a gift to the NY Fire Department by Italian officialsof the Chamber of Commerce of Naples followingthe events of 9.11; and-hosted special ceremonies held in March 2013 at theJohn D. Calandra Italian American Institute to inauguratethe “Poster Series” created by Artistic DirectorJohn Battista DeSantis in honor of 2013: Year ofItalian culture in the United States. Several weekslater Ambassador Claudio Bisogniero visited the siteto view the same posters in a unique stop in New YorkCity where he marveled “…at the creativity of theyear’s theme and carried out so well…”The IHCC-NY, Inc.’s role in concert with the Officeof the Consulate General, now led by Minister NataliaQuintavalle, as well as with the American Associationof Teachers of Italian (AATI) and the ItalianAmerican Committee on Education (IACE), has beenstrengthened over the years in more collaborativeways so as to achieve common goals in education,heritage, culture, language, diplomatic respect and abetter understanding of the Italianità that is so veryimportant to the legacy bequeathed to Italian Americansby their families. In fact, for many years theConsuls General of Italy have each fully supportedthe efforts of IHCC-NY, as well as the Office of theDirector of Istituto Italiano di Cultura di New York,now under the leadership of Dott. Riccardo Viale.Today, owing to the work of the IHCC-NY, Inc., avariety and multitude of programs and events are10

organized by cultural associations, community centers,libraries, schools, and university departments ofItalian in the Greater New York metropolitan area toproudly celebrate October’s Italian Heritage and CultureMonth. Moreover, other states such as Illinois,Massachusetts, New Jersey, Rhode Island, WashingtonD.C., Wisconsin, and several others, have workedto follow the lead of the IHCC-NY, Inc. and enhancedtheir activities in their respective states for the monthof October.For the year 2013, the Board of Directors of theIHCC-NY, Inc., joining with the theme advocatedin Italy, determined that it be appropriate in its roleto recognize Italian and Italian Americans, by celebratingthe 2013: Year of Italian Culture in the US,thereby acknowledging the achievements and greataccomplishments of Italy and its gifts of heritageand culture to the world, and more specifically to theUnited States. In a true Italian spirit of enterprise, energyand enthusiasm, Italians and Italian Americanscan be saluted and hailed in special ways. Indeed, thelegacy lives on!Below is a chronological listing representing the arrayof themes designated throughout more than threeand one half decades to celebrate Italian heritage:Rev. July 1, 2013Theme Posters2012 Amerigo to America: Amerigo Vespucci1452-15122011 150 th Anniversary of the Unification of Italy2010 Maria Montessori: An InternationallyRenowned Educator and Physician2009 Galileo Galilei: Father of ModernAstronomyGiuseppe Petrosino: Italian AmericanCrime Fighter 1860-19092008 Andrea Palladio: Architect for the Ages1508-158011

Antonio Meucci: The True Inventor of theTelephone 1808-20082007 Giuseppe Garibaldi: Eroe dei Due Mondi/Hero of Two Worlds 1807-20072006 Celebrating the Italian Genius: TheLeonardo DaVinci Legacy2005 Giuseppe Mazzini: The Political Idealist ofthe Italian Struggle for Independence2004 Amerigo Vespucci2003 Focus on Italian Opera2002 Constantino Brumidi: Artist of the UnitedStates Capitol2001 Giuseppe Verdi: A Tribute to Italy’sPatriotic Composer2000 Italy in the Year 2000: Italian Heritage andCultural Roots at the Threshold of the NewMillennium1999 The Italians of New York: Five Centuries ofStruggle and Achievement1998 New York City at 100: Italian AmericansCommemorate the Immigrant Experience(Patria e famiglia)1997 The Voyages of Giovanni Cabotto: 500 thAnniversary1996 Italy and its Regions (L’Italia delle Regioni)1995 Guglielmo Marconi: Centennial of theRadio1994 Italian Americans in Law: From Beccariato Scalia1993 The Legacy of Italy’s Artistic and CulturalContributions to the World12

1992 Cristoforo Colombo 500 th Anniversary: TheLegacy Lives On1991 Italian Americans: The Legacy ofCristoforo Colombo1990 William Paca: Signer of the Declaration ofIndependence, Jurist, 3 times Governor ofthe State of Maryland1989 Italians Reaching Out: Antonio Meucci,Inventor of the Telephone, Mother Cabrini,Missionary of the Immigrants1988 Lorenzo Da Ponte/Academia1987 Year of the U.S. Constitution: Mazzei andthe Italian Contribution1986 Year of Lady Liberty1985 Building America1984 Year of the Etruscans1983 Italian Culture Week1982 Italian Culture Week1981 Italian Festival of the Arts1980 Italian Culture Week1979 Italian Culture Week1978 Italian Week, Board of Education of NewYork1977 Italian Culture Week1976 Italian Culture Week13

Members of the BoardItalian Heritage and Culture Committeeof New York, Inc.Founding ChairmanGr. Uff. Angelo Gimondo, Ph.D.Honorary ChairpersonsMinister Natalia QuintavalleConsul General of ItalyDott. Riccardo VialeDirector, Italian Cultural Institute of New YorkComm. Frank FusaroPresident, Columbus Citizens FoundationCav. di Gr. Cr. Hon. Dominic R. MassaroJustice, NYS Supreme CourtCav. Joseph V. Scelsa, Ed.D.President, Italian American MuseumCav. Anthony Julian Tamburri, Ph.D.Dean, John D. Calandra Italian AmericanInstitute, Queens College/CUNYBaronessa Mariuccia Zerilli-MarimòTrustee, New York UniversityOfficersPresident and ChairmanCav. Uff. Joseph SciameVice PresidentMaria C. Marinello, Esq.TreasurerJohn Mustaro, P.E.SecretaryCav. Uff. Maria FoscoCommittee ChairsChair, Public RelationsNancy J. IndelicatoChair, MarketingLouis Calvelli14

Chair, MembershipWilliam RussoChair, Special ProjectsCav. Giuliana Ridolfi CardilloChair, ProgrammingCav. Joan Marchi MiglioriLegal AdvisorJosephine Belli, Esq.Artistic DirectorJohn Battista DeSantisBoard of DirectorsCav. Uff. George AltomareClaudia Massimo BernsRosa Casiello-O’DayHon. Jack ComoDott.ssa Antonella DeGennaroJoseph DiPietroCav. Prof. Mario FrattiBarbara Gerard, Ed.D.Cav. Uff. Mico Delianova LicastroLucrezia LindiaVincent LipariDennis LoiaconoCav. Josephine A. MaiettaGuy PalumboCav. Dott. Berardo ParadisoCav. Mary Ann Re, Ph.D.Board of AdvisorsStephen R. Aiello, Ph.D.Stefano Albertini, Ph.D.Frances BolognaCav. Anthony BruscoRosanna CosciaCav. Anthony CiappinaGaetano Cipolla, Ph.D.Frances FuscoJoseph MongitoreCav. Paul Patanè, Ph.D.Wanda RadettiCav. Angelo Siciliano15

Recognized Board Members *2007 Helen and Jack Como2008 Cav. Dott. Berardo Paradiso2009 John De Santis2010 Cav. Joan Migliori2011 Nancy Indelicato2012 John Mustaro* At Annual Flag Raising Ceremonies on ColumbusDay WeekendsOctober 16, 2012 – New York City Comptroller John Liuhonors Cav. Anthony Julian Tamburri, Ph.D. and IHCCBoard of Directors for Italian Heritage & Culture Monthactivities.16

AcknowledgmentsWe wish to express our deep gratitude to:Minister Natalia Quintavalle, Consul General of Italyto New York, for her generous, collaborative supportregarding the work of the IHCC-NY, Inc.;Dott. Riccardo Viale, Director of the Italian CulturalInstitute of New York, and Cav. Dott. Berardo Paradiso,President of IACE, for their hospitality and useof Institute for meetings and conducting our administrativeoperations;Cav. Anthony Julian Tamburri, Ph.D., Dean and Professorof the John D. Calandra Italian American Institute,Queens College of The City University of NewYork and IHCC-NY, Inc. Honorary Board Member,and his staff for their technical assistance and use ofthe Institute’s facilities in the preparation of the calendarof events, specifically: Cav. Joan Marchi Migliori,Carmine Pizzirusso, Marianna Prestigiacomo, OlgaPappas, and Rosaria Musco;John Battista De Santis, Vice President of Webb Communications,Inc. and IHCC-NY, Inc., Artistic Directorand Board Member, for generously donating theart work and design for the theme, and graphic servicesfor the various publications and website www.italyculturemonth.org;Nancy Indelicato, Board Member IHCC-NY, Inc.,for developing the brochure, bookmark, and wordpuzzle; assembling the respective bibliography andassisting with media relations for this year’s theme;Uff. George Altomare, UFT and IHCC-NY, Inc.Board Member, for facilitating the distribution ofposters and bookmarks to the New York City PublicSchools;Lucrezia Lindia, IHCC-NY, Inc. Board Member, forher work on the annual Essay Contest, and financial17

contribution for the essay awards;Barbara Gerard, Ed.D. and Maria Marinello, Esq.,Board Members, IHCC-NY, Inc., for their ongoingcontributions in coordinating various luncheons inconjunction with the “Mother Italy” Flag raising ceremonies;Cav. Mary Ann Re, Ph.D., Board Member, IHCC-NY,Inc., for her contributions of time and expertise in theproof reading of all materials in preparation for ourpublications;Lou DiRico, Arland Printing, for his generous contributionof the special composite 37-year poster;And, Gr. Uff. Angelo Gimondo, Ph.D., IHCC-NY,Inc. Founding Chairman, for his ongoing guidanceand encouragement since 1976 to the present; andUff. Joseph Sciame, current president/chair, for hiswillingness to lead this important cultural activity onbehalf of the Board of Directors of the Italian Heritageand Culture Committee-NY, Inc.18

2013 Benefactors and SupportersWe wish to express our deep gratitude to the financialsupporters of the Italian Heritage and Culture Committeeof New York, Inc., who either personally, orin-kind or through their respective personal and professionalassociations have assisted:Primary BenefactorsThe Columbus Citizens Foundation, Inc.Comm. Frank Fusaro, PresidentThe John D.Calandra Italian American Institute,Queens College/CUNYCav. Anthony Julian Tamburri, Ph.D.Minister Natalia QuintavalleConsul General of Italy in New YorkDott. Riccardo Viale, DirectorItalian Cultural Institute of New YorkItalian Language of Inter-Cultural Alliance (ILICA)Cav. Vincenzo Marra,Founder and PresidentSt. John’s UniversityUff. Joseph Sciame, Vice President forCommunity RelationsJohn DeSantis, Vice PresidentWebb Communications, Inc. Graphic ArtistGrand PatronsCav. Vivian CardiaItalian Cultural Center, St. John’s UniversityUff. Joseph Sciame, ChairmanLa Scuola d’Italia “Gugliemo Marconi”Dr. Anna Fiore, PresideNYS OSIA, Grand Lodge FoundationJoseph Rondinelli, PresidentCav. di Cr. Hon. Dominic R. MassaroF. J. Sciame Construction Company, Inc.Frank Sciame, CEO/CharimanPitta & Giblin LLPVincent Pitta, Esq.19

Patron AngelsAssociation of Cavaliere of the Republic of ItalyCav. Dr. Thomas S. Bellavia, PresidentCellini Charitable Foundation Inc.Vincent R. Illuzzi, PresidentPatricia Leuzzi PolackUFCW Local 1500Bruce W. Both, PresidentUff. Joseph SciameMaria and Cav. Anthony Julian Tamburri, Ph.D.SponsorsCasa Belvedere, The Italian Cultural Foundation,Inc.Dama Gina Biancardi, Founder and PresidentCoccia FoundationElisa Coccia, PresidentFDNY Columbia AssociationKeith Tanico, PresidentOctopus Garden, Inc.Vincent Cutrone, CEOItalian American MuseumCav. Joseph V. Scelsa, Ed.D., Founderand PresidentMaria C. Marinello, Esq.Napoli Berns LLPPaul J. Napoli, Esq.National Organization of Italian American WomenBetty Santangelo, Esq., ChairWanda S. RadettiTasteful Croation JourneysWestchester Italian Cultural CenterDavid A. Pope, DirectorContributorsHon. Tony AvellaCav. Prof. Mario FrattiBarbara Gerard, Ed.D.Gr. Uff. Angelo GimondoDennis J. LoiaconoItalian Welfare League, Inc.Linda Carlozzi, Esq, President20

Anthony LeoneCav. Josephine MaiettaUff. Aldo MancusiEnrico Caruso Museum FoundationCav. Joan Marchi MiglioriWilliam S. PackardCav. Mary Ann Re, Ph.DPatricia and Martin SandlerCav. Gary SpampanatoHon. Peter F. Vallone, former Speaker, NYC CouncilFriendsNicolina R. AstorinaFaith J. FelixJean M. GagliardoAntionette IemmaRosa Casiello O’ DayRockland County Columbus Association, Inc.In KindGiovanna Auriemma,Co-hosts Francesca & Antonio Pisano“Souvenir D’Italia” www.wrhu.orgRadio Hofstra 88.7FM, Sat. 10:00 amTony Pasquale, “Ciao Tony”Radio ICN www.incradioMon & Fri, 1:30 to 2:30 pmand Sat. 10 to 11:30AMAttilio Carbone “Melodie Italiane”Radio1240AM , Sunday 4:00-5:00pm21

Leonardo da Vinci Award RecipientsThe Leonardo da Vinci Award is the highest recognitiongiven to a distinguished individual who hasdemonstrated exemplary contributions to the ItalianAmerican community by the Italian Heritage andCulture Committee of New York, Inc.Prior Recipients to 2013:Prof. Joseph TusaniProfessor Emeritus, Herbert H. Lehman College,The City University of New YorkGuilio Terzi di Sant’Agata TerziMinister of Foreign Affairs, ItalyGr. Uff. Matilda Raffa CuomoFounder of Mentoring USAMichael Massimino, Ph.D.AstronautComm. Louis Tallarini, PresidentColumbus Citizens FoundationGr. Uff. Angelo Gimondo, Ph.D.Founder and PresidentIHCC-NY, Inc., 1976-2006Baronessa Mariuccia Zerilli-MarimòBoard of TrusteesNew York UniversityRobert B. CattellPast Chairman and CEOKeySpan CorporationComm. Senator John J. MarchiNew York State SenateMichael CapassoGeneral DirectorDiCapo Opera Theatre22

A. Bartlett Giamatti, Ph.D.PresidentYale UniversityDr. Edward J. MortolaPresident EmeritusPace UniversityProfessor Robert R. AlfanoDirector, The City University of New York CenterforAdvanced TechnologyCav. Anthony BruscoSenior Vice PresidentApplied Graphics TechnologyCav. Professor Mario FrattiTony Award winning Playwright of NineAnthony S. Fauci, M.D.2013 Leonardo da Vinci Award RecipientDr. Fauci was appointed Director of NIAID in 1984.He oversees an extensive research portfolio of basicand applied research to prevent, diagnose, and treatinfectious diseases such as HIV/AIDS and other sexuallytransmitted infections, influenza, tuberculosis,malaria and illness from potential agents of bioterrorism.NIAID also supports research on transplantationand immune-related illnesses, including autoimmunedisorders, asthma and allergies. The NIAID budgetfor fiscal year 2012 is approximately $4.5 billion. Heserves as one of the key advisors to the White Houseand Department of Health and Human Services onglobal AIDS issues, and on initiatives to bolster medicaland public health preparedness against emerginginfectious disease threats such as pandemic influenza.In addition, he has pioneered the field of human immunoregulationby making a number of basic scientificobservations that serve as the basis for currentunderstanding of the regulation of the human immuneresponse, and is widely recognized for delineating the23

precise mechanisms whereby immunosuppressiveagents modulate the human immune response. Hehas developed effective therapies for formerly fatalinflammatory and immune-mediated diseases such aspolyarteritis nodosa, granulomatosis with polyangiitis(formerly Wegener’s granulomatosis), and lymphomatoidgranulomatosis.A 1985 Stanford University Arthritis Center Surveyof the American Rheumatism Association membershipranked the work of Dr. Fauci on the treatmentof polyarteritis nodosa and granulomatosis with polyangiitisas one of the most important advances in patientmanagement in rheumatology over the previous20 years. Dr. Fauci has made seminal contributionsto the understanding of how the AIDS virus destroysthe body’s defenses leading to its susceptibility todeadly infections. He also has delineated the mechanismsof induction of HIV expression by endogenouscytokines. Furthermore, he has been instrumental indeveloping highly effective strategies for the therapyof patients with this serious disease, as well as for avaccine to prevent HIV infection.In 2003, an Institute for Scientific Information studyindicated that in the twenty-year period from 1983to 2002, Dr. Fauci was the 13th most-cited scientistamong the 2.5 to 3 million authors in all disciplinesthroughout the world who published articles in scientificjournals during that time frame. Dr. Fauci wasthe world’s 10th most-cited HIV/AIDS researcher inthe period 1996-2006. Through the years, Dr. Faucihas delivered many major lectures all over the worldand is the recipient of numerous prestigious awardsfor his scientific accomplishments, including thePresidential Medal of Freedom, the National Medalof Science, the George M. Kober Medal of the Associationof American Physicians, the Mary WoodardLasker Award for Public Service, the Albany MedicalCenter Prize in Medicine and Biomedical Research,the Robert Koch Gold Medal and 38 honorary doctoraldegrees from universities in the United Statesand abroad.24

Dr. Fauci is a member of the National Academy ofSciences, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences,the Institute of Medicine (Council Member),the American Philosophical Society, and the RoyalDanish Academy of Science and Letters, as well asa number of other professional societies includingthe American College of Physicians, the AmericanSociety for Clinical Investigation, the Association ofAmerican Physicians, the Infectious Diseases Societyof America, the American Association of Immunologists,and the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma& Immunology. He serves on the editorial boards ofmany scientific journals; as an editor of Harrison’sPrinciples of Internal Medicine; and as author, coauthor,or editor of more than 1,200 scientific publications,including several textbooks.The IHCC-NY, Inc. Board of Directors has selectedDr. Anthony S. Fauci owing to his great contributionsto the world, especially as we celebrate 2013: Yearof Italian Culture in the United States. Dr. Fauci hasnever forgotten his Italian roots and his achievementsconstitute a great source of pride for all Italian Americans.For all these reasons and more, the IHCC-NY,Inc. bestows its coveted and singular 2013 Leonardoda Vinci Award upon Dr. Anthony S. Fauci.October 2012 – IHCC President/Chair Uff. Joseph Sciamepresents 2012 poster to Consul General of Italy, in the presenceof the Ambassador of Italy, Claudio Bisogniero, followingthe conferral of the 2012 IHCC da Vinci Award to Giulio TerziSant’Agata, then Minister of Foreign Affairs of Italy. MinisterTerzi had been a leading proponent of the reactivation of the APexamination in Italian.25

Embassy of ItalyWashingtonThe AmbassadorDear Friends,It is a great pleasure to celebrate Italian Heritage& Culture Month with you. I would like to expressmy heartfelt thanks to the Committee of New Yorkfor its legendary enthusiasm and dedication topromoting public awareness of Italian heritage andculture.As you know, 2013 is the Year of Italian Culturein the United States: more than 200 different eventsin over 50 U.S. cities, in partnership with morethan 80 American cultural institutions. We certainlycould not miss this opportunity to strengthen thecooperation with your organization, which hashighlighted Italian culture for more than threedecades, through events, concerts, exhibits, andlectures, especially in New York.2013- The Year of Italian Culture in the UnitedStates is an initiative launched by the Ministry ofForeign Affairs, under the auspices of the Presidentof the Italian Republic, Giorgio Napolitano, andbrings into play all the various facets of our SistemaItalia: institutions, culture, and economy. Thissynergetic approach is an important value added:it helps mobilize resources and generate projects;it heightens and sustains the cultural and mediaimpact.2013 disseminates a vision of Italian culture inthe broadest sense— it is not just about exhibits, art,concerts, theatrical performances. It embraces allof “Italian excellence”, also taking forward science,technology, and Made in Italy.26

Well aware of the importance of our initiative,the Board of Directors of The Italian Heritage andCulture Committee has selected 2013—The Year ofItalian Culture in the United States as the core themeof this edition. A selection of events scheduledfor these final months of 2013 has therefore beenincluded in this booklet. For further informationabout the program - dates, events and venues— letme encourage you to visit the ITALYinUS2013.orgwebsite and share your impressions and commentson Twitter (#2013ItalianYear) and Facebook (Italyin US 2013).Please accept my best wishes for your continuedsuccess and my sincere appreciation foryour valuable contribution to making the Year ofItalian Culture in the United States a remarkablesuccess, on which to build in the years to come.Claudio Bisogniero27

Whereas, the Empire State is home to oneof this nation’s largest populations of Italian-Americans, and New Yorkers are proud to joinwith individuals of Italian ancestry in celebratingItalian Heritage and Culture Month and honoringthe wonderful cultural legacy they have bestowedupon our state and nation; andWhereas, New York State has a long anddistinguished history as the gateway to Americafor generations of Italian immigrants, with manytaking their first footsteps in America on EllisIsland, the welcoming site for millions of peoplewho arrived in our country with a wealth of culture,talent, and knowledge; andWhereas, for all individuals new to thisnation, the American Dream represents theopportunity to find happiness and success, andthis was exemplified by Italian immigrants whoseartistic and creative skills helped shape New York’sreputation as a global center of culture, and whoseimpact is visible in grand buildings, bridges, andlandmarks that reflect the distinctive Italianatestyle of design and architecture; today, the splendorof Italian culture is embraced and embodied inthe various genres of creative and performing arts,literature, music, fashion, and cuisine that are an28

inherent part of American life; andWhereas, Italian-Americans have alsoproven to be visionaries for growth and progressand, today, our society continues to benefit froman abundance of Italian art, culture, ingenuity, andintellect; from doctors, to teachers, to other highlyskilledprofessionals who contribute to our dailylives, Italian-Americans have left an indelible markupon New York and the United States; andWhereas, in celebrating “2013: The Yearof Italian Culture in the United States,” we honorthe contributions of Italian-Americans to Americathroughout the centuries, and express gratitude fortheir cultural gifts, which have enriched our society,recognizing the wonderful legacy that Italians havegiven to our state, our nation, and the world;Now, Therefore, I, Andrew M. Cuomo,Governor of the State of New York, do herebyproclaim October 2013 asItalian Heritage andin the Empire State.Culture MonthG i v e nundermy hand and the PrivySeal of the State at theCapitol in the City ofAlbany this nineteenthday of July in the yeartwo thousand thirteen.GovernorSecretary to the Governor29

ProclamationWHEREAS, New Jersey is unique in its richethnic diversity and has served as the gateway formany groups of immigrants coming to this country tofind freedom and opportunity; andWHEREAS, the State of New Jersey iscurrently home to more than 1.5 million Italian-Americans who are an integral part of the ethnicdiversity that is the essence of life in the GardenState, having made significant contributions toNew Jersey’s social, cultural and economic fabricthrough their rich heritage; andWHEREAS, this month the Italian-Americancommunity is celebrating its heritage and criticalrole in the establishment and growth of our countryand state, including the discovery of the New Worldby the renowned Italian navigator and explorerChristopher Columbus;NOW, THEREFORE, I CHRIS CHRISTIE,Governor of the State of New Jersey, do herebyproclaim:OCTOBER 2013ASITALIAN HERITAGEAND CULTURE MONTH30

in New Jersey, and join with all our residentsin honoring Italian-Americans for their manyoutstanding achievements and contributions to ourstate.GIVEN, under my handand the Great Seal of theState of New Jersey, thissecond day of July in theyear two thousand thirteen,the two hundred thirtyeighthyear of the Independenceof the United States.GOVENORLt. GOVENOR31

OFFICE OF THE STATECOMPTROLLERSTATE OF NEW YORKPROCLAMATIONWHEREAS, the Italian Heritage & Culture Committeeof New York, Inc., a nonprofit organization devotedto fostering a widespread appreciation of Italian andItalian-American contributions to global civilization,is sponsoring and coordinating a series of eventsrecognizing 2013 as the Year of Italian Culture inthe United States, highlighted by the 37 th annualcelebration of Italian Heritage & Culture Month inOctober; andWHEREAS, milestones marking Italy’s rich creativelegacy this year include the 700 th anniversaryof Boccaccio’s birth, the 500 th anniversary ofMachiavelli’s The Prince, the bicentennial of Verdi’sbirth and the 50 th anniversary of the Lamborghini, andevents exploring research, discovery and innovationby Italians in the arts and sciences and throughout thecultural sphere will enhance our understanding of ourItalian heritage; and32

WHEREAS, since 1976, the Italian Heritage &Culture Committee has worked to raise publicawareness of Italy’s history and accomplishments,to nurture Italian pride, and to promote scholarship,education and popular knowledge regarding Italy’sincomparable gifts to the world; now let it bePROCLAIMED, that State Comptroller ThomasP. DiNapoli does hereby congratulate and applaudthe officers and members of the Italian Heritage &Culture Committee for their outstanding service; andbe it furtherPROCLAIMED, that throughout this month ofOctober, two thousand thirteen, Comptroller DiNapolidoes join with the people of New York in celebratingthe Year of Italian Culture, and reaffirming thecontinued friendship and ongoing mutually beneficialexchanges between our two nations.Thomas P. DiNapoliState Comptroller33

State of New YorkLegislative ResolutionSenate Resolution No. 1135 Assembly No. 302BY: Senators Griffo , Avella, Carlucci,DeFrancisco, Grisanti, Latimer, LaValle,Marcellino, Robach, and SavinoBy:M. of A. LupardoCOMMENDING the Italian Heritage andCulture Committee of New York, Inc. upon theoccasion of hosting its 37 th Annual Italian heritageand Culture CelebrationWHEREAS, It is the sense of this LegislativeBody, in keeping with its time-honored traditions,to recognize and pay tribute to those organizationswhich foster ethnic pride and enhance the profile ofcultural diversity which strengthens the fabric of thecommunities of New York State; andWHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, andin full accord with its long- standing traditions, thisLegislative Body is justly proud to commend theItalian Heritage and Culture Committee of New York,Inc. (IHCC) upon the occasion of its 37th AnnualItalian Heritage and Culture Celebration designatingOctober as Italian Heritage and Culture Month; andWHEREAS, This year’s theme is an initiative ofthe Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Giulio TerziSant’Agata, coordinated by the Italian Ambassadorin the United States, Claudio Bisogniero, and incollaboration with the Office of the Consul General,Natalia Quintavalle; and34

WHEREAS, The New York events will includetheme-related lectures, panels, receptions, andproclamations at every level of government inconcert with the Italian Consulate, educationalinstitutions, and other community organizations;andWHEREAS, The multifaceted theme,highlighting Italy’s history and culture in every areaof creative endeavors, will emphasize research,discovery and innovation, as well as what is evidentin Italy’s significant historical contributions toworld civilization, its connection with the science,technology, and art of contemporary Italy, and itsever-presence throughout the culture and daily lifein America; andWHEREAS, Special commemorativeanniversaries will be noted such as the Bicentennialof Verdi’s birth; the 700th Anniversary of Boccaccio’sbirth; the 500th Anniversary of Machiavelli’sThe Prince; and the 50th Anniversary of theLamborghini; andWHEREAS, Unique to this year’s celebrationis not only the production of the singular ItalianHeritage and Culture Committee’s annual poster butalso nine subsequent brilliant posters, underscoringthe Italian Government’s themes: Music andTheater; Science and Technology; Language andLiterature; Art; Cinema and Photography; ItalianBrand & Design; Italian Territories; Tastes andFlavors of Italy; and the Next Generation; andWHEREAS, The annual poster depictsMichelangelo’s David-Apollo, presently on loan fromMuseo del Bargello, Florence, Italy, to the NationalGallery in Washington, D.C., where the inauguralevent was launched; andWHEREAS, IHCC Artistic Director, John DeSantisconceived the collectible series, which are availableon the IHCC website via on demand printing as theyare launched; andWHEREAS, On Tuesday, March 12, 2013, anOpening Exhibit will take place at the John D.Calandra Italian American Institute recognizing35

the stellar work of John DeSantis, as well as thearticulate planning of the members of the Boardof Directors, which is made up of both Italian andItalian-American leaders throughout the State ofNew York; andWHEREAS, The year 2013 has been designatedby the Government of Italy through the Offices ofthe Foreign Ministry of Italy and the Embassy inWashington, DC, as the Year of Italian Culture in theUnited States; andWHEREAS, It is the custom of this LegislativeBody that when individuals and committees of suchnoble aims and accomplishments are brought to ourattention, they should be celebrated and recognizedby all the citizens of this great Empire State; now,therefore, be itRESOLVED, That the Legislative Body pause inits deliberations to commend the Italian Heritageand Culture Committee of New York, Inc. upon theoccasion of hosting its 37th Annual Italian Heritageand Culture Celebration, and to extend best wishesto the President/Chair Joseph Sciame, and allmembers of the IHCC Board of Directors as theyembark on a year-long celebration; and be it furtherRESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution,suitably engrossed, be transmitted to JosephSciame, President/Chair, Italian Heritage and CultureCommittee of New York, Inc.ADOPTED IN SENATE ONBy order of the SenateApril 17, 2013Francis W. Patience, SecretaryADOPTED IN ASSEMBLY ONBy order of the AssemblyApril 17, 2013Laurence R. Kretzler, Clerk36

The City of NewYorkOffice of the MayorNew York, N.Y. 1007October 1, 2013Dear Friends:It is a great pleasure to send greetings toeveryone participating in the celebration of the 37 thannual Italian Heritage and Culture Month in NewYork.Nationally, the “Year of Italian Culturein the United States” will showcase the best ofItalian creativity and culture in our country, andthere is no better place to honor Italian Americans’contributions than New York City. For more than acentury, Italian New Yorkers have been essential tothe life and character of our city, from its economicvitality to its cuisine to the artistic works that makeus a global cultural capital. We are delighted to jointhe Italian Heritage and Culture Committee of NewYork and our Italian American community as theycelebrate and share their proud heritage with all NewYorkers.On behalf of the City of New York, pleaseaccept my best wishes for an enjoyable month offestivities and continued success.Sincerely,Michael R. BloombergMayor37

PRESENTED TOITALIAN HERITAGE ANDCULTURE COMMITTEEOF NEW YORK, INC.For 37 years of celebrating and honoringthe contributions of Italians and Italian Americans;for its hard work and dedication to preservingand protecting Italian heritage and culture; forits outstanding commitment to teaching newgenerations about the important Italian legacy inAmerica; and for its tremendous contributions to theCity of New York.John C. LiuComptrollerOctober 1, 201338

The Council of the City of New York is proud tohonor the Italian Heritage and Cultural Committeeof New York, Inc. in celebration of its 37th AnnualItalian Heritage and Culture Month; andWHEREAS: For 37 years, the Italian Heritageand Cultural Committee of New York, Inc. (IHCC-NY, Inc.) has provided special events, concerts,exhibits, lectures, and proclamations to celebrateand to better inform New York City—the largestItalian city outside Italy—and other geographicareas throughout the United States and the world, ofthe important legacy of Italian and Italian Americanculture; andWHEREAS: The IHCC-NY, Inc. also sponsorsthe annual Italian Heritage and Culture Monthactivities, promotes the study of Italian language andculture among all ethnic groups, engenders pridein Italian-Americans about their own rich history,and encourages positive portrayals of Italians andAmericans of Italian descent in the media and withthe general public; andWHEREAS: The story of the Italian people is anessential part of the narrative of the United States.The values of Italian community—love of family, astrong work ethic, and a great respect for heritage—are American values. Just as Italians and Italian-39

Americans have strengthened the fabric of our ownnation as a place of unity and progress, we standtogether to recognize this important milestone andreflect not only upon Italy’s rich heritage, but itsgreat future as well; now, thereforeBE IT KNOWN: That the Council of the City ofNew York, including the undersigned members of itsItalian-American Caucus, is very proud to honorThe Italian Heritage and CulturalCommittee of New York, Inc.for fostering a greater awareness and appreciationfor the extraordinary roles thatItalians and Italian-Americans have played inshaping New York City and the world.Signed this 1st day of October in the year TwoThousand Thirteen.CHRISTINE C. QUINNSpeakerFor the Entire CouncilMembers of the Italian American CaucusCity Council of New YorkJAMES F. GENNAROCouncil Member, 24th DistrictQueensVINCENT J. GENTILECouncil Member, 43rd DistrictBrooklyn40

DANIEL R. GARODNICKCouncil Member, 4th DistrictManhattanJAMES VACCACouncil Member, 13th DistrictBronxPETER F. VALLONE Jr.Council Member, 22nd DistrictQueensERIC ULRICHCouncil Member, 32nd DistrictQueensDOMENIC M. RECCHIA, Jr.Council Member, 47th DistrictBrooklynJAMES S. ODDOMinority Leader, 50th DistrictStaten IslandVINCENT M. IGNIZIOCouncil Member, 51st DistrictStaten Island41

Whereas: Italian Heritage and Culture Monthis an important event in The Bronx, one that hasbeen celebrated for decades with special events,exhibits, lectures and other commemoration’sof not only Italy’s history and culture, but thecontributions of Italian-Americans to the growthand development of The Bronx; and,Whereas:2013 is being celebrated as “TheYear of Italian Culture in the United States,” andthe Bronx has much to celebrate in that regard.From the construction of many of our borough’slandmarks, to the great Italian food on ArthurAvenue, to serving as the home of the legendarycomposer Arturo Toscanini and everywhere inbetween—The Bronx is steeped in Italian andItalian-American culture; and,Whereas:I once again extend my gratitude andappreciation to the Italian Heritage and CultureCommittee of New York and its dedicated membersfor keeping alive the rich tradition and legacy ofItalian culture, not just here in The Bronx but allover the City of New York.Now, therefore, I, Ruben Diaz Jr., President of theBorough of The Bronx, pay tribute to our Italian-American community and the cultural, political,42

and scientific contributions Italian-Americans havemade to our great borough, city and country. I dohereby proclaim October 2013 as“Italian-American Heritage andCulture Month in The Bronx”I urge my constituents to celebrate thiswonderful occasion accordingly.Ruben Diaz Jr.October 10, 2013 – Bronx Borough President RubenDiaz presents proclamation to IHCC Board of Directors’members at the Bronx County annual ceremonies honoringItalian Heritage & Culture Month 2012.43

Whereas, in recognition of Italian-AmericanHeritage and Culture Month, and withBrooklyn being home to everyone from everywhereand boasting the largest population of Italian-Americans if we include our southwestern suburb ofStaten Island, it is most fitting that we Brooklynitestake note of the important cultural, political,educational, and social aspects of Italian heritageand culture, from Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel, toGalileo, the father of modern astronomy, to MariaMontessori, the innovative educator, and all thosein between and after who have greatly enriched thequality of life in our borough, our nation, and theworld; andWhereas, Brooklyn joins in the New York Citywidecelebration of the 37 th Annual ItalianHeritage and Culture Month—whose theme this yearis “2013: The Year of Italian Culture in the UnitedStates,” to pay tribute to the vibrant Italian heritagethat is reflected throughout our great borough, fromits unsurpassed Italian cuisine to all areas of publicservice, and to recognize those distinguished citizensof Italian descent who have made outstandingcontributions to the betterment of our borough, state,and nation; andWhereas, on behalf of all Brooklynites, I saluteand commend President and Chairman Cav.Uff. Joseph Sciame and the members and supporters44

of the Italian Heritage & Culture Committee ofNew York, which has provided more than 37 yearsof special events, concerts, exhibits, lectures, andproclamations to celebrate and to better inform NewYork, the largest Italian city outside of Italy, andother geographic areas throughout the United Statesand the world, of the important legacy of Italianand Italian-American culture, and I thank all thosepresent for helping to make Brooklyn a better placeto live, work, and raise a family;Now,therefore, I, Marty Markowitz, President ofthe Borough of Brooklyn,do hereby proclaim the Month of OctoberItalian Heritage and Culture Monthn witness whereof, I have hereunto set my handI and caused the seal of the Borough of Brooklynto be affixed this 1 st day of October, 2013President of the Borough of Brooklyn45

WHEREAS, We are proud to acknowledgeindividuals from around the world of all nationaland ethnic backgrounds who call New York Citytheir home and with whom we are fortunate tocelebrate cherished cultural contributions; andWHEREAS, New York State is home tomore Italian Americans than any other state inthe country, and the proud influence of Italianculture on our City is one that we hold in greatregard; andWHEREAS, Italian Heritage and CultureMonth affords us an opportunity each yearto reflect on the wonderful and multifacetedcontributions of Italians and Italian Americansto the culture of New York; andWHEREAS, New York is made strong by anappreciation for and celebration of our manycultural influences, and we are grateful to the46

Italian Heritage & Culture Committee of NewYork for all of their work putting together thisyear’s events and programs;NOW, therefore, I, Scott M. Stringer, Presidentof the Borough of Manhattan, hereby declarethis October 2013 “Italian Heritage & CultureMonth” in the Borough of Manhattan.In witness whereof I have hereuntoset my hand and caused the seal ofthe Borough of Manhattan to beaffixed.Scott M. StringerPresident, Borough of Manhattan47

Whereas, this year’s Italian Heritage and CultureMonth celebrates the year of Italian Culture in theUnited States; andWhereas, the multifaceted theme will highlightItaly’s history and culture in every area of creativeendeavors including research, discovery, innovation,science, technology and the performing and visualarts; andWhereas, special commemorative anniversarieswill be noted for the bicentennial of Verdi’s birth;the 700 th anniversary of Boccaccio’s birth; the 500 thanniversary of Machiavelli’s The Prince; and the50 th anniversary of the Lamborghini; andWhereas, more than 26 million Americans ofItalian decent live in the U.S., including QueensCounty which is said to have the largest number ofItalian Americans living outside of Italy; andWhereas, the Italian Heritage and CultureCommittee of New York, Inc., has organized events,concerts, exhibits and lectures celebrating Italian48

culture for more than 37 years.Now, therefore, I, Helen M. Marshall, Presidentof the Borough of Queens in the City of New York,do hereby proclaim the month of October, 2013 asITALIAN HERITAGE ANDCULTURE MONTHIn QueensDone at Queens Borough Hall, Kew Gardens , in theCity of New York , on this first day of October in theyear two thousand and thirteen.Helen M. MarshallPresident of the Borough of Queens49

Whereas:Staten Island is home to more Italian-Americans than any other County in the United Statesof America, and enjoys a sister-city relationship with theTuscan city of Crespina, Italy; andWhereas:To celebrate the myriad contributionsItalian-Americans have made to the social, cultural, andeconomic well-being of our City, State, and Nation, theBorough President’s Office has held an Italian HeritageMonth Ceremony and Columbus Day Parade since1991 to honor distinguished Staten Islanders of Italianheritage; andWhereas: The Italian Heritage and CultureCommittee of New York is celebrating its 37 th annualItalian Heritage and Culture Month this October withthis year’s special theme: “2013 – The Year of ItalianCulture in the United States” andWhereas:Staten Islanders of all ethnicbackgrounds applaud Italian-American New Yorkersfor their commitment to sharing the wonders of Italianculture with us, for their status as model citizens, andfor their remarkable record of service to our City,50

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JAMES P. MOLINAROPresident of the Borough of Staten Island, by virtueof the power and authority vested in me by the laws ofthe City and State of New York, do hereby proclaim theMonth of October 2013 asITALIAN HERITAGE ANDCULTURE MONTHin the Borough of Staten Island.IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set myhand and affixed the seal of the Borough of StatenIsland this 1 st day of October in the year of Our Lord,Two Thousand and Thirteen.James P. MolinaroOffice of the PresidentBorough of Staten IslandCity of New York51

WHEREAS, the County of Nassau is proudto recognize those outstanding individuals andOrganizations that have rendered significantcontribution s of the enhancement of our regionand the betterment of our residents; andWHEREAS, the Italian American Organizationsand Associations in Nassau County, haveproudly maintained the tradition so their heritage,and worked diligently on behalf of causesand ideas which uphold the principles of humandecency and brotherhood; andWHEAREAS, Italian Heritage and CultureMonth affords us an opportunity to reflect onthe wonderful and multifaceted contributions ofItalians and Italian Americans have made to theculture of Nassau County;52

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Edward P.Mangano, Nassau County Executive, proclaimOctober, 2013 as;Italian Heritage &Culture Monthon the occasion of the Nassau county ItalianHeritage & Culture Month celebration and infitting recognition of the contributions that theItalian Americans have made to Nassau County.Edward P. ManganoCounty Executive53

March 12, 2013 – Minister Natalia Quintavalle attendsopening ceremonies for display of poster in honor of2013: Year of Italian Culture in the United States. Boardof Directors assemble with President/Chair Uff. JosephSciame at the Calandra Institute, CUNY, for ribbon cuttingevent.March 20, 2013 – Cav. Marianne Re, Ph.D., welcomesUff. Joseph Sciame, President/Chair of IHCC, Inc. andCarlo Davoli, Director of Education at the Italian Consulateof New York, at the annual high school languagecompetition sponsored by the Joseph Coccia Foundationof New Jersey.54

2013 Official Events andProclamation CeremoniesBrooklynBrooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz’sItalian Heritage and Culture MonthProclamation CeremonyDate to be announcedThe Hon. Marty Markowitz will host a proclamationceremony in honor of Italian Heritage and CultureMonth. Sponsored by Brooklyn Borough PresidentHon. Marty Markowitz.Brooklyn Borough Hall209 Joralemon Street, BrooklynAdmission: invitation onlyContact: Camille Socci (718) 802-4047csocci@brooklynbp.ny.govBronxBronx Celebration of Italian-American Heritage& CultureOctober 17 6:00 pmReception honoring Italian-American leaderscontributing to the growth of the Bronx. Thereception will include entertainment with “culturalmusic” and Italian cuisine. Dignitaries such as theConsulate General of Italy in New York, as wellas elected officials from throughout the Boroughand City who wish to acknowledge the growingimportance of New York’s Italian-Americanpopulation, will join residents and leaders in thesalute. Sponsored by Bronx Borough President,Hon. Ruben Diaz.Schiff Family Great Hall at the Bronx Zoo2300 Southern Boulevard, Bronx, NYAdmission: free; space is limited; RSVP is requiredContact: Sonia Malave-Negron (718) 590-3989;fax: 718-590-3537smalave@bronxbp.nyc.gov55

ManhattanNew York City Comptroller’s Salute to ItalianHeritage and Culture MonthDate to be announcedNew York City Comptroller, Hon. John C. Liuwill hold a commemorative ceremony for ItalianHeritage and Culture Month.Surrogate’s Courthouse31 Chambers Street, ManhattanAdmission: free; open to the publicContact: (212) 669-4315eventsrsvp@comptroller.nyc.govNew York City Mayor’s Italian Heritage andCulture ReceptionOctober 9 5:30 – 7:00 pmMayor Michael R. Bloomberg welcomes membersof the New York City community to Gracie Mansionfor a reception celebrating Italian Heritage andCulture Month. Sponsored by the Office of theMayor and the Columbus Citizens Foundation.Gracie MansionAdmission: By Invitation OnlyContact: (212) 249-9923mzappa@columbuscitizens.orgNew York State Comptroller Thomas P.DiNapoli’s Salute to Italian Heritage and CultureMonthOctober 24 6:00 pmNew York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoliwill host his annual celebration of Italian heritageand culture. Join Comptroller diNapoli as he honorsmembers of the Italian American community fortheir service and commitment to the preservationof Italian heritage and culture. The evening’scelebration will also include musical performancesby internationally renowned singer and composerGiada Valenti and internationally renowned singerand songwriter Micheal Castaldo. Sponsored by56

State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli.St. John’s University, Manhattan CampusAuditorium101 Murray Street, ManhattanAdmission: free; open to the public, Must RSVPContact: Dolores Capace 212-383-2669dcapace@osc.state.ny.usManhattan Borough President Scott M.Stringer’s Proclamation Celebration andReception for Italian Heritage and CultureMonthDate to be announcedThe Honorable Scott M. Stringer celebrates 2013:Year of Italian Culture in the United States honoringdistinguished Italian and Italian Americans fortheir contributions to Italian heritage, culture and toNew York City. Sponsored by Manhattan BoroughPresident, Scott M. Stringer, in collaboration withthe Italian Heritage and Culture Committee of NewYork, Inc.Location TBAAdmission: free; open to the publicContact: Maggi Peyton 212-669-2728 mpeyton@manhattanBp.org or Nancy Indelicato(212) 662-8264 naindel@hotmail.comQueensQueens Borough President Helen Marshall’sItalian Heritage and Culture CeremonyDate to be announcedAn annual tribute to the year’s theme to celebrate“The Year 2013: Italian Culture in the UnitedStates.” The Hon. Helen Marshall presents awards todistinguished individuals in the Borough of Queens.Tenor Christopher Macchio to perform at ceremony.Sponsored by the Office of the Borough Presidentand coordinated by the Italian Heritage and CultureMonth Committee of Queens.St. John’s University Marillac Terrace57

8000 Utopia Parkway, Queens, New YorkContact: Uff. Joseph Sciame (718) 990-1941 or(718) 990-5892sciamej@stjohns.eduStaten IslandStaten Island Borough President James P.Molinaro’s Italian Heritage and Culture MonthProclamation CeremonySeptember 29 11:00 amThe Hon. James Molinaro invites you to a brunchto celebrate Italian Heritage and Culture Monthhonoring distinguished Staten Island residents.Sponsored by Staten Island Borough PresidentJames Molinaro.Grank Oaks Country Club200 Hugenot Avenue, Staten IslandAdmission: (by invitation only)Contact: Joanne Nuzzo (718) 816-2133; Fax: (718)816-2376jnuzzo@statenislandus.comAnnual Staten Island Columbus Day ParadeOctober 6 1:00 pmThe Grand Marshal will lead annual the parade withBorough President, Hon. James P. Molinaro andcommunity residents. Sponsored by Staten IslandBorough President James Molinaro.Beginning at New Dorp High School, New DorpLane and Mill Road, Staten IslandAdmission: free; open to the publicContact: Joanne Nuzzo (718) 816-2133jnuzzo@statenislandusa.comNassauNassau County Executive Second ItalianAmerican CelebrationOctober 8 6:00 pmFor the second year County Executive Edward58

Mangano will host another cultural event tocelebrate “The 2013 Year of Culture in the USA.”Music and refreshments.County Executive Building1550 Franklin Avenue, MineolaContact: Connie Petruccicpetrucci@nassaucountyny.govWestchesterWestchester County Proclamation Ceremony inHonor of Italian Heritage and Culture MonthOctober 7 7:30 pm Ceremony and ReceptionPresentation and Proclamation by the Hon. RobertAstorino, Westchester County ExecutiveWith Special Recognition of Outstanding Studentsand Teachers of the Italian Language in Westchester.Business Attire . RSVP by September 30, 2013.Sponsored by the Westchester Coalition of Italian-American Organizations.Antonio Meucci Lodge #213, OSIA279 Maple Avenue, White Plains, NYContact: 914-606-5635Westchester County Proclamation CeremonyOctober 14 (tentative date) 6:00 pmIn honor of Italian Heritage and Culture Monthin the Year 2013. “2013: YEAR OF ITALIANCULTURE IN THE UNITED STATES” L’ANNODELLA CULTURA ITALIANA NEGLI STATIwith special recognition of outstanding studentsand teachers of Italian language in Westchester.Business attire. RSVP by October 1, 2013.Sponsored by the Westchester County Board ofLegislators, Chairperson, Hon. Kenneth W. Jenkins,and Westchester Coalition of Italian AmericanOrganizations.800 Michaelian Office BuildingEighth Floor Legislative Chambers and Rotunda148 Martine Avenue, White Plains, NYContact: 914-606-563559

Borough Contact PersonsPosters, Bookmarks and Calendar of Events may beacquired by contacting the following persons:BronxFrances Fusco and Danielle YoumeniEnrico Fermi Cultural Center, BelmontBranch of the New York Public Library610 East 186 th Street, Bronx, NY 10458(718) 933-6410Patricia FilomenaUFT Bronx Borough Office2500 Halsey StreetBronx, NY 10461(718) 379-6200BrooklynAnthony SclafaniUFT Brooklyn Borough Office335 Adams StreetBrooklyn, NY 11201(718) 852-4900ManhattanJames MorganIstituto Italiano di Cultura686 Park AvenueNew York, NY 10021(212) 879-4242Olga PappasJohn D. Calandra Italian American Institute25 West 43 rd Street, 17 th floorNew York, NY 10036(212) 642-2094Nancy J. Indelicato310 West 106 th StreetNew York, NY 10025(212) 662-826460

Uff. George AltomareUFT Headquarters52 Broadway, 12 th FloorNew York, NY 10004(212) 598-7771QueensUff. Joseph SciameVice President for Community RelationsSt. John’s University, Administration BuildingNewman Hall, Room 1558000 Utopia ParkwayQueens, NY 11439(718) 990-1486/1941Mary VaccaroUFT Queens Borough Office97-77 Queens Boulevard, 5 th FloorRego Park, NY 11374(718) 275-4400Angie MarkhamFederation of the Italian AmericanOrganizations of Queens, Inc.29-21 21 st AvenueAstoria, NY 11105(718) 204-2444Staten IslandMichela TraettoGaribaldi-Meucci Museum420 Tompkins AvenueStaten Island, NY 10305(718) 442-1608Emil Pietro MonacoUFT Staten Island Borough Office4456 Amboy RoadStaten Island, NY 10312(718) 605-140061

Long IslandCav. Josephine A. MaiettaAIAE, AATI-LI, IACE, NIAF, IHCC-NY, Inc.Robbins Lane Elementary School157 Robbins LaneSyosset, NY 11791(516) 364-5804WestchesterDavid A. PopeExecutive DirectorWestchester Italian Cultural CenterGeneroso Pope PlaceTuckahoe, NY 10707(914) 771-8700New JerseyCav. Mary Ann Re, Ph.D.DirectorCoccia Institute for the ItalianExperience in AmericaOne Normal AvenueDickson Hall, Suite 171Montclair, NJ 07043(973) 655-4038April 28, 2013 – Association of Italian American Educators(AIAE) annual luncheon honors John De Santis,Artistic Director, IHCC. Board of Directors gather tosalute the AIAE.62

Calendar of EventsThe following events are arranged in chronological order.Micheal Castaldo PerformanceSeptember 5 6:00 pmThe award winning recording artist will be presentingCalabria 2.0. He will perform a few selections of hissongs from his #1 Amazon CD “Bergamot” and tell someof his amazing stories. Please call for further information.Italian American Museum155 Mulberry Street, ManhattanContact: 212 965-9000info@ItalianAmericanMuseum.orgwww.michealcastaldo.comDiamond Spring Celebrates Italian CultureSeptember 6 6:30 – 10:30 pmThe award winning singer, songwriter, recording artistMicheal Castaldo will be performing songs from his#1 Amazon CD, “Bergamot” for the launch of SempreAvanti! Diamond Spring Restaurant and private pool clubwill be hosting a “Dance 70s Night” with Brooklyn’sOwn Joe Causi from WCBS FM Radio. A spectacularevening of music, food, fun and a few surprises. A portionof the proceeds will go to benefit Sempre Avanti which isa 501(c) 3 non-profit organization. Private VIP receptionfrom 5:00 - 6:30 pm by invitation only. Advancedreservations are required. Sponsored by Investors Bank.Diamond Spring Restaurant35 Evergreen Avenue, Nutley, NJAdmission: $45 (includes BBQ menus – cash baravailable) RSVP by September 1 stContact: 973-661-3020www.sempreavanti.orgwww.michealcastaldo.comTenth Anniversary: Center for Italian Studies ItalianFilm Festival at Stony Brook UniversitySeptember 7 and 8 2:00 – 8:00 pmScreening of some recently produced Italian films andsome favorites from the past. (English subtitles). Remarksand Q & A sessions conducted by Festival Director,Professor Gioacchino Balducci (Stony Brook University).Program as currently formulated includes the following63

films: A Special Day; The Best Offer; All Saints Day;The Commander and the Stork; A Perfect Family; TheRed and the Bleu. For additional and updated programinformation consult the Center for Italian Studies website: www.stonybrook.edu/italianstudies or call 631-632-7444. Sponsored by the Center for Italian Studies.Stony Brook University’s Wang Center TheatreNicolls Road, Stony Brook, NYAdmission: free; open to the publicContact: Jo Fusco 631-632-7444; fax: 631-632-7421Josephine.fusco@stonybrook.eduThe Center of Italian Studies at Stony BrookUniversity Robert Cess Concorso d’Eleganza VIIISeptember 8 10:00 am – 1:00 pmRobert Cess Concorso d’Eleganza VIII/Annualcelebration of Italian Vehicle Excellence and Beauty: Adisplay of “art forms on wheels” as a means of illustratingone form of Italian culture. Various Italian car andmotorcycle groups will be represented. Display vehicleswill rally at Stony Brook University campus on the lawnadjacent to the Graduate Physics Building and directlyacross from the Sports Complex off John S. Toll Drive.For additional and updated program information consultthe Center for Italian Studies web site:www.stonybrook.edu/italianstudies.Sponsored by the Center for Italian Studies.Admission: free; open to the publicContact: Jo Fusco 631-632-7444; fax: 631-632-7421Josephine.fusco@stonybrook.eduFall 2013 “Parliamo Italiano”- Italian LanguageProgram-For Toddlers, Children, Teens, & AdultsTraditional Classes begin the week of September 9,2013 and take place on weekdays.The Discovery of the Italian language – from basic toadvanced – for toddlers, children teens, and adults - isavailable at Casa Belvedere. Courses are designedto provide students with a sound basis for learning tocommunicate effectively and accurately in contemporaryspoken and written Italian.Tuition is $275 per student plus a $30 registration andmaterials fee.Casa Belvedere79 Howard Avenue, Staten IslandAlso offering a weekend Italian Language Immersion64

Class. 16 hours of “intensive” instruction. The tuitionfor this weekend class is $250. The program will beconducted entirely in Italian as the instruction will focuson developing conversational skills. Dates: October 25-27or November 22 - 24Friday: 7:00-9:00 PM (2 hours)Saturday: 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM (9 hours). The sessionincludes a two hour lunch break at a local restaurantwhere students have the opportunity to continue to engagein conversation.Sunday: 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM (5 hours)Text will be distributed to students for the duration of theprogram with the option to purchase it at session’s end.Students are responsible for the cost of off-site luncheons.Please visit www.casa-belvedere.org for program detailsand enrollment information.Contact: Marian Rodi 718-273-7660marian@casa-belvedere.orginfo@casa-belvedere.orgArmistice: A ReflexionSeptember 9 6:00 pmPlease note that programming is subject to change. Visitwww.casaitaliananyu.org for updated information. Allevents are free and open to the public. Seating is on afirst-come-first-serve basis. Sponsored by Casa ItalianaZerilli-Marimò, New York University.24 West 12 th Street (between 5 th and 6 th Avenues),ManhattanContact: 212-998-8739Exhibition Opening: Lo Studio dei Nipoti: Four ArtistsSeptember 12 6:00 pmLo Studio dei Nipoti is a nonprofit artist collectivefounded in 2009 to be a meeting ground for Americanartists of Southern Italian ancestry. This exhibitionfeatures work by Nancy Agati, Cianne Fragione, RoseMichelle Taverniti and Marisa Tesauro.John D. Calandra Italian American Institute25 W. 43 rd Street, 17 th floor(between 5 th & 6 th Avenues), Manhattan.Admission: free; open to the publicRSVP by calling 212-642-2094. Please note that seating islimited, and unable to reserve seats.For further information, see our website atwww.qc.edu/calandra65

The Narrating Scene: Readings from ItalianStorytelling Theater – Maricla Boggio and MartinKushner – L’ultima lettera di Shylock – Authorreading and discussion; Reception: “Meet the Author”September 12 6:00 pmIn the narrative theatre, the fundamental point of stagelanguage is the body and voice of the actor. Because ofthis, the performer is able to evoke visions that captureand involve the imagination of the spectator. Still littleknown outside the European context, the narrative theatreis one of the most vital to the world of contemporaryItalian theatre. Because of this, the Italian CulturalInstitute wishes to bring to New York a selection of worksthat will be shown in their original version, with Englishsubtitles. They are brought directly from their authors –who are often the main interpreters. The wealth and thecleanliness of the utilized language also make these threemeetings a particularly interesting opportunity to practiceand improve the awareness of our language. Curator:Diana Del Monte Production: IIC New York. All of thereadings will be carried out in their original language withEnglish subtitles, while the lecture on September 26 byProfessor Carpani will be held in English. Sponsored bythe Italian Cultural Institute of New York.686 Park Avenue, ManhattanContact: 212-879-4242; fax: 212-861-4018iicnewyork@esteri.itwww.iicnewyork.esteri.it/Feast of San GennaroSeptember 12 – 22The Award winning recording artist Micheal Castaldo willbe performing songs from his #1 CD “Bergamot” at the87 th annual Feast of San Gennaro. Performance stage islocated at corner of Grand & Mott Street, historic “LittleItaly,” Manhattan.www.sangennaro.orgwww.michealcastaldo.com“The Miracle of Liquefaction”September 12 – 22 12:00 – 6:00 pmContinuous showing of 20 minute film explaining thelife of San Gennaro and the Miracle of Liquefaction ofHis Most Precious Blood, during feast of San Gennaro.Sponsored by the Italian American Museum and Churchof Most Precious Blood.66

155 Mulberry Street, ManhattanAdmission: free; open to the publicContact: James Santagada 212-965-9000fax: 347-810-1028info@italianamericanmuseum.orgTalk: Igiaba SceboSeptember 13 6:00 pmPlease note that programming is subject to change. Visitwww.casaitaliananyu.org for updated information. Allevents are free and open to the public. Seating is on afirst-come-first-serve basis. Sponsored by Casa ItalianaZerilli-Marimò, New York University.24 West 12 th Street (between 5 th and 6 th Avenues),ManhattanContact: 212-998-8739Learn Sicilian/Mparamu lu SicilianoSeptember 13 6:30 pmLecture and book presentation by Professor GaetanoCipolla. Professor Cipolla will provide a historicalbackground on the Sicilian language as the first literarylanguage of Italy and as the only means of communicationamong Sicilians until the twentieth century. Followingwill be, the presentation of his Learn Sicilian/ Mparamulu Sicilianu, a modern textbook designed for theclassroom and for the individual learner. Book signingreception will follow the presentation. Must register inadvance and prepay.Sponsored by the Westchester Italian Cultural Center.One Generoso Pope Place, Tuckahoe, NYAdmission: Members $15; Non-members $25Contact: Patrizia Calce 914-771-8700 ext. 109www.wiccny.orgExhibit: Visions of ItalySeptember 14A tour of Italy through the eyes of the artist JosephGenova, a native of Italy who moved to New York at theage of nine. Mr. Genova is a mostly self-taught artist,drawing inspiration from Renaissance and 19 th centuryItalian art. His greatest influence is the dramatic light ofthe 17th century Italian artist, Michelangelo Caravaggio.Most of the architectural subject matter in his paintingsis derived from his frequent travels to Italy and other67

European countries. Meet the artist at the openingreception on Saturday, September 14, from 2:00 to 4:00pm. Enjoy light refreshments and live music. Childrenare welcome. By invitation only. Registration is required.Exhibit on view Saturday, September 17, throughSaturday, November 16. Exhibit Hours: Monday - Fridayfrom 10:00 am to 4:00 pm; Saturday 10:00 am to 1:00pm. Hours subject to change. For more information or toschedule a guided tour or group visit, please call914-771-8700.Sponsored by the Westchester Italian Cultural Center.One Generoso Pope Place, Tuckahoe, NYAdmission: freeContact: Patrizia Calce 914-771-8700 ext. 109www.wiccny.org“Workshop on Intercomprehension andMultilingualism: Teaching Italian to Spanish, French/French Creole, Catalan, Portuguese and RomanianSpeakers”September 14 9:00 am – 5:00 pmThis workshop will introduce both the high-school andcollege teachers of Italian to new methodologies inteaching the target language to students who are nativespeakers or have an excellent knowledge of anotherRomance language. The basic goal is to demonstrate howthe student’s knowledge of another Romance languagecan facilitate his/her learning of Italian. Through teachingstrategies specific to this profile of a student, his/herknowledge of Italian can be more readily acquired andabsorbed as s/he moves forward in studying Italian.Participants include: Clorinda Donato, ElisabettaBonvino, Irene Zanini-Cordi, Maurizio Fornara, BarbaraSpinelli and Markus Muller. Organizers: Roberto Dolciand Anthony Julian Tamburri. Sponsored by the Embassyof Italy to the United States, Consulate General of Italy inNew York, Italian Language Resource Center of The JohnD. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College/CUNY.John D. Calandra Italian American Institute25 West 43rd Street, 17th Floor, ManhattanAdmission: free; open to the publicContact: Drs. Roberto Dolci and Anthony JulianTamburri 212.642.2094calandra@qc.edu68

Italian American Writers AssociationLiterary ReadingSeptember 14 5:45 pmFeatured readers are two women who have made greatcontributions to the canon of Italian American literature:Daniela Gioseffi, poet, novelist, literary critic, essayist,and winner of the American Book Award for Women onWar: International Writings from Antiquity to the Presentand Jo Gattuso Hendin, Professor of English at NewYork University, who won a Guggenheim Fellowshipin Literary Criticism as well as the author of The RightThing To Do, Heart Breakers: Women and Violence inContemporary Culture and Literature. Sponsored by theItalian American Writers Association (IAWA).Cornelia St. Café29 Cornelia Street, ManhattanAdmission: $8; open to the publicContact: Prof. Robert Viscusi, M. Lisella/G. Fagiani718-777-1178; mljourneys@aol.comAmy B. Barone 646-942-4972 amybbarone@gmail.comwww.corneliastreetcafe.comHofstra University: Italian Day FestivalSeptember 15 11:00 am – 5:00 pmEntertainment, music, food, products made in Italy.Network with numerous Italian associations. Childrenand adults welcome. The award winning recording artistMicheal Castaldo will be performing songs from his #1CD “Bergamot.”South Campus of Hofstra UniversityHempstead Tpk. Hempstead, NY (outdoors, rain or shine)www.aiae.netwww.michealcastaldo.comLecture: “Machiavelli and MachiavellianPolitics for the Modern World”September 15 2:00 – 4:00 pmProfessor Gerry Milligan will present “Machiavelli andMachiavellian Politics for the Modern World.” Thispresentation will commemorate the 500 th anniversary ofMachiavelli’s publication of Il Principe (The Prince).Professor Milligan will introduce the basic tenents ofMachiavelli’s political thought, explore his writings in thecontext of the historical realities of his time and discussthe relevance of Machiavellianism in our contemporarypolitical culture. Milligan explains the importance of69

Machiavelli’s writings, even after 500 years: “Machiavelliis often called the father of modern political science. Whatseems so ‘modern’ about Machiavelli’s politics is alsowhat has inspired many of his readers to think of him ascynical or even cruel. His manipulation of public opinion,the pretense of doing good while not actually doing it,and the mantra ‘the ends justify the means’ (a statementMachiavelli never actually made), are the legacies ofthis Italian Renaissance thinker. In the current climateof public distrust of politicians and scandals aroundgovernment incursions on civil liberties in the name ofsecurity, Machiavelli seems more relevant than ever.”Sponsored by the Garibaldi-Meucci Museum.420 Tompkins Avenue, Staten IslandAdmission: $10, $5 for members (includes a lightreception); open to the publicContact: Michela Traetto 718-442-1608fax: 718-442-8635info@garibaldimeuccimuseum.orgThe Life and Times of Enrico CarusoSeptember 15 2:00 pmThe life and music of Enrico Caruso. Sponsored by theEnrico Caruso Museum of America.1942 East 19 th Street, BrooklynAdmission: free; open to the publicContact: 718-368-3993AMANCUSI@EnricoCarusoMuseum.comBook Presentation: Italiani nel QueensSeptember 15 3:30 – 4:30 pmBook presentation Italiani nel Queensby Giuseppe Fortuna. Carocci Editore 2013.San Cono Club231 Ainslie Street, BrooklynAdmission: freeContact: Rocco Manzolillo 718-352-6606Un Convegno: Paolo DesideriSeptember 16 6:00 pmConference by the architect Paolo Desideri. Sponsored bythe Italian Cultural Institute of New York.686 Park Avenue, ManhattanContact: Fabio Troisi 212-879-4242 ext.337;fax: 212-861-4018fabio.troisi@esteri.it70

Holy Mass and Gala Dinner in Commemoration of the45 th Anniversary of Padre Pio’s PassingSeptember 16 7:00 pmFather Carlos Laborde, Secretary General of theInternational Association of Padre Pio Groups of Prayer,will celebrate the mass at Sacred Hearts & St. StephenChurch, 108 Carroll Street, Brooklyn, New York. Specialguests directly from San Giovanni Rotondo (Italy): Dr.Domenico Crupi, Dr. Michele Giuliani, Mr. FrancescoGiuliani and Mr. Giulio Siena. The evening will continuewith a book presentation The Photographer and the Saintby Gaetano Mastrorilli, Saint Pio’s personal photographer.A collection of unpublished pictures and an unpublishedvideo clip of Saint Pio will be on exhibit. The gala dinneris at 9:30 pm at Marco Polo Ristorante, located at 345Court Street, Brooklyn, New York. Honored guest of theevening will be renowned restaurateur, celebrity chef,author and television personality, Donatella Arpaia. Onthis special occasion, a thousand rosaries designed forthe 45 th anniversary of Padre Pio’s passing will be craftedfrom wood of secular olive trees from the Holy Land.The event is in support of the hospital “Casa Sollievodella Sofferenza,” founded by Saint Pio. Sponsoredby the Puglia Center of America in collaboration withthe Catholic Foundation for Brooklyn and Queens, theNational Italian Apostolate Conference, and under thepatronage of the Archdiocese of Manfredonia, Vieste andSan Giovanni Rotondo.Admission: $200Contact: 212-726-2547info@pugliacenterofamerica.comAfternoon Film: Visions of ItalyItalia, a Unique MasterpieceSeptember 17 2:00 pmA unique masterpiece with twenty actors: Italy’s twentyRegions, each with its own history, cultural heritage, andculinary traditions. Like so many pieces united to forma unique mosaic, Italy! Enjoy a virtual journey throughItaly that will take you thought the cities and hill towns ofIl Bel Paese all the way from the Alps to Sicily. In Italianwith English subtitles. (120 minutes). Registration isrequired.Sponsored by the Westchester Italian Cultural Center.One Generoso Pope Place, Tuckahoe, NYAdmission: Members free; Non-members $15Contact: Patrizia Calce 914-771-8700 ext. 109www.wiccny.org71

FACSA SAVE THE CHILDREN ConcertSeptember 17 4:00 pmThe award winning songwriter, producer, recording artistMicheal Castalso will be performing songs from his #1CD “Bergamot.”Jackie Robinson Park BandshellBradhurst Avenue & West 148 th Street, ManhattanContact: 318-540-4464FACSAFoundation.orgwww.michealcastaldo.comRoberto Bolle at New York City Centre TheatreSeptember 17 7:00 pmThe internationally renowned Italian danseur, Etoile, atTeatro alla Scala di Milano and principal dancer withAmerican Ballet Theatre – is featured as one of the mainprotagonists portrayed in LA nobilita’ del fare, as wellas one of the ultimate ambassadors of the Italian culturethroughout the world. For this reason, Roberto Bolle willpay tribute to 2013 – The Year of Italian Culture in theUnited States by bringing to New York City the RobertoBolle and Friends Gala. This extraordinary evening ofdance, with the patronage of Acqua di Parma.Please call for further information.New York City Center TheatreContact: Fabio Troisi 212-879-4242 ext.337fax: 212-861-4018fabio.troisi@esteri.itHomage to Fabio Doplicher (1938 – 2003):Ten Years LaterSeptember 19 4:00 pmRemarks and commentaries by Enrico Bernard, SergioDoplicher, Luigi Fontanella, Mario Mattia Giorgetti andMario Mignone with bilingual reading of Fabio Doplicherpoetry. For additional and updated program informationconsult the Center for Italian Studies web site: www.stonybrook.edu/italianstudiesSponsored by the Center for Italian Studies incollaboration with Gradiva, International Journal ofItalian Poetry.Stony Brook University100 Nicolls Road, Stony Brook, NYAdmission: free; open to the publicContact: Jo Fusco 631-632-7444; fax: 631-632-7421Josephine.fusco@stonybrook.edu72

“Italian Identity in the Third Millennium”September 19 6:00 – 8:30 pmThis symposium is a continuation—a sort of intermission—ofthe last three symposia ILICA has sponsoredon the topic. After two events last fall and a third thispast spring in Rome, ILICA concludes this discussion inNovember. This event, in the meantime, offers the fourItalian Americans an opportunity to gather their thoughts,so to speak, before the final edition in November atJohn Jay College. Speakers will include: Donna Chirico(York College), Louisa Ermelino (Publishers Weekly),Fred Gardaphé (Queens College & Calandra Institute),Robert Viscusi (Brooklyn College). Sponsored by: ILICA(Italian Language Inter-Cultural Alliance) and the JohnD. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College/CUNY.John D. Calandra Italian American Institute25 West 43 rd Street, 17th Floor, ManhattanAdmission: free; open to the publicContact: John D. Calandra Italian American Institute212-642-2094; calandra@qc.eduItalian Language Inter-Cultural Alliance718-392-2020/1/2; ilicait@aol.comThe Narrating Scene: Readings from ItalianStorytelling Theater – Laura Sicignano – Scintille –Author reading and discussion; Reception:“Meet the Author”September 19 6:00 pmIn the narrative theatre, the fundamental point of stagelanguage is the body and voice of the actor. Because ofthis, the performer is able to evoke visions that captureand involve the imagination of the spectator. Still littleknown outside the European context, the narrative theatreis one of the most vital to the world of contemporaryItalian theatre. Because of this, the Italian CulturalInstitute wishes to bring to New York a selection of worksthat will be shown in their original versions with Englishsubtitles. They are brought directly from their authors –who are often the main interpreters. The wealth and thecleanliness of the utilized language also make these threemeetings a particularly interesting opportunity to practiceand improve the awareness of our language. Curator:Diana Del Monte Production: IIC New York. All of thereadings will be carried out in their original language withEnglish subtitles, while the lecture on September 26 byProfessor Carpani will be held in English. Sponsored by73

the Italian Cultural Institute of New York.686 Park Avenue, ManhattanContact: 212-879-4242; fax: 212-861-4018iicnewyork@esteri.itwww.iicnewyork.esteri.it/The Italian Moses and the Jews of San NicandroSeptember 19 6:30 pmDuring the turbulent and repressive years of FascistItaly, the centuries-old southern Italian Roman Catholiccommunity of San Nicandro Garganico underwent anincredible mass conversion to Judaism. Descended fromlocal gentile families who had established themselvesin the Puglia region over 500 years ago, these new-bornJews were led by Donato Manduzio, an illiterate peasantwho first learned how to read and write in the courseof his Great War experience. This handicapped WorldWar I veteran - inspired by his personal study of theOld Testament and religions - abandoned the traditionaltenets of the Catholic faith to fully embrace biblicallyprescribed Jewish practices. Claiming to have beencharged with a divine mission, Donato succeeded inconvincing his paesani to follow his lead and formallyconvert to Orthodox Judaism. This they did and more!In 1949, one year after the death of their spiritual guide,the Jewish community of San Nicandro abandonedItaly and immigrated to their religious homeland in theTerra Santa: the newly established state of Israel. Comeenlighten your mind and spirit in this study of a singularlyfascinating mystic who through education, illuminationand determination realized the religious rebirth of hispeople in a cold, corrupt and chaotic world. This is thestory of Italy’s modern Moses. Must register in advanceand prepay.Sponsored by the Westchester Italian Cultural Center.One Generoso Pope Place, Tuckahoe, NYAdmission: Members $15; Non-members $25Contact: Patrizia Calce 914-771-8700 ext. 109www.wiccny.orgLecture: Italy North and South: How to Assess 150Years of a Complex but Indispensable RelationshipSeptember 20 6:00 pmProfessor John A. Davis, one of the most respectedscholars of Modern Italy and author of several keystudies on Italian Unification and southern Italian74

history, will speak on Italy, North and South, and howto assess 150 years of this complex but indispensablerelationship. Sponsored by the Center for Italian Studiesin collaboration with the Verace South Italian CulturalGroup.Stony Brook/Manhattan101-113 East 27 th Street, 3 rd floor, ManhattanAdmission: free; open to the publicContact: Jo Fusco 631-632-7444; fax: 631-632-7421Josephine.fusco@stonybrook.eduThe Photographer and the SaintSeptember 20 6:30 pmBook presentation and photo exhibit on thecommemoration of the 45 th anniversary of Saint Pio’spassing. Casa Belvedere together with the Puglia Centerof America, which is organizing a series of events tocommemorate Saint Pio, will host the book presentationThe Photographer and the Saint. A photo exhibit,with a collection of 40 unpublished pictures, will alsocomplete the book presentation; a video clip of Saint Pioalso will be screened. At the beginning of the programan introduction letter written by H.E. Mons. MicheleCastoro, Archbishop of Manfredonia, Vieste e SanGiovanni Rotondo, General Director of the InternationalAssociation of the Groups of Prayer of Padre Pio, andPresident of the Saint Pio Hospital “Casa del Sollievodella Sofferenza” will be read. Speakers will includeLuciano Lamonarca, Director of the Puglia Center ofAmerica, Ms. Carla Palone, Director and Publisher of“Gelsorosso,” and Ms. Patrizia Mastrorilli, daughter ofthe Photographer Gaetano Mastrorilli. A free magazine(special edition) published by “Casa del Sollievo dellaSofferenza,” realized for this special occasion, will bedonated during each book presentation.Casa Belvedere79 Howard Avenue, Staten IslandContact: Marian Rodi 718-273-7660marian@casa-belvedere.orginfo@casa-belvedere.orgwww.casa-belvedere.orgContact: Luciano Lamonarca 212-726-2547lucianolamonarca@gmail.com75

Recital: Ruth Palmer, ViolinistSeptember 20 6:30 pmPlease note that programming is subject to change. Visitwww.casaitaliananyu.org for updated information. Allevents are free and open to the public. Seating is on afirst-come-first-serve basis. Sponsored by Casa ItalianaZerilli-Marimò, New York University.24 West 12 th Street (between 5 th and 6 th Avenues),ManhattanContact: 212-998-8739RavioliSeptember 20 6:30 pmA hands-on class with Chef Franca D’Amico who willteach you how to make a variety of ravioli from scratchusing four different fillings such as cheese, spinach,mushrooms, and squash. Take home what you have made.The class will conclude with a delightful tasting of theravioli, mixed salad and dessert. A complimentary glass ofwine will be served.Sponsored by the Westchester Italian Cultural Center.One Generoso Pope Place, Tuckahoe, NYMust register in advance and prepayAdmission: Members $50, Member’s Guests $60Contact: Patrizia Calce 914-771-8700 ext. 109www.wiccny.orgCristina Fontanelli Celebrates the Feast of SanGennaro at the Metropolitan RoomSeptember 20 9:00 pmFrom Feinsteins at the Regency to the Metropolitan Roomin NYC – Cristina Fontanelli performs her much-lovednightclub/cabaret act. “Cristina Fontanelli at Feinsteinsis like seeing a cross between Maria Callas and EthelMerman. She has no equal.” Forbes Magazine.The Metropolitan Room34 West 22 nd Street, ManhattanAdmission: $35 cover charge, plus 2 beverage minimumContact: Box office 212-206-0440www.metropolitanroom.comGenealogy: The Immigrant ExperienceSeptember 21 10:30 amWhat possessed our relatives to leave everyone andeverything they knew to cross the ocean? How did they76

get from their small towns to the port? What was thecrossing and experience at Ellis Island like, and what didthey face once in their new country? Presented by ToniMcKeen. Must register in advance and prepay.Sponsored by the Westchester Italian Cultural Center.One Generoso Pope Place, Tuckahoe, NYAdmission: Members $10; Non-members $20Contact: Patrizia Calce 914-771-8700 ext. 109www.wiccny.orgCelebrating Contributions ofItalians to American CultureSeptember 21 2:00 pmCelebrating the contributions of the Italian culture tothe United States, with emphasis on the contributions ofItalian women fashion designers: Elsa Schiaparelli andMiuccia Prada, two Italian designers from different eras.Sponsored by the Italian American Women’s Center, Inc.Woman’s Club of Great Neck94 Old Mill Road, Great Neck, NYAdmission: $5 Members/$10 Non-Members;open to the publicContact: Vincenza Russo 646-515-2744iawcnyc@yahoo.comReading: Mulberry Street Branchof the New York Public LibrarySeptember 21 2:00 – 4:00 pmA special reading will take place during the San GennaroFestival at the NY Public Library on Mulberry Street.Located at the site of a former chocolate factory in theSoHo neighborhood of Manhattan, historically known asthe Cast Iron District. Sponsored by the Italian AmericanWriters Association (IAWA).10 Jersey Street (between Lafayette and Mulberry Streets)Admission: open to the publicContact: 212-966-3424www.nypl.org/locations/mulberry-streetFestival della CanzoneSeptember 22The award winning, singer, songwriter, recording artistMicheal Castaldo will be performing a song from his#1 CD “Bergamot” and judge at Festival della CanzoneItaliana di New York.77

Resort World Casino, NYC. , televised by RAIInternational TV. http://www.rwnewyork.com/index.phpfestivalny@aol.comwww.rwnewyork.comwww.michealcastaldo.comSacred Heart Church Italian National Parish Presents:The Sicilian TenorsSeptember 22 4:00 pmFundraiser is for the restoration of the church and tocelebrate Sacred Heart’s 90 th Anniversary.Church of the Sacred Heart37 Schuyler Avenue, Stamford, CTAdmission: Donation: $75 per ticketContact: 203-324-9544Book Presentation: Italian Signs, American Politics:Current Affairs, Historical Perspectives, EmpiricalAnalyses Ottorino Cappelli, editorSeptember 25 12:00 -1:30 pmThis book analyzes intra-ethnic elections in the UnitedStates, in the circumstance of American politicians ofItalian descent who ran against each other in the State ofNew York. The first part examines the 2010 gubernatorialcampaign between Andrew M. Cuomo and Carl P.Paladino, the highest-level intra-Italian electoral contestin contemporary times. The second part addresses theCongressional races between James Lanzetta and VitoMarcantonio in East Harlem in the 1930s, and the 1950New York City mayoral elections, where the three majorcandidates: Vincent Impellitteri, Ferdinand Pecora,and Edward Corsi were all Italian-born. The third partinvestigates the relationship between social demographicsand the success of Italian American politicians inhegemonic districts where intra-Italian elections occurfrequently. Participants include: Ottorino Cappelli, StateSenators Joseph Addabbo and Tony Avella. Moderator:Anthony Julian Tamburri. Sponsored by the Italian Clubof Queens College and the John D. Calandra ItalianAmerican Institute, Queens College/CUNY.Nota bene: This event takes place at Queens College.Queens College, Keily 27065-30 Kissena Blvd, Queens, NYAdmission: free; open to the publicContact: John D. Calandra Italian American Institute212-642-2094calandra@qc.edu78

Hunter College: Welcome Back; Meet and GreetSeptember 25 1:30 – 3:00 pmThe Italian Club of Hunter College will host its first “meetand greet” gathering of the academic year to introducenew officers and share information regarding the Fallsemester calendar of events. New and returning clubmembers are invited to attend. Sponsored by the HunterCollege Italian Club and the John D. Calandra ItalianAmerican Institute, Queens College/CUNY.Hunter CollegeEast 68 th Street & Lexington Avenue, ManhattanAdmission: freeContact: Dr. Maria grace LaRussoMaria.LaRusso@qc.cuny.eduCarissima by Rosanna ChiofaloSeptember 25 2:00 pmSet in New York and Rome, a story of love, friendshipand forgiveness by acclaimed Italian-American authorRosanna Chiofalo. One of the few contemporary femaleauthors whose novels focus on Italian-American heroines;Rosanna Chiofalo received stellar reviews for her 2012debut, Bella Fortuna, and earned a following amongarmchair travelers and readers of women’s fiction. Withher second novel, Carissima, Chiofalo continues to weaveher own experiences as a first-generation Italian Americanraised in Queens into her writing, creating strong,stereotype-defying characters and evocative descriptions.Set in New York and Rome, Carissima explores thedynamics of love, friendship, loss, and forgiveness as itasks, “Just how much control do we really have over ourown destinies?” Book signing reception will follow. Theprogram is offered at no charge. Donations are welcomed.Registration is required.Sponsored by the Westchester Italian Cultural Center.One Generoso Pope Place, Tuckahoe, NYContact: Patrizia Calce 914-771-8700 ext. 109www.wiccny.orgWriters Read SeriesSeptember 26 6:00 pmDomenica Ruta reads from With or Without You: AMemoir (Spiegel & Grau, 2013)Domenica Ruta’s With or Without You is a lyrical memoirabout a chaotic childhood in a working-class town,the power—and sometimes stranglehold—of mother-79

daughter relationships, the painful realities of poverty andaddiction, and an exceptional individual surviving deeptraumas. A finalist for the Keene Prize for Literature anda recipient of residencies at Yaddo and the MacDowellColony, Ruta has penned here a love letter to hermother—to both the woman who scraped together moneyto send her to French lessons and painting classes and theone who spent her welfare money on cocaine. This bookis an unconventional coming-of-age story and a sharplyobserved chronicle of one woman’s redemption from herpast.Admission: free; open to the publicJohn D. Calandra Italian American Institute, QueensCollege/CUNY25 W. 43 rd Street, 17 th floor (between 5 th & 6 th Avenues),ManhattanRSVP by calling 212-642-2094.Please note that seating is limited, and unable to reserveseats.Screening: Hiding in the SpotlightSeptember 26 6:00 pmPlease note that programming is subject to change. Visitwww.casaitaliananyu.org for updated information. Allevents are free and open to the public. Seating is on afirst-come-first-serve basis. Sponsored by Casa ItalianaZerilli-Marimò, New York University.24 West 12 th Street (between 5 th and 6 th Avenues),ManhattanContact: 212-998-8739The Humanistic Legacy in Renzo Piano’sArchitecture: The NYC Projects (Part I)September 26 6:00 – 8:00 pmAfter providing an overview of internationally acclaimedarchitect Renzo Piano’s career spanning almost fourdecades from the Centre Pompidou in Paris (1977) tothe Shard in London (2012), this panel focuses on thelegacy of Italian humanism in his projects and on his rolein the architecture of the 20th and 21st centuries. Specialemphasis will be placed on the New York City projects,both completed and in progress.Panelists: Martin Filler (Architecture Critic, The New YorkReview of Books), Prof. Kenneth Frampton (Columbia80

University), moderated by Giovanni Santamaria (NewYork Institute of Technology). This program is includedin the “2013 Year of Italian Culture in the U.S.”Sponsored by the Inserra Chair in Italian and ItalianAmerican Studies at Montclair State University, NJ. Incollaboration with the Art History Program and HonorsProgram at MSU and the Consulate of Italy in Newark,NJ.Montclair State University1 Normal Avenue - University Hall, Conference Center(7th Floor), Montclair, NJAdmission: free; open to the publicContact: Dr. Teresa Fiore inserra@montclair.eduwww.montclair.edu/inserra/eventsLecture: Prof.ssa Roberta Carpani -“The Passion in a Room”The Narrating Scene: Readings from ItalianStorytelling Theater – Laura Curino – Olivetti; AuthorReading and DiscussionSeptember 26 6:00 pmIn the narrative theatre, the fundamental point of stagelanguage is the body and voice of the actor. Because ofthis, the performer is able to evoke visions that captureand involve the imagination of the spectator. Still littleknown outside the European context, the narrative theatreis one of the most vital to world of contemporary Italiantheatre. Because of this, the Italian Cultural Institutewishes to bring to New York a selection of works that willbe shown in their original versions with English subtitles.They are brought directly from their authors – who areoften the main interpreters. The wealth and the cleanlinessof the utilized language also make these three meetingsa particularly interesting opportunity to practice andimprove the awareness of our language. Curator: DianaDel Monte Production: IIC New York. All of the readingswill be carried out in their original language with Englishsubtitles, while the lecture on September 26 by ProfessorCarpani will be held in English.Sponsored by the Italian Cultural Institute of New York.686 Park Avenue, ManhattanContact: 212-879-4242; fax: 212-861-4018iicnewyork@esteri.itwww.iicnewyork.esteri.it/81

“Made by Italians” The Economic and Social Impactof Italian Immigration to the United States:New Perspectives”September 27 9:00 am - 6:00 pmThe aim of this conference is to expand the range ofinvestigations into the complex material and economicrelationship between the United States and Italyover nearly a century and a half. This relationshiphas typically been studied from within specializeddisciplines, from labor history to political treatises, fromthe import-export sector to the migration of talents andcapitals from one side of the Atlantic to the other, fromethnographic discourse to popular culture, from literatureto entertainment. “Made by Italians” wishes to breakthese disciplinary boundaries and have experts fromthe different fields enter into a dialogue. Sponsored byThe Alfonse M. D’Amato Chair in Italian and ItalianAmerican Studies, SUNY Stony Brook, in collaborationwith the John D. Calandra Italian American Institute,Queens College/CUNY.John D. Calandra Italian American Institute25 West 43rd Street, 17th Floor, ManhattanAdmission: free; open to the publicContact: Dr. Peter Carravetta 631-632-6141peter.carravetta@stonybrook.eduWines of Southern Italy with Charles ScicoloneSeptember 27 6:30 pmDiscover the Wines of Southern Italy. Explore theirunique characteristics through reviews and discussions,and enjoy an exclusive wine tasting presented by WineConnoisseur Charles Scicolone. Wines of SouthernItaly’s reputation is predominantly built on the red grapessuch as: Aglianico, Primitivo, Negroamaro and NeroD’Avola, and the white grapes: Vermentino, Falanghinaand Trebbiano. The rich volcanic soils found in SouthernItaly help grow unique, character-driven grapes, suchas Falanghina in Campania. The islands of Sicily andSardinia have also contributed to Southern Italy’s success.Sicily is best known for Marsala, while Sardinia’s mostpopular wines are: Cannonau and Vermentino. Sponsoredby Gary Grunner of Vinvino Wine Co. importers anddistributors of fine Italian wines. Pairing appetizers areprovided by Louis Coluccio of A.L.C. Italian Grocery inBay Ridge, the destination for serious but frugal Italianfood purists.Must register in advance and prepay.82

Westchester Italian Cultural Center.One Generoso Pope Place, Tuckahoe, NYAdmission: Members $50; Non-members $60Contact: Patrizia Calce 914-771-8700 ext. 109www.wiccny.orgMercer County Italian American FestivalSeptember 27 8:30 -9:30 pmThe award winning recording artist Micheal Castaldo willbe performing songs from his #1 CD “Bergamot” at theMercer County Italian American Festival, Mercer CountyPark,1638 Old Trenton Rd., West Windsor, NJAdmission: $5; Seniors $4;Children 12 and younger - freehttp://www.italianamericanfestival.com/www.michealcastaldo.comMotori d’Italia and Festa d’ItaliaSeptember 27 – 29Two great events - Casa Belvedere’s Annual “Motorid’Italia” car and motorbike show and the Annual “FestaD’Italia” - have come together to create a spectacularfun-filled experience for the entire family to enjoy. Inaddition to an incredible showcase of some of the mostrecognized new and classic Italian performance, andluxury autos and motorbikes such as: Alfa Romeos,Ferraris, Fiats, Lamborghinis, Lancias, Maseratis, witha few Vespas and Ducatis thrown in for good measure,the weekend festivities will also include: art exhibits,continuous music, Italian food delicacies and pastries,culinary demonstrations and samplings by Master Chefs,games, rides and arts and crafts for the kids, and specialwine & spirit tastings for the adults. Sponsored by theItalian Cultural Foundation at Casa Belvedere.79 Howard Avenue, Staten IslandAdmission: Adults $10 per day. Children under 12 free.Contact: Marian Rodi 718-273-7660marian@casa-belvedere.orginfo@casa-belvedere.orgwww.casa-belvedere.orgPiccoli Cuochi: Fettuccine TricoloreSeptember 28 2:00 pmA hands-on, fun workshop that will teach you how toprepare this delicious pasta. Participants will make83

tricolor fettuccine from scratch and take home whatthey made. A plate of homemade fettuccine dressed withdifferent sauces will be served at the end of the class.Appropriate ages 5 to 100. Adults must be accompaniedby a child 16 and under. Space is limited, earlyregistration is suggested. Must register in advance andprepay. Sponsored by Westchester Italian Cultural Center.One Generoso Pope Place, Tuckahoe, NYAdmission: Children’s fee: Members $30;Non-members $40Parent & Child fee: Members $40; Non-Members $50Contact: Patrizia Calce 914-771-8700 ext. 109www.wiccny.orgArtist’s Opening Reception for Gregory Perillo’sExhibition, “From the Private Collection of GregoryPerillo”September 28 2:00 – 5:00 pmInternationally renowned, and one of Staten Island’sbest known and most beloved artists, Mr. Perillo haschosen some of his personal favorite works to display inthis show. Subjects will run the gamut from his iconicNative Americans, to images from his Vietnam, Iraq andAfghanistan war series, as well as paintings of moviestars and sports figures. In a generous show of supportfor the Garibald-Meucci Museum, Mr. Perillo is donatingtwo of his lithographs to be auctioned off, with theproceeds benefiting the museum. “My father taught methe importance of giving back. I try to give to those whodeserve it, and the Garibaldi-Meucci Museum definitelydeserves support for all the fine work they do preservingItalian culture.” Perillo’s work has been commissionedby American Express, for whom he painted more thanfifty oils and sculpted two huge bronzes on permanentdisplay in their world headquarters in Phoenix, AZ. Hiswork is also in the corporate headquarters of AT&T; theGovernor’s mansion in Albany and the University ofNew Mexico; in the collections of the Denver Museumof Nature and Science; the Herbert F. Johnson Museumof Art in Ithaca, NY; and the Pettigrew Home andMuseum in Sioux Falls, SD. He has painted portraits forsuch notables as Ronald and Nancy Reagan, and wascommissioned by Mikhail Gorbachev to paint a largemural that hands in the Kremlin. In recent years, Mr.Perillo, now 85, has created large statues on Staten Islandhonoring Vietnam War veteran Lt. Nick Lia and the WorldTrade Center firefighters. The permanent collection of the84

Holmdel Arts Center Vietnam Museum contains 50 of hiswar paintings.Sponsored by the Garibaldi-Meucci Museum.420 Tompkins Avenue, Staten IslandAdmission: reception is free; tickets for the raffle are $10Contact: Michela Traetto 718-442-1608;fax: 718-442-8635info@garibaldimeuccimuseum.orgFesta dei Campani nel Mondo 2013September 28 6:00 pm – 1:30 amHonoring as Man of the Year, David Anthony Pope, CEOGeneroso Pope Foundation, President, Westchester ItalianCultural Center of Tuckahoe; and as Woman of the Year,Elena Loguercio, Federation Executive Secretary; and SalDi Pietro, San Rocco Morra De Sanctis President, CT,Former Federation V.P. Sponsored by Federazione DelleAssociazioni Della Campania USA, President Cav. NicolaTrombetta.Maestro’s Caterers1703 Bronxdale, BronxContact: Cav. Nicola Trombetta nicolat819@gmail.comfor ticket informationGloucester County Italian Heritage FestivalSeptember 29 11:00 am – 5:00 pmThe singer, songwriter, award winning recording artistMicheal Castaldo will be performing songs from his #1CD “Bergamot.” Please call for further information.Gloucester County Italian Heritage Festival RiverWinds1000 RiverWinds Drive, West Deptford Township, NJAdmission: freeContact: 856-467-0096www.michealcastaldo.comInterview: Radio ICNSeptember 30Listen to Tony Pasquale, host of the popular Italian ICNradio show “Ciao Tony, International Talk Show,” as heinterviews President Joseph Sciame to launch the “2013The Year of Italian Culture in the USA.”Contact: 201-358-0700ICNradio.com85

Criterion Screening: La NotteSeptember 30 6:00 pmPlease note that programming is subject to change. Visitwww.casaitaliananyu.org for updated information. Allevents are free and open to the public. Seating is on afirst-come-first-serve basis. Sponsored by Casa ItalianaZerilli-Marimò, New York University.24 West 12 th Street (between 5 th and 6 th Avenues),ManhattanContact: 212-998-8739Casa Belvedere “In Cucina” Culinary ClassesOngoing classes available September throughNovember 2013Casa Belvedere offers Italian Culinary Classes!Casa Belvedere’s “In Cucina” Culinary Program isa recreational cooking series designed to be both aneducational and a fun experience. Our new team ofinstructors has a wide range of classes to offer for adultsand children ages 8+. Daytime and evening classes areavailable. Classes are conducted in an intimate settingand are geared for anyone who wants to cook – fromthe novice to the more experienced home chef. Held inthe NEW state-of-the-art kitchen in the Casa Belvederemansion, participants will expand their skills, learn newtechniques and gain confidence in the kitchen. Cookinglessons will be hands-on with the students as theywill interact with the instructor and learn the differenttechniques on how to prepare a myriad of culinarydelights from traditional and regional Italian dishes toinnovative variations on everyday and essential meals.With the “In Cucina” program, students can registerfor individual classes or purchase a group of classes.A discount will be given to students who purchase aminimum of 6 classes. Consider signing up with a friendor family member and take part and share in the fun andlearning together. Each new adult student receives a freeapron!Pricing, Registration and Payment: Classes meetweekdays or weeknights according to the posted scheduleonline at www.casa-belvedere.orgPricing: Adult lunch classes $45 per person, Adultevening classes $75 per person, and children’s classes $35per child.Private Cooking Parties Available. For Childrenand Adults, minimum 8 participants. Call for moreinformation. Registration and payments accepted by86

phone, online or in person. To register and pay online,click the “Donate Now” button, complete the form, andplease indicate in the comments box your selected classes.For additional information, call 718-273-7660 or emailinfo@casa-belvedere.orgContact: Marian Rodi 718-273-7660marian@casa-belvedere.orginfo@casa-belvedere.orgwww.casa-belvedere.orgCialtrontrio & the BigBandaOctober To be announcedTo celebrate the Year of Italian Culture, the Regionof Marche will be presenting in New York to promote“Marche is Good.” Special musical guest will be theBigbanda with its popular musical selection.Please call for further information.Contact: Cav. Josephine Maietta 516-483-2627jmaiettaaiae@aol.comAdventures in Italian Opera with SondraRadvanovskyOctober 1 6:00 pmPlease note that programming is subject to change. Visitwww.casaitaliananyu.org for updated information. Allevents are free and open to the public. Seating is on afirst-come-first-serve basis. Sponsored by Casa ItalianaZerilli-Marimò, New York University.24 West 12 th Street (between 5 th and 6 th Avenues),ManhattanContact: 212-998-8739Italian American Club Information MeetingOctober 2 12:15 pmThe Italian American Club at Queens College has a longand vibrant history. Learn more about the club and theirplanned activities at this information recruitment drive.Sponsored by the Italian American Club of QueensCollege, and the John D. Calandra Italian AmericanInstitute, Queens College/CUNY.Queens CollegeRoom TBDAdmission: free; open to the publicContact: Joseph Grosso 718-997-5769;fax: 718-997-5055Joseph.grosso@qc.cuny.edu87

Conference: Nanotechnology and Sustainability:New Research in Italy and the United StatesOctober 2 - 3Wednesday, October 2: 2:00 pm - 6:00 pmThursday, October 3: 9:15 am - 6:00 pmThis international conference will present recent researchin Nanotechnology, Materials, and Energy that hascharacterized scientific research in both countries, withspecial emphasis on collaborative and joint researchefforts. Organizers: Alberto Morgante (University ofTrieste), James Yardley (Columbia University); VittorioPellegrini (CNR-Nano and Scuola Normale Superiore,Pisa); Tony Heinz (Columbia). Sponsored by ColumbiaEnergy Frontier Research Center; the Office of theExecutive Vice President for Research (Columbia); theItalian Embassy; Melchiona and Gandolfo LLP.Further information: www.italianacademy.columbia.edyThe Italian Academy for Advanced Studies at ColumbiaUniversity1161 Amsterdam Avenue, ManhattanAdmission: free; open to the publicContact: Allison Jeffrey, aj211@columbia.edu;212-854-8942Puglia’s Italy Award of Excellence in AmericaOctober 3 7:00 – 9:00 pmThe “Puglia’s Italy Award of Excellence in America”is an annual award ceremony, where the Puglia Centerof America awards personalities and dignitaries whowere born or raised (or whose parents or relatives wereborn) in the Puglia region of Italy. Award winners of thisthird edition are: H.E. Joseph Torsella, US Ambassadorto the United Nations for Management & Reform;Carlo Romita, President of Castle Oil Corporation, andDonatella Arpaia, renowned restaurateur, celebrity chef,author and television personality. Introducing the eveningwill be Hon. Robert Astorino, Westchester CountyExecutive, and Maestro Luciano Lamonarca, President& Founder of the Puglia Center of America. Sponsoredby Puglia Center of America, Puglia Region, Province ofBari.Artswestchester31 Mamaroneck Avenue, White Plains, NYAdmission: free; open to the publicContact: Luciano Lamonarca 212-726-2547info@pugliacenterofamerica.com88

Tarantella & Karaoke Night with Mariuccia RomanoOctober 4 2:00 pm“Tarantella Anyone?” Ever wish you really knew how totarantella? Want to be ready for that next wedding? Doyou love everything Italian and long to experience theculture first hand?This is your chance! “Ballando Con le Stelle!” Join inas we learn to tarantella, and other Italian folk dances,and have fun singing Italian songs that will make youhappy. You don’t need a partner! A program for all ages.Light reception will follow. Must register in advance andprepay. Sponsored by the Westchester Italian CulturalCenter.One Generoso Pope Place, Tuckahoe, NYAdmission: Members $20; Non-members $30Contact: Patrizia Calce 914-771-8700 ext. 109www.wiccny.orgThe Humanistic Legacy in Renzo Piano’sArchitecture: The NYC Projects (Part II)October 5This event complements the Inserra Chair’s panel onRenzo Piano’s work at Montclair State University onSeptember 26 th . The three-hour guided tour of one ofthe most dynamic cities in the world through the lens ofa kaleidoscopic yet composed architect like Piano willinclude stops at three of his four architectural sites inManhattan: Morgan Library Expansion (Midtown East),New York Times Building (Midtown West), new WhitneyMuseum (West Village) – the new Manhattanville campusin West Harlem is still at the early stages and will not beincluded. Optional aperitif will follow. Limited spacesavailable.Led by Kyle Johnson (American Institute of Architects,New York). This program is included in the “2013 Yearof Italian Culture in the U.S.” Sponsored by the InserraChair in Italian and Italian American Studies at MontclairState University, NJ. Co-sponsored by the NYIT (NewYork Institute of Technology), School of Architecture andDesign, NY.Walking tour (Manhattan)Manhattan, New YorkAdmission: free; Members onlyContact: Dr. Teresa Fiore inserra@montclair.eduwww.montclair.edu/inserra/events89

Italian Heritage and Culture Month Celebration:New Hyde ParkOctober 5 7:00 – 11:00 pmCellini Lodge #2206, OSIA, celebrates Italian Heritage &Culture Month with an Italian night event in honor of its45 th Anniversary, founded in 1968. Please call for furtherinformation. Sponsored by Cellini Lodge #2206.Clinton Martin Recreation CenterNew Hyde Park Road and Marcus Avenue,New Hyde Park, NYAdmission: $30 for receptionContact: Uff. Joseph Sciame 718-990-1486Long Island Italian Comedy Festival – My SinatraOctober 5 8:00 pm Supper ClubOctober 6 2:00 pm Buffet BrunchLong Island premiere featuring Paul Anthony, ChrisDiStefano, Chris Monty, and Rob Falcone. The longrunning Off-Broadway hit starring Cary Hoffman. The“devil-may-care” style and incomparable charm ofFrank Sinatra surges through the microphone once againat Cary Hoffman’s “riveting” show. A Sinatra idolizerwith an unparalleled ability to channel the voice of Ol’Blue Eyes…Cary Hoffman, the star of the hit New Yorkmusical, stars in “a mesmerizing concert of incredibleSinatra songs and stories about Sinatra that you mayhave never heard before and the hilarious reasons forHoffman’s lifelong obsession with Sinatra.”Please call for further information.The Suffolk Theater118 East Main Street, Riverhead, NYContact: 631-727-4343 x103; fax: 631-727-4345suffolktheater.com“Birthday Party for Giuseppe Verdi”October 6 12:00 pmAn elegant brunch with music featuring Award-WinningSinger/PBS Host Cristina Fontanelli and her musicians/artist friends performing highlights of Verdi’s operas.Co-sponsored by NAC and The Italian Culture HeritageCommittee-NY, Inc.National Arts Club15 Gramercy Park So. ManhattanAdmission: $32 Members; $50 Non-Members;open to the publicContact: NAC 212-475-3424info@THENATIONALARTSCLUB.ORG90

Tour: Sculptural Works of the Piccirilli Brothers atWoodlawn CemeteryOctober 6 Tour begins at 2:00 pmCelebrate the talents of brothers Attilio, Furio, Ferrucio,Getulio, Masaniello and Orazio along with other Italian-Americans laid to rest on the cemetery’s 400 acres.Woodlawn’s historian, Susan Olsen, will draw on herresearch of the Cemetery’s Italian heritage and share thestories of sculptors and artisans whose commissionedwork and whose own memorials can both be found atWoodlawn. Special guests Eleanor and Jerry Koffler, coauthorsof Freeing the Angel from the Stone, will join inand discuss the lives and inspirations of the Piccirillis. Toregister visit: www.woodlawnconservancy.org or call718-920-1463, ext. 225.Gates of Woodlawn CemeteryJerome Avenue, BronxAdmission: $10 for Conservancy Members and thosewho mention “Calandra.”Contact: 718-920-1463, ext. 225Regina Opera Company Sings “Pops”October 6 3:00 pmRegina Opera Company will launch its 44 th Season witha 2-hour concert of well-known Italian and Neapolitansongs as well as Broadway hit tunes. Sponsored by theRegina Opera Company.Our Lady of Perpetual Help auditorium5902 6th Avenue, BrooklynAdmission: $12Contact: Fran Garber 718-259-2772info@reginaopera.orgMelodie ItalianeOctober 6, 13, 23, 27Producer and announcer Attilio Carbone will interviewspecial guests pertaining to music, arts and gastronomy.Sundays at 4:00 – 5:00 pm on radio WGBB 1240am inthe popular program “melodie Italiane”.Please call for further information.Cav. Josephine Maietta 516-483-2627jmaiettaaiae@aol.com91

Studying Italian Language and Culture in PerugiaOctober 7 12:15 pmQueens College and the John D. Calandra ItalianAmerican Institute offer a special program to studyItalian language and culture in Perugia, Italy. Theselow-cost 4-week or 8-week programs give students andthe community the opportunity to earn 6 or 12 creditsin Italian, in one of the most beautiful medieval cities inItaly. Sponsored by the Queens College Italian Club andthe John D. Calandra Italian American Institute,Queens College/CUNY.Queens CollegeRoom TBDAdmission: free; open to the publicContact: Joseph Grosso 718-997-5769;fax: 718-997-5055Joseph.grosso@qc.cuny.eduDolci, Cinema e BenessereOctober 7 7:00 pmAuthor and Professor, Dr. Louis Miele, will host thiscelebration with a sampling of Italian films, proverbs andtales (benessere) and refreshments.Sponsored by the Morning Star Society.New Rochelle Public Library1 Library Plaza, New Rochelle, NYAdmission: free; open to the publicContact: Barbara Davisbarbaradavis@NRPL.ORG“Science and Innovation for the Study andConservation of Works of Art”October 7 - 10The Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei presents a researchproject in collaboration with the Metropolitan Museumof Art, aimed at evaluating the statue of Roman EmperorVibio Triboniano whose bronze statue is kept at theMMA.The project includes, among other activities, the creationof the 3D model of the statue of MET.Among the speakers : R. J. Cicerone (US NAS President),L. Maffei (Lincei President), R. De Angelis and M.Maiuro (Columbia University), two Greek and Romanarchaeology; C. Marconi (NYU-IFA). F. Casadio(from the Art Institute, Chicago). Please call for furtherinformation.92

Contact: Fabio Troisi 212-879-4242 ext.337;fax: 212-861-4018fabio.troisi@esteri.itItalian Music and DanceOctober 7, 14, 21 & 28Enjoy Italian music and dancing and taste delicious Italianspecialties. Call for further information and reservations.Carmela’s Italian Restaurant912 Hempstead Tpke, Franklin Square, NYContact: Bart Calia 516-488-9898Study in ItalyOctober 8 2:30 – 3:20 pmCome and learn about study abroad opportunities in Italy.The College of Staten Island hosts programs that runin the winter and summer sessions as well as academicsemesters. Sponsored by the Center for InternationalServices, College of Staten Island, CUNY.College of Staten IslandBldg 2A – Room 206Admission: free; open to the publicContact: Chris Tingue 718-982-2100;fax: 718-982-2108christopher.tingue@csi.cuny.eduPride and Passion: The Italians in AmericaOctober 8 7:30 pmScreening and discussion with filmmaker MarinoAmoruso. Refreshments will be served. Sponsored byJohn Michael Marino Lodge #1389, Order Sons of Italy inAmerica.Port Washington Library1 Library Drive, Port Washington, NYContact: 516-944-0303Verdi Conference 2013Exhibit: Inauguration and Concert/Opening SpeechOctober 9 6:00 pmPlease note that programming is subject to change. Visitwww.casaitaliananyu.org for updated information. Allevents are free and open to the public. Seating is on afirst-come-first-serve basis. Sponsored by Casa ItalianaZerilli-Marimò, New York University.93

24 West 12 th Street (between 5 th and 6 th Avenues),ManhattanContact: 212-998-8739Ricordati di Me (Remember Me)October 9 6:30 pmWinner of three Nastro d’Argento Prizes (Best SupportingActress: Monica Bellucci - Best Screenplay: GabrieleMuccino and Heidrun Schleef - Best Producer: DomenicoProcacci and Nadine Luque), the movie revolves aroundthe Ristuccia family, an apparently normal and close-knitmiddle-class family. All of the family members, however,are hiding something. Carlo, the head of the family, wouldlike to become a writer rather than continue working inan insurance company. Giulia, his wife, is a professor ofliterature who aspires to become an actress. Paolo is aninsecure teenager having trouble finding his identity, andValentina desires to become a television showgirl at anycost. This silence is broken when Carlo meets his oldlove Alessia, with whom he starts an extra-marital affair.As a result, Giulia falls into total despair, destroying thefamily’s balance and losing control over their children.In Italian with English subtitles. (125 minutes) (2003).Registration is required.Sponsored by the Westchester Italian Cultural Center.One Generoso Pope Place, Tuckahoe, NYAdmission: Members $20; Non-members $25Contact: Patrizia Calce 914-771-8700 ext. 109www.wiccny.orgVerdi: International ConferenceOctober 10Please note that programming is subject to change. Visitwww.casaitaliananyu.org for updated information. Allevents are free and open to the public. Seating is on afirst-come-first-serve basis. Sponsored by Casa ItalianaZerilli-Marimò, New York University.24 West 12 th Street (between 5 th and 6 th Avenues),ManhattanContact: 212-998-873994

The Philip V. Cannistraro Seminar Series in ItalianAmerican StudiesOctober 10 6:00 pmPaese Mio Bello: An Exploration of Early Italian-American MusicTodd Cambio, Fraulini Guitar CompanyIn the early twentieth century, U.S. recording companiesbegan producing records of music from the traditionsof various recent immigrant groups. These recordingsincluded folk music, topical songs rendered by popularsingers, as well as instrumental pieces and audio fromlive theater performances. Paese Mio Bello is a collectionof these early 78-rpm recordings from 1911 to 1939, asampling of the rich diversity of musics of the Italiandiaspora. Producer Todd Cambio, a luthier, musician, anda collector of 78-rpm records, will play selections fromhis compilation and discuss the music and its performersand composers.John D. Calandra Italian American Institute25 W. 43 rd Street, 17 th floor (between 5 th & 6 th Avenues),ManhattanAdmission: free; open to the publicRSVP by calling (212) 642-2094. Please note that seatingis limited, and unable to reserve seats.Happy Birthday: Joe Green! – A Tribute to GiuseppeVerdi on the 200 th Anniversary of his BirthOctober 10 1:50 - 3:30 pmGuest Speaker is Lou Barrella, an opera and Italianculture educator. He will present the history of GiuseppeVerdi and the many influences he has contributed acrossthe globe by virtue of his music and operatic pieces.Sponsored by St. John’s University Italian CulturalCenter, Multicultural Affairs & Circolo Garibaldi.St. John’s University-Staten Island300 Howard Avenue, Staten IslandAdmission: free; open to the publicContact: Jamaal Brown 718-390-4433browni@stjohns.eduInternational Workshop on Italian Fashion: Yesterday,Today and TomorrowOctober 11 9:00 amAttending the conference will be leading scholars fromthe US and Europe, as well as representatives of themuseum world and the international fashion press. The95

proceedings of the conference will be published in aspecial issue of the Journal of Modern Italian Studies(2014). Co-sponsored by JMIS and the Columbia ItalianStudies Seminar. Please contact Eugenia Paulicelli forfurther information.Italian Academy, Columbia University Library1161 Amsterdam Avenue, ManhattanContact: Eugenia Paulicelliepaulicelli@gmail.comRaising the Italian and American Flags in Honor of“2013: Year of Italian Culture in the United States”October 11 12:00 pmUff. Joseph Sciame, President, Italian Heritage andCulture Committee of New York, Inc. will officiate at theceremony to honor “2013: Year of Italian Culture in theUnited States” at the statue “Mother Italy” by GiuseppeMassari. Attending dignitaries will include MinisterNatalia Quintavalle. Sponsored by the Italian Heritageand Culture Committee of New York, Inc.; the John D.Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College/CUNY and Hunter College/CUNY.Mother Italy Sculpture located at Poses ParkEast 68 th Street, between Lexington and 3 rd Avenues,ManhattanContact: Joan Migliori 212-642-2094joan.migliori@qc.cuny.eduMovie: The Little FugitiveOctober 11 12:15 pmScreening and discussion with Mary Engle (daughter offilmmaker) The Little Fugitive. Refreshments will beserved. Sponsored by John Michael Marino Lodge #1389,Order Sons of Italy in America.Port Washington Library1 Library Drive, Port Washington, NYContact: 516- 944-0303Symposium: “Italian Emigration: Yesterday, Today,and Tomorrow”October 11 6 pmThis panel will discuss both the history and current stateof Italian emigration as seen from both the Italian andItalian-American Perspective. Panelists include: Dott.Salvo Iavarone (Pres., ASMEF); Dott.ssa Maria Addeo96

(ASMEF); Uff. Joseph Sciame (Chair, IHCC); Dr. FredGardaphé (Queens College & Calandra Institute); Dr.Joseph Sciorra (Queens College & Calandra Institute);Dr. Donna Chirico (York College); etc. Moderated byDr. Anthony Julian Tamburri (Dean, Calandra Institute).Sponsored by ASMEF (www.asmef.it) and the John D.Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College/CUNY.25 West 43 rd Street, 17th Floor (between 5th and 6thAve.), ManhattanAdmission: free; open to the publicContact: 212-642-2094www.qc.edu/calandraScreening and Panel Discussion of Documentary FilmPo’keepsieOctober 11 6:00 – 8:00 pmThe screening of a trailer of a documentary film aboutItalian immigrants of Poughkeepsie, NY, and their rolein forging a community: Po’keepsie, the Untold Sagafrom the Shadows of the Bridge. A panel discussion willfollow the screening. The film will be released in the fallof 2013. Sponsored by Mid-Hudson Heritage Center,Poughkeepsie, New York.317 Main Street, Poughkeepsie, NYAdmission: free; open to the publicContact: Franc Palaia 845-486-1378francpalaia1@gmail.comPasta: The long & the short of it!October 11 6:30 pmTalk & Tasting by Francine Segal. “It will be macaroni,I swear to it, that will unify Italy” General GuiseppeGaribaldi, 1860Pasta—hands-down Italy’s most famous food—comes inhundreds of shapes and is served in thousands of ways.Join Francine Segan, author of Pasta Modern, for anamusing talk on its tantalizing history, interesting regionaldishes, and what’s cutting edge in Italy today. Learn aboutFelicetti and Garofalo, two of Italy’s most renowned pastacompanies. Talk includes: tastings of several pasta dishes,free box of Felicetti and Garofalo pasta for each guest,how to pick the best dried pasta, the perfect way to boilpasta, pasta lover’s tour of Italy, trivia contest with prizesabout modern & antique pasta making equipment.Must register in advance and prepay. Sponsored by the97

Westchester Italian Cultural Center.One Generoso Pope Place, Tuckahoe, NYAdmission: Members $20; Non-members $25Contact: Patrizia Calce 914-771-8700 ext. 109www.wiccny.orgViva L’Italia: A Musical Celebration of ItalianCultural Heritage Month in Honor of 2013: the Year ofItalian Culture in the United StatesOctober 11 7:30 pmFeaturing Award-winning Singer/PBS-TV Host forAndrea Bocelli and Il Volo, Cristina Fontanelli and heraward-winning musicians, in an overview of Italianfavorites from Classical to Pop.Anna Maria Ciccone Theaterat Bergen Community College400 Paramus Road, Paramus, NJContact: Box office: www.Tickets.bergen.edu or201-447-7428“From Bolton to Bocelli”October 11 7:30 pmPerformance by singer Peter LaRosa. Refreshments willbe served. Sponsored by John Michael Marino Lodge#1389, Order Sons of Italy in America.Port Washington Library1 Library Drive, Port Washington, NYContact: 516-944-0303Italian American Writers AssociationLiterary ReadingOctober 12Featured readers are: Professor Robert Viscusi who is alsopresident and one of the founding members of IAWA, andMaria Fama, a well-known poet and teacher who hailsfrom South Philadelphia’s once large Italian-Americancommunity. Viscusi will read from his latest collection,appropriately named, Ellis Island. A visit to his websiteindicates the wonders of this rare book of sonnets.The website features a Random Sonnet Generator thatscrambles the lines creating new sonnets. Fama will bereading from Mystics in the Family, her latest VIA Folios,an imprint of Bordighera Press collection that takes thereader from the Black Madonna of Tindari to followfamily members with ties to the spiritual world, mostly in98

a struggle for survival, healing and courage. Sponsored bythe Italian American Writers Association (IAWA).Sidewalk Café94 Avenue A and 6 th StreetAdmission: $8; open to the publicContact: Prof. Robert Viscusi, M. Lisella/G. Fagiani718-777-1178; mljourneys@aol.comAmy B. Barone 646-942-4972 amybbarone@gmail.comwww.sidewalkny.comLemons into Limoncello: From Loss to PersonalRenaissance with the Zest of Italy byDr. Raleen D’Agostino MautnerOctober 12 10:30 amAuthor, columnist, radio personality and self-helpspecialist Dr. Raeleen D’Agostino Mautner advocatespreserving Italian lifestyle traditions as the roadto physical and emotional well-being. She is aninternationally acclaimed author, speaker, behaviorist, andformer stress-reduction interventionist at Yale University.She is the author of Living la Dolce Vita: Bring thePassion, Laughter, and Serenity of Italy into Your DailyLife. Her latest book, Lemons into Limoncello: FromLoss to Personal Renaissance with the Zest of Italy, ismeant to help readers ease recovery add renewal to theirlives after experiencing personal loss, change, or majorlife transition – with the zest of simple Italian pleasures.Sponsored by the Westchester Italian Cultural Center.One Generoso Pope Place, Tuckahoe, NYAdmission: Suggested donation: $10;Registration is requiredContact: Patrizia Calce 914-771-8700 ext. 109www.wiccny.orgLa Befana and Strega NonaOctober 12 11:00 amStory time with Lucy Salerno followed by a showing ofthe animated story of Columbus. Refreshments will beserved. Sponsored by John Michael Marino Lodge #1389,Order Sons of Italy in America.Port Washington Library1 Library Drive, Port Washington, NYContact: 516-944-030399

FIAO: Queens Columbus Day ParadeOctober 12 12:00 pmThis year’s Grand Marshall is Consul General of Italyin New York, Minister Natalia Quintavalle. Parade routecommences on Steinway Street and ends on AstoriaBlvd. and Cav. Vincent Iannece Street, named in honorof the co-founder and motivating force in reinstating thisparade. Sponsored by the Federation of Italian AmericanOrganizations of Queens, Inc.Assemble at Kaufman Studios34-12 36 th Street, Astoria, NYAdmission: free; open to the publicContact: Angie Markham 718-204-2444fiao@juno.com69 th Annual Columbus Celebration GalaOctober 12 6:30 pmBlack Tie Gala Dinner honoring 2013 Grand MarshalJoseph R. Perella, Founding Partner, Chairman, & CEOPerella Weinberg Partners. Sponsored by the ColumbusCitizens Foundation.Waldorf Astoria301 Park Avenue, ManhattanAdmission: $1,000 per ticket; $10,000 per tableContact: 212-249-9923; fax: 212-737-4413ccf@columbuscitizens.orgStaged Reading: The Giants of the Mountain (I gigantidella montagna), play by Luigi PirandelloOctober 12 and 13 6:00 – 8:00 pmThe Giants of the Mountain is a “myth” between fableand reality that Pirandello continued to imagine, write,and rework from 1929 to 1934, but eventually leftunfinished despite encouraging contracts with Americanimpresarios. Yet, in its present form, the play vibrateswith the powerful contradictions of sublime Art tornbetween the inner necessity to reach out to spectators whodo not understand it and the temptation to abandon theworld altogether. It was, in the playwright’s opinion, theculmination of his artistic endeavors. This staged readingwill include performance art. Directed by Stebos (stebos.net). Please note: The official performance is scheduledfor Sunday, October 13. On Saturday there will be adress rehearsal open to the public for those who cannotcome Sunday. Sponsored by the Pirandello Society ofAmerica and European Theatre Company of New York100

City. Location and time are subject to change: pleaseconsult the Pirandello Society homepage for up to dateinformation at www.pirandellosociety.orgShetler Studios, PH1 (Penthouse)244 West 54 th Street, 12 th floor(between Broadway & 8 th Avenue), ManhattanAdmission: free; open to the publicContact: Stefano Boselli 347-871-1797stebos@live.comWreath Laying Ceremony at Columbus CircleOctober 13 Time: TBAJoin the Columbus Citizens Foundation as it honors civilservants in a ceremony at Columbus Circle. Sponsored byColumbus Citizens FoundationColumbus Circle59 th Street and Central Park West, ManhattanAdmission: free; open to the publicContact: 212-249-9923ccf@columbuscitizens.orgAIAE: Incontro Con i Giovani D’OggiOctober 13University students will meet to network, exchange ideas,develop new projects…trying to make a difference.Carmela’s Italian Restaurant912 Hempstead Tpke., Franklin Square, NYAdmission: $25 brunchContact: 516-483-2627www.aiae.netRockland County Columbus Day ParadeOctober 13 1:00 pmColumbus Day Parade with marching school bands,floats, antique cars and many organizations; e.g.: (FireDepartments, Fraternal Organizations, Boy and GirlScouts, etc.). Sponsored by the Rockland CountyColumbus Association, Inc. Please call for furtherinformation.Admission: free; open to the publicContact: Rosanna Sfraga 845-359-0181;fax: 845-359-0011rosanna@oaktreeprinting.com101

The Life and Times of PucciniOctober 13 2:00 pmThe life and music of Puccini. Sponsored by the EnricoCaruso Museum of America.1942 East 19 th Street, BrooklynAdmission: free; open to the publicContact: 718-368-3993AMANCUSI@EnricoCarusoMuseum.comColumbus Day MassOctober 14 9:30 amHis Eminence Timothy Cardinal Dolan, Archbishop ofNew York, celebrates Mass. Homilist: Most Rev. WilliamMurphy, Bishop of Rockville Centre. Sponsored by theItalian Apostolate of the Archdiocese of New York incooperation with the Columbus Citizens Foundation.Cathedral of St. Patrick50 th Street & 5 th Avenue, ManhattanContact: 212-249-9923; fax: 212-737-4413ccf@columbuscitizens.orgColumbus Citizens Foundation Proudly Presents the69 th Annual Columbus Day ParadeOctober 14Honoring 2013 Grand Marshal Joseph R. Perella,Founding Partner, Chairman, & CEO Perella WeinbergPartners. Broadcast live 12:00 – 3:00 pm WABC-TV.Fifth Avenue from 47 th to 72 nd Street, Manhattanwww.ColumbusCitizensFD.orgColumbus Day ParadeOctober 14 11:00 amJoin the Queens College Italian Club and other CUNYItalian Clubs as they march up Fifth Avenue. Sponsoredby Queens College’s Italian American Club and the JohnD. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College/CUNY.Admission: free; open to the publicContact: Joseph Grosso 718-997-5769;fax: 718-997-5055Joseph.grosso@qc.cuny.edu102

Columbus Day ParadeOctober 14 12:00 pmFor the second time, The Italian Welfare League willsponsor a float in the annual Columbus Day Parade. “INostri Bambini” (children of Italian-American heritagewith special needs) and their families join on the float, oralongside it if they are in wheelchairs. Sponsored by theItalian Welfare League.Fifth Avenue, New YorkAdmission: freeContact: Patty Maniace 212-861-8480;fax: 646-398-7428info@italianwelfareleague.orgColumbus Day ParadeOctober 14 12:00 pmAIAE President Cav. Joseph A. Maietta, Board ofDirectors and members will march on Fifth Avenuedressed in Abiti d’Epoca “Pointuart” made by the Italiandesigner Arminio Tavola from Salerno, also marchingwith AIAE.Contact: 516-483-2627aiae.netSettimana della Lingua Italiana(Italian Language Week)October 14 - 25Program:October 15: Conference by Fiorella KostorisOctober 16: Italian Student Day (in collaboration withScuola d’Italia, IACE, UNIS, Queens College) October17: presentation of Dizionario delle CollocazioniZanichelliOctober 18: Round table on Italo CalvinoOctober 21: Conference by Haller on Florio.Please call for further information.Italian Cultural Institute686 Park Avenue, ManhattanContact: Fabio Troisi 212-879-4242 ext.337;fax: 212-861-4018fabio.troisi@esteri.itAfternoon Film: NabuccoOctober 15 2:00 pmConductor: James Levine; orchestra/ensemble:Metropolitan Opera Orchestra. This staging of Nabucco,103

the first since 1960 at the MET, featuring the Russiansoprano Maria Guleghina, was presented in thecentenary year of Verdi’s death. The production by ElijahMoshinsky and the sheer power of Verdi’s score drive thisopera and bring the drama and its characters to life. JamesLevine leads the MET Orchestra and the cast is roundedout by two familiar Verdi specialists, Juan Pons andSamuel Ramey. (142 minutes). Registration is required.Sponsored by the Westchester Italian Cultural Center.One Generoso Pope Place, Tuckahoe, NYAdmission: Members free; Non-members $15Contact: Patrizia Calce 914-771-8700 ext. 109www.wiccny.orgCelebration of Italian Heritage and CultureOctober 16 7:30 pmCelebration of Italian Heritage and Culture. Specifics tobe confirmed. Live performance, video, etc. Sponsoredby Lt. Joseph Petrosino Lodge, Order Sons of Italy inAmerica.Lt. Joseph Petrosino Lodge HallMost Precious Blood Church (lower level)113 Baxter Street, ManhattanAdmission: free; open to the publicContact: Emelise Aleandri 917-821-1036EALEANDRI@AOL.COMStudy in ItalyOctober 17 2:30 – 3:20 pmCome and learn about study abroad opportunities in Italy.The College of Staten Island hosts programs that runin the winter and summer sessions as well as academicsemesters. Sponsored by the Center for InternationalServices, College of Staten Island, CUNY.College of Staten IslandBldg 2A – Room 206Admission: free; open to the publicContact: Chris Tingue 718-982-2100; fax: 718-982-2108Christopher.tingue@csi.cuny.eduABC… L’ITALIANO SI IMPARA COSI’(How toLearn Italian in One Hour)By & With Laura CaparrottiOctober 17 2:45 pmA very unique method used by Miss Margherita, a104

despotic Teacher‐Diva, to teach Italian to any Italianstudent. Starting from what is more well‐known in theUS about Italy‐ Love, Food, Literature, Art, Tourismand Music. Miss Margherita will explain and teachthe Italian language, culture, art and tradition to theaudience, and will bring the audience through Italy,exploring the stereotypical figures for which Italy is moreknown around the world: A=Amore (LOVE) B=Buono(good like Italian FOOD) C=Citta’(CITIES‐includingItalian dialects). Through scenes from Italian theater,through music (from the old Italian songs to the mostcontemporary hits) and a lot of images; together withsome of the most representative Italian authors fromDante to today’s writers and the most contemporarypoet/actors, ABC… will play with the history, thepronunciation, the variety of the Italian language and withthe audience. The show will educate the audience on thehistory of Italy focusing on the cities chosen to be Italy’sbest testimonial of differences and similarities among thenation. The cities are Bolzano, Milano, Firenze, Roma,Napoli, and Palermo.The College of Staten Island/CUNY2800 Victory Boulevard, Building 2A, Room 208,Staten IslandAdmission: freeContact: Michael Maslankowski Michael.Maslankowski@csi.cuny.eduNew Student Orientation and Residential Life SpecialistContact: KIT: Laura Caparrotti 212-254-4025info@kitheater.comBook Presentation: Cosa Grigia.Una nuova mafia invisibile all’assalto dell’ItaliaOctober 17 6:00 – 8:00 pmFrom “cosa nostra” to “cosa grigia”! This book analyzesthe ever growing influence that organized crime continuesto have on Italian society. Author Giacomo Di Girolamoexamines how that phenomenon once openly known as“Mafia” has insinuated itself into the very core of Italy’severy nook and cranny. Participants include: GiacomoDi Girolamo, Fred Gardaphé, and Stefano Vaccara.Moderator: Anthony Julian Tamburri. Nota bene: Thisevent will be conducted in both English and Italian.Sponsored by La VOCE di New York and the John D.Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College/CUNY.John D. Calandra Italian American Institute105

25 West 43rd Street, 17th Floor, ManhattanAdmission: free; open to the publicContact: John D. Calandra Italian American Institute212-642-2094calandra@qc.eduBook Presentation: Young Italian Art in the 2000sOctober 17 6:00 pmPlease note that programming is subject to change. Visitwww.casaitaliananyu.org for updated information. Allevents are free and open to the public. Seating is on afirst-come-first-serve basis. Sponsored by Casa ItalianaZerilli-Marimò, New York University.24 West 12 th Street (between 5 th and 6 th Avenues),ManhattanContact: 212-998-8739Book: Essays for My FatherOctober 17 6:30 pmBook signing and reading of Essays for My Father byRichard Muti. “A fascinating journey across America’scultural landscape,” by Linda Fairstein. Sponsored by theItalian American Museum andChurch of Most Precious Blood.155 Mulberry Street, ManhattanAdmission: free; open to the publicContact: James Santagada 212-965-9000;fax: 347-810-1028info@italianamericanmuseum.orgCultural Presentation: Italian Cultureand Heritage in the Capital DistrictOctober 17 7:30 pmSeveral speakers will show and tell how much of thearchitecture, food, the arts and heritage in the areahas been influenced by Italy. A social will follow thepresentation. Sponsored by the American Italian HeritageAssociation & Museum.1227 Central Avenue, Albany, NYAdmission: free; open to the publicContact: Prof/Cav. Philip J. DiNovo 518-435-1979pdinovo@nycap.rr.com106

Exhibit: Italian Culture in theUnited States and Capital DistrictDuring the Months of October and NovemberMonday, Thursday and Friday 11:00 am – 2:00 pm;Saturday and Sunday 12:00 – 4:00 pmThe exhibit will include the arts, science, music, theater,literature, architecture, movies, monuments, food andfashion, etc. The exhibit will show the marriage ofAmerica and Italy. All around us in the United Stateswe see Italy’s influence and visitors will see this in theexhibit. By appointment. Must call. Sponsored by theAmerican Italian Heritage Association and Museum.1227 Central Ave, Albany, NYAdmission: There is a small feeContact: Prof./Cav. Philip J. DiNovo 518-435-1979pdinovo@nycap.rr.comTeaching Italian Symposium - Workshops:Meeting VICineLezione: Current Approachesto Film in the ClassroomOctober 18 8:30 am - 4:00 pmSixth in a series of all-day professional developmentprograms for teachers of Italian at all levels, consistingof a keynote presentation, panel discussion and fiveintensive workshops (two hours each). An annualsignature collaboration between the Coccia Institute forthe Italian Experience in America and the Departmentof Spanish and Italian at Montclair State University.Sponsored by the Coccia Institute, the Department ofSpanish and Italian, and the Inserra Chair in Italian andItalian American Studies at Montclair State University.Please join our dynamic and experienced specialistsin instructional methodology in foreign language:Professors Tania Convertini (Dartmouth College);Elisa Dossena (Princeton University); Piero Garofalo(University of New Hampshire); and Teresa Lobalsamo(University of Toronto at Mississauga). The Coccia-Inserra Award for Excellence and Innovation in theTeaching of Italian (K-12) will be presented on thisoccasion.Montclair State University,University Hall Conference Center (7th floor)One Normal Avenue, Montclair, NJAdmission: $50 registration fee for teachers;$25 fee for graduate students and student teachers107

Contact Person: Cav. Mary Ann Re, Ph.D.,Director 973-655-4038; fax: 973-655-4284rem@mail.montclair.eduFilm Screening: SchmattaOctober 18 2:00 pmThe documentary Schmatta: Rags to Riches to Rags willbe screened followed a discussion with Prof. Irwin Nack,William Paterson University. In the documentary, veteranfilmmaker Mark Levin looks at the past and present ofNew York’s garment district, from its heyday as a basefor immigrant labor and unions to its recent decline.Sponsored by the American Labor Museum/Botto HouseNational Landmark.83 Norwood Street, Haledon, NJDonations welcomeContact: Angelica Santomauro, Ed.D. Director973-596-7953; fax: 973-595-7291labormuseum@aol.comGiuseppe Verdi - Celebrating the Man,His Music and TimesOctober 18 6:30 pmA collaborative presentation by Louis Barrella, LouisLeonini (professor of Italian language & culture), and Dr.Snjezana Smodlaka (Ph.D. in Italian literature), creates adiverse and entertaining picture of composer, GiuseppeVerdi. The program will open with introductory remarksby Louis Barrella, Louis Leonini and Snjezana Smodlaka.Following the presentation will be the screening of theunedited DVD, produced by the trio to celebrate the200th Anniversary of Giuseppe Verdi’s birth on October10. This presentation will allow all to experience howVerdi influenced the society and history of his time. Hearwonderful melodies and see scenes from his operas; andhis life is celebrated with music. Question and answer willfollow the screening. A light reception will conclude theevening. Must register in advance and prepay. Sponsoredby the Westchester Italian Cultural Center.One Generoso Pope Place, Tuckahoe, NYAdmission: Members $20; Non-members $30Contact: Patrizia Calce 914 -771-8700 ext. 109www.wiccny.org108

Anniversary Book Presentation of the Library ofCongress: Explorers Emigrants Citizens: A VisualHistory of the Italian American ExperienceOctober 18 7:00 pmPresentation of the Library of Congress AnniversaryBook: Explorers Emigrants Citizens: A Visual History ofthe Italian American Experience with co-author, MarioB. Mignone (Stony Brook University). The presentationwill discuss the uniqueness of this history book: For thefirst time, Italian-American history is seen through thecollections of the Library of Congress, truly the preserverof American memory. The book, with a foreword byMartin Scorsese, is co-authored by an Italian (AntonioCanovi) and an Italian-American (Mario B. Mignone)who shared their different perspectives on a long andmultifaceted history. In 320 pages, over 500 images aredisplayed, many of them never before published, rangingfrom the first map ever using the name “America” to theportraits of Joe DiMaggio and Marilyn Monroe fromLook Magazine. Books will be available for purchase andautographing by the author. For additional and updatedprogram information consult the Center for Italian Studiesweb site: www.stonybrook.edu/italianstudies.Sponsored by the Center for Italian Studies.Frank Melville Memorial Library, Room E4340, StonyBrook University100 Nicolls Road, Stony Brook, NYAdmission: free; open to the publicContact: Jo Fusco 631-632-7444; fax: 631-632-7421Josephine.fusco@stonybrook.edu“Italian Passion in Opera and Song”October 18 7:30 pmPerformance by the Capital Heights Lyric OperaCompany. Refreshments will be served. Sponsored byJohn Michael Marino Lodge #1389,Order Sons of Italy in America.Port Washington Library1 Library Drive, Port Washington, NYContact: 516- 944-0303“Tarantata” - Tarantella Trance Dance and BrazilianRhythms and ChantsOctober 18 8:00 pmThis fiery “percussive journey” through the South of Italyand crossing to Brazil will be explored through songs,109

dance and rhythm, magic rituals, tarantellas used asmusic therapy to cure the mythical bite of the tarantula;healing chants and ritual drumming in honor of the BlackMadonna. Featuring excerpts of the musical TarantellaSpider Dance about the myth of the spider and ecstaticrites of Dionysus. Alessandra Belloni – lead vocals, ritualdance, tambourines, frame drums.St. James Chapel, Cathedral of St. John the Divine1047 Amsterdame Avenue (112 th Street), ManhattanAdmission: $25www.alessandrabelloni.comItalian Welfare League’s Autumn in New YorkOctober 19 11:30 amAnnual luncheon gala includes Silent and Live Auctions,a raffle and presentations of awards to honorees. Thisyear’s event will honor Pamela Codispoti, EVP andGM of Global Marketing and Product Management forAmerican Express Cards; and the Sirio and EgidianaMaccioni Family, owners of the LeCirque, Circo andSirio restaurants. The event benefits “I Nostri Bambini” –children of Italian-American heritage with special needs.Sponsored by the Italian Welfare League.Metropolitan Club1 East 60 th Street, ManhattanAdmission: $275; by invitation/guests welcomeContact: Patty Maniace 212-861-8480;fax: 646-398-7428info@italianwelfareleague.orgLecture: Celebrating Contributionsof Italians to American CultureOctober 19 2:00 pmCelebrating the contributions of the Italian culture tothe United States, with emphasis on the contributions ofItalian rituals and lifestyle habits as coping mechanismsthrough times of stress. Dr. Raeleen D’Agostino Mautnerwill speak on her research and published self-help book:Lemons Into Limoncello. She is a radio personality andself-help specialist. Sponsored by the Italian AmericanWomen’s Center, Inc.Woman’s Club of Great Neck94 Old Mill Road, Great Neck, NYAdmission: $5 Members/$10 Non-Members; open to thepublicContact: Vincenza Russo 646-515-2744iawcnyc@yahoo.com110

From Reggio to Riverhead: Honoring the Year ofItalian American Culture in the United StatesOctober 20 2:00 pmItalian songs to enjoin you to dine and dance. The awardwinning artist Micheal Castaldo will be performingsongs from his #1 C “Bergamot” in concert with a StringQuartet.The Suffolk Theater118 East Main Street, Riverhead, NYAdmission: For tickets contact the Suffolk TheaterContact: 631-727-4343http://www.suffolktheater.com/www.michealcastaldo.comLecture: Giuseppe Verdi: Celebrating the Man,His Music and TimesOctober 20 2:00 – 4:00 pmLouis Barrella, Louis Leonini and Snjezana Smodlaka,Ph.D., will present “Giuseppe Verdi: Celebrating theMan, His Music and Times.” This DVD presentation willcelebrate the 200 th anniversary of Verdi’s birth. In Verdi’sday, opera was commercially profitable and accessibleto most classes of society, and was an effective way toinfluence the public. This presentation will explore howVerdi influenced not only the society and history of histimes – playing an important role in the Risorgimentomovement that led to the unity of Italy – but Italianculture as a whole. Offering wonderful melodies andscenes from his operas, we will celebrate Verdi’s lifethrough his music, while reflecting on our own humanity.Sponsored by the Garibaldi-Meucci Museum.420 Tompkins Avenue, Staten IslandAdmission: $10, $5 for members (includes a lightreception); open to the publicContact: Michela Traetto 718-442-1608;fax: 718-442-8635info@garibaldimeuccimuseum.orgOpen House: Study Abroad in ItalyOctober 21 12:15 pmQueens College’s Education Abroad Office offers manyshort-term Summer and Winter programs to several Italiancities. These programs are offered to both students andthe community at large. Learn more about these excitingopportunities to study in Italy. Sponsored by the John D.Calandra Italian American Institute and Queens College’s111

Education Abroad Office.Queens CollegeRoom TBDAdmission: free; open to the publicContact: Joseph Grosso 718-997-5769;fax: 718-997-5055Joseph.grosso@qc.cuny.eduWriters Read Series: Book PresentationOctober 21 6:00 pmChristopher Castellani reads fromAll This Talk of Love (Algonquin Books, 2013)All This Talk of Love, the third novel in ChristopherCastellani’s series about the Grasso family, is a movingand engaging depiction of family history in the context ofthe immigrant experience. After World War II, MaddalenaGrasso and her husband Antonio immigrated to theUnited States, leaving behind her parents, sisters, andbrothers in Santa Cecilia. Decades later, Maddalena feelsno need to delve into the past and expose the unmendedrifts of another life. But her daughter Prima, seeing herparents aging, organizes a family trip to Italy, hoping toreunite Maddalena with her estranged sister and help herparents see their homeland one last time. Instead, this planthreatens to tear the Grasso family apart, until unwelcomesurprises intervene, and their trip home becomesimperative.Admission: free; open to the public.John D. Calandra Italian American Institute25 W. 43 rd Street, 17 th floor (between 5 th & 6 th Avenues),ManhattanRSVP by calling 212-642-2094. Please note that seating islimited, and unable to reserve seatsNassau Community College Italian Heritage DayItalian Americans in Sports: A Constellation of StarsOctober 21 9:00 am – 12:15 pmSponsored by Nassau Community College.CCB Building, Rooms 252 - 253One Education Drive, Garden City, NYAdmission: free; open to the publicContact: sallagumina@yahoo.com112

Italian Film FestivalOctober 22 5:00 – 7:00 pmHosted by the Italian American faculty and staff at YorkCollege, CUNY.Please call for further information.York CollegeFaculty and Staff, 3 rd floor loungeContact: Dr. Donna Chirico 718-262-2687dchirico@me.comItalian Contemporary Dance Showin Collaboration with PeridanceOctober 22Peridance Contemporary Dance Company has beena powerhouse energetic and evocative dance since itsinception in 1984, when it was founded by ArtisticDirector Igal Perry. Performing repertory by notablechoreographers, as well as an emphasis on collaboratingwith artists, the Company astounds audiences with itsphysical strength and mature artistry. Following a briefhiatus as Peridance Capezio Center relocated to its newstudios in Manhattan’s Union Square area, the Companyre-emerged in 2011 with a successful season that includedperformances in Washington, D.C. and on multiple stagesin New York. Please call for further information.Contact: 212-879-4242; fax: 212- 861-4018iicnewyork@esteri.itwww.iicnewyork.esteri.it/Presentation: The Early Italian Immigrant Press inNYC and Italian American IdentityOctober 23 12:00 pmDr. Peter Vellon, Associate Professor of History at QueensCollege, CUNY, will speak on the above topic. His book,America is a White Nation: The Italian Language Pressin New York City and the Making of Race, 1886 – 1920will be published in 2014 by New York University Pressin their Culture, Work, and Labor Series. His most recentessay appeared in Anti-Italianism: Essays on a Prejudicewas published by Palgrave Macmillan. Sponsored byARIA (Queens College Association to Reunite ItalianAmericans).Queens College Rosenthal LibraryPresident’s Conference Room #1Admission: free; open to the publicContact: Alexandra deLuise 718-997-3748Alexandra.deluise@qc.cuny.edu113

Luncheon: St. John’s University-Staten IslandCampus Annual Italian Heritage Month CelebrationOctober 23 12:00 pmAn annual event for all on campus celebrating the month’stheme. John Profaci,Sr. of the Colavita foundation will bespeker on the topics “Italian Americns in Business.”Sponsored by St. John’s University Italian CulturalCenter, Multicultural Affairs & Circolo Garibaldi.Location: Kelleher Center-Kiernan Suite300 Howard AvenueAdmission: free; open to the publicContact: 718-390-4433browni@stjohns.eduLecture: Morality and Politics:Machiavelli’s Lessons for the New MillenniumOctober 23 12:20 – 1:10 pmProf. Gerry Milligan, Ph.D., Chairperson of WorldLanguages and Literature Department, College of StatenIsland, will celebrate the 500 th anniversary of NiccolòMachiavelli’s Il Principe. This talk will introduce theaudience to the masterpiece and consider some moderninterpretations of the work. Sponsored by the College ofStaten Island, CUNY.Campus Center, Room 2112800 Victory Blvd, Staten IslandAdmission: free; open to the publicContact: Winnie Brophy 718-982-2100Winnie.brophy@csi.cuny.edu“20 September 1870 – The Bersaglieri at Porta Pia:A Roman Perspective”Eleventh Annual Savoy History Lecture & ReceptionOctober 23 6:00 pmAn illustrated lecture by Prof. John A. Davis, EmilianaPasca Noether Professor of Modern Italian History,University of Connecticut and a filmed interview withH.E. Don Sforza Ruspoli Marescotti, Prince of Cerveteri.A reception will follow. Sponsored by the AmericanFoundation of Savoy Orders.National Society of Colonial Dames – Museum House215 East 71 st Street, ManhattanAdmission: free; open to the publicContact: Alexandra deLuise 718-997-3748Alexandra.deluise@qc.cuny.114

“Saluti dall’Italia” – “Greetings from Italy”:An Evening of Italian Music and PoetryOctober 23 6:30 pmThe evening will consist of Italian music and poetrycelebrating 2013 –Anno della Cultura Italiana (The Yearof Italian Culture in the US), and will feature ElenaButtiero, piano and Ferdinando Molteni, voice and guitar.Italian music tradition from Umberto Giordano to Bixio(Vivere, Parlami d’amore Mariù), Rascel (ArrivederciRoma), traditional Neapolitan melodies (Torna aSurriento, La nova gelosia, Core ngrato), Siciliansongs(Si maritau Rosa, La vucca) Gino Paoli, Fabrizio DeAndrè, Paolo Conte and the melodies of Nino Rota’smovies (Valzer del Gattopardo). The music and songswill be explained by prose and poems structured as ashort story that will use the words of Italian poets, writersand testimonials of their time like Pirandello, MatildeSerao, Giuseppe Marotta and his“L’oro di Napoli”,Pitigrilli (Mammiferi di lusso), Tomasi di Lampedusa(Il Gattopardo), Ennio Flaiano (Un marziano a Roma),Alberto Moravia (La ciociara), Cesare Pavese, GiorgioCaproni and more.Casa Belvedere79 Howard Avenue, Staten IslandContact: Marian Rodi 718-273-7660marian@casa-belvedere.orginfo@casa-belvedere.orgwww.casa-belvedere.orgPresenter Contact: Elena Buttiero: Cell. +39.348.0063714ebuttiero@tiscali.itLanguage LabOctober 24 12:00 – 2:00 pmRefreshments will be served. Please call for furtherinformation. Hosted by the Italian American Faculty andStaff at York College, CUNY.York CollegeLanguage Resource Center, 3D05Contact: Dr. Donna Chirico 718-262-2687dchirico@me.comWelcome Back General MeetingOctober 24 12:45 – 2:15 pmThe Italian American (Student) Association of BaruchCollege, CUNY, will hold its first meeting of theacademic year to introduce new officers and distribute115

the fall calendar of events. New and returning membersare invited to attend. Sponsored by the Italian AmericanAssociation and the John D. Calandra Italian AmericanInstitute, Queens College, CUNY.Baruch College55 Lexington Avenue, Room VC-10-170, ManhattanAdmission: freeContact: Dr. Nancy Ziehler 646-312-2164Nancy.Ziehler@baruch.cuny.eduGradiva International Journalof Italian Poetry Prize Award CeremonyOctober 24 4:00 pmWinner of the prize: Sauro Albisani, for his book Lavalle delle visioni, Firenze: Passigli Ed. Welcominggreetings by Prof. Mario B. Mignone, Director Center forItalian Studies. Presentations by Editor-in-Chief, LuigiFontanella and the Jury composed of Alfredo de Palchi(Honorary President) Luigi Bonaffini, Irene Marchegiani,Sylvia Morandina, and Anthony Julian Tamburri, will bepresent, as well as the Author. For additional and updatedprogram information consult the Center for Italian Studiesweb site: www.stonybrook.edu/italianstudies. Sponsoredby Gradiva International Poetry Society, Inc., the IPA(Italian Poetry in America), and the Center for ItalianStudies.Center for Italian Studies, Stony Brook UniversityFrank Melville Memorial Library, Room E4340,Stony Brook University100 Nicolls Road, Stony Brook, NYAdmission: free; open to the publicContact: Jo Fusco 631-632-7444; fax: 631-632-7421Josephine.fusco@stonybrook.eduA Celebration of Diversity: Italian HeritageOctober 24 5:00 – 7:00 pmFilm Screening of Do the Right Thing and paneldiscussion. Reception to follow. Please call for furtherinformation. Sponsored by Medgar Evers College, CUNY.Contact: Janice Zummo 718-270-4973;fax: 718-270-5179jzummo@mec.cuny.eduwww.mec.cuny.edu116

State Comptroller’s Salute to October’s ItalianHeritage MonthOctober 24 6:00 pmNew York State Comptroller, Hon. Thomas P. DiNapoli,hosts an Italian Heritage Cultural event. Following theawards ceremony, award winning artist Micheal Castaldowill be performing songs from his #1 CD “Bergamot.”St John’s University Manhattan Campus101 Murray St, ManhattanContact: 212-962-4111http://www.stjohns.edu/campuses/manhattan orhttp://dinapoli2014.com/www.michealcastaldo.comAdventures in Italian Opera with James ConlonOctober 24 6:00 pmPlease note that programming is subject to change. Visitwww.casaitaliananyu.org for updated information. Allevents are free and open to the public. Seating is on afirst-come-first-serve basis. Sponsored by Casa ItalianaZerilli-Marimò, New York University.24 West 12 th Street (between 5 th and 6 th Avenues),ManhattanContact: 212-998-8739Explorers, Emigrants and CitizensOctober 24 6:30 pmA book presentation. Professor Mario Mignone willpresent a slide presentation of Explorers, Emigrantsand Citizens: A Visual History of the Italian AmericanExperience from the Collections of The Library ofCongress. Sponsored by the Italian American Museum.155 Mulberry Street, ManhattanAdmission: free; open to the publicContact: James Santagada 212-965-9000;fax: 347-810-1028info@italianamericanmuseum.orgItalian American Labor Council Fundraising GalaOctober 25The award winning artist, songwriter, producer andentrepreneur Micheal Castaldo will be the honoree for theItalian Arts and Culture Award and will perform for the72 nd Annual Dinner Dance.Leonard’s of Great Neck117

555 Northern Blvd, Great Neck, NYhttp://www.nycclc.org/affiliate/italian-american-laborcouncilwww.michealcastaldo.comAdDRESSing Style: The F Word: A Conversationabout Fashion with Valerie SteeleOctober 25 6:00 pmPlease note that programming is subject to change. Visitwww.casaitaliananyu.org for updated information. Allevents are free and open to the public. Seating is on afirst-come-first-serve basis. Sponsored by Casa ItalianaZerilli-Marimò, New York University.24 West 12 th Street (between 5 th and 6 th Avenues),ManhattanContact: 212-998-8739Chefs’ Night - Calabria’s Richest FlavorsOctober 25 6:30 pmA hands-on class and demo with Chefs Tony Spiritosoand Alessandro Crocco of La Bocca Ristorante in WhitePlains, NY. Get acquainted with this southern Italianregion by trying a selection of some of its best dishes. Atthe end of the class participants will enjoy the featureddishes. A complimentary glass of wine will be served.For a detailed menu please visit our website wiccny.org.Must register in advance and prepay. Sponsored by theWestchester Italian Cultural Center.One Generoso Pope Place, Tuckahoe, NYAdmission: Members $50, Member’s Guests $60Contact: Patrizia Calce 914-771-8700 ext. 109www.wiccny.orgThe Italian American National Hall of Fame 38 thAnnual Induction Ceremony and DinnerOctober 26The following individuals have been selected forinduction: Dr. Rosemarie Scolaro Moser, Director andOwner, RSM Psychology Center, LLC, Lawrenceville,NJ; Dr. Janet Lioy, Director, Neonatal Outreach Program& Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, TheChildren’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; JosephL. Bocchini, Jr., Mercer County Prosecutor and formerState Assemblyman; Anthony J. “Skip” Cimino, Presidentand CEO Robert Wood Johnson Hospital at Hamilton.118

Presenting the Medal of Valor posthumously to ArmyCorporal Luigi Marciante, Jr. who died September 20,2007 while serving during Iraqi Freedom. Please call orvisit website for further information. Sponsored by theItalian American National Hall of Fame.Tropicana Casino and ResortAtlantic City, NJContact: 609-586-9010www.ianhof.orgRenaissance Lecture: Brunelleschi and the Dome ofFlorenceOctober 26 10:30 amThe magnificent dome of Florence’s cathedral was amarvel of design and engineering, unprecedented in itstime. Learn about the man, who not only had to devisehow to build the biggest dome since Roman times, buthad to invent the tools he needed. Presented by ToniMcKeen. Must register in advance and prepay. Sponsoredby the Westchester Italian Cultural Center.One Generoso Pope Place, Tuckahoe, NYAdmission: Members $15; Non-members $25Contact: Patrizia Calce 914-771-8700 ext. 109www.wiccny.org112 th Feast of San Vincenzo Matire in New York CityOctober 26 – 27 NoonMass celebrating feast of San Vincenzo Matire do Cracowith vocalist Susan Mello and display of relic dating to 4 thcentury. Sponsored by the Craco Society.Church of St. Joseph5 Monroe Street, ManhattanAdmission: free; open to the publicContact: Frederick Spero 774-269-6611memberservices@thecracosociety.orgPiccoli Cuochi: PanzerottiOctober 26 2:00 pmIf you never had a panzerotto you must take this class.These delicious and irresistible bundles of sweet crispdough filled with mozzarella and tomatoes or assortedcheeses can be eaten as snack, for lunch or dinner.But they can also be enjoyed as dessert when filledwith Nutella. Participants will be preparing panzerottiusing three different fillings. Appropriate for ages 5 to119

100. Adults must be accompanied by a child 16 andunder. Space is limited, early registration is suggested.Must register in advance and prepay. Sponsored by theWestchester Italian Cultural Center.One Generoso Pope Place, Tuckahoe, NYAdmission: Children’s fee: Members $30;Non-members $40Parent & Child fee: Members $40; Non-Members $50Contact: Patrizia Calce 914-771-8700 ext. 109www.wiccny.orgItalian American Faculty and Staff ReceptionOctober 28 5:00 – 7:00 pmWine and cheese reception hosted by the Italian Americanfaculty and staff at York College, CUNY.3 rd floor lounge. Please call for further information.Contact: Donna Chirico 718-262-2687dchirico@me.comCriterion Screening: Rossellini/BergmanOctober 28 6:00 pmPlease note that programming is subject to change. Visitwww.casaitaliananyu.org for updated information. Allevents are free and open to the public. Seating is on afirst-come-first-serve basis. Sponsored by Casa ItalianaZerilli-Marimò, New York University.24 West 12 th Street (between 5 th and 6 th Avenues),ManhattanContact: 212-998-8739Documented Italians[s]comparse (2011), 62 min.Antonio Tibaldi, dir.October 29 6:00 pmAn observational documentary, [s]comparse deals withcinema, migration, fiction, and reality. It focuses onAfrican immigrants living in Sicily who are brought to theisland of Linosa to work as extras in Emanuele Crialese’s2011 film Terraferma. The job requires that they getinto the water and interpret the part of refugees arrivingby rickety boat, something most of them have actuallyexperienced. “Comparse” is the Italian word for filmextras, but while discussing their dissatisfaction with theirlow wages for the strenuous work involved, the extrasrefer to themselves as “scomparse” (the disappeared).120

Antonio Tibaldi’s spare film seeks to give them a voiceand, by doing so, provides an alternative view of Italianimmigration and its representations. Post-screeningdiscussion with the director led by Anthony JulianTamburri, Ph.D., Calandra Institute.Admission: free; open to the publicJohn D. Calandra Italian American Institute25 West 43 rd Street, 17 th floor (between 5 th & 5 th Avenues),ManhattanRSVP by calling (212) 642-2094. Please note that seatingis limited, and unable to reserve seatsFor further information, see our website at www.qc.edu/calandraDolci, Cinema e BenessereOctober 29 1:00 pmAuthor and Professor, Dr. Louis Miele, will host thiscelebration with a sampling of Italian films, proverbsand tales (culture) and refreshments. Sponsored by theMorning Star Society.Caboto & Colombo Club46 Purdy Street, Harrison, NYAdmission: free; open to the publicContact: Joe Albanese 917-417-0469jalbanese66@gmail.comLecture: Working with Style: On TranslatingBoccaccio’s Decameron by Wayne Rebhorn(University of Texas, Austin)October 30 6:00 pmPlease note that programming is subject to change. Visitwww.casaitaliananyu.org for updated information. Allevents are free and open to the public. Seating is on afirst-come-first-serve basis. Sponsored by Casa ItalianaZerilli-Marimò, New York University.24 West 12 th Street (between 5 th and 6 th Avenues),ManhattanContact: 212-998-8739Concert: Konstantin Soukhovetski, PianoOctober 30 7:00 pmPerforming his own arrangements of Capriccio byRichard Strauss; La Traviata by Giuseppe Verdi(premiere). Directed by Tabitha Holbert. Sponsored by theItalian Academy.121

The Italian Academy at Columbia University1161 Amsterdam Avenue, ManhattanAdmission: free; open to the publicContact: Rick Whitaker 212-854-1623;fax: 212-854-8479itacademy@columbia.edu“Operette morali” di Giacomo Leopardi, regia diMario MartoneOctober 30 – 31On the occasion of the Year of the Italian Culture inUnited States, and of the publication of the forthcomingEnglish translation of Leopardi’s Zibaldone, the TeatroStabile of Torino presents a performance of the “OperetteMorali”, with Italian subtitles. This theatrical productionopened the celebrations for the 150 th anniversary of theUnification of Italy, in the presence of President GiorgioNapolitano. The production has been devised by MarioMartone, artistic director of Teatro Stabile, and awardedthe prestigious Ubu Prize following many performancesin important Italian theaters and the Théâtre de la Ville,in Paris. The leading performers are Renato Carpentieri,Roberto De Francesco, Giovanni Ludeno, and PaolaRota.”Italian Cultural Institute686 Park Avenue, ManhattanContact: Fabio Troisi 212-879-4242 ext.337;fax: 212-861-4018fabio.troisi@esteri.itLehman College Faculty and Staff “Meet and Greet”October 31 2:00 – 4:00 pmJoin the second annual gathering for faculty and staffto meet new colleagues and reconnect with returningfriends. Learn about proposed plans to foster Italianheritage and culture on campus and enjoy collegiality andrefreshments. Sponsored by the John D. Calandra ItalianAmerican Institute, Queens College/CUNY.Lehman CollegeBedford Park Blvd, Davis Hall: Room 111, BronxAdmission: freeContact: Dr. Maria grace LaRussoMaria.LaRusso@qc.cuny.edu122

Vito BonafacciNovember 1 6:30 pmJohn Martoccia, writer, producer and director, will presenthis latest film Vito Bonafacci and discuss his work andcareer. “Vito Bonafacci, an earnest film about a lapsedRoman Catholic in spiritual crisis, is a welcome reminderof religion’s true work. In a world fixated on bombast,Vito Bonafacci offers a quiet haven for meaningfulmeditation.” - Daniel M. Gold, the New York Times. Withthe participation of leading actor Paul Borghese, whogives a terrific and deeply moving performance as VitoBonafacci. Q & A will follow the presentation. Lightreception will conclude the evening. In English. (97 min.)(2011)Registration is required. Sponsored by the WestchesterItalian Cultural Center.One Generoso Pope Place, Tuckahoe, NYAdmission: Members $20; Non-members $25Contact: Patrizia Calce 914-771-8700 ext. 109www.wiccny.orgThe NJIIAHC 10 th Annual Congress2013: The Year of Italian Culture in the United States -Italian Achievements in Medicine,Science and TechnologyNovember 2 8:15 am - 12:15 pmThis Congress will highlight current Italian Achievementsin Medicine, Science and Technology. Featured speakeris world-renowned oncologist, Fabrizio Michelassi, M.D,F.A.C.S., of Cornell University. Sponsored by the NewJersey Italian and Italian American Heritage Commission(NJIIAHC), the NJIIAHC Board of Academic Advisorsand the Consulate of Italy in Newark, New Jersey.Rutgers University College Avenue Student Center126 College Avenue, New Brunswick, NJAdmission: free; open to the publicContact: Executive Director Frederick Proulx732-932-0670fproulx@iahi.rutgers.eduGenealogy: Putting Flesh on theBones of your AncestorNovember 2 10:30 amBirth, marriage, and death records are the bones of anancestor. This lecture describes the process of puttingflesh on those bones in an easy ‘step by step’ approach.123

It is a rewarding project that your family will treasure.Presented by Toni McKeen. Must register in advance andprepay. Sponsored by the Westchester Italian CulturalCenter.One Generoso Pope Place, Tuckahoe, NYAdmission: Members $10; Non-members $20Contact: Patrizia Calce 914-771-8700 ext. 109www.wiccny.orgGotta Sing ConcertNovember 3 3:00 pmRegina Opera’s soloists Gotta Sing for you. In this 2-hourconcert, Regina Opera soloists will present a variety ofmusical selections from opera to Broadway and Italiansongs.Enjoy this concert in Regina Opera’s new venue, OurLady of Perpetual Help, with 600 comfortable seats.Sponsored by Regina Opera Company.Our Lady of Perpetual Help auditorium5902 6th Avenue, BrooklynAdmission: $12Contact: Fran Garber 718-259-2772info@reginaopera.orgThe Philip V. Cannistraro Seminar Seriesin Italian American StudiesNovember 4 6:00 pmThe Legacy of Lena Spencer and Her Caffè LenaJocelyn Arem, Caffè Lena History ProjectFolklorist Jocelyn Arem will speak about the life andlegacy of Lena Spencer, the co-founder of Caffè Lena,the oldest surviving folk-music coffeehouse in the UnitedStates. Born Pasqualina Rosa Nargi to Italian immigrants,Lena Spencer moved to Saratoga Springs, New York, withher husband Bill in 1958. Inspired by the burgeoning folkrevival movement, they opened a coffeehouse and theaterwith a European feel and homelike atmosphere. Spencerdedicated her life to nurturing generations of artists, someof whom became world famous, including Bob Dylanand Spalding Gray. Arem will read excerpts from herupcoming book, Caffè Lena: Inside America’s LegendaryFolk Music Coffeehouse (PowerHouse Books, 2013),including samples of Spencer’s previously unpublishedoriginal writing, and will play excerpts from archivalrecordings featured on the companion CD project.Admission: free; open to the public124

John D. Calandra Italian American Institute25 W. 43 rd Street, 17 th floor (between 5 th & 6 th Avenues),ManhattanRSVP by calling 212-642-2094. Please note that seating islimited, and unable to reserve seats.Marionette CollaNovember 5La bella addormentata nel bosco / Sleeping BeautyThe Company “Puppetry Carlo Colla and Sons” is one ofthe most well-known companies in the world, with nearlythree centuries of activity and has been the RepertoryTheatre of Puppets (1906-1957) at the Gerolamo Theatrein Piazza Beccaria in Milan. Today his plays are popularall over the world attended by an audience of adults andyoung people, on the occasion of the most importantnational and international events. Please call for furtherinformation.New Victory TheatreContact: 212-879-4242; fax: 212-861-4018iicnewyork@esteri.itwww.iicnewyork.esteri.it/AdDRESSing Style with Deborah TurbevilleNovember 6 6:00 pmPlease note that programming is subject to change. Visitwww.casaitaliananyu.org for updated information. Allevents are free and open to the public. Seating is on afirst-come-first-serve basis. Sponsored by Casa ItalianaZerilli-Marimò, New York University.24 West 12 th Street (between 5 th and 6 th Avenues),ManhattanContact: 212-998-8739“On a Different Shore! Defining Italians: ItalianIdentity in the 3 rd Millennium”November 7 4:00 – 7:30 pmJoin us for a constructive dialogue with fourcontemporary authors from Italy and four Italian-American authors to discuss the transformation ofItaly and Italian culture today. Pino Aprile, renownedwriter and author of last year’s best-seller Terroni, andLorenzo Del Boca, author of Polentoni, President ofthe National Order of Journalists for 10 years, will beamong the panelists from Italy. The Italian-American125

group of writers will include Queens College’s FredGardaphé, Distinguished Professor of English and ItalianStudies; Robert Viscusi, Director of the Wolfe Institute atBrooklyn College; Donna Chirico, Dean and Professor ofPsychology at York College; and author Louisa Ermellino,Director, Publishers Weekly Review. The discussion willbe followed by a reception and tasting of contemporaryItalian appetizers. Please call or e-mail to confirm asseating is limited. Sponsored by: ILICA (Italian LanguageInter-Cultural Alliance), John Jay College of CriminalJustice, and the John D. Calandra Italian AmericanInstitute, Queens College/CUNY.Moot Court, 6th FloorJohn Jay College of Criminal Justice25 West 59th Street, ManhattanAdmission: free; open to the publicContact: Italian Language Inter-Cultural Alliance718-392-2020/1/2ilicait@aol.comThe Etymology Series: From la Madonna and la MonaLisa to Nero and the ObsceneNovember 7 6:30 pmPicking up right where we left off at our last arrivederci,our jovial mobile vulgus of linguistic-lovers continuesits etymological investigation of everyday words with anextraordinary history.Ever wonder why a mile is 5,280 ft. long? Hownarcissism is related to narcotics? Why Machiavelli hassuch a sinister reputation? What mice have to do with awell-toned physique? And what is the connection betweenthe Roman god Mercury and Grand Central Station? Besure to join us on another probing, irreverent and in-depthstudy of the hybrid incunabula of Italian and Englishwords. Must register in advance and prepay. Sponsored bythe Westchester Italian Cultural Center.One Generoso Pope Place, Tuckahoe, NYAdmission: Members $15; Non-members $25Contact: Patrizia Calce 914-771-8700 ext. 109www.wiccny.orgGiuseppe Verdi - Celebrating the Man, His Music andTimesNovember 7 6:30 pmA Collaborative Presentation by: Louis Barrella, LouisLeonini, and Snjezana Smodlaka, Ph.D.126

Casa Belvedere is proud to host this DVD presentation.The DVD has been made to celebrate the 200 thAnniversary of Verdi’s birth on October 10. He was anexceptional yet “common” man. Although tremendouslygifted with the musical and theatrical skills that propelledhim to celebrity status during his lifetime, he preferredto live the life of a “country gentleman.” Verdi fullyunderstood the human condition from experiencing alllevels of society and was able to truly reflect that in hismusic, infusing it with the deep longings of the humansoul. This presentation will allow us to experience how heinfluenced the society and history of his times. You willhear wonderful melodies and see scenes from his operas;and as we celebrate his life with music, we will reflect onour own humanity!Casa Belvedere79 Howard Avenue, Staten IslandContact: Marian Rodi 718-273-7660marian@casa-belvedere.orginfo@casa-belvedere.orgwww.casa-belvedere.orgNICE - New Italian Cinema EventNovember 7 - 13NICE is one of the most important expressions of Italiancinematography abroad. Its goal is to promote New ItalianCinema abroad, through a series of film festivals andcultural exchanges. Each year, Nice organizes festivalsin the United States, Russia, England, and China. Theinternational selection committee of Nice includingDeborah Young (film critic of “The Hollywood Reporter”and director of the Taormina Film Fest), Rod Armstrongand Rachel Rosen (in charge of the San Francisco FilmSociety programming), Barbara Corsi (journalist of “IlGiornale dello Spettacolo”), Stefano Albertini (Directorof the Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò at the New YorkUniversity), Naum Kleiman (director of the Museumof Cinema of Moscow) and Lella Scalia (entertainmentjournalist of “Vogue Italia”), selects seven/eight titles(first or second work) from over 80 films produced inItaly throughout the year. These films, together witha series of special events and retrospectives dedicatedto selected masterpieces of the Italian film history, arescreened in public theaters, in the presence of theirdirectors and actors. The festival in the USA, taking placeeach November, is the first one to be organized everyyear and the oldest for NICE, the first event took place127

in New York in 1991. During the weeks of the annualfestival, NICE facilitates meetings between the Italiandirectors in attendance and local international producersand distributors, serving as a crucial trait d’union for theshowcase and the access of the best up-and-coming filmprojects made in Italy to the international film markets.Please call for further information.Contact: 212-879-4242; fax: 212-861-4018iicnewyork@esteri.itwww.iicnewyork.esteri.it/An Evening with VerdiNovember 8 6:30 pmConcert & After Show ReceptionMembers of the New York City-based Amore Operawill perform some of the greatest arias ever written fromoperas such as La Traviata, Aida, Rigoletto, Otello,Falstaff, La Forza del Destino and more, by one ofthe world’s greatest opera composers. The concert isa celebration of his 200th birthday. Meet the artists atthe reception immediate following the concert. Thisprogram was made possible by the collaboration of theBronxville’s Women’s Club and will take place at theBronxville Women’s Club located at 135 Midland Ave,Bronxville, NY 10708. To register please call914-771-8700. Must register in advance and prepay.Members of the Westchester Italian Cultural Center andthe Bronxville Women’s Club $35, Non-Members $45ILICA Gala Dinner 2013“On a Different Shore! Defining Italians: ItalianIdentity in the 3rd Millennium”November 8 7:00 pm – 12:00 amAt this dinner, ILICA celebrates its ninth year ofsponsoring events that promote both Italian culture andthe Italian language in the United States. In addition,this evening also serves to recognize those individualswho have made a significant impact on the promotion ofItaly’s culture and language in the United States. Amongthe awards is the annual “F.D. Stella Legacy Award.” Formore information on this event, please consult ilicait.org.Sponsored by: ILICA (Italian Language Inter-CulturalAlliance) and John Jay College of Criminal Justice/CUNY.GalleryJohn Jay College of Criminal Justice128

25 West 59th Street, Manhattan (Enter on 11th Avenueand 59th Street for the Gala)Contact: Italian Language Inter-Cultural Alliance718-392-2020/1/2ilicait@aol.comThe Life and Times of VerdiNovember 10 2:00 pmThe life and music of Verdi. Sponsored by the EnricoCaruso Museum of America.1942 East 19 th Street, BrooklynAdmission: free; open to the publicContact: 718-368-3993AMANCUSI@EnricoCarusoMuseum.comGiada Valenti in ConcertNovember 10 5:00 pmFor more information: www.giadavalenti.comLittle Theatre, St. John’s University8000 Utopia Pkwy, NYContact: 347-448-6666jj@perlaentertainment.comAfternoon Film: Così è la VitaNovember 12 2:00 pmA very entertaining comedy in which filmmakers payhomage to Quentin Tarantino and Monty Python. Aldois in prison for credit card fraud. When he is taken in apolice car to court, he kidnaps the guard, and anotherman who is trying to report a crime, and the three of themmake for the countryside. Soon a bond grows among thethree men. In Italian with English subtitles. (108 minutes).Registration is required. Sponsored by the WestchesterItalian Cultural Center.One Generoso Pope Place, Tuckahoe, NYAdmission: Members free; Non-members $15Contact: Patrizia Calce 914-771-8700 ext. 109www.wiccny.orgBook Presentation at the Gotham Center for New YorkCity HistoryNovember 12 6:30 – 8:00 pmThe Italian American Table: Food, Family, andCommunity in New York City (University of Illinois Press,129

2013) Simone CinottoLooking at the Italian-American community ofEast Harlem in the 1920s and 30s, Simone Cinottodemonstrates how food was at the center of the livesof immigrants and their children. From generationalconflicts resolved around the family table to a vibrantfood-based economy of ethnic producers, importers,and restaurateurs, food was essential to the creation ofan Italian-American identity. Italian-American foodsoffered not only sustenance but also powerful narrativesof community and difference, tradition and innovation,as immigrants made their way through a city divided byclass conflict, ethnic hostility, and racialized inequalities.Co-sponsored by the John D. Calandra Italian AmericanInstitute, Queens College/CUNY and held at GothamCenter for New York City History, Recital Hall, CUNYGraduate Center.365 Fifth Avenue at 34 th Street, ManhattanRSVP by calling 212-642-2094. Please note that seating islimited, and unable to reserve seats.For further information, see website atwww.qc.edu/calandraBook Presentation: Orange Peels and CobblestonesNovember 13 4:00 pmBook Presentation: Orange Peels and Cobblestoneswith author Rose Marie Dunphy. A coming of age novelthat brings to life Italy during the early postwar years,Brooklyn during the 1950s and New York and SouthernCalifornia during the 1960s…each location formingthe backdrop for a unique narrative and complicatedfamily life. Its multifaceted themes of adoption (Howdoes a mother give away her own child?), the immigrantexperience, and love and forgiveness make the bookan excellent choice for book club discussion as wellas individual reading. Books will be available forpurchase and autographing by the author. For additionaland updated program information consult the Centerfor Italian Studies web site: www.stonybrook.edu/italianstudies. Sponsored by the Center for Italian Studies.Center for Italian Studies, Frank Melville MemorialLibrary, Room E4340, Stony Brook University100 Nicolls Road, Stony Brook, NYAdmission: free; open to the publicContact: Jo Fusco 631-632-7444; fax: 631-632-7421Josephine.fusco@stonybrook.edu130

Adventures in Italian Opera with Donald PalumboNovember 13 6:30 pmPlease note that programming is subject to change. Visitwww.casaitaliananyu.org for updated information. Allevents are free and open to the public. Seating is on afirst-come-first-serve basis. Sponsored by Casa ItalianaZerilli-Marimò, New York University.24 West 12 th Street (between 5 th and 6 th Avenues),ManhattanContact: 212-998-8739Concert: Night Scenes at the OspedaleNovember 13 7:00 pmBy Robert Honstein. With the Sebastian Chamber Players.A suite interleaved with Vivaldi’s L’Estro Armonico(1711). Sponsored by the Italian Academy.The Italian Academy at Columbia University1161 Amsterdam Avenue, ManhattanAdmission: free; open to the publicContact: Rick Whitaker 212-854-1623;fax: 212-854-8479itacademy@columbia.eduAlessandra Belloni and Daughters of Cybele Present:Honoring the SeaNovember 13 - 16The concert is inspired by two geographically distantbut thematically parallel traditions. Southern Italy andBrazilian purification rites and procession performedin the summer to honor the archetypical sea goddess.Featuring Alessandra Belloni: voice, tambourines, framedrums, ocean drum, ritual dance and two percussionistsfrom Italy: Prof. Kikki Delli Santi from Venice and SerenaDavini from Lucca. Performing at the International Drumand Percussion Festival.Contact: Alessandra Belloni for further information.Indiana Convention CenterContact: abelloni@aol.comwww.alessandrabelloni.comFilm Screening & Book PresentationNovember 14 6:00 pmAll That Lies Between Us (2013), 55 minKevin Carey and Mark Hillringhouse, dirs.Blending interviews, poetry, photography, and music,131

All That Lies Between Us is a moving account of the lifeand work of Maria Mazziotti Gillan, the award-winningauthor and poet whose upbringing in an Italian-Americancommunity in Paterson, NJ, inspired much of her writingand led her to establish innovative literary ventures inthat city, including the Poetry Center at Passaic CountyCommunity College.Admission: free; open to the publicJohn D. Calandra Italian American Institute25 W. 43 rd Street 17 th floor, (between 5 th & 6 th Avenues),Manhattan.RSVP by calling 212-642-2094. Please note that seating islimited, and unable to reserve seats.For further information, see our website atwww.qc.edu/calandraMusica Viva: Young Musicians’ RecitalNovember 14 6:00 pmPlease note that programming is subject to change. Visitwww.casaitaliananyu.org for updated information. Allevents are free and open to the public. Seating is on afirst-come-first-serve basis. Sponsored by Casa ItalianaZerilli-Marimò, New York University.24 West 12 th Street (between 5 th and 6 th Avenues),ManhattanContact: 212-998-8739Bordighera Poetry Prize & Book PresentationNovember 15 6:30 – 8:30 pmThe winner of the 2013 Bordighera Poetry Prize isJoelle Biele, of Ellicott City, Maryland. Biele won forher manuscript titled Broom and will receive a $1,000honorarium. Biele is the author of White Summer, poems,(Illinois U. Press) and the editor of Elizabeth Bishop andThe New Yorker: The Complete Correspondence. (FarrarStrauss & Giroux.) Her family comes from Calabria,Campania, Molise, and Sicily. A Fulbright scholar, shereceived her BA from Tufts University and M.F.A. andPh.D. from the University of Maryland, College Park.Bordighera Press also celebrates the publication of lastyear’s winner, Joanne Monte, The Blue Light of Dawn.Sponsored by Bordighera Press, The Sonia Raiziss-GiopCharitable Foundation, and the John D. Calandra ItalianAmerican Institute, Queens College/CUNY.John D. Calandra Italian American Institute25 West 43rd Street, 17th Floor, Manhattan132

Admission: free; open to the publicContact: John D. Calandra Italian American Institute212-642-2094calandra@qc.eduWines for the HolidaysNovember 15 6:30 pmAnthony Lamonaca and Ben Golden, certified winespecialists and importers of fine wines, will presentan evening of fine Italian wines to be enjoyed duringthe holiday season. Anthony and Ben will select onlythe finest wines to be served as a complement to anyholiday gathering. Sal Cucullo, executive chef andowner of the 808 Bistro Restaurant in Scarsdale, willprovide accompanying tastings from his acclaimed menu.Must register in advance and prepay. Sponsored by theWestchester Italian Cultural Center.One Generoso Pope Place, Tuckahoe, NYAdmission: Members $50; Non-members $60Contact: Patrizia Calce 914-771-8700 ext. 109www.wiccny.orgWood Comes to Life: A Lecture by Sal Polisi, SculptorNovember 16Under the skilled craftsmanship of sculptor and masterwoodcarver Sal Polisi. Since 1980, he has been creatinghand-carved pieces in many types of wood for businesses,homes and vessels. Early in his career, Sal studied withmaster carver Marcus Baiter and also trained with mastercarver Franco Pascale at the Bartolozzi & Maioli Studiosin Florence, Italy. Sponsored by the Italian AmericanWomen’s Center, Inc.Woman’s Club of Great Neck94 Old Mill Road, Great Neck, NYAdmission: $5 Members/$10 Non-Members;open to the publicContact: Vincenza Russo 646-515-2744iawcnyc@yahoo.comLe Nozze di FigaroNovember 16, 17, 23, 24 3:00 pmRegina Opera will present a fully-staged productionof Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro, sung in Italian with a35-piece orchestra and English supertitles. Join us in ournew home, Our Lady of Perpetual Help auditorium, which133

has 600 comfortable seats. Sponsored by Regina OperaCompanyOur Lady of Perpetual Help auditorium5902 6th Avenue, BrooklynAdmission: $25; $20 Senior Citizens/College studentsunder 25Contact: Fran Garber 718-259-2772info@reginaopera.orgLecture on Food History: The Italian American Table:A Lecture on Food History by Dr. Simone Cinotto(University of Gastronomic Sciences in Italy)November 18 6:00 – 8:00 pmWhile covering general aspects of the history of foodproduction, consumption and distribution within theItalian immigrant community in the U.S., Cinotto’s lecturefocuses on the socio-cultural dynamics characterizingthe Italian community of New York City from the 1920sthrough the 1940s. Cinotto shows how generations ofcreative, ambitious improvisers cooked, ate, and sharedthe foods that sustained their families, contributed tothe creation of an Italian American identity, and helpedthem make their way into American culture. The lecturecoincides with the publication of Cinotto’s book TheItalian American Table: Food, Family and Community inNew York (University of Illinois Press, 2013). Sponsoredby the Inserra Chair in Italian and Italian AmericanStudies at Montclair State University. In collaborationwith the Coccia Institute for the Italian Experience inAmerica.Montclair State University1 Normal Avenue - Dickson Hall, Cohen Lounge(1st Floor), Montclair, NJAdmission: free; open to the publicContact: Dr. Teresa Fiore inserra@montclair.eduwww.montclair.edu/inserra/eventsBook Presentation: The Italian American Table: Food,Family and Community in New YorkNovember 21 4:00 pmBook Presentation: The Italian American Table: Food,Family and Community in New York with author SimoneCinotto (University of Gastronomic Sciences, Pollenzo,Italy). The book explores the cultural, social, economic,and political dynamics that made food a vital symbolin Italian American life, and at the same time, is an134

original book about New York City. Books will beavailable for purchase and autographing by the author.For additional and updated program information consultthe Center for Italian Studies web site: www.stonybrook.edu/italianstudies. Sponsored by the Center for ItalianStudies.Frank Melville Memorial Library, Room E4340, StonyBrook University100 Nicolls Road, Stony Brook, NYAdmission: free; open to the publicContact: Jo Fusco 631-632-7444; fax: 631-632-7421Josephine.fusco@stonybrook.eduChef’s Night - Holiday Feast, Cuisine to EntertainNovember 22 6:30 pmHands-on class and demo with executive chef SalCucullo of The 808 Bistro in Scarsdale, NY. Learn howto turn your ordinary holiday meal into an extraordinaryeye-catching feast. Chef Sal will share his secrets tocreating those glistening roasts and delicious dishes.Complimentary glass of wine will be served. For adetailed menu please visit our website wiccny.org.Must register in advance and prepay. Sponsored by theWestchester Italian Cultural Center.One Generoso Pope Place, Tuckahoe, NYAdmission: Members $50, Member’s Guests $60Contact: Patrizia Calce 914-771-8700 ext. 109www.wiccny.orgRenaissance Lecture: The Beauty of RaphaelNovember 23 10:30 amFamous for his beautiful Madonnas and magnificentportraits of the rich and famous of the time,Raphael also decorated the Pope’s Vatican residence. Wewill take a close look at this impressive body of work.Presented by Toni McKeen. Must register in advance andprepay. Sponsored by the Westchester Italian CulturalCenter.One Generoso Pope Place, Tuckahoe, NYAdmission: Members $15; Non-members $25Contact: Patrizia Calce 914-771-8700 ext. 109www.wiccny.org135

Piccoli Cuochi: Holiday CookiesNovember 23 2:00 pmCelebrate the season with these festive treats. Participantswill be making batches of all-time favorite Italian cookies– struffoli, pizzelle, and holiday biscotti – to take homeor wrap up as holiday gifts. These are so yummy, it’ll behard to give them away! Appropriate ages 5 to 100. Adultsmust be accompanied by a child 16 and under. Space islimited, early registration is suggested. Must register inadvance and prepay. Sponsored by the Westchester ItalianCultural Center.One Generoso Pope Place, Tuckahoe, NYAdmission: Children’s fee: Members $30;Non-members $40Parent & Child fee: Members $40; Non-Members $50Contact: Patrizia Calce 914-771-8700 ext. 109www.wiccny.orgCriterion Screening: Indagine su un cittadinoNovember 25 6:00 pmPlease note that programming is subject to change. Visitwww.casaitaliananyu.org for updated information. Allevents are free and open to the public. Seating is on afirst-come-first-serve basis. Sponsored by Casa ItalianaZerilli-Marimò, New York University.24 West 12 th Street (between 5 th and 6 th Avenues),ManhattanContact: 212-998-8739Documented ItaliansRehearsal for a Sicilian Tragedy (2009), 77 min.Roman Paska, dir.December 5 6:00 pmIn Rehearsal for a Sicilian Tragedy, actor John Turturrotakes audiences on a haunting, intimate journey tohis maternal homeland of Sicily. While exploring theisland’s vanishing traditions, he is taken under thewing of Mimmo Cuticchio, one of the few remainingpractitioners of ‘opera dei pupi,’ the distinctivelySicilian art of puppetry. Filmed during preparations forI Morti, the Sicilian observation of All Souls’ Day, thisevocative, magical-realist documentary was directed byTurturro’s longtime collaborator Roman Paska, himselfa world-renowned puppeteer. Paska’s film is both aportrait of Sicily and homage to the art of storytelling.Post-screening discussion with the director led by Joseph136

Sciorra, Ph.D., Institute.Admission: free; open to the publicJohn D. Calandra Italian American Institute25 W. 43 rd Street, 17 th floor (between 5 th & 6 th Avenues),Manhattan.RSVP by calling 212-642-2094. Please note that seating islimited, and unable to reserve seats.For further information, see our website atwww.qc.edu/calandraExhibit: Presepio NapoletanoDecember 5Nativity scenes are very popular in Italy and are generallyfound in every household during the holiday season.The nativity scene originated in Italy in the 13th centurywhen Francis of Assisi asked Giovanni Vellita from theVillage of Greccio to create a manger scene. During the17th and 18th centuries, the nativity scene was turnedinto an art form in Naples and included representation ofdaily life in Naples at that time. Today many artisans arededicated to the craft of creating handmade figures forpresepi. ‘Presepio Napoletano’ represents rich cultural andspiritual traditions. It portrays a bustling village located atthe base of Mount Vesuvius. The landscape is handcraftedin wood, cork and paper mache. The figures are madeof terra cotta, hemp and wire many of which stand morethan a foot tall. Exhibit on view: Friday, December 6,2013 through Saturday, January 11, 2013. Exhibit Hours:Monday - Thursday 10:00am to 4:00pm; Friday 2:00pmto 8:00pm; Saturday 10:00 am to 12:00 noon. Hourssubject to change.For more information or to schedule a guided tour orgroup visit please call 914-771-8700.Suggested donation: adults $10, children 18 years ofage and under $5. Sponsored by the Westchester ItalianCultural Center.One Generoso Pope Place, Tuckahoe, NYContact: Patrizia Calce 914-771-8700 ext. 109www.wiccny.orgPresepio Opening Night: Italy’s Holiday TraditionsDecember 5 6:30 pmJoin noted food historian, Francine Segan, for a livelypresentation on the many splendors of Christmas and NewYear in Italy in occasion of the opening of the exhibit,Presepio Napoletano.137

The festivals, special foods, and spectacular customs ofthe holiday season last a glorious three weeks in Italy!Discover the special foods, wines, and traditions of theholiday period, such as Rome’s firing of a canon fromCastel St. Angelo on Christmas Eve and the story behind,La Befana, the kindly witch who fills children’s stockingswith treats on January 6 th . Take a “behind the scenes”peek at the Neapolitan artisans who for centuries havehand crafted wooden crèches; learn about the many livingNativity scenes popular throughout Italy; and discover thenumerous artisanal food makers and the stories behind thecountry’s traditional holiday meals. After the talk enjoyan assortment of chocolates by Italy’s renowned chocolatemaker Perugina. Must register in advance and prepay.Sponsored by the Westchester Italian Cultural Center.One Generoso Pope Place, Tuckahoe, NYAdmission: Members $15; Non-members $25Contact: Patrizia Calce 914-771-8700 ext. 109www.wiccny.orgMember Only Event: Underworld Productions OperaGala ConcertDecember 6 7:00 pmPlease note that programming is subject to change. Visitwww.casaitaliananyu.org for updated information. Allevents are free and open to the public. Seating is on afirst-come-first-serve basis. Sponsored by Casa ItalianaZerilli-Marimò, New York University.24 West 12 th Street (between 5 th and 6 th Avenues),ManhattanContact: 212-998-8739Genealogy: Locating Italian DocumentsDecember 7 10:30 amThis lecture takes the mystery out of trying to obtainItalian documents from Italy. Toni McKeen describes theinformation needed and the possible methods of obtainingthose treasured birth, marriage and death records.Presented by Toni McKeen. Must register in advance andprepay. Sponsored by the Westchester Italian CulturalCenter.One Generoso Pope Place, Tuckahoe, NYAdmission: Members suggested donation $10;Non-members $20Contact: Patrizia Calce 914-771-8700 ext. 109www.wiccny.org138

Buon Natale: Presepio WorkshopDecember 7 2:00 pmCreate your unique nativity set to take home to enjoyfor the holidays. Listen to Italian Christmas songs, smellthe aroma of the freshly baked pizzelle and start yourown family tradition to cherish for years to come. Aholiday reception will conclude the program. A Programfor all ages! Children under age 5 must be accompaniedby a parent. Adult participants must be with a child.Must register in advance and prepay. Sponsored by theWestchester Italian Cultural Center.One Generoso Pope Place, Tuckahoe, NYAdmission: Members $20; Non-members $30Contact: Patrizia Calce 914-771-8700 ext. 109www.wiccny.org10 th Annual “Christmas in Italy”December 7 3:00 pmAward-winning singer/PBS-TV Host; PBS-TV/WNETand Affiliates Host for Andrea Bocelli and Il Volo, CristinaFontanelli’s annual Italian Christmas musical celebrationfeaturing the great songs of Italy and Christmas withpiano, mandolins, guitar, accordion, bagpipe and childrendancer/singers, plus choir.BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center199 Chambers Street (between Greenwich & WestStreets), ManhattanAdmission: $45/$50/$60; open to the public – Groupticket sales through Fontanelli Productions212-217-6181.Contact: Box office 212-220-1460Dolci delle FesteDecember 10 6:30pmA hands-on class with Chef Franca D’Amico who willteach you how to prepare some of the most deliciousholiday desserts. Enjoy a fun night and get into theholiday spirit in the company of others who share yourpassion for Italian cuisine. For a detailed description ofwhat we’ll be making please visit our website wiccny.org.Must register in advance and prepay. Sponsored by theWestchester Italian Cultural Center.One Generoso Pope Place, Tuckahoe, NYAdmission: Members $50, Member’s Guests $60Contact: Patrizia Calce 914-771-8700 ext. 109www.wiccny.org139

Book Presentation: Lezioni di cinema e di regiaDecember 12 6:00 pmLezioni di cinema e di regia, edited by Antonio Vitti,is a series of twenty-two interviews with major filmdirectors from Italy. Those interviewed include: GianniAmelio, Marco Amenta, Renzo Badolisani, MimmoCalopresti, Giuseppe De Santis Francesco Rosi, GiuseppeTornatore, Roberta Torre, Vito Zagarrio, etc. AntonioVitti is professor of Italian cinema at Indiana Universityand director of Middlebury College’s Scuola Italiana.Moderated by Dr. Anthony Julian Tamburri (Dean,Calandra Institute). Sponsored by the John D. CalandraItalian American Institute, Queens College/CUNY.25 West 43 rd Street, 17 th Floor (between 5 th and 6 thAvenues), ManhattanAdmission: free; open to the publicContact: 212-642-2094www.qc.edu/calandraMusica Viva: Young Musicians’ RecitalDecember 12 6:00 pmPlease note that programming is subject to change. Visitwww.casaitaliananyu.org for updated information. Allevents are free and open to the public. Seating is on afirst-come-first-serve basis. Sponsored by Casa ItalianaZerilli-Marimò, New York University.24 West 12 th Street (between 5 th and 6 th Avenues),ManhattanContact: 212-998-8739VIVA VERDI! Otello by Giuseppe VerdiDecember 13 6:30 pmViewing of the 1996 performance at the MetropolitanOpera. Starring Placido Domingo, Renee Fleming andJames Morris. Conducted by James Levine. GiuseppeVerdi, one of the most influential romantic operacomposers of the 19th century, composed a total oftwenty-eight operas from 1813 until his death in 1901.Otello is an opera in four acts from an Italian libretto byArrigo Boito, based on Shakespeare’s play Othello. It wasVerdi’s penultimate opera, and was first performed at theTeatro alla Scala, Milan, on February 5, 1887. A specialreception will close this series of events commemoratingone of Italy’s greatest composers. This program was madepossible by the collaboration of the Bronxville Women’sClub. Must register in advance and prepay.140

Westchester Italian Cultural Center.One Generoso Pope Place, Tuckahoe, NYAdmission: Members of the Westchester Italian CulturalCenter and the Bonxville Women’s Club $20; Nonmembers$30Contact: Patrizia Calce 914-771-8700 ext. 109www.wiccny.orgOctober 5, 2012 – Flag Raising Ceremony honoringIHCC Treasurer John Mustaro accompanied by John DeSantis, Artistic Director, IHCC at Mother Italy Statue,68th Street & Lexington Avenue, Hunter College, CUNYPoses Park.141

Participating SchoolsElementary through SecondaryITA-AATI Programs in WestchesterThe Italian Teachers’ Association of Westchesterwill be celebrating the Italian Heritage andCulture Month with a series of cultural activitiesDates programs will be announced.Contact: Lucrezia Lindia 914-793-6130 ext. 4285LGLINDIA@eastchester.k12.ny.usLocal Poster ContestSeptember 19Eastchester High school students will create a posterbased on the theme of 2013 L’Anno della CulturaItaliana negli Stati Uniti.The winning posters, selected on creativity andeffectiveness of message, will be displayed at thelocal Public Library.Eastchester High School, Eastchester NYContact: Lucrezia Lindia 914-793-6130 ext. 4285LGLINDIA@eastchester.k12.ny.usA Test of ItalyOctober 17The Italian Honor Society of Eastchester HighSchool will prepare a taste testing of homemaderegional pasta. Recipes will be distributed to thecommunity.Admission: free; for students onlyEastchester High School, Eastchester NYContact: Lucrezia Lindia 914-793-6130 ext. 4285LGLINDIA@eastchester.k12.ny.usTutti al cinemaNovember 8Screening and discussion of the filmCaterina va in città.Admission: free; for students only142

Eastchester High School, Eastchester NYContact: Lucrezia Lindia 914-793-6130 ext. 4285LGLINDIA@eastchester.k12.ny.usIl Palio di SienaNovember 15Guest presenter Prof. Francesco Lindia will speakabout the Palio and the various Sienese contrade(neighborhoods).Admission: free; for students and parentsEastchester High School, Eastchester NYContact: Lucrezia Lindia 914-793.6130 ext. 4285LGLINDIA@eastchester.k12.ny.usThe Legacy of Italians in the AmericasThroughout the school year, and particularly in themonth of October, students will be engaged in anintegrated instructional program examining ItalianHeritage and Culture in the United States and thecontributions of Italians and Italian Americans tosociety.P.S. 42, Benjamin Altman School71 Hester Street, ManhattanContact: Rosa Casiello ODay, Principal212-226-8410rcasiel@schools.nyc.govUna Serata all’OperaDate TBAStudents of Italian from Garden City High Schoolwill present Una Serata all’Opera: a presentation ofsalient facts about a few of the most popular Italianoperas followed by performances of famous arie.Garden City High SchoolAdmission: For students onlyContact: Prof. Lea Brunettioratino@aol.com143

Bocce TournamentVarious - September/October 2:45 – 4:00 pmItalian Club members compete in Team Boccegames. New members are taught how to play thegame. Sponsored by The Mary Louis Italian Club.The Mary Louis Academy176-21 Wexford Terrace, Jamaica Estates, NYAdmission: freeContact: Mr. Maurantonio 718-297-2120NMaurantonio@TMLA.orgCultural Harmony CelebrationOctober 24 3:30 – 5:30 pmItalian Club participates in this cultural celebration.Italian Club sets out a table of Italian food delicaciesfor tasting and a Tarantella dancing demonstration ispresented. Sponsored by The Mary Louis Academy.Cafeteria, The Mary Louis Academy176-21 Wexford Terrace, Jamaica Estates, NYAdmission: MLA Students and Family of studentsonlyContact: Mr. Maurantonio 718-297-2120NMaurantonio@TMLA.orgItalian Heritage and Culture Month TriviaContestOctober 30 8:00 – 8:30 amEach day in October an Italian trivia question ispublished in the morning announcements. Eachhomeroom president or secretary will keep track ofthe answers. On October 30, either the homeroompresident or secretary will answer all the month’squestions using a timed test on our School EDLINE.The homeroom that gets the most correct answerswins a basket of Italian goodies. Sponsored by TheMary Louis Academy Italian Club.The Mary Louis Academy176-21 Wexford Terrace, Jamaica Estates, NYAdmission: freeContact: Mr. Maurantonio 718-297-2120NMaurantonio@TMLA.org144

Italian Explorers and their DiscoveriesOctober 1 - 14Second, third and fourth graders will view adocumentary about famous Italian explorers.J. Irving Baylis School580 Woodbury Road, SyossetAdmission: For students onlyLisa M. Greiner, Principal516-364-5798Contact: Cav. Josephine A. Maiettajmaiettaaiae@aol.comAmerigo Vespucci and his AccomplishmentsOctober 1- 21Second, third and fourth graders will learn about thelife of Amerigo Vespucci and his accomplishments.Students will develop a project to display in thelibrary.J. Irving Baylis School580 Woodbury Road, SyossetAdmission: For students onlyLisa M. Greiner, Principal516-364-5798Contact: Cav. Josephine A. Maiettajmaiettaaiae@aol.comLecture on Italian Explorers: Colombo, Vespucci,Caboto and VerrazzanoOctober 9 - 12Fourth graders will research and give oralpresentations on an explorer of their choice.J. Irving Baylis School580 Woodbury Road, SyossetAdmission: For students onlyLisa M. Greiner, Principal516-364-5798Contact: Cav. Josephine A. Maiettajmaiettaaiae@aol.com145

Cristoforo Colombo & Amerigo Vespucci VisitBaylis Elementary School in SyossetOctober 11Colombo & Vespucci will greet the students as theyarrive to school.J. Irving Baylis School580 Woodbury Road, SyossetAdmission: For students onlyLisa M. Greiner, Principal516-364-5798Contact: Cav. Josephine A. Maiettajmaiettaaiae@aol.com146

Participating Colleges and Universities(Activities listed in Calendar of Events)Baruch College/CUNYBorough of Manhattan Community College/CUNYBrooklyn College/CUNYCollege of Staten Island/CUNYColumbia UniversityHofstra UniversityHunter College/CUNYJohn Jay College/CUNYLehman College/CUNYMedgar Evers College/CUNYMontclair State UniversityNassau Community CollegeNew York UniversityRutgers UniversitySt. John’s UniversityStony Brook/SUNYQueens College/CUNYYork College/CUNY147

Italian and Italian AmericanInstitutions in New YorkManhattanConsulate General of Italy in New York690 Park AvenueNew York, NY 10021(212) 439-8600 info.newyork@esteri.itwww.consnewyork.esteri.itIstituto Italiano di Cultura686 Park AvenueNew York, NY 10021(212) 879-4242 segr@italcultny.orgwww.iicnewyork.orgItalian Trade Commission33 East 67 th StreetNew York, NY 10065(212) 848-0300 newyork@newyork.ice.itwww.italtrade.comItaly-America Chamber of Commerce730 Fifth Avenue, Suite 600New York, NY 10065(212) 459-0044 info@italchamber.orgwww.italchamber.orgItalian Government Tourist Board630 Fifth AvenueNew York, NY 10065(212) 245-5618www.italiantourism.comCasa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò, New YorkUniversity24 West 12 th StreetNew York, NY 10011(212) 998-8739 casa.italiana@nyu.eduwww.casaitaliananyu.org148

Columbus Citizens Foundation8 East 69 th StreetNew York, NY 10021(212) 249-9923 ccf@columbuscitizens.orgwww.columbuscitizensfd.orgItalian American Committee on Education686 Park Avenue, LLNew York, NY 10021Tel: (212) 772-8755 info@iacelanguage.orgwww.iacelanguage.orgItalian American Museum155 Mulberry StreetNew York, NY 10013(212) 965-9000 info@italianamericanmuseum.orgwww.ItalianAmericanMuseum.orgItalian Welfare League8 East 69 th StreetNew York, NY 10021(212) 861-8480www.ItalianwelfareLeague.orgi-Italy (Italian/American Digital Project)25 West 43 rd Street, 17 th floorNew York, NY 10036(212) 642-2094 editors@i-italy.orgwww.i-italy.orgJohn D. Calandra Italian American Institute,Queens College/CUNY25 West 43 rd Street, 17 th FloorNew York, NY 10036(212) 642-2094 calandra@qc.eduwww.qc.edu/calandraNational Organization of Italian AmericanWomen (NOIAW)25 West 43 rd Street, 10 th FloorNew York, NY 10036Tel: (212) 642-2003 noiaw@noiaw.orgwww.noiaw.org149

The Italian Academy for Advanced Studies inAmerica at Columbia UniversityCasa Italiana, 1161 Amsterdam AvenueNew York, NY 10027(212) 854-2306 itacademy@columbia.eduwww.italianacademy.columbia.eduBronxEnrico Fermi Cultural Center, Belmont Branchof the New York Public Library610 East 186 th StreetBronx, NY 10458(718) 933-6410www.arthuravenuebronx.com/enrico_fermi.htmBrooklynEnrico Caruso Museum of America1942 East 19 th StreetBrooklyn, NY 11229(718) 368-3993 CarusoMuseumNY@aol.comwww.EnricoCarusoMuseum.comFederation of Italian-American Organizations ofBrooklyn, Ltd. (FIAO)7403 – 18 th AvenueBrooklyn, NY 11204(718) 259-2828 info@fiaobrooklyn.orgwww.fiaobrooklyn.orgQueensItalian Language Inter-Cultural Alliance (ILICA)27-28 Thompson Avenue, Suite 441Long Island City, NY 11101(718) 392-2020 Fax: (718) 392-2020 ilica@aol.comwww.ilica.org150

Federation of Italian American Organization ofQueens, Inc. (FIAO)29-21 21 Ave.Astoria, NY 11105(718) 204-2444 fiao@juno.comwww.italianfederation.comHoward Beach Columbus Day Foundation, Inc.101-42 99 th StreetOzone Park, NY 11416(718) 641-3469 hbcolumbusday@gmail.comwww.howardbeachcolumbusday.comStaten IslandCasa Belvedere, The Italian Cultural Foundation,Inc.79 Howard AvenueStaten Island, NY 10301(718) 273-7660 Fax: (718) 273-0020 info@casabelvedere.orgwww.casa-belvedere.orgGaribaldi-Meucci Museum, Order Sons of Italyin America420 Tompkins AvenueStaten Island, NY 10305(718) 442-1608 Fax: 718) 442-8635 info@garibaldimeuccimuseum.orgwww.GaribaldiMeucciMuseum.orgSnug Harbor Cultural Center & BotanicalGardens1000 Richmond TerraceStaten Island, NY 10301(718) 448 2500 Fax: (718) 815-0198 info@snug-harbor.orgwww.snug-harbor.org151

NassauGrand Lodge of New York, Order Sons of Italy inAmerica2101 Bellmore AvenueBellmore, NY 11710(516) 785-4623 Fax: 785-6742www.nysosia.org1 Bellmare AvenueNN(+1) 718 815 0198mail:WestchesterWestchester Italian Cultural CenterGeneroso Pope PlaceTuckahoe, NY 10707(914) 771-8700 Fax: (914) 771-5900 info@wiccny.orgwww.wiccny.orgNew JerseyCoccia Institute for the Italian Experience inAmericaOne Normal AvenueDickson Hall, Suite 171Montclair, NJ 07043(973) 655-4038 Fax: (973-655-4050www.chss.montclair.edu/cocciainstitute152

Italian Language ResourcesAn array of learning opportunities are availableto foster Italian language acquisition for toddlers,children, teens and adults. The followingorganizations are offering classes from basic toadvanced level skills:AIAE (Association of Italian AmericanEducators)Hofstra University321 New Academic BuildingHempstead, NY 11549www.aiae.netCamp Italia(855) CAMP-IT-1Maria@CampItaliaUSA.orgwww.campitaliausa.orgCasa Belvedere, The Italian CulturalFoundation, Inc.79 Howard Avenue, Grymes Hill, NY 10301(718) 273-7660, Fax: (718) 273-0020, info@casa-belvedere.orgwww.casa-belvedere.orgCenter for Italian Studies, Stony BrookUniversity100 Nicolls Road, Stony Brook, NY 11794(631) 632-7444, Fax: (631) 632-7421dseverino@italianstudies.orgDorothea’s House, Casa di Cultura Italiana120 John Street, Princeton, NJ 08542(908) 359-1564 gilda@dorotheashouse.orgwww.dorotheashouse.org/classes.html153

Garibaldi-Meucci Museum, Order Sons of Italyin America420 Tompkins Avenue, Staten Island, NY 10305(718) 442-1608, Fax: 718) 442-8635, info@garibaldimeuccimuseum.orgwww.GaribaldiMeucciMuseum.orgHoward Beach Columbus Day Foundation, Inc.(718) 641-3469,hbcolumbusday@gmail.comwww.howardbeachcolumbusday.comItalian American Committee on Education(IACE)686 Park Ave LL New York, NY 10021(212) 772-8755, Fax: (212) 772-8756info@iacelanguage.orgwww.iacelanguage.orgItalian Educational and Cultural Center (IECC)Casa Colombo380 Monmouth Street, Jersey City, NJ 07302(201) 963-6332info@casacolombo.orgwww.casacolombo.orgThe Federation of Italian AmericanOrganizations of Queens, Inc.29-21 21st Avenue, Astoria, NY 11105(718) 204-2444, Fax: (718) 204-9145fiao@juno.comwww.ItalianFederation.comMedgar Evers College of the City University ofNew York1650 Bedford Ave. Brooklyn, NY 11225(718) 270-4973, Fax: (718) 270-5179www.mec.cuny.edu154

Westchester Community College/SUNYItalian for Children75 Grasslands Road, Valhalla, NYContact: Prof. Franco Maddalena(914) 606-6790, Fax: (914) 606-5665frank.maddalena@sunywcc.eduWestchester Italian Cultural CenterGeneroso Pope Place, Tuckahoe, NY 10707(914) 771-8700, Fax: (914) 771-5900info@wiccny.orgwww.wiccny.org155

Related References: Year of Italian Culturein the United States: 2013A year long journey highlighting Italy’s contemporarycontributions and its legacy of culture, research,discovery and innovation, and Italy’s commemorativehistoric anniversaries: the bicentennial of Verdi’sbirth; the 700 th anniversary of Boccaccio’s birth; the500 th anniversary of Machiavelli’s Il Principe; and the50 th anniversary of the Lamborghini!Come, take the journey through these literary workson classic and contemporary Italian culture.Books:Italian Culture:Baranski, Zygmunt G. and Rebecca J. West, TheCambridge Companion to Modern Italian Culture.U.K: Cambridge University Press, 2001Carpetto, George, Italian Americans of the 20thCentury: From the Same Vine. New York: LoggiaPress, November 1999Forgacs, David and Robert Lumley, Italian CulturalStudies: An Introduction. London: Oxford UniversityPress, 1996Frush, Scott Paul, Ultimate Italian Trivia: A TreasureTrove of Fun and Fascinating Facts. Michigan:Marshall Rand Publishing, 2006Gardaphé, Fred, The Art of Reading ItalianAmericana: Italian American Culture in Review. NewYork: Bordighera Press, 2011Moliterno, Gino, Encyclopedia of ContemporaryItalian Culture. New York: Routledge, 2000.Moramarco, Federico and Stephen Moramarco,Italian Pride: 101 Reasons to Be Proud You’re Italian.New York: Citadel Press, 2000156

Santi, Antonio, The Book of Italian Wisdom. NewYork: Citadel Press, 2003Art/Architecture:Bussagli, Marco, Gloria Fossi, and Mattia Reich,Italian Art: Painting, Sculpture, Architecture from theOrigins to the Present Day. Florence: Giunti, 2000Ghirardo, Diane, Italy: Modern Architectures inHistory. London: Reaktion Books, 2013Toman, Rolf, The Art of the Italian Renaissance:Architecture, Sculpture, Painting, Drawing. Cologne:H.F.Ullmann, 2011Music/Theatre:Farrell, Joseph and Paolo Puppa, A History of ItalianTheatre. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2006Kimbell, David R. B., Italian Opera (NationalTraditions of Opera). New York: CambridgeUniversity Press, 1991Mc Cormick, John, The Italian Puppet Theater: AHistory. North Carolina: McFarland, 2010Rotella, Mark, Amore: The Story of Italian AmericanSong. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2011Science/Technology:Adler, Robert, Science Firsts: From the Creation ofScience to the Science of Creation. Tennessee: Turner,2002Atripaldi, Gabriele, Wonders of Italy. New York:White Star Publishers, 2010157

D’Epiro, Peter and Mary Desmond Pinkowish,Sprezzatura: 50 Ways Italian Genius Shaped theWorld. New York: Anchor Books, 2001Esposito, Russell R., The Golden Milestone: TheItalian Heritage of Innovation and Contribution toCivilization - 4th Edition. New York: The New YorkLearning Library, 2007National Geographic, National Geographic ConciseHistory of Science and Invention: An Illustrated TimeLine. Washington, D.C.: National Geographic, 2009Romei, Francesca, Sergio Ricciardi, Andrea Ricciardi,and Leonardo da Vinci, Leonardo da Vinci: Artist,Inventor and Scientist of the Renaissance. New York:Peter Bedrick Books, 2001Cinema/Photography:Curti, Denis, Images from Italy: Italian Photographyfrom the Archives of Italo Zannier in the Collection ofthe Fondazione di Venezia. Venice: Marsilio, 2011Marcus, Millicent, After Fellini: National Cinemain the Postmodern Age. Baltimore: John HopkinsUniversity Press, 2002Tamburri, Anthony Julian, Re-viewing ItalianAmericana: Generalities and Specificities on Cinema.New York: Bordighera Press, 2011Italian Language/Literature:Alighieri, Dante, The Divine Comedy: Inferno;Purgatorio; Paradiso. Trans., Allen Mandelbaum.New York: Everyman’s Library, 1995Bruzzone, Catherine, Italian for Children. (with CD).New York: McGraw-Hill, 2010158

Cirker, Hayward and Barbara Steadman, ItalianPicture Word Book. New York: Dover Children’sLanguage Activity Books, 1994Dolci, Roberto and Anthony Julian Tamburri,editors, Why Study Italian. New York: John D.Calandra Italian-American Institute, 2013Ghelli, S., Barron’s AP Italian Language and Culture(with CDs). New York: Barron’s Educational Series,2008Ghelli, Samuel, A Reference Grammar ofContemporary Italian for English Speakers. New York:Bordighera Press, 2013Mc Aree, Eileen, 52 Weeks of Family Italian: BiteSized Weekly Lessons Designed to Get You and YourFamily Speaking Italian Today. Self Publishing: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2012Milione, Vincenzo and Christine Gambino, Si,Parliamo Italiano: Globalization of the Italian Culturein the United States. New York: John D. CalandraItalian-American Institute, 2009Whittaker, Andrew, Speak the Culture: Italy:Be Fluent in Italian Life and Culture. London:Thorogood. 2010Italian Brand/Design:Dworschak, Gunda and Tom Sandberg, Design inItalia: The Making of an Industry. Milan: 5 ContinentsEditions, 2008Heseltine, Richard and Michel Zumbrunn, ItalianAuto Legends: Classics of Style and Design. London:Merrell Publishers, 2008159

Tastes/Flavors of Italy:Capatti, Alberto, Massimo Montanari, and AineO’Healy, Italian Cuisine: A Cultural History (Artsand Traditions of the Table: Perspectives on CulinaryHistory). New York: Columbia University Press. 2003Di Renzo, Anthony, Bitter Greens: Essays on Food,Politics, and Ethnicity from the Imperial Kitchen. NewYork: SUNY Series in Italian/American, 2010Kostioukovitch, Elana and Anne Milano Appel, WhyItalians Love to Talk About Food. New York: Farrar,Straus, Giroux, 2009Mariani, John F., How Italian Food Conquered theWorld. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2011Italian Territories:Abbott, Charles, Italy - Culture Smart!: the essentialguide to customs & culture. London: Kuperard, 2006Bingham, Elizabeth, Italian Survival Guide: TheLanguage and Culture You Need to Travel withConfidence in Italy. Iowa: World Prospect Press, 2008Costantino, Mario and Lawrence Gambella, TheItalian Way: Aspects of Behavior, Attitudes, andCustoms of the Italians. New York: McGraw Hill,1996Falassi, Alessandro and Raymond Flower,Culture Shock! Italy: A Survival Guide to Customsand Etiquette. Singapore: Marshall, CavendishInternational, 2005Lazzarin, Paolo, One Hundred & One BeautifulTowns in Italy: Food and Wine. New York: Rizzoli,2005160

Next Generation:Depends on you…2013 Anniversaries:Boccaccio, Giovanni:Boccaccio, Giovanni, Il Decameron (Italian). SouthCarolina: Nabu Press, 2010Lamborghini:Molinari, Luca and Raffaello Porro, Lamborghini 50.New York: Skira, Sept. 2013Machiavelli, Niccolo:Machiavelli, Niccolo, Il Principe (Italian).CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2011Verdi, Giuseppe:Bauer, Helen, Verdi for Kids: His Life and Music with21 Activities. Chicago: Chicago Review Press, 2013.Budden, Julian, Verdi. New York: Oxford UniversityPress, 2008Main Website:Italian Embassywww.Italyinusa2013.orgCalendar of year’s events161

YEAR OF ITALIAN CULTUREIN THEUNITED STATES2013A year long journey, yet also for any year, anywhere.Complete the following word puzzle bysearching for word answers (up, down,across, diagonal or backwards) tojourney together through highlightsof Italy’s contemporary contributionsand its legacy of culture, research,discovery and innovation...and Italy’scommemorative historic anniversaries.T N R P I N O C C H I O U Y E O A S XZ M J J K E O Y L A T I E L T T I L TY Y O A N O N I C C U P P A C N D I IP I C C I R I L L I B R O T H E R S UA T N U G E N A V N P A P I I C A B CL A A Z G A I D W I X I E R I E U Z YL L I Z A L R I N H Y X R E L U G B RA I B I F I B V Y G T Y A H O Q A J AD A L C U S A I L R N V G T N N L T BI N E O T M C N A O E Y J O N I J K PA J D I U I R A T B W T T M A C D D HN A I C R I E C I M T U O K C O N K YA Z L C I N H O N A T T I C E N I C UT Z D A S O T M I L P R I N C I P E IS C O C M B O M E T N E D L A P D D FU K G C O M M E D I A D E L L A R T EG F O O D A V D A P O L L O N E C H XU R P B M Z O I M S T E N T V A S C EA L T A M O D A P O N T E D R F Z O FWORD CLUES:1. Way to Cook Pasta (2 wds.) (It.)2. High Fashion (2 wds.) (It.)3. Inauguration of Theme with Michelangelo’s Statue,David-_____4. Designer of Helicopters162

5. Italian Chocolate Kisses with Messages6. Author of Il Decamerone7. Italian Ricotta Pastry8. Espresso with Steamed Milk9. Italian Movie Studio10. Fiat’s Car in U.S. (It.)11. Improvised Comedy (3 wds.) (It.)12. Established Italian as Italy’s Language13. Founder of 1 st U.S. Opera House14. Master Carver of Mount Rushmore15. Designed the First Commercial Microprocessor16. Art Movement Featuring the Future (It.)17. Machiavelli’s Masterpiece (2 wds.) (It.)18. Music of Umbrian Festival (2 wds.)19. Creator of Whirlpool Baths20. Genetically Engineered Research Mice (2wds.)21. Dante’s Masterpiece (3 wds.) (It.)22. Famous NY Italian American Mayor23. Luxury Car Maker24. Italian American Sector (2 wds.)25. Slogan for Italian Brand (3 wds.)26. First U.S. Citizen to Become a Saint (2 wds.)27. NYC Immigration Statue (2 wds.)28. Type of Realistic Film29. 1600’s Musical Form30. Type of Architecture31. Italian American Monument Sculptors (2 wds.)32. Famous Italian Wooden Puppet33. Cardiac Device Invented by an Italian34. # Italian Regions to Visit35. Composer’s Birth Bicentennial36. Ice Resurfacer163

Solution+ + + P I N O C C H I O + Y + O A + ++ + + J + E + Y L A T I E L T T I L ++ + O A N O N I C C U P P A C N D + +P I C C I R I L L I B R O T H E R S +A T N U G E N A + N + + P I I C A B +L A A Z G A I D + I + + E R I E U + +L L I Z A L R I + H Y + R E L U G + +A I B I F I B V Y G T + A H O Q A + +D A L + U S A I L R N + + T N N L + +I N E O T M C N A O E + + O N I + + +A J D I U + R A T B W + + M A C + + +N A + C R I E C I M T U O K C O N K +A Z + C I N H O N A T T I C E N I C +T Z + A S O T M I L P R I N C I P E IS + + C M B O M E T N E D L A + D D +U + + C O M M E D I A D E L L A R T EG + + O D A V D A P O L L O N E + + +U + + B + Z + I M S T E N T V + + + +A L T A M O D A P O N T E + + + + + +ANSWERS: (Over,Down,Direction)1. AL DENTE (15, 15, W)2. ALTA MODA (1,19,E)3. APOLLO (5,17,E)4. AUGUSTA (1,19,N)5. BACI (18,5,W)6. BOCCACCIO (4,18,N)7. CANNOLI (15,12,N)8. CAPPUCCINO (15,3,W)9. CINECITTA` (18,13,W)10. CINQUECENTO (16,11,N)11. COMMEDIA DELL’ARTE (4,16,E)12. DANTE (17,15,SW)13. DA PONTE (7,19,E)14. DEL BIANCO (3,11,N)15. FAGGIN (5,8,N)16. FUTURISMO (5,8,S)17. IL PRINCIPE (9,14,E)18. ITALIAN JAZZ (2,4,S)19. JACUZZI (4,2,S)20. KNOCKOUT MICE (18,12,W)21. LA DIVINA COMMEDIA (8,4,S)22. LA GUARDIA (17,9,N)23. LAMBORGHINI (10,14,N)24. LITTLE ITALY (18,2,W)164WNSE

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Highlights of the official 2013 Year of ItalianCulture in the United States events under theauspices of the President of the Republic of Italyand organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs“2013 is the Year of Italian Culture in the UnitedStates! Over 300 appointments throughout the U.S.and prestigious cultural partners involved (museums,universities, theaters). From science, music, art andcinema to design, theater, literature and cuisine.To showcase Italian renowned heritage, but alsoits creativity and innovation, its tastes and flavors.A special selection of events has been listed here,specifically for the Italian Heritage and CultureMonth booklet, don’t miss the highlights of 2013 - TheYear of Italian Culture in the U.S.!”SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYLEONARDO DA VINCI’S “CODEX ON THEFLIGHT OF BIRDS” FROM THE ROYALLIBRARY OF TURINAn extraordinary exhibit, featuring one of thecodices that laid the foundations for engineering andtechnological advances of subsequent centuries andreveals Leonardo’s visionary projects for a flyingmachine.September 12 - October 22, 2013 - WashingtonDC, Smithsonian National Air and Space MuseumOctober 25, 2013 - Early 2014 - New York, MorganLibraryITALIAN CREATIVITY AND TECHNOLOGYIn the framework of the series Italian Creativity andTechnology two scientific seminars are organizedby the Italian Cultural Institute in New York andPhiladelphia.- Seminar: “Energica”, on the first made-in-Italyelectric motorcycle, and high performance 3Dprinting materials. The Italian experience outrunningimagination.September 10, 2013New York, Italian Cultural Institute172

- Seminar: “We are Made in Italy” aimed atpromoting a business model based on theItalian entrepreneurial skills and creativityOctober 2013Philadelphia, New YorkMONTH OF ITALIAN SCIENCEA series of meetings with Italian scientists andscholars in the South West of the U.S. combined withan exhibition on research and technology for the newlifestyles.September 2013Los Angeles, Italian Cultural InstitutePasadena, Jet Propulsion LaboratoryIrvine, University of CaliforniaITALY-US COOPERATIVE RESEARCH INNANOTECHNOLOGYThis conference is dedicated to the latest discoveriesin the field of nanotechnologies, and is a product ofItalian-American scientific cooperation whose goalis to promote further collaboration between the twoCountries in the field of research.October 2 – 3, 2013New York, Columbia UniversityGALILEO AND SUNSPOTSThe discovery and study of sunspots by Galileo Galilei,father of Modern Science, comprise the theme of thisspecial event dedicated to the Italian astronomer,physicist and mathematician, and organized by theGalileo Museum of Florence, the Ministry of ForeignAffairs, Harvard University, and the National Instituteof Astrophysics, with the involvement of NASA.October 4, 2013Cambridge, Harvard UniversityGLOBAL HEALTH 2013 -BILATERAL ITALY-U.S. SCIENTIFICCOLLABORATION ON RARE DISEASESSeminars and meetings between researchers fromboth countries aimed at moving forward a specialbilateral agreement between the National Center forRare Diseases (managed by Italy’s Istituto Superiore173

di Sanità) and the Office of Rare Disease Research(U.S. National Institutes of Health).October 7 – Fairfax, George Mason UniversityOctober 8- Washington DC, Embassy of ItalySCIENCE AND INNOVATION FOR THESTUDY AND CONSERVATION OF WORKS OFARTOctober 7 - Washington DC, Embassy of ItalyOctober 8 - Washington DC, National Academy ofScienceOctober 10 – New York, Metropolitan Museum ofArt, Italian Cultural InstituteITALIAN AND AMERICAN POLICIES ONBIOMEDICAL RESEARCHFollowing a tradition of annual events on biomedicalresearch, the workshop – organized by ProfessionistiItaliani a Boston (PIB) – compares models andprovides an in-depth discussion on the differencesand comparative advantages of conducting sponsoredbiomedical research in Italy and the US.October 28, 2013BostonWORKSHOP MIT – FONDAZIONE ANDREABOCELLIWorkshop promoted by Fondazione Andrea Bocelliin collaboration with MIT on how todevelop innovative technological solution enablingvisually impaired people to increase theirsocial independence.December 6, 2013Boston, MITARTGEMS OF THE MEDICIA world-premiere exhibition highlights some ofthe oldest and most unique pieces of the Medicicollections.April 14 – September 15, 2013Bowers Museum, Orange CA174

BICE LAZZARI: SIGNATURE LINEThe National Museum of Women of the Arts inWashington hosts a monographic exhibition dedicatedto Italian artist Bice Lazzari. The exhibition presentsthe creative evolution of Italy’s most famous abstractartist through a selection of her works.May 10 - September 22, 2013Washington DC, National Museum of Women in theArtsDREAM OF ROME: FAUNO ROSSOA spectacular example of ancient Roman sculptureon view for the first time in the U.S. at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City (MO) thanks toa new relationship fostered between the city of Romeand the Nelson-Atkins Museum, in the framework ofthe project Dream of Rome.June 22 - September 29, 2013Kansas City, The Nelson Atkins Museum of ArtOF HEAVEN AND EARTH: 500 YEARS OFITALIAN PAINTINGThe exhibition presents the evolution of thematicand stylistic developments in Italian art from thelate Middle Ages to the nineteenth century througha collection of unique works by great Italian mastersfrom the Glasgow Museum.August 22 - November 17, 2013Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Museum of ArtsANTICHITÀ, TEATRO, MAGNIFICENZA:RENAISSANCE AND BAROQUE IMAGES OFROMEThe Carlos Museum is presenting an extraordinaryjourney to Rome through an exciting exhibition onthe representations of the Eternal City. Maps, views,and books on Rome by great masters of the sixteenth,seventeenth, and eighteenth centuries offer a uniqueexperience of the city.August 24 - November 17, 2013Atlanta, Michael C. Carlos Museum of EmoryUniversity175

RETRIEVED TREASURES: MADONNA DISENIGALLIA BY PIERO DELLA FRANCESCAOne of Piero della Francesca’s most remarkablemasterpieces is brought to the U.S. thanks to thecollaboration with the Comando Carabinieri TutelaPatrimonio Culturale, which works relentlesslyto retrieve Italian masterpieces stolen or illicitlyremoved from the country.September 13 – January 6, 2014 -Boston, MFAMarch 2014 - New York, METSACRUM: FASCINATION OF WORSHIPThe exhibition brings to light some of our mostprecious hidden treasures of sacred art. It covers aperiod of time that runs from the 2nd century BC tothe 17th century, then touches on the 19 th century witha unique piece of art on display.October 4 - December 8, 2013New York, Church of Saint AgnesJUDITH SLAYING HOLOPHERNES BYARTEMISIA GENTILESCHIThe Art Institute of Chicago, in collaborationwith the Foundation for Italian Art and Culture(FIAC) opens an important exhibition focused onArtemisia Gentileschi’s masterpiece, Judith SlayingHolophernes, from the Uffizi Gallery in Florence,Italy.October 17, 2013 - January 9, 2014Chicago, The Art Institute of ChicagoDREAM OF ROME THE DYING GAULAfter the beautiful Capitoline Venus on displayin 2011, on the occasion of the Year of the ItalianCulture Americans have the opportunity to admireanother exemplary model of classical art: themagnificent Dying Gaul.October 2013Washington DC, National GalleryREBIRTH OF ROME. RENDERING WAR: THEMURALS OF A. G. SANTAGATAFor its Fall 2013 exhibition season, on the occasion ofthe Year of Italian Culture in the U.S., a joint program176

of The Wolfsonian–Florida International Universitypresents a series of independent yet interrelatedexhibits titled Rebirth of Rome that examine theaesthetics of dictatorship in an Italy between wars.November 22, 2013 (opening)Miami Beach, The Wolfsonian–FIUMUSIC AND THEATRECelebrating VerdiGIUSEPPE VERDI “JOAN OF ARC”On the occasion of the bicentennial of the birth ofGiuseppe Verdi, the Chicago Opera Theater presentsGiovanna d’Arco (1845).In addition, the Italian Cultural Institute hosts asymposium on the opera, with musical performancesby singers involved in the production and a roundtablediscussion.September 15, 2013Chicago, Lyric Opera Theater, Italian CulturalInstituteMUTI CONDUCTS VERDI AND BRAHMSMusic Director Riccardo Muti leads Giuseppe Verdi’spowerful ballet from Macbeth in honor of the operacomposer’s bicentennial and rounds the concert offwith the sunniest of Brahms’s symphonies, whichopens with horns rising in crescendo over broodinglower strings. The splendid melodies of JohannStrauss, Jr.’s, overture to Indigo and the Forty Thievesare replete with iconic conceits.September 19, 2013Chicago, Chicago Symphony CenterCHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA’SSYMPHONY BALLSpecial Symphony Ball celebration of thebicentennial of Italy’s greatest opera composer,Giuseppe Verdi. Riccardo Muti conducts theChicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus in someof Verdi’s most popular and rousing choruses,including the inspirational anthem Va, pensiero from177

Nabucco.September 21, 2013Chicago, Chicago Symphony CenterGIUSEPPE VERDI “NABUCCO”In celebration of Verdi’s 200th birthday, thePhiladelphia Opera delivers a galvanizing, mustseeproduction that transforms the Academy into LaScala and features Va’, pensiero (The Chorus of theHebrew Slaves) one of Italy’s most beloved anthems.September 27 and 29, October 2, 4 and 6, 2013Philadelphia, Academy of MusicMUTI CONDUCTS VERDI’S MACBETHSeptember 28 - October 6, 2013Chicago, Symphony CenterOPERA ON THE MALL: NABUCCOSeptember 28, 2013PhiladelphiaIndependence National Historical ParkThe Philadelphia Opera presents a free, open-airbroadcast of Verdi’s landmark opera, Nabucco, atIndependence National Historical Park. The seasonopeningperformance is broadcast in high definitionover a giant outdoor screen set against the backdrop[of the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall, markingthe third year of Opera Philadelphia’s Opera on theMall.CAMERISTI DELLA SCALA: VERDIEXPLAINS VERDIThe chamber orchestra Cameristi della Scalapresents a fascinating performance in discovery ofVerdi on the occasion of his 200th anniversary.October 5, 2013- CharlestonOctober 7, 2013 - Cambridge, MIT, KresgeAuditoriumOctober 8, 2013- Providence, Brown UniversityOctober 9, 2013- Washington DC, Library ofCongressOctober 10, 2013- New York, Carnegie HallOctober 11,2013- Miami, Galleria Ca’ D’oro178

VERDI 200TH BIRTHDAY SPECTACULARWith its potent mix of fury and fear, punctuatedby chords and explosive bass drum, the RequiemMass is one of Verdi’s most striking choral works.For one night only – on the composer’s exactbirthday– Riccardo Muti and the Chicago SymphonyOrchestra and Chorus celebrate the 200th anniversaryof his birth by reproducing their acclaimed 2009performances, which sold out months in advance andled to their Grammy Award-winning recording.October 10, 2013Chicago Symphony CenterGIUSEPPE VERDI’S BICENTENNIALIn honor of Verdi’s 200th birthday, The Los AngelesOpera presents the crowning glory of the composer’smagnificent career, his comic masterpiece Falstaff.November 9, 13, 16, 21, 24, 2013 – December 1Los Angeles, Los Angeles OperaOther eventsMUSICEMOTION – FILARMONICA DELLASCALAThe world’s leading conductors bring Classicalmasterpieces to cinematic life in these uniqueprograms from Europe’s premier symphony.September 14, 2013 (Bobby McFerrin)Point Arena (CA)ROBERTO BOLLE AND FRIENDSA selection of the most celebrated and fascinatingpieces of 19th century repertoire with contemporarychoreography and artistic direction by Roberto Bollegives the public a sense of what classical dance hasbeen in the last 100 years and what it is now.September 17, 2013New York, New York City Center TheatrePINOCCHIOTheater, dance, and music intertwine in thisperformance based on Collodi’s masterpiece. Directedand performed by Massimiliano Finazzer Flory,Pinocchio crosses the United States in a journey that179

touches the most important American cities.October 14, 2013 - New York, Columbus DaycelebrationsOctober 17, 2013 - PittsburghOctober 2013 - OklahomaGIACOMO PUCCINI “LA TOSCA”Special Gala Ball Event: An Invitation to “Puccini’sPalazzo”October 26, 2013Atlanta, The Atlanta OperaTHE SLEEPING BEAUTYA puppet adaptation of Perrault’s fairy tale set tomusic by Tchaikovsky performed by the renownedCarlo Colla and Sons Marionette Company.October 30 - November 10, 2013 - New YorkNovember 13 - 17, 2013 -Boston, ParamountCenter MainstageHOMAGE TO ITALIAN MUSICAL OSCARSThe Orchestra Italiana del Cinema (40 musicians,director: Maestro Daniele Belardinelli) presents atribute to Italian cinema, performing music fromItalian films that have been awarded the industry’smost prestigious prize, the Oscar®.November 22, 2013Los Angeles, Ucla, Royce HallCONCERTS BY THE ORCHESTRA OF THETEATRO ALLA SCALA ACADEMYTo wrap up the end of the Year of Italian Culturein the United States, the Accademia del Teatro AllaScala Orchestra, conducted by Maestro DanieleRustioni, presents an exciting musical performancein the best Italian musical tradition, with a repertoireencompassing Rossini, Puccini and Verdi as well asgreat Italian and America symphonic works.December 2, 2013 – Chicago, Harris TheatreDecember 4, 2013 - Bethesda, Maryland,Strathmore Music Center180

CINEMA AND PHOTOGRAPHYUNESCO. ITALIAPhotographic exhibition on UNESCO WorldHeritage Sites in Italy.August 15 - September 7, 2013 - Joplin(MO), University of Southern MissouriSeptember 26 – November 24, 2013 - Reno (NV),Arte ItaliaDecember 5, 2013 - January 26, 2014 - SanFrancisco, The Italian American MuseumCLEVELAND ITALIAN FILM FESTIVALThe eighth edition of the Cleveland Italian FilmFestival 2013 once again brings award winningItalian films to Cleveland, in collaboration with theItalian Cultural Garden Foundation, at the Cedar LeeTheatre, Capitol Theatre and Atlas theatres.September 12 - October 3, 2013Cleveland, Cedar Lee TheatreNEW ITALIAN CINEMAA Controversial Identity: Cinema in ContemporaryItalySeptember 13 - 29, 2013 - Cambridge, HarvardFilm ArchiveDecember 4 – 7, 2013- PhiladelphiaMIAMI ITALIAN FILM FESTIVALThe Italian Film Festival in Miami, FloridaOctober 10-15, 2013Miami, Regal Cinema, South BeachCINEMA ITALIAN STYLEFilm festival organized by Luce Cinecittà thatintroduces Italy’s official selections for the 2014Academy Awards®.November 2013Los Angeles, Egyptian Theater/ Aero Theater/ ItalianCultural Institute181

ITALIAN LANGUAGE AND LITERATUREITALIAN WRITERS IN CALIFORNIA:GIANRICO CAROFIGLIOA meeting with the writer Gianrico Carofiglio whopresents the English version of his most recent novelThe silence of the Wave.September 24, 2013Los Angeles - Italian Cultural InstituteINVISIBLE CITIES. AN INVISIBLE OPERABASED ON THE NOVEL BY ITALO CALVINOA new production by Christopher Cerrone broadcastover wireless headphones in the spectacular setting ofLos Angeles’ Union Station.Late September – mid October, 2013Los Angeles, Union StationCONFERENCE ON BOCCACCIO ON THEOCCASION OF HIS 700TH ANNIVERSARYSeptember 2013 -Oklahoma, University of OklahomaOctober 4 – 6, 2013 - Washington DC, GeorgetownUniversityGAETANO SALVEMINI COLLOQUIUMThe second edition of the series of annual talks onthe History and Culture of Italy dedicated to GaetanoSalvemini will be held at the Center for EuropeanStudies at Harvard University.October 16, 2013Cambridge, Harvard University - Center forEuropean StudiesNEW AUDIENCES FOR ITALIAN LANGUAGEWorkshop for language teachers on the benefits ofIntercomprehension, especially when applied to theteaching of Italian to Spanish-speaking students.October 2013Los Angeles, Italian Cultural InstituteMACHIAVELLI, MACHIAVELLISM ANDEUROPEAN POLITICAL LANDSCAPEOn the 500th anniversary of The Prince by Machiavelli,the Italian Consulate General in Boston and Emmanuel182

College organize a series of seminars dedicated to theItalian politician, philosopher diplomat and thinkerand his influence as a Renaissance humanist in theEuropean political landscape of the past and of today.November 7, 2013Boston, Library Lecture Hall, Emmanuel CollegeCONFERENCE DEDICATED TO PRIMO LEVIPresentation of the English translation of PrimoLevi’s complete works published by W.W. Norton,in collaboration with the Primo Levi Center in NewYork.November 21, 2013New YorkBOCCACCIO AWARD AFTER LIFETo celebrate the seven hundredth anniversary ofGiovanni Boccaccio’s birth, the Decameron Webproject has launched a contest for the best adaptationof a tale from the Decameron into a form of colloquialcommunication.November 23, 2013Providence, Brown UniversityCONFERENCE DEDICATED TO ITALOCALVINOConference dedicated to Italo Calvino on the occasionof the 90th anniversary of his birth. The ItalianCultural Institute of New York, in collaboration withMondadori, organizes a panel on the relevance of thevalues of literature.November, 2013New York, Italian Cultural InstituteCONFERENCE ON GIACOMO LEOPARDIIn collaboration with Farrar, Straus and Giroux, thepublisher of Leopardi’s Zibaldone.November 2013New York, Italian Cultural InstituteINTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM (AT THECOLUMBIA UNIVERSITY) AND EXHIBITIONON NICCOLÒ MACHIAVELLI: “THE PRINCEAND HIS TIME ON THE 500TH ANNIVERSARY183

OF THE MASTERPIECE OF MODERNPOLITICAL SCIENCE”December 2013New YorkSYMPOSIUM SERIES ON MACHIAVELLI’S“THE PRINCE”On the occasion of the 500th anniversary ofMachiavelli’s The Prince (1513), a series of symposiadiscusses how the concept of the State has evolvedfrom Machiavelli’s seminal idea to the moderntheories of the “Welfare State”.December 2013New York, Italian Cultural InstituteITALIAN BRAND AND DESIGNBARRIQUE: A THIRD LIFE FOR WOODExhibit of objects designed by several of Italy’s topdesigners and manufactured by the Community ofSan Patrignano using wood crates.September 15 – October 13, 2013Atlanta, Museum of Design di Atlanta (MODA)THE ART OF BULGARI: LA DOLCE VITA &BEYOND, 1950 - 1990An exclusive exhibition of approximately 150 piecescreated by the renowned Italian jeweler over fourdecades. This exhibition showcases jewelry thatdefined a pivotal period in Italian design and includesmany pieces from the personal collection of ElizabethTaylor.September 21, 2013 - February 17, 2014San Francisco, DeYoung MuseumREBIRTH OF ROME. ECHOES AND ORIGINS:INTERWAR ITALIAN DESIGNFor its Fall 2013 exhibition season, on the occasionof the Year of Italian Culture in the U.S., TheWolfsonian–Florida International University presentsa program of independent though interrelatedexhibitions, entitled Rebirth of Rome, that examinethe aesthetics of dictatorship in interwar Italy.September 27, 2013 (opening). Echoes and184

Origins: Interwar Italian DesignNovember 22, 2013 (opening). The Birth of RomeNovember 22, 2013 (opening). Rendering War: TheMurals of A. G. Santagata.Miami Beach - The Wolfsonian–FIUITALIAN ENGINEERING ANDARCHITECTUREThe Chamber of Engineers of Rome together withthe Chamber of Architects of Rome promote anexhibition of select Italian architectural-engineeringprojects around the world.September – October 2013Washington DC, Los AngelesBOAT SHOWPrestigious event for luxury vessels and yachts, theFort Lauderdale Boat Show is the largest and mostimportant boat show in the U.S., and this year itcelebrates its 53rd edition.October 31– November 4, 2013Fort Lauderdale (FL)GRAN FONDO GIRO D’ITALIA SERIESThe Gran Fondo Giro d’Italia Series brings toAmerica the ultimate experience of a true “Italian”cycling phenomenon. Gran Fondos are long distance,mass-participation cycling events – not races – opento recreational and competitive amateur cyclists,which are extremely popular in Italy.November 10, 2013MiamiNEXT GENERATIONYOUNG LEADER CONFERENCEConference organized by the twin organizations,the Council for the United States and Italy and theConsiglio per le Relazioni fra Italia e Stati Uniti, thatbrings together a group of outstanding professionalsfrom all sectors of public and private life in Italy, theUS, and select third countries.October 17-19, 2013Austin185

ISSNAF YOUNG INVESTIGATOR AWARDAND PAOLA CAMPESE AWARDPrizes for under-40 Italian researchers in NorthAmerica in the fields of bio-medicine, neurosciences,technology, physics and astrophysics, environmentalsciences and leukemia. Winners receive the Medagliadi Rappresentanza of the President of the ItalianRepublic.October, 28-29 2013Washington DC, Embassy of ItalyISSNAF AWARD FOR THE HUMANITIESPrizes for unde- 40 Italian researchers in NorthAmerica in the fields of Social History, IntellectualHistory, and Art related to Italy-North Americarelation. Winners receive the Medaglia diRappresentanza of the President of the ItalianRepublic and a publication contract.November, 2013New York, Istituto Italiano di CulturaFor addtitional information please visit:http://www.italyinus2013.org186

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Congratulationsto theBoard of DirectorsIHCC-NY, Inc.AndIn Memoryof my dear andbelovedMotherComm. Elsie Cardiawho served and workedso devotedly for theItalian AmericanCommunityComplimentsofCav. Vivian Cardia

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ITALIAN HERITAGE & CULTURECOMMITTEE OF NEW YORK, INC.Italian Heritage & Culture Month BookmarkCut along dotted LIne2013: Year of Italian Culturein the United StatesYear of Italian Culture: 2013 - A year long journey…highlightingItaly’s contemporary contributions and its legacy ofculture, research, discovery and innovation...and Italy’s commemorativehistoric anniversaries. Italian culture is ubiquitous,enduring and ever evolving. So this journey could be any year,anywhere.Art/Architecture. The Year of Italian Culture was inauguratedwith Washington’s National Gallery of Art’s exhibit of Michelangelo’sDavid-Apollo from the unrivaled Italian Renaissance.More recent movements include Futurismo and MetaphysicalArt.From classical to contemporary design, Italian architecture hasbeen mirrored worldwide for private homes and public buildings.Music/Theatre. 2013 marks the bicentennial of Verdi’s birth;as the patriotic composer of Il Risorgimento, his Nabucco’s VaPensiero aria was hoped to be Italy’s national anthem. Presently,international festivals promote Italian classic, pop andjazz music. Commedia dell’Arte, improvised theatre, lives on inevery performance of Pulcinella; Goldoni brought written dialogueto Commedia. Sicilian marionettes tell epic tales; Pinocchiostill teaches universal truths.Science/Technology. Following the geniuses of Galileo,Meucci, Marconi and Fermi, the Italian born physicist Faggindesigned the first commercial microprocessor. Other Italiansare pioneers in digital communications and machinery design.Italy with the United States was the first to send a satellite intoorbit in 1964 and designed over 50% of the International SpaceLab.Italian medical inventions and discoveries include the first artificialheart implanted in a human; coronary stents, “KnockoutMice,” engineered for genetic research; and AIDS treatments.

Cinema/Photography. Cinecitta` has produced great classicfilms, international productions, Neorealism, and contemporarycinema.Italian photography has developed into a true visual art, providingimages and ideas that inspire fashion, travel and personalmemory and thought.Italian Language/Literature. Dante, the medieval poet, wroteLa Divina Commedia in Tuscan dialect, not Latin, establishingItalian as the literary language of Italy, which eventually becamethe official language of a unified Italy.Machiavelli is the Italian historian, politician and author of Il Principewhose quincentennial is celebrated in 2013. Il Principe presenteda new political philosophy: “The end justifies the means.”Boccaccio, Renaissance poet and humanist, penned Il Decamerone,the one-hundred narrated tales set in 1348. 2013 commemoratesthe seven-hundredth year of its writing. Chaucerand Shakespeare were influenced by Boccaccio’s work.Italian Brand/Design. “Made in Italy” guarantees style andquality worldwide. It includes fashion, furniture, household objects,other personal and industrial products and the graphicdesign, which presents and advertises the products, combiningform and function and seeming veritable works of art in and ofthemselves.Ferrari, Maserati and Lamborghini, well known for sleek luxuryautomobile design, performance and speed, also were destinedto produce teams or engines to propel Formula Uno cars withphenomenal speeds around the race track. Happy Fiftieth Anniversary,Lamborghini!Tastes/Flavors of Italy. Who does not enjoy the delights of discoveryin moving through a mixed antipasto with mozzarella dibufala, exactly paper thin prosciutto; the sensation of perfectlycooked al dente pasta with a sugo that perfectly matches thepasta’s shape to which it clings; or a perfect espresso with schiuma.This tradition continues in every trattoria and ristorantethat bears an Italian name or menu.Italian Territories. Who has not dreamed of an Italian vacation…towitness the layers of civilization in Rome, Florence,Venice, Naples; southern crossroads of Greek, Spanish, Arabic,and Norman cultures; ancient dialects and rustic cuisines;and Italy’s mountains, hill towns, canals, lakes, islands andbeaches.Next Generation. Italy’s next generation with its humanist, scientificand technological approach will continue to inspire research,creativity, discovery and innovation, further contributingto Italy’s legacy of enriching world civilization.Italian Heritage & Culture Committeeof New York, Inc.For more than thirty-seven years the IHCC has organizedevents, concerts, exhibits and lectures, celebrating Italian culture.Each year a theme representative of the history and cultureof Italy and Italian Americans is highlighted.The IHCC promotes Italian culture by focusing on schools andtaking a leadership role in promoting Italy and its cultural contributions.Italian Heritage & Culture Month BookmarkCut along dotted LIne© 2013 Italian Heritage and Culture Committee of New York, Inc.All Rights Reservedwww.italyculturemonth.org