May 2013 Italian Times

By Thomas HemmanTimes Editor

For the 13th consecutive sum-mer, the Italian CommunityCenter’s spacious and beautifulcourtyard will be the setting for avariety of free live music perform-ances four nights a week throughAugust, then consolidating into twoweeknights in September.

The 2013 Courtyard MusicSeries, sponsored by theInternational Autos Group, official-ly begins on Monday, June 3 and

concludes on Thursday, Sept. 26.Coordinators Joe Campagna, Jr.

and Sal Quarino expressed theirgratitude to International AutosGroup. “The generosity of thisItalian family-run business allowsus to continue to offer this excep-tional music series with neither acover charge nor drink minimum,”Campagna said.

“We’re honored to have theRalph Mauro family andInternational Autos Group joiningus this summer,” Quarino said. “We

invited everyone to come to enjoythe music in our courtyard and, thenext time you’re in the market for anew or used cars, we encourage youto visit International Autos Group,which has 11 dealerships in theMilwaukee and Chicagoland area.”

The staff of Cafe La Scala, theICC’s public restaurant, will be onhand each night of the series totake food and drink orders. Due tothe popularity of the series, reser-vations are highly recommended

Italian food lovers came in great number to the ItalianCommunity Center on Sunday, Apr. 14 to indulge in “ATaste of Italy,” the organization’s 18th annual fund-raising event. Seen here are members of the Randaand Viscuso families who found a table inside Cafe LaScala to feast on the wide variety of the food they pur-chased for just a $1.50 a serving ticket (or seven tickets

for $10). Numerous entrée items, beer, wine and coffeewere sold in the Pompeii Grand Ballroom. Dessertsand coffee were available in the Festa Ballroom.Guests found places to sit and enjoy the food and bev-erages throughout the building. Look for many morephotos inside the issue and a complete report on theevent in the next issue. (Times photo by Tom Hemman)

Several thousand enjoyICC’s ‘A Taste of Italy’

By Jessica VollrathVollrath Associates

Festa Italiana is excited toannounce this year’s festival datesFriday, July 19 – Sunday, July 21,at Henry W. Maier Festival Park(Summerfest grounds) on Milwau-kee’s lakefront. Attendees can lookforward to new and exciting enter-tainment, a variety of wines andspirits, Italian heritage and funattractions for all to enjoy!

This year, the festival is alsogetting a fresh new look. “Our newlogo reflects a fresh, contemporary

design that characterizes a festivalboth rich in tradition and one thatis poised for success in the future.Staying true to our roots, the logoproudly displays the hallmarks ofFesta – the Italian flag represent-ing our heritage, a wine bottle sym-

bolizing the presence of wine in ourculture’s history and a fork repre-senting a people passionate aboutfood and family,” said Gina Spang,president of Festa Italiana. “Asidefrom actually eating in Italy, Festais the next best thing. This year we

will continue to offer classicfavorites including rice balls,Italian sausage sandwiches, friedeggplant strips, calamari, panini,pasta and cannoli along with a fewnew items as well. We will alsooffer wine tastings and classes fea-turing some of the most famous andsought-after wines of Italy andNapa. Our popular gondola rideswill return, in addition to the boccetournament, Cucina Showcase andPinocchio Parade.”

Besides delicious food, Festa is

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Courtyard Music Series ready to rollInternational Autos Group to sponsor 13th season which begins June 3

International AutosGroup proud to

sponsor music series“The International Autos

Group is proud to sponsor theItalian Community Center’sCourtyard Music Series. We sellsome of the most luxuriousEuropean automobiles, includ-ing Maserati, so this partnershipis the perfect union,” saidCrystal A. Mirr, the dealership’sInternet Sales Manager. “Ourowner, Ralph Mauro, under-stands and appreciates howimportant it is to preserve andhonor Italian customs.Southeast Wisconsin is rich inItalian traditions and manylocal businesses have deepItalian roots. So we are proud tosupport the Italian CommunityCenter and their mission to edu-cate, promote and celebrate allthat their heritage has to offer.”

ICC golf outingset for June 10at Brown DeerThe Italian Community Center’s

first-ever golf outing – a key fund-raiser for the organization – is setfor Monday, June 10 at BrownDeer Golf Course, 7625 N. RangeLine Rd.

The entry fee is $175 per golfer.All participants will receive anattendance gift, golf cart, lunchand beverages on the course, fol-lowed a fabulous dinner at the ICCafter the outing. Participants willbe eligible for door prizes, auctionand raffle prizes and event awards.

Pre-paid reservations arerequired by May 31 and can bemade by completing the formaccompanying this article andsending it in with full payment tothe ICC, c/o Golf Outing, 631 E.

Please turn to page 5



Festa Italiana celebrates food, familyand fireworks, July 19-21

THE ITALIAN TIMESPAGE 2 – MAY 2013

Nonnas and Nonnos will demonstratecooking skills in ‘La Cucina’ on May 15

By Paul SalsiniLike many other Italian

American families that lived in theBrady Street area, Dean Cannes-tra’s folks moved to the suburbs sothat their kids could get a bettereducation. But they didn’t losetheir ties to their old home.

Every Sunday, they wouldreturn to spend the day – and enjoya big family dinner – with thegrandparents.

“One set of grandparents livedat Humboldt and Brady and theother at Humboldt and Pierce, soone Sunday we’d go to my mom’sparents and the next to my dad’sparents,” Cannestra said.

As a longtime Milwaukeerestaurateur himself, he appreciat-ed the sumptuous meals, but therewas more.

“They served everything withlove,” he said, “and there’s onething I learned: How great it is tobe an Italian.”

Cannestra, who is one of theICC’s directors at large, hasbrought that love to his restaurantbusiness. He now operates bothNessun Dorma in Riverwest and

Divino Wine & Dine on N. MurrayAve.

Since March, he has been con-ducting a series of Italian cookingdemonstrations, “La Cucina,” at theItalian Community Center, and onWednesday, May 15, he has invitedMilwaukee area nonnas and non-nos who are famous for their cook-ing to demonstrate the kind ofmeals that he remembers from hisown grandparents.

One of the nonnos demonstrat-ing cooking will be Frank D’Amato,longtime member of FestaItaliana’s Mass and ProcessionCommittee and of the crew for thefamous spaghetti dinners at St.

Rita Catholic Church.D’Amato cooks mainly for him-

self now, but remembers enjoyingmaking meals with his wife, whodied four years ago.

“We had so many recipes thatmy daughter put a cookbooktogether,” he said.

He learned much of the art ofcooking by watching his fatherwhen he was young. “Mom workedlate so Dad made the meals duringthe week, and she did on Sunday.”

D’Amato likes to make pasta,especially stuffed pasta shells.

“For the filling, we use choppedbeef, chopped spinach and ricottacheese. We cook the shells al dente,

firm but not too hard. Then we putthe stuffing in them, cover with asauce and bake. You can use thesame filling for pasta tubes andravioli but shells are a lot easier towork with.”

If we’re lucky, maybe D’Amatowill make pasta shells at the May15 session, which will be the last inthe La Cucina series, Cannestrasaid.

The session will begin at 6:30p.m. and end around 9 p.m. Thoseattending will be able to sample thefood that was just prepared andalso participate in a wine tasting.

If you’re planning to attend, you

LA CUCINA REGISTRATION FORM FOR MAY CLASS

Name(s) __________________________________________________________ Email address: __________________________

Address, City, State & Zip ___________________________________________________________________________________

Home phone or cell phone number: ___________________________________________________________________________

I/we wish to attend the May 15 class.

• Number of ICC members attending the May 15 class _______ @ $30.00 per person = $___________

• Number of non-members attending the May 15 class _______ @ $40.00 per person = $__________

Make checks payable to the Italian Community Center and mail to: ICC, 631 E. Chicago St., Milwaukee, WI 53202.

Complimentary wine was served by Frank Miranda from Lo Duca Wine.

Here’s Dean Cannestra serving the bruschetta made by Santo Alioto.Cannestra, the ICC board member who is in charge of the new cookingseries, not only hosted the event but cooked as well. Chef Dean Cannestraof Divino – Wine & Dine made chicken speidini with orzo pasta andAlfredo sauce. Divino – Wine & Dine is at 2315 N. Murray Ave., Milwaukee.The Italian cooking series is hosted by the Membership Committee, whichCannestra chairs, with the assistance of the Avanti Committee.

Chef Peter Carini of Carini’s La Conca d’Oro prepared eggplant speidiniand eggplant pasta. Carini’s La Conca d’Oro is in Milwaukee at 3468 N.Oakland Ave.Three restaurant chefs displayed their expertise for an audience at the

Italian Community Center’s first session of “La Cucina” on Wednesday,Mar. 20. Chef Santo Alioto of Papa Luigi’s is here. Alioto made bakedbruschetta and beef tenderloin speidini. Papa Luigi’s has two locations,1919 12th Ave., South Milwaukee, and 3475 E. Layton Ave., Cudahy.

Times photos byJoe Spasiano

‘La Cucina,’ ICC’s new series of cooking demonstrations, gets off to great start

Continued on page 3

THE ITALIAN TIMES MAY 2013 – PAGE 3

A message from Gina M. Spang,

Italian Community Center PresidentI have been so amazed with the

spirit and dedication of our mem-bers that I decided to declare April2013 “Thank You to Our Members”month.

There have been a number offun events including “A Taste ofItaly,” our Easter brunch, thePompeii Women’s Club’s PalmSunday Breakfast Buffet, thePompeii Men’s Club’s Good Fridayfish fry, our Italian cooking classand Gallery Night and Day. Eachof these events has filled the center

with families and friends and aregood examples of members comingtogether, working hard and havinga good time. A special thanks tothe Chairpersons of these events aswell as each of the volunteers whohelped. These events are a greatopportunity to showcase our centerand our heritage.

We have started to have somegood conversations at our generalmembership meetings. I appreciateeveryone who takes the time toattend these meetings. It demon-

strates the commitment and dedi-cation that you have to the organi-zation. I look forward to seeing our“regulars” as well as new faces atupcoming general membershipmeetings.

There is a nice update on FestaItaliana included in this issue. Thearticle was prepared by JessicaVollrath of Vollrath & Associates,who is managing the marketingand public relations for Festa. Thefirm and their team are doing amarvelous job promoting this year’sevent. Check out Festa website –www.FestaItaliana.com – to seeeverything that is new this yearincluding the ability to purchaseand print tickets online.

Don’t forget to participate in ourfirst annual golf outing on Monday,June 10. It is sure to be a day fullof fun and excitement.

In closing, I sincerely thankeach member for your continuingsupport of the Italian CommunityCenter.

– Gina SpangICC President

Tuesday, Apr. 23• Società Maschile M.S.S. Del Lume meeting, 6:30 p.m.• Cure for Cabin Fever Music Series: Pete Sorce with Jeff Lebarge andSwing Explosion Band (jazz), 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Apr. 24• Pompeii Women’s Club membership dinner meeting, 6 p.m.

Thursday, Apr. 25• Cure for Cabin Fever Music Series: Tom Anthony Group (rock and roll),6:30 p.m.

Friday, Apr. 26• Abruzzese Society social, 6 p.m.

Saturday, Apr. 27• Italian Family History Club meeting, 10:30 a.m. Details in this issue.

Sunday, Apr. 28• “Balliamo Bambini,” dance and language class for toddlers, 1 p.m.

Tuesday, Apr. 30• Milwaukee Ladies of UNICO Board meeting, 6 p.m.• Cure for Cabin Fever Music Series: Steve Cohen Band with Greg Koch(blues), 6:30 p.m. Season finale.

Wednesday, May 1• Avanti Committee’s free lecture series” “Great Artists of the ItalianRenaissance,” 6 p.m.

Thursday, May 2• Italian Community Center general membership meeting, 6:30 p.m.Cake and coffee will be served.

Monday, May 6• Italian Community Center Culture Committee meeting, 6:30 p.m.• Pompeii Women’s Club Board meeting, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, May 7• Pompeii Men’s Club Board meeting, 6 p.m.• Abruzzese Society singers rehearsal, 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday, May 8• Avanti Committee’s free lecture series” “Great Artists of the ItalianRenaissance,” 6 p.m.

Friday, May 10• Abruzzese Society social, 6 p.m. Please note: This event originallyscheduled for May 24.

Sunday, May 12• Happy Mother’s Day.• Italian Community Center’s Mother’s Day Brunch. Reservations takenon the half-hour starting at 10:30 a.m. with the last seating at 2:30 p.m.Details in this issue.

Monday, May 13• Italian Community Center Finance Committee meeting, 6 p.m.

Tuesday, May 14• Abruzzese Society meeting and spuntino, 7 p.m.

• Milwaukee Chapter UNICO National meeting, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, May 15• Filippo Mazzei Lodge/Order Sons of Italy in American Council meeting,6 p.m.• Italian Community Center Membership Committee’s “La Cucina,”Italian cooking demonstrations and tastings, 6:30 p.m. Final session.Details in this issue.

Thursday, May 16• Italian Community Center Board meeting, 6 p.m.

Tuesday, May 21• Milwaukee Chapter UNICO National and Milwaukee Ladies of UNICOannual “Scholarship & Awards Banquet,” 6 p.m. Details in this issue.• Società Maschile M.S.S. Del Lume meeting, 6:30 p.m.• Abruzzese Society singers rehearsal, 6:30 p.m.

Monday, May 27• Memorial Day. The offices of the Italian Community Center, ItalianConference Center, Festa Italiana and The Italian Times as well as CafeLa Scala will be closed.

Tuesday, May 28• Milwaukee Ladies of UNICO Board meeting, 6 p.m.• Italian Community Center spring bocce championship playoffs, 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday, May 29• Pompeii Women’s Club May Crowning event, 6 p.m.

Daily and weekly classes and activities• Spring bocce leagues. Season continues through the week of May 20.Championship playoffs on Tuesday, May 28.

• Free Children’s Italian class. The spring semester of the ItalianCommunity Center’s free children’s Italian class (for those ages 6-12) con-tinues each Saturday through Apr. 27 from 2 to 4 p.m. Children can beenrolled on any Saturday during the 10-week series.

• Italian I and II classes for teens and adults. The spring semester ofItalian I and Italian II classes for teens and adults continues on consecu-tive Tuesday nights through May 7. Italian II class starts at 5:30 p.m. TheItalian I begins at 7:30 p.m. Pre-registration was required.

• Caprisci Italiano (new conversational Italian class). The spring semes-ter of Caprisci Italian continues on consecutive Monday afternoons (4-5:30p.m.) through May 6. Pre-registration was required.

• Live Friday night entertainment at Cafe La Scala with legendary gui-tarist/vocalist Tom Sorce, Apr. 26 from 6:30-9:30 p.m. No cover charge.No drink minimum.

• Tradizione Vivente, The Italian Dance Group of Milwaukee. This folkdance group practices weekly on Tuesdays at 7 p.m. at the ICC. Visitwww.tradizionevivente.com for details. Ballate con noi! Dance with us!

• Members Room. Open to Italian Community Center members and theirguests, 8 a.m. - 9 p.m., Monday - Thursday and 8 a.m. - 10 p.m. Fridayand Saturday.

Calendar of EventsApril 23 – May 29, 2013

must register in advance. The costis $40 per person with a discountedfee of $30 for an ICC member.

To register, you can call the ICCat 414/223-2180 and have yourcredit card handy. You may alsouse the form appearing on page 2.Mail the form with your paymentto: Italian Community Center, c/o

La Cucina, 631 E. Chicago St.,Milwaukee, WI 53202. Space islimited, so don’t wait to register.

* * *Editor’s note: Longtime ICC

member Paul Salsini is the authorof “The Cielo,” “Sparrow’s Revenge,”“Dino’s Story,” “The Temptation ofFather Lorenzo” and “Stefano andthe Christmas Miracles.”

Nonnos and Nonnas cook for youin finale to ‘La Cucina’ on May 15

from page

Old-time tradescommemorated in

Italian town, May 14In Marta, a town on the shores

of Lake Bolsena (Lazio region), LaBarabbata is celebrated on May 14.In a procession, men wear cos-tumes representing the old tradesand carry their tools while whitebuffalo pull floats carrying thefruits of the trades.


The second season of the ItalianCommunity Center’s “Cure for

Cabin Fever Music Series” is nearlycomplete. Three show remain in theseries, which started in earlyFebruary.

Pete Sorce with Jeff Lebargeand Swing Explosion will performon Tuesday, Apr. 23. The TomAnthony Group will take the stageon Thursday, Apr. 15. The finalewill feature the Steve Cohen Bandwith guitarist Greg Koch.

All shows, in the Festa Ball-room, start at 6:30 p.m. and endaround 9 p.m. There is no covercharge or drink minimum andparking is available for free in thelot south of the building. The CafeLa Scala staff is always on hand totake food and drink orders.

Here’s a little more on the actsstill yet to play in the series.

• Pete Sorce with JeffLebarge and Swing ExplosionBand, Apr. 23. Pete Sorce and JeffLabarge with Swing ExplosionBand (www.swingexplosion.com)willperform jazz sure to please all fansof the genre. The group featuresthe smooth vocals of Pete Sorce andthe classic arrangements of JeffLabarge with more than a dozen ofthe finest musicians in southeast-ern Wisconsin. They specialize inthe Big Band sound but add theirown unique style.

• Tom Anthony Group, Apr.25. Whether it’s the ICC’s summerCourtyard Music Series or theCabin Fever Series, the TomAnthony Group (www.tomanthony.com)performs before a packed house.Vocalist Tom Anthony has longbeen a fixture on the Milwaukeearea music scene. With his group –Tom Sorce (guitar), Joel Freisinger(keyboards) and Brian Ford(drums), Anthony presents the best

of the rock, pop and rhythm andblues era with a bit of today’s coun-try. Anthony is famous for his LasVegas-style show, singing the hitsof Elvis, Buddy Holly, Bobby Darin,Everly Brothers, Frankie Valli, RoyOrbison and even some of today’sbiggest hit-makers such as MarcAnthony, Brooks & Dunn andDwight Yoakam. The latest CD bythe Tom Anthony Group is “JustFor You.” The group already hasseveral big-time engagements in2013 including the Wisconsin StateFair, Aug. 2-11.

• Steve Cohen Band withGreg Koch, Apr. 30. Closing outthe Tuesday night shows will bethe Steve Cohen Band with GregKoch (gregkoch.com). Koch is a rec-ognized guitar clinician and hasperformed throughout the worldalongside some of the biggestartists in blues, rock and funk. Hislatest CD, “Strats Got YourTongue,” has been hailed for featur-ing “sophisticated blues-based, old-school, six-string mojo of the high-est level.” He is the WisconsinConservatory of Music’s 2012-13Artist-in-Residence. Steve Cohen(www.stevecohenblues.com) is alegend in harmonica-style blues. Hehas performed with some of theworld’s top blues players. In 2010,Cohen was a finalist in theInternational Blues Challenge inMemphis as a solo performer. Hehas won numerous state and localawards over the years.


Three shows remain in ICC’s‘Cure for Cabin Fever Music Series’

Treat your “mamma” to a spe-cial Mother’s Day treat by takingher and the rest of your “famiglia”to the Italian Community Centerfor an all-you-can-eat brunch.Mother’s Day is Sunday, May 12.

Brunch prices are $23.95 foradults. For children, under theage of 12, the charge is $13.95 foreach child. Pre-paid reservationsare required.

The ICC is taking reservationson the half-hour starting at 10:30a.m. with the last reservationstaken for the seating at 2:30 p.m.Please call 414/223-2180 withyour credit card handy to reserveyour time and table. You can alsosign up for the brunch by stoppingin at the ICC reception desk onweekdays between 7 a.m. and 5p.m.

Business Manager PatrickMorgan said earliest time slots(between 10:30 a.m. and 12:30p.m.) generally fill the quickest,“so if you are interested in one ofthose slots, I suggest that you getyour reservations in early.”

The menu for this year’s

brunch is extensive. It includesblack pepper and garlic crustedprime rib; bone-in Virginia mapleham; southern fried chicken;chicken cordon bleu; baked codwith lemon beurre blanc; soleFlorentine with roasted red pep-per sauce; roasted vegetablelasagna; cheese tortellini; pennepasta; marinara sauce; Alfredosauce; rice pilaf; green beansalmondine; garden fresh greens;creamy Caesar dressing; farfallepasta salad; seasonal fruit withmint; Greek olive salad; antipasto;cottage cheese; baby red potatosalad; omelettes made-to-order(including egg whites and EggBeaters); applewood smokedbacon; peppered sausage; pan-cakes; lyonnaise potatoes; cheeseblintz with strawberry sauce;artisinal breads (assorted dinnerrolls, butter croissants, freshbread, bagels, danish andmuffins); homemade fruit pies;tortes; cannoli; tiramisu; Italiancookies; fruit juice, coffee, tea andmilk.

Free parking is available in thelot south of the building.

Make your Mother’s Daydining plans at the ICC

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home. I would, of course, honor all the terms andwishes as originally agreed upon. It is a very

simple process that only requires your signatureon a transfer form which I would provide. In

addition, there likely could be a savings to youbecause of Harder’s more reasonable charges.”

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Deadline set for Juneissue of The Italian

TimesAll advertising copy for publica-

tion in the June 2013 issue of TheItalian Times must be submitted tothe editor no later than Friday,May 10. This will be both a printedand online edition.

Advertising can be emailed toeditor Tom Hemman at [email protected], sent to TheItalian Times, 631 E. Chicago St.,Milwaukee, WI 53202.


ICC schedules golf outing fund-raiserfor June 10 at Brown Deer

Chicago St., Milwaukee, WI 53202.All major credit cards are accepted.Please use the form accompanyingthis article.

Golfers are asked to arrive atthe golf course by 11 a.m. on June10 to sign-in and use the practicerange. The outing will officially getunder way with a shotgun start at12:30 p.m.

A hospitality reception is sched-uled for 5:30 p.m. at the ICC in thegalleria. The dinner will be servedan hour after in the Pompeii GrandBallroom with the awards programto follow.

Longtime ICC members PatLambo and Casper Balistreri areserving as co-chairs of the outing.Both have been involved in organiz-ing numerous successful golf outingbenefits in the past. Lambo oper-ates an independent insuranceagency in Waukesha. Balistreri isthe owner of the Venice Club, aBrookfield restaurant.

Sponsors and prize donorsThe ICC is seeking green and

tee sponsors. The cost is $100 perlocation. For that fee, the sponsorwill receive a personalized sign ona green or tee. The organization isalso looking for auction and raffleprizes.

Any individual, business ororganization interested in partici-pating as a sponsor or prize donorshould contact ICC GeneralManager Patrick Morgan at414/223-2180 or email him at [email protected]. Pleasecontact Morgan before May 15 toallow the sign printer sufficienttime to prepare your sign.

All proceeds from this event willbenefit the ICC.

from page 1ICC’s Golf Outing Registration

Please provide us with your information. Registration fees dueMay 31, 2013.

#1 Golfer Name: _____________________________________________________________

#2 Golfer Name: _____________________________________________________________

#3 Golfer Name: _____________________________________________________________

#4 Golfer Name: _____________________________________________________________

ALL MAJOR CREDIT CARDS ACCEPTED.

Card # _______________________________________________________Exp.: ___________

Exact Name on Card: ________________________________________________________

Attend dinner only: _______ @ $50.00/person = $_______________________

Tee/Green Sponsor: $_____________. Please provide: Name: Personalor Corporate:

________________________________________________ Phone: ________________________

Sponsor Fees/Contributions due by May 15, 2013. Checks are payable toItalian Community Center. Mail this form to: ICC c/o Golf Outing, 631 E.Chicago St., Milwaukee, WI 53202.

Separate groups of students from MarquetteUniversity’s Italian culture and civilization coursecame to the Italian Community Center on Apr. 8 andApr. 10 to hear a lecture on the Italian immigrantexperience from ICC Historian Mario A. Carini. Thecourse the students are taking is taught by Claudia

Pessarelli, an adjunct faculty member at Marquette.“Mario was wonderful in his lecture,” she said. “Thestudents had a wonderful experience.” Pessarelliadded. The students prepared an essay regarding thevisit. (Times photos by Jim Schultz and Tom Hemman)

ICC Historian Carini lecturesMarquette University students on

Italian immigrant experience

ICC HistorianCarini wanted

high schoolyearbooks, other

memorabiliaDon’t throw away your old high

school yearbooks or other memora-bilia. If you attended a high schoolin Milwaukee County or surround-ing counties, Italian CommunityCenter Historian Mario A. Cariniis interested in using the year-books and other high school memo-rabilia for furthering his researchon local Italian Americans.

Carini will deposit the year-books and memorabilia at theMilwaukee County HistoricalSociety after he completes hisresearch.

“These can be yearbooks andmemorabilia from public, Catholicor private high schools,” Carinisaid.

Yearbooks and memorabilia canbe dropped off at the receptiondesk in the main office of the ICC.Please include a note with yourname and phone number so Cariniknows who made the donation.

Copies of vintagephotos seen at ICCor Festa available

through MCHSPersons interested in acquiring

a copy of any of the vintage ItalianAmerican photographs that aredisplayed throughout the year atthe Italian Community Center orduring the four days of FestaItaliana must contact theMilwaukee County HistoricalSociety (MCHS) to obtain thephoto, ICC Historian Mario A.Carini announced.

“The Historical Society is thekeeper of all of the negatives,”Carini said, who donated a massivecollection of artifacts, photos andother memorabilia to the society onbehalf of the ICC and the earlyItalian immigrants in 2010.

Please contact either SteveDaily or Amanda Koehler at theMCHS. They can be reached at414/273-7487 or 414/273-8288.


Courtyard Music Series ready to rollInternational Autos Group to sponsor 13th season which begins June 3

and can be made by calling Cafe LaScala at 414/223-2185.

Through August, the series willshowcase jazz artists on Mondaynights, blues groups on Tuesdaynights, opera and classical artistson Wednesday nights and good-time rock and roll bands onThursday nights. In September, theseries continues with jazz andblues performances on Tuesdaynights and rock and roll onThursday nights. The shows arepresented rain or shine. When theweather becomes inclement, theshows are brought indoors to theFesta Ballroom, adjacent to CafeLa Scala.

The series will be suspendedduring Summerfest at nearbyMaier Festival Park (June 26 –July 7).

Tom Sorce, a revered local gui-tarist and producer of qualitymusic for over 40 years, put togeth-er the entertainment lineup forMonday, Tuesday and Thursdaynights. Kay Sparling, aMetropolitan Opera soprano andowner of a Jefferson, Wisconsinconservatory for young performingartists, enlisted the talent for theWednesday night series.

The schedule appears below.Complete information on all theacts will be reported in the nextissue (June 2013 edition, appearingboth in print and online atwww.iccmilwaukee.com

Monday Night Jazz• June 3 – Joe Zarcone Band.• June 10 – Chris Hanson Band

with Robin Pluer and Glenn Asch.• June 17 – Chanel Le Meaux

and The Dapper Cads.• June 24 – Bob Maynard & The

Milwaukee Connection.

• July 8 – Jack and Jill Jazz –Jack Grassel, Jill Jensen, JohnBabbit and Johnny Padilla.

• July 15 – Sandra Mandellawith the Tom Sorce Band.

• July 22 – Vivo – PamelaDuronio, Tim Stemper and WarrenWiegratz.

• July 29 – Anita Stemper withthe Tom Sorce Band.

• Aug. 5 – Chris Mariani Band.• Aug. 12 – Frank DeMiles and

Friends.• Aug. 19 – Janet Planet• Aug. 26 – Suzanne Grzanna.

Tuesday Bluesday• June 4 – Jim Liban Combo.• June 11 – Reverend Raven &

The Chain Smokin’ Altar Boys.• June 18 – Bryan Lee Band.• June 25 – Steve Cohen Band

with Greg Koch.• July 9 – Cash Box Kings.• July 16 – Robert Allen, Jr.

Band.

• July 23 – Reverend Raven &The Chain Smokin’ Altar Boys.

• July 30 – Leroy Airmasterwith Denny Geyer.

• Aug. 6 – Billy Flynn Blues.• Aug. 13 – Bryan Lee Band.• Aug. 20 – Alex Wilson Band.• Aug. 27 – Bel Airs.

September Tuesday NightJazz or Blues

• Sept. 3 – Pete Sorce with JeffLebarge and Jazz Explosion.

• Sept. 10 – Como No.• Sept. 17 – The Jimmys.• Sept. 24 – La Chazz.

Wednesday NightOpera or Classical

• June 5 – Kay SparlingTheatrical Productions.

• June 12 – MilwaukeeMandolin Orchestra.

• June 19 – Siempre Flamenco(flamenco and Spanish musi-cal/dance group)

• July 10 – Kay SparlingTheatrical Productions.

• July 17 – Vivace – Jill Brussand Friends.

• July 24 – Kerry Hart &Friends.

• July 31 – South Shore YouthOpera Ensemble.

• Aug. 7 – Milwaukee MandolinOrchestra.

• Aug. 14 – Kay SparlingTheatrical Productions.

• Aug. 21 – Vivace – Jill Brussand Friends.

• Aug. 28 – Metropolitan OperaNational Council Singers.

Thursday Night Rock and Roll• June 6 – Oldies But Goodies

Spectacular.• June 13 – Tom Anthony

Group.• June 20 – Oldies But Goodies

Spectacular.• July 11 – The Ricochettes.• July 18 – Oldies But Goodies

Spectacular.• July 25 – Bob Hirschi &

Groove Therapy.• Aug. 1 – Oldies But Goodies

Spectacular.• Aug. 8 – Rick D’Amore’s

Rockin’ Dance Party.• Aug. 15 – Oldies But Goodies

Spectacular.• Aug. 22 – Bob Hirschi &

Groove Therapy.• Aug. 29 – Oldies But Goodies

Spectacular.• Sept. 5 – Doo-Wop Daddies.• Sept. 12 – Oldies But Goodies

Spectacular.• Sept. 19 – Tom Anthony

Group.• Sept, 26 – Larry Lynne Band.

The entertainment schedule issubject to change.

Free parking for the series isavailable in the lot south of thebuilding. The ICC does not allowpeople to carry in their own foodand beverages.

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St. Joseph’s Day celebrated at the ICC

Father Mike Hammer blessed the St. Joseph’s Altar with holy water dur-ing the celebration of the Mar. 19 feast day at the Italian CommunityCenter. Fr. Mike was subbing for ICC Chaplain Fr. Tim Kitzke, who wasunavailable for the afternoon luncheon.

Here are four members of the committee who put on the St. Joseph’s Daycelebration luncheon. From the left: Vice Chair Ann Skoczynski, PeggyZoet, Nina Carini and Rosemary Joecks. Missing are chairperson MaryWinard, who is recuperating from an automobile accident, and Mary AnnMaglio, who coordinated the reservations for the event. The committeemembers are standing below a table where bagfuls of blessed bread andfresh fruit were given to attendees at the conclusion of the event.

All of the attendees having a first name of either Joeor Josephine were invited to participate in this photo-

graph. Fourteen attendees from the audience of 145stepped forward.

Times photos by Tom Hemman

The officers and directors of the ItalianCommunity Center wish to thank and acknowl-edge all those who pledged, fulfilled a pledge, orcontributed to the building fund. To obtain infor-mation on how to make a donation, please call414/223-2194 or visit www.ICCMilwaukee.com.

The following donations were receivedbetween March 6 and April 3, 2013.

In memory of Anthony TarantinoWilliam & Rita Jennaro

In memory of Joseph J. Ziino Sr.Anthony T. MachiSal & Antoinetta LoCocoJimmy & Linda Spataro

Joe Dentice

In memory of Robert BeckerWilliam & Rita Jennaro

In memory of Jack VaccaroGeorge & Judy MenosAnthony T. MachiBill & Rita Jennaro

In memory of Lillian Balistrieri DiestAngela Prochazka

In memory of Sadie M. SorceAnthony T. MachiJimmy & Linda Spataro

In memory of Mary K. Balistreri SendikSmithPeter A. Vella & Family

In memory of Lester NeuensBetty Hermann

For Tony & Catherine Gazzana on theirspecial BirthdayBetty Hermann

In memory of Dorothy MattsonBetty Hermann

In memory of Richard G. SivilottiBetty Hermann

Thanks for your donations to the ItalianCommunity Center building fund

May weatherin Italy

Though Italy is not a largecountry, the weather from the topto the toe of the boot and the south-ern islands can vary dramaticallythroughout the seasons. The longcoastlines and mountain rangesmean that the temperatures canchange in a matter of minutes asone travels from one town to anoth-er.

In May, however, temperaturesare fairly consistent across Italy.

In Milan and northern parts ofItaly, the monthly high tempera-ture averages 70º Fahrenheit withthe low temperature at 49º. Thereare, on average, five days with pre-cipitation.

As for Rome and central Italy,the average high temperaturethroughout May is 71º, with thelow averaging 54º. This regionexperiences about eight days of wetweather.

In Palermo, Sicily and southernparts of Italy, the May high tem-peratures average out at 70º withlows at 61º. There are, on average,three days with rain.

The fair and consistent temper-atures mean that many publicplaces and landmarks are crowdedwith tourists.

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Visually-impaired students learn howto play bocce at ICC

Teacher Maggie McGinty provided some last second encouragement to astudent before she rolled her ball. That’s Anthony Gazzana on the farright. Because of the visual difficulty the students have, a decision wasmade to play a half-court game.

Eight visually-impaired students, accompanied by their teachers andinstructional staff from Milwaukee’s Roosevelt Middle School, came to theItalian Community Center on Wednesday, Mar. 20 to learn how to playbocce. Volunteers Anthony Gazzana and Caroline Besasie (on the far rightend of this photo) and Ann D’Acquisto (standing, first on left) provided theinstruction. After playing, the students, staff and volunteers enjoyed pizzaand soda from Cafe La Scala.

Times photos by Tom Hemman

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Festa Italiana celebrates food, familyand fireworks, July 19-21

known for having the best fire-works on Milwaukee’s lakefront,and Spang invites people to comesee for themselves. “Italian-stylefireworks provided by Bartolotta

are the brightest and loudest fire-works in the Milwaukee sky. Weencourage everyone to come downand see what the buzz is all about!”

Announcements on entertain-ment acts, new food items, attrac-

tions and cultural exhibits will bereleased in the upcoming weeks.Festa’s traditional Sunday massand procession will take place at 11a.m. on Sunday, July 21, at theMarcus Amphitheater.

New this year, online ticketswill be available for purchase atwww.festaitaliana.com. Advancedtickets are on sale now for $10through July 1. For ticket ques-tions, please call 414-223-2805.Admission during the festival willbe $13.

About Festa ItalianaCelebrating food, family and

fireworks, Festa Italiana is the

largest Italian event of its kind inAmerica today.

The festival began in 1978 forthe purpose of reuniting an Italiancommunity torn apart by urbanrenewal projects and was the firstlakefront ethnic festival inMilwaukee. Today, several ethicfestivals are celebrated onMilwaukee’s lakefront and the cityis now widely known as the City ofFestivals. Through the dedicationof more than 2,000 volunteers, theannual Festa Italiana has become afavorite family event to Milwaukeeand surrounding areas.

Follow Festa Italiana on Twitter@FestaMKE and become a fan ofFesta Italiana on Facebook atwww.facebook.com/festaitalianamilwaukee. For more information onthe festival, please visitwww.FestaItaliana.com or call 414-223-2808.

Festa Italiana is sponsored inpart by MillerCoors, Spiked IslandAdult Lemonade, PotawatomiBingo Casino, International AutosGroup, LoDuca Bros., Inc., MajorGoolsby’s, Pyramax Bank, CatholicFinancial Life and The BartolottaRestaurant Group.

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A gorgeous setting in which to enjoy great food!The Italian Conference Center

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Call David or Michelle at 414/223-2800 toreserve your party or meeting space at the ICC.

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It’s Festa time! Festa Italiana isin second place right now in themost popular festival contest withWISN-TV Channel 12’s “A-List.”The Festa Mass and ProcessionCommittee is enlisting the supportand participation of priests, deacons,brothers, eucharistic ministers andchoir members in one of Milwaukee’sfavorite festival Masses on Sunday

July 21 at 11 a.m.Bishop Donald Hying will be the

main celebrant this year. The com-mittee invites everyone to help uscarry on this wonderful tradition.Please contact Therese Ciofani at414/303-9772 or e-mail her [email protected] if you areinterested in participating in theFesta Mass.

Festa Committee seeking priests,deacons, brothers, eucharistic ministers

and choir members to participate in Mass

Festa seeking FirstCommunicants to

participate in MassDo you have or know a child

receiving his/her First HolyCommunion this year? Members ofthe Festa Italiana Mass andProcession Committee are invitingall First Communicants to partici-pate in the 2013 Festa Mass andProcession on Sunday, July 21 at11 a.m.

For more information, pleasecontact Shannon Drezek by phoneat 608/577-6353 or by email:[email protected]. The deadlineto sign up is June 30. Children arenot required to be of Italiandescent to participate.

Piedmont townholds rice festival

in MayOn the first Sunday in May, the

northern Italy town of Sesame(Piedmont) holds the RisottoFestival, a huge feast featuring aspecial rice dish dating back to the13th century.


Scenes from the 18th annual ‘A Taste of Italy’

Dean Cannestra sprinkled some cheese on top of trays of sfinguine beforethey went onto the pizza oven before the start of “A Taste of Italy.”Cannestra and his restaurants, Divino Wine and Dine and Nessun Dorma,donated the sfinguine.

Kathy Balistreri (left) and Concetta Sanfilippo helped to serve the cala-mari (deep-fried squid) sold at a booth operated by members of thePompeii Women’s Club.

These volunteers from La Società di San Giuseppe were working with aheavy heart after the sudden death of their president, Sam Schiera, thenight before (Apr. 13). In spite of their grief, the society had volunteerssuch as (l to r) Nick Germano, Judge John DiMotto and Tom Spera servingat the stand where Italian wedding soup, lentil soup and chicken pastinisoup was sold to guests. Schiera, a longtime member of the ICC and volun-teer for Festa Italiana, was one month away from his 71st birthday whenhe passed away.

In the ICC’s kitchen, young volun-teers Michelle and Angelo (Jr),Vasta helped to prepare friedItalian bread dough. And theylooked like they were having agood time.

Taste of Italy guest Joe Frahm hadhis tray full with two rice balls andfour breaded pork tenderloinsandwiches when our photogra-pher snapped this picture.

Ann Romano (center), general chairperson for the 18th annual “A Taste ofItaly,” is seen here with her assistants, Ann Skoczynski (left), vice chairand volunteer meal ticket chair, and Marie Schwindt, raffle chairperson.

Christy and Katie Librizzi sold theItalian olive salad that was donat-ed for this fund-raiser byGlorioso’s Italian Market, a long-time contributor to “A Taste ofItaly.”

Judy Lemminger and Lena Zingalehanded out trays to guests as theyentered the Pompeii GrandBallroom.

Times photos byTom Hemman


Members of the Pompeii Men’s Club sold Italian sausage sandwiches onceagain at “A Taste of Italy.” Seen in the forefront are (l to r): Joe Libertoand Peter Russo. Next to Russo is the club’s president Chuck Lazzaro.

Pasta with red sauce was available at this booth staffed by (l to r) BradleyKugler, Ann Zambito, Lu LoCoco and Christina Ziino. Bradley Kugler wasprobably happy he decided to volunteer for “A Taste of Italy” as he wasable to hear his name announced as the winner of the second prize in theraffle held in connection with the event. His prize: $500 cash.

Here’s the booth where homemade manicotti was available. The volun-teers seen here include Fran Tollefson, Robert Michalovitz, SophiaMichalovitz and Anna Pitzo. Pitzo and Sophia Michalovita donated themanicotti. Robert Michalovitz won the first prize, a 55-inch LCD HD tele-vision, in the Taste of Italy raffle.

Fabio Tarantino (left) pitched in with volunteers from the Madonna delLume Society Women to sell eggplant parmesan at “A Taste of Italy.” Theother volunteers are (from the left): Ann D’Acquisto, Joanne Stocker, NinaCarini and the society’s president, Enrica Tarantino Woytal, who was alsocelebrating her birthday that day.

Rebeka Lee Schwindt, Rosemary Joecks and AudriAnn Schwindt workedat the booth where chocolate covered éclairs were sold.

Volunteers from the Milwaukee Ladies of UNICO staffed the booth wherearancini (rice balls) were available. From the left: Carmen Schlotthauer,Nancy Oberleitner, Mary Medo, Mary Castrovinci and RosalindaSchaapveld.

For a sweet treat, Taste of Italy attendees bought fried Italian breaddough from these volunteers Gina Jenkins and Louise Au.

Members of the Abruzzese Society operated the pizza booth where vari-eties of Palermo’s Pizza was sold. From the left: Tom Canzonieri, AlfonsoMarchillo, Tony Corrao, Vince Azzolina and the society’s president VinceVitale. Giacomo Fallucca, his family and Palermo’s Pizza have long beenproduct contributors to “A Taste of Italy.”


Tradizione Vivente, the Italian Dance Group of Milwaukee, gave two performances in the Festa Ballroom.

ICC member Charles Evans and accompanist Galina Gerakosov performedin the Festa Ballroom. Like all those who entertained, the two donatedtheir services.

The Sicilian Serenaders II (Ted and Tom Pappalardo and Peter Balistreri)are seen here performing in the galleria. Their appearance was courtesyof La Società di San Giuseppe, which also made a monetary donation to “ATaste of Italy.”

Joanne Czubek, John L. Sanfilippo and John A. Sanfilippo sold beer onthe east end of the Pompeii Grand Ballroom.

More photos from the successsful 18th annual “A Taste

of Italy” on Sunday, Apr. 14

ICC Business Manager Patrick Morgan with the assistance of MichelleLeFebvre tabbed the monetary receipts for the 18th annual “A Taste ofItaly.” LeFebvre works with Catering Director David Stachowiak in theItalian Conference Center’s Catering Department.

Times photos by Tom Hemman.Look for more photos on page 17.


Volunteers packaged several thousand freshly madeItalian cookies from Sciortino’s Bakery on Wednesday,

Apr. 10 for “A Taste of Italy,” which took place the fol-lowing Sunday.

From the left: C.J. Lieber and hisfather, Craig Lieber, scooped outdishes of spumoni to attendees.

Volunteers on behalf of the Addolorata Society operated the cannolibooth. Unfortunately, the names of the volunteers weren’t given to ourphotographer in the order they appear, but they included Mary Brusky,Prudy Camuy, Frank D’Amato, Catherine Kelly, Kathy Clancy, MeganClancy, Daniel Clancy, Zach Sowle and Joe Dentice.

Joe Cardinale and Alfonzo Canzoneri helped to make the panini andItalian sub sandwiches at one of the two booths staffed by members of theSanta Rosalia Society.

Mary Ann Maglio (center) and her sister, Frances Firle, were among thevolunteers who sold food and beverage tickets to the thousands whoattended the 18th annual “A Taste of Italy.”

Becky Bauer helped to sell Italian salads at a booth operated by the SantaRosalia Society.

Winning tickets in the raffleheld in conjunction with “A Taste ofItaly” were drawn Sunday, Apr. 14at the conclusion of the event at theItalian Community Center. Thewinners and the their prizes arelisted here.

• 1st prize – a 55-inch LCD-HDtelevision, to Robert Michalovitz.

• 2nd prize – $500 cash to BradKugler.

• 3rd prize – an Apple iPadGen4 with 16 gig., to Rita Jennaro.

• 4th prize – a 42-inch LCD-HDtelevision, to George and AggieCollura.

• 5th prize – a pearl ring with20-diamond chips, donated by Ted

Glorioso and Glorioso’s GoldImports & Diamond Center, toBetty Puccio.

• 6th prize – a large woodenbench made from recycled urbanlumber, donated by Peter Gustinand Green Man Wood & LandscapeServices, to Salvatore Natoli.

• 7th prize – a small woodenbench made from recycled urbanlumber, donated by Peter Gustinand Green Man Wood & LandscapeServices, to Grace Lucretia Machi.

The raffle serves as a key fund-raising ingredient for “A Taste ofItaly.” The raffle chairpersons wereMarie and Jim Schwindt.

Taste of Italyraffle winners selected

Members of the Filippo Mazzei Greater Milwaukee Lodge of the OrderSons of Italy in America manned a booth where bottled water was sold.Seen here (l to r ) are the organization’s president Joe Emanuele withFrank Schiro and Mike Palmisano.


The members of the MilwaukeeChapter UNICO National and theMilwaukee Ladies of UNICO willhold their annual Scholarship and

Awards Banquet at the ItalianCommunity Center on Tuesday,May 21 at 6 p.m.

The festivities will begin with areception (cash bar) followed by sit-down dinner at 6:30 p.m. The din-ner is open to the public.Reservations are required. The costis $40 per person.

Dinner reservations can bemade by sending a check (payableto Milwaukee Chapter UNICONational) to Bea Ceraso, 1207 E.Townsend St., Milwaukee, WI53212.

Attendees will have a choice ofentrée, either prime rib of pork orbroiled scrod with lemon butter.Dietary needs will be met.Attendees are asked to indicate anote with their choice of entréewhen submitting their payment.For more information, please con-tact either Bea Ceraso at 414/962-7274 or Sophia Michalovitz at414/731-7693.

The UNICO organizations willbe awarding several $1,000 schol-arships and two $2,000 scholar-ships to graduating high school stu-dents of Italian descent who residesin southeastern Wisconsin. Thisyear, the Ladies of UNICO willmake a special scholarship presen-tation in memory of Phyllis Vitucci,a longtime active member.

The scholarship winners will beselected soon and reported in thenext issue of The Italian Times.

The Ladies of UNICO will alsopresent a $500 award to the ItalianImmersion Program atMilwaukee’s Victory School for theGifted and Talented. Last year, theMilwaukee Chapter UNICONational made a similar donationto the school.

The evening will also feature thepresentation of the Milwaukee


Italian Society and Club NewsMilwaukee UNICO to present its ‘Citizen

of the Year’ Award to Patrick MorganBy Thomas Hemman

Times EditorPatrick S. Morgan, the longtime

Business Manager of the ItalianCommunity Center, ItalianConference Center and FestaItaliana, will be recognized by theMilwaukee Chapter UNICONational as its “Citizen of theYear” at the organization’s annualscholarship and awards banquet onTuesday, May 21 at the ICC.

“Patrick has long been support-ive of the activities of all of theItalian societies and organizationsthat utilize the ICC’s facilities,helping all of us to succeed andcarry out our missions,” said RoseAnne (Ceraso) Fritchie, presidentof the Milwaukee Chapter UNICONational. “The ICC is very fortu-nate to have someone with hisknowledge of the food and cateringindustry and his abilities to man-age personnel and building opera-tions.”

Morgan was initially hired bythe Italian Community Center inAugust 1990 as its executive chef.His hiring took place less than twomonths before the opening of thecurrent ICC on Chicago St.

An honors graduate from theCulinary Institute of America,Hyde Park, N.Y., Morgan workedfor three years as a chef atBrynwood Country Club where hehoned his skills under executivechef Nico Dermi. Morgan movedinto the catering business for thenext three years, working forLarry’s Brown Deer Market and V.Richards, Inc. His last job beforecoming to the ICC was as executive

chef for two years with Scenic RailDining, a railroad dining car busi-ness.

At the current ICC, Morgan wasthe executive chef for its banquetbusiness and restaurant operationsuntil the spring of 1993 when hewas named the organization’s busi-ness manager.

Under Morgan’s leadership, theItalian Conference Center hasbecome one of the most popularbanquet and meeting facilities insoutheastern Wisconsin.

Morgan and his wife, Jill, havebeen married for 28 years. Jill isemployed as a dental hygienist.They have two daughters, Katelyn,24, and Lauren, 22. Katelyn gradu-ated from the University ofWisconsin-LaCrosse with a degreein Clinical Laboratory Science. Sheserved a one-year internship atMayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn.and now is employed by ProHealthCare. Lauren will be graduatingwith an R.N. (Registered Nurse)degree from Carroll University thisMother’s Day.

On being named the recipient ofthe UNICO award, Morgan said,“It’s an unexpected honor. Everyday I go to work, I attempt to dothe best job I can to help the ICCgrow and retain its positive imagein the community as one of the bestplaces to meet, celebrate and enjoygreat food. With the help of a verydedicated staff, I think we havesucceeded. To receive the apprecia-tion of the Milwaukee ChapterUNICO National for the job I’mdoing is something I will alwayscherish.”

Business Manager Patrick Morgan

By Sophia MichalovitzPresident, Ladies of UNICOEnergetic, outgoing, creative

and positive are a few words todescribe Angela Lucia GaglianoProchazka. She will be receivingthe 2013 Milwaukee Ladies ofUNICO Star Award on Tuesday,May 21. The presentation will takeplace at the UNICO Scholarshipand Awards banquet at the ItalianCommunity Center. (See a separatestory for details.)

Angela was born in Milwaukee’sItalian Third Ward and moved tothe westside when she was aboutfour years old. She was in the firstgraduating class of Divine SaviorHigh School. Her introduction toUNICO occurred when AnitaMazza and her sisters went to theschool and invited the girls ofItalian descent to one of the pastUNICO Scholarship and Awardsbanquets.

Angela later married RobertFrancis Gagan and had two daugh-ters, Judith Ann, who passed awayin 2008, and Susan AndreaBehrens (John). Angela has sevengrandchildren and five great grand-children.

During her career, Angela wasDirector of Sales for the MarcusCorp. Her Real Estate careerspanned 26 years and was associat-ed with American Invesco and

Federated.Another business venture was

with her second husband, GehardProchazka, when they operated theTyrolean Townhouse, a formerrestaurant in West Allis on S.108th St.

One of Angela’s fun highlightswas being Queen Mother of theRed Hattitudes, a chapter of the

Red Hat Society . Many parties andoutings were enjoyed by the group.

Thanks to Angela, 34 yeas ago,Il Grande Carnevale was broughtto Milwaukee’s Italian communityand has remained a highlight of theItalian Community Center as itspre-Lenten celebration.

As social chair for MilwaukeeLadies of UNICO, Angela wroteand produced a mini version of“Sister Act,” and members of theorganization performed this playfor a Christmas party. WithAngela’s creative friends, anotherproduction, “Riverboat Review,”was performed on a 30-foot paddle-boat that she and her friends builtand outlined in white lights. Theyalso built a form and poured 100pounds of cement for a base inorder to assemble it in the galleriaat the Italian Community Center.

As a member of the MilwaukeeLadies of UNICO, Angela has vol-unteered her service for many func-tions, including preparing food forthe ladies’ booth at “A Taste ofItaly” and participating in our fundraising events including our yearlyfashion show and the Holiday FolkFair.

Her dedication to the organiza-tion has earned her this prestigiousaward. We thank you, Angela, foryour 53 years of “Service AboveSelf.”

UNICO Ladies to honor AngelaProchazka with Star Award

Angela Prochazka

UNICO Scholarship andAwards Banquet set forTuesday, May 21 at ICC

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UNICO Scholarship and AwardsBanquet set for Tuesday, May 21

Dear Friends,To better support the efforts of your society

or organization in planning an event or anactivity at the Italian Community Center forwhich you are seeking public support, westrongly suggest that you place your news sto-ries in The Italian Times two months prior tothe function date. This will ensure that yourevent or activity is published in both the onlineand the printed and delivered editions of thenewspaper.

As a general rule, your news stories shouldbe submitted to editor Tom Hemman by emailat [email protected] by the 5th day of the

month. For the actual deadline for stories,please contact Tom via email or call him at414/223-2180. The monthly issue of The ItalianTimes always carries a story regarding to thedeadline for advertising, however, that due dateis not the same as the deadline for news stories.

When articles are presented, they must betypeset (done on a computer) and submittedelectronically (i.e., via email). If this is not pos-sible and your articles are handwritten, youwill be asked to submit your stories significant-ly earlier – two weeks before the publisheddeadline for advertising – in order to allot timefor proofreading and preparation for layout in

the newspaper.If you have any questions about the dead-

lines or submitting your articles, please contactTom Hemman at the ICC.

Thank you for your continued support of theItalian Community Center.

– The ICC Newspaper CommitteeRosemary DeRubertis, chair,

Tony Piacentini, Tony Zingale,Susie Christiansen, Bobby Tanzilo,

Ginny Balistreri, Anna Pitzo,Enrica Tarantino Woytal,

Joanne Czubek and Faye Ann Kessler

Important notice for societies and organizationsassociated regarding The Italian Times from the

ICC’s Newspaper Committee

The Filippo Mazzei GreaterMilwaukee Lodge of the OrderSons of Italy in America invitesgolfers to sign up for a shot-gun/scramble to be held Sunday,June 23 at Ironwood Golf Course inSussex.

The outing, which serves as afund-raiser for the organization,will begin at 11 a.m.

Participants will be provided theuse of a cart, golf swing analysis byDick Wallace (a PGA Pro), grilledItalian sandwiches, Italian buffetdinner, entry in a raffle andchances to win prizes.` The golf range will also be openfor those who want to practice theirswing.

The Italian buffet, catered byMia’s of Waukesha, will be avail-

able at approximately 4:30 p.m.The cost for the program is

$110. For those who are interestedin the dinner only, the cost is $25.To register, send your list of partic-ipants along with your payment,made out to OSIA, to JoePalmisano, 5302 S. Hidden Dr.,Greenfield, WI 53221 or contactany of these individuals: BillJennaro at 414/224-8660; PeterRusso at 414/418-9045 or JoeCampagna, Jr. at 262/783-6161.

In addition to seeking golfers toparticipate in the event, the MazzeiLodge is looking for sponsors, prizeand gift donors and volunteers togrill sandwiches and staff the regis-tration table. If interested, pleasecontact the individuals listedabove.

Mazzei OSIA invites golfersto register for June 23 outing

Società Femminile MariaM.S.S. Del Lume sponsoring

Italian Mass on May 19The Società Femminile Maria

M.S.S. Del Lume (Madonna delLume Society Women) is sponsor-ing a Mass in the Italian languageon Sunday, May 19.

President Enrica TarantinoWoytal said the Mass, which isopen to anyone interested inattending, will be celebrated at

12:30 p.m. at St. Rita of CasciaCatholic Church, 1601 N. Cass St.,Milwaukee.

Following the service, attendeesare welcome to join society mem-bers for a luncheon at their ownexpense.

St. Rita’s Church is part ofThree Holy Women Parish.

The Sons of Italy Foundation(SIF) will honor Chrysler CEOSergio Marchionne, retiredGeneral Colin L. Powell, Ski TVNetwork CEO Robert F. Corraoand actor Gary Sinise at its 25thanniversary National Education& Leadership Awards (NELA)gala in Washington, D.C. onThursday, May 23.

The NELA gala is the SIF’smost important fund-raising andpublic affairs event, highlightingthe foundation’s commitment toeducational excellence, leadershipand the betterment of society. Todate, the NELA gala has helped

the SIF raise nearly $125 millionfor education, medical research,disaster relief, cultural preserva-tion and other special projects,with more than $51 million inscholarships awards.

Actor Joe Mantegna will serveas master of ceremonies for theevent at the National BuildingMuseum. General Raymond T.Odierno, Chief of Staff, U.S.Army, will also participate in theprogram.

Gala ticket packages start at$500. For more information, visitthe Order Sons of Italy in Americawebsite, www.osia.org.

Four individuals to behonored at Sons of Italy

Foundation’s 25th NELA gala

Società Maschile Maria M.S.S.Del Lume planning trip toChicago for Sept. 1 feast

The Società Maschile M.S.S. DelLume (Madonna Del Lume SocietyMen) annual trip to Chicago for theMaria S.S. Lauretana feast is setfor Sunday, Sept. 1. Anyone inter-ested in joining the members ofSocietà Maschile M.S.S. Del Lumeon this trip is asked to contactMario and Rose Carini at 414/964-

1161.The cost is $25 per person and

pre-paid reservations are required.The society is renting a bus thatday, departing from St. RitaCatholic Church, 1601 N. Cass St.,Milwaukee, at 8 a.m. Attendeeswill return to the same locationaround 7:30 p.m.

Chapter UNICO National’s“Citizen of the Year” Award andthe Milwaukee Ladies of UNICOStar Award. Patrick S. Morgan, thelongtime business manager of theItalian Community Center, ItalianConference Center and Festa

Italiana has been chosen to receivethe Citizen of the Year Award. TheMilwaukee Ladies of UNICO willrecognize longtime member AngelaProchazka with the organization’sStar Award. Separate stories onMorgan and Prochazka appear inthis issue.

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Jorge Mario Bergoglio made his-tory as the first pontiff from LatinAmerica, but his distant cousins ina hilltop hamlet in northern Italyclaim Argentina’s Pope Francis asone of their own.

Bergoglio’s great grandfather,also named Francesco or Francis,bought a farmhouse in 1864 inBricco Marmorito which sits in theshadow of the snow-capped Alps inthe wine-producing Asti Province ofthe Piedmont region (northwestItaly). The red-brick house, at thevery top of a hill, still stands andhas now become somewhat of atourist attraction in recent weeks.

Bergoglio’s father emigratedfrom Bricco Marmorito in the1920s, one of millions of Italianswho moved to Argentina in searchof a better life.

The new pope’s cousins who still

reside in Bricco Marmorito reportthat Bergoglio’s father worked forthe railway, while his grandfatherhad a food market in the nearbytown of Asti.

Delmo Bergoglio, a cousin of thenew pope, says he is the lastfarmer in the village where manyof the vineyards producing Brignoloand Barolo wines have been aban-doned because of the difficulties ofearning a sustainable income.

The Bergoglio cousins said thenew pope last visited in his ances-tral home about a decade ago, tak-ing a handful of earth back withhim to Argentina.

The new pope speaks fluentItalian (as well as Spanish andGerman). He is the third successivepope to come from outside Italyafter centuries of Italian domina-tion of the papacy.

Pope Francis’ ancestorshailed from northern Italy


IN THE KNOW . . .News About I.C.C. Members

The following people became members of the Italian CommunityCenter between Mar. 6 and Apr. 3, 2013. Benvenuti! (Welcome!)

Eva Giampavlo Fox Point

Catalina Spears Milwaukee

Brian Spears Milwaukee

Judy Lentenegger Milwaukee

Joy Harper Brookfield

Lynn A Kraus West Allis

Byenna Coleman Greenfield

Marion Lentz Milwaukee

Anthony Serra Hartland

Russell L. Carby West Allis

Cherie Vivan Milwaukee

1Christine E. Purpero Franksville

Joseph M. Purpero Franksville

Robert B. Vezzetti Brownsville, TX

John J. Maresh Mt. Pleasant

Welcome new ItalianCommunity

Center members!

Jack Vaccaro, benefactorto ICC, former teacher,

businessman and Cudahyofficial, dies at age of 75Cudahy native Jack Vaccaro,

who taught in Milwaukee PublicSchools, co-founded a hair salonchain in Milwaukee County andserved as the economic develop-ment coordinator for the City ofCudahy, died Monday, Mar. 4 atthe age of 75.

Vaccaro was also extremelyproud of his Italian heritage, saidhis son Daniel. Jack Vaccaro, alongwith his sister, Jacquelyn Hinkle,were benefactors to the currentItalian Community Center duringits construction phase nearly 25years ago. They made their signifi-cant donation in memory of theirparents, Jack and Josephine(Tomaro) Vaccaro. A plaque recog-nizing Jack and his sister for theirmemorial appears on the ICC’sWall of Honor outside of thePompeii Grand Ballroom.

Both Jack and Sharon Vaccarobecame members of the ICC duringthe late 1970s after the organiza-tion was founded.

Jack was born on Apr. 23, 1937.After graduating from CudahyHigh School in 1955 and MarquetteUniversity in 1959, he began teach-ing math and business inMilwaukee Public Schools. Most ofhis 13 years as an instructor werespent at Walker Junior HighSchool on the city’s south side.

Early in his career, while work-ing as a substitute teacher, he methis future wife, Sharon Hayden, ona blind date. The couple was wedfor more than 50 years at the timeof Jack’s death.

In 1966, Vaccaro and his lifelongfriend Fred Mueller of Bay View co-founded Frederick’s Hairdressers,which grew into a chain of 12 hairsalons throughout MilwaukeeCounty.

In 1998, Vaccaro was namedbusinessperson of the year by theCudahy Chamber of Commerce.

After a more than 40-year busi-ness career, Vaccaro turned his

attention to public service in hisbeloved hometown. He served asCudahy’s Economic DevelopmentCoordinator, a member of the city’sLibrary Board and volunteeredwith many community organiza-tions. He served on the Board ofDirectors of Peoples Credit Union.

“My dad was very much a men-tor to a lot of people,” DanielVaccaro told the MilwaukeeJournal Sentinel. “He was veryactive and very passionate aboutCudahy and the redevelopment ofCudahy.”

Jack liked to bowl, golf and fishnear his cabin on Rainy Lake nearInternational Falls, Minn. Anotherfavorite activity for Jack and hiswife was coming to the ICC for din-ner and dancing, Daniel added.“Dad was a fine ballroom dancer.”

His father’s Italian artisanshipwas on display in his later years,Daniel said, when he developed aninterest in sculpting pots andmasks out of clay while spendingwinters in Arizona.

Daniel added that his father“enjoyed spending time with familyand friends celebrating life, whilesipping a Brandy Manhattan andexpressing his strong opinions.”

Jack Vaccaro is survived by hiswife, Sharon, sons Michael(Theresa) and Daniel (Dawn), hisgrandchildren Anna Maria, Cecilia,Dominic, Carson, his sisterJosephine Hinkle, other relativesand many friends.

New membercorrection

The name of Clare Ostroskiwas incorrectly published as“Clara” Ostroski in the listing ofnew members in the April 2013issue.

Our apologies to PhilOstroski and his daughter Clare.

Natalie Rondinelli, daughter ofICC members, looking for your

vote in dance competitionNatalie Rondinelli, the daughter of Italian Community Center members

Fred and Karen Rondinelli and a dancer since she was four years old, isseeking the help of everyone who reads The Italian Times to advance to thefinal audition for a professional dance touring show.

Rondinelli informed The Italian Times, “I’m auditioning for a new showtour called ‘Heartbeat of Home’ from the creators of ‘Riverdance’ and I needyour help. ‘Heartbreak of Home’ will include dancers from Irish dance,Flamenco, Afro-Cuban, Latin and Street dance styles. It would be a dreamcome true to dance professionally with the show. ‘Heartbreak of Home’ istaking a tour starting in September 2013 and will also be making a NorthAmerican tour in 2014. I need your vote in helping me get to the final audi-tions in May.”

To vote, go to http://www.heartbeatofhome.com, then click on talentsearch, then click on Natalie Rondinelli. The vote button is above the video.

Along with the judges’ decision of a select few who earn a spot for thefinals, the top 10 finalists by popular vote will also get to try out.

“You can vote every 24 hours from multiple devices. so please vote fromanywhere you can: your phone, laptop, iPad, etc., everyday,” Rondinellisaid. The voting ends on Friday, Apr. 26, Natalie’s birthday.

“For as long as I can remember, I have dreamed of dancing professional-ly,” she said. “The happiness I feel when performing has kept me dancingfor 14 years and led me to solo, ceili and choreography titles at all levels,including the ‘World Championships of Irish Dance.’ I love sharing my fam-ily’s Irish and Italian cultures, meeting new people and traveling to newplaces. After experiencing a taste of professional dancing in ‘Take TheFloor 2012,’ I am even more eager to achieve my dream and share my pas-sion.”

Natalie is the granddaughter of Mary and the late Fred Rondinelli andKay and Jerry Ulschmid. Mary Rondinelli is a longtime ICC member.

Natalie is a senior at Divine Savior Holy Angels High School and isheading for the University of Wisconsin in Madison in the fall unless shewins a spot in the new show.

Natalie Rondinelli is on the right, shown here with her sister Marisa, in aphoto taken several years ago. (Photo provided by the Rondinelli family)

Longtime Italian CommunityCenter members Joe Campagna,Jr. and Tom Balistreri are continu-ing their service on the USO ofWisconsin Board in 2013.

The USO of Wisconsinannounced that Campagna isreturning to serve another year asfirst vice president. Balistreri isback for another term as a director-at-large. Campagna has served onthe USO Board for the past four

years and has been the first vicepresident the last two years.Balistreri has served on the boardthe last three years.

Campagna is a past president ofthe ICC. Balistreri is a former ICCdirector-at-large.

The USO of Wisconsin, Inc. is anonprofit organization dedicated toenhancing the quality of life ofUnited States Armed Forces per-sonnel and their families.

Joe Campagna andTom Balistreri continue

service on USO Board


Opera Topics By Angelo CastronovoOpera is mostly an experience

enjoyed as an overall subject – sto-rywise, musically and with a list ofcharacters interacting either lov-ingly or often in a confrontationalmanner. But, as usual, there areexceptions to the rule.

For instance, events may occurin triplet as they do with Puccini’sIl Trittico where three separateoperas are performed on the samebill, and the audience comes awaywith different impressions fromeach of the works. Gianni Schicchi(a comedy), Suor Angelica (atragedy) and Il Tabarro (a drama)are the respective operas.

Then we have been privilegedwith the talent of two. Jean andEdouard de Reszke of Polishdescent are brothers and singers.Jean, a tenor, and Edouard, abasso, were superlative performersin their day, the last half of the1800’s.

Two operas which are usuallypresented together areLeoncavallo’s I Pagliacci andMascagni’s Cavalleria Rusticana.There is also the case of the two LaBohemes by two different com-posers – Puccini’s and the lesserknown and not often performedversion by Leoncavallo. In theLeoncavallo work, Marcello is thetenor and Rodolfo is the baritone.Essentially, the plots are the same,

but the music is quite different andone major aria emerges for thetenor – Testa Adorata – madefamous by Enrico Caruso.

Another example are the twoBohemes performed during thesame week in New York at theMetropolitan Opera andHammerstein’s Manhattan Operain the early 1900s. In this instance,I’m going to save this story for ournext column because it involves thegreat Irish tenor John McCormack.

And last, but not least, is thestory of two great German sopranos– Lilli and Lotte Lehmann whowere not related, but both of whomhad distinguished careers perform-ing similar and dissimilar reper-toires. Charlotte “Lotte” Lehmannwas noted for her performances ofoperas by Wagner, Beethoven,Strauss, Puccini, Mozart andMassenet. Among her greatestroles are the Marschallin in DerRosenkavalier, Sieglinde in DieWalkure and the title role inFidelio according to one authority.During a long career which beganin 1910, she logged more than 500recordings, many of which includedperformances of German lieder andconsidered to be among the bestever recorded. Born Feb. 1888,Lehmann died in Aug. 1976. Shedebuted in 1910 as a page inWagner’s Lohengrin.

Lehmann created roles in theworld premieres in a number ofRichard Strauss operas includingthe title role in Arabella in 1933.She appeared regularly in Pucciniroles at the Vienna State Operaand appeared at the Royal OperaHouse, Covent Garden and theSalzburg Festival performing withArturo Toscanini and other cele-brated conductors including BrunoWalter. She was celebrated on thecover of Time Magazine inFebruary 1935, and later taughtmaster classes in Chicago, London,and Vienna. Lotte Lehmann wasalso a prolific author, publishingpoetry, novels and books on musicalsubjects.

Lilli Lehmann (Elisabeth MariaLehmann) was considered a sopra-no of “phenomenal versatility” andtaught voice as well. Both of herparents were singers and she madeher professional debut in 1870 inBerlin as a light soprano inMeyerbeer’s Ein Feldlager inSchlesien. She helped popularizeWagner’s music in America and atthe first Bayreuth Festival in 1876

sang the first complete performanc-es of The Ring Cycle as Woglindeand Helmwige. Lehmann alsoappeared at the MetropolitanOpera from 1885–1890. She wassaid to have been one of the great-est Wagnerian singers of her day.She sang a wide variety of otherroles as well, performing 170 partsin 119 various language operas.

Quotable Quote: “Actions speaklouder than words.” – Proverbs

Il Castello di Atlante, a progressrock from Verceli (Piedmontregion), Italy, is coming toMilwaukee on Friday, May 17 foran 9 p.m. show at Club Garibaldi,2501 S. Superior Ave., Milwaukee.

The group, which is consideredone of Italy’s top prog rock band,was founded in 1974. Its currentlineup includes Aldo Bergamini(guitar, vocals), Massimo Di Lauro(violin, keyboards), PaoloFerrarotti (drums, vocals), DinoFiore (bass), Mattia Garimanno(drums) and Roberto Giordano(keyboards, vocals).

“I saw this group perform in

Mexico in 2005, and they are excel-lent,” said Mark Krueger, a leadinglocal authority on prog rock.

Il Castello di Atlante, which hasreleased eight albums (seven in CDformat) and a DVD, is known forits “genuine Italian symphonicprog.” The group performed at theinternational Prognight Indonesiaearlier this year and at Baltic ProgFall in Lithuania in 2011.

Fibonacci Sequence, a progressrock/fusion band based inMilwaukee, will open the show.

Tickets prices have not beenestablished yet.

Progress rock band fromVerceli, Italy, to play at

Club Garibaldi on May 17

Peggy Salamone and Vivian Balistreri were among the volunteers whostaffed the booth where breaded pork tenderloin sandwiches were sold.

Joe Reina had a some of his Italian-manufactured Vespa scooters on dis-play in the galleria at “A Taste of Italy.” He is seen here with his daughterAnnaMela.

2 more from ‘A Taste of Italy’

Italian Americans Rick Pitinoand Geno Auriemma led theirteams to National CollegiateAthletic Association basketballchampionships in early April.

Pitino, head coach of theUniversity of Louisville men’steam, guided his Cardinals to thechampionship over the Universityof Michigan on Monday, Apr. 8.

One night later, Auriemma,head coach of the University ofConnecticut women’s team, led hisHuskies to the championship overthe University of Louisville.

Pitino and Auriemma are two ofthe most successful head coaches inNCAA basketball history.

Pitino, who was born in NewYork City on Sept. 18, 1952, is theonly men’s basketball coach in theNCAA to lead two different schoolsto national championships. Heguided the University of Kentuckyto the national championship in

1996.Auriemma, who was born in

Montella (Campania), Italy on Mar.23, 1954, has led the University ofConnecticut women’s basketballteam to eight national champi-onships and has won the NaismithCollege Coach of the Year awardsix times.

Pitino and Auriemmasitting on top of college

basketball world

Pinocchio’sB-Day celebratedin Tuscan town

Pinocchio’s birthday is celebrat-ed May 25 in Pescia, a town in theTuscany region of Italy. There arealso activities that take place inPinocchio Park in the nearby vil-lage of Collodi, where Pinocchiosupposedly came to life. The villageis the hometown of the parents ofPinocchio’s creator who took thename of the town as his pen name:Carlo Collodi.

THE ITALIAN TIMES

LA PAGINA ITALIANAa cura di Enrica Tarantino-Woytal

PAGINA 18 – MAGGIO 2013

Per la prima volta Luis Bacalov,premio Oscar per le musiche delfilm Il Postino, sarà al Teatrodell’Opera di Roma con il suoquartetto. Il compositore e pianistainterpreterà al pianoforte delle sue

musiche sulle quali Micha VanHoecke, attuale direttore del Corpodi Ballo del Teatro dell’Opera, hacreato il suo primo spettacolocoreografico per il Teatrodell’Opera.

Bacalov al Teatrodell’Opera di Roma

Il premio Oscar al pianoforte, coreografiedi Micha Van Hoeche

Miss Italia in bilico supalinsesti Rai

Le selezioni per le finali sono comunque iniziateMiss Italia addio alla Rai?

Stando alla prima bozza delpalinsesto autunnale dell’ammira-glia del servizio pubblico l’edizione2013 del concorso di bellezza creatoda Enzo Mirigliani 74 anni fa, noncomparirebbe fra gli appunta-menti.I condizionali sono d’obbligo

visto che i palinsesti si chiudono il5 maggio ma fonti di viale Mazzinie non solo confermano che almomento non appare nei palinsestine’ di Rai1 ne’ delle altre reti.Leselezioni per le finali sonocomunque iniziate in giro perl’Italia.

In Arena con Bocelli,Carreras e Domingo

Conduzione affidata alla Clerici, e’ 100/o festival liricoSarà un grande Gala’ della lirica

con Andrea Bocelli, Josè Carreras ePlacido Domingo, a inaugurare, ilprossimo 1 giugno la stagione delcentenario del festival liricoall’Arena di Verona. Anchequest’anno il gala’ areniano saràpresentato da Antonella Clerici e

andrà in onda su Rai1 in primaserata. ‘’Celebriamo il centenariodel festival - ha detto ilsovrintendente della FondazioneArena di Verona, FrancescoGirondini - e partiamo proprio il 1giugno con un grande cast’’.

Una copia autografata del discodei Beatles Sergeant Pepper e’stata battuta all’asta per oltre 290mila dollari, contro una stimainiziale di 30 mila dollari.

‘’Si tratta di uno dei cimeli piu’rari e importanti dei Fab Four’’, haspiegato un esperto. Il disco,

battuto dalla casa d’aste di DallasHeritage Auction, e’ stato firmatoda tutti e quattro i Beatles, sipensa in occasione dell’uscitadell’album, nel giugno del 1967. Adaggiudicarselo e’ stato un anonimoacquirente del Midwest.

Disco Beatles autografato all’astaAcquirente anonimo appassionato Midwest Stati Uniti

Maltempo su Sicilia,Sardegna e Calabria

Dipartimento protezione civile, forti pioggevento e temporali

Il Dipartimento della Protezionecivile ha emesso un avviso dicondizioni meteorologiche avverseper la Sicilia, la Sardegna e laCalabria. Un vortice depressionarioproveniente dal Golfo di Biscagliaporterà oggi un peggioramento

delle condizioni meteorologichesulle due Isole maggiori e sullaCalabria. L’avviso prevede, dalpomeriggio di oggi, precipitazionidiffuse, anche a carattere dirovescio o temporale con attivitàelettrica e forti raffiche di vento.

Loreto, restauri anticastatua Madonna

Un’antica scultura in terracottaraffigurante la Vergine di Loretoverrà collocata domani nellaBasilica inferiore della Santa Casa,dopo il restauro. E’ stata forserealizzata prima del XVI secolo,perchè fino al pontificato di Papa

Giulio II il triregno non erasormontato da bottone e crocetta.Sulla veste, la ‘Dalmatica’,compaiono elementi decorativi chericordano lo stemma della famigliaDella Rovere. La statua e’ statarestaurata nei Musei Vaticani.

Felice giorno a tutte le mamme dai

piccoli del corso d’italiano

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Victory School’s Italian ImmersionProgram report

The pre-kindergarten class pre-pared paintings for display at theItalian Community Center’s “ATaste of Italy” held on Sunday, Apr.14. The students learned about thegreat Italian artists, Leonardo daVinci, Michelangelo and Rafaello.The students learned how to makepaint, mix colors and apply thepaint to paper using various meth-ods. As an experiment in prepara-tion for the all-school science fair,the students painted “landscapes”using gummy worms as paintbrushes.

In kindergarten, the studentsare learning all about plants. Theyhave just finished learning thevocabulary for the parts of a plant,and they will be presenting a sci-ence fair project at the end of themonth about what they learnedfrom caring for real plants. The stu-dents will be identifying the partsof a real plant in Italian and learn-ing about what nutrients plantsneed in order to grow.

The first graders in Ms. Zizzo’s

class have started a service learn-ing project based on ”buildinghealthy habits.” The first gradersare excited to share what they arelearning about nutrition to helpbuild a healthier school community.The class is implementing a school

wide campaign that will promotethree healthy daily habits: 1).Eating breakfast. 2). 60 minutes ofactive play. 3). Eating more fruitsand vegetables. The first gradersare participating in many engagingactivities, like: creating videos andadvertisements to share with thestudent population, making (andeating) healthy snacks and creatinga kid-friendly recipe book. The cam-paign is based on Milwaukee PublicSchools’ “Healthy KidsChallenge.” In addition to collabo-rating with our school supportstaff, the class is participating in aNutrition Education class from theUniversity of Wisconsin-Extensionand is using an e-learning programfrom Children’s Hospital ofWisconsin. The first graders areexcited and proud to educateand serve their community.

For two weeks during the monthof March, Michael, a senior fromMarquette High School, volun-teered in the Italian third grade asa part of his Senior Shared LifeProject. The students felt verylucky to have such a helpful, enjoy-able student volunteer to mentorthem and to support MaestroFalsetti. Michael’s tutoring helpedthe students grasp fraction con-cepts and his patience elevated himto the most popular partner-read-ing buddy in the class. Michaelreally made an impression on thestudents, who didn‘t want him toleave. On his last day at Victory,Michael brought in a treat for thestudents and encouraged all of

them to work hard in order do wellin school.

Maestra Laurenzi’s fourth andfifth grade class has been research-ing about the Tuskegee Airman,the first African American airmento represent the United States.After extensive discussion on thistopic, Maestra Laurenzi’s class wel-comed an Air Force solider for avisit. Tech Sergeant Jeremy Bauer

gave an astonishing presentationabout the Tuskegee Airman, thehistory of the Air Force, and the lifeof a true hero. Tech Sergeant Bauerserved the United States in the warwith Iraq. Maestra Laurenzi’s classwas very proud to have SergeantBauer visit and share his story.Grazie, Tech Sergeant Bauer.

– By Annette RobertsonK$ Italian Immersion Teacher

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