{"id":2210,"date":"2017-10-09T20:26:59","date_gmt":"2017-10-09T20:26:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ifafa.us\/?p=2210"},"modified":"2017-10-09T20:28:54","modified_gmt":"2017-10-09T20:28:54","slug":"2010-ifafa-conference-in-hartford-ct-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ifafa.us\/?p=2210","title":{"rendered":"2010 IFAFA Conference in Hartford, CT"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Ci scusiamo. Al momento non \u00e8 disponibile alcuna traduzione italiana per questa pagina.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1309 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/ifafa.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2010welcome.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"188\" height=\"147\" \/>Wow, we did it!!!!! &#8230;. It was the first time the Italian Culture Center of Education and <em>Cuor d&#8217;Italia<\/em> ever even thought of hosting a national conference, but &#8230;. we did it!!!<\/p>\n<p>The conference started unofficially on Friday night, October 14, with Board and Open Member meetings. Later, we gathered in the dance hall, where <em>Cuor d&#8217;Italia<\/em> dancers taught <em>Sbrondo<\/em>, a fast-moving dance from Emilia-Romagna. Then, off to the Hospitality Room for relaxing and a &#8220;get to know each other\u201d evening. Lots of food, drink and merriment.<\/p>\n<p>Saturday morning started with the following workshops, lectures and entertainment:<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1310 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/ifafa.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2010choir.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"266\" height=\"144\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cooking With Nina: Demonstration &amp; tasting delicious <em>Polpette Di Riso e Patate<\/em> &#8211; Nina DiMascio<\/li>\n<li>Dance workshops: Doris Beckert, Jackie Capurro, Mark DeSanctis &amp; Susie DeSanctis Christiansen<\/li>\n<li>Lecture: Italian Migrations &#8211; Jason Scappaticci<\/li>\n<li>Lecture: Food &amp; Unification of Italy &#8211; Prof. Dario DelPuppo<\/li>\n<li>Lecture: The Italian Design &#8211; Prof. Antonio Scontrino<\/li>\n<li>Music &amp; Singing: Travelling through Italy &#8211; Prof. Enzo Boscarino<\/li>\n<li><em>Cantiamo Insieme<\/em>: Italian songs &#8211; Christine Petrucci (Remember <em>La Spagnola<\/em>?)<\/li>\n<li>Create Your Own Rosary Beads<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!--more-->All of these events were held within a close proximity to each other, which enabled participants to pass freely between the various activities. Afternoon activities were a repeat of the above, then a break for rest, picture-taking, and whatever.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Saturday, 7:00 PM, was the start of the evening festivities &#8230;. and what festivities!!!<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1311 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/ifafa.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/DorisBeckertBalliamo.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"165\" height=\"172\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Delicious food, lots of wine, and much camaraderie.<\/li>\n<li>A quiet moment was held in honor of our beloved Victor Gugliuzza.<\/li>\n<li>Paolina introduced IFAFA president Mark DeSanctis, Italian Culture Center President Nina DiMascio, and Honoree Alphonso Maratta. A proclamation from the Governor of the State of CT was read.<\/li>\n<li>A parade of costumes was held, with some of the most beautiful men&#8217;s and women&#8217;s attire we have ever seen. (Thanks to Cherl Dorman, Alice Petta-Goldie, Doris Beckert, Hading Liberi, Linda Mongomery, Rita Tonitto, Claire and Pasquale Guerriero, Eleonora Reita, Amelia Trapella, Gerry and Elena Montillo, and Salvatore Montillo).<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1312 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/ifafa.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/ICCEaward.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"143\" height=\"172\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Then came the dancers: <em>Tradizione Vivente<\/em> from Milwaukee, WI; <em>Balliamo<\/em>\u2019s Renaissance Dancers from Sacramento, CA; an Austrian\/Italian Folk Ensemble, with dancers from Keene, NH, and Chicago, IL; <em>Vivaci<\/em> from Philadelphia, PA; and <em>Gruppo Trattenimento Italiano <\/em>from Des Moines, IA. <em>Bravo<\/em> to all!!!<\/li>\n<li>And last, but by no means least &#8230;.. dancing to the fantastic New Skorpio Band.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1313\" src=\"https:\/\/ifafa.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/vivaci.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"233\" height=\"158\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1314\" src=\"https:\/\/ifafa.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/LarissaChobany.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"118\" height=\"188\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Italian Culture Center of Education and <em>Cuor d&#8217;Italia<\/em> wish to thank all who participated, and all the &#8220;unsung&#8221; contributors who made this a memorable success. <em>GRAZIE, GRAZIE, GRAZIE<\/em>!<\/p>\n<p>&#8212; Paolina Bosco Kavanagh, Director, <em>Cuor d\u2019Italia<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ci scusiamo. 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