STEP INTO THE NEIGHBORHOOD ...
 28 MAGGIO 2015 
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Join us for the 9:30 am Sunday, June 7 Mass to celebrate the Feast Day of Saint Anthony. Following Mass is our annual traditional street procession behind the saint's statue, and then "Day 2" of the festival begins!

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What's your favorite part about volunteering for the festivals? Constance Collins says: "The music, food, and friends, favoloso!" Please consider assisting our parish? If you are able to work the festival for a few hours Saturday OR Saturday, contact Sue Corasaniti at wtwindstar@aol.com asap! You are needed in kids' games, Lodge booth, Lodge kitchen, Bingo and other booths and areas.   



spring social 2014
Marco & Vincenzo's Italian music is always a special treat at our annual socials
TONIGHT!
LITTLE ITALY SPRING SOCIAL
silent auction! 50/50! free food! 

Don't miss the chance to bid on our silent auction items May 28th, like a CAL RIPKEN JR. autographed Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony ticket from 2007, a Cal Jr. baseball card, Wine Basket, golf bag, Italian Basket, Vera Bradley goodies, and MUCH MORE! Only $15 today; $20 at the door.

 





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HURRY! Register by JUNE 6! 
PAINT TIME at LI LODGE  
Saturday, June 20
Don't miss it, it's all the craze ... you paint this wine scene and you take it home! Join us for a relaxing afternoon of creativity at the Little Italy Lodge.

 

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GENTLY USED
BOOKS NEEDED
... for Used Book Stand at Saint Anthony Italian Festival June 6-7. Drop off books at the Parish Office during regular business hours before the festival, or at the book stand during the festival. Proceeds benefit Pandola Learning Center.




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PROMOTION CENTER GOES 'ON THE ROAD' TO FESTA ITALIANA!
We're going 'on the road' to promote Baltimore's Little Italy at the Festa Italiana May 30 in Frederick. If you plan to be there, stop by our booth to say CIAO! The Monaldi Brothers will be performing, as well as Elio Scaccio.

 



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TAKE A CHANCE HERE!
WIN 4 LITTLE ITALY
GIFT CARDS
Each winner receives 4 gift cards for Little Italy restaurants and businesses. Drawing held close of June 6-7 Italian festival. (You can also buy chances in the Promotion Center booth during the festival.)


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69th ITALIAN REPUBLIC DAY 
May 31 -- 11a to 3p 
Little Italy Lodge 
A Family Day of celebration for the entire community with food, music and kids' activities such as children's book reading, facepainting and crafts! Hosted by Italian Cultural Center of Maryland.


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LIPOA'S GOING
'O'RANGE!
Little Italy Property Owners Association
Sunday, August 23 -- 1:35 pm
Orioles vs. Tigers
Tickets $14.30 each, Section 328


Email Kay at kmgonsalves@gmail.com to reserve tickets and arrange payment. ALL neighbors are welcome!  



ALWAYS FUN AT THE
LITTLE ITALY LODGE!

Young Matteo and Imelda Liberatore sing Buon Compleanno (Happy Birthday) in Italian to various Little Italy Lodge attendees as they celebrate birthdays during a Friday Night Dinner. New Lodge president Ali Sliwka looks on.

 


BLAST FROM THE PAST 

Submitted by Michael Corasaniti
Baltimore, MD

"My grandfather Victor Corasaniti (pictured) was president of the Democratic Club in Little Italy way back in the 1950s. Also pictured is my grandmother Frances and my oldest brother, Victor. The photo was taken in Florida in 1955." 


We always need your vintage Italian-related photos!
Email photos saved as JPG files to info@LittleItalyMD.com.
View more vintage photos.

SCENES FROM MEMORIAL DAY MASS
Saint Leo the Great Church
(photos courtesy Thomas C. Scilipoti)




BANALITA' (trivia)

On the corner of President Street and Eastern Avenue, Emilio Morisi owned a hotel. In a 1926 Baltimore Sun story, the red brick structure was named then as more than a century old and was "headquarters" for men traveling as entertainers and troubadours - with trained bears, dogs, monkeys and parrots.


NEW!
LITTLE ITALY SOUVENIRS

Find these fun kitchen items, this book, and other items imprinted with
Little Italy Baltimore in the booth of Promotion Center for Little Italy along middle of Stiles Street.




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movie schedule 2015
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Be sure to mark your summer calendar to watch our FREE movies!
Pick up a Movie Schedule in the booth of Promotion Center for Little Italy during the June 6-7 Feast of Saint Anthony Italian Festival in Little Italy.
(or May 30 at Festa Italiana in Frederick)





 
LITTLE ITALY BUSINESS BLURBS

  • The Mary Pickersgill roses are finally in full bloom. Stop by the STAR SPANGLED BANNER FLAG HOUSE to see these special roses created especially for the Flag House, plus more roses lovingly maintained by members of the Maryland Rose Society. The Flag House
    thanks The Sun for including their venue on its list of "100 Best Places to Take the Kids." Check out their Discovery Room and period toys in the gift shop.
 
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Enjoying a few Davidus Cigars 
  • Have you entered to win this fabulous Baltimore "Staycation?" Included in the prize package is Dinner for Two at Tavern 101 at FAIRFIELD INN at the corner of Little Italy. Tavern 101 is the home of Crabby Wyatt's famous jumbo lump crabcakes! Visit suninsider.com to enter to WIN.
  • GERMANO'S PIATTINI is featured with Cold Spring Jazz Quartet on the new State of Maryland Tourism website as a 'Restaurant with Amazing Live Music.' View here.
  • Chefs from LA TAVOLA and LA SCALA restaurants participated in the Annual Culinary Extravaganza May 18th at the Grand Lodge in Hunt Valley that benefited Meals on Wheels.

  • Great food starts with great ingredients. Chef Aldo Vitale has his own gardens where he grows fresh herbs and vegetables for his restaurant ALDO's, as he's done for over 40 years. At the upcoming May 31 Urban BBQ, Aldo's is making porchetta. The event benefits Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.

  • A music video is to be premiered at DA MIMMO on Friday, May 29; drop by the cocktail lounge at 8 pm, featuring musician Marcus Dagan and Baltimore's local talent. More>>>
  • CAFE GIA thanks Baltimore Magazine for once again including their restaurant in their list of establishments.
     
 
La Tavola's Chef Carlo picking up a few fresh ingredients.
Amiccis gets comical :-D 

  

  • Vote for YOUR favorite Little Italy food and eateries in Baltimore's Best contest!
  • JOE BENNY'S announced that it has maintained a solid "5 Star" rating on Yelp during its first year opening. "I'd like to thank my super awesome team that makes us who we are," said proprietor Joe Gardella.
  • OZRA on the east edge of the neighborhood offers non-Italian cuisine, although Persian cuisine is a close sibling with its Mediterranean influences. "We would like to do more to be part of this great community, and to help promote its vibrance and longevity," says Reza 'Ray' Holland of OZRA. "We are surrounded by so many 'rich' neighborhoods, but none come close to having the history and character Little Italy has to offer."
     
from our emailbox
"Just read the latest edition of Neighborhood News about the POWs. The photo submitted by Joe Ribero is great. I, too, knew all of those men; and Joe and his sisters, Anita and Margaretta Riberio, and Signora Rosa. My father, Armando Ravera, also a POW at Fort Meade, married an Italian-American woman, Paulina Anello, from Baltimore. They married in Italy and he returned to Baltimore to later become a bricklayer. My father was good friends with all of them, as well as Guy Sardella, throughout the years until they all passed away. There were many, many visits over the years to each other's homes, with war stories, great food and good homemade vino. My grandparents Maria and Antonio Anello were married at Saint Leo's and lived in Little Italy before moving to 20th & Robb Streets. My grandfather sold fruit at the Belair market. Grazie mille, Sandro Ravera"


 
Neighborhood News is produced bi-weekly by:
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Editor: Suzanna Molino, director
Editorial Advisor: Ray Alcaraz, board president
info@LittleItalyMD.com

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