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Welcome to the Italian American Community Calendar.
To list your event in this calendar, use this form.
For more information see the Community Calendar webpage.
For information about Calandra Institute events, go to qc.edu/calandra.
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July 6 - 17
2016 Feast of Our Lady Of Mount Carmel & San Paolino Di Nola
The Feast of Our Lady of Mt Carmel and San Paolino di Nola is one of the oldest Italian American Feasts in America. Call or visit website for more information.
Feast Schedule:
July 6th - Opening night
July 7th - Children's Giglio Lift
July 9th - La Questua
July 10th - Giglio Sunday Dancing of the Giglio and boat
July 13th - Night Lifting of the Giglio
July 16th - The Feast Day of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Procession
July 17th - Old Timers Day Giglio Lift
Sponsored by Our Lady Mount Carmel Church.
North 8th Street, Williamsburgh, Brooklyn
Admission: free; open to the public
Contact: 718-384-0223
olmcfeast@gmail.com
www.olmcfeast.com
Outdoor Italian Film Festival
(Wednesdays) screenings begin at 8:00 pm
A retrospective on Italian comedy from its origins to contemporary Italian cinema.
July 6: I Vitelloni (1953) by Federico Fellini
July 13: Sedotta e Abbandonata (1964) by Pietro Germi
July 20: I Soliti Ignoti (1962) by Dino Risi
July 27: Cavalleria Rusticana (1982) An Opera Film directed by Franco Zeffirelli
Films are In Italian with English Subtitles.
Bring a lawn chair. Snack bar available.
FILMS ONLY SHOWN WEATHER PERMITTING.
Call ahead if in doubt 718-273-7660
NOTE: Films have NOT been Rated.
Sponsored by The Italian Cultural Foundation.
Casa Belvedere
79 Howard Avenue, Staten Island
Admission; free; donations welcome; open to the public
Contact: Marian Rodi 718-273-7660
info@casa-belvedere.org
www.Casa-Belvedere.org
July 9 (Saturday) 4:00 pm (rain date July 16)
Summer Concert
Alex Leonard has been featured in venues from Manhattan to Las Vegas, Europe and Japan. All Music Guide calls Alex "An important mainstay of the Big Apple" and Show Business writes, "Superb piano playing...a class act." A two-time MAC Award nominee,he is currently an artist-in-resident at the Metropolitan Room in New York. His program will consist of music of Academy award winner,Harry Warren,(real name- Salvatore Guaragna), a composer of Italian descent, and a major contributor to the Great American Songbook. His music has been recorded by superstars Bobby Darin, Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Dean Martin,Jerry Vale,Johnny Maestro and others.
Sponsored by Garibaldi Meucci Museum.
420 Tomkins Avenue,Staten Island
Admission: $5; open to the public
Contact: Stephanie Lundegard 718-442-1608
garibaldimeuccimuseum.org
July 10 (Sunday) 4:40 pm
"My Brooklyn, Your Brooklyn" & Selected Readings
A special evening with authors/poets Catherine Gigante Brown and Darryl Alladice for their performance piece "My Brooklyn,Your Brooklyn". It's a one-of-a-kind, poetic bounce-back where they trade lines in a series of original poems about their very different childhoods, coming up in the 1960s and 1970s. In addition, they will be reading excerpts from their books: Cathy's Different Drummer and Darryl's Measuring in Liters.
440 Gallery
440 Sixth Avenue (between 8th & 9th Streets), Brooklyn
Contact: cathybrown1059@gmail.com or call 718-499-6199
July 23 (Saturday) 7:00 pm
"Cristina Fontanelli and Her Fabulous Friends: From Opera to Broadway"
Opera in the Hamptons presents award-winning singer/PBS-TV and CBS-TV host Cristina Fontanelli. Come early to enjoy the wonderful wines of Duck Walk. Please call for further information.
Duck Walk Vineyard North
44535 Main Road, Southold, NY
Admission: $47; priority $57; at the door $63
Contact: 212-217-6181
www.cristinafontanelli.com
July 30 (Saturday) 3:00 pm
Book Presentation and Signing
Heather A. Pastore, a resident of Staten Island and of Italian ancestry is the owner/operator of Manhattan Greeterz Walking Tours. She is a volunteer at the National September 11th Memorial and Museum and author of three additional books prior to writing A Downtown Manhattan Love Affair.
Sponsored by Garibaldi-Meucci Museum.
420 Tompkins Avenue, Staten Island
Admission: $10; $5 for members; open to the public
Contact: Stephanie Lundegard 718-441-1608
garibaldimeuccimuseum.org
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EXHIBITIONS AND ONGOING EVENTS
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Premiere: Citta' dei Sogni
Director Paola Bernardini
To escape from their mother, Giovanni and Ernesto embark on an adventure across the Italian countryside, with a child's dream of a new life. As the reality of their situation begins to take hold, the myth of this: "City of Dreams" begins to crumble.
The National Opera Center
330 7th Avenue, Manhattan
Contact: 212-796-8620
reservations@operaamerica.org
Through July 17 12:00 - 7:00 pm
Franco Catalogna: Revolution
A solo exhibition of the Italian artist, and kinetic and op art innovator Franco Costalonga. On view, thirty of his works from the Seventies until today, including his best known series "Oggetti Cromocinetici", "Riflex", "Gradienti di Luminosità" and "Mokubi". The exhibition will focus on the artist's most kinetic works, powered by motors and illuminated by light bulbs, such as "Riflex" and "Oggetti Cromocinetici".
Gr Gallery
255 Bowery, Manhattan
www.gr-gallery.com
Ongoing through August (Saturday)
In Our Gallery - Palma Mingozzi and June Palo's Joint Show
The show combines Ms. Mingozzi's abstract representations of realistic themes,including the emotional humane and spiritual, with Ms. Palo's abstract and pop art pieces. Both artists employ a wide and creative variety of mediums including oil, acrylic and watercolor pen and ink. Light refreshments will be served. Please call for further information.
Sponsored by Garibaldi-Meucci Museum.
420 Tomkins Avenue, Staten Island
Admission: free; open to the public
Contact: Stephanie Lundegard 718-442-1608
garibaldimeuccimuseum.org
On view through September 11 10:00 am - 9:00 pm
City of the Soul: Rome and the Romantics
Rome exists not only as an intensely physical place, but also as a romantic idea onto which artists, poets, and writers project their own imaginations and longings. City of the Soul examines the evolving image of Rome in art and literature with a display of books, manuscripts, prints, photographs, and drawings. This groundbreaking exhibition considers the ever-evolving identities of Rome during a pivotal period in the city's history, 1770-1870, when it was transformed from a papal state to the capital of a unified, modern nation. Venerable monuments were demolished to make way for government ministries and arteries of commerce. Building projects and improvements in archaeological techniques revealed long forgotten remnants of the ancient metropolis. A tourist's itinerary could include magnificent ruins, ecclesiastical edifices, scenic vistas, picturesque locales, fountains, gardens, and side trips to the surrounding countryside.
The Morgan Library and Museum
225 Madison Avenue, Manhattan
www.themorgan.org
On view through September 14 12:00 - 6:00 pm
Synapses
"Synapses" is a solo exhibition by the artist Serena Scapagnini that focuses on neurons. This project is dedicated to the mind and it has been developed in collaboration with the Higley Lab - Program in Cellular Neuroscience of the Yale School of Medicine, New York. The project has been exhibited in New Delhi on the occasion of the India Art Fair 2015 and in Milan at the Contemporary Art Pavillion of EXPO Arte, curated by Vittorio Sgarbi. Within Art Basel Miami 2015, the work of Serena Scapagnini has been presented at the Miami Cultural Arts Center, with a solo show.
Studio Vendome
330 Spring Street, Manhattan
www.studiovendome.com
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John D. Calandra Italian American Institute | Queens College, CUNY
25 West 43rd Street, 17th Floor, New York NY 10036
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