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  • Life & People

    Baroness Mariuccia Zerilli Marimò. An Italian Landmark in New York

    Marina Melchionda(October 29, 2009)
    On November 4 2009 the Italian Baroness Mariuccia Zerilli Marimò will be awarded The New York Landmarks Conservancy 2009 “Living Landmarks” Award. The founder of Casa Italiana Zerilli Marimò, hosted in a US National Historic Landmark building in Greenwich Village, she has deeply boosted the debate on Italian culture in New York City and is the first non-American to be granted this recognition.
  • Cliff Korman
    Art & Culture

    "New Voices on Primo Levi". The Symposium Opens in New York

    (October 26, 2009)
    On October 25 the International Symposium "New Voices on Primo Levi" started at the Center for Jewish History. The first day included a concert for piano and soprano composed by Tzvi Avni. Two days of discussion will follow, the 26th at Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò, NYU, and the 27th at CUNY Graduate Center.
  • Events: Reports

    Minister of Agriculture Luca Zaia in NYC. Promoting Italian DOC, IGP, and DOP Products in the US Market

    Marina Catucci(October 24, 2009)
    On October 22 the Italian Minister of Agriculture Luca Zaia held a meeting at Del Posto Restaurant in Manhattan to present Italian DOC, IGP, and DOP products. "Italian pasta will be our ambassador and it will allow us to introduce other products such as Parmigiano Reggiano, Grana Padano, mozzarella, San Marzano tomatoes....”, he told i-Italy. With him, President of Buonitalia Walter Brunello, Director of the Italian Trade Commission in North America Aniello Musella, and Director of VeronaFiere Giovanni Mantovani
  • "Bitter Spring" - Stan Pugliese talks about Ignazio Silone
    Art & Culture

    "Bitter Spring": Understanding Ignazio Silone

    Simona Zecchi(October 19, 2009)
    An interview with Stanislao G. Pugliese, Professor of History at Hofstra College and author of “Bitter Spring: A life of Ignazio Silone.” The controversial Italian writer—loved and hated in his country by anti-communists and anti-fascists alike—is studied in this book from historical, literary, and human perspectives.
  • Art & Culture

    Sicily Rocks 'Bruccolino'

    George De Stefano(October 15, 2009)
    Roy Paci & his Band Aretuska and the Sun in concert. The fight for legality and the struggle against the Mafia with ANFE. The opportunity to catch Paci and Aretuska perform was not one I could miss. I’ve been a fan of Paci for several years...
  • Events: Reports

    Columbus Day Parade 2009. Celebrating the (Italian) Discovery of America on 5th Avenue

    Simona Zecchi(October 12, 2009)
    New York, October 12. I-italy attended the Columbus Day Parade on 5th Avenue together with the delegation of the Associazione Nazionale Famiglie Emigranti - National Association of Emigrant Families (ANFE) - led by its National President Learco Saporito and Mr. Gaetano Calà, Director of the Migration Policy Office of ANFE's Sicilian branch. Thousands of people of all nationalities, generations and cultures stopped by to celebrate the 517th anniversary of the discovery of America by the Italian explorer Christopher Columbus.
  • Events: Reports

    MUSIC BETWEEN TRADITION AND (POST)MODERNITY. New Mediterranean Proposals: Campania, Puglia & Sicily

    (October 07, 2009)
    Tuesday, October 13 2009, 6:00 pm. Casa Italiana Zerilli Marimò (NYU) will host an informal conversation with Roy Paci & Aretusca, Mauro Pagani, Marco Cappelli and the “Sun”. Between a performance and another, they will talk about their musical roots and their personal experiences as artists focused on reinterpreting Italian musical tradition in a contemporary key

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