ROCHESTER ITALIAN HERITAGE DAY
Rochester Public Market
Sunday, October 6, 2024
11:00 AM until 4:00 PM
NO ADMISSION FEE
Sunday, October 6, 2024
11:00 AM until 4:00 PM
NO ADMISSION FEE
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
The local community will gather at the Rochester Public Market for a large-scale event. The event will be open to all and include a sampling of authentic Italian and Italian-American influenced music, art, food, history and culture with opportunities for interactive engagement. This event promises to be different from other traditional cultural festivals of the past. Participants will have opportunities for hands-on engagement and a deeper appreciation of Italian culture.
11:00 AM - Event Begins
4:00 PM - Event Ends
4:00 PM - Event Ends
CLICK HERE to find out how you can support this wonderful day of celebration. OR email us at [email protected].
ENTERTAINMENT ON ITALIAN HERITAGE DAY
Coming from an Italian/American family in East Irondequoit, New York, he always had musical curiosity and a desire to sing and play an instrument. While no one in his family displayed musical talents, he arrived with an overabundance! Can you imagine the tolerance of his parents, putting up with endless hours of trumpet performance in the bedroom right next to theirs? Despite that, his parents were always encouraging and supportive of my musical explorations and for that I'm eternally grateful.
2024 PERFORMANCE STAGE PROGRAM TBD
2023 PERFORMANCE STAGE PROGRAM
11:00 – 12:30
MC - JOE CHAFFEE
Italian music by Mike Sidoti
12:30 – 1:00
Indigenous Representatives: Ronnie Pollack and Trish Corcoran
Raffle Announcement
1:00 – 3:00 ENTERTAINMENT AND STORY TELLING
MC – JOHN NINFO
Opera Singer: Ava Cuchiarale
Story: Bill Valenti
Opera Singer: Jessica Moss
Story: John LiDestri
Opera Singer: Nicholas Novellin
Story: Mary Cariola (Greg Kamp)
Opera Singer: Gabriel Labare
Story: Ida Wilder
Opera Singer: Virginia McIntyre
2:30 – 3:00
Dance instruction: Tarantella - Elisabetta D'Amanda and Rose Pasquarello Beauchamp
Story – Jerre Mangione (Cheryl Yawman)
Raffle Announcements
3:00 – 4:00
MC - JOE CHAFFEE
Italian music by Mike Sidoti
Raffle Announcements
MC - JOE CHAFFEE
Italian music by Mike Sidoti
12:30 – 1:00
Indigenous Representatives: Ronnie Pollack and Trish Corcoran
Raffle Announcement
1:00 – 3:00 ENTERTAINMENT AND STORY TELLING
MC – JOHN NINFO
Opera Singer: Ava Cuchiarale
Story: Bill Valenti
Opera Singer: Jessica Moss
Story: John LiDestri
Opera Singer: Nicholas Novellin
Story: Mary Cariola (Greg Kamp)
Opera Singer: Gabriel Labare
Story: Ida Wilder
Opera Singer: Virginia McIntyre
2:30 – 3:00
Dance instruction: Tarantella - Elisabetta D'Amanda and Rose Pasquarello Beauchamp
Story – Jerre Mangione (Cheryl Yawman)
Raffle Announcements
3:00 – 4:00
MC - JOE CHAFFEE
Italian music by Mike Sidoti
Raffle Announcements