IACS August 2022

IACS SENIORS CHAIRPERSON MESSAGE

GIOVANNI MANIACI ESTHER BEAUDETTE

Hello, I hope this message finds everyone well. I would like to thank all the members who came out for our Annual BBQ, it was so good to see everyone out and enjoying themselves. Moreover, we hosted the Fifth Annual Antonio G. Vittorini Memorial Golf outing held at Pine Valley Golf Course on July 24, 2022. It was a huge success! Thank you to all of the golfers, sponsors and supporters for your generosity.

We kicked off the Summer with Bocce Nights that are held once a month. It is so great to see not only our members but people out in the community come and enjoy! We have many more dates planned to play bocce, meet new and old friends eat great food and just have fun!

Last but not least, the IACS is excited for our second annual Ferragosto celebration on August 14th . Ferragosto is a public holiday celebrated in all of Italy that celebrates the hard work the agricultural workers put in all summer. In addition, it also commemorates the Assumption Feast of Saint Mary. Keep your eye out on more details to come on the Ferraugusto Celebration!

Already August, Summer sure moves by quickly. Remember as school age children we thought summer break from school was a very long time?

We sure do have a great line up of activities planned for our senior meetings to round out the year. Our August 3rd meeting will have a return visit from Rose Senior living. Remember the great job they did at our May meeting?

Our September 7th meeting will be our annual indoor picnic with card bingo and prizes. Tickets will be available at our August meeting. Cost per ticket is $14.

Our October 5th meeting will be sponsored by our friends from Villa Bella, who will be providing breakfast for our members attending our meeting.

Our November 2nd meeting will be sponsored by a new company to us, who already sends us Johanna a RN nurse who does blood pressure checks for us each month.

Wow, December 7th, where did 2022 go? This will be our Senior Christmas party with a delicious, prepared sit-down dinner, prizes and more. Full details will be forthcoming closer to the event. Before all the events take place, you are all invited to attend our Summertime Tea Party, August 20th here at our Cultural Center 11 am – 1 pm Lunch and door prizes are included. Bring your own beautiful teacup to add a touch of beauty. Invite your family members and friends to join us. It is a beautiful experience to introduce young girls to a special activity. Tickets are $30 adults and $15 girls 12 and younger. Call the office (586) 228-3030 to reserve your reservation.

Enjoy each day for each day is a gift. Esther

Emanuela & Alessandro Bonetti -Family

Lynda Chamberlain& Frank Valentino - Senior Couple

Gerry Giuliani- Senior Richard & Elisa Hardy- Family

Kathleen Hunawill -Senior

Paul & Maryann Kepreos- Senior Couple

Claudia McCrackin

Single/Individual under 60

Michael & Sandra Mihalovich - Family Tony Rea- Senior

Donna Spicuzzi - Senior

The Italian American EDITOR Angela Oberly

ITALIAN EDITOR Frances Battaglia

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS

August 3 – Wednesday –

Senior Meeting – 10am –Italian Cultural Center

August 3 – Wednesday –Conca D’orro Club Meeting – 7 pm – Italian Cultural Center

August 7 – Sunday – Santa Fara Club Picnic 11am –5pm – Stoney Creek

August 8 – Monday – Board of Directors meeting 7 pm –Italian Cultural Center

August 9 – Tuesday –Columbus Day Committee Meeting – 6:45 pm – Italian Cultural Center

August 10 – Wednesday –Santa Fara Meeting – 7 pm – Italian Cultural Center

August 14 – Sunday –Ferragosto Celebration –Italian Cultural Center

August 17 – Members

Bocce Night – 7pm – Italian Cultural Center

August 20 – Saturday –Summertime Tea Party –Italian American Cultural Society – More info on page 14

August 23 – Tuesday –Columbus Day Committee Meeting – 6:45 pm – Italian Cultural Center

August 30– Tuesday –Nonni Night – Pasta Dinner – 6-9 pm – Italian Cultural Center – more info on page 12

September 6 – Tuesday –Columbus Day Committee Meeting – 6:45 pm – Italian Cultural Center

September 7 – WednesdayItalian American Chamber of Commerce General Membership Meeting

– Petruzzello’s Banquet Center, 6950 Rochester Rd. Troy

MEMBERSHIP Matters

The Italian American Cultural Society encourages participation of all Italian Americans throughout the area in the activities of the Italian American Cultural Center. Though we are devoted to the culture and heritage of Italy and all things Italian, we welcome all citizens of the community to become members of the Italian American Cultural Society. Our membership is open to all.

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Membership helps nurture strong family traditions that we all need and preserves the rich culture that your heritage has provided. Become a member in memory of your predecessors who made a name for themselves, and for you, in this land of hope and fulfillment. Support your Italian American Cultural & Community Center.

Apply online at our website to renew memberships or become new members. It is quick and easy. www.iacsonline.com

IACS MEMBERSHIP ADVANTAGES

There are many discounts and advantages available to you through different companies in our area. If you own a business and would like to add a discount or benefit, please give us a call or email how your company can help our IACS membership. iacs@iacsonline.com or 586-228-3030.

•Monthly home delivery of the Italian American Cultural Society Newspaper

• Special 10% Discount on Italian Language Classes

• Discount on IACS Special Events

*Editors Note: All events were correct at time of printing. Please check with each event prior to attending to be sure it has not been rescheduled or cancelled.*

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-To preserve traditional Italian culture by sponsoring lectures, classes, conferences and study groups devoted to contributions made to the world by Italians.

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The Many Mental Health Benefits of Exercise

Exercise and Depression

Studies show that exercise can treat mild to moderate depression as effectively as an tidepressant medication—but without the side-effects. Regu lar exercise promotes all kinds of changes in the brain, in cluding reduced inflammation, and new activity patterns that promote feelings of calm and well-being. Exercise releases endorphins, powerful chem icals in your brain that make you feel good. Regular ex ercise relieves stress, improves memory, helps you sleep better, and boosts your overall mood. It can have a positive effect on depression, anxiety, and ADHD.

cles and relieve tension in the body. Since the body and mind are so closely linked, when your body feels better so does the mi nd.

Events Celebrated

Exercise is a powerful medi cine for many common mental health challenges. Research in dicates that exercise can make a real difference in the body and in the mind.

Exercise and stress Exercis ing is an effective way to relieve stress. As well as releasing en dorphins in the brain, physical activity helps to relax the mus

ADHD and Exercise Exercising regularly is one of the easiest and most effective ways to reduce the symptoms of ADHD and improve concen tration, motivation, memory, and mood. Exercise boosts the brain’s dopamine, norepineph rine, and serotonin levels—all of which affect focus and at tention. In this way, exercise works in much the same way as ADHD medications such as Ritalin and Adderall. No mat ter your age or fitness level, you can learn to use exercise as a powerful tool to help you deal with mental health problems, improve your energy, memory, sleep and also help you to have a positive outlook on life.

The IACS would like to thank all of our members who came to our Annual Members BBQ. We weathered the storm, and even though we had to move the festivities indoors, the party was a great success and so much fun!!

Hi Scarlet Mood Followers!

Last month was a crazy one for me, I got ENGAGED! The rush of love and happiness has been flowing between my fiance and I. It's a magical time and now I get to share it with all of you as well. I already have a few tips for you and your significant other when you are going through this next step in your lives together. Here are a few thoughts:

Savor the moments of you two ALONE. Spend quality time with each of your families to tell the story on how he “popped the question.” Take a ton of pictures and videos. See your friends in person to tell them all the details. It makes it more personable. If you have time - Throw yourself an engagement party! We just had ours and it was the most amazing start to all the future wedding festivities that are coming our way. Always be sure to remember this day Is about the LOVE that you and your significant other share for each other - don't let anything get In the way of that!

With love, Bianca Scarlet

Happy 60th Wedding Anniversary!

Andrew and Santina (Rubello) Fulgenzi were married August 11, 1962 in St. Isaac Jogues Church in Saint Clair Shores. They have four children: Lisa, Laura (Keith), Lynda (Craig) and Michael (Stephanie) and 8 grandchildren: Michael, Jessica, Stephen, Nicolas, Paul, Vanessa, Sofia, and Bella. Their children say, "We wish our parents a happy 60th wedding anniversary. We are so thankful they got married all those years ago. They have taught us about marriage by the way they have lived out their wedding vows, their Christian values, taking care of each other in sickness and in health, and raising us in their Catholic faith. May God bless you both. We love you Mom and Dad!"

A brief synopsis of my Art Discovery and Transitions: from drawing to painting to photography to printmaking to reliefs to sculpture and con tinuing...continuum. My first attraction to making art came by way of color at age 5 with my first glimpse of large jars of pure poster colors. Over whelmed I recall telling myself "that's what I want to do". It was my good fortune to have many good teachers and I feel the need to acknowledge their role in my decision to make ART my life: like Miss Daken who was the first to show me at 11 years old her precious book on the Italian Masters! What an eye opener that was! I had never seen anything like it! and this experience encouraged me to be an "artist". Memorable is Donald Brackett my teacher at Cass Technical High School when he said “Carry a sketch book where-ever you go” and" It takes a long time to be an art ist" Cyrl Miles, who taught Sat urday morning classes at the DIA told me to "experiment... experiment”. which I still do to this day. It was Dorothy Skewis who found me a summer job in a silk screen printing shop on Detroit's Brush Street. It was there I learned to make Photo Screens. I continued fig ure drawing classes with Rob ert Diebboll and study with Guy Palazzola who introduced me to making photograms and secured a scholarship for me at the old Arts and Crafts in Detroit. My four year scholar ship was interupted after one

year by two years in the mili tary where I kept a sketch book in my foot locker. Searching for work I was hired at Gen eral Motors Styling where I learned to work with a team of clay.modelers developing full size futuristic models. Yes I came home too tired to paint so I decided to work on my art in the early mornings. I met a former Arts and Crafts student Lloyd Redell who informed me that if I save my money I could study art as I wanted in Rome. I took his advice and in one year I asked for a leave of absence from Edward Glowac ki who was then vice president of Design. He hesitated at first but came through for me. In Rome (1959-1961) I studied at La Academia Delle Belli Arti with Franco Gentilini whose work looked to be inspired by Modigliani. I was still doing figurative painting but also was curious about abstract art. It was a mystery to me. Every class was based on drawing or painting the nude model. One day a student from Greece be gan painting in black and white that had nothing to do with the figure. Our Professor lost is temper and threw the student out saying don’t come back! I asked the assistant Professor if he could teach me about ab stract...his response was “What do want me to do, lose my job?

I continued making my art which gradually evolved to be ing non-figurative to abstract. Art History class expected the student to choose an artist to write about. I chose Caravag

gio. I was and still am inspired by the way Caravaggio com posed and dramatized a subject with the power of shadow and light. For my second year thesis I chose the iss artist Paul Klee. For me Klee's paintings reveal a magical color and dream-like poetry. I was curious enough to retrace his journey to Tu nisia and hitchhiked through the desert to Sfax, a city which Paul Klee had written about.. Half way there stood the re mains of a Roman Coleseum.. The Frenchman stopped and I was able to stretch my legs and explore the crumbling Roman architecture and make pho tos. This finished my thesis for the school. Before leaving Italy I made my first abstract oil paintings. 1970 is the year I began working in series "Mea sured Space" series (evolved from 1969 to 1972). Painting is all about how we see and this thought put me on a path to create works initially using just line and one color and lat er multi colors. My theory is that every thing is measured for one reason or another. I be

gan a painting by first making a linear, white grid, then added some diagonal lines. This was important visually as it gave the impression of perspective without a vanishing point. and created an ambiguous visual experience that is known as vi sual perception. My paintings are a visual puzzle concerning the time it takes to comprehend what the eye is seeing. As you look at "Color Cubes" in this exhibit, observe how the paint ed color-forms appear.flipable... receding or then coming for ward...thus prolonging the viewers visual experience. The concept of visual perception continues to interest me.

My experimental drive contin ued when I organized a series of artperfomance events for the Pyramid Gallery (Ann Ar bor 1973). My one idea, "Paint, Space and Energy" was to ex plore and create a lyrical linear work. First covering the gallery walls with black plastic I then spaced three clear plastic sheets 8ft. x 14ft long. And about three feet apart. This was a colabora

tive event with myself and 2 other artists, each having one color (red / yellow / blue) while Gerhart Selonsky played im proptu violin. With the room lights off, each artist quickly painted--tracing a figure's slow dance movement across the horizontal plastic screen.(lit up from the back with flood lights). The performance was spontaneously applauded as I sandwiched the three sections together to reveal a compo sition of overlaping lines and colors. The work was then cut into pieces and given out to the audience. "Progressions" series

: Painting Black on fresh fall ing snow In 1974 I accepted a teaching position at Pennsyl vania State University where I lived in a country setting. After a good snow fall, I ventured out to use black acrylic paint on a pristine field of snow. Know ing it would disappear I doc umented this event with slide film. This led to a series I call Black and White Progressions which led to an exhibition at

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the Penn State Hammond Gal lery. Seeing my exhibit, Jack Mitchel, a composer working on his graduate thesis of an electronic music composition approached me requesting to include my Black and White Progressions for his thesis. I agreed and we found two danc ers (both dressed in black and white) to perform an intuitive dance. My snow painting slides were projected to fill the entire stage. The movement of the black & white dancers created a changing black-and-white composition as they moved across the stage responding to the electronic music. I took slides as a document. It was an exciting event for the audience Jack and myself. Several similar events were held at other ven ues using other b&w paintings from my Progressions series. In 1979 I was awarded a Ford Foundation Grant thru Penn State University (to make a study of the beginning of per spective in Italy) Upon my re turn I began a series of canvas paintings concerned with join ing traditional perspective with the contemporary spatial issues of two-dimensional painting.

My idea was to blend flat planes of color with a composition of linear structure. One of these paintings (on view here) titled “Blue Cut" was transitional for me. I broke up the atmo spheric space with a solid blue rectangle suggested to me to cease with illusion of space and build a painting in three di mensions. This lead the way to a new series which I call Relief Paintings. These Italy-"perspec tive-study" inspired paintings were exhibited together with my series of large black & white photographs. The idea for the photographs being "contrast ed objects in store windows joined together with perspec tive street reflections on the plane of glass." The intent was to illustrate how the same idea can be conveyed in various mediums. I began my actual space works by making small relief collage paintings out of cardboard. Next I used canvas glued to plywood structures, then moved to paint directly on the primed plywood construc tions=Relief Paintings. Reflect ed Color In 1980 I accepted a visiting artist position at Tow son State University, Maryland.

It was here while making those paper collages that I discovered reflected color. I found this ex citing and important enough to make it a part of my art paint box. Many of my relief paint ings and sculptures have this quiet and at times brilliant col or reflection. "Movables" series We are all use to the idea that we should look at a work of art but do not touch. I decided to incorporate the viewer and build movable painting con structions where I give you, the viewer, hands-on permission to touch and move it! to recom pose it at will. In more recent years I have returned to paint ing on stretched canvas. The subject being COLOR. Work ing with the purely visual effect of how colorsbrelate to another color painted next to it. One series is "Color Moves" another series is "Color of Shadow" next is "Edge" series. Other series are titled "Blue Surround" "Sun Surround" and "U series"... all a continuing continuum. I am never short of ideas and continue on a daily sched ule to keep on creating.

Best, David

Employee

The IACS would like to shine our spot light on Carolyn Peters. Carolyn has been a loyal employee since June of 2016. She has worked her way up from serving and now knows every aspect of the front of the house : team leader, bartending, event coordinating, event setup, off premise catering, and sales. Carolyn works anytime she is available even though she’s in East Lansing attending Michigan State pursuing a career in nursing. What we love most about Carolyn is her attitude and her “you got it” work ethics. No matter what the task may be, Carolyn always leads by example.

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Ferragosto: When almost every Italian starts vacation

No other Italian holiday lasts as long as Ferragosto, which technically is celebrated on Aug. 15 but can last a week or two – or even the entire month of August – for some citizens.

The holiday originated with the first Roman emperor Augustus in the year 18 BC, who ordered a day of rest on the first day of August following weeks of hard work harvesting the fields. The holiday was known as Feriae Augusti, which is now more commonly known as Ferragosto.

The holiday was eventually moved to Aug. 15, the Feast of the Assumption of Mary, which is also a Holy Day of Obligation in the Catholic church.

In the 1920s, the fascist regime organized “holiday trains” to cities and resorts, offering discount prices for one to three days of rest. Food and board were not included, so Italians packed their own feasts.

Today, August 15th in Italy has many traditional celebrations. Some are religious processions honoring the Virgin Mary’s ascension into heaven. Others are festive and fun, ranging from fireworks, water balloons, horse races, bonfires, beach games and more. In Rome, the Gran Ballo di Ferragosto is a city-wide party. Many streets and squares feature different types of dance festivals.

After the 15th, offices, factories, many stores and restaurants –

especially mom-and-pop establishments – often shut down for a week or two, and some require all employees to use their vacation days during that time. The fact that August is the hottest month in Italy also inspires families and friends to plan group vacations and head to cooler seaside, lake, mountain or pastoral communities for vacation.

The foods of Ferragosto

Because so many crops are harvested in late summer, Ferragosto festivities often feature large gatherings of family and friends around the dining table. Foods served to celebrate Ferragosto are typically

light, such as cold pastas and fresh vegetables and fruits, especially juicy watermelon sold at roadside stands. But Italians enjoy feasting on good food no matter what the weather, so there are some traditional dishes associated with Ferragosto, such as ripe tomatoes stuffed with seasoned rice.

In Tuscany, popular holiday dishes are roast squab and panzanella, a “bread salad” made with day-old bread, ripe tomatoes, onions, basil and a light vinaigrette.

In Rome, the traditional holiday dish is slow-cooked chicken with sweet peppers. In Puglia, galluccio is a grass-fed cockerel that is stuffed and baked, a

specialty once relished by less affluent families who could afford to eat meat only on holidays.

Sicilians celebrate Ferragosto with Gelu di Muluna, a chilled watermelon pudding that often contains chocolate chips to imitate the seeds.

Traveling in Italy during Ferragosto

Foreign visitors who arrive in Italian cities may find a quieter-than-normal atmosphere, because so many locals are vacationing. Almost everything is closed on Aug. 15, and many shops and restaurants are closed for a week or two near that date. But tourists may

benefit from smaller crowds in museums and cultural centers that remain open, including the Colosseum, Pantheon or Galleria Borghese in Rome. Some Italian cities even have special festivals around the time of Ferragosto. In Sassari, Sardinia, the Descent of the Candelieri has been held for more than 700 years every Aug. 14, with a spectacular parade of locals carrying huge candles in a procession to honor Our Lady of the Assumption. And in Siena, the famous Il Palio di Siena – a thrilling bareback horse race in the town’s central square – is held every Aug. 16.

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Want to learn Italian?

Children’s classes have workbooks and other materials including music at their grade levels to help them learn the language without the pressure of taking tests and having homework. Learning Italian and other languages has proven to help children understand English grammar as well.

The focus for adults, on the other hand, is on developing stronger conversation skills to help with a visit to Italy or to keep language aptitudes sharp. Gain the abilities and confidence to start speaking a new language. There is a perfect course level for you. This year we are trying something new and adding an online course for people that might be traveling to Italy and want to learn the basics for tourists!!

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Italian American Cultural Society

Italian Language Classes: Fall 2022 EnrollmentForm

Whether you are looking to study Italian for professional, personal, or recreational purposes, The IACS offers Italian language classes for people of all ages and levels of proficiency! Learn how to read, write, and speak Italian in a fun and interactive learning environment! Classes are taught by native Italian speakers with teaching degrees. We offer two semesters a year. Adult semester classes begin in September and January. Take a look at what the IACS has to offer:

Weekday Adult Classes

Weekday adult Italian language classes run for 14 weeks. Classes will begin the week of September 12, 2022

Classes are from 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. The cost for any adult class $150 (Beginner Class: $35 additional for books and

IACS members will receive a 10% discount. Cancellation Policy: $25 of registration fee is non-refundable after first class. Due to Covid-19 before September 5, the Adult

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Children, come l to ead, an s peak Italian an i nteractive Classes by native Italian speakers with teaching Courses for children are school year long beginning on October 8, 2022 until April, 2023 Look at what the IACS has to offer:

Children’s Saturday Morning Classes

The first class begins on Saturday, October 8, 2022 Cancellation Policy: $25 of registration fee is non-refundable after first class. Due to Covid-19 restrictions, classes will be limited. (first come, first serve) Please register before September 16, 2022 .

Class Enrollment (please circle one):

Class : $150 Class : $150 Class : Class: 2nd & 3rd Grade 4th & 5th Grade Kindergarten 1st Grade $150 $150 Class : 6th Grade & up

9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. 11:00 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. $250 & workbooks included) Italian American Cultural Society 43843 Romeo Plank Road Clinton Township, MI 48038 501 (c) (3) organization. discounts an IACS Child, 3rd Child for adults and children will resume this fall at the Italian American Cultural Society in Clinton Township, MI. Courses range from Saturday mornings children lessons to week night classes for adults, with beginning to advanced language skills. The comprehensive lessons include reading, writing, vocabulary, conversation and cultural introductions. Classes are taught by native Italian speakers with teaching degrees.

Compassion Committee

If an IACS member has passed away, is in the hospital, or is going through a difficult time, we would like to be informed and extend our support. In the case of death, the family may wish to get in touch with the IACS office to submit a small bio of the deceased member, (a memorial to celebrate his/her life), funeral details, and a photo. It will be printed in the next Italian American newspaper, based on printing deadlines. The Compassion Committee consists of the following IACS Board of Directors: Rosa Orlando, Rosanna Maniaci, Rosa LaCommare

Please contact the IACS office during business hours Monday-Friday, 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. 586-228-3030, Ext. 15 or email: iacs@iacsonline.com.

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DIANE

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Timothy Paul Werner 6/16/2022

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Stanislaw Ubych

Sam William Gibbs III 6/18/2022

Charles Theodore Ward Jenny Nettie Stano 6/19/2022

Donna Lee Szafarek

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Richard Arnold Will Ida Hliebay

Shirley Ruth Johns

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Teressa Marie Rizzo

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Bernice Celia Rynski

Giovanna DiMauro

Anna Maria Iacobelli

Jill Marie Teholis 6/22/2022

Mickey Wilt Niko Simovski

Vincenzo Guida 6/23/2022

John Francis Sacco

Antonina "Nina" Adamek

Venessa Marie Cantrell 6/24/2022

Donald F. Szymanski

Nicholas Michael Bojarczyk

Paul Anthony Leslie

Helen Pauline Nicley

William "Bill" H. Meyer

Carol Ann Buchkowski Brian Lynn McChesney

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Gary George Zapoli

Nikola Frani Djelaj

Ronald "Ron" Infantino 6/27/2022

Caterina Loverde Edward Joseph Filipiak 6/28/2022

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Sharon Rose Packus

David Mark Murdoch Richard Paul Bilovus 6/29/2022

John William Lesich 6/30/2022

Salvadore John Mazzola

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IACS Officers and Board of Directors 2022

President Giovanni Maniaci

First Vice-President Giovanni LoIacono

Second Vice-President Rosa LaCommare

Third Vice-President Lori Cangemi

Treasurer Maria Cicchini

Sergeant-At-Arms Michael Zito

Recording Secretary Mark Garagiola ChaplainFr. Enzo Addari

Special Counsel To The President

Hon. Judge Peter J. Maceroni

Board of Directors

Gianvito Arato David Busciano

Alfonso Chirco

John Ciraulo

Gaspare Destasi

Gino Harmon Vito LoGrasso Rosanna Maniaci Dominic Melia Vince Monticciolo Rosa Orlando Thomas Salvati

Past Presidents

Cav. Ramo Salerno Giovanni LoIacono Sandra Tornberg Ronald A. DiBartolomeo Mario Moceri

Frank J. Palazzolo

Hon. Anthony Sanfemio Martin Reno Garagiola Leonard D. Mannina

Cav. Vincent J. Bruno

Cav. John Floreno Hon. Sam Petitto Jack Grifo

Comm. Anthony J. Bellanca Ignazio (Nash) Mendola

La Notte di San Lorenzo, il 10 agosto 2022, una delle serate più attese dell’anno.

Mercoledì 10 agosto 2022 sarà la notte astronomica più attesa dell’anno, quella in cui si guarda il cielo e si prova a idealizzare la frase “la sera in cui i sogni diventano realtà”, perchè secondo l’antica tradizione, chi osserva una stella cadente può esprimere un desiderio e farlo diventare reale, a patto di non dirlo a nessuno.

E’ una data dal denso carico di tradizioni e magia, anche se a livello astronomico, la sera del 10 di agosto non coincide quasi mai con l’apice delle stelle cadenti Perseidi.

La sera del 10 agosto è stata infatti scelta come periodo ideale per guardare il cielo stellato e le stelle cadenti, essendo una notte di mezza estate.

Si po anche oservervare non solo delle stelle cadenti, ma

anche usando i telescopi ed andando ad osservare le meraviglie del cielo stellato come la Luna, i pianeti Giove e Saturno, stelle, nebulose, galassie e ammassi. Quest’anno l’apice delle Perseidi sarà attorno al 12-13 agosto, ma siccome sarà Luna Piena, il periodo migliore per osservare le stelle cadenti sarà tra 1 e 7 di agosto, quando avremo Luna crescente. Le stelle cadenti nella notte di San Lorenzo non sono altro che le lacrime dal martire. San Lorenzo morì bruciato vivo su una graticola: una morte estremamente dolorosa e lunga. In ricordo del suo martirio è nata l'usanza di poter esprimere un desiderio, cioè di chiedere una "grazia".

Buon Ferragosto!

Ferragosto è il nome laico del 15 agosto. Per la chiesa è l’Assunzione della Vergine Maria. Non è festa laica, in origine, quella del culmine dell’estate, ma festività religiosa, in rosso sul calendario. La festa è tutta italiana.

ASSUNZIONE DI MARIA

La chiesa cattolica ha indicato la festività del 15 agosto, come data dell’Assunzione della Vergine Maria. È il passaggio diretto, anima e corpo, della madre di Gesù in paradiso al termine della sua vita terrena. Gli ortodossi celebrano in questa data la dormizione di Maria, come se la Vergine non fosse morta, ma fosse caduta in un sonno

profondo prima di essere assunta in cielo. I protestanti non credono nell’assunzione, non presente nella Bibbia.

LE FERIE DI AUGUSTO

La storia è però sempre più antica del VII secolo in cui è entrata nella tradizione cattolica. Il termine Ferragosto viene dal latino. Se il mese di agosto prende il nome dall’imperatore Augusto, lo stesso vale per la festività di questo mese che deriva da feriae Augusti, festività istituita sempre da Augusto nel 18 A.C. Augusto aveva istituzionalizzato feste, dando il nome gli augustali, che già esistevano nei secoli precedenti in questo periodo dell’anno. Erano i

Vinalia rustica o i Consualia, appuntamenti legati alla fine dei lavori nelle campagne. Le vacanze di Augusto, feriae Augusti, erano

dunque un periodo di riposo dopo l’attività agricola e comprendevano giochi e festeggiamenti con animali, anche da lavoro, e corse di

cavalli. Duravano per gran parte del mese di agosto.

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DARE IL FERRAGOSTO

L’espressione dare il ferragosto significa dare un dono, denaro o cibo, ai propri dipendenti. Lo si faceva per le maestranze in questo periodo dell’anno, maestranze che andavano a salutare i padroni. Nello stato pontificio era obbligatorio.

LA GITA FUORI PORTA

L’abitudine della gita fuori porta nasce negli anni del fascismo con i treni popolari di Ferragosto. Nei giorni attorno al 15 agosto c’erano tariffe agevolate per chi viaggiava in treno verso città o località di vacanza.

IL PALIO DI SIENA (SALTATO NEL 2020 E NEL 2021)

Non il 15, ma il 16 agosto a Siena c’è il palio dell’Assunta. Il palio, in latino pallium, è il drappo che andava al vincitore nelle antiche gare romane. Ancora oggi va alla contrada della città il cui cavallo taglia per primo il traguardo in piazza Del Campo. A causa dell'emergenza coronavirus quest'anno non ci sarà il palio dell'Assunta come è stato quello di luglio. Si sarebbe potuto correre senza pubblico, ma a Siena è stato subito messo in chiaro che non esiste il palio senza la partecipazione popolare.

GLI ALTRI FERRAGOSTO

Il Ferragosto è la giornata che tradizionalmente si passa in vacanza, ma non è festa solo da noi. Nella Repubblica del Congo è il giorno dell'indipendenza, come in India. È il giorno della liberazione per i coreani e della restituzione per Taiwan. È festa nazionale in Liechtenstein e Spagna e giornata festiva in molti altri paesi soprattutto cattolici.

In Costa Rica si festeggia la mamma. In Canada è il National Acadian Day, celebrazione istituita nel 1881, che ricorda i primi colonizzatori francesi che si insediarono nell’allora Acadia, regione del Canada settentrionale che oggi comprende la Nova Scotia, il New Brunswick e la Prince Eduard Island.

Piatti di Ferragosto

Oltre alla classica grigliata c’è di più. Ogni regione, da nord a sud, ha il suo piatto di ferragosto da gustare in compagnia. Come e dove non ha importanza. C’è chi non teme il caldo e ama andare in spiaggia per una tavolata in riva al mare e c’è chi invece cerca riparo e frescura in montagna o in collina per la più classica delle scampagnate, gustando il proprio piatto preferito su un bel prato verde. Insomma, ciò che conta per tutti è festeggiare con la pancia piena. Ecco perché Fipe, Federazione Italiana Pubblici Esercizi, ha creato una mappatura di quelle che sono le ricette regionali dei piatti più amati, i cui segreti sono custoditi da mamme, nonne e ristoratori.

Partiamo dal nord Italia. In Trentino e in Valle D’Aosta abbiamo piatti di sostanza, proprio come ci si aspetta da una cucina di montagna con rispettivamente: i classici canederli, delle gustose polpette di pane e speck, e la meno nota Seupa à la Vapelenentse, una zuppa che prende il nome dal villaggio Valpelline, a base di pane, fontina e brodo di carne”.

In Lombardia il classico minestrone, nella versione fredda e più indicata per il mese di agosto. In Veneto e in Liguria si vira sul pesce, con le sarde in saor e la capponadda, una fresca insalata di mare con tonno, acciughe, pomodoro e olive, il piatto perfetto per marinai e pescatori. Friuli VeneziaGiulia e, come è ovvio che sia, l’Emilia Romagna, puntano sulla pasta ripiena con i Cjarsons e i più classici cappelletti al ragù. Gli unici a puntare sul dolce sono i piemontesi, con un dolce tipico del Ferragosto che è la Margheritina di Stresa, un biscotto la cui particolare fragranza viene data dalla presenza, negli ingredienti, del tuorlo d’uovo sodo setacciato e ridotto a farina. Arrivando al cuore della penisola troviamo in toscana il piccione arrostito, una tradizione nata in epoca

carolingia. Un antico detto popolare fiorentino conferma che: “A ferragosto si mangiano i piccioni arrosto”. Nella vicina Umbria il piatto forte sono gli gnocchi al sugo di papera, mentre, nelle Marche troviamo l’oca arrosto. Anche in Molise un piatto piuttosto rustico con i cavatelli al sugo di maiale. Invece, a Roma come in tutto il Lazio, non è ferragosto senza il pollo in umido con i peperoni, piatto godereccio e perfetto anche per gli amanti della scarpetta finale.

Pian piano si continua ad

andare verso sud e si arriva in Campania, dove il piatto dominante in occasioni come il 15 agosto è la cosiddetta Pizza di Maccheroni, nè un primo piatto di spaghetti nè una classica frittata. Un piatto unico da gustare rigorosamente a fette. In Puglia un caposaldo della cucina italiana, le orecchiette con cime di rapa, mentre nella vicina Basilicata si ritorna sulla carne con l’agnello alla lucana. In Calabria ancora pasta, questa volta al forno. La pasta chijna (cioè ripiena) è un classico del pranzo della

domenica o delle festività, come appunto il Ferragosto. Probabilmente la versione più conosciuta della pasta al forno alla calabrese è quella con il ragù e le polpettine ma c’è anche un’altra variante, quella con la soppressata. Dulcis in fundo abbiamo le isole con i culurgiones di patate sardi, una pasta ripiena, e il tipico Gelo di Melone siciliano. L’ingrediente principale di questo dessert fresco, è l’anguria, che in Sicilia come in altre zone del sud Italia viene comunemente definito “melone”.

I riti per trovare amore e fortuna a Ferragosto (da fare la sera del 14)

del mare sia freddissima, in occasione della festa dell’Assunzione tutti fanno il bagno perché secondo la credenza polare tuffarsi in questo giorno aiuta ad avere meno problemi di salute.

Baciare un serpente È un’usanza da provare a Marcopoulos, nell’isola di Cefalonia, dove a Ferragosto decine di serpenti (innocui, leggendo le storie di chi ha provato), escono dalle loro tane per entrare nella chiesa della Madonna dei Serpenti, e migliaia di pellegrini li accarezzano perché si dice che porti fortuna. Un’usanza

festival, una delle festività più belle dell'Oriente, legata a un mito che risale a 2600 anni fa. Narra dell'amore osteggiato tra due giovani: la tessitrice Zhinü (simbolizzata dalla stella Vega) e il bovaro Niulang (simbolizzato dalla stella Altair) furono tenuti separati dal Fiume d'argento (che simboleggia la Via Lattea) e riuniti solo il 7° giorno del 7° mese lunare, quando uno stormo di gazze formò un ponte tra i due. Come si prega? Alzate gli occhi al cielo verso Vega e Altair e rivolgersi ai due amanti, scrivere il proprio desiderio su un foglietto e

È il capodanno dell'estate, la festa delle feste di fine stagione, in cui ci si riposa e si fa baldoria. Ferragosto è nato apposta per questo: per essere un momento di riposo di fine stagione atteso da tutti. Insieme alle processioni solenni, l'aspetto ludico e al contempo pagano della festa è rimasto intatto. E Ferragosto si festeggia ancora con eventi organizzati ovunque durante i quali si celebrano spesso riti legati alla luce e al buio, alla morte e alla rinascita, che rimarcare proprio questo momento di passaggio tra le stagioni in cui affondano le origini della ricorrenza. Ecco i 5 riti da fare a Ferragosto (da fare la notte prima).

Accendere un fuoco per iniziare una nuova vita Rito purificatore per eccellenza, di rinascita, che si celebra come buon auspicio in tutti i momenti di passaggio delle stagioni dei campi, come il solstizio d’estate e quello d’inverno. Il fuoco si accende per scacciare il male e e, in questo caso, con l’auspicio di ritardare il freddo dell’inverno. Da qui ha origine la tradizione dei falò di ferragosto, e dove non c’è un fuoco a rappresentare la luce ci sono le luminarie, presenza fissa delle feste organizzate in città e paesi per l'occasione. Niente fuoco? per iniziare una vita sotto un altro auspicio accendete

almeno una candela.

Tuffarsi in acqua (ovunque voi siate)

Al mare, al lago, ovunque siate, appena svegli - il 15 mattina - fate un tuffo. Anche l’acqua è un altro ricorrente elemento propiziatorio: in questo caso per chiedere agli dei di portare pioggia dopo la siccità dell’estate, oltre che per purificare se stessi. In Irlanda, in particolare, nonostante l’acqua del mare sia freddissima, in occasione della festa dell’Assunzione tutti fanno il bagno perché secondo la credenza polare tuffarsi in questo giorno aiuta ad avere meno problemi di salute.

Tuffarsi in acqua (ovunque voi siate)

Al mare, al lago, ovunque siate, appena svegli - il 15 mattina - fate un tuffo. Anche l’acqua è un altro ricorrente elemento propiziatorio: in questo caso per chiedere agli dei di portare pioggia dopo la siccità dell’estate, oltre che per purificare se stessi. In Irlanda, in particolare, nonostante l’acqua

centenaria che ricorda quel giorno di sei secoli fa in cui le monache per sfuggire ai turchi chiesedero alla Madonna di essere trasformate in bisce.

Pregare Vega e Altair per trovare l'amore Secondo la tradizione cinese Ferragosto è il giorno migliore per trovare l'anima gemella. Nei giorni intorno alla metà del mese cade infatti il il Quixi

bruciarlo. Dare una mancia ai lavoratori In epoca Romana i proprietari terrieri il giorno di Ferragosto davano una mancia ai contadini in segno di buon auspicio. In età rinascimentale questa usanza fu resa obbligatoria dello Stato Pontificio ed è rimasta diffusa in Lombardia fino all’inizio del XX secolo.

Delizia ghiacciata amatissima in Italia, la granita è un must dell'estate.

La granita è preparata con acqua, zucchero e diversi aromi che possono variare dalla frutta, come limone, melone o fragola, al caffè, mandorla, gelso o pistacchio. La consistenza deve richiamare la cremosità del gelato e la granulosità del sorbetto.

Le origini della granita sono normalmente fatte risalire alla dominazione araba in Sicilia. Gli arabi introdussero la ricetta del sorbetto, bevanda ghiacciata aromatizzata con succhi di frutta o acqua di rose. I nobili siciliani utilizzavano la neve raccolta in inverno sulle montagne più alte dell'isola per fare sorbetti, gelati e granite. La neve veniva immagazzinata nei nivieri, apposite costruzioni in pietra costruite sopra grotte naturali o artificiali. In estate il ghiaccio formatosi veniva rimosso e poi grattato e ricoperto con sciroppi di frutta o di fiori (procedimento che sopravvive nella grattacheccha romana).

Ogni zona della Sicilia ha la sua granita tradizionale, che dipende da ciò che è disponibile; ad esempio ad Avola la più classica è

la granita alle mandorle, mentre a Catania le granite al pistacchio o al caffè sono tra le più apprezzate. Sul lato occidentale dell'isola, è molto diffusa la granita al limone. Quindi pensaci due volte prima di ordinare una granita ai frutti di bosco in Sicilia, poiché i frutti di bosco non si trovano naturalmente sull'isola.

Perché la granita sia buona è fondamentale utilizzare frutta fresca, non surgelata, ed evitare sciroppi ed estratti.

Altrimenti la granita rischia di diventare un bicchiere di ghiaccio tritato e sciroppi zuccherini al gusto di frutta, con tanti conservanti e coloranti e pochissimo sapore.

Dunque come si riconosce una buona granita? Osserva innanzitutto la consistenza: la granita ha dei piccoli cristalli di ghiaccio che dovresti sentire con la lingua; deve risultare cremosa ma compatta, non liquida e morbida come un sorbetto.

La granita di frutta dovrebbe essere fatta con frutta vera e il suo colore apparire naturale; evita quelle dai colori fluorescenti.

La Chegranita…. bonta’

Subject: Consolato d’Italia in Detroit event, “LoveITDETROIT” as part of ‘Detroit Design Month’ - September 2022.

Good afternoon:

Further to the notice sent yesterday regarding the upcoming event of the Consulate, “LoveITDetroit” (Love IT Detroit) as part of ‘Detroit Design Month’, I am including herewith the official link to ticket sales for the concert being held by the Italian singer, Zucchero, during the aforementioned event:

9/20/22 - Detroit, MI - Detroit Music Hall

https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/08005B5CB14529ED

discount code: CODE : SDS20

Best regards, Angela Piazza

Administrative Aide

Consulate of Italy in Detroit 400 Renaissance Center

Suite 950 Detroit, Michigan - 48243

http://www.consdetroit.esteri.it T +1 313 9638560 ext. 114