by Judy Bergeron

With "An Evening in Rome" added on Saturday night, the Columbus Day Festa grows to two days this year.

"We decided to expand to the night before so we could make a complete weekend in celebration of the Italian heritage," Frank Arrigo, festival co-chairman, said. "We wanted to have something that would tie in to the Italian theme, and we decided to have what's called 'An Evening in Rome,' and in Italy it's called 'Sotto il cielo di Roma,' where's it's kind of a romantic evening with music and food and dancing and just celebration."

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