If you live in the NYC area, do yourself a favor
and request Geoffrey Claroni to place your name on his NY Community Calendar
Email List.
I can not with good conscience retransmit this Calendar each time it
is issued because such a small % of my List resides in the NYC area.
It is shame that every city with a large Italian American population
doesn't have
this same type of Calendar service.
It's even a bigger shame that The National Italian American PORTAL,
(that I have often proposed, and long been in the process of developing
a prototype), would include 30 different I-A City Sites, that would of
course include at the very least,
such a Calendar.
"Italy at St. Louis" is the best example of an I-A City Site that I
have seen,
and there are all too few even in existence.
Italy at St. Louis Index Page
http://www.italystl.com/
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Italian/Italian American Events (NY)-Community Calendar
(January 17-29) Date: 1/17/03 4:03:40 PM Pacific Standard Time
From: gclaroni@forbin.qc.edu
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The John D. Calandra Italian American Institute of Queens College and
The City University of New York presents:
"The Most Comprehensive Listing of Italian/ Italian American Events
for New York"
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We are pleased to provide this list of current Italian films, theater,
concerts, opera, exhibits and more for New York (covering the period January
17- 29, 2003).
To see more events go on-line to the "Community Calendar" of the John
D.
Calandra Italian American Institute:
www.qc.edu/calandra/community .
Edited by:
Geoffrey Claroni, Assistant Director for Community Programs
Marianna Prestigiacomo, Community Programs Assistant
The John D. Calandra Italian American Institute
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"Community Calendar"
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[RAA NOTE: I have Excerpted a few Items. The Complete Calendar follows
on ]
1) Antipasto! A Sicilian Celebration
This play written by Steve Scionti and James Shanta brings to life
all the
passion, comedy and drama inherent in a Sicilian American family.
2) ZOOM ! Italiani nel mondo
Thirty-minute television program by RAI featuring the Italian and Italian
American experience in America. In Italian with English subtitles.
3) The Life and Achievements of Antonio Meucci
A lecture and video presentation by the Garibaldi-Meucci Museum.
4) Opening Reception for "Enrico Caruso: 100 Years in America",
and Screening of "My Cousin" a silent film starring Enrico Caruso.
Historical exhibition featuring photographs, caricatures and personal
memorabilia.
5) The Fighting Nun Speaks Out: Consensus and Controversy,
Defending Pope Pius XII
Presentation by Sister Margherita Marchione to show how Pope Pius XII
and
the Vatican protected Jews against the Nazis.
6) "Perlasca" Film by Alberto Negrin, that portrays Italian Giorgio
Perlasca's selfless courage in saving more than 5,000 Hungarian Jews during
World War II. In Italian with English subtitles.
7) Songs Made Famous by Enrico Caruso. Concert featuring Giuseppe Taormina,
tenor, Daniela Taormina, soprano and David Maiullo, pianist.
8) Missoula (Montana): World War II Detention of Italian Americans.
Presentation by Jacqueline Gagliano. Sponsored by Bella Italia Mia,
Inc.
9) "The Righteous Enemy"
Screening and panel discussion about the compassion and efforts of
the
Italian people to save Jews in Italy during World War II. On
the occasion
of Giornata della Memoria - The Day of Remembrance.
10) "Italian Americans Moving Up in America"
Presentation by Professor Michael D'Innocenzo. Italian language
lesson at
6:00 pm, Italian geography lesson at 7:00 pm and presentation at 7:30
pm.
Sponsored by the Italian Cultural Society of Farmingdale.
11) ITALICS: The Italian American Magazine
Monthly television program documenting the Italian American experience.
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CURRENT EXHIBITS:
On display January 21, 2003 through February 4, 2003
Enrico Caruso: 100 Years in America
On display October 11, 2002 through February 14, 2003
Prisoners in Our Own Home: The Italian American Experience as
America's
Enemy Aliens. Exhibition about the fear, uncertainty and suffering
of Italian resident
aliens designated by the US government as "enemy aliens" during World
War II.
On display November 17, 2002 through February 21, 2003
Grandma LuLu and Grandma Lizzie - A Remembrance of Tenement Life
A display of vintage family photographs and artifacts in tribute to
the
memories and traditions of the artist's Italian immigrant grandparents
and
their tenement apartments in East Harlem's Little Italy.
On display January 22, 2003 through March 30, 2003
Leonardo da Vinci, Master Draftsman. More than 130 drawings of extraordinary
beauty by Leonardo da Vinci, one of the great masters of all time.
This exhibition will survey the staggering contribution as artist, scientist,
theorist and teacher of Leonardo da Vinci, the supreme icon in western
consciousness, the very embodiment of the universal Renaissance genius.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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PERMANENT EXHIBIT:
Antonio Meucci: The True Inventor of the Telephone
Featuring Meucci's telephone models and original documents.
General Giuseppe Garibaldi: The Legendary Hero of Two Worlds
Featuring Garibaldi's "Red Shirt" which he wore during the 1849 defiance
of
the Roman Republic and original handwritten documents.
A Tribute to Giuseppe Verdi
Featuring libretti, photographs, posters, books, and artifacts from
the
great works of Giuseppe Verdi and about his life.
Italian Heritage Collection
A display of sculptures and artwork that feature Arturo Toscanini,
"Immigrant Mother and Child," Cardinal Lucchesi, Dante Alighieri, Italian
Nobel Prize Winners, "The
Italians of New York" and a silkscreen of "Festa" by Ralph Fasanella.
Italian Opera
Display of libretti, photographs, posters, and artifacts of famous
Italian operas.
The Enrico Caruso Museum of America.
Ellis Island Immigration Museum
The museum tells the poignant story of the immigrants who entered America
through the golden door of Ellis Island and details the history of
immigration processing station between 1892 and 1954. Featuring items
from Italian immigrants as well as the original painting "Family Supper"
by Ralph Fasanella.
The Baldizzi Family Tenement/Lower East Side Tenement Museum
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.
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Now for the Complete Calandra Calendar and Details:
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January 17, 2003 (Friday)
8:00 pm
Antipasto! A Sicilian Celebration
This play written by Steve Scionti and James Shanta brings to life
all the
passion, comedy and drama inherent in a Sicilian American family.
Pantheon Theater
303 West 42nd Street, Manhattan
Admission: $25
Contact: (212) 582-5856
January 18, 2003 (Saturday)
8:00 pm
Antipasto! A Sicilian Celebration
This play written by Steve Scionti and James Shanta brings to life
all the
passion, comedy and drama inherent in a Sicilian American family.
Pantheon Theater
303 West 42nd Street, Manhattan
Admission: $25
Contact: (212) 582-5856
January 19, 2003 (Sunday)
12:30 pm
ZOOM ! Italiani nel mondo
Thirty-minute television program by RAI featuring the Italian and Italian
American experience in America. In Italian with English subtitles.
Broadcast in the New York region on WNYE - channel 25.
Contact: (212) 468-2500
January 19, 2003 (Sunday)
3:00 pm
The Life and Achievements of Antonio Meucci
A lecture and video presentation by Emily Gear, Curator/Director of
the
Garibaldi-Meucci Museum. Reception to follow.
Sponsored by the Center for Italian & Italian American Culture,
Inc., with
the assistance of the Spanish and Italian Department, Montclair State
University.
Montclair State University, Dickson Hall, Cohen Lounge
Valley Road and Normal Avenue, Upper Montclair, NJ
Contact: (973) 571-1995
January 19, 2003 (Sunday)
3:00 pm
Antipasto! A Sicilian Celebration
This play written by Steve Scionti and James Shanta brings to life
all the
passion, comedy and drama inherent in a Sicilian American family.
Pantheon Theater
303 West 42nd Street, Manhattan
Admission: $25
Contact: (212) 582-5856
January 19, 2003 (Sunday)
4:00 pm
Amour, Cruel Amour: Love Songs and Lute Songs
Early Baroque music program featuring Italian songs.
The Church of Corpus Christi
529 West 121st Street, Manhattan
Contact: (212) 666-9266
January 21, 2003 (Tuesday) 6:00 pm
Opening Reception for "Enrico Caruso: 100 Years in America" and
Screening
of "My Cousin", a silent film starring Enrico Caruso and Caroline White.
Historical exhibition featuring photographs, caricatures and personal
memorabilia of Enrico Caruso.
Sponsored by the Enrico Caruso Museum of America.
Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimó, New York University
24 West 12th Street, Manhattan
Contact: (212) 998-8739
January 22, 2003 (Wednesday)
6:00 pm
The Fighting Nun Speaks Out: Consensus and Controversy, Defending
Pope Pius
XII
Presentation by Sister Margherita Marchione to show how Pope Pius XII
and
the Vatican protected Jews against the Nazis.
New York Public Library
455 Fifth Avenue at 41st Street, Manhattan
Admission: free
Contact: (908) 230-5046
January 22, 2003 (Wednesday)
8:00 pm
Antipasto! A Sicilian Celebration
This play written by Steve Scionti and James Shanta brings to life
all the
passion, comedy and drama inherent in a Sicilian American family.
Pantheon Theater
303 West 42nd Street, Manhattan
Admission: $25
Contact: (212) 582-5856
January 23, 2003 (Thursday)
6:30 pm
CIAA Dinner Meeting and Guest Speakers
Featuring Tony Lo Bianco and David Diaz.
Sponsored by the Coalition of Italo-American Associations, Inc.
The Columbus Citizens Foundation
8 East 69th Street, Manhattan
Admission: $75
Contact: (212) 755-1492 ext. 19
January 23, 2003 (Thursday) 7:00 pm
Perlasca
Film by Alberto Negrin, that portrays Giorgio Perlasca's selfless courage
in
saving more than 5,000 Hungarian Jews during World War II. In
Italian with
English subtitles. Two speakers will discuss the film:
David Harris,
Executive Director of the American jewish Committee and Ambassador
Inocenio
F. Arias, Permanent Representative of spain to the United nations.
Reception to follow.
Jacob Burns Film Center
364 Manville Road, Pleasantville
Contact: (914) 773-7663
January 23, 2003 (Thursday)
8:00 pm
Antipasto! A Sicilian Celebration
This play written by Steve Scionti and James Shanta brings to life
all the
passion, comedy and drama inherent in a Sicilian American family.
Pantheon Theater
303 West 42nd Street, Manhattan
Admission: $25
Contact: (212) 582-5856
January 24, 2003 (Friday)
6:00 pm
Songs Made Famous by Enrico Caruso
Concert featuring Giuseppe Taormina, tenor, Daniela Taormina, soprano
and
David Maiullo, pianist.
Sponsored by the Enrico Caruso Museum of America.
Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimó, New York University
24 West 12th Street, Manhattan
Contact: (212) 998-8739
January 24, 2003 (Friday) 7:30 pm
OSIA Winter Charity Ball
Honoring Stuart Rabinowitz, Carol DiTrapani and Linda Tedesco.
Sponsored by the Commission for Charities, New York Grand Lodge, Order
Sons
of Italy in America.
Chateau Briand
Westbury
Admission: $90
Contact: (800) 322-OSIA
January 24, 2003 (Friday)
8:00 pm
Antipasto! A Sicilian Celebration
This play written by Steve Scionti and James Shanta brings to life
all the
passion, comedy and drama inherent in a Sicilian American family.
Pantheon Theater
303 West 42nd Street, Manhattan
Admission: $25
Contact: (212) 582-5856
January 25, 2003 (Saturday)
1:00 pm
Perlasca
Film by Alberto Negrin, that portrays Giorgio Perlasca's selfless courage
in
saving more than 5,000 Hungarian Jews during World War II. In
Italian with
English subtitles.
Jacob Burns Film Center
364 Manville Road, Pleasantville
Contact: (914) 773-7663
January 25, 2003 (Saturday)
1:00 pm
Missoula: World War II Detention of Italian Americans
Presentation by Jacqueline Gagliano.
Sponsored by Bella Italia Mia, Inc.
CNL/Anne and Henry Paolucci International Conference Center
68-02 Metropolitan Avenue, Middle Village, Queens
Admission: $5
Contact: (718) 426-1240
January 25, 2003 (Saturday)
8:00 pm
FIERI Carnevale
Sponsored by the Manhattan chapter of FIERI International.
Trattoria Dopo Teatro
125 West 44th Street at Broadway, Manhattan
Admission: $65
Contact: info@fierimanhattan.org
January 25, 2003 (Saturday)
8:00 pm
Antipasto! A Sicilian Celebration
This play written by Steve Scionti and James Shanta brings to life
all the
passion, comedy and drama inherent in a Sicilian American family.
Pantheon Theater
303 West 42nd Street, Manhattan
Admission: $25
Contact: (212) 582-5856
January 26, 2003 (Sunday)
12:30 pm
ZOOM ! Italiani nel mondo
Thirty-minute television program by RAI featuring the Italian and Italian
American experience in America. In Italian with English subtitles.
Broadcast in the New York region on WNYE - channel 25.
Contact: (212) 468-2500
January 26, 2003 (Sunday)
1:00 pm
Italian American Readers
Featuring George Guida and Jerome Mazzaro.
The Liquor Store
285 West Broadway, Manhattan
Admission: $5
Contact: (212) 226-7121
January 26, 2003 (Sunday)
3:00 pm
Madama Butterfly
Presented by the Greater New York Opera Club.
Saint Peter's Episcopal Church
2500 Westchester Avenue, Bronx
Contact: (718) 877-4211
January 26, 2003 (Sunday)
3:00 pm
Antipasto! A Sicilian Celebration
This play written by Steve Scionti and James Shanta brings to life
all the
passion, comedy and drama inherent in a Sicilian American family.
Pantheon Theater
303 West 42nd Street, Manhattan
Admission: $25
Contact: (212) 582-5856
January 26, 2003 (Sunday)
4:00 pm
Opera and Song
Featuring arias from 'Madama Butterfly,' 'Il Trovatore' and duets from
the
world's best loved Italian operas.
Flushing Town Hall
137-35 Northern Boulevard, Flushing, Queens
Admission: $20
Contact: (718) 279-4842
January 27, 2003 (Monday)
6:00 pm
The Righteous Enemy
Screening and panel discussion about the compassion and efforts of
the
Italian people to save Jews in Italy during World War II. On
the occasion
of Giornata della Memoria - The Day of Remembrance.
Sponsored by the Consulate General of Italy in New York, Italian Cultural
Institute in new York and Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimó, New
York University.
24 West 12th Street, Manhattan
Contact: (212) 998-8739
January 27, 2003 (Monday)
7:30 pm
Presentation on the Italian American Museum
Guest speaker, Dr. Joseph V. Scelsa, President of the Italian American
Museum. Light refreshments will be served.
Sponsored by the Italian Charities of America.
83-20 Queens Boulevard, Elmhurst, Queens
Admission: free
Contact: (718) 478-3100
January 28, 2003 (Tuesday)
2:00 pm & 7:00 pm
Moonstruck
Film by Norman Jewison. Romantic comedy about an Italian American
family in
Brooklyn. Starring Cher, Olympia Dukakis, Nicholas Cage and Danny
Aiello.
White Plains Public Library
100 Martine Avenue, White Plains
Admission: free
Contact: (914) 422-1480
January 28, 2003 (Tuesday)
5:00 pm
Perlasca
Film by Alberto Negrin, that portrays Giorgio Perlasca's selfless courage
in
saving more than 5,000 Hungarian Jews during World War II. In
Italian with
English subtitles.
Jacob Burns Film Center
364 Manville Road, Pleasantville
Contact: (914) 773-7663
January 28, 2003 (Tuesday)
6:00 pm
Italian Americans Moving Up in America
Presentation by Professor Michael D'Innocenzo. Italian language
lesson at
6:00 pm, Italian geography lesson at 7:00 pm and presentation at 7:30
pm.
Sponsored by the Italian Cultural Society of Farmingdale.
Farmingdale Public Library
116 Merritts Road, Farmingdale
Admission: free
Contact: (516) 796-8013
January 28, 2003 (Tuesday)
IAWA Reading
Featuring Frank Canino.
Sponsored by the Italian American Writers Association.
HB Studio
120 Bank Street, Manhattan
Contact: (212) 989-7856
January 29, 2003 (Wednesday) 10:00 am, 3:00 pm, 8:00 pm
ITALICS: The Italian American Magazine
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 Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, Staten
Island and the Bronx. Check your local cable listings.
Contact: (212) 642-2044
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Current Exhibits, Theater and Film:
Exhibits
On display January 21, 2003 through February 4, 2003
Enrico Caruso: 100 Years in America
Historical exhibition featuring photographs, caricatures and personal
memorabilia of Enrico Caruso.
Sponsored by the Enrico Caruso Museum of America.
Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimó, New York University
24 West 12th Street, Manhattan
Contact: (212) 998-8739
On display October 11, 2002 through February 14, 2003
Prisoners in Our Own Home: The Italian American Experience as
America's
Enemy Aliens
Exhibition about the fear, uncertainty and suffering of Italian resident
aliens designated by the United States government as "enemy aliens"
during
World War II. The exhibit will focus on the East Coast and examine
the
contemporary impact of those restrictions. Curator: Peter
Vellon,
Assistant to the Executive Director for Historical Research, John D.
Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College/CUNY.
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
On display November 17, 2002 through February 21, 2003
Grandma LuLu and Grandma Lizzie - A Remembrance of Tenement Life
A display of vintage family photographs and artifacts in tribute to
the
memories and traditions of the artist's Italian immigrant grandparents
and
their tenement apartments in East Harlem's Little Italy.
Sponsored by the Garibaldi-Meucci Museum, Order Sons of Italy in America.
420 Tompkins Avenue, Staten Island
Admission: $3
Contact: (718) 442-1608
On display January 22, 2003 through March 30, 2003
Leonardo da Vinci, Master Draftsman
More than 130 drawings of extraordinary beauty by Leonardo da Vinci,
one of
the great masters of all time. This exhibition will survey the
staggering
contribution as artist, scientist, theorist and teacher of Leonardo
da
Vinci, the supreme icon in western consciousness, the very embodiment
of the
universal Renaissance genius.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
1000 Fifth Avenue at 82nd Street, Manhattan
Contact: (212) 535-7710
Permanent Exhibits
Antonio Meucci: The True Inventor of the Telephone
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: (718) 442-1608
General Giuseppe Garibaldi: The Legendary Hero of Two Worlds
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: (718) 442-1608
A Tribute to Giuseppe Verdi
Featuring libretti, photographs, posters, books, and artifacts from
the
great works of Giuseppe Verdi and about his life.
Enrico Fermi Cultural Center, Belmont Branch of the New York Public
Library
610 East 186th Street at Hughes Avenue, Bronx
Contact: (718) 933-6410
Italian Heritage Collection
The Enrico Fermi Cultural Committee showcases a display of sculptures
and
artwork that feature Arturo Toscanini, "Immigrant Mother and Child,"
Cardinal Lucchesi, Dante Alighieri, Italian Nobel Prize Winners, "The
Italians of New York" and a silkscreen of "Festa" by Ralph Fasanella.
Enrico Fermi Cultural Center, Belmont Branch of the New York Public
Library
610 East 186th Street at Hughes Avenue, Bronx
Contact: (718) 933-6410
Italian Opera
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: (718) 933-6410
Enrico Caruso
Please call to make reservations.
Sponsored by the Enrico Caruso Museum of America.
1942 East 19th Street at Avenue T, Brooklyn
Contact: (718) 368-3993
Ellis Island Immigration Museum
The museum tells the poignant story of the immigrants who entered America
through the golden door of Ellis Island and details the history of
immigration processing station between 1892 and 1954. Featuring
trunks,
baggage, immigrant clothing and costumes, passports, steamer and railroad
tickets, ship passenger manifests, and more from Italian immigrants
as well
as the original painting "Family Supper" by Ralph Fasanella.
Ellis Island Immigration Museum
Ellis Island, New York Harbor
Contact: (212) 363-3200
The Baldizzi Family Tenement
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
Film
In theaters everywhere
Pinocchio
Two-time Academy Award-winner Roberto Benigni brings one of the world's
most
famous and beloved tales magically to the screen with Pinocchio.
Written
by, directed by, and starring the irrepressible comic genius.
Set in the
1880s, this is a classic story of a wooden puppet that comes to life.
Despite guidance from the beautiful Blue Fairy (Nicoletta Braschi)
and the
love of his father, Geppetto (Carlo Giuffré), Pinocchio's curious
spirit
leads him into one wild adventure after another. Using Carlo
Collodi's
original masterwork as its source, the film is an enchanting and magical
journey.
Contact: 777-FILM
Theater
On Broadway
La Boheme
Broadway production of Giacomo Puccini's classic opera. Transforming
Puccini's opera of starving artists to the 1950s. Sung in Italian
with
English supertitles.
The Broadway Theatre
1681 Broadway at 53rd Street, Manhattan
January 8, 2003 through February 2, 2003
Antipasto! A Sicilian Celebration
This play written by Steve Scionti and James Shanta brings to life
all the
passion, comedy and drama inherent in a Sicilian American family.
Pantheon Theater
303 West 42nd Street, Manhattan
Admission: $25
Contact: (212l) 582-5856
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Italian Radio Programs:
Saturdays
10:00 am - Noon
Souvenir d'Italia - hosted by Giovanna - WRHU 88.7
FM
Noon - 2:00 pm
Ciao Italia - hosted by Nino e Rosa - WRHU 88.7 FM
Sundays
9:00 am - 2:00 pm
Italian House Party - hosted by John LaBarca - WFAS 1230
AM and WICC 600
AM
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Radio Italia - hosted by Luigi Miele, Ph.D. - WVOX 1460
AM
11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Italia Mia - hosted by Luisa Potenza - WALK 1370
AM
11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Italian American Serenade - hosted by Floyd Vivino - WRTN
93.5 FM
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
American Italian Music Hall - hosted by Joe Farda - WRTN 93.5
FM
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Il Programma Ciao - hosted by Nat Carbo - WRTN 93.5 FM
for more listings go to: www.qc.edu/calandra/community
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To see more events go on-line to the "Community Calendar" of the John
D.
Calandra Italian American Institute:
www.qc.edu/calandra/community .
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for
New York"
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