This edition: Alain Elkann & ILICA
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Original tape date: October 27, 2025. First aired: November 24, 2025.This month, we visited the Italian Cultural Institute for the presentation of Pound’s Silence,
the new book by Italian journalist and writer Alain Elkann. In Pound’s Silence, the protagonist Morli — a writer — explores the life of Ezra Pound, the brilliant and
controversial American poet: a visionary artist and scholar, but also a figure marked by political extremes and imprisonment for treason. We spoke with the author before the book presentation.
Later, we attended ILICA’s events, beginning with
a conference at the Calandra Italian American Institute,
titled Italian Heritage: Our Culture Between Politics and Economics,
and concluding with a gala dinner and performance at the Queens Museum.
Guest List
Donna M. Chirico, Ph.D. Professor, CUNY
Federico D'Ortenzi Dancer, Philadelphia Ballet
Alain Elkann Journalist/Writer, Independent
Fred Gardaphé, Ph.D Distinguished Professor, English & Italian American Studies, Calandra Institute/Queens College/CUNY
Dr. Antonio Giordano President & Founder, Sbarro Health Research Organization
Yuka Iseda Principal Dancer, Philadelphia Ballet
Cav. Vincenzo Marra Chairman & Founder, Italian Language Inter-Cultural Alliance/ILICA
Claudio Pagliara Director, Italian Cultural Institute/NY
Gianpiero Pagliaro Senior VP, MSC USA
Giuseppe Samà Architect, Giuseppe Samà Design Studio
Cav. Anthony Julian Tamburri, PhD. Host, Italics
- Andrew Spannaus & Giorno della memoria
- Monday, August 17 - 9:30am
- The Arbëreshë Community & NIAF
- Tuesday, August 18 - 9:30am
- (Re)Covering America and Italian American Day
- Wednesday, August 19 - 9:30am
- Open Roads: New Italian Cinema
- Thursday, August 20 - 9:30am
- TBA
- Monday, August 24 - 9:30am
- Tuesday, August 25 - 9:30am
- Wednesday, August 26 - 9:30am
- Thursday, August 27 - 9:30am
- Italian American Culture & NOIAW
- Monday, August 31 - 9:30am
- Open Roads: New Italian Cinema
- Tuesday, September 1 - 9:30am
- Claudio Pagliara
- Wednesday, September 2 - 9:30am
- CAFÉ MARS AND CIVITA
- Thursday, September 3 - 9:30am
- 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
- Frank Ingrasciotta in Blood Type: Ragu
- Monday, August 3 - 9:30am
- Open Roads: New Italian Cinema
- Monday, July 27 - 9:30am
- Tuesday, July 28 - 9:30am
- Wednesday, July 29 - 9:30am
- Thursday, July 30 - 9:30am
- Wednesday, August 12 - 9:30am
- (Re)Covering America and Italian American Day
- Tuesday, July 21 - 9:30am
- Thursday, July 23 - 9:30am
- Tuesday, August 11 - 9:30am
- The Arbëreshë Community & NIAF
- Monday, July 20 - 9:30am
- Wednesday, July 22 - 9:30am
- Monday, August 10 - 9:30am
- Andrew Spannaus & Giorno della memoria
- Thursday, July 16 - 9:30am
- Thursday, August 6 - 9:30am
- Emma Stebbins at The Heckscher Museum of Art
- Wednesday, July 15 - 9:30am
- Wednesday, August 5 - 9:30am
- Thursday, August 13 - 9:30am
- Antonio Tibaldi, Gorgona
- Tuesday, July 14 - 9:30am
- Tuesday, August 4 - 9:30am
