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STANDARD PRESORT THE US POSTAGE PAID MILWAUKEE, WI Permit No. 5716 PubIlishedT11 times aAnnually byLthe IAN TIMES Italian Community Center 631 E. Chicago St., Milwaukee, WI 53202 Become a member of the Italian www.ICCMilwaukee.com Community Center and you will receive JULY/AUGUST 2018 • VOL. 40, NO. 2 home delivery of this publication. SECTION A Your address label will be placed here. – CHANGE SERVICE REQUESTED – Celebrating 41 years of family, food, great entertainment, fireworks and tradition, Festa Italiana is ready to roll July 20-22 on Summerfest grounds Times photos by Paul Inzeo and John Ferraro Welcome to the 41st Cosa c’è dentro? What’s inside? Have that Festa feeling yet? Fast-paced futsal asks ICC President/ tournament page 35A Festa Chair Festa Italiana! Eat to your heart’s It is with great pleasure that we kee’s beautiful lakefront. Dean Cannestra page 3A delight at Festa page 36A publish the July/August 2018 Festa The staff of The Italian Times is Festa’s Grand Parade Italiana edition of The Italian looking forward to covering the fes - marches on page 4A Learn to play Times. We have attempted to pro - tival. Our reports on Festa Italiana bocce page 37A vide our readers with information will appear in the September 2018 Festa admission on nearly all aspects of the 41st an - issue. That issue will be published deals page 6A 41st Bocce Tournament nual Festa, produced by the volun - in late August. set for July 22 page 37A teer members of the Italian I wish to thank Barbara Col - Italian flag-throwers ready to thrill pages 8A-9A Fr. John Baumgardner Community Center. We hope you lignon, Paul Salsini, Pam to lead Festa Mass page 38A enjoy the stories, the features and Pietravalle, Susan DeSanctis Everything you wanted the photographs. Christiansen, Christina Ziino, Gina to know about Festa’s Donate to Hunger Task We want to thank everyone who Jorgensen, Valorie Schleicher and entertainers pages 10A-28A Force at Festa page 39A placed advertising in this issue. George Koleas, who volunteered to Meet the MPD K9 page 39A Without the support of our adver - write Festa stories for this issue. Italian Idol tisers, it would be impossible to My thanks also to those who volun - rocks on page 29A What’s cooking at publish this large of a newspaper. teer to contribute articles to every “WOW” describes La Cucina? page 40A We encourage our readers to pa - issue. These individuals include Festa’s fireworks page 30A Next Cannoli-Eating champ tronize those businesses that have Blaise DiPronio, Donato DiPronio, could be you page 40A placed advertising in this edition. Laura Duronio and Barbara Col - Special acts on We also hope that everyone who lignon. My sincerest thanks to Children’s Stage page 32A Kids Pizza-Making reads this issue will be able to at - Anna Pitzo and Danita Wendorf for Free carnival rides Contest July 22 page 41A tend Festa Italiana. The festival doing the proofreading. I want to return once again page 33A Looking ahead: Italian opens Friday, July 20 and runs acknowledge sales representative Heritage Exhibit page 42A through Sunday, July 22 at Henry Faye Ann Kessler, who did a great Cruise the lagoon W. Maier Festival Park (the Sum - on a gondola page 34A Discover Le Marche page 43A merfest grounds) along Milwau - Please turn to page 44A PAGE 2 SECTION A – JULY/AUGUST 2018 THE ITALIAN TIMES ICC President/Festa General Chair Dean Cannestra asks if you have that special Festa feeling yet? Are you feeling it yet? It’s that legendary late Dick Contino, who humor. This group is Tre Bella, undeniable feeling of excitement played at 34 of our Festas, we do which translates in English to and pride that all of us of Italian have his highly regarded protégé in Three Beauties. heritage get at this time of the year. the extraordinary accordionist Cory Speaking of humor, a lot us Ital - It’s the feeling that everyone who Pesaturo. ians (including me) and non-Ital - loves Italian culture, music and Remember when Festa had vo - ians, too, like funny people. This food gets when something so special calists who could move from year, thanks to Joe Sanfelippo, op - as our Festa Italiana comes up on singing opera, Broadway favorites, erator of Bonkerz Comedy Clubs the calendar. pop standards to Italian numbers? franchise, Festa has two comedians The 41st annual Festa is about We have some of them, too, in the – Carmen Vallone and Vince Car - to be celebrated on Milwaukee’s Tony Award-winning and Milwau - rone – who will be relating their hu - beautiful lakefront. Are you ready kee native Anthony Crivello, Aaron morous stories about growing up to join in the celebration? Caruso, The Sicilian Tenors and Italian. The dates are Friday, July 20 Èvero featuring R. Mitchell Stuart. For fans of classic rock and Ital - through Sunday, July 22 on the We also have two fantastic singers ian rock, Festa is bringing in the Summerfest Grounds. As the Pres - who were born in Italy and who northern Italian rock band, ident of the Italian Community know what Festa crowds like. I’m FLEMT, which has seen its career Center and the General Chairman talking about Moreno Fruzzetti and soar since opening for Bon Jovi in of Festa 2018, I invite everyone – Enzo Scarano. Udine, Italy, a few years ago. whether your Italian roots run deep Who doesn’t like an Italian girl Remember when Festa had that or you just love things Italian – to group? Festa has a trio that will one band that was guaranteed to come and celebrate with us! have everyone singing along and bring people to their feet, have The late pop singer, Prince, who, falling in love with their sense of Please turn to page 41A by the way, had some Italian on his father’s side, once sang, “We’re going to party like it’s 1999.” While we can’t go back in time, it’s not a bad idea sometimes, when you planning a festival like ours, to look back to determine what you were doing in the years when you had the most success and the most fun and memorable moments. We did that this year and decided our most rewarding times were when you could hear Italian music and enjoy everything Italian from one end of the grounds to the other. We decided to bring back a big chunk of that retro feel to Festa this year, from the music on the stages to activities on the grounds Remember when Festa had per - formers who sang the best of Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Louis Prima, Julius La Rosa, Tony Bennett and took us back to the glory days of The Rat Pack? This year, Festa has several acts that will do just that. Among them are actor/singer Louis Vanaria, Ray Massa’s Eu - rorhythms, Rick D’Amore and a trio called The Rat Pack Reprise. While we can’t bring back the THE ITALIAN TIMES 631 E. Chicago St. Milwaukee, WI 53202-5916 (414) 223-2180 Published 11 times annually Publisher . Italian Community Center ICC President . Dean Cannestra Newspaper Committee Chairman . .Blaise Di Pronio Edito r . Thomas Hemman Advertising Sale s Manager . Thomas Hemman Advertising Sales Representative . Faye Ann Kessler Editorial Contributors, Reporters and Columnists . .Blaise Di Pronio, Paul Salsini,Barbara Collignon, Pam Pietravalle, Gina Jorgensen, Susie Christiansen, Christina Ziino, Ted Catalano, Laura Duronio Val Schleicher and Donato Di Pronio For advertising information, please call (414) 223-2180 or send an e-mail to: [email protected]. Copyright 2018 The Italian Community Center, Inc. All Rights Reserved All advertisements must be in accordance with the rules and requirements as deter - mined by editorial policy. Paid advertise - ments are not to be interpreted as an endorsement by the Italian Community Center or its newspaper, The Italian Times. In addition, the Newspaper Committee re - serves the right to reject ads based on edi - torial policy approved by the Board of Directors of the Italian Community Center. The Italian Community Center is a mem - ber of the Metropolitan Milwaukee Associa - tion of Commerce, Visit Milwaukee and the Historic Third Ward Association. THE ITALIAN TIMES JULY/AUGUST 2018 – PAGE 3 SECTION A Don’t miss this beloved Festa Italiana tradition! The Grand Parade of Festa Italiana 2018 marches on by Gina Jorgensen life gondolier puppet and a giant ident Dean Cannestra and Vice of rental equipment, entertainment Beginning on the north end of Papa Luigi puppet walking the pa - President Joe Emanuele and much costs, candy or trinkets for the chil - the grounds, Festa Italiana’s en - rade path. The Milwaukee Police more. We will be tossing out treats dren, please contact Gina Jor - chanting parade will wind its way Department K-9 dogs will join us and trinkets to the children in the gensen or see the Festa Parade through the festival Saturday and this year as well. You will see our crowd. Wish List on Ama - Sunday evening at 5 p.m. Led by Carnevale Court, Tradizione zon: http://a.co/30jFHuy. Donations Calling all children Vivente, I Bei Bambini, the flag- Pinocchio, Geppetto, the Blue Fairy Not only do we invite all chil - of any amount are needed and ap - throwing Sbandieratori Ducato and Topo Gigio, the beloved parade dren to march in the Grand Parade preciated. Caetani, North Division Drumline, celebrates the music, culture and wearing either an Italian costume Some donations have been made Wedgewood IB Middle School spirit of Italy – plus many surprises or a clown costume, but we also will in time for this article.