Saturday, August 25, 2012 – ALL DAY EVENTS
11:00 am - 12:00 am
Labatt Beer, Wine and Food in Piazza Patio with Joe Michenzi
11:00 am – 11:00 pm
Food Vendors, Gelato & Cappuccino
11:00 am – 6:00 pm
Italian Street Painting Performance Axl T. Ernst
11:00 am - 5:00 pm
Children Activities: Crafts, Venetian Mask Making,
Face painting and Magicians Mr. Eman and LuPi and Mago il Magnifico, Unicyclist
Saturday, August 25, 2012 – SCHEDULED EVENTS
Masters of Ceremonies: Roger Caranci
10:00 pm
Leonardo Sauro – Accordion Music
Joe Michienzi – Accordion Music
11:00 am
Frank Peluso DJ - BELLA MUSICA - Main Stage
Opening Comments by Festa Italiana Coordinator – Angela Greco Wilson – and Artistic Director Joseph Raffa- Main Stage
11:00 am
London Public Library – Children’s Stories under the Tower on the Rotary Square
11:00 am
Pasta-Making Demonstration– Mrs. Santa Giorgini and Mrs. Carolina Mascagni - Piazza
11:30 pm
Magic Show – Mago il Magnifico - Piazza
12:00 am
Pizza-Tossing Demonstration by Oropomodoro, Windsor
12:00 pm
Joe Michienzi, Accordionist – Patio Stage
12:30 pm
Children’s Pizza-Making Class with Flavio Iannialice in Kitchen –Market Mezzanine.
1:00 pm
Frank Peluso DJ BELLA MUSICA’S Neapolitan Corner
Silan Vita Sortino
1:30 pm
Cannoli-Filling Demonstration by Benny Mistretta of Capo Foods
2:00 pm
DJ John Rondinelli with Italian Melodies
Watermelon-Eating contest
Cake-Eating Contest sponsored by Bella Bella Nice Custom Cakes
2:45 pm on the Mezzanine
Dr. Nino Fama’ – Italian-Canadian Author will present his latest novel The Secret Room /
(La stanza segreta)
3:00 pm
Shauna Yarnell, Soprano. Accompanist: Mark-Anthony Del Brocco
Georgina Galba Tamas and Jennifer Boag. Accompanist
4:00 pm
Orlando Valencia and his Pachanga Latin Band, Italian Musical Rhythms
5:00 pm
Alexis Castrogiovanni, Cello and Richard Patience, Guitar
5:30 pm
Pianist, Don Di Carlo with Paul Stevenson on Trumpet
6:00 pm
Fashion Show– Main Stage
Master of Ceremonies: Flavio Iannialice and Laura Palombo
7:00 pm
Orlando Valencia and his Pachanga Latin Band, Italian Dance Rhythms
8:00 pm
Dancing in the Square – “Venue” from Windsor- Main Stage
8:45 pm
DJ Fernando D’Oria’s – “Technomusica”
9:15 pm
Dancing in the Square – “Venue” of Windsor - Main Stage
10:00 pm
Laura Palumbo - Main Stage
10:30pm
Dancing in the Square – “Venue” of Windsor - Main Stage
Sunday, August 26, 2012 – ALL DAY EVENTS
12:00 pm - 12:00 am
Labatt Beer, Wine and Pizza in Piazza Patio
11:00 am - 11:00 pm
Food Vendors, Gelato & Cappuccino
11:00 am – 5:00 pm
Children Activities: Crafts,
Venetian Mask Making, Face painting and
Magicians Mr. Eman and LuPi and Mago il Magnifico, Unicyclist
Sunday, August 26, 2012 – SCHEDULED EVENTS
Master of Ceremonies: Tom McInerney
11:00 am
Opening Comments
Festa Italiana Coordinator – Angela Greco Wilson and Artistic Director Joseph Raffa- Main Stage
11:15 pm
Joe Michienzi, Accordionist -Stage
11:30 am
Live Stream- 94.9 FM CHRW – FANTASIA MUSICALE ITALIANA with Sam D’Oria
11:30 am
Festa Italiana Cares –“Strega Nonna” Unico Pasta Lunch-by invitation
12:15 pm
Watermelon Eating Competition – sponsored by Snow White Produce
12:30 pm
Children’s Pizza Making Class –with Flavio Iannialice - Mezzanine
1:00 am
DJ John Rondinelli – Italian Musical Melodies
1:30 pm
Grape-Stomping Competition with S. Bartolomeo Association
Cake Eating Competition with Angelo’s Bakery
2:00 pm
Cooking Demonstration (To be announced)
2:45 pm on the Mezzanine
Dr. Damjana Bratuz, international renowned pianist lecture on “Italian Opera”
3:00 pm
Silan Vita Sortino
Accordion Selections with Leonardo Sauro and Joe Michienzi
4:00 pm
Cake Eating Competition sponsored by International Bakery
4:30 pm
Look-a-like Contest
5:00 pm
Laura Palumbo, Pop Rock (subject to change)
5:30 pm
Festa Fashion Show – Piazza
Masters of Ceremony: Pasqualina Cardu and Flavio Iannialice – Show Hosts for CHRW – Fantasia Musicale Italiana
6:15 pm
Lilliom Folk Dancers
6:30 pm
Victoria Gydov, Soprano, Main Stage
6:30 pm
Lilliom Folk Dancers
7:15 pm – Under the Tower in Rotary Square
“La Traviata” performed by Cambridge Symphony Orchestra directed by Maestro Sabatino Vacca
8:30 pm
Charles Di Raimondo, Victoria Gydov and Caroline Ferraro – preview of “Passione” Concert with Proceeds from Ticket sales and CD Sales will help the Italian Seniors’ Project and other local London Charities.
9:00 pm
Dancing in the Square – “Venue” from Windsor - Main Stage
9:45 pm
50/50 Lottery Draw with Khalil Ramal – Main Stage
10:15 pm
Dancing in the Square – “Venue” from Windsor - Main Stage
11:00 pm
Farewell to Festival goers – Arrivederci and see you again in August 2013!
11:00 pm – 1:00 am
Musical artists invited to play unplugged in the Wine and Beer Patio Stage
PROGRAM TIMES AND ACTS SUBJECT TO CHANGE