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ECEMBER

9, 16, 23 - PASTA& WOW

11, 18 - CENA

12,19 - I PICCOLICOLORI

- SANNICOLAPARTY- I

ICCOLICOLORI

- SEVENFISHES

14 - I COLORIITALIANI

- HUNGERBUSTERS

1 - BAKESALE

1 - NEWYEARSEVE

NUARY

- NEWYEARSDAY-

LOSED

9,16,23,30 - I PICCOLI

OLORI

27 - HUNGERBUSTERS

11,18,25 - I COLORI

13,20,27 - PASTA& WOW

15,22,29 - CENA

7 - BOOKCLUB

EBRUARY

24 - HUNGERBUSTERS

8,15,22,29 - I COLORI

TALIANI

10,17, 24 - PASTA& WOW

12, 19, 26 - CENA

13, 20,27 - I PICCOLI

OLORI

4 - VALENTINESDAY

4 - BOOKCLUB

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NotiziarioUfficialedelcircoloitaliaNodidallas dicembre 2015 Vol36 NUm

DECEMBER11 ITALIANCLUBBAKESALE

The women of the Club will once again be sell ingdelicious, traditional Italian baked goods made by ourtalented members. Who knows what surprises willbe in store for shoppers this year - maybe Rum Cakes,

Tiramisu, Cannoli, Biscott i, Ricot ta Cookies, FigCookies, Regina Cookies, Ricotta Pie, or Amaretti.

We will also have some frozen entrees for sa le, so youcan shop until you drop and sti ll have food for dinnerduring the busy month of December. Come early forthe best selection (the sale starts at 10 a.m.) so that youcan stock up for the holidays.

You can shop for the best Italian baked goods in theMetroplex and enjoy lunch at the ICD on Friday after

you select your goodies. Special Italian desserts wil lbe prepared by Chef Christian Manganero and cakesprepared by Melissa Stoa will also be available. Joinus on Friday evening for Cena and brag about yourpurchases at the Bake Sale.

If you have any questions, cal l Francesca Barone at(214) 295-2864 or Semira Pacifico at (972) 831-1351.

CELEBRATELAVIGILIADICAPODANNO

RINGINTHENEWYEARWITH

YOURFRIENDSATTHEICD!

2015 is nearing its end and everyone seems to be busyfinding time to spend with family and friends for theholiday season. Unfortunately, that can sometimesmean that we have not yet made plans for sayingarrivederci to this year and benvenuti to the yearahead.

Make plans to join us as we say goodbye to the oldand dance in the new at the Italian Club of DallasClubhouse for the ICDs New Years Eve Extravaganza it is certainly one of the best parties in town! Bring

your fr iends and family to welcome in the New Yearwith a glass of Prosecco, a gourmet menu, and a joyous

celebration.

We will have mouth-watering food and just when youthink you cant eat another bite, it will be t ime to hitthe dance floor to a DJ playing your favorite dancemusic, both old and new.

As the New Year begins , youl l ring it in with Italiantradition, but best of all, you will be celebrating withsome of your favorite people from 2015, your ICDfriends! Can you think of a better way to start 2016?Stay tuned for details!

Advance Ticket Purchase required: Click here

FEASTOFTHESEVENFISHESDINNER

DECEMBER6

Come celebrate the Christmas season with yourfriends at the Italian Club on Sunday December 6

with our Feast of theSeven Fishes dinner. This manticipated feast of the holiday season is a traditiomany parts of Italy.

You can make your reservation by cal ling the Clu(972) 931-9167 or on Eventbrite. Our menu for thcelebration is:

HORDOURVESCeviche

Crab Wonton with cream cheeseArancini di R iso with shell fish

ANTIPASTOCrab cake

Smoked Salmon on rye bread topped withtomatoes & smoked cheese

PRIMOMatriciana pasta with Rag u di Tonno & red on

SECONDOGrilled stuffed zucchini with shr imp & scallo

skewers

TERZOSalmon over asparagus & roasted potatoes

Baccala fritto

INSALATAPan-seared squid in lemony aioli salad

DOLCESemifreddo al Torrone

7 Pesci Cena...mangirare, bere vine godere del tempo

con gli amici eaugurare a tutti...BUON NATALE

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LETTERFROMTHEPRESIDENT

Tanti Auguri

It just wasnt that long ago I was writing my first letter from thePresident in January of this year and now December is upon us and 2015wil l be coming to a close. Without official results or numbers to sharewith you we cannot offic ially state how the Club ended the year in 2015but we do know there was plenty of Good News from 2015 which helpedus move in a positive direction.

We have many people f rom board members to committee chairs , frommembers to Club volunteers to non-members who volunteered and/orsupported our Festa Italia to say Grazie Mille for all you have done forour Italian Club.

It is impossible to thank everyone in this brief letter but I feel a specialGrazie Mille to Ben Parlapiano who has stepped down as CommitteeChair of our Charity Outreach program. Our mission statement talksabout promoting our Italian Culture and Traditions and Ben has givenmany hours over the several years he has chaired that committee to do justthat. There are many charitable groups who benefited from his efforts ascommittee chair like the Specia l Olympics, our military men and womenwho came through DFW and enjoyed a lunch and a nice visit with theICD volunteers, Hunger Busters and the Cranium Facial ChildrenChristmas party at South Fork just to mention a few of the groups Benand our wonderful ICD volunteers helped this year and past years.

With the depa rture of Ben comes new needs for our Club. We now findourselves in a familiar position we experienced in the past. We need newmembers and old members to take the torch of Ben carried for many yearsto become a new committee chair of our Charity Outreach committee orsubmit your name for other committees.

We will need everyones support as we roll into 2016. The Italian Clubwil l have many events and spec ial Cena in 2016 plus our major fundraisers - Festa Italia and the Fall Gala to help our Club. However, ourmost important asset is our Club members and YOU will be the key toour success in 2016

I am asking you to find ways to

bring a new member into our Club,

volunteer to be on committees,

talk about our Club to everyone you know and tell them about ourwonderful resource our Clubhouse,

Promote our Club to people as a great place to rent for a specialoccasion, a birthday party, a meeting, a shower party, a weddingreception, a gathering place for a group on a monthly or quarterlybasis, a wedding rehearsal dinner, a graduation or reception after abaptism just to mention a few things we can do for our members andnon-members

We are proud to have you as members and we hope you are proud of ourClub to share it with others.

I hope to see you at the Seven Fishes Cena on Dec 6 to say Buon Natale

and at our New Years Eve Celebration Dec 31 to say Buon Anno

Auguri

Tante Belle Cose nel 2016

Ken VenusoPresident ICD

CULINARYEVENTS

Wednesday ~ Pasta & Pizza Night: December 2 , 9, 16, 23 & 30zz.Doors open 6 p.m. Every Wednesday evening features our fantasticantipasti bar and one of several pasta or pizza selections for a greatprice. Add extras if the mood suits you meat, seafood & veggies.Pasta or Pizza - Members $12 / Non-Members $16; Antipasti Ba ronly - Members $8 / Non-Members $12.

Call for reservations and large tables (972) 931-9167or http://icdcena.eventbrite.com

FRIDAYCENASCHEDULE& PRICING

Member Adult $20 / Non-Member Adult $28Reservations are kindly requested as seating is often very limited.

WELCOMENEWMEMBERS!

Please extend a warm welcome to our new members:

Keith YoungJudith and Peter Bargmann

Sharon and Joe PelletireBarbara and Joseph Rosio

Ann and James Morigliano-PatronMelissa SharkCharles Calise

December 4***Raffle night

December 11

Cake sale

December 18Guest Cena*** Raffle night

December 25

(CLOSED)

Come, visit and enjoy the company of friends with a glassof wine while waiting for the delicious meal Chef Gerardand Chef Christian have prepared for our enjoyment.Join us, you know you will enjoy a great meal. DONTFORGET TO BRING A GIFT TO RAFFLE OFFWITH OUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY Its just a lotof fun!

What a great way to celebrate any occasion at the ItalianClub, come and have a great eveningCome and purchase your Holiday cookies, baked by ourown members the traditional Italian way.

Guest Cena,bring your friends, your neighbors, yourcoworkers, its a great event to introduce them to ourtreasured Italian Club of Dallas.

*** What a great time to re-gift those extra gifts that youhave no use for - bring them to the Club. They mightbecome someone else's treasures and make them veryhappy. Your donations assist in increasing the Clubtreasury. ***

Each Friday, we make special time to enjoy Cena(dinner)

withfamiglia e amici (family & friends)

Visit the Club for a delicious four-course menu, enjoyedinsieme(together).

Join us to savor the taste of authentic Italian dishes fromfresh ingredients & recipes old and new, prepared by ourChef.

Share the joy of good food, good wine and good company~ Italian-style!

Weekly menu available via Club Mail. Reservationsrecommended at (972) 931-9167)or online athttp://icdcena.eventbrite.com.

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WHOISDOMINICKCIRINCIONE?

For those who may have joined the Italian Club of Dallas in the 1990s orlater, you may have seen the name Dominick (Nick) Cirincione year a fteryear on the Italian Club membership roster and wondered who this long-time member was.

Dominick was born in Brooklyn. Nick was in the Navy and came to Dallaswhile work ing at Bel l Helicopter. He holds degrees from Tarrant CountyCollege and TCU. As a Bell Field Rep, Nick had many assignments thattook him around the world, and he has traveled to all seven continents.

Nick found the Italian Club of Dallas during the 1980s and became aLifetime Member when he donated stock in Coca-Cola for the constructionof a center on the Marsh Lane property. Dominick was an active andalways-seen member in the 1980s and keeps a busy life traveling anddocumenting history. Nicks interest in archiving information led him todocument the history of the Italian Club of Dallas and I Colori Italiani foran entire year. The archival materials of Italian Club newsletters, events,and photographs that Nick assembled were accepted by the Institute ofTexan Cultures at The University of Texas San Antonio in its entiret ybecause of the collections archival qual ity.

Nick is also an av id photographer and spent an entire morningphotographing dancers from I Colori Italiani at the popular Las Colinasshopping center, with architecture, waterways, and furnishings thatmimicked many Italian locales. He met the dancers there at 8:30 a.m. toget just the right light to spotlight the group. One of Nick s photographswas sent to Rita Tonitto, then Board member of the Ita lian Folk ArtFederation of America, who was wr iting an IFAFA article for Viltismagazine, a national folk dance magazine published in Denver. The articlefeatured the Italian Club of Dallas I Colori Italiani dance group and thephotograph showed the group dancing La Furlana from Friuli-Venezia-Giulia. The article was printed in the magazine and the photograph witha caption was used as the back cover. Nick has also presented a session onarchival documentation of materials for the 1993 IFAFA Conference hostedin Dallas by I Colori Italiani.

Nick has continued to document the history of the Italian Club of Dallas bysending Cicerone newsletters to the Institute of Texan Cultures each yearthat is until mailing newsletters to members was discontinued since Nickdoes not have a computer!

Nick was recognized in the September 2015 issue of BENCHMARK,the newsletter of the Tarrant County Archeological Society. Nick wascited for his avocational interests in history, archeology, and paleontologywith his focus on archiva l qual ity photo documentation on numerousprojects. His photo projects include the following: Waco MammothNational Monument, Great American Catt le Drive Re-enactment1995, Sesquicentennial Wagon Train 1986, 140 of Nicks Wagon Trainphotos can be viewed at the Portal to Texas History, Lewis and Clark

200th Anniversary Festivities 20 07, coauthor for the Acadia Book TexasSesquicentennial Wagon Train, and long-time contributor to the TarrantCounty Archives. His collection reflects his interests in Aviation andAviation History, Maps, Film and Theater, Photography, Northeast TarraCounty communities, the exploits of Bonnie and Clyde Barrow, and theJohn F. Kennedy assassination. Note: a l ist of the items in Nick s extensivecollection at the Archives is at: http://www.tarrantcounty.com/e-archives/cwp/view.asp?A=874&Q=481743.

Inventory of the Institute of Texas Cultures Vertical Fi le collection,undated:

Repository: University of Texas San Antonio, see under Ethnicities/ItaliaSnippet: AssociationsItalian Club of Dallas (See Also Intern File ItalianClub of Dallas)

http://www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/utsa/00316/utsa-00316.html

NEWMONTHLYWINEFEATURE

The 3rd week of each month we wil l feature a new wine from dif ferentregions throughout Italy. Just about every patch of land that one couldgrow grapes on, Italy has obliged. There are thousands of differentgrape varietals to be explored, and we will attempt to provide wines thatyou may never have heard of, but are so important to Italy s vinicu ltura lfootprint. We will feature these wines in events such as W.O.W. (Wine

on Wednesday), individual tastings, and if they are popular enough, makethem generally available at the club. So come on! Lets explore!

The first wine we will feature wil l be Antonio Sanguineti s Cannonau diSardegna. Cannonau di Sardegna is a red wine from the Italian island ofSardinia. It is made from Cannonau, the loca l name for the Grenache onof Sardinias most successful wine grapes. It has long been thought that thvar iety a rrived on Sardinia with the Aragonese when they conquered theisland in the early 14th Century (from what is now Aragon). However, inthe past few years, Italian researchers have uncovered evidence suggestingthat Cannonau (and therefore Grenache) may well have originated rightthere on Sardinia.

The region-wide Cannonau di Sardegna DOC title covers the entire islanfrom Sulcis and Cagliari in the south to Gal lura in the north a distance oapproximately 175 miles (265km). It was introduced in June 1972, roughlythe same time as its Muscat-based equivalent Moscato di Sardegn. Roughone bottle in every five of Sardinian wine is a Cannonau di Sardegna.

I encourage all to try this beautiful wine from the proud Island of SardiniaYou wont find it at your local wine retailer, so come to the club and enjoy!

RUSSELL BURKET T- CS

Save the Date forMothers Day

Brunch on May 10!

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ATTENTIONALLCLUBMEMBERS

We have a tremendous amount of histor y in our Club and many wonderf ulmembers who donate their time and money to help spread our Italian Culture andmake this Club a place for all of us to come to enjoy with our extended familyourmembership.

Our purpose is to respect, honor and cherish our history and past members whohave helped build this Club. In addition, we also want to acknowledge people fromour current membership base. We have many members who give their time andefforts to this Club freely and do things for the Club because they want to do it.

The Club is like family; if someone needs help we go over to their house and helpout.

The Board selec ted two indiv iduals for this month. We have an open door policyon nominations so anyone can nominate someone and give their name to theBoard.

Keep in mind there is no specific order or rules to go by here, its just a simplecriteria of saying GRAZIE MILLE to a member who helps make this Club abetter place for this month or since they have been a member.

Ken VenusoPresident ICD

GRAZIEMILLE- MEMBEROFTHEMONTH

This month the Board wants to recognize not a person but a group of people -volunteers. With their hard work and strong loya lty to the Club they helped makeour Fall Gala DALLUVA AL VINO a great event and wonderful desserts to

enjoy all evening. Our GRAZIE MILLE honorees this month are

THE BAKERS FOR THE GALA

The Fall Gala has so many people to thank from sponsors to working staf f thatnight, but when people talk about the Gala and the wonderful night they enjoyed,the comments always turn to the subject ending with and the cookies/dessertsare the bestI could not stop eating themI had to take some home.

May we present and say Grazie Mille to Livia Tamburino, Carole Strippoli(committee co-chair), Francesca Barone, Semira Pacifico, Enza Ciniglio, BarbieGumin (committee co-chair), Fred Napurano, Joan Seley, Karen Mungioli, GinaLecca, Rae Gene Mungioli, Lynn Barnard, and Carrie Harris (not in picture)

Thanks to these wonderful bakers we had something to enjoy with our coffee,wine, l iqueur, gelato, espresso or just by themselves.

Each year they call upon people to bake for the Gala and of course many of theprevious years volunteers bake again.

The desserts are always in the back of everyones mind as they walk into the room.They may sip on their prosecco, enjoy hors doeuvres, walk around the silentauction table area, visit friends, but eventually they will casual ly walk by the desserttable if it is in the open area. Some years it is behind a curtain or in another room.

This year it was in open sight but a black cloth covered all the soon to be pouncedupon sweet treats. You have to admit some of us hope our favorites are still therelike chocolate biscotti just to mention one and there are hopes that a new tastysweet will be among the traditional pizzelles this year.

The announcement of the unveil ing is an event unto itself. As soon as some of thebakers walk toward the dessert table to unveil the suga ry delights, heads start toturn, some chairs a re pushed back and the more direct Italian cookie monstersare already up and ready to charge the sweet epicurean table.

All these emotions we experience prior to, during and af terwards are a credit tothis group of bakers who love to bake and want to share their delicious offerings

with al l in attendance. They enjoy baking and want to share their Ital ian goodies

with al l of us and we want to enjoy them because of the wonderful memories thbring to our mind. My nonna made these, my mom made these, my zia or zioalways made these. Thats right all these memories and wonderful tastings uour palette are a direct result of the great bakers of the Italian Club.

We then have to say Grazie Mi lle for al l they do for our sweet cravings. So thnext time you see them at the Club let us say

GRAZIE MILLE 2015 GALA BAKERS(and nicely ask them if there are any more left they want to share)

A LOOKBACK GRAZIEMILLE

As a Club that stands for Italian culture, we have an obligation to honor andcherish our past. We have a group of individuals who are known as Founders,lifetime members or long time members.

They helped establish and build the Club. They helped create what we have to a Club that is a place to enjoy being around friends and family and the Italianculture. It is up to our current and future members to learn from our past and toremember what these individuals created, THE ITALIAN CLUB OF DALL

Once again we a re challenged to select someone who was there at the beginninan early stage of the Club or a member we all know but our aim is not to singleperson out because their contributions are greater than someone elses. Our focis on honoring and cherishing people from our past or current membership basein no specific order.

It is with pride the Board announces as our Honoree this month of A LOOKBACK

JAY L AURENZI GRAZIE MILLE

The Italian Club was created for people of Ita lian heritagto share their knowledge of Italian culture and traditionsspeak the Italian language with other members, have funabove all, be Italian.

Jay has been a member for many years. He has been a bomember as well as a past president of the Club. He has thdistinction of being a president at two different times. Jaand his lovely wife Kay are Lifetime members of the club

volunteers and supporters of many events each and every

Jay has successf ully tr ied to bring new th ings to the Club. He championed usinthe internet and electronic systems to track our membership, create easier ways

collect fees for events with Eventbrite and PayPal, and extend our communicatwith emai l and electron ic distribution of our newsletters. The majority of thefurniture and bar itself were acquired when Jay was President and the site / movour current Club was during his first term as President.

Jay has been par t of the Club when we had much success and wonderfu l memoHe is innovative and has brought many new ideas and techniques to many of ouevents. His loyalty, creativit y and strong support to keep this Club as a place foto enjoy the Italian Traditions and culture have always been one of his prioritie

The second time Jay was president, he and a few other s needed to form a new band help direct the Club through some tough times.

Everyone is having fun when the good times roll but with his leadership, he helthe Club navigate some difficult times and had to make some tough calls to keethe Club a place where we could still come and enjoy a cena or special event andmore importantly keep this family of members together to enjoy wonderful ti

with fel low members. Jay has worked hard to keep our mission statement in theforefront. He focused on the Italian traditions and cultures of the Italian way olife and tried to bring those to our Cene, special events and Gala.

Like so many of our Look Back Honorees Jay has that willingness to help mathe Club a better place for todays members as well as members of the future. Hphilosophy to preserve and promote our traditions has always been a good rule follow and his will ingness to share his knowledge continues to make this a g reaplace to come or be part of anytime throughout the year.

We are blessed to have him as pa rt of our Ital ian Club family and thankful forhis continuous support to our mission statement. We have many to thank for ocontinuous success and Jay is in that group, so it is with great pride we say.

GRAZIE MILLEJAY LAURENZI

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PANETTONE

Ingredients: 1 cup of warm water 2 packages dry yeast 1 cup our 1/2 cup butter 1/2 cup sugar 2 large eggs 1 tsp salt 2 tsp grated lemon

zest 3 1/2 cups all purpose

flour 1 cup chopped nuts 1/4 cup few golden

raisins, candied fruit

Directions:1. Combine water and yeast in a medium

bowl and let stand until the yeast iscompletely dissolved. To this add 1 cupflour. Cover and keep it in a warm placefor about 30 minutes.

2. Beat butter and sugar until light andcreamy. Beat in eggs one at a time. Addsalt, lemon zest, and flour; beat withdough hook for about 5 minutes. Stir in dry fruits and nuts. Coverthe bowl with a cloth and let the dough rise for about 2 hours or untilalmost doubled in size. Place in 2 greased 9-inch tube pans or greased6-cup coffee cans and let rise until puffy. (I used a springform pan forthis, it worked just fine).

3. Preheat the oven to 350 F. Lightly brush the top of the bread with

melted butter. Bake until golden, about 30 minutes.

DECEMBERBOOKCLUBNEWS

The Book Club wil l be on Christmas break, and will not meet inDecember. On Wednesday, January 27, 2016, the Book Club will return,meeting at 7 p.m. at the ICD, when our selection wil l be Black Run byAntonio Manzini. Manzini, a popular Italian writer of murder mysteriesfeaturing his irascible detective Rocco Schiavone, has seen his worksdeveloped into successful Italian telev ision programs, and translated intomany languages. This mystery is the first of his works to be translatedinto English.

Deputy Prefect of Police Schiavone built his career in his beloved Rome,

but a few wrong moves put him in serious trouble with higher authorities,for which he is exiled to Aosta, a small, touristy A lpine town popularwith sk iers. Schiavone hates sk iing, mountains , snow, and cold. Aboveall, he d istains the provincial locals, whom he deems rubes and bumpkins,far beneath his sophisticated Roman standards. He fears being stuckin what he perceives as an isolated patch of nowhere, cut off from theexcitement and action of the big city. But when a mangled unidentifiedbody, crushed by a snowcat used to clear ski trails, is d iscovered highon a mountain ridge off one of the slopes more challenging ski r uns,Schiavones spirits begin to soar. The Book Club will bundle up forAlpine weather and follow the Deputy Prefect as he doggedly investigatesthe bizarre murder.

The Reading List for 2016 wil l be ava ilable at the Club in earlyDecember. Mark your calendars for Book Club meeting times for 2016.

Unless otherwise notified, we will meet on the la st Wednesday of eachmonth, except for the following notable exceptions: July and Augustwe wil l be on Summer Break and wil l not meet; the November meetingwil l be on November 16, the third Wednesday of the month, to avoid aconflict with Thanksgiving; and in December of 2016 we will once againbe on Christmas break.

Remember that Christmas is coming and books make great holiday gifts.By connecting on the ICD website to the Amazon link , you can purchasebooks and help out the Club at the same time. Amazon will contribute asmall percent of your purchase price to the Club. If you would like moreinformation about the Book Club, please contact the Coordinator, NormaIacovo at 214-724-4832, or niacovo@tnsk.com.

USO CHILDRENSCHRISTMASTOYDRIVE

The Ital ian Club of Dal las is a proud supporter of the United ServiceOrganization (USO) and over time the ICD has provided monetarydonations, donations in kind and has catered lunches for armed servicepersonnel and their families rotating through Dallas InternationalAirport. At this time of year it is the children of our military servicepersonnel that are the focus of our support. In order to provide thatsupport we need you our members to open up your hearts and purses anddonate an unwrapped toy to our drive.

The deadline for contributions is Friday, December 11 just a few days

after publication of this edition of the newsletter.If you have not alreadycontributed a toy please do so by the 11th. There is a box at the front ofthe Clubhouse to collect the toys. If you would rather we shop for youplease drop off your check or credit card payment at the Club and we willhappily shop for you. With a few exceptions during this holiday season(see the event schedule on the front page of this newsletter) the Club isopen on Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays.

What better way to say thank you to our military personnel for their servicethan to brighten the lives of their children? So please, please make yourcontribution soon.

ICD VOLUNTEERSTOHELPAT

CCA CHILDRENSXMASPARTY

On December 12 at South Fork Ranch the Childrens CraniofacialAssociation (CCA) will hold their annual Childrens Christmas Party. Ain prior years CCA called upon our Club to assist with administering theevent. The response by our members was immediate and heartwarming.

For approximately three hours our volunteers will be greeting andregistering the children and their families; helping them with theirname tags; distributing door prize tickets and stuffed animal toys; andassisting the children at the Arts and Crafts tables. Yes, the responseby our volunteers to help was indeed heartwarming; but, not nearly asheartwarming as the feeling that our volunteers get from all their help.

Our warmest best wishes go to our volunteers and all our members for avery Merry Christmas and the Happiest of New Years.

Ben Parlapiano - Charitable Outreach

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FALLGENERALMEMBERSHIPMEETING

The Italian Club of Dallas held its Fall General Membership meeting onSunday, November 22 at its Club in Addison. Presiding over the meetingwas President Ken Venuso.

The session started with a Thank You Lunch provided by Jimmys ItalianFood Store. It was a complimentary lunch to say Thank You to themembership for all they have done for the Club this year.

Board members present at the meeting in addition to Ken Venuso were VPCarole Strippoli, Treasurer Joan Seeley, Paul DiCarlo, Al DeMarzo andFrancesca Barone.

The board also invited a guest speaker, Joanna Palasota, President of theBoard of the Italian Cultural & Community Center in Houston.

The General Membership Meeting followed the lunch and PresidentVenusos presentation was a recap of the YTD financial numbers, what hasworked for the Club this year, and a look at 2016.

The largest fund raiser for the Club in 2015 was the Festa Italia held inJune, netting over $32,000 to the Club followed by the Fall Gala with a netof over $27,000

These fund raisers along with many other special events from JimmysWine tastings to the upcoming Seven Fishes Cena and New Years Eveparty show projections for the Club to end 2015 in the black: a major movefrom the 2 previous years when the Club was in the red.

The focus on 2016 will be the Festa Italia in June, Club rentals and theFall Gala. Finding outside income/non-member funding will be a keyto the Clubs goals in 2016. It was announced that Italian classes wouldbegin again in 2016 with the first course being Conversational Italian Introductory for adults.

The Board voted to expand the current board from seven to 11 in 2016.The new board in 2016 will hold elections for officers and announce themin January when they start their new positions. The candidates to add tothe board were present at the meeting, Joe Pisecco, Charlie Castellano, JoeDAntonio and Mark Stripoli.

Special guest Joanna Palasota showed an informative video on the ItalianCultural & Community Center and the activities they continue to do topromote Italian traditions and culture.

Ms. Palasota also gave a presentation on where their Club was after twochallenging years in 2001 and 2002 and how their Club came back strongerthan ever over the next 12 years. Their 2015 Italian Festival had a recordrevenue while celebrating 38 years of Italian Festivals in the Houston area.The Italian Clubs/Cultural & Community Center has had much successand continues to do its part in spreading Italian traditions and culture inthe Houston area and the Dallas Italian Clubs members present were verythankful she was sharing helpful ideas and techniques they used to achievetheir success.

President Venuso closed the meeting thanking the membership body againfor all its support in 2015.

NEWSOFMEMBERS

Ken and Jan Venuso welcomed a new grandchild into the world, DominicJames Venuso, the second child of their son and daughter in law, Chris andLindsey Venuso.

Glendon Adams, Nick Parigis Brother-in-law passed away October 24th.He was the husband of Nick s sister Rosalie and resided in Katy, Texas.Please remember the family in your prayers.

Marie Frontario, I am sure many of you know from the old days. Frankand she live in Lady Lake, Florida. Marie recently fell and broke her rightelbow and had surgery to repair it. She is managing!!

Julie Nittolo recently had surgery but is doing well.

Leo, one of our longtime wait staff is a proud father of a baby girl. He andVeronica brought Baby Alyssa to the Club Friday night. Baby Alyssa sleptthrough the whole thing.

Please let me know of any family event you would like to share with themembership.

Carrie

FESTAAUTUNNO

We celebrated the season of Autumn with a mixture of Italian autumn

foods and American Halloween. The children and families paintedpumpkins, colored pictures and played games. We had a wonderful paradeof costumes with witches, football players and queens. The wonderfulmeal was prepared by Fred Naparano which was a typical Tuscan Stewserved in a pumpkin.

We hope to see you all and your children and grandchildren at theChildrens Christmas Party, December 5th.

Carrie Pollinzi HarrisMaria Miletta Chobany

BUONNATALE

Christmas was first celebrated in Rome near the year 300 A.D. Join usas we continue our traditions at the Italian Club of Dallas on Saturday,December 5, from 11:00 a.m. 1:00 p.m.

We have a variety of childrens holiday activities which include readingsof favorite Italian Christmas stories; decorating our ceppo, an ItalianChristmas tradition long before the Christmas tree; playing tombola;and hearing zampognari play our favorite Italian carols on their ancientbagpipes. Please bring an item for the Ceppo, like a small angel, gift forthe Christ Child.

We will learn about and enjoy some of traditional Italian foods servedon feast days: porchetta for San Nicola (December 6); cuccia for SantaLucia (December 13); pasta with tuna for LaVigilia (Christmas Eve);and tortellini in broth for Natale (Christmas). Holiday breads, cakes,and cookies will provide sweet treats for everyone. And if the children are

good, we might have a surprise visit by San Nicola, Santa Lucia, and SantaClaus, who will present each child with a special bag of goodies.

The cost is $5 for each child or adult. RSVP by December 1 to CarrieHarris 972-242-8283 (home), 214-886-6498 (cell) or Maria Chobany 972-235-4920, so we will be sure to have enough food for everyone and treatbags for the children. Email is also acceptable, marcar32@verizon.net.

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HUNGERBUSTERS2015

Shortly after publication of this edition of Il Cicerone, the last ICD HungerBuster sandwich of 2015 will be assembled by our stout-hearted firstMonday volunteers and the last lunch will be packed by them to be sent offto food insecure children in the DISD. How quickly the year has gone byand so many sandwiches with it.

As you may know, our Club provides two crews a month to HungerBusters, one on the first Monday morning of the month and the other onthe fourth Wednesday morning of the month. Since the fourth Wednesdayof December is the 23th and so close to Christmas, our Wednesday crew

will receive a bye this month. The regular Monday/Wednesday scheduleswill resume in January, 2016.

And now for my usual plea (with a twist) for more volunteers. It has, attimes, been a struggle to adequately staff any given Monday or Wednesdayat Hunger Busters. This is not to say that our volunteers have been shirkingtheir duties. Illnesses occur and family situations arise leading to lastminute appeals for a volunteer(s) to fill in the gap. An extra volunteer ortwo could ease that happenstance. So please, please help us at HungerBusters. Three hours of a morning once a month. Is that too much to ask?

Also, as you may know, I resigned my position as chair of the CharitableOutreach Committee and for the last two months I have agreed to stay inthe position pending a replacement. No replacement has stepped forwardto assume the chairmanship, so I am forcing the issue by removing myself

from the duties of chairman. The duties are rather simple and they areoutlined in a description of such in another part of this edition. In themeanwhile, board vice-president Carole Strippoli will be the chair pro-tem. Please deal with her on staffing or any other Hunger Buster or otheroutreach related issues.

The reason for my resignation is that I feel its time for someone with freshideas to assume leadership and help bring the Clubs charitable outreach toa new level. I will still be a Hunger Buster volunteer, probably working thefirst Monday of the month. As Ive said before, its been too much fun togive up working with our volunteers not only at Hunger Busters but otheroutreach initiatives.

And to all you volunteers (you know who you are) my heartfelt thanksfor making Hunger Busters such a successful outreach for our Club andmaking it such a fun time to experience. My love to you all.

Ben Parlapiano

GETYOURREDUNDERWEARREADYFOR

ITALYSNEWSYEARSEVECELEBRATION

During the month of December many shops in Italy, from North toSouth, will be selling red underwear and there is a shape, size and stylefor every taste. Red underwear on New Years Eve is considered a goodluck tradition in Italy. Oh, and while you are shopping, get a new set ofpots and pans and throw the old ones out through the kitchen window(Southern Italy). Old clothing and unwanted items are also thrown out ofan upstairs window. In Northern Italy, the tradition is breaking crockery infront of your house. Lets start the New Year clean, bright and lucky! This

tradition of red underwear dates back to ancient times when men coveredtheir groin area with red cloth. This was thought to ward off witcheswho were out at the stroke of midnight to cause mischief. Red is a goodluck color in Italy and thought to bring prosperity and good fortune forthe coming year. Giving the gift of red underwear also gives the receiverof the gift good fortune for the coming year. Tradition has it that youshould receive the red underwear as a gift and throw it away the day after.Make sure you join in on this fun for everyone from Grannies knickers toGrandpas long johns.

Now lets get around to the food, which is always a big thing in Italy. TheItalians love their festivals and La Festa di San Silvestro is also celebratedon New Years Eve when friends and family get together for a huge feast.The New Years Eve dinner almost always includes lentils, which are asymbol for good fortune and money. In many parts of Italy pork is served

as a symbol of a great rich life in the coming year. Depending on the areaof Italy a spiced sausage is served (cotechino) or sometimes stuffed pigstrotters (pigs feet). Dinner is finished off with dried fruit and grapes.

To top all of this off there will be a midnight display of fireworks towelcome in the New Year. Firecrackers and sparklers are used in publicdisplay in many towns in Italy and this display goes on for quite a while.Public music and dancing is the order of the night and many small townslight a bonfire in the town square. If you are in a coastal town, you willhear boats blowing their horns as the New Year rushes in.

Naples has one of the largest and best fireworks displays. There are alsogreat displays in other cities, such as Rome, Palermo, Milan and Bologna.

Many parties will last until sunrise as the revelers drink prosecco orspumante and greet the first day of the New Year. If you are in Rome the

celebration is mainly in Piazza del Popolo. Youll know youre there if yousee a lion fountain.

If you are travelling in Italy for New Years, please note that thesecelebrations draw huge crowds. Driving and parking will be almostimpossible, so plan to arrive early or watch from a distance. Publictransportation will be crowded and also difficult.

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LETTERFROMTHEPRESIDENTOFCOM.IT.ES

Dear Compatriots,

In the first few months following the worldwideelections of the new members of the Committees of

Italians Abroad (COM.IT.ES), we have receivedmultiple requests for greater details on what aCOM.IT.ES is and what its roles are.

For this reason I would like to highlight thefollowing:

Each COM.IT.ES is an elected committee that represents Italian citizensliving abroad within a defined consular district. We coordinate with thecorresponding consular offices and are designed to allow Italians abroad toactively participate to the life of their community.

A COM.IT.ES consists of 12 members, or consiglieri, in each consulardistrict with up to 100,000 resident Italian citizens or 18 members inconsular districts with more than 100,000 resident Italian citizens. Thedistrict represented by the Houston Consulate is served by 12 consiglieri.

Four additional members (6 in districts with more than 100,000 residentItalian citizens) are chosen from local Italian associations and must beItalian-Americans without Italian citizenship.

COM.IT.ES consiglieri remain in office for five years and do not receiveany remuneration for their service.

In cooperation with consular authorities, regional and local governmentsand other organizations and associations working in the consular district,each COM.IT.ES promotes all initiatives pertaining to social and culturalmatters, social care and education, professional training, as well asrecreational and leisure activities, considered beneficial in the interests ofthe resident Italian community.

In agreement with consular authorities, a COM.IT.ES may representthe requests of the Italian community residing in the consular district, tothe authorities and local institutions. COM.IT.ES is also committed topromoting all initiatives aimed at enhancing Italian products in all fields,from cultural to commercial, in full cooperation with ad hoc institutionspresent in the var ious countries. Another role of a COM.IT.ES. is tohelp, in all possible ways, Italian emigrants in need of care and assistance,beginning with the elders. In all these activities, COM.IT.ES cooperateswith existing loca l organizations and cannot replace them.

With regards to the United States, and in particular to our consulardistrict in Houston, the COM.IT.ES intends to maintain close and cordialrelationships with the various Italian-American associations and providethem with necessary support upon request.

The COM.IT.ES are the only official entities lega lly established andrecognized by the Italian government in each consular district and their

representatives are elected by the votes of Italian citizens registered in theRegistry of Italians Residing Abroad (AIRE) . We remain at your disposalfor any further information you may require and we invite you to visit ourwebsite and follow us on our social media:

http://www.comites-houston.com/https://www.facebook.com/comites.houston/

On behalf of the COM.IT.ES representatives of Arkansas, Louisiana,Oklahoma and Texas, I want to take this opportunity to bring you our bestregards,

Valter Della NebbiaPresident, COM.IT.ES of the Houston Consular Distr ict

VINCENZOARCOBELLI

Congratulations to Vincenzo Arcobelli, who, on September 26, was electedto CGIE (Consigliere Generale Italiani all Estero)! The election, whichincluded participants from around the nation, was held at the Italian

Embassy in Washington, DC.The CGIE is the umbrella organization that, through its relationship withall related organizations that are engaged in policies affecting expatriateItalian citizens and communities, represents the interests of Italians livingabroad worldwide.

In accordance with the principles stated in its establishing legislation, theCGIE has many important functions. Its Consiglieri aim to promoteand facilitate the development of the living conditions of the Italiancommunities abroad; to strengthen the connection of these communitieswith the political, cultural, economic and social organizations of Italy; toensure more effective protection of the rights of Italians abroad; to facilitatethe preservation of the Italian culture and language while integrating intothe host society and participating in the life of the local communities; andto facilitate the involvement of Italian expats in their host communities

through cooperation and collaboration in commercial initiatives withpartners such as ICE, Chambers of Commerce, industry, trade, andagriculture, among other types of Italian business interests. The tasksare formidable, and our friend Vincenzo clearly has his work cut out forhim, but the Italians living abroad could ask for no more effective advocaterepresenting their interests. So, again, congratulations, Vincenzo!

SHAREYOURITALIANHISTORY:

VIDEOCONTESTMEMORIESMIGRANTS, XII EDITION

Are you proud of your immigrant history? Have you always thought thestory of your nonnis arriva l to America should be a movie? Well, nowyou may have your chance! Italys Museum of Emigrations Peter Contiannounced a contest for the best video testimony about Italian emigration.The competition includes the design and production of an audiovisual,with a submission deadline of February 8, 2016. Submissions should drawinspiration from issues which our Italian migrants faced. Participation isfree and includes three categories:

Schools: secondary level and secondary level II of Italy, which is equivalentto American high school.

Master: university and college students; schools of cinema, journalism,television and video; masters degree; and all those who are interested inthe subject, whether professional or amateur, residing in Italy or abroad.For those residing abroad (which would be any of us ICD Members!), yourentry much be subtitled and /or translated into Italian.

Already aired: productions already aired on TV networks both publicand private, both local, national and foreign. Again, if aired on a foreignnetwork (in our case, in America) the documentary must be subtitled and/or translated into Italian.

What do you get if your entry wins? (Aside from immeasurable pride,of course!) Your winning video, along with those in the other categoriesand all finalists, will be featured in the 12th edition of the DVD box setMemoirs of Migrants, as well as 1,500.00. Of course, the winners ineach category will be publicly announced and celebrated, too!

For more information, visit the websitewww.emigrazione.it, theirFacebook page https://www.facebook.com/emigrazione?ref=hl orcontact the organizing secretary: info@emigrazione.it. We look forwardto seeing your familys story of emigration on the big screen!

The following articles are from COM.IT.ES. They will help explain the role and structure of thisorganization. We are proud to congratulate Francesca Barone on her election to the COM.IT.ES this past April,

and to Mary Ann Webster and Vincenzo Arcobelli for their membership and leadership in the COM.IT.ES

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Promote Italian

Tradition -

Volunteer

HELPNEEDED

Ben Parlapiano and Francesca Barone have resigned their current positionsof Charitable Outreach Chairperson and Cicerone Coordinator respectivelyafter many years of dedicated service. We thank each of them for theirtime and efforts on behalf of the Club and for the many happy memoriestheyve created.

However, there is definitely a void created in their absence. Can you help?If you would like to assist or need more information, please contact BenParlapiano by email at benparlapiano@sbcglobal.netor Kate Wassman atkd.s.wassman@gmail.com

Below are descriptions of the two positions available:

The Charitable Outreach Chairperson:

1) Submits an article(s) by the 15th of each month for the Clubnewsletter Il Cicerone detailing previous and upcoming initiatives andevents. Submits announcements to Club Mail by the Thursday beforethe week the announcement is to be published.

2) Recruits and organizes volunteers for charitable events. (This could bedelegated to another member who wishes to be in charge of the event).

Here is a listing of 2015 Charitable Outreach Events and Activities

1) Childrens Craniofacial Association (CCA):Volunteering to assist at the Childrens Christmas Party at South Fork.

2) Lymphoma Society Norma Iacovo CoordinatorWalk-A-Thon by ICD team VIVA ITALIA.

3) Hunger BustersThe assembling and packing of meals for food insecure students attwelve Dallas Independent School System schools on the first Mondayand fourth Wednesday of each month by two crews of ICD volunteersat the Hunger Busters location on Sylvan Avenue in Dallas.

4) North Texas Special Olympics Bocce Classifications and Tournament.Assist in the judging and score keeping for the classifications andtournament.

5) USO Childrens Christmas Toy Drive.Establish the toy drive and coordinate member donations of toys for

children of service personnel rotating through Dallas Fort WorthInternational. Also solicit monetary donations to be used to buy toysfor donors who find it easier to just write a check.

6) Seek out, develop and recommend to the ICD board of directors newcharitable outreach initiatives.

7) Recruit club members to serve on the Charitable Outreach Committeeas core members of the committee assisting chairperson in his/herduties.

Il Cicerone Coordinator

1) Schedules, prepares article list, and notifies team of monthly meeting(first Wednesday of each month)

2) Receives articles and bundles delivery to primary editor (articles are

due the 15th of the month)3) Follows up on missing articles

4) Assists in gathering photos or editing articles, if needed

5) Emails edited artic les and photos to printer

ITALIANPOETSOFTHE20THCENTURY

Salvatore Quasimodo

Salvatore Quasimodo (Italian: [salva to re kwa zi modo]; August 20,1901 June 14, 1968) was an Ital ian author and poet. In 1959 he won theNobel Prize for Literature for his lyrical poetry, which, with classical fire,expresses the tragic experience of life in our own times.[1] Along withGiuseppe Ungaretti and Eugenio Montale, he is one of the foremost Italianpoets of the 20th century. I find it interesting to compare the astringent,saddened, and always highly personal music of these Italian poets withthe corresponding poetry of France in the same period, dominated as both

countries poetry was by the two World Wars.

Returning(Piazza Navona, one night, seated on a bench)

Piazza Navona, at night, on a bench,I lay on my back in search of peace,

Eyes linked to the stars by straight linesAnd convoluted spirals,

Those I traced as a childLying on the pebbles of the Platani,

Spelling out prayers in the dark.I crossed my hands under my head,

And remembered my return:The odor of fruit drying on racks,

Of wallflowers, ginger, lavender;When I thought of reading to you, slowly,

(I to you, mother, in a corner in shadow)The parable of the prodigal son,

Who always followed me in silence,Like a rhythm that began at every step

Without my volition.But the dead are not given to returning,

And there is no time for ones mother evenWhen the road calls,

And I would set out once more, enclosed in nightAs I feared at the dawn of my stay.

And the road gave me its songs,That know the grain that swells in the ear,

The flower that whitens the olive groves,Between the blue of flax and the narcissi,Sounds in the flurries of dust,

The chants of men and the creaking of wagons,With lanterns that feebly sway,

And have scarcely a fireflys brightness.

Note: Piazza Navona i s a square in Rome. The Platani is a rive r in southernSicily. Quasimodo spent part of his childhood at Acquaviva Platani a hill-townin Sicily.

FELICEANNONUOVO

See you at the ICDNew Years Eve Party

Dec 31!

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NEWSLETTER DEADLINE: 15TH OF THE MONTH PRECEDING PUBLICATION;

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT CICARTICLES@ITALIANCLUBDALLAS.ORG

The Mission Statement of the Italian Club of Dallas

To explore, preserve, and promote Italian culture, language, history, and traditions; perform charitable works; and fostersocial interaction within the community.

La Missione del Circolo Italiano di Dallas

Conoscere, conservare e diffondere la cultura Italiana, la lingua, la storia e le tradizioni; fare opere benefiche; promuovere irapporti sociali all'interno della comunit.

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Carole Strippoli - Vice PresidenBarbie Gumin - SecretaryJoan Seley - Treasurer

Paul DiCarloAl DeMarzo

Francesca Barone

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