EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
President Bruce Bastian 266-3317 First VP Ben Petrone 201-874-2299 Second VP Joe Carbone 350-6188 P.O. BOX 1986 Treasurer Ralph Maccarone 234-0300 Rec. Sec. Kate Antico 882-4894 VENICE, FLORIDA 34284-1986 Corres. Sec Johanna Giordano 468-5013 941-486-1492 Past Pres. Ron DeBacco 497-4046 ********************************************** www.italianamericanclubofvenice.com COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSONS Bar Bob Houston 412-4287 Karl Bicknese 497-2853 Bocce Marino Roncari 408-9589 Pasquale Santaguida 475-0584 Building Joe Carbone 350-6188 Chaplain Fr. Sean Morris 562-253-5272 Cultural Sandi Chance 513-673-0586 Dining Rm Anthony Rondello 483-1050 Diane Johnson 488-0175 Helen Nardolillo 480-202-9083 Appreciation Donna Sherman 587-1058 Feast Bruce Bastian 266-3317 Grievance Karl Bicknese 497-2853 Donna Sherman 587-1058 Anthony Rondello 483-1050 Hostess Dee Martorana 484-1008 House Joe Carbone 350-6188 Kitchen Joe Carbone 350-6188 Ben Petrone 201-874-2299 Membership Kathy Carbone 928-0902 Novita’ Linda Bastian 321-6203 Parades Mike Alexandratos 475-5130 Parliamentarian Fred McCarthy 484-1333 Public Relations Sandi Chance 513-673-0586 Rental Agent Charles Mossorofo 929-1952 Sgt. At Arms Karl Bicknese 497-2853 Mike Roselle 408-7450 Scholarship Marion Capecci 493-5571 Social Carol Maccarone 234-0300 Sunshine Vi Giancola 497-6942 Travel Grace Robbio 492-2266 N o v i t à Your Cultural and Social Newsletter
Volume 4 www.italianamericanclubofvenice.com April 2018
The 1st of the month brings Easter greetings to all, ”Buona Pasqua “ It is also time to say arrivaderci to some of our snowbirds. Hope you will all enjoy good health, good times & get lots of rest so you can come back to us raring to go in late fall. Keep in touch by accessing the website, emailed Novita & occasional email messages with current updates. April is shaping up to encourage member participation with a Pot Luck Birthday/Anniversary Celebration that’s always popular, the Beach Picnic at the Pavilion, always fun, the final video on Sicily Unpacked & the Appreciation Party for the Feast workers. It may be that Friday Nite dinners will slow down a bit but with the best food, volunteer chefs & servers in town, the dining room will still be buzzing! You are the best & the patrons of our Club marvel at this “well oiled” machine! Keep up the good work! Ciao, Bruce
RECENT HAPPENINGS…..
MARIO ’n MARIA’S Wedding! March 11th, 2018 There were 147 attendees, 5 kitchen staff, and 5 bussers. All actors were IACV club members. Barbara Lorio produced and directed The Italian Wedding. Kitchen was headed by Helen Nardolillo, with special thanks to Joe Carbone for his assistance and allowing use of the kitchen facilities. Bob Houston managed the bar. Appetizers were passed during social hour. The entire meal was a typical Italian wedding dinner, including the thrown sandwiches referred to as a "Football" Wedding. Cast spent many hours rehearsing their roles which resulted in a performance well received by all. Accordion music entertained the guests and Ray Sherman volunteered as the DJ. The Social Committee thanks all involved in their combined effort making the evening a tremendous success! *One of the best events, enjoyed by all! Who knew there was so much talent in the club! Hollywood, next stop! *See Picture Page for players & Participants!
VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION DINNER MAR. 4TH, 2018 We had 102 signed up for the March 4 Volunteer Appreciation Dinner held at Venice Yacht Club. All were impressed with their meals and venue location. Our next dinner will be late June. Date to be determined. Thanks to Alexis Michel Angelo for making special netted candy favors for the Club Members. Also to Vi Giancola for helping with planning & check-in. Thanks as well to all the volunteers at the Club. You are very much appreciated. It takes approximately 60 people a week to feed the winter multitudes. *Special Grazie to Donna Sherman for once again arranging such a special day for everyone. You are much appreciated by all of us.
13th, 2018 Like to Travel? N o v i t à Interested in a Your Cultural and Social Newsletter Two Week Contents copyright of the Cruise To Italian American Club of Venice, Inc. Italian Ports 1375 Ringling Drive, Venice, Fl 34286. 914 486-1492 In October? Linda Bastian, Editor Info: See Bruce Bastian, Assistant Editor Grace Robbio web: italianamericanclubofvenice.com *This event is in the planning stages. email: See Bruce Bastian for more information or to offer help! 941-492-2266 [email protected] Aprile 2018 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Welcome New Member! Lucy Browning, Anthony Chietero, Jim Collodi, Allan Godfried, Patricia Pagano, Claire Piscione, Anthony & Audrey Tesoriero 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Luce del Sole: Get Well Soon! 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Continued thoughts & prayers are with Barbara Terzi .
Pat Alfarano on his recent hospitalization. 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
It’s easy to miss a member who is sick if nobody passes 29 30 31
the info along, so please take a minute to tell Vi!
April Notable Dates: Note: Please call Vi Giancola 497-6942 if you know of someone April 1st– Buona Pasqua a tutti. needing the support of the members with cards, calls & prayers. April 5th- General Meeting 7:00 pm Email: [email protected] April 8th– Member Birthday/Anniversary POT LUCK April 15th—Members Picnic in the Park! 4 to 8 pm Buon Compleanno! April 18th– Last in Video Series: Sicily Unpacked One Complimentary Carafe of Wine during Friday April 22nd- Celebration for all Feast Workers at IACV Night Pasta Dinner for your Birthday in April! April 26th– Executive Board Meeting 6pm Chris Accardi 11th, Tony Aceto 5th, Al Angelastri 23rd, Mondays IACV Bocce 9am & coffee too. All welcome. Theo Angelini 15th, Sharon Borsella 13th, Betty Burrafato 20th, Tuesday Bocce & Coffee at 9 am. Robert Caldararo 29th, Nancy Canto 12th, Kathy Carbone 4th, Wednesday’s Card Game continues in Columbus Room Peggy Carlozzi 14th, Paul Castiglione 27th, Jeannette Castiglione 12th, Dominic Cicero 1st, Barbara Ferroni 20th, Weekly Italian Classes/ Study of Italian Culture Joe Fiorella 30th, Lynn Fontana 24th, Suzanne Heise 12th, Wednesday Mahjong 1-4 Maria for info: 497-0665 Sebastian Liseo 22nd, Tom Longhi 26th, Barbara Lorio 25th, Anthony Lucchi 25th, Bob Marcario 4th, Tom Marchesello 7th, *Save the dates: Mark your calendar Tom Martorana 11th, Giuseppe Mastrandrea 13th, Marcey May 3rd—General Meeting 7pm Norman 12th, , Jay O’Donnell 5th, Rose Ott 28th, Sandi Prunti May 6th—Member Birthday/ anniversary celebration 4pm 1st, Grace Robbio 28th, Anthony Rondello 19th, Janet Rose May 13th—Mother’s Day Celebration: plans are being made! 15th, Carol Rossi 6th, Bob Santurri 30th, Rita Schwamborn May 31st— Executive Board Meeting 28th, Donna Sherman 11th, Jamie Sooy 28th, Maureen June 7th— General Meeting 7pm Spacciante 22nd, Denise Sudia 23rd, Ron Tenaglia 8th, June 10th— Birthday/Anniversary Celebration 4pm Anthony Tesoriero 5th. Jennifer Troncone 23rd, Marge Ulkis June 17th- Father’s Day Breakfast: in planning stage too. 19th, Robbie VonSalzen 28th. HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE BOARD: *Call Kathy Carbone 928-0902 to update your info if you were Ticket sales: No reserving or holding without payment. missed. Show ID at the Bar to add your name to April list. Sold on a First come, first served basis. Mailed checks must be received before tickets are considered sold. Fair
March 18th– St Patrick’s Day Birthday Celebration & democratic for all. 117 members attended, many wearing the green! It was a very Scholarships: 5 Scholarships at $2000; the Friday Night delicious Irish Dinner prepared by head chef, Joe DiMarco, assist- Worker’s Heritage $2500; and 3 named including the ed by Julie Packard, Gaetano, Giarmoleo, Tom Santurri, Pasquale Mario Capecci $2000, the Dominic Gatti $2000, and the Santaguida, Bob Pelligrini & Randy Pistone. What a crew!Table Diane Houston $2000. The Committee of Marion Capecci, settings, deorations of the day by Emma Tarhalla, Marilyn Mur- Ron DeBacco & Carlo Ferroni have a tough job ahead of phy, Dixie Clark, Shirley Santurri, Marion Cappecci & Vi Giancola. them to pick 9 deserving students. Currently there are Bar: Bob Houston & Lou Piazza; Raffle: Tom Martoranna; Door: 43 applicants from Venice High School vying for these Linda Bastian; Table Caller: Bill Meyers; Bruce Bastian: MC. High- scholarships! Gook luck to all who have applied. lights included Joe D’s recipe for Irish Soda Bread & Ricotta filled cannoli for dessert! A wee bit of a treat for everyone, for sure! Funding Ok’d: Save the trees! $2400 to immunize pine 13 birthdays were celebrated along with welcoming 6 new mem- trees at the back of the property. (Borers) bers. No anniversaries...doesn’t anyone get married in April? $1500 to improve ground under parked trailers This Birthday Celebration replaced a St Patrick’s Dinner Event of $100 donated to K of C for Golf Outing Fund Raiser past years & proved to be very popular with the members. FESTA di SANT GIUSEPPE Mar. 19, 2018 Another perk of membership that makes this Club special! Ringrazio tutti coloro che hanno partecipato alla Next Birthday Celebration is on April 8th, a POT LUCK where solenne festa. Un Grazie special a voi che avete attendance means you have to bring something to share! See lavorato per fare le rosette; Tutto e’ riuscito a Dee, Emma or Ann Brozosky to sign up for item preference. They PERFEZIONE… Non posso elencare tutti I nomi will try to balance the menu! All desserts would be a good thing per paura di omettere qualcuno. MOLTE GRAZIE for some of us, but not for everybody! Bring your specialty! A TUTTI...San Giuseppe vi Benedica Choices : APPETIZERS/ Antipasto/ SALADS Insalata, MAIN *Feast of St Joseph...I wish to thank all who DISHES/ Piato Principale & DESSERT/ Dolci participated in the Solemn feast of St Joseph on Arrive hungry! Leave full & happy! March 19th. A special thanks to those workers E-Mail: [email protected] who helped make the bread rolls. It all turned out to be perfect. I cannot name all the helpers for fear I may This month’s list for General Meeting goodies is N to Z. leave out someone. A great big thank you all. Everyone appreciates your “sweet” contributions! Grazie. May St Joseph bless you all……….by J. DiMarco In keeping with Article VI, Section 9, the following amendments scrutinized the by-laws committee are given as notice to be voted on at the next general meeting. A majority approval at the April 2018 general meeting is required for their passage.
2018 Amendment to the Bylaws offered by Bruce D. Bastian & Ralph Maccarone
ARTICLE XVII --- DUES Old New
Section 3. A member, required paying Section 3. Annual dues are due and payable dues, and failing to do so by January 31st on October 1st of each year. A member required to maybe notified by mail that dues are pay dues and failing to do so by November 1st delinquent. Should dues not be paid by may be notified that his/her dues are delinquent. st February 1 the member's name will be Should their dues not be paid immediately, the removed from the member roster. Individual’s name will be removed from the membership roster.
Note: The membership year is the same as the election calendar year and is defined as that 12 month period from October 1st to September 30th of the following year. (see Article IV Section 3, Qualifications for office).
Implementing note:
The above policy will take effect on October 1, 2018. Members who have paid their 2018 dues will receive a $12.50 credit towards their 2018-19 dues thereby reducing their net dues to $37.50 for this period only. This is a one-time adjustment to give credit for the three months remaining in this year for which dues have already been paid. ______2018 Amendment to the bylaws offered by Joe Bird
Article IV Article IV Old New
Section 2. Section 2.
Officers shall be elected at the December Officers shall be elected at the annual membership meeting, and their term membership meeting each year, and their term of office shall be for 1 year. No officer of office shall be for 1 year without limit shall be elected to the same office for to the number of consecutive years more than 2 consecutive terms. in any one office. Should an officer resign If, in the judgment of the Nominating in mid-term and the resignation is accepted Committee, it is beneficial to the Club, by the Board, the President may appoint a the Treasurer and Recording Secretary replacement. The Board by a majority may be nominated for additional terms. vote, in a secret ballot, must approve Should an officer resign in Mid-Term the President’s appointee. and the resignation is accepted by the Board, the President may appoint a replacement.The Board by a majority vote, in a secret ballot, must approve the President’s appointee.
Notice of Proposed Bylaws Change
Dear club member: On the accompanying attached page you will see two columns, the column to the left reflects the present bylaw and the column to right reflects the bylaw in its proposed changed form. At our next general meeting on April 5th 2018 these amendments will be offered as motions to be decided by all members eligible to vote according to the existing bylaws. Please check your by-laws to see whether or not you are eligible to vote on a bylaws change. Thank you, President Bruce D. Bastian and the Executive Board of the Italian American Club of Venice Fl., Inc
Sworn in March 1st, 2018 **Book Corner** Submitted by Sandi Chance, Cultural Chair
If you like to read, like Sicily, and like mysteries, you will love the detective series about Sicilian Ispettore Montalbano, by Italian best-selling author Andrea Camilleri. These are so popular in Italy, they have been made into an Italian TV series. His books have also been New York Times best-sellers.
For those of you who are very ambitious, you will find the reading order of these books below: English translations can be found on Amazon.
Montalbano’s First Case and Other Stories
The Shape of Water The Terra-Cotta Dog The Snack Thief Voice of the Violin Excursion to Tindari The Smell of the Night Rounding the Mark The Patience of the Spider The Paper Moon August Heat The Wings of the Sphinx The Track of Sand The Potter’s Field The Age of Doubt The Dance of the Seagull Treasure Hunt Angelica’s Smile The Fourth Secret Game of Mirrors A Beam of Light A Voice in the Night A Nest of Vipers The Pyramid of Mud The Italian American Club of Venice Invites you to join us for…………...
A Video Presentation In Three Parts **Sicily Unpacked** 7pm (See dates below) Free to Members & the Public Complimentary Coffee & Biscotti
Sicily Unpacked is a three-part BBC documentary series hosted by Andrew Graham-Dixon and Giorgio Locatelli, taking us on a journey around Sicily. In the first part of the series, Andrew Graham-Dixon and Giorgio Locatelli take us on a journey into the heart of Sicily and introduce one another to the things they love about the island. Then exploring the island through each other's eyes and hearts, they uncover the legacy of Spain's 500-year occupation of the island and the influence this has had on art and culture. Finally, Andrew and Giorgio take the pulse of contemporary Sicily, experience the change that is sweeping through the island, and find out how the future of it is linked to its ancient past.
Episode One: Wednesday, Feb. 28th, 2018
Episode Two: Wednesday, Mar. 21st, 2018
Episode Three: Wednesday, Apr. 18th, 2018