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ITALIAN TIMES Published by the Italian Community Center 631 E. Chicago St., Milwaukee, WI 53202 www.ICCMilwaukee.com VOL. 34, NO. 10 APRIL 2013
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Enjoy ‘A Taste of Italy’ on Apr. 14 Savor wide variety of Italian food, beverages for low cost at ICC By Thomas Hemman Times Editor If you love Italian food, you’ll want to be at the Italian Community Center on Sunday, Apr. 14 for the 18th annual “A Taste of Italy.” This hugely popular event, which offers a bountiful selection of low-cost delicious Italian foods and beverages, will run from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Both admission and parking are free. This year, attendees can purchase seven food and beverage tickets for just $10 or a single ticket for $1.50. Food and beverage tickets will be sold on-site. Entrée items will be served in the Pompeii Grand Ballroom. Desserts will be offered in the Festa Ballroom. Seating will be available throughout the building, including the bocce court room and the spacious courtyard. “We want to make sure everyone has a place to sit down and enjoy the food,” Ann Romano, general chairperson, said. “This year, we’ve ordered extra large trays for carrying your food and beverages to your table,” she added. “A Taste of Italy,” since its inception in 1995, has served as an essential fund-raising activity for the nonprofit Italian Community Center.
Live entertainment During the course of the afternoon, Tradizione Vivente, the Italian Dance Group of Milwaukee will perform in tbe Festa Ballroom. The Sicilian Serenaders II (Peter Balistrieri and Tom and Ted Pappalardo) will stroll throughout the building playing Italian and Sicilian music as visitors enjoy their food and beverage selections. Both groups have long participated in “A Taste of Italy.” Appearing in the entertainment lineup for the third straight year will be ICC member Charles Evans, who will be singing Italian songs that are popular in the United States and some that aren’t heard here as often. All the songs will be sung in Italian. He will be accompanied by Galina Gerakosov on electronic piano. Evans, who has sung many times in Italian includ-
ing as a member of the Florentine Opera Chorus, has produced a CD of sacred music, which will be available that day. All the entertainers are donating their services for the event. The appearance of the Sicilian Serenaders II is courtesy of La Società di San Giuseppe, which has also made a monetary donation to the event, Romano said. Giant raffle As has been the custom in past years, a giant raffle will be held in conjunction with “A Taste of Italy.” This year’s prizes are quite impressive. First prize is a 55-inch LCD HD TV. Second prize is $500 cash. Third prize is an Apple iPad Gen4, 16 Gig. Fourth prize is a 42-inch LCD HD TV. Fifth prize is a pearl ring with 20-diamond chips, donated by Glorioso’s Gold Imports &
Diamond Center. A sixth prize was added shortly before presstime. ICC Director Peter Gustin has donated indoor and outdoor wooden benches made from recycled urban Please turn to page 7
ICC schedules golf outing fund-raiser for June 10 at Brown Deer course The Italian Community Center’s first-ever golf outing – a key fundraiser for the organization – is set for Monday, June 10 at Brown Deer Golf Course, 7625 N. Range Line Rd. The entry fee is $175 per golfer. All participants will receive an
attendance gift, golf cart, lunch and beverages on the course, followed a fabulous dinner at the ICC after the outing. Participants will be eligible for door prizes, auction and raffle prizes and event awards. Pre-paid reservations are required by May 31 and can be
ICC delivers memorable Carnevale for 34th time
made by completing the form accompanying this article and sending it in with full payment to the ICC, c/o Golf Outing, 631 E. Chicago St., Milwaukee, WI 53202. All major credit cards are accepted. Please use the form accompanying this article. Golfers are asked to arrive at the golf course by 11 a.m. on June 10 to sign-in and use the practice range. The outing will officially get under way with a shotgun start at 12:30 p.m. A hospitality reception is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. at the ICC in the galleria. The dinner will be served an hour after in the Pompeii Grand Ballroom with the awards program to follow. Longtime ICC members Pat Lambo and Casper Balistreri are serving as co-chairs of the outing. Both have been involved in organizing numerous successful golf outing benefits in the past. Lambo operates an independent insurance Please turn to page 3
Nearly 400 people were on hand as the Italian Community Center presented its 34th annual “Il Grande Carnevale” on Saturday, Feb. 9. The theme was “Memories of Carnevale.” To carry out the theme, some of the more memorable activities of past Carnevales were re-created. There was a slide presentation and photo display showing thousands of pic-
tures of past celebrations. This year, John Alioto and his wife, Mary Anne (Ceraso) Alioto were given the honor to serve as Re (King) and Regina (Queen). This picture was taken shortly after the couple received their crowns. Look for many more photos, a story recapping the event and raffle winner information on pages 13-16. (Times photo by Tom Hemman)