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by Shelby Webb   As Bruce Bastian spoke rapid Italian to explain how to set up a tent, Secondo Bortolotto and Marino Aroncari squinted in the bright sun and smiled. The three discussed the Italian cultural tent with enthusiastic hand gestures, and how to give visitors an authentic look into the country.   "You know why I came her...

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The "Infiorata Festival" is an Italian tradition that sees the streets paved with flowers during the month of May and June, from North to South, they are held in various Italian towns where these festivals take place. Individual artists display their talents on side streets and the public is invited to browse the "street gallery". Three festivals i...

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The fifth annual Columbus Weekend Food and Wine Celebration will be held from noon to 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 11, in tents next to Simpatico in St. Michaels. This event offers Italian wine and foods, along with other activities such as chef's cooking demonstrations and tastings, Columbus sharing travel stories, bocce ball, Italian trivia contest, ar...

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The first Rome Through Richmond Town festival last October served as the replacement for the annual Columbus Day Parade, which had recently seen a drop in attendance. "I think it was an absolutely phenomenal time," Oddo said of last year's event. "It was so much broader in its scope, so much richer and fuller. The people who were there absolut...

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Knoxville will kick off the 14th annual Rossini Festival Italian Street Fair on April 25. The event, packed with singing, dancing, eating and shopping, draws in thousands people annually to the Gay Street area of downtown Knoxville. There will be more than 100 vendors on hand across about 16 city blocks.   This day long event start...

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By Tony Farina   It is just about time for the annual Buffalo Italian Heritage Festival which will hold court on Hertel Ave. between Colvin and Delaware next week beginning Thursday (July 16) and running through Sunday (July 19), featuring all the great Italian food you can eat in addition to top local entertainment and the Miss Italian Fest...

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On August 12, 13 and 14, the Saint Rocco's Feast Association will celebrate 87 years of tradition during their annual "Grande Festa". Saint Rocco's feast is what locals call an "informal family reunion" while visitors join in on the fun that brings everyone together in Malden. Festivities begin on Friday August 12 at 6:30PM, with the annual proces...

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by Matt Conti   Kicking off the first summer 2013 procession in Boston's North End was the Società Santa Maria di Anzano. The Italian religious procession was held on Sunday, June 2, 2013 starting at St. Leonard Church and winding through the neighborhood streets to be honored by devotees.   The procession coincided with the Festa Naz...

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North Jay Street in Schenectady was packed on Saturday for the eighth annual Little Italy Street Festival.   Six local restaurants and bakeries provided all of the food, including meatballs, pizza, and canolis. The event featured plenty of food, activities for kids, and a guest appearance. Gianni Russo, the actor who played Carlo Rizzi in "...

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Hosting over 30 acts, Festa Italiana is this summer's destination for Italian entertainment – and more! Ranging from traditional Italian music and opera, to Italian pop and new takes on the classics, jazz and even rock-and-roll, this year's festival will have festivalgoers off their feet and singing, "It feels good to be Italian."   For this...

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