On display for the first time together: nearly all sixty drawings by the great Florentine artist Agnolo Bronzino (1503-1572). The exhibit is open to the public and will be on display from January 20th until April 18th, 2010.

Metropolitan Hours: Monday: Closed (Except Holiday Mondays*) Tuesday�Thursday: 9:30 a.m.�5:30 p.m.** Friday and Saturday: 9:30 a.m.�9:00 p.m.** Sunday: 9:30 a.m.�5:30 p.m.** (Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's Day)

In the course of his work at staff artist for Ring magazine and the official artist for ESPN's "Sport Century Series," Perillo painted portraits of the greatest athletes of all time, including Rocky Marciano an Joe DiMaggio.

Admission $5; members free.

Exhibit will be open Jan. 9-Feb 7, 2010. Tues - Fri: 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. Sat & Sun: 1 p.m. - 5 p.m.

Robert Zweig reads from Return to Naples: My Italian Bar Mitzvah and Other Discoveries (Barricade Books, 2008)

As a boy in the 1960s, Robert Zweig, an American Jew of Italian and German descent, had the exceptional opportunity to spend his summer vacations in Naples�the birthplace of his mother, the home of his extended family, and the impoverished city that American tourists avoided altogether. The interconnected stories in Return to Naples recount many humorous episodes from those summers. Zweig also describes the family mysteries he uncovered with each visit and how this knowledge led to a deeper understanding of his parents and the place where they met.

Free an open to the public.

Presented by Angela Dalle Vacche, Georgia Institute of Technology.

The Italian �diva film�" of the silent era provided a forum for denouncing social evils and exploring new models of behavior among the sexes. These melodramas of seduction, betrayal, abandonment, and public reputation communicated both the spiritual and the demonic. Oscillating between a vibrant life-force of modernity and a suffering figure of the Catholic mater dolorosa, the diva presented a vision of�if not always a realistic hope for�self-discovery and emancipation. In her presentation, Angela Dalle Vacche will discuss actresses such as Francesca Bertini, Lyda Borelli, and Pina Menichelli to show how the diva film contributed to the modernist development of the �new woman.�"

Free and open to the public.

Part of the Calandra Institute's Writers Read Series: Mike Cavallaro�'s comic is based on a family story that takes place during the Feast of the Epiphany in 1923 Calabria. Tensions are high between fascist party members and socialist organizers. An argument escalates into a gunfight, and a fascist shoots Vincenzo, who supports the socialist cause. When his brother Paolo retaliates and goes into hiding, the family faces unforeseen hardship. Parade (With Fireworks) takes place during a critical period in Italy�'s history, but its emphasis is the human element of the story� questions of family, country, loyalty, and betrayal set against a volatile political climate. The book was nominated for a 2008 Will Eisner Comic Industry Award for Best Limited Series and for the Young Adult Library Services Association 2010 �Great Graphic Novels for Teens�" list. 

 �Whether he�'s portraying sunlit festivals and bloody gunfights or dank prison cells and tense courtrooms, Cavallaro�'s mastery of light and shadow is as impressive as his versatility as a visual storyteller.�"

                                    �Ian Chant, PopMatters.com Free and Open to the Public.

Merica (2007), 65 min.

Federico Ferrone, Michele Manzolini, and Francesco Ragazzi, dirs.

Merica investigates the complexities of migration and the migrant�'s desire for national belonging using the parallel stories of Italian immigration to Brazil in the 1800s and the current Italian-Brazilian migration to Italy. These �return migrants,�" who have a strong attraction to Italy, face considerable challenges in a country still plagued by the difficulty of integrating outsiders. The film investigates why return migrants, while officially recognized as Italians, are not viewed as such by Italian-born citizens in everyday life. Ultimately, the film poses the question: if nationality does not create a sense of belonging, what does?

Post-screening discussion led by Guido Tintori, Fulbright-Schuman Scholar, New York University.

Free and Open to the Public.

This is a multi-screen projection installation by Jack Sal in memory of the deportees under the Fascist and Nazi rule.

Exhibition will ve on view until Feb. 26, 2010.

Please RSVP via phone.

Artisanal celebrates the unique combinations of Italy's best vintners and cheesemakers. Join our Dean of Curriculum, Max McCalman, as he leads a discovery into Italy's wealth of luxurious cheeses. From the abundant meadows of the Piedmont to the sparser plains south of the Tyrrhenian Mountains, each cheese is as distinctive as its home geographic region. Deliciously paired wines enhance this exquisite sampling of the very finest pecorini, caprini, and formaggi a latte di mucca.

The event is $75.00 per person. We always like to start each class with a half hour welcome reception of fondue, cheeses from our Caves and sparkling wine.

for a special presentation and screening of the new Italian film

MID-AUGUST LUNCH (Pranzo di Ferragosto) by director Gianni Di Gregorio Followed by a Q&A and cocktail reception

Meet the director Gianni Di Gregorio who will introduce his film.

Synopsis: Romano, Di Gregorio, stars in his directorial debut drawing upon events from his own life to craft an utterly charming tale of good food, feisty ladies and unlikely friendships during a very Roman holiday.

RSVP via telephone. Event is free and open to the public.

The Board of Directors of the Italian Heritage and Culture Committee, NY-Inc. cordially invite you to a reception and tribute honoring Cav. Prof. Mario Fratti, International author and playwright of "Nine", and on the occasion of the Pre-Oscar celebrations, and in recognition of Louis Tallarini - 2008 DaVinci Award recipient, and Astronaut Michael Massimino - 2009 DaVinci Award recipient.

Donation $100 per person. RSVP by February 28. Business attire please. Event coordinators: Josephine Belli, Esq., Maria C. Marinello, Esq., and Joan Migliori.

Please contact Joan Migliori in order to RSVP.

The documentary "La Faccia della Terra" will be shown and be followed by Capossela's short performance. "Calling himself an "enchanter," Mr. Capossela, one of the cleverest and most eccentric musicians in Italy, spins enigmatic fantasies of both skid row Americana and mythological Italy in a grittily elegant cabaret-jazz style that recalls Tom Waits and Paolo Conte". (The New York Times) "Like a mystical cross between Tom Waits and John  Cleese, Capossela limns a wry, topsy-turvy musical universe...he is known for  captivating theatrical performances".  (The New Yorker) "Italy's most intriguing musical traveller".  (Mojo) Italy's award-winning avant singer-songwriter Vinicio Capossela brings his renown musical side show to North America for a coast to coast string of concert offerings in March 2010.

R.V.S.P. 212 879 4242 ext. 370

The Live Concert will be on Saturday, March 6, 2010 at (Le) Poisson Rouge, New York, NY 158 Bleecker St (@Thompson St) Time: 7:30 pm (Doors open @ 7:00 PM) Tickets: 25 $

Box Office:http://lepoissonrouge.com/events/view/786 <http://lepoissonrouge.com/events/view/786> or 866 55 TICKETS or (212) 505-3474

Casa Italiana Zerill-Marimò regrets to inform you that the symposium on Verdi's Attila scheduled for this evening WILL NOT BE TAKING PLACE due to the harsh weather conditions

"The Italian pianist Andrea Padova made his name as the winner of the J.S.Bach International Piano Competition in 1995 and with a highly regarded recording of Bach-Busoni transcriptions" (NEW YORK TIMES). His return recital in San Francisco includes a Bach masterpiece, Ouverture in the French Style, Schumann rarely played and highly poetic Intermezzi op. 4, and the first book of Preludes & Interludes, an interesting cycle alternating Bach and Padova short pieces. He will, also, present his CD "Notes posted on the refrigerator".

R.V.S.P. 212 879 4242 ext. 371

Guest Speaker: Prof. Francesco De Angelis. This is part of the �Italy at Columbia�" lecture series by Columbia University professors. 

Sponsored by the Italian Academy for Advanced Studies in America, Columbia University.

Free and open to the public.

Learn Italy, New York�'s newest school for learning Italian and its related culture is made in Italy, and now arrives in New York City. With over 30 years of experience teaching Italian through its study abroad programs. For more information or to register for courses, Learn Italy invites you to attend its Inauguration.

Representatives from the overseas Institute will be on hand to answer questions, provide information and literature, and present two complimentary one hour interactive lessons at 4:30 pm and again at 6:00 pm.

Italian specialties will be served. Free and open to the public.

Sponsored by Learn Italy.

Sgt. John Basilone, Italian American World War II Hero (Guadalcanal) and U.S. Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient, by Frank Cannata, Armed Services Liaison for UNICO National.

Hosted by D�'Amato Chair Professor, Peter Carravetta.

Sponsored by Center for Italian Studies at Stony Brook University.

Admission: Free and open to the public.

Please RSVP if you and your family would like to attend.

Donations to the Catholic Campus Ministry will be greatly appreciated.

Sponsored by the Catholic Campus Ministry with the cooperation of Stony Brook University�'s Center for Italian Studies and CIAO, the Students�' Italian Club.

Open to the public.

Power point presentation by Dr. Marilyn Verna and Mario Toglia from Our Lady of Loreto Church in Brooklyn.

Please call for further information.

Directed by Roberto Rossellini.

Featuring Ingrid Bergman, Mario Vitale and Renzo Casana.

This film is in English.

Sponsored by the Italian Club of Westchester Community College.

This is a free event, open to the public.

Vinicio Capossela brings his renown musical side show to North America for a coast to coast string of concert offerings in March 2010, performing on Friday March 5 at Le Poisson Rouge in New York City. Tickets: $25

Multiple Tenco Prize (Italy�'s equivalent to the UK�'s Mercury Prize) winner Vinicio Capossela is at the forefront of a new generation of singer-songwriters re-inventing Italian song. The work of this musical auteur pays homage to the influences of both Paolo Conte and Tom Waits. But Capossela�'s own magic lies in his ability to break the boundaries of a song and to evoke, though the use of images, entire worlds inhabited by demons, shadows, lost souls and losers. Lyrics play a crucial role while the music � free from any genre restraints � is at the complete disposal of the musical world Capossela conjures up.

In his early pieces, Capossela�'s music was informed by the American underground culture and road myth embodied by Jack Kerouac and Charles Bukowski and by the �Italo-American�" identity of the work of Martin Scorsese. His songwriting continues to explore the many facets of the Italian cultural diaspora from the Argentine tango of Astor Piazzolla to the American swing of Louis Prima. A dramatic and bewitching �'circus artist�', Capossela is known for his theatrical live performances.

Capossela has collaborated with artists as diverse as Macedonia�'s Kocani Orkestar, American jazz crooner Jimmy Scott and New York City guitarist Marc Ribot. He is also an award-winning novelist in Italy whose work �Non si muore tutte le mattine�" (You Don�'t Die Every Morning) has been adapted for radio broadcast and for the stage.

Madama Butterfly will appeat at the New York City Opera.

Mark Lamos�'s Emmy Award-winning direction captures the romance and pathos

of this heart-wrenching tale. The radiant Shu-Ying Li reprises her role as the trusting

geisha, whose love for her American naval officer ends tragically when Eastern and

Western cultures collide.

Tickets start at $12 David H. Koch Theater Box Office (63rd & Columbus)

�City Opera�'s Madama Butterfly soars. One of the most emotionally involving stagings ever.�" �Daily News

Italian singer/songwriter Vinicio Capossela will play a second concert at Greenwich Village's Le Poisson Rouge before heading to Canada and other American cities for his 2010 Northamerican tour.

Tickets: $25

Doors open at 7pm, show starts at 7:30pm.

"Calling himself an 'enchanter', Mr. Capossela, one of the cleverest and most eccentric musicians in Italy, spins enigmatic fantasies of both skid row Americana and mythological Italy in a grittily elegant cabaret-jazz style that recalls Tom Waits and Paolo Conte." - The New York Times

ISSNAF SEMINARS. A series of talks open to the public, organized by the New York Chapter.

The Italian Scientists and Scholars in North America Foundation cordially invites you to: From Cancer Genetics to Cancer Genomics: A Systems Biology Approach to Cancer Research

This is a conference promoted by the Consulate General of Italy in New York as part of The New York Colloquia of Italian Scientific Culture

Program:

Cancer Systems Biology: Building the Assembly Manual of the Cancer Cell Andrea Califano, PhD Columbia University, New York Professor of Systems Biology and Biomedical Informatics Director, Columbia Initiative in Systems Biology Director, J. Sulzberger Columbia Genome Center Associate Director, Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center The Master Regulators of Stem Cells and Cancer in the Brain Antonio Iavarone, MD Columbia University, New York Associate Professor of Pathology and Neurology

Oncogenic Pathways and Targeted Therapy in T-ALL Adolfo Ferrando, MD, PhD Columbia University, New York Assistant Professor of Pathology and Pediatrics

This event is open to the general public; refreshments will follow. Please R.S.V.P. (acceptances only) by February 20 at info@newyork.issnaf.org Kindly indicate the name of your guest, ID required

Book presentation with the author Vincenzo R. Manca and

Antonio Rutigliano (NYU Gallatin)

Co-presented with The United Pugliese Federation of the Met. Area

In Italian with English translation.

Free and open to the public.

The young Italian artist Andrea Mastrovito is known for creating large-scale installations primarily using cut paper. Mastrovito uses the most basic of two-dimensional materials to create three-dimension installations. His monumental works are like interactive collages. He has exhibited his work across Italy and throughout Europe and U.S, including his most recent site specific installation at the Museum of Art & Design of New York (fall 2009 � Slash:Paper under the Knife) and solo exhibitions at Foley Gallery of New York. Opening on March 3, 2010, 6pm   RSVP: 212 879 4242 ext. 372  

Greater New York Region of the National Organization of Italian American Women in collaboration with the John D. Calandra Italian American Institute introduces NOIAW's new film night series:

Evenings at the Movies with Italian American Women Filmmakers

Join NOIAW and Director Nancy Savoca for a screening of Savoca's award-winning film, True Love, about a Bronx couple dealing with the life-changing decision of marriage, and starring Annabella Sciorra, Ron Eldard, Vincent Pastore, Aida Turturro.

Reception and pizza: 6pm Film screening: 6:30pm

Free and open to the public. Screening followed by a Q & A with the director, Nancy Savoca.

The U.S. premiere screening of the documentary film La Faccia della Terra (The Face of the Land) 2009 52', Italian with English subtitles, directed by Gianfranco Firriolo with music by Vinicio Capossela.

A short piano performance by Vinicio Capossela and reception will follow the film.

Please RSVP via telephone.

General admission: $5

The Doctoral Specialization in Italian and the Ph. D Program in Comparative Literature

Cordially invite you to a lecture by 

Professor Fabio Finotti

University of Pennsylvania

On Ungaretti�'s Orphic Philology (In Italian)

Ungaretti�'s poetry centers on the �Sentiment of Time,�" not only because of its content but its textual fluidity. Ungaretti plunges his books into the �stream of becoming�" through the reconfiguration of their structures and their variants. What poetics and idea of literature inspire this textual practice? What are its connections to both traditions and modernity? What response does it promote in its editors and readers?

FREE and open to the public. Will be held in room 4116. Please bring photo identification.

Fabio Finotti is Mariano DiVito Professor of Italian Studies and Director of the Center for Italian at the University of Pennsylvania. Among his numerous publications are Sistema letterario e diffusion del decadentismo (1988) and Retorica della diffrazione. Bembo, Aretino Giulio Romano e Tasso: letteraturea e scena cortigiana (2004), as well as editions of works by Fogazzaro, D�'Annunzio, and Carducci. Prof. Finotti is currently president of Associazione Internazionale per gli Studi di Lingua e Letteratura Italiana.

Riccardo Viale, Riccardo Muti, and Giovanna Colombo (President of the Comitato Renata Tebaldi) will introduce the figure of Renata Tebaldi. The press conference will be followed by a video presentation of the permanent exhibition "Renata Tebaldi profonda ed infinita" related to her life. This exhibition will be held at the Italian Cultural Institute from September 15th 2010 to October 15th 2010.

Please RSVP via telephone.

"I know that my voice has entered into the hearts of many people and has caused beautiful reactions. Some, hearing me sing, have become more religious; some who were ill felt joy; friends, while in hospital, played my tapes whenever they felt ill; they all said that my voice gave them the strength needed to stand the pain. Therefore, how can I not be thankful for this great gift?"

- Renata Tebaldi (1922-2004)

A key highlight of the evening will be an Italian Fashion Show, with clothes, jewelry and accessories of the spring-summer sportswear collection of StarChic by Simona Ventura. The choreographed presentation is to take place on the stage of the Broadway Ballroom and to be covered by various TV stations.

The GALA ITALIA is presenting also the promotional campaign for Italian fashion in the United States of the Italian Trade Commission.

Elena Bonelli, the well-known Italian singer, who recently performed at Carnegie Hall, and who has been directing a film shot in part in New York, will enhance the Gala with a program of popular Italian songs.

     Special Italian travel prizes offered by the New York office of the Italian Government Tourist Board are to be drawn among the attendees of the GALA ITALIA.

As always, the highlight of GALA ITALIA is the grand Wine & Food Tasting from 3:00 to 8:00 p.m. in the Ballroom of the Marriott Marquis Hotel. Many leading Italian wine producers are personally presenting here again their best quality wines. Among them are those who have been instrumental for the success of Italian wines on the important American market and with their repeated participation have made an outstanding contribution to the knowledge of Italian wines in this country. The following wine makers have already confirmed their participation: Astoria, Bava, Bertani, J. Biondi Santi, Bottega Vinaia, Cantina di Montalcino, Castello di Gabbiano, Castello di Querceto, Cavit, Michele Chiarlo, Concadoro, Concilio, De Nardin, Fazi Battaglia, Feudi di San Gregorio, Fonterutoli, Gigi Rosso, Gran Sasso, Imperiale, Lunetta, Marchesi di Barolo, Carlo Pellegrino, Planeta, Rocca delle Macie, Ruffino, Sansone, Sella & Mosca, Tenuta di Arceno, Tiburzi G., Todini, and Travaglini to mention a few of them.

Again, as in the past, prestigious Italian restaurants will offer their favorite dishes. Among them are names such as: Serafina, the restaurant of the international Jet Set, the very new and elegant SD26 of Tony May, the famous Osteria del Circo of Sirio Maccioni and Aleo, Bettola, DeGrezia, Falai, Gusto, Il Punto, Il Riccio, Ornella, Salumeria Rosi, Sora Lella and Testaccio, set up in an area adjoining the Ballroom, named appropriately �Via Veneto�" for the occasion. Also, a large number of Italian producers and U.S. importers of Italian specialty foods - Ferrero chocolates, Smeraldina as water sponsor and many others - will demonstrate the importance of pairing genuine Italian foods and wines.

Moreover exclusive books on wines and food are going to be presented thanks to the participation of the Little Bookroom Company.

  During the Wine and Food Tasting, the wine producers will receive the traditional �Gold Medal�" awarded by an American Jury to the best wine of each participating winery. The medal, especially made for the GALA ITALIA event, will be presented to the producers by an Italian personality together with a certificate of merit attesting their inclusion in the �Special Selection of Top Italian Companies�" in the wine world. This contest will increase the visibility of the participating companies in GALA ITALIA and further highlight the best Italian wines.

A special color catalog is being produced for GALA ITALIA giving prominence to all the participating wineries with detailed information for the show, such as the producer's name, station number and importer's name (including address, telephone and fax numbers). Over 4000 copies of the catalog are to be distributed to all attendees and after the show to importers of Italian wines and foods.

Over 3,000 trade representatives, restaurateurs and journalists in the sector of wine, specialty foods, fashion, design and art from the US Atlantic coast are expected to attend the 2010 edition of GALA ITALIA.

For the first time the GALA ITALIA in its 25th edition offers on-line registration to all guests allowing a better selection and control of the attendees. 

The GALA ITALIA will be followed by the �Italian Wine Gala�" in Los Angeles, on March 1, to expand the promotional action on behalf of the �Made in Italy�" on the great markets of California and the West coast of the U.S. 

  The GALA ITALIA is jointly organized by the Italian Wine & Food Institute and the Italian Trade Commission, under the high patronage of the Italian Ambassador in Washington, with the sponsorship of the Milan Chamber of Commerce and the cooperation of the Italian Cultural Institute and the New York Italian Government Tourist Board.

The Coccia Institute presents a meeting of the New Jersey Italian and Italian American Heritage Commission.

The meeting will take place at Montclair University, in Dickson Hall - Student Lounge.

Free and open to the public.

Please RSVP with Nicole Padula.

Dr. Nancy C. Carnevale, Associate Professor of History at MSU, will present her new book, A New Language, A New World. Italian Immigrants in the United States from 1890-1945 and follow-up with a question and answer session.

This event will directly follow the public meeting of New Jersey Italian and Italian American Heritage Commission.

Free and open to the public.

"An examination of Italian immigrants and their children in the early twentieth century, A New Language, A New World is the first full-length historical case study of one immigrant group's experience with language in America. Incorporating the interdisciplinary literature on language within a historical framework, Nancy C. Carnevale illustrates the complexity of the topic of language in American immigrant life. By looking at language from the perspectives of both immigrants and the dominant culture as well as their interaction, this book reveals the role of language in the formation of ethnic identity and the often coercive context within which immigrants must negotiate this process." -University of Illinois Press

Madama Butterfly will appeat at the New York City Opera.

Mark Lamos�'s Emmy Award-winning production captures the romance and pathos

of this heart-wrenching tale. The radiant Shu-Ying Li reprises her role as the trusting

geisha, whose love for her American naval officer ends tragically when Eastern and

Western cultures collide.

Tickets start at $12 David H. Koch Theater Box Office (63rd & Columbus)

�City Opera�'s Madama Butterfly soars. One of the most emotionally involving stagings ever.�" �Daily News

SACCO AND VANZETTI is an award-winning documentary on the case of two Italian-born anarchists, accused of a murder in 1920, and executed in Boston in 1927 after a notoriously prejudiced trial.  The first major documentary film about this landmark story.  PETER MILLER directed and produced SACCO AND VANZETTI (released nationally in theaters in 2007); A CLASS APART, which aired on the PBS series AMERICAN EXPERIENCE; and THE INTERNATIONALE, shown on PBS and screened at over thirty film festivals. He has been a producer on numerous documentaries by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick, including  PBS series THE WAR and JAZZ, as well as the Peabody Award-winning FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT. Peter has also been a producer on THE UPRISING OF '34, PASSIN' IT ON, and the Academy Award-winning AMERICAN DREAM. He is currently directing and producing a new documentary, JEWS AND BASEBALL: AN AMERICAN LOVE STORY.

Part of the Revolution Books series, "2-4 Friday Films" - films that matter every 2nd and 4th Fridays.

Open to the public.

The topic of Professor Davis�' talk (and forthcoming book) is the   curious but true story of a group of Italian peasant families from a   remote town in Southern Italy who in the early 1930s decided to become   Jews. Despite all sorts of obstacles, their great ambition was   realized after the war when the rabbinical authorities in Rome ruled   to formalize the conversion of the whole community, probably the only   example of collective conversion to Judaism in Europe in modern times.   In 1949 the converts emigrated to Israel.

John Davis (D.Phil., Oxford) is the Emiliana Pasca Noether Professor   of Modern Italian History at the University of Connecticut and the   editor-in-chief of The Journal of Modern Italian Studies. He is also   the general editor of Oxford History of Italy (6 volumes). His last   book, Naples and Napoleon: Southern Italy and the European Revolutions   1780-1860 (Oxford U Press 2006) is just out in paperback. The Jews of   San Nicandro is forthcoming with Yale U Press.

This is a brown-bag lunch talk; please bring your own lunch.

Free and open to the public.

This is the first in a series of six special educational lectures sponsored jointly by Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò and the Gruppo Ristoratori Italiani (GRI). Renowned writer/editor and wine consultant Stefano Milioni will take us through a slideshow journey through Italian regions and their vineyard designs, wine bottle shapes, label designs and ultimately wine glass designs themselves. You will learn how these designs enhance the very product we all enjoy so much.

This lecture will be in English; free and open to the public.

Followed by a reception hosted by SD26 Restaurant and Banfi Vinters. Members only wine reception at 6pm.

In conversation with Fred Plotkin and Marco Armiliato.

At the Metropolitan Opera, conductor Marco Armiliato has just finished conducting performances of Donizetti's Fille du Regiment, and will be conducting Puccini's La Boheme, as well as the final performances of Verdi's Attila. Click on Read More for complete bio by IMG Artists.

Fred Plotkin is the host of "Adventures in Italian Opera," a popular series now in its third season, presented by the Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò. He has worked at more than 40 opera houses, including the Metropolitan Opera and La Scala. He is the author of Opera 101: A Complete Guide to Learning and Loving Opera [Hyperion, 1993], the standard text in America for opera education. 

Free and open to the public.

Screening of  L�'uomo giusto (The right guy) directed by the young filmmaker Toni Trupia with English subtitles. Premiere feature in the United States. Produced by Michele Placido in collaboration with RAI Cinema. Synopsis: A love story about an elderly man whose routine is shaken by unpredictable events that mix choices and destiny. The film director Toni Trupia, the film distributor Carol Bidault de L'Isle and the manager for film production and distribution Angelisa Castronovo will attend.

Free and open to the public.

On the occasion of Armory Arts Week 2010

This is the opening of Velocita' d'automobile + fiori / Car Speed + Flowers

site specific installations by Andrea Mastrovito.

The young Italian artist Andrea Mastrovito is known for creating large-scale installations primarily using cut paper. Mastrovito uses the most basic of two-dimensional materials to create three-dimension installations. His monumental works are like interactive collages. He has exhibited his work across Italy and throughout Europe and U.S, including his most recent site specific installation at the Museum of Art & Design of New York (fall 2009 � Slash:Paper under the Knife) and solo exhibitions at Foley Gallery of New York.

Exhibition on view through March 26, 2010

Free and open to the public.

The Department of Romance Languages and the Italian Club of Hunter College present a lecture:

Silone's Works: Revisited and Revised

lecture given by Professor Maria Nicolai Paynter

FREE and open to the public.

Snacks and refreshments will be provided.

Held in the West Building, room 1344.

Celebrating Spring and re-birth at this special women's concert: the premiere of the larger ensemble of DAUGHTERS OF CYBLE.

Celebrate Women's History Month with Internationlaly renowned Singer Percussionist and Cathedral Artist in Residence, Alessandra Belloni and her new Women Ensemble, Daughters of Cybele, Women Drummers for World Peace.

Countries around the world, including Southern Italy, Brazil, Africa and the Middle East have musical traditions based on the power of women.  Belloni and Company will emulate one of the most ancient ways of praying and healing, including sacred chanting to the Black Madonna sung by female voices in harmony, accompanied by various percussion instruments (frama drums, tambourines, shakers, djembes, ballaphones, dumbecks, riqqs, mazhars, and marimbas.)  Dancers will spin and stomp their feet in celebration of life and peace with the healing trance dance of the Tarantella.

With "Daughters of Cybele," Alessandra Belloni carries on the tradition of Roman priestesses who played the tamboruine in worship od Dionysus, god of ectasy and wine, and the Earth goddess Cybele.

This concert will also feature actress Cynthia Enfield and violinist Susan Aquila.

Tickets: $20.

Special concert and CD release party of the sound track of the World Music Opera

TARANTELLA- SPIDER DANCE featuring the techno tarantella trance dance beat!

Bring your dance shoes!

For ticket ($10) and info please visit the DROM website.

Department of Italian Studies

Invite you to a conversation and panel discussion

Inside and Outside Italy: Italian Reformation and Exile in 16th century Europe   With

Giorgio Caravale (Università  degli Studi di Roma Tre, Columbia University) Diego Pirillo (Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa) David Parson (Brown University)

Response by Jessica Goethals (NYU) Moderated by Jane Tylus (NYU) ----- Giorgio Caravale is the author of Sulle tracce dell'eresia: Ambrogio Catarino Politi, and L'orazione proibita: Censura ecclesiastica e letteratura devozionale nella prima età  moderna. Diego Pirillo is co-editor of Favole, metafore, storie: Seminario su Giordano Bruni.

Free and open to the public.

A festive appreciation of women through art, food and wine. Enjoy Sicily Wine tasting and a four course menu featuring Sicilian pastries,  poetry and music in a cozy Mediterranean atmosphere, as you pay tribute to the memory of all women of the �Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire�" NYC 1911. Presented by Vanvakys Art International and Palma Restaurant.

Sponsored by Sicily Wine, Palma Restaurant, Villabate Alba and Sicily Art.

Admission: $55

Presentation of the novel by author and Stony Brook Professor Luigi Fontanella, who will read and discuss his work. Introductory remarks by Professor Mario Mignone.

Sponsored by Center for Italian Studies at Stony Brook University.

Free and open to the public.

Event will take place in the Frank Melville Memorial Library, Room E4340.

This is part of a concert series.

Charles Brink, Artistic Director.

Trios/Concertos: Leo, Locatelli, CPE Bach, Von Weber.

Visit website for further information and registration. 

Sponsored by the Italian Academy for Advanced Studies in America, Columbia University.

Guest Speaker: Lou Del Bianco.

In this 45 minute presentation, grandson Lou Del Bianco uses video, photos and historic documents to tell Luigi�'s story, Q&A to follow. 

Sponsored by the Italian Club of Westchester Community College.

Event will take place in Classroom Building Room 100.

Free and open to the public.

Guest Speaker: Prof. James Shapiro.

This is part of the �Italy at Columbia�" lecture series by Columbia University professors. 

Sponsored by the Italian Academy for Advanced Studies in America, Columbia University.

  Event will be held in The Italian Academy�'s Teatro.

 Free and open to the public.

Presentation by Guillaume Bernardi, Associate Professor in Drama Studies at York University (Toronto).

He will be visiting the Stony Brook Music Department to assist with coaching singers for the Opera Guild�'s April Production of Cavalli�'s Eliogabalo.

Sponsored by Center for Italian Studies at Stony Brook University.

Stony Brook University, Humanities Building Room 3020.

Free and open to the public.

La Scuola D'Italia "Gugliemo Marconi", L'Associazione Nazionale Alpini Sezione di New York, The John D. Calandra Italian American Institute of Queens College/CUNY, the Italian Heritage & Culture Committee - NY, Inc., the Columbus Citizens Foundation, The Gaetano Filangieri Philosophical Society, the National Organization of Italian American Women (NOIAW) of Greater New York invite you to a vocal performance of CoroAnaRoma, the Rome Chapter of the Associazione Nazionale Alpini Choir.

The Choir �Coroanaroma�" (choir of the Associazione Nazionale Alpini, Rome chapter) was founded in 1963, under the musical direction of Lamberto Pietropoli, an extremely ingenious musician whose arrangements never betray the fact that he was originally an amateur; those who met Pietropoli used to say that he was able to make even stones sing in chorus.

This concert if FREE and open to teh public. Please RSVP by March 17, 2010

FREE and open to the public.  

Exhibition of works by MATTEO MONTANI

On view through April 29 Monday to Friday 10am-5pm

Curated by Isabella del Frate Rayburn Sponsored by Maurice Kanbar

Free and open to the public.

The European Union Studies Center at the CUNY Graduate Center, and The European Union Center of New York invite you to a lecture by Consul General Francesco Maria Talo` and co-panelists Professor Anthony J. Tamburri of The John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, and Mrs. Valentina Petricciuolo, Chief of the Investment Desk of the Italian Trade Commission in New York:

A New Italy in New York: From Pizza to PhD, from Dante to DNA

Seating is limited. Open to the public. Please RSVP as soon as possible.

This event is a part of the EUSC Lecture Series co-sponsored by the Otto and Fran Walter Foundation.

The Italian Trade Commission-ICE and the Italian Optical Goods Manufacturers�' Association-ANFAO are pleased to announce an eyewear retrospective that is taking place in Vanderbilt Hall(r) in Grand Central Terminal: "Eyewear from the Beginning to the Future: The history of eyeglasses from their invention in Italy to the latest trends." The exhibit will be on display from March 19 to March 23

You are codially invited to a          European Science Series

event co-organized by

EURAXESS Links USA, the Delegation of the European Union to the USA, ISSNAF and the Consulate General of Italy in NY

Transatlantic Mobility, Networking Opportunities and Support Mechanisms for the European Researchers in the United States:  

The Italian Experience

This interactive event will explore various programs and mechanisms that have been established to support the European research diaspora in the United States. Different models of support programs � both at the national and EU levels - will be introduced, and the ways in which those programs can help the community of European researchers in the US will be discussed. Part of the discussion will be focused on the Italian experience. Information about various opportunities for networking among European researchers in the US will be provided. The open discussion after the presentations will aim to explore opportunities for further internationalization of the European research enterprise, including research policies, programs supporting mobility, and opportunities for research diasporas to contribute to research and innovation in their home countries. Input will be sought from the event participants to identify initiatives that may increase such transatlantic involvement and additional potential issues that would need to be addressed in order to make transatlantic mobility of European researchers easier and more productive.

As part of ISSNAF seminars, you are cordially invited to:

The Transformation of Industrial Organization in Italy. A conference organized in collaboration with the New York University Department of Economics and the US Representative Office of the Bank of Italty.

With: Speaker, Matteo Buganelli, Bank of Italy. Commentator, Alessandrro Gavazza, PhD, NYU Stern Moderator, Alberto Bisin, PhD, NYU Stern

Please RSVP by March 20th. Open to the general public.

ABSTRACT:

Faced with the major changes that have reshaped the global economic landscape and with its legacy of structural problems, in the last decade Italy has suffered from low productivity growth rates. However, there are signs that the Italian productive system is reinventing itself. I present the results of an in-depth study of Italian non-financial firms, showing how a significant number have reacted to the challenges posed by the euro, new technologies and globalization, changing their productive structure and gaining competitiveness. This study reveals that there is a high degree of heterogeneity among firms, identifies the factors that will be crucial for future growth, and provides useful indications for economic policy.

Presented by the  Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation.

Free and open to the public; reservations required.

April 3 � April 18, 2010       Tuesday- Saturday 8:00 pm; Saturday and Sunday 3:00 pm

By Nicola Saponaro, Playwright and one of the most performed Italian authors. The New York premiere of a romantic comedy with a dash of a Dame Agatha Christie crime novel. Directed by Vittorio Capotorto and translated from Italian by Maureen Gonzalez. Presented by Teatromania.

Weekend with a Killer is a romantic comedy with a dash of a Dame Agatha Christie crime novel. The two main characters He and She are from two very different stations of society. When they meet at the crossroads of life, each is faced with a decision that will irrevocably determine their futures.

Admission: $25