Neighborhood Lights illuminate bocce court
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For the third consecutive year, Little Italy has participated in
Neighborhood Lights
as part of
Light City Baltimore
. During a two-night April 6-7 event,
artist Laure Drogoul
transformed the neighborhood's bocce courts into a magical light setting with the result of "an absolutely brilliant, visually stunning, artfully executed and community-based" project, said neighborhood resident,
Gia Fracassetti
, who organized the project. Festivities included a light parade, with Baltimore's
Mayor Catherine Pugh
participating, additional strings of lights for Saint Leo's Church, and a light show at the bocce courts. Fracassetti acknowledges
Kingsville Dairy / Tim Ford
for donating 250 milk jugs which were transformed into lanterns. "It definitely was a team effort to produce this magnificent Light City production," she said. Artist Drogoul said she thinks "Little Italy is an awesome neighborhood!"
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The vendor lineup for the 2018 Feast of Saint Anthony Festival is shaping up! We welcome several NEW vendors* this year ... welcome back returning vendors ... and waiting to hear from additional ones!
- Alpha Omega Imports: Eliovi extra virgin olive oil produced in Crete, Greece; jarred organic red peppers from Florina, Greece
- Artist Larry Stevens: an array of inspirational, happy and colorful art
- Artist Michael Nagrabski: illustrations of churches, schools, landmarks
- Artist Sergio Brotto: a variety of oil paintings
- Author Diane Walker: author of Italian American children's books
- Author Dick Ellwood: author of 3 cop-related books and a children's book
- *Caffe Gelato: handcrafted pasta
- Chilly Willy: Italian ice & gelato
- Conrad’s Seafood: fried calamari, codfish cakes, rice balls, mozzarella sticks, fried zucchini, softshell crabs, oysters
- Gina’s Wish: handmade soy candles from repurposed bottles, olive oil soap
- Italy in Color: photographs of Italy from regions of Trentino, Mezzogiorno, Sicily
- Italiana Travel Design: dream of your perfect trip to Italy - we custom design it
- Italian Sportswear: Italian T-shirts and novelties
- Oceans Away: Handmade tapestries, rings, incense, candles, boxes, hats, gloves, shirts, dresses; Gothic and fantasy statues
- Pandola Learning Center: gently used books
- *Pap’s Peppers: unique jarred pepper product using a recipe passed down from Italy through the generations
- Pasta Pallette: 100 varieties of dry gourmet pasta, sauces, pesto, gifts, accessories; gluten-free, vegan and lo-carb / hi-protein options
- Route One Apparel: Maryland-themed clothing and accessories
- *T-Mobile: large pink pop-up truck offers mobile and home security services
- Thomas C. Scilipoti Photography: picture-perfect scenes of Baltimore
- Vacation Village Resorts: resort vacation promotion
Saint Leo's will host its traditional food stands - and a few new ones!
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- calzone
- fried dough
- pit beef
- porchetta & broccoli rabe
- meatballs
- pizza
- eggplant
- chicken parmesan
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- garden salad
- French fries
- wings
- cannoli & pizzelle
- vino and domestic / Italian beer
- homemade lemonade
- sit-down pasta dinner indoors!
- GET the GROUPON! coming soon ...
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NEW for 2018!
look for the Italian Festival GROUPON
coming soon!
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BALTIMORE BOCCE CLASSIC
presented by
Italian American Bocce League
Fri., June 1 thru Sun., June 3
(during Italian Festival)
a portion of the $200 team entrance fee donated to Saint Leo's Church
1st PLACE PRIZE = $2,400
2nd PLACE PRIZE = $1,200
3rd PLACE PRIZE = $600
4th PLACE PRIZE = $300
- Open Division
- 16-team double elimination
- Games begin 6:30 pm June 1
- Courts open for practice Friday 10 am - 3pm
- Games begin Friday 5:30 pm
- Saturday start time 8 am
- Sunday start time 9 am
- More info: Dino Basso 443.690.8685 or Gianni Andracchio 443.996.8963 or email below
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PIZZELLE-MAKING SESSION
Saturday, May 12
9 a.m.
St. Leo's School Hall
(908 Stiles Street, Little Italy)
Join in on the
pizzelle-
making fun! No need to reply, just show up ready to bake
pizzelle
during a wonderful morning of camaraderie and cookies! Bring a family member or friend. And if you have a
pizzelle
iron, bring that, too. Perhaps wear an apron. Lunch will be provided complimentary to volunteers. This large batch of
pizzelle
will be sold at the Feast of Saint Anthony Italian Festival June 2 - 3 to benefit Saint Leo's Church.
Can't attend May 12th yet you would like to make and donate
pizzelle
? Feel free to make them at home and then drop them off to the parish office during the week before the festival, during business hours M-Th 8am-4pm; Fri 8 am-noon.
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B
altimore’s Little Italy was once home to Jewish immigrants from Germany and Russia. The 1850's California Gold Rush brought some of the earliest immigrants from Italy, who rented rooms from homeowners along the harbor as they planned to seek gold in the west. Many never left Baltimore; and some opened restaurants.
O
ne of Little Italy’s longest standing restaurants is Chiapparelli’s. In 1925 at age 26,
Pasquale Chiapparelli
, a tailor, arrived in America from Naples to join family members already immigrated. In the early 1940’s he opened a pizza shop with his brother that would later become Chiapparelli’s Restaurant. He married
Anna Mary Pizza
, better known as Miss Nellie, who made fresh ravioli daily for the restaurant. Today, Chiapparelli’s remains in the family with daughter-in-law
Kit Chiapparelli
and grandson
Brian Chiapparelli
at the helm.
J
oin this 1-hour tour that includes wine, appetizers, and a stroll around Little Italy. You'll hear from Kit about what it’s like to be a part of the Little Italy community, then see a few landmarks, learn why Saint Anthony is still celebrated for saving the neighborhood from the 1904 fire, and perhaps watch a bocce game.
[excerpted from Baltimore National Heritage Area newsletter 4/19/18]
A glass of wine, an appetizer, and a stroll: Food and History in Chiapparelli’s and Little Italy
Monday, April 30
5:30-6:30 pm
$25 / $35
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The
Baltimore Immigration Museum
, which opened its doors in Locust Point in 2016, commemorates the hundreds of thousands of people who chose Baltimore to begin a new life in America. The museum location's has a unique tie to the immigration story (1904 - 1914) as immigrants who needed temporary housing used the building for shelter. It is one of the last immigrant houses in Baltimore still standing.
You will learn about Baltimore’s immigration history in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the importance of Baltimore as a major port of entry for immigrants to the United States, and about the various ethnic groups which started their American journey here.
OPEN WEEKENDS 1-4 pm
FREE admission
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Little Italy
Open Air Film Fest celebrates 20th year!
Watch for the 2018 Movie Schedule posted
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A word from
Fr. Bernie Carman,
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"We had a very nice breakfast for volunteers in March. A good number of our generous helpers came to enjoy it - about 85! I am very happy we could offer this sign of our appreciation.
Our parish survives on the strength of our volunteers and the participation of our parishioners. We are a local community of faith. We pray and work for one another’s benefit as we strive to follow the Lord Jesus.
Something as ordinary as making ravioli or setting tables is very much a part of the whole mission of the Church.
No action, no prayer, no kindness offered to a person is forgotten by God.
Like so much of life, the project is never done. Just when we think we’ve done it, more work appears. It is an ongoing task, just like our personal and spiritual life. Thank you to all of you who have helped in any way!"
~ Father Bernie
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Group procession during 1926 Feast of St. Anthony Festival;
submitted by Kevin McCoy, Baltimore
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EDITOR'S NOTE: In the
March issue
of Neighborhood News, the vintage photo caption incorrectly named Luge's as a restaurant. According to one of our readers, Diana, who said: "It was a CANDY store - with an ice cream fountain!"
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"Some time ago you published a vintage photo of my father,
Philip Puccia
, in front of his produce stand in Little Italy in Boston, taken in the early 1900s. Because of that photo you published, one of my previously unknown distant relatives in Boston saw the picture and we've been corresponding. Isn't that great? Many thanks to you."
~ Angela Orsini, MD
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Promotion Center for Little Italy
EDITOR:
Director & Founder
EDITORIAL ADVISOR:
Ray Alcaraz
Promotion Center for Little Italy, Baltimore is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit
organization established in 2010 with a mission to promote Little Italy's events,
community organizations, history and Italian heritage.
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