Boston will celebrate a week long full of festivities in Boston’s historic North End June 6-12, the weeklong activities will commemorate the vitality, diversity and passion of an ancient culture.   
 
The festivities, are organized and produced by “Le Associazioni Italo-Americane del New England”, an organization comprised of the many Italian American groups based in New England in collaboration with COMITES.  Among the many events featured, “La Piazza” a re-creation of an Italian piazza will include all day entertainment, Italian Carabinieri in high uniform and young ladies in renaissance period costumes.  Salutations by City and State dignitaries will commence the ceremonies.

Boston Celebrates Italian Republic Day

Other activities in “La Piazza” include:
• “Il Mercatino” – Display tables of handcrafted objects and artifacts, as well as books and packaged food representative of the various regions of Italy
• “Il Giardinetto” – divided in two: an area where older Italian gentlemen will play “Scopa”, “Briscola” & “Tombola”.  Children’s area, where there will be many activities: story-telling of Pinocchio, written by Collodi, children’s theater character: life size Arlecchino & Colombina wooden cut-outs, with empty faces for the children to take photographs of themselves, and painting of masks, which children can take home with them.
• “Il Caffe`” – Italian Café serving Espresso Coffee free to the public
• “Il Palco” – The stage and seating, where Italian music will be played, sung and performed all day:  pop, modern, and classical. 
• Bocce Tournament Award Ceremony

Other activities:
6/6/05  Film “Cristo si e` fermato a Eboli” (Christ stopped at Eboli) at the Dante Alighieri Italian Center, 41 Hampshire Street,    Cambridge MA 02139 at 7:30 PM
6/8/05 Lecture by Prof. DiScala on Italian Republic Day at the Dante Alighieri Italian Center, 41 Hampshire Street, Cambridge MA 02139 at 7:30 PM
6/11/05  Bocce Tournament beginning at 11:00 AM at Langone Park in the North End of Boston with the Award ceremony on Sunday 6/12 at     “La Piazza” 
6/12/05 “La Piazza” from 10AM-5PM, at the Paul Revere Prado Hanover Street in Boston’s North End
 
In addition to the planned activates, North End storefronts will display regional books and artifacts. Don’t miss Italian Republic Week from June 6-12

For more information please contact:

Lia Tota c/o ABCD No End/West End  617 523 8125
Green Cross Pharmacy    617 227 3728
COMITES      617 742 7050