NJ Italian American Heritage Commission

The New Jersey Italian and Italian American Heritage Commission

Events

October 2005

October 8, 2005
Columbus Day Ball
Trenton, New Jersey
The Columbus Day Ball will take place at the Baldassari Regency, 145 Morris Ave, Trenton and will honor Grand Marshal Carl Carabelli and Honorary Grand Marshal Mayor Glen Gilmore, 6:30 p.m. Tickets $100.
Reserve by Oct. 1, call John Scarpati (609) 631-7544 or Pasquale Colavita (609) 851-2635 or visit the website at www..italianamericanfestival.com

October 9, 2005
Columbus Day Parade
Hamilton, New Jersey
Hamilton's Columbus Day Parade begins at 1:00 p.m., Audrey Place, continues downNottingham Way, left at Mercer St.,ending in SayenPark, where there will be entertainment and food vendors.
To obtain participation info, contact Richard Angioletti before Oct 6, at (609) 730-0371.

October 7, 8, and 9, 2005
Italian Flag Raising Ceremony, Festival and Parade
Toms River, New Jersey
The Ocean County Columbus Day Parade Committee will host an Italian Flag Raising Ceremony at the Ocean County Administration Building, located on 101 Hooper Avenue in Toms River on Friday, October 7th. The event, which is hosted by the Ocean County Board of Chosen Freeholders with the expected participation of a folkloric group from Sicily, will begin at 11:30 am.

Throughout the three-day period (7,8 and 9th of October), the Committee will hold a festival featuring foods, crafts, exhibits, antique car show, musical and folkloric entertainment and surprises. Please visit the Committee website at
www.ameri-com.com/columbus for further information.

On Sunday, October 9th at 10:30 am there will be a Mass at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, Grant Avenue, Seaside Heights followed by the 14th Annual Ocean County Columbus Day Parade at 1pm. For registration forms, please contact Mario A. Marano at 732-914-0351.

October 8, 2005
Madison Festa Italiana
Madison, New Jersey
The Madison Festa Italiana hosted by the Madison Area YMCA, NJ and Forum Club features food, music, art, and fun-filled participatory activities for the entire family. There's an especially unique "Marinara Sauce" contest featuring Madison’s leading Italian chefs and restaurants, a Grape Stomp Competition, the premier attraction or Bocce Tournament, Italian celebrities, children's activities, a Wine Tasting Contest, a historical Italian-themed photo showcase and collection, and free entertainment.

Madison Festa Italiana ’05, with an expected attendance of 500 Italian enthusiasts, celebrates the cultural roots of Italians and Italian-Americans specifically in Madison by presenting and promoting the arts, the food and the spirit that are uniquely Italian. For more information, please contact Armand Milanesi at 973-301-0770 or armand@precisionsportsent.com.

October 15, 2005
Benefit Concert
Caldwell College
Caldwell, New Jersey
Under the direction of Maestro Eugene DeBellis, a Benefit Concert will take place at the Caldwell College in Caldwell, NJ. The concert will begin at 7pm. For further information, please contact The DeBellis Performing Arts Center at 973-482-9051 or 973-472-5268. Limited seating is available and donations of $15 or more are appreciated. October 21-22, 2005
Mythamorphoses: Collective Myth and Italian Literature
Rutgers University – Douglass Campus (Eagleton Institute)
New Brunswick, New Jersey
The Italian Graduate Student Society at Rutgers University will host a two day conference entitled Mythamorphoses: Collective Myth and Italian Literature. The event is by invitation only.

October 28, 2005
Italian Dinner and Movie Night
Columbia High School
The Italian Cultural Club and Classes at Columbia High School will sponsor the 14th ITALIAN NIGHT (7th Movie Night), from 5:30pm –10:30pm, in Columbia High School’s New Cafeteria and Black Box Theater. This event serves as a fundraiser for the Italian Cultural Club.

Come and enjoy an Italian meal and see a great Italian movie: IL Gattopardo (The Leopard), in Italian with English subtitles. The film, adapted from the novel by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa, is by the famous director Luchino Visconti. The stars are Burt Lancaster, Claudia Cardinale and Alain Delon. It takes place in Sicily, Italy in 1860, during the Risorgimento, the period of time during which Italy is unified. It will be una bella serata (a beautiful night). Bring your friends and relatives. Refreshments will be sold during the movie’s intermission.

Tickets are $20.00. Advance sales only, due to limited space (99 seats) in the Black Box Theater. Contributions for boosters are $5.00. Ten-dollar ($10.00) Sponsor donations are also gladly accepted.

Please make checks payable to Columbia High School (with Italian Night on memo line), and send them to: Columbia High School, 17 Parker Avenue, Maplewood, NJ 07040 att.: Mr. Domenico Tancredi – for more information, please call Mr. Tancredi at 973-762-5600 or e-mail him at: dtancred@somsd.k12.nj.us

October 29, 2005
2nd New Jersey Congress for Italian American Organizations
Rutgers University
New Brunswick, New Jersey
Following from the success of last October’s 1st NJ Congress for Italian American Organizations, the Commission will be hosting the 2nd Congress at Rutgers University in October 2005. This event will seek to draw together representatives from the over 400 Italian American organizations in New Jersey to attend panel discussions, workshops and planning sessions for the development of programs for the Italian American community. In 2004, the Congress theme was “Unification of Efforts” and the convention featured focus topics on unity, generating political and business support, preserving Italian heritage for the youth of NJ, promoting the Italian language, curriculum and culture, and developing business and cultural exchanges with Italy. To get involved with this year’s planning process, please contact the Commission early by calling 732-932-0671, or emailing a request at acarabelli@iahi.rutgers.edu. For more information as event details become available, please visit the “Events” section on Commission’s website at www.njitalia.nj.gov