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Saturday, August 16, 2008
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FERRAGOSTO 2008 & Bocce Tournament
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Free Family Oriented Event
“FERRAGOSTO”
(To Benefit the “Italian Center of the West” a non-profit org.)
Saturday, August 16, 2008 11:00 am ~ 10:00pm
300 South & 450 West, S. L. City, UT / next to Pioneer Park,
Opening Ceremony 12:00 noon
Free Family Event
Live Entertainment
Italian Food & Craft Booths
Colosimo’s Sausage Eating Contest
Italian Wine & Italian Beer
Italian - American Karaoke
Italian Car & Motor ScooterShow
Historical Photo & Art Gallery
Italian Movies
Bocce Tournament
FERRAGOSTO August 16, 2008
For some of the best Italian Entertainment in Utah
one of Salt Lake City Big Secret
11:00 am John Tibolla Plays the Accordion & C.J. Santoro Band Music that you can dance to, Italian love songs and more Specializing in Italian folk music.
12:00 noon Opening John Tibolla Plays the Accordion & C.J. Santoro Band
1:00 pm Lynnette Owens and student’s
Lynnette Owens, known as "Lyrical Lynnette," is a true professional Opera Singer.
She has just returned from Rome, Italy where she sang the role of Mimi in La Bohème -
her second leading role with Rome Festival. She has soloed in NY's Carnegie Hall,
had leading operatic roles in Rome, Italy, she has performed in Switzerland, in
Philadelphia, in Des Moines, in Salt Lake City, Logan just to name a few places.
She is an excellent musician and a fine pianist. And she is a successful and beloved
voice teacher. She is a Staff Member for Rome Festival and it is through her that students in Utah will be able to take advantage of Rome Festival.
Visit Lynnette's website at www.lynnetteowens.com for more details on Rome Festival.
3:00 pm Alice Cipollini accordion player
Alice Cipollini, an Ogden resident, is thrilled to be returning to Ferragosto for the
second year, mostly because it celebrates her Italian heritage of which she is so very
proud. Alice has a degree in music and is proficient at many instruments; however the
accordion is her favorite instrument. She knows you will enjoy her accordion selections
of both tradional and contemporary Italian favorites.
4:00 pm Eating contest Colosimo’s Sausage Paul Colosimo,
4:15 Bocce Tournament Trophy's
4:30 Cars & Motor Scooter Trophy's
4:45 Sister City relationship,
5:00 pm Salt Lake Area accordion club 20 + accordions led by Janet Todd, Salt Lake accordion club to promote accordion music and accordion player enjoyment, education, culture, communication, and sociality among all persons in our locale who are interested in the accordion http://www.slaac.com/overview.htm
6:00 pm Salt Lake Children's Choir
The choir has performed with numerous celebrated artists, including Marvin Hamlisch,
Frederica von Stade, Pete Seeger, Grant Johannesen, Kevin Kenner, Igor and Vesna Gruppman,
Kurt Bestor, Sam Cardon, and jazz musicians Steve Keen, and Lars Yorgason and has recorded with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Utah Symphony (having also performed with these organizations on other occasions). It has been heard on American Public
Radio and Public Radio International and its singers have sung for CNN, CBS, NBC (including a ten part mini-series to be aired this season) and Walt Disney Productions. The choir's first commercial compact disc, "Beside Thy Cradle," (Christmas) was released in 1995 and a second, "A Day in Spring," in June 2000. Both were recorded in Abravanel Hall
http://www.childrensing.com/history.html
7:00 pm Italian Guest, Entertainer from Italy
One of Italy’s Great musician, he has just returned from Italy to perform at Ferragosto 2008
8:00 ~ 9:30 pm “The Italiani” Band
at this year's festival are composed of well-known musicians
Janet Todd, accordionist, http://www.janettoddmusic.com/reviews.html
Cary Hobbs, vocalist and mandolinist, Robert Daniels, drummer, and Jonathan Pace on bass. They last performed for festival in 2006, but the group is also known as “The Bavarians” and have been a mainstay at Snowbird’s Oktoberfest for many years. When they perform at our Italian event,
they use an appropriate Italian name.
The Tony Vina Bocce Tournament
Saturday August 16, 2008 at 1:00 pm
Pioneer Park Bocce Courts
Sponsored by the
Utah Bocce Association & Ferragosto
For Information
call ( 801) 674-8878
Sherry Vina Tournament Organizers
sherry@vina1.com
http://www.italianinutah.com/bocce.htm
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/UtahBocce/
Bocce has become the hottest sport to come along in years. This is your chance to get a jump on the rest of the nation & get into the sport of the 21st Century!
Bocce, a game often confused with lawn bowling, has been around since the Roman Empire. The object of the game is to get your ball closer to the pallina, than the opposing team. And now you can play at Pioneer Park.
Be on a Team ~ Be a volunteer!
All are invited, you don't have
to be Italian to play Bocce!
http://www.ItalianInUtah.com
Be a Volunteer call (801) 979-1997
“FERRAGOSTO” LLC 1775 S 4130 W # C S. L. City, UT 84104 |
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