The Garibaldi-Meucci Museum Announces January and February Offerings

This winter, the Garibaldi-Meucci Museum, located on Staten Island, is offering a variety of events.  The scheudle for January thru March can be found below. 

Saturday, January 9, from 5-8 p.m.
The museum will host a free wine and cheese reception for a very special, limited engagement of "The Sports Art of Gabe Perillo." In the course of his work as staff artist for Ring Magazine and the official artist of ESPN's "Sports Century Series," Perillo painted portraits of the greatest athletes of all time, including Rocky Marciano, Joe DiMaggio and many others. Gabe Perillo, Jr., son of the late
artist, is including several of his father's iconic images in the exhibition, so don't miss the opportunity to see these remarkable paintings of your favorite sports icons up close and personal, and to hear stories of the life and work of this world renowned Staten Island artist. This show must close on February 7, 2009.

Sunday, January 17 at 1 p.m.
The musumes first Terza Domenica Heritage Series event of 2010 will take place when Cavaliere Ufficiale Aldo Mancusi will present "The Life & Times of Enrico Caruso." In 1990 Mancusi founded the Enrico Caruso Museum in Brooklyn and was awarded the title of Cavaliere Ufficiale for his splendid work. He will be sharing with us some of his extensive collection of rare Caruso video and memorabilia, and will be bringing his 1910 Victor wind-up phonograph, so don't miss this rare opportunity to hear "the world's greatest tenor" the way he was intended to be heard-played
on the cutting-edge technology of his day. Admission is $5, members are free. Seating is limited.

Monday, January 25
Registration begins for the spring semester of Italian language classes. Due to popular demand, they will be offering "Introduction to Italian Language, History and Culture Part 1" again, as well as a continuing part 2 class. All classes begin the week of February 22.

Sunday, January 31 at 1 p.m. 
A reading and booksigning of Thanksgiving 1959, written by Staten Island Advance sportswriter Jay Price. Subtitled "When One Corner of New York City Was Still Part of Small-Town America, and High School Football Was the Last Thing Guys Did For Love," the book is set on Staten Island in the autumn of 1959. Although it is the true story surrounding a legendary city championship football game, Thanksgiving 1959 is more than a sports book. It lovingly evokes the simpler life "before the bridge" when, just like all small towns in America, everyone turned out for The Thanksgiving Day football game between historic rivals-in this case, Curtis vs New Dorp. This is the week before SuperBowl and there will be no football games to watch, so come get your football "fix," and a great book to read as well. Books will be available for purchase and can be personally autographed by the author.

Saturday, February 13 from 7-9 p.m.
Free wine and cheese reception for Loren Ellis. Her show "Memories of Living in Italy," is a collection of one-of-a-kind non-digital photographic paintings. After the opening, "Memories of Living in Italy" can be seen during regular museum hours (Tues-Sun, 1-5 p.m.) with paid museum admission of $5 (members are free). This show will close on May 2, 2010.

February 21 at 1 p.m.
As a part of the Terza Domenica Heritage Series, Professor Louis Leonini will start spring off a little early with "Italian Customs and Traditions for St. Joseph's Day & Easter." Admission is $5, members are free. Seating is limited.

Friday, March 5
A bus trip to "Passport to the World," a celebration of flowers and plants from around the globe at the 2010 Philadelphia Flower Show, which includes lunch at Maggiano's Little Italy Restaurant. For
more information and ticket price call 718- 442-1608.

Sunday, March 21 at 1 p.m.
The publication launch party for "Italian Staten Island." Author Andy Mele, who writes columns for
the Staten Island Advance and the Italian Tribune, will be present to talk about his new Arcadia book that contains photos and stories of some of the people who, over the years, have helped give Staten Island its decidedly Italian accent. There will be a free wine and cheese reception. You will have an opportunity to buy the book and have it personally autographed by the author as
well as some of the folks featured in the book.

For more information on any of these events call 718-442-1608 or visit www.garibaldimeuccimuseum.org.