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Tribute To Veterans Day.

noreply@blogger.com (Margaret) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:33:00 +0000

In honor of all of our veterans who served in the armed forces, we pay tribute to you.

www.history.com/minisites/veteransday/

Italian Americans & Baseball--Celebrating With the World Series Champions.

noreply@blogger.com (Margaret) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:38:00 +0000

I will start this by saying I'm not exactly the best fan or follower of baseball or any other major sport. I know the basics of baseball, certain players, the fact that the Yankees and Phillies were in the World Series this week, but other than that..I am not the the expert. I am sure many of my close friends would laugh and do laugh when I mention sports because they know my lesser of knowledge in the game. As I watched the series this week, I noticed how much history and pride is in the sports industry. I didn't really tell anyone, but I have to say, I really enjoyed it and it became almost addicting toward the end to watch.

As I started looking up names, stats and teams..I realized so many baseball players are, and were Italian American and including on the infamous Yankees. The relationship between Italian Americans and baseball goes all the way back to the days with famous players such as Joe DiMaggio, Yogi Berra and many other greats. It was just amazing to me-- how Italian Americans dominated the sport for many years with such amazing contributions to the history of baseball. I wanted to include this to our Italian American site as an important part of history as Italian Americans in sports. I salute all our of Italian American players past and present.

Here are a few great links @ Italian Americans & Baseball:

http://www.italian-american.com/baseball.htm

http://forums.nyyfans.com/showthread.php?p=1212247

A great book: "Reaching For The Stars: A celebration of Italian-Americans in major league baseball" edited by Larry Freundlich.--
http://www.amazon.com/Reaching-Stars-Celebration-Americans-Baseball/dp/0345457064

Italian American Themed Books & Authors.

noreply@blogger.com (Margaret) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:37:00 +0000

Lately, I've been surrounded by such great people and resources that I wanted to share some great books I've come across, read or reviewed in the past. There are some new reviews coming out but here is a great list to start.

-Cafe Firenze- Fabio Viviani & Jacapo Falleni

-The Youngest Son- Oreste Leroy Salerni

-Con Amore- Janice Therese Mancuso

-La Bella Lingua- Dianne Hales

-Never Trust A Thin Cook-- Eric Dregni

-The Lost Ravioli Recipes of Hoboken- Laura Schenone

-Old World Daughter New World Mother-- Maria Laurino

-Midnight in Rome-- Michael H. Gyulai

-Harlot's Sauce-- Patricia Volonakis Davis

-My Cousin The Saint- Justin Catanoso

-Searching for Pemberley and The Second Date--Mary Lydon Simonsen

-Italian Heritage Books- By Leon J. Radomile

If you're an author, publisher or avid reader with great suggestions and would like to be part of this list, please email me with "Italian American Themed Books/Authors" as the subject.

"Mi Mancherai" --Josh Groban Performs.

noreply@blogger.com (Margaret) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:09:00 +0000

Italian American Girl T-Shirts Now Available!!!

noreply@blogger.com (Margaret) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:58:00 +0000

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Calabria's PEPPE VOLTARELLI in NYC Concert on November 11, 2009.

noreply@blogger.com (Margaret) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 16:08:00 +0000

Southern Italian singer-songwriter, composer and actor Peppe Voltarelli will make his New York City concert debut on Wednesday November 11, 2009 at (Le) Poisson Rouge.

Born in Italy’s Calabria region, the 40 year-old Voltarelli’s work is a modern Italian’s musical take on the diaspora of tight-knit Calabrian immigrant communities that continue to thrive throughout Europe and the Americas. At (Le) Poisson Rouge Voltarelli will offer a set drawn from his first solo album, 2007’s “Distratto ma però” (Distracted But However), a project which the Rome-based musician has supported with over 200 live shows in Italy and Europe, the results of which were released on his 2008 live album “Duisburg, Nantes, Praga”.

This New York appearance is part of Pan-American tour which will see Voltarelli perform for the first time in Buenos Aires, Montevideo, Mexico City, Los Angeles, Toronto and Montreal.

New York filmgoers have already had the opportunity to see Peppe Voltarelli in a leading role in the 2006 mockumentary feature “La Vera Leggenda di Tony Vilar” (The Real Legend of Tony Villar), which showed in official selection at the 2007 TriBeCa Film Festival. The semi-biographical plot follows the path of a contemporary Italian singer (Voltarelli), on the trail of a crooner from his Calabrian village (Vilar), who found fame and fortune in 1960’s Argentina and eventually disappeared into anonymity in the Bronx’s Italian community along Arthur Avenue. Directed by fellow Calabrian Giuseppe Gagliardi, “La Vera Leggenda di Tony Vilar” will be screened on Tuesday November 10, 2009 at NYU’s Casa Italiana as a preview to Wednesday’s (Le) Poisson Rouge event.

Voltarelli and Gagliardi previously collaborated on “Doichlanda”, a 2003 documentary about Italian immigration to Germany -- their ongoing music and film relationship producing numerous award winning video clips.

The opening act for Peppe Voltarelli’s (Le) Poisson Rouge date is the Montreal-based Italo-Canadian singer-songwriter Marco Calliari. The Calabrian-born, one time Latin American star, now based in New York, Tony Vilar will make a special guest appearance in Peppe Voltarelli’s set.

Peppe Voltarelli Web Site: http://www.peppevoltarelli.it/

Wednesday 11/11/09 (Le) Poisson Rouge, New York, NY
158 Bleeker St (@ Thompson St)
Concert starts @ 10:00PM (Doors open @ 9:30PM)
Tickets: $15.00
Tickets: http://lepoissonrouge.com/events/view/594
or 866 55 TICKETS

Italian American Museum Presents Two Award Winning Authors On November 6th in New York City.

noreply@blogger.com (Margaret) — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:59:00 +0000

THE ITALIAN AMERICAN MUSEUM IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE:
TWO AWARD WINNING ITALIAN AMERICAN AUTHORS
PRESENTING THEIR BOOKS:
NOVEMBER 6th, Friday Evening, 6 PM

DANIELA GIOSEFFI is a widely published author who has read from her books on campuses and at cultural centers, from Columbia and Princeton to Oxford or Venice, and Barcelona, as well as for National Public Radio as well as British Broadcasting. She will read from her latest book, a bilingual edition of her new and selected poems, titled "Blood Autumn, Autunno di Sangue." Her work has appeared in numerous literary magazines and anthologies from The Paris Review to The Nation, to Stories of the American Experience, Oxford University Press.

MICHAEL PALMA has published two poetry books, "The Egg Shape and Antibodies", and a full length collection, "A Fortune in Gold," as well as an Internet book. He has also published books by Sergio Corazzini, Armando Patti, Luigi Fontanella, and edited New Italian Poets with Dana Gioia, as well as a volume of translations from Luciano Erba with Alfredo de Palchi. His essay, “The Road to Rome, and Back Again" appeared in The Pushcart Prize XVII (2003). Michael Palma is, also the poetry editor for an Italian Americana magazine.

Visit http://italianamericanmuseum.org/

Are Italian Americans Being Forced To Forget Their Heritage?

noreply@blogger.com (Margaret) — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 23:04:00 +0000

This past month of October we were reminded by some media outlets that we were celebrating, "Italian Heritage Month." You may have known if you read my blog or visited some of the other Italian American sites, but if you hadn't --would you have known this fact-- that nationally as Italian Americans we were celebrating October as Italian Heritage Month?

I will say, many media outlets did a wonderful job in broadcasting & reporting Columbus Day parades locally & across the nation. But, honestly...if I wasn't so involved with my site and reaching out to other Italian Americans, I don't think many people had the opportunity to know or realize what resources are available to connecting to their Italian culture.

As Americans, yes --we are just that, American, but as an American we are part of something bigger, which is our cultural history. So, when you become surrounded by no resources, a sense of assimilation, and a society who shuns cultural education..then yes..I believe it could be possible we are becoming forgetful of our cultural history as Italian Americans.

Now, I don't want this to come off as negative, but there are so many everyday examples that can add to this theory. For instance, can your cultural identity be conflicting in your everyday life? My personal experiences have always leaned toward this being true, but you make amends with your upbringing and values, which then ultimately shapes your everyday life as an American.

You know, the more and more I am engrossed with my blog, Twitter, Facebook, etc..I realize so many Italian Americans are looking for anwers, relationships, ways of connecting to their cultural pasts. The biggest reason why they or YOU seek these answers to your Italian background is because this very thing I speak of, has happened--the fact that maybe your ancestors, parents, grandparents were forced to forget their cultural backgrounds not on purpose but because that was part of fitting in and becoming American.

So, now the generations come full circle and we all seek a common connection. I can only hope that collectively through my site and other Italian driven resources that we can remain, respect, celebrate and practice our traditions and memories as Italian Americans. So, lift a glass of wine this month and toast to your cultural background and be proud to be Italian American. Salute!

An Italian Snack..Biscotti Con Pomodoro

noreply@blogger.com (Margaret) — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 22:20:00 +0000

Ok, how lucky am I that my mother made biscotto with pomodoro, peppers and basil..topped with oregano and olive oil from Italy. If you've never had this before basically its "Biscotto di Grano," which is hardened bread usually of a wheat/grain consistency. The bread is used in all types of salads, breadcrumbs and even dunked in morning latte. (which my father does) The bread is hardened but in this case to add into a pomodoro insalata we usually wet the bread with water so it absorbs the oil and seasonings and then gets soft enough with enough crunch to dip into the salad. Honestly, if you've never had this ..its a must. For me, I've grown up eating it a lot..and now that its almost the end of October my father had a few remaining tomatoes left from his garden. ( oh yes...the man is a genius) and my mother added peppers that were the last to grow from the garden as well into the salad. I don't know why this particular biscotto con pomodoro was especially good tonight, maybe because it was made with the last of the vegetables. By the way, the bread my mother brought back from Italy recently..so we had all of our ingredients ready to roll. Thanks Ma for making it!

Italian Canadian Singer, Marco Calliari Set To Perform In New York City On November 11th.

noreply@blogger.com (Margaret) — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 12:45:00 +0000

Italian Canadian singer/songwriter, Marco Calliari makes another musical debut this November 11th at Le Poisson Rouge in New York City. If you haven't heard Marco's music yet, this is your chance to hear an amazing artist with an incredible musical background perform the best Italian original compositions with a flare of rock, traditional and maybe even a little folk. Marco Calliari's background is one of intrigue.. the son of Italian immigrants, who trained in traditional music, becomes a heavy metal artist and then organically evolves into performing traditional Italian music.

Sit in with us, as we interview, Marco Calliari.

Marco, thank you so much for taking the time to join us on Italian American Girl for this interview:

Marco your parents are Italian immigrants and you live in Canada. How has your Italian Canadian upbringing molded your musical career?
At home, my parents listened to a lot of opera. My dad had all the Pavarotti collection in vinyl and my mom always had the Italian radio on. So from Renato Carosone to Toto Cutugno to Pavarotti, these are pretty much my first Italian influences.

I think what’s most fascinating about you is that your musical genre started out in heavy metal and then organically grew into Italian traditional music, what about that process surprises you most? Do you still perform heavy metal music?
I’ve always been influenced by many different styles of music, going from rock to metal and pop also. Heavy metal is the music that inspired me to learn music, it inspired me to pick-up a guitar and to scream my head off when ever I felt like it. I actually just went back to playing with my metal band, Anonymus to mark their 20th anniversary. 9 shows in one month, three years after my departure really felt good…I can still kick ass!

Do you think growing up with different cultures surrounding you has made you more of aware of the message you want to convey through music?
That’s for sure, growing up in a multicultural environment just proved to me that no matter what culture, you can always find something in common. I try to create this fact in my music, I call it World music, blending traditional sounds and music from all around the world.

More recently, you made your first ever performance trip to New York City at Joe’s Pub, what was that experience like and did you feel like this is was a pivotal moment in your career?
It felt great, I love new challenges and the U.S. is a pretty huge challenge. I think starting out in New York city was a great experience, I just couldn’t wait to play at Joe’s Pub especially for the Putumayo Italia CD lauch. Performing in New York was great.

What type of music and or songs will we be hearing from you in the future? Where do you want to take the “Italian” traditional influence?
I’m presently working on my third album, a full length CD filled with original compositions. For the last four years I’ve been mixing different sounds from around the planet to create these new songs. The songs are mostly written in Italian with a little bit of French, Spanish and Algerian.

You’ve also performed in Italy, what was it like returning and performing in your family’s hometown as an Italian Canadian?
It felt like an accomplishment, as much for me than my parents. I’m very lucky to go and play in my parent’s home country, I’ve been performing there since 1999.

Do you choose to perform certain songs for their meanings?
Yes and no, I think first of all I choose a song thinking of it live wise? I think of the performance and how the public will react, will they stand up and clap or will they dance to it or even jump up and down to it?

Do you see yourself collaborating with Italian singers/ or songwriters for future albums?
Yes, I have two collaborations on my next CD, one with Enrico Greppi from Bandabardò (Florence, IT) and another Italian singer I can’t reveal for now, sorry?

What kind of career do you hope to accomplish in North America and when will we see more of you here in the United States?
Hopefully I’ll be touring across the U.S. in the years to come, but a goal for me would be to put out my next CD in the U.S. But for now I’ll be performing in November in New York city, and can’t wait to do so!

Lastly, what do you want the Italian Americans to know about Marco Calliari..?
I want them to know that there’s a son of Italian immigrants that’s pushing our Italian heritage as far as he can for the love of the music, the history and “la patria”.

Marco, thank you so much for joining us! We look forward to seeing in New York this November.

For concert info click here:

Le Poisson Rouge

November 11, 2009

(Marco Calliari Will Be Performing Along With Italian Folk Singer/Star: Peppe Voltarelli. --Italian singer).

Attention Detroit Italian Americans!!! Comedian Frank Spadone, Will Be Live On November 7th!

noreply@blogger.com (Margaret) — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:02:00 +0000

If you love comedy and you love being Italian American, then you must see Frank Spadone.

Get your tix at 586-228-3030

Visit: http://www.frankspadone.com/

"Cooking With Nonna" Web Show Teams Up With KitchenAid.

noreply@blogger.com (Margaret) — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 23:34:00 +0000

Cooking With Nonna is back for a second season with all new great Italian recipes and new Nonne appearing on the show. Plus, KitchenAid, has joined forces with the Italian niche web show, where they will kick off a "10 Weeks! - 10 Appliances!" giveaway leading up to the holidays.

To be eligible to receive the appliance all you need to do is join the Cooking with Nonna Fan Club and then Join the Giveaway each week for the next 10 weeks. At the end of each week an appliance will be given out to one of our fans chosen at random. Then, to increase your chances of taking home the appliance, all you need to do is Invite Your Friends to join the Giveaway. You receive an extra entry in the Giveaway for that week that your friend joins. (see Official Rules for details).

"Tune in for Ossobuco con Gremolata with Nonna Carmen as she helps me prepare the signature dish from Milano. It is truly delicious and very easy to prepare ."--Rossella

Watch the show on Nonna TV and enjoy.

You can also follow Rossella on TWITTER-- @rossellarago

Ferrari Introduces New Ferrari 458 Italia At 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show.

noreply@blogger.com (Margaret) — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 15:07:00 +0000

Happy Columbus Day-- My Father Celebrates 53 Years In America.

noreply@blogger.com (Margaret) — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 12:14:00 +0000

Happy Columbus Day to my father, who arrived in America 53 years ago on this day. He arrived with a dream and little money but endured a life long journey in America, we're proud of you Papa! Love you.

(Photo--Copyright ItalianAmericanGirl.com 2009)

Notte Italiana Celebrates Italian Heritage Month in New York.

noreply@blogger.com (Margaret) — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 16:54:00 +0000

Join New York Italian Americans as they celebrate a night of food, art, culture and great company. The great thing about living on the East coast there is no shortage of Italian Americans or great events to share & network.

Enjoy complimentary exquisite Italian food and wine on a terrace in the heart of Manhattan. The art will be by Padovano Fine Art.

Date: Thursday, October 22, 2009
Time: 6:15pm - 11:55pm
Location: Lattanzi
Street: 361 W- 46th street
City/Town: New York, NY

**RSVP Required

Visit Here For Event Details:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=146119189069

Italian Host of Brindiamo TV, Ornella Fado Celebrates Italian Heritage Month With New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg.

noreply@blogger.com (Margaret) — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 16:41:00 +0000

Ornella Fado, host of "Brindiamo TV" on PBS, celebrated Italian Heritage Month at Gracie Mansion this past week with New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg. Here was the Mayor's Intro:

MAYOR INTRO REMARKS:
"One of the best parts of our Italian Heritage Reception is always the food and drink. This year we’ve been fortunate to receive a number of delicious donations from around the city. Here to tell us more about them is a real expert on the subject. She is the host of Brindiamo! – the hit show on NYC-TV about Italian food in New York City.Please welcome Ornella Fado!"

Ornella continues to represent our Italian community with her impressive cultural show airing on PBS/NYC Television every Saturday at 10:30 am and prime time at 9:30 p.m.

Ornella is currently working on the launch of her new magazine. We wish her tanti auguri! Visit Ornella's site for up to date appearances and show schedules.

http://brindiamotv.com/Brindiamo%21/index.html.html

(Photo Credit:Stephen Shadrach)

Rick Steves in Milan, Italy: Leonardo da Vinci

noreply@blogger.com (Margaret) — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 15:14:00 +0000

Top Italian Gift Guide For Christmas 2009.

noreply@blogger.com (Margaret) — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 12:22:00 +0000

I know, I know..its only October but guess what? Its that time of year again when we start compiling our "Top Italian Gift Guide" for this holiday season. If you're an Italian or cultural vendor business owner, author, celebrity, entertainer or creator of Italian or culturally themed items (Jewelery, Books, CDs, Wines, Luxury, Fashion, Travel Services, etc), please email me to be considered for inclusion on this year's list. I can't promise everyone will be on the list.

Thank you,

Margaret

margiefon (at) g (mail) dot (com)
Please include in "Subject Line" --Top Italian Gift Guide.

Italian American Museum Celebrates Italian Heritage & Culture Month.

noreply@blogger.com (Margaret) — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 14:08:00 +0000

Italian American Museum in Little Italy, NYC will be honoring and celebrating Italian Americans this month for Italian Heritage & Culture Month with scheduled events at the museum.

Thursday, October 8, 2009
Italian American Museum presents
Cinema Culturale Series:
Pay or Die
6:30pm
Limited Seating

Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Italian American Museum presents
Book Presentation
Elizabeth Street
with author, Laurie Fabiano
6:30pm
Limited Seating

Thursday, November 5, 2009
Italian American Museum presents
The Life of Joseph Petrosino
Lecture by Prof. Ann T. Romano
6:30pm
Limited Seating

Sunday, November 8, 2009
Italian American Museum presents
*2nd Ambasciatore Awards
VIP Country Club
600 Davenport Avenue
New Rochelle, New York
Brunch from 9:00 A.M. to 12 Noon

For More Information:

http://italianamericanmuseum.com/

Growing Up Italian & Jewish American..A Personal Story....

noreply@blogger.com (Margaret) — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 20:27:00 +0000

I find it rather amusing that when asking someone a question about their perception of America that most still refer to it as a “melting pot:” this place where people from all different places and all walks of life coexist. That’s all well and good, but for those of us who have recent and living immigrants in our families will tell you a different story about being here in the States. I am the product of a mixed marriage—immigrant Italian-Catholic on one side and conservative Slavic-Jewish on the other—and let me just tell you, my childhood was both loud and confusing.

My parents were rebels of their time by marrying outside their cultures and faiths having each been raised in very traditional environments, respectively. My Mother’s very Italian family welcomed my Dad with open arms, whereas my Father’s Jewish side wanted nothing to do with the union. (To put it into perspective, I didn’t meet my Jewish extended family until I was 10 years-old.) Still my parents made a life for themselves and when I came along, they agreed they were going to raise me in both faiths, and therefore both cultures.

To this day people like to point out how great the month of December must be for me since there’s Christmas and Chanukah, but imagine being a child of about five years old and utterly lost because Christmas Day fell during Chanukah and my Jewish Father’s birthday is on 25 December! Don’t get me wrong—anyone would love an excuse to get lots of presents and find three different cakes on the table—but every year around the holidays I just feel overwhelmed. On the other hand, I feel more strongly about many tenants of the Jewish faith despite spending most of my life surrounded by reverent Catholics. When it comes to the Italian side of my family I feel much, much closer to them and to Italians as a people in general since that’s not only whom I most look and act like, but also I don’t think most people peg me for someone with Jewish DNA by appearance: I’m dark, have tattoos, and eat pork like it’s going out of style. Good thing I don’t want to be buried in a Jewish cemetery, right?

On a more humorous note, I feel like I live the Italian version of “My Big Fat Greek Wedding” on a constant basis. I have fond memories growing up of stories about Italy and why everything Italian is just superior in any way imaginable. As a little kid my grandmother only bought me dresses from Italy and my Mom tells me a lot of my toys were made in Italy, too. I grew up with the best homemade food ever and when I say “homemade,” I mean the only thing my gorgeous grandmother doesn’t do is grind her own flour. As a means of reinforcing language and culture, since the time I could speak my grandfather would always make me (and eventually my brother) ask for whatever we wanted solo in Italiano. The first memory I have of music and dancing is the tarantella with my grandmother, and the thought of eating anything but Italian food ever when we go out as a family is something that isn’t even up for discussion. I think one of the funniest memories ever was getting to my Italian grandparents’ house late at night after spending the day with my Jewish grandparents. My Nonna immediately inquired as to what my other grandmother made for us to eat and determined before I could get a word in edgewise that I must have hated her food and hardly ate all day, when in fact I wasn’t even hungry, but you can’t tell an Italian Grandma you’re never hungry since in their mind that’s just not possible. She quickly sat me down at 10:00pm and made what looked like an endless buffet of all my favorites and wasn’t satisfied until I nearly felt ill from eating two very large dinners back-to-back, all the while knowing her food was the last to touch my lips and not that of my Jewish Grandma!

While my Father’s parents are now both deceased, I am very fortunate to still have my Italian grandparents with me. I know they appreciate the fact that I speak Italian, inherited the cooking gene, love Italian music, and talk of hopefully moving there one day. I can’t say that whenever I get married and start a family I wouldn’t be the same way with my kids: reinforcing one’s culture through love, language, food, and music, but let’s just hope that my kids don’t walk around in a culture daze like I do at times. Sometimes I just don’t know what I am since I feel like two different people exist inside me and they only come out when I’m around a specific group of people. I have a nasty espresso habit and think a good coffee is an art that’s lost on America. I’ve been given red wine since I was a child and have been known to travel long distances for good cheese and exceptional sopressata, yet I fast on Yom Kippur, have read the Talmud and sometimes curse in Yiddish. What am I?? Let’s just say happy, well-rounded, and often overfed.

-Lindsay

You can follow Lindsay on Twitter-- @thecigarchick

Italian Americans Celebrate Columbus Day Parade In New York City.

noreply@blogger.com (Margaret) — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 13:38:00 +0000

October in a busy month for Italian Americans as we begin to get ready for a month long celebration of our history here in America. The month is full of historical events such as Columbus Day where we honor Christopher Columbus for discovering America.

The biggest event in New York for Italian Americans is the annual Columbus Day Parade which is televised usually by NBC and hosted by celebrity Italian Americans. This year, the event will be held on October 12th starting at 11:30 am and seems to be jammed pack with events, participants and hosts. Please visit the Columbus Citizens Foundation site for complete details and sponsorship.

Columbus Day Parade
Fifth Ave. from 44th to 79th Streets
11:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

http://www.columbuscitizensfd.org/columbus.shtml

An Italian American PhotoAlbum..

noreply@blogger.com (Margaret) — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 01:49:00 +0000

Here are a few pictures from our very own family archive:
1. Rome--1963 My mother and father on their honeymoon.
2. Reggio Calabria--1950s- My mother as a child with my nonno.
3. Rome--1950s--Pope's Mass in the square.

Commissione Giovani NY to Host First-Ever: “Young Italian Music Festival” on October 28th.

noreply@blogger.com (Margaret) — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 13:47:00 +0000

CGNY, a group of young Italians and Italian Americans in New York, is presenting the first-ever Young Italian Music Festival on October 28th at the hip Manhattan venue, Hudson Terrace. From Daniele Stefani of Milan, a classically trained guitarist turned singer-songwriter and pop star in Italy (Festival di Sanremo 2003 – “Chiaraluna”), to the celebrated artists Max De Angelis of Rome (Sanremo 2005 – “Sono qui per questo”) and Daniele Battaglia of Bologna (Sanremo 2008 – “Voce nel Vento”), to local Italian American artists such as Gaetano Fava infusing Italian pop classics with their own unique voices, the line-up is sure to wow – and to change your notions about the genre of Italian music for good.

Young Italian Music Festival
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Doors open at 7pm, Concert starts at 8pm
Hudson Terrace
621 W. 46th St (between 11th and 12th Avenues)

Visit CGNY For Event Details & Tickets:
http://www.commissionegiovani.com/newyork/index.php?option=com_content&view=frontpage

Interview With Top Italian American Fashion Stylist & Author, Dawn Del Russo.

noreply@blogger.com (Margaret) — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 23:58:00 +0000

Visit: http://www.belladawn.com/

or Visit: http://www.dawndelrusso.com/

Italian Singer & Heartthrob, Patrizio Buanne, Gives a Great Interview On Italian American Girl As He Celebrates His New Album Release.

noreply@blogger.com (Margaret) — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 11:53:00 +0000

Stay tuned readers, as we prepare to publish a fabulous and memorable one on one interview with the one and only, Patrizio Buanne, as he gets ready to release his new album in America for 2010.

Visit Patrizio's Site For Daily Updates and Previews of New Music:

http://www.patrizio.tv/