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| Alycia Filippone and Sal Aconfora prepare meatballs for the festival |
ANSONIA-
Holy Rosary parish will sponsor its
50th annual Italian Festival, Festa! 2017, starting Thursday, Aug.
10 through Saturday Aug. 12 from 5 to 10 p.m. on its church grounds, 10 Father
Salemi Drive.
The
festival is a celebration of Italian heritage as the parish recalls its roots
as an immigrant parish in the early 1900’s.
The current church (and festival) is located in the old Powe Street
neighborhood that once housed a vibrant Italian enclave from 1900 to the flood
redevelopment era of the 1960’s.
The
festival features freshly prepared Italian foods such as suffrito, lasagna al
forno, porchetta, pizza fritta, ravioli fritta, fried calamari and more. All food items are freshly prepared in the
parish hall kitchen by parish cooks each day.
The recipes used are established, tried-and-true and finished with
love. Special dessert items are Italian
pastry treats like cannoli’s and sfogliatelle and gelato made by the award
winning Gelato Giuliana of New Haven.
Holy
Rosary’s Italian festival is rare in that the food items are freshly prepared
on site by parish cooks. Alycia Filippone, festival co-chair, credits
the success of the festival to this main point.
“When
you visit our festival you will find no private vendors selling dinner foods.,”
she said. “We take the food too
seriously to leave it in the hands of others.
We prepare everything ourselves. Every dish is made as if we are serving
our own large Italian families. That’s
why our food is so good, the love comes through!”
The
festival also offers live musical entertainment each night. Great artists like I'Liguri will entertain on
Thursday, the Navels play on Friday and our Three Tenors: Rich DePalma, Mark Lanzieri and Tony Santoli
will perform the Saturday show.
Rainbow
Amusements provides rides for the children – Thursday is bracelet night. Visitors can try their hands at the games of
skill and games of chance. An Italian
Marketplace will sell Italian gifts and novelties ideal for the holidays or
anytime.
The
festival is located on flat paved grounds providing easy access for
everyone.
Admission
is free so bring a chair, stay all night and enjoy!
More
information is available at: www.holyrosaryfestival.com.
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