L'Italo-Americano

L'Italo-Americano PAGE  18 THURS DAY,   JUNE  13,   2013 Following Local Events around Town ANDReW BAgleY San Gennaro Feast, Qualcomm Stadium Thursday, May 30 to June 2 Thousands turned out over four days to celebrate the 1st annual San Gennaro Feast in San Diego The San Gennaro Feast Rosario Monetti performs held in honor of Saint Gennaro. The festival featured a wide variety of ethnic food vendors, live national acts on the main stage starring Tony Sacca with the Saccettes, Dick Contino, Lena Prima (daughter of Louis Prima), Donny Edwards tribute to Elvis, Philly Cuzz, locals Rosario Monetti and James Bianchi, Ciro Giorgio, Aaron Caruso, Amanda Kaiser and many more who performed hourly while there were amusement rides and game fun for the whole family. Event organizer Anthony Palmisano explains, "The San Gennaro Feast is an age-old tradition and I want to keep the Italian culture going wherever I hold my events. In Lower Manhattan, the place of the original San Gennaro Feast, is an event that attracts more than three million people of all ages, races and nationalities who enjoy Italian food and music." Classic Italian-American staples were served such as Italian Sausage and Peppers, Stuffed Artichokes, Philly Cheese Steak Sandwich, Italian Fried Dough, Funnel Cakes, Fried Calamari, Linguine and Clams, Shrimp Scampi, Scungilli Salad, Cannoli and Zeppole. Italian food was not the only flavor enticing visitors to the fair, American Barbecue, corn on the cob, cotton candy, candy apples and other delights were also available. June 16, Sun. –House of Italy: Monthly Membership Meeting, Balboa Park. 5:00 PM – 7:30 PM. For more information: http://www.houseofitalysandiego.org/ June 19, Wed. – Taste of Little Italy, Little Italy. Showcase of 28 participating restaurants. 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM. Get your taste passport and stroll from restaurant to restaurant to enjoy a taste, similar to a "pub crawl" but with restaurants. Choice of a north or south route with 14 restaurants each, or combined. The price for the north or south routes is $28 while combined is $42. For more information: http://www.tasteoflittleitalysd.com/index.php June 20, Thurs.–San Diego Italian Film Festival, MOPA Balboa Park. 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM. Film showing: I Demoni di San Pietroburgo, $10. For more information: http://www.sandiegoitalianfilmfestival.com/film/i-demoni-disan-pietroburgo/ June 30, Sun.–La Serenissima Vineyards and Winery Tour, Warner Springs. 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM. Chartered bus departing with 47 seats from Balboa Park arranged by House of Italy and ICC to visit hosts Tony and Ada Tiso for a guided tour of their estate, vineyard and wine cellar. Includes lunch with wine. $55. RSVP. For more information: http://iccsd.org/events0.aspx July 2, Tues. - Sons of Italy: Monthly Membership Meeting, Encinitas. 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM . For more information: http://sonsofitalysandiego.org/?page_id=261 July 6, Sat.–Cinema Little Italy, Amici Park Little Italy. 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM. Outdoor film showing: Benvenuti al Sud, $5. For more information: http://cinemalittleitaly.com/ Festa della Repubblica at the ICC Sunday, June 2 Approximately 150 guests attended to celebrate Italy's 67th anniversary of Republic Day held at the Italian Cultural Center. There was a mix bag of people from students to teachers, to visiting Italians all of whom crowded the center and enjoyed the festive atmosphere and potluck dinner and complimentary wine and beverages. Film Showing and Children's Recital Sunday, June 9 The Italian American Academy celebrated the end of their academic year with a movie, recital and celebration at the point Loma/Hervey Library. The film "migrACTION" by director Marco Lora was shown and students performed a recital showcasing their work entitled "Fantastic Migrations" as well as a graduation ceremony and raffle that kept the audience delightfully entertained.

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