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“Origin of Life in the Universe. An Encounter of Astronomy and Biology” ” is the first out of three lectures on hot science issues by Vittorio Canuto (former senior scientist at NASA, now Professor at Columbia University). He will converse with Cristiano Galbiati (Professor of Physics at Princeton University).

An extraordinary opportunity to show the American public one of the most highly representative works by Caravaggio. His paintings combine a realistic observation of the human state with a dramatic use of light which made him the Master of the Baroque school of painting.
This exhibition is organized by the Italian Cultural Institute of New York and the Speed Art Museum. It was made possible by the Foundation for Italian Art & Culture and generously underwritten by the Speed Art Museum, Louisville, Kentucky.
Under the patronage of the embassy of Italy to the U.S.

An extraordinary opportunity to show the American public one of the most highly representative works by Caravaggio. His paintings combine a realistic observation of the human state with a dramatic use of light which made him the Master of the Baroque school of painting.
This exhibition is organized by the Italian Cultural Institute of New York and the Speed Art Museum. It was made possible by the Foundation for Italian Art & Culture and generously underwritten by the Speed Art Museum, Louisville, Kentucky.
Under the patronage of the embassy of Italy to the U.S.

The Italian American Writers Association (IAWA) invites Canadian-born author and composer, Luigi Monteferrante who is currently on tour promoting his latest work. From poetry to song, and experimental music, he has enjoyed airplay on Radio Studio 8 (Washington), Canada's CBC 3, Fleet FM (NZ), and poet and faculty member at the Peter Murphy Prose and Poetry Winter Getaways, Emari DiGiorgio who teaches at the Richard Stockton College of New Jersey and is a New Jersey State Council on the Arts Poet-in-the-Schools. The evening starts with Open Mic readings of five minutes each.

World premiere of the opera by Christopher Cerrone. Based on the novel by Italo Calvino.
Admission: $15; $10 Students and Seniors

with TRIO NAPOLINCANTO’S Gianni AVERSANO, Guitarist, singer, actor and songwriter, Domenico DE LUCA, Composer and guitarist, and Ferdinand PISCOPO, Composer and mandolin player

Trio Napolincanto seeks to highlight, through a form of theater involving song and storytelling, what lies at the foundation of the most popular Neapolitan songs: the history of a great people, the religious sense, and the appreciation for what is truly human.
 

In Bitter Greens, Anthony Di Renzo reflects on Italian food, American culture, and globalization. Despite the inclusion of six recipes, the book is not an ethnic cookbook but a collection of political satire, cultural criticism, and culinary memoir.

The evening's program of innovative artists includes:

Centro Primo Levi and the Museum of Jewish Heritage host Divinamente NYC Festival on the 150th Anniversary of the unification of Italy.

Welcome remarks by the Consul General of Italy Francesco M. Talò and the Representative for International Affairs of the Jewish Community of Rome Giacomo Moscati.
Introduction by Francesco Spagnolo, curator at the Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life in Berkeley, California.

Richard Laurenzi, founding member of the Italian-American Visual Artists' Network (IAVANET) leads a roundtable discussion with artists Nancy Azara, Karen Guancione, John Milisenda, and Antonio Petracca. Among other topics, panelists will discuss their work and the impact of their Italian-American backgrounds.