TOP ITALIAN JAZZ – RENZO ARBORE
Presents: “DA PALERMO A NEW ORLEANS E FU SUBITO JAZZ” FROM PALERMO TO NEW ORLEANSThe story of the first jazz record …Few people know that on February 26, 1917, an Italian musician in New Orleans released the first record ever made in the history of jazz. That musician was Sicilian and his name was Nick […]
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THE BOXER
The event is part of 2013 – Year of Italian Culture in the United States, an initiative held under the auspices of the President of the Italian Republic, organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Embassy of Italy in Washington, D.C., with the support of the Corporate Ambassadors Eni and Intesa Sanpaolo. The […]
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LUCA PIOLA: PASSENGERS
The Art Advisory Council of Port Washington Public Library is pleased to present “Passengers”, an exhibition by the artist Luca Piola. Luca Piola investigates the relationship between man and some particular spaces, exploring the strong but invisible relation between the human being and his transparent containers. Spaces where man gets in and from where he […]
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HAS TRUTH ANY ROLE IN EUROPEAN PUBLIC POLICIES
Lecture Lecture by Gianni Vattimo philosopher and member of the European Parliament
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BIAGIO ANTONACCI LIVE IN NEW YORK
BIAGIO ANTONACCI LIVE IN NEW YORK
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GIUSEPPE MENTUCCIA
Concert Italian pianist Giuseppe Mentuccia began his piano studies at five years of age. He first worked with Almerindo d’Amato and Elisabetta Pacelli at the Conservatory of Santa Cecilia in Rome and with Sergio Perticaroli at the National Academy of Santa Cecilia, graduating with highest honors. In the United States Giuseppe has been guest artist […]
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THE ORIGINS OF BOTANICAL GARDENS: THE FRUITS OF SCIENCE AND ART
The exemplary case of the Orto Botanico of Padua Symposium The Italian Cultural Institute presents a symposium for the opening of the exhibition “Wild Medicine: Healing Plants Around the World,. Featuring The Italian Renaissance Garden”, on view from May 18 to September 8 at the New York Botanical Garden. Speakers: Todd Forrest, New York Botanical […]
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WILD MEDICINE: HEALING PLANTS AROUND THE WORLD, FEATURING THE ITALIAN RENAISSANCE GARDEN
Discover how cultures around the world rely on plants for everything–from food and medicine to cosmetics–through a stunning re-creation of Europe’s first botanical garden in Padua and surprising displays of healing plants featuring research by several NYBG experts. Explore a fascinating presentation of rare books and manuscripts known as herbals, as well as engaging science […]
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LUDOVICO EINAUDI – IN A TIME LAPSE TOUR 2012 Usa and Canada
LUDOVICO EINAUDI – IN A TIME LAPSE TOUR 2012 Usa and Canada
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H2CU
Italy and US: strategy for joint acedemic collaborations Workshop During 2013, the Year of Italian Culture in the USA, the Honors Center of Italian Universities (H2CU) presents a series of events – meetings and conferences – that will show theresults of the ten years of the H2CU activity in the US while outlining the strategy […]
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