The 2011 Festa Italiana Program
Sunday, October 9, 2011

OPENING CEREMONY


• 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM -- Mass in Latin
• 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM -- Church Procession
• 12:30 PM -   1:00 PM -- Bates School Choir of Annapolis


MAIN STAGE ENTERTAINMENT


• 1:00 PM - 1:15 PM -- Festa President introduces Master of Ceremonies Elio Scaccio and Soprano Amanda Beagle.
  Tenor Elio Scaccio and Soprano Amanda Beagle sing the Dual National Anthems.
• 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM -- Ciao Bella, a musical tribute from an Italian American girl.
• 2:15 PM - 4:00 PM -- Tenor Elio Scaccio.


• 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM -- Ciao Bella, a musical tribute from an Italian American girl.


• 5:00 PM - 5:30 PM -- Raffle Drawings.


• 5:30 PM - 6:00 PM -- Closing Ceremony with Tenor Elio Scaccio.


STREET ENTERTAINMENT


• ALL DAY - Briscola Club Card Games
• ALL DAY - Bocce Games
• ALL DAY - The Festa Eagle Mascot
• ALL DAY - Ringling Bros & Barnum Bailey Clown
• ALL DAY - Carabinieri pose for pictures
• 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM -- Flying V's Interactive Toys/Games with kids
• 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM -- Flying V's Family Circus perform
• 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM -- Festa Eagle performs
• 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM -- Children's Magician performs
• 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM -- Flying V's Family Circus perform


UPSTAIRS CASA ITALIANA


• 12:00 -12:30 PM - FREE BOOK SIGNING - "Books on Italian Art"  by Russ Bogdan
• 1:00 -1:30 PM - FREE BOOK SIGNING - "The Voyage of Columbus"  by Louis DeSanti
• 2:00 -2:30 PM - FREE BOOK SIGNING - "Life of Marconi"  by Cam Trowbridge
• 3:00 -3:30 PM - FREE BOOK SIGNING - "Stone Cutter Genius"  by Arthur Cola
• ALL DAY - Video Interviews with local Italian Immigrants


CASA ITALIANA BALLROOM


• ALL DAY - Continuous loop videos on Italian Unification and Italian Immigration to America
• ALL DAY - 50 photos of Italian Immigrant Life


HOLY ROSARY CHURCH LOWER HALL


• 1 PM – 2 PM -- Children's Magician
• 3 PM – 4 PM -- Live Cooking Demonstration