Lecture by photographer Anita Sanseverino about her journey and experiences in Venice during carnevale.  Live music and a reception followed.

Multimedia exhibition to celebrate the Italian pre-Lenten festival of fantasy with an enchanting display of extravagant masks from Venice, elaborate costumes of traditional and commedia dell'arte characters, vibrant video footage from Piazza San Marco and telling photographs by Anita Sanseverino.

Students from local high school Italian clubs participated in a presentation of the movie “Cinema Paradiso,” dinner and a lively discussion. Maria Conte provided an introduction to the film.

Children celebrated the feast of Epiphany with a visit from la befana, the traditional Italian gift-giver. The program also included storytelling, a craft workshop to decorate holiday stockings, games, music and dancing. Grazie a Rosa Merenda.

I Giullari di Piazza, the southern Italian folk group, presented the holiday theatrical and musical performance of “La Cantata di Natale” in Italian which featured narration in English by la befana.

Storyteller Stephanie Mita engages children with her traditional tales.

Exhibition to celebrate the art and tradition of the presepi of Naples. Side-by-side are the “Presepio per la Pace” courtesy of Federazione delle Associazioni della Campania and “Presepio Napoletano.” 

An engaging topical slide presentation by Vivian Gordon from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, featuring works from the Museum’s collection that highlight the Nativity, the Adoration, Mary with the Infant Christ and the Museum’s famed 18th century Neapolitan  presepio.

Prof. Aldo Belardo with this exciting PowerPoint presentation of Michelangelo's art shares his passion on Michelangelo the architect, poet, sculptor and painter.

An exciting adventure through the culture and language of Italy for children that utilized slides, workshops, games, music, and dancing.  Grazie a  Maria Figura, Cathy Blanco, Stephanie Sangirardi, e Rosa Merenda.

Interactive Italian language class for children three and four years of age and their mothers. Grazie a Leslie Poole Petit.

WICC reaches out to the community. Fourth and fifth grade students at William E. Cottle School in Tuckahoe had the unique opportunity to learn about the tradition of commedia dell’arte through a puppet show by Fred Greenspan.

A passionate lecture by Prof. Francesco Lindia with a PowerPoint presentation on the figurative language of Dante’s Inferno and understanding of the allegories to his own life.

A hands-on computer workshop designed to help research Italian family history records to learn what records are available from Italy, where to find them, how to read them and how to use them to extend your Italian genealogy research and family tree, with a feature presentation by Larry Fermi. In collaboration with the Westchester chapter of the Italian Genealogical Group.

Prominent Italian American leaders gathered at the Westchester Italian Cultural Center to welcome the Honorable Clemente Mastella, Minister of Justice, Republic of Italy, in collaboration with the Consul General of Italy in New York and Federazione delle Associazioni della Campania.

Andrew J. Spano, County Executive of Westchester, commemorated Italian Heritage and Culture Month and honored students and teachers of the Italian language during a proclamation ceremony co-produced by the Westchester Coalition of Italian American Organizations and the Westchester Italian Cultural Center and hosted by the Antonio Meucci Lodge, OSIA.

A wine tasting event presented in collaboration with Marco Secola from Vias Import, Ltd.

A food and wine pairing event featuring the region of Sicily. Chef Carmelo D'Aprile from "Grappolo Locanda" in Chappaqua  presented a few authentic regional dishes and Marco Secola from Vias Imports, Ltd. paired the wines of Planeta.

Giulia Ciaccia and Dora Marzovilla hosted a demonstration culinary event for adults and shared their traditional original recipes for dolci. The event was moderated by Domenica Marzovilla from I Trulli Restaurant.

Chef Giovanni and Chef Alfonso from Hostaria Mazzei incorporated an engaging Italian language and cultural lesson with a hands-on pizza making class for children.

A full house of soccer fans was on-hand and on their feet to cheer the Azzurri on to the championship of the world. Grazie a Giulia Ciaccia. Campioni del Mondo! Forza Azzurri! Forza Italia!