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by Celeste E. Whittaker   GLASSBORO St. Anthony's Mutual Aid Society will kick off its annual Italian Festival this month on Rowan Boulevard. The Sept. 19 event will being with a traditional procession through the streets of downtown Glassboro.   About 10,000 people are expected to attend the festival, which will be held from 2 p...

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The Italian American Celebration and Parade Committee is honoring Christopher Columbus with a multiple days of celebration in October, including the annual parade. This year marks the 60th anniversary of Columbus Day celebrations in Hartford.   In addition to the parade, there is a four-day family festival, an banquet, a wreath dedicati...

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Food, adult beverages, entertainment and all-ages fun will fill the streets of Tampa's historic Ybor City during the multiday extravaganza that is Festa Italiana. The annual celebration, started in 1997, honors Italian culture and heritage over four days, though Friday's Krewe of Italia Invitational is sold out.   Thursday's wine-filled open...

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It is the one high-rise in Williamsburg that doesn't divide newcomers and old-timers. Thousands of Brooklynites gathered outside Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church on N. Eighth Street on Sunday to watch 125 burly men carry a 80-foot tall, 4-ton tower on their shoulders as part of the annual Giglio Italian Feast.   It is a 113-year-old trad...

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By Nickolas Marinelli   As festa season in the San Francisco Bay Area continues to unfold, Italians, Italian-Americans and Italophiles are gathering to gorge on all the Italianità they can get their hands on. From Sacramento to San Jose, and from Stockton to San Francisco, there is no shortage of Italian celebrations this summer.   Do...

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Clad in a red jacket, white shirt and green pants, Louisa Cappuccia proudly displayed her heritage Sunday by wearing the vibrant colors of the Italian flag.The 73-year-old Norwalk resident, who was born in Calabria, Italy, paid tribute to her native land at the United Italian American Day at the Heritage Wall on West Avenue, where dozens of others...

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This season AIM Vernon is showcasing an Italian Christmas, explaining and displaying some of Italy's and Italian-American's heartfelt traditions, with the thoughts and assistance of town officials Councilman Patrick Rizzuto and Mayor Victor Marotta. Many events start on Dec. 8, the Feast of the Immaculate Conception.   Both Rizzuto and Marot...

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Father's Day weekend is a busy one in the Wildwoods.A new event gets underway June 13th-15th, one that John Siciliano, executive director of Greater WIldwoods Tourism Authority, says will surely have dad hooked: "The Wildwoods Beach N Boat Fishing Challenge is a part of a bigger tournament, which is almost an all-summerlong tournament.  ...

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The Order Sons of Italy in America, Grand Lodge of Illinois and Wisconsin awarded its first Columbus Patriot Award to Thornton Township Supervisor Frank Zuccarelli at its 90th Columbus Day banquet on Oct. 11 at the Villa Brunetti in Franklin Park, Ill.   The Columbus Patriot Award demonstrates the American spirit of can do, where the individ...

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The sixth annual "Ciao Down for GWArc," a family-friendly community dinner/fundraiser is Friday, May 1. The event runs from 5 to 7:30 p.m. at the Embassy Suites Boston/Waltham, 550 Winter St., Waltham. The event features an Italian-themed buffet dinner, musical entertainment and a photo booth.   There will be a silent auction, raff...

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