& Welcome
To the Italian Educational Cultural Center, Center for the Arts at Casa Colombo
Save the Date!
Carnevale Italiano
Sunday 2/27/2022
Traveling to Italy? - Register now for January/February Conversational Italian language classes
Our annual membership drive has begun. Click on the membership link to renew or join.
See below to purchase the children's book "Travels with Parky Pigeon" by Tim Becker
We are now on YOUTUBE!! - details below
Do you have roots in Jersey City? - see our CASA COLOMBO BOOK below
To PURCHASE ART from the galleries, click here to our store.
Exhibits & Events
Due to the increased health risk caused by the Covid-19 Omicron Variant, all attending guests must be fully vaccinated and boosted.
Conversational Italian Language
"Are you planning to travel to Italy, and would you like to be able to communicate in Italian?"
ZOOM Classes:
A course of 7 classes to be held on Monday from 6pm to 7pm, on the following days:
Monday: January 2022, 17/24/31 - February 2022, 7/14/21/28
Group Lessons (min 2 - max 5)
$30 per lesson + registration fee of $10
Total $220 per student
Instructor: Prof. Antonio Pisano
Coordinator: Carla Truncellito-Mastropierro, IECC Exec. Director
IECC/Casa Colombo
2022 Calendar of Art Exhibits & Cultural Events
January - Gallery Closed
February 27 - "Carnevale" - Annual Fundraiser
February Art Exhibit - Jim Fischer
March 13 - Food Book Presentation by Dr. Giovanni Campanile & Dr. Sandra Cammarata "TheSicilian Secret Diet Plan"
March Art Exhibit - Scot Whitman & Elena London
April 17 - Piano & Violin Concert by Joshua Levitin & Noah Baum
April Art Exhibit - Giulianna Galiano-Gomez
May 15 - Pasta Festa "Recipes of pasta from various regions of Italy" with Sharon Thorp Italian food aficionado
May Art Exhibit - Lisa Collodo & Tharanga
June 12 - Carla Gambescia "Scenes from the book Timeless Italy"
June Art Exhibit - Caridad Kennedy & Jacqueline Firmo-Falconi
July - August - Gallery Closed
September 18 - Jazz Quartet by Venezia
September Art Exhibit - Bryant Small & Luca Margarita
October 16 - Presentation of Joseph Luzzi's book -"Dante & the Pandemic"
October Art Exhibit - Italian Artists living in Italy to exhibit
November 13 - Cooking Classes with Stephanie Rizzolo
November Art Exhibit - Italian American Artists in Hudson County
December 11 - Holiday Party - Sing Along
December Art Exhibit Wrap-up - 22 artists featured in the gallery this year will show a few current works
Parky is on a worldwide adventure to fly back home to Hoboken, after accidentally flying on a plane to Scotland. Watch Parky fly at www.parkypigeon.com
Purchase Price: $23.00 (includes shipping) All proceeds benefit Casa Colombo
Note: Giving this as a gift? If the book is to be shipped to a location different than your billing address, email info@casacolombo.org
Now on YouTube!
2 videos from Casa Colombo
A Tour of the Italian Village in Jersey City
Take a walking tour of the original Italian Village in Jersey City, New Jersey, settled by Italian immigrants in the early 1900s, featuring interviews with descendants of these immigrants still operating the original businesses they set up.
Click here to view the video
Heritage Room at Casa Colombo
Casa Colombo Book: A Constant Dynamic Presence in Jersey City
Review by: Sylvia Hinge
IECC member, Madison, NJ
"Casa Colombo is a detailed history of the Italian experience in Jersey City. The book depicts how one building and the dedicated people behind it for decades have had such a significant positive impact on the lives of so many. A very informative and uplifting read"
Do you have roots in Jersey City? We have the perfect book for you!
Our newly published history of Casa Colombo: A Constant Dynamic Presence in Jersey City. This book will bring back memories of the neighborhood once called The Italian Village, of the people who once lived there and of the thriving community it once was.
Purchase Price: $29.95 (includes shipping)
Note: Giving this as a gift? If the book is to be shipped to a location different than your billing address, email info@casacolombo.org
Review by: Loredana Iori-Giulianelli
Patronato ACLI NJ
"What a delightful read! Melissa Dulebohn has written a wonderful account of Casa Colombo. It will bring back warm memories to anyone who has any association with the neighborhood. She chronicles the history of the building through the events and the people who passed through its doors. Her descriptions are vivid and well supported by the illustrations.
Exhibit: Italian Heritage Room
Open all year!
Come and visit our Heritage room and you'll be instantly transported from the 1920's to 1950's. Tuesday 10 am - 3 pm, Thursday 10 am - 3 pm, and by appointment. No registration needed. Free Admission.
(Due to covid, please call for an appointment.)
Exhibit: Italian Village
Open all year!
The Italian Village in the heart of Jersey City has been home to many Italian immigrants. Immerse yourself in an era gone by that has left indelible memories. Tuesday 10 am - 3 pm, Thursday 10 am - 3 pm, and by appointment. No registration needed. Free Admission.
(Due to covid, please call for an appointment.)
The Italian Educational & Cultural Center/Center for the Arts at Casa Colombo (IECC), a 501c3 not for profit organization, serves as a cultural multi-media link between the past and the future of the American and Italian communities of Jersey City. IECC has a two-fold mission: (1) To honor Casa Colombo's place in immigration history by maintaining its historic building and by displaying historical materials and artifacts, and interpreting them for a culturally diverse population in Jersey City and Hudson County, and (2) To foster the visual arts and humanities in the area through visual arts exhibits, performances, concerts, cultural, educational, and literary events, tours, and other programming.
Store
Memberships and Hall rentals please click below.
Shop through our store! For event tickets please refer to the event page for reservations of purchases.
To reserve our hall please contact us through our contact page
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