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PubliIshed 1T1 times aAnnually bLy the 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 OCTOBER 2018 • VOL. 40, NO. 4 home delivery of this publication. Your address label will be placed here. – CHANGE SERVICE REQUESTED – Postmarked ballots due no later than Thursday, Oct. 11 Director-at-large seats up for grabs in ICC election; officers unopposed by Thomas Hemman Members in attendance ac - Ciano, Marie Andaloro Lieber and The committee recently mailed a Times Editor cepted the slate of officers proposed Tony Lupo. Members added Chris - ballot and voting instructions to While the election outcomes for by the Nominating Committee. tine Catalano, Sophia Michalovitz, every member who is eligible to the five unopposed nominees for of - They included: Joseph Emanuele Pietro Tarantino and Anthony Zin - vote. It is important to read the vot - ficer positions are certain, voters in for President, Rose Anne Ceraso gale. ing instructions to make sure that the Italian Community Center elec - Fritchie for Vice President, Ted After adjournment of the Aug. your ballot counts. tion will decide, from among eight Catalano for Treasurer, Susie De - 16 general meeting, the Nominat - A key provision is that ballots nominees, who will capture the four Sanctis Christiansen for Secretary ing Committee conducted a draw - must be returned in the supplied open director-at-large seats. and Joanne Sanfilippo Czubek for ing of the names of the nominees envelopes with the outer envelope As reported in the September Sergeant-At-Arms. for director positions to determine postmarked no later than Oct. 11, issue, the election slate was final - The committee nominated the the order of placement on the elec - 2018. Ballots received after that ized at the Aug. 16 general meet - following for directors-at-large: tion ballot. This reporter witnessed date will be saved, but will not be ing. Here is a recap. Christopher Bartolone, Eddie the drawing. counted. Voters are limited to voting for one officer for each officer position and four or fewer of the candidates for director-at-large positions. Russo Brothers to perform at Write-ins are prohibited. ICC Installation Banquet on Please turn to page 4 Cosa c’è dentro? Saturday, Nov. 3 What’s inside? For many of you, an installa - See Disney’s Hocus Pocus on tion dinner for your organization’s on Movie Night, Oct. 12 page 2 newly elected officers and board La Scala adding dinner members is always a “should at - hours starting Oct. 1 page 2 tend” event. For others, it may not President’s message page 3 be that high on your priority list. It might take a little extra prod - Get those 2019 schedules turned in page 3 ding for you to come. Let the prodding begin. Madonna del Lume Women What if we told you that the hosting Italian Mass page 3 one-and-only Russo Brothers will Donate to Thanksgiving perform for your dancing and lis - dinner to less fortunate page 7 tening pleasure at the Italian Calendar of events page 7 Community Center’s Installation Banquet on Saturday, Nov. 3? Mangiamele Arts Foundation donates $30,000 to OSIA We will also assure you that the for scholarships page 8 ceremonial activities will be kept to the essentials. Absent will be OSIA Milwaukee to present those long drawn-out speeches . ‘Night of Magic,’ Oct. 13 page 8 We also know some of you ex - Santa Rosalia Society invites pect a good hearty dinner, right? all to family event, How about a supper featuring Tradizione Siciliane page 9 Chicken Marsala as the entrée? Here are The Russo Brothers – Dominic (left) and Nick – shown in a Pompeii Men’s Club The event will begin with a performance at Festa Italiana 2017. (Times photo by Tim Townsend) awards scholarships page 9 cocktail reception (cash bar) with food, great music, dancing, and the By the way, an anonymous Learn how to preserve passed hors d’oeuvres. important parts of an installation donor, who says he wants to see a heirlooms at Ladies of Now some of you might be ceremony! You’ll also be sharing big turnout, is covering the costs UNICO event on Oct. 16 page 9 thinking this might be a little too an evening with i tuoi amici (your for The Russo Brothers perform - pricey? Nope! How about $25 per Justinian Society’s Columbus friends), some of whom you proba - ance. Day Awards Banquet page 10 person ? That’s right. Not a bad bly don’t see very often and you deal for a Saturday night of good Remembering Sr. Maria wish you could see more. Please turn to page 6 Agostina Giannini page 12 Holiday special announced for Italian Community Center memberships The Italian Community Center Night . for the price of one. Please write it is the only time of the year we Membership Committee has been Next, for our holiday season, we somewhere on the form or we will will offer it. Let’s get as many peo - busy finding ways to add value to are going to offer a “buy one mem - have a box online where you must ple as possible to share in the sup - our memberships. We have reached bership, get one free” promotion. If write or enter BOGO2018 . We will port and celebration of our Italian our first goal of 1,000-plus mem - you are going to be renewing your then have a certificate for you to American heritage. berships, and are well on our way membership anyways, you can give as a gift to the new member. to hitting the next goal of 1,500! renew it and get a free membership They can then fill out a member - If you have any questions, We’ve added Membership of equal value to give to a non- ship form and activate their mem - please feel free to leave a message “Happy Hours,” which allow for member. Please note: It must go to bership with the certificate and with the office and we will get back members and potential members to a non-member and not someone completed membership form. to you as soon as possible to answer get together and share memories who currently has a membership We are hoping that this will be a all your questions. and volunteer opportunities. because our goal is to bring in new great holiday gift for family and – Submitted by We added member movie nights, members to share our Center. friends who are not currently mem - Bill Stocks and which have been a huge success, Beginning Oct. 1 through Nov. bers. Now is the time to take ad - Mary Anne Ceraso-Alioto starting with Moonstruck and Big 30, you can get two memberships vantage of this special offer because ICC Membership Committee Bring the family on Friday, Oct. 12 Disney’s Hocus Pocus will be next ICC Movie Night film The Italian Community Center’s screen will be set up in the Bocce setts. stars Omri Katz and Thora Birch. “Movie Night” series continues on Courts. Bring blankets, chairs and The film was directed by Kenny The film was released July 16, Friday, Oct. 12 with the showing of pillow or whatever you need to Ortega and produced by Steven 1993. The running time is 96 min - the Disney comedy horror fantasy make yourselves comfortable. Haft and David Kirschner. It also utes. film, Hocus Pocus. Food, snacks and beverages will “We’re hoping the showing of be available at the concession Hocus Pocus will bring families to - stand. Cafe La Scala will be open gether for a fun evening at the for dinner and cocktails. Cafe La Scala hours ICC,” said Mary Anne Ceraso- Starring Bette Midler, Kathy Alioto, ICC Membership Commit - Najimy and Sarah Jessica Parker, changing Oct. 1 tee Chair. Hocus Pocus is based on the story Starting Monday, Oct. 1, Cafe through Friday. The restaurant The pre-movie trivia will be by Mick Garris and David Kirsch- La Scala will be open weekdays for will be closed Saturday and Sun - played starting at 6:30 p.m. and the ner. The film follows the villainous both lunch and dinner service. day. film starts rolling at 7:15 p.m. If the trio of witches – played by Midler, Lunch hours will continue to be In recent months, dinner hours weather is good enough, the film Najimy and Parker – who are inad - from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Monday at Cafe La Scala were limited to the will be shown in the Courtyard. If vertently resurrected by a teenage through Friday. Dinner hours will nights when acts performed in the there’s inclement weather, the big male virgin in Salem, Massachu - be from 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., Monday “Live Music in the Courtyard” se - ries. The Bartolotta Catering staff, which operates the restaurant, in - vites Italian Community Center members and friends of the ICC to come and enjoy the dining experi - ence at Cafe La Scala. November issue deadline All advertising copy, news sto - ries and photos for publication in the November 2018 issue of The Italian Times must be submitted to the editor no later than Wednes - day, Oct. 10. All materials can be emailed to editor Tom Hemman at them - [email protected] or sent to The Italian Times, 631 E. Chicago St., Milwaukee, WI 53202. For fur - ther information, call 414-223- 2189. Manuela Francavilla Italian Translator MF Italian Language Services

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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, Barbara Collignon, Laura Duronio Sr. Ann Catherine Veierstahler and Donato Di Pronio For advertising information, please call (414) 223-2189 or send an e-mail to: [email protected]. Copyright 2018 The Italian Community Center, Inc. All Rights Reserved

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PAGE 2–OCTOBER 2018 THE ITALIAN TIMES A message from Dean Cannestra,

ItalianAsCwe moovme fromm thue snumimter yshipChas excneedtede1,r000 pPersonrs foer sMiardtinez n– art e again raising funds season and into fall, we have a lot the first time in quite a bit. That is for a Thanksgiving-style dinner for of things to look forward to at the a very positive sign for an organi - the poor and homeless at the Open Italian Community Center. First zation like ours. Let’s keep it going. Door Cafe at St. John’s Cathedral. and foremost is our upcoming elec - To continue to have the ability to The dinner will take place Sunday, tion of officers and directors. celebrate our culture and to show - Nov. 11. Please support them in I encourage all of our members case our heritage for generations to this effort. Send checks, designated to vote. Ballots should be arriving come, we need new members, espe - for the Thanksgiving dinner, to the in your mailboxes any day now. cially younger new members. ICC or give your donation to the While all of the nominees for officer Bring individuals who might chairs at our October general meet - positions are unopposed, we have want to become members to our ing. They are also looking for vol - eight candidates running for the movie nights and other activities. unteers to work the day of the four open director-at-large seats We will make them feel like they event. If you can help, let them with two-year terms . are part of our big family. know. As the outgoing President, I am Our ICC volunteers – led by – Dean Cannestra working closely with President- Tony Lupo, Tony Zingale and Ray ICC President Elect Joe Emanuele to facilitate a smooth transition to office. I also look forward to working 2019 schedules of Italian societies with Joe and our newly-elected board in the next term in my new and organizations that regularly position as immediate past presi - dent. meet at ICC are needed promptly I was very pleased to hear the The 2019 meeting and social regularly use the Italian Commu - latest report from our Membership event schedules of all of the soci - nity Center for their activities are Committee that our total member - eties, clubs and organizations that needed by The Italian Times. ICC Business Manager Laurie Bisesi uses the information to coor - dinate room scheduling with Bar - tolotta Catering. Times editor Tom Hemman needs the information to provide an accurate reporting in the calendar published in each issue of the newspaper. All groups are asked to submit their schedules including the starting time of all events as soon as possible. The goal is to have the schedules from all societies, clubs and organizations by Nov. 30. Please submit schedules using any one of these methods: • Send an email to Tom Hem - man at them - [email protected]. • Drop off the schedules in per - son at the ICC. • Mail them to Tom Hemman, ICC, 631 E. Chicago St., Milwau - kee, WI 53202. Groups that fail to comply with this request may experience diffi - culty in securing the accommoda - tions they most desire. Please note: The Members Room can no longer be reserved for individual meetings and private parties. The room is available to members at all times that the ICC is open. Madonna del Lume Women to sponsor Italian Mass on Oct. 14 La Società Femminile Maria S.S. Del Lume (Madonna del Lume Society Women) is sponsoring a Mass in the Italian language on Sunday, Oct. 14. President Enrica Tarantino Woytal said the Mass will be cele - brated at 12:30 p.m. at St. Hedwig Catholic Church, 1702 N. Hum - boldt St., Milwaukee, and is open to anyone interested in attending. St. Hedwig is part of Three Holy Women Parish. Normally, this Mass is held at St. Rita, but due to the construction project, it is not possible this year, Tarantino Woy - tal said.

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THE ITALIAN TIMES OCTOBER 2018 – PAGE 3 Eight nominees running for the four, open director-at-large seats Stipulations as to who is eligible secretary the last two years and Board, please describe in 150 words to vote and the procedures for nom - was previously a director a com - or less, what you are going to do to inations, and the annual election bined total of nine years. Czubek help the organization? are spelled out in Article V of the has served as the first female ser - If I’m elected, I’ll do my utmost ICC Bylaws. geant-at-arms since 2010 and had to carry out its mission statement. The Nominating Committee’s prior service as a director-at-large. To promote our culture by educat - duties ended with the mailing of Even among the directors-at- ing not only the Italian Community the ballots. This committee was co- large, there is certain to be change Center but others by helping to for - chaired by Rosemary DeRubertis as two of the current directors mulate programs to raise funds, and Salvatore Lo Coco and had aren’t in the running and two oth - create new and exciting activities Christina Ziino, Suzanne Wypijew - ers are up for re-election. and infusing a renewed interest in ski and Joseph Zambito as mem - Fritchie, who was appointed to the ICC. I’ll collaborate with fellow bers. fill an unexpired one-year director board members so that we can ef - The organization’s bylaws call term last year, is this year’s nomi - fectively fulfill our obligations to for an Election Committee to over - nee and certain victor for the vice the ICC as board members. I’d ad - see the opening of the envelopes presidency. vocate and promote the needs of our and counting of the ballots. This Blaise Di Pronio, a director for members and to listen to sugges - will be done the night of the Oct. 18 the last two years, opted to not seek tions made by all ICC members. general meeting under the direc - re-election. The terms of two other We must regain our position in this tion of Election Committee Chair - directors – Lupo and Zingale – are community as the number one cul - man Joe Zambito. Outgoing expiring, although they are run - tural organization. With your help, President Dean Cannestra an - ning for a second term. Pietro Tarantino I think we can do this by demon - nounced Zambito’s appointment. Among the six other candidates strating that we are a community Zambito will select a volunteer for running for directors-at-large, Center to its members, and make rich in our heritage and culture committee (“tellers” as the bylaws Tarantino has previous experience positive relationships with the with the desire to pass these on not call them) to count the ballots. Can - as a director (1999-2001, 2002- board, committees, chairs and only to our children and grandchil - didates can designate an individual 2004, 2006-2010 and 2013-2017). members. I can create solutions dren but to all those who walk to oversee the counting of the bal - The other five candidates – Bar - with an atmosphere of trust, coop - through the doors of the ICC. lots. tolone, Catalano, Ciano, Lieber and eration and honest dialogue. With * * * The election results will be an - Michalovitz – are looking for an op - the right people, we will make nec - Candidate #3 nounced before the end of the Oct. portunity to serve on the board for essary changes to bring back the 1. Name: Christopher 18 general meeting. That meeting their first time. All of the candi - Center to what it once was. Salvatore Bartolone begins at 6:30 p.m. A buffet dinner dates have significant volunteer I’LL PROVIDE FISCAL AND 2. Occupation: Facilities is available at 5:30 p.m. Remember service to the ICC and Festa Ital - FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY to Planning & Management to call 414-223-2180 for dinner iana. establish budgets for Festa and the 3. Title: Assistant Director reservations by Monday, Oct. 15. Completing the board for the Center. Dismal finances require of Facilities and Campus The newly elected officers and 2018-2019 term will be the four di - ACCOUNTABILITY and TRANS - Services directors officially assume their po - rectors who will one year of service PARENCY. As a board member, 4. Employer: Marquette sitions on Nov. 1, in accordance remaining. They are Ralph I’m ready for the challenge of RE - University with the bylaws. The officers will Busalacchi, Mary Anne Ceraso- THINKING, RENEGOTIATING 5. How have you been involved in serve for one year. The four direc - Alioto, Joseph Jannazzo, Jr. and and REBUILDING the ICC to the ICC and/or Festa during the tors will serve for two years. Ray Martinez. make it an EQUAL place for all. last year? President-Elect Emanuele has * * * • Co-Manager, Festa Equip - announced that an installation din - Seeking your vote Candidate #2 ment Set-Up with Ted Catalano. ner and ceremony has been sched - As an informational service to 1. Name: Marie Andaloro 6. Have you recently been active uled for Saturday, Nov. 3. Details the ICC membership, The Italian Lieber. in any other local community or - on this event appear in a separate Times asked the director-at-large 2. Occupation: Paralegal ganizations? If yes, list them below. article. candidates to complete a question - 3. Title: Paralegal • Member, Pompeii Men’s Club. naire. 4. Employer: Terschan, • President, North Shore Election changes After stating their name, occu - Steinle, Hodan & Ganzer, Catholic League. Regardless of who wins the four pation, title and employer, each Ltd. • Basketball Coach, Holy Fam - director-at-large seats, the compo - candidate was asked to answer 5. How have you been involved in ily Catholic Church. sition of the ICC Board will change three questions. The first question the ICC and/or Festa during the 7. If you are elected to the ICC from slightly to possibly signifi - asks about their ICC and/or Festa last year? Board, please describe in 150 words cantly. Some of these changes are Italiana involvement during the • Volunteered at Festa since its or less, what you are going to do to already known. last year. The second question asks inception 41 years ago and man - help the organization? Giuseppe Vella will no longer be about their other local community ager of Cucina Showcase last 16 As a member of the ICC Board, on the board, ending nearly a involvement. Both of these ques - years. my main focus would be to actively decade of service. He first captured tions required responses of 50 • Member, Creative Design listen to the community members a director-at-large seat in the 2010 words or less. The final question Team, Carnevale, past 10 years. and fellow board members and help election. Two years later, he was asked the candidates to describe in • Volunteered for Taste of Italy find common ground in order to elected vice president and served in 150 words or less what they are past 10 years, recently co-chairper - continue toward the vision and mis - that position through the 2013-14 going to do to help the ICC if they son of Taste of Italy. sion of the ICC in a fiscally respon - term. In 2014, he won his first term are elected. • Captain, Tuesday bocce sible manner. I would work as ICC President and was re- The candidates’ responses are league. collaboratively with those involved elected in 2015. Since the 2016 elec - presented in the same order as 6. Have you recently been active to further the goals of the ICC. I’m tion, he served in the non-elective their names appear on the election in any other local community or - a results-oriented and open-minded position of immediate past presi - ballot. ganizations? If yes, list them below. individual with experience in lead - dent. * * * • Secretary and Board Member, ing large groups of people and exer - Cannestra will become the next Candidate #1 MPD-K9 Foundation. cising creative problem solving to immediate past president. Like 1. Name: Pietro Tarantino • Member, Brown Deer Park & come to a consensus. My strength is Vella, Cannestra has served almost 2. Occupation: Recreation Committee. in bringing different groups of peo - a decade on the board. He was first Self-employed • Member, Brown Deer Senior ple to the table and actively work - elected as director in 2010 and 3. Title: Citizens Club. served two consecutive terms. He 4. Employer: 7. If you are elected to the ICC Continued on page 5 won the vice presidency in 2014 5. How have you been involved in and was re-elected in 2015. The the ICC and/or Festa during the next year, he succeeded Vella to the last year? presidency and was re-elected in • Italian Language Committee 2017. Chairperson. Emanuele was first elected as a 6. Have you recently been active director in the 2015 election before in any other local community or - winning back-to-back terms as vice ganizations? If yes, list them below. president the last two years. He (No answer provided.) will become 23rd individual in the 7. If you are elected to the ICC organization’s history to serve as Board, please describe in 150 words ICC President. or less, what you are going to do to Fritchie, a director the last year, help the organization? will move to the vice presidency. ICC members worked extremely She previously served on the ICC hard to acquire our Center, and it Board as secretary from 2004 to would be a shame to see it vanish 2016. in thin air. THE ICC IS A COM - Catalano, Christiansen and MUNITY CENTER! Issues should Czubek will resume service in their be brought to members for discus - respective positions. Catalano was sion, not having a select few make first elected treasurer last year the decisions for all. I’ll make a pos - after three years as a director-at- itive difference in making neces - large. Christiansen has been the sary changes to bring back the Marie Andaloro Lieber Christopher Bartolone

PAGE 4–OCTOBER 2018 THE ITALIAN TIMES from page 4 less, Open Door Cafe, St. John’s dinner, St. Joan Antida High Candidate #8 ing toward a common goal. I believe Cathedral. School. 1. Name: Sophia A. these aforementioned qualities 6. Have you recently been active 7. If you are elected to the ICC Michalovitz would benefit the ICC organization in any other local community or - Board, please describe in 150 words 2, Occupation: Retired and continue the good work of those ganizations? If yes, list them below. or less, what you are going to do to 3. Title: Commercial already involved. My goal would be • Member, Pompeii Men’s Club. help the organization? Banking Representative to build on the rich tradition al - • Volunteer, Pompeii Men’s I will work for unity of the board 4. Employer: Chase Bank ready established by my predeces - Club Good Friday Fish Fry. and all organizations associated 5. How have you been involved in sors within the organization. • Volunteer, Spaghetti dinners, with the ICC for the good of the the ICC and/or Festa during the * * * St. Rita Church/Three Holy Women Center. I will continue working to last year? Candidate #4 Parish. keep the Pompeii Room presentable • Volunteer, Taste of Italy, man - 1. Name: Edward (Eddie) • Volunteer, Annual spaghetti for all to enjoy. I will work to help to ager, manicotti booth, made and do - Ciano dinner, St. Joan Antida High direct better results for Festa and nated manicotti. 2. Occupation: Milwaukee School. the Taste of Italy. • Volunteer, ICC Photo Restora - Police Officer 7. If you are elected to the ICC * * * tion Committee and exhibit. 3. Title: Community Liaison Board, please describe in 150 words Candidate #7 • Volunteer, ICC Student Cul - Officer or less, what you are going to do to 1. Name: Christine M. ture Day, Festa Italian Heritage 4. Employer: City of help the organization? Catalano Exhibit and Holiday Folk Fair Ital - Milwaukee I will work to help reduce our 2. Occupation: Business ian Culture Exhibit. 5. How have you been involved in mortgage. I will assist in getting Management • Attended ICC Board and gen - the ICC and/or Festa during the new members. I want to be your ad - 3. Title: District eral meetings, offered my thoughts last year? vocate to communicate member Administrator on various matters. • Manager, Festa Entertain - concerns, especially those of our 4. Employer: Insperity, LLC 6. Have you recently been active ment Drivers. senior members, to the Board of Di - 5. How have you been involved in in any other local community or - • Re (King), Il Grande rectors. the ICC and/or Festa during the ganizations? If yes, list them below. Carnevale 2018 with my wife, last year? • Vice President, Milwaukee Stephanie, the Regina (Queen). • Volunteer, Carnevale Commit - Ladies of UNICO. 6. Have you recently been active tee, planning. • Vice President, Milwaukee in any other local community or - • Regularly attended monthly Chapter UNICO National. ganizations? If yes, list them below. ICC meetings. • Member, Christian Women, • Member. Pompeii Men’s Club • Volunteer, assisted with Festa Three Holy Women Parish. • As an MPD Liaison Officer, I sausage booths set-up. • Chairperson, Scholarship work closely to solve programs in 6. Have you recently been active Committee, Milwaukee Chapter the community with such organiza - in any other local community or - UNICO National. tions as Safe & Sound, United ganizations? If yes, list them below. 7. If you are elected to the ICC Health Care, Sojourner Family • Board Member, Wisconsin Hu - Board, please describe in 150 words Peace Center, Milwaukee Archdio - mane Society. or less, what you are going to do to cese, Dominican Center, Messmer • Board Member, Big Brothers help the organization? Schools, The Light House, Halyard Big Sisters. I will be involved with the Mem - Park, RiverWorks BID, The 30th • Volunteer, Lupus Foundation bership Committee to help increase Street Corridor, Historic King Run/Walk. our numbers. I will share ideas I Drive BID and as a mentor in the • Volunteer, Alzheimer’s Associ - have to help Festa achieve success MPD Ambassador Program. ation Walk. and become a leader of festivals 7. If you are elected to the ICC • School Board President, St. again. I will work to bring our cul - Board, please describe in 150 words Eugene School. tural décor back to the ICC. I will or less, what you are going to do to 7. If you are elected to the ICC work with our Culture Committee help the organization? Board, please describe in 150 words to help achieve a stronger presence It would be my honor to be Tony Lupo or less, what you are going to do to in our community. I have been an elected to the Board of Directors. As * * * help the organization? ICC member for over 35 years and a child, I grew up attending func - Candidate #6 The Catalano family began in have dedicated myself to making it tions at the ICC on Hackett Ave., 1. Name: Anthony M. the very neighborhood where the a place of pride. I’m proud of my from UNICO Spaghetti Dinners to Zingale ICC stands today. Promoting our heritage and work to erase the neg - Friday Fish Frys. This Center has 2. Occupation: Retired heritage and to facilitate change is ative tones that the media try to been an important part of my life. 3. Title: Senior Control why I became a member. Working glorify. We have a rich and beauti - If elected to the board, I will strive Analyst/Product Planner at Fortune 100 companies and non - ful culture. We need to highlight it to improve communications and 4. Employer: Johnson profit agencies has taught me to again in our community. We have transparency for the membership. I Controls, Milwaukee professionally and ethically accom - youth and a board with a positive will be open to listening to any new 5. How have you been involved in plish our purpose. I have served on attitude and I plan on supporting ideas and will support ideas that the ICC and/or Festa during the numerous boards and have partici - them any way I can. make Festa great again. I’m proud last year? pated in the Alzheimer’s and Lupus of my Italian heritage. I’m willing • Director-At-Large, ICC Board Foundations. The ICC Board can be to put in the work needed to con - • Volunteer, Festa Volunteer rejuvenated by electing a new revi - tinue our great traditions and to be Tent talizing force of people with a pas - part of creating new traditions as • Volunteer, Festa Mass & Pro - sion for accomplishment who will we move forward. cession Committee. work together in the best interest of • Co-Coordinator, ICC’s its members and the Center. The Thanksgiving dinner for poor and past years have been status quo. homeless, Open Door Cafe, St. Long serving individuals have John’s Cathedral. switched roles having made little 6. Have you recently been active difference with members’ concerns in any other local community or - and the community. My objective as ganizations? If yes, list them below. an ICC board member is to facili - • Eucharistic Minister, Three tate goals, listen to members’ inter - Holy Women Parish: St. Rita and ests and to play a vital role in Holy Rosary. enhancing the growth of the ICC • Member, Pompeii Men’s Club. now and in the future. • Member, Order Sons of Italy in America/Filippo Mazzei Greater Milwaukee Area Lodge. • Volunteer, Spaghetti dinners, Three Holy Women Parish. • Volunteer, Annual spaghetti Sophia A. Michalovitz Historical re-enact - ment of ‘Man in the Iron Mask’ in Piedmont Edward (Eddie) Ciano * * * town in early October Candidate #5 A festival recreating the legend 1. Name: Tony Lupo of the “Man in the Iron Mask” 2. Occupation: Retired takes place in the Piedmont town 3. Title: of Pinerolo the first weekend in Oc - 4. Employer: Kohl’s Foods tober. Warehouse According to the legend, the 5. How have you been involved in man in the iron mask was held for the ICC and/or Festa during the 11 years in the French fortress of last year? Pignerol (old spelling of Pinerolo) • Manager, Festa Volunteer Christine M. Catalano in Piedmont. The man in the mask Tent. is played by someone different each • Volunteer, Taste of Italy. Reminder: Postmarked year. On Sunday afternoon after • Volunteer, Student Culture the story is acted out, the mask is Day. election ballots due on or removed to reveal the man wearing • Co-Coordinator, ICC Thanks - before Thursday, it. Many times, the mask wearer is giving dinner for poor and home - Anthony M. Zingale October 11th. an Italian athlete or celebrity.

THE ITALIAN TIMES OCTOBER 2018 – PAGE 5 Installation banquet set for Saturday, Nov. 3 with special performance by the Russo Brothers from page 1 outside of Milwaukee. They first All of the event details The ceremony is set for 7:30 p.m. The Russo Brothers played at Festa when they were 8 Here’s everything you need to with the music and dancing to There might be some of you who and 4 years old, respectively. know for the evening of Saturday, begin at 8 p.m. aren’t familiar with The Russo While Nick is an outstanding Nov. 3. The cost (as mentioned above) is Brothers. keyboardist, accordionist and vo - The Installation Banquet will $25 per person. Reservations are The Russo Brothers have per - calist, Dominic can play the part of begin at 5:30 p.m. with the recep - required by Friday, Oct. 26. (No ex - formed almost annually at Festa the smooth crooner or the vocalist tion. Dinner will be served by the ceptions, please). There will be re - Italiana. One reason why is be - who can really get the party Bartolotta Catering staff at 6:30 served seating. To make cause they are so wildly entertain - started. p.m. The menu includes salad with reservations, call the ICC office at ing and enjoyed by people of all Their show features a mix of choice of dressings, Chicken 414-223-2180 and have your credit ages. Italian favorites – Sinatra, Martin, Marsala with potato and vegetable, card ready. You can also use the The Russo Brothers are Nick, and Pavarotti – with today’s fa - Italian bread and butter, dessert, form accompanying this article. 31, and Dominic, 27, Italian-Amer - vorite upbeat music and some hi - and coffee, tea or milk. Hope to see you there! ican brothers, who grew up right larious comedy, too. Thanks for your ICC INSTALLATION BANQUET RESERVATION FORM donations to the ICC Names ______The officers and directors of the In memory of Peter Frank Italian Community Center wish to Sorce Address ______thank and acknowledge all those Peter T. and Kathy M. Sorce who pledged, fulfilled a pledge, or Christina Sorce City, State, Zip ______made a contribution to the non - profit organization. In memory of Sam Purpero Ray and Caroline Besasie Phone ______Email ______To obtain information on how to make a pledge or a donation, please In memory of Salvatore call 414-223-2808. Fricano Number of people who are in my party: ______Gerry Accetta Purpero (There will be RESERVED seating.) Please note: When the ICC is in - (Correction from the September x $ 25.00 per person formed of the death of a member, an issue listing.) email blast is being sent out to all Total of payment enclosed: = $ members who have signed up to re - In memory of Franca Orlando ceive these email blasts as part of Tony and Yolanda Corrao their membership. Please send this form with your check (payable to the Italian Community In memory of Harold D. Bruck - Center) to ICC, c/o Installation Banquet, 631 E. Chicago St., The following donations were re - bauer Milwaukee, WI 53202. Reservation deadline: Friday, Oct. 26, 2018. ceived between Aug, 13 to Sept. 10, Stefana Bruckbauer 2018. In memory of Salvatore, Rosalie and Nino Mussomeli These will be your ICC Rosselle Mussomeli-Sturdevant officers for the 2018-19 term Pompeii Women’s Club report The monthly Pompeii Women’s Club Board meeting was held on Sept. 5 when plans for the approaching fall mem - bers’ dinner meetings were fi - nalized. Hostesses for the Sept. 26 dinner meeting are Sister Ann Catherine Veierstahler, Agnes Ulezelski-Bova and Mary Ann Bellante. Look for a report on this event in the next issue. The club’s dinner meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 31, will be chaired by Pat Consolazione, Lucy Sorce and Mary Winard. The Board thanks all of the President Vice President Treasurer aforementioned members for Joseph Emanuele Rose Anne Ceraso Fritchie Ted Catalano their kindness and support. President Suzanne Wypijew - ski informed members that Carla San Felippo has resigned from the board due to a job change and will be replaced by Ashley Guttuso. Carla is co- chair with Lucy Sorce of the club’s Scholarship Committee. Carla will attend the Oct. 31 meeting. The Board looks forward to seeing all members and wel - comes friends to these coming events. Facebook page One other note of importance: the Pompeii Women’s Club has established a Facebook page. Check it out and like us on Face - book! – Mary G. Winard Public Relations Chair Secretary Sergeant-At-Arms Immediate Past President Pompeii Women’s Club Susan DeSanctis Christiansen Joanne Sanfilippo Czubek Dean Cannestra

PAGE 6–OCTOBER 2018 THE ITALIAN TIMES Support the ICC’s Thanksgiving dinner for the less fortunate Tony Lupo, chairman of the an - ner and have the meal prepared rected to the attention of ICC Re - everything many of us take for nual Thanksgiving dinner for the and delivered to the Open Door ceptionist Valentina. She will ac - granted.” less fortunate, announced that do - Cafe. They also serve as volunteers cept donations at her desk during ersons interested in volunteer - nations are now being collected for at the event. regular business hours, Monday P the 2018 meal. through Friday. ing to help out at the dinner are The dinner will once again be How to make a donation Lupo, Zingale and Martinez will asked to contact Lupo, Martinez or held at the Open Door Cafe, a meal Anyone wishing to make a dona - be on hand to collect contributions Zingale. tion is asked to submit a check site at St. John’s Cathedral in at the ICC’s general membership A bit of history downtown Milwaukee. The date of payable to the Italian Community meeting on Thursday, Oct. 18. Center. Donations can be mailed to This annual Thanksgiving din - the event is Sunday, Nov. 11. The “You might think that the vast ner for the less fortunate has been feast will be served from 11:30 a.m. the ICC, 631 E. Chicago St., Mil - majority of people fed at this dinner waukee, WI 53202. going on since the late 1970s. It was to 1 p.m. are homeless men or jobless men, started by a group called the Ra - ICC volunteers, led by Lupo and Please list on the memo line but that would be incorrect,” Lupo gione Club under the leadership of vice chairs Tony Zingale and Ray of your check that this dona - said. “Many of the dinner attendees such men as the late Tom Busalac - Martinez, organize the dinner in tion is for the “Thanksgiving in recent years are women and chil - chi, Dr. John Balistreri, Mario Bar - consultation with the meal site di - Meal.” This will ensure that your dren. We are seeing more and more tolotta and Bob Cefalu. Tony Lupo rector, conduct the fundraising to donation is properly credited for the families each year that are home - assumed the chairmanship after buy a complete Thanksgiving din - dinner. Envelopes should be di - less and desperately in need of Cefalu’s death in 2012. Calendar of Events September 26 – November 3, 2018 Wednesday, Sept. 26 Tuesday, Oct. 16 • Pompeii Women’s Club general membership meeting, 6 p.m., social, • Milwaukee Ladies of UNICO general meeting and dinner, 6 p.m. 6:30 p.m., dinner. Scholarship night. Details in this issue. Wednesday, Oct. 17 Thursday, Sept. 27 • Order Sons & Daughters of Italy in America general meeting, • Live Music in the Courtyard with FBI & The Untouchable Horns, 6:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. Final concert in 2018 series. Thursday, Oct. 18 Thursday, Oct. 4 • Italian Community Center membership dinner, 5:30 p.m. • Italian Community Center Membership Committee meeting, 6 p.m. Reservations must be made by Monday, Oct. 15. Call 414-223-2180. Board Room. • Italian Community Center general meeting, 6:30 p.m. Election Monday, Oct. 8 results will be announced before adjournment of the meeting. • Italian Community Center Finance Committee meeting, 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 24 Wednesday, Oct. 3 • Pompeii Women’s Club general meeting, 5:30 p.m. social, 6:15 p.m. • Pompeii Women’s Club Board meeting, 6:30 p.m. dinner. Scholarship night. Tuesday, Oct. 9 Saturday, Nov. 3 • Abruzzese Society meeting and spuntino, 2 p.m. • Italian Family History Club meeting, 10 a.m. • Milwaukee Chapter UNICO National meeting, 7 p.m. • Italian Community Center installation dinner and ceremony, 5:30 p.m., reception, 6:30 p.m. Details in this issue. Thursday, Oct. 11 • Italian Community Center election ballots must be postmarked no Daily and weekly classes and activities later than this date to be eligible to be counted. Details in this issue. • Bocce leagues. The fall bocce season is underway. The championship • Italian Community Center Board meeting, 6:30 p.m. playoffs will take place on Monday, Nov. 12. • Società Santa Rosalia general meeting, 7 p.m. • ICC Italian classes . The fall semester of weekly Italian I and Italian Friday, Oct. 12 II for teens and adults are underway and run through Tuesday, Nov. • Wisconsin Justinian Society of Lawyers’ Columbus Day Awards 13. Banquet, 5:30 p.m., social, 6:30 p.m., dinner. Details in this issue. I Bei Bambini, The Children’s Italian Dance Group. • Italian Community Center Movie Night, 6:30 p.m. Details in this • This children’s issue. folk dance group practices weekly on most Monday nights at 6:30 p.m. at the ICC. New dancers are welcome. For details, visit: Saturday, Oct. 13 www.tradizionevivente.com. Breaks are taken during the holidays and • Order Sons & Daughters of Italy in America present “A Night of after Festa Italiana through Labor Day. Magic,” 5 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. dinner buffet, 6 p.m. music starts. Tradizione Vivente, The Italian Dance Group of Milwaukee. Details in this issue. • This folk dance group practices weekly on most Tuesday nights at 7 p.m. at the Sunday, Oct. 14 ICC. Visit: www.tradizionevivente.com for details. Breaks are taken • La Società Femminile Maria M.S.S. Del Lume Italian Mass, 12:30 during the holidays and after Festa Italiana through Labor Day. Ballate p.m., St. Hedwig Catholic Church. Details in this issue. con noi! Dance with us! • La Società Santa Rosalia “Tradizione Siciliane” – Food, musicians • Hula hoop dance fitness class . Every Tuesday night, 5:45 – 6:45 p.m. from Sicily and family fun, 3 p.m. – 9 p.m. Details in this issue. in the bocce court room. Everyone is welcome. Cost: $5 per member, $10 per non-member. No classes during the holidays.

THE ITALIAN TIMES OCTOBER 2018 – PAGE 7 Mangiamele Arts Foundation donates $30,000 to OSIA Milwaukee On a night when the Filippo Photos provided by OSIA Milwaukee Mazzei Greater Milwaukee Area Lodge of the Order Sons and Daughters of Italy in America awarded scholarships totaling $3,500 to three recipients, the high - light of the evening of Aug. 15 may have been a donation from the Mangiamele Arts Foundation for future scholarships. OSIA Milwaukee held its annual scholarship awards night at the Italian Community Center. The or - ganization awarded scholarships to Zoe Mazza ($2,000), Heaven Lucas ($1,000) and Gino D’Alessio ($500) for their pursuance of higher edu - cation degrees. The same evening, Joe Man - giamele presented OSIA a $30,000 check from his foundation, the Mangiamele Arts Foundation, to help continue the OSIA scholarship program and to create a new schol - arship for students in the Milwau - kee area who are pursuing a degree in architecture or a fine arts degree. “The $30,000 will help fund our scholarship program for the next five years,” said OSIA Milwaukee Joe Mangiamele presented a $30,000 check to OSIA Ralph Busalacchi, Mike Maida, Nick DeQuardo, Carl President Nick DeQuardo. Milwaukee for its scholarship program. From the left: “Butch” Busateri, Joe Mangiamele and Rick Bonanno. “The Sons of Italy could not be donation from Joe Mangiamele,” best to carry on his legacy for years foundation have built a magnificent happier to receive this magnificent DeQuardo added. “We will do our to come.” abstract sculpture, dedicated to im - This past May, the OSIA Illi - migrants, which will soon be dis - nois/Wisconsin Grand Lodge played on the ICC grounds on the awarded Joe Mangiamele a northwest section of the property. Leonardo Da Vinci Award of Excel - “I have gotten to know Joe Man - lence in recognition of his lifetime giamele these last couple of years achievements. He played a very in - and he has become a very dear tegral part in initiating the archi - friend to the Order Sons and tectural program at the University Daughters of Italy here in Milwau - of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in the kee,” DeQuardo said. “We are ex - 1960s. More recently, he and his tremely grateful for his donation.” OSIA Milwaukee to pres - ent a musical ‘Night of Magic’ on Oct. 13 The Filippo Mazzei Greater Mil - Meier (with tributes to Ricky Nel - waukee Area Lodge of the Order son and Frankie Valli), Steve Mat - Sons and Daughters of Italy in tox (featuring the songs of Motown America invites the public to at - and other soul and rock and roll tend “A Night of Music,” a musical artists), Gary D’Amato and Judy tribute to Motown artists, Ricky Oswald. Nelson, Frankie Valli, Neil Dia - mond and more. The show is sched - uled Saturday, Oct. 13 at the Feast of Santa Italian Community Center, 631 E. Chicago St., Milwaukee. Reparata in There will be a dinner buffet available from 5 to 6:30 p.m. with Florence the music starting at 6 p.m. Tickets The date of October 8th com - are $10 per person or $100 per re - memorates Santa Reparata in served table. Call 414-223-2180 by Firenze (Florence, Italy). OSIA President Nick DeQuardo is seen here with two of the three schol - The city’s first cathedral was arship winners: Zoe Mazza (left) and Heaven Lucas (center). Not pic - Friday, Oct. 12 to order tickets. tured, the third scholarship winner, Gino D’Alessio. The show’s headliner will be named after this saint who re - Eric Diamond with his tribute to mains a co-patron of Florence. Neil Diamond and other recording In ancient times, the festivi - artists. Eric Diamond is recognized ties on this day included two as “The Midwest Finest Neil Dia - races: one on horseback and one mond Tribute Act.” Please turn to page 13 Performing also will be Freddy Scarvaci Florists & Gift Shoppe FUNERAL and CREMATION SERVICES 2663 N. Holton St., Milwaukee Most of us plan for the possible . . . few of us prepare for the inevitable. Take time to talk to family and friends about the things Your Wedding and Holiday that matter to you and the memories you would like to share ... Floral & Gift Headquarters Your Lifestory. Balloons • Stuffed Animals • Personal Service Let us help you get the conversation started. Making plans for your Citywide, Suburban & County Delivery final wishes now will help you get on with life. Visa • MasterCard • American Express • Discover PLEASE ORDER EARLY TO GUARANTEE Two locations DELIVERY! 2486 S. KINNICKINNIC AVENUE, MILWAUKEE, WI 53207 1901 N. FARWELL AVENUE, MILWAUKEE, WI 53211 Ann Vollmer-Goralski 414-276-5122 414-562-3214 SuminskiFuneralHome.com If no answer, please leave message.

PAGE 8–OCTOBER 2018 THE ITALIAN TIMES Santa Rosalia Society Pompeii Men’s Club invites all to family event, awards scholarships Tradizione Siciliane, The Pompeii Men’s Club and how the applicant answered awarded $2,500 scholarships to questions regarding continuing his Laura Foti and Alexandra See - or her Catholic education. on Sunday, Oct. 14 mann at a dinner event held at Laura and Alexandra are at - Individuals and families are in - Place at the Historic Pabst Brew - Meyer’s Restaurant on Sept. 11. tending Divine Savior Holy Angels vited to come to “Tradizione Sicil - ery, 901 W. Juneau Ave., Milwau - The award is open to Catholic High School. iane” (Sicilian Traditions) kee. grade school students who will be The Pompeii Men’s Club has presented by the Santa Rosalia So - A buffet dinner will start at 4 furthering their education by at - awarded this scholarship to worthy ciety on Sunday, Oct. 14 from 3 to 9 p.m. Society members suggest that tending a Catholic high school. The applicants for the last five years. p.m. attendees dress casual for this following criteria were used: A com - Learn more about the club on The event, which will feature event. bination of grade point average, fi - Facebook at Pompeii Men’s Club or food, musicians from Sicily, and nancial need, school attendance our website: pompeiimensclub.com. family fun, will take place in Best The costs have been set at $35 for society members and $40 for non-members. Children, 12 and under, can attend for $10. Reserva - tions are required by Sunday, Oct. 7. To make reservations, contact Goffredo Alferi at 414-573-8084 or email [email protected] . A portion of the proceeds will benefit ABCD (After Breast Cancer Diagnosis).

From the left: Pompeii Men’s Club President Chuck Lazzaro, scholarship winners Laura Foti and Alexandra Seemann and Pompeii Scholarship Committee Chairman Joe Palmisano. (Photo provided by the Pompeii Men’s Club)

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THE ITALIAN TIMES OCTOBER 2018 – PAGE 9 Justinian Society to honor Archbishop Jerome Listecki, Judge Maxine White and Renee Ramirez at 25th annual Columbus Day Awards Banquet The Wisconsin Justinian Society of Lawyers invites the public to join in its salute to three honorees at its 25th annual Columbus Day Award Banquet on Friday, Oct. 12 at The Wisconsin Club, 900 W. Wisconsin Ave., Milwaukee. The honorees will be Archbishop Jerome Listecki, Milwaukee County Chief Judge Maxine White and Renee Ramirez, the founding Executive Director of the Wauke - sha County Community Dental Clinic (WCCDC). The event will begin at 5:30 p.m. with a cocktail reception followed by dinner at 6:30 p.m. Business at - tire suggested. The cost of the din - ner is $80 per person. Checks are payable to the Justinian Society. For further information and reser - vations, contact Attorney Christine D’Angelo at 262-523-4321. Archbishop Listecki The Most Reverend Jerome Ed - Archbishop Jerome Listecki Judge Maxine White Renee Ramirez ward Listecki will be the recipient Born Mar. 12, 1949, Listecki is in criminal, civil and bankruptcy mothers and low income children. of the Justinian Life Leadership the son of Harry and Alfreda matters before the federal district It recently expanded dental care to Award. (Kasprzk) Listecki. They are both and bankruptcy courts, and the 7th adults with special health needs. Listecki was named the 11th deceased. He has one sister, Mary Circuit Court of Appeals. During Since opening in 2008, the clinic Archbishop of the Archdiocese of (Penny), who lives in Tinley Park, her tenure, she was reassigned as has provided more than $19 million Milwaukee by Pope Benedict XVI. Ill., a south Chicago suburb. legal advisor and instructor for the in dental care to more than 19,000 He succeeded the Most Reverend Federal law Enforcement Training patients. Through Ramirez’s lead - Timothy M. Dolan, who was named Chief Judge White Center in Brunswick, Ga., provid - ership, the organization was named Archbishop of New York in Febru - The Justinian Society will pres - ing instruction to federal trial at - Waukesha County Executive’s ary 2009. ent its Jurist of the Year Award to torneys, federal agents and state “Large Nonprofit of the Year” in Listecki previously served as Milwaukee County Circuit Court and local law enforcement across 2015 and has been nationally rec - Bishop of the Diocese of LaCrosse. Chief Judge Maxine White. the nation. ognized by the American Academy He was installed as Archbishop of White was appointed to Branch White earned her bachelor’s de - of Pediatric Dental Foundation as a Milwaukee on Jan. 10, 2010 by 1 Judge of Milwaukee County Cir - gree and was Magna cum Laude at “gold star” dental program for chil - Archbishop Pietro Sambi, the Papal cuit Court by Governor Tommy Alcorn State University. She re - dren. Nuncio to the United States. At Thompson in 1992. Thirteen years ceived her master’s degree with Ramirez graduated from the that time, he assumed responsibil - later, she was appointed by the honors in Public Administration University of Wisconsin-Madison in ity for the spiritual well-being of Wisconsin Supreme Court to serve from the University of Southern 1983 with a bachelor’s degree in In - Catholics in the 10 counties of as Chief Judge for the First Judicial California. Her jurist degree at ternational Relations and Econom - southeastern Wisconsin and took District. In this position, she is es - Marquette was earned with honors. ics. She has nearly 30 years on the day-to-day administration of sentially the chief administrative White has received numerous experience in nonprofit manage - the Archdiocese. judicial officer for the Courts in Mil - awards from organizations in and ment and is recognized in Wauke - A native of Chicago, Listecki at - waukee County. out of the legal community includ - sha County as a mentor for women tended St. Michael the Archangel As Chief Judge, she has exten - ing Safe and Sound, Inc. (Law En - as an advocate for oral health eq - Grammar School, Quigley Prepara - sive oversight over the affairs of the forcement Leader Award), the uity. She is also recognized for her tory Seminary South High School district including overseeing budg - Wisconsin State Bar (Judge of the expertise and success in fundrais - and Niles College of Loyola Univer - etary; personnel, administrative Year Award), Marquette University ing. She co-chairs the Waukesha sity. He began his graduate studies and public affairs for the 47 state (All University Award and Law County Community Foundation at the University of St. Mary of the trial courts, the 19 municipal courts Alumnae Award), Wisconsin Law Advisory Board and is a member of Lake Mundelein Seminary in 1971, and staff in Milwaukee County. Journal (Leader in Law Award), the Carroll University Board of and was ordained a priest on May In June 2018, White was se - National Association of Women Trustees (chairing its Business 14, 1975. His first assignment as a lected as the chair of the Wisconsin Judges’ Judge Mattie Belle Davis Committee), and was a member of priest was at St. Margaret Mary Committee of Chief Judges. Her ju - Award and many others. the Town of Waukesha Plan Com - Parish, Chicago, from 1975-1976. dicial leadership is expansive in - mission. In 1976, he was appointed Dean of cluding seven years as Deputy Renee Ramirez Ramirez was a member of the The Justinian Society will give Students at Quigley Preparatory Chief Judge, eight years as a Pre - Wisconsin Alumni Association’s na - its Citizen of the Year Award to Seminary North, Chicago, and was siding Judge and appointments to tional board of directors including Renee Ramirez, founding Executive also assigned to Mater Christi numerous local and statewide com - serving as chair, received the Ro - Director of WCCDC. Parish, North Riverside, Ill. mittees. She previously presided tary International’s Paul Harris over court calendars with complex WCCDC is a nonprofit dental Award, was named UW Badger of He began graduate studies in caseloads, including the Civil Divi - clinic that opened in Waukesha in the Year for Waukesha County, re - Canon Law and Moral Theology in sion, the Family Division and Spe - 2008. Ramirez recently oversaw the ceived the Key to the City” award 1979 at the Pontifical University of cialty Courts in the Criminal development of a second clinic that by the City of Waukesha and hon - St. Thomas Aquinas, Rome, earn - Division dedicated to the prosecu - opened in Menomonee Falls in Au - orees as a “Woman of Distinction.” ing a doctoral degree in Canon Law tion and resolution of homicide, gust. Both locations provide access She has been married to Judge in 1981, and continuing Moral The - sexual assault, felony drug traffick - to affordable dental care for low in - Ralph Ramirez for 35 years. They ology studies until his return to the ing, gun and domestic violence come families. The clinic’s primary have three grown children and two Archdiocese of Chicago in 1983. cases. focus is serving high risk expectant grandchildren. Upon his return, he taught Canon Law and Moral Theology at the As Chief Judge, White works Archdiocese of Chicago major sem - with other stakeholders to bring ad - inary, the University of St. Mary of ditional funding resources to the the Lake in Mundelein, Ill. He re - district, convenes meetings on plan - Welcome new Italian mained on the faculty until his ap - ning and funding process for a new pointment as Pastor of St. Ignatius criminal court facility, explores best Parish, Chicago, in August 2000. practice juvenile justice models to replace the current juvenile facili - Community On Nov. 7, 2000, he was ap - ties and participates in national fo - pointed Auxiliary Bishop of rums about how to succeed in a Chicago by Pope John Paul II and variety of initiatives despite the Center members! was ordained a bishop on Jan. 8, challenges of an urban court. 2001. Immediately upon graduation The following persons became members of the Italian Community Listecki is a retired Lieutenant from the Marquette University Law Center between August 13 to September 10, 2018. Benvenuti (Wel - Colonel in the U.S. Army Reserves. School, she was appointed as Assis - come!) He earned a civil law degree from tant United States Attorney for the Thomas & Roseanne Casper and children DePaul University, Chicago, in Eastern District of Wisconsin and Ashley & Anthony of Milwaukee 1976. represented the federal government

PAGE 10 – OCTOBER 2018 THE ITALIAN TIMES Opera insights by Barbara Collignon Music at Plymouth Church since earned a Bachelor of Music in Per - staged reading of “Pal Joey.” It’s not too early to begin plan - 1995. Also in 1995, she accepted formance from the University of Upcoming performances for ning how you will celebrate Christ - the position of director for the North Dakota in Grand Forks. Kummer include a concert with the mas musically. One event you will Wauwatosa Community Band pro - Kummer regularly serves as Wauwatosa Community Band on not want to miss is the Plymouth gram, which includes a 70-piece musical director and accompanist Thursday, Dec. 13 at 7:30 p.m. at Chorale’s concert program entitled concert band and a 25-piece swing to several Milwaukee area theatre Longfellow Middle School on 76th “An Italian Christmas.” band. These events marked a re - and opera companies, including St. and North Ave. The concert is turn to the world of music after a Boulevard Theatre. She has been entitled “Holiday Variations” and The Chorale will perform at Ply - 10-year hiatus during which Kum - involved with over 180 different features variations on Let It Snow, mouth Church, 2717 E. Hampshire, mer received a J.D. degree from productions with 40 different com - Jingle Bells, and Dona Nobis just east of the University of Wis - Marquette University and prac - panies, and most recently, served Pacem as well as other holiday fa - consin –Milwaukee, on Saturday, ticed law. Prior to that, she had as music director for Boulevard’s vorites. Dec. 15 at 3 p.m. and offers a repeat performance Sunday, Dec. 16 at 7 p.m. Donna Kummer, Plymouth Violeta Evans receives Chorale Director, has chosen two stirring works: Respighi’s Lauda full ride scholarship per la Nativita del Signore (sung in Longtime Italian Community Calif. English) and Palestrina’s Hodie Center members Charlie and Doris She also earned an Interna - Christus Natus Est (sung in Latin). Evans proudly report that their tional Baccalaureate diploma, a Several carols by Italian com - granddaughter Violeta Evans is a Bilingual Literacy Award and is posers will also be sung including recipient of a full ride scholarship recognized as a community scholar “Dormi, Dormi, O Bel Bambin. ” from the Powell Scholarship Pro - for her work with the Girl Scouts gram. She is attending the Pacific Peninsula Day Camp, as a reading Respighi’s Lauda University in Stockton, Calif. partner for children who are behind Most of us are familiar with Ot - A full ride scholarship is an in reading and a keyboard accom - torino Respighi’s “The Pines of award that covers all expenses re - panist for the Redwood City Com - Rome,” but not necessarily with his lated to college. This includes tu - munity Theater. other works. Critics agree that the ition, books, fees, room and board Violeta is currently interested in Lauda is so beautiful that it should and sometimes living expenses. It studying law. Her grandparents, have gotten greater recognition and removes the need for additional fi - Charlie and Doris, were Il Nonno e be performed more frequently. nancial aid. La Nonna (the Royal Grandpar - Lauda per la Nativita made its Violeta is a 2018 graduate of Se - ents) of the ICC’s 2014 edition of Il quoia High School in Redwood City, Grande Carnevale. debut on St. Cecilia’s Day in 1930, Violeta Evans sung by the Piccolo Coro di Santa Cecilia under the direction of the composer. Elsa Respighi, the com - poser’s wife, sang the role of Mary. A month later, on Dec. 26, this pas - toral work was performed in Rome. ICC Membership Dues It is a stunningly beautiful work that depicts the nativity as the shepherds might have experienced N N N Benefits of Italian Community Center Membership N N N it. A high soprano sings the role of Four (4) Festa Italiana Tickets – Maximum of Eight (8) Per Family the angel who announces the birth to the shepherds. The shepherds Voting Privelegs (21 & Older) Postal Service Delivery of The Italian Times are represented by tenors and a Member Discounts on Social Events, Classes & Bocce Leagues mezzo-soprano portrays Mary. The text is attributed to Jacopone da Members Rooms Cultural, Educational & Social Activities Todi, a monk, who may also have Forever Friendships Stronger Bonds Between Your Family & Your Culture written the text of Stabat Mater . It is based, in part, on the second chapter of Luke. In addition, Mary expresses her thoughts and feelings on this miraculous event. In this Age 20 and under Annual Dues Ages 21 – 65 Annual Dues performance, the role of the Angel will be sung by Lydia Eiche. Individual Gratis – $0.00 Individual $50 per year Nathan Wesselowski will sing the Members, age 20 and under, receive two (2) free Festa role of the Shepherd and Julianne Italiana tickets. No voting rights. 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THE ITALIAN TIMES OCTOBER 2018 – PAGE 11 Remembering Sister Maria Agostina Giannini, SCSJA by Sr. Ann Catherine was a very important part of her the age of 101. a time to renew relationships with Veierstahler life. She was a Sister with many Sr. Maria Giannini, Sr. Celeste students, families and so many peo - Sister Maria Agostina was born talents and always expressed grat - Rossi, Sr. Dominic and Sr. Dolores ple touched by their lives. They are on October 22, 1916. In 1937, at the itude to God for the abundant bless - attended Festa Italiana every year missed and will be remembered for - age of 21, she set sail from Naples ings He gave her. Even in her 90’s, until three years ago. It was always ever. aboard the Conte Di Savoia to the she was teaching Italian to people. USA. She began 80 years of service Joy might be the one word to as a Sister of Charity of St. Joan best describe her life. She loved her Antida to our Italian community school children and their families. and to so many young people and But most of all, she had a deep de - families here in Milwaukee. votion to her sisters, especially Sr. Many will remember her years Mary Celeste Rossi, who was her of teaching at St. Rita grade school. constant companion the last 40 She told me that my dad would fill years of her life . his car with her eighth grade stu - Her 99th birthday was cele - dents and take them to the Boys brated at Sacred Heart at Club for recreation and fun on Sat - Monastery Lake. At the end of the urday mornings. She also was the celebration she went around to principal of St. Rita‘s while she thank the more than 70 guests per - taught 8th grade. sonally for celebrating with her. She was among the first sisters Agnes Bova, a member of the Pom - who taught at St. Joan Antida High peii Woman’s Club, was always in - School, teaching Art, Latin and spired by Sr. Maria’s great joy and History. She was also a guidance enthusiasm for life. counselor. Art, in so many forms, Sister Maria died peacefully at

Photos provided by Sr. Ann Catherine Veierstahler. Sr. Maria Agostina (far right) is seen here with Joe Dentice, a longtime member of the Italian Community Center and Festa Italiana Mass Com - mittee and Sister Dolores in a picture taken at Festa Italiana 2014.

Sr. Maria (front, right) with her fellow Sisters and a group of sailors at Festa Italiana 2014. Word search: Sr. Maria with Sr. Dominic. Packers greats by Blaise Di Pronio

To find Word Search solved, turn to page 16 Sr. Maria (seated) with Sr. Celeste.

PAGE 12 – OCTOBER 2018 THE ITALIAN TIMES Celebrating confetti by Blaise Di Pronio almond sweets with a crisp, sugar There’s a line of well dressed coating. These traditional confec - people engaged in hugs, kisses and tionery are a much-loved and es - congratulations and topped off with sential offering at any Italian the imbibing of a variety of shots (of wedding, baptism, anniversary, liqueurs that is). Then there’s the graduation or significant family open bar, antipasti, lots of food and event. Originally they were a wine and toasts and plate clinking Roman delicacy that was coated in to induce more kissing. Music and honey but then switched to sugar in sweating, dancers and hints of a lit - the 15th century. The Medieval city tle inebriation soon follow. The of Sulmona in the Abruzzo region music tones down. Exhausted peo - became the home and principal cen - ple slowly filter out to waiting cars. ter of production in Italy with the These are, of course, the common Pelino family commencing their denominators of old school Italian operation in 1783. Once Sulmona American weddings. had become in effect the home of confetti production, many other Today, some or all of these cus - producers set up shop in the toms still take place. One unique Abruzzese city. Confetti are the feature at these weddings were the classic Sulmona souvenir and those confetti bombonieri (which can be made by all of the local companies loosely translated as wedding sou - are available to buy in many shops venirs or favors). These would be both in Sulmona and throughout handed out to the guests either at Abruzzo. the reception line or brought to their tables by the bride and groom. Confetti come in a rainbow of Italy and several other Romance sweets during special occasions colors to suit all tastes and festive bombonieri languages. Thus, the term “bon which was traditional for numerous The would be a kind color schemes. An ages-old tradi - bon” simply refers to any type of cultures throughout history as an of knick-knack containing a tradi - tion dictates which color should be candy or small confection (derived ancient custom dating back to tional treat of five white sugar used for which occasion: from the Italian confetti) in Eng - pagan times but adapted from coated almonds symbolizing five For weddings: white or ivory lish, French, etc.. sweets and grains to paper through wishes for the bride and groom and For baptisms: pastel pink or blue sometimes including a tag with the the centuries. As mentioned, the confetti candy For graduations: red traditional wedding wish: “Five is a unique Italian confection and it The Italian word for the English For anniversaries: coated in sil - sugared almonds for each guest to should be distinguished from the paper confetti is coriandoli that is ver or gold eat reminds us that life is both bit - English word confetti which are still an essential part of the annual They are always served in odd ter and sweet. Five wishes for the small pieces or streamers of paper Carnevale celebrations all over numbers as even numbers are new husband and wife: Health, or metallic material which are usu - Italy. deemed to be unlucky – remember wealth, happiness, children, and ally thrown at celebrations, espe - Italian confetti candy are small, the five at the weddings mentioned long life!” cially parades and weddings. above. The generic name bomboniera refers to any of several types of The origins are from the Latin Feast of Santa The Pelino confetti are still sweets, especially small candies confectum , with confetti the plural hand-made with traditional equip - coated in sugar or chocolate. The of Italian confetto . These modern Reparata in ment according to a recipe and name arose from the dialectic Ital - paper confetti trace back to sym - process dating back over 300 years. ian word bon , meaning “good” in in bolic rituals of tossing grains and Florence The individual almonds are coated from page 8 with a colored sugar solution and on foot, both running across the tumbled over and over in special, city. heated, copper drums until the Nowadays, in remembrance process is complete. These confetti of these races, a modern-day foot are also uniquely distinguished by race is held which starts and their formula which traditionally ends in Piazza San Giovanni, in uses neither flour nor other forms front of the Duomo. Runners in of starch. the race are picked among the local footballers, and the compe - And now a word tition is kicked off by a marching procession of the Florentine Re - from Italy public dressed in period cos - by Blaise Di Pronio tume. Embrace: To clasp or hold close The procession leaves from with the arms, usually as an ex - Piazza di Parte Guelfa (near Pi - pression of affection. azza Repubblica) and marches Derived from the Italian braccio on towards the Duomo at 4 p.m. which means arm . The root for the This is a real opportunity to Italian abbraccio or embrace and a take part in one of the more tra - root for bracelet ( an ornamental ditional things to do in Florence band or chain encircling the wrist in October. or arm ). Words in an Italian word by Blaise Di Pronio How many words can you make with the letters in the word "SALAMI"? ______Three fast car stories ______by Blaise Di Pronio Driver: “You see my wife ran off ______1. Cop pulls over a speeding Fer - with a police officer and I thought rari: it was you trying to bring her back.” ______Officer: “Do you know why I Officer: “Get out of here!” pulled you over?” * * * ______Driver: “Yes. Because I let you.” 3. Cop pulls over a Lamborghini: * * * Officer: “I’ve been waiting for ______2. Cop pulls over a speeding car: you for a week.” Officer: “I will let you go if you Driver: “That’s why I got here so ______have an excuse I’ve never heard be - fast.” Answers on page 16 fore.”

THE ITALIAN TIMES OCTOBER 2018 – PAGE 13 La Pagina Italiana Parco Nazionale d’Abruzzo, Lazio e Molise Il territorio del Parco Nazionale Parco si possono ammirare le d’Abruzzo, Lazio e Molise è impronte delle glaciazioni che costituito principalmente da un hanno lasciato ai nostri giorni insieme di catene montuose di circhi glaciali, morene e massi altitudine compresa tra i 900 e i erratici sui Monti della Meta, sul 2.200 m s.l.m. Le montagne del Marsicano e sul Greco. Ancora più Parco presentano un paesaggio emozionanti appaiono gli enormi vario ed interessante in cui si fenomeni erosivi prodotti dalle alternano vette tondeggianti, acque piovane e dai fiumi che, tipiche dell’Appennino, a pendii fessurando la fragile roccia, dirupati dal tipico aspetto alpino. forgiano profonde gole, come quella La zona centrale del Parco è della Foce di Barrea, una forra percorsa dal fiume Sangro, al quale spettacolare di 5 chilometri di affluiscono vari torrenti; nella zona lunghezza attraversata dal fiume più esterna defluiscono, invece, le Sangro che, dopo aver formato acque del fiume Giovenco, del l’omonimo lago artificiale, Melfa, del Volturno e di altri fiumi. fragorosamente raggiunge la A causa del fenomeno carsico, le pianura alluvionale tra Alfedena e acque scorrono spesso in letti Castel di Sangro, tra vertiginose sotterranei e formano risorgive a pareti verticali. valle, talvolta anche fuori del Tuttavia, quando si arriva nel territorio del Parco. All’interno del cuore del Parco grande è l’emozione Parco esistono due bacini lacustri: provocata dall’impressionante il lago artificiale di Barrea anfiteatro naturale della alimentato dal fiume Sangro ed il Camosciara molto simile, lago Vivo di origine naturale. nell’aspetto e nella struttura, alle Quest’ultimo è situato in una montagne dolomitiche, che depressione di origine tettonica racchiude nel proprio contesto la posta a circa 1.600 m s.l.m. Essendo zona di Riserva Integrale. Da alimentato in parte da sorgenti qualche anno è stata abolita la proprie ed in parte dallo strada provinciale che consentiva scioglimento delle nevi, le sue l’accesso all’area per circa 3 km al dimensioni seguono andamenti traffico motorizzato, con grande stagionali. disturbo per la flora e la fauna Il territorio del Parco è stato in selvatiche. Oggi, invece, partendo passato modellato da fenomeni di dall’area di sosta, situata a fianco giacialismo e carsismo, oggi della SS Marsicana, oltre la riva testimoniati dalla presenza di destra del Sangro, è possibile circhi glaciali nella parte alta delle godere del grandioso scenario vallate, depositi morenici, rocce percorrendo un comodo itinerario a montonate lungo le valli, grotte, piedi, accompagnati dai suoni della fenditure e doline. Le rocce del natura e lontano dagli assordanti Parco sono per la maggior parte di rumori delle auto, moto e pulman. natura calcarea. Nella zona della La catena della Camosciara, Camosciara è presente la dolomia, insieme alle contigue Val di Rose e un tipo di roccia che, essendo Valle Iannanghera rappresentano i impermeabile, permette all’acqua luoghi del “culto” della natura di scorrere in superficie dando protetta, dove si possono osservare luogo a pittoresche cascate e pozze con meraviglia a pochi metri di d’acqua. distanza e in ogni stagione, Nei rilievi più importanti, come stupendi esemplari del Camoscio il Monte Marsicano, la Montagna d’Abruzzo, che grazie all’opera Grande, la catena del Petroso e dell’Ente Parco, ha raggiunto oggi della Meta, il Monte Greco, sono una consistente popolazione. scolpiti in forma visibile i segni dei – dal sito: parcoabruzzo.it Lupo Appenninico (Italian wolf). Foto: Wikipedia Commons grandi eventi della storia della Terra, che hanno condizionato la morfologia del territorio fino ai nostri giorni. Là dove 160 milioni di anni fa si ergevano possenti scogliere coralline immerse in caldi mari tropicali, oggi possiamo ammirare imponenti massicci. Le acque meteoriche, sciogliendo il calcare con cui è stata “costruita” la roccia, penetrano nelle viscere dei monti, si arricchiscono di preziosi minerali e vanno a formare grandi emergenze situate alla base delle catene montuose. Notevoli e suggestive sono le sorgenti del Volturno, nei pressi di Rocchetta al Volturno o quelle di Posta Fibreno nell’alta Ciociaria, che nel contesto formano habitat acquatici di raro valore naturalistico. Lungo i versanti e le valli del Sterpi_d'Alto. (Foto: Wikipedia Commons) Italian everyday expressions: Il piede: The foot Tenere un piede in due scarpe. Literally: To grab a wrong foot. Literally: To be on a free foot. rups. Literally: Have a foot in two shoes. Equivalent: To be off-guard. Equivalent: Be out on bail. Equivalent: Keep your options Equivalent: Keep a foot in both * * * * * * open. camps. Prendere piede. Avere un piede nella fossa. * * * * * * Literally: Grab a foot. Literally: To have a foot in the hole. Alzarsi col piede sbagliato. Sul piede di guerra. Equivalent: Become established, Equivalent: To be at death’s door or Literally: To get up with the wrong Literally: On the foot of war. get a foothold, make inroads, catch have a foot in the grave. foot. Equivalent: Ready for action. on, become popular. * * * Equivalent: To get out of the wrong * * * * * * Avere il piede in due staffe. side of bed. Prendere in contro piede. Essere a piede libero. Literally: To have a foot in two stir -

PAGE 14 – OTTOBRE 2018 THE ITALIAN TIMES I programmi TV preferiti dagli italiani Gli italiani adorano la letteralmente lievitare gli ascolti dove si possono leggere le news su accontentando tutti e dando vita a televisione e, in particolare, amano dell’ultima edizione di X-Factor, Italia’s Got Talent? La scelta serate rilassanti e all’insegna della guardarla alla sera quando tornano talent musicale trasmesso da Sky migliore è affidarsi a siti cultura. Non stupisce comprendere dal lavoro e dagli impegni di tutti i che ogni anno si propone di scovare specializzati come che la griglia programmi tv sia giorni. Ma quali sono i programmi nuovi talenti sotto la direzione di programmitv.info, sito con i sempre più ricca e variegata, tv preferiti dagli italiani? Le giudici ‘litigarell`. E ancora Italia’s programmi tv che al puro pensata per accontentare tutti i classifiche parlano chiaro: gli Got Talent, programma musicale palinsesto affianca tanta leggera gusti e per rendere felici le diverse italiani amano il cinema, ma non prodotto da Sky che va in onda su informazione sui migliori fasce di età. disdegnano le serie tv di ultima Tv8, Cielo e la stessa Sky. Tante le programmi trasmessi in Italia. I film trasmessi in prima serata generazione e sono ‘ghiotti’ di novità per quest’anno, a partire sono infatti leggeri, adatti anche ad reality e talent, soprattutto legati dalla conduzione che è stata Palinsesto tv: un pubblico di ragazzi e di bambini, allo spettacolo e alla cucina. affidata alla cantante Lodovica ricca scelta per gli mentre in seconda serata i Comello. I quattro giudici sono spettatori italiani programmi in tv si propongono più Talent show: Claudio Bisio, Luciana Littizzetto, Non solo talent show fra le adatti ad un pubblico adulto e il segreto del successo preferenze televisive degli italiani, I talent show stanno registrando la cantante Nina Zilli e Frank sfociano su argomenti più Matano, quindi un bel quartetto di perché secondo i dati audiweb i impegnativi o caratterizzati dai un grande successo da parte del programmi in tv più ricercati e pubblico italiano, perché si tratta di artisti che si prepara a giudicare i generi thriller, horror e noir. Ciò concorrenti e ad eleggere il talento seguiti nel bel paese spaziano dai che è certo è che la tv dei giorni format coinvolgenti, che hanno un talk show agli eventi sportivi, fino inizio e una durata stabiliti, e che si del 2016. Il format piace molto agli nostri sa davvero accontentare italiani perché è una produzione all’immancabile cinema. I film tutti, grazie ad un palinsesto ricco concludono con l’incoronazione di rimangono un punto di riferimento un vincitore o di una vincitrice. Si veloce, supportata dalla simpatia e variegato, disponibile ad ogni ora dei giudici e accompagnata dalla per gli abitanti dello stivale, che li del giorno e quindi adatto alle varie tratta di programmi coinvolgenti preferiscono in alte percentuali e ma al contempo leggeri, che offrono striscia giornaliera Tutti Giorni’s esigenze degli italiani, che oggi Got Talent, che permette di seguire soprattutto nelle ore serali. La come non mai dimostrano di puro intrattenimento e sono quindi grande offerta del palinsesto ideali per chi ha bisogno di ‘staccare anche i fuori programma più adorare la tv e di apprezzare le divertenti e interessanti, il tutto televisivo permette infatti di tante proposte delle emittenti la spinà. Quale esempio? Gli scegliere fra cinema di diversa italiani hanno dimostrato di con la conduzione di Lucilla Agosti televisive. e del musicista Rocco Tanica. Ma tipologia, che spaziano dai – per cortesia di: vocenuova.tv apprezzare lo spettacolo, e fatto Blockbuster ai film di essai, Cin … Cin … Salute! Italy sports di Donato Di Pronio carezzò delicatamente, poi piacque (!), si cominciò a produrla websites Il vecchio, rientrato a casa alquanto canticchiò: ‘Bevevano i nostri migliorandola sempre più. 1. La Gazzetta dello Sport alticcio (cosa che gli capitava padri? Bevevano le nostre madri? In alcuni geroglifici egiziani 2. Diretta.it quando rivedendosi con un antico Evviva Noè il gran Patriarca, risalenti al 2500 A.C. si 3. Corriere dello Sport compare, festeggiava l’incontro … salvato dalle acque, sai perché? evidenziano l’esistenza di vari tipi 4. Tuttosport in cantina), andò a sedersi vicino al Perché fu l’inventore dell’inebriante di vino. È certo che nell’antichità il 5. FantaGazzetta nipotino che se ne stava davanti al liquore che allegri ci fa!’ vino fu una bevanda comune e 6. TUTTO MERCATO WEB focolaio godendosi il caldo di uno Poi prese dal focolaio, a mani diffusa. L’acqua spessissimo era di 7. CalcioMercato.com scoppiettante fuoco. Dopo un po’ il nude, un bracino, lo calcò sulla pipa pessima e malsana qualità: le 8. Tutto Juve ragazzo, ricordandosi della e aspirò voluttuosamente. L’origine epidemie erano ricorrenti e il vino, 9. Football Italia domanda che giorni prima un della vite è antichissima: tracce di ottimo battericida, era un 10. Juventus compagno di scuola aveva rivolta coltivazione sono state rinvenute in toccasana e utile elemento anche 11. CalcioNapoli24 alla maestra (Signora Maestra, è India, sulle rive del Mar Caspio, per la preparazione di bevande 12. Fiorentina.it nato prima l’uovo o la gallina?), nella Turchia Orientale, nel bacino salutifere. 13. F.C. Internazionale Milano ingenuamente chiese al nonno: del Mediterraneo e in altre località. È tuttora diffusa tra i residenti 14. FC Inter News . prodotto il vino? Alcuni storici sono poche centinaia di viti sufficienti 16. FC Inter 1908 Il volto del vecchio, già rossiccio per propensi a ritenere che circa 10000 per la produzione di vino per uso 17. dueruote.it effetto delle abbondanti bevute, anni fa era già conosciuto nel familiare. Intorno ai primi giorni 18. Gianluca Di Marzio diventò più rosso dei carboni Caucaso. del mese di Novembre, quando si 19. Sportando ardenti; guardò il nipotino, lo Tra le tante e spesso fantasiose assaggia il vino novello (ricordate il 20. CalcioMercato.it ipotesi c’è quella che ne attribuisce detto “per San Martino ogni mosto 21. AC Milan la paternità ad Adamo ed Eva, i è vino?”) c’è chi invita per la 22. Datasport quali lo avrebbero prodotto dalla circostanza qualche amico e si fa 23. La Lazio Siamo Noi Tre poesie fermentazione del frutto proibito, festa: un boccale di vino troneggia 24. cittaceleste.it che non sarebbe stata la mela bensì sul tavolo e le caldarroste 25. Calcionews24 d’autunno l’uva! Il vino, ipotesi che appare la profumano la stanza. 26. Forza Italian Football È caduta una foglia più probabile e possibile, si generò Un bicchiere ne tira un altro. E 27. SpazioNapoli.it dall’albero lassù, in seguito alla fermentazione poi un altro …ed un altro ancora. 28. Sportlive.it quando l’albero si spoglia fortuita di uva dimenticata in un E alla fine il vinello si beve … 29. sportal.it l’estate non c’è più. recipiente: poiché la bevanda l’anfitrione e gli invitati! 30. calcioblog.it * * * L’autunno comincia il suo gioco dipinge le foglie di croco, le indora; se sbaglia le strappa, Il tricolore tra storia e leggenda le dona al vento che scappa. di Blaise Di Pronio interpretazione, questa volta a sfondo religioso, vuole Accende l’ultimo lampo, Se anche voi avete pensato che i colori della il verde simbolo della speranza, il bianco della fede e il saluta chi semina il campo, bandiera italiana (verde, bianco e rosso) rosso della carità, nel complesso definite virtù la rondine che trasvola, rappresentassero i simboli della cucina del paese, cioè teologali. i bimbi che tornano a scuola. basilico, mozzarella e pomodoro, leggendo questo Il 25 aprile 1945, celebrato come il giorno della Ma, a un tratto… dov’è la sua articolo dovrete ricredervi. Ben altri sono i significati Festa della Liberazione, il Fascismo di Benito gioia? nascosti dietro quelle tinte. Mussolini fu definitivamente archiviato. Il Tricolore L’autunno fa il broncio, si La bandiera della Repubblica Italiana è definita “Il italiano come lo conosciamo oggi fu adottato annoia, Tricolore” e presenta tre rettangoli di uguale ufficialmente il 1° gennaio 1948 quando terminò il piagnucola pioggerellina dimensione in posizione verticale con il colore verde al regno della dinastia dei Savoia e fu dichiarata la monotona e fina fina. livello dell’asta seguito dal bianco e dal rosso. nascita della Repubblica Italiana con l’entrata in * * * La prima versione del tricolore sventolò nel 1797 vigore della Costituzione. Vien l’ottobre e sopra il cielo, come simbolo della Repubblica Cisalpina (una – Tradotto dall’Inglese da Laura Duronio di sue nebbie stende il velo; repubblica sorella nata nell’Italia settentrionale su improvviso s’alza il vento modello francese e durata dal 1797 al 1802) istituita con un lungo alto lamento. da Napoleone che scelse Milano come sua capitale. I Pur, che festa di colori, colori selezionati dalla repubblica furono il rosso e il che tripudio id canzoni, bianco, che all’epoca erano i colori della bandiera di che splendor, qua e là, di falci Milano, e il verde, indossato dalla Guardia Civica e che porpora nei tralci! milanese sulle uniformi. La Legione Lombarda aveva Quest’ottobre un po’ bizzarro utilizzato un vessillo con il rosso e il bianco mette e toglie il suo tabarro, (riprendendo la bandiera di Milano), gli stessi colori in è venuto con l’ombrello, seguito adottati dalla Legione Italiana, costituita da se ne va col tempo bello. soldati provenienti da Emilia e Romagna. Nel settembre generosa, Come spesso accade, la confusione su queste origini or la terra si riposa fu creata nel contesto della politica italiana. Esistono sotto un fremito di foglie; anche alcune teorie diverse sul simbolismo dei colori, pur già dentro il grembo per esempio quella che ritiene che il verde rappresenti accoglie le pianure e le colline del paese (e in questo caso non ci nuovi semi di lavoro; si discostava molto dall’idea del basilico), il bianco i preziosi chicchi d’oro ricordi le Alpi ricoperte dalla neve e il rosso sia quello che in un mese ancor lontano del sangue versato negli anni delle guerre di diverran spighe di grano. indipendenza prima dell’Unità d’Italia. Un’altra

THE ITALIAN TIMES OTTOBRE 2018 – PAGE 15 Scary times in Italy by Blaise Di Pronio plenty in common with Halloween tury, they brought this custom turn what is supposed to be a time October is almost here and so and not only because it’s a holiday along. America then made of Hal - to remember our dead with love Halloween will soon arrive in the with a penchant for tricks and cos - loween what we know today, and cherish, into yet another occa - U.S. What happens in Italy during tumes, there are also the special - whereas Europe, in general, and sion catering to Italy’s penchant to those upcoming scary times? Until ized foods and confections. For Italy, in particular, remained at - party, celebrate and have fun. I will more recently, nothing really hap - example, in Sicily during the Og - tached to the more spiritually-ori - let you decide what the final pref - pened, but in our modern instant nissanti (All Saints) night, the dead ented celebrations of All Saints and erence will be. How do you say communication times, Italy has fi - bring sweet treats to the good kids. All Souls Days. For this aspect, the “BOO!” in Italian? nally imported this festival from Obviously. the sweets are prepared macabre celebration of October 31st America through films, TV and pop by mamme and nonne . Their name is similar to the commemoration of culture. is dolci di Martorana (sweets from the dead. And now a word Martorana). In Friuli-Venezia- It is now evident that the merg - American movies and TV series from Italy Giulia and Lombardy, people leave ing of religious feasts and pagan of the ‘80s began to make Italians a water basin and some bread for rituals of the original Hallow’s Eve by Blaise Di Pronio aware of Halloween: the movie ET the dead, in case they come back. (All Saints Eve) is throwing some Portfolio: A portable case for showed what Halloween was all So let’s backtrack a little to controversy into the laps of reli - holding material, such as loose pa - about. Some American horror those less modern times and dis - gious authorities in Italy. Hal - pers, photographs, or drawings. movies also made quite an impres - cover that traditionally Italy had loween is starting to develop a It comes from the Italian sion: Friday the 13th, A Nightmare Ognissanti or Tutti i Santi (All superior influence over Italy’s All portare or carry and foglio or sheet on Elm Street, and Halloween come Saints Day) , a public holiday cele - Saints and All Souls Days. Many of paper. The Italian equivalent is to mind. As you would expect, Ital - brating all Saints, on November 1. worry about the fact that it may portafoglio . ians seemed to like this type of The next day, November 2, was All overblown, over the top celebration Souls’ Day. In Italy, it has a more and started to enjoy it. Dress up macabre name, “Il giorno dei Morti” Columbus Day Parade: New York parties for adults were held more (The Day of the Dead), i.e., a day in and more often and in schools. It City’s big Italian celebration which we are supposed to go to the became common to have small The New York City Columbus the Grand Marshal of the 2018 pa - cemetery to pay respect to our dear “trick or treat” sessions in the day Day Parade is the world’s largest rade, which will take place Mon - departed. As many other Christian which then led to entertaining chil - celebration of Italian American cul - day, Oct. 8 from noon to 3 p.m. The feasts, these days have roots in a dren after school with the more fa - ture. More than a million specta - parade is televised live in WABC- pagan celebration, such as the mous trick-or-treat routines. tors watch more than 35,000 people TV. Celtic Samhain (celebrating the Nowadays, one must acknowl - from more than 100 organizations Chiarello has been president of end of the harvest and the begin - edge that Halloween has become march up Fifth Ave. from 47th St. First Data since 2013, where he ning of winter). At Samhain, time popular, especially among Italy’s to 72nd St. oversees the business and technol - lost all meaning and the past, pres - younger generations. But let’s not The parade was started in 1929 ogy solutions created for the corpo - ent, and future were one. The dead, forget, Italy’s (and ICC’s) very own by Generoso Pope. Today, it is or - ration’s clients. First Data drives and the denizens of the Other Carnevale , (i.e.,those two weeks ganized by the Columbus Citizens commerce every day powering more World, walked among the living. It right before Lent when Italians get Foundation (CCF). The parade than 3,000 transactions per second was a time of fairies, ghosts, crazy about dressing up and play - brings together New York’s City’s and $1.9 trillion in annual transac - demons, and witches. ing tricks on their friends). Sounds Italian American community to tions. familiar doesn’t it? Yes, it does re - Thus, if we look at those true show its pride, meet with politi - Among the past Grand Mar - mind us of a lot of what Americans origins and meaning of Halloween, cians and raise money for scholar - shals of the NYC Columbus Day do on Halloween. Carnevale has we’ll see that they’re not that dif - ships for promising Italian Parade have been Frank Sinatra, ferent from what Italians celebrate American students. The parade Sophia Loren, Joe DiMaggio, Jus - on All Saints and All Souls Day. If, currently provides more than 700 tice Antonin Scalia, Lidia Bas - And now a from a commercial point of view, scholarships. tianich, Maria Bartiromo, Joe Halloween is an All-American prod - Guy Chiarello, president of First Plumeri, Frank Bisignano and word from Italy uct, its spirit is rooted in antiquity Data Corporation, has been named Leonard Riggio. by Blaise Di Pronio and comes very much from Europe. Pedestrian: Somebody walk - Halloween was originally nothing ing rather than using a vehicle; more than a day to remember and somebody traveling on foot. honor the souls of the dead. It’s Derived from the Italian been here since before Christ. Cele - piede, which means foot. A root brations of Halloween were popular for pedestal (a base or support in Ireland and Scotland and when just like the feet which support people from these countries mi - the body). grated to the U.S. in the 19th cen - Word Search: Italian Movie Directors SOLVED from page 12

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