2007 Calendar of Events

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COLUMBUS
CITIZENS
FOUNDATION
ITALIAN HERITAGE AND CULTURE COMMITTEE
OF NEW YORK, INC. PRESENTS
proudly presents.. .
THE 63RD ANNUAL
COLUMBUS WEEK
CELEBRATION
ITALIAN HERITAGE
AND CULTURE M O N T H
MESE DELLA CULTURA ITALIANA
N E W Y O R K • O C T O B E R 2 0 0 7
MONDAY, OCTOBER 8
COLUMBUS DAY MASS
THE CATHEDRAL OF SAINT PATRICK
For tickets contact:
Columbus Citizens Foundation
212-249-9923, ext. 242
email: [email protected]
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OCTOBER 1 through OCTOBER 13
EXHIBITIONS CELEBRATING
ITALIAN HERITAGE
GRAND CENTRAL TERMINAL, VANDERBILT HALL
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MONDAY, OCTOBER 8
COLUMBUS DAY PARADE
FIFTH AVENUE
FROM 44TH TO
79TH ST.
HONORING 2007 GRAND MARSHAL
LIDIA MATTICCHIO BASTIANICH
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GIUSEPPE GARIBALDI
1807 2007
EROE DEI
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italian heritage and culture month
mese della cultura italiana
GIUSEPPE
GARIBALDI
Italian Heritage & Culture Month
is now online
Experience Italy at
www.italyculturemonth.org
New York's Italian Heritage and Culture
Month Committee has for more than thirty
years organized special events, concerts,
EROE DEI
DUE MONDI
HERO OF
TWO WORLDS
exhibits and lectures to celebrate Italian culture in New York. Each year focuses on a specific theme representative of the history and
culture of Italy and Italian Americans.
Ciao Italia...Experience Italy online
WEB SITE DESIGN & MAINTENANCE
JOHN BATTISTA DE SANTIS
WEBB COMMUNICATIONS WWW.SITESPAN.COM
Contents
Members of the Board…………………………...............2
Acknowledgments……………………………….............4
Financial Supporters……………………………………..5
Open Letter from the Chairperson……………….............7
Official Proclamation from the
Governor of the State of New York………………...........9
Official Proclamation from the
President of the Borough of Brooklyn……….................11
Official Events and
Proclamation Ceremonies………………………............13
Calendar of Events……………………….......................19
Participating Schools
Elementary through Secondary…………........................67
Italian and Italian American Institutions
in New York……………………………………….........71
Borough Contact Persons……………………................74
Related References..........................................................77
Poem dedicated to Giuseppe Garibaldi………...............78
Crossword Puzzle .......................................................... 80
Bookmarks…..…………….…….......................Centerfold
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Members of the Board
Italian Heritage and Culture Committee of New York, Inc.
Honorary Chairpersons
Hon. Francesco Maria Talò
Consul General of Italy
Dott. Claudio Angelini
Director, Italian Cultural Institute of New York
Louis Tallarini
President, Columbus Citizens Foundation, Inc.
Cav. Joseph V. Scelsa, Ed.D
Vice President, Queens College/CUNY
Baronessa Mariuccia Zerilli-Marimò
Trustee, New York University
President and Chairman
Cav. Uff. Joseph Sciame
Founding Chairman
Gran. Uff. Angelo Gimondo, Ph.D.
Vice President
Claudia Massimo Berns
Treasurer
Hon. Jack Como
Secretary
John Mustaro, P.E.
Co-Chair, Public Relations
Cav. Giuliana Ridolfi Cardillo
Nancy J. Indelicato
Chair, Marketing
John Battista De Santis
Co-Chair, Membership
John Dabbene
Maria C. Marinello, Esq.
Chair, Special Projects
Dott. Berardo Paradiso
Co-Chair, Programming
Rosa Casiello O’Day
Cav. Maria Fosco
Legal Advisor
Josephine Belli, Esq.
Administrative Staff
Antonella De Gennaro, Ph.D.
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Board of Directors
Concetta Alfano
Cav. Uff. George Altomare
Geoffrey Claroni, Esq.
Rosanna Coscia
Prof. Mario Fratti
Barbara Gerard, Ed.D.
Cav. Raffaele M. La Gamba
Cav. Uff. Mico Delianova Licastro
Lucrezia Lindia
Cav. Josephine A. Maietta
Joseph Martino
Angelo Merenda
Cav. Joan Migliori
Joseph Mongitore
Wanda S. Radetti
Mary Ann Re, Ph.D.
Lea Serra
Anthony Julian Tamburri, Ph.D.
Board of Advisors
Dr. Stephen R. Aiello
Stefano Albertini, Ph.D.
Anthony Brusco
Rocco Caporale, Ph.D.
Prof. Anthony Ciappina
Gaetano Cipolla, Ph.D.
Frances Fusco
Hon. Dominic Massaro
Ann Meresca, Esq.
Dr. Francesco Nicotra
Cav. Paul Patanè, Ph.D.
Cav. Frances M. Rello
Cav. Angelo Siciliano
Hon. G. Jack Spatola
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Acknowledgments
We wish to express our deep gratitude to:
Dr. Claudio Angelini, Director of the Italian Cultural Institute of New York, for permitting us to use the Institute
for the purpose of holding our meetings and conducting
our administrative operations;
Dr. Anthony Julian Tamburri, Dean, The John D. Calandra
Italian American Institute, Queens College of The City
University of New York and his staff for their technical
assistance and the use of the Institute’s facilities in the
preparation of the calendar of events, specifically Ms.
Marianna Prestigiacomo for the initial preparation of this
booklet;
Dr. Joseph Scelsa, President, the Italian American Museum, for the use of its facilities in the preparation of the
calendar, as coordinated and edited by Cav. Maria Fosco;
Mr. John Battista De Santis for generously donating the
artwork and design of the theme, and for donating his
creative, technical and graphic services for the various
publications and website: www.italyculturemonth.org;
Ms. Nancy Indelicato for creating the 2007 Crossword
Puzzle and for developing with Giuliana Ridolfi Cardillo
the Treasure Hunt;
Mr. John Dabbene for developing the bookmark and special Garibaldi brochure;
Cav. Josephine Maietta for coordinating the 2007 Gala
dinner honoring Giuseppe Garibaldi;
And, Gran. Uff. Angelo Gimondo, Ph.D. for his leadership, advice and encouragement since 1976 to the present
time; and Cav. Uff. Joseph Sciame, current president/
chair, for his willingness to lead this important cultural
activity on behalf of the Board of Directors of the Italian
Heritage and Culture Committee, NY, Inc.
October 2007
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Financial Supporters
We wish to express our deep gratitude to the financial
supporters of the Italian Heritage and Culture Committee
of New York, Inc.:
Special thanks to our Primary Benefactor:
The Columbus Citizens Foundation, Inc.
Major Contributors:
Hon. Francesco M. Talò
Consul General of Italy in New York
Dott. Claudio Angelini
Director, Italian Cultural Institute of New York
Casa Italiana, New York University
St. John’s University
Nancy Quinn, President
NYS Grand Lodge Foundation
Dott. Berardo Paradiso, President ITM
Carl D’Angelo, Esq.
Nicholas Valastro, President
Valtect Research & Global Real Estate Services
John DeSantis, Vice President
Webb Communications, Inc. Graphic Artist, IHCC
Patron Angel:
Giuseppe DiDomenico, President,
Pompeii Marble & Granite
Armanino Food of Distinction, Inc.
Cristina Fontanelli, Renown Soprano
Advocate for Italian American Music
Patrons:
Cav. Josephine A. Maietta, IHCC, AATI LI, IACE, AIAE
Prof. Mirella Valastro
Adelina Tripoli Valastro, Principal
PS58Q-The School of Heroes
Sponsors:
Bart and Carmela Calia, Carmela’s Italian Restaurant
James Colavita
Jack Como, IHCC, Treasurer
John Dabbene, IHCC
Dr. Barbara Gerad, IHCC
Nina and Mary Iocano
Franco Rastelli and Franco Ventimiglia
OGGI Jewelry New York
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Antonietta Russo, Esq., Russo and Associates
Dr. Bernard Shaffer, Retired Engineering Professor, NYU
Contributors:
Nicolina and Antonietta Astorina
Michele Tripoli and Family
Nancy Valastro and Family
Boosters:
Giovanna Auriemma
Souvenir D’Italia, 88.7FM, Sat. 10:00 am
Gaspare Pipitone, Patronato, EPASA
Michelangelo Sapienza, Trustee
St. Anthony Italian Benevolent Society
of Long Island
Mr. & Mrs. Edward Valastro
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Open Letter from the President/
Chairperson for the Booklet
October 2007
Dear Friends:
Welcome to the 31st annual
celebration of Italian Heritage
and Culture Month. This year
we will celebrate the 200th anniversary of Giuseppe Garibaldi’s birth. Therefore, the Board of Directors has selected
“Giuseppe Garibaldi: Eroe Dei Due Mondi – Hero of Two
Worlds” as the official theme for the celebration.
Giuseppe Garibaldi was a gifted patriot and republican
leader, who from an early age performed a most important
role in the unification of Italy. He traveled worldwide and
spent years in South America and North America as he
wanted to free the country of Italy from Austrian rule and
unite it as a republic. A full biography is included elsewhere in this very brochure so as to help you appreciate
the details of his rich life.
Born in Nice, then a part of Italy, on July 4, 1807, Garibaldi was a bold and active leader, and was exiled from
Italy and spent two of those years in America from 185153, right here in the New York City area on Staten Island
with his newfound friend: Antonio Meucci, the discoverer/inventor of the telephone. It was right there on Staten
Island that Giuseppe Garibaldi planned for his future and
primary objective, which was the unification and independence of Italy.
Garibaldi’s dream of a united and independent Italy was
finally realized thanks to the efforts of the other two
champions of the Risorgimento, Mazzini and Cavour,
which culminated in the formation of a unified kingdom
of Italy under King Victor Emmanuel of Sardinia. Garibaldi died on June 2, 1882, at Caprera, Sardegna, where
thousands visit the burial site annually, myself among
them.
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What a coincidence that Giuseppe Garibaldi was born on
a day of great importance for all Americans, our Fourth of
July, and died on another important day for Italians, June
2nd, the day of the establishment of the Republic. Yes,
true, the years were different but the days/dates of July
4th and June 2nd are undeniably historic for us all.
This year, in keeping with the theme, many of our activities will focus on Garibaldi, as well as other important figures of the Risorgimento. In addition, the contribution of
many Italians will be emphasized by all Italian and Italian
American organizations in the Greater New York area at
the various symposia, lectures, proclamation ceremonies
and events they are currently developing for Fall 2007.
You are enthusiastically and wholeheartedly invited to
join us in this celebration to partake of, and participate
in, as many activities listed in the calendar of events as
you can. With us, the members of the Italian Heritage and
Culture Committee – NY, Inc., a Board second to none in
its enthusiasm and grace of life as Italophiles - I enjoin
you to celebrate!
Grazie a tutti e buon divertimento!
Joseph Sciame
(Cav.) Uff. Joseph Sciame
President/Chairperson
Mese Della Cultura Italiana
Italian Heritage and Culture Committee of New York, Inc.
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Whereas, the Empire State recognizes the
contribution made by the people of Italian ancestry
both past and present –living here in America and in the
homeland – who throughout the course of time have had
a profound influence on mankind and during the month
of October, we join in the celebration of Italian Heritage
and Culture Month and a rich history rooted in an ancient
civilization, as all Italian Americans look forward to a
future of continued success and accomplishment; and
Whereas, history is testimony to the valuable
contributions Italians have been made to the cause of
freedom and democracy, and the names of revered Italians
such as Giuseppe Garibaldi have been inscribed in books
highlighting great military heroes, and in celebrating his
life and legacy as the theme of this year’s Italian Heritage
and Culture Month, we are reminded that this particularly
brave and patriotic Italian referred to as the “Hero of
Two Worlds,” nobly served his nation in leading military
campaigns that brought about the formation of a unified
Italy and later led military expeditions in South America
and Europe, and even volunteered his service to President
Lincoln during the civil War; and
Whereas, both in name and in spirit, Giuseppe
Garibaldi is remembered as an impassioned proponent
of Italian unification who demonstrated a tireless
commitment to the cause of precious liberty and his
legacy is and inspiration to freedom-loving people
throughout the world; and
Whereas, joining causes dedicated to social and
political reform, Garibaldi formed the Italian Legion
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and led battles in the fight for freedom of Italy and other
countries of the world, which made him and his followers
heroes in Italy, South America, and Europe; and
Whereas, Garibaldi offered Pope Pius IX the services
of the Italian Legion and he returned to Italy amid the
turmoil of 1848, taking up command of the defense of
Rome – however, with the City’s fall, Garibaldi fled and
eventually came to live in New York in 1850, where he
stayed until his return to Italy in 1854 and he continued
his vigorous support for Italy in its quest for freedom as
well as the freedom of other countries, and he was hailed
by the King of Italy, Victor Emmanuel II, as the revered
patriot and hero that he is remembered as to this day; and
Whereas, it is fitting that all New Yorkers join during
this month long celebration of Italian pride in honoring
Giuseppe Garibaldi’s courage, intellect and ardent
devotion to the cause of liberation for Italy as well as
other countries;
Now, Therefore, I, Eliot Spitzer, Governor of the
state of New York, do herby proclaim October 2007 as
ITALIAN HERITAGE AND CULTURE MONTH
in the Empire State.
Given under my hand and
the Privy Seal of the State
at the Capitol in the City of
Albany this sixteenth day of
July in the year two thousand
seven.
Governor
Secretary of the Governor
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Whereas, Brooklyn is still, and will always be, one
of the largest Italian-American centers in the United
States – and is the largest if we include the residents of
Brooklyn’s southwester suburb: Staten Island – it is most
fitting to recognize our Italian-American community and
take note of the important cultural, political and social
aspects of Italian heritage that have greatly enriched the
quality of life in our borough; and
Whereas, during the New York City-wide celebration of Italian Heritage and Culture Month, in honor
of Giuseppe Gribaldi, leader of the military campaigns
bringing about the formation of a united Italy, Brooklyn
residents gather to celebrate the rich Italian heritage found
throughout our great borough, and to pay tribute to distinguished citizens of Italian descent who have made outstanding contributions to the betterment of our borough,
state and nation; and
Whereas, on behalf of all Brooklynites, I salute and
commend the Honorable Francesco Maria Talò, Consul
General of Italy in New York, the officers and members
of the Board of Directors of New York’s Italian Heritage
and Culture Month Committee, and our borough’s proud
Italian-American community for their many outstanding
achievements, as we honor and acknowledge the great
significance of the contributions during Italian Culture
Month;
Now, therefore, I, Marty Markowitz, President of the
Borough of Brooklyn, do hereby proclaim the month of
October, 2007
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Italian Heritage and Culture Month
In Brooklyn, USA
In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the
seal of the Borough of Brooklyn to
be affixed this 11th day of October,
2007
President of the Borough of Brooklyn
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Official Events and
Proclamations Ceremonies
Mayor’s Reception
October 3
6:00 pm
Sponsored by the Columbus Citizens Foundation
Gracie Mansion
Admission: By invitation only
Brooklyn Proclamation Ceremony & Reception
October 11
6:00 pm
Brooklyn Borough Hall
Admission: free
Contact: Camille Socci (718) 802-4047
Manhattan Borough President’s Proclamation
Celebration
Date: TBA
The Honorable Scott M. Stringer, Manhattan Borough
President, will host a ceremony and reception in honor of
Italian Heritage and Culture Month. In collaboration with
the Italian Heritage and Culture Committee of New York,
Inc.
Council Chamber
City Hall, Manhattan
Admission: Free
Contact: Nancy Indelicato (212)662-8264
naindel @hotmail.com
Queens Proclamation Ceremony
October 22
7:00 pm
A Borough of Queens Tribute to Garibaldi! Special
entertainment by Giada Valenti. Reception to follow.
Sponsored by the Office of the Borough President of
Queens, and coordinated by the Office of Community
Relations, St. John’s University, and the Queens Italian
Heritage Cultural Month Committee-NY, Inc.
St. John’s University
8000 Utopia Parkway, Jamaica, New York
Contact: Joseph Sciame (718) 990-5892
[email protected]
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Bronx Italian Heritage and Culture Month
Proclamation Ceremony
October 26
10:30 am
The Honorable Adolfo Carriòn, Jr., Bronx Borough
President, will host his proclamation ceremony in honor
of Italian Heritage and Culture Month. Sponsored by
Adolfo Carrìon, Bronx Borough President.
Enrico Fermi Cultural Center
610 East 186th Street, Bronx
Admission: By invitation only
Contact: Frances Fusco (718) 590-5665
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Celebrating Garibaldi
Giuseppe Garibaldi Anniversary Concert
A 200th Anniversary Concert in honor of the Birth of
Giuseppe Garibaldi
Was held on the Eve of his Birthday
And on the Eve of America’s Independence Day On
Tuesday, July 3, 2007 At 7:00 pm
At the Famed Garibaldi Statue
In Washington Square Park
New York City
The Richmond County Orchestra
Performing and led by
Maestro Alan Aurelia
And followed by
The Candle Ceremony at Darkness
In honor of Giuseppe Garibaldi’s birth
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Eroe dei Due Mondi: Hero of Two Worlds
In honor of the bicentennial of the birth of Giuseppe
Garibaldi, Father of a Unified Italy, Ted H. Jacobsen,
Secretary of the New York City Central Labor Council,
Mason and philatelist, was inspired to design and print
a personalized United States Postal Service stamp to
commemorate Garibaldi’s birth.
The stamp was inaugurated on July 4 (the date of
Garibaldi’s birth in 1807) in the only city in North
America (Canada, United States, Mexico) to be named
after this charismatic soldier of liberty. The City of
Garibaldi is in Oregon, right on the Pacific Coast.
Garibaldi would have been thrilled because he loved the
sea. Born in Savoy Nice, in his early years he worked on
his father’s boat and later plied the seas delivering cargo
as far away as Russia. In his early twenties, Giuseppe
would escape with his life from Italy to Brazil and
Uruguay (each currently has a city named Garibaldi),
having participated in a failed insurrection against the
occupying Austrians in Northern Italy. The history of
Giuseppe Garibaldi is both fascinating and complex:
his life in South America, his return to liberate the Two
Sicilies and unite them with the Kingdom of Italy and
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Victor Emanuel II, his sojourn on Staten Island after the
death of his beloved Anita and his return to help complete
his vision for a United Italy.
In association with the Italian Heritage and Culture Month
Committee of New York City, the Garibaldi-Meucci
Museum on Staten Island and the Masonic Stamp Club
of New York, a special stamp cancellation ceremony
by the U.S. Postal Service was held at the GaribaldiMeucci Museum on Saturday, July 21, 2007. Immediately
following, Dr. Frank Alduino, Professor of History at
Anne Arundel Community College in Maryland, delivered
a lecture on Garibaldi.
Garibaldi-Meucci Museum
420 Tompkins Avenue, Staten Island (NYC)
Tel: 718-442-1608 • Fax: 718-442-8635
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Thursday, September 13, 2007
Giuseppe Garibaldi 200th Birthday Gala
Hosted by The Italian Heritage and Culture Month
Committee
Cocktail, Dinner & Dance
6:00 pm to 11:00 pm $75
Chateau Briand Catering
400 Old Country Road
Carle Place, Long Island
Honorees:
Dr. Angelo Gimondo
“Leonardo daVinci Award”
Dr. Katherine La Guardia “Humanitarian Award”
Mr. Nicholas B. Valastro “Benefactor Award”
E-mail information: [email protected]
[email protected]
Leonardo da Vinci Award Recipients
Recipient for 2007:
Angelo Gimondo, Ph.D.
Founder and President
IHCC-NY, Inc., 1976-2006
Prior Recipients Include:
Board of Trustees
New York University
Robert B. Cattell
Past Chairman and CEO
KeySpan Corporation
Senator John J. Marchi
New York State Legislator
Michael Capasso
General Director
DiCapo Opera Theatre
A. Bartlett Giamatti, Ph.D.
President
Yale University
Dr. Edward J. Mortola
President Emeritus
Pace University
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Professor Robert R. Alfano
Director, The City University of New York Center for
Advanced Technology
Anthony Brusco
Senior Vice President
Applied Graphics Technology
Appreciation is expressed to sculptor, Maestro Silvio
Amelio, from Taverna, Province of Catanzaro, Italy for
the Leonardo Da Vinci Award design.
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Calendar of Events
The following events are arranged in chronological
order.
“Garibaldi”
TBA
A play by Mario Fratti.
Admission: free
Contact: (212) 582-6697
“Quando Volano gli Ippogrifi” by Gianni Orsetti – a
play
TBA
A beautiful fable with horses (not the real ones),
jugglers, acrobats, magicians etc. (Company “The
Scavalcamontagne” di Luciana Strata e Giorgio de
Virgilis – Marsciano-Perugia). Sponsored by the Italian
Theatre in New York.
Different locations
Contact: Mario Fratti (212) 582-6697 or Vito De Simone
(917) 494-3034
Serenata Italiana with Antonio
TBA
Antonio Guarna, popular young Neapolitan tenor, will
perform beautiful Italian love songs old and new for your
enjoyment! He will be accompanied by Alba Mazza.
Various Locations through the city
Contact: Alba Mazza (718) 836-3645
[email protected]
Vendemmia Italiana
TBA
Festival of Italian wine and cheese. Sponsored by Snug
Harbor Cultural Center.
The Villa at Snug Harbor
1000 Richmond Terrace, Staten Island
Admission: Free
Contact: Lisa Pipitone (718) 425-3503
[email protected]
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Hero of Two Worlds: Monuments to Garibaldi Across
the World
July - October
A photo exhibition showing the many impressive
Garibaldi statues located around the world. Stately and
unique statues still stand in Greece, Russia, France,
Brazil, America and Italy today. Museum hours: Tuesday
to Sunday; 1:00 – 5:00 pm. Sponsored by the GaribaldiMeucci Museum, Order Sons of Italy in America.
The Garibaldi-Meucci Museum
420 Tompkins Avenue, Staten Island
Admission: $5; museum members - free
Contact: Emily Gear (718) 442-1608
[email protected]
Fred Misurella Reads from Lies to Live By
September 12 6:00 pm
Fred Misurella’s book dissects contemporary America by
focusing on Italian Americans from various walks of life,
especially as they relate to their families. The seven short
stories reveal aspects of Italian American experiences
in the second half of the twentieth century. Light
refreshments will be served. Seating is limited. This is
part of the Writers Read Series. Sponsored by the John D.
Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens/CUNY.
25 West 43rd Street, 17th floor, between 5th and 6th Avenues,
Manhattan
Admission: free (registration is required)
Contact: (212) 642-2094
[email protected]
Giuseppe Garibaldi and the Unification of Italy/
Risorgimento
Cav. Uff. Aldo Mancusi will explain the origins/history
of Giuseppe Garibaldi’s personal campaign to create
a greater Italy and dissolve the many ‘city-states’ that
existed before 1865. Sponsored by the American Italian
Cultural Roundtable, Inc.
Fordham University at Lincoln Center
113 West 60th Street, 12th floor lounge, Manhattan
Admission: $15; free for members
Contact: Edward Jackson (718) 597-7545 or Frances
Bologna (212) 571-5697
[email protected]
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General Meeting of the Italian American Women’s
Center Inc.
”The Holocaust and the Italian Community: How the
Jewish People were helped by the Italians.” Speaker:
Maria Miscella, Italian Lecturer and Translator.
Sponsored by the Italian American Women’s Center.
Our Lady of Grace Center
Shelter Rock Road, Manhasset
Admission: $5
Contact: Vincenza Russo (718) 591-2000, ext. 1502
(day); (718) 380-8380 (evening)
[email protected]
Book Presentation by Grace Russo Bullaro
Grace Russo Bullaro will discuss her recent publication:
Man in Disorder: the Cinema of Lina Wertmuller in
the 1970s. Clips from Wertmuller films as well as the
author’s interview with Wertmuller will be screened.
Copies of book available for purchase and autographing
by author. Sponsored by the Center for Italian Studies,
Stony Brook University
Frank Melville Memorial Library, Room E4340
Stony Brook
Admission: free
Contact: Jo Fusco (631) 632-7444
[email protected]
“Folk Music and Modernity in South Italy”
This seminar, with accompanying music and video,
explores the social changes occurring in contemporary
Naples and southern Italy as presented in the theatrical
performance of “A Global Dionysus in Napoli: The
(Un)real story of Marcello Colasurdo” produced by OPS,
a Naples-based cultural association, at Manhattan’s La
Mama Experimental Theatre (September 21 – 23 and
28 – 30). Some of the issues to be discussed as part
of the symposium are: the musical biography of artist
Marcello Colasurdo; the creation and background of the
performance “A Global Dionysus in Napoli”; the uses
and changing meanings of Southern Italian folk music, in
particular tammuriate; folk music as cultural resistance
and form of collective memory; the adaptation of social
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and political materials to dramatic performances, among
other topics. Sponsored by the John D. Calandra Italian
American Institute/Queens/CUNY.
John D. Calandra Italian American Institute
Manhattan
Admission: free
Contact: (212) 642-2094 (registration is required)
www.qc.edu/calandra
Greater Ramsey UNICO Golf Outing
September 18 10:00 am
Proceeds will benefit Mental Health, Cancer Research,
and other UNICO local charities and scholarship fund.
Sponsored by Ramsey UNICO.
New York Country Club
103 Brick Church Road, Spring Valley, New York
Admission: $185
Contact: Eddie E. Lassad (201) 889-9101
”I Built the Tower”
Directed by Edward Landier and Brad Byer. The story
of the life and work of Sabato “Sam” Rodia, the Italian
immigrant who designed and single-handily built in
South Central Los Angeles the architectural fantasy
that has come to be know internationally as the “Watts
Towers.” In 1990, the United States Department of the
Interior designated Rodia’s creation a National Historic
Landmark. Post screening discussion with the director.
Light refreshments will be served. Seating is limited.
This is part of the Film and Video Series: Documented
Italians. Sponsored by the John D. Calandra Italian
American Institute, Queens/CUNY, CUNY TV with
a generous grant from the National Italian American
Foundation.
CUNY Graduate Center
365 Fifth Avenue, between 34th and 35th Streets, Suite
1400, Manhattan
Contact: (212) 642-2094
[email protected]
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“Giuseppe Garibaldi tra Storia e Mito - Giuseppe
Garibaldi between History and Legend”
On the occasion of the celebration of the Bicentennial
of the Birth of Giuseppe Garibaldi, Claudio Angelini,
Director of the Italian Cultural Institute, cordially invites
you to the opening of the exhibition of documents, art
works and memorabilia. Curated by Cosimo Ceccutti
and Maurizio Degl’Innocenti. In collaboration with
Fondazione Spadolini-Nuova Antologia, and Giuseppe
Garibaldi Committee’s Celebrations. The exhibition
continues through October 13, 2007, Monday to Friday
10:00 am – 4:00 pm.
La Galleria, Italian Cultural Institute
686 Park Avenue, Manhattan
Contact: (212) 879-4242, ext.369
An Afternoon of Opera Favorites
From Antiquity through the Renaissance. Sponsored by
the New Rochelle Opera.
Iona College, Joyce Auditorium
North Avenue, New Rochelle
Admission: $18; $15 – Seniors and Students
Contact: (914) 576-1617
“Florence, Capital of Italy 1865-1870: Casa Savoia in
Tuscany”
Savoy History Lecture by Prof. John A. Davis, Emiliana
Pasca Noether Professor of Modern Italian History,
University of Connecticut. Sponsored by the American
Foundation of Savoy Orders.
Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò, NYU
24 West 12th Street, Manhattan
Admission: Suggested contribution: $20
Contact: Marco Grassi (212) 226-6616
[email protected]
RAI Italian Fiction Week
September 24
5:00 pm
Lecture by Oscar winner Vittorio Storaro: “Light and
Shade in Caravaggio.”
Location: Teatro at the Italian Academy
1161 Amsterdam Avenue, Manhattan
Admission: free (reservations required:
[email protected])
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September 24
6:00 pm
Screening of the film Caravaggio. In Italian with English
subtitles. This is part of a series of movies produced by
RAI, which will be shown throughout Manhattan during
the week of September 24.
[email protected])
September 25
6:00 pm
Screening of the film The Good Battle. In Italian with
English subtitles. This is part of a series of movies
produced by RAI, which will be shown throughout
Manhattan during the week of September 24.
[email protected])
DaVinci Society Leadership Dinner
Annual DaVinci Society Leadership Dinner recognizes
and honors several individuals important to the Italian
American community. Sponsored by Wagner College and
the DaVinci Society.
Staten Island Hilton Hotel
100 South Avenue, Staten Island
Contact: (718) 390-3443
[email protected]
The Humble and the Heroic: Wartime Italian
Americans
A lecture on the story of Italian Americans during WWII.
This is the history of a maligned people who were in a
sense the fare of the enemy, who nevertheless achieved
redemption through hard work, sacrifice and service
as they moved beyond the shadow of suspicion to vital
positions within the “Greatest Generation.” Sponsored by
the Italian Club of Westchester Community College.
Classroom Building, Room 100
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Westchester Community College
75 Grasslands Road, Valhalla
Contact: Prof. Carlo Sclafani (914) 606-6790
[email protected]
September 26
10:00 am
Screening of the film L’ultimo dei corleonesi. In Italian
with English subtitles. This is part of a series of movies
Location: Casa Italiana Zerilli Marimò/New York
University
Admission: free (reservations required: casa.
[email protected])
September 26
6:00 pm
Screening of the film Scacco al re. In Italian with English
Location: Italian Cultural Institute
Admission: free (reservations required)
Contact: (212) 879-4242
Italian Vernacular Healing and the Enchanted
Worldview
When Italians came to North America, they brought
with them a panoply of vernacular healing traditions,
from herbal cures to techniques that were more spiritual
or magical. This presentation by Sabina Magliocco,
California State University at Northridge, examines some
Italian cunning traditions in the context of this enchanted
worldview, and asks what became of them in New World
communities. Light refreshments will be served. Seating
is limited. This is part of the Philip V. Cannistraro Series
in Italian American Studies. Sponsored by the John D.
Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens/CUNY.
Manhattan
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Contact: (212) 642-2094
[email protected]
September 27
6:00 pm
Screening of the film Joe Petrosino. In Italian with
English subtitles. This is part of a series of movies
Co-sponsored by the John D. Calandra Italian American
Institute and CUNY TV Studios
Location: CUNY TV Studios
365 Fifth Ave, Suite 1400, Manhattan
Contact: (212) 642.2094
“Giuseppe Garibaldi between Italy and the Americas”
September 28
5:00 to 8:00 pm
Speakers: Prof. Silvana Patriarca (Fordham University),
Prof. Lucy Riall (Birkbeck University of London),
Anthony Valerio (writer). Sponsored by: the Italian
Academy for Advanced Studies, Italian Heritage and
Cultural Month Committee, and the John D. Calandra
Institute.
The Italian Academy for Advanced Studies in America at
Columbia University
1161 Amsterdam Avenue. Manhattan
Contact: Italian Academy (212) 854 8639
Calandra Institute: (212) 642-2094
September 28
10:00 am
Screening of the film De Gasperi. In Italian with English
Location: Casa Italiana Zerilli Marimò/New York
University
Admission: free (reservations required: casa.
[email protected])
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Photographic Views of Italy
September 28 - October 31 8:00 am to 10:00 pm
Photographic exhibit by Anita Sanseverino featuring
scenes of many locations in Italy. Sponsored by
Wagner College.
Wagner College – Horrmann Library, Spotlight Gallery
One Campus Road, Staten Island
Admission: free
Contact: Julia Barchitta (718) 390-3443
[email protected]
Giuseppe Garibaldi Famous Italian Sites Treasure
Hunt Race
September 29
9:00 am
Hunt begins at 10:00 am. Pre-registration available in
September through teachers of Italian. First in line, first
off to the race, “uno, due, tre, via.”
Receive your “Passport to Italian Culture in New York”
with visual and written clues and join us on a treasure
hunt race to find seven famous Garibaldi related Italian
cultural sites in Manhattan, some obvious, some more
difficult to find,... look for the committee members at each
site. First to finish, having answered correctly the cultural
questions at all sites and having collected 7 Garibaldi
“visa” stickers for your “passport” wins the Grand Prize!
Specially created and designed by IHCC Board Member
Nancy Indelicato, developed in collaboration with
committee members Giuliana Ridolfi Cardillo and Claudia
Massimo Berns and sponsored by the Italian Heritage and
Culture Committee of New York, Inc. in celebration of the
Bicentennial of the Birth of Giuseppe Garibaldi.
Admission: free
Location: Begins in front of the Italian Cultural Institute
of New York 686 Park Avenue, between 68th and 69th
Streets, Manhattan
Contact: Nancy Indelicato (212) 662-8264
[email protected]
Learn Italian through Song
Learn to speak Italian through the singing of Italian songs.
Alba Mazza will sing and teach Italian in an enjoyable
format. Italian delicacies will be served. Sponsored by
Wagner College.
Wagner College, Main Hall
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Admission: $50
[email protected]
Procession and Mass in Honor of Saint Pio of
Pietralcina
September 30
Beginning at Saint Margaret Church (80th Street and
Juniper Valley Road – between Juniper Valley Road and
Metropolitan Avenue Middle Village) to Our Lady of
Hope Church (61-27 71st Street, Middle Village). Mass
celebrated in Italian by Most Reverend Frank Caggiano,
Auxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn and Vicar General. A
celebration of Italian faith and culture. Sponsored by
the Italian Apostolate of the Roman Catholic Diocese of
Brooklyn.
Contact: Reverend Steven J. Aguggia, Coordinator of the
Italian Apostolate (718) 326-1911
[email protected]
Marriage Italian Style
Film directed by Vittorio De Sica, starring Sophia Loren.
Discussion to follow with Frank Polizzi. Sponsored by
Wagner College.
Wagner College Spiro 4
Admission: free
[email protected]
Nano Campeggi Exhibit
September 30 - December 2
Tuesday – Sunday
10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Snug Harbor Cultural Center will present a rare exhibition
of images by the premiere illustrator of classic Hollywood
poster art, Silvano Campeggi, better known as Nano,
one of the contemporary glories of Florence and Italy.
Sponsored by Snug Harbor Cultural Center.
Admission: free
Contact: Lisa Pipitone (718) 425-3503
[email protected]
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Venice, Italy is in Brooklyn… Murano Glass “Art”
Month of October (Saturday and Sunday)
10:00 am to 4:00 pm
Casa Di Murano, Inc. is a direct importer from Italy
specialized in Murano glass. Murano gifts, jewelry,
chandeliers, mirrors and more as well as specialty items
from other regions of Italy. Casa Di Murano is like a
Murano glass museum with thousands of different items
and such a wide variety of merchandise and styles to
bedazzle the eye, only a visit to the showroom enables
one to make the right selection for a design project or
for that special gift. During Italian Heritage & Culture
month, the showroom will be open each Saturday and
Sunday in October, 2007 from 10 am - 4:00 pm; otherwise
by “appointment only.” Free gift with purchase over $150
of in stock merchandise. Sponsored by Casa Di Murano.
Casa Di Murano
151 Second Avenue at 12th Street, Brooklyn
Admission: free
Contact: Tina M. Vizzini (914) 725-0047
[email protected]
Press Conference
October 1
Noon
Opening Columbus Week Celebrations (through October
14). Sponsored by the Columbus Citizens Foundation.
Grand Central Terminal
42nd Street at Park Avenue, Manhattan
Admission: free
Contact: (212) 249-9923
[email protected]
Study Abroad in Italy
October 1
12:15 pm
Queens College’s Education Abroad Office offers many
short-term Summer and Winter programs to several cities
in Italy. These programs are offered to both students
and the community. Learn more about these exciting
opportunities. Sponsored by the John D. Calandra Italian
American Institute, Queens College/CUNY.
Queens College
65-30 Kissena Blvd. Flushing
Admission: free
Contact: Joseph Grosso (718) 997-5769
[email protected]
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Hand of God
October 1
6:00 pm
Directed by Joseph Cultrera. How does a film about abuse
by Catholic clergy not become depressing? This film
is a poetic and provocative tale of one survivor and his
family. Beyond the headlines, statistics and ecclesiastical
spin, filmmaker Joseph Cultrera grounds the story of
his brother Paul in the details of their Sicilian-American
Catholic upbringing in Salem, Massachusetts. Post
screening discussion with the director. Light refreshments
will be served. Seating is limited. This is part of the
Film and Video Series: Documented Italians. Sponsored
by the John D. Calandra Italian American Institute,
Queens/CUNY, CUNY TV with a generous grant from the
National Italian American Foundation.
CUNY Graduate Center
365 Fifth Avenue, between 34th and 35th Streets, Suite
1400, Manhattan
Contact: (212) 642-2094
[email protected]
GIAA Festival of Short Films and Videos
October 1
7:00 to 10:00 pm
The Guild of Italian American Actors (GIAA) is
sponsoring a festival of short films and videos. A special
award will be given for the best film or video about the
Italian American Experience.
Anthology Film Archives
32 Second Avenue at 2nd Street, Manhattan
Admission: $10
Contact: Mara Lesemann (201) 362-5354
[email protected]
Venice, A City of Enchantment
October 1 - 30 10:00 am to 6:00 pm
A month-long exhibit on the history, the Venetian people
and the Arts of Venice. Explore the wonders of the
art of glass blowing, a long history from the island of
Murano. Captivate yourself on the many fine examples of
glassworks from famous Murano houses while enjoying
Italian champagne and music. Sponsored by DeSantis
DeSigns Inc.
The Bell’Arte Gallery
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12 Harwood Court, Scarsdale
Admission: free
Contact: Antonio Antolino (914) 725-0047
[email protected]
Scenes and Artifacts of Sicily
October 1 - 31
A showcase exhibit, in a display of scenes and artifacts of
Sicily. Daily, including Saturday and Sunday. Sponsored
by the Cellini Lodge, Order Sons of Italy in America.
Shelter Rock Public Library
165 Searingtown Road, Albertson
Admission: free
Contact: Angelina Spero (516) 746-7140
[email protected]
Revisiting Garibaldi
October 1 – November 21 9:00 am to 4:00 pm,
Monday through Friday
The Italian American Museum in celebration of the 200th
anniversary of Garibaldi’s Birth, will present an exhibition
on the Garibaldi Guard, 39th New York State Volunteer
Infantry Regiment, which received their Regimental
Colors on May 28, 1861 in Thompson Square Park, New
York City. Curated by Anthony Dilluvio. Sponsored by
the Italian American Museum.
Admission: free
Contact: Maria Fosco (212) 642-2020
[email protected]
Dante Alighieri Society’s “Centennial Cookbook”
October 1 – May 31
This is a fundraiser for the Society’s educational
and charitable deeds. Entitles you to one free book.
Collection of Italian Recipes from Your Family.
Sponsored by the Dante Alighieri Society.
562 Summit Avenue, Jersey City, New Jersey
Admission: Recipes - $50 individual; $100 business
Contact: Guy Catrillo (201) 876-8611
[email protected]
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Cinema Italia
October 2
2:00 pm
Presentation of the classic film by producer/director
Vittorio DeSica: “The Bicycle Thief,” about everyman’s
search for dignity. Sponsored by the College Center
Programs/Office of Student Life.
Kingsborough Community College, The College Center/
Room U-217, Brooklyn
Admission: free
Contact: Angelo D. Pappagallo (718) 368-5597
[email protected]
Night of Italian Cinema
October 2
7:00 pm
Two Italian films will make their North American
premiere. A reception of wine and cheese with discussions
with the filmmakers will follow the screenings. RSVP is
required with email to: Information@medicifilms.com
Sponsored by Medici Films.
Tribeca Cinemas
54 Varick Street, at Laight Street, Manhattan
Admission: free
Contact: Gianfranco Mitchell (212) 941-2380
Vesuvius and Pompeii: Myths and Facts
October 3
11:15 am
Guest speaker Carolyn Smith. Author and Novelist: The
House of the Faun: A Novel of Pompeii. Sponsored by the
Italian Club of Westchester Community College.
Classroom Building, Room 100
Westchester Community College
Admission: free
[email protected]
Italian American Club Information Meeting
October 3
12:15 pm
Queens College’s Italian American Club has a long
history at Queens College. Learn more about the club,
their activities at this informational meeting/recruitment
drive. Sponsored by the John D. Calandra Italian
American Institute, Queens/CUNY.
Queens College
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Admission: free
[email protected]
Italian Heritage Day
October 4
Noon
Honors prominent Italian Americans in business, politics,
sports, etc. Sponsored by Columbia Association of U.S.
Customs.
Russo’s on the Bay
162-45 Cross Bay Boulevard, Howard Beach
Admission: $40
Contact: Philip Maddalena (516) 791-2958
[email protected]
The Life and Times of Christopher Columbus
October 4
5:00 – 7:00 pm
1) The life of Christopher Columbus
2) Feast of St. Francis of Assisi
3) How the Columbus Parade Originated
Sponsored by Profumi D’Italia Radio Show
W.H.P.C. FM
Contact: Rita Monte (516) 572-7440
[email protected]
Reading from Low Italian and Other Poems
October 4
5:30 pm
George Guida will read from his collection of poems, Low
Italian (Bordighera, 2006) and from his newer poems.
Sponsored by Corning Community College.
Corning Community College
Admission: free
Contact: George Guida (718) 506-6261
[email protected]
The Value of Worthless Lives: Writing Italian American
Immigrant Autobiographies
October 4
6:00 pm
“Immigrants left behind sweat and tears, but no
memories,” wrote the Italian scholar Giuseppe Prezzolini,
in his search for first-person accounts of Italian
immigration to the United States. He found none. Yet
immigrants, even if barely literate, did in fact record
their lives in autobiographies that have been overlooked
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and ignored. Ilaria Serra, Florida Atlantic University
has gathered these works in her book The Value of
Worthless Lives. She offers a theoretical analysis of these
unorthodox narratives, which survived history. Light
refreshments will be served. Seating is limited. This is
part of the Philip V. Cannistraro Series in Italian American
Studies. Sponsored by the John D. Calandra Italian
Manhattan
Contact: (212) 642-2094
[email protected]
Columbus Day Society of Harrison Dinner Dance
October 4
7:00 pm
Annual dinner dance honoring Italian Americans who
have contributed to Italian culture and will give out
scholarships to students graduating next year. Sponsored
by the Columbus Day Society of Harrison.
Fountain Head
New Rochelle
Contact: Michael Giordano (914) 469-5916
[email protected]
Columbus Day Carnival
October 4 – 7 6:00 pm
The town of Eastchester is hosting a Columbus Day
Extravaganza. Featuring a carnival loaded with rides and
games, food galore and live entertainment. Free parking
at the Vernon Hills Shopping Center and free admission.
Sponsored by the Town of Eastchester.
Lake Isle Country Club
660 White Plains Road
Admission: free
Contact: Sheila Marcotte (914) 961-5780
[email protected]
Evening of Honor Gala
October 5
The School for Language and Communication
Development.
Crest Hollow Country Club, Woodbury
Admission: $250
Contact: Laura Abrams (516) 609-2000, ext.123
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WRHU Souvenir d’Italia 88.7FM
October 5
10:00 am to 12:00 pm
Italian radio program host and producer, Giovanna
Auriemma will broadcast the best Italian hits of today and
yesterday.
Contact: Giovanna Auriemma, Sat. (516) 463-wrhu
Raising of the Italian and USA Flags to Honor
Giuseppe Garibaldi
October 5
Noon
Mr. Joseph Sciame, President of IHCM committee, will
be the Master of Ceremonies. Sponsored by the Bowling
Green Association.
Bowling Green and the Famous Italian Bull (near US
Customs House) by Arturo Modica.
Manhattan
Admission: free
Contact: Arthur Piccolo (212) 809-4615
[email protected]
Annual Dinner Dance and Awards Night
October 5
6:30 pm
Cocktail hour and dinner, open bar, live band, limited
ticket raffle drawing. Honorees: Distinguished
Service Award: Richard J. DioGuardi; Distinguished
Achievement Award: Donna Garr. Sponsored by the
Mount Pleasant Italian American Association
Westchester Manor
140 Saw Mill River Road, Hastings-on-Hudson
Admission: $80
Contact: Mary DiLeo (914) 946-0279
[email protected]
Italian Tribune Columbus Day Dinner
October 5
7:00 pm
Awards dinner to honor outstanding Italian Americans.
Sponsored by The Italian Tribune Newspaper.
Mayfair Farms
111 Eagle Rock Avenue, West Orange, New Jersey
Admission: $165
Contact: Joan Alagna (973) 485-6000
[email protected]
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85th Anniversary of UNICO National
October 5
7:00 pm
85th Anniversary marking the founding of UNICO
National in Waterbury Connecticut. Sponsored by
UNICO National Waterbury Chapter.
Holiday Inn Express
Waterbury, Connecticut
Admission: $60
Contact: Joanne D’Angelo (203) 598-0501
[email protected]
“Giuseppe Garibaldi: Eroe dei Due Mondi”
October 5
8:00 pm
A Teatromania Production. Three one-act plays directed
by Vittorio Capotorto.
a. Order and Marriage by Aldo Nicolij
b. Living Dangerously by Eduardo Filippo
c. The Aging Architect by Paolo Tartamella
Sponsored by the John Michael Marino Lodge, Order
Sons of Italy in America.
Port Washington Public Library
Admission: free
Contact: Leo Cimini (516) 883-3826
[email protected]
New York State Grand Lodge – Order Sons of Italy in
America
Italian Heritage and Culture Month Kickoff
October 6
9 am – 12:30 pm
Breakfast / Brunch. Honoring: State Senator Caesar
Trunzo; New York State Comptroller Thomas Di Napoli;
John Caracciola, President of The Morey Organization.
Inn at New Hyde Park, Jericho Turnpike, NHP
Admission: $42
Contact: Anita Rosato (631) 271-1272
www.nysosia.org
Queens Columbus Day Parade
October 6
Noon
Parade marches down Steinway Street to 30th Avenue and
ends on Astoria Boulevard and the newly renamed street,
Cav. Vincent Iannece. Cav. Iannece was the co-founder
and driving force in reinstating this parade. Sponsored
by the Federation of Italian American Organizations of
Queens, Inc.
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Assemble at Kaufman Studios
34-12 36th Street, Astoria
Contact: Angie Markham (718) 204-2444
fi[email protected]
Brooklyn Columbus Day Parade
October 6
1:00 pm
Parade of public dignitaries, marching bands, schools,
member organizations, churches, local hospitals and the
community at large. Parade will run from 18th Avenue
and 61st Street to 18th Avenue and 84th Street. Sponsored
by the Federation of Italian-American Organizations of
Brooklyn, Ltd.
Contact: G. Jack Spatola or Nancy Sottile (718) 2592828
[email protected]
The 63rd Annual Columbus Day Weekend Gala
October 6
7:00 pm
Black tie dinner. Sponsored by the Columbus Citizens
Foundation.
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
Admission: $750
Contact: (212) 249-9923
[email protected]
Port Chester Columbus Dinner Dance
October 6
7:00 pm
Honoring Grand Marshall Gerald Logan retired Mayor
of Port Chester. Sponsored by the Columbus Day
Celebration Committee of Port Chester and Rye Brook.
T & J Villagio Trattoria
223 Westchester Avenue, Port Chester, NY
Admission: $55
Contact: Toni Ganim (914) 937-5262
”A Beautiful Memory: A Mother and Her Songs
Against the Mafia,” film, music and talk with Anthony
Fragola, Giovanni Impastato and Michela Musolino
October 6
8:00 pm
An event hosted by Anthony Fragola to celebrate the New
York premiere of his new documentary, “A Beautiful
Memory,” which examines the life, death and legacy of
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Giuseppe “Peppino” Impastato. Fragola invites Giovanni
Impastato, Giuseppe’s brother and Michela Musolino,
vocalist/musician of Sicilian roots, for an evening of film
screening, music and talk. Sponsored by the Center for
the Arts, College of Staten Island.
Williamson Theatre
2800 Victory Blvd., Staten Island
Admission: $20-$25
Contact: (718) 982-2787 (ARTS)
[email protected]
Italian Folklore Show with The Italian Folklore Group
form Montemarano (Avellino) Italy
October 6
8:00 pm
The well known folklore group “Achilli I Solisti di
Montemarano” will perform Italian folklore songs and
dances of Southern Italy. Sponsored by the Italian Club of
Westchester Community College.
Westchester Community College, Classroom Building,
Room 200
Admission: $12; $10 for students/seniors
[email protected]
Wreath Laying Ceremony at Columbus Circle
October 7
9:00 am
Sponsored by the Columbus Citizens Foundation.
Columbus Circle
59th Street and Central Park West, Manhattan
Contact: (212) 249-9923
[email protected]
GRUPPO “Folcloristico Zompa Cardillo Di
Montemarano” (Avellino)
October 7
Dinner/Dance – Gruppo “Folcloristico Zompa Cardillo Di
Montemarano (Avellino).”
Ristorante Verdi’s
680 Old Country Road, Westbury
Admission: $90
Contact: Generoso D’Agnese (516) 333-6824
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St. Louis Columbus Day and Festival
October 7
Noon
A parade starts at noon after it is blessed by Father
Vincent Bommarito, pastor of St. Ambrose Church. It
winds around the Hill neighborhood which is the Italian
section of St. Louis City. It ends at Berra Park where
the honorees are introduced: Grand Marshal, Spirit of
Columbus Award winner, Mother Cabrini Award winner,
Miss Italian St. Louis and her Maids of Honor. A festival
is held at the park with various Italian organizations
hosting booths and Italian food, souvenirs and more.
Other booths have games for children, health information,
etc. There are bands that play Italian music, little
tarantella dancers and contests. Sponsored by the St.
Louis Columbus Day Corporation
Parade begins at Southwest Bank at Southwest and
Kingshighway.
Contact: Marianne Peri Sack (314) 837-8830
[email protected]
Annual Columbus Day Parade
October 7
2:00 pm
A celebration of Italian pride across Westchester County.
Sponsored by the Antonio Meucci Lodge, Order Sons of
Italy in America.
Downtown White Plains
279 Maple Avenue
Contact: Mario Cermele (914) 325-1239
Port Chester Columbus Day Parade
October 7
2:00 pm
Parade marches along Hawthorne Avenue and Westchester
Avenue to New Broad Street.
Grand Marshall, Gerald Logan
Sponsored by the Columbus Day Celebration Committee
of Port Chester and Rye Brook.
Location of Event: Hawthorne Avenue
Contact: Toni Ganim (914) 937-5262
The Kensico Italian American Society Columbus Day
Dinner Dance
October 7
5:00 pm
Featuring live entertainment. RSVP by October 1st.
Sponsored by the Kensico Italian American Society.
Sinapi’s Ceola Manor
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161 Hill Boulevard, Jefferson Valley
Admission: $60
Contact: Flavia (914) 769-8120 or
Brigida (914) 769-8120
AATI Long Island Chapter in the Columbus Day
Parade
October 8
AATI Long Island Chapter will march along 5th Avenue.
Teachers and students will be joined by parents and
supporters of the Italian language and culture to promote
AP Italian. For the position of the line up, e-mail the
chapter president [email protected]
Garibaldi and Messina: A Legacy of Reciprocity
October 8
9:00 am
Reciprocity: Italians and Italian Americans in the United
States Civil War; Americans come to the aid of Messina
earthquake victims. Sponsored by the Long Island
Chapter, American Italian Historical Association.
CCB Building Nassau Community College
One Education Drive, Garden City
Contact: Dr. Salvatore LaGumina (516) 572-7422
[email protected]
Columbus Day Breakfast
October 8
9:00 am
Breakfast honoring Congressman Joseph Crowley and
Honorable Peter F. Vallone. Sponsored by the Italian
American Political Action Council.
Princeton Club
15 West 43rd Street, Manhattan
Admission: free
Contact: James Lisa (718) 592-2196
30th Annual Columbus Day Mass
October 8
9:30 am
His Eminence, Edward Cardinal Egan, Archbishop of
NY, will celebrate a bi-lingual Mass (Italian and English),
commemorating the 515th Anniversary of the discovery of
the Americas by Christopher Columbus. Sponsored by the
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York.
Cathedral of St. Patrick
460 Madison Avenue, Manhattan
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Admission: free
Contact: Rev. Robert Aufieri (212) 371-1011 ext 3055
for complimentary tickets
63rd Annual Columbus Day Parade
October 8
Noon
Leading the parade along Fifth Avenue from 44th Street
to 79th Street, in Manhattan, will be the Grand Marshal,
Lidia Matticchio Bastianich, famous chef, restaurateur
and author. Sponsored by the Columbus Citizens
Foundation.
Contact: (212) 249-9923
[email protected]
Celebrating Cristoforo Colombo!
October 8
7:00 pm
Enjoy Colombo’s favorite dishes.
Carmela’s Italian Restaurant
912 Hempstead Tpke, Franklin Square
Contact: Bart or Raffaele (516) 488-9898
Michael Valente Lodge OSIA: Opera Night and
Famous Italian Songs
October 8
7:00 pm
With Soprano Danielle Reed and a short Power Point of
her visit to Italy.
Long Beach Public Library
Long Beach Island Park
Admission: free
Italian American Cultural Day
October 9
11:00 am
Starting with an International dance class at 11:00
am sharp. Brief history of some of our Senior Italian
Americans and their family travels to America and
experiences, stories and music. Great menu and desserts
too!
Hillcrest Senior Center
168-01 Hillside Avenue, Hillcrest
Admission: $2; $1.25 for members
Contact: Dee Rao Walker (718) 801-3848
[email protected]
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October 9
2:00 pm
”Cinema Paradiso” by Giuseppe Tornatore. A famous
Italian filmmaker, haunted by the memories of his first
love, returns to his hometown after an absence of 30
years. Sponsored by the College Center Programs/Office
of Student Life.
Room U-217, Brooklyn
Admission: free, members only
[email protected]
Cinema, Dolci and Proverbs with Dr. Luigi Miele
October 9
6:30 pm
A short film “Italian Contribution to America,” followed
by Italian proverbs and dolci. Sponsored by the New
Rochelle Library.
Memorial Highway, New Rochelle
Contact: Louis Miele, Ph.D. (914) 636-6670
[email protected]
Celebrating Giuseppe Garibaldi!
October 9
7:00 pm
A cena with author Connie De Caro who will speak about
Giuseppe Garibaldi’s accomplishments and the time spent
in Staten Island. Tenor Michael Castaldo will entertain us
with classic Italian songs and introduce his new CD: La
Dolce Vita N’America. Garibaldi’s favorite dishes will be
sampled. Reservations required.
Carmela’s Italian Restaurant
912 Hempstead Tpke, Franklin Square
Contact: Bart or Raffaele (516) 488-9898
Film Screening – The Golden Door
October 10
This film is set at the start of the 20th century in Sicily.
Salvatore, a widower and poor farmer decides to emigrate
to the U.S. on a perilous steamship journey, he encounters
an English woman…
Jacob Burns Film Center
364 Manville Rd, Pleasantville
Admission: $10; $6 - members
Contact: Abby Popper (914) 773-7663, ext. 24
apopper@burnsfilmcenter.org
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Giuseppe Garibaldi led many of the military campaigns that brought about the formation of a unified
Italy. He is called the “Hero of the Two Worlds,” in
tribute to his military expeditions in South America
and Europe.
Garibaldi was born on July 4, 1807 in the former
Italian city of Nice, taken under French control in
1860. Garibaldi's family was involved in coastal trade
and he was certified in 1832 as a merchant marine
captain.
During a visit to Taganrog, Russia, in April 1833 he met
Giovanni Battista Cuneo, a member of the secret
movement “Young Italy” (La Giovine Italia). Garibaldi
joined and took an oath for the liberation of Italy from
Austrian dominance.
In Geneva in November 1833, Garibaldi met
Giuseppe Mazzini, an impassioned proponent of
Italian unification as a liberal republic through political and social reforms. He joined the Carbonari revolutionary association and in 1834 he participated in a
failed Mazzinian insurrection in Piedmont, and was
sentenced to death in absentia by a Genoese court.
He escaped to Tunisia eventually finding his way to
Brazil, where he encountered Anna Maria Ribeiro da
Silva, “Anita,” a woman of Portuguese and Indian
descent, who became his companion in arms, and
wife.
In 1843 Garibaldi formed the Italian Legion, whose
black flag represented Italy in mourning while the
volcano at its center symbolized the dormant power
in their homeland. While in Uruguay the legion first
sported the red shirts, which became the symbol of
Garibaldi and his followers.
Garibaldi victories in the battles of 1846 assured the
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freedom of Uruguay and made him and his followers
heroes in Italy and Europe.
With the election of Giovanni Mastai-Ferretti as
Pope Pius IX in 1846, Garibaldi offered the papal
nuncio the service of his Italian Legion for the liberation of the peninsula. Garibaldi returned to Italy
among the turmoil's of the revolutions of 1848. At
Mazzini's urging, Garibaldi took up the command of
the defense of Rome. His wife, Anita, fought with
him. The city fell on June 30, 1849, and Garibaldi
was forced to flee to the north. Anita died near
Ravenna during the retreat.
In 1850 he became a resident of New York, where
he met and lived with Antonio Meucci. For some
time he worked and lived as a candle maker on
Staten Island. Afterward he made several voyages to
the Pacific, during which he visited Andean revolutionary heroine Manuela Sáenz in Peru. Garibaldi
returned to Italy in 1854. In 1859, the AustroPiedmontese War broke out and Garibaldi was
appointed major general. He formed a volunteer
unit, the “Hunters of the Alps.” At the war's end
Garibaldi was displeased because Nice was ceded to
the French. In 1860 Garibaldi defeated a 3,000strong Bourbon French garrison at Calatafimi on
May 13. The next day, he declared himself dictator
of Sicily in the name of Victor Emmanuel II of Italy.
In his famous meeting with Victor Emmanuel II at
Teano on October 26, 1860, Garibaldi greeted him
as King of Italy and shook his hand. Garibaldi rode
into Naples at the king's side on November 7, then
retired to the rocky island of Caprera, refusing to
accept any reward for his services.
At the outbreak of the American Civil War (1861),
Garibaldi volunteered his services to President
Lincoln and was invited to serve as a major general
in the Union Army. Garibaldi took up arms again in
1866 against Austria-Hungary in the hope of taking
Venetia from Austrian rule. After the war, Garibaldi
led a political party that agitated for the capture of
Rome, the peninsula's ancient capital. Following this,
he spent the remainder of his life on Caprera and
died on June 2, 1882.
“Bambini Italiani”: The Schools of Reggio Emilia
October 10
11:15 am
Guest speaker Mary Lou Sgro, Early Childhood Ed.
WCC. A slide presentation will examine the governmentsupported early childhood renters in northern Italy,
recognized world wide for excellence. Children are
encouraged to express their creativity, and teachers
observe and plan with them how to build their learning.
Sponsored by the Italian Club of Westchester Community
College.
Room 100
Admission: free
[email protected]
La Dolce Vita
October 10
12:15 pm
Fellini’s La Dolce Vita, winner of the Cannes Film
Festival, is a sensational view of the decadent “Sweet
Life” of Rome’s society, as seen through the eyes of
cynical journalist. Sponsored by the John D. Calandra
Italian American Institute, Queens/CUNY.
Queens College
Admission: free
[email protected]
Mary Cappello Reads from Awkward: A Detour
October 10
6:00 pm
Incomodo. Goffo. Brutto. Spiacevole. Mary Cappello’s
immigrant grandfather traced these words in the letters
he wrote to her but never sent, words that speak to the
misunderstood state of awkwardness. Cappello turns
her penetrating gaze on this misunderstood condition,
fearlessly exploring the ambiguous borders of identity.
Light refreshments will be served. Seating is limited.
This is part of the Writers Read Series. Sponsored by the
John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens/
CUNY.
Manhattan
Contact: (212) 642-2094
[email protected]
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Joe DiMaggio: Italian American Heroes in Baseball
October 11
4:30 pm
Professor Joseph Dorinson from the History Department
of Long Island University will discuss the role of Joe
DiMiaggio and other Italian American heroes in baseball.
Refreshments and light supper will be served. Sponsored
by the Italian American Committee of the UFT and The
Educator Chapter of the Italian America Labor Council.
UFT Headquarters, 52 Broadway, Manhattan
Admission: $20
Contact: George Altomare (212) 588-7772
[email protected]
Giuseppe Garibaldi – The Man/The Legend
October 11
5:00 pm
The Life of Giuseppe Garibaldi plus a Poem, “La
Spigolatrice Di Sapri,” written by Luigi Mercantini.
Sponsored by the Profumi D’Italia Radio Show WHPC
903 FM
Admission: free
Contact: Rita Monte (516) 572-7440
Ritamonte17@hotmail. Com
Lecture of Giuseppe Garibaldi
October 11
8:00 pm
Lecture by Louis Leonini. Sponsored by the Italian
American Series/Hofstra University.
Cultural Center Theater, Hofstra University
Admission: free
Contact: Stanislao Pugliese (516) 463-5611
[email protected]
Lecture by Dr. Salvatore LaGumina: “World War II:
Dealing with a Dilemma”
October 11
7:00 pm
Dr. LaGumina is professor emeritus and director of the
Center for Italian American Studies at Nassau Community
College. Sponsored by Wagner College.
Wagner College Spiro 4
One Campus Road
Admission: free
[email protected]
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American Association of Teachers of Italian (AATI)
October 11 - 13
The annual conference of the AATI will take place from
Thursday, October 11, through Saturday, October 13,
2007, in Washington, DC, as part of the NIAF annual
convention.
Sponsored by the American Association of Teachers of
Italian.
For more information, consult the following website:
http://www.aati-online.org.
A Prince Named Totò
October 11 - 30
On the occasion of the 40th Anniversary of Toto’s death,
the Neapolitan actor is celebrated with an exhibition of
memorabilia, photos and posters coming from the De
Curtis Family Archive. A show on his poetry and songs
along with a mini-retrospective of some of his best films
is also part of the program. Toto’s daughter, Liliana
De Curtis will participate in the closing celebration.
Sponsored by Kairos Italy Theater and Casa Italiana
Zerilli-Marimò at New York University.
Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò
24 West 12th Street, between 5th and 6th Avenues,
Manhattan
Admission: free
Contact: Laura Caparrotti (212) 254-4025
[email protected]
A”Giuseppe Garibaldi: Eroe dei Due Mondi”
October 12
Noon
Mario Macaluso, Writer, Lecturer on “Tuscany” with
Teresa Mazzilli, Soprano. Sponsored by the John Michael
Marino Lodge, Order Sons of Italy in America.
Admission: free
[email protected]
A Tribute to Garibaldi
October 12
8:00 pm
Celebrations honoring Garibaldi’s life and contributions.
Sponsored by Associazione Culturale Pugliese – Figli di
Maria S.S. Addolorata.
St. Athanasius Church, School Auditorium
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6120 Bay Parkway, Brooklyn
Admission: $10
Contact: Lucrezia Nardulli ( 917) 5092803
[email protected]
National Italian American Foundation 32nd Annual
Convention
October 12 – 13
Sponsored by the National Italian American Foundation.
Washington Hilton Towers
Contact: John Salamone (202) 387-0600
www.niaf.org
“Using the Internet as a Genealogy Resource”
October 13
10:00 am
A lecture by Steve Morse who will discuss his website
in depth. He has many sources available for research
use. Lecture includes a demonstration. Sponsored by the
Italian Genealogical Group.
Bethpage Public Library
50 Powell Avenue, Bethpage
Admission: free
Contact: Marilyn Verna (718) 489-5373
[email protected]
WRHU Souvenir d’Italia 88.7FM
October 13
10:00 am to 12:00 pm
Italian radio program will broadcast events dedicated
to Giuseppe Garibaldi and some musical selections
dedicated to him.
Contact: Giovanna Auriemma, Sat. (516) 463-wrhu
La Terza Festa d’Italiano
October 13
7:00 pm
Dinner/Dance, music by Black Velvet Band. “A night of
Cultural Italian Heritage” and Italian singers, Italian food,
wine imported from Italy, coffee and pastries. Sponsored
by St. Benedict’s Parish.
Father Albert Hall
St. Benedict’s Church
2958 Bruckner Blvd., Bronx
Admission: $45
Contact: Rectory (718) 828-3403
[email protected]
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Concert of Filarmonica della Scala at Carnegie Hall
October 13
7:00 pm
Benefiting FAI – Fondo Ambiente Italiano. Conductor
Riccardo Chailly and Tenor Ben Heppner.
Stern Auditorium
57th Street and 7th Avenue, Manhattan
Admission: $20 to $130
Contact: Hon. Giovanni Favilli (212) 439-8618
Concert of Filarmonica della Scala at Ground Zero
October 14
11:30 am
Trevi Group, Comune di Milano.
World Financial Center
Ground Zero, Manhattan
Contact: Hon. Giovanni Favilli (212) 439-8618
Italians at Rest
October 14
2:00 pm
Walking tour of the final resting places of many notables
including: Generoso Pope, Clemente Giglio, the Piccirilli
Brothers and many more. Sponsored by Friends of the
Woodlawn Cemetery.
The Woodlawn Cemetery
Webster Avenue and East 233rd Street, Bronx
Admission: $10; $5 for Students and Seniors
Contact: Susan Olsen (718) 920-1469
A special concert “Highlights of Il Barbiere di Seviglia”
with the New Rochelle Opera Company
October 14
3:00pm
Renowned singers from the New Rochelle Opera
Company will perform arias of the Barber of Seville by
Gioacchino Rossini, staged in costume. Sponsored by the
Italian Club of Westchester Community College.
Westchester Community College, Academic Arts Theatre
Admission: $20; $18 students/seniors
[email protected]
Antoinette Silicato: Sings with her Trio
October 14
6:00 and 7:00 pm
Italian American Jazz Singer, Antoinette Silicato is
a singer who for three decades has worked in jazz
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ensembles, Negro spiritual choirs, gospel choirs and
musical theatre. As a solo artist, she has combined these
experiences into a swinging style that sparkles with
excitement. She renders lyrics and melodies that are
deeply visceral, defining her as a timeless song stylist/
chanteuse. Sponsored by the Smoke Jazz Club & Lounge.
Smoke Jazz Club & Lounge
2751 Broadway, Manhattan
Admission: no music charge/$15 minimum
Contact: Antoinette Silicato (212) 281-2878
[email protected]
Studying Italian Language and Culture in Perugia
October 15
12:15 pm
Queens College and the John D. Calandra Italian
American Institute sponsor a program to study Italian
language and Culture in Perugia, Italy. These 4-week or
8-week programs give students and the community the
opportunity to study in one of the most beautiful medieval
cities in Italy. Sponsored by the John D. Calandra Italian
Queens College
Admission: free
[email protected]
The Michelangelo Code: The Language of Signs and
Forms
October 15
6:30 pm
Join NOIAW for an innovative discussion of hidden
meanings found in the works of Michelangelo. Presented
by Dr. Angelo Boccardelli, Noted Scholar, Art Collector
and Diplomat. Sponsored by The National Organization
of Italian American Women in collaboration with Casa
Italiana Zerrilli-Marimo
Casa Italiana Zerrilli-Marimo
Manhattan
Admission: free
Contact: (212) 642-2003 or [email protected]
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Cinema Italia
October 16
2:00 pm
”Moonstruck.” This film by director Norman Jewison is
a wonderful look at life, love and family. Loretta, with
her wedding just weeks away, meets and falls hopelessly
in love with the groom-to-be’s brother. Sponsored by the
College Center Programs/Office of Student Life.
Room U-217
Brooklyn
Admission: free
[email protected]
Presentation and Travelogue of Sicily
October 16
7:30 pm
Dr. Mario Macaluso will discuss aspects of the region of
Sicily accompanied by a slide travelogue. Sponsored by
the Shelter Rock Public Library.
Albertson, Long Island
165 Searingtown Road
Admission: free
Contact: Angelina Spero (516) 746-7140
[email protected]
VIVA V*E*R*D*I*!
October 16
8:00 pm
Chelsea Opera soloists, led by Maestro Carmine Aufiero,
will present excerpts from Verdi’s most patriotically
charged operas reflecting his support for Giuseppe
Garibaldi during the heroic period of the Risorgimento:
Nabucco, Ernani, Giovanna d’Arco and La Battaglia de
Legnano. Sponsored by Chelsea Opera.
Yamaha Studios Piano Salon
689 Fifth Avenue, Manhattan
Contact: Lynne Hayden-Findlay (212) 260-1796 or (917)
912-3779
[email protected]
Italian Heritage Month Activities at BMCC/CUNY
October 17
11:00 am to 8:00 pm
Panel discussion with guest speakers at 11:00 am, movie
at 2:30 pm, Italian pop music at 6:00 pm. Sponsored by
BMCC Italian Heritage Month Committee and BMCC
Italian Culture Club.
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Richard Harris Terrace, Borough of Manhattan
Community College
199 Chambers Street, Manhattan
Admission: free
Contact: Dr. Maria Enrico (212) 220-8000, ext.7245
[email protected]
Italian Writing and Poetry
October 17
12:15 pm
Il Giornalino, the Italian Journal, highlights the writing
from students studying Italian from many New York
schools. There will also be a call for entries for the
2008 edition. Sponsored by the John D. Calandra Italian
Queens College
Admission: free
[email protected]
Italian Love Songs
October 17
7:30 pm
Italian love songs performed by Antonio Guarna,
Neapolitan Tenor and accompanied by Alba Mazza,
pianist, in an intimate café setting. Sponsored by Wagner
College and the DaVinci Society.
Wagner College, Reynolds House, Coffee House
Admission: free
[email protected]
“Fascism, Anti Fascism and Italian Jews”
October 18
2:20 pm
Lecture by Professor Stanislao Pugliese, Hofstra
University. Sponsored by the Center for Italian Studies.
Stony Brook University
Harriman Hall, Room 137
Admission: free
[email protected]
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Italian Cooking Demonstration
October 18
2:30 pm
Chef Giovanni DiStefano will demonstrate tasty Italian
dishes to the College of Staten Island community.
Sponsored by the Pluralism and Diversity Program at the
College of Staten Island.
College of Staten Island, Campus Center (1C) – Park Café
2800 Victory Boulevard, Staten Island
Admission: free
Contact: Winnie Brophy (718) 982-2597
[email protected]
Italy: Land of Many Cultures
October 18
2:30 pm
Sponsored by Half Hollow Hills Community Library and
Arturo Toscanini Lodge, Order Sons of Italy in America.
55 Vanderbilt Pkwy, Dix Hills
Admission: free
Contact: Karen Thaler (631) 421-4530, ext. 329
[email protected]
Coalition of Italian American Associations
October 18
6:30 pm
Guest speakers: NYC Council Members Tony Avella,
President of Italian American City Council Caucus,
and Dr. Anthony Julian Tamburri, Dean, The John D.
Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College/
CUNY. Sponsored by the Coalition of Italian American
Associations.
8 East 69th Street, Manhattan
Admission: $85
Contact: Maria Fosco
MARIAFOSCO@ITALIANAMERICANMUSEUM.
ORG
Cristiana Pegoraro in Concert
October 18
7:00 pm
Piano Concert. Sponsored by the Di Capo Opera Theatre
and DIVA Productions.
Di Capo Opera Theatre
Admission: $25
Contact: DIVA Productions (212) 666-4050
[email protected]
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Cristo si e’ fermato a Eboli (Christ Stopped at Eboli)
October 18
7:30pm
The Enrico Fermi Cultural Committee presents a
screening of the classic Italian movie from the great
novel by Carlo Levi starring Gian Maria Volontè with
Paolo Bonacelli, Alain Cuny, Irene Pappas. In Italian with
English subtitles. With critical analysis by Professor Paolo
Palombo. Refreshments will be served. Part of the Enrico
Fermi Italian Film Festival. Sponsored by the Enrico
Fermi Cultural Committee.
Belmont Library
610 East 186th Street, Bronx
Admission: free
Contact: Frances Fusco (718) 601-2310
October 19
Maestro Vincent La Selva with the New York Grand
Opera Company will present arias from famous operas.
Schreiber High School Auditorium
Admission: free
[email protected]
Sacco & Vanzetti, An Original Film by Peter Miller
October 19
7:00 pm
The original film Sacco and Vanzetti will be screened
and followed by a Q&A with filmmaker Peter Miller.
Sponsored by the American Labor Museum/Botto House
National Landmark.
American Labor Museum/Botto House National
Landmark
83 Norwood Street, Haledon, New Jersey
Admission: free
Contact: Angelica M. Santomauro, Ed.D. (973) 5957953
[email protected]
Here I Am Mother: the Real Story of Marilyn Monroe
October 19
8:00 pm
There will be a reading of the play Here I Am Mother,
written by Nancy Maniscalco Miracle in commemoration
of the star’s unknown Italian heritage. Cristina Fontanelli
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will read Marilyn Monroe, a.k.a. Nancy Cusomano,
and Maureen Dowdell will read Nancy Maniscalco,
her daughter. The play was recently mentioned on the
Arthur Miller Society web page events and a contract is
being negotiated for a production of the play in Bulgaria.
Sponsored by the Marilyn Monroe Foundation.
Dramatists Guild of America
1501 Broadway, Suite 701, Manhattan
Admission: Reservations required. See WEB: www.
Marilynmonroefoundation.com
Contact: Nancy Miracle (212) 560-7505
[email protected]
Talk by Popular Lecturer Maria Miscella
October 19
8:30 pm
Maria Miscella discusses the Risorgimento in Italy, the
roles of Mazzini, Cavour and Garibaldi in the Unification
of Italy. The lecture will take place after a pre-fixe dinner.
Sponsored by Famee Furlane of New York.
Clubhouse
20-08 127th Street, Queens
Contact: Ida Corvino Miletich (516) 708-1537
[email protected]
Luigi Terruso Open Studio
October 19 - 21 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
Luigi Terruso will open his Chelsea Painting Studio
to visitors as part of exciting High Line Open Studios
Chelsea weekend. Sponsored by High Line, Open Studios
Chelsea 07.
Studio #910
Chelsea, Manhattan
Admission: free
Contact: Luigi Terruso (212) 366-4599
[email protected]
“Over the River and through the Woods”: A play/
comedy by Joe Di Pietro
October 19, 26 and 27 8:00 pm
October 20
2:00 and 8:00 pm
Special fundraiser for WCC Italian Club. Food, fidelity
and family in Hoboken, New Jersey. This is an endearing,
heart-warming comedy about the tug of war between
ambition and meatballs. Sponsored by the Italian Club of
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Rochambeau School
228 Fisher Avenue, White Plains
Admission: $15 (purchased through WCC)
[email protected]
The 10th Annual Fr. Pio Day of Recollection
October 20
9:00 am
For the past 10 years St. Thomas the Apostle Church has
celebrated Fr. Pio and busloads of faithful from all over
the East coast participate to worship Fr. Pio. Archbishop
D’Ambrosio, worldwide director of the prayer group of
San Giovanni Rotondo will preside.
St. Thomas the Apostle Church
24 Westminster Road, West Hempstead
Admission: free
Contact: Maria Milone (516) 538-7465 to reserve a seat
Autumn in New York Luncheon and Fashion Show
October 20
11:30
Silent auction, Luncheon honoring chef/restaurateur
Lidia Matticchio Bastianich as Woman of the Year and
renowned gastrointestinal surgeon Dr. Fabrizio Michelassi
as Man of the Year; followed by a fashion show featuring
Bella Bambini Children’s Boutique of Caldwell, NJ.
Proceeds go toward children of Italian descent suffering
illness or emotional trauma. Sponsored by the Italian
Welfare League.
The St. Regis Hotel
2 East 55th Street, Manhattan
Admission: $185
Contact: Teddie Legeard (212) 861-8480
[email protected]
General Meeting of the Italian American Women’s
Center Inc.
October 20
2:00 pm
”Giuseppe Garibaldi and the Italian Risorgimento, A
History of the Unification of Italy.” Speaker: Maria
Miscella, Italian Lecturer and Translator. Sponsored by
the Italian American Women’s Center.
Our Lady of Grace Center
Shelter Rock Road, Manhasset
Admission: $5
Contact: Ida Corvino Miletich (516) 708-1537
[email protected]
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Celebrating the Stars of David: Music by Jewish
Composers & Singers in Opera, Operetta and
Broadway
October 21
3:30 pm
Sponsored by the New Rochelle Opera.
Temple Israel
1000 Pinebrook Boulevard, New Rochelle
Admission: $18; $36 – preferred seating
Contact: (914) 235-1800
On Stage Italian Artists present Don Giovanni by Dan
Fante and an evening of songs
October 21, 22, 28 and 29, Sunday and Monday, 4:00
pm and 8:00 pm
Centennial Lodge presents a reading of a new play by
the son of legendary novelist John Fante, Dan Fante.
Don Giovanni examines the world of an aging Italian
American novelist / screenwriter and his family. As
Jonathan Dante, the once great novelist turned Hollywood
hack, nears the end of his life, he is forced to deal with
his other legacies: his disintegrating health and his
profoundly dysfunctional family. Jonathan struggles to
make sense of his fading sight and his relationship to first
son who is gay and his second son whose marriage is
crumbling. This struggle ultimately reveals the causes of
false choices. The reading will be followed by an evening
of singing on Sunday October 21st.
Sponsored by Centennial Lodge of OSIA
Studio Dante
257 W 29th St. between 7th and 8th Ave.
Admission: $15.00
Contact: Gennaro Pecchia, (212) 627–2616,
[email protected]
Vincent P. Cuccia, [email protected], (917) 704 4807
Società di Mutuo Soccorso Maria SS della
Misericordia
October 21
5:00pm
Dinner-dance celebrating the 87th Anniversary of our
organization. This year’s plans include theme centered
around the 200th birthday of Giuseppe Garibaldi. A small
exhibit of memorabilia connected with Garibaldi is
planned. Sponsored by the Misericordia Society.
Spazio at Westport
12031 Lackland Road
55
St. Louis County, MO
Contact: Marianne Peri Sack (314) 837-8830
[email protected]
L’Esperienza Personaggi Series: Mario Lanza and
Dominick Mantuano
October 21
6:00 pm
Personaggi Series: Mario Lanza and Dominick Mantuano.
A cultural presentation – vocal performances and
complete dinner. Sponsored by L’Esperienza Italian
American Magazine
Bellissimo Ristorante
Amityville
Admission: $35
Contact: Ben V. Scannella (631) 585-1431
[email protected]
Umberto D.
October 22
12:15 pm
Vittorio De Sica’s genius as a director is never more
evident than in this truly extraordinary study of a lonely
old man fighting a losing battle for existence on the small
pension of a civil servant in Rome. Sponsored by the John
D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens/CUNY.
Queens College
Admission: free
[email protected]
Verdi’s La Traviata
October 24
11:15 am
Guest speaker Bridget Paolucci. From the opening scene
to the sensitive closing death scene, La Traviata remains
one of the finest character portrayals in all opera. Ms.
Paolucci will discuss the many arias and duets for which
this opera is famous. Sponsored by the Italian Club of
Room 200
Admission: free
[email protected]
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Cinema Italia
October 23
2:00 pm
Filmmaker Tony De Nonno’s “Heaven Touches Brooklyn
in July.” Imagine 125 men carrying a five-ton, five-story,
hand-sculpted tower and a 12-piece brass band on their
shoulders, dancing it through their neighborhood in tempo
to joyous Italian folk songs! Sponsored by the College
Center Programs/Office of Student Life.
Room U-217
Brooklyn
Admission: free, members only
[email protected]
Italian Genealogy
October 24
12:15 pm
Information of researching and compiling your family
tree. Utilizing the Internet, newsgroups, the Mormon
Church and Ellis Island, you can begin your search for
you immigrant roots. Sponsored by the John D. Calandra
Italian American Institute, Queens/CUNY.
Queens College
65-30 Kissena Blvd., Flushing
Admission: free
[email protected]
Scavenger Hunt Awards for Italian Findings
October 24
7:00 pm
Awards will be presented to schoolchildren who have
submitted Italian findings from their scavenger hunt in
the vicinity of Beacon, NY. Children can write about
their findings, take a picture of them, or bring them to
our meeting. Prizes will be awarded in several categories.
Sponsored by St. Francis of Assisi Lodge, Order Sons of
Italy in America.
St. John’s Church Hall
31 Willow Street, Beacon
Admission: free
Contact: Rosemarie J. Romanelli (845) 831-5168
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“Recent Scholarship on Contemporary ItalianAmerican Youth”
October 25
1:00 pm
“Italian-American youth” constitutes a category that has
been ascribed with symbolic, iconic, and even mythic
attributes. Historic cinematic depictions of ItalianAmerican teenagers were broadly painted caricatures
of the male juvenile delinquent and his sexually active
female counterpart, while current television images have,
to some degree, been mollified. Second-generation
Italian-American youth in the first half of the twentieth
century has been the subject of scholarly research by
historians and other social scientists who have explored
topics such as the often-contentious relation with
immigrant parents. “What of Italian-American youth
today? This symposium brings together six scholars from
diverse disciplines that are investigating various aspects
of contemporary Italian-American youth. They look at
the ways in which Italian-American adolescents and
young adults negotiate the social and cultural landscapes
that involve educational achievement, employment
opportunities and patterns of stress, as well as mass
media, popular music consumption and cultural style.
Greetings by President James L. Muyskens, Queens
College and Dean Anthony Julian Tamburri, John D.
Calandra Italian American Institute. Participants include:
Dr. Joseph Sciorra, Dr. Donna Chirico, Dr. Vincenzo
Milione, Pierre Tribaudi, Dr. Dawn Esposito, Dr. Peter
Vellon. Dr. John Mitrano, Dr. Donald Tricarico, and Dr.
Peter Carravetta.
Queens College Student Union Building, Rm 301
65-30 Kissena Boulevard, Flushing
Admission: free
Contact: (212) 642-2094
www.qc.edu/calandra
The Mythical Image of Garibaldi
October 25
8:00 pm
Informal lecture by Stanislao Pugliese. Sponsored by the
Italian American Series/Hofstra University.
Admission: free
[email protected]
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Tribute to Giuseppe Garibaldi: “Hero of Two Worlds”
October 26
2:00 pm
Presentation by Elisa Infosino. Lecture about the Italian
patriot and freedom fighter, Giuseppe Garibaldi, in honor
of the bicentennial of his birth. Recordings of Italian
patriotic songs will be played, including: the Italian
National Anthem; “Va Pensiero” from Giuseppe Verdi’s
opera, Nabucco; and others.
Brooklyn Public Library, New Utrecht Branch, Basement
auditorium
1743 86th Street, Brooklyn
Admission: free
Contact: (718) 236-4086
Dante Alighieri Society’s “Man of the Year”
October 26
7:00 pm
Honoree Fabio Rubano, former teacher/coach, now
Special Assistant and Director of Personnel of the Jersey
City Board of Education. Sponsored by the Dante
Alighieri Society of New Jersey.
The Casino in the Park
Lincoln Park, Jersey City, New Jersey
Admission: $125
Contact: Guy Catrillo (201) 876-8611
[email protected]
October 26
8:00 pm
Educational Olive Oil Tasting with Micheal Castaldo,
Crooner, Composer and Olive Oil Connoisseur.
Admission: free
[email protected]
New Jersey Italians in the Arts
October 27
9:00 am
Fourth annual New Jersey Congress of Italian American
Organizations, highlighting accomplished New Jersey
Italians and Italian Americans performing in a variety of
art forms. Sponsored by the New Jersey Italian and Italian
American Heritage Commission.
Rutgers University, Student Center
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126 College Avenue, New Brunswick, New Jersey
Admission: free
Contact: Mary Ann Re, Ph.D.-NJIIAHC Executive
Director (732) 932-0670, ext.12
[email protected]
Italian Book Fair
October 27
1:00 pm
Book publishers and authors will be present to promote
their books. Sponsored by the American Foundation of
Italian Arts and Letters, Council on National Literatures
and Bell’Italia Mia.
CNL Anne and Henry Paolucci International Conference
Center
68-02 Metropolitan Avenue, Middle Village
Admission: free
Contact: Dr. Clara Sarrocco (718) 821-3916
[email protected]
New Italian Film Festival
October 27 - 28
Program and times of screenings to be announced.
Sponsored by the Center for Italian Studies.
Stony Brook University, Wang Center Theater
Admission: free
[email protected]
Dinner Dance
October 28
1:00 pm
Italian Charities of America will host their 71st annual
Dinner Dance. Sponsored by the Italian Charities of
America.
Roma View
160-05 Cross Bay, Howard Beach
Admission: $85
Contact: Rose Sproviero (718) 478-3100
Società Cittadini di Pozzallo Dinner Dance
October 28
2:00 pm
Sindaco di Pozzallo, Peppe Sulsenti, and Dr. Larry
DeLucas, Columbia Shuttle Mission Specialist STS50, also from Pozzallo will be honored. Man of the
Year: Frank Susino; Honorary Member – Alex DeMeo;
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Distinguished Pozzallese Award: Yvonne and Adrienne
Giunta. Sponsored by The Society of the Citizens of
Pozzallo United, Inc.
El Caribe Restaurant
5945 Strickland Avenue, Brooklyn
Admission: $100
Contact: John Di Stefano (516) 358-5061; L. Di Tomasi
(526) 322-1878 and Corrado Infantino (917) 403-5298
[email protected]
”Garibaldi in Hastings”
October 28
2:00 pm
A presentation of Giuseppe Garibaldi’s recuperative
2-week stay in the village of Hastings after his arrival
in the U.S. in 1850. Sponsored by Newington-Cropsey
Foundation.
25 Cropsey Lane, Hastings-on-Hudson
Admission: free
Contact: Adelia Rasines
Rome, the Eternal City: Culture and Civilization
October 28
3:00 pm
Guest speaker: Prof. Carlo Sclafani, Chairperson of
the Modern Language Department and the Joseph and
Sophia Abeles Endowed Chair for Modern Languages.
Color slide presentation of ancient and modern Rome
and discussion of its historical contribution to the world.
Sponsored by the Italian Club of Westchester Community
College and the Joseph and Sophia Abeles Endowed
Chair for Modern Languages.
Room 200
Admission: free
[email protected]
Viva L’Italia
October 28
3:00 pm
With International Recording Artist, Cristina Fontanelli.
A musical tribute honoring Italian Heritage and Culture
Month featuring the great classics of our Italian vocal
heritage – classic folk songs, Neapolitan songs, arias and
other favorites that are too quickly becoming rarer and
rarer.
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Veterans Memorial Hall at the Snug Harbor Cultural
Center
Admission: $40; $35 senior/students/groups
Contact: Sheila Mart (212) 217-6181
[email protected]
“Viva Italia!” Finale Concert of Italian Music
October 28
4:00 pm
Italian Idol Contest winners, faculty soloists and the
college choir celebrate Italian Heritage and Cultural
Month under the direction of Dr. Roger Wesby.
Sponsored by Wagner College and the DaVinci Society.
Wagner College, Music Performance Center
One Campus Road
Admission: free
[email protected]
Free Mammograms – Sponsored by Council Member
James Vacca
October 29
8:00 am
An opportunity for underinsured women to get their
yearly mammogram. Please call to make an appointment.
Sponsored by the American-Italian Cancer Foundation.
985 Morris Park Avenue, Bronx
Admission: free
Contact: Women’s Outreach Network (800) 564-6868
Discovering the Regions of Italy
October 29
12:15 pm
Travelogues will highlight several regions in Italy for
planning a trip or reliving a past experience, Florence and
Rome are the cities that will be highlighted. Sponsored by
the John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens
College/CUNY.
Queens College
Admission: free
[email protected]
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Fellini’s 8 1/2
October 29
12:15 pm
Federico Fellini’s great comic fantasy in the genre of
autographic filmmaking. The movie director (Marcello
Mastroianni), at the peak of his career, is unable to find
inspiration to begin a new production. He escapes from
the pressures of reality and retreats to the safety of his
personal fantasies, where he finds the true meaning of
life. Sponsored by the John D. Calandra Italian American
Institute, Queens College/CUNY.
Queens College
Admission: free
[email protected]
“Garibaldino” – The Essence of Giuseppe Garibaldi
October 30
7:30 pm
Cultural presentation focusing on the Man, Adventurer
and Hero of the two Worlds, by Ben V. Scannella, Italian
American Professor and Editor of L’Esperienza Magazine.
Sponsored by the Italian Cultural Society at Farmingdale.
Ellsworth Allen Park Pavilion
Motor Avenue, Farmingdale
Admission: free
Contact: Louise Lagatta (516) 822-3461
[email protected]
Italian Cultural Film. Enrico Caruso: Voice of the
Century
October 31
11:15 am
This documentary, produced in 2001 for Biography
by A&E Television Networks, profiles the life of this
legendary tenor from his birth in Naples in 1873 through
his career with the Metropolitan Opera House. Rare
footage and exclusive interviews go beyond the myths to
bring his story to life. Sponsored by the Italian Club of
Room 100
Admission: free
[email protected]
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ITALICS, The Italian American Magazine
October 31
8:30 pm
ITALICS, monthly Italian American TV magazine
program focuses on many of the events that comprise the
Italian Heritage and Culture Month 2007 celebrations.
Hosted by Dr. Anthony Julian Tamburri, Dean, John
D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens/CUNY.
Sponsored by the John D. Calandra Italian American
Institute, Queens/CUNY and CUNY-TV.
CUNY TV channel 75 - Time Warner Cable; channel 77
- RCN TV
Contact: William Schempp (212) 642-2044
[email protected]
Lecture on Giuseppe Garibaldi
November 1
8:00 pm
Lecture by Carolyn Balducci. Sponsored by the Italian
American Lecture Series/Hofstra.
Hempstead
Admission: free
[email protected]
American Italian Historical Association (AIHA)
November 1 – 3
The 40th Annual Conference of the American Italian
Historical Association will taker place in Denver,
Colorado at the Adam’s Mark Hotel and the Denver
Public Library
For more information, consult the following website:
http://www.aihaweb.org.
Fairy Tales, Barons and Crossed Destinies: Italo
Calvino and Post-Modern European Fiction
November 7
11:15am
Guest speaker Richmond Manichiello. Prof. Manichiello
will speak on Italo Calvino’s considerable contributions
to modern literature. Sponsored by the Italian Club of
Room 100
Admission: free
[email protected]
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Garibaldi, Hero of Two Worlds
November 7
7:00 pm
A film bio of Garibaldi, displays of the Garibaldi-Meucci
Museum, a red shirt, and a large image of Garibaldi. Also,
various biographies from local libraries about Garibaldi,
and other memorabilia. Members only. Sponsored by
the Guglielmo Marconi Lodge, Order Sons of Italy in
America.
Guglielmo Marconi Lodge, OSIA
333 Moffitt Blvd, Islip
Admission: free
Contact: Dr. C. De Rosa (631) 661-2455
[email protected]
Reading and Book Signing
Bordighera Poetry Prize • Sonia Raiziss-Giop
Charitable Foundation
November 8
7:00 pm
Book presentation of the 2006 winner, Emily Ferrara”
The Alchemy of Grief (2007), translated into Italian by
Sabine Pascarelli as L’alchemia del dolore. Also present
will be the 2007 winner. The Bordighera Poetry Prize
is generously sponsored by the Sonia Raiziss-Giop
Charitable Foundation. Reading, reception, and book
signing.
Sponsored by Bordighera Press.
Calandra Institute, Queens College/CUNY
25 West 43rd Street, 17th floor, New York, NY 10036
Admission: free
Contact: Anthony Julian Tamburri, Ph.D. (212) 642-2094
[email protected]
Greater Ramsey Chapter UNICO National Dinner
Dance
November 11
2:00 pm
Greater Ramsey Chapter of UNICO National is hosting
its first annual dinner dance honoring Barbara Peirano.
Sponsored by Greater Ramsey Chapter UNICO National.
Sheraton International Crossroads
Mahwah, New Jersey
Admission: $75
Contact: Rick D’Arminio (201) 327-4533
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First Annual Ambasciatori Awards Ceremony
November 18
Noon
Italian American Museum will host its First Annual
Ambasciatori Awards Ceremony to honor distinguished
Italian American leaders serving their communities in
Westchester County. Sponsored by the Italian American
Museum.
VIP Country Club
Davenport Road, New Rochelle
Admission: $75
Contact: Rosemarie Cornacchio (914) 699-5509
[email protected]
Hofstra Entertainment Presents Garibaldi’s Gotham
November 28
8:00 pm
Conceived and preformed by Bob Spiotto. Giuseppe
Garibaldi (1807-1882) also known as the “hero of two
worlds” successfully fought, against great odds, for
the unification of Italy. A true freedom fighter, he was
also a great political and military leader. He arrived in
New York in July of 1850 and settled in Staten Island,
becoming an American folk hero in his own unique way.
Incorporating fascinating stories and quotes, as well as
music and images, Mr. Spiotto explores Garibaldi’s time
in “gotham.” Presented in conjunction with the 200th
anniversary of the birth of Giuseppe Garibaldi. All seats
reserved.
Hofstra University
Monroe Lecture Center Theater
California Avenue, South Campus, Hempstead
Admission: $15; $12 senior citizen; $10 matriculated
non-Hofstra student with ID and children under 12
One free ticket with current Hofstra Card (two ticket
maximum)
Tickets on sale beginning November 6, 2007
For tickets and information please call the John Cranford
Adams Playhouse Box Office at (516) 463 6644, Contact:
Stanislao G. Pugliese, PhD (516) 463-5611 or Robert
Spiotta (516) 463-5042
A Year-end Toast to Giuseppe Garibaldi
Forty Second Annual Dinner: American Society of the
Italian Legions of Merit
November 30
Cocktails & Dinner
Annual Conference and Dinner, November 29-30, 2007.
Sponsored by the American Society of the Italian Legions
of Merit. By invitation.
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Participating Schools
Elementary through Secondary
Italian Heritage and Culture Month at Eastchester
High Schools
Date and Time TBA
The Eastchester Community will celebrate the Bicentenary
of Giuseppe Garibaldi’s birth with his great-granddaughter
Anita, Italian journalist and scholar who will share stories
about her great-grandfather.
Sponsored by the Italian Club of Eastchester High School
and the Giuseppe Garibaldi Lodge, Order Sons of Italy in
America. Reservations are required.
580 White Plains Road, Eastchester
Admission: $10
Contact: Lucrezia Lindia, Chairperson of Foreign
Languages (914) 793-6130, ext.4285
[email protected]/LLINDIA@eastchester.
k12.ny.us
The Life and Influence of Giuseppe Garibaldi
Date and Time TBA
Second, third and fourth grade students will learn about
Giuseppe Garibaldi, his visit to the United States and
especially about the Garibaldi-Meucci Museum in Staten
Island.
J. Irving Baylis School
580 Woodbury Road, Syosset
Contact: Cav. Josephine A. Maietta (516) 364-5798
Evening at Montfort: Viennese Dessert Table
One of ten monthly open houses, the Montfort Academy
will host an evening for people who wish to learn more
about the school. This evening will feature an authentic
Viennese dessert table for people to enjoy as we explore
the different aspects of the classical education provided
for high school boys and girls. The Montfort Academy
is the only school in the tri-state area that celebrates and
requires its students to study Italian language and culture,
which has contributed so much to western civilization.
The Montfort Academy Cafeteria
99 Valley Road, Katonah
Admission: free
Contact: David Petrillo, President (914) 767-0325
[email protected]
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Palladio, The Architect of Harmony
Perhaps the greatest of the forgotten masters is Andrea
Palladio, a Venetian who lived during the Renaissance.
His use of traditional Roman motifs and glorification
of symmetry caused a sensation in Europe, and his
harmonious style was widely imitated. Even in the
United States, by way of such ardent admirers as Thomas
Jefferson, the influence of Palladio continues to be felt
down to the present day: the White House! Presented by
Dennis Cassidy, a professional architect with a passion for
classical design. This is for 6th, 7th and 8th grade boys and
girls. Sponsored by Renaissance Invitational Program.
The Montfort Academy
Admission: $50 (includes a pizza lunch for students and
parents)
Contact: David Petrillo, President (914) 767-0325
[email protected]
A Tribute to Giuseppe Garibaldi
Throughout the month of October
Interdisciplinary activities will focus on Giuseppe
Garibaldi, a great patriot and leader whose campaign
contributed to the Unification of Italy, commemorating
the Anniversary of his 200th Birthday.
P.S. 42 M
71 Hester Street, Manhattan
Contact: Rosa Casiello O’Day, Principal (212) 226-8410
Display of various books, posters, artwork and other
objects in celebration of our Italian Heritage. Sponsored
by the Italian Club of Harrison High School.
Display case D Hallway
266 Union Avenue, Harrison
Admission: free
Contact: Rita Carbonelli (914) 761-2553
[email protected]
Bulletin Board Display and Classroom Lecture
Throughout the Month of October
9:00 am
– 3:00 pm
A display of Giuseppe Garibaldi’s adventuresome life in
pictures and text which will be available to the public by
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appointment only. In addition, there will be a classroom
lecture/discussion about Anita, Garibaldi’s wife, and the
role she played in his life and in his military exploits.
This is a student-only event. Sponsored by the Montfort
Academy Girls’ School
Valley Road, Katonah
Admission: free
Contact: Maria Massimi (914) 834-9416
John F. Kennedy High School, Old Bethpage
Level 1 Italian
During October, a discussion on famous Italians and
Italian Americans and their contributions to society—
highlighting Garibaldi this year. Students will each do
a research report on a famous Italian and present the
report to the class. Each student prepares a “tombstone”
with the name of the person, date of birth and death, and
occupation (all in Italian). (This is a good vocabulary
builder as well!) We hang these up for All Souls Day to
remember all the contributions from Italy to the world.
Plainview – Old Bethpage John F. Kennedy High School
50 Kennedy Dr, Plainview
Contact: Linda Stack (516) 937-6371
Culinary Italian Dishes by Lucrezia Lindia
October 2
3:00 pm
Join us in making and tasting gnocchi di ricotta while
talking about the perfect Italian food and amusing
anecdotes on its preparation. Sponsored by the
International Club of Eastchester Middle School.
Admission: free
Languages (914) 793-6130, ext.4285
k12.ny.us
A Visit from the Explorer Cristoforo Colombo
October 5
9:30am
Students K-5 will meet “C. Colombo: and learn about his
accomplishments.
J. Irving Baylis School
580 Woodbury Road, Syosset
Contact: Cav. Josephine A. Maietta (516) 364-5798
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Lesson and Open Games of Bocce
October 9
3:00 pm
Sponsored by the International Club of Eastchester
Middle School.
Eastchester Middle School Field
Admission: free
Languages (914) 793-6130, ext.4285
k12.ny.us
The Life of Giuseppe Garibaldi
October 12
Italian Advanced Placement.
Huntington High School
Oakwood & Mckay Roads, Huntington
Contact: Prof.ssa Mastragostino (631) 673-2104
Galileo: A Visit from the Starry Messenger
October 13
When people consider the gifts that Italy has given the
world, what usually comes to mind is her genius for
the domestic, fine, and creative arts: delicious food,
fine wines and glorious operas, and her magnificent
architectural wonders like St. Peter’s basilica and the
city of Venice. But science should also be on our list
of Italian contributions to culture, for one of the most
influential scientists who ever lived was an Italian. The
seventeen-century Italian astronomer, Galileo Galilei,
who agreed to leave his home in Pisa to come to the
Montfort Academy and discuss his many discoveries,
including a demonstration of his new device for observing
heavens – the telescope. Presented by Michael T. Francis
who portrays Galileo and the Stargazer’s Apprentice
using over twenty years of professional acting experience.
Sponsored by the Renaissance Invitational Program.
The Montfort Academy
Admission: free
Contact: Chris Bratt (914) 767-0325
[email protected]
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Italian and Italian American Institutions in New York
Manhattan
Istituto Italiano di Cultura
686 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10021
(212) 879-4242, [email protected]
www.iicny.org
Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò, New York University
24 West 12th Street, New York, NY 10011
www.nyu.edu/pages/casaitaliana
The Italian Academy for Advanced Studies in America
at Columbia University
Casa Italiana, 1161 Amsterdam Avenue, New York, NY
10027
www.ItalianAcademy.columbia.edu
John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens
College/CUNY
25 West 43rd Street, 17th floor, New York, NY 10036
www.qc.edu/calandra
Italian American Museum
(in transitional residence at the John D. Calandra Italian
American Institute, Queens College/CUNY)
28 West 44th Street, 17th floor, New York, NY 10036
www.ItalianAmericanMuseum.org
Staten Island
Garibaldi-Meucci Museum, Order Sons of Italy in
America
420 Tompkins Avenue, Staten Island, NY 10305
www.GaribaldiMeucciMuseum.org
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Bronx
Enrico Fermi Cultural Center, Belmont Branch of the
New York Public Library
610 East 186th Street, Bronx, NY 10458
(718) 933-6410
www.arthuravenuebronx.com/enrico_fermi.htm
Brooklyn
Enrico Caruso Museum of America
1942 East 19th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11229
www.EnricoCarusoMuseum.com
Garibaldi: “La Spada del Risorgimento”
October 15 – 19
9:30 am to 3:00 am
A Garibaldi impersonator will make a surprise appearance
to entertain the questions posed by elementary school
students. A Power Point presentation will also be
included.
South Grove Elementary School
60 Colony Lane, Syosset
Contact: Maria Cammarano (516) 364-5810
[email protected]
Giuseppe Garibaldi: L’Eroe dei Due Mondi
October 16
3:00 pm
Presentation by Francesco Lindia. This presentation is
open to teachers of Italian as well as local high school
students. Sponsored by the EHS Italian Honor Society.
Eastchester High School, Classroom Library
Admission: free
Languages (914) 793-6130, ext.4285
k12.ny.us
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Italian Film: L’Ultimo bacio (la storia di tutte le storie
d’amore)
October 26
7:30 pm
By Gabriele Muccino. In Italian with English subtitles.
Followed by discussion and refreshments. Sponsored by
the EHS Italian Honor Society.
Eastchester High School, Classroom Library
Admission: free
Languages (914) 793-6130, ext.4285
k12.ny.us
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Borough Contact Persons
Posters and Calendars of Events can be picked up through
the following contact persons:
Bronx
Ms. Frances Fusco
Office of the Bronx Borough President
851 Grand Concourse, Room 917
Bronx, NY 10451
(718) 590-5665
Ms. Patricia Filomena
UFT Bronx Borough Office
2500 Halsey Street
Bronx, NY 10461
(718) 379-6200
Brooklyn
Mr. Anthony Sclafani
UFT Brooklyn Borough Office
335 Adams Street
Brooklyn, NY 11201
(718) 852-4900
Manhattan
Mr. James Morgan
Istituto Italiano di Cultura
686 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10021
(212) 879-4242
Ms. Rosaria Musco
25 West 43rd Street, 17th floor
New York, NY 10036
(212) 642-2094
Ms. Nancy Indelicato
310 West 106th Street
New York, NY 10025
(212) 662-8264
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Cav. George Altomare
UFT Headquarters
52 Broadway, 12th Floor
New York, NY 10004
(212) 598-7771
Queens
Cav. Joseph Sciame
Vice President for Community Relations
St. John’s University, Administration Building
Newman Hall, Room 155
8000 Utopia Parkway
Jamaica, NY 11439
(718) 990-1486/1941
Ms. Mary Vaccaro
UFT Queens Borough Office
97-77 Queens Boulevard, 5th Floor
Rego Park, NY 11374
(718) 275-4400
Ms. Angie Markham
Federation of the Italian American Organizations of
Queens, Inc.
29-21 21st Avenue
Astoria, NY 11105
(718) 204-2444
Staten Island
Mr. John Dabbene
420 Tompkins Avenue
Staten Island, NY 10305
(718) 442-1608
Mr. John Robilotti
UFT Staten Island Borough Office
4456 Amboy Road
Staten Island, NY 10312
(718) 605-1400
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Long Island
Cav. Josephine A. Maietta
ItaliAmerica-NewYork/Sicily
Robbins Lane School
157 Robbins Lane
Syosset, NY 11791
(516) 364-5804
Westchester
Mr. Geoffrey Claroni, Esq.
Director of Programs
Westchester Italian Cultural Center
Generoso Pope Place
Tuckahoe, NY 10707
(914) 771-8700
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Related References
Giuseppe Garibaldi
Eroe dei Due Mondi (Hero of Two Worlds)
BOOKS:
Giuseppe Garibaldi, Autobiography 1889, Volumes I, II
and III, Giuseppe Garibaldi
Giuseppe Garibaldi: The Memoirs of Garibaldi 1861,
Giuseppe Garibaldi
Anita Garibaldi, Anthony Valerio
Garibaldi’s Memoirs, Anthony P. Campanella,
The Lion of Caprera, A Biography of Giuseppe Garibaldi,
John Parris
The Diary of One of Garibaldi’s Thousand, Giuseppe
Cesare Abba, Giuseppe Garibaldi and E. R.Vincent
Giuseppe Garibaldi: A Biography, David Glass Larg
Giuseppe Garibaldi, Herman J. Viola and Susan P. Viola
WEBSITES:
English:
www.garibaldimeuccimuseum.org
www.qcpages.qc.cuny.edu/calandra/index.html
Italian American Museum
www.italianamericanmuseum.org
Anthony P. Campanella Collection of Garibaldi
University of South Carolina
www.sc.edu/library/spcoll/hist/garib/garib.html
Italian:
Comitato Nazionale per le Celebrazione del Bicentenario
della Nascita di Giuseppe Garibaldi
www.garibaldi200.it
Comitato Internazionale Giuseppe Garibaldi
www.garibaldi2007.it
Risorgimento Museum, Milan, Italy
www.risorgimento.it
Submitted by:
Nancy Indelicato
Italian Heritage and Culture Committee of New York
Board of Directors
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Poem Dedicated to Giuseppe Garibaldi
Presented by Nella Talamini on Thursday, July 19,
2007, on the occasion of the commemoration of the trip
Garibaldi made in 1849, as he was on route to Venice.
In front of “Sacca degli Scardovari,” near Magnavacca
(Porto Garibaldi), two navy units of the Ravenna and
Chioggia Harbor Master’s Office, a company of sea
boats side by side, hosted a ceremony in the presence
of military and civil authorities in memory of the heroic
event of 1849. On board, Cav. Joseph Sciame, President
of Garibaldi celebrations in the United States, along with
civil and military authorities, guests, press and two female
marine guards, took part in the launching of the “corona”
of flowers into the sea, preceded by a reading of the
following poem, written by the artist “Nella Talamini.”
Garibaldi
Se dovessi narrarvi la mia storia,
vi parlerei del mare che c’è attorno:
Caprera è un isolotto nel creato,
ma il mare dalla spiaggia è sempre uguale
e così la salsedine d’intorno.
Dovunque tu sia stato,
in capo al mondo,
(e le Americhe erano lontane)
vedi i pesci guizzare più distante,
come frecce a indicare il tuo destino.
Un futuro di lotte e di battaglie
di fughe e di ritorni inaspettati,
in odore di polvere da sparo
fra luccichii di spade e fucilate.
Ad inseguire un sogno ed un pensiero:
Unità, per l’Italia e il mondo intero.
Obbedendo talvolta a capo chino
come un romano andato all’Aventino.
Comandando la vita e anche la morte
di giovani decisi a cambiar sorte.
Ed i piedi su navi tante volte
li ho posti, con le mie camicie rosse,
e bandiere nel vento sì ne ho sciolte
e i fumi dei cannoni le hanno scosse.
Ora vecchio ripenso alla mia Nizza
che fu italiana ma poi venne perduta,
nel cuore resta fra i ricordi saldi.
Il mio nome? Giuseppe Garibaldi.
78
Garibaldi
If I had to tell my story
I’d talk of the sea that is about:
Caprera is an islet in the creation
But the sea from the shore is ever alike
And so is the saltiness around.
No matter where you’ve been
On top of the world
(And Americas were far away)
You’ve seen fishes darting on
Like arrows pointing at your destiny.
A future of fights and struggles
Of flights and unexpected returns
In the scent of gunpowder
Amidst the glittering of swords and rifle-shots.
Pursuing one dream and one idea:
Unity for Italy and the whole world.
Obeying at times with a bowed head
Like a Roman ascending to the Aventine.
Ruling over life as well as death
Of young men determined to change their lot.
And my foot on ships now and again
I set with my “Red Shirts”
And flags to the wind by many I unfolded
And smokes from the cannons shaking them.
Now, as an old man, I think back of my Nizza
That was Italian and then was lost
In my heart it stays amongst my treasured memories.
My name? Giuseppe Garibaldi.
Nella Talamini
07.20.07
79
Try the puzzle and see if you can be counted
as one of the “Garibaldini”!!
LIFE AND TIMES OF AN ITALIAN
PATRIOT: GIUSEPPE GARIBALDI
ACROSS:
DOWN:
1. City of Disembarkment
1. Garibaldi’s 1st Profession
3. Date of Birth
2. Continent of Freedom Fighting
5. Italian Statesman of the Risorgimento
4. Country He Liberated
8. Patriot’s Famous Roommate
6. Patriot’s Wife
13. Kind of Work Family Wanted for Garibaldi
7. Idealist of the Risorgimento
14. City of Exile
9. US Product Made by Garibaldi
15. Mode of Transportation Used by Garibaldi
10. Title Known by
16. King’s Name
11. Place Where He Died
18. Anger of Monarchy
12. Country of Exile (abbrev.)
19. Italian for Monarch
17. Consequences of Activities
20. Invention of Italian Roommate
19. “--- Shirts”
21. Italian Secret Political Movement
21. Last Name
23. Result of Italian Unity
22. # of Ships Named for Him
24. Numerical Name of His Military Group
25. Patriot’s Birthplace
26. Royal House of Italy
27. Place of Italian Government
29. First Name of Patriot
28. Capital of Unified Italy
30. Italian Unification
31. This Day in History: Italian holiday, coinciding with Garibaldi’s date of death
Congratulations for joining in the 2007
Bicentennial Celebration of the Birth of
Giuseppe Garibaldi worldwide!
Now if you have completed the puzzle
correctly, you certainly know about Giuseppe Garibaldi and his contribution to
the Republic of Italy!
CREATED BY:
NANCY INDELICATO
ITALIAN HERITAGE AND CULTURE
COMMITTEE OF N.Y., INC.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
MANHATTAN COORDINATOR
ITALIAN HERITAGE
& CULTURE MONTH
COMMITTEE
MEETS
GOVERNOR PATAKI
IN 2007
NOTES

2007 Calendar of Events

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