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This year, the Board Financial Supporters 10 of Directors of the Italian Heritage Members of the Board 12 and Culture Committee, New York, Inc. has selected as its theme: 2IÀFLDO(YHQWVDQG3URFODPDWLRQ&HUHPRQLHV 13 Celebrating 40 Years of Italian Culture in America. our sponsors whose ads are included Leonardo da Vinci Award Recipients 15 ZLWKLQ:LWKRXWWKHLUÀQDQFLDO Borough Contact Persons 16 The IHCC-NY, Inc. recognizes support, we might not have been able the 70th Anniversary Year of the to produce such a comprehensive &DOHQGDURI (YHQWV 17-55 Founding of the Republic of Italy, view of all the many activities Letter from the Ambassador of and the 40th Anniversary Year of for Italian Heritage and Culture 18 the Founding of the Italian Heritage Month, 2016. Italy in Washington DC & Culture Committee – NY, Inc. Letter from the Consul General of 19 Italy has grown as a Republic, and In a special way, I thank and Italy in New York we have grown in our promotion of recognize on behalf of our Board, 2IÀFLDO3URFODPDWLRQIURPWKH*RYHUQRURI heritage, language and culture. Over the efforts of Cav. Joan Marchi 20 the span of 40 years, the IHCC has Migliori in coordinating all the State of New York hosted numerous programs, activities efforts for this magazine booklet of 2IÀFLDO3URFODPDWLRQIURPWKH*RYHUQRURI activities, and our esteemed printer 21 and partnerships that have enhanced the State of New Jersey the Italian American experience. of many years, Lou Di Rico of Arland Printing for also creating 2IÀFLDO3URFODPDWLRQIURPWKH&RPSWUROOHURI 22 For this fortieth year, we continue it. 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Joseph Sciame Secondary the response by those individuals who President/Chairperson generously have contributed to the Mese della Cultura Italiana 3DUWLFLSDWLQJ&ROOHJHVDQG8QLYHUVLWLHV 57 development of our materials, and as Italian Heritage and Culture Italian and Italian American Institutions in 57 well, to the overwhelming largesse by Committee of New York, Inc. New York 4 | IHCC-NY | September-December 2016 EVENTS CALENDAR Sponsored by the Italian Heritage and Culture Committee, New York, Inc. (IHCC-NY, INC.) A Brief History of Italian Heritage and Culture Month in New York of New York City Abraham Heritage and Culture Month.” of New York. His whole- More than four %HDPHLQLWLDWHGWKHÀUVW´,WDOLDQ As the years passed, the hearted enthusiasm for the decades of special Culture Week” from May 17 Governor of the State of project was matched by that events, concerts, to 23 of that year. 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