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Casa Italia’s Christmas Village
CucciatiFest – Las Festa Dei Cuccidati
The Chicagoland Italian-American Professionals organization is presenting the second annual “CuccidatiFest”, La Festa Dei Cuccidati, at the Casa Italia Chandelier Room, 3800 Division, Stone Park, on Sunday, December 10, 2017 from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m.
The event will present awards for those bringing their own homemade cuccidati , local bakery-made and the best from the Internet.
There will also be a baking demonstration of this traditional Sicilian Christmas fig cookie, as well as its history and origins.
The event is intended to recognize individuals who have preserved the tradition of making the cuccidati as well as highlighting local bakeries that still produce it.
Tickets are $20 and will include refreshments and cuccidati tastings from the contest entrants. In addition, cuccidati platters will be available for purchase at the end of the event with proceeds benefiting Casa Italia.
For further information call the Cuccidati Hot line at (630)849-6005 or through the Chicagoland Italian-American Professionals (CIAP) at www.chicagolandItalians.com.
Casa Italia Art Exhibit – St Frances Xavier Cabrini by Meo Carbone
Opening Night – November 10 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Exhibit run through December 22, 2017
SOCIETÁ GIOVANILE M.S. di S. CATERINA VILLARMOSA – Annual Dinner Dance Celebrating its 91st Anniversary
CALABRESI IN AMERICA ORGANIZATION – 30TH ANNUAL – INSTALLATION DINNER DANCE AND SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS CEREMONY
2017 Vocal Scholarship Competition
On October 21st the Italian Cultural Center at Casa Italia will hold its 42nd Annual Vocal Scholarship Competition. The competitive auditions will being together numerous young students of voice to compete for scholarships, to be used toward continued vocal training.
$7,000 will be awarded in prizes
Please call (708) 345-5933, ext 2