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By Cindy Gonzalez    The interior remodel of the 125-year-old Santa Lucia Hall that we reported on in March now is complete. On Wednesday, members got together in the spiffed-up digs – which now displays treasured Little Italy photographs and artifacts – to prepare traditional Italian peppers for the 91st annual Santa Lucia Festival. T...

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by Katie Byard    Festival-goers can vote for their favorite Italian wedding soup Thursday, during the opening evening of the annual Italian-American Festival at Lock 3 in downtown Akron. The festival — organized by the Council of Italian-American Societies of Summit County — runs Thursday-Saturday, opening at 11 a.m. Thursday in t...

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by Kathy Welsh   Enjoy the culture, music and food of Italy at the Italian Heritage Celebration, Sunday, July 24, from noon to 7 p.m., at the Kensico Dam Plaza in Valhalla. The event is part of a series of cultural heritage festivals held in the parks on weekends during the summer. Astorino - Cultural Days in Westchester"I always apprec...

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Holy Rosary Church's La Festa Italiana is returning to the historic streets of Downtown Jersey City for the 113th time with five nights of music, dancing, food and fun for people of all ages.   La Festa Italiana honors the veneration of Maria SS. Dell'Assunta and St. Rocco and offers the downtown community the opportunity to party "Old World...

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When the Italian stone mason who settled in Orleans County to work the quarries erected a church, they named it for a saint venerated in their hometowns. St. Rocco's Church still stands near the canal in Hulberton, but its parish has consolidated at St. Mary's in Holley and its building now home to Cornerstone Church. The spirit of those whos...

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The Feast of the Assumption will take place August 15th-18th in Little Italy. This will mark the 115th year of celebrating the feast on the historic streets.   The feast is a Catholic Holy Day that celebrates The Virgin Mary going to Heaven. A service is celebrated At Holy Rosary Church at 10:00 a.m. after a statue of Mary is taken in proces...

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October is Italian Heritage Month. The Fairfield library invites you to join them at their many special programs this month to celebrate Italian culture.Italian Folk SongsListen to Italian ballads from all regions of Italy at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 10. Fun for the whole family!   Italian CheeseBring your appetite to this class where Hannah...

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The 17th Annual Festa Italiana Weekend presented by Marathon will take place in the historic Ybor City district from Thursday, April 3 to Sunday, April 6, 2014.   The multi-day celebration will honor Italian culture and heritage by showcasing the finest cuisine from the Tampa Bay area's top restaurants and catering companies, exciting entert...

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I shall begin this article the way I ended my June 6th article on the San Francisco Upper Grant Avenue Fair, i.e., with Peter Macchiarini. He was much more than one of the original founders of the North Beach Festival.   Peter Macchiarini (1909-2001) established his first studio in North Beach on Genoa Place in 1937. He later moved to Jasper...

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By Giovanni di Napoli   Hundreds gathered in the rain last Monday for the Third Annual Columbus Day Giglio Party in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Hosted by the Giglio Boys Club, members transformed Lorimer Street (between Metropolitan Ave. and Conselyea St.) into a free outdoor party to showcase and celebrate southern Italian culture.   Arr...

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