Events
October 2008
Italian Cinema Night - Widener University
Hackensack Columbus Day Parade
Sunday, October 5, 2008
Sunday October 5, 2008:
We urge all Unicans to participate in the Columbus Day Parade of North Jersey to be held in Hackensack, NJ.
Marchers are to assemble at 10 AM and the parade will start at 11 AM at the Bergen County Court House and travel up Main and State Streets ending at Passaic Street whereby a full-day street festival along Main Street will take place.
The National President has made an effort to offer UNICO National’s participation in as many events as possible. Please bring and march with your chapter and district banners.
Please contact Ralph Contini at (201) 960-7131 or raccpa1021@aol.com (subject parade) for additional information.
We are offering a $100 grant to chapters that have sponsored over head street banners bringing awareness to “October is Italian Heritage and Culture Month” and incorporating this theme into related events.
Please join with us in these great celebrations and to “Celebrate October…Italian Heritage and Culture Month!”
Julian Garglio will be performing at Hunter College - Manhattan
Oct 15, 2008, 8:00 PM
Hunter College
Lang Auditorium, (4th floor, 69th Street between Park Ave. and Lexington Ave.)
Part of the series 'Crossing Borders' presenting artists born and raised abroad who now live and work in New York City. More info at: http://www.hunter.cuny.edu/music/concerts_and_events.shtml
http://www.juliangargiulo.com
October 9, 2008- Thursday night
Ciao Promotions 13th Annual Fall Italian Dinner
Mt. Carmel Social Hall
Youngstown, Ohio
330-757-2779, Info@CiaoPromotions.com
Clark will be having an Italian Festival this weekend 10/10-10/12*
http://www.nj.com/suburbannews/index.ssf/2008/09/annual_feast_comes_to_clark.html
CLARK--The Clark chapter of UNICO announced the second annual Italian American Feast to be held in Clark during Columbus Day weekend, Oct. 10, 11, and 12 in the parking lot on the recreation side of the municipal building, and also in front of the tennis courts.
2008 Ocean County Columbus Day Program
Friday, October 10
Ocean County Columbus Day Celebration
Ocean County Library
Main Branch
Mancini Hall
101 Washington Street
1:00 P.M.
ITALIAN FESTIVAL
Friday, Saturday and Sunday: October 10, 11 and 12
More infirmation . . .
Mercer County Italian American Festival Association Events
Columbus Day Parade
DATE: 10/11/2008 AT 1pm
LOCATION:Nottingham Way, Hamilton, NJ
DETAILS:
4th Annual Columbus Day Parade, This years Grand Marshalls will be the Hon. John Bencivengo, Mayor of Hamilton and Wayne DeAngelo, 14th District Assemblyman.
http://www.italianamericanfestival.com/event.cfm?id=94
October 11 & 12, 2008
Italian Festival at Reno, Nevada, Eldorado Casino
www.eldoradoreno.com
Info: 1-800-879-8879
Sunday October 12, 2008:
On Sunday, October 12, 2008, a number of parades will take place. We urge all Unicans to participate: in East Hanover, Nutley-Belleville, Hartford, Stamford, Chicago and any other Columbus Day Parade or activity. Please check with your local Chapter President or parade organization for staging and meeting information.
The Ocean County Parade will start at the Boulevard in Seaside Heights, NJ at 1:00 PM. Members and guests are to assemble at 12:00 Noon in Seaside Heights, NJ. Please check with parade officials for exact location.
The Nutley-Belleville Columbus Day Parade will be starting at 1:00 PM. Marchers are to gather at 12:00 PM at Nutley High School parking lot and will march towards Belleville.
Monday October 13, 2008:
We invite all UNICO members and their families to participate in this year's 64th Annual New York City Columbus Day Parade on Monday, October 13, 2008. Members and guests are to assemble at 12:00 Noon on 47th Street, west of 5th Avenue and see Chairman Ralph Contini and you will be inserted in the line of march.
A bus will be available, to and from New York City, for our members. The bus will leave the Fort Lee Recreation Center located at 1500 Stillwell Ave., Fort Lee, NJ at 11:00 AM sharp.
The UNICO float’s theme will continue to bring awareness to October as “Italian Heritage and Culture Month”, Columbus Highway and UNICO National charities. In order to comply with the safety rules imposed by the float company, we must limit the amount of people on the float. As a result, requests to ride on the float will be considered on a need basis in advance. Unless your request has been accepted please do not get on the float.
The parade marches up Fifth Avenue from 44th St. to 79th St. then turns right towards Third Avenue. The parade is a televised global event with millions of viewers and nearly one million spectators. It will be broadcast on NBC NY Channel 4 and RAI Int’l, from 12 Noon to 3:00 PM.
October 14, 2008 - Tuesday afternoon
Atlantic City Hilton
Rendevous Travel-516-867-8747
Call for group information
Great deal!
SKYLARK FARM
October 16, 2008
BY
Professor Antonia Arslan
Università degli Studi di Padova, Italy
more information . . .
2008 Lieutenant Detective Giuseppe Petrosino Law Enforcement Award Ceremony
Thursday, Oct 16, 2008
more information . . .
*The Feast of St Gerard*
St Lucy's Church, Newark
Oct 16-19
http://www.saintlucy.net/feast.htm
October 19, 2008 - Sunday
Abruzzi Banquet -Dinner show Heritage Ballrooms
Holmes, PA. Nick 610-874-4149
610-876-5079
www.MorenoFruzzetti.com
732-396-9891
Howard Beach Columbus Day Foundation Inc.
3rd Annual Dinner Dance
Tuesday October 21, 2008
6pm
more information . . .
October 25, 2008
In Celebration of Italian Heritage Month
UNICO Montclair
presents a special screening of
"Ciao, America"
directed by Frank Ciota
(Q & A with the director following screening!)
more information . . .
October 21 - November 21
Tony Lo Bianco
In his one man show
“La Guardia”
Di Capo Opera Theater
184 East 76th Street
more information . . .
