Il Comitato per il Ripristino della Festa della Madonna Nera cordially invites you to the Eleventh Annual Festa in Honor of the Sicilian Black Madonna del Tindari

Monday, September 8, 2014, 6PM at the former site of her devotion
The Phoenix Bar - 447 East 13th Street, off of Avenue A - Manhattan

For the past decade we have gathered each September 8th at the Phoenix Bar where we have recounted stories, recited poetry, sketched chalk drawing on the sidewalk, built an outdoor shrine, sang hymns in the open air, and danced to the rhythms of pizzica and tarantella. In doing so we have created a new sense of the past and our connection to it, and ultimately a new sense of who we are. We have created community.

On this eleventh anniversary, the festivities begin at 6pm and continue until the last person decides to leave. Once again, the Phoenix Bar owner Brenda, the bartenders, and the patrons have graciously opened their space for this event.

NO RESERVATIONS REQUIRED. JUST SHOW UP!