Italian Week: activities galore at Ouellette Park: August 10 and 11

Here’s the programme of activities to be held in LaSalle Borough on Sunday, August 10 and Monday, August 11 at Ouellette Park - 1407 Serre Street at the corner of Robert Street.

*Sports activities

* Bocce tournament organised by the Falchi Seniors Club of LaSalle.

* Shows, panini, pizza and beverages.

* Fiat 500 car exhibition. Sports activities. Children’s soccer.

* 19h30: Awarding of trophies.

* 20h: Sbandieratori dei Borghi e Sestieri Fiorentini, Figline Valdarno, Toscane, Italie.

* 20h30: Show featuring Mike Melino, singer

* 21h30: Show featuring Johnny Capobianco, singer

This event will allow the Italian community to showcase their savoir-faire, share its values, accomplishments, and its culture in one of the cities that warmly welcomes large Italian populations in North America.

For this 15th edition of Italian Week, the theme is the Tuscany region. The gastronomy, regional sports, folkloric representations and other activities typical of this part of Italy will delight all Italians. It’s also one way to pay tribute to the 150th anniversary of Puccini by offering visitors lyrical concerts during the whole week. Moreover, the opera <@Ri:>La Bohème<@$p:>will be presented outdoors and dedicated to the memory of the great tenor Luciano Pavarotti.

For more information, visit the web site at: www.italianweek.ca