KC & the Sunshine Band to Perform at Festa on 'Disco Day,'
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NON-PROFIT THE US POSTAGE PAID MILWAUKEE, WI ITALIAN TIMES Permit No. 5716 Published 11 times annually by the 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 MAY 2019 • VOL. 40, NO. 11 home delivery of this publication. Your address label will be placed here. – CHANGE SERVICE REQUESTED – KC & The Sunshine Band to perform at Festa on ‘Disco Day,’ Saturday, July 20 Festa Italiana officials are pleased vocalist Harry Wayne Casey’s last to announce that one of the most pop- name – “KC” – and The Sunshine ular groups of the disco and funk era Band from KC’s home state of – the one and only KC and The Sun- Florida, the Sunshine State. shine Band – will perform at the The band was formed in 1973 by 42nd annual Festa on Saturday, July Casey, who, as a teenager, was em- 20. ployed as a record store employee Festa has designated July 20 as and part-timer at TK Records, a “Disco Day.” recording studio in Hialeah, Fla. His The show by KC and The Sun- band mates were studio musicians at shine Band will be free with a paid TK Records. Festa admission. The concert will Their first songs, “Blow Your start at 9 p.m. on the Harley-David- Whistle” (September 1973) and son Stage. “Sound Your Funky Horn” (February KC and The Sunshine Band had 1974) were released as singles, and six top 10 singles, five #1 singles and did well enough on the U.S. R&B one #2 single on the Billboard Hot chart and overseas that TK Records 100 chart. Among its biggest hits wanted a follow-up single and album. were “That’s the Way (I Like It)”, Their first album, Do It Good, “(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your didn’t fare well, but with the release Booty”, “I’m Your Boogie Man”, of their second self-titled album KC “Keep It Comin’ Love”, “Get Down and The Sunshine Band in 1975 came Tonight”, “Boogie Shoe”, “Please the group’s first major U.S. hit with Don’t” and “Give It Up”. “Get Down Tonight’. It topped the Harry Wayne Casey, a.k.a., KC, the founder and lead vocalist of KC and The The band took its name from lead Continued on page 4 Sunshine Band. ICC owes a great debt Volunteers to Joe Bartolotta needed for By Thomas Hemman ations to secure the Bartolotta “No question, the ICC owes a Festa Italiana Times Editor Restaurant Group’s (BRG) takeover great debt to Joe,” said Giuseppe Help to make the 42nd Festa Ital- Without Joe Bartolotta’s commit- of the catering and restaurant opera- Vella, a past president of the organi- iana, July 19-21, a stunning success ment to invest in the Italian Commu- tions at the Center in 2016. zation and lead representative in the by volunteering. There are many nity Center, the future of the Joe Bartolotta, the co-founder and negotiations with the BRG. “The ICC areas in which volunteers are needed nonprofit ethnic and cultural organi- co-owner of the prolific Bartolotta was struggling and needed someone starting the Monday before Festa zation would have been in jeopardy, Restaurant Group, died in his sleep at with the vision and passion of Joe opens on the Summerfest grounds said a past president of the ICC who his home on Apr. 22. He was 60 years Bartolotta to step forward.” (Henry Maier Festival Park). had direct involvement in the negoti- old. Continued on page 13 According to Joseph T. Emanuele, Italian Community Cen- ter President and Festa Italiana 2019 General Chairman, volunteers are Lots of volunteer hours logged in needed in the areas listed below. Ei- ther email the managers listed with preparing items for ‘A Taste of Italy’ Continued on page 5 Cosa c’è dentro? What’s inside? Expanding membership activities and programs page 2 Disco dance party at ICC on June 8 page 2 President’s message page 3 Dan Conley’s moonlight bocce dream fulfilled page 6 Breaking Italian Idol news page 6 UNICO announces its ‘Citizen of the Year’ page 9 Details on UNICO Scholarship Banquet page 9 Children’s Easter party photo highlights pages 10-11 While our printing deadline occurred the Friday before the Sunday in April. This was just one example of the food Make plans to attend start of the 24th annual “A Taste of Italy, we can show you preparation that was done by the chairpersons and nu- Pompeii Women’s Club proof that a lot of work was done by volunteers in the days merous volunteers before Apr. 28, the date of “A Taste of May Crowning event page 12 and weeks before the event. This dedicated group of volun- Italy.”. Seen here, from the left: Sophia Michalovitz, Marie Madonna del Lume Women teers made the stuffed shells for “A Taste of Italy” in the Lieber, Chris Ziino, Fran Tollefson, Sandy Mazza and Val hosting Italian Mass page 12 kitchen of St. Joseph Catholic School in Wauwatosa one Schleicher. (Photo provided by Chris Ziino) Expanding ICC members’ activities and programs is our goal By Mary Anne Ceraso-Alioto showed Marriage Italian Style on 7:15 p.m.). As a special Mother’s Committee to offer events and Membership Committee Chair Apr. 12 and a double feature on Apr. Day treat (Sunday, May 12), we are activities to our membership. We are The Membership Committee 14 of The DaVinci Code and Angels going to show Lady and the Tramp at always looking for ideas and people would love to thank everyone for par- and Demons. 3 p.m. We will have hot dogs and na- who have ideas to join in and help us. ticipating in all the activities we have We had a great crowd for Mar- chos for sale in addition to all the reg- Even if you can’t attend our monthly done in the past month. riage Italian Style but, due to an April ular snacks we serve and we will meetings (the first Wednesday night We had the Moonlight Bocce snowstorm, had a much smaller have wine and beer for sale also. of the month), if you have ideas, you Tournament with a total of 11 teams crowd for the double feature. This is a chance for our younger are always welcome to reach out and and spectators. The event was such In May, we will be showing on members to celebrate their moms and let us know. a success that we are planning an- Friday, May 10, Only You starring take them out to dinner and a movie. We are looking to have ICC other tournament in September, so Marisa Tomei and Robert Downey, Please keep in mind when you are membership tables set up at Festa watch for details to come. We Jr. (doors open at 6 p.m., showtime planning to come to the movies on Italiana in the Information Booth Sundays that Cafe La Scala is closed. (which is generously handled by the Pompeii Women’s Club) and in the New membership discount Cucina, staffed by our volunteers. We have partnered with the Mar- We are always looking for members Boogie on down to the ICC’s cus Center for the Performing Arts to willing to sit at the table in the Cucina offer a new membership discount on and answer any questions about the performances at the Marcus Center. June 8 ‘Radical Disco Dance’ ICC to potential new members from When you go to the website the grounds opening to around 7 Here is the skinny on the up- The disco party is open to guys https://www.marcuscenter.org/mcac- p.m.. If you are interested, please coming Italian Community Center’s and gals of all ages, so bring the cess and register with the code “ic- feel free to let me know. We also “Radical Disco Dance” on Satur- family and boogie on. There’s no ctickets”, you will gain discounts to want to thank the the Italian Family day, June 8 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. It cover charge for ICC members and special performances and for each History Club for having membership will be a far out experience where it’s just $5 for non-members. ticket you order, the Italian Commu- forms at their area at Festa, too. we can feel the funk and get down. Have the munchies? Snacks will nity Center will receive a donation of Please take a look at our other ar- Let’s boogie with Alioto Enter- be available for purchase along with $10 from the Marcus Center. Right ticle about the “Disco Dance” the tainment and those groovy deejays soft drinks and water. now, tickets for Come from Away and Membership Committee is sponsor- John and Salvatore, the music duo If you need to say, what’s up or Anastasia are being offered. ing to kick off our Festa Italiana sea- to discotheque funk. have any questions, please reach out Thanks to the Marcus Center for son. Get down in style to the contests to Mary Anne Ceraso-Alioto at 414- the Performing Arts for giving us one Hope to see you all at one of the for the foxiest dude and dudette. 801-4754. more benefit of ICC membership. upcoming member events! Who’s dressed the best? It just Can you dig it? It will be the Plans are underway to explore might be you. bomb! Be there or be square….