FIFA World Cup 2010 Kick-off Party, from 7:00 PM
@ Father Demo Hall 25 Carmine Street (corner of Bleecker) 10014 NYC. Join us Sing & Dance along.
Live Real Tarantella Pop & Folk Italian Music with
John T La Barbera (guitars & mandolin)
Guest singer: Liana Licci. Enjoy authentic Italian delicacies & Fine SicilyWine in the Italian heart of Greenwich Village NYC.
Vanvakys Art Intl. & Vi.Sco. Wines present "Festa di Primavera" at Luca Ristorante Italiano 142 Old Ridgefield Road - Wilton, 06897 CT
Celebrate Springtime in a true Meditarranean Style.Five course menu paired with High Quality limited production Sicilian wines. Live entertainment with award-winnig mandolin/guitarist John T. La Barbera performing classic and Mediterranean folk music.
The international recording artist Cristina Fontanelli, along with award-winning mandolin/guitarist John La Barbera and pianist David Maiullo focusing on
the Neopolitan Song - The Art and History of Italy's best-loved Songs
Casa Italiana NYU - 24 W. 12th Street (between 5th & 6th Avenues) New York City More...
MARCH 2010
MARCH 8TH...UNA MIMOSA SICILIANA
Vanvakys Art Int. & Palma Restaurant presents: "March 8th...una Mimosa Siciliana" dedicated to the memory of all women of the "Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire" NYC 1911 at Palma Restaurant 28 Cornelia St. Greenwich Village NYC. Sicily Wine Tasting & Four Course Menu featuring Sicilian Pastry Sicilian poetry & music in a cozy Mediterranean atmosphere. More...
NOVEMBER 2009
STYLE & SPIRIT
Vanvakys Art International presents: "Style & Spirit" @ Kontainer 287 Bleecker Street, NYC 10014 Monday November 23rd Ignazio Bissoli Haute Couture & International Brand Sale Complimentary Fine Sicily Wine Tasting of Cantine Gulino Wines paired with delicious Hours d'Orves and Sweets. More...
OCTOBER 2009
WINEAPPEAL.IT "ART IN A BOTTLE"
An event presented by Vanvakys Art Int., Barbara Giffuni.
Fine Art Exhibit, Sicilian Wine & Cuisine and Live Music Performance @ The National Arts Club, 15 Gramercy Park South, NYC. October 15th through October 27th - Sculpture Court, from 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM.
35 Sicilian artists, 70 original wine labels, Sicilian wines and food and a silent auction for a unique event in New York City. More...
AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2009
ART IN A DISH
An event presented by Vanvakys Art Int. & Scopello Restaurant.
Art show full seafood menu & wine pairing @ Scopello Restaurant, 63 Lafayette Avenue - Brooklyn, NYC. August 13th, 18th, 20th, 25th, 27th & September 1st, 3rd.
Special guests: artist Lisa Melezhic& film crew.
Music by:Smokey DJ (selection of Sicilian classical/modern folk jazz, swing and pop). More...
NOVEMBER 11 & 18 / DECEMBER 2 & 9,
2008
WINEAPPEAL.IT "ART IN A BOTTLE"
An event presented by Vanvakys
Art Int., Studio 71
Gallery and Naima Italian Food and Wine. Food/Wine and Art Experience at
Naima Italian Food and Wine, 513 W 27th Street btw. 10th & 11th Ave. NYC.
November 11th, 18th and December 2nd, 9th, from 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM. Art
show, full menu and wine tasting. 34 Sicilian artists,
68 original wine labels, Sicilian wines and food and a silent auction for
a unique event in New York City. More...
MAY 28, 2008 - 28 MAGGIO 2008 / JUNE
2, 2008 - 2 GIUGNO 2008
A JOURNEY OF THE IMAGINATION paintings by Rosa Maria Ponte: a Special Exhibit
Jolly Hotel Madison Tower 22 E. 38th street New York.
Opening reception, by invitation only, was held in the “Cinque Terre” Room,
on the 28th of May at 6:30 - 9 pm. The exhibition remained open
until June 2nd
This exhibition
was sponsored by Vanvakys Art International, Inc. and the Italian
Heritage and Culture Committee of New York, Inc.More...
OCTOBER,21 2007 - 21 OTTOBRE 2007
SICILY, CHANT D...WINE -
SICILIA, CANTO DI...VINO.
At Palma Restaurant, 28 Cornelia Street, Greenwich Village NYC.
Special guests: Michela Musolino (International folk singer) and
Kato Hideki (Instruments). Sunday October 21st from 7:30 PM.
Sicily is the island of fine wine, famous cuisine, legendary history and traditions.
Sunday October 21th, only, Vanvakys International brought
Sicily to you, to experience four courses of delicious
dishes and excellent wines, including Nero d'Avola, enjoying the
Mediterranean atmosphere of Palma, where a menù of Sicilian
specialties was prepared by chef Elena Bisestri and paired with award-winning wines
from Sicily and experiencing the delightful voice of Michela Musolino perfoming
with Kato Hideki rare and ancient Sicilian melodies. More...
6 - 20 NOVEMBER 2006/ 6-20 NOVEMBRE
2006
TASTE OF SICILY - SAPORI DI SICILIA. Buon
vino e cucina Siciliana... At Palma, 28 Cornelia
Street, Greenwich Village NYC.
Sicily is the island of fine wine
and famous cuisine. For three Mondays, Vanvakys International will
brought Sicily to you. Join us to experience four courses of delicious dishes
and excellent wines, including Nero d'Avola, enjoying the Mediterranean
atmosphere of Palma, where a menù of Sicilian specialties was prepared by chef Elena Bisestri
and paired with award-winning wines from Cantine Fatascià of
Palermo to spend three nights in Sicily - Mondays in November:
the 6th, 13th and 20th. In collaboration with: Palma Restaurant; PWM Merchants. More...