2023 Festa Italiana Heritage Presentations and Demonstrations

In the Atrium Building next to City Hall

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15TH

1:30 PM Fr. Michael. Galuppi – Stories from my travels in Italy

2:15 PM  Dominick Carbacio—- Folk Songs of Italy

3;00 P.M. Chiara Alteria- stories of her life in Bologna and her new Gelato business

5:00PM – George Alessio – Learning Basic Italian

6:00PM – Italian Bingo

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16TH

12 Noon – Italian Bingo – Julian Corsello

1:30PM Syracuse Opera on the Main Stage – Performing music by

Verdi, Donizetti, Puccini and Leoncavallo

3:00PM – Laura Hand & Frank Riccardiello – “Finding you Italian roots”

4:30PM – Cooking Italian with Joe Borio – Almond Tortini

5:30PM – George Alessio – Learning Basic Italian

6:30PM – Italian Bingo

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 17TH

1:00PM – Italian Bingo – Frank Riccardiello

2:00PM – Michele Buckingham –  Cooking Chicken Piccata

3:00PM – Ed Gasparini – Gasparini Sales “Food Brokers”

Family Tradition for Four Generations

(Free sampling/tasting of fine Italian Meats and Cheeses)

4:00PM – George Alessio – Learning Basic Italian