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The Summit County Italian-American Festival

Date: Sunday July 12th, 2009
Time: Noon-9 p.m.

Location: Lock 3

Free Parking in City and County Lots and Decks

•Trolley and The University of Akron Roo Express Shuttle

•A Taste of Italy – Sat. 6-8:30 food & wine pairing at the Civic Theater

•Pizza Eating Contest - Sunday featuring“Coondog” David O’Karma

•Morra Contest and Men & Women’s Bocce Tournaments— call 330-329-3921 or 330-388-3020 for more information

•Italian Made Very Simple with Dr. Giannina Pianalto, Saturday 5:15

•Children’s Entertainment

•Car Show—Sunday 12-4:00

•Homemade Wine

 

Sunday, July 12, Noon-9 p.m.

Piazza West – Lock 3 Stage

11–noon Catholic mass

1–3:30 p.m. Danny Mazzocco

4–6:30 p.m. Cavaliere Reale

7–9 p.m. Ron Chick Band

Piazza East – Main St. Stage

1–1:20 p.m. Pizza tossing event

2:40–3 p.m. Pizza tossing event

1:30–2:30 p.m. Pizza eating contest – 330-701-0128

3–4 p.m. Thaddeus Rex – children’s entertainment

4:45–6:15 p.m. I Musici d’Italia – from Italy

6:30–9 p.m. Gene Fiocca

156 S. Main St. – corner of Main & Bowery

5 p.m. Homemade Wine competition, smost888@aol.com

Children’s entertainment

Mark Abbati – “Living Statue”

Magicians Don McCarthy & Tim Angeloni

Zippy, Balloon artists, face painter,

inflatables, and more

Thaddeus Rex

Magic Train Rides

Car Show, 12–4 p.m. Main St. - in front of Aeros Stadium, for information 330-414-3082

Lock 3 area (Marble Museum)

12-5 p.m. Spaghetti dinner

Akron Civic Theater

3:30–4:30 Daniel Maimone – Italian Tenor, $10.00 reserved seats – Tickets - Civic Box Office 330-253-2488 or Ticketmaster