Thank you to all that attended Festa Italiana this year! We hope you had a great time and will continue to support this event in the future. Also, a big thank you to all of our sponsors, Volunteers, Vendors, Mbrascatu, Club Paesano (Great Food) and Cedarville Park.
Featuring Music by Mbrascatu. Old World/New World Indie Rock, Folk and Italian. See Mbrascatu.com on stage 2:30 and 6:30 PM. Pina Di Rosa will be on stage in the late afternoon. There will be no Live opera due to cancellattons. Outdoor Event!
There will be Italian food, wine, Beer,Vendors and children's activities. We will have a raffle/AUCTION for some beautiful baskets and a Wall of Wine. Bring A SMALL CHAIR OR BLANKET FOR THE CONCERT ON THE LAWN.
RESERVE Tables for 8 are available for $100. Contact Ed at Ed@ferreropc.com
FESTA ITALIANA COVID-19 POLICY
Updated Policy
FESTA COVID-19 WARNING, HEALTH ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, AND RELEASE
COVID-19 WARNING
An inherent risk of exposure to COVID-19 exists in any public place where people
are present...............
Stop by the Auction/Raffle Tables. Beautiful Baskets! And there is a Wall of
Wine where everyone is a WINNER!
Festa Italiana is selling Italian Olive Oil products from Liguria.
Portland + Bologna
Sister Cities
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Festa Italiana Mass, Aug 14th at
At Saint Michael The Archangel.
Thank you for attending the Mass!
Thank you sponsors: Anita Fazio,
Edward Ferrero Attorney, Holmans Funeral Home and Mt Calvary Cemetery.
June 19th Mass was rescheduled to Aug 14th
Watch Past Virtual Events free
Our 5th virtual event featured Bocce.
( Saturday, May 22nd at 10am)
Featuring: Mario Pompei
He will include an introduction to the game and team participation. it was live from Club Paesano/Cedarville Park.
watch on these YOUTUBE or Facebook links:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8U9R_PuZ_4u9qoPZNPmhBA
https://www.facebook.com/Festa-Italiana-Portland-326715011859
Italian music, our 4th event!
feb 20th, AT 7pm. Andrea Scasso, host of the Italian Hour on KBOO radio, will talk and present some contemporary popular Italian music, starting from the Neapolitan tradition of the Festa di Piedigrotta, the Music Festival of San Remo of the '50s all the way to today.
Our third virtual event!
The Portland Opera and Italian Christmas Music. December 12th.
october 31st, at 7pm
Our second Virtual Event!
Grazie mille to Porfessor Cavalli for putting together a very interesting presentation!
Italian immigration to the Pacific Northwest.
The speaker: Professor Joe Cavalli,
SUPPORT THE FESTA WITH A DONATION!
(a 501 c3 non profit org.)
If you make a donation please send us an email at festaitalianaportland@comcast.net with your contact information. Grazie
Fred Meyer offers Community Rewards to the Festa. Help us, you will not loose your rewards.
When you purchase on Amazon go to smile.amazon.com. Earmark Festa Italiana Association Inc as your charity at the top of the page. The Festa will get credit for your purchases.
our first live virtual event from italy was on September 19th:
Guest speaker: Mario Dodici, Co-op President, live from Italy. A former Portland resident and U.S. citizen, Mario returned to his homeland and was elected President of the local co-op. For the past seven years, they have been reclaiming abandoned olive groves giving hope to local farmers. For the past three years, their olive oil has won prizes throughout the region.
NEWS
Festa Italiana is coming August 22nd at Cedarville Park in Gresham. More information will be added soon. Our June Festa at Oaks Park was cancelled due to restrictions.
Bob Tommaso 1923 - 2021
Festa Italiana will miss a longtime Friend, Supporter and Past President of Festa Italiana. He will be missed by all of us that have had the pleasure to know him.
See Obituary at:
https://obits.oregonlive.com/us/obituaries/oregon/name/harold-tommaso-obituary?pid=199112670
