This edition: LGBTQ in Italian America
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Original tape date: September 30, 2015. First aired: September 30, 2015.ITALICS continues its coverage on being LGBTQ in Italian America. As a follow-up to our January 2014 episode, “Gay in Italian America,” in this edition, correspondent Lucia Grillo talks with members of the LGBTQ community: Lailah Lancing is a singer-songwriter and actress, whose look inspired that of her friend, actress Laverne Cox, for the film “Grandma,” in theatres now; Margo Singaliese is a veteran actress who has appeared Off-Broadway and on TV in shows such as “The Sopranos;” and filmmaker Mikki del Monico came out while directing his first feature film, which recently had at run at Anthology Film Archives.
Guest List
Mikki del Monico Filmmaker
Lailah Lancing Singer-Songwriter/Actress
Margo Singaliese Actress
Cav. Anthony Julian Tamburri, PhD. Dean & Executive Director, The John D. Calandra Italian American Institute
- THE VIEW FROM LAKE COMO: CONVERSATION WITH ADRIANA TRIGIANI
- Monday, September 7 - 9:30am
- Alain Elkann & ILICA
- Tuesday, September 8 - 9:30am
- Book Launch, PIACE, and a Presepio
- Wednesday, September 9 - 9:30am
- Frank Ingrasciotta in Blood Type: Ragu
- Thursday, September 10 - 9:30am
- Antonio Tibaldi, Gorgona
- Monday, September 14 - 9:30am
- Emma Stebbins at The Heckscher Museum of Art
- Tuesday, September 15 - 9:30am
- Andrew Spannaus & Giorno della memoria
- Wednesday, September 16 - 9:30am
- The Arbëreshë Community & NIAF
- Thursday, September 17 - 9:30am
- (Re)Covering America and Italian American Day
- Monday, September 21 - 9:30am
- Open Roads: New Italian Cinema
- Tuesday, September 22 - 9:30am
- Thursday, September 24 - 9:30am
- A"Call to Home" Exhibition at the Calandra Institute
- Wednesday, September 23 - 9:30am
- TBA
- Monday, September 28 - 9:30am
- Tuesday, September 29 - 9:30am
- Wednesday, September 30 - 9:30am
- Thursday, October 1 - 9:30am
- CAFÉ MARS AND CIVITA
- Thursday, September 3 - 9:30am
- Claudio Pagliara
- Wednesday, September 2 - 9:30am
- Open Roads: New Italian Cinema
- Tuesday, September 1 - 9:30am
- Italian American Culture & NOIAW
- Monday, August 31 - 9:30am
- A"Call to Home" Exhibition at the Calandra Institute
- Monday, August 24 - 9:30am
- Tuesday, August 25 - 9:30am
- Wednesday, August 26 - 9:30am
- Thursday, August 27 - 9:30am
- Open Roads: New Italian Cinema
- Wednesday, August 12 - 9:30am
- Thursday, August 20 - 9:30am
- (Re)Covering America and Italian American Day
- Tuesday, August 11 - 9:30am
- Wednesday, August 19 - 9:30am
- The Arbëreshë Community & NIAF
- Monday, August 10 - 9:30am
- Tuesday, August 18 - 9:30am
- Andrew Spannaus & Giorno della memoria
- Thursday, August 6 - 9:30am
- Monday, August 17 - 9:30am
- Emma Stebbins at The Heckscher Museum of Art
- Wednesday, August 5 - 9:30am
- Thursday, August 13 - 9:30am
