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www.ICCMilwaukee.comVOL. 36, NO. 1

JUNE 2014

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ITALIAN TIMES

By Thomas HemmanTimes Editor

Coming on just like a heat waveis the Italian Community Center’s14th annual Courtyard MusicSeries, featuring free-admissionconcerts, Monday night throughThursday night starting the weekof June 2. All shows begin at 6:30p.m.

“We know that the start of ourCourtyard Music Series is some-thing that many people look for-ward to each year,” said JoeCampagna, Jr., series coordinatorand past president of the ICC. “It’salways a sign that warmer weatheris on the way, and there is no bet-ter place than our courtyard toenjoy a free concert on a beautiful

summer night.”As mentioned in our May issue,

this year’s series has been tweakedslightly. “We’ve made Wednesdaynight our variety night,” saidCampagna. “Each Wednesdaynight a different genre of music willbe presented, from opera andBroadway to big band and Vegasstyle shows.”

The series will continue to fea-ture jazz artists on Monday, bluesbands on Tuesday and good-timerock and rollers on Thursday fromJune through August. InSeptember, the schedule continues,but only on two nights. Tuesdayswill feature jazz or blues groups.Rock and roll bands will continueto play on Thursday nights.

Shows go on rain or shine. Inthe event of inclement weatherthey are presented in the FestaBallroom.

Whether shows take place in thecourtyard or in the Festa Ballroom,the staff of Cafe La Scala, the ICC’spublic restaurant, will be on handto take food and drink orders start-ing at 5 p.m.

Since many of the shows in theseries are expected to sell out, it ishighly recommended that peopleinterested in attending make reser-vations. Simply call 414-223-2185.

Tom Sorce, a revered, versatileguitarist and producer of qualitymusic for over 40 years, lined upthe entertainment for Monday,

ICC’s free Courtyard MusicSeries starts week of June 2

Get advanceFesta tickets,

3-day passCan’t wait for Festa Italiana?

Then get your advance admissiontickets now. Festa officials havekept the price for an advanceadmission ticket for the 2014 fes-tival the same as the last twoyears – just $10. That’s a $3 sav-ing over the gate admission price.

The 37th annual Festa isFriday, July 18 through Sunday,July 20 at Henry W. MaierFestival Park (Summerfestgrounds).

Attendees can also purchase athree-day pass for just $25. Thepass is available online only atwww.FestaItaliana.com.

In fact, the easiest way toorder advance tickets – good foradmission any of the three days –or the three-day pass is to go towww.FestaItaliana.com and pur-chase them with a credit card.Once on the website, click on“Buy Tickets Now,” follow theinstructions and print your order.These online ticket-purchasingopportunities will be availablethrough Thursday, July 17.

There are three other waysyou can get your advance tickets.

• Stop in at the Festa Italianaoffice at the Italian CommunityCenter, 631 E. Chicago St.,Milwaukee, during regular busi-ness hours (7 a.m. – 5 p.m.,Monday – Friday). Advance tick-ets will be sold at the ICCthrough July 17.

• Call the ICC at 414-223-2180 and have your credit cardready. Your tickets will be mailedto you. This offer ends Monday,July 7 to allow staff the time thatis necessary to process all of theorders.

• You can also use the formthat accompanies this article to

Calling all foodies. This year,Festa Italiana is spicing things upand inviting the public, 18 years orolder, to participate in its firstChef’s Choice Recipe Contest.Whether the dish is lasagna, yourtake on the classic spaghetti withmeatballs or even gelato, Festa isaccepting all simple, easy to pre-pare Italian recipes now throughJune 13.

Does your recipe have what ittakes to bring home the GoldenSpoon? Festa is encouragingItalian recipe submissions onlineor by mail. After May 30, theFesta Italiana food committee willselect the top five recipes based onthe following criteria: ease in

preparation, creativity and presen-tation.

The top five recipe participantswill be asked to present their dish

in the Cucina Showcase to a panelof local celebrities and chefs at 2p.m. on Sunday, July 20. The judg-ing panel includes: Joe Bartolotta,The Bartolotta Restaurants; PeterSandroni, La Merenda; MariaLiberati, award-winning Italiancookbook author and FestaItaliana celebrity chef; LoriFredrich, OnMilwaukee.com andBurp!, leading food blog; andMarilyn Mee, midday host onWKLH 96.5FM.

The judges will taste each dishin front of a live Cucina Showcaseaudience. The contest will be ledby a local celebrity emcee and eachparticipant will have the opportu-nity to explain his/her dish as the

judges enjoy each recipe. The win-ner of the first Chef’s ChoiceRecipe Contest will receive thefirst Golden Spoon award, alongwith other food-related prizes.

The deadline for entry is June13, so mark your calendars and getcookin’! To submit a recipe, emailyour recipe along with a photo toMarie Lieber [email protected] or mail therecipe and photo to: RecipeContest, Attn.: Marie Lieber,Italian Community Center, 631 E.Chicago St., Milwaukee, WI 53202.

Please include the followinginformation in your submission:

Festa Italiana announces first ‘Chef’sChoice Recipe Contest’

MY ITALIAN RECIPES

By Christina ZiinoICC Culture Committee Chair

You have heard “Holy Cow” and“Holy Moly,” but have you everheard “Holy Italian Bear?”

The Italian Community CenterCulture Committee has the “HolyItalian Bear.” He has a halo on onefoot and the Italian flag on theother foot. The map of Italy deco-rates his chest.

Our “Holy Italian Bear” will besold at Festa Italiana exclusively atthe Regional Exhibit tent on thenorth end of the grounds. He is areal bargain at $10.

If you can’t wait until FestaItaliana, you can pre-order our“Holy Italian Bear” and pick upyour order at the ICC. Deadline forpre-orders is Monday, July 7.

Show your Italian pride by gift-

Order your‘Holy Italian Bear’

Cosa c'è dentro?What’s inside?

President Gina Spang’smessage page 2

Singers enter Festa’sItalian Idol’ page 4

VIP Day for persons withdisabilities returning page 4

Festa parade saluting family,Italian culture page 5

Help Hunger Task Force bybringing non-perishable fooddonations to Festa Mass page 5

Election Committee chosen,seeking candidates page 7

Initial membership surveyresults reported page 8

Dr. Julian De Lia, Atty.Bill Jennaro honored page 10

Sebastian Corriere and MarionRomberger obituaries page 11

Children’s Easter partypictures page 19

Please turn to page 3




Everyone seems to love the tra-ditional game of bocce for itsrelaxed pace, simple rules and com-petitive fun. This year, Festaorganizers are extending the invi-tation to area businesses andorganizations to participate in thefirst-ever business “Bocce Bash”tournament on Friday, July 18.

Skip your traditional happyhour and gather up your colleaguesto partake in some friendly compe-tition at the bocce courts. Do youhave a business rival? Invite themto participate. too, and take thecompetition out of the boardroomand onto the bocce courts.

Registration begins at 6 p.m.and the fun begins at 7 p.m.

Never played bocce? Don’t letthat stop you – it’s simple!Organizers will also be at thecourts to lend a hand. To enter,round up a team with four of yourcolleagues (plus an optional alter-nate). There will be 16 teams total.

A $10 registration fee per playerincludes:

• One complimentary admissioninto Festa on Friday, July 18 ($13value).

• Entry into tournament for oneplayer.

• Besides earning braggingrights, the 1st place team willreceive a “Champions Trophy” to bedisplayed at the ItalianCommunity Center. The 1st placewinner will also receive a compli-mentary entry into Festa’s 37thannual bocce tournament (a $50

value) on Sunday, July 20. A prizewill also be awarded for the secondplace team.

To register, visit the ItalianCommunity Center to pick up aregistration form. You can alsodownload the form atwww.festaitaliana.com.

Deadline for registration isMonday, June 16 – or when wereach 16 teams – whichever comesfirst. If you have any questions,please contact Joe Jannazzo at 262-641-5173 [email protected]

Joe and the bocce volunteerslook forward to seeing your busi-ness or organization on the boccecourts.

THE ITALIAN TIMESPAGE 2 – JUNE 2014

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The Italian Community Center is a mem-ber of the Metropolitan MilwaukeeAssociation of Commerce, Visit Milwaukeeand the Historic Third Ward Association.

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A message from Gina M. Spang,Italian Community Center President

Well, I think winter is finallybehind us – and it’s about time! Ihave been protesting winter byrefusing to wear a winter jacketsince late February. I could notstand wearing my jacket any longerso I just stopped doing it. Needlessto say, I have been cold quite a fewtimes these past two months. Sonow you know why I needed aspring break.

At both the board and generalmembership meetings, we havebeen discussing the potential devel-opment of our property. The infor-mation is very preliminary so thereports have not been verydetailed, however as discussionsprogress, we will bring informationand recommendations forward toyou. In the meantime, I need themembers to start thinking about

our organization, what we are nowand where we want to be in fiveyears, 10 years and beyond. Wehave talked about the need to com-plete a strategic plan and thedevelopment of our property willprovide us a unique opportunity tocomplete that process and have afirm financial plan to support thatvision.

Some of the discussions will befun and exciting as we think aboutthe possibility of a new building orremodeling our existing facility,however some of the discussionsmay be more challenging as weexamine the structure of our organ-ization and either validate thatstructure or determine that revi-sions are needed in order for theItalian Community Center to thrivein future years.

Think about what is importantto you and why you are a memberof the ICC. Let that guide you as we begin this exciting process.

Finally as we talk about thefuture, I would like to acknowledgethe young men and women whowill be receiving scholarships fromthe Milwaukee Chapter UNICONational and the MilwaukeeLadies of UNICO this month.Congratulations to both you andyour parents for your hard workand dedication that have resultedin your success thus far and goodluck as you continue your journey.(The names and high schools of thescholarship recipients appear in aseparate article in this issue.)

– Gina M. SpangICC President

620 WTMJ’s ‘ClassicFree Ride’ and Festa

stars Tre Bella comingto the ICC on July 17

Now through the end of July, 620 WTMJ is encouraging listeners to reg-ister-to-win its 1969 Mustang Fastback that has been fully restored byValenti Classics. To register, 620 WTMJ works with local businesses andvenues to host a two-hour “Classic Free Ride” registration event. As amedia partner of Festa Italiana in 2014, 620 WTMJ will be at the ItalianCommunity Center on Thursday, July 17 from 4-6 p.m.., bringing its beau-tiful classic car for display in front of the ICC.

As part of this promotion, the ICC has agreed to give the first 150Classic Free Ride registrants two entry tickets to Festa on Friday, July 18,as well as a buy one get one free drink voucher to the first 50 people for theICC’s Courtyard Music Series program that evening featuring the good-time rock and roll sounds of the Oldies But Goodies Spectacular.

To highlight some of Festa’s great Italian entertainment, Tre Bella, athree part-harmony vocal group, will be at the ticket give away for a spe-cial Festa Italiana preview performance.

Festa to host ‘BocceBash’ for businesses

on July 18

There’s no better time to

advertise in The Italian Times

than in our July/August Festa

Italiana issue. It’s our biggest

and most read issue of the year.

If you’re interested in

advertising call 414-223-2801 or

send an email to Tom Hemman

at [email protected].

Act before June 9th.

THE ITALIAN TIMES JUNE 2014 – PAGE 3

A couple of times a week, these gentlemen gather atCafe La Scala for breakfast. The Italian CommunityCenter’s public restaurant began serving breakfast forthe first time in late January, and for some – like thisgroup – it has become a regular meeting place. Cafe LaScala serves breakfast from 6 – 11 a.m., Monday –Saturday. From the front left, going around the table:

Joe Basile, Tom Spera, Ben Travia, Sandy Cianciolo,Peter Russo, Peter Carini, Quentin Oliva and MikeTarnoff. The restaurant also serves lunch and dinner,Monday through Saturday. La Scala offers a differentweekday lunch buffet for just $8.50. See the ad on page3 for details. Visit www.LaScala.com for the comletemenu. (Times photo by Tom Hemman)

Breakfast at Cafe La Scala has becomea regular activity for this group

ORDER YOUR MONEY-SAVING ADVANCE TICKETSTO FESTA ITALIANA 2014

Name(s) ____________________________________________________

Address _____________________________________________________

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Phone ________________ Email _________________________________

I/we want to order _____ advance tickets @ $10.00 each.

Total amount enclosed: $________________________________________

Payment by check, money order and credit card accepted.

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Mail this form with your payment to Festa Italiana, 631 E. Chicago St.,Milwaukee, WI 53202. Checks or money orders are payable to FestaItaliana. Your advance tickets will be mailed to you. Requests for advancetickets must be received no later than July 5, 2014.

Enter ‘Chef’sChoice’ recipe

contestfrom page 1

cook’s name, cook’s email, address,phone number, recipe title andrecipe type (main dish, side dish,dessert). Recipes should includeingredients, measurements, step-by-step preparation, cooking direc-tions and a photo of the dish whenfinished.

For more information about theChef’s Choice Recipe Contest andFesta Italiana, please visitwww.FestaItaliana.com.

order your advance admission tick-ets. Persons using the advanceticket order form must have theirenvelope postmarked by July 5.

As always, children 12 andyounger are admitted to Festa forfree when accompanied by an

adult. No special ticket is neededfor any of the entertainments actsin this year’s lineup.

The festival hours are 11:30a.m. – midnight, Friday andSaturday and 11:30 a.m. – 11 p.m.,Sunday.

Get your advance ticketsfor Festa Italiana

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Festa 2014 tohave cash raffle

Liz Ceraso, manager of the2014 Festa Italiana raffle, hasannounced that this year’s rafflewill feature cash prizes.

First prize will be $5,000, sec-ond prize will be $1,000 andthird prize will be $500.

Raffle tickets are expected tobe available soon. Prices will be$2 each, three for $5 and sevenfor $10.

Italian Community Centermembers and Festa volunteersare encouraged to purchase andsell raffle tickets.

The raffle serves as an impor-tant fund-raising activity.

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ICC members: Get yourfree Festa ticket

As a benefit of membership inthe Italian Community Center,each member is entitled to one freeFesta Italiana ticket, which is goodfor admission to the festival anyone of the three days.

There are two ways for membersto obtain these tickets.

Those members who wish topick up their tickets in person canstop in at the ICC office receptiondesk weekdays between the hoursof 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. Be sure tobring your current membershipcard with you. You will be asked topresent the card.

Those members who cannot pick

up their tickets in person can orderthem through the mail. You mustinclude a self-addressed,stamped return envelope.Ticket requests that do not havethe return envelope will not beprocessed. Mail orders must bereceived by Monday, July 7 to allowsufficient time for processing anddelivery to your residence.

The 37th annual Festa isFriday, July 18 through Sunday,July 20 on the Summerfestgrounds.

Have questions? Call SalinaCastro at 414/223-2180 or email herat [email protected].


Persons with disabilities will be Festa’sspecial guests on Friday, July 18

The Italian Community Centerwelcomes all persons with disabili-ties to attend the 33rd annual VIPDay at Festa Italiana on Friday,July 18 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

There will be free admission forall those with challenges and theircaregivers. Read the details onordering admission tickets threeparagraphs down.

Participating food vendors willoffer two menu items and soft drinkat half the regularly posted priceduring the three-hour period, said

Bill Jennaro, VIP Day chairman.An anonymous area fruit whole-

saler is again making a donationwhich will allow Festa volunteersto hand out two pieces of fruit toeach VIP guest. This distributionwill take place from the fruit standin the Miller Oasis Area (the samelocation as past years).

To obtain VIP Day tickets, any-one with a disability is asked tosend a stamped, self-addressedenvelope to:

VIP Day, c/o Festa Italiana

631 E. Chicago StreetMilwaukee, WI 53202-5916Each ticket admits one VIP and

one guest. Please include the nameof the VIP and guest (any morethan one guest per VIP is prohibit-ed) and indicate the type of disabili-ty as well as any special needs.This information is important tofestival planners to ensure that allguests’ needs are met and that suit-able accommodations are presenton the grounds during VIP Day.

For large group VIP Day ticket

orders, please contact GinaManning in the Festa Italianaoffice at 414-223-2805 or [email protected] since mail-ing of tickets may not be possible.

The deadline for ordering VIPDay admission tickets in Saturday,July 5.

Returning as a VIP Day sponsoris Goodwill Industries.

“We’re looking forward to it andhope we’re going to have a niceturnout and good weather,”Jennaro said.

Cafe La Scala w ants to make lunchyour favorite meal of the day!

Now available a different lunch buffet Monday throughFriday, 11am - 2pm for just $8.50 per person!

Monday – Tex Mex: Black bean salad, soft flour torillas, crispycorn torillas, ground beef, grilled chicken, shredded lettuce,chopped tomatoes, shredded cheese, sour cream, chickenenchiladas, rice and beans.Tuesday – Pasta Abbondanza: Caesar salad, Italian pasta salad,lasagna, eggplant parmesan, penna pasta, meatballs, tomatobasil sauce, Alfredo sauce.Wednesday – Southern BBQ: Cobb salad, cole slaw, pulledpork shoulder, Mississippi roast beef, mac and cheese,fried potato wedges, corn bread.Thursday – Italian: Antipasto, rice balls, pasta alla eggplant,chicken Florentine, minestrone soup, sautèed cauliflower.Friday – Fish Fry: Tossed salad, tuna pasta salad, baked cod,fried cod, French fries, parsley boiled potatoes, potato pancakes.Also try Cafe La Scala’s new lunch and dinner menu,including our famous pizza, w ith your favorite beverage!Cafe La Scala is open Monday through Saturday for Breakfast:6am - 11am; for Lunch, 11am - 2pm; and for Dinner: 5pm - 9pm,Monday-Thursday, 4:30 pm, Friday and 5pm-10pm, Saturday.Closed Sunday.

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By Thomas HemmanTimes Editor

Could you be Festa Italiana’snext “Italian Idol” winner?

For the eighth consecutive year,Festa Italiana is conducting itsItalian Idol karaoke competition foramateur singers, 14 years andolder. This year, the nightly eventwill be presented on the CucinaShowcase stage, starting at 8 p.m.

The 37th annual Festa takesplace Friday, July 18 throughSunday, July 20 on the Summerfestgrounds.

To register to compete in ItalianIdol, persons who believe they havesome degree of vocal ability are

asked to come to the CucinaShowcase starting at 6 p.m. on theFriday or Saturday of Festa to signup. Idol managers Christine Conleyand Sandy Winard said they arelooking for 16 contestants eachnight.

At the time of registration, con-testants will be asked to decidewhat song they wish to perform.They are allowed to choose any titlefrom the extensive karaoke reper-toire brought to Festa by KimMarie, the founder and one of thevocalists of the Oldies But GoodiesSpectacular, a rock and roll bandthat is slated to perform later onFriday and Saturday at Festa.

Four of the 16 contestants will

be selected by a panel of judges onboth Friday and Saturday night tomove on to the championship roundon Sunday, July 20. The eight final-ists will sing for a chance to wincash prizes on Sunday night. Thisyear, the prize money is: $500 forfirst prize, $300 for second prizeand $200 for third prize.

In the finals, the contestantswill be asked to sing two songs.

Last year, James Rosso ofCudahy captured the first prize.Steven Mattox of Kenosha won sec-ond prize and Judy Smolen ofBrookfield took third prize.

Winard will serve as the emceeeach night.

Singers wanted for Festa’s‘Italian Idol’ contest

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Call put outfor Festa

Mass ushersTed Catalano, Mass &

Procession Committee memberand ushers manager, has issueda call for at least 15 new ushersto step up and volunteer for thisyear’s Festa Italiana Mass onSunday, July 20.

To be an usher, you must beat least 16 years old. The onlyother requirement is that youattend a brief instructionalmeeting at the ItalianCommunity Center on Monday,July 14 at 7 p.m. At that time,information on the duties of anusher during the Mass and theprocession, which follows theMass, will be discussed.

Catalano requests that newushers sign up with him earlyand then follow through ontheir commitment. To volunteeras an usher or for more informa-tion, call Catalano at 414-305-9769.

At least 55 ushers are need-ed every year for the Mass,which has drawn up to 15,000people. Catalano said he hasabout 40 dedicated ushers whoshow up automatically eachyear.


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La Grande Parata della Festa ItalianaBy Susie Christiansen

Festa Parade ChairSince Saturday and Sunday are

such family-oriented days at FestaItaliana, our Grand Parade willwind through the Festa grounds at5 p.m. both days (July 19 and 20)celebrating la famiglia (family), lacultura (culture) and all thingsItalian. This year, the parade willbegin at the north end and con-clude at the south end of thegrounds.

The parade will proudly presentPinocchio, Geppetto, Blue Fairyand Topo Gigio, Tradizione Vivente(the Italian Dance Group ofMilwaukee), I Bei Bambini(Children’s Italian Dance Group),Italian Regional and RenaissanceDance Group, a celebration ofCarnevale, the Sicilian Carretto(Cart), our large wooden Pinocchioon a tricycle, our beautifulPinocchio float, and a gorgeoushorse and carriage carrying ourCarnevale Re and Regina Dan andChris Conley and Nonno & NonnaCharles and Doris Evans, and somuch more.

There will be children – lots ofchildren – in Venetian masks andin other costumes. Italian musicwill fill the air and jugglers will

entertain. This year, we will be joined by

members of the Madison AreaJugglers, the premier juggling clubof Madison, Wisconsin. The audi-ence will no doubt hold their breathas they watch the jugglers sendobjects sailing through the air.

You can be assured that theparade will be colorful and enter-taining.

Festa Italiana celebrates themusic, culture, food and spirit ofItaly, as well as our community,family and good friends. We striveto create a festive atmosphere andfond memories that you will enjoyand remember throughout the year.Join us in the celebration.

Searching for parade floatsWe’re always looking to improve

the parade. Do you have access to aparade float that we might be ableto borrow or rent? If you do not, doyou know of an organization, com-pany or person who does? I hope toadd beautiful floats each year thatwill make our parade even morespecial.

Please consider lending us afloat to be used in our parade. Wewill treat it with the utmost respectand take meticulous care of it.

Contact information appears below.

Calling all childrenNot only do we invite all chil-

dren to march in the Grand Paradewearing either an Italian costumeor a clown costume, but we alsopresent a NEW, really fun opportu-nity for children to participate.You provide the children, we pro-vide the masks. We are looking for20 children to walk in the parade,wearing feathered Carnevalemasks.

Festa Italiana is just a fewmonths away, so there is no bettertime to get ready than now. Searchonline for a colorful clown costumeor Italian costume. Search the

shops. Have nonna make anItalian costume – a labor of lovethat will surely result in an amaz-ing costume.

Or allow us to feature your chil-dren in beautiful Carnevale maskssupplied by the ICC.

We would love to have as manychildren as possible march in theparade. Imagine how happy andfestive and touching our paradewill be with the sweet faces of chil-dren throughout.

That is our dream. Help us real-ize it.

If you are interested in any ofthe mentioned areas, please contactme, Susie Christiansen, [email protected].

“HOLY ITALIAN BEAR” ORDER FORM

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Phone __________________________________________________

Number of Holy Italian Bears @ $10.00 each ____________________

Totali Amount Enclosed: ____________________________________

Check are payable to the Italian Community Center. Mail this orderwith your payment: ICC, c/o Bears, 631 E. Chicago St., Milwaukee, WI53202-5916.

ing a “Holy Italian Bear” to all ofthose Italians or “wanna be”Italians in your life. What a greatgift he will make!

Please use the order form

accompanying this article. Allorders can be picked up at the frontdesk of the ICC. You will receive aphone call when your order is readyfor pick-up. Make checks payablefor the ICC. Note “Bears.”

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Festa Italiana officials are urg-ing people who come to the festi-val on July 20 for the SundayMass to bring along nonperish-able food items for donation to theHunger Task Force. The goal thisyear is to collect 10,000 pounds indonations, said Gina Spang,Italian Community CenterPresident and Festa GeneralChair.

The Hunger Task Force will becollecting these items near theentrance to the Mass, just outsidethe South Gate.

Last year, 5,100 pounds was

collected for the Hunger TaskForce before the Festa Mass.

“I want to encourage all of ourICC members and all of our Festavolunteers to join the public inmaking these nonperishable fooddonations and help us to achieveour goal of 10,000 pounds,” Spangsaid.

Festa first started teaming upwith the Hunger Task Force in2009. That year, about 1,000pounds of food was donated. Eachyear, the total donation has goneup.

Festa attendees can help HungerTask Force with food donations

before Sunday Mass; goal 10,000 lbs.


Tuesday, May 20• Milwaukee Chapter UNICO National and Ladies of UNICO annualscholarship and awards banquet, 6 p.m. Details in this issue.

Monday, May 26• Memorial Day. The offices of the Italian Community Center, ItalianConference Center, Festa Italiana and The Italian Times as well as CafeLa Scala will be closed.

Tuesday, May 27• Milwaukee Ladies of UNICO Board meeting, 6:30 p.m.• Italian Community Center spring bocce championship playoffs, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, May 28• Pompeii Women’s Club May Crowning ceremony and dinner, 6 p.m.Details in this issue.

Monday, June 2• Solomon Juneau Club meeting, 11:30 a.m.• Courtyard Music Series season opener: Jazz with Joe Zarcone Band,6:30 p.m. Details on all Courtyard Music Series shows in this issue.

Tuesday, June 3• Pompeii Men’s Club Board meeting, 6 p.m.• Courtyard Music Series: Blues with Reverend Raven & The ChainSmokin’ Altar Boys, 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday, June 4• Courtyard Music Series: Milwaukee Mandolin Orchestra performing,6:30 p.m.

Thursday, June 5• Italian Community Center membership dinner, 5:30 p.m.• Italian Community Center general meeting, 6:30 p.m.• Courtyard Music Series: Rock and Roll with Oldies But GoodiesSpectacular, 6:30 p.m.

Monday, June 9• Italian Community Center Culture Committee meeting, 6 p.m.• Pompeii Women’s Club Board meeting, 6:30 p.m.• Courtyard Music Series: Jazz with Chris Hanson Band, 6:30 p.m.

Tuesday, June 10• Courtyard Music Series: Blues with Billy Flynn Band, 6:30 p.m.• Abruzzese Society meeting, 7 p.m.• Milwaukee Chapter UNICO National meeting, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, June 11• Courtyard Music Series: Frank DeMiles does Broadway, 6:30 p.m.

Thursday, June 12• Società Maschile M.S.S. Del Lume meeting, 6:30 p.m.• Courtyard Music Series: Rock and Roll with Tom Anthony Group,6:30 p.m.

Friday, June 13• Abruzzese social, 6 p.m.

Saturday, June 14• Festa Italiana Steering Committee meeting, 10:30 a.m.

Monday, June 16• Italian Community Center Finance Committee meeting, 6 p.m.• Courtyard Music Series: Jazz with Generation Gap, 6:30 p.m.

Tuesday, June 17• Milwaukee Ladies of UNICO general meeting, 6:30 p.m.• Courtyard Music Series: Blues with The Jimmys, 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday, June 18• Filippo Mazzei Greater Milwaukee Area Lodge of the Order Sons of Italyin America membership meeting, 6 p.m.• Courtyard Music Series: Opera and Broadway with Kerry Hart &Company, 6:30 p.m.

Thursday, June 19• Courtyard Music Series: Rock and Roll with Oldies But GoodiesSpectacular, 6:30 p.m.• Italian Community Center Board meeting, 6:30 p.m.

Monday, June 23• Courtyard Music Series: Jazz with Frank DeMiles All-Stars, 6:30 p.m.

Tuesday, June 24• Milwaukee Ladies of UNICO Board meeting, 6:30 p.m.• Courtyard Music Series: Blues with Leroy Airmaster with JuniorBrantley, 6:30 p.m.

Daily and weekly classes and activities• Bocce leagues. The spring bocce league season concludes with thechampionship play-offs are on Tuesday, May 27. Leagues will start againin September. Look for details in our next issue.

• Free Children’s Italian class. Held each Saturday through Apr. 26 from2 to 4 p.m. Children, ages 6 to 12, can be enrolled on any Saturday beforeclass begins.

• Italian classes for teens and adults. The spring semester of Italian I andItalian II is underway, and the enrollment period is closed. Italian I startsat 5:30 p.m. Italian II follows at 7:30 p.m. Each class meets on Tuesdaynights through May 6.

• Tradizione Vivente, The Italian Dance Group of Milwaukee. This folkdance group practices weekly on Tuesdays at 7 p.m. at the ICC. Visitwww.tradizionevivente.com for details. Ballate con noi! Dance with us!

• Members Room. Open to Italian Community Center members and theirguests, 8 a.m. - 9 p.m., Monday - Thursday and 8 a.m. - 10 p.m. Fridayand Saturday.

Calendar of EventsApril 22 – May 28, 2014

Singers wishing to join theirvoices to this year’s Festa Choirwill be rehearsing at St. SebastianCatholic Church, 5400 W.Washington Blvd., Milwaukee(phone: 414-453-1061). Rehearsalswill last 90 minutes and music willbe provided. Some hymns will besung in Italian and Latin, but noprevious knowledge of either lan-guage is necessary as Dr. MarisaGatti-Taylor will be providing lan-guage coaching.

The mixed chorus is open to allvoice parts – soprano, alto, tenorand bass. No auditions are neces-sary; however, Maestro MichaelKamenski requests that singers

participate in at least threerehearsals scheduled in early tomid-July. Dates and times will beprovided in the June issue of TheItalian Times.

The Mass, which is the heartof Festa Italiana, will be held onJuly 20 at 11 a.m. in the MarcusAmphitheater.

Anyone interested in singingwith the Festa Choir is cordiallyinvited to contact the director,Michael Kamenski at 414-453-1928 or by e-mail at [email protected] (please use“FESTA CHOIR” in the subjectline).

Seeking singersfor Festa Choir

Do you have or know a childreceiving his/her First HolyCommunion this year? Membersof the Festa Italiana Mass andProcession Committee are invit-ing all First Communicants toparticipate in the 2013 FestaMass and Procession on Sunday,

July 20 at 11 a.m.For more information, please

contact Shannon Drezek by phoneat 608/577-6353 or by email:[email protected]. The deadlineto sign up is Tuesday, July 8.Children are not required to be ofItalian descent to participate.

Festa seeking FirstCommunicants to

participate in Mass The Festa Italiana Mass andProcession Committee has issuedits annual plea for donations to off-set the cost of the religious celebra-tion on Sunday, July 20.

“We’re extremely grateful andappreciative of the support we havereceived from the sponsors of theMass and procession over the lastseveral years,” said committee co-chairs Vivian Balistreri and Sal LoCoco. “It is a very costly undertak-ing to convert the MarcusAmphitheater from a concert venueinto a place of worship.”

“For the last several years, anumber of people have stepped for-ward with individual donations tohelp defray those costs, and wehope that people will be similarlymoved this year,” the co-chairssaid.

Every year, the overnight trans-formation of the Amphitheater isaccomplished successfully by theMass Committee, as evidenced bycomments received on a regularbasis from people – including visit-ing clergy – who attend the Massfor the first time.

The Mass and the traditionalprocession that follows have, sincethe beginning, been an essentialcomponent of Festa Italiana. Festa

itself is an outgrowth of the streetfestivals held at Our Lady ofPompeii Catholic Church to honorpatron saints.

Persons interested in makingdonations for the Mass and proces-sion are advised to send checksmade out to the Italian CommunityCenter with “Festa Mass” writtenon the memo line. Mail thosechecks to the ICC at 631 E. ChicagoSt.,. Milwaukee 53202-5916.

Donations by credit card can bemade by calling Constance Palmerat 414/223-2808.

Persons with questions areinvited to call Lo Coco at 414/961-9823 or 262-617-8727 or Balistreriat 414-690-1299.

Festa Mass Committeeseeking donations

to July 20 celebration

Sagra di San Giovanni isoldest festival at Lake

Como, ItalyThe Sagra di San Giovanni is the oldest

historical event to take place on Lake Comoin the Lombardy region of Italy. It is cele-brated the last weekend of June in the townof Como. Hundreds of tiny lamps float in thelake and there’s a large fireworks display onthe Saturday evening (June 28 this year).

The next morning brings a parade onthe lake in which boats are decorated withflowers. This is followed by folk dancingcompetition, the showing of folk art displaysand flag throwing competitions.


ICC Election Committee chosenBy Thomas Hemman

Times EditorIn compliance with the Italian

Community Center’s Constitution& By-Laws, an Election Committeewas chosen at the May 1 generalmembership meeting. The commit-tee is charged with the duty ofpreparing a slate of candidates forthe upcoming ICC election.

According to Article V, Section 3of the ICC By-Laws, “An ElectionCommittee consisting of two mem-bers in good standing appointed bythe President and three membersin good standing nominated andelected from the floor at the Maygeneral membership meeting shalldevelop a slate of candidates for thefive officer positions and four direc-tor-at-large positions on the Boardof Directors. The President shallhave the authority to name thechairperson from among the fivemembers of the ElectionCommittee.” (A member in goodstanding is someone who holds acurrent paid membership.)

With that stated, Gina M. Spangused her presidential authority toappoint Rosemary DeRubertis andStephanie Guttuso to the commit-tee. She named RosemaryDeRubertis as chairperson.

Members attending the May 2general meeting elected BillDickinson, (Sal Lo Coco andAmbrose Ciano to complete thecommittee.

What happens next?The Election Committee has

until the August general meeting(set for Thursday, Aug. 7 at 6:30p.m.) to ready a slate of candidates.Persons interested in running forpresident, vice president, treasurer,secretary or sergeant-at-arms orone of the four open director-at-large seats are asked to inform anymember of the Election Committeeof their intentions.

According to Article V, Section 1of the ICC By-Laws: “To be eligibleas an officer or board member ofthe Italian Community Center, apotential candidate:

“a. Must be a member in goodstanding;

“b. Must have been a member ofthe Italian Community Center forat least 12 months prior to his/hernomination;

“c. Must have served on at leastone Italian Community Center orFesta Italiana committee withinthe past five years or attended atleast 50% of the regularly-sched-uled general membership meetingsin the preceding year as confirmedby the record.”

Once the committee presents itsproposed slate at the Aug. 1 gener-al meeting, additional nominationscan and will be taken from thefloor.

The next responsibility of theElection Committee is stipulated inArticle V, Section 1.d., whichstates, “Nominations for an officeror board member to be made fromthe floor will be validated by theElection Committee prior to placingthe names on the ballot.”

Next, the Election Committeewill conduct a drawing to deter-mine placement of names on theelection ballot. The committee willgo on to oversee the mailing of bal-lots to all members in good stand-ing.

The mailing takes place withineight days of the September gener-al meeting, which is scheduled forThursday, Sept. 4.

Members must make sure thattheir ballots are postmarked no

later than the Thursday precedingthe October general meeting to beeligible to be counted. The Octobergeneral meeting is Thursday, Oct.2, which means ballots need to bepostmarked no later than Sept. 25.

Ballots that are not postmarkedor are postmarked after Sept. 25will not be opened or counted.

The Election Committee willselect volunteers to help them tabu-late the votes on the qualifying bal-lots on the day of the October gen-eral meeting. The results will beannounced during the meeting.

Newly-elected officers and direc-tors will officially begin their serv-ice on Thursday, Nov. 1.

All nomination and election pro-cedures are spelled out in Article Vof the ICC By-Laws.

Terms of officeThe term of officers is one year.

The current officers are: PresidentGina M. Spang, Vice PresidentGiuseppe Vella, Treasurer SamPurpero, Secretary Rose AnneCeraso-Fritchie and Sergeant-at-Arms Joanne (Sanfilippo) Czubek.

Under the term limit stipulationset forth in Article IV, Section 8.c.,“A President shall be allowed tosucceed himself/herself for oneterm and one term only. All otherofficers shall be eligible for re-elec-tion to said offices without limita-tions.” Since Spang was first elect-ed last fall in 2012 and re-elected in2013, she is not eligible for re-elec-tion. All other officers are eligibleto seek another term of office, ifthey so desire.

The term for directors-at-large istwo years. Current directors whowill be completing their service areDean Cannestra, Henry Piano,Anna Pitzo and Tony Zingale.

The term limit stipulation fordirectors-at-large is set forth inArticle V, Section 8.b., whichstates, “The term of office forDirectors-At-Large shall be twoyears, with four Directors electedeach year. No Director-At-Largemay serve more than two consecu-tive terms (four consecutive years).After two such consecutive terms,he/she must either run for a higheroffice or remain on a hiatus fromthe Board of Directors as aDirector-At-Large for at least aone-year period prior to running forDirector-At-Large again.”Cannestra is nearing the comple-tion of two consecutive terms andwill not be eligible for re-election asa director-at-large.

Directors Liz Ceraso, SusieChristiansen, Tony Piacentini andPietro Tarantino will have one yearof service remaining when the2014-15 term begins on Nov. 1.

BREAKFAST IS SERVED!Cafe La Scala is now serving breakfast.

Monday – Saturday, 6 a.m.-11 a.m.Fri�ata (Italian-style omele�e) • Breakfast Sandwiches • French Toast

Three Egg Omele�e • Two Eggs, any style • Much More!

Cafe La Scala at the Italian Community Center631 E. Chicago St., Milwaukee

FREE PARKING • (414) 223-2185www.LaScalaMilwaukee.com

The officers and directors of theItalian Community Center wish tothank and acknowledge all thosewho pledged, fulfilled a pledge orcontributed to the building fund.

To obtain information on how tomake a donation, please call414/223-2808 or visitwww.ICCMilwaukee.com.

The following donations werereceived between Apr. 8 and May 5,2014.

In memory of John MarineTony Machi

In memory of Carmen L. GermaneTony Machi

In memory of Joe GloriosoPhil Balistreri

In memory of Francis ThomasAmentJimmy & Linda Spataro

In memory of Angelina Mirenda

Eddie & Joanne GloriosoRobert CugliaraJoe Mirenda

In memory of Ebbie MangiameleTony Machi

In memory of John BonpenserTony MachiAnn D’Acquisto

In memory of Josephine SallaGerald J. & Suzanne Peissig

Deadline set forFesta issue ofItalian TimesAll advertising copy, news

stories and photos for publica-tion in the July/August FestaItaliana 2014 issue of TheItalian Times must be submittedto the editor no later thanMonday, June 9.

All materials can be emailedto editor Tom Hemman at [email protected], sent to TheItalian Times, 631 E. ChicagoSt., Milwaukee, WI 53202.

Thanks for your donations to the ItalianCommunity Center building fund

By Karen and Bill DickinsonItalian Community Center

President Gina Spang hadexpressed an interest getting themembership involved in publicservice at a previous general meet-ing. On Saturday, Apr. 25, eightICC members appeared at theGreat Channel 10 Auction to volun-teer. In a very short time, we foundout that there much of activity thattakes place behind the cameras andthere is a constant need for help.

Some of us volunteered for “oncamera” duty that meant being“table captains” or as Karen

Dickinson called it hand models.The table captains served to calldirect attention to the items beingoffered for auction. The bulk of thetime for us, however, was workingin the phone bank. I, for instancefound that interesting because itwas a combination of helpingcallers and fast-paced activity.

Volunteers could leave whenever they had to but Karen and Iare diehards so we were there until1 a.m. Truth be told, and think Ican speak for all involved, it was afun, exciting, rewarding, learningexperience for everyone.

Participating in Great TV Auction:What an excellent experience

Tuesday and Thursday nights anda good share of the Wednesdaynight lineup. Longtime ICC mem-ber Sal Quarino called upon theable assistance of Kay Sparling, aMetropolitan Opera soprano andowner of a Jefferson, Wisconsinconservatory for young performingartists, to enlist the talent for six ofthe Wednesday night shows.

The complete Courtyard MusicSeries schedule appears below.Like the past 13 seasons, there willbe no shows during Summerfest

(June 25-July 6) at nearby HenryMaier Festival Park.

Monday night jazz• June 2 – Joe Zarcone Band.• June 9 – Chris Hanson Band.• June 16 – Generation Gap.• June 23 – Frank DeMiles All-

Stars.• July 7 – Vivo (Pam Duronio,

Tim Stemper and WarrenWiegratz).

• July 14 – Sandra Mandellawith the Tom Sorce Band.

• July 21 – Jack & Jill Jazz.

• July 28 – Anita Stemper withthe Tom Sorce Band.

• Aug. 4 – Chanel LeMeaux &The Dapper Cads.

• Aug. 11 – Kim Marie with theTom Sorce Band.

• Aug. 18 – Janet Planet.• Aug. 25 – Vivo.

Tuesday Bluesday• June 3 – Reverend Raven &

The Chain Smokin’ Altar Boys.• June 10 – Billy Flynn Band.• June 17 – The Jimmys.• June 24 – Leroy Airmaster

with Junior Brantley.• July 8 – The Bel-Airs.• July 15 – Alex Wilson Band.• July 22 – Jim Liban Combo.• July 29 – Reverend Raven &

The Chain Smokin’ Altar Boys.• Aug. 5 – Cash Box Kings.• Aug. 12 – Leroy Airmaster

with Dennis Geyer.• Aug. 19 – Robert Allen Band.• Aug. 26 – The Bel-Airs.

September Tuesday nights• Sept. 2 – Greg Koch with

Leroy Airmaster.• Sept. 9 – Jim Liban Combo.• Sept. 16 – Reverend Raven &

The Chain Smokin’ Altar Boys.• Sept. 23 – The Jimmys.• Sept. 30 – Altered Five.

Wednesday variety night• June 4 – Milwaukee Mandolin

Orchestra.• June 11 – Frank DeMiles does

Broadway.• June 18 – Kerry Hart &

Company.• July 9 – Pete Sorce with Jeff

Lebarge Big Band.• July 16 – Vivace: Jill Bruss,

Joe Graziano & Company.• July 23 – Tom Anthony’s

Vegas Show.• July 30 – Kay Sparling

Theatrical Productions.• Aug. 6 – An evening with

Jayne Taylor and the RussoBrothers (Nick and Dominic).

• Aug. 13 – South Shore YouthOpera Ensemble.

• Aug. 20 – Pete Sorce with JeffLebarge Big Band.

• Aug. 27 – Metropolitan OperaNational Council Singers.

Thursday night rock and roll• June 5 – Oldies But Goodies

Spectacular.• June 12 – Tom Anthony

Group.• June 19 – Oldies But Goodies

Spectacular.• July 10 – Tom Anthony Group.• July 17 – Oldies But Goodies

Spectacular.• July 24 – The Ricochettes.• July 31 – Oldies But Goodies

Spectacular.• Aug. 7 – Rick D’Amore’s

Rockin’ Dance Party.• Aug. 14 – Oldies But Goodies

Spectacular.• Aug. 21 – Bob Hirschi with

Groove Therapy.• Aug. 28 – Oldies But Goodies

Spectacular.• Sept. 4 – Rick D’Amore’s

Rockin’ Dance Party.• Sept. 11 – Oldies But Goodies

Spectacular.• Sept. 18 – Doo-Wop Daddies.• Sept. 25 – Larry Lynne Band.The entertainment schedule is

subject to change.Free parking for the series is

available in the lot south of thebuilding. The ICC does not allowpeople to carry in their own foodand beverages.

Jazz acts in JuneJoe Zarcone Band – June 2.

Legendary drummer Joe Zarconeand keyboardist Jeff Stoll andvocalist Sharon Schmidt make upthe nucleas of the Joe ZarconeBand. Zarcone and Stoll have beenperforming together and with otherjazz acts for over 40 years. Schmidtis a former Wisconsin Area MusicIndustry (WAMI) award winner.


The Renaissance is under wayMembership Committee wants to know your interests

In the interest of building a more interesting and vibrant Italian Community Center, the MembershipCommittee would like to know more about the hobbies and interests of the general membership. The informa-tion will help the ICC today and in future planning of group activities and events. Please take a minute or two tocheck those areas which interest you and turn it in to the ICC office, or, if you wish, contact the co-chairs or anymember of the Membership Committee directly with your response.

� Cooking Club to explore Italian cuisine, table etiquette and fun party planning,

� Automobile Club to build, restore, show and tour.

� Investment Club to develop a portfolio of mutually held stocks and learn how to wisely invest.

� Artists Club that would offer those that like to create visually the opportunity to draw, paint and see theirtalent grow.

� Scrap booking Group.

� Photography Club that would seek to develop interests in picture taking as a creative medium.

� Quilting Club.

� Brewing and Wine Making.

� Model Making and Radio Control.

� Creative Writing.

� Gardening and Landscape designing.

� Drama and Dance.

� Ball Room Dancing.

� Physical Development and training.

� Card Club.

� Italian Family History Club (Italian genealogy cluh that meets four times a year at the ICC and partici-

patesin Festa Italiana. Contact: George Koleas at [email protected] or by calling 262-251-7216 after 7

p.m.).

Feel free to add what ever you think is appropriate.

� Other. ___________________________________________________________________________________________

The phone number at the ICC is 414-223-2180. The address is Italian Community Center, 631 E. Chicago St.,Milwaukee, WI 53202. The Membership Committee Co-Chairs are Bill and Karen Dickinson. Committee mem-bers are Edward Ciano, Stephanie Guttuso, Ron Contorno, Susie Christiansen, Wayne Kitzerow, Sal LoCoco,Anna Pitzo and Sheila Vivi. For comments and questions, please call the co-chairs Bill and Karen Dickinson at414-744-0937.

By Bill and Karen DickinsonICC Membership Committee

Co-ChairsThe interest survey, placed ini-

tially in last month’s issue of TheItalian Times, has borne someresults that need to be addressedby the Membership Committee. Atthe April general membershipmeeting, when the survey wasannounced, six attendees expressedan interest in a canasta club. As ofthe May meeting, another 10expressed a desire for a ballroomdancing.

Canasta ClubAt this point, the Membership

Committee will start the wheels

turning to accommodate the inter-ests of these individuals. Obviouslya convenient date for the event willneed to be set aside at the ICC aswell as arrangements for a room.The first step will be to gather alist of names so the committee cancontact you and finalize the group.Please contact Bill and KarenDickinson at 414-744-0937. Youcan also call the ICC and leave amessage for the Dickinsons to con-tact you.

Ballroom dancingThe ballroom dancing issue

requires a little moreinvestigation. The topic is ratherbroad so the committee will need to

meet and discuss the various direc-tions the interests lean toward andto help with planning. Attendeesshould give some thought as to thelevel of interest, whether it is tolearn new dance steps, competitivetechniques, fundamentals or just tohave some fun. Once again, pleasecontact the ICC office or me toestablish a line of communication.

The interest of the MembershipCommittee is to continue to findways to accommodate the member-ship and enrich the contemporaryICC experience. Please review thesurvey, give it some thought andreach out. The facility is here andthis committee is committed to helpmembers enjoy their membership.

Initial membership surveyresults revealed

ICC’s free Courtyard Music Seriesready to kick off week of June 2

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Joining them that evening will beWayne Zimmerman (saxophonist)and Jim Samsa (trumpet, coronetand flugelhorn).

Chris Hanson Band – June 9.This group features vocalist RobinPluer, violinist Glenn Asch, bassistMike Britz and John Parrott andChris Hanson on guitar and vocals.The band performs regularlyaround the Milwaukee area, includ-ing VIA Downer on the city’s eastside. Visitwww.thechrishanson.band.com.

Generation Gap – June 16.They are new to the CourtyardMusic Series, but the individualswho comprise Generation Gap arewell known to veteran jazz fans.They include Tom Anderson, thegroup’s leader and accordionist,drummer Vic DiCristo, saxophonistWayne (Zim) Zimmermann, gui-tarist Don Eliot and Chris Peppason congas. According to the group’sw e b s i t e ,www,generationgapbigband.com,“The Generation Gap is influencedby Duke Ellington, Count Basie,Earl Bostic, Frank Sinatra, et al.”It also states, “We play jazz, Latinand standards in an informal stylethat really swings.”

Frank DeMiles All-Stars –June 23. Singer and pianist FrankDeMiles, who was the vocal musicinstructor for the Greenfield SchoolDistrict for 35 years and winner ofthe 2010 Civic Music Association“Lifetime Achievement in Music”award, will bring some of his clos-est friends to the ICC’s courtyardfor this show. DeMiles’ performingcareer spans more than 60 years.

Tuesday BluesdayReverend Raven & The

Chain Smokin’ Altar Boys –June 3. Since completing a week-long gig in Edmonton, Canada inlate April, Reverend Raven andcompany have been performing atclubs in North Dakota, Minnesota,Michigan, Indiana, Nebraska,Oklahoma, Florida and acrossWisconsin. The group has wonnumerous WAMI awards. Bandmembers are Reverend Raven (gui-tar and vocals), P.T. Pedersen(bass), Bobby Lee Sellers (drums

and vocals), Danny Moore (pianoand organ) and Big Al Groth (saxo-phone). Visitwww.ravenreverend.com.

Billy Flynn Band – June 10. AGreen Bay, Wis. native, Billy Flynnhas been a mainstay on theChicago blues circuit since the mid-1980s. The guitarist and vocalisthas played with Bryan Lee,Mississippi Heat, the LegendaryBlues Band, Big Bill Morganfieldand Billy Boy Arnold. In the late1980s, he joined Legendary BluesBand, which included PinetopPerkins, Willie “Big Eyes” Smith,and Calvin “Fuzz” Jones, all MuddyWaters alumni. Billy’s versatility isalso shown through his prowesswith a mandolin, sitar, harmonicaand in his vocals. He has playedwith just about everybody who’sanybody in Chicago blues, and he’sput out a boatload (40-plus) of CDs,a list of which can be found on hiswebsite, www.billyflynn.com.

The Jimmys – June 17. Thisgroup won five Madison Area MusicAwards in 2013 including “Artist ofthe Year” and “Blues Performer ofthe Year.” The Jimmys includesJimmy Voegeli (keyboardist),Darren Sterud (brass intrumental-ist) and Peterson Ross (woodwindintrumentalist), who have all beenhonored individually in 2013. Thegroup has gigs across Wisconsin

and Illinois this summer. Visit:www.thejimmy.net for more infor-mation.

Leroy Airmaster with JuniorBrantley – June 24. In the1980s, Leroy Airmaster was thedominant blues band in a vibrantlive blues music scene in southeast-ern Wisconsin. They performedconstantly, and released 4 well-received recordings. They receivednumerous WAMI awards for bestblues group. The members of themost popular version of the groupreformed in 2010, and continue toperform their unique blend of bluesjazz and rock music. Not content torehash classic blues licks, SteveCohen (harmonica) and Bill Stone’s(guitar) solo styles rely heavily on ajazz approach, but never lose thegutsy blues framework that madethe band so popular. Joining themare Vodie Rhinehart (drums) andDave Kasik (bass) and pianistBrantley, a former member of theFabulous Thunderbird and ShortStuff.

Variety on WednesdayMilwaukee Mandolin

Orchestra – June 4. TheMilwaukee Mandolin Orchestra isthe oldest fretted-instrument musicorganization in the United States.The orchestra plays musicarranged for 1st and 2nd mandolin,mandola, mando-cello, guitar, flute,mando-bass, percussion and voice.The MMO was organized inMilwaukee in 1900 and has been incontinuous operation in this citysince that time. Led by MusicDirector Ruth Williams, the MMO’srepertoire centers on the best intraditional American mandolinorchestra music (waltzes, tangos,marches and polkas) plus lightclassical, modern, Italian and Latinnumbers. They regularly performtheir unique repertoire at musicfestivals and concert halls aroundWisconsin and occasionally outsidethe state.

Frank DeMiles DoesBroadway – June 11. FrankDeMiles has long been a regular inthe Courtyard Music Series’ jazzlineup, but this singer and pianistis equally versed in performing thebest of Broadway. He will be joined

by Harold Miller on bass and JackCarr on drums for this perform-ance.

Kerry Hart & Friends – June18. Kerry Hart is a professor ofvoice at the University ofWisconsin-Milwaukee. Hart is anactive pianist and singer through-out southeastern WI. Favoriteshows in which Kerry has workedas a pianist include Rusalka (Operafor the Young), Cosi fantutte (Milwaukee OperaTheatre), The Last FiveYears (KUSD Theatre), LaTraviata (Skylight OperaTheatre), Avenue Q (KUSDTheatre) and Hansel andGretel (Milwaukee OperaTheatre). She has served as a pri-vate vocal coach and accompanistfor Florentine Opera, SkylightOpera Theatre, Opera for theYoung, Bel Canto Chorus,Milwaukee Rep, Waukesha ChoralUnion, Northwestern University,and UW-Milwaukee. She enjoysplaying many different genres,including opera, musical theatre,and jazz, among others. For theJuly 24 concert, the mezzo-sopranowill be joined by several singers fora night of song, opera and choruses.

Rock and Roll ThursdaysOldies But Goodies

Spectacular – June 5 and June19. This multi-talented band wasformed by vocalist Kim Marie over20 years ago after she completedseven years in Las Vegas and a gigfor Chevrolet at New York City’sLincoln Center and in various citiesaround the country. Kim Mariesaid her goal in forming the bandwas to gather the most talentedMilwaukee area musicians frombands popular in the 1960s, andregenerate the nostalgic feel of the‘60s rock and roll era in Milwaukee.Joining Kim Marie today are vocal-ists Tony Clementi and ChuckTravis, keyboardist Brian Lorde,drummer Bruce Cole, lead guitaristTom Sorce, bass guitarist BobSanders, saxophonist Mike Miller,trombonist Jay Allison, and trum-peter Mike Betts.

Tom Anthony Group – June12. Whether it’s the ICC’s winterCabin Fever Series or its summerCourtyard Music Series, you can besure that the Tom Anthony Group(www.tomanthony.com) performsbefore a packed house. VocalistTom Anthony has long been a fix-ture on the Milwaukee area musicscene. With his group – Tom Sorce(guitarist), Brian Ford (drummer)Jim Sodke and Mike Hetzel (bothkeyboardists), Anthony presentsthe best of the rock, pop andrhythm and blues era with a bit oftoday’s country. Tom and companyare booked to play Aug. 1 throughAug. 10 at the Wisconsin StateFair.

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Oldies But Goodies Spectacular

Joe Zarcone Band

Frank DeMilesTom Sorce


Dr. Julian De Lia receives prestigious awardfrom Wisconsin Association for Perinatal Care

The Wisconsin Association forPerinatal Care (WAPC) presentedJulian De Lia, M.D. with its 2014Helen Faye Callon, R.N., C.N.M. –Thomas A. Leonard, M.D. Awardon Monday, Apr. 28. The award isthe highest honor the associationbestows for outstanding efforts andcontributions on behalf of mothers,infants and families in Wisconsin.

Dr. De Lia, a longtime memberand donor to the ItalianCommunity Center, is a professorin the Department of Obstetricsand Gynecology at the MedicalCollege of Wisconsin in the FetalConcerns Program. He specializesin the treatment and research oftwin-to-twin transfusion syndrome(TTTS).

In 1988, De Lia pioneered alaser surgical technique to correctTTTS, a fatal circulatory disorderamong identical twins. Today, his

surgical technique is the most com-mon operation performed in theworld on behalf of sick fetuses.

Formed in 1970, WAPC is one ofthe oldest perinatal associations inthe country. It manages a system ofregionalized perinatal care to meetthe growing and changing needs ofindividuals and providers duringthe perinatal period. That period isdefined as the time around child-birth, including the three monthsbefore pregnancy and one yearafter birth.

The WAPC award was present-ed to De Lia at the association’sannual conference at the GlacierCanyon Conference Center inWisconsin Dells.

Dr. De Lia began his medicalcareer at a very early age, watchingand sometimes helping his familyphysician father, who had his officein their Newark, N.J., home. After

undergraduate studies, he enrolledin the College of Medicine of NewJersey at Newark, receiving hismedical degree in 1972. He thencompleted his residency in obstet-rics and gynecology at St. BarnabasMedical Center in Livingston, N.J.

After two years in private prac-tice in New Jersey, De Lia trans-ferred to the University of UtahSchool of Medicine in Salt LakeCity, where he was able to fulfillthe dream of wearing three hats:teacher, clinician and researcher.At Utah, De Lia began investigat-ing twin-to-twin transfusion syn-drome in animal experiments in1983. He designed the fetoscope,which was built in Germany. OnOct. 3, 1988, he successfully per-formed the first “fetoscopic laserocclusion of chorioangiopagous ves-sels” (FLOC) on a patient withTTTS and predicted, at that time,that FLOC would become the most

common intrauterine techniqueperformed on sick babies.

He moved to Milwaukee in 1990because of its central location, sopregnant women had better accessto treatment from most parts of theU.S. He established theInternational Institute for theTreatment of TTTS in 2000. De Liahas treated patients from 41 statesand Canada, and consulted onTTTS cases in all 50 states and 61countries to date via telephone ande-mail. He is involved in manyother aspects of maternal-fetaltherapy in the Fetal ConcernsCenter of Wisconsin.

Over the years, Dr. De Lia haswon numerous awards and recogni-tions, including being named by hispeers as one of the forefathers ofmaternal-fetal surgery by theInternational Fetal Medicine andSurgery Society. He was selected toU.S. News & World’s Report’s TopDoctors List for 2012-2013. He isranked in the top 1% ofObstetricians and Gynecologistsnationwide. He has also been hon-ored with the Research Award forInnovations In Gynecologic Surgeryfrom the American College ofObstetrics and Gynecology, thePacesetter Award from CornellNew York Hospital Queens, and bythe March of Dimes with aLeadership Award for Prevention ofBirth Defects and Infant Mortalityand the President’s Award.

Julian De Lia, M.D.

Peers in the legal professionhave once again recognizedAttorney William A. Jennaro as oneof the best lawyers in Wisconsin inthe alternative dispute resolutioncategory. As a result of their votes,Jennaro is listed in the 2014 BestLawyers publication, the oldest andmost respected peer-review publi-cation in the legal profession.

A listing in Best Lawyers iswidely regarded by both clients andlegal professionals as a significanthonor, conferred on a lawyer by hisor her peers.

Jennaro, a past president of theItalian Community Center, is rec-ognized chiefly for his abilities inarbitration and mediation. He isalso the longtime manager of FestaItaliana’s VIP Day program of thephysically and mentally chal-lenged.

The methodology employed byBest Lawyers is designed to cap-

ture, as accurately as possible, theconsensus opinion of leadinglawyers about the professional abil-ities of their colleagues within thesame geographical area and legalpractice area.

Best Lawyers employs a sophis-ticated, conscientious, rational andtransparent survey processdesigned to elicit meaningful andsubstantive evaluations of the qual-ity of legal services.

Jennaro is an independent gen-eral practitioner of law affiliatedwith the Milwaukee law firm ofGimbel, Reilly, Guerin & Brown,LLP. From 1984 through 2011,Jennaro was a shareholder in thelaw firm Cook & Franke, S.C.

Prior to joining Cook & Franke,Jennaro was a Milwaukee CountyCircuit Court Judge for 12 years.Before that, he established andadministered the public defenderprogram at the Children’s CourtDivision of the Milwaukee County

Court system. From 1968 to 1970,he was a Milwaukee CountyAssistant District Attorney, servingunder David Cannon and then E.Michael McCann.

Since 1984, he has served as areserve circuit court judge uponassignment by the WisconsinSupreme Court.

Over the years, Jennaro hasearned numerous recognitions. TheMilwaukee Bar Association pre-sented him with a “LifetimeAchievement Award” in June 2012.He was named “best mediator” inthe State of Wisconsin in astatewide poll of attorneys andjudges by the Wisconsin LawJournal in 2009 and 2010.

Jennaro was previously recog-nized by his peers as one ofWisconsin’s best lawyers, garneringhis listings in 2011 and 2012 publi-cations of Best Lawyers. He hasreceived several other accolades forhis work.

This picture was taken in June 2012 when Attorney William A. Jennarowas given a “Lifetime Achievement Award” by the Milwaukee BarAssociation. The awards luncheon was held at the Italian CommunityCenter. (Times photo by Tom Hemman)

Atty. Bill Jennaro recognizedby peers in Best Lawyers

publication

Rosina Maglio Maro was anaccomplished lyric soprano withthe Florentine Opera Company inthe 1940s. Under the direction ofMaestro Paul Agnello, Rose wassuperb as Santuzza in CavalleriaRusticana and Azucena in IlTrovatore. She also starred inmany other Florentine productionsand appeared weekly on WTMJRadio.

Now, her great grandchildren,Gabrielle Lee and Jacob Laske andWilliam Cook, are following in herfootsteps. They are the grandchil-dren of Jackie Maro Laske andDavid Laske, longtime ItalianCommunity Center members andvolunteers.

Gabrielle, “Gabby,” a senior atEisenhower High School in NewBerlin, has recently been awardeda scholarship by the MilwaukeeChapter UNICO National. She hasdelighted audiences with her bril-

liant lyric soprano voice as Fantinein the Eisenhower production ofLes Miserables and has been nomi-nated for a “Tommy” Award for herexceptional performance. She regu-larly performs in many productionsin southeastern Wisconsin. Gabbywill pursue degrees in music andSpanish at Luther College inDecorah, Iowa this fall.

Jacob “Jake,” her brother, alsoperformed brilliantly in LesMiserables as Gavroche. Jake, ajunior high school student atEisenhower, has also been nomi-nated for a “Tommy” Award.

William Cook, a MukwonagoHigh School senior and longtimevolunteer at Festa Italiana, wasoutstanding in his performance as“Marryin’ Sam” in the longtimeBroadway musical production Li’lAbner. He, too, will attend LutherCollege, pursuing degrees in musicand medicine.

Great grandchildren ofRosina Maglio Maro

following in her footsteps

On Sunday, May 4, Sebastian H.Corriere died peacefully in his bedat the age of 93. He was a chartermember of the Italian CommunityCenter, a founding member of theJohn D’Amore Veterans of ForeignWars Post and a recognized WorldWar II veteran.

Known by his nicknames, “Pat”or “Patsy,” he is survived by hisdaughter, Rosemary, his son,Patrick, other relatives and friends.He was preceded in death by hisparents, Rocco and Rose(Argellaio), his younger brotherNicholas, his first wife, Josephineand his second wife, Viola.

Sebastian was born inMilwaukee to immigrant parentson May 29, 1920. He attended CassStreet and Lincoln High School,graduating in 1938.

In the spring of 1940, Sebastianvolunteered to serve with theCivilian Conservation Corps. Thispast spring, he donated his C.C.C.trunk to the Milwaukee CountyHistorical Society.

Sebastian was drafted into serv-ice in October of 1941, but, becausehe worked in a defense plant, hewas given a six-month deferment.On May 18, 1941, he was called toactive service. He was sent toCamp Kearns in Utah until hisdeployment overseas to England in1943. There, he was attached to anArmy Air Corps bombardier group,

nicknamed “The Carpetbaggers.”The first mission flown by the 801st492nd Bombardier Group was“Mission Carpetbaggers.”

The Carpetbaggers workedclosely with the Office of StrategicServices, the U.S. intelligenceagency formed during WWII, theFrench Resistance and Norwegianfreedom fighters. TheCarpetbaggers were the firstSpecial Operations of the U.S. mili-tary. All the Carpetbaggers were

sworn to secrecy during and afterthe war. Secrecy continued yearslater, until the federal governmentdeclassified wartime records.

A machinist by trade, Sebastianworked in the ordinance depart-ment. Among his responsibilitieswas loading supplies and bombsonto planes and keeping the planesflying. His contribution to the wareffort ended on Aug. 29, 1945.

The Carpetbaggers began tomeet with one another to discuss

their history and personal inter-ests. Group reunions took placefrom 1981 to 1988 in various U.S.cities, where the 8th Air ForceHistorical Society met.

From 1989 to 2013, theCarpetbaggers met at reunions ofthe 801st 492nd BombardierGroup. In 1993, on the 50thanniversary of their founding, aspecial overseas reunion wasorganized in England and France.The Carpetbaggers wanted to docu-ment their secret activities. Thegroup published a 204-page hard-cover book, “Carpetbaggers:America’s Secret War In Europe: AStory of the World War IICarpetbaggers, 801st 492ndBombardier Group U.S. Army,Eighth Air Force” (Eakin Press,Austin, Tex.).

The Carpetbaggers also estab-lished a memorial at the site oftheir army base in northernEngland.

The 492nd Bombardier Groupwas the first Carpetbaggersreunion group to organize. From1979 to 1982, Sebastian was elect-ed vice president of the group. In1982, the 801st merged with the492nd Bombardier Group. Corrierewas first elected president of thecombined groups in 1982 and wasunanimously re-elected president ofthe Carpetbaggers through 2013.

Several years after WWII ended,the French government recognizedthe efforts of the Carpetbaggers inassisting the French Undergroundin its efforts to defeat the Nazis.Sebastian was awarded the FrenchCroix de Guerre with palm. TheFrench government is now in theprocess of awarding theCarpetbaggers another militaryaward, the Legion of Honor.

Sebastian was a life member ofthree organizations: the O.S.S.Society, the 8th Air ForceHistorical Society and the Veteransof Foreign Wars. He belonged totwo VFW Posts. He joined the Cityof Milwaukee VFW Post in 1945and remained a member through2004. He was also a member andofficer with the John D’Amore VFW

Last September, the MilwaukeeLadies of UNICO helped one oftheir own, Marian ConteRomberger, celebrate her 100thbirthday. There were many out-standing reasons to celebrate themilestone this extraordinarywoman had reached.

Chief among them was that fornearly a half century, Rombergerhelped alcoholics and drug addictsget through their worse times. Sheis credited with helping to turnaround the lives of countless indi-viduals in dire need.

Romberger, who died on Apr. 1,joined two nurses in 1950 in pur-chasing the Ivanhoe TreatmentCenter on Milwaukee’s east side.

Through 1998, she diligentlyworked there, doing whatever wasnecessary to help those with anaddiction during their worstmoments. She also did the adminis-trative duties, recruited volunteersand virtually anything else neededto keep the facility operational andwell maintained.

In 1966, she became the soleproprietor and administrator of the10-bed facility, which is recognizedas Milwaukee’s first residentialtreatment center for alcoholism.

It was reported in theMilwaukee Journal Sentinel thatmany who overcame their addic-tions came to the party to celebrateher 100th birthday last September.

In 2004, Romberger was induct-ed into the Milwaukee CountySenior Hall of Fame. Her listing onthe hall’s website described her as“an extremely capable, competent,compassionate woman, with anincredible amount of energy. She isa role model for all.”

The 2004 listing further stated,

that even after her 48 years at theIvanhoe Treatment Center, sheused “her incredible energy to helpothers, sometimes in organized vol-unteer projects and sometimes justhelping out others who need(ed) ahand. Her exceptional volunteerismwould be in her indomitable spiritof willingness to pitch in and dowhatever needs to be done.”

Several years ago, the Ladies ofUNICO established the Star Awardto recognize its members whoexemplified its motto, “ServiceAbove Self.” In 1997, Rombergerwas the recipient of the award.

As an example of her willing-ness to follow the motto, at her100th birthday celebration,Romberger requested that, in lieuof gifts, donations be made to theLadies of UNICO ScholarshipFund. In her honor and in recogni-tion of the contributions of this spe-cial woman, the first MarianRomberger Scholarship was pre-sented at the annual awards dinner

at the Italian Community Centeron Tuesday, May 20.

Born Marian Rott in Green Bayon Sept. 13, 1913, she came toMilwaukee in 1935. She was thewife of the late George Rombergerand the late Ralph Conte, themother of the late Kathryn AnnSabol and the late Mary Conte. Sheis survived by her son RichardConte.


ICC member Sebastian Corriere, recognizedWWII veteran, dies at age 93

The following people became members of the Italian CommunityCenter between April 8 and May 5, 2014. Benvenuti! (Welcome!)

Joyce J Fischer of Pewaukee

Rocky & Clarissa of Chronister Milwaukee

Erik & Marissa Schleicher of Menomonee Falls

Riccardo Trinidad & Dianna Maldonado of Milwaukee

Edith Brown of West Allis

Alexandra Messimer of Milwaukee

Dennis Glavin of St. Francis

Diana Otzelberger of Cudahy

Penni D’Amato and son Spencer Kamp of Waukesha

Pamela Pietravalle of Wauwatosa

Patricia Pingitore and children: Emma and Olivia of Milwaukee

Robert Nennman of St. Francis

Welcome new ItalianCommunity

Center members!

Marian Romberger, longtimemember of Ladies of UNICO,

helped alcoholics and addicts

Marian Romberger

Sebastian H. Corriere standing next to the banner for the John D’AmoreVeterans of Foreign Wars Post N. 2804.



Italian Society and Club NewsMilwaukee UNICO organizationspresent 19 student scholarships

The Milwaukee Chapter UNICONational and Milwaukee Ladies ofUNICO presented $1,000 scholar-ships to 18 area students andanother $1,000 award to a local col-legiate on Tuesday, May 20 at theannual UNICO Scholarship &Awards Banquet held at the ItalianCommunity Center.

These students were presentedscholarship awards from theMilwaukee Chapter UNICONational.

• John Paul Carvalho,Greendale High School, JosephGlorioso Award.

• Gabrielle Laske, New BerlinEisenhower High School, Joseph

Glorioso Award.• Brandon D’Alessio, St. Francis

High School, Sam J. BalistreriMemorial Award.

• Mary Schroettner, home-schooled, Gaetanina BalistreriAward.

• Alanna R. Bonfiglio, DivineSavior Holy Angels High School,Stefano Carini Award.

• Grace M. Gonzalez, MequonHomestead High School, Tony andSadie Machi Award.

• Francesca C. Pessarelli,Brookfield East High School,Theodore Mazza Award.

• Alissa Marie LoCicero, WestAllis Central High School,

Milwaukee Chapter Award.• Anna Saggio, Glendale Nicolet

High School, Milwaukee ChapterAward.

• Emily Clifford, MilwaukeeLutheran High School, MilwaukeeChapter Award.

• Abbey S. Alfredson, IndianTrail High School & Academy,Milwaukee Chapter Award.

• Joseph A. Cardinale, GlendaleNicolet High School, MilwaukeeChapter Award.

• Steven R. Merkel, KenoshaIndian South Milwaukee HighSchool, Milwaukee Chapter Award.

• Rita M. Szopinski, Universityof Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Al

Silverman Italian Studies Award.These students were granted

scholarships awarded by theMilwaukee Ladies of UNICO.

• Malulani M. Bria, ShorewoodHigh School, the MarianRomberger Award.

• Gabriella T. Salamone, OakCreek High School, the GraceIocalucci Award.

• Katherine Carnahan, NewBerlin Eisenhower High School, theAnita Mazza Award.

• Allegra T. Anastasi Wudtke,St. Thomas More High School, RosaFriscano Carini Award.

• Clare Urbanski, BrookfieldAcademy, Ladies of UNICO Award.

The Filippo Mazzei GreaterMilwaukee Lodge 2763 of theOrder Sons of Italy in America ishosting a family-style golf outing atthe Grand Geneva Resort and Spain Lake Geneva on Sunday, June22.

A golf package for $110 includesgolf, cart, lunch and dinner withcomplimentary driving range privi-leges and the availability of a proto access your swing. No registra-tions will be accepted the day of theevent.

Non-golfers can enjoy a free poolpass. Dinner and lunch for non-golfing adults is $35 while for chil-dren, under 12, the cost is $20. Spaamenities and indoor water parkare also available for purchase.

Registrations for the golf pack-age must be made by Saturday,June 6. Checks are payable toOSIA and must be mailed to VinceCarini, 3045 N. 186th St.,Brookfield, WI 53045. Please indi-cate the names and phone numbersof golfers and whether you have afoursome. Golfers who register withfew players will be placed on ateam by the organizers. Also

include the number of non-golfingadults and children under 12attending. For more information,call 414-315-4067.

A flyer on this event with areservation form is available at theItalian Community Center.

Those interested in spending thenight at the Grand Geneva can geta special $99 package when theymention the OSIA golf outing. Toreserve a room, call the GrandGeneva Resort at 262-248-8811.Thirty rooms are being made avail-able for this event. The deadline forthe special room rate is May 15.

Sign in at the pro shop startingat 9 a.m. and enjoy lunch until12:30 p.m.

There will be a shotgun start(scramble format) at 1:30 p.m.

Dinner will be available at 6p.m. The dinner will feature chick-en parmesan, Sicilian-style pork,penne pasta with marinara sauce,tossed salad and Italian bread.

Golfers must abide by a coursedress code. No denim allowed.Shorts must be hemmed. Collarshirts are required. Tank tops andcutoffs are not permitted.

OSIA Filippo Mazzei Lodgehosting family-style golf

outing June 22Save the date of Wednesday,

May 28 for the Pompeii Women’sClub May Crowning at the ItalianCommunity Center.

This beautiful event will bepreceded by a 6:30 p.m. dinner forwhich the choices are sautéedbreast of chicken pecan or pan-seared salmon at a cost of $25.

President Pat Consolazionewill formally introduce our 2014Angel of the Year, Phyllis Travia,who will place a crown on thestatue of Blessed Mother, follow-ing an honor guard of membersand “angels.” Music will be pro-vided by pianist John Puchnerand vocalist Amy Sobczak.

The event is open to the public

and anyone wishing to attend isasked to mail payment ($25 perperson) to Mary Pecoraro, 5766 N.Argyle Ave., Glendale, WI 53209.She can be reached at 414-228-9568.

A chicken tenders and friesmeal is available for children at acost of $10 per child.

The reservation deadline isMonday, May 26.

Fr. Tim Kitzke and Fr. MikeHammer will be in attendance asusual and add to the solemnity ofthe ceremony. Hope to see youthere.

– Submitted by Mary WinardPompeii Women’s Club

Pompeii Women’s Clubinvite public to May

Crowning event

The Pompeii Men’s Club and theBadgerland Striders will team upto stage their 32nd annual 5K (3.1mile) Super Run/Walk onWednesday, June 11 at Lake Park.

Pre-registration forms are avail-able at several Milwaukee arearunning stores or you can downloada registration form athttp://www.badgerlandstriders.org/home.htm.

Race day registration will beginat 5 p.m. in the park’s pavilion andwill continue until 6:30 p.m. Starttime is 7 p.m.

An entry fee of $25 ($35 afterJune 1) will entitle each partici-pant to receive the following: entryin the event, a shirt, fruit juice,fresh fruit, beer, and a drawing forprizes. There will be prizes for tro-phies for top finishers. As always,there will be Italian sausage sand-

wiches available for sale at a nomi-nal cost. The Italian sausage isgrilled on-site by volunteers fromthe Pompeii Men’s Club.

“You can join the fun by eitherrunning or walking the 3.1 milecourse,” said Charles Lazzaro,Pompeii Men’s Club President. “Itwill be good for you, and at thesame time, you will be helping localMilwaukee charities.”

The event has averaged approxi-mately 800 participants and hasbecome known as one ofMilwaukee’s premier run/walks.The race’s image and loyal follow-ing has been solidified because ofthe beautiful location, superb postrace refreshments, and the commit-ted efforts of over 100 volunteerswho make the race day activitiesproceed smoothly and efficiently,Lazzaro said.

Pompeii Men co-sponsoring32nd Super Run/Walk

Having up to 300 dinner guests?

Entertain them at the ItalianConference Center’sFESTA BALLROOM.

A gorgeous setting in which to enjoy great food!

The Italian Conference Centerin the Italian Community Center

631 E. Chicago St. (a block west of Summerfest)

Call David at 414/223-2800 toreserve your party or meeting space at the ICC.

Visit: www.ItalianConference.com


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Attention.Whether you're planning significant family functions -- reunions, christenings,quinceañera, bridal or baby showers, or you're faced with organizing a last-minute event,such as a funeral luncheon . . .

Or you want the perfect setting for a wedding reception or engagement or weddingrehearsal dinner, or your company is looking for an ideal location for a business or socialgathering . . .

the Italian Conference Center is your answer.Our Catering Director will work closely with you to make sure that every detail that goesinto a successful event is planned. And the food at the ICC! Ah, the food. Your guests willshower you with compliments after they've eaten the delicious meals prepared by our out-standing chefs and served by our friendly and efficient wait staff.

Everything you need for a successful event is ready and waiting at the Italian ConferenceCenter. For assistance in scheduling and planning your event, call David at . . .

414-223-2800 or visit: www.ItalianConference.com

In the Italian Community Center631 E. Chicago St., MilwaukeeFree parking • Handicapped accessibleMinutes from downtown and freeway access

in the Historic Third Ward

By Susie ChristiansenSocial networking websites, such as Facebook and

Twitter, as well as e-mail and cell phone texting, arecurrently the most common methods of communicat-ing for people. Using those avenues, we want todevelop a way to reach out to our membership toinform you about upcoming events organized by theItalian Community Center, such as Il GrandeCarnevale, A Taste of Italy and Festa Italiana.

We can even email you a copy of The Italian Times.When the ICC hosts wine tastings, musical events

and cooking classes, it would be helpful to everyoneinvolved to be able to send an e-mail blast or a cellphone text blast to ICC members and as many non-members as possible. Right now, committee chairsand event planners here don’t always know whatadvertising options are available to them and how toreach out to you. Without spending a ton of money,we just aren’t sure how to let the people out thereknow about upcoming events at the ICC.

ICC members can be placed on an e-mail list and a

cell phone list when they sign up for or renew theirmembership. Our application includes a place foryour e-mail address and cell phone number.

Our membership contact list is extremely private,and we will continue to keep it that way. We do notdistribute our address, phone or e-mail lists to any-one. Rest assured your contact information will beretained by the ICC and only the ICC, and you willonly be sent messages on a limited basis.

We simply want to inform you. We want to tellyou about the fantastic events, activities and ethnicexperiences that the Italian Community Center hasto offer.

These are the other options available for submit-ting your cell phone number and e-mail address:

1. Our website: www.iccmilwaukee.com – use theContact Us Form (the last tab on the site).

2. By e-mail: [email protected]. 3. Call Constance Jones at the ICC – 414-223-

2808.

Request from ICC forcell phone numbers and

e-mail addresses

Members:Please notify

ICC of a changeof address

Any member of the ItalianCommunity Center who has achange of address is asked to notifythe ICC promptly so that mailingsfrom the Center are sent to the cor-rect address.

Since the ICC uses nonprofitbulk rates to mail The ItalianTimes, the United States PostalService is entitled to charge a fee(57¢) for each newspaper that isreturned to the ICC and deemedundeliverable due to an incorrectaddress.

Even if you are temporarilyaway from your permanent resi-dence and are not receiving mail atthat address, you need to notify theICC of your temporary address sothat your newspaper can be deliv-ered to that address and so thatthe ICC is not charged 57¢ for eachfailed attempt to deliver the publi-cation to your permanent resi-dence.

“We’ve had a number of mem-bers who have gone to Florida oranother warm weather location forthe winter and these people did notsupply us with their temporarychange of address; hence theirnewspaper was returned to theICC with the service fee due foreach newspaper,” Editor TomHemman said.

Nonprofit bulk rate mail is notforwarded to a new address, whichmeans those members who neglectto inform the ICC of their changeof address will not receive thenewspaper.

Please send change of addressinformation to: Italian CommunityCenter, 631 E. Chicago St.,Milwaukee, WI 53202-5916 oremail Constance Jones [email protected] orcall her at 414/223-2808.

Pietro Tarantinooffers help to

Italian citizensPietro Tarantino, a longtime

member and past board member ofthe Italian Community Center, isoffering free assistance to membersof Wisconsin’s Italian communityon matters involving the Italiangovernment. Tarantino will be atthe ICC on the first Saturday ofthe month from 12:30 to 3 p.m.

Tarantino is a member ofComites (Comitato degli Italianiall’estero) and a liaison to theItalian General Consulate ofChicago.

Among the matters for whichTarantino can provide assistanceare visas and passports, power ofattorney, verification of signatures,documents relating to death certifi-cates and declarations dealing withcitizenship, civil status and pen-sions.

Interested in advertising

in our July/August Festa

Italiana issue?

Get the details by calling

414-223-2801 or sending

an email to Tom Hemman

at [email protected].

Ad iniziativa della FondazioneProspero Intorcetta Cultura Apertadi Piazza Armerina e delDipartimento di Scienze Socialidell’Università di Catania, ha avutoluogo nell’Aula Magna dellaFacoltà, un Seminario sul tema “Irapporti con la Cina: passato efuturo a confronto.”

Presenti operatori economici,studiosi sociali e un folto gruppo distudenti universitari.I lavori sono stati aperti dalDirettore del Dipartimento diScienze Politiche e Socialidell’Università di Catania, Prof.Giuseppe Barone che ha dato il suobenvenuto introducendo il tema delConvegno.

Primo relatore è stato l’Ing.Giuseppe Portogallo, Presidentedella Fondazione ProsperoIntorcetta che ha portato in aulal’esperienza dei sui 30 anni dioperatore economico in Cina.Si sono poi susseguite le relazionidel Prof. Francesco D’Arelli,Direzione Generale per laMondializzazione e le QuestioniGlobali del Ministero degli AffariEsteri, del Dr. Ferdinando Gueli,Partenariato Industriale e Rapporticon Organismi Internazionali ICE,del Cavaliere del Lavoro FrancescoTornatore, siciliano,Amministratore Unico NTET Spa,dell’Ing. Giovanni De Sanctis,Direzione Generale Lotta allaContraffazione Ufficio ItalianoBrevetti e Marchi del Ministerodello Sviluppo Economico e del prof.Dario Pettinato dell’Università diCatania.

Ne è venuto fuori un quadrointeressante ed assolutamenteinedito del mercato globale sulpiano storico, culturale, economicoed imprenditoriale dove la Cina sipresenta come un Paese in crescitaed aperto alle innovazioni, dallepossibilità di sviluppo impensabili.Anche la Sicilia ha cominciato acostruire il suo spazio di scambi.Azzia, intervenendo nel dibattitosulla internazionalizzazione delMade in Italy, ha sostenuto chel’associazionismo è fattorestrategico nelle politiche disviluppo e di crescita del Paese nelmercato globale.

Non basta, infatti, l’azione delGoverno tramite la rete diplomaticae consolare, la conoscenza deimercati, le Camere di Commercio,la rete commerciale, la lingua e la

cultura italiana.Nel contesto operativo della

internazionalizzazione, prezioso edindispensabile è il coinvolgimento ela partecipazione dellarappresentanza: Comites, CGIE,associazionismo. In modoparticolare da quest’ultimo, con itantissimi italiani eccellenti intutte le parti del mondo, partonospesso iniziative che produconopolitiche per la promozione e lacrescita del Paese, assolutamentestraordinarie.

I valori del volontariato e dellostare insieme, infatti, aggiungonol’orgoglio identitario al prodottoitaliano, già espressione di qualitàe genialità innovativa.

Emblematico e prezioso il lavorodi Giuseppe Portogallo, sicilianodoc, socio del networkwww.siciliamondo.net che con laFondazione Prospero Intorcetta dalui fondata in memoria del gesuitaProspero Intorcetta di PiazzaArmerina, missionario in Cina, haintrapreso una serie di iniziative

per creare un ponte di relazioniculturali tra la Cina e la Sicilia.

In questa direzione, ha siglato,recentemente, un protocollod’intesa triennale con laFondazione Federico II di Palermo,istituita nel 1996 dalla RegioneSiciliana, con il compito divalorizzare il patrimonio culturaledell’Isola attraverso una politica discambi nei settori scientifici, nelleinnovazioni, collaborazioni ericerche. I risultati sonoincoraggianti.

THE ITALIAN TIMES

LA PAGINA ITALIANAa cura di Enrica Tarantino-Woytal

PAGINA 14 – GIUGNO 2014

Sicilia Mondo – L’associazionismo fattore strategiconel mercato globale. Rapporti con la Cina

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Name MarriedCabella, Albert Feb-1940Cabella, Frances (Borgo) Nov-1926Cacciafiore, David Apr-1926Calabresa, Anthony May-1938Calabresa, Frank Sep-1934Calabrese, Catherine (Kissman) Feb-1935Calabrese, Joseph Oct-1939Calabrese, Josephine (Klamra) May-1937Calabrese, Margaret (Wisniewski) Oct-1938Calabrese, Mary (Hartman) Dec-1934Calabrese, Mary (Ignowski) May-1929Calabrese, Mary (Traxel) Dec-1940Calaminici, Mary (Serio) May-1936Calbrese, Phyllis (Bartmann) Sep-1931Calderone, Leona (Brugger) Jun-1927Calderoni, Sarafina (D’Amico) Oct-1935Calliari, Ann (Benning) Oct-1939Caloaterra, Louis Jan-1929Caloaterra, Louise (Trevisan) Jan-1930Calogero, Mario Jun-1940Calvani, Joseph Nov-1926Calvano, Josephine (Silverthorn) Aug-1931Calvano, William Oct-1938Camarda, Antonio Oct-1932Camillo, Louis Oct-1928Caminiti, Michael Jun-1936Campanelli, Bernadine (Sara) Oct-1940Campo, Angelo Jun-1938Canbia, Concetta (Fattita) Sep-1933Canepa, Florence (Olson) May-1938Canepa, Lillian (Moffatt) Jul-1939Cannestra, Dominic Mar-1940Cannistra, Frank Jun-1940Cannistra, Mary (Zach) Sep-1936Cannistra, Stefane (Kelley) Jun-1940Cannizzaro, Josephine (Stephens) Oct-1940Cannizzo, Agatha (Kutukchieff) Aug-1930Cantaudella, William Jul-1929Capello, Antello Nov-1926Capello, Nicholas May-1937Caporusso, Michael Dec-1927Cappelletti, Vittorio Sep-1929Caprioli, Arthur Aug-1935Caprioli, Irene (Staples) Aug-1932Caprioli, Mary (Becker) Jul-1930Capuano, Maria (Kobida) Jul-1940Caputa, Charles Sep-1935Caputa, Virginia (Serio) Jun-1940Caravella, Antonia (Filippo) May-1930Caravella, Carmella (Giordano) Nov-1933Caravella, Frank Dec-1934Caravella, John Nov-1927Caravella, Leona (Boyce) Jun-1940Caravella, Rose (Wesolowski) Jun-1936Caravella, Sarah (Sardina) Dec-1929Caravello, Catherine (Lewis) Jan-1932Caravello, Santo May-1931Carbone, Charles Jan-1939Carbone, Vincent Feb-1935Carbonieri, Satemia (Foli) Sep-1933Carcia, Mary (Macias) May-1929Carini, Battisto Sep-1929Carini, Domenic Jul-1940Carini, Mary (Coffaro) Nov-1935Carini, Stefano Sep-1927Carino, Albert Oct-1927Carino, Rose (Sanfillippo) Oct-1929Carloni, Dena (Ragio) Jun-1936Carluccio, Phyliss (Kir-Stimon) Jul-1938Caro, Tony Dec-1939Carrao, Lucille (Dangelo) Jul-1927Carrillo, Charles Jul-1935Carrillo, Marie (McCormack) Dec-1935Carroa, Salvatore May-1936Carrollo, Leo Aug-1940Caruso, Carmella (Chewning) Aug-1929Caruso, James Sep-1937Caruso, Josephine (Netz) Jun-1937Caruso, Mary (Colacino) Oct-1939Caruso, Rose (Galioto) Aug-1928Caruso, Thomas Jan-1940Carvella, Frances (Aiello) Aug-1931Casagrande, Grace (Husty) May-1937Casalena, Girard Sep-1939Casalena, Tito Oct-1934Casanova, Clarence Jul-1933

Name MarriedCasanova, Lena (Budde) Feb-1926Casari, Clementina (Gabriel) May-1931Casari, Louis Apr-1939Casari, Tia (Tenaglia) May-1930Cascio, Nick Sep-1934Cascio, Vida (Letizia) Sep-1936Caserotti, Imelda (Bittner) May-1938Cassata, Dominic Sep-1937Cassata, Madalena (Kappa) May-1935Cassata, Madeline (DePalma) Sep-1937Castaldo, Frank Jun-1940Castarello, Eugenie (Klug) Dec-1930Castellano, Philip Dec-1927Castronova, Alfred Jul-1936Castronovo, Onofrio Jun-1927Catalano, Augustino Jr May-1940Catanese, Nancy (Maniaci) Jul-1939Catanese, Vicenza (Carini) Feb-1940Catania, Calogero Apr-1928Catania, Catherine (Stortz) Sep-1938Catania, Jacob Oct-1937Catania, James Aug-1937Catanzaro, Philomena (Brocco) Nov-1939Catrine, Cono Nov-1938Cattani, Charles Oct-1931Cattani, James Jun-1933Cattarozzle, Antonette (Spitzer) Mar-1937Cavalieri, Ignazia (Mathison) Nov-1935Cavalieri, Virginia (Nell) Jun-1936Cavallo, Joseph Nov-1937Cavolla, Grace (Trigiano) Sep-1928Cavolla, Mary (Rezzo) May-1930Cavosi, Mary (Braunsky) Aug-1936Cavosi, Victor Jun-1934Ceccarini, Josephine (Hertz) Oct-1936Ceccarini, Lindy May-1935Cecelia, Carl Sep-1940Cecelia, Gilbert Jul-1929Cecelia, Marie (Balestrieri) Jun-1927Cecelia, Nancy (Cianciolo) Nov-1935Cecelia, Sam Aug-1938Cecello, Olga (Senft) Jul-1938Cefalu, Anthony Oct-1933Cefalu, Anthony Jul-1934Cefalu, Antonia (Merenden) Sep-1934Cefalu, Antonia (Orlando) Sep-1927Cefalu, Antonia (Pipia) Aug-1926Cefalu, Grace (Tarantino) Oct-1930Cefalu, Nick Jun-1931Cefalu, Salvatore Oct-1936Cefalu, Sam Sep-1937Cefalu, Virginia (Farina) Sep-1940Celoni, Peter Mar-1929Cendretta, Carmella (Marconi) Feb-1929Cendretta, Nicholas Jun-1931Centeno, Mariano Jun-1937Centilli, Sylvia (Wagner) Apr-1935Ceolla, Celestine (Schoemperlen) Oct-1940Ceraso, Elizabeth (Belli) Jun-1926Ceraso, Josephine (Bruzina) Nov-1932Cerasoli, Ida (Burbey) Jul-1930Ceretto, Angelo Sep-1938Ceretto, Joseph Dec-1931Ceretto, Spirito Sep-1933Cerniglia, Ignazio Aug-1936Cerniglia, John Jun-1940Cerniglia, Joseph Feb-1937Cerniglia, Lucy (Haerter) Jun-1936Cerniglia, Mary (Faillaci) Apr-1926Cerniglia, Providence (Holzberger) Nov-1938Cerrillo, Anthony Nov-1937Certano, Elio Jul 1933Cevero, Helen (Giganti) May-1935Cevero, Thomas Feb-1934Cherono, Rose (Barton) Dec-1933Cherono, Rose (Muraco) Oct-1939Chervo, Angelo Sep-1929Chiesa, Canille Jun-1935Chiesa, Marie (Dalsant) Sep-1931Chilovi, Primo Oct-1927Chilovi, Primo Jan-1939Chirafisi, Amelia (Jannetto) Jun-1940Chirafisi, Mary (Venturi) Apr-1939Chirafisi, Peter Nov-1934Chirallo, Pietro Aug-1938Chirico, Boniface Aug-1938

Name MarriedChirubini, Nicholas Jun-1938Chirubini, Nicolina (Ruggieri) Nov-1929Cialdini, Arnold Aug-1937Cialdini, Rinato Jan-1930Cianciola, Clementine (Maglio) Sep-1931Cianciola, Leonard Aug-1936Cianciolo, Angeline (D’Amore) Dec-1930Cianciolo, Anthony Nov-1935Cianciolo, August F Nov-1938Cianciolo, Frances R (Maglio) Sep-1927Cianciolo, John Oct-1929Cianciolo, Josephine (Tarantino) Feb-1928Cianciolo, Matt Jul-1940Cianciolo, Rose (Gentilli) Apr-1931Ciardo, Anthony Nov-1939Ciardo, Joseph Jul-1934Ciardo, Rose (Sberna) Aug-1939Ciardo, Rose (Sberna) Apr-1940Ciardo, Salvatore Apr-1934Ciardo, Stephen Sep-1932Cicerelli, Charles Dec-1938Cicerelli, Jacob Jun-1933Cicerelli, Josephine (Heinz) Jul-1939Cicerello, Andrew Mar-1930Cicerello, Ann M (Foti) Oct-1940Cicerello, Frank Oct-1938Cicero, Frank Mar-1930Cicero, Ignazio Dec-1934Cici, Joseph Feb-1937Cima, James Oct-1934Cina, Ann (Menne) Sep-1940Cincera, Jerome Jun-1939Cingatura, John Jan-1929Cingatura, Marie (Schultz) Feb-1939Cinquemani, Frank Jr Oct-1928Cinquemani, Nancy (Andreucci) Jul-1929Ciocarelli, Albert Jun-1934Ciochetto, Mary (Reketta) May-1926Ciolino, Frances (Chames) Sep-1930Ciolino, Regina (Pagac) Feb-1938Ciolino, Salvator Aug-1938Ciratto, Augustine Feb-1927Circirello, Sam Sep-1934Ciurro, Frances (Leannais) Sep-1934Ciurro, Joseph Jun-1936Clemente, Anna (Zaffiro) Jun-1928Clementi, Angeline (Kubatzki) Apr-1939Clementi, Congetta (Alioto) Dec-1936Clementi, Florence (Doria) Sep-1938Clementi, Philip Jul-1937Clementi, Rose (Romano) May-1939Cocconato, Rocco Jun-1930Coco, Arminio Feb-1934Coffaro, Peter J Nov-1935Cognonatto, Marie (Gaspardo) Jul-1928Cognonatto, Peter Apr-1937Colacino, Anita (Herman) May-1939Colacino, Joseph Oct-1939Colavita, Mary (Basile) Jul-1931Colavita, Michael Oct-1939Colavita, Yolanda (Otis) Aug-1935Colavitto, Oswald Oct-1929Colla, Anthony B Sep-1934Colla, Catherine (Alioto) Jun-1932Colla, Mary (Gunta) Sep-1937Colla, Peter Jul-1936Colla, Peter Jan-1939Colla, Sam Apr-1927Colletti, Antoniette (Natoli) Sep-1934Colletti, Samuel Sep-1930Collova, Carmella (Thomas) Oct-1938Collova, Frank Jul-1939Collova, Paul Nov-1937Collura, Catherine (Dadamo) Apr-1935Collura, Catherine (Reina) Oct-1930Collura, Harry Aug-1931Collura, Helen (Spato) Jun-1940Collura, Joseph Sep-1936Collura, Marie (Dooley) Apr-1940Collura, Mary (Colletti) Sep-1930Comella, Pauline (LaLicata) Sep-1938Cominiti, Michael Jun-1936Commorato, Anthony J Apr-1940Comtello, Rose (Bendel) Jun-1931Concelosi, Josephine (Calvani) Nov-1926Continued in the next issue of The Italian Times.

Italians married in Milwaukee: 1926-1940Part III

Compiled by Mario A. Carini, Italian Community Center HistorianIntroductory Notes

The Milwaukee Marriage Index: 1926-1940 includes the name of the individual married and the month and year the mar-riage took place.

Information contained in the Milwaukee Marriage Index: 1926-1940 was compiled by this researcher in January of 1993 andwill be featured in The Italian Times the next several months.

Reporting of the volume Milwaukee Marriage Index was obtained from the Milwaukee County Historical Society and copiesat the City of Milwaukee Legislative Reference Bureau. These works are all copyrighted and an original copy is at the Library ofCongress in Washington, D.C. for all time.

Please keep in mind that these marriages were actualized only in the City of Milwaukee. Accordingly, if you were marriedoutside the city limits (e.g., Shorewood, West Allis, Cudahy), your name won’t appear in this listing. Names appearing here arelisted and spelled exactly as found in the marriage volumes. If you know of a relative who was married in Milwaukee during thetime period 1926-1941 and that relative’s name does not appear in these listings, please contact the Milwaukee County HistoricalSociety. Parts I and II of this series was published in the April and May issues of The Italian Times.


Spotlight on Cultural ArtsL’Angolo del Poeta

Prepared by Barbara Collignon and Roberto CiampiWinter’s past and now again you

can hear the morning songs of ourrobins, sparrows and mourningdoves. An amazing number of birdslive in Italy – 527 species! Many,as you would suspect, live along theshores. Among them,15 species areglobally threatened, includingnumerous songbirds.

The larks, nightingales, orioles,ortolans, warblers and other song-birds in Italy are disappearing atan alarming rate. It is hard toimagine why anyone would want tokill birds that thrill us with theirsongs. However they are considereda delicacy and despite the fact thattrapping them is illegal, entireflocks are caught yearly by poach-ers using mist nets and lime sticks,reeds to which a sticky substancehas been placed to trap the birds asthey perch. There’s a black marketfor these little birds and they aresecretly eaten in restaurants andprivate homes.

Former French PresidentMitterand’s last meal included eat-ing an ortolan, an endangered birdno bigger than your thumb. Peopleengaging in this practice covertheir heads with a napkin in orderto capture in that space all the aro-mas and also because you wouldn’twant God to see you. The ortolan is

considered a symbol of the Frenchsoul. Perhaps Mitterand felt thiswas the perfect ending to his lifeand was trying to make someimmortal gesture. He ate nothingelse after this last bite of food anddied 10 days after this last meal.(The details on Mitterand’s lastmeal were excerpted from MichaelPaterniti’s article “The Last Meal,”for Esquire.)

Arturo Graf, an Italian poet ofGerman ancestry wrote, “Le grandielevazioni dell’anima non sono pos-sibili se non nella solitudine e nelsilenzio.” (“Great elevations of thesoul are not possible except in soli-tude and silence.”)

However, when the tweeting of atiny bird broke the morning silence,Graf must have been elated athearing the song of a little birdbecause he composed this charminglittle poem.

UccellettoIn cima a un’antica pianta,nel roseo ciel del mattino,

un uccelletto piccino(oh, come piccino!) canta.

Canta? non canta; cinguetta.Povera, piccola gola,

ha in tutto una nota sola,e quella ancora imperfetta.

Perchè cinguetta? che cosalo fa parer sì giulivo?S’allegra d’essere vivoin quella luce di rosa.

Anima mia, nella santaluce ecco ride ogni vista:perchè se’ tu così trista?

Tu che sai cantare, canta.

Little birdOn top of an old tree,

in the rosy morning sky,

a little tiny bird(oh, how little!) is singing.

Does he sing? No, he tweets.Poor little throat,has only one note,and still imperfect.

Why does he tweet?What makes him look so joyful?

He’s gladdened to be alivein that rosy light.

My soul, in the holy lightsmiles at every sight:why are you so sad?

You who know how to sing, sing!– Translation by Roberto Ciampi

Graf (1848-1913) was born inAthens of a German father andItalian mother. Educated at theUniversity of Naples, he became alecturer on Italian literature inRome until he was appointed pro-fessor at Turin in 1886. He was oneof the founders of the Giornaledella letteratura italiana but he isbest known as a poet and publishedseveral volumes of lyrical poetry –Poesie e novella (1874) and Dopo iltramonto (1893).

Hearing bird song in the earliestmorning moments is for me almosta religious experience and I wasinspired to write this little poem.

MatinsTangles of branches,

angles of twigs,rambles of blossoms,scrambles of springs

makechapels for sparrows and

chancels for crows,steeples for cardinals and

jubes for squirrels.The canopyis panoply

for cacophonouspolyphony.

– By Barbara Collignon

MattutinoGroviglio di rami,

geometrie di ramoscelli,intreccio di fiori,

il prorompere della primaveracrea

chiese per i passeri ecori per le cornacchie,guglie per i cardinali ecoppe per gli scoiattoli.

Il tettoè una fusionedi polifoniecacofoniche.

– Translation by Roberto Ciampi

Love potions and variouscharms to do the same job havelong been in vogue and have pre-sented opportunities for comedictreatment in musicals and opera.One of the best known isDonizetti’s sparkling and melodyfilled work L’Elisir D’Amore, firstproduced in Milan in May of 1832.

It’s a work that is in markedcontrast to many of the composer’sother operas including such mas-terpieces as Lucia diLammermoor, Anna Bolena andLinda di Chamounix. Also amongthe contrasting operas are LaFavorita and Lucrezia Borgia.L’Elisir is truly a sparkling,delightful musical romp withAdina teasing the haplessNemorino, who sings of his loveand longing in the famous aria“Una Furtiva Lagrima.”

It was among the many won-derful Met broadcast operas heardthis season which I enjoyedtremendously. These Met broad-casts also featured a magnificentproduction of Borodini’s PrinceIgor and one of my very favoriteworks – Giordano’s AndreaChenier – which brings me back tomy main topic of this month,which is a subject that must haveopera lovers everywhere scratch-ing their heads.

Puzzled is what I found myselfin the aftermath of the recentdeath of world famous conductorClaudio Abbado this past Jan. 20.Among his many accomplishmentshe counted the directorship of LaScala Opera, principal conductorof the London SymphonyOrchestra and a number of otherprominent conducting posts. I saypuzzled because nowhere could Ifind a mention of his demise,either on the network news pro-

grams or even on the public broad-casting reports. Of course, I couldhave missed a report somewherealong the line, although I don’tthink so. It actually took OperaNews Magazine’s report to give themaestro his proper due as a world-class figure in the musical world.

Born June 26, 1933 in Milan,Italy, Abbado studied piano, com-position and conducting at theMilan Conservatory. Starting atage 16, he went on to win theConductor’s International SergeKoussevitsky competition at theTanglewood Music Festival,resulting in his achieving severaloperatic conducting opportunities.He won the Dimitri MitropoulousPrize for conducting in 1963,which provided a five monthengagement with the New YorkPhilharmonic Orchestra. A majorevent in Abbado’s career occurredwhen he was selected as successorto Herbert von Karajan as ChiefConductor of the BerlinPhilharmonic in 1989. In additionto the major orchestras he con-ducted, Abbado created severalorchestras including TheEuropean Union Youth Orchestra,The Gustav Mahler YouthOrchestra and Orchestra Mozart.

Abbado contracted stomachcancer in 2000, and after a seriesof remissions, he returned to con-duct the Berlin Philharmonic andperformed Mahler’s Symphony No.6 in a series of recorded live con-certs. The resulting CD won BestOrchestral Recording and Recordof the Year in GramophoneMagazine’s 2006 awards.

Abbado performed and recordeda wide range of romantic worksincluding compositions by Mahler,Schoenberg and Bruno Maderna.It is reported that Abbado was

greatly inspired to become a con-ductor from the time he was achild and first heard a perform-ance of Debussy’s Noctournes.

Italian President GiorgioNapolitano paid Abbado tribute bysaying the conductor had “honoredthe musical tradition of our coun-try in Europe and all over theworld.” His repertoire in operaranged from Italian and Russianworks among which wereProkoviev’s Love for ThreeOranges, Mussorgsky’s BorisGodunov and Khovanshina as wellas compositions by Mozart,Wagner, Rossini and notably therestored five-hour version ofVerdi’s Don Carlos.

Two of Abbado’s fellow studentsat the conservatory were conduc-tors Zubin Mehta and DanielBarenboim.

* * *Quotable quote: “All men think

all men mortal, but themselves.” –Edward Young.

Opera Topics by Angelo Castronovo


Victory School’s Italian ImmersionProgram update

In Ms. Jana Horntvedt’s K4Italian Immersion classroom, stu-dents have been working on thewords for the weather and seasons.They created books called, Il Tempoand le Quattro Stagioni. Studentsgraphed the different types ofweather during the calendar year.Next, students will be learningabout insects.

Ms. Elizabeth Zizzo and Mrs.Justine Schwanz’s first gradersrecently visited the Humane

Society. Students were able to visitthe animals that are waiting to beadopted. They learned how to safe-ly approach animals and some ofthe pet ownership responsibilitiesone must take seriously. The stu-dents hope that their new friend;“Balto” (an adorable GermanShepard mix) finds a loving home.

Ms. Annette Robertson’s class,in scienza, is studying tornadoes,hurricanes and all types of springweather throughout the world. The

FLES students are studying“trasportato,” “lavoratori e lavoro” e“mizuramente.” The second gradeItalian students will singing twoItalian songs at the Spring Concert:“O Sole Mio” and “La Mamma” inhonor of Mothers’ Day.

The K-5 students, now led byMrs. Pat Markowski, will be learn-ing the basics for reading. They willbe reading two books, “LaPrimavera” and “Il Giardino.”They are preparing for their jour-

ney into first grade and learningcolors, days of the week, monthsand seasons. Students are countingto 100 in English and Italian.

For the spring concert, the K-5class will sing “Stella Stellina,” anItalian lullaby. Students are learn-ing basic conversation such as,“Ciao,” and “a presto.”

Mr. Steven Falsetti’s third gradestudents have been exploring ani-mal habitats for their life scienceunit by reading “Dove Abitano gliAnimali” and “Cosa Vedi allo Zoo.”By comparing English science booktext and Italian readers, studentsare presented with a dual lingualapproach to the same topic. Theylook forward to their trip to theSchlitz Audubon Society in May tofurther explore the habitats ofWisconsin’s birds and animals.

The fourth grade, under theguidance of Mrs. Lydia Sutton, con-tinues to study the history andfunctions of the United Nations. InMay, students will skype withteachers and students inAfghanistan.

Mrs. Tammy Wilcox’s fifth gradestudents are busy researchingplants. They are finding ways tokeep plants warm so that they willbe able to start their home gardensearlier in the season. They will bemaking models of their ideas andwill test them on their own plants.Spring has arrived for room 112.

– Prepared byAnnette Robertson2nd Grade Teacher

Victory School

Festa Italiana offers someopportunities for you to attend thefestival for free or at a reduced cost.Festa will take place for the 37thtime, Friday, July 18 throughSunday, July 20, at Henry W.Maier Festival Park (theSummerfest grounds).

Pre-Festa dealPurchase one 12-pack or two 6-

packs of Peroni Beer at participat-ing supermarkets and liquor storesand receive a ticket good for onefree admission to Festa. This offeris valid while supplies last. For acomplete list of participating super-markets and liquor stores, visitwww.festaitaliana.com.

Everyday dealOn each of the three days of

Festa, children 12 years andyounger, when accompanied by anadult, will be admitted for free.

July 18 dealsFrom 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on

Friday, July 18, Festa Italiana is

offering those with physical chal-lenges along with their caregiversfree admission. These free admis-sion tickets must be obtained inadvance. Look for a separate VIPDay story in this section that hasthe details on ordering VIP Daytickets. This offer is courtesy ofSummerfest, a VIP Day sponsor.

From 11:30 a.m. to closing, buyone admission ticket, get one free.

To honor, recognize and thank

firefighters, law enforcement,teachers and the military, Festa isproviding free admission to theseservice providers and one guest.Present a valid employee identifica-tion at the cashier window at theMid Gate to receive your voucher toenter the grounds.

Festa MassFrom 10 to 11:15 a.m. on

Sunday, July 20 at the south gate

entrance only, there will be freeadmission to Festa Italiana whenyou attend the Mass in the MarcusAmphitheater, which will be fol-lowed by a religious processionthrough the grounds.

Mass attendees are stronglyencouraged to bring non-perishablefood items for donation to theHunger Task Force. Festa Italianahas set a goal of collecting 10,000pounds of food.

Post 2804, which met at the ICC,but was dissolved years later by thenational VFW organization becauseof declining membership. Duringhis years with the D’Amore Post,he served as chaplain, senior vicepresident and post commander.

Sebastian was one of the 10members of the ICC’s ItalianAmerican Military VeteransMemorial Committee, which raised

funds for the construction of a per-manent memorial on the ICCgrounds. The memorial was dedi-cated on Memorial Day 1997.

He is a past president of theHoly Crucifix Society, which alsomeets at the ICC.

Both of Sebastian’s parents wereborn in Santo Stefano diCannastra, Sicily, Italy. He mar-ried his first wife JosephineProvinzano in September of 1946.

He was wed to Viola Eisenhut inOctober 1966.

Sebastian’s first employer wasMilwaukee Gear Company, wherehe worked as a machinist. Heremained there for 36 years andwas a longtime member of theMachinist Union, Local 66.

His second employer wasMilwaukee Machine Products,where he worked for 19 years untilhis retirement in 1986.

He and his wife, Viola, ownedand operated a laundromat inMilwaukee for 14 years. He was anactive member of the WisconsinCleaners and Laundry Council. In1975, he became president of theorganization.

Sebastian was brief;y involvedin Milwaukee politics. He was aDemocratic Ward Chairman in thecity’s old 15th Ward and was a can-didate for alderman twice, butfailed to get elected.

He was also very interested inscouting. Both his son and daugh-ter were involved with scouting.His first wife, Josephine, was a denmother. Sebastian was a scoutmas-ter.


Festa Italiana admission specials

Sebastian Corriere dies at age 93from page 11

Italy’s ‘Festadella Repubblica’

is June 2The Festa della Repubblica is

celebrated in Italy each year onJune 2. It commemorates the insti-tutional referendum of 1946 whenthe Italian population was calledupon to decide what form of gov-ernment – monarchy or republic –to give to the country after WorldWar II and the fall of Fascism.

After 85 years of monarchy,with 12,717,923 votes for and10,719,284 votes against, Italybecame a republic, and the mon-archs of the House of Savoy weredeposed and exiled. It became ille-gal for any male member of thefamily to set foot on Italian soil.

Monarchists argued that thevote was miscounted. These allega-tions were never proven.

This is one of the most impor-tant Italian public holidays which,like July 4 in the United States,celebrates the birth of the modernnation.

A grand military parade is heldin central Rome. Many cities markthe holiday with parades and fire-works. Many businesses and ven-ues, even major attractions, areclosed in observance of this day.

Make sure your advertisingappears in our most popular

issue of the year, theJuly/August Festa edition. Get

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Children have blast at ICC’s Easter party

Times photos by Joe Spasiano

Several games were available to children to play during the children’sEaster party. Here, Isabella Diaz tried her putting skills in the golf game. Nathan Bongert, Rachel Gasser and Julia Bongert are seen here putting

the final touches on their ice cream sundaes.

Children had opportunities to get their faces creatively painted by volun-teer artists such as Gina Jorgensen (left). Displaying her decorated face isNataliya Jorgensen.

Ethan Neureuther used his artisticskills to decorate an Easter cookie.

Harmony Stemper enjoyed her icecream sundae.

Julia Bongert won the jar of jelly-beans she is holding by having theclosest guess to the actual numberof jellybeans in the jar.

Nataliya Jorgensen was awardedthe jar of Peeps she is holding bysubmitting the closest guess to thenumber of Peeps in the jar.

Here are Luca and Sophia Vella with the Easter Bunny.

Left photo: Even the chairpersonsfor the Children’s Easter Party, LizCeraso (left) and Rose AnneCeraso-Fritchie, had a good time.Rose Anne reported that the partybenefited from numerous dona-tions including $100 from theMilwaukee Ladies of UNICO. SusieChristiansen donated balloons andhelium and made balloon hats forthe children to wear.

Right photo: Cicely DeVita andMaggie Zbinden visited the EasterBunny. The Easter Bunny’s visitwas made possible by Sam Alioto,the son of John Alioto and MaryAnne Ceraso-Alioto.

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