A Publication of the Federazione Abruzzese del Michigan March 2017 Volume 13 - Issue 2

FADM BIDS FAREWELL TO CONSOLE MARIA LUISA LAPRESA

CALENDAR OF EVENT March 2: Gen. Mbrshp. Mtg IACS—7:00 PM March 6: Bariscianotti Club Annual Bocce Tournament and Pig Roast—Caboto Club 12:00PM March 11: Annual Charity Gala Night: Penn’s of Sterling 6:00 PM March 17: FADM Board Meeting IACS—7:00 PM March 31: Deadline for Miss Abruzzese Pageant Application is on line. April 6: Gen. Mbrshp Meeting Livonia Club April 20: FADM Board Meeting TBD 7:00 PM May 4: Gen. Mbrshp Mtg.: IACS—7:00 PM. May 7: Miss Columbus Day Pag-eant Fern Hill Banquet Center May 18: FADM Board Mtg. 7:00 PM TBD May 29: Memorial Day Parade: Clinton Twp. 10:00 AM May 31: Deadline for FADM Schol-arship application.

“LA VOCE D’ ABRUZZO”

Sunday, February 19, 2017. Over 100 people gathered to bid farewell to our Console

Maria Luisa Lapresa . She has been transferred to a new position in Romania and will be

leaving in early March. The farewell dinner was sponsored by the Dante Alighieri Soci-

ety, the NOI Foundation, the Italian American Cultural Center, the Italian American Club

of Livonia, the Italian American Club of Livonia Charitable Foundation and the Venetian

Club. Representatives of the sponsor clubs honored Console Lapresa for her efforts and

accomplishments during her tenure here in Detroit and the five (5) state district which

she represented. The FADM presented her with a portrait of the Detroit skyline and with

an honorary membership to our organization. Everyone wished her well in her new as-

signment.

She thanked everyone and all the organizations for giving her this special tribute and

stated that she has made friends that will last a lifetime.

Ascoltato un sermone sulla falsita e la menzogna a Messa, un tale passa la notte insonne e cosi decide di scrivere all’Ageniza delle entrate:

Non riesco a dormire tranquillo sapendo di aver men-tito sulla mia dichiarazione, ed e per questo motive che allego alla presente lettera un assegno da 900 euro. Se pi continuassi a non prendere sonno, vi mandero il resto.

Un bambino alla mamma:

Cosa fai? Mi metto della crema sul viso per sembrare piu bella.

> E, quando la mamma toglie la crema in eccesso con del cotone, il bimbo domanda: E adesso? Ti arrendi?

COMEDY CORNER

FADM President Enzo Paglia presenting

memorabilia and Honorary Membership.

Console Lapresa and the FADM directors and members

MEMBERSHIP MEETING:

The next meeting of FADM will be on Thursday, February 2, 2017. The General membership meeting will take place at the Italian American Cul-

tural Center located at 43843 Romeo Plank Road, Clinton Township, MI, 48038. The meeting will begin at 7:00 PM..Telephone number is 586-228-

3030. See you there.

OOPS, CORNER: We are revising our Birthday and anniversary database. If your Birthday or Anniversary is not listed, we do not have it on file. Please email me or call me and I will add it to our database. Enzo Paglia 586-207-1063 or email at automan25@aol.com . MEMBERSHIP: All memberships are valid for one year starting January 1 and ending December 31. If you have friends who would like to join, have them call our membership chairman or give us their name and address for a follow up mailing to invite them to join. Remember, we have also started the “Friends of Abruzzo” program where non-Abruzzesi can join and enjoy the benefits of membership. If you have any questions or need further information, please call Sergio Paglia Membership Chair at 586-759-3114. See page 8 for renewal form. STEWARDHIP: Federation activities are fun, entertaining, and cultural. We look forward to enjoying the fellowship and, what else, the food everyone prepares for our fabulous potlucks and get-togethers. We enjoy the videos, the music and the stories and histories of our family trees and ancestral homes in Italy. The events seem to flow together effortlessly. This is true because of the members who have joined in and become part of a committee to put an event together. Joining a committee is fun and rewarding. When you have the power of many the tasks are minor and the job is done with ease. When you renew your Membership for 2016 be sure to indicate which committee you are interested in and your phone number. The Chairperson of the committee will call you for meetings. Remember, we can do more, we can do much, and we can do much more. All we need is everyone to do his or her part. BARISIANOTTI CLUB: ANNUAL BOCCE TOURNAMENT AND PIG ROAST. March 5, 2017 Annual Bocce Tournament and Pig Roast at the Caboto Club in Windsor. Doors open at 12:00 noon. The price includes a sit -down dinner, wine & beer all afternoon. Bocce is a 4 man team participating in a tournament. Winner has a cash prices and trophies. While waiting for your team to play bocce there are cards and poker chips available to start a card game. Contact Chris Pelino at 586-484-2807 (cell 586-286-3882 (Home) or Frank Simone at 586-677-1492 (Home ) or 586-770-3287 (Cell ) for tickets or more information.

ANNUAL FADM CHARITY DINNER GALA: Saturday, March 11. 2017: Penna’s of Sterling: Benefiting St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Join us in celebrating our biggest and best night of the year, honoring our Member of the Year Carlo DiVirgilio. Dance the night away with the sounds of “Eclipse” or enjoy the fe llowship of your family and friends. Call Mirella Morgan at 586-291-2923 or Elio Bucciarelli at 586-306-3840 for information and reservations. All ticket are $65 for members and non-members, youth under 21 are $50. MISS ABRUZZESE AND JR. MISS ABRUZZESE PAGEANT: March 31, 2017 is the deadline for applying for the Miss Abruzzese and Jr. Miss Abruzzese pageant. Winners will advance to the Columbus Day pag-eant in April. Let’s show the world the beauty and talent of our Abruzzese young ladies. Application or go on line to our website, www.fedabruzzo.org. to download a copy. Contact Pam Vanderzeil (Pageant coordinator ) at 586-945-5570 for additional information and guide-lines. Application can be downloaded at www.fedabruzzo.org.

2017 ITALIAN FILM FESTIVAL USA April : Come join us for another exciting season of the Italian Film Festival USA. Enjoy contemporary award winning films, meet and mingle with Italian film directors, and have a wonderful experience. Be a part of this cinematic adventure along with thousands of people in other partici-pating major cities like Boulder, Cleveland, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Memphis, Milwaukee, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, Portland and St. Louis. Detroit Locations are: Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA), Wayne State University, Chippewa Valley H. S., Henry Ford College and University of Michigan. All films will be shown in original language with English subtitles. Schedule in development. FADM will be a film presenter at the Chip-pewa Valley H. S. location. 2017 ITALIAN FILM FESTIVAL –USA AFTERGLOW: April 8: The Italian Film Festival USA—Detroit will be celebrating their 10th anniversary this year. After the Saturday April 8, viewing at Chippewa Valley H.S. there will be an afterglow at the Italian American Cultural Center in Clinton Township. Everyone is welcome, you do not have to attend the film viewing at Chippewa Valley H.S. to participate.

Dedicated to the preservation and promotion of the Abruzzo Culture

EVENTS AND HAPPENINGS

NEW MEMBERS FRIENDS OF ABRUZZO

Mary Vendetti, Vince Monticciolo Agnes Monticciolo

ANNUAL FADM MEMBER DIRECTORY To help us keep in touch with each other and the membership at large. The FADM is editing and publishing a Member Directory for 2017. Please note that if you do NOT want any or all of your personal infor-mation in the directory, you must let us know, even if you informed us with the last directory. Please fill out the form below and return it by February 28, 2017 to: FADM C/O Annual Directory P.O. Box 545

FEBRUARY ANNIVERSARY Enrico and Berardina D’Onofrio

FEBRUARY BIRTHDAYS

Paul Paglia, Ivo Cicchitti, Mirella Pelini,

Joe Noe, Mary Vendetti

FADM DIRECTORY (Please print)

Name _________________________________________________

Phone _________________________________________________

Circle below all that apply:

I do not want my :

NAME ADDRESS PHONE

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Dedicated to the preservation and promotion of the Abruzzo Culture

-ABRUZZO HERITAGE-

~ CORFINIO (AQ). CORFINIUM~

The remains of the old capital of the Peligni rise a few kilometres from the

modern town of Sulmona, in one of the depressions that characterize this terri-tory. The archaeological excavations,

which have been going on for years, have brought to light remains of the ancient urban center. Whereas with the theatre and amphitheatre it is only possible to

discern the basic layout , due to the superimposition of modern housing. The remains of the ancient sacred area are in a better sate of conserva-tion, situated just outside the centre, along the so-called Via di Pratola. Well conserved are two buildings with a rectangular plan, of which the

biggest is dedicated to Hercules. Close to the cathedral of San Pelino and the so-called morroni di San Pelino lie the remains of a wall of a circular mausoleum. Of great interest are the finds made over the course of the

past few years: in Plano San Giacomo the remains of a Roman villa with a splendid mosaic floor, and at Fonte San’ipplitto, a few kilometres from the village, a sacred area dedicated to Hercules divided in two terraces;

the upper one houses a little temple that leans against a long wall made from large blocks; the

lower one has a monumental fountain.

Dedicated to the preservation and promotion of the Abruzzo Culture

NEWS FROM THE ABRUZZO REGION

Eccellenze d'Abruzzo: il vino cotto

Il vino cotto è oggi riconosciuto come uno dei prodotti agroalimentari tradizionali di eccellenza anche dal Ministero delle Politiche Agricole, Alimentari e Forestali. Per la tutela e salvaguardia di questo pregiato elisir è nata l’Associazi-one produttori Vino Cotto d’Abruzzo, con il contestuale riconoscimento di un preciso disciplinare per la preparazi-one del vino cotto.

Il vino cotto è stato anticamente introdotto nei territori dell’Italia Centrale dai Greci i quali utilizzavano questa tecnica di produzione che, partendo dalla cottura del mosto delle uve autoctone prodotte dalle alberate (metodo di allevamento della vite con utilizzo degli Aceri o alberi da frutto anziché degli attuali pali in legno o cemento) effettuavano la cosiddetta interzatura, ovvero la riduzione a caldo del volume di un terzo del mosto iniziale, ottenendo un prodotto che messo poi in botti di legno subiva una lenta fermentazione e successivamente l'invecchia-mento.

Questo procedimento rendeva il vino meno acido e quindi poco soggetto a trasformarsi in aceto. Quando il raccolto era peggiore del solito o quando il proprietario del terreno sceglieva l'uva migliore e lasciava al contadino quella più rovinata, questi, per non rischiare di rimanere senza vino, facendo ricorso alle sue migliori risorse ed alla sua creatività, riusciva a bere per tutto l'anno un vino forse migliore di quello del padrone. Nella storia antica i Greci indicavano l'Italia con l'appellativo di "Enotria" ovvero "Terra del Vino"; infatti, certe produzioni di élite venivano osannate da Plauto (191 A.C) che riteneva il vino cotto la più ricercata delle bevande, consigliandolo in ogni banchetto. Oltretutto egli, da esperto del settore, definiva il me-todo di preparazione "un'opera di ingegno". Secondo gli storici, il condottiero cartaginese Annibale, nella guerra punica contro i Romani, fece sosta ad Atri dove rifocillò i propri cavalli ed uomini con del vino cotto. Molto apprezzato, nel 1534, anche dal Papa Paolo III che lo definiva come "una grande cosa".

La prima sperimentazione in Abruzzo di questo nuovo tipo di vinificazione fu fatta nel territorio teramano (in particolare nei comuni di Bisenti, Cermignano e Basciano) e in tale opera viene sottolineata la grande qualità che tale prodotto assume con il trascorrere degli anni.

Il vino cotto è ottenuto dalla pigiatura di uve locali, nello specifico il Montepulciano, ridotte in mosto che viene poi cotto nel “caldaro”, che in realtà è un grande calderone di rame, con l'avvertenza, tramandata dalla tradizione, di porvi una verga di ferro nudo per impedire al rame del caldaro di passare in soluzione. La verga di ferro si tiene fino a che il mosto non si sia scaldato. In tale recipiente il mosto viene cotto a fuoco vivo fino a quando l'evaporazione non porti il contenuto a ridursi di una quantità variabile tra un terzo e un mezzo di quella iniziale; la maggiore o minore con-centrazione varia a seconda del grado zuccherino di partenza. Non appena raffreddato, il mosto concentrato viene "rimboccato" in caratelli di rovere ove è lasciato fermentare. A fermentazione alcoolica avvenuta è trasferito in un contenitore in cui è già presente il vino cotto degli anni precedenti; molto importante sarà un suo lento e lungo invecchiamento evitando forti ossidazioni. È proprio questo il punto più delicato ed impor-tante della vinificazione: in questa fase è necessario calcolare il giusto dosaggio fra il vino cotto nuovo con quello vecchio ed effettuare una spillatura accorta, per evitare problematiche ossidazioni. Eventuali errori in queste operazioni potrebbero impedire il formarsi del profumo fruttato caratteris-tico della bevanda. Non è infrequente che il mosto concentrato e non ancora fermentato venga "rimboccato" direttamente nel vino cotto vecchio, ma tale pratica è rischiosa e riservata ai più esperti, in quanto essa rischia di compromettere il giusto dosaggio tra nuovo e vecchio, e di provocare con la fermentazione il sommovimento dei depositi contenuti nel recipiente e il temporaneo intorbidimento della bevanda.

L’invecchiamento del vino cotto ha una grande variabilità: si parte da un minimo di due anni, fino ad arrivare a tempi lunghissimi. La produzione abruzzese vanta anche delle qualità di un’età quasi centenaria. È il tempo infatti l’ingrediente principale di tale prodotto, perché il tempo gli dona una densità sciropposa, sapore abboccato, aromatico, lievemente amarognolo dal colore rosso cupo.

In Abruzzo, soprattutto nel territorio teramano si elaborano quattro maniere del vino cotto: conservato, crudo, semplice e crudo ritornato. Preparato ancora oggi anche in versione casalinga, un tempo era riservato al festeggiamento di occasioni importanti come un matrimonio: se si sposava un fig-lio, il vino cotto che veniva gustato era quello preparato nell’anno della sua nascita.

Anche per questo prodotto vale la regola del sapersi ingegnare e dell’arte del recupero degli scarti. Accadeva che, quando il raccolto non era ottimale, il proprietario del terreno teneva per sé l’uva migliore, lasciando al contadino quella più rovinata. Come la storia abruzzese insegna, grazie alla bravura e all’ingegno, ancora una volta il povero è riuscito ad ottenere un prodotto migliore di quello del ricco.

Recentemente la Facoltà di Agraria dell’Università di Teramo ha pubblicato i risultati condotti sullo studio ed analisi del vino cotto riconoscendo, scientificamente, l’alto potere antiossidante di questo prodotto dovuto proprio alla caramellizzazione degli zuccheri durante la pastorizzazione del mosto.

Dedicated to the preservation and promotion of the Abruzzo Culture

FEDERAZIONE ABRUZZESE

DEL MICHIGAN PRESENTS

ANNUAL CHARITY GALA NIGHT Benefiting the “St. Jude Research Children’s Hospital”

Saturday, March 11, 2017 Penna’s of Sterling

38400 Van Dyke Ave. Sterling Heights, MI 48312

Antipasto/Cocktails 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM

Dinner at 7:15 PM

Tickets $65 / Under 21 $50

For information and tickets call:

Mirella Morgan at 586-291-2923 Or pay with Paypal at fedabruzzo.org

All RSVP’s by February 24, 2017 “Proceeds from ticket sales will benefit St. Jude Research Children’s Hospital”

MUSIC AND ENTERTAINMENT BY

ECLIPSE

GRAN SASSO

IN ABRUZZO

L’Aquila

Chieti

Pescara

Teramo

“A Regional organization of Italian-American Abruzzese working toward the preservation and promotion of the Abruzzo Culture”

HONORING OUR

MEMBER OF THE YEAR

CARLO DI VIRGILIO

DELICIOUS MENU

RAFFLES

OPEN BAR

Dedicated to the preservation and promotion of the Abruzzo Culture

~MISS ABRUZZESE QUEEN PAGEANT~

APPLICATION 2017 NAME: _______________________________________________________________ ADDRESS: ___________________________________________________________ CITY: ___________________________________STATE:_______ZIP CODE:______________ HOME PHONE:__________________________CELL:_______________________________ EMAIL: __________________________BIRTHDATE:_______/_________/________ MISS ABRUZZESE: ______. JR. MISS ABRUZZESE: ______. LITTLE MISS COLUMBUS _____. (17 to 20 years of age) (12 to 16 years of age) (7 to 11 years of age)

PLEASE WRITE A SHORT ESSAY ABOUT YOURSELF INCLUDING WHY YOU WOULD BE THE BEST MISS ABRUZZESE OR MISS ABRUZZESE JR. PLEASE LIST YOUR ACTIVITIES, AWARDS, TALENTS, GOALS, SCHOLASTIC ACHIEVEMENTS, ETC. ATTACH A SEPARATE SHEET IF NECESSARY.

Please return application to: FADM C/O Pam Vanderziel/Pageant PO Box 545, Sterling Heights, MI 48311 586-945-5570 or email to Indyrr99@aol.com. All entries must be postmarked no later than March 31, 2017.

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NAME OF CITY AND PROVINCE OF PARENTS OR GRANDPARENTS:

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MISS

ABRUZZESE

QUEEN

PAGEANT

2017

Applications are now being accepted for Miss Abruzzese Queen for 2017. The contestant must be:

1. Abruzzese Origin

2. Member of the Federazione Abruzzese del Michigan

3. Between 7 and 11 years of age for Little Miss Abruzzese

4. Between 12 and 16 years of age for Jr. Miss Abruzzese Between 17 and 20 years of age for Sr. Miss Abruzzese

The successful candidate will participate in the Miss Columbus Day Queen Pageant as organized by the Co-

lumbus Day Committee. Responsibilities will include, but not limited to:

1. Participation in the Memorial Day Parade

2. Columbus Day Parade

3. FADM Charity Gala Dinner Event Attend other functions as required. See our website or call Pam Vanderziel at 586-945-5570 for an applica-

tion or additional information.

FADM DINNER CLUB OUTING AT PIZZA NOSTOLGIA

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

The FADM Dinner Club met and sampled the gourmet pizza station Pizza Nostalgia, on Thursday, Feb-ruary 23. Pizza Nostalgia is located at 57889 Van Dyke Avenue just north of 26 Mile Road in Washington Twp. Twenty-seven (27) Members and friends of the FADM gathered in fellowship and fun to try the many varieties of Pizzas and pasta dishes available on the menu. After the meal, members of the FADM Coro along with accordionist Tony Di Ponio sang for the group and the customers. A good time was had by all and particularly the customers who kept asking for more songs. A big thank you to our coordina-tors Angela Beaumont and Teria DeLorenzo for all the arrangements. See you at our next get together in April. Watch for the notice on our website, www.fedabruzzo.org and in the newsletter.

FADM Coro members with Tony DiPonio

Pauline Parafinowicz, Angela Beaumont

and Teria DeLorenzo Group photo at the table.

Dedicated to the preservation and promotion of the Abruzzo Culture

Dedicated to the preservation and promotion of the Abruzzo Culture

FEDERAZIONE ABRUZZESE DEL MICHIGAN

P. O. BOX 545

STERLING HEIGHTS

MI, 48311

WWW.FEDERAZIONEABRUZZESE.COM

PATHWAYS OF TRADITIONS

Tossicia, Loreto Aprutino

Lettomanoppello, Guardiagrele Since Medieval times the working of precious metal has also inspired

copper and wrought iron smiths, who spent heir days in humble work-

shops, never to know the fame of the goldsmiths of their times.

Typical and simply crafted the two-handled basins, water vessels and

wrought iron bed heads are all traditional items that craftsmen form

Guardiagrele, and form the Chieti, Tossicia and Teramo area are still

made today, with designs that combine the contemporary with the tradi-

tional. At Loreto Aprutino the skilled work of the knife-makers produce

commercial and handmade quality items and in particular the Gobbo

knife, with its rounded horn

handle. The stone-cutters of

Lettomanoppello are experts at

working marble and Majella

stone and can rival sculptors

from the Aquila area with its

quarries and produce a quality

white stone

Call for your

Membership Information Packet

586-759-3114

Or

Complete the information and mail to:

FADM – Membership

PO Box 545

Sterling Heights, MI, 48311

Name: _______________________________________

Address: _____________________________________

City/ State: ____________________ ZIP: ___________

Phone Number: (H): ___________________________

(C): _________________________

Email: __________________________Date:________

A copper-beaten basin from Abruzzo. (Guardiagrele)