Soundtracks of Italian Cinema Performance

Seton Hall University 400 S Orange Ave, South Orange, NJ, United States

The Italian group Trio of Porta Genova will be performing soudtracks of Italian Cinema. Event to be held in Seton Hall's Beck Rooms. Additional information available on the Charles and Joan Alberto Italian Studies Institute's website: https://www.shu.edu/alberto-institute/upcoming-events.cfm

Free

Lessico Famigliare

Dorothea's House 120 John Street, Princeton, NJ, United States

Novelist and translator Jenny McPhee will discuss her love of things Italian and read from her most recent work, a translation of Natalia Ginzburg’s most celebrated novel, Lessico Famigliare (Family Lexicon). The program will feature an Italian/English format with McPhee reading in English and Princeton University Professor Pietro Frassica reading in Italian. McPhee, who grew […]

Free

Jhumpa Lahiri & Alessandro Giammei Domenico Starnone’s Trick: A Reading and Discussion

Labyrinth Books 122 Nassau Street, Princeton, NJ, United States

Sharp, succinct storytelling and breathtaking prose combine in a new novel, Trick, by Domenico Starnone, author of the New York Times editor’s pick, Ties. His work is beautifully rendered in English by Jhumpa Lahiri, who will read from Trick and discuss both the novel and the art of translation with her colleague and fellow-translator, Alessandro […]

Free

La Bella Musica Concert

Center for the Arts at Casa Colombo 380 Monmouth Street, Jersey City, United States

Experience a traditional Italian mandolin ensemble performing Italian and American favorites. Feel Free to Sing Along! A quintet of local residents who came together in 2014 to celebrate their love of traditional Italian music. Musicians: Franco Digangi (First Mandolin); Mark Sample (Second Mandolin); Gail Sample (Flute); Ben Larkey (Guitar); Ed Hanrahan (Bass) Register Online: https://www.casacolombo.org/events/event-concert-la-bella-musica

$5 – $10

A Woman’s Life in 17th-Century Italy

Seton Hall University 400 S Orange Ave, South Orange, NJ, United States

Join Helena Sanson (Cambridge) for the lecture: 'Isabella Sori's Ammmaestramenti and Difese (1628): A Woman's Life in 17th-Century Italy. Event will be held in the beck rooms. Additional information available at the Institute's website: https://www.shu.edu/alberto-institute/upcoming-events.cfm

Free

Sons of Italy 2018 Purple Aster Charity Ball

The Mansion on Main Street 3000 Main Street, Voorhees, NJ, United States

The Sons of Italy New Jersey Foundation, announces its 12th Biennial Purple Aster Charity Ball. The event honors outstanding Italian Americans in New Jersey for their contributions to community service, charitable endeavors, successful business practices and dedication to creating a positive image of italians in America. This year's celebration will honor three outstanding Italian Americans […]

$150

A Grand Musical Tour of Italy

Dorothea's House 120 John Street, Princeton, NJ, United States

The music of violin virtuoso Arcangelo Corelli continues to be enjoyed by audiences around the world nearly three hundred years following his death. John Burkhalter, artistic director of “The Practitioners of Musick,” will present an illustrated talk on Corelli’s musical world, supplemented with a performance of his chamber music featuring various instruments including the harpsichord […]

Free

East Hanover Italian American Club Carnival

Lurker Park 631 Ridgedale Ave, East Hanover, NJ, United States

The East Hanover Italian American Club will be holding their annual Carnival from Tuesday, May 8th through Saturday, May 12th, located at Lurker Park on Ridgedale Ave in East Hanover. The five day fair will have carnival rides for all ages, games & prizes, great food, and more! This fair has a Pre-Sale special going […]

Cresskill UNICO Carnival

3rd St Pool, Cresskill, NJ 3rd St., Cresskill, New Jersey

The Cresskill UNICO will be hosting a carnival from Wednesday May 9th through Saturday, May 12th, located in the parking lot of the 3rd St. Pool facility in Cresskill. Carnival rides and games for all ages, great food, and more! Ride tickets are $1.25 per ticket, $20 for a sheet of 20 tickets, and $40 […]

Opera Concert by Soprano Mia Riker Norrie

Center for the Arts at Casa Colombo 380 Monmouth Street, Jersey City, United States

Join Soprano Mia Riker Norrie and members of the Montclair Opera Theatre as they perform great opera arias.

$5 – $10