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The 42nd Annual Bronx Columbus Day Parade will once again honor one of the many teachers in the community who impact our children’s lives. When the Bronx Columbus Day Parade steps off at noon at the corner of Morris Park Avenue and White Plains Road on Sunday, October 7, several honorees, including Carl Vinci, a life-long educator from the borough,...

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The proud traditions of Bensonhurst’s Italian-American community will be on full display when the 37th Annual Brooklyn Columbus Day Parade takes place on 18th Avenue (AKA Cristoforo Columbo Boulevard after the Italian name for the explorer) on Saturday, Oct. 6. New York City will hold a parade on Columbus Day Day, Monday, Oct. 8, on Fifth Avenue. B...

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For many Americans, Columbus Day is no longer a day for celebration. But for Italian Americans, the federal holiday holds special meaning, since it is the only federal holiday honoring a person of Italian descent. Despite his poor treatment of native residents in the New World, Columbus did put Italians on the map for his discovery of a new route t...

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Two years ago, Mother Nature didn’t cooperate with the planned East Boston Columbus Day Parade that year. Driving rain, the remnants of Hurricane Matthew that swept up the East Coast, saturated the area, and parade organizers made the very difficult and painful decision to cancel the event for the first time in its history. However, the parade’s Ch...

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The City of Shelton’s Annual Shelton Day will be held on Sunday, Oct. 7.  This year the Council of Italian-American Societies of Greater Bridgeport will hold their 110th Annual Columbus Day Parade on Howe Avenue in Shelton and it will coincide with the Shelton Day Festivities. The parade will step off at 12 noon from Brook Street and Howe Avenue (R...

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Saturday October 6. 1:00 pm EDT. 18th Avenue and 61st Street up to Benson Avenue, Brooklyn, NY. Admission: free; open to the public. Contact: Joe Rizzi 718-259-2828; fax: 718-236-4405 j.rizzi@fiaobrooklyn.org Each year the Federation of Italian-American Organizations (FIAO) along with numerous other organizations sponsor the Brooklyn Columbus Parad...

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Thursday, October 4 7:30 pm EDT - Fr. Fata Hall, 125 Wallace Street, Tuckahoe, NY. Admission: free; open to the public. Contact: Vito Catania 914-779-1331 vito.c.catania@gmail.com Professor Francesco Lindia will present a lecture and presentation on the truth regarding Christopher Columbus and his voyages. As Columbus Day has been under attack over...

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Valley Regional Lodge #151 Sons of Italy, Lorenzo Durante, president, in cooperation with the cities and towns of the Naugatuck River Valley cordially invite you to help us celebrate Columbus Day 2018. Monday October 8, 2018, 11 a.m. Sons of Italy – 73 High Street – Derby, CT Program: Invocation, Pledge of Allegiance & National Anthem, Italian Flag...

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Tickets for the Second annual Columbus Day Hall of Fame dinner are on sale. The dinner will held at 5:30 p.m. Oct. 8 at the Sangre de Cristo Arts and Conference Center, 210 N. Santa Fe Ave. Cost of the tickets is $35. They may be ordered by calling 719-671-0205. This year's inductees include: The Knights of Columbus Organization; the late Hector Ch...

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Our Annual Columbus Day Celebration will take place on Monday, October 8th (Columbus Day) at 11:00am. Last year was very successful. We had political, ethnic, civic and cultural leaders speak. We will do the same this year. The program will be only one-hour, followed by a reception. We hope you will donate dessert, fruit, cheese and crackers for th...

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