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  • Meet Robert LaPenta, Grand Marshal of the Columbus Day Parade, 2016
    Facts & Stories

    Meet Robert LaPenta, Grand Marshal of the Columbus Day Parade, 2016

    A. L.(October 06, 2016)
    The Columbus Citizens Foundation announced that it has named foundation member Robert V. LaPenta as the Grand Marshal of the 72nd Columbus Day Parade, which will take place on Fifth Avenue on Monday, October 10, 2016. Mr. LaPenta is a driven and successful executive and philanthropist, renowned for his leadership experience in the aerospace, defense and electronics industries.
  • Events

    Soon in New York: ‘My Leonardo.’ A Unique Project

    Massimiliano Finazzer Flory(October 06, 2016)
    Renowned Italian director and actor Massimiliano Finazzer Flory will feature Leonardo Da Vinci on October 12th and 13th at 202 Coffey Street in Red Hook. The artist will bring the prototype of Leonardo da Vinci’s bicycle with him. This fascinating object will be shown at the Columbus Day Parade, and it will also be included in Finazzer’s shows. This is a unique opportunity to touch a piece of history hailing from the greatest artist of the Italian Renaissance.
  • Facts & Stories

    Italian-American Writers and the Future

    Alex Catti(September 19, 2016)
    What does the future hold for Italian-American writers? This is what seven Italian-American writers came to the John D. Calandra Institute on September 15th to discuss. A round table forum was held; writers Anthony Julian Tamburri, Fred Gardaphe, Robert Viscusi, Louisa Ermelino, Maria Lisella, Mark Ciabattari and Mark Rotella had the opportunity to discuss their books, sources of inspiration, experiences as Italian Americans, and what they feel the future will bring for the Italian-American community.
  • The audience at casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò Pic by Claudio Napoli
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    #foodfortalk: Preserving Italy by Domenica Marchetti

    Joelle Grosso(September 19, 2016)
    From sweet and sour roasted peppers with capers to peaches in grappa-spiked syrup, you can find everything that has to do with canning, curing, infusing, and bottling Italian flavors in Domenica Marchetti’s new book, Preserving Italy. The author was in conversation with food enthusiast, Jacqueline Greaves Monda, at Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò last Thursday, September 15th.
  • Op-Eds

    Presidential Elections, The View from the Italian-American Community. John J. LaValle on Trump: “Why He Is Best for the American People”

    La Valle John J.(September 16, 2016)
    John J. LaValle, Chairman of the Suffolk County Republican Committee: “Actually, Mr. Trump is not divisive. He stands against political correctness when doing so hurts national security and our economy. In fact, under Barack Obama’s failed leadership, the United States is more divided economically and racially. Donald Trump, as President, has the fortitude to fix that.”
  • Mauro Pagani - The big man (Official Video)
    Art & Culture

    The Big Man - Conversation with Mauro Pagani

    Tiziana Rinaldi Castro(September 15, 2016)
    Many of the words in the song "The Big Man" by Mauro Pagani are verbatim quotations from speeches by an inconvenient and disturbing political American character, with whom many of us find it hard to relate on the eve of the presidential elections.

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