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In 1992 founder Ray Massa, formed a professional Italian-American band. He is the son of John and Carmela Massa, who immigrated to the US. Since its founding, the band has consisted of 8 members. They spend their time touring Italian festivals, and performing for youth. In 2008, the band was invited to tour various cities within Italy.
Italian Americans in Boston still hold several of these festivals each year. Some are three-day street festivals complete with parades, fireworks, contests, live music, and Italian food concessions. Others, due to shifts in the population, have become smaller-scale events consisting mainly of a mass and a procession.
At a time when some ethnic festivals in Connecticut struggle to keep going, Rocky Hill‘s Italian-American community is working against that trend: Next month it’s launching the town’s ...
Every summer, the remaining Italian residents of the North End hold festivals (feasts) to honor the patron saints of different regions in Italy from where their families immigrated. Statues of these saints are paraded down the streets of the neighborhood while well-wishers attach dollar bills to the statues as a donation and show of support.
Tickets: $40 general admission, $60 reserved and VIP standing pit in advance at ticketstaronline.com, 800-895-0071 and Resch Center box office. Prices increase to $55 and $70 at the gate. Prices ...
In 1970, there were 202,373 Italian immigrants and children of Italian immigrants living in the Chicago area, making up about 3% of the total population. By 1970, a majority of the ethnic Italians in the Chicago area lived in suburban communities such as Berwyn, Cicero, and Oak Park. That year, Rudolph J. Vacoli stated that "vestiges" of former ...
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The neighborhood is still mostly populated by the descendants of Italian-American immigrants and remains a closely knit ethnic enclave. Due to its close proximity to desirable neighborhoods such as Fell's Point , Upper Fell's Point and Harbor East , real estate values in Little Italy have become high in recent years.