Italian American Upcoming Events

August 8th- Tuscan Dinner -- hosted by Center for Italian and Italian American Culture Dinner at 1:30 pm Make reservations $65 per person -- Bedminister, NJ
RSVP by August 4th: call 973 571-1995 or info@ciiacofnj.org

August 16th- Recording artist, composer, producer, entrepreneur – Italian born Canadian and New York City resident, Micheal Castaldo performs in Washington D.C. ---Get event details here: http://www.michealcastaldo.com/tour.html

August 20th- NIAF An Evening on the Jersey Shore with Gov. Chris Christie in Farmingdale, NJ http://bit.ly/9O6KMW

September 9th- Hoboken Italian Festival - Get event details here

September 12th-Ferragosto 2010 - The Best Italian Festival in New York Event details- Event details:

September 16th-26th San Gennaro Feast in Little Italy, NY
http://www.sangennaro.org/

October 12th- Columbus Day Parade- Event details (will be updated) http://www.columbuscitizensfd.org/columbus.shtml

If you have an event you would like listed here on IAG, please email me to be included.

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Jimmy Kimmel Hosting National Italian American Foundation Gala Dinner In October.

Get ready for a great time, this October in Washington D.C., the National Italian American Foundation will be holding their annual Gala weekend where late night front man, Jimmy Kimmel will be hosting. The event is scheduled for the weekend of October 24, 2009 in Washington D.C. - Other celebrities, high ranking officials, & artists included in this year's lineup are Janet Napolitano, Lidia Matticchio Bastianich, Carla Gugino, Antonello Venditti & Massimo F. d'Amore.

Please see the NIAF page for registration details and information:
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The NIAF 34th Anniversary Gala – Youth Seating - Registration Now Available!

The National Italian American Foundation’s 34th Anniversary Gala is scheduled for October 24, 2009 in Washington, D.C. This year, NIAF guests ages 18-35 will be offered Youth Seating within the main Gala at a special reduced price.

During the gala dinner, guests will enjoy NIAF’s tradition of fine dining and appearances by celebrity guests while bonding with friends at this high-level event.

In keeping with our tradition of hosting the President of the United States, we have invited President Barack Obama to attend. As you know, President Obama has appointed several prominent Italian Americans to high-level posts in his administration. In fact, we are thrilled to announce that Madame Secretary Janet Napolitano will receive the 2009 NIAF Special Achievement Award. Napolitano will be joined by prominent chef Lidia Bastianich, who will receive the NIAF Special Achievement Award in Culinary Arts. Additional honorees will be announced later this summer.

The NIAF Washington Gala is part of the Foundation’s two-day annual convention (held October 23-24, 2009) that includes other special receptions, entertainment and conferences. The Piazza d’Italia, a two-day Best of Italy showcase, will be back. And, you will be treated to first-class entertainment.

Your participation guarantees that NIAF will continue to help young people like you with their higher education, mentoring programs, youth retreats, networking and other efforts to instill a sense of pride in their wonderful heritage. It is our sincere hope that you will support NIAF by attending this event.

We look forward to celebrating with you in October!

Although general gala tickets range from $400 to $2,500 in cost, Youth Seating is in a designated area that only costs $100 per ticket!

REGISTER ONLINE TODAY at:
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Upcoming Italian American Events.

This month is packed with great events for the Italian American community. Some of the most prominent organizations and entertainers are hosting star studded events with awards and honors to outstanding Italian Americans across the country. Check the list below for events if you're interested in attending:

-May 3rd Giada Valenti Performs at St. John's University For Abruzzo Quake Relief Fund. http://tinyurl.com/co95re

-May 16th- Italian American Museum is hosting their annual Gala Awards Dinner at Cipriani's in New York City. For more information: http://italianamericanmuseum.com/news/gala09.html

-May 19th- The National Italian American Foundation is hosting their annual East Coast Gala, where Italian American celebrities will be present to honor outstanding Italian Americans this year. For more information: http://niaf.org/events/2009/ec_gala/ec_gala_home.asp

-June 5th- The Order Sons of Italy Tri Valley Lodge #2829 Presents "A Cafe Night of Acappella and Dinner with CHOICE, Jersey City's Bad Boys of Acappella."
For Information- Visit: http://www.myspace.com/choicebadboys

-June 20th- New Jersey Bocce Invitational will be held in honor of supporting our troops. The event will take place in NJ. Italian American celebrities are slated to appear at this event. See here for more details. http://tinyurl.com/cptuha Tweet

National Italian American Foundation Organizing Benefit For the L'Aquila Earthquake Relief Fund at Italian Wine Merchants in New York City.

A Wine Benefit for the L'Aquila Earthquake Relief Fund has been organized by the National Italian American Foundation at Italian Wine Merchants in New York City on Friday- April 17, 2009.
The evening will include wine, food and special guests. Tickets will sell out, link onto the site for ticket purchase below! Support and help our Italian family.

Date: Friday, April 17, 2009
Time: 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Admission: $75.00** (donation minimum)
Purchase: http://www.iwmstore.com/L-Aquila-Earthquake-Relief-Fund-Benefit

Address: Italian Wine Merchants
108 East 16th Street(between Park Avenue South and Irving Place )
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National Italian American Foundation Profiles Italian American Girl In Their Monthly Newsletter.

Exciting news for ItalianAmericanGirl.com, this month the National Italian American Foundation has profiled my personal story and work on creating the Italian American Girl blog. This is a great honor and I would like to thank the staff at the foundation for including me on such a wonderful monthly newsletter. Please check out the story on their newsletter page on the official National Italian American Foundation site:

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Heritage Tour To Reggio Calabria, Sponsored By The National Italian American Foundation.

I received my newsletter booklet today from the NIAF, and I was pleasantly surprised to see that the NIAF has organized what they call, "The Heritage Tour to the Region of Calabria." Usually you only see sponsored trips to Tuscany or Northern Italy, but now the light has been turned on..that the best sights to see are in no other region-- but Reggio Calabria.

The regions featured will be Altomonte, Capo Vaticano, Catanzaro, Tropea, Reggio Calabria and many others. Believe me, you better buy the best camera ever because what you will see you could never imagine existed. The prices seem very reasonable considering gas/airline fees, and hotel accomodations. I would jump on this, when you can get in on an organized trip to such an amazing, unchartered area you will thank yourself years later.

Check out www.niaf.org/travel for more info on this trip.

PS- The picture above is a picture I took off the coastline in Reggio Calabria. Its unreal.

(Image- Copyright --Italian American Girl 2009)

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Italian Language & Education Curriculum Finding Its Way Into American Schools.

With the great efforts of the NIAF and the New Jersey Italian and Italian American Heritage Commissions, the Italian language and education curriculum are successfully making way into our school systems here in the US. Many schools across the country are implementing the Italian language and education curriculum into their classrooms where they're teaching students all about the Italian culture and contributions to the world. Its great to see that the efforts of positive education about Italians is really coming to fruition. Congratulations to all the commissions and educators!

http://www.philly.com/inquirer/education/20081013_Italian_culture_class_finds_amore_in_N_J_.html Tweet

Condolences to The Family of Dr. Kenneth Ciongoli, President of National Italian American Foundation.

With deepest sympathy for the family of Dr. Kenneth Ciongoli, President of the National Italian American Foundation. I would like to express my heart felt condolences to the family and friends of Dr. Ciongoli.

Official statement from the NIAF.

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Breaking News!!!! Leonardo DiCaprio Has Confirmed His Attendance For the National Italian American Foundation Gala Event.

According to NIAF officials, there was word today that Leonardo DiCaprio has accepted his invitation for the Gala Event this coming October 18, 2008. If you like Leo, then the Gala is the place to be. He will be accepting the "Special Achievement Award."

Go to the NIAF site for further details on the Event and how to get tickets.

http://www.niaf.org/

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National Italian American Foundation Fall Events and Gala Dinners.

In keeping with updating my Italian American friends on all events Italian American, I wanted to pass along the current events listed for the National Italian American Foundation. This October in Washington D.C., will be the annual convention and gala weekend.

The convention weekend consists of tons of vendors and organizations getting together to bring the latest and most up to date networking of Italian and American products, events, and information . This includes luncheons, cocktail hours, dinners and taste testings. Love that!

The weekend is then topped off with the best gala dinner with major Italian American celebrities, politicians, entrepreneurs and other fellow Italian Americans. The NIAF also hosts a Youth Gala for the younger crowds and members, which is like the main gala but goes longer and is full of more energetic people. No offense.

Just to give you an idea of the type of crowd this event draws in, here is a list of some celebs and politicians from last year's event:

Rudy Giuliani, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, Ellen Pompeo of ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy,” Connie Stevens, Academy Award-winning director Martin Scorsese, Yogi Berra, Dion, General Peter Pace, Supreme Court Justices Antonin Scalia and Samuel Alito Jr., Susan Lucci, Tony LoBianco, Dick Vermeil, Vince Papale, Jerry Vale and Maria Bartiromo.

This year's gala is going to be just as great and maybe even better. For more information on this event and how to become a member of the NIAF, go to:

http://www.niaf.org/

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