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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2014 www.italoamericano.com L'Italo-Americano 15 Feb. 22, Sat.-Italian Catholic Federation Br. 108 Wine Tasting at Holy Family Parish Hall (1527 Fremont Ave., South Pasadena, CA 91030) at 6pm. Cost is $25 per person or Dinner Only: $15 per person. Please make reservations asap. Raffle, gift baskets. For information and reservations, contact Theresa Sabatella Shaw (626) 403-6102 or (626) 379-0629, theresa@holyfamily.org Feb. 24, Mon.-ICF Branch 67 General (Dinner) Meeting. 6:30pm at Casa Italiana (1051 N. Broadway, L.A. 90012). $15pp. For information/reservations contact: Teresa Thompson (323) 721- 1673 mottino1227@gmail.com or Maria Teresa Bravo (310) 914- 3186 mtbravo@ix.netcom.com or Lou Mages (805) 492-9858 pat.lou.mages@gmail.com or Nick M. D'Egidio (562) 947-2819 san1nicola@yahoo.com Feb.25, Tues. Italian Woman's Club meeting and luncheon at Damon's in Glendale, cost $25, for info call Agatha (323)850-5192 Feb. 26, Wed.-Abruzzesi e Molisani General Meeting 6:30 at Villa Scalabrini. Polenta dinner will be served. The cost of the dinner is $15.00 p.p. For reservations call Adelio Di Gregorio at (818) 985- 0951. Mar. 1st, Sat.-L'Italo-Americano 106th Anniversary Fundraising Gala, a night inspired by the magic of VENICE. 7pm at Casa Italiana (1051 N. Broadway, Los Angeles, CA 90012). Venetian- themed dinner, "Commedia dell'Arte" and live music. Raffle drawing and special gifts. $95 per person. For information or reservations call (626) 359-7715 or email info@italoamericano.com Mar. 1, Sat.- "Ballo in Maschera" Carnevale Dinner Dance at Mesa Verde Country club in Costa Mesa. Sponsored by the Italian Language Meetup group.Wear a mask or costume or something fun! $45.00 p.p. For information and reservations con- tact: email " marioguardi@cox.net" or phone 949-533-9272. Mar. 2, Sun. - Comboni Missionaries Champagne Brunch, a cate- red event featuring a Waffle Bar with Toppings, Croissant Sandwiches, Menudo, Salads, Coffee and Desserts from 8:00 to 11:30 AM at the Knights of Columbus Hall (4315 N. Vincent Ave., Covina). The event is sponsored for the benefit of the Comboni Missions world wide by Atria Rancho Park Assisted Living in San Dimas. All are welcome, tickets are $12.00 per per- son. Have a previous engagement? A donation would be apprecia- ted. For more information contact Roxanne 626-339-1914. Mar. 9, Sun.- Maria S.S. di Costantinopoli Society Big Feast at St. Peter's Italian Catholic Church (1039 N. Broadway, Los Angeles, 90012). To members and friends: our big Feast of the year is fast approaching and we are preparing for the event to keep our Italian traditions going. We need your support and participa- tion. Mass starting at 11 am and procession of the Saint soon after the mass. Dancing to the music of Duo Domino. Come and have fun with us. For reservation call at: Dino Deligio 818-843-1477. Donation $50.00 p.p. Mar. 10, Mon.- Associazione Pugliese Del Sud California General Meeting. 6:30pm at Casa Italiana (1051 N. Broadway, Los Angeles, CA 90012). For information call Maria Bruno (818) 241- 4672 or Mike Foschetti (323) 257-0302. Mar. 12, Wed.-Italian American Lawyers Association (IALA) Meeting. An evening with corporate in-house counsel from lea- ding local companies (1051 No. Broadway, Los Angeles). For event information email iala07@yahoo.com or visit www.iala.info. Mar. 15, Sat.- OCAIW Fashion Show, 11 AM at Oak Creek Country Club,1, Golf Dr, Irvine 949-653-5300. $35 includes buffet. Call for reservations: Lucy Gallo 949-472-8218 Mar. 16, Sun.-Cinema Italiano offered by Italian Cultural Arts Council, Film: Loose Cannons (Mine Vaganti) (2010). Where: Bowers Museum 2002 N. Main Street, Santa Ana, CA 92706. In the state-of-the art, ultra deluxe Norma Kershaw Auditorium. COST: Adults $10, Students: $5 (no need to RSVP). SCHEDULE: Arrival: 1:30- 2:00 pm, Reception/Refreshments; Seating in Auditorium: 1:45 pm, Program Begins: 2:00 pm. For information call (714) 567-3600. Attention Clubs and Organizations! Your Calendar item submissions are welcome. Items are due no later than three weeks prior to the date of the event. They may be emailed to linda@italoamericano . All submissions must include: Event, date, time and address of the event, brief description, as well as a phone number or website for additional information. Subject to editor's review and space availability. Not all items submitted will be published. Matteo Renzi asked to form new Italian government ment), and gave a government- formation mandate to the new leader of Letta's Democratic Party, Matteo Renzi. The Florence mayor, who is often dressed casually in jeans with his shirt sleeves rolled up, for the occasion wore a dark suit for his meeting with the President and decided to mimic the down- to-earth approach of his prede- cessor, Enrico Letta driving himself to the presidential palace. Elected party secretary in a landslide last December, at age 39, he could become Italy's youngest premier. Moreover, Renzi's succession (he is reportedly working already on a list of ministers and has vowed to forge an executive built to last until the end of the parliamentary term in 2018), means he would be sworn as Italy's third straight unelected premier after Mario Monti and Letta, who was sworn in last April at the head of a coalition government formed after three months of uncertainty following inconclusive elections. Renzi has been likened to a young Tony Blair and been nicknamed "Demolition Man" by the international press for his long-declared ambition to "junk" Italy's dysfunctional political system and the old elite that has failed to reform it. He has promised swift action to cre- ate jobs, reduce taxes and cut back the stifling bureaucracy weighing on employers and business, but has offered few specific policy proposals and a promised "Jobs Act" expected last month has been Continued from page 1 delayed. Letta's decision to resign fol- lowed a Democratic Party meet- ing at which Renzi said a change of government was needed, in order to bring about reforms. He accused Letta of a lack of action on improving the economy, with unemployment at its highest level in forty years and the economy shrinking by 9% in seven years. The disillusionment with Letta grew in the past cou- ple of months because reforms were moving too slowly. Even if the opinion polls indi- cate that most Italians would prefer Renzi to his predecessor, he has never been elected to par- liament and has no popular man- date. Upon succeeding Letta, the next premier will inherit an uncomfortable coalition with both center-left and center-right parties. Renzi arrived to the presidential palace in a white Alfa Romeo Letta resigned after his Democratic Party backed a motion calling for a new government

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