Festa 2012 is over, and it is now time to look back and determine what we did well, and what we could do better. Our attendance was down about 7-1/2% but our early determination is that rev- enues and our expenses seem to be in line. We spent most of the year exam- ining our budget particularly the cost for rental items, entertainment costs, and advertising expenses. More importantly, we lived up to our reputation as the finest Italian festival in United States. I can tell you that hundreds of people have contacted me or stopped me recent- ly and told me the same. Our entertainment, Italian food, Italian style fireworks, and our cul- tural displays were excellent. As you know, the centerpiece of the event is the Mass, and as usual, it flowed seemlessly. Our gondola rides were not only a unique expe- rience, but they were a huge hit. We have increased the number of vessels under Rear Admiral Jennaro’s control, and will add to his fleet again next year. One thing is for sure, Festa Italiana faces many headwinds such as our current economic condi- tions, increased competition and being subject to all weather condi- tions. All of these circumstances came into play as our guests have a lot of choices and many events are chasing the same limited discre- tionary dollar. Weather will always play a part in an outdoor festival, but one night we got rained out despite being in the middle of a drought, and another day, high heat and humidity kept our guests away. But rest assured, we will roll-up our sleeves, re-calibrate where we need to, and we will cele- brate a remarkable event, with extraordinarily committed volun- teers and bring forth with pride Festa’s 36th anniversary next sum- mer. From the bottom of my heart, I would like to thank all of those who helped put this event on, from sponsors, to our partners and ven- dors, to all of the volunteers, young and not-so-young, new and experi- enced; we can’t put this cultural celebration on without your sup- port. We are always interested in people’s perceptions and construc- tive criticism, so if you have ideas on how we can do better please con- tact us at FestaItaliana.com. Development of ICC property We continue to forge ahead on our potential development. The ICC and representatives from the Marcus Corporation have been in contact with the governor’s office, the county executive’s office, the mayor’s office, and local stakehold- ers like the Historic Third Ward Association and Summerfest to find a way to help us develop our land to its highest and best use. Our due diligence efforts will continue, but I can tell you that we have made President Spano reports on 35th Festa Italiana and ICC developments While people living in the central part of the United States had been praying for rain all summer, Festa Italiana officials were hoping pre- cipitation would stay away for the duration of the festival, July 19-22. That, unfortunately, did not hap- pen. Wind-blown rain fell from the opening of the festival at 5 p.m. on July 19 throughout the evening. Here, Italian Community Center President and Festa Italiana General Chairman Dave Spano is seen addressing the sparse crowd that attended the opening day cer- emony. (Times photo by Tom Hemman) Although there are many tales originating from the canals of Venice, Italy, of marriage proposals made while a couple enjoys a romantic gondola ride; not everyone boards a gondola for that reason. Amy Sapienza of Mukwonago and Joe Connelly of Oconomowoc, who were on their first date, elected to take a gondola ride during their visit to Festa Italiana on July 21 because it was something neither had done before. Tony Emmiti was serving as the gondolier at the time this photo was taken. This year, Festa had two gondolas in service during the festival. Emmiti and fellow gondoliers Sal Galioto and Patrick Lonzo were kept busy all weekend long. (Times photo by Tom Hemman) Festa gondola ride perfect, even on a first date Successful Courtyard Music Series season heading into home stretch at ICC Please turn to page 12 The 12th season of the Italian Community Center’s free-admis- sion Courtyard Music Series has generated much enthusiasm, according to Joe Campagna, Jr., and Sal Quarino, coordinators of the summer concerts. They are bet- ting that the extension of the series into September on three of the four nights will produce much of the same excitement. Music lovers can enjoy another five weeks of great jazz, blues and rock and roll through Sept. 27. The Wednesday opera, classical and Broadway series concludes Aug. 29 as most of the performers will be returning to their full-time musical or teaching professions. On behalf on the ICC, Quarino expressed thanks to La Coppa Artisan Gelato for sponsoring this year’s series. “We’re very excited to have La Coppa aboard. Their gelato is excellent and is available to our guests to try at our restaurant, Cafe La Scala,” he said. Quarino praised the extraordi- nary talents of Tom Sorce and Kay Sparling for doing “a marvelous job” in putting together a line-up of great entertainment that includes the best musicians and vocalists in the Midwest and around the coun- try. Sorce was responsible for securing the acts on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday nights. 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Festa 2012 is over, and it is nowtime to look back and determinewhat we did well, and what wecould do better. Our attendancewas down about 7-1/2% but ourearly determination is that rev-enues and our expenses seem to bein line.
We spent most of the year exam-ining our budget particularly thecost for rental items, entertainmentcosts, and advertising expenses.More importantly, we lived up toour reputation as the finest Italianfestival in United States. I can tellyou that hundreds of people havecontacted me or stopped me recent-ly and told me the same.
Our entertainment, Italian food,Italian style fireworks, and our cul-tural displays were excellent. Asyou know, the centerpiece of the
event is the Mass, and as usual, itflowed seemlessly. Our gondolarides were not only a unique expe-rience, but they were a huge hit.We have increased the number ofvessels under Rear AdmiralJennaro’s control, and will add tohis fleet again next year.
One thing is for sure, FestaItaliana faces many headwindssuch as our current economic condi-tions, increased competition andbeing subject to all weather condi-tions. All of these circumstancescame into play as our guests have alot of choices and many events arechasing the same limited discre-tionary dollar. Weather will alwaysplay a part in an outdoor festival,but one night we got rained outdespite being in the middle of adrought, and another day, high
heat and humidity kept our guestsaway. But rest assured, we willroll-up our sleeves, re-calibratewhere we need to, and we will cele-brate a remarkable event, withextraordinarily committed volun-teers and bring forth with prideFesta’s 36th anniversary next sum-mer.
From the bottom of my heart, Iwould like to thank all of those whohelped put this event on, fromsponsors, to our partners and ven-dors, to all of the volunteers, youngand not-so-young, new and experi-enced; we can’t put this culturalcelebration on without your sup-port. We are always interested inpeople’s perceptions and construc-tive criticism, so if you have ideason how we can do better please con-tact us at FestaItaliana.com.
Development of ICC propertyWe continue to forge ahead on
our potential development. TheICC and representatives from theMarcus Corporation have been incontact with the governor’s office,the county executive’s office, themayor’s office, and local stakehold-ers like the Historic Third WardAssociation and Summerfest to finda way to help us develop our landto its highest and best use. Our duediligence efforts will continue, but Ican tell you that we have made
President Spano reports on 35thFesta Italiana and ICC developments
While people living in the centralpart of the United States had beenpraying for rain all summer, FestaItaliana officials were hoping pre-cipitation would stay away for theduration of the festival, July 19-22.That, unfortunately, did not hap-pen. Wind-blown rain fell from theopening of the festival at 5 p.m. onJuly 19 throughout the evening.Here, Italian Community CenterPresident and Festa ItalianaGeneral Chairman Dave Spano isseen addressing the sparse crowdthat attended the opening day cer-emony. (Times photo by TomHemman)
Although there are many tales originating from the canals of Venice, Italy,of marriage proposals made while a couple enjoys a romantic gondolaride; not everyone boards a gondola for that reason. Amy Sapienza ofMukwonago and Joe Connelly of Oconomowoc, who were on their firstdate, elected to take a gondola ride during their visit to Festa Italiana onJuly 21 because it was something neither had done before. Tony Emmitiwas serving as the gondolier at the time this photo was taken. This year,Festa had two gondolas in service during the festival. Emmiti and fellowgondoliers Sal Galioto and Patrick Lonzo were kept busy all weekendlong. (Times photo by Tom Hemman)
Festa gondola ride perfect,even on a first date
Successful Courtyard MusicSeries season heading into
home stretch at ICC
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The 12th season of the ItalianCommunity Center’s free-admis-sion Courtyard Music Series hasgenerated much enthusiasm,according to Joe Campagna, Jr.,and Sal Quarino, coordinators ofthe summer concerts. They are bet-ting that the extension of the seriesinto September on three of the fournights will produce much of thesame excitement.
Music lovers can enjoy anotherfive weeks of great jazz, blues androck and roll through Sept. 27. TheWednesday opera, classical andBroadway series concludes Aug. 29as most of the performers will bereturning to their full-time musicalor teaching professions.
On behalf on the ICC, Quarino
expressed thanks to La CoppaArtisan Gelato for sponsoring thisyear’s series. “We’re very excited tohave La Coppa aboard. Their gelatois excellent and is available to ourguests to try at our restaurant,Cafe La Scala,” he said.
Quarino praised the extraordi-nary talents of Tom Sorce and KaySparling for doing “a marvelousjob” in putting together a line-up ofgreat entertainment that includesthe best musicians and vocalists inthe Midwest and around the coun-try. Sorce was responsible forsecuring the acts on Monday,Tuesday and Thursday nights.Sparling was in charge of the
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The first Festa Italiana bocce tour-nament in 1978 was won by theOld-Timers, a team of elderlyItalian Americans captained by thelate Joseph Puccio. This year,youth prevailed as Young Money, ateam featuring players ranging inage from 11 to 23, won the champi-onship. Festa presented the teamwith $500 and each player receiveda trophy. Guido, the Klement’sItalian Sausage, joined the win-ning team for this photo. From theleft: Zach Martens, 11, JustinMudlaff, 20, Guido, JoshuaMartens, 16, and Trevor Norgal, 23.The presenting tournament spon-sor was Catholic Financial Life.Supporting sponsors were
Palermo’s Pizza, U.S. Foods,General Casualty Insurance andNew York Pizza Delivery. Secondplace in the tournament went toCaviani’s Crystal Crew, earning a$200 cash prize. The consolationbracklet title went to theNeighborhood Watchmen, whotook home a $100 cash prize.(Times photo by Tom Hemman)
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The answer to that question is:Dave Schinker of New Berlin. Hewon a cash prize of $7,350, accord-ing to the accounting firm Reilly,Penner and Benton, LLP, certifiedpublic accountants.
Under the terms of the 50/50
raffle, Schinker as the prize winnercollected 50% pf the raffle’s grossrevenue, based on the number oftickets sold and verified by theaccounting firm. Festa Italianaretained the remaining 50% of tick-et sales.
The raffle drawing was held onSunday, July 22 after at 10 p.m. onthe Miller Lite Stage.
The winning ticket was sold toSchinker by Sam Purpero, a past
president of the Italian CommunityCenter, the ICC’s current treasurerand a Festa manager since the firstfestival in 1978. This was the firsttime Festa conducted a 50/50 raffle.
Country recording artist Phil Vassar performed before a massive crowdon Festa’s closing night at the Calypso Spiked Island Adult LemonadeStage. Vassar, who has achieved favorite performer status amongWisconsin concert fans, played a variety of his country hits and crossovernumbers to the delight of the crowd who sang along, danced andexpressed their approval throughout the show. King Juice Company,which introduced its new adult beverage, Calypso Spiked IslandLemonade, at Festa sponsored the show. Vassar wore a Calypso SpikedIsland t-shirt during his concert. (Times photo by Tim Townsend)
Phil Vassar draws hugecrowd for Festa show
Who won Festa’s 50/50 raffle?
Youth prevails in Festa’s35th bocce tourney
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By devouring 30 mini-cannoli in six minutes, Tony Paulis of Milwaukeeeasily won Festa Italiana’s 2012 “Cannoli-Eating Contest” championshipon Saturday, July 21. This marked the fourth time he has won the title. Hecaptured the championship outright in 2009, 2011 and 2012 and tied TonyCarlson of Minnesota for the title in 2010. Carlson finished second in thisyear’s contest, digesting 24 cannoli in six minutes. Paulis received a $75cash prize and a first-place t-shirt for winning the contest, which wassponsored by Sciortino’s Bakery of Milwaukee. Seen here with Paulis isMarie Lieber, Cucina Showcase Manager. (Times photo by Joe Spasiano)
Tony Paulis becomes Festa’s 4-time‘Cannoli-Eating Contest’ champion
Dennis Schwedrsky tried to keepup the pace in Festa Italiana’s“Cannoli-Eating Contest” onSaturday, July 21 at the PigglyWiggly Cucina Showcase. He wasone of 10 contestants in the event.(Times photo by Joe Spasiano)
Kids make pizzasfor prizes in Due
Sorelli contest
Naya Gonzalez of West Allis proud-ly displays her pizza, which wonthe Kids’ Pizza-Making Contest foryoungsters ages 5-9 on Sunday,July 22. The contest was sponsoredby Due Sorelli Italian Spices ofOak Creek. Two contests wereheld, one for children ages 5-9 andone for children ages 10-16. Pizzaswere judged on creativity andvisual appeal. Gonzalez and the 10-16 champion received a gift bagfrom Due Sorelli and were to keeptheir chef hats and aprons. (Timesphoto by Colleen Jurkiewicz)
Scott Heinbinger of Beleview,Washington won the Kids Pizza-Making Contest for kids ages 10-16. (Times photo by ColleenJurkiewicz)
ICC election slate to be finalizedat Aug. 23 general meeting
By Thomas HemmanTimes Editor
The slate for the ItalianCommunity Center election of fiveofficers (president, vice president,treasurer, secretary and sergeant-at-arms) and four directors-at-largefor the 2012-13 term will be final-ized at the general membershipmeeting on Thursday, Aug. 23.
The Election Committee, whichis chaired by Rosemary DeRubertisand has Mary Ann Maglio, SalLoCoco, Marie Schwindt and FrankD’Amato as members, will presentits slate, and, in accordance withthe ICC By-Laws, further nomina-tions from the floor will be acceptedat the general meeting.
This edition of The Italian Timeswent to press on Friday, Aug. 17,therefore, we are unable to providein this issue the list of candidates.That information will appear in ourOctober issue, which will be avail-able Sept. 24.
Candidate eligibilityAccording to Article V, Section 1
of the ICC By-Laws: “To be eligibleas an officer or board member ofthe Italian Community Center, apotential candidate:
“a. Must be a member in goodstanding;
“b. Must have been a member ofthe Italian Community Center forat least 12 months prior to his/hernomination;
“c. Must have served on at leastone Italian Community Center orFesta Italiana committee withinthe past five years or attended atleast 50% of the regularly-sched-uled general membership meetingsin the preceding year as confirmedby the record.”
One of the primary duties of theElection Committee is to validatethe eligibility of all candidates priorto placing names on the official bal-lot.
After validations are completed,the Election Committee conducts adrawing to determine placement ofnames on the election ballot andoversees the mailing of ballots toall members in good standing. Amember having that official statusis defined in Article III, Section 1 ofthe bylaws as anyone who had paidhis/her membership “at least 60days prior to the announcement ofthe election results.” That meansthat any person who was a memberor became a member on or beforeMonday, Aug. 27 is eligible toreceive a ballot and vote.
The mailing of ballots must takeplace within eight days of theSeptember general meeting, whichis scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 27.
Members must make sure thattheir ballots are postmarked nolater than the Thursday precedingthe October general meeting to beeligible to be counted. The October
general meeting is Thursday, Oct.25, which means ballots need to bepostmarked no later than Oct. 18.
Ballots that are not postmarkedor are postmarked after Oct. 18 willnot be opened or counted.
The Election Committee willselect volunteers to help them tabu-late the votes on the qualifying bal-lots on the day of the October gen-eral meeting. The results will beannounced during the meeting.
Newly-elected officers and direc-tors will officially begin their serv-ice on Thursday, Nov. 1.
Terms of officeThe term of officers is one year.
The current officers are: presidentDavid J. Spano, vice president GinaSpang, treasurer Sam Purpero, sec-retary Rose Anne Ceraso-Fritchieand sergeant-at-arms Joanne(Sanfilippo) Czubek.
Under the term limit stipulationset forth in Article IV, Section 8.c.,“A President shall be allowed tosucceed himself/herself for oneterm and one term only. All otherofficers shall be eligible for re-elec-tion to said offices without limita-tions.” Since Spano is completinghis second consecutive term, he isnot eligible for re-election. All otherofficers are eligible to seek anotherterm of office, if they so desire.
The term for directors-at-large istwo years. Current directors whowill be completing their service areThomas Balistreri, DeanCannestra, Susan (DeSanctis)
Christiansen and Giuseppe Vella.The term limit stipulation for
directors-at-large is set forth inArticle V, Section 8.b., whichstates, “The term of office forDirectors-At-Large shall be twoyears, with four Directors electedeach year. No Director-At-Largemay serve more than two consecu-tive terms (four consecutive years).After two such consecutive terms,he/she must either run for a higheroffice or remain on a hiatus fromthe Board of Directors as aDirector-At-Large for at least aone-year period prior to running forDirector-At-Large again.” BothBalistreri and Christiansen areabout to complete two consecutiveterms and will not be eligible for re-election as directors-at-large.
Cannestra and Vella were elect-ed to their first two-year term in2010 and are, therefore, eligible torun for a second term if they sochoose.
Directors Ralph Busalacchi,Elizabeth Ceraso, Peter Gustin andTony Piacentini will have one yearof service remaining when the2012-13 term begins on Nov. 1.
Election previewThe next issue of The Italian
Times (October 2012 edition) willserve as our election preview. Eachof the contested candidates willhave an opportunity to explain whyhe/she is running. A photograph ofeach candidate will accompany thestatements. That issue will beavailable Monday, Sept. 24.
Free Children's Italian Course Registration Form(For children ages 6-12)
at the Italian Community Center,631 E. Chicago St., Milwaukee
Parent(s) Name ________________________________________
I am (we are) enrolling in: � Italian I course � Number of persons enrolling.
� Italian II course � Number of persons enrolling.
Course fee: ICC Member - $90.00; Non-Member - $100.00
Make payment to: Italian Community Center, and send to: ICC, c/o Italian Class,631 E. Chicago St., Milwaukee, WI 53202-5916. Enrollment in each class is limit-ed to the first 25 students who send in this registration form with full payment.
The fall semester of an introduc-tory (Italian I) class and advanced(Italian II - Conversation) class foradults and teens will begin onTuesday, Sept. 11 at the ItalianCommunity Center. Both classeswill be held on 10 consecutiveTuesday nights, with the finalclasses set for Nov. 13.
Instructor Enrica Tarantino-Woytal described Italian I as beingfor those who want an introductionto the language. The introductorycourse will run from 7:30 p.m. to9:15 p.m.
The Italian II course will beginat 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, and end at7:15 p.m. “The advanced class is
for those who have completedItalian I and are ready to learnmore about the language and howto converse,” Tarantino-Woytalsaid.
Enrollment is open to ICC mem-bers and the general public. Thereis a limit of 25 students per class.The fee for each course will be $90for an ICC member and $100 for anon-member. The fee does notinclude the course textbook.
To register, complete the formaccompanying this article. Checksor money orders are payable to theItalian Community Center.Registrations will be accepted up tothe start of the Sept. 18 classes.
The fall semester of a free week-ly series of Italian classes for chil-dren between the ages of 6 and 12will begin Saturday, Sept. 15 at theItalian Community Center. Theclasses, which run from 3 to 5 p.m.,will continue through Nov. 3.
The course is intended to pro-vide children with an introductionto the Italian language and the cul-ture of Italy. Besides learning somebasic words and the Italian alpha-bet, the children also make draw-ings for the holidays and specialoccasions and receive a snack eachweek.
The instructor is EnricaTarantino-Woytal, who also leadsthe ICC’s Italian classes for teensand adults. She was honored byWisItalia as Wisconsin’s 2009
“Italian Teacher of Year.”Tarantino-Woytal has been leadingthe children’s class at the ICC sincethe early 1980s. Over the years,several hundred youngsters haveparticipated in the free class.
To register for the spring semes-ter, please complete the formaccompanying this article and mailit to: Children’s Italian Course, c/oICC, 631 E. Chicago St.,Milwaukee, WI 53202-5916. Sincethere is no enrollment fee, parentscan also register their children inperson any time during the semes-ter.
For further information, contactthe ICC office at 414/223-2180 orEnrica Woytal or Pietro Tarantinoat 414/481-0170 or via email [email protected].
Fall semester of freechildren’s Italian classstarts Sept. 15 at ICC
ICC’s Italian classes foradults and teens beginTuesday night, Sept. 11
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Thursday, Aug. 23• Italian Community Center membership dinner, 5:30 p.m.• Italian Community Center general meeting, 6:30 p.m.• Courtyard Music Series: Rock and Roll with the Oldies But GoodiesSpectacular, 6:30 p.m. Details on all Courtyard Music Series shows can befound in this issue.
Monday, Aug. 27• Courtyard Music Series: Hot Jazz featuring Janet Planet & Trio,6:30 p.m. Early reservations recommended.
Tuesday, Aug. 28• Milwaukee Ladies of UNICO Board meeting, 6 p.m.• Courtyard Music Series: Tuesday Bluesday with Jim Liban Combo,6:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Aug. 29• Courtyard Music Series: Opera, Classical & Broadway with theMetropolitan Opera National Council Singers, 6:30 p.m. Final show inWednesday night series.
Thursday, Aug. 30• Courtyard Music Series: Rock and Roll with the Doo-Wop Daddies,6:30 p.m.
Monday, Sept. 3• Labor Day. The offices of the Italian Community Center, ItalianConference Center, Festa Italiana and The Italian Times and Cafe LaScala will be closed. There will be no Courtyard Music Series jazzprogram in the evening.
Tuesday, Sept. 4• Pompeii Men’s Club Board meeting, 6 p.m.• Courtyard Music Series: Tuesday Bluesday with The Bel-Airs, 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Sept. 5• Pompeii Women’s Club Board meeting, 7 p.m.
Thursday, Sept. 6• Courtyard Music Series: Rock and Roll with Oldies But GoodiesSpectacular, 6:30 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 8• Abruzzese Society social, 6 p.m.
Week of Sept. 10• Italian Community Center’s fall bocce leagues season begins. Details inthis issue.
Monday, Sept. 10• Italian Community Center Finance Committee meeting, 6 p.m.• Courtyard Music Series: Hot Jazz featuring Pete Sorce and Jeff Lebargewith Swing Explosion Band, 6:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Sept. 11• Opening night for Italian Community Center’s fall semester of Italianclasses. Italian II class, 5:30 p.m. Italian I class at 7:30 p.m. Details inthis issue.• Italian Community Center Culture Committee meeting, 6 p.m.• Courtyard Music Series: Tuesday Bluesday with Dave Miller BluesBand, 6:30 p.m.• Abruzzese Society meeting and spuntino, 7 p.m.• Milwaukee Chapter UNICO National meeting, 7 p.m.
Thursday, Sept. 13• Courtyard Music Series: Rock and Roll with Larry Lynne Band,6:30 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 15• Opening day for Italian Community Center’s fall semester of the freechildren’s Italian class, 3 p.m. Details in this issue.
Monday, Sept. 17• Courtyard Music Series: Hot Jazz featuring the Ellen Winters Group,6:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Sept. 18• Società Maschile M.S.S. Del Lume membership meeting, 6 p.m.• UNICO Founders’ Day dinner, 6 p.m.• Courtyard Music Series: Tuesday Bluesday with Leroy Airmaster,6:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Sept. 19• Filippo Mazzei Lodge of the Order Sons of Italy in America membershipmeeting, 6:30 p.m.
Thursday, Sept. 20• Courtyard Music Series: Rock and Roll with the Oldies But GoodiesSpectacular, 6:30 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 21• Abruzzese Society social, 6 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 22• Italian Family History Club meeting, 10:30 a.m. Details in this issue.
Monday, Sept. 24• Courtyard Music Series: Hot Jazz featuring Gail Valenti with the TomSorce Band, 6:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Sept. 25• Milwaukee Ladies of UNICO Board meeting, 6 p.m.• Courtyard Music Series: Tuesday Bluesday with Reverend Raven & TheChain Smokin’ Altar Boys, 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Sept. 26• Pompeii Women’s Club Board meeting, 7 p.m.
Thursday, Sept. 27• Italian Community Center membership dinner, 5:30 p.m.• Italian Community Center general membership meeting, 6:30 p.m.• Courtyard Music Series: Rock and Roll featuring Tom Anthony with theTom Sorce Band, 6:30 p.m. Last show in the 2012 summer series.
Daily and weekly classes and activities• Bocce leagues. The fall bocce season will get under way the week of Sept.10 with a mixed couples league on Monday night and seniors leagues onTuesday and Thursday afternoons. Team registration forms are availableby calling 414/223-2194 or contacting any league coordinator. Details inthis issue.
• Free Children’s Italian class. The fall semester of the ItalianCommunity Center’s free children’s Italian class (for those ages 6-12)begins on Saturday, Sept. 15. Look for a story and registration form inthis section.
• Italian I and II classes for teens and adults. The fall semester of ItalianI and II classes for teens and adults will begin on Tuesday, Sept. 11. Lookfor a story and registration form in this section.
• Tradizione Vivente, The Italian Dance Group of Milwaukee. This folkdance group practices weekly on Tuesdays at 7 p.m. at the ICC. Visitwww.tradizionevivente.com for details. Ballate con noi! Dance with us!
• Members Room. Open to Italian Community Center members and theirguests, 8 a.m. - 9 p.m., Monday - Thursday and 8 a.m. - 10 p.m.. Fridayand Saturday.
Calendar of EventsAugust 23 – September 27, 2012
Teams are invited to participatein the fall bocce leagues at theItalian Community Center. Therewill be an adult league on Mondaynight and seniors’ leagues onTuesday and Thursday afternoons.
Competition will begin the weekof Sept. 10. The regular seasonruns eight weeks.
Each team, consisting of a mini-mum of four players, is scheduledfor three matches a week. Ideally,the league coordinators would liketo have eight teams in each league.
Registration fees are $40 perplayer who is not a member of theICC and $30 for each player who isan ICC member. Membership willbe verified. Registration forms areavailable from league coordinators(Dan Conley, Monday night;Anthony Gazzana, Tuesday after-
noon; and Joe Torcivia, Thursdayafternoon) or by calling the ICCoffice at 414/223-2180 and speakingto Mary Ann Maglio.
The registration form with fullpayment for all players is due nolater than Tuesday, Sept. 4.
Business Manager PatrickMorgan announced that, startingSept. 1, Cafe La Scala is discon-tinuing Saturday lunch and din-ner service.
The restaurant will continue tobe open for lunch and dinner,
Monday through Friday. Lunchhours are 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dinnerhours are 5 to 9 p.m., Mondaythrough Thursday and 4:30 to 10p.m. on Friday.
Reservations are accepted bycalling 414/223-2185.
Fall bocce leagues tostart week of Sept. 10
Cafe La Scala revisesdining service hours
All advertising copy, news andfeature stories, letters from thereaders and photographs for publi-cation in the October 2012 issue ofThe Italian Times must be submit-ted to the editor no later thanTuesday, Sept. 11.
Materials can be emailed to edi-tor Thomas Hemman at the follow-
ing address: [email protected],sent to The Italian Times, 631 E.Chicago St., Milwaukee, WI 53202or dropped off at the reception deskin the Italian Community Centeroffice
Your cooperation will insuretimely publication of the newspa-per.
Deadline set for Octoberissue of The Italian Times
Correcting an errorin our July/August
Festa issueThe Italian Times extends its
apologies to Mario Consolazionewho was incorrectly identified inlast month’s article, “PompeiiWomen’s Club hosts 15th annualMay Crowning.”
Mario was one of the “angels”leading the May crowning proces-sion.
THE ITALIAN TIMES SEPTEMBER 2012 – PAGE 7
Members to vote on bylaws revisionsat Aug. 23 general meeting
Two revisions to the ItalianCommunity Center Constitution &By-Laws have been addressed bythe By-Laws Committee. Theamendment changing the date ofthe May Election Committee “nomi-nations from the floor” and theSeptember “mailing of the electionballots” were proposed by theFinance Committee to the ICCBoard of Directors. The member-ship will vote on the proposed revi-sions at the general meeting onThursday, Aug. 23, said TonyPiacentini, committee chairman.
To understand the proposed
revision, use this as a guide: Anycurrent by-law language proposedfor deletion is crossed out (there’s aline through the wording) and thenew proposed language is under-lined and in bold type. After eachproposed revision, the committeeoffers the rationale for revisionand/or addition and its positionregarding the same.
Article V – Nominationsand Elections
Section 3. An ElectionCommittee consisting of two (2)members in good standing appoint-
ed by the President and three mem-bers in good standing nominatedand elected from the floor at theMay April general membershipmeeting shall develop a slate ofcandidates to run for the five (5)officer positions and four (4)Director-At-Large positions on theBoard of Directors. The Presidentshall have the authority to namethe chairperson from among thefive (5) members of the ElectionCommittee.
Committee commentsThis is a date change only to
coincide with the Board’s decisionto change General Membershipmeetings to every other month(starting in February). This changeis recommended by the FinanceCommittee, Board of Directors and
By-laws Committee.
Article V – Nominationsand Elections
Section 9 . Ballots will bemailed to all members in goodstanding within eight (8) fifteen(15) days following the Septembergeneral membership board meet-ing. All ballots must be post-marked no later than the Thursdaypreceding the October generalmembership meeting. Ballotsmarked after that date will besaved, but will not be opened orcounted.
Committee commentsSame as above.Look for a report on the vote on
the bylaws revisions in the nextissue of The Italian Times.
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Before heading out to Miller Park for the Milwaukee Brewers’ “ItalianHeritage Day” game against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday, July 1,close to 300 people, most members of the Italian Community Center, filledup on a bountiful buffet set up in the ICC’s galleria. After eating, the gath-ering boarded buses to the game, which the Brewers won, 2-1. At the ball-park, the ICC had opportunities to promote Festa Italiana through a com-mercial shown on the scoreboard and through the distribution ofbrochures. Free tickets for Festa’s opening night (Thursday, July 19) werealso handed out. Fans attending the game received a free “Guido, TheItalian Sausage” bobblehead, courtesy of the Brewers and Klement’sSausage. (Times photo by Tom Hemman)
ICC members participatein Brewers’ ‘ItalianHeritage Day’ event
Soccer fans, many of them members of the Italian Community Center,came to the ICC on Sunday, July 1 to watch Italy play Spain in theEuropean 2012 championship game. Spain won the match, 4-0, to captureits third straight major title. For a $10 cover charge, the fans not only gotto watch the game on a large screen TV, but the ICC put up a buffet forthem to enjoy throughout the afternoon. (Times photo by Tom Hemman)
Fans gather at ICC towatch Italy play Spain in
Euro 2012 soccer finale
THE ITALIAN TIMESPAGE 8 – SEPTEMBER 2012
Come and enjoy a tribute to 35 years ofentertainment at ICC on Nov. 24
By Fred MeierIf you have enjoyed the enter-
tainment at Festa Italiana over thepast 35 years, you won’t want tomiss the show coming to the ItalianCommunity Center’s PompeiiGrand Ballroom on Saturday, Nov.24 from 7 to 11 p.m.
The show will be a benefit forthe Hunger Task Force ofMilwaukee, whose mission since1974 is ending hunger among chil-dren and the elderly, veterans, dis-placed workers and working poorfamilies.
The show will be a tribute to the35 years of entertainment at FestaItaliana. It will include songs thathave been performed by some of thebest and well known entertainers
who have ever been at Festa sinceits inception in 1978.
The show will include the mostwell known songs from ABBA,Frankie Avalon, Tony Bennett,Dick Contino, Vic Damone, VicDana, Danny & The Juniors, Dion& The Belmonts, The Four Aces,The Four Lads, Sergio Franchi, Jay& The Americans, Al Martino, LizaMinelli, The Monkees, TheRighteous Brothers, JimmieRodgers, Bobby Rydell, NeilSedaka, Nancy Sinatra, Jerry Vale,Frankie Valli, The Vogues andmany more.
Performing these songs will beSherwood Alper, Johnny B, MikeBetts, Bruce Cole, Mark Koch, JeffLaBarge, Larry Lynne, Tony
Machi, Freddy Meier, Mike Miller,Judy Oswald, Joe Palumbo, ElvisPrince, Bob Sanderson, SamSchiera, Tom Sorce, Jeff Stoll,Jayne Taylor and Kirk Vernon.
The Italian Community Center’spublic restaurant, Cafe La Scala,will be open for dinner and latenight dining. Reservations can bemade by calling 414/223-2185. Acash bar will also be set up in the
ballroom.Advance tickets for the show are
now on sale for $30 per person andcan be obtained by calling 414/764-4145. The night of the show, ticketswill be sold at the door for $35 perperson.
The show is sponsored by SailLoft Spirits and Dining, 649 E. ErieSt., Milwaukee.
Hope to see you there!
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Gloria Italiano, who hasreceived high acclaim for herEnglish translation of CarloCollodi’s original version of “TheAdventures of Pinocchio,” has beengranted permission to sell copies ofher books – including “Pinocchio” –at the Italian Community Centeron Monday, Sept. 24 from 10 a.m.to 4 p.m.
Italiano’s “The Adventures ofPinocchio” is translated intoEnglish with facing Italian text.
One reviewer, Louise Rozier, aprofessor of Italian at theUniversity of Arkansas, stated:“What sets Gloria Italiano’s trans-lation apart is a provision for cul-tural and temporal differences,achieved by anglicizing and mod-ernizing Collodi’s tale. Italiano isvery skilled at finding Englishequivalents while preserving thecolorful prose and verbal power ofCollodi’s message, and her transla-tion will be fully appreciated bythose readers who welcome a new,more contemporary interpretationof the tale.”
Another reviewer, MelissaMorozzo, a writer for TheFlorentine of Florence, Italy, said:“(Italiano’s) careful use of languagecaptures both the magic and mean-ing of the original tale. Wordssparkle and trip off each page, justas Pinocchio trips giddily from one
misjudged adventure to another.”Along with her translation of
Collodi’s “Pinocchio,” Italiano willhave her other publications avail-able for sale at the ICC. Theseinclude: “Parole a Buon Rendere,”“Punti di Vista,” “Tralci Falciati”and “An English Prince.”
About ItalianoItaliano, a Waukesha native,
completed her bachelor’s and mas-ter’s degrees in French and Italianat the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She earned her master’sdegree in linguistics at GeorgetownUniversity in Washington, D.C.Afterward, she studied and taughtin Italy as a Fulbright scholar.
In Italy, she taught simultane-ous and consecutive English-Italianinterpretation at the School forInterpretors in Florence.Afterwards, she became an associ-ate professor of English Linguisticsat the School of Economics at theUniversity of Florence.
Italiano’s two main projectshave been to point out the numer-ous anglicisms in the Italian lan-guage and Italian-derived Englishwords.
Her parents emigrated fromSicily to the United States. Hermother came from Barcellona-Pozzo di Gotto while her fatherhailed from Villaggio Grazia nearMilazzo.
Gloria Italiano to sellPinocchio book and otherworks at ICC on Sept. 24
Throughout the 11-day run of Summerfest, the Italian Community Centeroperated a bar on the east side of its property off of Chicago Street. Formost of the days, the bar was staffed by Jim Schultz, bar/restaurant man-ager, and Rico Castillo, banquet manager. On Sunday, July 1, when thispicture was taken, Schultz had the day off to celebrate his wife’s birthday,and bartender Dale Hensel was replacing him. From the left: Castillo andHensel. The bar was busiest during the evening hours. (Times photo byTom Hemman)
ICC operates bar during Summerfest
Cafe La Scalamakes it easy for you to enjoy great
Italian food like pasta, pizza and dailyspecials at affordable prices.
• Dine-In: Lunch, 11 am - 2 pm & Dinner from 5 pm,Monday - Thursday: from 4:30 pm Friday. Have our
bartender mix your favorite cocktail.
• Carry-Out: Call 414/223-2185 to place your orderand pick it up at the time you requested.
Cafe La Scala, 631 E. Chicago St., Milw.A block west of Summerfest
414/223-2185 • www.LaScalaMilwaukee.com
Have you tried our all-you-can-eat Friday night fish fry?
THE ITALIAN TIMES SEPTEMBER 2012 – PAGE 9
Thanks for your donations to the Italian
Community Center building fundThe officers and directors of the
Italian Community Center wish tothank and acknowledge all thosewho pledged, fulfilled a pledge, orcontributed to the building fund.
To obtain information on how tomake a donation, please call414/223-2194 or visitwww.ICCMilwaukee.com.
The following donations werereceived between June 6 andAugust 8, 2012.
In memory of Frank S. CurroAngela ProchazkaJimmy & Linda Spataro
In memory of Ignatius J.BalistreriRosalie GloriosoTed & Rosemary GloriosoAnna Rose San FelippoEddie & JoAnn GloriosoSal & Donna AgnelloJohn CoffaroAnthony & Catherine GazzanaMary Ann MaglioFrances FirleSal Mussomeli & Sally MullinsJoe PanellaAldo & Stephanie Zanoni
In memory of Robert J. CefaluDr. & Mrs. Harvey KohnPaul & Rose IannelliPeter SperaSal & Donna AgnelloEddie & JoAnn GloriosoAnthony & Catherine GazzanaTed & Rosemary GloriosoJoe PanellaSal Mussomeli & Sally MullinsAnthony T. MachiMiriam Miranda and Holt Andrusand daughter NataliaFrank & Nina GaliotoJohn CoffaroBill & Rita JennaroTom SperaFrank & Dorothy OrlandoMike & Karen IannelliBrian & Kathryn MekaDonald & Doris ReynoldsDenise PalaszCeline WongJames BeckerGeorge & Aggie ColluraSam & Joanne Seidita
In memoryof Robert J. Cefaluwith donations designated forthe Thanksgiving dinner forthe less fortunateTherese AccettaMrs. Jackie MaggioreCarmen GermaneRalph & Agatha Michaels
In memory of Dorothy E.BarthenheierTed & Rosemary GloriosoAnthony T. Machi
In memory of Joseph F. “Pepe”Madrigrano, Sr.Bill & Rita Jennaro
In memory of Robert K.Gibbons, Sr.Sal Mussomeli & Sally MullinsSam & Lucille PurperoEddie & JoAnn GloriosoJohn Coffaro
Jimmy & Linda Spataro
In memory of Thomas J. GawinTom RomanoValerie RomanoMary Ann MaglioFrances FirleJim & Marie SchwindtNina CariniRosemary JoecksAnn RomanoAnna PitzoGeorge & Aggie Collura
In memory of Bessie M.CannestraMary Ann MaglioConnie SanfelippoGeorge & Aggie ColluraJimmy & Linda Spataro
In memory of Thomas B.SchwindtMary Ann MaglioFrances FirleRon & Joanne CzubekGeorge & Aggie Collura
Isidore & Mary PecoraroAnna Pitzo
In memory of Harold CatoMarie Lore
In memory of Bernadine A.CifaldiGeorge & Aggie Collura
In memory of Charles “Chuck”CannestraGeorge & Aggie ColluraJimmy & Linda Spataro
In memory of John M. VolpeJimmy & Linda Spataro
In memory of Rev. Frank J.SanfelippoGeorge & Aggie Collura
In memory of Angelo A.DragottaGeorge & Judy MenosMary Ann MaglioJimmy & Linda SpataroFrances FirleAnna Pitzo
August AmorosoAnthony T. MachiMario A. CariniMargaret M. Carini
In memory of Andrew “PiluRussu” CorraoTom & Rose ZingaleAnna PitzoIsidore & Mary Pecoraro
In memory of Frances(Vincenza) BalistreriSam & Joanne Seidita
In memory of Elma HansenRon & Joanne Czubek
In memory of Alex CalarcoAnthony T. MachiTom & Rose Zingale
In memory of Mary D. RichAnthony T. MachiMario A. CariniMargaret M. Carini
Donation to the building fundPaul & L, Louise Platto
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Successful Courtyard Music Seriesseason heading into home stretch at ICC
Wednesday night talent.As for extending the series this
year, Quarino said, “Last year,when we concluded the seriesbefore Labor Day, it was evidentthat our audiences were sorry tosee it come to an end. So, we addedanother month of great entertain-ment this year and we’re anticipat-ing that those fans will support usjust as they have done all summer.”
Quarino noted that Campagnaand Patrick Morgan, ItalianCommunity Center business man-ager, deserve much of the credit forhelping to make each show a greatentertainment and dining experi-ence for audiences. The great food,the excellent entertainment andbeautiful outdoor setting make theICC the place to be on summernights, he said.
Food and bar service is availablethroughout each show. The CafeLa Scala menu offers appetizers,sandwiches, dinner entrees,desserts, an extensive wine list,and an array of popular drinksuntil 10 p.m.
All programs in the series arefrom 6:30 to 9 p.m. and are open tothe public with no cover charge ordrink minimum. Performances goon rain or shine. If the weather isinclement, the acts move indoors tothe Festa Bsllroom. Ample freeparking is available in the lot southof the building.
Presented below is the remain-der of the 2012 series lineup.Please note, there will be no showon Monday, Sept. 3, which is LaborDay.
Monday night jazz• Monday, Aug. 27 – Janet
Planet. International recordingartist Janet Planet will appearwith Tom Theabo, Ross Pederson,and Dan Loomis. Planet’s 25-yearcareer has taken her to perform-ance halls, festivals, and clubsaround the world. Called, “thevoice of a new Jazz Culture” byJazziz Magaine, Planet is a produc-er and recording artist known forher souful lyricism. She co-foundedStellar Sound Productions in 1995.
Her latest CD, “Janet PlanetSings the Bob Dylan Songbook,Vol.1” was released in Fall 2010.According to her website (janet-planet.com), “Bob Dylan fans andfoes alike will marvel at Janet’sfresh interpretation of these 1960’scompositions. Rediscover the poeticpoignancy of Dylan’s work set to anan eclectic mix of jazz-mindedarrangements.”
• Monday, Sept. 10 – Pete Sorceand Jeff Labarge with SwingExplosion Band. Featuring thesmooth vocals of Pete Sorce and theclassic arrangements of JeffLabarge with the finest musiciansfrom southeast Wisconsin, the 18-piece ensemble of Swing Explosionbrings excitement, prestige andsophistication to any stage – andthey don’t just do big band music.Their unique and eclectic style isguaranteed to have you tappingyour toes.
This group plays a variety ofstyles from a variety of composersand arrangers: Stan Kenton,Woody Herman, Buddy Rich, DukeEllington, Count Basie, GlennMiller, Frank Sinatra, BobbyDarin, Brian Setzer, BarryManilow, Lionel Ritchie, Big BadVooDoo Daddy and lots more.
• Monday, Sept. 17 – EllenWinters Group. This Milwaukee
group will perform their “Tribute toRosemary Clooney.” The programpremiered in Elm Grove lastNovember with a sold-out run, andaudiences have responded withoverwhelming approval to Winters’interpretation of Clooney’s classicsongs. The Milwaukee JournalSentinel claimed she is “…arguablyMilwaukee’s best jazz singer” who“recreated the Rosemary Clooneyvoice and era.”
• Monday, Sept. 24 – GailValenti with Joel Freisinger, TomSorce and Brian Ford. The 2012jazz series will close with a showfeaturing vocalist Gail Valenti, whoperformed nationally with the likesof Doc Severinsen and shared thespotlight with Steve Lawrence andEydie Gorme, Tony Bennett andDionne Warwick. She has alsoworked as a national jingle singerand spokeswoman representingOldsmobile, Kentucky FriedChicken, State Farm Insurance,Northwestern Mutual Life, Bank ofAmerica, Disney World, AnheuserBusch and Miller Beer.
Valenti is exactly the kind of actTom Sorce and his cohorts love toback up. “Joel Freisinger writesgreat arrangements for thesesingers,” said Sorce. “His arrange-ments bring out their beststrengths, which adds so much.”
Tuesday Bluesday• Tuesday, Aug. 28 – Jim Liban
Combo. This show will be a nightfor fans of harmonica style blues.Jim Liban has an international cultstatus as one of the foremost post-war blues harmonica stylists on thescene. One critic said, “Liban is oneof the few players working todaywho seems to have captured muchof the bite and playfulness of(Junior) Wells’ best harmonicawork, and he’s taken it one step
further to his own voice on theinstrument.” Liban has pennedsongs for John Mayall, JohnnyWinter, Lonnie Brooks and otherinternational blues artists.
• Tuesday, Sept. 4 – The BelAirs. Fronted by brothers Dick andDave Pruitt on bass and electricguitars, with Michael Cherry ondrums, The Bel Airs play a dance-able mix with an authentic buteclectic bluesy-country-soul-and-rock-n-roll sound influenced by thelikes of Wilson Pickett, Slim Harpo,Howlin’ Wolf and Johnny Cash.The Bel Airs, a Missouri group,marked their 30th year performingtogether in 2011.
• Tuesday, Sept. 11 – DaveMiller Band. Dave Miller is a mul-tiple genre harmonica player,vocalist, guitarist, teacher, andbooking agent. David was intro-duced to the harmonica back in1972 at the age of 11 years old byhis late father. Dave’s dad was hismentor, but his other influencesalso include Charlie Mussel-white, James Cotton, BillyBranch, Little Walter, Big WalterHorton, Sonny Boy William-son, and Junior Wells, to name justa few. David Miller has appearedthroughout the Midwest includ-ing the Wisconsin State Fair,Summerfest, Sherman Fest, andvarious Chicago clubs. Miller hasplayed with Billy Branch, the leg-endary Aaron Moore, WillieKent, Billy Flynn, Aron Burton,and Johnny Rawls. WhereverDavid performs, he is sure to pleasehis audience with his expertise as aprofessional musician.
• Tuesday, Sept. 18 – Leroy
Airmaster. Back for anotherappearance in this season’sCourtyard series, Leroy Airmasterincludes some of Milwaukee’s leg-endary players. Drummer VodieRhinehart and bassist Kurt Koenig,keeping a steady yet elastic groove,guitarist Bill Stone and harmonicaking Steve Cohen stand on a solidplatform for their emotive solos.Junior Brantley, formerly of theMilwaukee band, Short Stuff, andthe national recording group, TheFabulous Thunderbirds, will bejoining Leroy Airmaster for thisshow.
• Tuesday, Sept. 25 – ReverendRaven & the Chain Smokin’ AltarBoys. This popular Milwaukee-based blues band returns for itslast Tuesday Bluesday show in the2012 season. Specializing in classicChicago blues, Reverend Raven &The Chain Smokin’ Altar Boys wonthe Wisconsin Area Music IndustryAward for best blues band in 1999,2000, 2001, 2005, 2008 and 2010.
Wednesday night opera,classical & Broadway
• Wednesday, Aug. 29 – Metro-politan Opera National CouncilAuditions Singers. – The NationalCouncil Auditions is a programdesigned to discover promisingyoung opera singers and assist inthe development of their careers.The singers on this program haveall been winners of districtMetropolitan Opera National Coun-cil Auditions. Soprano KathyPyeatt is the director of theWisconsin District auditions and isamong the performers in the last ofthe Wednesday night classicalseries.
Pyeatt has sung with leadingregional opera and orchestra com-panies throughout the UnitedStates. She recently made her roleand company debut as Tosca withthe Springfield (MO) SymphonyOrchestra in a joint productionwith the Springfield RegionalOpera. Mezzo-soprano ColleenBrooks made her debut with TulsaOpera in 2009. She was a studioartist with the Florentine OperaCompany in the 2008-2009 season.Tenor James Kryshak made hisprofessional debut in RaylynmorOpera’s production of Don Giovanniin 2008. He made his CarnegieHall debut in 2012. Baritone ToddVon Felker has worked with lead-ing regional opera companiesincluding New Orleans Opera,Pensacola Opera, Des MoinesMetro Opera, St. Petersburg Opera,Chicago Opera Theatre and was an
Janet Planet
Ellen Winters
The Bel-Airs
Kathleen Pyeatt Continued on page 11
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Any member of the ItalianCommunity Center who has achange of address is asked to notifythe ICC promptly so that mailingsfrom the Center are sent to the cor-rect address.
Since the ICC uses nonprofitbulk rates to mail The ItalianTimes, the United States PostalService is entitled to charge a fee(50¢) for each newspaper that isreturned to the ICC and deemedundeliverable due to an incorrectaddress. Since June 2009 when thefees were first assessed, the ICChas been forced to pay more than$375 to the Postal Service becausemembers did not supply the ICCwith their change of address infor-
mation.Even if you are temporarily
away from your permanent resi-dence and are not receiving mail atthat address, you need to notify theICC of your temporary address sothat your newspaper can be deliv-ered to that address and so that theICC is not charged 50¢ for eachfailed attempt to deliver the publi-cation to your permanent resi-dence.
“We’ve had a number of mem-bers who have gone to Florida oranother warm weather location forthe winter and these people did notsupply us with their temporarychange of address; hence theirnewspaper was returned to the ICCwith the 50¢ service fee due foreach newspaper,” Editor TomHemman said.
Nonprofit bulk rate mail is notforwarded to a new address, whichmeans those members who neglectto inform the ICC of their change ofaddress will not receive the news-paper.
Please send change of addressinformation to: Italian CommunityCenter, 631 E. Chicago St.,Milwaukee, WI 53202-5916 oremail Constance Palmer [email protected] or callher at 414/223-2808.
THE ITALIAN TIMES SEPTEMBER 2012 – PAGE 11
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Enjoy ICC’s free Courtyardshows through Sept. 27
apprentice artist with theFlorentine Opera Company.
Thursday night rock and roll• Thursday, Aug. 30 – Doo-Wop
Daddies. One of Milwaukee’slongest running rock and roll showbands – the Doo-Wop Daddies –come back to the ICC for a first andonly performance in this summer’sCourtyard Music Series.
The Doo-Wop Daddies capturethe demanding styles of doo-wopmusic with unsurpassed excellence.That’s only the beginning. TheDaddies don’t merely recreate theclassic genre, but have redefined itand made it their own 21st centurydoo-wop. The group’s live showsattain that ideal unity of masterfulperformance and entertainment.Combining elements of vintage andcutting edge musical technologies,the Daddies produce an excitingthreatrical show that remainsfaithful to the doo-wop style.
The Doo-Wop Daddies lineupincludes Mike Sturino, MikeWelch, Ryan Clark, Mark Lansing,Tom Riepenhoff, Lee Stephens, LeeWanek and Terry Casey.
• Thursdays, Sept. 6 and Sept.20 - Oldies But Goodies Spectacu-lar. Returning to the Courtyardseries, this popular, multi-talentedband was formed by vocalist KimMarie about 15 years ago after shecompleted seven years in LasVegas and a gig for Chevrolet atNew York City’s Lincoln Centerand in various cities around thecountry.
Kim Marie said her goal informing the band was to gather themost talented Milwaukee areamusicians from bands popular inthe 1960s and regenerate the nos-talgic feel of the ‘60s rock and rollera in Milwaukee. Joining KimMarie are vocalists Tony Clementiand Chuck Travis, keyboardistBrian Lorde, drummer Bruce Cole,lead guitarist Tom Sorce, bass gui-
tarist Bob Sanders, saxophonistMike Miller, trombonist JayAllison, and trumpeter Mike Betts.
• Thursday, Sept. 13 – LarryLynne Band. The all-new LarryLynne Band with James Aubrey,Jon Dymond and Pat Michaels join-ing Lynne is a unique variety actthat consists of rock, country rock,blues, and classic favorites fromthe ‘50s, ‘60s, ‘70s and present dayalong with some novelty musicblended with comedy and audienceinteraction.
• Thursday, Sept. 27 – TomAnthony Group. This populargroup returns for the final show inthis summer’s Courtyard MusicSeries.
Vocalist Tom Anthony has longbeen a fixture on the Milwaukeearea music scene. With his group,Tom Sorce (guitar), Joel Freisinger(keyboards) and Brian Ford(drums), Anthony presents the bestof the rock, pop and rhythm andblues eras.
Anthony is famous for his LasVegas-style show, singing the hitsof Elvis, Buddy Holly, Bobby Darin,Everly Brothers, Frankie Valli, RoyOrbison and even some of today’sbiggest hit makers such as MarcAnthony, Brooks & Dunn andDwight Yoakam.
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Pietro Tarantinooffers help to
Italian citizensPietro Tarantino, a longtime
member and past board member ofthe Italian Community Center, isoffering free assistance to membersof Wisconsin’s Italian communityon matters involving the Italiangovernment. Tarantino will be atthe ICC on the first Saturday ofthe month from 12:30 to 3 p.m.
Tarantino is a member ofComites (Comitato degli Italianiall’estero) and a liaison to theItalian General Consulate ofChicago.
Among the matters for whichTarantino can provide assistanceare visas and passports, power ofattorney, verification of signatures,documents relating to death certifi-cates and declarations dealing withcitizenship, civil status and pen-sions.
Members: Please notify ICC of achange of address; noncompliance
is costly for ICC
Verona, Italy celebratesJuliet’s birthday
The birthday of Juliet (of “Romeoand Juliet” fame) is celebrated Sept. 16in Verona (Veneto region), Italy. Theday is filled with parades, dances andstreet entertainment put on by thelocals for i turisti (the tourists) whoflock to the city where Shakespeare sethis most famous tragedy.
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ICC President Spanoreports on developments
The Festa Italiana Mass &Procession Committee wishes tothank this year’s sponsors –Catholic Financial Life andHarder Funeral Home, JamesGuardalabene associate – as wellas all those who made donationsfor the religious celebration onSunday, July 22, in the MarcusAmphitheater.
This year, $2,240 in donationswere received.
“Everyone on our committeeappreciates and values thetremendous support of our spon-sors and our donors,” said VivianBalistreri and Sal LoCoco, com-mittee co-chairs. “Their involve-ment helps Festa Italiana carryon the essence of the mass.”
The committee chairs alsoexpressed their gratitude to thefollowing for their donations thathelped defray the costs of themass: Sal and Antonette LoCoco,Joseph and Santa D’Amato,Pompeii Men’s Club, FilippoMazzei Greater Milwaukee Lodge2763 and Illinois/WisconsinGrand Lodge of the Order Sons of
Italy in America, Joseph, Jr. andChristina Ziino, Frank and MariaZingale, Ryan and Fran Blaubach,Mary Ann Maglio, Thomas andMarcia Nardelli, Tom Spera,Joseph and Ann Zambito, JimAlbanese, Joseph D. LoCoco andSam Purpero.
“To all of our ICC membersand friends who remembered ourFesta Mass and Procession with adonation in loving memory of aloved one, we say thank you all,”LoCoco and Balistreri said.
These memorial donationswere made in memory of the fol-lowing individuals: Joseph andMaria LoCoco, Vincent andJosephine Leto, Cono Caputo,Emil and Joan Anello, Domenicand Marion Carini, VincentLoCoco, Irvin and Mabel Bartelt,Hattie Kuether, Angelina Corrao-Stoecker and Edward Stoecker,Tony and Mary Balistreri,Angeline Tarantino, Lupo andFirle Families, Vincent Emanuele,Gaetano Ferrara, VirginiaMaestro and Gaetano Vicini.
advances. Recently, a transporta-tion study has been commissionedand we patiently look forward tothe results because it will have adirect impact on our project. Asalways, I will keep you informed aswe progress.
Special acknowledgmentDuring Festa, I am usually mov-
ing from one end of the grounds tothe other in an expedited fashion,checking on this and that. Everynow and then, you get to have anexperience that really sticks withyou. One of those happened during
the Pinnochio parade in honor ofthe late Milwaukee Mayor, HenryMaier, that Paulie Iannelli andSusie Christiansen organized. BobRuggieri and I sat together, andwatched all the smiling faces passby. It was during that event that Ichatted with Bob and thanked himfor all of the extraordinary work hehas done to help us communicateour message, and for all he hasgiven to our organization. It is peo-ple like him that make the ICC andFesta a very special place.
– Dave SpanoICC President
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The Festa Italiana Mass andProcession Committee wishes toexpress its gratitude to the priests,deacons and other participants inthe Festa Mass and Procession cel-ebrated on Sunday, July 22.
Many of them have faithfullyaccepted the committee’s invitationyear after year to assist at theFesta Mass, the annual liturgicalcelebration described by the lateDominic Frinzi, past president ofthe Italian Community Center, asthe “crown jewel of Festa Italiana.”
In appreciation for their pres-ence and assistance, we are pub-lishing their names, along with thenames of their parishes or religiousorders. Please pray for them thatthey may continue to dedicatethemselves to the People of Godthey have been called to serve.
We extend a special thank youto Rev. John Belmonte, S.J.,Superintendent of Catholic Schoolsfor the Diocese of Joliet, Ill. andformer Marquette University HighSchool Principal, for agreeing to beour principal celebrant.
PriestsOur Principal Celebrant, Rev.
John Belmonte, Rev. Robert Anello,M.S. A., Ph D., FranciscanUniversity of Steubenville; Fr.Leandro Blanco, Fr. Alex Martin,Fr. Naveen, Fr. Pedro Tramontin,all from Formation House of SanCamillus; Rev. Edward Griesemer,SCJ, Priests of Sacred Heart; Fr.Mike Hammer, Catholic AIDSMinistry; Fr. Timothy Kitzke,Italian Community CenterChaplain and member of the pas-toral team for Old St. Mary, OurLady of Divine Providence, SS.Peter and Paul and Three HolyWomen parishes; Fr. MichaelMaher S.J., Rev. Dick Mirsberger,Retired; Rev. John Paczesny,retired; Rev. Norman Schwartz,and Rev. Thomas F. Wittliff,retired.
DeaconsWilliam A. Banach, Basilica of
St. Josaphat, Milwaukee; JohnChampagne, St. Benedict the Moor,Milwaukee; Tom Filipiak, St.Bruno, Dousman; Michael Finley,St. Anthony on the Lake,Pewaukee; Bill Goulding, St.Mary’s Hales Corners; and PhilipSchumacker, St. Francis seminary,St. Francis.
ServersAcolyte Tony Crivello, servers
Salvatore Vella and Elliott Endres.
Festa Mass & ProcessionCommittee recognizesreligious participants
Rev. Fr. John Belmonte, S.J. wasthe presider over the Festa Masson July 22. Belmonte is theSuperintendent of CatholicSchools for the Diocese of Joliet,Illinois and is the former principalat Milwaukee’s MarquetteUniversity High School. In hishomily, his addressed the Aurora,Colorado theater shooting andhow an event like that tests ourfaith and how the strength of ourfaith helps us to carry on after atragedy. (Times photo by TimTownsend)
Festa Mass & ProcessionCommittee thanks
sponsors and donors
Carrying the huge and weighty vada of the Società Maschile Maria S.S.Del Lume requires dedication and sacrifice. On a hot and humid Sundayafternoon, several society members made that commitment as they car-ried the vada in the Festa Italiana procession. Twenty-three religious soci-eties from Wisconsin and Illinois participated in the Sunday afternoonprocession from the Marcus Amphitheater, where Mass was celebrated, tothe Giuffre Cranes Stage, where the Benediction closes out the celebra-tion of faith. (Times photo by Joe Spasiano)
Getting the more than 1,300 pound bronze replica of Michelangelo’s Pietàfrom the Italian Community Center (where it has been on display sinceearly 2009) to Festa Italiana’s Sacred Art exhibit was no easy task. Here,the Pietà is being secured to a forklift driven by Festa’s OperationsManager Paul Iannelli. Making sure this valuable sculpture was not dam-aged in transit were members of Cosmo Carini’s crew. Carini is seen at thefar right front of the photo. On the left side are Ron Benigni-Henck andone of Carini’s staffers named Paul. Not seen is Vince Vitale. ThePietàreplica is on longterm loan to the ICC from Marquette University’sHaggerty Art Museum.
Handle with care
Religious societies participatein traditional Festa procession
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Anastasia Lee, 15, who sang the “Nessun Dorma” aria from the final act ofGiacomo Puccini’s Turandot, captured first place in the 2012 Italian Idolcontest at Festa Italiana. Lee, who hails from Green Bay, won a $500 cashprize. Second place went to Gregory Rogalinski of Milwaukee. who tookhome a $300 cash prize. Steven Mattox of Kenosha took third and a $200cash prize. The contest was sponsored by WFA – Asset Management (NickEnea, President). From the left: Rachel Senk of WFA, Lee, Rogalinski andMattox. (Times photo by Tom Hemman)
15-year old opera singerwins Festa’s ‘Italian Idol’
Left: Scotty Morris,lead vocalist of thenationally-renownedcontemporary swingrevival band Big BadVoodoo Daddy, isseen here perform-ing at Festa Italianaon July 20. Thegroup’s show, spon-sored by MajorGoolsby’s, attracteda large crowd to theMiller Lite Stage.This was the group’sfirst-ever Festaappearance. (Timesphoto by TimTownsend)
Top photo: Escape artist Mario Manzini brought his internationallyrenowned “Tribute to Houdini” act to Festa Italiana for the first time.Here, Mazzini had five audience members tie him up as tightly as theycould with rope before he tried to escape. By the way, those handcuffs andshackles on the board in back of Mazzini were used in later escape acts.Bottom photo: After the five volunteers completed their task, Manzinidemonstrated his acclaimed escape skills. As you can see, he had alreadyescaped from the rope that was tie around his upper body when this photowas taken. A short time later, he had freed himself completely from therope. (Times photos by Tom Hemman)
Escape artist Mario Manzinithrills Festa audiences
The Ides of March, a classic rock band hailing from Chicago, performedbefore large crowds on the Calypso Spiked Island Stage on July 20 and 21.Led by guitarist/vocalist Jim Peterik (far right), the group has been per-forming since the mid 1960s and had its biggest hit single, “Vehicle,”which reached #2 on the Billboard Hot 100, in 1970. (Times photo by JoeSpasiano)
Ides of March, Big Bad Voodoo Daddyperform before large Festa crowds
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The Dance Academy of Mexico was one of several ethnic organizations tosend representatives to participate in Festa Italiana’s Grand Parade onSaturday, July 21. Festa invited area ethnic groups to join in as a means ofcelebrating Festa’s 35 years and in recognition of the late MilwaukeeMayor Henry W. Maier, who led efforts to create the Summerfest grounds,which is now named in his honor and which serve as the location forMilwaukee’s summer ethnic festivals. (Times photo by Tom Hemman)
Several ethnic groups join in Festa’sSaturday celebration parade
Rossella Rago’s ‘Cooking withNonna’ comes to Festa
Chef Rossella Rago (right), star of the popular online show, “Cooking withNonna,” is seen here making pannelle with Menomonee Falls nonnaFrances Balistreri Stryker in the Piggly Wiggly Cucina Showcase onSaturday, July 21. Pannelle are Sicilian fritters and are a popular streetfood in Palermo. Stryker was selected to cook with Rago from a group ofgrandmothers who entered (or were entered by their children or grand-children) in a contest conducted before the start of Festa. (Times photo byColleen Jurkiewicz)
Milwaukee’s Festa Italiana was celebrating just itsninth year of existence in 1986 when some of the mem-bers of this group from Hamilton (Ontario), Canadacame to the festival for the first time. Since then,they’ve been coming back every year and the numberof participants has grown substantially. This year, 50
people came from Hamilton to enjoy the four-dayFesta. Our photographer caught them having lunch atCafe La Scala, the Italian Community Center’s publicrestaurant, on Sunday, July 22. The group has includ-ed, since 1986, longtime ICC member Dan Martinello.(Times photo by Tom Hemman)
These Canadians have been loyalFesta fans since 1986
Wine tastings – featuring some of the most famous and expensive wines ofItaly along with wines from Napa, Calif., which are acquiring worldacclaim – were offered at Festa Italiana for the first time. Here, JimLoDuca (second from left), president of LoDuca Bros., sponsor of wineconcessions at Festa, discusses one of the California wines being sampledduring a tasting on July 20. On the far left is Frank Mirenda, a certifiedsommelier and general manager of the Andretti Vineyard. Next to LoDucais Eleanora Barale, representing her family’s Barale Fratelli wine. On thefar right is Lou Bruno, wine connoisseur and national sales manager forLoDuca Bros. Wine. (Times photo by Joe Spasiano)
Visitors come from all across the United States for Milwaukee’s FestaItaliana. Seen here are two couples from Massachusetts and another cou-ple from Arizona. None of the couples knew each other before meeting atFesta. From the left: Antonio and Debra Gironda of Peabody, Mass., Patand Chuck Luebke of Sun City West, Ariz. and Lenore and David Imbrianoof Billerica, Mass. (Times photo by Tom Hemman)
Even Texans like Festa’s Italianfood. Susan Patterson fromEdinburg, Tex. enjoyed a plate ofeggplant strips from the VeniceClub during her visit to FestaItaliana on July 22. Edinburg saidshe was in Milwaukee to visit hergrandchildren and decided tocome to Festa to enjoy some goodItalian food and entertainment.(Times photo by Tom Hemman)
Wine tastings offered at FestaFesta fans come from across the U.S.
Festa’s food suitsthis Texan just fine
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Italian culture, art and ingenuity saluted at Festa
Christina Ziino (left) and Elena LaSpisa displayed hand decorated glassbowls from the Tuscany region of Italy in Festa’s Culture tent. (Timesphoto by Tom Hemman) People could watch several skilled artists at work in Festa’s Fine Arts
tent. Here, Eugene Orlandini, a third generation artisan, is seen workingon a project. Orlandini displayed and demonstrated the ornate plasterand restoration work that has given the family name internationalacclaim. (Times photo by Tom Hemman)
Giovanni Adamavitch, of Wauwatosa, creates a Roman mosaic at theCulture Exhibit. Dean Cannestra donated the pizza circles to be used asbases for the family-friendly activity. The Culture Exhibit was trans-formed into an exhibit about ancient Rome. Students made creative repli-cas of Roman shields out of cardboard, plaster wrap, newspaper, andpaint, along with examples of intricate mosaics. Some students also creat-ed their own renderings of such historic buildings as the Coliseum, accom-panied by information about ancient Roman gladiators. (Times photo byColleen Jurkiewicz)
Linda Jaeger of Milwaukee viewed the posters and memorabilia of Italianand Italian American actors, actresses, directors, producers and films inFesta’s Cinema tent. (Times photo by Tom Hemman)
Italian Community Center member and Festa Italiana merchandise ven-dor Francesco Militello stands alongside one of his prized works, a hand-crafted carretto (Sicilian cart), which took more than 100 hours just topaint. The carretto was designed, built and painted over a one-year peri-od. (Times photo by Tom Hemman)
From the left: Rosalie Scamardo and Jamie and Jackie Forman, all ofMadison, viewed some wedding photos in the vintage Italian Americanphotograph collection that was on display in the Pompeii Sacred Art tent.This year’s photo exhibit was larger than usual with the additional contri-butions made by the Milwaukee County Historical Society from its “Faith,Family, Festa: Milwaukee’s Italians” exhibit. (Times photo by TomHemman)
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In 2008, Italian Community Centermember and skilled craftsmanCosmo Carini was commissionedby Festa Italiana to build a replicaof the famous “Campanile di SanMarco” (St. Mark’s Bell Tower) inVenice, Italy. The replica standsover 43 feet tall and has becomeone of the acclaimed displays atFesta. Our photographer caughtCosmo’s wife, daughters andgrandchildren taking an admiringlook at the bell tower just beforesunset. From the left: daughtersLisa Carini Turecek and MariaCarini, grandson George Turecek,7, wife Margaret Carini, andgranddaughter, Marta Turecek, 2.(Times photo by Tom Hemman)
Admiring thework of someonespecial to them
Each day of Festa, numerous guests opted to play bocce on courts set upeast of the Mid-Gate. As this photo shows, bocce is a game for all ages.Here, Kayla Hendricks, of Sheboygan, and her daughter, Allison, are play-ing as Dan Conley, bocce manager, officiated. (Times photo by TomHemman)
Guests play bocce at Festa
Entomologist Antonio Gustinbrought his “Tony’s Creepy CrawlyZoo” to Festa Italiana for the first
time. The show, featuring many ofGustin’s exotic bugs from aroundthe world, was presented July 20-22 at the Children’s Stage. Here,Gustin is showing an enthralledgroup of children a Madagascarhissing cockroach. Gustin is theson of Italian Community Centerdirector Peter Gustin. (Timesphoto by Tom Hemman)
Tony’s Creepy Crawly Zoocomes to Festa
Festa Italiana hosted a bocce tournament for athletesrepresenting eight Special Olympics teams on Friday,July 20. Seen here are all the athletes who participat-ed in the tournament. All of them are active in SpecialOlympics of Southeastern Wisconsin. The teams werepicked to play at Festa after another tournament in
June at Wick Field in Milwaukee, according to JoePalmisano, who coordinated the Festa tourney. TheItalian Community Center provided a picnic-stylelunch for the athletes, coaches and sponsors. The tour-nament was part of Festa’s VIP Day program for peo-ple with disabilities. (Times photo by Tom Hemman)
Special Olympics bocce tournament held at Festa
Caroline Jennaro (far left) was among the group of volunteers who hand-ed out free fruit to Festa’s VIP Day guests on Friday, July 20. The fruitwas provided by an anonymous donor and given out at the Catalano Fruitstand centrally located on the Festa grounds. (Times photo by TomHemman)
Free fresh fruit for Festa’s VIPs
Michael Castaldo wowed thecrowd at the Miller Lite Stage.Castaldo made his Festa debut thisyear. He is a native of Italy whohas lived most of his life in Canadaand previously studied under aprotégé of Enrico Caruso.Castaldo is also an accomplishedentrepreneur. He owns an olive oilcooperative in New York City andmanages his family’s rentable villain Calabria. (Times photo byColleen Jurkiewicz)
Micheal Castaldomakes his Festa debut
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Paul Iannelli (center), Festa’s Operations Manager, joined Tony Spavone(front, left) and several other entertainers on stage for a rendition of “OSole Mio.” Other entertainers visible here are (l to r): Giada Valenti, Alfioand John Ciotta. Iannelli is one of the founding fathers of Festa, whichcelebrated its 35th anniversary this year. (Times photo by Tim Townsend)
Iliana, a young new singer in the Festa Italiana lineup, is seen here per-forming a duet with her father, Enzo Incandela. (Times photo by TimTownsend)
Fabio Woytal and his mother, Enrica Tarantino Woytal, prepared bowlsfull of seafood salad in their booth, Pietro’s Pizza. (Times photo by TomHemman)
Jennifer Koester had a hankering for the food from Cataldo’s booth dur-ing her visit to Festa on July 22. She’s carrying plates filled with sfingiand mozzarella marinara. Cataldo’s was one of the more than 40 food ven-dors on the festival grounds. (Times photo by Tom Hemman)
For the first time, the USO operated an information booth at FestaItaliana. Manning the booth at the time this picture was taken were ArmySpecialist Holly Skinner and Staff Sergeant James R. Gray. The USO is aprivate, nonprofit, non-partisan organization whose mission is to supportthe troops by providing morale, welfare and recreation-type services tomembers of the armed forces and their families. (Times photo by TomHemman)
Members of the Filippo Mazzei Greater Milwaukee Lodge of the OrderSons of Italy in America were staffing this LoDuca Bros. Wine booth onJuly 21. From the left: John Arndt, Peter Russo, Silvia Arndt, LarryPizzino, Zoe Braun, Dick Simonet, Terry Pizzino, Gary Strautmann andMichael Indelicato. Other volunteer groups such as the St. Joan AntidaAlumni Association and Garibaldi Society also staffed the booth duringthe course of the weekend. Proceeds from the wine sales were donated toFesta Italiana and the Italian Community Center. (Times photo)
Festa Security Patrol members Eunice and Marvin Hogan passed out cupsof cold water to participants who marched in the religious procession on ahot and humid Sunday afternoon. (Times photo by Tom Hemman)
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New attractions and improvements broughtadded flair and interest to this year’s Festa
By Ginny BalistreriThe board and volunteers of
Festa Italiana are always strivingto provide a better experience forfestival audiences. Joe Vella, adirector on the Italian CommunityCenter Board, said improvements,big and small, are made every yearto the Festa grounds and attrac-tions.
“It’s also our goal to give ouraudiences more of a sense of whatit’s like to visit Italy,” he added.“That’s why we’ve been addingreplicas of the San Marco Cam-panile (Bell Tower), Michelangelo’sDavid and this year’s RomanColiseum.”
Unlike the Campanile exhibit,which is a three-dimensional scalereplica of the bell tower that hasgraced San Marco Square in Venicesince it was constructed in 1173,the Roman Coliseum installed thisyear was silkscreened on mesh fab-ric and was designed to wraparound the bleachers of the T. J.Bartolotta Stage. The silkscreenedwrap gave passers-by and visitorsapproaching the stage an image ofthe coliseum in Rome. TheBartolotta stage provided the per-fect venue for the wrap because thebleachers are configured in an arc.This made the silkscreened imagemore lifelike.
The silkscreen was the brain-child of Tony Piacentini, anotherICC director, and Vella who teamedup with fellow board member DeanCannestra to work out the detailsfor the development of the display.Cannestra had a friend who is anartist donate the artwork for thesilkscreen. Olympus, a local com-pany, was commissioned to do theprinting.
The work required support fromapproximately 15 sponsors. So 15colorful flags were printed with thenames of each sponsor and flown ontop of the coliseum image. Theflags offered a clever and very visi-ble way to acknowledge the supportof donors who made the exhibit pos-sible and to draw attention to thecoliseum.
The coliseum exhibit offered anadded benefit. “The coliseum gaveus some very good media coverage,”Vella noted, “and we also receivedgreat comments from visitors toFesta. We’ll be bringing it backnext year.” Other ideas are beingdiscussed to bring some othertouches of Italy to next year’sevent.
Piggly Wiggly Cucina ShowcaseA 2011 gift of a new Frigidaire
and Electrolux refrigerator andstove inspired the managers of thePiggly Wiggly Cucina Showcase toredesign the stage to look like ahome kitchen.
Last year, Nick Stellino, thepopular chef and host of the PBStelevision series “Nick StellinoCooking with Friends,” “Amore I,II, and III,” and “Nick Stellino’sFamily Kitchen” approached hisFrigidaire and Electrolux sponsorsand got them to donate the newappliances to Festa. Although theywere put into use last year, therewasn’t enough room on the stage toshow them off.
C.J. Lieber, son of Cucina StageManager Marie Lieber, suggestedthat the appliances could be usedon stage by making some changesto the configuration. His motheragreed and told him, “You figure itout.” The younger Lieber put hisimagination to work and with the
help of Cosmo Carini, who built thereplica of San Marco Bell Towerand the replica of the St. RoccoArchway, transformed the stageinto a family kitchen, completewith props and panels that wereturned into curtained windows andkitchen cabinets. The new stageeven allowed some members of theaudience to sit at a kitchen table onstage to get a close-up view as thechefs prepared their specialties.
“We are always makingimprovements to the CucinaShowcase,” said C.J. “But when westarted assembling things, wefound that the backdrop neededpainting and the set looked smalland drab. Plus, we had two celebri-ty chefs this year, so it was time todo something new.”
In addition to Stellino’s returnvisit, Rossella Rago was debutingher “Cooking with Nonna” show atFesta, and a lineup of theMilwaukee area’s leading chefswere also scheduled to appearthroughout the festival.
C.J. and other volunteersjumped right in and began design-ing and building the new set. Theyhad just a few days to make all ofthe changes. C.J. created some ofthe visual effects by doing the largeformat printing in his basement.“Usually when we set up theCucina stage, we find ourselvesworking right up until the firstshow. But this time, we finishednearly a day early,” he addedproudly. “We were ready to go theminute the celebrity chefs steppedon stage.”
C.J. is already thinking ahead tonext year’s event. He’d like to putthe shows on video and You Tube
so that anyone who wants a closerlook at how a celebrity chef pre-pares a dish can just pull it up offthe internet. No doubt he will beadding a few more ideas to thatwish list before the next Festa rollsaround.
Bocce courtsDan Conley and Tracy
Halverson, co-managers of thebocce courts at Festa, started look-ing for ways to improve the players’experience the Monday after the2011 festival. They combedthrough sports catalogs, regularlychecked the internet and kept aneye out for bargains on equipment,prizes and other amenities.
One of the most effectivechanges was that bocce ballreturned to the landscaped areanear the center of the festivalgrounds. Over the past severalyears, the courts have been in threeor four different locations on thegrounds, making it more difficultfor people to find them. This year’slocation gave the courts greater vis-ibility and enough space (150’ x 70’)for tournament play. As a result,tournament play attracted moreteams and spectators, and morefamilies and individuals tookadvantage of the courts during theopen play times.
Perhaps the best change was thecourts themselves. The boards thatformerly were used to make thecourts had to be fitted togetherwith stakes and screws that play-ers could easily trip over. In addi-tion, the wood boards tended towarp and change shape, whichwould affect play, and there weren’tany backboards to keep balls thatwent out-of-bounds within the
courts.While shopping the catalogs,
Conley and Halverson found somecomposite boards that were hollowand could be fitted together withdowels inserted into each joint,thus eliminating any former haz-ards. The boards were also a mate-rial that looked like wood, but aremuch lighter than wood, easier toassemble and won’t warp or changeshape.
“It bothered us that we weren’tgetting the serious out-of-townplayers we used to get,” saidConley. “But the new location andthe new courts can help us attractmany more serious players.” Thecourts were set up for 16 teams incompetition. Past champions andother returning teams took part inthe double-elimination tournamentthat ended Sunday, including ateam from Catholic Financial LifeInsurance, the bocce court’s pre-senting sponsor.
When the courts weren’t in usefor tournament play, they wereopen to other players who paid $2 around. Conley’s grandson, AdamHamdan, found a great way toencourage new players. The 13-year old was roaming the groundsin character as Guido, theKlement’s Italian Sausage.Staying in character and withoutsaying a word, he challenged play-ers to a round for t-shirts and otherprizes. The challengers quicklylearned that Guido could hold hisown on a bocce court, even in cos-tume, and was not to be reckonedwith.
Guido was also on hand to teachthe children and adults with dis-
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Italian genealogy is displayed inFesta’s Cultural Exhibit
By George KoleasThe Cultural Exhibit at this year’s Festa Italiana featured a presenta-
tion on Italian Genealogy presented by Pursuing Our Italian NamesTogether, Chapter 22, which is also the Italian Family History Club at theI.C.C. and the Milwaukee County Genealogical Society Italian AreaInterest Group.
If you visited the display and want to look up the information provided,or if you could not visit the display, but would like to view the material, allbut the family trees, family pictures, genealogical records and maps can befound at the websites listed in this article.
Records of births, marriages and deaths can be found at the Diocese andin individual Catholic Churches (Chiesi). You can search for your CatholicDiocese (Diocesi) and churches (Chiesi) in Italy at: http://www.chiesacattolica.it/chiesa_cattolica_italiana/regioni__diocesi_e_parrocchie/00007907_Diocesi_e_Parrocchie.html A map of the Archdiocese isavailable at: http://www.gmg2000.it/it/diocesi_di.html.
Not all family history records are at the Diocese or the local church.Records of births, marriages and deaths can also be recorded in archives.The archives with family history information are found at:http://www.italyworldclub.com/genealogy/archives/
Italy is divided into 20 Regions, then Provinces, Comuni (Municipalities)Frazioni (Hamlets or Districts). For Regions, go to:http://www.italyworldclub.com/italian-regioni/. For Comuni, go to:http://www.italyworldclub.com/italian-communes/For Frazione go to: http://www.italyworldclub.com/italian_frazioni/.
Military and conscription records provide not only vital information onyour ancestor but also physical information. More information is availableat: http://www.myitalianfamily.com/record/pdf/militaryrecord.PDF.
If you would like to write to a government office in Italy, but do notknow Italian, form letters are available at:http://www.angelfire.com/ok3/pearlsofwisdom/Davids_form_letters.html.
Don’t be misled by people selling family crests. There is no such thing.See: http://www.heraldica.org/faqs/heraldry.faq. The only way to tell if thecoat of arms is awarded to someone who is related to you is by researchingthe family history back to the person that was granted the right to bear thecoat of arms. Some people believe displaying a coat of arms you are notentitled to is a form of identify theft.
Don’t be misled by people selling surname histories. The 20 most com-mon surnames in Italy are: Rossi, Russo, Ferrari, Esposito, Bianchi,Romano, Colombo, Ricci, Marino, Greco, Bruno, Gallo, Conti, De Luca,Costa, Giordano, Mancini, Rizzo, Lombardi and Moretti. Seehttp://italian.about.com/od/italianculture/a/aa111704a.htm. Sharing a sur-name does not make you related to the individual or the family. Onlygenealogical research can verify family connections.
You can read about your surname’s meaning and origin at:http://genealogy.about.com/cs/surname/a/italian_surname.htm orhttp://www.italyworldclub.com/genealogy/surnames/.
There are a significant amount of families in Italy who have Jewish ori-gins. To learn more about Jewish families in Italy, go to:http://www.italian-family-history.com/jewish/genealogy.html. To learnmore about Jewish families in Sicily go to: http://www.italian-family-histo-ry.com/jewish/Sicilia.html.
To find your immigrant ancestor’s arrival, the first step is to collectwhat you know from your own family members and any papers you mayhave. You have to determine the port where your ancestor arrived. Whilemany ancestors’ arrived in New York, keep in mind that there were severalother ports that they could have arrived including Baltimore, Boston,Philadelphia and New Orleans. For more information abut Italian immi-gration, go to http://www.italiamerica.org/id49.htm orhttp://library.thinkquest.org/20619/Italian.html.
If you can find a naturalization record, you can determine the port,ship’s name and date of arrival. The Milwaukee County Historical Societyat 910 N. Old World 3rd St., has a card index file of naturalization recordsfor Milwaukee County. For more information about the society, visit theirwebsite at: http://www.milwaukeecountyhistsoc.org/ .You can also visit theNational Archives site at http://www.archives.gov/genealogy/immigration/.
Another method would be to find your ancestor in the census. TheMilwaukee Public Library’s Central Library has census records on micro-film. They have a site at http://www.mpl.org/. Another alternative is tocheck with your local library to find out if the library provides free access toAncestry or Heritage Quest sites. Both sites have census records online.The census record will have the date of arrival and if your ancestor wasnaturalized, “NA”, or if they just filed their first papers, “PA”. The 1940census is the most recent census that is available.
There are two sites for passenger arrivals to New York at:http://www.castlegarden.org/ andhttp://www.ellisislandrecords.org/default.asp. Castle Garden was the pointfor immigrant arrivals before Ellis Island.
If you know your ancestor’s town, you can learn more about the town atthe website: http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IT/. Another method is todownload the free application, Google Earth, at http://earth.google.com/.You will be able to type in the name of the town or a nearby town and betaken to an aerial picture of the town or area.
A mailing list is a way for people with a common interest to share infor-mation and ideas about a particular topic by e-mail. Mailing lists for Italycan be found at:http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~jfuller/gen_mail_country-ita.html.
DNA studies are being used in genealogy. For information on DNA stud-ies in Italy, go to: http://www.familytreedna.com/public/italy. For informa-tion on DNA and ethnic migrations in Sicily, go to:http://www.bestofsicily.com/genealogy.htm.
To learn more about Italian Genealogy, go to www.familysearch.org. Atthe very top of the page is the word “Learn”. Click on “Learn” and click on“Research WIKI” in the search box enter the topic you want to lean about.
Type in “Italy” and a list of articles about Italy will appear. Go back to “Learn”. Click “Research Courses” and below that “View the
Courses”. Type in “Italy” and a list of courses about Italy will appear.Select “Basic Italian Research.”
This will take you to a 58 minute video by expert Ruth Merriman, whohas been a featured speaker at Pursuing Our Italian Names Togethernational conferences.
The Mormon Church, the parent of this website, is in the process of digi-tizing the considerable store of records that it has microfilmed throughoutItaly and the world. You can return to the home page and use this site tosearch for records about your family. Return to this site again and again,as more records are constantly being digitized and added.
The Milwaukee County Genealogical Society offers beginner genealogyclasses. Classes meet once a month, starting on Sept. 29 and run throughJune 29.. The last day to register is Nov. 10. One section is offeredSaturday mornings from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. All classes are held at:Milwaukee Public Library, 814 W. Wisconsin Ave. All classes are free but abeginner’s kit ($5.00), with the forms and class handouts you will need,must be purchased. To register, call or e-mail Ms. Norma Bruss, 414/461-3660 or [email protected].
To learn more about researching your Italian family, we welcome you tovisit our website at http://www.orgsites.com/wi/point22/. You will find ourmeeting dates, our last meeting minutes, and the list of surnames ourmembers are researching. You are welcome to attend the next meeting ofPursuing Our Italian Names Together, Chapter 22, on Saturday, Sept. 22at the Italian Community Center, 631 E. Chicago St., starting at 10:30 a.m.and concluding at noon. We welcome anyone with an interest in Italianfamilies. If you have any questions or need additional information, pleasefeel free to contact me, George Koleas, by e-mail [email protected] or by calling 262/251-7216 after 7 p.m.
George Koleas (left) and Dan “Guido” (Sberna) Baker helped Festa visitorsexplore their Italian roots. The two are members of Pursuing Our ItalianNames Together, Chapter 22, a genealogy club. The club had an exhibitand genealogy research material in the Festa Culture tent. (Times photoby Tom Hemman)
The members of the PompeiiWomen’s Club held their Junesocial at the Italian CommunityCenter on Monday the 25th. After adelicious buffet was enjoyed by thealmost 40 people in attendance,bocce teams were picked for a tour-nament and the fun began.
Players on the first place teamincluded club member Sharon Bestand her husband, John, and theirfriends, Carol and Tom Grafenaur.
They each received a $10 gift card.For the club’s community project
for June, members were asked tobring with them jig-saw puzzlesand games to be donated to specialneeds children.
Hostesses for the June 25 meet-ing were Marie Schwindt and AnnaRose and Carla San Felippo.
– Submitted byMary Mineo Winard
Publicity Chair
Pompeii Women’s Clubreports on June 25 meeting
Macchina di S. Rosa is a huge festi-val in Viterbo (northern Lazio region ofItaly) on Sept. 3. An historic processiontakes place the day before with partici-pants wearing costumes from the 13thto 18th centuries.
The Macchina is a lighted tower
about 98.5 feet tall, topped by a statueof Santa Maria Rosa, the patron saint.More than 100 porters carry it on theirshoulders through the streets of thetown. By the way, the tower and statueweigh nearly five tons!
Macchina di S. Rosa celebrated inViterbo, Italy on Sept. 3
The Wisconsin Chapter of theJustinian Society of Lawyers willhold its 19th annual Columbus Dayawards banquet on Friday, Oct. 12at the Wisconsin Club. This year’shonorees will be Attorney Mark A.Cameli, acclaimed chef/restaura-teur Sanford “Sandy” D’Amato andMilwaukee County Circuit CourtJudge Marshall Murray.
Cameli, the immediate pastpresident of the Wisconsin Chapterof the Justinian Society, is beinghonored as the organization’s“Citizen of the Year.” D’Amato isbeing recognized as the JustinianSociety’s “Italian of the Year.”Marshall is slated to receive theorganization’s “Jurist of the Year”award.
The event will begin at 5:30 p.m.with a social hour (cocktails andhors d’oeuvres), followed by dinnerat 6:30 p.m. The cost is $65 per per-son. Reservations can be made bycontacting Attorney Maria Kreiterat 414/287-9466 or mailing a check,payable to the Justinian Societywith attendees’ names to AttorneyKreiter at Godfrey & Kahn, SC, 780N. Water St., Milwaukee, WI53202.
About CameliCameli is a member of the Board
of Directors of Reinhart BoernerVan Deuren s.c. and a shareholderin its Litigation Practice, where heco-chairs the White Collar Liti-gation and Corporate Complianceteam. He also chairs Reinhart’sDiversity Committee.
Cameli represents businessclients from a broad range of indus-tries including manufacturing,health care, defense contractorsand others operating under govern-ment-funded programs targeted infederal and state investigations fornoncompliance and fraud. He alsohas considerable experience repre-senting businesses and individualsin complex commercial litigation,including businesses victimized byfraud.
Chambers USA 2008 citedCameli as a “wonderfully talentedlawyer with an abundance of com-mon sense.”
Prior to joining Reinhart,Cameli built a career in the publicsector, where he served as chief ofthe Civil Division of the UnitedStates Attorney’s Office in theWestern Division of Wisconsin, andwas also the district’s firstAffirmative Civil EnforcementCoordinator. In his work as anAssistant U.S. Attorney, Cameliparticipated in fraud investigations
and subsequently litigated andappealed those cases. He was alsochief of the Financial LitigationUnit, where he tried commercialdisputes between the governmentand third parties.
A seasoned and respected speak-er, Cameli frequently presents toclient groups and professional asso-ciations, including health caregroups and corporate clients, oncompliance measures and bestpractices. He also shared his skillson trial advocacy as a faculty mem-ber for the Attorney General’sAdvocacy Institute at the Depart-ment of Justice in Washington,D.C. and has taught programssponsored by the Association ofTrial Lawyers of America, andWisconsin, Ohio and Michigan BarAssociations.
Cameli earned his bachelor’sdegree at Marquette Universityand his juris doctorate at Mar-quette University Law School. Hehas been a resident of Wisconsinsince 1978 when he came toMarquette for his undergraduate,and later law school, studies. Hishometown of Chicago Heights isthe sister city to San Benedetto,Italy of the Marche region, itselfthe hometown of his grandparentswho were sharecroppers in thearea. Both his maternal and pater-nal grandparents immigrated tothe United States in the early1900’s and worked as laborers inthe steel industry. His fatherJohn, a machinist, and his motherLena, raised five children.
Cameli has been married 30years to his wife Sharon, also aMarquette graduate and an electri-cal engineer by profession. Theyhave raised three daughters,Nicole, Alexandra and Mariana.
About D’AmatoD’Amato graduated from the
Culinary Institute of America in1974, and stayed on for a one-yearfellowship in the Escoffier Room.He then worked in various NewYork City restaurants through the1970s. In 1980, he returned hometo Milwaukee’s John Byron’sRestaurant where he receivednational attention in 1985 Foodand Wine magazine as one of thetop 25 “Hot New Chefs”, and wastouted as “One of the finest seafoodchefs in the country” in a 1988 BonAppétit feature article.
In 1988, D’Amato was selectedas one of 12 national finalists in the
American Culinary Gold Cup,Bocuse D’or. He also competed inthe 1988 and 1989 AmericanSeafood Challenge and received oneof two gold medals awarded in 1989and took third place overall. InDecember 1989, Sanford and hiswife Angela opened SanfordRestaurant in the former site of hisfather’s and grandfather’s grocerystore. It has since received acco-lades locally and nationally in Foodand Wine, Bon Appetit , WineSpectator 1990 - 2011 Award ofExcellence, Milwaukee Magazine,Chicago Tribune, New York Timesand Esquire magazine as one of1990s’ best new restaurants.
In November1992, Sanford wasone of 12 chefs in the nation to bepersonally chosen by Julia Child tocook for her 80th birthday celebra-tion in her hometown of Boston.Sanford has made televisionappearances on feature programssuch as “Dining Around on The TVFood Network,” “Great Chefs/GreatCities” and PBS Julia Child Special“Compliments to the Chef” and“America’s Rising Star Chefs.” In1994, Sanford Restaurant wasawarded the Fine Dining Hall ofFame award by Nation’s Restau-rant News and the DiRONA(Distinguished Restaurants ofNorth America) Award and is a1995 recipient of the Ivy Awardfrom Restaurants & InstitutionsMagazine. Sanford has also consis-tently received the AAA - FourDiamond Award and the Four-Staraward from Mobil Travel Guideand the highest rating for food (29)and service (29) given by the ZagatGuide making it one of eleven top-rated restaurants in the country.
After being nominated from thefirst year of the awards and for sixconsecutive years by the JamesBeard Foundation, Sanford won thePerrier Jouët Best Chef Midwestaward in April of 1996. SanfordRestaurant was listed in the 2001and 2006 issues of GourmetMagazine as one of the Best FiftyRestaurants in America. In Feb-ruary 2002 Sanford was one of 45chefs chosen nationally to cook forthe Salt Lake City Olympics,United States Art of the Table. Forthe last 10 years, Sanford has writ-ten a weekly food column, theKitchen Technician, for theMilwaukee Journal SentinelSunday Edition. Also for 11 years,he has represented the Green BayPackers at the Taste of the NFLhelping to raise millions of dollarsfor Feeding America, the nation’sleading domestic hunger reliefcharity.
Sanford has conducted cookingclasses for over 30 years in hisrestaurants and traveling withBike Riders Tours, Seabourn,Crystal, Viking River Cruises andOceania Cruises. He is currentlysplitting his time betweenMilwaukee and a second home inHatfield, Massachusetts, where hisgarden and orchard are growingand he is writing his first book, amemoir/cookbook due for release infall of 2013.
About MarshallMarshall B. Murray is the
Presiding Judge in the MilwaukeeCounty Children’s Court Divisionand previously served as PresidingJudge of the county’s DomesticViolence Courts. He was appointedto the bench by WisconsinGovernor Tommy Thompson in
November 1999 and elected to theCircuit Court in 2000. He previ-ously served as a Milwaukee CouthJudicial Court Commissioner from1996 – 1999 and in the MilwaukeeCounty District Attorney’s Office asHead of the Domestic Violence Unitfrom 1992 – 1996.
Judge Murray has spoken exten-sively throughout the nation on thetopic of domestic violence He alsoserved as a former member of theWisconsin Sentencing Commission.He is a lecturer and board memberof the National Training Center onDomestic Violence and SexualAssault in Austin, Tex. JudgeMurray has served as a formermember of the Board of Trustees ofthe National Council of Juvenileand Family Court Judges(NCJFCJ) and member of the facul-ty of the NCJFCJ (NationalJudicial Institute on DomesticViolence, National Conference onJuvenile and Family Law andAnnual Conference of the NCJFCJ).
Recently, Judge Murray retired,after volunteering for the pastseven to 10 years, as the ProgramAdministrator of the Region II BoysSoccer Olympic DevelopmentProgram.
He is a graduate of WilliamsCollege in Williamstown, Mass.with a bachelor’s degree in politicalscience and attained his juris doc-torate in 1996 form New EnglandSchool of Law in Boston, Mass.
THE ITALIAN TIMES SEPTEMBER 2012 – PAGE 21
Attorney Mark Cameli, chef/restaurateur SandyD’Amato and Judge Marshall Murray to be honored at
Justinian Society’s 19th Columbus Day awards banquet
You might be surprised tolearn that Venice and Verona,two popular tourist destinationsin the Veneto region of Italy, arenot among the country’s 10largest cities in terms of popula-tion.
Venice is the 11th largestwith a population of 270,884 andVerona is 12th with 263,964 peo-ple.
THE ITALIAN TIMESPAGE 22 – SEPTEMBER 2012
By Ginny BalistreriFrom Monday, Oct. 8 through Wednesday, Oct. 10, the faithful
throughout Wisconsin and neighboring states will have an opportunity toattend special Regional Prayer Services for Peace and the Family, whichwill be highlighted by a historical visitation of a reproduction of the paint-ing “Our Lady of the Rosary of Pompeii.” The visitations will take place inWest Bend, Milwaukee, and Kenosha.
The reproduction is a 4 ft. by 5 ft., full-size replica of the original paint-ing that is enshrined in the Pompeii Basilica in Pompeii, Italy. Theshrine has been visited by millions and is considered one of the most pop-ular shrines in the world. Many miracles and healings have been attrib-uted to the original painting over the past 140 years.
The miraculous portrait of Our Lady of the Rosary depicts the BlessedMother seated upon a throne. On her knee is the Child Jesus, who ishanding a Rosary to St. Dominic, while the Blessed Mother is handing arosary to St. Catherine of Siena. Pope Leo XIll once stated, “God has madeuse of this image to grant those favors which have moved the wholeworld.”
The visit by the reproduction is unique and historical because thepainting received pontifical blessing. It was commissioned by UnitedStates representatives to the Pompeii Shrine and blessed by Fr. AndreaFontanella, Head of the Pontifical Delegation. Officiating at the serviceswill be Milwaukee Archbishop Jerome Listecki and Auxiliary BishopDonald Hying of Milwaukee. Only one other reproduction of this signifi-cance exists, and it has never been seen in the United States.
According to Dick Bolden, director and president of the RosaryEvangelization Apostolate, sponsor of the visitations, each service willinclude a homily, adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, a rosary for peaceand the family, and veneration of the image of Our Lady of the Rosary ofPompeii. Bolden explained that the events were planned “…because weare experiencing a crisis of faith in our country, and we want to bring peo-ple to Christ through Our Lady of the Rosary for the cause of the familyand for peace.”
The southeastern Wisconsin sites were chosen to accommodate asmany as a 1,000 people at each location. Bolden said many youth groupsare expected to attend along with visitors from Illinois and other neigh-boring states. Everyone is welcome. No tickets or reservations are
required. However, all seatingwill be on a first-come, first-served basis.
The visitations and region-al prayer services will take placeat 7 p.m. at these locations:
• Tuesday, Oct. 9, Basilicaof St. Josaphat, 2333 S. 6th St.,Milwaukee. Presided byArchbishop Listecki.
• Wednesday, Oct. 10, OurLady of the Holy Rosary Church,2224 45th St., Kenosha. Presidedby Bishop Hying.
The members of the ItalianCommunity Center have had aspecial devotion to Our Lady ofPompeii through their affiliation
with Our Lady of Pompeii Church. Fondly referred to as “The Little PinkChurch,” Our Lady of Pompeii was built on Jackson Street in Milwaukee’sold Third Ward by the Italian immigrants who made the area their newhome. The church was the heart of the community, and weddings, bap-tisms, street festivals, funerals and other life events were celebrated thereuntil the church was razed in 1967 to make way for the expressway.Nearly 60 years later, Our Lady of Pompeii and the church that veneratedher name continue to hold a special place in the hearts of those who madethem a focus of their existence. This devotion has been passed down togenerations whose only memories are the photos that hang in the ICC’shallways.
For many, the visitation of the portrait of Our Lady of the Rosary ofPompeii is a homecoming.
For more information visit www.rosaryea.org, or call 414-570-4389; oremail [email protected].
Historical ‘Our Lady of the Rosaryof Pompeii’ painting coming to
Milwaukee area in early October
OSIA announcesscholarship winners
The Filippo Mazzei GreaterMilwaukee Lodge #2763 of theOrder Sons of Italy in Americaannounced its selection of twoscholarship winners. One scholar,Sam Jagodzinski of Burlington, hasalready received his award. Theother, Mandi Lynn Ayala of WestAllis, will receive hers in October.
The Mazzei Lodge presentedJagodzinski with $2,000 at itsscholarship awards dinner onWednesday, Aug. 15 at the ItalianCommunity Center.
Jagodzinski, whose Italianancestry comes from his mother’sside, is an Advance Placementscholar and Future BusinessLeaders of America national cham-pion in sports management. He’senrolled at the University of
Wisconsin-Madison this fall, wherehe plans to major in InternationalBusiness. His parents are Gary andSuzanne Jagodzinski of Burlington.
Ayala will receive a $1,000scholarship at a dinner sponsoredby the Illinois/Wisconsin GrandLodge of OSIA on Oct. 6 that isbeing held in conjunction with theColumbus Day celebrations inChicago.
Ayala, whose mother’s maternalside of the family hails from theSanto Stefano area of Sicily, is amember of the National HonorSociety and received a StudentAchiever Award from the BradleyFoundation. She’s attendingCarroll University in Waukeshathis fall. Her parents are Danieland Rebecca Ayala of West Allis.
Sam Jagodzinski Mandi Lynn Ayala
The following people became members of the Italian CommunityCenter between June 6 and August 9, 2012. Benvenuti! (Welcome!)
Paul Caruso, Jr. and Judy Caruso of Franklin
Nick Caruso of Franklin
Joe Caruso of Franklin
Julie Marshall of Milwaukee
Ryan Piemeisl of Milwaukee
Richard & Rosemary Alswager of Milwaukee
Joseph Ludan of Butler
Frank DeNardis of Shorewood
Elliott Schnackenberg of Milwaukee
Nicholas Smith of Milwaukee
Brittany Smith of Milwaukee
Darrin Smith of Milwaukee
Natalija Gotovnik of Milwaukee
Jerry and Sandy Hafemann of Menomonee Falls
Anthony and Grace Manuele of Brookfield
Tudy Jennaro of Hartland
Joe & Sharon Blandino of Milwaukee
James & Nancy Sendik of Menomonee Falls
Joseph A. Colla of Brookfield
N. Kirk Schield of Milwaukee
Summer Lee Schield of West Bend
David McDougali of Red Wing, MN
Patricia Gioffredi-Brueggemann of Cedarburg
Rudolph Pfister of West Allis
Welcome, new ItalianCommunity
Center members!
THE ITALIAN TIMES SEPTEMBER 2012 – PAGE 23
Robert Cefalu, chair of ICC’sThanksgiving dinner for less fortunate,
devoted his life to family and good deedsBy Ginny Balistreri
During his final illness, Robert(Bobby) Cefalu told his wife Territhat their two children were hisgreatest legacy. He was extremelyproud of their accomplishments.His daughter, Norell Albanis, 35, isan attorney in Naples, Fla. Sheand her husband, Pete, also anattorney, gave Bobby and Territheir first grandchild, Alexander, inMay of last year. Bobby’s daughterGina Cefalu, 33, of Fox Point,earned a master’s degree in educa-tion and is a Reading Specialist atSt. Raphael School. But to thosewho benefited most, Bobby Cefalu’slegacy includes the many charita-ble works he organized for familiesin need.
Cefalu lost his battle with a rareform of leukemia on June 18, 2012.He was 75. For the past five yearshe was chairman of the ItalianCommunity Center’s annualThanksgiving dinner for the lessfortunate, which is held at theOpen Door Cafe at St. John’sCathedral in downtown Milwaukee.Cefalu took over the reins of the
dinner from Mario Bartolotta, whoran the event for many years.According to Cefalu’s wife Terri,the dinner was a labor of love thatconsistently drove him to makeeach year’s event better than thelast. When he realized he could nolonger continue organizing the din-ner, he asked Tony Lupo to takeover as chairman to ensure the con-tinuity of the event.
“I’m still receiving letters, cardsand calls from people whose liveshe touched,” Terri said as sheopened a card she received twomonths after his death. The notes,she added, always include a com-ment that he was a good man wholoved his wife and children. Thecards and letters arrive in Englishand Italian from around the coun-try and from Sicily where he wasaffectionately called the “Mayor ofPorticello.”
Cefalu was a first generationSicilian-American. His parents andgrandparents emigrated from thePorticello region and settled thefamily in Milwaukee. However, hehas a large extended family that
still lives in Sicily. Cefalu and hiscousin Peter Orlando, a formerlocal restaurateur and the longtimeaccordionist for the SicilianSerenaders, regularly traveled toSicily between 1978 and 2010.Several ICC members and otherfriends joined them on a recent tripwhere the title “Mayor ofPorticello” was affirmed. “He had awonderful sense of humor andloved having a good time,” saidTerry. “He really enjoyed goingback to Sicily and visiting relativesand friends there.”
Cefalu owned Robert J. CefaluConstruction. As a contractor, hebuilt homes and commercial prop-erties. He developed projects in theinner city and some of his last proj-ects were in the Holy Hill area andin Kenosha. He was semi-retired,but continued to consult until hisillness forced him to step back. TheCefalu home reflects the detail andquality he put into his business.
He and the former TereseCorrao of San Diego, CA, were mar-ried in 1972, after being introducedat a Pompeii Men’s Club Columbus
Day Dinner by her cousin Vita(Tootsie) Carini. The young couplebought their one and only home inFox Point when they were married.Over the years, as the family grew,Cefalu added on to the modesthome and remodeled the kitchenand bathrooms, turning them intorooms worthy of the pages of homedesign magazines.
Cefalu, however, was never toobusy to help others or to getinvolved in community activities.The Elks Club of Milwaukee namedhim “Man of the Year” in 1978 forhis charitable work, even though henever belonged to the group.
In addition to his chairmanshipof the ICC’s Thanksgiving dinnerfor the less fortunate, he was acharter member of the PompeiiMen’s Club and played Santa Clausfor the children’s party every year.
Following a devastating earth-quake in Naples, Italy, in 1980 thatkilled 2,735 people and injuredmore than 7,500, he organizedrelief efforts locally and solicitedJockey International to donatemany thousands of dollars in outer-wear to those left homeless by thedisaster.
Cefalu served as a director-at-large of the original ItalianCommunity Center from 1978 to1979. He was also an active mem-ber of the Italian AmericanFoundation in Chicago and otherorganizations.
Terri said that cooking wasnever one of her husband’s pas-sions, but the couple often madesauce and large batches of Siciliansteak, which they liked to give outto family and friends. Besides hiswife and daughters, the new love inhis life was his grandsonAlexander. The child was baptizedin Milwaukee in a Greek Orthodoxceremony – his son-in-law’s faith –and Bobbie and Terri were able tospend time in Milwaukee andNaples, Fla., with the new additionto the family.
He is further survived by hisbrother John and sister Mary(Christopher) Fender, PeterOrlando, and other relatives andfriends.
In his last gesture of charity,Bobby Cefalu asked that memorialsbe made to the Italian CommunityCenter to support the annualThanksgiving dinner. He wanted tomake certain the event would con-tinue to serve those in need.
Robert Cefalu
By Ginny BalistreriThe Michelangelo reproductions
in the Italian Community Centergalleria were a 2004 gift fromPauline (nee Eugenia) Stanwitt.The longtime member and patronof the Italian Community Centerpassed away July 11 at the age of94.
Her gifts of the four paintings byartist Laura Easey-Jones are avisual reminder of her pride in herItalian heritage and her love offamily. The paintings are dedicat-ed to her parents, her late husband,and her sisters and brother andtheir spouses.
ICC members and guests whopass through the galleria may for-ever remember Pauline (Polly)Stanwitt for her charity and gen-erosity. However, it was her life asa teacher and counselor and the
impact she had on thousands ofstudents during her 55-year careerworking for Milwaukee PublicSchools that represent her greatestlegacy.
Stanwitt taught English, socialstudies and speech. She spentmost of her career – from 1955 to1994 - at Pulaski High School onMilwaukee’s south side. She wasthe school’s guidance director andcollege counselor from 1977 to1994. She also served as Pulaski’sdirector of drama and forensicsfrom 1955 to 1962 and as an advi-sor to many student groups. At thetime of her retirement in 1994, shewas the longest tenured teacher inthe Milwaukee Public Schools.
“I loved every minute of it,” shesaid of her career as an educatorduring an interview with TheItalian Times in 2004. “If I had to
make a career choice over again,that would be it.”
ICC Historian Mario A. Carini,a retired teacher, met PaulineStanwitt in 1960 when he wasassigned to Pulaski High School asa substitute teacher. At the time,he was working on his master’sdegree. Mutual friends advisedhim to look up Mrs. Stanwitt. Hedid so, and she became his mentorand longtime friend.
Stanwitt was a Festa Italianavolunteer since its inception in1978 and devoted her time to theCenter’s cultural and educationalprograms. She also spent severalyears working with Carini as a vol-unteer in the Festa Pompeii andcultural exhibits.
“She did so much for the imageof Italian Americans and theItalian Community Center, but herlife was really about the childrenand their education,” said Carini.“Polly loved her work and she lovedbeing an educator. I can’t sayenough about her. We lost a verygood friend.”
Carini added that Stanwittinspired him to be a lifelong learn-er. She had a master’s degree andearned more than enough postgrad-uate credits to qualify for a Ph.D.She was always striving to learnsomething new or to improve herskills as an educator. She also per-formed many charitable works, butdid so without fanfare. She washumble and acquired many impor-tant friends along the way, includ-ing the former Archbishop ofMilwaukee, Cardinal TimothyDolan of New York. “She was anextraordinary person,” Cariniadded. “She won so many awardsand accolades that they are nowhoused at the Milwaukee HistoricalSociety.”
It was Carini who approachedStanwitt about commissioningEasey-Jones to create the paintingsfor the ICC galleria. They shared alove of Italian culture and believedthe center should reflect more of itsItalian heritage.
The late Pauline Stanwitt (second from left) is seen here at a celebrationof the 100th anniversary of Our Lady of Pompeii Church that was held atthe Italian Community Center in May 2005. Cardinal Timothy Dolan (cen-ter), who was then Archbishop of Milwaukee, was the main celebrant of aMass held in conjunction with the event. The church, which was built byMilwaukee’s immigrant Italians, served the community in the city’s oldThird Ward from 1905 to 1967. From the left: Laura Easey-Jones, Stanwitt,Dolan, Mario A. Carini and Mike Palmisano. (Photo provided by LauraEasey-Jones)
Remembering Pauline Stanwitt
Please turn to page 24
THE ITALIAN TIMESPAGE 24 – SEPTEMBER 2012
Ignatius J. (Chuck) Balistreri, alongtime member of the ItalianCommunity Center who manyknew by his nickname “Mahaba,”died June 19 at the age of 80.
He was born Oct. 9, 1931 inMilwaukee to Giacomo andMargerita (Sardina) Balistreri. Heattended St. Rita’s Catholic Schooland was in the first 8th grade grad-uating class of 1945. He graduatedfrom Lincoln High School in 1949and joined the United States Armyin February 1951, serving in boththe Korean and Vietnam Wars.
Balistreri married Soon Nam“Betty” Pak in 1955. She died Apr.21, 2007.
After returning from Vietnam,he worked for H&R Block TaxService for 10 years. He officiallyretired from the Army on May 23,1977. He was awarded numerousdecorations and medals, includingthe Bronze Star Medal with FirstOak Leaf Cluster and the ArmyCommendation Medal with ThirdOak Leaf Cluster.
Balistreri worked briefly for theU.S. Navy rework facility onCoronado Island, San Diego, Calif.He worked for the Civil Service atReynolds Army CommunityHospital for 10 years.
In 1984, after retiring from CivilService, he graduated fromCameron University with a bache-lor of science degree in business
administration. He established anaccounting and tax preparationbusiness, Balistreri Tax Services,in 1982 before affiliating with FredCheek State Farm Insurance untilhis retirement in 2010.
Balistreri was a longtime mem-ber of Blessed Sacrament Church,the Veterans of Foreign Wars Postand the Italian-American Club ofLawton, Okla. He and many mem-bers of his Balistreri family wereand continue to be members of the
Italian Community Center ofMilwaukee. He was an avid golfer.
His sister, Aggie Collura, saidher brother came to Festa Italiana“every other year” and his childrenwould often come to the festival.She added that although his mili-tary career took him all over theUnited States and the world, healways kept in touch with his fami-ly, most of whom resided in theMilwaukee area.
Survivors include his sons, John,of Tarpley, Tex., and Thomas, ofFort Worth, Tex.; his daughters,
Joanne (Mark) Roncoli, of Mainz,Germany, Jackie (David) Niddrie,of San Diego, Calif., and JannetteOtten and special friend, MorrisWilson, of Frankfort, Ky; his grand-children, Thomas Roncoli, Zeb(Erin) Varble, Amanda (Ashley)LeMaster, Christine (Greg) Smolen,Stephen Otten, Rachel Niddrie andDavid Niddrie; his great-grandchil-dren, Corbin and Caillou LeMaster,Elizabeth Otten and Bronson andEmma Varble; his sisters, RoseWitz and Aggie (George) Collura;his sister-in-law Kathy (the lateSam) Balistreri; his brother-in-law,Bong Sik Pak; and many nephewsand nieces.
RememberingPaulineStanwitt
from page 23
“Mario told me that he wasintrigued with the works ofMichelangelo and what he hadseen at the Sistine Chapel,”Stanwitt told The Italian Times inDecember 2004. “I saw this as awonderful opportunity to make alasting gift to the community, andit’s something I felt I could dedi-cate to my family. I’m extremelyproud to be the donor of thesebeautiful paintings.”
Stanwitt received her bachelorof science degree from theMilwaukee Teachers College in1938 and her master’s degree fromthe University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1959. She also didpost-graduate work at MarquetteUniversity and the University ofWisconsin-Milwaukee.
Among her many awards andrecognitions, Stanwitt was listed inthe National Italian AmericanFoundation’s “Who’s Who AmongItalian Americans,” theInternational BiographicalCentre’s “Who’s Who in the 21stCentury,” the AmericanBiographical Institute’s “GreatMinds of the 21st Century,” theAmerican Biographical Institute’s“Outstanding Female ExecutiveAward,” and the InternationalBiographical Centre’s “2000Outstanding Scholars of the 21stCentury.”
She also received MarquetteUniversity’s “DistinguishedAlumni Award in SpeechEducation,” the MilwaukeeChapter of UNICO’s “EducationRecognition Award,” FestaItaliana’s “Distinguished ItalianAmerican Women Award,” theSociety of Distinguished AmericanHigh School Students’ “NationalAppreciation Award,” theWisconsin Society of WomenEngineers’ “Career GuidanceAward,” and the WisconsinDepartment of Public Instruction’s“Milwaukee Teacher of the YearAward,” She was also advisor tothe Metropolitan Association ofCommerce Scholarship Foundationfrom 1987 to 1994.
Stanwitt was married to thelate Walter Stanwitt. She was thedaughter of the late Frank andAnne Eugenia and sister of Mary(Anthony) Monfre, Jennie (Frank)Pipito, and the late Josephine (Leo)Nowicki and Claudia (Joe) Enea.She is also survived by nieces andnephews and other relatives andfriends.
Longtime ICC member Ignatius J. (Chuck)Balistreri dies at age of 80
Ignatius J. (Chuck) Balistreri
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Rosa (Giannnotto) Loeffelholz, amember of Tradizione Vivente andthe Italian Community Center,reports that her nephew, CarmineJoseph (C.J.) Giannotto was therecipient of the “National ItalianAmerican Foundation Scholarshiphonoring Military Service.”
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Spotlight on Cultural ArtsL’Angolo del Poeta
The anthology of 19th centuryItalian poets that high schoolstudents commonly read in Italy inthe last century contains onlypoems written by men. Most likelythe poetry of women was includedas written by the ubiquitous“Anonymous.” I once asked aprofessor to give me the names ofsome Italian “poetesse.” To mysurprise and disbelief, he answeredhe couldn’t find any, that Italianwomen don’t do that sort of thing.But, of course, we know women allover the world, from all walks oflife write poetry. Look forward inthis column to reading more poetryby Italian women throughout thenext year.
Not only professors of language,people schooled in fine literature ortranslators write poetry. Thismonth’s featured poetessa is Paoladi Pea, a contemporary womanfrom Umbria who has spent heradult life doing domestic chores.Like most women of hergeneration, di Pea only completedthe equivalent of 8th grade but sheis well read, nurtured by literaryworks and poetry in her father’slibrary such as Dumas andDickinson. Her small collection ofpoems entitled “La speranze nelcuore” contains many movingpoems displaying a deceptivenaivete, an optimism, freshnessand vision not unlike that of ourEmily Dickinson.
Here is what Paola di Pea saysof her poetry:
“Io credo a quella che da sempreè stata chiamata la ‘Divina
Ispirazione.’ Infatti scrivo soloquando avverto l ’impellenza afarlo....” /”I believe in what hasbeen always known as ‘DivineInspiration.’ That’s why I onlywrite when I feel the urge to do so.”
When asked where she finds herinspiration, she answers, “Ilmondo, le cose del mondo..la miapoesia è una “finestra sul mondo”su quanto succede nel mondo: leguerre, le ingiustizie, le ferite chevengono inferte alla nostra terra eagli individui che la abitano.Nonostante ciò, la mia poesia nonindulge ad una visione negativadell’universo a dispetto deiproblemi che lo affliggono, ha losguardo sempre rivolto ad unorizzonte di bene e amore e cercapace e armonia.”/“The world, thethings of the world… My poetry is a“window to the world,” to what hap-pens around it: wars, injustice,wounds inflicted upon our Earthand the people who inhabit it. Butdespite all the problems affectingour planet, my poetry does not yieldto a pessimistic view of the uni-verse; it always looks to the horizonof good and love and looks for peaceand harmony.”
* * *Here is the poem that gave title
to her small book of poetry.
La speranza nel cuore
Non volevo vivere cosivolevo sedermi sopra ad un pratodavanti a una quercia e vederla
invecchiare
ed invece sono qui
sopra una terra bruciatae guardo questo cielo nero
questo orizzonte senza arcobaleno
e lontano si sente ancora sparareè la guerra,
la guerra che fa malechi mi aiuterà a vivere ancora
chi mi aiuterà a credere ancoranon senti la morte che ti passa
accanto?Non senti il freddo che ti entra den-
tro?chi ci aiuterà a vivere ancora
chi ci aiuterà a credere ancora
forse le mani,
le mani unite dal destinoforse il sorriso di un bambino
o forse è solo la speranza che abbi-amo nel cuore
e domani sarà ancora amore.
– Di Paola di Pea
Hope in the Heart
I didn’t want to live that wayI wanted to sit in a field
before an oak tree and see it age
except I’m hereon a scorched land
and I’m looking at this black skythis rainbowless horizon
and from far awayyou can hear shooting
it’s war,the war that hurts.
who will help me live againwho will help me believe again
can’t you feel death passing you by?can’t you feel the cold going inside
you?who will help us live again
who will help us believe again?
maybe the hands,the hands united by destinymaybe the smile of a child
or maybe it’s only the hope that isin our hearts
and tomorrow it will still be love.
– Translated by Roberto Ciampi
On the theme of hope, I offer thisbrief poem.
A Prayer of Hope for You
May sunshine sweep the secretplaces
where memories are storedand banish all shadow.
May moonlight cool your troubledbrow.
May blossoms resplendentrestore your spirit and
their fragrance heal your soul.May the roses in your mind’s
gardengrow without thorn
and strength and hopeby peonies be borne.
– By Barbara J. Collignon
Una preghiera di speranzaper te
Possa il sole spazzare i luoghisegreti
dove i ricordi son conservati,
Italian poet Paola di Pea
Whither goes opera? The specu-lation is that it will change radi-cally from what we know it to betoday. Many are expressing con-cern. In fact, according to oneknowledgable art critic, there willbe less opera available as far asproducing companies.
According to Phillip Kennicottof the Washington Post, not onlywill companies halt production,but many will merge and poolresources, although not necessari-ly producing positive results.Kennicott predicts that while tick-ets will become harder to find,especially at the big opera houses,there will be less experimentationand more reliance on the main-stays of the repertoire with per-formances that guarantee sell-outor near sell-out results. And, hesays, many will be attending theopera more for the atmosphere itcreates rather than for Verdi’s,Puccini’s or Bizet’s music.
Apart from regular opera-goersin such places as New York orChicago or La Scala in Milan,Italy, or fans of the Paris Opera,opera lovers are going to rely moreon the high-definition broadcastsfrom major companies and theirexpectations will be very high asto the sound quality, the lightingand a certain flawless, almost per-fect, continuity that some wouldexpect to find in a finished top-flight movie on the big screen.
But, Kennicott’s scenario is not
all dark. Opera is thriving inplaces such as Russia and Chinawhere public funding for this artform is much stronger, Kennicottnoted.
Stress placed on opera andother arts producing companies inthe United States is growing withcuts in funding by the NationalEndowment for Arts for such pro-grams as “Live from LincolnCenter,” reflecting a definite shiftaway from the usual funding poli-cies regarding classical music andthe opera.
Kennicott believes that thefuture may lie with such excitingdelivery systems as theMetropolitan Opera’s “Live in HD”series.
To cite just one example of com-panies relying on the stalwarts ofopera, the San Francisco Opera forits 2012-13 season has scheduled“Rigoletto,” “Tosca,” “Lohengrin”and “Così Fan Tutte” along withproductions of “Moby Dick,” andtwo world premieres that include“The Gospel of Mary Magdalene”and “The Secret Garden.” Also onthe list is “The Tales ofHoffmann.”
On the obituary list this month,we are sad to hear of the passingof world renowned baritoneDietrich Fischer-Dieskau justslightly shy of his 87th birthdayon May 18th. Writer Paul Driscollcalled him one of the great singersof the 20th century. “He was,” said
Driscoll, “. . . an artist of perfecttechnique and formidable inter-pretative power.” Passing away onMay 17th was Herbert Breslin,publicist and artist manager, mostnotably for Luciano Pavarotti.Breslin served as Pavarotti’s man-ager for more than 30 years, eventhough he wasn’t always in agree-ment with the great tenor. Thetwo parted company in 2002.Breslin was critical of what hecalled Pavarotti’s “laziness andvanity” but always paid tribute tothe tenor’s “charisma and talent.”
* * *Quotable quote: Don’t bother to
try to be better than your contem-poraries or your predecessors. Tryto be better than yourself. –Author William Faulkner
Opera Topicsby Angelo Castronovo
Please turn to page 28
THE ITALIAN TIMES
LA PAGINA ITALIANAa cura di Enrica Tarantino-Woytal
PAGINA 26 – SETTEMBRE 2012
E’ morto Carlo Rambaldi,papà di E.T. e King Kong
Tre volte premio Oscar per gli effetti specialiDi Francesco Gallo
Carlo Rambaldi è statosoprattutto un artista e unartigiano, uno che aveva vinto treOscar, ma non si vantava affatto eodiava, su tutti, il computer. Unavera e propria contraddizione. “Si èpersa la magia, come quando unprestigiatore rivela i suoi trucchi aipresenti. Adesso tutti i ragazzipossono creare i propri effettispeciali con il computer di casa”diceva a chi gli chiedeva del suolavoro.
Ottantasei anni, Rambaldi ilgrande creatore di effetti specialimorto a Lamezia Terme(Catanzaro), dove viveva da diecianni, era nato il 15 settembre 1925a Vigarano Mainarda (Ferrara).Tra i numerosi altri film a cui hacollaborato, oltre ai tre per i qualiaveva ricevuto l’Oscar (‘King Kong’di John Guillermin, ‘Alien’ diRidley Scott ed ‘E.T. l ’extra-terrestré di Steven Spielberg) cisono anche ‘Incontri ravvicinati delterzo tipo’ (1977) sempre diSpielberg, e ‘Dune’ (1984) di DavidLynch.
Sull’odio dell’artista per ildigitale, Rambaldi che è stato ilrappresentante di quell’Italiaartigiana del cinema che non hamai mancato di vincere agli Oscarpiù di ogni altra categoria delnostro cinema, diceva ancora: “ildigitale costa circa otto volte piùdella meccatronica. E.T. è costatoun milione di dollari, l’abbiamorealizzato in tre mesi. Nel film cisono circa 120 inquadrature. Se noivolessimo realizzare la stessa cosa
con il computer ci vorrebberoalmeno 200 persone per un minimodi cinque mesi”.
Nella sua lunga vita piena disuccessi due episodi che entranonella cronaca e che dicono moltodella sua professionalità. Nel 1971,per l’istruttoria delle circostanzedella morte di Giuseppe Pinelli, ilmagistrato inquirente chiese il suoaiuto per ricostruire le modalità dicaduta del corpo. E Rambaldi fornìun manichino ad hoc simil-Pinelli.L’anno dopo, sempre Rambaldi, fucostretto poi a dimostrare intribunale il fatto che fosse solo untrucco la vivisezione canina nel film‘Una lucertola con la pelle di donna’(1971) di Lucio Fulci. Dopo che lostesso Fulci, ovviamente, era statocitato in tribunale permaltrattamento e crudeltà verso glianimali.
Nato come pittore e scultore, eraentrato nel mondo del cinemaitaliano lavorando a pellicole come‘Terrore nello spazio’ di Mario Bavae ‘Profondo rosso’ di Dario Argento.A notarlo negli Usa fu per prima,negli anni Settanta, JohnGuillermin (King Kong) e poiSpielberg e Ridley Scott. Per la suacreatura più famosa E.T. aveva più
volte detto: “E’ ovvio che gli occhi diE.T. ricordino quelli di un felino,per i primi bozzetti mi sono ispiratoal muso del gatto himalayano vistofrontalmente, stesse lineeespressive”. Anche se la leggendavuole che a Spielberg, la storia delgatto non l’aveva mai davveroconvinto. E così, con una certaimmaginazione, il regista-Creso delcinema Usa sottolineava nelleinterviste che il viso di E.T. erainvece un mix delle facce di AlbertEinstein, Ernest Hemingway e CarlSandburg.
ULTIMO VIAGGIO INSMOKING PER RAMBALDI - Sisono svolti in forma privata, aLamezia Terme, città dove si eraritirato a vivere da un decennio, ifunerali di Carlo Rambaldi,creatore di E.T., morto a 87 anni.Le spoglie di Rambaldi, per suaespressa volontà, saranno crematee l’urna con i suoi resti verràportata a Vigarano Mainarda, inprovincia di Ferrara, dove era natonel 1925. Per il ultimo viaggioRambaldi ha indossato lo smokingdei trionfi agli oscar. Le esequie deltre volte vincitore del premio Oscar,nella chiesa della Beata Vergine delRosario, sono state officiate daparroco don Natale Colafati.Accanto alla bara, con gli occhipieni di lacrime, la moglie BrunaBasso, e i figli Victor, sceneggiatoree autore di libri per ragazzi, e la
figlia Daniela con le nipoti Cristina,Erika e Alessandra. Presenti anchei vicini di casa e gli amici e, tra leautorità, i sindaci con la fasciatricolore e i gonfaloni di LameziaTerme, Gianni Speranza, e diAltomonte, Gianpietro Coppola(Rambaldi era cittadino onorariodel Comune del cosentino). DonNatale, nell’omelia, ha raccontato,incentrata su due letture del Librodei Re, ha raccontato di un incontrocon Rambaldi e delle sue confidenzedi quando ragazzo, nel ferrarese,faceva il chierichetto e serviva lamessa. “E’ stato un creatore dibellezza - ha detto il sacerdote - e labellezza e la verità si donano solo aicercatori sinceri. Gli uomini grandi,e lui lo era, ci fanno innalzare losguardo verso Dio”. “CarloRambaldi - ha aggiunto ancora donNatale - è stato un uomo che havissuto sempre nella riservatezza,senza alcuno sfoggio lasciandoci, ineredità, anche in questo caso unalezione di vita”. Don Natale haparlato ancora della sua visita acasa di Rambaldi, situata a pochimetri dalla Chiesa, e di quando lamoglie Bruna gli mostrò lestatuette dell’Oscar e il prototipo diET. “Non seppi trattenere in quellacircostanza - ha detto ancora ilsacerdote - tutto il mio stupore peril suo genio. Mi aveva promesso dilavorare alla realizzazione dialcune statue per il presepe dellaparrocchia, una promessa che,purtroppo, non potrà mantenere”.
Cinque medaglie azzurrenell’ultima giornata, con l’oroinseguito e svanito in due occasioni.L’Olimpiade dell’Italia si chiudecosì come si era aperta, tra un pingpong di emozioni, sorprese,polemiche e recriminazioni. Cinquevolte sul podio ma senza cantarl’inno stavolta (alla prima giornatafurono due i primi posti). I dueargenti (pallanuoto e Cammarelle)e i tre bronzi (pallavolo, ritmica,
Fontana in mountain bike) dellachiusura fanno però salire l’Italia aquota 28: uno in più di Pechino, aparità di ori. L’Italia è ottava nelmedagliere olimpico. Il rush finaleè un emozionante e dolceamarorincorrersi di risultati, dallapallavolo fino alla piscina con lapallanuoto. Aprono gli azzurri diBerruto, nella ‘finalina’ del volleycon la Bulgaria.
Londra 2012 L’ITALIACHIUDE CON 28 PODI
‘ ’Mi congratulo con tutti gliatleti azzurri che hanno fornito unaprova eccellente ai Giochi’ ’ . Ilplauso e’ del ministro per lo SportPiero Gnudi, che lo estende ancheal Coni, alle Federazioni, alleassociazioni sportive, ai tantitecnici e dirigenti ‘ ‘che hanno
lavorato seriamente, con impegno ecostanza, al raggiungimento diquesti risultati, che confermano losport italiano ai vertici mondiali,nonostante una concorrenzaagguerrita e tanti nuoviprotagonisti alla ribaltainternazionale’’.
Londra: complimenti agli azzurri
Consolato Generale D’ItaliaAlessandro Motta - Consul General500 N. Michigan Ave., Ste. 1850Chicago, IL 60611312/467-1550Fax: 312/467-1335www.italconschicago.org
Istituto Italiano di CulturaSilvio Marchetti - Director500 N. Michigan Ave., Ste. 1450Chicago, IL 60611Email: [email protected]/822-9545Fax: 312/822-9622
Italian Trade CommissionDott. Pasquale Bova401 N. Michigan Ave.Chicago, IL 60611312/670-4360Fax: 312/670-5147
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BovolentaSul podio con la maglia numero
16, quella di Vigor Bovolenta:l’Italia di Mauro Berruto haricordato cosi’, durante lapremiazione del torneo olimpico incui si e’ aggiudicata la medaglia dibronzo, l’ex azzurro morto lo scorso24 marzo in campo a Macerata.
Les Miserables,diventa film
Il sogno, accarezzato da moltiregisti, di fare un film da uno deimusical di più grande successodi sempre diventerà realtà il 14dicembre (il 24/1 in Italia)quando arriverà sugli schermiLes Miserables, ispirato alromanzo di Victor Hugo.L’impresa e’ riuscita al giovaneregista Tom Hooper (Oscar perIl Discorso del re) con un caststellare. Hugh Jackman e’ JeanValjean, Russell Crowe e’l ’ispettore Javert, la piccolaorfana Cosette (AmandaSeyfried), mentre AnneHathaway e’ Fantine.
Jovanotti in UsaJovanotti sbarca in America. Da
oggi e’ disponibile per il mercatostatunitense ‘Italia 1988-2012’, unaraccolta dei suoi successi conquattro nuove tracce, mentrel’artista toscano si prepara perl’avvio della sua tourneeoltreoceano: dal 12 al 19 agosto epoi in autunno dall’1 al 18 ottobre,si esibirà nelle città più importantida San Francisco a Los Angeles,passando per Boston e New York.
Vacanze pugliesiper Vasco RossiQuest’anno niente Costa Azzurra
per Vasco Rossi, che ha scelto per levacanze un resort a CastellanetaMarina (Taranto), un’oasi immersanel verde a pochi passi dal mare. E’qui che quest’ inverno ha soggiornatoper qualche giorno, ed e’ rimasto cosi’affascinato dall’ospitalita’ e dallanatura, da volerci tornare.
Vasco, rivela lo staff, e’ arrivatocon il telefonino in modalità videoche non ha mai spento. Fansavvertiti: in arrivo c’e’ un mare diclippini.
Antonacci semprein vetta
Continua la cavalcata di BiagioAntonacci in vetta alla classifica deicd più venduti con il suo ‘Sapessi direno’, da 16 settimane in graduatoria.Lo insidiano Tiziano Ferro, secondocon ‘L’amore e’ una cosa semplice’, edEmma, terza con ‘Saro’ libera’.Guadagna una posizione Adele, daben 80 settimane in classifica con ilsuo ‘21’, mentre perde due posti ed e’quinta Jennifer Lopez, a duesettimane dall’uscita di ‘DanceAgain...The Hits’.
THE ITALIAN TIMES SEPTEMBER 2012 – PAGE 27
Persons interested in acquiringa copy of any of the vintageItalian American photographsthat are displayed throughout theyear at the Italian CommunityCenter or during the four days ofFesta Italiana must contact theMilwaukee County HistoricalSociety (MCHS) to obtain thephoto, ICC Historian Mario A.Carini announced.
“The Historical Society is thekeeper of the negatives,” Carinisaid, who donated a massive col-lection of artifacts, photos andother memorabilia to the societyon behalf of the ICC and the earlyItalian immigrants in 2010.
Please contact either SteveDaily or Amanda Koehler at theMCHS. They can be reached at414/273-7487 or 414/273-8288.
Copies of vintage photos displayed atICC or Festa available through
Milwaukee County Historical Society
Mostra Internazionale d’Arte CinematograficaLa Mostra Internazionale d’Arte
Cinematografica è un festivalcinematografico che si svolgeannualmente a Venezia, Italia,(solitamente tra la fine del mese diagosto e l’inizio di settembre) nellostorico Palazzo del Cinema, sulLungomare Marconi, al Lido diVenezia. È il festival cinemato-grafico più antico del mondo (laprima edizione si tenne nel 1932).
Giunta nel 2012 alla 69ªedizione, la mostra si inquadra nelpiù vasto scenario della Biennale diVenezia, evento culturale cheinclude la famosa Esposizioneinternazionale d’artecontemporanea. La 69ª edizione siterrà dal 29 agosto all’8 settembre2012.
Il premio principale che vieneassegnato - assieme a diversi altri -è il Leone d’Oro, che deve il suonome al simbolo della città (il leonedella basilica di San Marco). Talericonoscimento è considerato unodei più importanti dal punto divista della critica cinematografica,al pari di quelli assegnati nellealtre due principali rassegnecinematografiche europee, la Palmad’oro del Festival di Cannes e l’Orsod’Oro del Festival internazionaledel cinema di Berlino. Nel loroinsieme, si tratta di tre premiambiti e di grande impatto, spesso
in controtendenza rispetto agliOscar statunitensi, che si svolgonoabitualmente in primavera.
Storia della MostraLa prima Mostra internazionale
d’arte cinematografica di Venezia(denominata 1ª EsposizioneInternazionale d’Arte Cinemato-grafica) si svolse dal 6 al 21 agostodel 1932. Il festival nacque daun’idea del presidente dellaBiennale di Venezia, il conteGiuseppe Volpi di Misurata, delloscultore Antonio Maraini, segret-ario generale, e di Luciano De Feo,il segretario generale dell’Istitutointernazionale per il cinemaeducativo, emanazione dellaSocietà delle Nazioni con sede aRoma, concorde sull’idea disvolgere la rassegna nella cittàlagunare, e che fu il primodirettore-selezionatore.
Il pubblico del festival in unadelle sue prime edizioni sullaterrazza dell’Hotel Excelsior.
La mostra viene giustamenteconsiderata la prima mani-festazione internazionale di questotipo, ricevendo un forte appoggiodalle autorità. La prima edizione sisvolse alla terrazza dell’HotelExcelsior al Lido di Venezia, maancora non si trattava di unarassegna competitiva. I titoli
venivano solamente presentati alpubblico, ma nonostante questol’edizione del 1932 vanta pellicoledi grande valore, divenuti poi veri epropri “classici” della storia delcinema. Tra questi vale la pena diricordare Proibito del granderegista americano Frank Capra,Grand Hotel di Edmund Goulding,Il Campione di King Vidor, il primoed inimitabile Frankenstein diJames Whale, The Devil to Pay! diGeorge Fitzmaurice, Gli uomini,che mascalzoni... di MarioCamerini e A me la libertà di RenéClair.
Oltre ai film citati, in concorsosono presenti opere di altri grandiregisti, quali Raoul Walsh, ErnstLubitsch, Nikolaj Ekk, HowardHawks, Maurice Tourneur, AnatoleLitvak.
Personaggi di spicco di questaprima rassegna sono gli attori cheappaiono sul grande schermoattraverso le pellicole proiettate,che garantiscono alla mostra unsuccesso maggiore di quelloaspettato, portando nelle sale oltreventicinquemila spettatori. Si parladei maggiori divi internazionalidell’epoca, Greta Garbo, ClarkGable, Fredric March, WallaceBeery, Norma Shearer, JamesCagney, Ronald Colman, LorettaYoung, John Barrymore, Joan
Crawford, senza dimenticare l’idoloitaliano Vittorio De Sica ed ilgrande Boris Karloff, passato allastoria per il suo ruolo del mostronel primo Frankenstein.
Il primo film della storia dellamostra viene proiettato la sera del6 agosto 1932: si tratta di Il dottorJekyll (Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde) diRouben Mamoulian; al film seguìun grande ballo nei salonidell’Excelsior. Il primo filmitaliano, Gli uomini, chemascalzoni... di Camerini, vennepresentato invece la sera dell’11agosto 1932.
In mancanza di una giuria edell’assegnazione di premi ufficiali,introdotti solamente più tardi, unreferendum indetto dal comitatoorganizzatore, presieduto da AttilioFontana dell’ICE (Istituto delCommercio Estero), svolto tra ilpubblico accorso alla rassegnadecreta miglior regista il sovieticoNikolaj Ekk per il film Il camminoverso la vita, mentre il film di RenéClair A me la libertà viene elettocome il più divertente, comemigliore attrice è premiata HelenHayes, come miglior attore FredricMarch, il film “più commovente”risulta essere la pellicolaamericana Il fallo di MadelonClaudet di Edgar Selwyn.
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The Italian Times welcomes andencourages societies and organiza-tions associated with the ItalianCommunity Center to submit pho-tographs from their events for pos-sible inclusion in our newspaper.Photos from events of an Italiannature from private individuals arealso welcomed.
From time to time, The ItalianTimes receives requests to take pic-tures at various events involvingsocieties, organizations and privateindividuals. The ItalianCommunity Center’s NewspaperCommittee advises that thoseorganizations and individuals, notThe Italian Times, are responsiblefor the photography at these eventsand encourages event organizers to
take that into account in theirplanning.
When submitting photographs,please be sure to include a briefstatement on the event and thenames of the persons pictured. TheItalian Times reserves the right todetermine whether a submittedphotograph is published. This deci-sion will be based on a number offactors, including quality of thephoto and whether the individualsappearing are properly identified.
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By the end of August, all of Italyhas typically hit its peak in termsof temperature; and that meansSeptember often includes gloriouslyhot days followed by cool nights. Inthe latter half of the month, it’seven starting to feel quite fall-like.
Whereas August was vacationmonth for many Italians,September is back-to-work andback-to-school month; so it’s busi-ness as usual when it comes toopen hours for attractions andshops, even though the weatherremains summerlike in many
places throughout the country.That means foreigners can takeadvantage of beach weather afterthe Italians have left Italy’s beachtowns.
Temperatures in Septembervary depending on where you arein Italy, but as a general rule ofthumb these are the ranges:• Northern Italy: 55-75°F (13-24°C).• Central Italy: 65-80°F (18-27°C).
• Southern Italy: 70-80°F (21-27°C).
Weather in September in Italy
The Festival of the Madonna ofthe Sick (La Madonna degliAmmalati) is celebrated duringthe first weekend of September inthe Sicilian town of Misterbianco(Catania province).
The festival commemorates themiracle of the sanctuary beingsaved from destructions duringMount Etna’s eruption in 1669.
The festival starts on Thursdayevening and runs for five days.
As we wrap up another gorgeoussummer, the Victory ItalianImmersion crew begins to preparefor its seventh year!
This summer, three of our teach-ers, Maestra Zizzo, MaestraBenedetto Alanis, and MaestraRobertson, were able to visit thebeautiful country of Italy. Whilethere on leisure or for educationalpurposes, each traveler enjoyed theauthentic experience of the oldcountry. Also this provided theopportunity for some teachers tobring back Italian resources for ourgrowing program. We would like tothank Mrs. Albana Kume-Robertson, who is a WisItalia mem-ber, for bringing us authenticItalian school books.
At Festa Italiana this year,Victory Italian Immersion manneda booth in the culture tent to pro-mote and make people aware of ourincredible program. We enjoyedseeing our students over the sum-mer and sharing in their excite-
ment for the upcoming school year.Thank you to all parents that vol-unteered their time. You rock.
Our Italian Immersion studentsperformed for the Filippo MazzeiGreater Milwaukee Lodge of theOrder Sons of Italy in America atthe Italian Community Center onAug. 15. This was our third yearperforming for the annual scholar-ship dinner. Thank you to FrankSchiro for requesting our perform-ance. We were honored to attendand perform.
September is quickly upon us.We are very excited to begin ourseventh year of Italian Immersion.We hear there might be anotherteacher added to begin expandingour program. Check back in ournext article for details. There aremany new and exciting things hap-pening at Victory ItalianImmersion.
As always, we look to YOU, ourcommunity, for support in growingthis magnificent program for yearsto come. Please, consider donatingmaterials, funds, or time to assistus in keeping the Italian language
and culture alive in our youth. Check us out on Facebook,
Victory Italian Immersion, or emailus with any questions or comments.
A presto!
– The Italian Immersion Crew
THE ITALIAN TIMESPAGE 28 – SEPTEMBER 2012
Italians married at St. John’sCathedral prior to June 1899
Compiled by Mario A. Carini,Italian Community Center Historian
Names in this listing appear as written in the Marriage Register.Source: Marriage Register of St. John’s Cathedral, June 25, 1899.
Date of Marriage Groom’s Name Bride’s NameDec. 26, 1883 John Stippick Linda MoniciaApr. 26, 1886 Mariano Catalano Francesca LoSchiavoApr. 26, 1886 Vincent Scarpace Maria QuattrochiApr. 26, 1886 Achillio Tomasi Caroline BurkFeb. 7, 1888 Peter Piacentini Marianna BaroniNov, 20, 1890 Anthony Spicuzza Anna LococoApr. 13, 1893 Michael Balsano Madalena BovaMay 2, 1893 Ralph Cuicci Faustina NotariJune 19, 1893 Salvatore Quartano Josephine LovianoNov. 30, 1893 Andrew Serio Josephine RassoJan. 7, 1894 Stefano Martino Rosaria MadalenaMar. 26, 1894 Anthony Moglia Petrina SanglioMay 8, 1894 Calogero Pulpero Vincenza GentileSept. 1, 1894 Vincent Moniero Maria CoradoMay 10, 1895 John Palandri Giosanta MagniJan. 25, 1896 Anthony Scarpace Angela AmataSept. 19, 1896 Joseph Serio Maria BovaApr. 7, 1987 Michael D’Amore Prudence SerioAug. 21, 1897 Micola Conti Angela SitannaJune 29, 1898 Joseph Rodino Bella GiacobiOct. 8, 1898 Francis Viglia Anna BondaOct. 11, 1898 Francis Cianciolo Concetta Spicuzza
e bandire ogni ombra.Possa il chiaro di luna raffreddare
la tua fronte inquieta.Possano i germogli splendenti
risanare il tuo spirito ela loro fragranza guarire la tua
anima.Possano le rose nel giardino della
tua mentecrescere senza spine
e rafforzarsi e speraredalle peonie aiutate.
– Translated by Roberto Ciampi
Roberto Ciampi
Barbara Collignon
L’Angolo delPoetafrom page 25
Victory Italian Immersion: 7 years later
The festival of Madonna a Mare(Madonna of the Sea) is celebratedon the second Sunday in Septemberin the Sicilian town of Patti
(Messina province). A goldenMadonna statue is carried to thesea in a procession. It is put on anilluminated boat to lead a proces-
sion of vessels. The procession isfollowed by music concerts, dancingand plenty of opportunities to enjoyfood and wine.
Sicilian town celebrates Madonna ofthe Sea in September
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For the 35th consecutive year,Festa Italiana was celebrated onthe Summerfest grounds, extend-ing its record as the longest run-ning ethnic festival alongMilwaukee’s lakefront. Here arethree gentlemen who have beeninvolved in Festa since the very
first one in 1978. They served asthe first three presidents of theItalian Community Center, thesponsoring organization of the fes-tival. From the left: Anthony T.Machi (ICC President, 1978-80, andfirst Festa general chairman); SamPurpero (ICC President, 1982-83and current ICC Treasurer); andPaul F. Iannelli (ICC President,1980-82 and 1990-91 and executivedirector of Festa for many years).(Times photo by Tom Hemman)
Ministers of the Mass, led by Rev. Fr. John Belmonte, main celebrant,marched in the front of the religious procession at Festa Italiana onSunday, July 22. Fr. Belmonte is carrying the monstrance under the bal-dacchino (canopy) being hoisted over him by Festa Mass ushers. Fr. TimKitzke, chaplain of the Italian Community Center, can be seen on the rightside of the photo. (Times photo by Joe Spasiano)
A new attraction at Festa Italiana2012 were wine tastings, sponsoredby LoDuca Bros. Wine. The tast-ings featured some of the mostfamous and expensive wines ofItaly along with some from Napa,Calif. that are garnering worldacclaim. Here, Eleanora Barale isdiscussing one of her family’swines – Barale Fratelli – withDavid DeSimone. (Times photo byJoe Spasiano)
69th VeniceInternationalFilm Festivalstarts Aug. 29
The 69th VeniceInternational Film Festival,organized by La Biennale diVenezia, will run at Venice Lido,Aug. 29 through Sept. 8.
American directors have themost entries in the competitionlineup announced Thursday,July 26 for this year’s event,which is the world’s oldest filmfestival.
Brian De Palma and TerrenceMalick are among 18 filmmak-ers competing for the covetedGolden Lion award. In all, thereare four American films in thiscompetition. Italian filmmakershave three entries. The broadfield also includes films fromFrance, English, Israel, Japan,Russia, South Korea, theNetherlands, Belgium and thePhilippines. One-third of thefilms in this competition aredirected by women.
Over the course of the festi-val, a total of 60 films will beshown, 50 of which are worldpremieres.
THE ITALIAN TIMESPAGE 30 – SEPTEMBER 2012
Staffs of Italian Conference Center and Cafe La Scalamake valuable contributions to various Festa operations
The Italian Conference Center had many hard-working staff members log-ging long hours before, during and after Festa Italiana to help ensure thesuccess of the festival. Three of those extremely hard workers, who werethere for the duration, July 12-23, are seen here. From the left: AnthonyHarris, Andre Friend and Roberto Oquendo. The Conference Center staffperformed many of the physical necessities for the grounds set-up andtake down; oversaw two pizza booths and Festa’s distribution operations;catered several private parties on the grounds; helped out in the Festaoffice and the volunteer food tent; and kept the Italian Community Centerin tip-top condition for the many guests who visited the building. (Timesphoto by Tom Hemman)
Louis Perez (front) and Da’Shan Nation prepared the pizza with all thetoppings prior to baking. (Times photo by Tom Hemman)
Joe Suarez, a veteran member ofthe Cafe La Scala culinary staff,prepared the pizza dough prior tobaking. (Times photo by TomHemman)
Latoya Washington served pizza tocustomers at one of the two CafeLa Scala pizza booths on the FestaItaliana grounds. (Times photo byTom Hemman) Longtime Italian Conference
Center employee ClarenceThurmond helped prepare theplated pizza slice orders in one ofthe Cafe La Scala booths. (Timesphoto by Tom Hemman)
Members of the Wisconsin Purpero family gathered atthe Italian Community Center on Saturday, July 21 tocelebrate a reunion with cousins from Chillicothe,Ohio. The visitors surprised Phil and Sam Purpero bystopping by the Festa Office on July 20 to introducethemselves to their Milwaukee relatives. The firstcousins, who share a Purpero grandfather with sib-lings Phil and Sam Purpero, Caroline Besasie andRose Spang, didn’t notify the Milwaukeeans of theirvisit until they arrived at Festa. It was their first visitto the festival and the Milwaukee area. They camebecause they had heard so much about Festa Italianaand decided it was a perfect opportunity for the
Wisconsin and Ohio Purpero family branches tobecome reacquainted. A reunion of approximately 20cousins and other relatives was quickly pulled togeth-er, and the group shared memories and family storiesover a long lunch at the ICC. The Ohio contingentspent the remainder of the weekend enjoying all of theactivities and entertainment Festa has to offer. “Wehad a wonderful time,” said Caroline (Purpero)Besasie. “We got along great, and we laughed a lot.They were very impressed with the ICC and FestaItaliana. I’m pretty sure they’ll be back. And maybesomeday we’ll visit them in Chillicothe.” (Times photoby Tom Hemman)
Purpero cousins from Ohio and Wisconsinhave reunion during Festa weekend
Frank D’Amato, a longtime Festavolunteer, dusted the replica ofMichelangelo’s Pietà after itsarrival in the Pompeii Sacred Arttent. (Times photo by TomHemman)
Housekeepingchores part ofvolunteer’s job
abilities who attended free onopening day how to play bocce.“With the new location and thenew boards, even people usingwheelchairs were able to enjoy thegame,” Conley added.
The courts were further dressedup with new sponsor flags and newscoreboards. Among the covetedprizes, players vied for a chance towin a set of bocce balls that lightup in play. They were another coolfind by team Managers Conley andHalverson who are already plottingnew attractions for next year’sbocce courts.
These things weredone to make
Festa even betterfrom page 19
THE ITALIAN TIMES SEPTEMBER 2012 – PAGE 31
Grazie mille, Festa volunteers!
Gina Jorgensen (third from left) received assistance from Laura Easey-Jones and her daughter, Ajah (far left) in putting the final painting touch-ups on a giant Pinocchio head and the whale that swallowed Pinocchio inthe legendary children’s tale (whale not seen). The Pinocchio head andwhale were designed and crafted by Jorgensen’s students at Milwaukee’sNorth Division High School. Cosmo Carini (far right) built the mobilewooden structures that the two pieces were placed on. At Festa, thesepieces were part of the festival’s “La Parata Italiana” on July 21 and 22.Jorgensen is chairperson of the Italian Community Center’s CultureCommittee and served as manager of Festa’s culture exhibit.
Here are five of the most experienced members of Festa’s Security Patrol.From the left: Cathy “Pockets” Tertadian, Ralph Busalacchi, TonySparacino, Clarence Graff and Myron Koceja.
These volunteers were in charge of keeping tabs of all the cash require-ments and transactions of vendors associated with the Italian CommunityCenter. They also made change for all vendors on the Festa grounds. Fromthe left: Frank Hromadka, Tyler Hromadka, manager Tom Hromadka,Aggie Collura, George Collura, Marge Creedon, Kevin Hromadka,Christina MacCudden and Jane Hromadka. Not pictured is JohnDeAngelis. (Times photo by Colleen Jurkiewicz)
Sara Pankow (standing on bench) helped Rosalia Ferrante (first on left)and Rosemary Strzelek put up vintage Italian American photos in theexhibit on the south end of the Festa grounds that housed the PompeiiChurch artifacts and memorabilia and the Milwaukee County HistoricalSociety’s salute to Milwaukee’s Italians.
Here are several of the volunteers who staffed the Mid Gate entrance.From the left standing: Matt Patterson, Dan Patterson, Megan Patterson,Tom Sciano and Carlo Besasie. Kneeling is Lori Norville who works withSummerfest and helps to gather Festa attendance data.
These volunteers were staffing one of Festa’s 50/50 raffle tickets booths onJuly 21. Seated, l to r: Angela Dembinski, Beverly Ayers and LauriHenning. Standing: Dennis Dembinski and Robert Henning.
Rosalea and Quentin “Queenie”Oliva have volunteered at FestaItaliana 34 of the 35 years of thefestival. In recent years, they’vebeen volunteering in the PompeiiSacred Art tent.
When it’s hot and humid, as it wason the Saturday and Sunday ofthis year’s Festa, this crew isalways on the go. Our photogra-pher convinced Vince Bisesi andKaren Wilcox of Festa’s WaterCrew to take a momentary breakfor this picture before deliveringan Igloo filled with cold water toone of the booths on the grounds.
