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The Rockland Lodge 2176 of the Sons of Italy will host the 8th Annual Blauvelt Sons of Italy Italian Feast and Carnival at Tappan Masonic Park Fair Grounds this week September 14 – 17. The event draws thousands of people from around the tri-state area during the spectacular four-day celebration of all things Italian and has been recognized as one o...

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Hundreds packed the waterfront here on Saturday for one of the best attended Italian Festivals in recent memory. Parked cars jammed the Mill Street Parking Lot, stretching north along Old Route 13 filling every parking lot and space along the way. Beautiful weather and comfortable temperatures combined with the attraction of the new boat docks brou...

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When Joyce Mariani moved back to Cleveland from Italy, she was disappointed to not find theaters showing the award winning films she had seen back in Europe. So she decided to show them herself. In 2006, Mariani founded the Cleveland Italian Film Festival. "I lived in Italy and when I came back I didn't see these great films that were playing Canne...

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Mamma mia! The 13th annual Festa Italiana will take place this weekend on the MacArthur Center Green. This celebration of Italian-American heritage in downtown Norfolk will be held on the corner of Monticello Avenue and Freemason Street on  September 15 from 5-10 p.m. and September 16 from 12-10 p.m. Admission is free and open to the public. Experi...

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Belmar is prepping for its fifth annual Feast of San Gennaro coming up on Saturday and Sunday, rain or shine. The event will begin on Saturday at 10 a.m. with a Mass celebrated in Italian at St. Rose Church, followed by the traditional procession of the statute of San Gennaro to its place of honor on Main Street. Then comes the eating and drinking,...

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It's a big draw at the Bravo Italiano Festival in Watertown - the food. Volunteers are in the kitchen all week preparing Italian dishes for the this weekend's festivities. On Wednesday, they were cooking up meatballs in homemade sauce, making tripe and clam sauce and preparing 270 pounds of Italian sausage. "The sausage torpedo is a booth that's ve...

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Italian culture and cuisine will be celebrated during Belmar’s fifth annual Feast of San Gennaro, to be held on Saturday, September 16 and Sunday, September 17. The three-block area of Main Street between 10th and 13th Avenues will serve as the festival’s hub from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on both days. Attendees will enjoy a plethora of authentic Italian...

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The fifth annual Sons of Italy Royal Gorge Lodge No. 2866 Italian Festival entertained crowds with its staple of food, wine and music. The festival filled Macon Plaza on Saturday as hundreds of people came out to enjoy and take part in the event, which opened Friday evening. The event included live music, food from various vendors, and wine and bee...

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Cured meat and olive salad were celebrated in Old Metairie today for the city's first ever Muffaletta Festival, which honored the popular sandwich.   The muffaletta was born in New Orleans in the early 1900's.  Many believe Central Grocery in the French Quarter started it.  The muffaletta definitely brings the Italian culture to our city. Richard L...

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For the 91st time the Feast of San Gennaro, a faith-based celebration honoring the Patron Saint of Naples, Italy, takes place in the neighborhood of Manhattan affectionately known as “Little Italy” (Mulberry Street between Canal and Houston Streets; the festival stage is located on the corner of Grand and Mott Streets). It is a much-anticipated eve...

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