ITALIAN HERITAGE

ITALIAN HERITAGE

AND CULTURE MONTH

M E S E D E L L A C U LT U R A I TA L I A N A









I TA L I A N







NEW YORK • OCTOBER 2003





C E L E B R AT I N G T H E C E N T E N N I A L O F



ENRICO CARUSO’S AMERICAN DEBUT





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CALENDAR OF EVENTS CREATED BY THE

JOHN D. CALANDRA ITALIAN AMERICAN INSTITUTE, QUEENS COLLEGE/CUNY

italian heritage and culture month

mese della cultura italiana









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 a quarter

century organized special events, concerts,

exhibits and lectures to celebrate Italian cul-

ture in NewYork, the largest Italian city outside

of Italy. Each year focuses on a specific theme

representative of the history and culture of

Italy and Italian Americans.

Contents





Members of the Board............................................................ 2



Acknowledgements................................................................. 4



Financial Supporters.............................................................. 5



Open Letter from the Chairperson...................................... 6



Italian Opera and

the Great Enrico Caruso........................................................ 7



Official Proclamation from the

Governor of the State of New York....................................... 8



Official Proclamation from the

Comptroller of the State of New York................................ 10



Official Proclamation from the

President of the Borough of Brooklyn.............................. 12



Official Events and

Proclamation Ceremonies................................................... 13



Calendar of Events................................................................ 16



Participating Schools

Elementary through Secondary.......................................... 70



Italian American Institutions.............................................. 72



Borough Contact Persons................................................... 74



Bookmark ............................................................................. 77

Members of the Board





Italian Heritage and Culture Committee

of New York, Inc.





Honorary Chairpersons



Min. Antonio Bandini

Consul General of Italy

Dr. Irene Impellizzeri

Vice President, NYC Board of Education

Cav. Joseph V. Scelsa

Vice President, Queens College/CUNY

Cav. Joseph Sciame

National President, Order Sons of Italy in America

Baronessa Mariuccia Zerilli-Marimó

Trustee, New York University





President and Chairperson

Comm. Angelo Gimondo, Ph.D.



Vice President

Claudia Massimo Berns



Treasurer

Hon. Jack Como



Secretary

John Mustaro, P.E.





Legal Advisor

Josephine Belli, Esq.

Chair, Fundraising

Hedy Roma

Co-Chairs, Membership

John Dabbene

John Battista De Santis

Co-Chairs, Programming

Rosa Casiello O’Day

Geoffrey Claroni, Esq.

Chair, Special Projects

Berardo Paradiso

Chair, Public Relations

Giuliana Ridolfi Cardillo

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Board of Directors

Stefano Albertini

Cav. George Altomare

Rosanna Coscia

Mario D’Elia

Cav. Maria Fosco

Dr. Mario Fratti

Dr. Barbara Gerard

Nancy J. Indelicato

Raffaele M. La Gamba

Mico Delianova Licastro

Cav. Uff. Leonard A. Mancusi, Esq.

Joseph Martino

Angelo Merenda

Cav. Joan Migliori

Dr. Paul J. Patané

Det. Giovanni Porcelli

Wanda Radetti

Lea Serra





Board of Advisors

Dr. Stephen R. Aiello

Anthony Brusco

Dr. Rocco Caporale

Prof. Antonino Ciappina

Dr. Gaetano Cipolla

Cav. Vincent Iannece

Hon. Dominick Massaro

Ann Meresca, Esq.

Dr. Francesco Nicotra

Frances M. Rello

Hon. G. Jack Spatola





Administrative Assistants

Tina Alfano

Joseph Mongitore









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Acknowledgments



We wish to express our deep gratitude to:



Dr. Philip V. Cannistraro, Executive Director of the John

D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College of

The City University of New York and his assistants, Ms.

Maria Fosco, Ms. Marianna Prestigiacomo, Mr. Carmine

Pizzirusso and Mr. Geoffrey Claroni for their technical assis-

tance and the use of the Institute’s facilities in the prepara-

tion of this Calendar of Events;



The Director of l’Istituto Italiano di Cultura for permit-

ting us to use the Institute for the purpose of holding our

meetings and conducting our administrative operations;



Ms. Rosa Casiello O’Day and Mr. Geoffrey Claroni for

their coordination of the Calendar of Events and the editing

of this booklet;



Ms. Marianna Prestigiacomo of the Calandra Italian

American Institute for the preparation of this booklet;



Mr. John Battista De Santis for generously donating

the artwork and design of the poster, the cover pages of this

Calendar of Events, our bookmark and our new exciting

website www.italyculturemonth.org;



Mr. Berardo Paradiso, President of the Italy-America

Chamber of Commerce for coordinating and underwriting

the Memorial Concert and supporting the cost of the poster;



The Fondazione Verona per L’Arena for underwriting

our bookmarks;



Ms. Josephine Belli and Mr. Michael Capasso, General

Director of the Dicapo Opera Theater, for coordinating and

underwriting our Caruso Centennial Concert;



Ms. Maria Fosco, Ms. Marianna Prestigiacomo and Mr.

Geoffrey Claroni for reaching out to the community and uni-

versities toward the preparation of this booklet; and



Mrs. Tina Alfano and Mr. Joseph Mongitore for their

tireless assistance and dedication to the work of this Com-

mittee.





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Financial Supporters

We wish to express our deep gratitude to our financial

supporters:



Special thanks to our Primary Benefactor:

Columbus Citizens Foundation



Patron Angel

New York State Grand Lodge, Order Sons of Italy in

America

Joseph J. DiTrapani, President



Patron

Altria Group, Inc.



Sponsor

Constantino Brumidi Lodge #2211, OSIA

Cav. Elsie Cardia

Jack Como, Italian Heritage and Culture Committee of NY

Dr. Rosalie H. Contino

Italian American Labor Council

Italian American Museum

Giovanni Porcelli, NYPD Columbia Association

Frances Rello, NIAF

Robert Rose Enterprises dba Media Link Communications

Tina M. Salandra



Contributor

Johanna F. Frighetto

Virginia M. Giovinco

Jeanne Kruithoff

Paula Webster



Booster

George Altomare, United Federation of Teachers

Antoinette Astorina, NOIAW

Nicolina Astorina, NOIAW

Gino Di Napoli, Music Director

Karen A. DiSanto, Long Island City High School

Regina R. DeRise, Queens College Publications

Lisa Downward, Long Island City High School

Faith J. Felix, Bella Italia Mia, Inc.

Dr. Carl Mazza, Lehman College

Frances Moriello

Ann & Claire Pipolo, Bella Italia Mia, Inc.

Rodolfo G. Sarchese, Queens Federation of It. Am. Org.

John & Jacqueline Snowber, Am. It. Cultural Roundtable



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Open Letter from the Chairperson



October 2003



Dear Friends,



Welcome to the 27th celebration of Italian Heritage and

Culture Month. This year’s event is dedicated to the cen-

tennial of Enrico Caruso’s American debut at the Metropoli-

tan Opera on November 23, 1903.



Enrico Caruso, the most famous tenor of his era, was

born in Naples on February 25, 1873 to a poor family. He was

the third of seven children whose mother provided him with

his primary education.



“A LONG CRESCENDO” is the way a New York Times

headline described Caruso’s career. Caruso attended a

school for choral singing in the evening while working as a

mechanic in the daytime. His skills as a singer were devel-

oped under the tutelage of Guglielmo Vergine and Vincenzo

Lombardi. Before coming to the United States, he performed

in theatres throughout Italy as well as other countries in

Europe and South America. In 1901, he sang La Boheme at

La Scala under Toscanini. He also sang in other operas

conducted by Toscanini with whom he traveled to Buenos

Aires. Nearly all his splendid career was in America where

he created, among other operas, The Girl of the Golden

West. He continued to perform at the Metropolitan Opera

until his death which occurred while visiting his native

Naples in 1921.



This year, in keeping with the theme of Enrico Caruso’s

anniversary, many of our activities will focus on Italian op-

era. We invite you to join us in this special celebration and

to participate in as many events listed in this booklet as you

possibly can.



Grazie di cuore e buon divertimento!









Angelo Gimondo

Chairperson



Mese Della Cultura Italiana

Italian Heritage and Culture Month



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Italian Opera and The Great Enrico Caruso



The art of opera originated in Italy in the 1600’s, which

was its Baroque period. The word opera is actually the

shortened term for “opera in music”, a work set to music.

The first opera of which music has survived, Euridice, was

performed in 1600.



However, it was the more ambitious, dramatic and opu-

lent work of Claudio Monteverdi, several years later, that

brought out the virtuosity of the singers and served as a

model for the operatic composers to follow. Among the

most prominent of these composers were Domenico Gabrielli

and Giovanni Bononcini, in the 17th century and, in the 19th

century, Gioacchino Rossini (who initiated the Romantic

period in the early part of the century), Vincenzo Bellini,

Gaetano Donizetti and Giuseppe Verdi (who actually trans-

formed the nature of operatic writing).









(L’Arena di Verona)

The long list of Italians who continued to distinguish

themselves in this most significant medium of musical, liter-

ary, artistic and dramatic expression includes Giacomo Puccini,

Ruggiero Leoncavallo and Pietro Mascagni.



In the realm of opera the great tenor Enrico Caruso’s

sovereignty is undisputable. His life and career began in a

humble environment of Naples, Italy, but as a young boy

Caruso’s extraordinary voice drew the attention of tutors

and supporters who helped pave his way to world renown.



Caruso’s career flourished and he became the star of

the Metropolitan Opera of New York, where he presented

the greatest number of performances of his career. It can

easily be said that Italian opera and the work of the great

Enrico Caruso remain among the most vivid examples of the

contributions of Italians and Italian Americans to culture

and world civilization.

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Official Proclamation from the

Governor of the State of New York









Proclamation



Whereas, the Empire State proudly salutes the contri-

butions of our Italian community of friends, neighbors and

fellow citizens who have played a vital role in introducing

and sharing with the world a long and distinguished tradi-

tion of musical excellence; in recognition of one of the great-

est artists of Italy, this year’s chosen theme for Italian Heri-

tage and Culture Month in New York State is “Italian Opera

- Celebrating the Centennial of Enrico Caruso’s American

Debut”; and



Whereas, opera had its birth in Italy in the 1600’s and

quickly spread beyond the Italian peninsula, today enjoyed

globally by music lovers of all backgrounds and especially

appreciated for its colorful sets, rich costumes, drama and

passion blended into a supreme musical and performing arts

medium; opera’s melodies performed as solos, duets and

chorus arias, are beloved by the public and encompass the

senses through singing, instrumental backgrounds, inter-

ludes, and dancing – all of which add to an imaginative and

artistic portrayal that captures and delights audiences; and



Whereas, opera was first introduced to the new world

by Italian immigrants and resounded in Little Italy communi-

ties across the United States, embraced as a source of nos-

talgic pleasure and entertainment in the native language;

throughout history, the timelessness of many classic works

have proven that opera is indeed one of the greatest Italian

exports to this country; and

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Whereas, New York is home to one of the most presti-

gious opera houses in the world, the Metropolitan Opera,

where Italian works have always been the most popular and

well-received productions; each season, the ‘Met’ offers

more operas in Italian than in any other language, its re-

nowned stage drawing the most widely acclaimed Italian

opera singers, some choosing to make their careers exclu-

sively in New York; and



Whereas, Naples, a worldwide center of music, gave us

Enrico Caruso, one of the greatest opera singers ever, who

debuted at the Metropolitan on November 23, 1903 and be-

came the regular opening night performer for the ensuing

seventeen seasons; Enrico Caruso was the Metropolitan’s

top tenor, performing many Italian Opera premiers in the

New York opera house, and during his Metropolitan career,

this legendary singer gave 607 performances in 37 different

operas; and



Whereas, Caruso’s glorious voice is forever immortal-

ized on recordings, providing a legacy for the world and a

standard to which all tenors have been compared; the Great

Caruso was indeed the operatic world’s first star and Italian

Opera could not have had a more perfect interpreter than

this celebrated and enormously talented man who chose to

base his career in the greatest city of the world – New York –

we therefore pay tribute to the brilliant career of Enrico Caruso

and to Italian Opera, a rich and wonderful art form that re-

mains universally loved;



Now, Therefore, I, George E. Pataki, Governor of the State of

New York, do hereby proclaim October 2003 as



Italian Heritage and Culture Month



in the Empire State.

G i v e n under my hand and the

Privy Seal of the State at the Capitol

in the City of Albany this twenty-

fourth day of September in the year

two thousand three.







Governor





Secretary to the Governor

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Official Proclamation from the

Comptroller of the State of New York









OFFICE OFTHE STATE COMPTROLLER

STATE OF NEW YORK





PROCLAMATION







WHEREAS, since 1976, New York’s Italian Heritage & Cul-

ture Month Committee of New York, Inc. has organized spe-

cial events, concerts, exhibits and lectures, to celebrate the

vibrancy of Italian culture in New York, the largest Italian

community outside Italy; and,



WHEREAS, this celebration grew out of an idea from Dr.

Angelo Gimondo, Senior Instructional Manager for the Arts

& Special Projects, New York City Department of Education,

who, as President and Chairman of the Committee, has been

at the head of a group of volunteers who coordinate these

annual celebrations of Italian heritage and culture in the five

boroughs; and,



WHEREAS, soon after the committee’s inception, the idea

to dedicate each year’s event to a specific theme or person-

ality representative of the history and culture of Italy and

Italian Americans evolved; and,



WHEREAS, this year’s festivities will commemorate the

Centennial of Enrico Caruso’s debut at the Metropolitan

Opera; now let it be



PROCLAIMED, that the Comptroller of the State of New

York, Alan G. Hevesi, does hereby congratulate and applaud

Dr. Gimondo, the Board of Directors and all the friends and

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supporters of the Italian Heritage & Culture Month Commit-

tee for their dedication and steadfast commitment to the

preservation and fostering of Italian culture and Italian Ameri-

can heritage; and be it further



PROCLAIMED, that Comptroller Hevesi joins all New York-

ers in expressing appreciation for the efforts of the Italian

American people, whose accomplishments and achieve-

ments have brought a message of hope and possibility to

every corner of the State of New York.









Alan G. Hevesi









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Official Proclamation from the

President of the Borough of Brooklyn









OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT

BOROUGH OF BROOKLYN

CITY OF NEW YORK





Proclamation



Whereas, it is a time-honored tradition in Brooklyn to recog-

nize the extraordinary contributions made by members of

the many diverse ethnic groups that live and work in our

great borough, and to join in our communities important

celebrations of cultural heritage; and



Whereas, during the New York City-wide celebration of Ital-

ian Heritage and Culture Month, with the theme of Italian

Opera, Brooklyn residents gather to celebrate the rich Italian

heritage that can be found throughout our great borough,

and to pay tribute to those 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 our borough’s

proud Italian-American community for their many outstand-

ing achievements, and I encourage all people to acknowl-

edge this important month of observance;



Now, therefore, I, Marty Markowitz, President of the Bor-

ough of Brooklyn, do hereby proclaim the month of October,

2003



Italian Heritage and Culture Month in Brooklyn



In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused

the seal of the Borough of Brooklyn to be affixed this 1st day

of October, 2003.





President of the Borough of Brooklyn



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Official Events and Proclamations Ceremonies







Comptroller’s Proclamation and Awards Ceremony

October 1 6:00 pm

The Honorable William C. Thompson, Jr., Comptroller of the

City of New York, will host a celebration in honor of Italian

Heritage and Culture Month.

Council Chamber, City Hall, Manhattan

Contact: Yvette Hibbert-Taylor (212) 669-3899





Staten Island Italian Heritage Month Ceremony and

Columbus Day Parade

October 5 11:00 am

The Honorable James P. Molinaro, Staten Island Borough

President, hosts a special celebration to honor Italian Heri-

tage and Culture Month. Followed by the Staten Island

Columbus Day Parade.

New Dorp High School

465 New Dorp Lane, Staten Island

Contact: Joanne Nuzzo (718) 816-2133





Westchester County Executive Proclamation Ceremony

October 8 7:30 pm

Official proclamation by the Honorable Andrew J. Spano,

County Executive of Westchester County, to celebrate Ital-

ian Heritage and Culture Month. Honoring “Outstanding

Students of the Italian Language” and their teachers. Re-

ception to follow. Sponsored by the Westchester Coalition

of Italian American Organizations.

Antonio Meucci Lodge

279 Maple Avenue, White Plains

Contact: Geoffrey Claroni (212) 642-2038

e-mail: GClaroni@forbin.qc.edu





Brooklyn Borough President’s Proclamation Ceremony

October 14

This event will be hosted by the Honorable Marty Markowitz,

Brooklyn Borough President, in honor of Italian Heritage

and Culture Month. By invitation.

Borough Hall, Brooklyn







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Westchester County Board of Legislators Proclamation

Ceremony

October 20 6:00 pm

Official ceremony by the legislative branch of Westchester

County to celebrate Italian Heritage and Culture Month.

Honoring “Outstanding Students of the Italian Language”

and their teachers. Reception to follow. Sponsored by the

Westchester Coalition of Italian American Organizations.

Michaelian County Office Building

148 Martine Avenue, White Plains

Contact: Geoffrey Claroni (212) 642-2038

e-mail: GClaroni@forbin.qc.edu





Manhattan Borough President’s Proclamation Celebration

October 22

The Honorable C. Virginia Fields, Manhattan Borough Presi-

dent, celebrates Italian Heritage and Culture Month with a

musical concert and ceremony in honor of Italian opera.

Reception to follow. Sponsored in collaboration with the

Italian Heritage and Culture Committee of New York, Inc.

Location to be announced

Contact: Nancy Indelicato (212) 662-8264





Italian Heritage and Culture Month Proclamation Cer-

emony in the Bronx

October 24 10:30 am

The Honorable Adolfo Carrión, Jr., Bronx Borough Presi-

dent, will host this proclamation ceremony in honor of Ital-

ian Heritage and Culture Month. Reception to follow. By

invitation.

Enrico Fermi Cultural Center, Belmont Branch of the New

York Public Library

610 East 186th Street at Hughes Avenue, Bronx

Contact: Frances Fusco (718) 590-5665





Queens Proclamation Ceremony:

“A Tribute to Italian Opera”

October 28 7:00 pm

The Honorable Helen Marshall, Queens Borough President,

will host a proclamation ceremony to celebrate Italian Heri-

tage and Culture Month.

St. John’s University, Bent Hall Auditorium

8000 Utopia Parkway, Jamaica, Queens

Contact: Cav. Joseph Sciame (718) 990-1941

e-mail: sciamej@stjohns.edu

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To Be Announced





Governor’s Proclamation Ceremony

Date and Time to be announced

The Honorable George E. Pataki, Governor of the State of

New York, will host a reception and ceremony during which

he will proclaim Italian Heritage and Culture Month 2003 in

New York State. By invitation.





City Council of New York Proclamation Ceremony

Date and Time to be announced

The City Council of New York celebrates Italian Heritage

and Culture Month. Presented by the City Council and

Gifford Miller, Speaker of the Council.









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Calendar of Events





The Italian Heritage and Culture Committee of New York,

Inc. proudly announces that, this year, we are sponsoring

two special events.





Memorial Concert at the United Nations

September 11 6:00 pm

Featuring Vitallano Gallo, bassoon, Yasuko Ido,

mezzosoprano and Cristiana Pegoraro, pianist. Reception

to follow. Sponsored by the Italy-America Chamber of

Commerce, Circolo Italiano of the United Nations,

Fondazione Verona per l’Arena and Italian Heritage and

Culture Committee of New York, Inc.

United Nations, Dag Hammarskjold Library Auditorium

First Avenue at East 45th Street, Manhattan

Contact: (212) 459-0044



A Concert to Celebrate the Centennial of Enrico Caruso’s

American Debut

November 23 4:00 pm

Opera recital of works by Puccini, Rossini, Verdi and more

to celebrate the centennial of Enrico Caruso’s American

debut at the Metropolitan Opera on November 23, 1903.

Reception to follow featuring tasting of Italian foods and

wine. Sponsored by the Italian Heritage & Culture

Committee of New York, Inc. and the Dicapo Opera

Theatre.

184 East 76th Street, Manhattan

Contact: (212) 288-9438







The following events are arranged in chronological order.





Italian Heritage and Culture Month Poster Collection

September 12 - December 31

Collection of theme posters through the years of the

annual celebration of Italian Heritage and Culture Month.

Sponsored by the Italian American Museum in transitional

residence at the John D. Calandra Italian American

Institute.

28 West 44th Street, 17th floor, Manhattan

Contact: (212) 642-2020

e-mail: info@ItalianAmericanMuseum.org

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The Piccirilli Studio: Public Sculpture for the Nation

September 12 - December 31

Traveling exhibition presented by Bill Carroll to feature the

great sculptures (such as the ‘Lincoln Memorial,’ ‘Library

Lions,’ ‘Firemen’s Memorial,’ ‘Maine Monument’) that

were carved in the famed Piccirilli studio in the Bronx.

Mott Haven Branch of the New York Public Library

321 East 140th Street at Alexander Avenue, Bronx

Contact: (718) 543-1544





The History of Italy

September 13, 20, 27 & October 4 2:30 pm

Professor Louis Leonini will present a four part series of

lectures on the history of civilization in this great nation,

from the origins of its people to the present. Reservations

are required.

September 13: Early Settlers of Italy

September 20: The Renaissance

September 27: The Risorgimento

October 4: Modern Italy.

Sponsored by the Garibaldi-Meucci Museum, Order Sons

of Italy in America.

420 Tompkins Avenue, Staten Island

Admission: $5 for each lecture

Contact: John Cicero (718) 442-1608

e-mail: GMPublicity@aol.com





A Tribute to Enrico Caruso

September 15 - November 15

Exhibition celebrating the life and work of Enrico Caruso.

Memorabilia and artifacts will be on display. Sponsored

by the Enrico Caruso Museum of America and Italian

American Museum in transitional residence at the John D.

Calandra Italian American Institute.

28 West 44th Street, 17th floor, Manhattan

Contact: (212) 642-2020

e-mail: info@ItalianAmericanMuseum.org





The Italian Authors: Gay Talese and Bill Tonelli

September 17 7:00 pm

Informal reading and discussion. Part of “A Reading

Series” moderated by Robert Viscusi.

Brooklyn Public Library, Central Library, Trustees Room

Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn

Contact: (718) 230-2100

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Shining Eyes, Cruel Fortune: The Lives and Loves of

Italian Renaissance Women Poets

September 18 3:30 pm

Lecture and book signing by author Irma Jaffe, Emerita,

Fordham University. Sponsored by the Center for Italian

Studies, SUNY at Stony Brook.

Frank Melville Memorial Library, E 1337

Stony Brook

Contact: (631) 632-7444





2ROME

September 18 – October 13

Exhibition of forty black-and-white and color photographs

by Marco Anelli and Simona Filippini. Opening reception

on September 18 at 6:00 pm. Sponsored by Casa Italiana

Zerilli-Marimó, New York University.

24 West 12th Street, Manhattan

Contact: Frank Calabrese (212) 998-8730

e-mail: frank.calabrese@nyu.edu





Cooleys Anemia Miles for Smiles Bike-a-Thon

September 20

Starts and finishes at the Atlantis Marine World Aquarium

in Riverhead. Participants may choose a 62-mile ride, a 20-

mile ride or a 4-mile walk. Featuring a Kiddie Korner with

entertainment for children. Sponsored by the Cooley’s

Anemia Foundation, Leading the Fight Against Thalas-

semia.

Contact: (631) 863-0532





Hofstra Italian Experience

September 21 10:00 am

Festa Italiana featuring handmade crafts, exhibits by

cultural organizations, music, dance, the “Poets and

Writers Piazza” presented by the Association of Italian

American Educators and much more for the entire family to

enjoy.

Hofstra University, South Campus

Hempstead Turnpike, Hempstead

Admission: $3

Contact: (516) 463-6582









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Bob & Eva: A Concert of Popular Italian Music

September 21 3:00 pm

Outdoor concert featuring Bob and Eva Gabriel. In full

traditional costume, the Gabriels present an outstanding

and memorable night of songs, duets and sing-alongs that

present a musical tour of the different regions of Italy.

Please bring blankets or lawn chairs. Sponsored by the

Garibaldi-Meucci Museum, Order Sons of Italy in America.

420 Tompkins Avenue, Staten Island

Admission: free

Contact: John Dabbene (718) 442-1608

e-mail: GMPublicity@aol.com





To Walk the Streets Where My Grandparents Were

Born: Italian Genealogy For Beginners

September 22 7:30 pm

Presentation by Geoffrey Claroni, Assistant Director for

Community Programs, John D. Calandra Italian American

Institute. Reception to follow. Sponsored by the New

Rochelle Italian American Association.

Beckwith Pointe

700 Davenport Avenue, New Rochelle

Contact: Virginia Andriola (914) 946-8309





ITALICS: The Italian American Magazine

September 24 10:00 am, 3:00 pm, 8:00 pm

September 27 at 8:00 pm and September 28 at 10:00 am

Monthly television program documenting the Italian

American experience. Produced by the John D. Calandra

Italian American Institute, Queens College/CUNY and

CUNY-TV. CUNY-TV airs on cable channel 75 in Manhat-

tan, Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island and the Bronx.

Check your local cable listings.

Contact: (212) 642-2044





In Spite of Myself

September 24, 25, 26 8:00 pm

September 27 2:00 pm

One-woman show, starring and written by Antoinette

LaVecchia, about the outrageous, hysterical and, ulti-

mately moving struggle between an immigrant Italian

mother and her Americanized daughter.

Urban Stages Theater

259 West 30th Street, Manhattan

Admission: $20

Contact: (212) 421-1380

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Italians and War Crimes in Yugoslavia, 1941-1943

September 25 6:30 pm

Presentation by Jim Burgwyn, West Chester University.

Part of the Seminar Series in Italian American Studies.

Sponsored by the John D. Calandra Italian American

Institute, Queens College/CUNY.

25 West 43rd Street, 17th floor, Manhattan

Admission: free

Contact: (212) 642-2035





La Terra Trema (The Earth Trembles)

September 25 7:00 pm

Film directed by Luchino Visconti. Guest speaker: Richard

Peña. Campari cocktail hour at 6:00 pm. Part of the Italian

Academy Film Festival. Sponsored by the Italian Acad-

emy for Advanced Studies in America at Columbia

University.

1161 Amsterdam Avenue, Manhattan

Admission: $5

Contact: (212) 854-2306





The Lost Village of Kensico: The Building of the

Kensico Dam

September 25 7:30 pm

Slide presentation that among other things features the

skill and hard work of the more than 1000 Italian stone

masons and laborers who toiled to build the majestic

Kensico Dam circa. 1916. Reception to follow.

Chappaqua Public Library

195 South Greeley Avenue, Chappaqua

Contact: Joan Kuhn (914) 238-4779 ext. 119





The Missing Leonardo

September 25 – October 10

Exhibition by Vittoria Chierici of canvas paintings inspired

by digital reconstructions of Leonardo’s lost work ‘The

Battle of Anghiari.’ Opening reception on September 25 at

6:00 pm. Sponsored by the Italian Cultural Institute.

686 Park Avenue, Manhattan

Contact: (212) 879-4242









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CIAA Gala

September 26 7:00 pm

Honoring Joe Bologna, John Catsimatidis, Arturo ‘Thun-

der’ Gatti, Kathleen M. Pesile, Anthony Principi and Curtis

Sliwa. Reservations required. Black-tie event. Sponsored

by the Coalition of Italo-American Associations, Inc.

Waldorf-Astoria, Grand Ballroom

301 Park Avenue at 50th Street, Manhattan

Admission: $350

Contact: (718) 767-9000 ext. 507





Amato Opera-in-Brief Family Series: La Boheme

September 27 11:30 am

Abbreviated version of Giacomo Puccini’s opera for the

entire family to enjoy. Fully costumed performance in

Italian with English narration.

Amato Opera

319 Bowery at Second Street, Manhattan

Admission: $15

Contact: (212) 228-8200





Italian Opera: A Celebration of Life

September 27 1:00 pm

Presentation by Lou Barrella. Social hour at noon.

Sponsored by Bella Italia Mia, Inc.

Christ the King High School

68-02 Metropolitan Avenue, Middle Village, Queens

Admission: $5, $7

Contact: Diego Lodico (718) 426-1240





The Gaylords in Concert

September 27 8:00 pm

Featuring master of ceremonies John LaBarca from the

“Italian House Party” radio program and the Angie Rubino

Orchestra.

Port Chester Middle School

Bowman Avenue, Port Chester

Admission: $20

Contact: (914) 937-3550





Pinocchio’s Journey from Italy

September 27 - October 27

Library display of marionettes, dolls, toys, posters, and

more to commemorate the Italian origin of Pinocchio. From

the collection of Geoffrey Claroni, Assistant Director for

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Community Programs, John D. Calandra Italian American

Institute. Sponsored by the Antonio Meucci Lodge, Order

Sons of Italy in America.

White Plains Public Library, Children’s Room

100 Martine Avenue, White Plains

Contact: (914) 422-1476





Sellaro Lodge Scholarship Dinner Dance

September 28 12:30 pm

Honoring Immediate Past President Antoinette Baldi.

Sponsored by the Dr. Vincenzo Sellaro Lodge, Order Sons

of Italy in America.

Watermill Restaurant

711 Smithtown Bypass, Smithtown

Admission: $70

Contact: (631) 363-4268





Jewels of Song: Opera and Operetta Selections

September 28 2:30 pm

Concert performance by soprano, Arlene Garguilo.

Reception to follow. Reservations required. Sponsored

by the Center for Italian Studies, SUNY at Stony Brook.

Siena Spirituality Center, Villa Maria

615 Montauk Highway, Water Mill

Admission: $15

Contact: (631) 632-7444





Opera Night: Enjoy Verdi’s Greatest Arias

September 29 6:30 pm

Chef demo with Paolo Villoresi, Editor in Chief, Italian

Cooking & Living and Cladys Magagna, House Chef,

Italian Culinary Center. Business attire.

302 Fifth Avenue at 31st Street, ninth floor, Manhattan

Admission: $75

Contact: Salvatore Rizzo (212) 725-8764 ext. 25

e-mail: rizzo@italiancookingandliving.com





Treasures of a Lost Art: Italian Manuscript Painting of

the Middle Ages and Renaissance

September 30 - February 1

Presenting the magnificent collection of Italian illuminated

manuscripts formed by Robert Lehman. Included are

works by some of the most famous names in Italian

painting, such as Duccio di Buoninsegna, Stefano da

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Verona and Cosimo Tura, as well as visually stunning

examples by leading figures in the history of Italian

manuscript illumination.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Robert Lehman Wing

1000 Fifth Avenue at 82nd Street, Manhattan

Contact: (212) 535-7710





NOIAW Commemorates Italian Heritage & Culture

Month

October, Date and Time TBA

The National Organization of Italian American Women will

host special events that commemorate Italian heritage and

culture and foster cross-cultural appreciation.

Contact: (212) 237-8574

e-mail: noiaw@aol.com





Italian and Italian American Identities

October 1 Noon

Poetry panel/poetry reading by author Maria Terrone and

other poets, to celebrate the richness and diversity of

Italian and Italian American identities through poetry. Ms.

Terrone is the author of The Bodies We Were Loaned.

Sponsored by the Department of European Languages

and Literatures, John D. Calandra Italian American

Institute and Italian clubs of Queens College.

65-30 Kissena Boulevard, Flushing, Queens

Admission: free

Contact: Maria Terrone (718) 997-5591

e-mail: mterrone@qc.edu





Puccini’s La Boheme

October 1 12:30 pm

Guest speaker Bridget Paolucci discusses La Boheme, the

most beloved of operas. Sponsored by Il Club Italiano di

Westchester Community College.

Classroom Building, Room 200

75 Grasslands Road, Valhalla

Admission: free

Contact: Prof. Carlo Sclafani (914) 785-6790

e-mail: Carlo.Sclfani@sunywcc.edu









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Antonio Meucci: The True Inventor of the Telephone

October 1 - 31

Permanent exhibit featuring Meucci’s telephone models

and original documents. Sponsored by the Garibaldi–

Meucci Museum, Order Sons of Italy in America.

420 Tompkins Avenue, Staten Island

Admission: $3

Contact: Emily Gear (718) 442-1608

e-mail: GMMuseum@aol.com





General Giuseppe Garibaldi: The Legendary Hero of Two

Worlds

October 1 - 31

Permanent exhibit featuring Garibaldi’s “Red Shirt” which

he wore during the 1849 defiance of the Roman Republic

and original handwritten documents. Sponsored by the

Garibaldi–Meucci Museum, Order Sons of Italy in

America.

420 Tompkins Avenue, Staten Island

Admission: $3

Contact: Emily Gear (718) 442-1608

e-mail: GMMuseum@aol.com





Italian Opera

October 1 - 31

Permanent display of libretti, photographs, posters, and

artifacts of famous Italian operas.

Enrico Fermi Cultural Center, Belmont Branch of the New

York Public Library

610 East 186th Street at Hughes Avenue, Bronx

Contact: Marisa Parish (718) 933-6410





Enrico Caruso

October 1 - 31

Permanent exhibit of costumes, photographs, caricatures,

and personal artifacts of Enrico Caruso. Please call to

make reservations. Sponsored by the Enrico Caruso

Museum of America.

1942 East 19th Street at Avenue T, Brooklyn

Contact: Cav. Uff. Aldo Mancusi (718) 368-3993

e-mail: CarusoMuseumNY@aol.com









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The Baldizzi Family Tenement

October 1 - 31

Permanent exhibit. Visit a re-creation of the tenement of

this Italian family as it was in the 1930s. Discover the

spirited and imaginative means that the Baldizzi family

employed to make their way through hard times and forge

new lives for themselves in America.

Lower East Side Tenement Museum

90 Orchard Street at Broome Street, Manhattan

Contact: (212) 431-0233





Caruso

On display October 1 – November 2

Exhibition of Enrico Caruso memorabilia and artifacts on

loan from the Enrico Caruso Museum of America to

celebrate the life of this renowned performer. Sponsored

by the Garibaldi-Meucci Museum, Order Sons of Italy in

America.

420 Tompkins Avenue, Staten Island

Contact: Emily Gear (718) 442-1608

e-mail: GMPublicity@aol.com





The Influence of Andrea Palladio on American

Architecture Through Thomas Jefferson

October 1 - 31

Library display of photographs from the collection of

Maria Massimi on the villas designed by Andrea Palladio

with historical notes of his influence on Thomas Jefferson

and American architecture.

New Rochelle Public Library

One Library Plaza, New Rochelle

Admission: free

Contact: (914) 632-7878





A Tribute to Italian Opera

October 1 - 31

Library display of libretti, albums, photographs and more.

Sponsored by the Antonio Meucci Lodge, Order Sons of

Italy in America and Il Club Italiano di Westchester

Community College.

White Plains Public Library, Adult Alcove

100 Martine Avenue, White Plains

Contact: (914) 422-1480





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“Emblems and the Ages of Life”

October 2 5:30 pm

Presentation by Daniel Russell, University of Pittsburgh,

Department of Italian and French. Sponsored by the

Department of Romance Languages and the Italian Club of

Hunter College.

Chanin Club Room B126, West Building

695 Park Avenue, Manhattan

Admission: free

Contact: Monica Calabritto (212) 772-5098

e-mail: mcalabri@hunter.cuny.edu





A Piano Concert by Massimo Mercelli

October 2 6:00 pm

Program from the Emilia Romagna Festival that features

Beethoven, Chopin, Clementi and others. Sponsored by

the Italian Cultural Institute and Casa Italiana Zerilli-

Marimó, New York University.

24 West 12th Street, Manhattan

Admission: free

Contact: Frank Calabrese (212) 998-8730

e-mail: frank.calabrese@nyu.edu





Viaggio in Italia (Journey to Italy)

October 2 7:00 pm

Film directed by Roberto Rossellini, starring Ingrid

Bergman and George Sanders. Guest speaker: Ingrid

Rossellini. Campari cocktail hour at 6:00 pm. Part of the

Italian Academy Film Festival. Sponsored by the Italian

Academy for Advanced Studies in America at Columbia

University.

1161 Amsterdam Avenue, Manhattan

Admission: $5

Contact: (212) 854-2306





The Life and Times of Enrico Caruso

October 2 7:00 pm

Dinner meeting with a presentation by Cav. Uff. Aldo

Mancusi of the Enrico Caruso Museum of America.

Sponsored by the Circolo da Vinci Organization of

Yorktown Heights.

Miraggio’s Restaurant

Triangle Shopping Center, Yorktown Heights

Admission: $25

Contact: Richard Scarchilli (914) 962-2446

e-mail: captaincarvel@optonline.net

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Columbus Celebration Concert

October 2 7:30 pm

Annual performance by the 30-piece Yonkers Concert

Band, under the direction of Maestro Joseph Stamboni,

joined by guest tenor and soprano. Featuring symphonic

marches, overture, operatic highlights and a special

“Grand Canzoniere” sing-along of twelve Neapolitan

songs with words provided to the audience. Presentation

of Miss Columbus 2003. Sponsored by the Yonkers

Columbus Day Celebration Committee and Yonkers

Department of Parks and Recreation.

Saunders High School Auditorium

183 Palmer Road, Yonkers

Admission: free

Contact: Frank Cardone (914) 476-2907





Italian Economy and the Euro

October 2 8:00 pm

Guest speaker Dr. Pellegrino Manfra, The City University

of New York, discusses perspectives in globalization.

Sponsored by Il Club Italiano di Westchester Community

College.

Classroom Building, Room 200

75 Grasslands Road, Valhalla

Admission: free

Contact: Prof. Carlo Sclafani (914) 785-6790

e-mail: Carlo.Sclafani@sunywcc.edu





Marconi International Fellowship Awards Dinner

October 3 7:00 pm

Black-tie dinner. Marconi International Fellowships will be

awarded to Robert Gallager and Robert Metcalfe. Spon-

sored by the Guglielmo Marconi International Fellowship

Foundation at Columbia University.

Waldorf-Astoria Hotel

301 Park Avenue, Manhattan

Contact: (212) 854-7676

e-mail: media@marconifoundation.org





Yonkers Columbus Dinner Dance

October 3 7:00 pm

Sponsored by the Yonkers Columbus Day Celebration

Committee.

Maestro’s Caterers

1703 Bronxdale Road, Bronx

Contact: Ilmo Carozza (914) 476-5527

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Malena

October 3 7:30 pm

Monica Bellucci stars as a young man’s object of desire in

this romantic drama set in Sicily during WWII. Part of the

Westchester Italian Film Festival. Sponsored by the Office

of County Executive Andrew Spano.

Iona College, Ryan Hall

715 North Avenue, New Rochelle

Admission: free

Contact: (914) 995-4516

e-mail: iis3@westchesergov.com





The Great Caruso

October 3 8:00 pm

Biographical film of Enrico Caruso starring Mario Lanza in

the title role. Sponsored by the John Michael Marino

Lodge, Order Sons of Italy in America.

Port Washington Public Library

One Library Drive, Port Washington

Admission: free

Contact: Glen Andersen (516) 883-8547

e-mail: Giufa21@aol.com





Breast Cancer Brunch

October 4 10:00 am

Honoring Legislator Cameron Alden. Sponsored by the

New York State Grand Lodge Foundation, Order Sons of

Italy in America.

La Grange Inn

Montauk Highway, West Islip

Admission: $45

Contact: Michelle Ment (845) 225-1144





Autumn in New York Luncheon

October 4 Noon

Fundraiser to benefit children in need featuring a fashion

show and silent auction. Honoring Helen Barolini and

Tony May. Sponsored by the Italian Welfare League.

The Plaza

Fifth Avenue at Central Park South, Manhattan

Admission: $125

Contact: Diana Femia (212) 861-8480

e-mail: drfjunegirl@aol.com





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Yonkers Columbus Day Concelebrated Mass

and Reception

October 4 5:00 pm

Sponsored by the Yonkers Columbus Day Celebration

Committee.

Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel

Park Hill Avenue at Linden Street, Yonkers

Contact: Father Terzo Vinci (914) 963-4766





Ezio Pellitieri: Una Serata di Musica Italiana

October 4 7:00 pm

Internationally acclaimed Maestro Ezio Pellitieri plays a

variety of Italian musical numbers on accordion and piano.

Sassinoro Café

50 Main Street at South Lexington Avenue, White Plains

Admission: $10

Contact: Francesco Mastracchio (914) 993-0471

e-mail: sassinoro@palm.net





“Festivale Culinario Italiano”

October 4, 11, 18 7:00 pm

An evening of fine Italian dining and entertainment.

Music by Maurizio and Ugo. Reservations required.

Carmela Ristorante Italiano

912 Hempstead Turnpike, Franklin Square

Contact: Anthony Calia (516) 488-9898





Marriage Italian Style

October 4 7:30 pm

Sophia Loren heats up the screen with Marcello

Mastroianni in this farce about the modern marriage,

directed by Vittorio De Sica. Reception to follow. Part of

the Westchester Italian Film Festival. Sponsored by the

Office of County Executive Andrew Spano.

Iona College, Ryan Hall

715 North Avenue, New Rochelle

Admission: free

Contact: (914) 995-4516

e-mail: iis3@westchestergov.com





Yonkers Columbus Day Breakfast

October 5 10:00 am

Sponsored by the Yonkers Columbus Day Celebration

Committee.

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Dunwoodie Golf Course

Two Wasylenko Lane, Yonkers

Contact: Susan Campanile (914) 779-3912





Speno Lodge Dinner Dance

October 5 Noon

Honoring Joseph Sciame, National President, Order Sons

of Italy in America. Sponsored by the Edward J. Speno

Lodge, Order Sons of Italy in America.

Verdi’s of Westbury

680 Old Country Road, Westbury

Admission: $70

Contact: Connie Conte (516) 794-1089





Town of Huntington vs. Town of Babylon

Bocci Tournament

October 5 Noon

Celebrate a day of family fun and bocci. Sponsored by

Councilman Mark Cuthbertson, Supervisor Steven Bellone

and the Order Sons of Italy in America.

Elwood Park

Cuba Hill Road, East Northport

Contact: Jack Fass (631) 351-3071





Staten Island Columbus Day Parade

October 5 1:00 pm

Assembles at New Dorp High School following the Staten

Island Proclamation Ceremony and marches along New

Dorp Lane.

New Dorp High School

465 New Dorp Lane, Staten Island

Contact: Joanne Nuzzo (718) 816-2133





Domenica al Bar Gioccando Scopa

October 5, 12, 19, 26 1:00 pm

Lessons and open games of scopa, the traditional Italian

card game.

Sassinoro Café

50 Main Street at South Lexington Avenue, White Plains

Admission: free

Contact: Francesco Mastracchio (914) 993-0471

e-mail: sassinoro@palm.net





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Italian Opera: A Celebration of Life

October 5 1:30 pm

Lou Barrella presents a lecture on the wonderful art form

that is opera. Including musical examples and video

excerpts, he shares his insight into the minds and souls of

legendary composers. Sponsored by the Garibaldi-Meucci

Museum, Order Sons of Italy in America.

420 Tompkins Avenue, Staten Island

Admission: free

Contact: John Cicero (718) 442-1608

e-mail: GMPublicity@aol.com





Yonkers Columbus Day Parade

October 5 2:00 pm

Beginning at South Broadway and McLean Avenue,

proceeding along Nepperhan Avenue and New Main

Street to the reviewing stand in Columbus Park on Park

Hill Avenue. Sponsored by the Yonkers Columbus Day

Celebration Committee.

Contact: Rocco Massello (914) 423-1371





L’Ultima Diva (The Last Diva)

October 5 2:00 pm

Documentary film, directed by Gianfranco Mingozzi, about

Italy’s most famous silent film star: Francesca Bertini.

Sponsored by the John Michael Marino Lodge, Order

Sons of Italy in America.

Port Washington Public Library

One Library Drive, Port Washington

Admission: free

Contact: Glen Andersen (516) 883-8547

e-mail: Giufa21@aol.com





Pinocchio

October 5 2:00 pm

Film screening of the Walt Disney adaptation of the

classic tale by Carlo Collodi.

White Plains Public Library

100 Martine Avenue, White Plains

Admission: free

Contact: (914) 422-1476









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The Life and Times of Enrico Caruso

October 5, 12, 26 2:00 pm

Lecture, film screening and tour of the Enrico Caruso

Museum. Presentation by Cav. Uff. Aldo Mancusi. Please

call for reservations. Sponsored by the Enrico Caruso

Museum of America.

1942 East 19th Street, Brooklyn

Admission: $10

Contact: Cav. Uff. Aldo Mancusi (718) 368-3993

e-mail: CarusoMuseumNY@aol.com





Putnam County Columbus Day Parade

October 5 2:30 pm

The assemblage of marchers will be along Route 6, lining

up at 1:30 pm and commencing at the KMart Shopping

Center Plaza and concluding with music and food at the

Mahopac Chamber Community Park on Route 6N in

downtown Mahopac. The Grand Marshal is Michael J.

Piazza, Jr., and Honorary Grand Marshals are Anna Crecco

and Pasquale Cipollone. Raindate is October 19. Spon-

sored by the Italian American Club of Mahopac.

Contact: (845) 628-1695





The Legend of “La Befana” and the Feast of the Epiphany

October 5 2:30 pm

Presentation by Emelise Aleandri. Sponsored by the

Loggia Glen Cove, Order Sons of Italy in America.

Glen Cove Public Library

4 Glen Cove Avenue, Glen Cove

Contact: Kathryn Grande (516) 676-7436





Italian American Celebration

October 5 3:00 pm

Short lecture and film screening of The Great Caruso

starring Mario Lanza. Reception to follow. Sponsored by

Il Club Italiano di Westchester Community College.

Classroom Building, Room 200

75 Grasslands Road, Valhalla

Admission: free

Contact: Prof. Carlo Sclafani (914) 785-6790

e-mail: Carlo.Sclafani@sunywcc.edu









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Apostolato Italiano Procession and Mass

October 5 4:00 pm

Procession and mass with the newly appointed Bishop

Nicholas DiMarzio of Brooklyn and participation of all

Italian priests. The procession begins at 4:00 pm from the

Church of Saint Dominic, 2001 Bay Ridge Parkway at 20th

Avenue, Brooklyn. High Mass begins at 5:00 pm at the

Church of Saint Athanasius, 2154 61st Street at Bay

Parkway, Brooklyn. Sponsored by the Italian Apostolate

of the Diocese of Brooklyn.

Contact: Deacon Carlo Mellace (718) 965-7300 ext. 1403





Mamma Roma

October 5 4:00 pm

Film by Pier Paolo Pasolini, starring Anna Magnani as a

single mother forced into prostitution to support her

troubled teenage son. Part of the Westchester Italian Film

Festival. Sponsored by the Office of County Executive

Andrew Spano.

Iona College, Ryan Hall

715 North Avenue, New Rochelle

Admission: free

Contact: (914) 995-4516

e-mail: iis2@westchestergov.com





Strega Nona’s Pasta Day

October 6 2:00 pm

Listen to Strega Nona and Big Anthony stories and make

crafts with pasta. For children ages seven and up.

Riverfront Branch of the Yonkers Public Library

One Larkin Center, Yonkers

Admission: free

Contact: (914) 337-1500





Italian Opera’s Impact on Musical Theatre and the

American Songbook

October 7 1:50 pm

A lecture and discussion for students on the influence of

Italian opera on the American music scene. Acclaimed

filmmaker and songwriter Tony DeNonno will be the guest

speaker. Sponsored by the Committee to Advance

Pluralism and Equity of Kingsborough Community

College.

2001 Oriental Boulevard, Brooklyn

Contact: Dean Angelo Pappagallo (718) 368-5597

e-mail: APappagallo@kbcc.cuny.edu

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Cinema Italia: Featuring Cinema Paradiso

October 7 2:00 pm

This classic film about the story of a lifelong love affair

with the movies will be presented to students. Sponsored

by the Office of Student Life and College Center Programs

of Kingsborough Community College.

College Center, Television Lounge

2001 Oriental Boulevard, Brooklyn

Contact: Dean Angelo Pappagallo (718) 368-5597

e-mail: APappagallo@kbcc.cuny.edu





Bernini and the Bell Towers

October 7 6:00 pm

A lecture and book signing with Sarah McPhee. Recep-

tion to follow. Sponsored by Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimó,

New York University.

24 West 12th Street, Manhattan

Admission: $20, $15, free for members and students,

faculty and staff of NYU

Contact: Frank Calabrese (212) 998-8730

e-mail: frank.calabrese@nyu.edu





Enrico Caruso: His Food and Music

October 7, 14, 21, 28 7:00 pm

Showcase of Neapolitan music and Neapolitan special

dishes. Music with Gianni and Lisette.

Carmela Ristorante Italiano

912 Hempstead Turnpike, Franklin Square

Contact: Anthony Calia (516) 488-9898





The Italian American World of Enrico Caruso

October 8 9:00 am

Italian Heritage Day. Review the time and culture of Italian

Americana during the period that Enrico Caruso came to

the United States. Sponsored by the Center for Italian

American Studies, Nassau Community College, Long

Island Chapter of the American Italian Historical Associa-

tion and the Order Sons of Italy in America.

Nassau Community College, College Center Building

One Education Drive, Garden City

Admission: free

Contact: Dr. Salvatore LaGumina (516) 572-9649

e-mail: Quinnsal@aol.com





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Charles Joseph Bonaparte: “The Real Father of the FBI

and the First American of Italian Heritage to be a Member

of a President’s Cabinet”

October 8 11:30 am

A special pictorial slogan hand cancellation will be

available by a “Temporary Postal Station” to mark the 95th

anniversary of the foundation of the Federal Bureau of

Investigation through the effort of Charles J. Bonaparte.

Sponsored by Dr. Comm. Joseph Zagame, Philatelist of

Brooklyn.

Italian Cultural Institute

686 Park Avenue, Manhattan

Admission: free

Contact: Dr. Comm. Joseph Zagame (718) 256-6877





Fabio Morgera and Band

October 8 Noon

Jazz concert. Fabio Morgera was born in Naples in 1963,

lives in New York City and has performed all over the

world. Sponsored by the Department of European

Languages and Literature, John D. Calandra Italian

American Institute and Italian clubs of Queens College.

Klapper Hall

65-30 Kissena Boulevard, Flushing, Queens

Admission: free

Contact: Maria Terrone (718) 997-5591

e-mail: mterrone@qc.edu





Assisi: City of Middle Ages and Saint Francis

October 8 2:00 pm

Film presentation. Sponsored by Il Club Italiano di

Westchester Community College.

Classroom Building, Room 200

75 Grasslands Road, Valhalla

Admission: free

Contact: Prof. Carlo Sclafani (914) 785-6790

e-mail: Carlo.Sclafani@sunywcc.edu





Contemporary Classic Italian: Music of

the Last 50 Years

October 8, November 5, December 3 8:00 pm

Part of the Italian Academy Concert Series. Sponsored by

the Italian Academy for Advanced Studies in America at

Columbia University.

1161 Amsterdam Avenue, Manhattan

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Admission: $12, $7

Contact: Rick Whitaker (212) 854-1623

e-mail: rw2115@columbia.edu





Italian American Recipients of the Congressional Medal

of Honor

October 9 1:30 pm

Screening of a documentary honoring the Italian American

recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor. Spon-

sored by the Garibaldi-Meucci Museum and the Commis-

sion for Social Justice, Order Sons of Italy in America.

College of Staten Island, Building 1C, Green Dolphin

Lounge

2800 Victory Boulevard, Staten Island

Contact: John Dabbene (718) 442-1608

e-mail: GMPublicity@aol.com





Divorzio all’Italiana (Divorce, Italian Style)

October 9 7:00 pm

Film directed by Pietro Germi, starring Marcello

Mastroianni and Daniela Rocca. Guest speaker: Antonio

Monda. Campari cocktail hour at 6:00 pm. Part of the

Italian Academy Film Festival. Sponsored by the Italian

Academy for Advanced Studies in America at Columbia

University.

1161 Amsterdam Avenue, Manhattan

Admission: $5

Contact: (212) 854-2306





The Columbus Day Society of Harrison Dinner Dance

October 9 7:00 pm

Honoring Vincent Garziano, Columbus Day Medallion

Recipients the Honorable Francis Nicolai, Richard Salerno

and the Honorable Phillip Trifiletti, Jr., and scholarship

winners.

The Fountainhead

55 Quaker Ridge Road, New Rochelle

Admission: $80

Contact: Mary Riguzzi (914) 761-5358





Italian Film Festival: Leggenda di una voce

October 9 8:00 pm

Film on the life of young Enrico Caruso featuring Gina

Lollobrigida and Ermando Randi. In Italian. Sponsored by

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Il Club Italiano di Westchester Community College.

Classroom Building, Room 100

75 Grasslands Road, Valhalla

Admission: free

Contact: Prof. Carlo Sclafani (914) 785-6790

e-mail: Carlo.Sclafani@sunywcc.edu





Verdi and Puccini – The Epitome of Italian Opera

October 10 Noon

This presentation will examine the historical context in

which opera blossomed in Italy in the 19th century, and will

assess the specific impact of these composers on the

operatic form. The lecture by Mr. James Kolb will be

accompanied by audio and video illustrations. Sponsored

by the John Michael Marino Lodge, Order Sons of Italy in

America.

Port Washington Public Library

One Library Drive, Port Washington

Admission: free

Contact: Glen Andersen (516) 883-8547

e-mail: Giufa21@aol.com





“Enrico Caruso in the American Photographic Imagina-

tion”

October 10 1:00 pm

Discussion of pre-circulated paper, written by Rutgers

History Ph.D. candidate Dominique Padurano. Sponsored

by the American Studies Department of Rutgers Univer-

sity.

Douglass Campus, Ruth Adams Building

New Brunswick, New Jersey

Admission: free

Contact: Dominique Padurano (732) 266-7736

e-mail: padurano@yahoo.com





National Unity, Federalism, and the European Union

October 10 6:00 pm

Presentation, in Italian with English translation, featuring

Italian Parliament Representative, Senatore Learco

Saporito, “Il Sottosegretario di Stato per la Funzione

Pubblica” and National President of ANFE. Reception

preceding the lecture. Sponsored by the Center for Italian

Studies, SUNY at Stony Brook.

401 Park Avenue South, Manhattan

Admission: free

Contact: (631) 632-7444

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NYCTA Columbia Scholarship Dinner Dance

October 10 8:00 pm

Honoring Rosanna Scotto, Michael J. Landi, Ralph Penza

and Angela Pellicani.

Sponsored by the Columbia Association of the New York

City Transit Authority, Inc.

Micali Terrace

1521 86th Street, Brooklyn

Admission: $65

Contact: Paul Gallo (646) 252-3823





OSIA Columbus Day Empire State Building Lighting

Ceremony

October 10 8:00 pm

Dinner honoring Joseph Sciame, National President, Order

Sons of Italy in America and to mark the beginning of

Columbus Day weekend celebration with a viewing of the

illumination of the Empire State Building in the colors of

the Italian flag – green, white and red. Sponsored by the

New York State Grand Lodge, Order Sons of Italy in

America.

Giando-on-the Water

400 Kent Avenue, Brooklyn

Admission: $60

Contact: Sylvia Summa (718) 384-7915

e-mail: caramia713@aol.com





An Evening of Jazz and Pop Standards

October 10 8:00 pm

Concert featuring Linda Ciofalo Musical Trio. Sponsored

by the John Michael Marino Lodge, Order Sons of Italy in

America.

Port Washington Public Library

One Library Drive, Port Washington

Admission: free

Contact: Glen Andersen (516) 883-8547

e-mail: Giufa21@aol.com





Researching Ancestors Using Voter Registrations

Records

October 11 10:30 am

Presentation by Jordan Auslander, professional genealo-

gist. Sponsored by the Italian Genealogical Group.

Bethpage Public Library

47 Powell Avenue, Bethpage

Contact: (631) 586-4740

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Brooklyn Columbus Day Parade

October 11 Noon

Parade marches along 18th Avenue between 61st Street and

84th Street. The Grand Marshals are Robert M. Buonvino,

Domenic M. Recchia, Jr. and Gina Romano. Sponsored by

the Federation of Italian American Organizations of

Brooklyn, Ltd.

Contact: G. Jack Spatola (718) 259-2828

e-mail: fiaob@aol.com





Queens Columbus Day Parade

October 11 Noon

Assemble at Kaufman Studios, 34-12 36th Street, Astoria.

Sponsored by the Federation of Italian American Organiza-

tions of Queens, Inc.

Contact: Angie Markham (718) 204-2444

e-mail: fiao@juno.com





Sleepy Hollow Columbus Day Parade and Festival

October 11 Noon

Parade in conjunction with annual street fair and festival.

Beekman Avenue, Village of Sleepy Hollow

Contact: Office of the Mayor (914) 366-5107





Fun with Italian: Italian Explorers

October 11 1:00 pm

Presentation of games, crafts and dancing for children

ages four and up by Geoffrey Claroni, Assistant Director

for Community Programs, John D. Calandra Italian

American Institute. Sponsored by the Antonio Meucci

Lodge, Order Sons of Italy in America.

Crestwood Branch of the Yonkers Public Library

16 Thompson Street, Yonkers

Admission: free

Contact: (914) 337-1500





Gender Roles Italian Style

October 11 2:00 pm

Have the traditional roles changed? Are they an asset or

an obstacle to personal development? A participatory

workshop led by Dr. Ted Laquercia and Dr. Rose Fichera

McAloon. Includes an Italian lunch. Sponsored by the

Italian American Psychotherapy Center and the Extension

Division of the Center for Modern Psychoanalytic Studies.

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16 West 10th Street, Manhattan

Admission: $30, $35

Contact: Dr. Rose Fichera McAloon (212) 316-0310

e-mail: RFMcAloon@aol.com





Ossining Columbus Day Festival

October 11, 12 5:00 pm

Festa Italiana: old fashioned Italian feast. Sponsored by

the Christopher Columbus Lodge, Order Sons of Italy in

America.

Harbor Square

Water Street, Ossining

Contact: (914) 923-2514





Columbus Day Genoese Dinner

October 11 6:00 pm

Authentic five course Genoese dinner to celebrate the

Columbus Day weekend. Reservations required.

Beatrice Inn Restaurant

285 West 12th Street, Manhattan

Admission: $50

Contact: Vivian Cardia (212) 929-6165





The 59th Annual Columbus Day Weekend Gala

October 11 6:30 pm

Black-tie gala dinner. Sponsored by the Columbus

Citizens Foundation.

Waldorf-Astoria Hotel

301 Park Avenue, Manhattan

Admission: $500

Contact: (212) 249-9923

e-mail: ccfoundtn@aol.com





Port Chester Columbus Day Dinner Dance

October 11 7:00 pm

Honoring Grand Marshal Nick Mecca. Sponsored by the

Columbus Day Celebration Committee of Port Chester and

Rye Brook.

T & J Restaurant

223 Westchester Avenue, Port Chester

Admission: $45

Contact: Toni Ganim (914) 937-5262





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West Harrison Columbus Celebration Fireworks Display

October 11 7:30 pm

Program of music, fun and fireworks. Sponsored by the

Harrison Recreation Department.

West Harrison Firehouse

Lake Street, West Harrison

Contact: (914) 670-3035





Port Chester Columbus Day Wreath Laying Ceremony

October 12 9:00 am

Sponsored by the Columbus Day Celebration Committee

of Port Chester and Rye Brook.

Christopher Columbus Statue, Columbus Park

Ryan Avenue, Port Chester

Contact: Toni Ganim (914) 937-5262





Bronx Columbus Day Mass

October 12 9:30 am

Sponsored by the Bronx Columbus Day Parade Committee.

Church of Saint Dominic

1739 Unionport Road, Bronx

Contact: Maria Fosco (212) 642-2048





Port Chester Columbus Day Flag Raising Ceremony

October 12 9:45 am

Sponsored by the Columbus Day Celebration Committee

of Port Chester and Rye Brook.

Village Square, Port Chester

Contact: Toni Ganim (914) 937-5262





White Plains Columbus Day Wreath Laying Ceremony

October 12 10:00 am

Formal dedication and ceremony. Reception to follow.

Sponsored by the Antonio Meucci Lodge, Order Sons of

Italy in America.

Statue of Cristoforo Colombo

North Broadway at Lake Street, White Plains

Contact: Antonio Capicotto (914) 948-6741





Bronx Columbus Day Breakfast

October 12 11:00 am

Following the Bronx Columbus Day Mass. Reservations

required. Sponsored by State Senator Guy J. Velella.

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Bishop Mestice Center, Church of Saint Dominic

1739 Unionport Road, Bronx

Contact: Maria Fosco (212) 642-2048





Bronx Columbus Day Parade

October 12 Noon

Starts at Morris Park Avenue and White Plains Road. The

Grand Marshal is Father Louis Gigante. The Honorary

Marshals are the Honorable Dominic Massaro, Louise

DeLucia and Sergio Cavalli. Sponsored by the Bronx

Columbus Day Parade Committee.

Contact: (718) 409-9881





Pinocchio

October 12 2:00 pm

Film screening of the recent adaptation by Roberto

Benigni of the classic tale by Carlo Collodi.

White Plains Public Library

100 Martine Avenue, White Plains

Admission: free

Contact: (914) 422-1476





Port Chester Columbus Day Parade

October 12 2:00 pm

Marches along Hawthorne Avenue and Westchester

Avenue. The Grand Marshal is Nick Mecca. Sponsored

by the Columbus Day Celebration Committee of Port

Chester and Rye Brook.

Contact: Toni Ganim (914) 937-5262





Opera Pops Concert

October 12 4:00 pm

A two-hour concert of popular opera arias and ensembles

featuring soloists of the Regina Opera Company.

Regina Hall

65th Street and 12th Avenue, Brooklyn

Admission: $8

Contact: Marie Cantoni (718) 232-3555

e-mail: reginaopera@yahoo.com









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Columbus Day Mass

October 13 9:30 am

Celebrating the 511th anniversary of the discovery of

America. Sponsored by the Columbus Citizens Founda-

tion.

The Cathedral of Saint Patrick

Fifth Avenue at Fiftieth Street, Manhattan

Contact: (212) 371-1000 ext. 3055





Great to Live in Harrison: Columbus Day Parade

and Festival

October 13 10:00 am

Sponsored by the Harrison Recreation Department.

Halstead Avenue and Riis Park, Harrison

Contact: (914) 670-3035





The 59th Annual Columbus Day Parade

October 13 Noon

Leading the parade will be the U.S. Marine Corp Band,

Grand Marshal Roberto Cavalli, renowned fashion

designer, special honored guest Italian Minister of

Defense Antonio Martino, Disney characters , Broadway

performers, elaborate floats representing the regions and

provinces of Italy and more. Marches along Fifth Avenue,

from 44th Street to 79th Street, Manhattan. Sponsored by

the Columbus Citizens Foundation.

Contact: (212) 249-9923

e-mail: ccfoundtn@aol.com





Pat Cooper

October 13 6:00 pm

Dinner and show featuring the opening act of Armonia, a

sensational Italian music review. Dinner served at 6:15 pm,

show begins at 8:00 pm.

Westchester Broadway Theatre

One Broadway Plaza, Elmsford

Admission: $70

Contact: (914) 592-2222





NRIAA Columbus Day Celebration Gala

October 13 7:00 pm

Dinner dance honoring Sebastian Bulfamante, Honorable

Frank Garito, Father John Nazzaro, Dominic Procopio and

Professor Carlo Sclafani. Sponsored by the New Rochelle

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Italian American Association.

Beckwith Pointe

700 Davenport Avenue, New Rochelle

Admission: $55

Contact: Glorianne Mattesi (914) 422-7397





Cinema Italia: Featuring Moonstruck

October 14 2:00 pm

This film about an ‘unlucky in love’ Italian widow who

finds romance through the intervention of the Manhattan

moon will be presented to students. Sponsored by the

Office of Student Life and College Center Programs of

Kingsborough Community College.

College Center, Television Lounge

2001 Oriental Boulevard, Brooklyn

Contact: Dean Angelo Pappagallo (718) 368-5597

e-mail: APappagallo@kbcc.cuny.edu





Italian Clubs Open House

October 14 3:00 pm

Open house and membership drive for students. Spon-

sored by the Italian Clubs of Kingsborough Community

College.

Club Office, West Academic Center, Room C-202

2001 Oriental Boulevard, Brooklyn

Contact: Dean Angelo Pappagallo (718) 368-5597

e-mail: APappagallo@kbcc.cuny.edu





Italian American Women Writers

October 14 7:00 pm

Presentation by Mary Jo Bona, SUNY at Stony Brook.

John C. Hart Memorial Library

1130 East Main Street, Shrub Oak

Admission: free

Contact: (914) 245-5262





Italian American Congressional Medal of

Honor Recipients

October 15

Sponsored by the Dr. Vincenzo Sellaro Lodge, Order Sons

of Italy in America and the Smithtown Library.

Library Gallery

One North Country Road, Smithtown

Contact: Janice Sibilia (631) 361-9157

e-mail: jsibilia@suffolk.lib.ny.us

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Nassau Columbus Day Celebration

October 15 6:00 pm

Honoring Anthony J. Califano and Carl Lizza, Jr. Spon-

sored by the Nassau Italian Americans in Government

Service, Inc.

Chateau Briand

440 Old Country Road, Carle Place

Admission: $65, $75

Contact: Nicholas Bartilucci (516) 364-9890

e-mail: nbartilucci@db-eng.com





Lecture and Tasting: Neapolitan Culinary Dishes of

Enrico Caruso

October 15 7:00 pm

Join us in getting to know and to taste some of the great

Neapolitan dishes that were favorites of Enrico Caruso,

with chef Tony Buonasera. Reservations required.

Carmela Ristorante Italiano

4151 Merrick Road, Massapequa

Contact: Gaspare Buscaglia (516) 799-1871





Italian Heritage Month at the Belmont Library

October 15 7:30 pm

The video The Musical Biography of Enrico Caruso

traces his career from early café days to his triumphs at the

Metropolitan Opera. Discussion and refreshments to

follow. Sponsored by the Enrico Fermi Cultural Committee.

Enrico Fermi Cultural Center, Belmont Branch of the New

York Public Library

610 East 186th Street at Hughes Avenue, Bronx

Contact: Frances Fusco (718) 933-6410





Sculptures and Paintings by Nino De Simone

October 15 - 30

Exhibition opening on October 15 at 7:00 pm.

Angel Orensanz Foundation Center for the Arts

172 Norfolk Street, Manhattan

Contact: (212) 529-7194





Children of Fate

October 16 7:00 pm

Documentary film about a family struggling in poverty in

Sicily.

Jacob Burns Film Center

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364 Manville Road, Pleasantville

Admission: $12

Contact: Abby Popper (914) 773-7663





Are Italians White?: How Race is Made in America

October 17 6:00 pm

Book presentation and panel discussion with editors

Jennifer Guglielmo and Salvatore Salerno. Sponsored by

Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimó, New York University.

24 West 12th Street, Manhattan

Admission: free

Contact: Frank Calabrese (212) 998-8730

e-mail: frank.calabrese@nyu.edu





Moreno Fruzzetti in Concert

October 17 7:20 pm

Sponsored by the Dr. Vincenzo Sellaro Lodge, Order Sons

of Italy in America and the Smithtown Library.

One North Country Road, Smithtown

Contact: Janice Sibilia (631) 361-9157

e-mail: jsibilia@suffolk.lib.ny.us





Meucci Lodge Columbus Dinner Dance

October 17 7:30 pm

Honoring Man of the Year Luigi Di Nota. Entertainment

by the Carozza Brothers. Sponsored by the Antonio

Meucci Lodge, Order Sons of Italy in America.

The Surf Club

280 Davenport Avenue, New Rochelle

Admission: $80

Contact: Rose Tassone (914) 949-9472





Over the River and Through the Woods

October 17, 18, 24, 25 8:00 pm

October 26 2:00 pm

Staged full-length comedy by Joe DiPietro celebrating

Italian American values of family, traditions and love.

Directed by Elaine Hartel.

Van Cortlandtville School Theater

Route 6, Mohegan Lake

Admission: $12, $10

Contact: Phyllis Kirigin (914) 271-3698

e-mail: kiriginp@bestweb.net



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Fun with Italian Games and Crafts

October 18 11:00 am

Presentation of games, crafts and dancing for children

ages four and up by Geoffrey Claroni, Assistant Director

for Community Programs, John D. Calandra Italian

American Institute. Sponsored by the Antonio Meucci

Lodge, Order Sons of Italy in America.

New Rochelle Public Library

One Library Plaza, New Rochelle

Admission: free

Contact: (914) 632-7878





Enrico Caruso Lecture and Reception

October 18 1:30 pm

Aldo Mancusi, founder and curator of the Enrico Caruso

Museum of America lectures on the extraordinary accom-

plishments of Enrico Caruso. Reception to follow.

Sponsored by the Garibaldi-Meucci Museum, Order Sons

of Italy in America.

420 Tompkins Avenue, Staten Island

Contact: John Cicero (718) 442-1608

e-mail: GMPublicity@aol.com





Garibaldi-Meucci Museum Luncheon

October 19 12:30 pm

Honoring New York State Senator Carl L. Marcellino.

Sponsored by the Garibaldi-Meucci Museum, Order Sons

of Italy in America.

Leonard’s of Great Neck

555 Northern Boulevard, Great Neck

Admission: $60

Contact: John Cicero (718) 442-1608

e-mail: GMMuseum@aol.com





Art Words: The Poetry of Michelangelo

October 19 2:00 pm

Conceived and performed by Bob Spiotto. This unique

performance enhanced by a compelling musical score and

inspiring images will take you on a moving and poignant

journey through the art of the word.

Ward Melville Heritage Organization Educational &

Cultural Center

111 Main Street, Stony Brook

Contact: (631) 751-2244



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Assunta Spina

October 19 2:00 pm

Florid silent film melodrama starring Francesca Bertini.

Sponsored by the John Michael Marino Lodge, Order

Sons of Italy in America.

Port Washington Public Library

One Library Drive, Port Washington

Admission: free

Contact: Glen Andersen (516) 883-8547

e-mail: Giufa21@aol.com





Italian Proverbs … What Do They Really Mean?

October 19 2:00 pm

Sponsored by the Dr. Vincenzo Sellaro Lodge, Order Sons

of Italy in America and the Smithtown Library.

One North Country Road, Smithtown

Contact: Janice Sibilia (631) 361-9157

e-mail: jsibilia@suffolk.lib.ny.us





Viva Verdi – Part II

October 19 3:00 pm

Special concert of classic arias highlighting Giuseppe

Verdi’s operas performed by renowned artists of the New

Rochelle Opera Company. Sponsored by Il Club Italiano di

Westchester Community College.

Academic Arts Theater

75 Grasslands Road, Valhalla

Admission: $18, $15

Contact: Prof. Carlo Sclafani (914) 785-6790

e-mail: Carlo.Sclafani@sunywcc.edu





Michael Amante in Concert with the Nassau Pops

Symphony Orchestra

October 19 3:00 pm

Gala benefit concert for Special Olympics on Long Island

featuring the Nassau Pops Symphony Orchestra under the

direction of Maestro Louis Panacciulli.

Tilles Center, C.W. Post College

Brookville

Contact: (516) 299-3100









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The Life and Times of Enrico Caruso

October 19 3:00 pm

Lecture and film screening about Enrico Caruso with a

display of memorabilia. Presentation by Cav. Uff. Aldo

Mancusi. Sponsored by the Cellini Lodge, Order Sons of

Italy in America.

Clinton Martin Park Recreation Center

611 Jericho Turnpike, New Hyde Park

Contact: Angelina Spero (516) 488-4062





Settimana Internazionale della Lingua Italiana

October 20 - 25

With the participation of novelist and journalist Alberto

Bevilacqua. Sponsored by the Italian Cultural Institute.

686 Park Avenue, Manhattan

Contact: (212) 879-4242





Cinema Italia: Featuring

Heaven Touches Brooklyn in July

October 21 2:00 pm

This documentary by Tony DeNonno about the traditional

‘Dancing of the Giglio’ in Italy and the United States of

America will be presented to students. Sponsored by the

Office of Student Life and College Center Programs of

Kingsborough Community College.

College Center, Television Lounge

2001 Oriental Boulevard, Brooklyn

Contact: Dean Angelo Pappagallo (718) 368-5597

e-mail: Apappagallo@kbcc.cuny.edu





Benvenuto Cellini: Sexuality, Masculinity,

and Artistic Identity in Renaissance Italy

October 21 6:00 pm

Book presentation by Margaret A. Gallucci. Sponsored by

Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimó, New York University.

24 West 12th Street, Manhattan

Admission: free

Contact: Frank Calabrese (212) 998-8730

e-mail: frank.calabrese@nyu.edu









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Sicily: A Day in the Life

October 21 – December 12

Two American and two Sicilian photographers view the

landscape and people of Sicily. Featuring the photogra-

phy of Paul Blanchard, Bernardo Tortorici di Raffadali,

Thomas Roma and Enzo Sellerio.

Art Gallery, LaGuardia Hall, Brooklyn College

2900 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn

Contact: (718) 951-5181





“A Little Italian Immigrant Girl in Manhattan”

October 22 12:30 pm

Guest speaker Nives Cappelli, a novelist, speaks about her

ongoing memoirs, entitled Manhattan, When I Was an

Immigrant Girl. Sponsored by Il Club Italiano di

Westchester Community College.

Classroom Building, Room 100

75 Grasslands Road, Valhalla

Admission: free

Contact: Prof. Carlo Sclafani (914) 785-6790

e-mail: Carlo.Sclafani@sunywcc.edu





“Il romanzo rinascimentale e la nascita di una retorica

delle passioni”

October 22 5:30 pm

Lecture, in Italian, by Sergio Zatti, Universita` degli Studi

di Pisa. Sponsored by the Department of Romance

Languages and the Italian Club of Hunter College.

Chanin Club Room B126, West Building

695 Park Avenue, Manhattan

Admission: free

Contact: Monica Calabritto (212) 772-5098

e-mail: mcalabri@hunter.cuny.edu





Fatso

October 22 6:00 pm

Film screening and discussion. A comedy about love,

food and Italian American culture. Directed by Anne

Bancroft, starring Dom DeLuise and Anne Bancroft.

Sponsored by the Dr. Vincenzo Sellaro Lodge, Order Sons

of Italy in America and the Smithtown Library.

One North Country Road, Smithtown

Contact: Janice Sibilia (631) 361-9157

e-mail: jsibilia@suffolk.lib.ny.us



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The Italian Authors: Gioia Timpanelli

October 22 7:00 pm

Informal reading and discussion. Part of “A Reading

Series” moderated by Robert Viscusi.

Brooklyn Public Library, Central Library, Trustees Room

Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn

Contact: (718) 230-2100





Il Vecchio Romagnano al Monte, Abandoned Historic

Town and the Metaphors it Invokes

October 23 5:30 pm

On display October 23 – November 14

Opening reception for the exhibition of photographs taken

by Rosaria Vigorito, artist and faculty member at CUNY

School of Law, of the abandoned mountain town of

Vecchio Romagnano al Monte, devastated during the 1980

earthquake. Sponsored by the Columbian Law Students

Association and the CUNY School of Law.

65-21 Main Street, Flushing, Queens

Admission: free

Contact: Rosaria Vigorito (718) 340-4366

e-mail: vigorito@mail.law.cuny.edu





The Golden Age of Enrico Caruso

October 23 7:00 pm

The Italian Opera Company will be performing the great

opera arias of Enrico Caruso. Light refreshments will be

served. Reservations required. Sponsored by the Italian

Historical Society of America.

Dr. Parisi and Dr. Patel Medical Center

1835 Bay Ridge Parkway, Brooklyn

Admission: free

Contact: Nina DiGregorio (718) 232-8162





The Great Caruso

October 23 8:00 pm

Film based on the life of Enrico Caruso, starring Mario

Lanza. Sponsored by Il Club Italiano di Westchester

Community College.

Classroom Building, Room 200

75 Grasslands Road, Valhalla

Admission: free

Contact: Prof. Carlo Sclafani (914) 785-6790

e-mail: Carlo.Sclafani@sunywcc.edu



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The Artistry of Commedia Dell’Arte

October 24 Noon

In Risorgimento Italy, troupes of accomplished actors

developed and perfected this uniquely improvisational

form of comedy. They performed on portable stages,

using colorful costumes and distinctive masks, and

influenced comedians through the ages. Slide presenta-

tion by Barbara Meredith Waldinger. Sponsored by the

John Michael Marino Lodge, Order Sons of Italy in

America.

Port Washington Public Library

One Library Drive, Port Washington

Admission: free

Contact: Glen Andersen (516) 883-8547

e-mail: Giufa21@aol.com





The Work of Elisa D’Arrigio

October 24 6:30 pm

Slide presentation of drawings and sculptures. Sponsored

by the Artists & Audiences Exchange and John D.

Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College/

CUNY .

25 West 43rd Street, 17th floor, Manhattan

Admission: free

Contact: (212) 642-2035





Angelo Giudici: Una Serata di Musica Italiana

October 24 7:00 pm

Maestro Angelo Giudici of “I Forestieri” plays traditional

Italian folk music on the accordion.

Sassinoro Café

50 Main Street at South Lexington Avenue, White Plains

Admission: $10

Contact: Francesco Mastracchio (914) 993-0471

e-mail: sassinoro@palm.net





The Life and Times of Enrico Caruso

October 24 7:30 pm

Lecture and film screening about Enrico Caruso with a

display of memorabilia. Presentation by Cav. Uff. Aldo

Mancusi.

Chappaqua Public Library

195 South Greeley Avenue, Chappaqua

Admission: free

Contact: Joan Kuhn (914) 238-4779 ext. 119

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Caruso Commemorative Concert

October 24 8:00 pm

Maestro Vincent La Selva and his opera soloists with an

acknowledgment of the centennial celebration debut of

Enrico Caruso. Sponsored by the John Michael Marino

Lodge, Order Sons of Italy in America.

The Landmark

232 Main Street, Port Washington

Contact: Glen Andersen (516) 883-8547

e-mail: Giufa21@aol.com





NIAF Convention

October 24 and 25 8:00 am

The 28th anniversary of the largest annual meeting of

Italian Americans in the United States will include cultural,

economic, and tourism conferences, seminars, exhibits,

receptions, entertainment and luncheons. Sponsored by

the National Italian American Foundation.

The Washington Hilton Hotel

1919 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C.

Contact: Jerry Jones (202) 387-0600

e-mail: jerry@niaf.org





Italian Singing for Children

October 25 10:00 am

Fun for children in grades 2 – 4. Sponsored by the Dr.

Vincenzo Sellaro Lodge, Order Sons of Italy in America

and the Smithtown Library.

One North Country Road, Smithtown

Contact: Janice Sibilia (631) 361-9157

e-mail: jsibilia@suffolk.lib.ny.us





Fun with Italian: Italian Explorers

October 25 10:30 am

Presentation of games, crafts and dancing for children

ages four and up by Geoffrey Claroni, Assistant Director

for Community Programs, John D. Calandra Italian

American Institute. Sponsored by Italian Charities of

America, Inc.

83-20 Queens Boulevard, Elmhurst, Queens

Contact: Rose Sproviero (718) 478-3100









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Italian American Congressional Medal

of Honor Recipients

October 25 1:00 pm

Presentation by Joseph and Josephine Truglio. Social

hour at noon. Sponsored by Bella Italia Mia, Inc.

CNL Anne & Henry Paolucci International Conference

Center, Christ the King High School

68-02 Metropolitan Avenue, Middle Village, Queens

Admission: $5, $7

Contact: Diego Lodico (718) 426-1240





Part of What We Do OSIA –

Order Sons of Italy in America

October 25 2:00 pm

An overview on the mission and outreach programs of the

Commission for Social Justice by Santina Haemmerle

featuring the documentary Italian American Recipients of

the Congressional Medal of Honor. Plus an overview on

the history and outreach programs of the Garibaldi-Meucci

Museum by John Dabbene and Emily Gear. Sponsored by

the John Michael Marino Lodge, Order Sons of Italy in

America.

The Landmark

232 Main Street, Port Washington

Admission: free

Contact: Glen Andersen (516) 883-8547

e-mail: Giufa21@aol.com





NIAF Gala Awards Dinner

October 25 6:00 pm

The 28th anniversary of the NIAF convention and gala

dinner in Washington is an important high-profile event,

generating funds that support NIAF programs and

activities. It attracts nearly 3,000 people each year

including every president of the United States since 1975.

Virtually every leading Italian American in business,

politics, sports and entertainment has also attended.

Sponsored by the National Italian American Foundation.

The Hilton Washington and Towers

1919 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C.

Contact: Bonni Celini (202) 387-0600

e-mail: bonni@niaf.org









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Mazzei Lodge Dinner Dance

October 25 7:00 pm

Sponsored by the Filippo Mazzei Lodge, Order Sons of

Italy in America.

Nyack Grande

65 Main Street, Nyack

Admission: $70

Contact: (845) 786-5372





An Evening in Italy

October 25 7:00 pm

Honoring Jo Falcone. Sponsored by Westco Productions.

Graziella’s Ballroom

95 South Broadway, White Plains

Admission: $75, $100, $125

Contact: (914) 761-5721





Calabria Society Dinner Dance

October 25 7:00 pm

Sponsored by the Calabria Society of New Rochelle.

The Surf Club

280 Davenport Avenue, New Rochelle

Admission: $85

Contact: Domenico Procopio (914) 632-9742





Festivale Culinario Napoletano

October 25 7:00 pm

Italian dining and entertainment highlighting the music of

Enrico Caruso. With Nat and Diana Carbo.

Carmela Ristorante Italiano

912 Hempstead Turnpike, Franklin Square

Contact: Anthony Calia (516) 488-9898





Mount Pleasant Columbus Dinner Dance

October 26

Honoring Donald A. Antonecchia. Sponsored by the

Mount Pleasant Italian American Association.

Villa Barone Hilltop Manor

Route 6, Mahopac

Admission: $70

Contact: (914) 747-3844







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Italian Charities of America Dinner Dance

October 26 1:00 pm

Honoring Salvatore J. Cumella, M.D., Mrs. Margaret

Lagana Pataki, Russell Hotzler, Ph.D., Leon Da Silva and

James C. Lisa. Sponsored by Italian Charities of America,

Inc.

Roma View

160-05 Cross Bay Boulevard, Howard Beach, Queens

Admission: $75

Contact: Rose Sproviero (718) 478-3100





A Tribute to the Sand Miners of Port Washington

October 26 2:00 pm

Presentations by Dr. Philip Cannistraro, Executive Director

of the John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Dr.

George Williams, author, Elly Shodell, oral historian and

the Sand-Miners Monument Committee. Sponsored by

the John Michael Marino Lodge, Order Sons of Italy in

America.

The Landmark

232 Main Street, Port Washington

Admission: free

Contact: Glen Andersen (516) 883-8547

e-mail: Giufa21@aol.com





Fun with Pinocchio

October 26 2:00 pm

Featuring a visit from Pinocchio. Presentation of games,

crafts and dancing for children ages four and up by

Geoffrey Claroni, Assistant Director for Community

Programs, John D. Calandra Italian American Institute.

Sponsored by the Antonio Meucci Lodge, Order Sons of

Italy in America.

White Plains Public Library, Children’s Room

100 Martine Avenue, White Plains

Admission: free

Contact: (914) 422-1476





Festival of Opera

October 26 3:00 pm

Tenor Enzo Citarelli and soprano Grace Hart will perform

arias from Puccini and other Italian composers. Sponsored

by the Avanti Cultural Society.

Long Beach Public Library



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111 West Park Avenue, Long Beach

Admission: free

Contact: Carol Arnone (516) 431-8961





Italian Heritage & Culture Month Celebration

October 26 6:00 pm

Italian Heritage Dinner Dance. Sponsored by the William

C. La Morte Lodge, Order Sons of Italy in America.

Staaten Restaurant

697 Forest Avenue, Staten Island

Contact: John Dabbene (718) 984-5404

e-mail: johndabbene@hotmail.com





Looking for Andrea Palladio Throughout Westchester

October 27 7:00 pm

Slide presentation on the influence of Palladian architec-

ture throughout Westchester, by Maria Massimi.

New Rochelle Public Library

One Library Plaza, New Rochelle

Admission: free

Contact: (914) 632-7878





Italian Heritage Month’s Book Discussion

October 28 2:00 pm

Featuring Umbertina by Helen Barolini. Refreshments will

be served.

Grinton I. Will Branch of the Yonkers Public Library

1500 Central Park Avenue, Yonkers

Admission: free

Contact: (914) 337-1500





Cinema Italia: Featuring It’s Carnival in Venice

October 28 2:00 pm

This documentary about the beauty and excitement of the

traditional celebration of carnevale in Venice will be

presented to students. Sponsored by the Office of

Student Life and College Center Programs of

Kingsborough Community College.

College Center, Television Lounge

2001 Oriental Boulevard, Brooklyn

Contact: Dean Angelo Pappagallo (718) 368-5597

e-mail: APappagallo@kbcc.cuny.edu





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The Joy of Italian Opera

October 28 7:30 pm

Presentation by Lou Barrella. Insights with audio and

video examples celebrating a wide range of operatic

composers, singers and styles. Sponsored by the Society

for Italian Culture of Long Island.

Garden City Library

60 Seventh Street, Garden City

Admission: free

Contact: Lillian Alessi (516) 674-3090





Ciphers in Time: Recent Italian Mixed Media Art

October 28 – December 23

Mixed media art exhibit of works by Angela Biancofiore,

Luisella Carretta and Gian Carlo Pagliasso. Curated by

Professor Peter Carravetta, Queens College.

Queens College Art Center, Benjamin S. Rosenthal Library

65-30 Kissena Boulevard, Flushing, Queens

Admission: free

Contact: Suzanna Simor (718) 997-3770

e-mail: suzanna_simor@qc.edu







An Evening Dedicated to Apulia

October 29

Sponsored by Bridge Apulia-USA.

Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimó, New York University

24 West 12th Street, Manhattan

Contact: (212) 998-8739





ITALICS: The Italian American Magazine

October 29 10:00 am, 3:00 pm, 8:00 pm

November 1 at 8:00 pm and November 2 at 10:00 am

Monthly television program documenting the Italian

American experience. Produced by the John D. Calandra

Italian American Institute, Queens College/CUNY and

CUNY-TV. CUNY-TV airs on cable channel 75 in Manhat-

tan, Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island and the Bronx.

Check your local cable listings.

Contact: (212) 642-2044









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Italian Americans: A Beautiful Song

October 29 2:00 pm

October 30 7:00 pm

This film celebrates a particular Italian way of understand-

ing life and universal family connections. Sponsored by Il

Club Italiano di Westchester Community College.

Classroom Building, Room 200

75 Grasslands Road, Valhalla

Admission: free

Contact: Prof. Carlo Sclafani (914) 785-6790

e-mail: Carlo.Sclafani@sunywcc.edu





Give Us This Day

October 29 6:00 pm

Film screening and discussion led by Professor Fred

Gardaphé. Directed by Edward Dmytryk. Based on the

best seller Christ in Concrete by Pietro di Donato.

Sponsored by the Dr. Vincenzo Sellaro Lodge, Order Sons

of Italy in America and the Smithtown Library.

One North Country Road, Smithtown

Contact: Janice Sibilia (631) 361-9157

e-mail: jsibilia@suffolk.lib.ny.us





Only You

October 30 1:00 pm

Film screening and discussion. An enchanting romantic

comedy with spectacular Italian scenery as a backdrop.

Directed by Norman Jewison, starring Marisa Tomei,

Robert Downey and Bonnie Hunt. Sponsored by the Dr.

Vincenzo Sellaro Lodge, Order Sons of Italy in America

and the Smithtown Library.

One North Country Road, Smithtown

Contact: Janice Sibilia (631) 361-9157

e-mail: jsibilia@suffolk.lib.ny.us





Little Italy

October 30 4:00 pm

Book talk by Emelise Aleandri and entertainment by the

Frizzi & Lazzi Olde Time Italian American Music and

Theatre Company. Refreshments and a light supper will be

served. Sponsored by the United Federation of Teachers

Italian American Committee and Educators Chapter of the

Italian American Labor Council.

52 Broadway, Manhattan

Admission: $15

Contact: George Altomare (212) 598-7771

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Gallery Talk - Ciphers in Time:

Recent Italian Mixed Media Art

October 30 5:00 pm

Gallery talk and reception.

Queens College Art Center, Benjamin S. Rosenthal Library

65-30 Kissena Boulevard, Flushing, Queens

Admission: free

Contact: Suzanna Simor (718) 997-3770

e-mail: suzanna_simor@qc.edu





Angelina Napolitano and Virgilia D’Andrea: Workers’

Internationalism, First-Wave Feminism, and Two Defiant

Italian Immigrant Women in North America

October 30 6:30 pm

Presentation by Franca Iacovetta, University of Toronto.

Part of the Seminar Series in Italian American Studies.

Sponsored by the John D. Calandra Italian American

Institute, Queens College/CUNY.

25 West 43rd Street, 17th floor, Manhattan

Admission: free

Contact: (212) 642-2035





Bridge Apulia-USAAward Ceremony

October 31 6:00 pm

Presentation of the “Bridge Personality of the Year Award”

to Westchester County Executive Andrew Spano.

Italian Cultural Institute

686 Park Avenue, Manhattan

Contact: (212) 879-4242





Vendetta

October 31 7:00 pm

Film presentation featuring an introduction and follow-up

discussion with Richard Gambino, author of the book,

Vendetta. Part of the “Italian Labor-American Unions:

From Conflicts to Reconciliation to Leadership” sympo-

sium. Sponsored in collaboration with the Office of the

Provost, Center for Excellence and Innovation in Educa-

tion, Center for Study of Working Class Life, History

Department and Center for Italian Studies of SUNY at

Stony Brook.

Student Activity Center Auditorium







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Stony Brook

Admission: free

Contact: Mario Mignone (631) 632-7444

e-mail: mmignone@italianstudies.org





AMERICA! AMERICA!

October 31, November 1 8:00 pm

November 2 5:00 pm

A two-act play by Enzo Carollo and directed by Vittorio

Capotorto of a young Sicilian family emigrating to the

United States in the 1960s. Sponsored by Teatromania.

New Utrecht High School Auditorium

16-01 80th Street, Brooklyn

Admission: $15

Contact: (718) 782-3901

e-mail: Teatritaly@aol.com





Fellini !

October 31 – January 25

Panel and opening of a film retrospective and exhibition of

rarely seen drawings by the Italian filmmaker.

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

1071 Fifth Avenue at 89th Street, Manhattan

Contact: (212) 423-3500





Italian Labor-American Unions:

From Conflicts to Reconciliation to Leadership

November 1 – 2 8:30 am

November 1: Symposium: Speakers will include scholars

and American and Italian labor leaders. Admission is free

to the Student Activity Center Auditorium, SUNY at Stony

Brook.

November 2: Symposium: Speakers will include scholars

and American and Italian labor leaders. Admission is free

to SUNY Stony Brook Manhattan Site, 401 Park Avenue

South.

Sponsored in collaboration with the Office of the Provost,

Center for Excellence and Innovation in Education, Center

for Study of Working Class Life, History Department and

Center for Italian Studies of SUNY at Stony Brook.

Contact: Mario Mignone (631) 632-7444

e-mail: mmignone@italianstudies.org







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ACIM Breakfast

November 2 9:00 am

Honoring Joseph Sciame, National President, Order Sons

of Italy in America and Councilman Anthony Santino.

Sponsored by the American Committee on Italian Migra-

tion.

Chateau Briand

440 Old Country Road, Carle Place

Contact: Nancy DiFiore Quinn (516) 593-4036





Meucci Lodge Memorial Mass

November 2 10:30 am

Celebrated in Italian for “All Souls Day” in memory of

deceased members of the Lodge. Reception to follow.

Sponsored by the Antonio Meucci Lodge, Order Sons of

Italy in America.

Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel

92 South Lexington Avenue, White Plains

Contact: Antonio Capicotto (914) 948-6741





Papallo Lodge Dinner Dance

November 2 12:30 pm

Honoring Immediate Past President Maria Misso. Spon-

sored by the Father John Papallo Lodge, Order Sons of

Italy in America.

Watermill Inn

711 Smithtown Bypass, Smithtown

Admission: $70

Contact: Fran Rella (631) 269-5990





Grand Opera II

November 2 3:00 pm

Slide presentation provides a backstage peek of how an

opera is produced at the Met, by Winnie Klotz. Spon-

sored by Il Club Italiano di Westchester Community

College.

Classroom Building, Room 200

75 Grasslands Road, Valhalla

Admission: free

Contact: Prof. Carlo Sclafani (914) 785-6790

e-mail: Carlo.Sclafani@sunywcc.edu









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International Music Festival

November 2 4:00 pm

Take a trip around the world at this two-hour concert

featuring songs in Italian and other languages. Sponsored

by the Regina Opera Company.

Regina Hall

12th Avenue at 65th Street, Brooklyn

Admission: $8

Contact: (718) 232-3555





The Holocaust in Italy

November 5 2:30 pm

Description of the efforts of the Italian people to save

Jews during World War II. Sponsored by the Garibaldi-

Meucci Museum, Order Sons of Italy in America.

College of Staten Island, Building 1P, Room 119

2800 Victory Boulevard, Staten Island

Contact: John Dabbene (718) 442-1608

e-mail: GMPublicity@aol.com





“Prince Eugene: The Swift Sword of the Savoys”

November 5 6:15 pm

Savoy History Lecture Series and Cocktail Reception.

Inaugural lecture on the history of the Savoys (Savoia),

Italy’s royal family. Featuring a focus on Prince Eugene of

Savoy the extraordinary military commander who defeated

the Turks at Vienna in 1683 and the forces of Louis XIV at

the Battle of Blenheim (1704). Sponsored by the American

Delegation of Savoy Orders.

Knickerbocker Club

807 Fifth Avenue, Manhattan

Admission: $55

Contact: Carl Morelli (212) 972-1100

e-mail: amsavoy@aol.com





Salvatore Giuliano

November 6 7:00 pm

Film directed by Francesco Rosi, starring Salvo Randone

and Frank Wolff. Guest speaker: Gaetanna Marrone-

Puglia. Campari cocktail hour at 6:00 pm. Part of the

Italian Academy Film Festival. Sponsored by the Italian

Academy for Advanced Studies in America at Columbia

University.

1161 Amsterdam Avenue, Manhattan

Admission: $5

Contact: (212) 854-2306

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Music Presentation and Italian Composers

November 6 7:00 pm

Dinner meeting with a presentation by Peter Piacquadio

and Susan Kafer, music instructors, Ossining Union Free

School District. Sponsored by the Circolo da Vinci

Organization of Yorktown Heights.

Miraggio’s Restaurant

Triangle Shopping Center, Yorktown Heights

Admission: $25

Contact: Richard Scarchilli (914) 962-2446

e-mail: captaincarvel@optonline.net





Italian Genealogy Presentation

November 8 10:30 am

Sponsored by the Italian Genealogical Group.

Bethpage Public Library

47 Powell Avenue, Bethpage

Contact: (631) 586-4740





Amato Opera-in-Brief Family Series: Il Trovatore

November 8 11:30 am

Abbreviated version of Giuseppe Verdi’s opera for the

entire family to enjoy. Fully costumed performance in

Italian with English narration.

Amato Opera

319 Bowery at Second Street, Manhattan

Admission: $15

Contact: (212) 228-8200





The Story of a Holocaust Survivor in Germany and Italy

November 10 Noon

Slide presentation by Walter Wolff. Sponsored by the

John D. Calandra Italian American Institute and the Center

for Jewish Studies of Queens College.

Student Union Building

65-30 Kissena Boulevard, Flushing, Queens

Contact: (212) 642-2094





Bronx Italian and The Bodies We Were Loaned

November 12 6:30 pm

Presentations by poets Rosette Capotorto and Maria

Terrone. Sponsored by the John D. Calandra Italian





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American Institute, Queens College/CUNY.

25 West 43rd Street, 17th floor, Manhattan

Admission: free

Contact: (212) 642-2035





Socrates

November 12 2:00 pm

Lecture/performance centers around Socrates’ last few

months. Composer and pianist, Alejandro Feo will perform

scenes and discuss his new opera. Sponsored by Il Club

Italiano di Westchester Community College.

Academic Arts Building, Room 104

75 Grasslands Road, Valhalla

Admission: free

Contact: Prof. Carlo Sclafani (914) 785-6790

e-mail: Carlo.Sclafani@sunywcc.edu





Opera Showcase: Brava Italia!

November 13 5:30 pm

Concert featuring highlights from great Italian operas.

Presented by Musica Reginae Productions with artistic

director Maestro David Close providing narrative back-

ground. Sponsored by the Italian American Heritage

Month Committee of Queensborough Community College.

Student Union Lounge

222-05 56th Avenue, Bayside, Queens

Admission: free

Contact: Raymond Volel (718) 631-6233

e-mail: Rvolel@qcc.cuny.edu





Dangerous Politics: Why the Sacco and Vanzetti

Case Still Matters

November 13 6:30 pm

Presentation by Michael Miller Topp, University of Texas

at El Paso. Part of the Seminar Series in Italian American

Studies. Sponsored by the John D. Calandra Italian

American Institute, Queens College/CUNY.

25 West 43rd Street, 17th floor, Manhattan

Admission: free

Contact: (212) 642-2035









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L’Avventura (The Adventure)

November 13 7:00 pm

Film directed by Michelangelo Antonioni, starring Gabriele

Ferzetti and Monica Vitti. Guest speaker: Nelson Moe.

Campari cocktail hour at 6:00 pm. Part of the Italian

Academy Film Festival. Sponsored by the Italian Acad-

emy for Advanced Studies in America at Columbia

University.

1161 Amsterdam Avenue, Manhattan

Admission: $5

Contact: (212) 854-2306





Italian Entertainment Night

November 15 7:00 pm

Dinner and show featuring Don Felice, Marcantonio

Pezzano and guest Neapolitan singer. Sponsored by the

Antonio Meucci Lodge, Order Sons of Italy in America.

279 Maple Avenue, White Plains

Contact: Luigi Di Nota (914) 769-8987





Michael Amante in Concert

November 15 8:00 pm

An evening of Broadway classics, Italian favorites and

American standards. Also featuring Tony-winning Faith

Prince.

Brooklyn College, Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts

Flatbush Avenue at Nostrand Avenue, Brooklyn

Admission: $40

Contact: (718) 951-4500





Una Storia Segreta

November 16 2:00 pm

Display on the internment of Italians in the United States

of America during World War II. Sponsored by the

Garibaldi-Meucci Museum, Order Sons of Italy in America.

College of Staten Island, Center for the Arts

2800 Victory Boulevard, Staten Island

Contact: John Dabbene (718) 442-1608

e-mail: GMPublicity@aol.com









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“Prophecy, Power and Patronage: Medicine,

Astrology and Politics in Renaissance Milan”

November 18 5:00 pm

Lecture by Monica Azzolini, University of Washington,

Department of Italian Studies. Respondent: Nancy Siraisi,

Hunter College and Graduate Center, CUNY. Sponsored

by the Department of Romance Languages and the Italian

Club and History Department of Hunter College.

Chanin Club Room B126, West Building

695 Park Avenue, Manhattan

Admission: free

Contact: Monica Calabritto (212) 772-5098

e-mail: mcalabri@hunter.cuny.edu





The Joy of Italian Opera

November 19 1:30 pm

Presentation by Lou Barrella. Insights with audio and

video examples celebrating a wide range of operatic

composers, singers and styles. Sponsored by the Garden

City Community Club.

Garden City Casino

51 Cathedral Avenue, Garden City

Contact: Paula Howe (516) 488-3246





Ceremonies and Exhibition Recognizing the

Presentation of the Poet John Ciardi Collection

November 19 4:00 pm

The collection was donated to the Stony Brook University

Library Special Collections Division by Edward Cifelli, a

noted Ciardi scholar and biographer. Wine and cheese

reception. Sponsored by the Center for Italian Studies,

SUNY at Stony Brook.

Frank Melville Memorial Library, Room E2310

Stony Brook

Contact: (631) 632-7444





The Italian Authors: Louise DeSalvo

November 19 7:00 pm

Informal reading and discussion. Part of “A Reading

Series” moderated by Robert Viscusi.

Brooklyn Public Library, Central Library, Trustees Room

Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn

Contact: (718) 230-2100





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Pasqualino Settebellezze (Seven Beauties)

November 20 7:00 pm

Film directed by Lina Wertmuller, starring Giancarlo

Giannini. Guest speaker: Ruth Ben-Ghiat. Campari

cocktail hour at 6:00 pm. Part of the Italian Academy Film

Festival. Sponsored by the Italian Academy for Advanced

Studies in America at Columbia University.

1161 Amsterdam Avenue, Manhattan

Admission: $5

Contact: (212) 854-2306





Golden Milestones

November 20 7:30 pm

Author Russell Esposito will discuss his book which

depicts contributions of Italians from the time of the

Roman Empire in the fields of art, music and politics.

Sponsored by the Avanti Cultural Society.

Long Beach Public Library

111 West Park Avenue, Long Beach

Admission: free

Contact: Carol Arnone (516) 431-8961





Classical Violin Concert with Albert Malud

November 23 2:00 pm

Sponsored by the Avanti Cultural Society.

Long Beach Public Library

111 West Park Avenue, Long Beach

Admission: free

Contact: Carole Arnone (516) 431-8961





A Concert to Celebrate the Centennial of Enrico Caruso’s

American Debut

November 23 4:00 pm

Opera recital of works by Puccini, Rossini, Verdi and more

to celebrate the centennial of Enrico Caruso’s American

debut at the Metropolitan Opera on November 23, 1903.

Reception to follow featuring tasting of Italian foods and

wine. Sponsored by the Italian Heritage & Culture

Committee of New York, Inc. and the Dicapo Opera

Theatre.

184 East 76th Street, Manhattan

Contact: (212) 288-9438







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ITALICS: The Italian American Magazine

November 26 10:00 am, 3:00 pm, 8:00 pm

November 29 at 8:00 pm and November 30 at 10:00 am

Monthly television program documenting the Italian

American experience. Produced by the John D. Calandra

Italian American Institute, Queens College/CUNY and

CUNY-TV. CUNY-TV airs on cable channel 75 in Manhat-

tan, Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island and the Bronx.

Check your local cable listings.

Contact: (212) 642-2044





Italian Show: Music and Comedy

December 7 3:00 pm

Featuring renowned comedian Floyd Vivino and interna-

tional singer Gino Di Napoli. Sponsored by Il Club Italiano

di Westchester Community College.

Academic Arts Theatre

75 Grasslands Road, Valhalla

Admission: $12, $10

Contact: Prof. Carlo Sclafani (914) 785-6790

e-mail: Carlo.Sclafani@sunywcc.edu





Behind the “Bollettino dell’Emigrazione”:

Politics, History and Migration in Italy, 1886-1913

December 11 6:30 pm

Slide presentation by Peter Carravetta, Queens College.

Part of the Seminar Series in Italian American Studies.

Sponsored by the John D. Calandra Italian American

Institute, Queens College/CUNY.

25 West 43rd Street, 17th floor, Manhattan

Admission: free

Contact: (212) 642-2035









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Participating Schools

Elementary through Secondary





Bronx



Our Lady of Mount Carmel School

Essay Contest

Throughout the month of October

Students will conduct research and write essays about

Italian and Italian American contributors to society.

2465 Bathgate Avenue

Contact: Susan Cotronei (718) 295-6080

e-mail: B213@adnyschools.org





Manhattan



La Scuola d’Italia Guglielmo Marconi

Celebrating Italian Opera

October 17 9:00 am

Interdisciplinary projects in art, history of art, music and

history of music for the elementary, middle and high

schools.

12 East 96th Street

Contact: Marisa Larocca-Riccioli (212) 369-3290

e-mail: secretary@lascuoladitalia.org





P.S. 42

A Tribute to Music and the Arts in Commemoration of

Italian Heritage and Culture

Throughout the month of October

Interdisciplinary projects and activities will focus on the

great Enrico Caruso and Italian Opera.

71 Hester Street

Contact : Rosa Casiello O’Day, Principal (212) 226-8410





Nassau



Robbins Lane Elementary School

Celebrating Enrico Caruso and Other Famous Italians

Throughout the month of October

Interdisciplinary activities to commemorate the contribu-

tions of Italians and Italian Americans: navigators,

explorers, artists, architects, educators, composers by the

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second, third and fourth grades. The Italian Club will

dedicate a full range of programs with films, operas and

songs depicting the life of Caruso. Students will also learn

and sing Caruso’s favorite arias and songs.

157 Robbins Lane, Syosset

Contact: Josephine Maietta (516) 364-5804





Suffolk



Hauppauge High School

AATI American Association of Teachers of Italian, Long

Island Chapter

October 17 7:00 pm

Italian film screening in the classroom with analysis and

presentation by Professor Gino Balducci of SUNY at

Stony Brook.

500 Lincoln Boulevard

Contact: Rita Fasano (631) 877-3562









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Italian and Italian American Institutions

in New York





Manhattan



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

(212) 642-2020, info@ItalianAmericanMuseum.org

www.ItalianAmericanMuseum.org



John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens

College/CUNY

25 West 43rd Street, 17th Floor, New York, NY 10036

(212) 642-2094, calandra@qc.edu

www.qc.edu/calandra



The Italian Academy for Advanced Studies in America at

Columbia University

1161 Amsterdam Avenue, New York, NY 10027

(212) 854-2306, itacademy@columbia.edu

www.italianacademy.columbia.edu



New York University, Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimó

24 West 12th Street, New York, NY 10011

(212) 998-8739, casa.italiana@nyu.edu

www.nyu.edu/pages/casaitaliana



Istituto Italiano di Cultura

686 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10021

(212) 879-4242, segr@italcultny.org

www.italcultny.org





Staten Island



Garibaldi-Meucci Museum

420 Tompkins Avenue, Staten Island, NY 10305

(718) 442-1608, GMMuseum@aol.com

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

(718) 368-3993, CarusoMuseumNY@aol.com

www.EnricoCarusoMuseum.com









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Borough Contact Persons





Posters and Calendars of Events can be picked up through

the following contact persons:



Bronx



Ms. Frances M. Rello

2765 Throop Avenue

Bronx, NY 10469

(718) 882-2331



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



Ms. Nancy Indelicato

310 West 106th Street

New York, NY 10025

(212) 662-8264



Mr. Geoffrey Claroni

John D. Calandra Italian American Institute

25 West 43rd Street, 17th Floor

New York, NY 10036

(212) 642-2038



Mr. George Altomare

UFT Headquarters

52 Broadway, 12th Floor

New York, NY 10004

(212) 598-7771



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Mr. James Morgan

Istituto Italiano di Cultura

686 Park Avenue

New York, NY 10021

(212) 879-4242





Queens



Mr. Joseph Sciame

Vice President for Government and Community Relations

St. John’s University, Administration Building

Newman Hall, Room 155

8000 Utopia Parkway

Jamaica, NY 11439

(718) 990-1486



Ms. Harolyn Fritz

UFT Queens Borough Office

97-77 Queens Boulevard, 5th Floor

Rego Park, NY 11374

(718) 275-4400



Cav. Vincent Iannece

Federation of the Italian American Organizations of

Queens, Inc.

29-21 21st Avenue

Astoria, NY 11105

(718) 204-2444





Staten Island



Ms. Joan Migliori

John D. Calandra Italian American Institute

25 West 43rd Street, 17th Floor

New York, NY 10036

(212) 642-2033



John Dabbene

Garibaldi-Meucci Museum

420 Tompkins Avenue

Staten Island, NY 10305

(718) 442-1608









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Mr. John Robilotti

UFT Staten Island Borough Office

4456 Amboy Road

Staten Island, NY 10312

(718) 605-1400





Westchester



Mr. Geoffrey Claroni

John D. Calandra Italian American Institute

25 West 43rd Street, 17th Floor

New York, NY 10036

(212) 642-2038

(914) 948-1490

GClaroni@forbin.qc.edu









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Enrico Caruso (1873-1921)

The most famous tenor of his

time, Enrico Caruso is renowned

for his contributions to the modern

school of singing. He was born on

February 27, 1873 to a poor family

in Naples, Italy. As a child, he sang

in churches and made his debut

as a tenor in Naples in 1894. As a young man, he

performed in small theaters throughout Southern

Italy. In 1897 he auditioned for Puccini with an aria

from La Boheme--after which the baffled composer

uttered the celebrated line, "Who sent you

to me? God himself?" Soon

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ing in the great opera houses

of Italy and by the turn of the

century had already achieved

international fame performing

in Argentina, England, France,

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politan Opera in New York City,

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While still in his prime, Caruso took violently ill on

Christmas Day, 1920. He returned to Naples and

died there on August 2, 1921.



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Born in Verona in 1902, tenor

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and came to the U.S. in 1929.

Martini had his Hollywood movie

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appeared in four additional films.

He performed throughout the country and on CBS

radio. During 13 consecutive seasons at the

Metropolitan Opera, from 1933-46, he gave 110 per-

formances. Martini died in Verona in 1976.

The Italian Heritage & Culture Committee

For more than a quarter century the committee has

organized events, concerts, exhibits and lectures,

celebrating Italian culture in New York, the largest

Italian city outside of Italy. Each year a theme rep-

resentative of the history and culture of Italy and

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Italian Americans is highlighted.

New Web Site-www.italyculturemonth.org

The committee promotes Italian culture focusing on

schools and taking a leadership role promoting Italy

and its cultural contributions. The web site

(www.italyculturemonth.org) is the place to go for

anything Italian: language, newspapers, culture, trav-

el and other resources on Italy and Italian culture.

The Fondazione Verona per L’Arena

The foundation supports and promotes all theatres in

Verona. It is a global foundation with 350 members in

Italy and abroad. The American Foundation for Verona

promotes Verona as a center of Italian opera and

gives scholarships to American musicians and

singers to study in a Verona based masters program.



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