2011 Little Italy - Burlington, VT
Oct 8, 2011 The Schedule of Events for the Initial Recognition and Celebration of Burlington's "Little Italy"
Battery Street and Cherry Street
1 pm Unveiling of the historic commemorative sign
Honored Guests: Senator Patrick Leahy
Mayor Bob Kiss
Mrs. Barbara Ciongoli
Main Street Landing
1:30 & 3:30
Film: Champlain Street Urban Renewal
Little Italy Burlington, "A walk down memory lane w/ Joe Maietta"
Panel Discussion featuring members of the old neighborhood
1:30 to 5 pm
Food, fun, music and festivities for all.
Open to all.
Sponsored by the Vermont Italian Club (formerly the VT Italian Cultural Association)
How we announced it:
A special Celebration ...will take place in downtown Burlington. We cordially invite the community to join with us at 1 pm with the unveiling of an official Vermont historic marker at the corner of Battery and College streets honoring the Italians and other immigrants who lived there. Senator Patrick Leahy and others will be honored guests. Our program will then move to Main Street Landing were we will have a showing of the film, "Champlain Street Urban Renewal Project" by Patrick Farrington, followed by a heart-felt presentation by Joe Maietta, who was “born on the steps of the Hilton”. A panel discussion with others from the old neighborhood will follow.
In the lobby of the Main Street Landing throughout the day from 1:30-5:00pm, we will have a continual mini-Italian festival. Our VIC committee members are busily planning events for the entire family such as art activities for children, live music, pasta-making demonstrations, and... oh, yes, food! We cannot have an Italian gathering without food. There will be home-made pastries, freshly-baked pizza, Italian hot chocolate and more.
For more photos and history please go to:
http://www.uvm.edu/landscape/extensions/zoomify.php?ls=12877&sequence=000&set_seq=6&imageSet=1312232758-4e3715365d9c0&AddRel ...and see Burlington's Little Italy as it was 100 years ago!
Thanks to Tom Visser, Historic Preservation Dept at UVM - University of Vermont
Battery Street and Cherry Street
1 pm Unveiling of the historic commemorative sign
Honored Guests: Senator Patrick Leahy
Mayor Bob Kiss
Mrs. Barbara Ciongoli
Main Street Landing
1:30 & 3:30
Film: Champlain Street Urban Renewal
Little Italy Burlington, "A walk down memory lane w/ Joe Maietta"
Panel Discussion featuring members of the old neighborhood
1:30 to 5 pm
Food, fun, music and festivities for all.
Open to all.
Sponsored by the Vermont Italian Club (formerly the VT Italian Cultural Association)
How we announced it:
A special Celebration ...will take place in downtown Burlington. We cordially invite the community to join with us at 1 pm with the unveiling of an official Vermont historic marker at the corner of Battery and College streets honoring the Italians and other immigrants who lived there. Senator Patrick Leahy and others will be honored guests. Our program will then move to Main Street Landing were we will have a showing of the film, "Champlain Street Urban Renewal Project" by Patrick Farrington, followed by a heart-felt presentation by Joe Maietta, who was “born on the steps of the Hilton”. A panel discussion with others from the old neighborhood will follow.
In the lobby of the Main Street Landing throughout the day from 1:30-5:00pm, we will have a continual mini-Italian festival. Our VIC committee members are busily planning events for the entire family such as art activities for children, live music, pasta-making demonstrations, and... oh, yes, food! We cannot have an Italian gathering without food. There will be home-made pastries, freshly-baked pizza, Italian hot chocolate and more.
For more photos and history please go to:
http://www.uvm.edu/landscape/extensions/zoomify.php?ls=12877&sequence=000&set_seq=6&imageSet=1312232758-4e3715365d9c0&AddRel ...and see Burlington's Little Italy as it was 100 years ago!
Thanks to Tom Visser, Historic Preservation Dept at UVM - University of Vermont
Watch the video: Adele Dienno and David Tomasi present Burlington's Little Italy live on WVTM's show Charlie, Ernie &
Lisa in the Morning.
Lisa in the Morning.
For a 1999 video of an interview with Adele Dienno and Joe Maietta on Burlington's Channel 17 Public Access station describing the 'old neighborhood. Watch below. Note the telephone number is out of date. For membership information click here.
