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NON-PROFIT US POSTAGE PAID MILWAUKEE, WI Permit No. 5716 Published by the Italian Community Center 631 E. Chicago St., Milwaukee, WI 53202 www.ICCMilwaukee.com VOL. 35, NO. 3 SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2013 – CHANGE SERVICE REQUESTED – PASTE ADDRESS LABEL HERE. THE ITALIAN TIMES President Gina Spang reports on a successful Festa and what lays ahead for the ICC Hello members of the ICC. I am happy to report that we had a suc- cessful Festa Italiana 2013! We received very positive feedback on our new logo, the mobile app, the layout of the grounds as well as the switch from a four-day to a three- day festival. We are in the process of evaluating all aspects of the fes- tival so if you have any comments on this year’s Festa or ideas that you would like us to consider for next year, please submit your com- ments via the website or at the office of the Italian Community Center. We are working on two very exciting activities this fall. One is a design charette with the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and the City of Milwaukee Department of City Development. We plan to bring together a group of stakeholders to discuss the development of our land as part of the larger development of the Historic Third Ward and the improved access to the Third Ward that will result from the reconfigu- ration of the freeway ramps. The second item is the creation of a strategic plan for the ICC. The details of the strategic plan are still being finalized. We will keep you posted on both of these initiatives. You may notice that the candi- date information that is provided in this edition of The Italian Times is a little different than what you have seen in the past. This is a change that I requested of the Election Committee. While it is important to know what individu- als have done, I felt it was more important to understand what they will do if they are elected to the ICC Board, therefore the candi- dates were asked to describe in 50 words or less what they will do if they are elected to the board. As you know, our organization has a lot of work to do and I think it is important for you to understand what they will do if elected. As your president, I have three primary goals for this upcoming year: improve our financial posi- tion, complete a strategic plan, and increase community outreach. I encourage you to attend the gener- al membership meetings which are held on the first Thursday of the month (see the events calendar for specific dates and times). These meetings are a nice way to visit with other members of the organi- zation as well as receive an update on issues that the board and com- mittees are working on. It is an honor and a privilege to serve as your president. Thank you for your continued support. – Gina M. Spang ICC President The Sicilian Tamburinari of Aspra, Sicily performed throughout the week- end of Festa Italiana. Here the drum troupe is seen in the parade late Saturday afternoon. The appearance of the drummers was sponsored by the Santa Rosalia Society. (Times photo by Tom Hemman) Drum troupe from Aspra (Sicily), Italy performs at Festa ICC election features races for directors’ seats; incumbent officers are unopposed By Thomas Hemman Times Editor The slate of officers and direc- tors-at-large that was finalized at the Aug. 1 general meeting for the 35th annual Italian Community Center election results in races for directors’ seats. Seven candidates are vying for four open positions. The Election Committee pre- sented these nominees for officer positions: Gina Spang for President; Giuseppe “Joe” Vella for Vice President; Sam Purpero for Treasurer; Rose Anne Ceraso- Fritchie for Secretary and Joanne (Sanfilippo) Czubek for Sergeant- At-Arms. Although they are per- mitted to do so, members offered no additional nominees for any of the offices. The committee then nominated the following individuals for direc- tors-at-large: incumbents Tony Piacentini and Elizabeth Ceraso along with Susan (DeSanctis) Christiansen and Joseph Jannazzo. Members added the nominations of Paul Iannelli, Pietro Tarantino and Bruno Giacomantonio. The Election Committee has confirmed that all the individuals nominated meet the eligibility requirements set forth in Article V, Section 1 of the organization’s bylaws. This section spells out all the requirements and conditions for candidates and the holding of the annual election. Voting procedures Under the procedures in Article V, ballots must be mailed to all members in good standing within eight days following the September general meeting. (That meeting By Gina Jorgensen ICC Culture Committee Member Italian Heritage Month is fast approaching and we have exciting news! What a unique and excit- ing way to celebrate with an infu- sion of culture! The Italian Community Center’s Culture Committee is hosting a multi-cul- tural evening where several local dance groups will perform in col- laboration with a visiting group from Japan on Tuesday, Oct. 15. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. with dinner available starting at 6 p.m. and the program beginning 6:30 p.m. The ICC will offer a pasta and meatball dinner in addition to the performances for an admission fee of $15 for adults and $9 for chil- dren under 12. The meal will include pasta, meatballs, bread, salad, simple beverages and dessert. Guests can attend for a $ a $5 admission fee without pur- chasing a meal. Please make your reservations by calling the ICC office at 414/223-2180 (have your credit card handy) or use the form accompanying this article. The evening performances will include: • Guests from Japan-Yabana- kai from Narita, Chiba Japan, • Nefertari Dancers -Africans who will also include a gospel song, Pommersche Tanzdeel Freistadt’s- Pomeranians, • Iberian Spanish Dancers, • Keba Diabate-Drummer from Senegal in West Africa, • Tradizione Vivente – The Italian Dance Group of Milwaukee. Members of Tradizione Vivente have been invited to visit and per- form in Japan in 2014. This fall our Japanese sister state host group will be visiting Milwaukee for a week. We will be hosting the Festival di Danza e Cultura coming to ICC on Oct. 15 Please turn to page 10 Please turn to page 12

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Published by the Italian Community Center631 E. Chicago St., Milwaukee, WI 53202

www.ICCMilwaukee.comVOL. 35, NO. 3

SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2013

– CHANGE SERVICE REQUESTED –

PASTE ADDRESS LABEL HERE.

THE

ITALIAN TIMES

President Gina Spang reportson a successful Festa andwhat lays ahead for the ICC

Hello members of the ICC. I amhappy to report that we had a suc-cessful Festa Italiana 2013! Wereceived very positive feedback onour new logo, the mobile app, thelayout of the grounds as well as theswitch from a four-day to a three-day festival. We are in the processof evaluating all aspects of the fes-tival so if you have any commentson this year’s Festa or ideas thatyou would like us to consider fornext year, please submit your com-ments via the website or at theoffice of the Italian CommunityCenter.

We are working on two veryexciting activities this fall. One isa design charette with theUniversity of Wisconsin-Milwaukeeand the City of MilwaukeeDepartment of City Development.

We plan to bring together a groupof stakeholders to discuss thedevelopment of our land as part ofthe larger development of theHistoric Third Ward and theimproved access to the Third Wardthat will result from the reconfigu-ration of the freeway ramps. Thesecond item is the creation of astrategic plan for the ICC. Thedetails of the strategic plan are stillbeing finalized. We will keep youposted on both of these initiatives.

You may notice that the candi-date information that is provided inthis edition of The Italian Times isa little different than what youhave seen in the past. This is achange that I requested of theElection Committee. While it isimportant to know what individu-als have done, I felt it was more

important to understand what theywill do if they are elected to theICC Board, therefore the candi-dates were asked to describe in 50words or less what they will do ifthey are elected to the board. Asyou know, our organization has alot of work to do and I think it isimportant for you to understandwhat they will do if elected.

As your president, I have threeprimary goals for this upcomingyear: improve our financial posi-tion, complete a strategic plan, andincrease community outreach. Iencourage you to attend the gener-al membership meetings which areheld on the first Thursday of themonth (see the events calendar forspecific dates and times). Thesemeetings are a nice way to visitwith other members of the organi-

zation as well as receive an updateon issues that the board and com-mittees are working on.

It is an honor and a privilege toserve as your president. Thank youfor your continued support.

– Gina M. SpangICC President

The Sicilian Tamburinari of Aspra, Sicily performed throughout the week-end of Festa Italiana. Here the drum troupe is seen in the parade lateSaturday afternoon. The appearance of the drummers was sponsored bythe Santa Rosalia Society. (Times photo by Tom Hemman)

Drum troupe from Aspra (Sicily),Italy performs at Festa

ICC election features races for directors’seats; incumbent officers are unopposed

By Thomas HemmanTimes Editor

The slate of officers and direc-tors-at-large that was finalized atthe Aug. 1 general meeting for the35th annual Italian CommunityCenter election results in races fordirectors’ seats. Seven candidatesare vying for four open positions.

The Election Committee pre-sented these nominees for officerpositions: Gina Spang forPresident; Giuseppe “Joe” Vella forVice President; Sam Purpero forTreasurer; Rose Anne Ceraso-Fritchie for Secretary and Joanne

(Sanfilippo) Czubek for Sergeant-At-Arms. Although they are per-mitted to do so, members offered noadditional nominees for any of theoffices.

The committee then nominatedthe following individuals for direc-tors-at-large: incumbents TonyPiacentini and Elizabeth Cerasoalong with Susan (DeSanctis)Christiansen and Joseph Jannazzo.Members added the nominations ofPaul Iannelli, Pietro Tarantino andBruno Giacomantonio.

The Election Committee hasconfirmed that all the individuals

nominated meet the eligibilityrequirements set forth in Article V,Section 1 of the organization’sbylaws. This section spells out allthe requirements and conditions forcandidates and the holding of theannual election.

Voting proceduresUnder the procedures in Article

V, ballots must be mailed to allmembers in good standing withineight days following the Septembergeneral meeting. (That meeting

By Gina JorgensenICC Culture Committee

MemberItalian Heritage Month is fast

approaching and we have excitingnews! What a unique and excit-ing way to celebrate with an infu-sion of culture! The ItalianCommunity Center’s CultureCommittee is hosting a multi-cul-tural evening where several localdance groups will perform in col-laboration with a visiting groupfrom Japan on Tuesday, Oct. 15.

Doors open at 5:30 p.m. withdinner available starting at 6 p.m.and the program beginning 6:30p.m.

The ICC will offer a pasta andmeatball dinner in addition to theperformances for an admission feeof $15 for adults and $9 for chil-dren under 12. The meal willinclude pasta, meatballs, bread,salad, simple beverages anddessert. Guests can attend for a $a $5 admission fee without pur-

chasing a meal. Please make yourreservations by calling the ICCoffice at 414/223-2180 (have yourcredit card handy) or use the formaccompanying this article.

The evening performances willinclude:

• Guests from Japan-Yabana-kai from Narita, Chiba Japan,

• Nefertari Dancers -Africanswho will also include a gospelsong,

• Pommersche TanzdeelFreistadt’s- Pomeranians,

• Iberian Spanish Dancers,• Keba Diabate-Drummer from

Senegal in West Africa,• Tradizione Vivente – The

Italian Dance Group ofMilwaukee.

Members of Tradizione Viventehave been invited to visit and per-form in Japan in 2014. This fallour Japanese sister state hostgroup will be visiting Milwaukeefor a week. We will be hosting the

Festival di Danza eCultura coming to

ICC on Oct. 15

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All advertisements must be in accordancewith the rules and requirements as deter-mined by editorial policy. Paid advertise-ments are not to be interpreted as anendorsement by the Italian CommunityCenter or its newspaper, The Italian Times.In addition, the Newspaper Committeereserves the right to reject ads based on edi-torial policy approved by the Board ofDirectors of the Italian Community Center.

The Italian Community Center is a mem-ber of the Metropolitan MilwaukeeAssociation of Commerce, Visit Milwaukeeand the Historic Third Ward Association.

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Huge crowds gathered at theSpiked Island Adult LemonadeStage on the Saturday night ofFesta Italiana (July 20) for con-certs by rock artists MattNathanson and the Plain White T’s.Nathanson (in photo on left) came

to Festa four days after the releaseof his 10th studio album, titled“Last of the Great Pretenders.”Tom Higgenson, lead vocalist ofthe Plain White T’s, is seen on thephoto on the right. In spring, thegroup released a new single and

album bearing the same name,“Should’ve Gone to Bed.” The PlainWhite T’s played many of theirplatinum-selling hits including the#1 Billboard’s Hot 100 single “HeyThere Delilah.” The Spiked IslandStage headliner on Friday, July 19

was country/rap artist “hick-hop-per” Colt Ford. On Sunday, July 21,country superstar Phil Vassar per-formed. (Times photos by TimTownsend)

Rock stars Matt Nathanson and the Plain White T’s draw hugecrowds for shows at the Spiked Island Adult Lemonade Stage

Lucy Chen, who hails from theworld’s largest city, Shanghai,China, enjoyed a bowl of toastedravioli from Pietro’s Pizza duringher visit to Milwaukee’s FestaItaliana on July 19. Chen is attend-ing the University of Wisconsin inMadison. This summer, she is par-ticipating in a finance internshipin Milwaukee. (Times photo by JoeSpasiano)

ChinesestudentenjoysFesta

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Anthony Paulis of Milwaukee retained his title as champion of FestaItaliana’s Cannoli-Eating Contest for the fifth consecutive year as hedowned seven regular-size cannoli in four minutes, two more than anyoneelse in the July 20 competition held at Cucina Showcase. He received a $75cash prize and a first place T-shirt. Paulis has won the title outright in2009, 2011, 2012 and 2013. He tied for first place with Minnesotan TonyCarlson in 2010. For Festa 2014, Cucina Showcase Manager Marie Lieber(who is seen partially alongside Paulis in this photo) said she plans ondoing a “Cannoli-Eating Contest of Champions” next year, bringing backall of the past winners. (Times photo by Joe Spasiano)

Tony Paulis winsFesta’s cannoli-eatingcontest for fifth time

Miller Lights win Festabocce championship

Having to play its last two matches in a steady downpour did not stop theMiller Lights from rolling to the championship in the 36th annual FestaItaliana bocce tournaments. In the title match, Miller Lights defeatedBowl Brigade, 12-8. The Miller Light players with their trophies are seenhere (l to r): Mark Catalano, Anthony Catalano, Mike Koczmorowski andMike Lange. Twenty-eight teams participated in the tournament. (Timesphoto by Tom Hemman)

Seen below are the two winners ofthe 2013 Due Sorelli Pizza-MakingContest that was held on theCucina Showcase Stage at FestaItaliana on Sunday, July 21. On thetop is Luke Pfeleffners, 5, ofLindenhurst, Ill, who won the com-petition among youngsters

between the ages of 4 and 9. Belowis Jack Borgschulte, 15, of St.Petes, Mo., who won in the 10 to 15year-old division. The Oak Creekbased Due Sorelli, a manufacturerof Italian spices and pizza dough,has sponsored this contest for sev-eral years. Due Sorelli was also oneof the vendors displaying and pro-viding samples to visitors whocame to the Cucina Showcase.(Times photos by Tim Townsend)

Due Sorelli Pizza-Making Contest atFesta produces two young winners

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Shown above are the champions ofthe Festa Italiana soccer tourna-ment – USA Palermo Soccer Club –with their coach Sal Carini and SalPurpora, owner of Papa Luigi’sPizza. Papa Luigi’s is the teamsponsor. The “Coppa FestaItaliana,” a traveling trophy sits onthe ground in front of the team.Palermo defeated Verdi Sport Clubin the championship match, 4-0.Eight local teams from theWisconsin Soccer Association par-ticipated in the tournament. Frontrow (l – r): Tony Romero, SalvatoreDelvalle, Lorenzo Vicini, TenzinRampa, Gaetano Vicini andSalvatore Balistreri. Back row:Coach Carini, Sal Purpora of PapaLuigi’s Pizza, Mike Kroeger, AndreFrancois, Jo Anderson, ChokoAlvarado, Dustin Keegan, WillSpurvery and Jimmy Jones.

Palermo Soccer Club wins Festa tournament

Choko Alvarado of USA PalermoSoccer Club was awarded themedallion for top scorer in theFesta Italiana soccer tournament.Alvarado led his team to the tour-ney championship.

Jo Anderson of USA Palermo Soccer Club advanced the ball upfield asplayers from Verdi Sport Club began to surround him. Palermo, whichwon each of the three games it played in the tournament, defeated VerdiSport Club for the championship, 4-0.

The medallion for “Top Goaltender” was given to John Stewart (center),the goalie for the Jalisco Soccer Club. On the left is Stewart’s coach, JoeyDorschel. On the right is Mike Palmisano, a past president of the ItalianCommunity Center and chief organizer of the Festa Italiana soccer tour-nament.

Seen here are the players and coaches on Verdi Sport Club, a runner-up inthe Festa Italiana soccer tournament on Saturday, July 20. Front row (l tor): Mike Lo Duca, Bill Haga, Nick Hernandez (with his daughter Isabella),Dominic D’Amato, John Rossetto and Mike D’Amato. Back row: TigheDombrowski, Al Pacino, Sam D’Amato, Gio Frijia, Doug Rodriguez, coachMario Carini, Brent Haga, Jordan Martone and Mark Pawlyshyn.

Serving as referees for the tourna-ment were Domenic Zizzo (left)and Don Dorschner. Zizzo hasbeen a soccer referee for 48 years.Dorschner has been officiating forthe Wisconsin InterscholasticAthletic Association for 30 years.

Times photos by Tom Hemman

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Visitors to Festa Italiana’sCultural Exhibit were able to see areplica of a trullo, a traditional drystone dwelling with a conical roofthat is specific to the Itria Valley inthe Italian region of Puglia.

The trullo was designed by builtby Italian Community CenterCulture Committee chair ChristinaZiino with the able assistance ofher nephew’s wife, SamanthaMaretti, Sandy Mazza and FranTollefson.

Trullo were generally construct-ed as field shelters and storehousesor as permanent dwellings by smallproprietors or agricultural laborers.These structures date back to theMiddle Ages. Their golden age wasthe 19th century.

Ziino explains how a concept ofbuilding a replica of this dwellingunique to the Puglia region becamea reality. “From the beginning, Iknew if we recognized the Pugliaregion at Festa, a model trullo hadto be a part of the exhibit. It is sucha unique structure with a long his-tory. I knew it would generateinterest and conversation.

“First, I had to find a way tomake the round base structure tosupport the round roof. For somereason, sheet metal came to mind.So I stopped to see my favoriteheating man at Gross Heating. Iasked for a donation of a piece ofsheet metal and explained what Iwas doing. Oscar was kind enoughto actually form the sheet metal tothe size I needed. Now, I had to fig-ure out the roof. After weeks ofbrainstorming, I called upon my

nephew’s wife, SamanthaMaretti, who is an architect.

“She was on board with enthusi-asm. She came equipped with thetools of her trade and whatevermaterial scraps she had that wouldwork. Of course, her vision wasmuch more sophisticated and pro-fessional than what I had in mind.I was amazed at how little I knewabout structure and support. SoSamantha set out creating depthby building a second layer of mate-rial built out from my sheet metalcore. She created a gable supportsystem for the roof. Using duct tapeand paper machè, the buildingstarted to take shape. Help fromICC members Fran Tollefson andSandy Mazza made this a fungroup project.

“After two layers of paper machèand three days of work, the shellwas complete. Now, the questionwas: How do we replicate the flatstone appearance of the roof?

“After several tries with variousmaterials, Sandy came up with theidea of using corrugated cardboard.This was not easy to find or cheap.So we took cardboard boxes andripped off the paper covering toexpose the ribbed board, and quick-ly found out that wasn’t so easy todo either. But we did it. We cutslits to mimic the individual stones.Once again, Samantha had theknowledge how to take these piecesof cardboard and shape them into around roof. It was frustrating attimes to say the least, but she got itdone.

“Finally, after two weeks includ-

ing two full weekends, we had ourtrullo with a lovely door front and awindow. Sandy Mazza created aflower box for the window and didall the “landscaping.” Fran and Idid the painting. It was a labor oflove and was I think, the center-

piece of the exhibit.“This project could not have

been done with the quality it waswithout Samantha’s expertise,Sandy’s creativity and the labor ofFran Tollefson. It truly was a teameffort.”

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Replica of traditional Puglia dry stonedwelling built for Festa’s Cultural Exhibit

Italian Community Center Culture Committee Chair Christina Ziino (left)and Fran Tollefson stand along side a replica of trullo, a traditionaldwelling unique to the Puglia region of Italy. The two were part of the vol-unteer crew that built the trullo for display at Festa Italiana. (Times photoby Tom Hemman)

Samantha Maretti, an architect, put her professional skills to work toassist in building the trullo at Christina and Joe Ziino’s home. (Photo pro-vided by Christina Ziino)

From the left: Fran Tollefson, Sandy Mazza and Samantha Maretti helpedChristina Ziino to design and build a replica of a trullo, a dry stonedwelling with a conical roof. (Photo provided by Christina Ziino)

Late Sunday, July 21 on theMiller Lite Stage, Festa Italianaofficials, with the assistance ofmembers of The Bronx Wanderers,drew the winning tickets in the2013 Festa raffle.

The winners and their prizes arelisted here.

• 1st prize: $5,000 cash toKathleen Morawski of New Berlin,Wis.

• 2nd prize: an Oriental rug toBill Greco of Punta Gorda, Fla.

• 3rd prize: a 60-inch LED HDtelevision to Karen Schoenung ofGlendale, Wis.

• 4th prize: a 42-inch LED HDtelevision to Lucille Ott of Roanoke,Va.

• 5th prize: an Apple iPad toLynn Suareo of West Chicago, Ill.

Kathleen Morawski of New Berlin was presented with a $5,000 check onThursday, July 25, five days after her ticket was drawn for the first prizein the 2013 Festa Italiana raffle. Morawski told The Italian Times that shepurchased $20 in raffle tickets from her attorney, Henry Piano, during avisit to his Milwaukee office prior to Festa. Piano (right), a past presidentof the Italian Community Center, made the presentation to Morawski. Onthe left is her husband, Jerry. Kathleen said she won cash prizes in rafflesbefore but nothing ever as large as the $5,000 prize. (Times photo by TomHemman)

Check presented to topprize-winner in Festa raffle

Festa Italiana rafflewinners announced

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The Festa Italiana Mass andProcession Committee wishes toexpress its gratitude to the priestsand deacons who participated inthe Festa Mass and Procession cel-ebrated on Sunday, July 21.

Many of them have faithfullyaccepted the committee’s invitationyear after year to assist at theFesta Mass, the annual liturgicalcelebration described by the lateDominic Frinzi, past president ofthe Italian Community Center, asthe “crown jewel of Festa Italiana.”

In appreciation for their pres-ence and assistance, we are pub-lishing their names. Please pray for

them that they may continue todedicate themselves to the Peopleof God they have been called toserve.

We extend a special thank youto Most Reverend Donald J. Hyingfor agreeing to be our principal cel-ebrant.

PriestsOur Principal Celebrant, Most

Reverend Donald J. Hying , Rev.Robert Anello, M.S. A., Ph D.,Franciscan University ofSteubenville; Fr. Mike Hammer,Catholic AIDS Ministry; Fr. JimDeshotels, S.J., St. Louis, Mo; Rev.Gerald Reagan, the Jesuit

Community at St. Camillus; Fr.Balista, Fr. Pedro Tramontin fromthe Formation House of SanCamillus; Fr. Philip Schumacker;Fr. Luke Strand of St. FrancisSeminary; Rev. Edward Griesemer,Milwaukee; Rev. Glen Powers ofSt. Francis Seminary; Rev. DickMirsberger retired; Fr. Fred BrenkS.J. Arrupe House JesuitCommuity; Fr. Domenic Roscioli;and Rev. Thomas F. Wittliff,retired, and Brother Mario Crivello.

DeaconsMark Jansen Milwaukee, Don

Borkowski, Milwaukee; JohnChampagne, Milwaukee, TomFilipiak, St. Bruno, Dousman;Michael Finley, St. Anthony on theLake, Pewaukee; Peter PatrickKimini, Milwaukee; Eric Sewell,Milwaukee; and Leon Zalewski,Milwaukee.

ServersTony Crivello and Salvatore

Vella.

Festa Mass & Procession Committeethanks religious participants

With commitment and devotion, members of Società Maschile Maria S.S.Del Lume carried over their shoulders their very heavy vada in the FestaItaliana procession on Sunday, July 21. (Times photo by Joe Spasiano)

A United States Coast Guard unit marched in the procession at FestaItaliana on Sunday, July 21. The services of the Coast Guard unit weresecured through the Filippo Mazzei Greater Milwaukee Area Lodge ofOrder Sons of Italy in America. (Times photo by Joe Spasiano)

The Most Reverend Donald J. Hying, Principal Celebrant of the FestaMass, delivered the homily with the replica of the beloved PompeiiCatholic Church altar as the backdrop. (Times photo by Tom Hemman)

The Festa Italiana Mass &Procession Committee wishes tothank this year’s sponsors –Catholic Financial Life and HarderFuneral Home, JamesGuardalabene, Associate – as wellas all those who made donations forthe religious celebration onSunday, July 21, in the MarcusAmphitheater.

This year, $2,600 in donationswere received.

“Everyone on our committeeappreciates and values the tremen-dous support of our sponsors andour donors,” said Vivian Balistreriand Sal Lo Coco, committee co-chairs. “Their involvement helpsFesta Italiana carry on the essenceof the Mass.”

The committee chairs alsoexpressed their gratitude to the fol-lowing for their donations thathelped defray the costs of the Mass:Sal and Antonette Lo Coco, Josephand Anna Zambito, Peter andFrancis Dundon, Thomas andMarcia Nardelli, Joseph and SantaD’Amato, Frank and MariaZingale, Ryan and Fran Blailbach,Joseph Lo Coco, Sam and LucillePurpero, Pompeii Men’s Club,James Albanese, Three HolyWomen, C.J. Cecconi, Thomas andBarbara Balistreri, Order Sons ofItaly in America – Filippo MazzeiGreater Milwaukee Area Lodge, St.Theresa Society and ThomasSpera.

“To all of our ICC members andfriends who remembered our Festa

Mass and Procession with a dona-tion in loving memory of a lovedone, we say thank you all,” LoCocoand Balistreri said.

These memorial donations weremade in memory of the followingindividuals: Sal and Antonette LoCoco, in memory of Joseph andMaria Lo Coco; Joseph, Jr. andChristina Ziino, in memory ofJoseph Ziino; Sal, Antonette andLucretia Lo Coco, in memory ofDomenic and Marion Carini;Lucretia Lo Coco, in memory ofVincent Lo Coco; Robert Bartelt, inmemory of Irvin and Mabel Barteltand Hattie Kuether; CaputoFamily, in memory of Cono Caputo;Sal and Antonette Lo Coco, inmemory of Salvatore Orlando;Joseph and Jane Leto, in memoryof Joseph and Vincent Leto; JohnTarantino, in memory of AngelinaTarantino; Ray and CarolMartinez, in memory of Joseph andSarah Martinez; Deacon Tom andAnna Marie Filipiak, in memory ofJoseph M. Filipiak; Sal andAntonette Lo Coco, in memory ofRaymond Bilicki; Sal andAntonette Lo Coco, in memory ofJohn Zizzo; Tom and BarbaraBalistreri, in memory of Tony andMary Balistreri; Shannon Drezek,in memory of Edward Stoecker,Angeline Ceraso-Stoecker and SamCeraso; Vince and VivianBalistreri, in memory of GaetanoVicini; and the Fallucca Family, inmemory of Jack Fallucca.

Festa Mass & ProcessionCommittee thanks

sponsors and donors

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By Thomas HemmanTimes Editor

You might have read previouslyin The Italian Times articles abouthow talented local craftsmanCosmo Cosmo designed and builtFesta Italiana’s spectacular 43-foottall replica of the St. Mark’s BellTower of Venice, Italy, the festival’sacclaimed Pinocchio mobile andPinocchio on a tricycle as well as itsbeautiful arched entryway that’sreminiscent of the St. RoccoFestival held in Milwaukee yearsago.

Today, Carini is not only respon-sible for the maintenance of thesestructures, but also for repairing,maintaining and, in someinstances, nearly remodelingFesta’s fleet of gondolas, whichnumbered three this year.

While he is compensated for hiswork, Carini said, it is a “labor oflove. I love my Italian heritage andI love Festa.”

This year, he said his biggestchore was getting “Gondola No. 3”ready for use. Festa acquired thethird gondola from the Vella familyof Sciortino’s Bakery fame. Carinisaid, “I had to replace almost every-thing – from the seats and thelights to the decorative sheet metalpieces in the front and back and thecarpeting – plus I had to redo thetrim, repaint it and embellish it.”

He also had to repair some dam-age that was done to Gondola No.2. With the help of his “right-handman” Ron Benigni-Henck, the workon both gondolas was completed inabout three weeks time.

Another pre-Festa project wasrepainting the archway.

While this year’s Festa was athree-day event, Carini, Benigni-Henck and a crew of volunteersthey have assembled spend up to10 days setting up and taking downthe structures (which is no easytask; see the photo of the bell towerset up) and getting the gondolasready to go in the water.

This summer hasn’t been thewarmest on record, but the hottestdays of the year so far were whenCarini and his crew were setting upthe structures before the opening ofFesta. Carini said he and his crewdrank a lot of water and sweated itall out. He added that he is thank-ful that he had some younger vol-unteers who offered to do the workinside the bell tower, fasteningdown each section after it washoisted up by a crane.

The volunteers who worked withCarini include Benigni-Henck,Craig Lieber, Logan Pillsbury,Vince Lupo and Tom Lupo, whooperated the crane.

Carini and his crew also set upand took down the panels andprops that were designed and builtfor the Cucina Showcase Stage.

Over the course of the festivalsetup and takedown, Carini said,he and his crew received valuableassistance from Anthony Harrisand other members of the ItalianConference Center staff.

Cosmo Carini is seen here standing alongside Gondola No. 3, which he repaired and refurbished from front toback. (Times photo by Tom Hemman)

Cosmo Carini: Keeping Festa’s Italianstructures, gondolas in tip-top shape

Festa guests were able to enjoy Italian-style gondolarides most of the festival weekend. In some instances,inclement weather shut down operations. With a full

load of passengers here, Anthony Frigo (far left) washelping Sal Galioto (standing) row the gondola whenthis picture was taken. (Times photo by Tom Hemman)

Festa’s gondoliers are seen here with Bill Jennaro(center) the manager of gondola operations. From theleft: Sal Galioto, Anthony Frigo, Jennaro, Tony Emmitiand Patrick Longo. This year, Festa had three gondo-las available for rides in the Summerfest lagoon.

Jennaro, a past president of the Italian CommunityCenter, has been the manager of gondola operationssince the Italianized boat rides returned to Festa threeyears ago. (Times photo by Tom Hemman)

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Thursday, Sept. 5• Italian Community Center membership dinner, 5:30 p.m.• Italian Community Center general membership meeting, 6:30 p.m.• Courtyard Music Series: Rock & Roll with the Doo-Wop Daddies,6:30 p.m. Details on all the remaining Courtyard Music Series shows inthis issue.

The week of Sept. 9 – 12• Italian Community Center’s fall bocce season begins with mixed couplesleagues on Monday and Wednesday nights and seniors leagues on Tuesdayand Thursday afternoons.

Monday, Sept. 9• Italian Community Center Culture Committee meeting, 6:30 p.m.• Pompeii Women’s Club Board meeting, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 10• Fall semester of Italian I class begins, 5:30 p.m. Details in this issue.• Pompeii Men’s Club membership meeting, 6 p.m.• Courtyard Music Series: Latin Jazz with Como No, 6:30 p.m.• Abruzzese Society meeting and spuntino, 7 p.m.• Milwaukee Chapter UNICO National meeting, 7 p.m.• Fall semester of Italian III class begins, 7:30 p.m. Details in this issue.

Thursday, Sept. 12• Courtyard Music Series: Rock & Roll with the Oldies But GoodiesSpectacular, 6:30 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 14• Fall semester of free Children’s Italian class begins, 2 p.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 17• Courtyard Music Series: Tuesday Bluesday with The Jimmys, 6:30 p.m.• Abruzzese Society singers rehearsal, 6:30 p.m.• Società Maschile Maria S.S. Del Lume meeting, 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Sept. 18• Filippo Mazzei Greater Milwaukee Area Lodge/Order Sons of Italy inAmerican Council meeting, 6:30 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 19• Italian Community Center Board meeting, 6 p.m.• Courtyard Music Series: Rock & Roll with the Tom Anthony Group,6:30 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 20• Abruzzese Society social, 6 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 21• Italian Family History Club meeting, 10:30 a.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 24• Milwaukee Ladies of UNICO Board meeting, 6 p.m.• Courtyard Music Series: Latin Jazz with La Chazz, 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Sept. 25• Italian Community Center Avanti Committee’s free DVD series:“Wines of Italy,” 6 p.m. Details in this issue.• Pompeii Women’s Club membership meeting, 6 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 26• Courtyard Music Series finale: Rock & Roll with the Larry Lynne Band,6:30 p.m.

Monday, Sept. 30• Italian Community Center Culture Committee meeting, 6:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 1• Pompeii Men’s Club Board meeting, 6 p.m.• Abruzzese Society singers rehearsal, 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 2• Italian Community Center Avanti Committee’s free DVD series: “Wines of Italy,” 6 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 4• Italian Community Center membership dinner, 5:30 p.m.• Italian Community Center general membership meeting, 6:30 p.m.Election results announced.

Tuesday, Oct. 8• Abruzzese Society meeting, 7 p.m.• Milwaukee Chapter UNICO National meeting, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 9• Italian Community Center Avanti Committee’s free DVD series: “Wines of Italy,” 6 p.m.

Monday, Oct. 14• Italian Community Center Finance Committee meeting, 6 p.m.• Pompeii Women’s Club general meeting, 6:30 p.m.

Monday, Oct. 14 through Monday, Oct. 21• Columbus Museum display in Board Room. Open to the public duringregular busines hours. Details in this issue.

Tuesday, Oct. 15• Italian Community Center Culture Committee presents “Festiva diDanza and Cultura,” 5:30 p.m. Details in this issue.• Abruzzese Society singers rehearsal, 6:30 p.m.• Milwaukee Ladies of UNICO membership meeting, 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 16• Filippo Mazzei Greater Milwaukee Area Lodge of the Order Sons of Italyin America membership meeting, 6 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 17• Italian Community Center Board meeting, 6 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 18• Abruzzese Society social, 6 p.m.• Italian Community Center participates in Gallery Night, 6 p.m. Detailsin this issue.

Saturday, Oct. 19• Italian Community Center participates in Gallery Day, 11 a.m. Detailsin this issue.

Sunday, Oct. 20• Società Maschile M.S.S. Del Lume dinner, 6 p.m.

Monday, Oct. 21• Italian Community Center’s Student Culture Day, 9 a.m.Details in this issue.

Tuesday, Oct. 22• Società Maschile M.S.S. Del Lume meeting, 6:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 29• Milwaukee Ladies of UNICO Board meeting, 6 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 25• Milwaukee Chapter UNICO National bocce fund-raiser, 6 p.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 30• Pompeii Women’s Club membership dinner meeting, 6 p.m.

Daily and weekly classes and activities• Fall bocce leagues. The fall season begins the week of Sept. 9.

• Free Children’s Italian class. The eight-week fall semester of a free chil-dren’s Italian class begins on Saturday, Sept. 14 from 2 to 4 p.m. Look fordetails in this issue.

• Italian I for teens and adults. The 10-week fall semester of Italian I(introductory course) for teens and adults begins on Tuesday, Sept. 10from 5:30 to 7:15 p.m. Look for details in this issue.

• Italian III for teens and adults. The 10-week fall semester of Italian II(who those who have completed Italian I and II or have knowledge ofItalian language) begins on Tuesday, Sept. 10 from 7:30 to 9:15 p.m. Lookfor details in this issue.

• 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 EventsSeptember 5 – October 30, 2013

Works of Maddy Sherman and Ken Lenz to be featured artistsas ICC participates in Gallery Night & Day, Oct. 18 and 19

The Italian Community Centerwelcomes Maddy Sherman and KenLenz as its featured artists for thefall presentation of Gallery Night &Day, a quarterly program coordi-nated by the Historic Third WardAssociation and the East TowneAssociation.

Sherman and Lenz will showtheir works at the ICC on Friday,Oct. 18 from 6 to 10 p.m. andSaturday, Oct. 19 from 11 a.m. to 3p.m. Admission, as always, is free.

Wine and cheese will be served dur-ing the Friday night showing.(Editor’s note: At the time thisnewspaper went to press, it wasuncertain which room at the ICCwould be used for the showing. TheGaribaldi Board Room, which isnormally used, was already bookedfor another event.

About the artistsSherman is an award-winning

local acrylic artist. Her specialty islandscapes of Italy. Her realistic

style and attention to detail pullviewers in and makes them feellike they are part of the scene.

Lenz is a jeweler who specializesin punk jewelry, using old watchparts and even rocks!

Both Sherman and Lenz willhave their works available for dis-play and purchase.

ICC one of 60 venuesThe ICC will be one of around 60

venues throughout the East Towneand Historic Third Ward areas par-

ticipating in the fall Gallery Night& Day program, which is being pre-sented for the 25th year.

A special flag will be posted out-side Cafe La Scala to call attentionto the ICC as one of the participat-ing venues.

On tapThe winter Gallery Night & Day

will be Jan. 17 and 18. For moreinformation on the Gallery Night &Day program, visit: www.historicthirdward.org

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The Italian Community Center’sAvanti Committee is hosting a freeDVD film series on the “Wines ofItaly.” The films will be shown onWednesday nights, Sept. 25, Oct. 2and Oct. 9 starting at 6 p.m. in

Conference Room #1.Attendees can order dinner from

the staff of Cafe La Scala, the ICC’spublic restaurant.

Meals will be brought in to theroom.

New DVD Series on the Wines of Italy6 lectures – 2 per eveningCost: gratuitamente /free

Hosted by: Avanti CommitteeWednesday Evenings – September 25, October 2 &

October 9, 2013 – 7:00 p.m.

Ghost Tour at Shakers Cigar BarCost $15 – Limited to 13 PeopleHosted by: Avanti CommitteeSaturday, October 12, 2013

Festival di Danza e Cultura Multi-cultural evening – see full article in this issue of The

Italian Times.Cost: Adults – $15.00, Children 12 & Under – $9.00,

Performance Only – $5.00Hosted by: ICC Culture Committee & Tradizione Vivente

Tuesday, October 15, 2013 – 6:00 p.m.

Installation DinnerAs part of the November General Membership Meeting.

Hosted by: Italian Community Center Thursday, November 7, 2013

ICC Membership Christmas PartyHosted by: Italian Community Center

Thursday, December 12, 2013 – 6:00 p.m.

Children’s La Befana Christmas PartyHosted by: Avanti Committee

Saturday, January 4, 2014 – Noon

Children’s Easter PartyHosted by: Avanti Committee

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According to Avanti Committeechair Liz Ceraso, “This is about aone-hour long tour of an old brothelin Walker’s Point that is nowShakers Cigar Bar. It is a classicVictorian bar and restaurant thatis believed to be haunted. We willtour all four levels of the buildingand hear about (and maybe see) the

ghost of the building. There arealso drink specials that are offeredfor those attending.”

The cost to participate is $15 perperson. There is a limit of 13 peopleper tour.

If more than 13 people register,the Avanti Committee will attemptto set another group tour. Thosewho are interested can email LizCeraso at [email protected] orcall the ICC at 414/223-2189 andleave a message for her.

The event is tentatively plannedto begin at 8 p.m.

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Enjoy free film series on‘Wines of Italy’ at ICC

Make your ThanksgivingDay dining plans at the ICC

Pre-paid reservations required for this feastThere’s no need to spend most of

your Thanksgiving Day in thekitchen preparing your familyfeast. Let the Italian ConferenceCenter staff do the cooking onThursday, Nov. 28. For the secondconsecutive year, the ICC is offer-ing a Thanksgiving Day buffet.

Pre-paid reservations are neces-sary for this bountiful feast, whichwill begin with the first seatings at11 a.m. Reservations will be takenon the half-hour from that time on,with the last seating scheduled for4 p.m.

Business Manager PatrickMorgan has kept the prices at$24.95 for adults, $15.95 for chil-dren, ages 5-12, and free for chil-dren, 4 and younger.

Make your prepaid reservationsin person at the reception desk atthe Italian Community Center onweekdays, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., or bycalling 414/223-2180 and pay witha credit card.

The Thanksgiving menuThe following array of sumptu-

ous buffet choices awaits those whocome to the ICC for theirThanksgiving dinner.

• Salads: Garden salad withassorted dressings; Caesar salad;Caprese salad; seafood tortellinisalad; and Waldorf salad.

• Appetizers: Fresh fruit; assort-ed cheese and crackers; antipasto,vegetables and dill dip; and cran-berry relish.

• Sides: Garlic mashed potatoes;sweet potato casserole; roastedyams; sweet corn; fresh greenbeans almondine; and penne pastamarinara.

• Meats: Oven-roasted turkeyand gravy; honey glazed ham;carved prime rib au jus; Italiansausage sauté; baked cod withlemon dill butter; and meatballs insauce.

• Desserts: Tiramisu; cannoli;pumpkin pie; apple pie; wild berrypie; and many other assortedtortes.

• Add-ons: Italian bread; butter;coffee; tea; and milk.

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All advertising copy for publica-tion in the November 2013 issue ofThe Italian Times must be submit-ted to the editor no later thanThursday, Oct. 10.

This will be an online-only issue.

Advertising can be emailed toeditor Tom Hemman at [email protected], sent to TheItalian Times, 631 E. Chicago St.,Milwaukee, WI 53202. For moredetails,, please call 414-223-2801.

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Seven candidates running the four, opendirector-at-large seats in ICC election

took place on Sept. 5, the date thisissue was published.)

The bylaws define a member ingood standing as anyone whobecame a member or renewed amembership at least 60 days priorto the day when the election resultsare to be announced. In terms ofthis election, if you’ve been a mem-ber since at least Aug. 5, 2013, youare eligible to vote and will receivea ballot in the mail.

The Election Committee is incharge of mailing out the ballots toeligible voters.

Regarding the submission of bal-lots, the bylaws state: “All ballotsmust be postmarked no later thanthe Thursday preceding theOctober general membership meet-ing. Ballots marked after that datewill be saved, but will not beopened or counted.” The Octobergeneral meeting is Thursday, Oct.3. Therefore, ballot envelopes mustbe postmarked no later than Sept.26, 2013 to be opened and counted.

Instructions for voting andreturning ballots will be included inthe mailing sent by the ElectionCommittee.

Election results will beannounced as part of the proceed-ings at the Oct. 3 general meeting.

The newly elected officers willserve for one year while the newdirectors-at-large will fill two-yearterms. All terms begin officially onNov. 1.

An installation ceremony willtake place at the general meetingon Thursday, Nov. 7. A dinner willprecede this meeting.

About the uncontested officersSpang is the second woman in

the 35-year history of the organiza-tion to serve as president and willbecome the first female to serve twoconsecutive terms. Betty Puccioserved the ICC as its president dur-ing the 1989-90 term.

Spang had previously held thevice presidency on two differentoccasions and served as a director-at-large. A longtime, third genera-tion member of the ICC, Spang hasserved on numerous ICC and FestaItaliana committees over the years.She was the general chairperson ofthe 2013 Festa Italiana and willcontinue in that capacity for the2014 celebration next July.

She is employed as the Directorof Facilities and Maintenance forMilwaukee Public Schools. She is acivil engineer with emphasis onfacilities and construction manage-ment.

Vella, who is completing his firstterm as vice president, previouslyserved as a director-at-large. The17-year owner of Peter Sciortino’sBakery, Vella is a longtime memberof the ICC and a past president ofthe Madonna Del Lume Society. Hehas been active in Festa Italianathe last several years, serving onthe Management Committee, theAdvisory Committee and FoodCommittee.

He and his wife, Rhiana, werehonored as Re and Regina (Kingand Queen) of the ICC’s Il GrandeCarnevale in 2010. Carnevale is theorganization’s pre-Lenten costumeand mask ball.

Since the inception of the ICC in1978, Purpero has served on theBoard for all but two years, holdingthe positions of president (1982-83),president-elect, first vice president,treasurer and director-at-large.This election marks his fifth con-

secutive term as treasurer. He hasbeen heavily involved in each of the36 Festa Italiana celebrationsorganized by the ICC.

Ceraso-Fritchie, a longtimemember of the organization, hasheld the office of secretary for thelast nine years. She has long beenan active volunteer in FestaItaliana. In the most recent years,she has served as manager of golfcarts. She is currently the presi-dent of the Milwaukee ChapterUNICO National. She is chairper-son of the ICC’s Avanti Committeeand has been on the committee thatis responsible for orchestratingCarnevale.

Czubek first won the sergeant-at-arms post in the 2010 election,making her the first woman to holdthe position in the history of theICC. She previously served on theBoard as a director-at-large (1997-2002). She has a long history of vol-unteer involvement in the ICC andwith Festa. She has been co-chair-person of Carnevale the last sixyears and has chaired theMembership Committee and theElection Committee. She has volun-teered for many events and hasbeen co-manager of Festa Signagethe last several years. For the last18 years, she served as Festa’s vol-unteer coordinator. She is currentlya member of the NewspaperCommittee.

Others who arecontinuing their service

Dave Spano will continue toserve on the Board in the non-elec-tive position as immediate pastpresident. Also continuing theirservice are directors DeanCannestra, Henry Piano, AnnaPitzo and Anthony Zingale, who arein the middle of their two-yearterms.

Departures from the currentBoard will be Ralph Busalacchi andPeter Gustin. Busalacchi was ineli-gible to run because of the organi-zation’s term limit stipulation,which allows a director to be elect-ed to no more than two consecutivetwo-year terms without taking ahiatus from the Board. Gustin, whois completing his first, two-yearterm as director, opted not to seekre-election.

Director nominees seekyour vote

As an informational service tothe ICC membership, The ItalianTimes asked the seven nomineesfor the four open director-at-largeseats to complete a questionnaire.Their comments are presented herein the same order as their namesappear on the official ballot.

The only question that the can-didates were asked to answer was:If you are elected to the Board,please describe in 50 words or lesswhat you are going to do to help theorganization?

A drawing for ballot positionswas held on Tuesday, Aug. 13. Itwas conducted by ElectionCommittee chair RosemaryDeRubertis in the assistance ofBusiness Manager Patrick Morganand ICC staff members ConstancePalmer and Gina Manning and wit-nessed by the writer of this article.

The names were drawn in thisorder: Pietro Tarantino, ElizabethCeraso, Susan DeSanctis Christ-iansen, Joseph Jannazzo, Jr.,Bruno Giacomantonio, Paul Ian-nelli and Tony Piacentini.

Other members of the ElectionCommittee are Frank D’Amato, Bill

Dickinson, Sal Lo Coco and MaryAnn Maglio.

* * *Pietro Tarantino, self employed.

“Reestablish relationships withItalian regions to provide culturalexhibits and entertainment forFesta and the Center AT LOWCOST.

“Will provide fiscal and fiduciaryresponsibility to establish budgetsfor Festa and the Center, to complywithin our financial and economicenvironment.

“Dismal finances requireaccountability and transparency.”

Elizabeth (Liz) Ceraso,AdminstrationAssistant/Reservations forCarey Limousine.

“I’ll continue my efforts to bringin new members through activitiesthat embody our commitment toour Italian heritage.

“I’ll do my best to keep the ICCmoving forward while maintainingthe vision of our founders. I want tomake this a place that families andyounger members can be proud ofand call ‘home’.”

Susie (DeSanctis) Christiansen,Legal Secretary/Back-upTrainer, Whyte HirschboeckDudek S.C.

“I will preserve the Italian cul-ture at the ICC and Festa in themost authentic form possible – thelanguage, dance, music, art, food,history and traditions. I am devot-ed and will work tirelessly toensure that our members feel val-ued and will contribute to the long-term strength of the ICC.”

Joe Jannazzo, Jr., AgencyManager for SoutheasternWisconsin, Country Financial.

“My entire focus will be onengaging younger individuals andfamilies with the ICC.

“The long term success of theorganization is dependent on howwe get the next generation to takean active role in the ICC. I want tohelp drive that change.”

The statements ofBruno Giacomantonio,

Paul Iannelli andTony Piacentini

appear on page 11.

Pietro Tarantino

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Statements of thedirector-at-large

candidates continued hereBruno Giacomantonio, TopQuality Builders, President(retired).

“As an ICC board member, I’dcreate a third income. Why? Ourfinancial situation is unclear. Ourorganization should focus onincome rather than borrowingmoney. Labor force has taken cuts.Conference Center and parking lotincome is insufficient. We definitelyneed new resources.

“Thank you for your vote.”

Paul Iannelli, retired.“My record:“• Founder of Festa Italiana and

VIP disabled day.“• ICC President, four years.“• Grounds set-up, 32 years

with 911 crew.“• Produced first food and price

menu.“• Board member, 20 years.“• Board member emeritus,

Summerfest, 30 years.“I look forward to your vote and

thank you for it.”

Tony Piacentini, SeniorEstimator for InProCorporation, Muskego, Wis.

“Conference Center: Developprofitable business models for therestaurant and banquets.

“Community Center: Redesignto include a members-only wingwhere we can hold events and staffourselves.

“Land Development: Determinethe most beneficial decision, long-term and short-term.

“Festa Italiana: Hold our tradi-tions and our budget while attract-ing a diverse crowd.”

from page 10

Bruno Giacomantonio

Paul Iannelli

Tony Piacentini

The officers and directors of theItalian Community Center wish tothank and acknowledge all thosewho pledged, fulfilled a pledge orcontributed to the building fund.

To obtain information on howto make a donation, please call414/223-2808 or visitwww.ICCMilwaukee.com.

The following donations werereceived between June 8 and Aug.15, 2013.

In memory of Mrs. Sam (Adie)CooperTony MachiFrank & Dorothy Orlando

In memory of Lydia OszuscikFamilySam & Lucille Purpero

In memory of RoseannTomasiniPaul & Rose IannelliTony MachiMario A. CariniMargaret M. CariniGeorge & Judy MenosWilliam & Rita JennaroGeorge & Gina ManningJimmy & Linda SpataroMario JennaroSonny & Melody Gensler

In memory of Marietta AnnCianciolo SchieldN. Kirk SchieldJohn Dean SchieldCorey Allen SchieldCraig Michael SchieldSummer Lee SchieldGiselle Marie SchieldPaige Noel Schield

Tony Machi

In memory of Thoi TranTony Machi

In memory of Virginia QuartoWilliam & Rita Jennaro

In memory of Tony EbertEddie & Joanne Glorioso

In memory of Mary ListwanSandra Mandella

In memory of SalvatoreSchieraSandra Mandella

In memory of Jean RosePalmisanoWilliam & Rita JennaroTony MachiPaul & Rose IannelliGeorge & Judy MenosGeorge & Gina Manning

In memory of Mary Ann KitzkeGeorge & Judy MenosTony MachiMary Ann MaglioFrancis FirleSonny & Melody Gensler

In memory of Tony AveniPaul & Rose Iannelli

In memory of Rocco CineottaWilliam & Rita JennaroSal Mussomeli & Sally Mullins

In memory of Joseph DeanBalistreriTony Machi

Birthday donation in honor ofCarmen Schlotthauerannonymous

Thanks for your donationsto the Italian Community

Center building fund

Tony Lupo, chairman of theannual Thanksgiving dinner forthe less fortunate that is organizedand staffed by Italian CommunityCenter volunteers, announced thatdonations are being collected forthe 2013 meal.

The dinner will once again beheld at the Open Door Cafe, a mealsite at St. John’s CathedralCatholic Church in downtownMilwaukee on Sunday, Nov. 17.

Anyone wishing to make a dona-tion for the food purchased for thiscomplete Thanksgiving-style feast

is asked to submit a check, payableto the ICC. Donations can bemailed to the ICC, 631 E. ChicagoSt., Milwaukee, WI 53202. Pleaselist on the memo line of yourcheck that this donation is forthe “Thanksgiving Meal.” Thiswill assure that your donation isproperly credited for the dinner.Envelopes should be directed to theattention of Salina Castro. Salinawill also be taking donations at theICC reception desk.

This annual dinner for the lessfortunate has been going on sincethe late 1970s.

ICC volunteers seekingdonations for Thanksgiving

dinner for less fortunate

ICC Historian Cariniwants your high

school yearbooks,other memorabiliaDon’t throw away your old

high school yearbooks or othermemorabilia. If you attended ahigh school in Milwaukee Countyor surrounding counties, ItalianCommunity Center HistorianMario A. Carini is interested inusing the yearbooks and otherhigh school memorabilia for fur-thering his research on localItalian Americans.

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

“These can be yearbooks andmemorabilia from public,Catholic or private high schools,”Carini said.

Yearbooks and memorabiliacan be dropped off at the recep-tion desk in the main office of theICC. Please include a note withyour name and phone number soCarini knows who made thedonation.

Persons interested in acquiringa copy of any of the vintage ItalianAmerican photographs that are dis-played throughout the year at theItalian Community Center or dur-ing the four days of Festa Italianamust contact the MilwaukeeCounty Historical Society (MCHS)to obtain the photo, ICC HistorianMario A. Carini announced.

“The Historical Society is the

keeper 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 theHistorical Society. They can bereached at 414/273-7487 or414/273-8288.

Copies of vintage photosdisplayed at ICC or Festa

available through MilwaukeeCounty Historical Society

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To coordinate your convention plans, Italian Conference Centercall David or Michelle at the Italian Community Centerat (414) 223-2800 631 E. Chicago St., Milwaukeeor visit www.ItalianConference.com A block west of Summerfest

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Festival di Danza e Cultura coming toICC on Tuesday, Oct. 15

Japanese group Oct. 15 and 16.They will spend their arrival anddeparture nights in a hotel, a cou-ple of days with the Pomeraniandance group, who were theWisconsin delegation to Japan lastyear, and with us for the two daysbefore they return to Japan.

What does hosting mean?Welcoming a stranger into yourfamily and home and parting witha new friend. We will open ourhomes to the group members, dropthem off for their daily activities,pick them up, prepare two break-fasts and one dinner for them, andother Milwaukee/American thingssuch as shopping and visiting someof Milwaukee’s fascinating places ofinterest. As a participating host,you will be invited to their farewelldinner evening.

We have hosts for many of theJapanese but we still need a fewmore homes. If you are interestedin hosting one or two people on Oct.15 and 16, please contact me, GinaJorgensen, at 414/380-0808 orgina.jorgensen@ yahoo.com for spe-cific details. You can also callChristina Ziino at 262/783-4024 oremail at [email protected] can also find us on Facebookfor updates on this event:https://www.facebook.com/events/213602718799722/.

The group members have pro-

gram activities for their specialinterests during the day for whichwe are not responsible. Severaladult members are here toexchange information about suchthings as health care and nutrition,aquaponics and the growing of food,urban farming, food security andCommunity Food Systems. Theywill convene at an internationalmeeting in Milwaukee with expertsfrom Wisconsin, the U.S. andJapan.

They will visit the KikkomanSoy Sauce Plant and meetGovernor Scott Walker and MayorTom Barrett. A few things theywill be doing while they are hereare: attending Oktoberfest with thePomeranian group, visiting andperforming for two schools inMilwaukee and playing boccebefore our performance on Oct. 15.They will visit local places likeGrowing Power, the Harley-Davidson Museum, MilwaukeePublic Museum, Milwaukee ArtMuseum, Discovery World and theMilwauiee County Zoo.

Here’s what we know about thegroup: Guests from Japan are theYabana-Kai, a traditional dancegroup from Narita, Chiba Japanand from Chiba University andbusinesses. There are 21 memberscoming to visit. Of the 21 mem-bers, 12 of them are performers -seven performers are children

between the ages of 9 and 12. Mostof the other members are in their50s and 60s. The adults are net-working with their counterpartshere in Wisconsin.

We are looking forward to awonderful evening of music and

dance. This is a sneak preview toHoliday Folk Fair in November. Itis a great opportunity for you, yourfamily and friends to enjoy a miniexperience of meeting other peopleand other cultures.

Everyone is welcome.

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By Christina ZiinoICC Culture Committee Chair

How better to celebrateColumbus Day and Italian culturethan with an exhibit of items fromthe Columbus Antiques Mall &Museum, commemorating the lifeand explorations of this extraordi-nary explorer.

The Italian Community Centeris fortunate to have such anexhibit the week of Oct. 14-21 inthe Boardroom. Included will bescale models of ChristopherColumbus’s three ships built byDuane B. Anderson of Columbus,Wis. Ship models include 1/24scale model of Santa Maria fromthe Smithsonian, Nina from theNational Geographic and Pintafrom Spain 1992. There will also

be a replica of Queen Isabella’sknighting sword, maps, books,porcelain and other Columbusrelated memorabilia.

The exhibit will be open to thepublic during normal ICC hours.We encourage members and thepublic to stop in and view theexhibit.

Dan Amato, the owner of theColumbus Antiques Mall &Museum, 239 Whitney St.,Columbus, Wis., is working withCulture Committee memberSophia Michalovitz to bring thiswonderful display and tribute tothe ICC. The committee wishes tothank Dan for bringing the ICCthis opportunity to display theseworks.

ICC to display items aboutChristopher Columbus

from Columbus Museum

Yabana-kai performs Japanesetraditional (classical) danceswearing kimonas. Japanesedance uses a variety of objects asprops, such as folding fans,swords and umbrellas. The fold-ing fan, which was invented inJapan in the Heian period, isindispensable. Fans are tossed,spun and used in countless otherways during dances.

The children are performingthe umbrella or parasol dance.The older dancing use a fan. Themovements are graceful and pre-cise, whether manipulating theparasol itself or even setting itprecisely on the floor to counter-point a dance segment. It is aclassical court dance techniquethat developed in the 18th and19th centuries. The principlefunction of these dances was tohonor and entertain. It was adance meant to evoke the summerseason and the happy carefreefeeling of a maiden playing in thefields.

The group consists of six girlsages 9 to 12, one boy. age 12, andfive adults – three generationswill be performing. They comefrom our sister state, thePrefecture of Chiba, Japan.

Twenty-three years ago, theState of Wisconsin of UnitedStates of America and the

Prefecture of Chiba of Japanagreed to establish a formal SisterState relationship in order to fur-ther enhance their friendship andgoodwill through deeper under-standing and respect among theircitizens and for the mutual bene-fit of their communities. One waywe the people and governments ofthe State of Wisconsin and thePrefecture of Chiba continue toexpand this Sister State relation-ship is through such exchanges asthese.

Yabana-kai – Yabanagroup from Japan

By Susan DeSanctisChristiansen

Tradizione Vivente, whichmeans “living tradition” in Italian,has been in existence for over 65years. The original members of thegroup have since departed, only toleave behind a treasured legacy –Italian folk dancing.

The current members ofTradizione Vivente preserve theItalian heritage through what theylove most – the music, dancing andcostumes of Italy. Their perform-ances are vibrant and entertainingand transport audiences to anotherplace.

It has been their honor to travelthroughout the United States per-forming for various events, such asfestivals, weddings, benefits,anniversaries, religious functions,Italian conferences and all othertypes of events both near and far.

In Milwaukee, TradizioneVivente is proud to participate inlocal events, such as InternationalHoliday Folk Fair and, of course,Festa Italiana, where they haveperformed since its inception over36 years ago.

This year has provided somereally memorable experiences andalso promises some exciting oppor-tunities to come.

One of the group’s favorite per-formances was at “A Taste of Italy”at the Italian Community Center,with the smells from the deliciousfood and the upbeat sound of theItalian music. The atmosphere at“A Taste of Italy” is a lively, joyfulone – it is absolutely a brilliantway to bring people together.

In October, the members ofTradizione Vivente look forward toattending and performing at theannual Italian Folk Art Federationof America (IFAFA) conference inBoston, Mass.

The IFAFA conference is educa-tional and enriching as it bringstogether those who love the Italianculture. Offered are workshopsand classes in every aspect of theItalian culture – Italian dance andsong, Italian costumes and instru-ments, Italian history, art and tra-ditions and, of course Italian foodand cooking.

It is a gathering that bringstogether people with a commoncause – to keep alive the Italianfolk heritage in America.Tradizione Vivente has beenattending these conferences since1990 and has hosted three confer-ences in Milwaukee.

See you on Tuesday, Oct. 15 atthe Festival di Danza e Cultura.

Tradizione Vivente, theItalian Dance Group of

Milwaukee

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Tradizione Vivente, the Italian Dance Group of Milwaukee

Iberian Spanish Dancers

Nefertari African Dance Company

The Nefertari African DanceCompany was founded as a per-forming group in 1968. It wouldprovide for young people of Africandescent an avenue of expressionand pride in the culture of theirancestors. From the beginning thegroup has received acclaim fortheir vivacious dexterity in pre-senting the various forms ofAfrican Dance. The group was com-prised of female students andalumni of North Division HighSchool in Milwaukee. They wereaccompanied by male musicianswho are masters of the intricatedrum rhythms of West Africa.

The Nefertari African DanceCompany is affiliated with theInternational Institute ofWisconsin, Inc. and was founded bySarah Lee Grant. Marilyn Douglas,who danced with Nefertari while astudent at North Division, is nowthe director. The dancers have per-formed throughout the state ofWisconsin and most states in theAmerican Midwest. School andchurch tours have taken the com-pany across the United States.

The company has danced beforeaudiences at the 1976 BicentennialWhite House celebration inWashington, D.C., the WorldFamous Apollo Theatre in NewYork (Harlem USA), the Festival ofNations in St. Paul, Minn.,Disneyland in Anaheim, Calif.,Disneyworld and the Epcot Centerin Orlando, Fla. and have been fea-tured artists on cruise ships to theBahamas. The group was invited toSalt Lake City, Utah in February1992, where they presented aseries of workshops, lecture demon-strations and performances at 20public schools.

Nefertari has performed locallyat such events as the Annual

Holiday Folk Fair, Summerfest,African World Festival, State Fair,the Inner City Arts Council ArtFestival and the Lakefront Festivalof the Arts.

In April 1993, Nefertari went ona performance and study tour inSenegal and the Gambia in WestAfrica. The group visited WestAfrica again in the spring of 1995for a performance and study tour inthe Ivory Coast and Ghana.Nefertari performed at the firstfive-star hotel in Ghana, theLabadi Beach Hotel, Accra, Ghana,and West Africa. They were invitedto Taiwan to perform and teach atthe 1997 International Children’sDance and Folktale Festival andreceived invitations to perform inseveral European countries.

The Next Generation is an addi-tion to the Nefertari tradition. It ismade up of girls and boys of ele-mentary through high school age.They have performed for schools,churches and local festivals. In thespring of 1998, they made theirinter-state debut at the NationalConference of the National Councilon Educating Black Children inIndianapolis, Ind. They have alsobeen to Washington, D.C. fordance/conferences with theKankouran African DanceCompany. They attended danceclasses held by the dance companyin 2001, 2002 and 2003 duringLabor Day weekend. The youngdancers have been invited to helpteach dance classes at theUniversity of Wisconsin –Whitewater and MarquetteUniversity.

The current performing group iscomprised of both males andfemales, from children throughadults.

Nefertari African DanceCompany

Iberian Spanish DancersThe Iberian Spanish Dancers,

Inc. was founded in 1958 byVirginia Topitzes to showcase thefolk dances of Spain and Portugal,including flamenco, the dances ofthe gypsies of Spain. The purposeof the group is to highlight the cul-tural heritage of these countries.Since 1958, the company’s reper-toire has expanded to includedances from other Spanish-speak-ing countries including Mexico,Puerto Rico and South America.

During the past 55 years, thecompany has performed on a local,

national and international level towide acclaim, They have receivednumerous awards for their excel-lence in performance and havebeen praised for their varied reper-toire and beautiful authentic cos-tumes.

Highlights of their performancehistory are appearances at majorfolk festivals throughout theMidwest including the HolidayFolk Fair in Milwaukee, state fairs,a cultural olympics program inMexico City in 1968 and many per-formance arts programs.

Pommersche Tanzdeel Freistadtwas organized in 1977 to preservethe folk culture of their forefathersby performing songs and dancesfrom the Pomeranian regions.

How does a performing groupget started?

In this case, the story goes backto the American Bicentennial cele-bration in 1976 when the familiesin Freistadt hosted a Pomeraniandance group from Erlangen,Germany, Tanz- und SpeeldeelIhna (today known as Tanz- undFolkloreensemble Ihna).

The Erlangen group, under thedirection of Eike Haenel, performedfor a number of festivals in south-eastern Wisconsin, before theyreturned to Germany

The group’s dancers invited thepeople from Freistadt to visit themin Erlangen. One year later, 40young people from the Freistadtarea went to Germany, where theystayed in the dancers’ homes andlearned Pomeranian folk dancesfrom Eike’s parents, Karl andHildegard Haenel.

The group of young people fromFreistadt asked their instructors tocome to Wisconsin the next year.

The Haenels came and stayedfor a month and a half. Theytaught the enthusiasticPomeranian-American kids evenmore folk dances. The Wisconsinkids rehearsed every night for thenext six weeks. And the rest, asthey say, is history.

In the years since our origin,we’ve grown to a polished perform-ing troupe of dancers and musi-cians. Pommersche TanzdeelFreistadt consists of three agegroups.

In the Lütten group, childrenages 6 through 8 participate instory-telling and games that teachabout our ethnic heritage, andlearn simple dances and songs inGerman.

The Backfische, ages 9 through13, learn more complicated dancesand choreography, as well as devel-oping poise, stamina and discipline.

Our main performing group con-

Pommersche TanzdeelFreistadt

Keba Diabate

Please turn to page 14

Keba Diabate, master drummerand player of the kora or 21-stringAfrican harp, is from Senegal, WestAfrica. He was born into a griotfamily of African artists, the tradi-tional musicians, dancers and sto-rytellers of West Africa. He grewup learning the griot traditions butbegan his formal training at age 13as a percussionist and kora player.

While West African drum musicis largely shared with others, thehand-made kora is still mostlyplayed by traditional West Africanartists. Keba performed on hisdrums and kora throughout WestAfrica for many years and was lastemployed with Ballet Banayabefore coming to the U.S. in early2008 to teach and perform drumand dance to students of all ages.

Keba founded Jali Kunda Drum

and Dance and the Jali Kundaband in 2009. Since then, Keba hastaught drum and dance and per-formed at over 30 schools, commu-nity centers, universities, theWisconsin Conservatory of Music,nursing homes, and churches. Heperforms with his band for wed-dings, baby naming ceremonies,parties, picnics, schools, communi-ty centers and various social andcultural events.

Keba teaches students of drumand dance an exciting and health-ful way to express themselves andat the same time get an aerobicworkout. In addition to classes atschools and community centers,Keba has an ongoing drum class atSt. Catherine’s Catholic Church,5101 W. Center St. every Saturday

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from 10 to11 a.m. He providesdrums for students who don’t haveone. To participate in drum class orhire his band, Keba can be reachedat 414/326-5880. You can alsoemail him at [email protected].

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from page 13

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Both the Italian CommunityCenter and Tradizione Vivente willbe participating in the 2013Holiday Folk Fair International,which is set for Friday, Nov. 22through Sunday, Nov. 24 at theWisconsin Exposition Center atState Fair Park in West Allis.

Advance tickets for the event,priced at $10, will go on sale at theICC in mid October. The ticketswill be available at the ICC recep-tion desk and at all of the organiza-tion’s events.

The Folk Fair’s theme is“Celebrating the Culture ofCommunity,” commemorating acommunity of people who arebound together by common ties,such as language, customs andbeliefs. They are also connected bywhat they think, how they behave,what they value and what they

pass on to the next generation. Thecommunity gives them an identityand a sense of belonging.

The “Culture of Community,”sometimes called “folklore” or “folk-life,” is the living expression of cul-ture woven into everyday life - any-one’s culture - learned and passedon informally from person to per-son. It must be alive and current tobe folklife, even though it may haveexisted over long stretches oftime. This intangible cultural her-itage refers to traditions or livingexpressions inherited from ourancestors and passed on to ourdescendants, those oral traditions,performing arts, social practices,rituals, festive events, knowledgeand practices concerning natureand the universe, and the knowl-edge and skills to produce tradi-tional crafts.

Holiday Folk Fair tickets to goon sale at ICC in mid October

Chef Rossella Rago featured in Festa’s Cucina Showcase

Rossella Rago, star of the online Italian cooking show, “Cooking withNonna,” brought her program to Festa Italiana on July 20 and 21. In thetop left photo, Rago (right) is seen cooking with nonna (grandmother)Maria Catalanotto of Rockford, Ill. Among the dishes they prepared were

cavatelli with cauliflower and breadcrumbs and fried zucchini flowers. Inthe other photo, Rago is seen at the oven frying both sides of the zucchiniflowers. Nonna Catalanotto’s family patiently waits to taste the food.(Times photos by Tom Hemman)

Chef and author Maria Liberati returned to Festa Italiana’s CucinaShowcase to display her culinary skills each day of the festival. Liberati,who has been described as the “Italian Martha Stewart” by Celebrity ChefMagazine, announced that she will soon be going a culinary series for thePublic Broadcasting System’s Create TV. (Times photo by Joe Spasiano)

Maria Liberati, the Italian ‘MarthaStewart’ returns to Festa’s Cucina

When we went inside his booth at Festa Italiana, “Papa Luigi” Sal Purporaasked us to take a picture of “Mama Maria.” So, here’s “Mama Maria,” Sal’swife, Maria, who was helping to prepare the food for Festa guests. PapaLuigi’s Pizza, with locations in Cudahy and South Milwaukee, has been aparticipant in Festa Italiana the last three years. Among the items ontheir Festa menu were skewered shrimp scampi, skewered spiedini, but-tery garlic bread, cheesy bosco sticks and lasagna rolls. (Times photo byTom Hemman)

Adult guests who came to the Roman Terrace Cocktail Lounge wereescorted up to the loft by an entertaining crew adorned in costumes of theRoman Era. These characters included (l to r): Matt Croft, Alisa Chojnacla,Mike Sabljak, Joe Noto and Joseph Cannestra as Caesar Augustus. (Timesphoto by Tom Hemman)

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These two photos provide examples of what it takes to put up FestaItaliana’s 43-foot replica of the famous “Campanile di San Marco” (St.Mark’s Bell Tower). In 2008, the Italian Community Center member andskilled craftsman Cosmo Carini was commissioned by the festival to buildthe replica. He designed and built it in four sections. A Giuffre Bros. Craneis used to hoist each section to its proper location. A volunteer stationedinside the tower securely fastens down each section to another section.

Craig Lieber and Vince Azzolina volunteered to fasten down the lower sec-tions of the tower. Tony Piacentini volunteered to climb up and secure thetop sections. A professional electrician is called upon to place the replicaof the archangel Gabriel on top on the bell tower and get the electricityrunning. Each year before Festa, Carini makes all necessary repairs toensure that the tower remains one of the centerpieces of Festa. (Timesphotos by Tom Hemman)

Erecting replica of Venice’s St. Mark’s bell tower no easy task

Vollrath Associates, the Milwaukee-based public relations firm that haspartnered with Festa Italiana the last three years, was recognized by festi-val officials during the opening ceremony. Gina Spang, Italian CommunityCenter President and Festa General Chair, presented the firm with its “InPartnership Award.” Spang (far right) is seen here with four members ofthe Vollrath team. From the left: Phil Vollrath, Partner and Co-Founder,Marilyn Vollrath, President and CEO, Julie Caan, Associate AccountExecutive, and Jessica Vollrath Huebner, Vice President. One of the newmarketing tools that Vollrath Associates engineered for Festa 2013 wasthe festival’s mobile app for Apple iPhones and iPads and Androiddevices. Festa was the first lakefront ethnic festival to offer a mobile app.(Times photo by Tom Hemman)

Festa officials recognizeVollrath Associates

Tre Bella – Lorraine Ferro, JoAnn Robertozzi and Rosie De Sanctis – madea highly successful debut at the 36th annual Festa Italiana. They were per-forming on the Spiked Island Adult Lemonade Stage when our photogra-pher took this picture. The trio also sang on the Miller Lite Stage and wasfeatured at the opening day ceremony. (Times photo by Joe Spasiano)

Left: Sal Strehlow and RachelAnderson, co-managers of Festa’sCinema Exhibit, displayed some ofthe alcoholic beverages that wereavailable for purchase. Strehlowand Anderson assumed responsi-ble of managing the exhibit thisyear from Strhelow aunt, AnnZambito. The cinema offers Festavisitors a chance to watch Italianfilm and travelogues, view posters,photos, biographies and otherinteresting information regardingthe innumerous contributions thatItalians and Italian Americanshave made to the film industry,enter the “Guess Who’s Italian?”contest and enjoy a refreshing bev-erage. (Times photo by TomHemman)

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Festa crowns its 7thItalian Idol champion

James Rosso of Cudahy (left) was selected the first-prize winner in theseventh annual “Italian Idol” competition at Festa Italiana. He sang “If IEver Wanted You,” the Shai hit, and the Hunter Hayes single “Wanted.”Rosso received a $500 cash prize. Second prize went to Steven Mattox ofKenosha (center), who was awarded $300. Garnering third prize ($200)was Judy Smolen of Brookfield (right). The Italian Idol competition wassponsored by WFA Asset Management Corporation and R&R Insurance.(Times photo by Tom Hemman)

Festa Italiana offers its guests a chance to taste some of the finest wines ofItaly and Napa Valley thanks to LoDuca Bros. Wine. Here, wine represen-tative John Birdsall provides details on some red Italian wines to RobertCampbell and Kari Kraenzler in the Uncorked Wine Tent. (Times photo byJoe Spasiano)

Guests enjoy winetastings at Festa

Carrying on an “Italian Idol” com-petition tradition, Anthony T.Machi opened the program withsome crowd-pleasing FrankSinatra tunes. Machi is a past pres-ident of the Italian CommunityCenter and a founding father ofFesta Italiana. (Times photo byTom Hemman)

Fans of swing were kept on their feet during the night-ly shows of Louie Prima, Jr. (on trumpet) and his

band, which performed nighly on the Miller Lite Stage.(Times photo by Joe Spasiano)

Above: The young participants in I Bei Bambini, the Children’s ItalianDance Group of Milwaukee, took a bow after completing their final per-formance on Saturday, July 20. The group is directed by Susie DeSanctisChristiansen and Marie Mattia. (Times photo by Tom Hemman)

Photo on left: Adam Torres, 7, and his sister, Adamaria, 2, spent time dur-ing their visit to Festa building things with LEGOs®. The LEGOs exhibitwas sponsored by HNTB Corporation, an employee-owned infrastructuresolutions firm, American Design, Inc. Architectural Services, and theMilwaukee Chapter of the National Association of Women in Construction(NAWIC Builds). (Times photo by Tom Hemman)

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Festa manager reports onLa Grande Parata of Festa 2013

By Susie (DeSanctis)Christiansen

Festa Parade ManagerOur goal was to have the Festa

Parade wind its ways through thefestival parade on both Saturdayand Sunday, July 20-21, becausethose are such family-oriented dayswith typically the highest atten-dance. Our parade celebratesfamiglia (family), cultura (culture)and all things Italian.

On Saturday, we had massivecrowds watching the parade, andthen on Sunday, the sky fell. Wewere forced to cancel the paradebecause of the rain, which is always

somewhat devastating, but we lookforward to the future.

Leading the parade on Saturdaywith the reverberating echo of theirdrums, we were thrilled to have IGruppo Tamburinari Siciliani diAspra (The Sicilian Tamburinari ofAspra, Sicily).

The parade also featured thebeautiful car from Reina Inter-national Autos, Chicago’s SicilianBand, which always adds so muchto the parade (they really are out-standing), Pinocchio, the BlueFairy and Topo Gigio and our gor-geous Pinocchio mobile, Italian folk

dance groups such as TradizioneVivente, I Bei Bambini and theRegional & Renaissance Dancersthrowing candy, superballs andbeach balls to the crowd, and theSicilian carretto (cart). We celebrat-ed Carnevale with a gorgeous horseand carriage and were joined bymembers of the Madison AreaJugglers, the premier juggling clubof Madison, Wis.

The parade was colorful, enter-taining and filled the air withItalian music.

Thanks to the help of AnnaPitzo, Liz Ceraso and Dave Spano,

we were able to raise approximate-ly $700 in sponsorships for theparade.

A tremendous amount of appre-ciation to Mark and AshleyDeSanctis, who worked side by sidewith me to address every detail andposition every volunteer, launchingthe parade on schedule on Satur-day. They were invaluable.

I will continue to think of newfloats, new entertainment and newways of enhancing and adding tothe parade each year. It truly is amoving celebration of our Italianculture and everything that we areproud of here.

Left photo: A new addition to “La Grande Parata della Festa Italiana” wasa horse-drawn carriage provided by Milwaukee Coach & Carriage.Members of the Italian Community Center’s Carnevale Royalty rode onthe carriage. Seen here are Re (King) John Alioto in front with the car-riage driver and Nonno Ray Besasie, seated inside the carriage. Theappearance of the horse-drawn carriage was made possible through thesponsorship of Anita’s Dance Center, Annex Wealth Management, JaznariAuto Repair, Armitage Research, Milwaukeehome, The Bronx Wanderers,Filippo Voltaggio and John Ciotta. (Times photo by Joe Spasiano)

The festival of Madonna a Mare(Madonna of the Sea) is celebratedon the second Sunday in Septemberin the Sicilian town of Patti(Messina province). A goldenMadonna statue is carried to the

sea in a procession. It is put on anilluminated boat to lead a proces-sion of vessels. The procession isfollowed by music concerts, dancingand plenty of opportunities to enjoyfood and wine.

Sicilian town celebratesMadonna of the Sea

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Young opera apprentice Mary-Kate Bock and her teacher, dramatic sopra-no Kay Sparling are seen here performing in the Dominic H. FrinziMemorial Opera tent. Sparling was the talent coordinator for Festa’sopera exhibit. Bock and other young apprentices who performed at Festaattend the Sparling Conservatory in Jefferson, Wis. for professional train-ing in opera. (Times photo by Joe Spasiano)

Maria White, an Italian Community Center member from Monticello,Iowa, returned to Festa Italiana’s Fine Arts exhibit to sell her handmadeornaments and pottery. Maria’s Art has long been a vendor in the exhibit.When our photographer arrived, she was painting a Christmas ornament.To check out, Maria’s ornaments and pottery, visit www.gifts4u.com. (Timesphoto by Tom Hemman)

Our photographer caught the Sicilian Band of Chicagoperforming inside the Pompeii Church and VintagePhoto Exhibit tent on Saturday, July 20. The band has

been a participant in Italian festivals in Chicago andMilwaukee since the early 1900s. (Times photo by TomHemman)

Volunteer Rosalia Ferrante standsalongside a statue of St. Rosalie,one of the many religious artifactsdisplayed in the Pompeii ChurchExhibit during the festival week-end. Ferrante has long been a vol-unteer for Italian CommunityCenter Historian Mario A. Carini,who is in charge of the exhibit.(Times photo by Tom Hemman)

Laura Rollin of Green Bay looked at the wedding photos that were part ofthe vintage Italian American exhibit at Festa Italiana. The photos dis-played are part of the Italian Community Center’s extensive collection,estimated to be one of the largest of its kind in the United States. (Timesphoto by Tom Hemman)

Joe Zambito and the Tamburinari from Aspra wishto thank the Italian Community Center for inviting theSicilian drummers to participate in this year’s FestaItaliana.

We also extend our thanks to the sponsor, Palermo’sPizza, as well as to the other donors who helped makethe group’s visit to Milwaukee a beautiful and enjoy-able experience. We hope all of the group who saw usperform liked it. We wanted to bring a little bit of tradi-

tion and cultural authenticity to Festa. Hopefully wesucceeded in doing this.

Thank you so much ICC, Palermo’s, St. RosaliaSociety, Madonna Del Lume Society, AbruzzeseSociety, Filippo Mazzei Greater Milwaukee Lodge 2763(Sons of Italy in America), Peter Sciortino’s Bakery,Glorioso’s Italian Market, Carini’s Conca D’Oro andReina International Auto/Vespa Milwaukee.

Mille Grazie.

Tamburinari thanks sponsor and donors

This group of volunteers – member of Pursuing Our Italian HeritageTogether. Chapter 22 – was on hand to help Festa visitors interested inresearching their family history. Seated (l to r): Barbara Bombaci andLynn Thrasher. Standing: George Koleas and Janan Stefanski. (Timesphoto by Tom Hemman)

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Registration form forItalian I course & Italian III course

Name(s) ___________________________________________________________

Address ___________________________________________________________

City, State, Zip _____________________________________________________

Phone No. ___________________Email _________________________________

I am (we are) enrolling in: � Italian I course � Number of persons enrolling.

� Italian III course � Number of persons enrolling.

Course fee: ICC Member - $100.00; Non-Member - $110.00

Make payment to: Italian Community Center, and send to: ICC, c/o Italian Class,631 E. Chicago St., Milwaukee, WI 53202-5916. Enrollment in each class is limit-ed to the first 25 students who send in this registration form with full payment.

The Italian Community Centerwill offer an introductory class(Italian I) and an advanced class(Italian III) this fall startingTuesday, Sept. 10.

Both courses will be held on 10consecutive Tuesday nights, withthe final classes on Nov. 12.

Instructor Enrica TarantinoWoytal described Italian I as beingfor those who want an introductionto the language and the culture ofItaly. The introductory course willrun from 5:30 to 7:15 p.m.

The Italian III course will beginat 7:30 p.m. on Tuesdays, and endat 9:15 p.m. “Italian III is for stu-dents who have completed ourItalian I and II classes or have

knowledge of the Italian language,”Tarantino Woytal said.

Enrollment is open to ICC mem-bers and the general public. Thereis a limit of 25 students per class.The fee for each course is $100 foran ICC member and $110 for anon-member. The fee does notinclude the course textbook.

An Italian II course is not beingoffered this semester.

To register, complete the formaccompanying this article. Checksor money orders are payable to theItalian Community Center.Registration will be accepted up tothe start of the Sept. 10 classes ifthe enrollment limit has not beenreached.

Italian I and III coursesfor adults and teens to

start Sept. 10 at ICC

Free Children's Italian Course Registration Form(For children ages 6-12)

at the Italian Community Center, 631 E. Chicago St., Milwaukee

Parent(s) Name ________________________________________

Address ______________________________________________

City ________________________ State _______ Zip __________

Phone No.: ______________ Email_________________________

Children's Names & Ages: _______________________________

______________________________________________________

______________________________________________________

Send this form to: Children's Italian Course, c/o ICC,631 E. Chicago St., Milwaukee, WI 53202-5916.

The fall semester of a free week-ly series of Italian classes for chil-dren between the ages of 6 and 12will begin Saturday, Sept. 14, atthe Italian Community Center. Theclass, which runs from 2 to 4 p.m.,will continue for eight weeks, withthe final session on Nov. 2.

The course is intended to pro-vide children with an introductionto the Italian language and the cul-ture of Italy. Besides learning somebasic words and the Italian alpha-bet, the children also make draw-ings for holiday and special occa-sions and receive a snack duringeach Saturday session.

The instructor is EnricaTarantino Woytal, who also leadsthe ICC’s Italian classes for teensand adults. She was honored by

WisItalia as Wisconsin’s 2009“Italian Teacher of the Year.”Tarantino Woytal has been leadingthe children’s class at ICC since theearly 1980s. Over the years, sever-al hundred youngsters have partici-pated in the free class.

To register for the spring semes-ter, please complete the formaccompanying this article and mailit to: Children’s Italian Course, c/oICC, 631 E. Chicago St.,Milwaukee, WI 53202-5916. Sincethere is no enrollment fee, parentscan also register their children inperson any time during the semes-ter.

For further information, contactthe ICC office at 414/223-2180, orEnrica Tarantino Woytal or PietroTarantino at 414/481-0170, or viaemail at [email protected].

Free children’s Italianclass to Sept. 14 at ICC

Italian Community Center Historian Mario A. Carini presented a lectureon Italian immigration, including those who settled in Milwaukee, to stu-dents and staff from McPhearson College’s Milwaukee Campus on June26. As part of the lecture, Carini led the group on a tour of center’s corri-dor where several hundred vintage photos of Milwaukee’s early Italianimmigrants and their families are displayed. (Times photo by TomHemman)

ICC Historian Mario Carinipresents lecture to

McPhearson College students

For the second straight year, the Italian Conference Center operated anoutdoor bar and patio during the 11-day run of Summerfest. Jim Schultz(left), restaurant/banquet manager, was in charge of the bar and patio.Seen with him here are Reuben Oquendo-Perez and Dale Hensel. (Timesphoto by Tom Hemman)

ICC staff operates outdoorbar during Summerfest

Pietro Tarantino, a longtimemember and past board member ofthe Italian Community Center, isoffering free assistance to membersof Wisconsin’s Italian communityon matters involving the Italiangovernment. Tarantino will be atthe ICC on the first Saturday of themonth from 12:30 to 3 p.m.

Tarantino is a member ofComites (Comitato degli Italiani

all’estero) and a liaison to theItalian General Consulate ofChicago.

Among the matters for whichTarantino can provide assistanceare visas and passports, power ofattorney, verification of signatures,documents relating to death certifi-cates and declarations dealing withcitizenship, civil status and pen-sions.

Pietro Tarantino offershelp to Italian citizens

Having a fall sale? Let our readers know about it by

purchasing an ad in our next issue. For information on

advertising costs and ad sizes, contact The Italian Times

at 414-223-2801 or send an email to Editor Tom Hemman

at [email protected].

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Courtyard Music Series heading intohome stretch with shows on two nights

By Thomas HemmanTimes Editor

The 13th season of the ItalianCommunity Center’s free-admis-sion Courtyard Music Series hasgenerated much enthusiasm,according to Joe Campagna, Jr. andSal Quarino, coordinators of thesummer concerts. They are bettingthat the extension of the series intoSeptember on two of the four nightswill produce much of the sameexcitement.

In September, music lovers canenjoy the jazz and blues series,which are being combined into onenight each week – Tuesday night–and rock and roll shows which arecontinuing on Thursday nights.The Wednesday opera, classicaland show tunes series concludesAug. 28 as most of the performersare returning to their full-timemusical or teaching professions.

On behalf on the ICC,Campagna expressed thanks toInternational Auto Groups forsponsoring this year’s series. “We’revery excited to have Internationalaboard. Their support has allowedus to continue this series with nocover charge and no drink mini-mum,” he said.

International Autos Groups,operator of 11 auto dealerships inthe Milwaukee and Chicagolandarea, was also a sponsor of FestaItaliana.

Campagna and Quarino praisedthe extraordinary talents of TomSorce and Kay Sparling in puttingtogether a line-up of great enter-tainment that includes the bestmusicians and vocalists in theMidwest and around the country.Sorce was responsible for securingthe acts on Monday, Tuesday andThursday nights. Sparling was thetalent coordinator for theWednesday night performances.

Both Campagna and Quarinopraised Patrick Morgan, ItalianCommunity Center business man-ager, who they said deserves muchof the credit for helping to makeeach show a great entertainmentand dining experience for audi-ences. The great food, the excellententertainment and beautiful out-door setting make the ICC theplace to be on summer nights, theysaid.

Food and bar service is availablethroughout each show. The CafeLa Scala menu offers appetizers,sandwiches, dinner entrees,desserts, an extensive wine list andan array of popular drinks until 10p.m.

All programs in the series arefrom 6:30 to 9 p.m. and are open tothe public and go on rain or shine.If the weather is inclement, theacts move indoors to the FestaBallroom. Ample free parking isavailable in the lot south of thebuilding.

Here’s the lineup for the lastweek of August. There will be norock and roll show on Thursday,Aug. 29 in deference to the Harley-Davidson’s 110th anniversary cele-bration, which opens that day atnearby Maier Festival Park.

Here’s the September schedule.• Tuesday, Sept. 3 – Pete

Sorce, Jeff Lebarge & SwingExplosion. Featuring the smoothvocals of Pete Sorce and the classicarrangements of Jeff Labarge withthe finest musicians from southeastWisconsin, the 18-piece ensemble ofSwing Explosion brings excitement,prestige and sophistication to any

stage – and they don’t just do bigband music. Their unique andeclectic style is guaranteed to haveyou tapping your toes.

This group plays a variety ofstyles from a variety of composersand arrangers: Stan Kenton,Woody Herman, Buddy Rich, DukeEllington, Count Basie, GlennMiller, Frank Sinatra, BobbyDarin, Brian Setzer, BarryManilow, Lionel Ritchie, Big BadVooDoo Daddy and lots more.

• Thursday, Sept. 5 – Doo-Wop Daddies. One of Milwaukee’slongest running rock and roll showbands – the Doo-Wop Daddies –come back to the ICC for a first andonly performance in this summer’sCourtyard Music Series.

The Doo-Wop Daddies capturethe demanding styles of doo-wopmusic with unsurpassed excellence.That’s only the beginning. TheDaddies don’t merely recreate theclassic genre but have redefined itand made it their own 21st centurydoo-wop. The group’s live showsattain that ideal unity of masterfulperformance and entertainment.Combining elements of vintage andcutting edge musical technologies,the Daddies produce an excitingthreatrical show that remainsfaithful to the doo-wop style.

The Doo-Wop Daddies lineupincludes Mike Sturino, Mike Welch,Ryan Clark, Mark Lansing, TomRiepenhoff, Lee Stephens, LeeWanek and Terry Casey.

• Tuesday, Sept. 10 – ComoNo. Making their first and onlyappearance in the 2013 CourtyardMusic Series is Como No, whichplays Latin jazz with some funkand plenty of drums. The ensembleincludes John Ricco (congas), JohnSeydewitz (drums and percussion),Jeno Somlai (piano), John Simons(bass and trombone) and JoelFreisinger (organ).

• Thursday, Sept. 12 – OldiesBut Goodies Spectacular. Thiswill be the final performance in the2013 series for the Oldies ButGoodies Spectacular, a longtime fanfavorite. This multi-talented bandwas formed by vocalist Kim Marieover 20 years ago after she complet-ed seven years in Las Vegas and agig for Chevrolet at New YorkCity’s Lincoln Center and in vari-ous cities around the country.

Kim Marie said her goal in form-ing the band was to gather themost talented Milwaukee areamusicians from bands popular inthe 1960s and regenerate the nos-talgic feel of the ‘60s rock and rollera in Milwaukee.

Joining Kim Marie today arevocalists Tony Clementi and ChuckTravis, keyboardist, Bob Sanders,drummer Bruce Cole, lead guitaristTom Sorce, bass guitarist JeffBurkhardt, saxophonist MikeMiller, trombonist Jay Allison andtrumpeter Mike Betts.

• Tuesday, Sept. 17 – The

Jimmys. Named the “2012 BestSwing/Big Band Ensemble“ by theWisconsin Area Music Industry,the band continued wracking uphonors in 2013, winning fiveMadison Area Music Awardsincluding 2013 Artist of the Yearand Blues Performer of the Year.The group consists of JimmyVoegeli (keyboardist), DarrenSterud (brass intrumentalist) andPeterson Ross (woodwind intru-mentalist) who have been honoredindividually.

The band’s 2012 studio album“Gimme The Jimmys” also earnedrecognition last year garnering fiveMadison Area Music Awards andranking high on blues charts. Thealbum features all original tunesperformed by the band with helpfrom world renown guests includ-ing Dan Baird of The GeorgiaSatellites, Bun E. Carlos of CheapTrick, Warner Hodges of Jason &The Scorchers, Kyle Henderson ofThe Producers, Richard Wiegel ofThe Midwesterners and 2010Grammy-winning guitarist BillyFlynn.

• Thursday, Sept. 19 – TomAnthony Group. Whether it’s thesummer Courtyard Music Series orthe winter Cabin Fever Series, theTom Anthony Group(www.tomanthony.com) performsbefore a packed house. VocalistTom Anthony has long been a fix-ture on the Milwaukee area musicscene. Teaming with Tom Sorce(guitar), Joel Freisinger (key-boards) and Brian Ford (drums),Anthony presents the best of therock, pop and rhythm and blues erawith a bit of today’s country.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 had a busyJuly and August, including a 10-day gig at the Wisconsin State Fair.

• Tuesday, Sept. 24 – LaChazz. Formed in 1978 by gui-tarist Toty Ramos, La Chazz (lac-hazz.com) began as an 11-piecesalsa band that featured originalcompositions and renditions offamous Latin bands of the time.Later, Ramos decided to concen-trate on original instrumental

Latin jazz works to showcase theband members’ improvisationalskills and to differentiate La Chazzfrom traditional salsa bands. Thegroup, which now consists of ninemembers, performs regularlythroughout the Milwaukee area.

Joining Ramos are AllenJohnson and Michael Betta (trum-pet), Michael Franceschi (trom-bone), Jim Paolo (bass guitar),Tony Ayala and Hector Rodriguez(percussions) and Jeno Somlai(drums).

• Thursday, Sept. 26 – LarryLynne Band. Milwaukee’s“Godfather of Rock and Roll,” LarryLynne and his band return to closeout the 2013 Courtyard MusicSeries. The band presents a uniquevariety show that consists of rock,country-rock, blues and classicfavorites from the ‘50s, ‘60s and‘70s to today’s hits and noveltymusic with a touch of comedy.Lynne, a vocalist/guitarist, was amember of The Skunks, aMilwaukee-based band, whichlanded a Top 40 hit, “I RecommendHer,” in 1964. He performed in the“Salute to 35 Years of FestaItaliana Entertainment” show atthe ICC last November.

Joining Lynne is his currentband are James Aubrey (keyboards,violin and guitar), Jon Dymond(bass) and Pat Michaels (drums).For more information on the band,visit www.larrylynne.com.

Doo-Wop Daddies

Tom Anthony

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Ladies of UNICO to celebrate 50thanniversary with fashion show, raffle,

auction and luncheonBy Sophia Michalovitz

Ladies of UNICO PresidentThe Milwaukee Ladies of

UNICO will celebrate its 50thanniversary this year.

The organization, whose mottois “Service Above Self,” is commit-ted to supporting community proj-ects and offering scholarships towomen of Italian ancestry.

This commitment has led todonations to many groups in thecommunity: the USO Room atGeneral Mitchell InternationalAirport, Ronald McDonald House,the Milwaukee County HistoricalSociety, St. John’s ThanksgivingDinner, care packages to militarypersonnel, Repairers of the Breach,Milwaukee’s Victory School ItalianImmersion Program and the listgoes on.

The anniversary celebration willinclude the Charitable FashionShow, “La Bella Moda,” whichhelps support the organization’scharitable projects, and will takeplace on Saturday, Sept. 21 at theItalian Community Center from 11a.m. to 3 p.m.

Included in the event will be raf-fle tables and fantastic silent auc-tion items.

The fashion show will take placeat noon followed by a luncheon at 1p.m.

Fashions and make-upThe fashion show will fea-

ture Terry Michael Designs, whohas done many shows in theMilwaukee area as well as LosAngeles, and fabulous furs from

The Fur Gallery at Boston Store.Erik of Norway-Downtown will dothe models’ hair styling.

Make-up will be done by theteam of Gina Barrington andMaggie Kerr of their newlylaunched mobile beauty team calledThe Beauty Department.

Cost and reservations infoThe cost of the event is $50 and

includes a cookbook by therenowned author, Linda Mustchler.

For reservations, please callSophia Michalovitz at 414/731 -7693 or Ann Romano at 414/464-1536. You may also emailMichalovitz at [email protected] for more information.

About Linda MustchlerIn 2005, after retiring from Wall

Street, Mustchler set out to writeFast Track to Fine Dining. Foreach menu, she developed adetailed timeline so that any readercan plan and prepare fabulousmeals. She has always been inter-ested in setting goals and pursuingnew and varied interests.

Muatchler trained for 1998Olympics trials in long track speedskating, placing fourth in the 5000meters. During her stay inLondon, she trained for and ran theLondon marathon.

Currently living in Milwaukeewith her husband and two children,Mustchler continues to cook andtest recipes. When not in thekitchen, she and her husbandspend their time volunteering,focusing their efforts on educationand the environment.

The Milwaukee Ladies of UNICO made a $500 donation to the fund-raisingeffort for a proposed addition to the Ronald McDonald House onWatertown Plank Road in Wauwatosa. The donation was presented toSteve Brynd, a Ronald McDonald House Charities volunteer, by AnnRomano, chair of the UNICO Ladies’ Community Projects Committee atthe organization’s June 18 membership meeting. The Ronald McDonaldHouse provides a “home away from home” for families whose lives havebeen disrupted as a result of their child’s illness or injury.

UNICO Ladies makedonation for Ronald

McDonald House additionRose Mary Joecks and Anna

Marie Galioto were honored at thePompeii Women’s Club 2013“Angels of the Year” at the organi-zation’s May Crowning dinner cere-mony on May 29. Both are longtime

active members of the club.In their role as the “Angels,”

Joecks and Galioto were asked toplace the crown on the statue of theBlessed Mother during the MayCrowning ceremony.

Pompeii Women honor‘Angels of the Year’

Longtime member PatConsolazione has been installedas president of the PompeiiWomen’s Club for the next twoyears. She succeeds Carla SanFelippo.

The installation of new officerstook place on June 19 at the orga-nization’s general membershipdinner meeting at the ItalianCommunity Center. MilwaukeeCounty Circuit Court Judge MaryTriggiano officiated at the swear-ing-in ceremony.

Other officers are: MaryPecoraro as vice president; MarieSchwindt as treasurer; JanetCorona as recording secretary;and Christina MacCudden as cor-responding secretary.

The board of directors includesColleen Berry, Agnes Bova-

Ulezelski, Dolores Buttitta, AnnaRose San Felippo, Carla SanFelippo, Phyllis Travia, MaryWinard and Suzanne Wypijewski.

Consolazione announced thefollowing chairmanships and non-elective positions: Anna MarieGalioto as historian; PattiBennetts as hospitality chair;Aggie Collura as membershipchair; Mary Winard as publicrelations chair; SuzanneWypijewski as sergeant-at-arms;Carla San Felippo and LucilleSorce as scholarship chairs;Phyllis Travia as spiritual direc-tor; and Agnes Bova-Ulezelski aswarming hearts chair.

Consolazione has yet toannounce a chair for the club’sPalm Sunday Breakfast Buffetfund-raiser.

Pompeii Women’s Clubinstalls officers and board

members for new termPat Consolazione serving as president

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Justinian Society to honor Schiro,D’Angelo and Jaskolski at Oct. 11

Columbus Day DinnerThe Wisconsin Justinian Society

of Lawyers announced that it willhonor attorneys Frank Schiro andRonald Jaskolski and dentistDaniel D’Amato at itsl annualColumbus Day Dinner on Friday,Oct. 11 at the Wisconsin Club.

Schiro will receive the organiza-tion’s “Jurist of the Year” award.D’Angelo will be honored as the“Italian of the Year.” Jaskolski willbe recognized as “Citizen of theYear.”

Those interested in attendingthe dinner are asked to contactAttorney Christine DaviesD’Angelo at 262/523-4321.

Frank SchiroFrank Schiro, J.S., has been a

trial attorney and litigator, havingtried innumerable criminal andcivil jury and court trials in federaland state courts, primarily in mostcounties in and around Milwaukeeand southeastern Wisconsin,including felony, misdemeanor,personal injury, worker’s compen-sation and large claim civil, as wellas federal age discrimination andfamily law cases.

Schiro has used his extensivetrial experience to assist individu-als with complex criminal and civilmatters before state and federalagencies and courts at all levels.

He is a past president of theWisconsin Justinian Society ofLawyers, the current president ofthe National Italian American BarAssociation and first vice presidentof the Illinois-Wisconsin GrandLodge of the Order Sons of Italy inAmerica. He is a member of theItalian Community Center, La

Società di San Giuseppe, founderand past president of the FilippoMazzei Greater Milwaukee LodgesNo. 2763 of the Order Sons of Italyin America and parish member ofHoly Family Congregation, St.Peter and Paul Catholic Churchand Eastbrook Church.

After earning his jurist doctor’sdegree from Marquette UniversityLaw School in 1969, Schiro servedas a public defender for theMilwaukee County FederalDefender Project (1969-1970) andwas an assistant district attorneyfor Milwaukee County (1970-1976).He has been in private practiceever since.

Daniel D’AngeloAfter graduating from Mar-

quette University School ofDentistry in 1971, D’Angelo wenton to become a captain in the U.S.Air Force (1971-1974). Followinghis military service, Dan served asa fellow in Oral and MaxillofacialSurgery at the Mayo ClinicGraduate School of Medicine inRochester, Minn. In 1977, hemoved his family to Waukesha andentered private practice with Oraland Maxillofacial SurgeryAssociates. In 2003, Dan enhancedhis education by obtaining a degreein Biomedical Ethics from theMedical College of Wisconsin.

Throughout his career he hasbeen a member of or sat on theboard of more than 25 professionalorganizations including theAmerican Dental Association, theWisconsin Dental Association serv-ing on the Board of Directors andSpeaker of the House andPresident of the Waukesha CountyDental Society. He is a Diplomateof the American Board of Oral andMaxillofacial Surgery and a Fellowof the American Association of Oraland Maxillofacial Surgeons, theAmerican Dental Society ofAnesthesiology and the Inter-national Association of Oral andMaxillofacial Surgeons.

From 1994-2006, D’Angeloserved as an adjunct associate andassistant professor and coursedirector of “Bioethics and DentalProfessionalism” at MarquetteUniversity School of Dentistry.

D’Angelo is the secretary on theboard of directors for ProHealthCare, Inc. and the vice chairmanfor the board of trustees forWaukesha Memorial Hospital. Heis a member of the EthicsCommittee for both WaukeshaMemorial Hospital and Ocono-mowoc Memorial Hospital.

He is currently the chairman ofthe board of directors for theWaukesha County CommunityDental Clinic, which opened itsdoors in May 2008 to provide fulltime dental care to low incomeWaukesha County residents. In2011, the clinic provided $1.3 mil-lion in dental care at 6,117 appoint-ments.

His wife, Patricia D’Angelo, aWaukesha county attorney.

Ron JaskolskiJaskolski earned his first profes-

sional degree in law in 1965 and

his doctorate of law in 1967 fromMarquette University Law School.Upon graduation, he entered pri-vate practice. Since 2000, he hasbeen pantners with his son, James,in Jaskolski & Jaskolski, S.C., cur-rently located in Greenfield at 3573S. 108th St.

Jaskolski has been a member ofthe State Bar of Wisconsin since1965 and past board member of theFamily Law Section of that organi-zation. Among his other member-ships are the Milwaukee BarAssociation and American BarAssociation, of which he was amember of the Custody Committeeof the Family Law Section. He wasinitially appointed circuit courtcommissioner by MilwaukeeCounty Judge Michael Skierawskiand reappointed by Judge VictorManian,

Jeskolski is a former fellow ofthe American Academy ofMatrimonial Lawyers and a pastpresident of the Wisconsin Chapter.He has given numerous lectures onlegal topics, including custodyissues and other family law mat-ters. He has been a guardian-ad-litem for children in numerous fam-ily law cases.

Jeskolski is active in theMilwaukee and Polish communi-ties. He is a past president of theMilwaukee Society of the PolishNational Alliance, a longstandingmember of the Southside BusinessClub, a charter member of theInter-national Mushroom PickersSociety, director of St. Joseph’sFoundation, past preident and co-founder of South CommunityOrganization and a former boardmember of Thomas More HighSchool.

He also represented the SpanishCenter in Milwaukee on a pro bonobasis for more than 10 years,

Jeskolski has always professedthat “kids come first” and in thatcapacity for years he was the secre-tary of Clinicare Corporation,which treated emotionally dis-turbed children. He is also involvedin coaching children, sponsoringLittle League teams and was co-chairman of the annual St. Jude’sHospital Golf Outing, which raisedover $600.000 for the treatment ofchildren with cancer during hisyears of service (2000-2008).

Frank Schiro, JD Daniel D’Angelo, DDS Ronald Jaskolski, JD

From the left: Scholarship Committee members Dave Doern and DomenicFoti, recipients Jamie Piatt and Austin Markiewicz, committee chair JoePalmisano and Pompeii Men’s Club President Chuck Lazzaro. (Photo pro-vided by the Pompeii Men’s Club)

The Pompeii Men’s Club award-ed scholarships to two students ata dinner ceremony at the ItalianCommunity Center on Tuesday,Aug. 13. The scholarships went toAustin Markiewicz and JamiePiatt.

Markiewicz, who attended St.Charles Borromeo School, will beattending Thomas More HighSchool this fall. Piatt attended

Catholic East School and will beattending Dominican High School.

Award recipients were selectedby a panel of judges who followedthe criteria: grades, communityservice, family, financial need andcircumstances. One stipulation wasthat each student be a Catholicgrade school graduate who will beattending a Catholic high school inthe fall.

Pompeii Men awardtwo scholarships

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WisItalia presented its 2013“Teacher of the Year Award” toLisa Joy Mell, an Italian instructorat Green Bay Preble and East HighSchools, its “President’s Award” toPeter and Marlene Feira, and spe-cial award to Club ItaloAmericanofor dedication to preserving theheritage of Italian Americans andpromoting positive relationshipswith educational and culturalgroups in the Green Bay area.

Club ItaloAmericano of GreenBay hosted the 10th annualWisItalia Awards Banquet at theBlack & Tan Grille in the historicBellin Building in downtown GreenBay.

Club members and guests gath-ered before dinner at the Nicolet

Bank parking lot for a “passeggia-ta” (leisurely stroll) along the FoxRiver.

Attendees included RobertoPennazzato, Director of Educationfor the Consulate General of Italyin Chicago, local dignitaries andrepresentatives of Green BaySchool District.

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Reconnect with your Sicilian familyBy George Koleas

Researching your family history continues to grow in popularity. Thepopular show, “Who Do You Think You Are,” returned to television recentlyon the TLC network on Tuesdays at 8 p.m. On this show, you watchcelebrities start with what they know about some part of their family andhow they expand this information.

Past episodes are available at www.tlc.com/tv-shows/who-do-you-think-you-are/videos/who-do-you-think-you-are.htm. PBS will be airing“Genealogy Roadshow” September 23 to October 14. For more information,go to: www.pbs.org/about/news/archive/2013/genealogy-roadshow-natl/.

Many visitors to our Festa Italiana display in the culture tent expressedan interest in starting to research their family histories. Some of these vis-itors were surprised to learn that research on their family may already beavailable.

Members of Pursuing Our Italian Names Together, Chapter 22, alsoknown as the Italian Family History Club at the Italian CommunityCenter, have members researching their families from all over Italy. A sig-nificant number of Milwaukee Italians are from Sicily. A significantamount of our members also share this heritage.

Of those members, a large number are related to families from in andaround the Province of Palermo with surnames that include: Affatigato,Aiello, Aliota, Alioto, Amato, Arena, Arioto, Asciutto, Balesteri, Balestreire,Balestrere, Balestreri, Balestrieri, Balisteri, Balistreri, Balistrieri, Basile,Battaglia, Bellante, Bellanti, Billante, Busalacchi, Busalachi, Buttita,Buttitt, Buttone, Cefalu, Colla, Contorno, Corona, Corrao, Crisci, Crivello,D’Aquisto, D’Amato, D’Amico, Damato, Dentice, Dentici, Desalvo, Frittata,Frittitta, Galioto, Guardalabene, Gumina, Lalicata, Lamonica, Latona,Lococo, Lupo, Machi, Marino, Martarano, Martorana, Martorano, Mercurio,Messina, Pizzo, Purpura, Sanfilippo, Scardina, Scola, Sorce, Sparacino,Squatrito, Storniolo, Tagliavia, Taormina, Taormino, Tarantino, Vetrano,Villa, Vitrano, Zanca and many, many others with various spellings.

You can be just like the celebrities on “Who Do You Think You Are.”You can bring what you know and connect it to research that has been done

over many years. To access this information, you will need to provide uswith information about your family; starting with you and extending as farback as you can, but at least to your immigrant ancestor. The more infor-mation you provide, the greater the opportunity for us to connect you toexisting research. There is no cost, except for the time you take to compilewhat you know about your family. When you provide that information, wewill verify the connection and provide you with information that our mem-bers and other researchers have collected over many years of research.

If you are not related to one of these other families, but your family isfrom Sicily, another way to reconnect is to attend a reunion for all familiesfrom Sicily. Michael Aliota, with the help of Antonina “Nina” CrivelloGusho and Virginia Alioto Bonini, is planning a Sicilian family reunion forSept. 27 at the ICC, 631 E. Chicago St., Milwaukee. There will be a cashbar at 5:30 p.m., dinner at 6:30 p.m.. The cost is $43 per person. There willalso be a sweet table and prizes. Please make checks payable to “SicilianFamily Reunion” Please list each full name on your reservation. The dead-line is Sept. 13. Sorry, but there will be no walk-in registration. Thisreunion is open to anyone with a Sicilian heritage. Send your check and listof names attending to Virginia Alioto Bonini, 10917 N. San Marino Dr.,Mequon, WI 53092. If you have a question, please call 262/241-9126.

You are welcome to join us at our next meeting on Saturday, Sept. 21 atthe ICC starting at 10:30 a.m. and concluding at noon. We welcome anyonewith an interest in Italian family history.

If you have any questions or need additional information aboutresearching your Italian family history, please feel free to contact me,George Koleas, by e-mail at [email protected] or by calling 262/251-7216 after 7 p.m.

Italian Community Center member Rose Spang hosteda luncheon for Joyce Cupertino at the ICC on July 15to recognize her 51 years of teaching students inWisconsin and other states. Cupertino recentlyannounced her retirement as a teacher at BrookfieldAcademy, where she had taught all levels of Latin atthe middle school level for 20 years. She came toBrookfield Academy after several years as an instruc-tor at St. Mary’s Academy in St. Francis. Cupertino

and Spang were classmates at Alverno College yearsago. Spang’s daughters and some of her grandchildrenwent on to have Cupertino as one of their teachers.Among the luncheon attendees was Sister Joel Read,OFC, who was Cupertino’s history instructor atAlverno. Reade is the only person seated in this photo.Cupertino is in the dark blouse with jacket behindReade. Spang is in a dress close to the table with thewhite tablecloth. (Times photo by Tom Hemman)

Rose Spang hosts luncheon forJoyce Cupertino who retires after

51 years of teaching

The following people became members of the Italian CommunityCenter between June 8 and August 15, 2013. Benvenuti! (Welcome!)

Jerry & Linda Federighe of Brookfield

Tindaro & Linda Caputo of Milwaukee

Patrick Anelli of Des Plaines, IL

Anthony J. Brau of Scottsdale, AZ

Jenny Benjamin and childrenSophia, Maggie and Ally Smith of Milwaukee

Welcome new ItalianCommunity

Center members!WisItalia honors GreenBay teacher, husband

and wife and club

Letters frommembers and

friendsTo the Italian CommunityCenter:

On behalf of the PalmisanoFamily, I wish to express my heart-felt gratitude to the ItalianCommunity Center Board ofDirectors for the beautiful flowersand sympathies to the family formy mother’s funeral. Thank youalso to the many people who donat-ed to the ICC in my mother’sname. Patrick Morgan and DavidStachowiak did a great job with theluncheon at the ICC following thefuneral. Truly a celebration for mymother. Molte grazie.

Mike Palmisano

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Spotlight on Cultural Arts

Decades and even centuries arethe pathway down which operamarks its passage. It can be tracedto the pen of Claudio Monteverdi,who composed L’Orfeo in 1607,which is regarded as the first oper-atic masterwork. He is noted forThe Return of Ulysses in 1640 andThe Coronation of Poppea in 1642.

This marked the beginning of along succession of operatic works bythe likes of Francesco Cavalli, whowrote Ormindo (1644) and Giasone(1649), a work that first separatedaria and recitative. This work wasregarded as the most popular operaof the 17th century.

The list of composers and operatitles is impressive by any stan-dard. Henry Purcell’s Dido andAereas and The Fairy Queen arethere, as well as George FredericHandel’s many masterpiecesamong which are The Beggar’sOpera, Bodolina and Giulio Cesareand, let’s not forget, Orlando,which has been described as“remarkable” and among Handel’s“best works.” The unique Serse andSemele in 1738 and 1744 respec-tively are among his finest. Serse

contains the memorable openingaria Ombra Mai Fu.

Other notable names runthrough the 1700’s includingBattista Pergolesi (La ServaPadrona), a model for opera buffasand many of Mozart’s classic workswere still to come. Jean-PhilippeRameau’s Castor and Pollox, onlymoderately successful at first, cameto be regarded as among the com-poser’s “finest achievements.”

Between the years 1750-1799,there was Niccolo Piccinini,Christoph Gluc and, of course, theestimable Wolfgang A. Mozart, whomade their marks, as did JosephHaydn and Giovanni Paisello withhis early version of Barber ofSeville.

During these years, Mozart com-posed his famous works includingThe Marriage of Figaro, DonGiovanni, Così Fan Tutte,Idomeneo and The Abduction Fromthe Seraglio. Mozart was 21 in1777. We must not neglect to men-tion his Magic Flute and LaClemenza di Tito, the last opera hewrote before his untimely death in1791.

Ludwig von Beethoven wrote hisonly opera Fidelio in 1805 andGioachino Rossini came onto thescene in the early 1800’s with hisLa Scala di Seta in 1812. This wasfollowed in rapid succession byL’Italiani in Algeri, Trancredi, TheTurk in Italia, The Barber ofSeville, Otello, Cinderella andMoses in Egypt.

Rossini’s other works includeThe Lady of the Lake,Seminramide, The Siege of Corinthand The Thieving Magpie, whichcontains one of the most familiarovertures in all of opera.

Carl Maria Von Weber,Vincenzo Bellini and GaetanoDonizetti, Giuseppe Verdi, RichardWagner, Peter Tchaikovsky, PietroMascagni, Ruggiero Leoncavallo,Jules Massenet, UmbertoGiordano, Giacomo Puccini andAntonin Dvorak are among thefamous names that are part of theperiod leading up to 1900. There issome overlap, but I’ll deal with thisin a future column.

Digressing for a few moments,the thought occurred to me to ask ifopera could stand on its own with-

out the presence of singers. Is thereenough in most operas that wouldallow them to stand alone? I thinkin some works this might be truewith some of the wonderful over-tures, intermezzi and exquisiteintroductions to the vocal lines. Anintriguing question to be sure, alsoto be dealt with in the future.

Quotable quote: In life beautyperishes, but not in art. – LeonardoDa Vinci

Opera Topics by Angelo Castronovo

L’Angolo del PoetaPrepared by Barbara Collignon and Roberto Ciampi

Poetry by women was rarely included inanthologies of poetry published before the 20thcentury. In an effort to bring awareness to thefact that women all over the world do write poet-ry and in order to honor them and their work,this column will attempt to feature, from time totime, contemporary poetesse.

Poetry can bedefined in myriadways. One friendwrites, “Poetry is anoral and written wayof describing any-thing and everythingin the world and outof it: from people, ani-mals, plants andthings to feelings andphilosophies. It dif-fers from prose inthat while it doesn’thave to rhyme, itoften uses rhythmicflow, melodic and orheightened languageand careful attention to the individual sounds,meanings and nuances of words to pull a readeror listener into the experience of a poem.” (JeanRoss)

Miriam Bruni, 34 years old, lives in theperiphery of Bolonga. Here’s her definition ofpoetry and description of how she likes to write:

“La poesia è un Dono di Visione e diAlchimia...per dire ciò che non si può dire, manemmeno non dire. Io chiedo alle mie poesie diassomigliare al sole: emettere cioè luce e caloresenza tregua...(ambiziosa, lo so.)”

Translated: “Poetry is a Gift of Vision andAlchemy…to say what cannot be said, and evenwhat cannot be unsaid. I’d like my poetry toresemble the sun: to emit light and heat unceas-ingly…(ambitious, I know.)” She continues,“Amo da sempre la parola scritta, le relazioniinterpersonali sincere…” (“I’ve always loved thewritten word, sincere interpersonal relation-ships…”)

Bruni also enjoys photography and at the endof 2011 published her first anthology of her poet-ry entitled “Cristalli”, published by Booksprint.

“La mia predilezione poetica va alla conci-sione e alla intellegibilità. Con la parola cerco diraccogliere, ordinare ed esprimere l’emozione(piacevole o spiacevole) che mi preme dentro,l’intuizione, l’immagine, lo slancio che vengono

ad abitarmi o anche solo attraversami facendomisentire me stessa e viva…Ogni poesia la lavoro alungo, ed è figlia di scelte consapevoli quanto amusicalità, metrica eccetera.”

“I’m partial to concision and intelligibility. Itry through words to collect, order and expressthe emotion (pleasant or not) that matters to me,the intuition, the images, the impulses that cometo live in me or through me making me feelaware and alive…I work on every poem for along time, and it’s the fruit of conscious choice interms of musicality, rhythm, etc.”

In the following poem by Bruni, the calabroneor hornet can be interpreted literally or figura-tively.

InsonniaHo un calabrone gigante nella menteche mi fa correre, sbattere e inciampare da una stanza all’altra, senza nulla vedere.

Ansimante e come presa da un delirio in cui non riconosco più le mie dimorecerco una sedia o anche solo un lume.

Ma più mi lo scaccio, più mi volto per capire più lui sbatte le ali, calabrone crudele, accelera e mi segue

per non consentirmi di dormire.

– By Miriam Bruni

InsomniaThere’s a giant hornet in my mindthat makes me run, bump and stumblefrom one room to another, blindly.

Panting and as if wrapped up in a deliriumwhere I no longer recognize my dwelling,I look for a chair or even just a lamp.

But the more I shoo it away, the more I come tounderstandthat the more it flutters its wings, that cruel hor-net,the more it speeds up and chases me

to keep me from sleeping.

– Translated by Roberto Ciampi* * *

Here’s another take on insomnia…one thatrecalls Wordsworth’s definition of poetry as“emotion recollected in tranquility.”

InsomniaIn my chamber stands a bedwhere I’ve slept and wept and read,

where I’ve dreamed strange dreams of dread, where from anxious fears I’ve fled.

Myself and I, this bed we share with voices from the past knows where, with souvenirs and memories rare, with future, past and present care.

All through the night I hear the sighs of wakeful souls whom sleep defies, of lovers whispering their replies, of spirits called upon to rise, of endings I dare not surmise,

I’ve regrets for dreams that did not fly, for friendships lost, for love denied,for children flown and gulfs too wide. Sad echoes from past years flow by.

– By Barbara Collignon

InsonniaNella mia camera si trova un letto,dove ho dormito, ho pianto e ho letto,dove ho fatto quell’incubo strano e maledetto,dove sono scappata, per le paure e l’ansia inpetto.

Sola con me stessa, in questo letto voglio starecon le voci dal passato che, chissà da dove, odovagarecon i ricordi e i ricordini, cose rarecon le preoccupazioni di oggi, di ieri e di domani.

Per tutta la notte sento i lamentidelle anime sveglie, al sonno resistenti,di amanti, che sussurrano dolci complimenti,degli spiriti chiamati ai firmamentidei finali, su cui non oso far commenti,

Rimpiango i sogni sotterrati,le amicizie perdute, gli amori non ricambiati,i bambini volati via e gli abissi sconfinati,suoni tristi riecheggiano dei giorni passati.

– Translated by Roberto Ciampi

Miriam Bruni

Barbara Collignon Roberto Ciampi

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The Festa Regional & Renaissance Dancers are looking for youngItalian women to participate in the group.

Group leaders Alyssa LaBarbera and Ali Ciatti stated: “We are a groupof local, young Italian women who dance each year at Festa Italiana. Thegroup members range in age from 14 to 22 years old and we’re all of Italiandescent. It is free to join our group because it is entirely volunteer based.We are always looking for new dancers or opportunities to perform in theMilwaukee area. We perform traditional Italian folk dances, such as the

Tarantella and wear traditional costumes representing each region ofItaly.”

Both LaBarbera and Ciatti have danced with the group for 8-plus years.To view photos and to get more information on the group, visit: mkeital-

iandancers.weebly.com/index.html or the group’s Facebook page:www.facebook.com/pages/Italian-Regional-Renaissance-Dancers/150122611857777.You may also contact LaBarbera at 414/339-7409.

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Name MarriedTerlizzi, Antonio Jan-1921Tognatti, Mary (Brenna)) Nov-1897Tognatti, Giuseppi Oct-1914Tognatti, Laura (Hendricks) Jul-1911Tomaselli, Giuseppina (Pane) Apr-1913Tomasello, Christina (Salamone) Dec-1916Tomasello, Matteo Apr-1905Tomasetti, Antonio Feb-1916Tomasino, Giuseppa (Caravella) Apr-1904Tomasino, Giuseppa (Avaleri) Aug-1910Tomasino, Joachim Oct-1905Tomassini, Angelo Oct-1915Tomassini, Augustina (Magnarini)Oct-1920Tomassino, Joseph Apr-1917Tomasso, George Dec-1920Torcivia, Providenza (Catanese) Jun-1914Torre, Vincetia (Di Gioia) Jan-1910Torretta, Carmelo Dec-1922Torretta, Giacomo Jan-1900Torti, Mary (Bernacchi) Nov-1923Totto, Concetta (Russo) Dec-1923Tripiciano, Anthony Nov-1907Tripoli, John Nov-1915Troia, Mamie (Amato) Sep-1924Troiano, Elizabeth (Pizzoferrato) Feb-I921Troiano, Phillip Sep-1917Turosi, George Dec-1921Tales, Vincenzo Sep-1914Tantillo, Joe Jan-1919Taromina, Camelia (Schiro) Mar-1920Taraborri, Jennie (Antonelli) Feb-1924Temburini, Selumena (Eufemy) Mar-1917

Traina, Frank May-1920Tralango, Jack Mar-1920Triscari, Joseph Feb-1922Troccola, Joseph Nov-1925Trupiano, Phillipa (Leto) Aug-1924Trupiano, Sebastian Dec-1919Truppo, Christina (Barletta) Dec-1910Tulibana, Guiseppo Nov-1919Tufo, Silvio Sep-1924Umina, Rose (Sansone) Sep-1914Vaccaro, Eugene Jun-1915Ventio, Joseph Jun-1906Vento, Domenico Jun-1902Vento, Giovanna (Maiorana) Jun-1917Vento, Rosalia (DiSalvo) Nov-1923Vento, Steve Nov-1923Ventura, Francesca (Morella) Sep-1904Venturi, Ersilia (Falcinelli) Jun-1909Venturi, Mary (Restaino) Apr-1911Venturi, Mary (Giovanelli) Dec-1920Vercello, Jiacomo May-1910Vintilla, Michael Jul-1912Vitrano, Giusto Dec-1919Vitrano, Rose (Tarantino) May-1925Vittucia, Dominic Dec-1905Vitucci, Frank Apr-1920Vitucci, Philomena (Capriolo) Apr-1921Vollone, Joseph Jul-1912Vollone, Rosie (Puccio) Nov-1921Vono, Mary (Conti) Jan-1923Vono, Peter Nov-1914Valdini, Gieranna (Raghianti) Jun-1902Valente, Tony May-1917

Valenti, John Ju1-1913Valenti, Maria (Mollica) Dec-1908Valenti, Mike Oct-1922Valentini, Steven Jul-1911Valentino, Caroline (Manfre) Jun-1911Valesano, Joseph Jun-1919Vallero, Victoria (Guerra) Apr-1923Valverde, Josephine (Laurie) Jan-1914Vardanega, Giovanni Jan-1920Viglione, Antonio Jan-1915Vinci, Joseph Jun-1919Zaldamo, Petrina (Famularo) Aug-1920Zanchetti, Philomena (Santi) Jun-1921Zancaria, Gracia (Manchia) Sep-1899Zanotelli, Victor Dec-1924Zaffiro, Biagio Sep-1924Zaffiro, Josephine (Geraci) Oct-1913Zaffiro, Liboria (Franco) Oct-1916Zaffiro, Michael Dec-1916Zacconi, Mary (Scaffidi) Jan-1924Zanella, George Jun-1924Zarcone, Frances (Saulig) Jan-1922Zarcone, Frank Jun-1919Zarcone, Ignazio May-1912Zarcone, Providenza (Casamento) Feb-1908Zarconi, Anthony Oct-1919Zappala, Theresa (Amato) Apr-1909Zappaterreno, Joseph Jul-1924Zeperelli, Joseph Jun-1919Zingasi, Razia (Corse) Sep-1907

Look for an addendum to this listing in the nextissue.

Italians married in Milwaukee: 1897-1925Part VI

Compiled by Mario A. Carini, Italian Community Center HistorianIntroductory Notes

The Milwaukee Marriage Index: 1897-1925 includes the name of the individual married and the month and year the mar-riage took place.

Information contained in the Milwaukee Marriage Index:1926-1940 was compiled by this researcher in January of 1993 andwill be featured in The Italian Times at future dates. The Milwaukee Marriage Index: 1941-1955 was previously published in TheItalian Times.

Reporting of the volume Milwaukee Marriage Index was obtained from the Milwaukee County Historical Society and copiesat the City of Milwaukee Legislative Reference Bureau. These works are all copyrighted and an original copy is at the Library ofCongress in Washington, D.C. for all time.

Please keep in mind that these marriages were actualized only in the City of Milwaukee. Accordingly, if you were marriedoutside the city limits (e.g., Shorewood, West Allis, Cudahy), your name won’t appear in this listing. Names appearing here arelisted and spelled exactly as found in the marriage volumes. If you know of a relative who was married in Milwaukee during thetime period 1897-1925 and that relative’s name does not appear in these listings, please contact the Milwaukee County HistoricalSociety.Surname of bridegrooms appears in parenthesis after bride’s name.

Note: This series appears in all issues of The Italian Times. Since the newspaper is not available in print every month, please check out the online edition, found atwww.ICCMilwaukee.com, to see this column on a continuous basis. In addition, please watch for an addendum to this series. These are the names of Italians marriedbetween 1897 and 1925 who were not part of athe original records for reasons unbeknown to this researcher.

Letters from members and friendsDear Festa Italiana officials:

Thank you for another super Italian fest. We charter a bus each yearfrom DeAmici’s Italian Club in Mishawaka, Indiana, We were excited tosee the Russo Brothers after initially thinking they would not be perform-ing. We all feel the Russo Brothers and Louie Prima, Jr. are the hits of theshow. Thank you for all you do.

Chuck ParrottMishwaka, Ind.

Dear ICC President Gina Spang and Vice President Joe Vella:On behalf of the Whitefish Bay Band Program and the Whitefish Bay

School District, we want to extend our gratitude for your generous dona-tion and hospitality on May 31. This large venue afforded us professionalperformance experience in front of a large crowd of family and friends,many of whom were unaffiliated with WFB High School.

These opportunities for high school bands are rare but extremelyimpactful. It allows students a glimpse into the professional world ofmusic-making that many of them would otherwise not experience.

Thank you so much for affording us this great experience! The staff wasextremely friendly and timely with orders. Henry Piano’s words of inspira-tion deeply impacted our students and administrators who attended.

We look forward to future venues at the ICC as you allow us to continueto highlight the talents of these very talented high school students.

Nicholas CastonguayDirector of Bands

Whitefish Bay High School

Festa Regional & Renaissance Dancersseeking young Italian women to join the group

Italian immigrantsestablished Genoa,Wisconsin in 1854

Genoa, Wisconsin, was foundedby northern Italian immigrants in1854, who were first drawn to theUnited States by lead miningopportunities near Galena, Illinois.When the mining business stalled,the immigrants headed to thefarmlands of Vernon County insouthwestern Wisconsin along theMississippi River, where theyestablished the town of Genoa.

Until the 1920s, Genoa, whichwas named after ChristopherColumbus’ birthplace in Italy,remained an Italian American eth-nic enclave.

Genoa was settled by six Italianfamilies, whose male membersbecame aware of work as woodcut-ters in Vernon County after busi-

ness in the Galena lead minesslowed.

According to a story thatappeared in the July 20, 1930 edi-tion of the LaCrosse Tribune, theimmigrants found the hilly commu-nity “good for farming and open forhomestead.” The area reminded theimmigrants of the foothills of theAlps in northern Italy.

For more than 70 years, theItalian immigrants and the fami-lies they raised in Genoa were vir-tually the only permanent resi-dents of the town.

A few German families began tosettle there in the later 1920s, theTribune article stated. By 1930,Genoa was still about 90% Italian.

Please turn to page 29

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THE ITALIAN TIMES

LA PAGINA ITALIANAa cura di Enrica Tarantino-Woytal

PAGINA 28 – SETTEMBRE/OTTOBRE 2013

Sicilia Mondo celebra la tragedia di Marcinelle,simbolo della Giornata Nazionale del sacrificio e del

lavoro Italiano nel mondoNella sede di Sicilia Mondo, anche

quest’anno è stata celebrata laGiornata Nazionale del Sacrificio e delLavoro Italiano nel Mondo ricordandola tragedia di Marcinelle dovemorirono 262 minatori, di cui 136italiani. Presente il Direttivo dellaAssociazione ed un folto gruppo diamici e sostenitori.

Dopo l’introduzione del DirettoreCarmelo Sergi sulle attività ed iprogrammi della Associazione, Azzia haricordato che la tragedia di Marcinelleè stata dichiarata, nel 2001, GiornataNazionale del Sacrificio e del Lavoro

Italiano nel Mondo ed inserita nellecelebrazioni nazionali.

Una giornata – ha ribadito Azzia -per ricordare e non dimenticare imilioni di caduti sul lavoro in Italia enelle varie parti del mondo, ma ancheun momento di riflessione,riaggregazione ed unità di tutti gliitaliani, da trasmettere alle nuovegenerazioni affinché capiscano cosasignifica e cosa è stata l’emigrazioneitaliana per milioni di connazionali.

Una giornata di grande attualitàche ci fa vedere, con occhi diversi, idisperati che approdano alle nostre

spiagge, in cerca di sopravvivenza.Sono uomini anche loro, come noi. Conlo stesso diritto alla vita ed alla paridignità.

Una Giornata che, nel ricordo diMarcinelle, assume tutto un significatoetico per le sue motivazioniprofondamente umane.

Abbiamo sempre stimolato - hadetto Azzia - le Associazioni aderenti, icollaboratori ed i corrispondenti intutte le parti del mondo a celebrare leGiornate simbolo istituzionalizzate daSicilia Mondo nel calendario di ognianno.

Sono giornate che riportano allanostra memoria il patrimonio di valoridella nostra identità e della nostrastoria, alimentando così i sentimentidella appartenenza.

Sembra strano ma registriamo chein tutte le ripetizioni annuali dellegiornate istituzionalizzate, più chesegnali di logoramento dei temiripetuti, riscopriamo sempre nuovemotivazioni di riflessioni e di novitàattualizzate dalla corsa di un mondosempre più veloce, confermando così laricchezza straordinaria che ci vienedalla rilettura di eventi del nostropatrimonio identitario.

Ovviamente ha giovato la piùassoluta autonomia e la capacità diproposta e di scelta sui temi valoriali.L’essere spesso usciti fuori dallestrettoie dell’associazionismotradizionale, partecipando ai temiemergenti della società nazionale edeuropea, ci ha fatto sentire, piuttosto,espressione di un associazionismo cheè, nello stesso tempo, prevalentementesocietà.

Sono scelte che sono sempre statecondivise dalle nostre comunità, speciequelle più lontane, perché soddisfano laloro sete di partecipazione.

Siamo convinti che in questa varietàdi aggiornamenti riportati sempre contensione, impegno ed amore, sta ilsegreto della longevità e dellaattrazione di Sicilia Mondo.La Vostra presenza – ha detto Azzia -in questa giornata di grande caluraestiva, ne è la migliore conferma.L’Assemblea, infine, ha approvato allaunanimità, il seguente messaggioproposto da Azzia, inviato al Sindaco diCharleroi Paul Magnette, al Consoleitaliano Iva Palmieri, al Direttore delBois du Cazier Jean-Louis Delaet ed alrappresentante di Sicilia Mondo AngeloLavore, Presidente della AssociazioneTrinacria Charleroi, rammaricandosi dinon poter essere presente, come altrevolte nel passato, alla cerimonia dideposizione della Corona di fiori allamemoria dei caduti.

Ecco il testo:“At nome Sicilia Mondo tutta et

Assemblea presenti celebrazione 8Agosto 2013 - Giornata Nazionale delSacrificio e del Lavoro Italiano nelMondo, esprimiamo sentimenti distretta vicinanza e calorosa solidarietàalle Istituzioni belghe, italiane edassociative ricordando, con Marcinelle,il sacrificio che riporta alla nostramemoria quello dei milioni di caduti sullavoro in Italia e nel mondo.

Domenico Azzia – PresidenteSicilia Mondo

Componente Consiglio Generaledegli Italiani all’Estero

Con riferimento al Convegno organizzatoa Roma il 19 luglio corr. dal Comitato per leQuestioni degli Italiani all’Estero sul tema“Europei in Movimento. La rappresentanzadelle comunità nelle Istituzioni: una risorsaper i Paesi d’origine”, Sicilia Mondo hainviato al Presidente Claudio Micheloni laseguente nota di condivisione e di sostegnoalla iniziativa .“Caro Claudio,

purtroppo non mi è possibile partecipareal Convegno “Europei in Movimento” del 19luglio corr., per precedenti impegni allastessa data. Ti ringrazio del graditissimoinvito e Ti auguro pieno successo dellamanifestazione. Ma Ti rimetto, comunque,alcune riflessioni.

Il Convegno, in realtà, è una intuizionedi alto profilo politico e lungimiranza perchécoinvolge, in maniera reale, la risorsa dellerappresentanze dei cittadini europeiresidenti all’estero.Sensibilizzare e valorizzare lerappresentanze degli europei che vivonofuori, apre nuovi orizzonti per l’Europa delfuturo. Rappresenta, infatti, un ritornoculturale ed economico per i singoli Stati edaccelera i processi di integrazione tra i Paesimembri, valorizzando, in definitiva,l’immagine e la presenza del vecchioContinente in tutte le parti del mondo, inuna nuova edizione macroculturale,economica e politica.

E’ una sfida tutta in salita. Non è facileraggiungere una politica comune in questadirezione. Ma occorre non demordereperché l’iniziativa degli “Europei inMovimento” è la vera politica del nuovo e delfuturo dell’Europa.

Nello scenario di un mondo che allargasempre più e senza limiti la palestra dellapartecipazione, antistorici e riduttiviappaiono i rigurgiti di quei gruppi politiciche in Italia vorrebbero l’abolizione delleCircoscrizioni Estero nel dibattito sullanuova legge elettorale.

Sicilia Mondo, espressione diquell’associazionismo di emigrazione che hatenuto vivo per decenni il rapportoidentitario, preservandolodall’assimilazione culturale locale, esprimela sua totale condivisione e sostegno alprogetto degli “Europei in Movimento”.

In fondo, è un progetto che dà senso ecompletezza all’impegno tenacementecondotto, da sempre, da parte di SiciliaMondo.

Il coinvolgimento nelle Istituzioni dellerappresentanze degli europei che vivonofuori, se realizzato, può esseredeterminante nella competizione mondialetra i Continenti emergenti.RinnovandoTi gli auguri di un meritatosuccesso, Ti prego gradire le più vivecordialità”.

Sicilia Mondo esprime condivisione esostegno al Convegno di Claudio

Micheloni, Presidente del Comitatoper le questioni degli Italiani

all’estero

“Gentile Ministro,il Consiglio Direttivo di Sicilia Mondo,

nell’ultima seduta del 19 luglio corr., hadeliberato, alla unanimità, aderendo cosìalle numerose sollecitazioni pervenute dalleassociazioni aderenti anche da fuori, diesprimere nei Suoi confronti una nota disolidarietà ma anche di simpatia per gliinfami attacchi subiti dall’irresponsabile On.Roberto Calderoli, Vicepresidente in caricaal Senato della Repubblica.

Il pesante insulto ha fatto il giro delmondo suscitando corale indignazione,incredulità e sdegno nelle democrazie ditutti gli Stati. Perfino l’Alto CommissarioOnu per i diritti umani ha definito“scioccanti “ ed “inaccettabili” le parole diCalderoli.

Se la frase pronunziata in un pubblicocomizio è offensiva per la dignità dellapersona cui è diretta, ancora più grave èl’offesa quando parte da chi è stato unMinistro nei precedenti governi e ricopreattualmente la carica di Vicepresidente delSenato della Repubblica.

Alla generale richiesta di dimissioni,l’On. Calderoli è rimasto saldato alla suapoltrona, confermando una insensibilitàpolitica ed umana che scandalizza ledemocrazie di tutto il mondo.

Sicilia Mondo ritiene di non dovereaggiungere altro a quanto detto dal mondopolitico e dalla stampa mondiale.

L’unica consolazione è quella diconstatare la reazione sentita di tutti gli

italiani, a conferma che il nostro Paesemantiene vivi i tradizionali sentimenti diciviltà umana e di democrazia solidale.

La reazione delle associazioni e deicorregionali sparsi nelle varie parti delmondo, è stata totale e senza sconti.

Sicilia Mondo, pertanto, esprimecondanna e sdegno nei confronti dell’On.Calderoli al quale attribuisce laresponsabilità di esasperare, nel difficilemomento del Paese, sfiducia alle Istituzioni,alla politica ed alla stessa convivenzademocratica dell’Italia.

Dà atto al Presidente Letta di avereelevato il profilo politico del suo Governo conl’istituzione di un Ministero perl’Integrazione affidandolo alla Sua sensibileprofessionalità. Una scelta di civiltà chericrea l’immagine dell’Italia a livellointernazionale.

Esprime nei Suoi confronti, On. CécileKyenge, piena e assoluta solidarietà inquesta incredibile circostanza,compiacimento per l’intelligenza e l’umanitàcon cui Lei gestisce il Suo Dicastero edespressione di viva simpatia ed auguri perla svolta lungimirante da Lei data alfenomeno migratorio.

La prego, pertanto, di volere accettaresentimenti di apprezzamento, unitamenteagli auguri più cordiali di successo per il Suodelicato impegno.

– Il Presidente Avv. Domenico AzziaComponente Consiglio Generale degli

Italiani all’Estero”

Sicilia Mondo ha spedito al Ministroper l’Integrazione On. Cécile Kyenge la

seguente lettera di solidarietà,simpatia e auguri per il suo impegno

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Festa Italiana hosted a bocce tournament for athletesrepresenting eight Special Olympics teams on Friday,July 19. Seen here are all the athletes who participat-ed in the tournament. All of them are active in SpecialOlympics of Southeastern Wisconsin. The teams werepicked to play at Festa after another tournament in

June, according to Joe Palmisano, who coordinatedthe Festa tourney. The Italian Community Center pro-vided a picnic-style lunch for the athletes, coaches andsponsors. The tournament was part of Festa’s VIP Dayprogram for people with disabilities. (Times photo byTom Hemman)

Special Olympics bocce tournament held at Festa

Here are the volunteer coordinators for the Special Olympics bocce tour-nament at Festa Italiana. From the left: Tony Bruno, Tony Tarantino,Linda Brother, Joe Palmisano, Joe’s wife, Jane, and Joe Liberto. (Timesphoto by Tom Hemman)

The Guercini family of Florence, Italy decided to play a game of bocceduring their visit to Festa Italiana on Sunday, July 21. That’s Elliott, 8,throwing the pallino. His sister is Mila, 4. Mom and Dad are Annie andRoberto. (Times photo by Tom Hemman)

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Thanks to the generosity of an anonymous Milwaukee area produce wholeseller, Festa Italiana was to able to give away pieces of fresh fruit to thefestival’s VIP Day guests with disabilities on opening day, July 19. Thesevolunteers set up the booth and dispensed the fruit to the guests whenthey arrived. From the left: Caroline Jennaro, Michelina Jennaro,Rosemary Jennaro, Bill Philleo, Nardo Carini and Rose Mary Jennaro.(Times photo by Tom Hemman)

The six original families immi-grated from Campo Dolcius nearLake Como, Italy. Family namesincluded Tressori, Ghelfi, Gilardi,Zaboldi, Penchi and Starlochi.

The first public school (early1900s) was in the building that isnow used as the American LegionClub. In 1909, the first schoolbuilding of brick went up and wasused until 1952.

In 1925, a convent was built fortwo Franciscan Sisters, who tookover the teaching at St. CharlesCatholic Church. The church wasorganized in 1862 by the Italianimmigrants, and a church edificewas erected two years later. Beforethe first church was built in 1864,mass was offered in theBartholomew Starlochi home. OnAug. 15, 1901, the cornerstone waslaid for the new church. In 1919, achapel was built at the top of thecemetery, in memory of local menfrom World War I.

Italians foundedWisconsin town

in 1854from page 27

From Florence, Italy to Festa

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Times photos by Tom Hemman

Italian Conference Center and Cafe La Scalastaffs contribute to Festa in many ways

Here’s Michael Montalvo making apepperoni pizza in one of the CafeLa Scala pizza booths at Festa.

Clarence Thurmond, Byron Brumfield and Earl Williams worked inbehind the scenes area of Festa, including distribution. On one of the hottest days before the start of Festa, (l - r:) Ruben Oquendo-

Perez Roberto Oquendo and Anthony Harris had the unenviable task ofsetting up and mounting large, heavy panels in the Pompeii ChurchExhibit.

Jenny Shelby, Amy Schafer and Dana Kummer were ready to serve fresh,hot pizza in the Cafe La Scala’s booth on the north end of the grounds.Schafer was in charge of the booth.

Above: Robert Schafer and SamuelKirk pulled pizzas out of the ovenas they got done.

Samantha Montalvo (left) andSusana Becerra-Hernandezworked long hours behind thescenes preparing some of the foodserved in the volunteer food tent.

Photso to the right: Sonya Luskand Tonya Gaud served lunch tothe volunteers who helped to setup the festival grounds before theopening of Festa. The lunch wasprepared by Executive Chef JackMcNeir and his staff.

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Grazie ai volontari della Festa Italiana!Thanks to the volunteers of Festa Italiana!

Since the very first festival in1978, volunteers have planned andorchestrated the annual FestaItaliana in Milwaukee. This year,some 2,000 volunteers participated.Festa officials wish to thank every-one who volunteered and to let

them know that their efforts – nomatter how big or small – aregreatly appreciated.

Presented here are some of thevolunteers who helped out at thisyear’s Festa.

Tom Hromadka and John De Angelis are among the volunteers who are incharge of keeping tabs of all the cash requirements and transactions ofvendors associated with the Italian Community Center. The Bank volun-teers also make change for all vendors on the Festa grounds.

Among the youngest volunteers to help with the set up and take down ofequipment, tables, chairs and decorations at Festa Italiana were the groupshown here. From the left: Manager Roz Radke, Amy Yarcho, SarabethPankow, Lorenzo Ramirez and Danny Pankow.

From the left: Volunteers Jim Vitucci, Pete Dundon, Rosemary Strzelecand Gary Chan were busy unwrapping statues to be set up in the PompeiiChurch Exhibit when this picture was taken.

Serving the entrée items along the buffet line in the volunteer food tentwhen this picture was taken were (from the left): Anthony Zingale, JohnSanfilippo, Ray Martinez and John L. Sanfilippo. John Sanfilippo hasbeen the manager of the volunteer food tent the several years.

Making sure that was enough fresh water available at booths and variousother locations across the Festa grounds were volunteers Gerard Littleton(left) and Vince Bisesi.

Times photos by Tom Hemman

This crew was among the volunteers who helped to set up and take downthe makeshift structures, put up decorations and lighting and handlemany other chores that make Festa special. On the top of the ladder isBruno Giacomantonio. On the grounds are Peter Lentini (left) and FrankMilitello.

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Bravo, Festa volunteers!

The primary gate for people to enter the Festa grounds is the Mid Gate.Dan Patterson (left) and Carlo Besasie (right) have long been the Mid Gatemanagers. They are seen here with Bob Dames of Summerfest.

Times photos by Tom Hemman

Casey Schaak (left) and Julie Caan were among the volunteers whoworked in a booth where Festa visitors made their purchase for gondolarides.

Among the volunteers who staffed at Mid Gate information booth were (lto r) Vincy Zarcone, Jim and Marie Schwindt and Ann Romano. MarieSchwindt served as manager of the information booths.

The marketplace in Heritage Square was staffed by volunteers such as (lto r) Elena Spisa, Chickie Balistreri, Lucretia Lo Coco and Antonette LoCoco.

Volunteers representing the Filippo Mazzei Greater Milwaukee Area Lodge of the Order Sons of Italy in Americastaffed this wine booth throughout the Festa weekend. Last on the right is Jim LoDuca of LoDuca Bros. Wines.

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