PAGE TWELVE The Italian Tribune - La Tribuna del Popolo Friday, May 1 - May 14, 2009

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SUNDAY, MAY 10, 2009The Downriver Italian American ClubAn all-you-can-eat Mother’s Day Buffet will be held fromnoon-5 p.m. Last reservation at 4 p.m. Cash bar available.Cost for adults is $17 in Advance and $18 at the door. Seniors(62+) are $16 in advance and $17 at the door. Children (4to 10 Years) are $8 in advance and $9 at the door. Publicwelcome. For reservations call the Downriver ItalianAmerican Hall, 646 Biddle Avenue, Wyandotte at (734) 285-4044.Italian American Club of LivoniaMother’s Day brunch buffet will be held at the IACL banquetand conference center located at 39200 W. Five Mile Rd. inLivonia. Cost for adults is $24.95, $8 for children ages 5-12, and no charge for children 4 and under. Reservationsmust be paid in advance by May 4. For information call(734) 953-9724 ext. 202.

THURSDAY, MAY 14, 2009Andiamo Celebrity ShowroomSounds of Sinatra featuring Mark Randisi will be at AndiamoCelebrity Showroom in Warren on the 11th anniversary ofFrank Sinatra’s passing. Tickets are on sale now throughTicketmaster for $40, $30 or $25 per person. For informationcall (586) 268-3200.Ladies Night OutThe second annual Villa Bella Ladies Night Out to benefitHenry Ford Macomb Pediatrics Department will be heldfrom 6 to 9 p.m. Donations are $20. The event will featurespa treatments by HFM WellSpring Services, beautytreatments by BonCiDello Salon, a MommyHood show,makeup by Sephora, Fashions by Chicos, The Look forLess and Zumba lessons. To register call Villa Bella at(586) 412-8910.

FRIDAY, MAY 15, 2009Italian American Cultural SocietyA dance party will be held beginning at 7 p.m. with music bythe Pino Marelli Orchestra, appetizers and a cash bar.Tickets are $10 per person. For information call (586) 228-3030.

SATURDAY, MAY 16, 2009Italian American Club of LivoniaThe club will hold a family movie night. Doors open at 5:30p.m. and the movie will begin at 6:30 p.m. Free popcorn,free movie and games, cash bar and food from the clubmenu will be available. The IACL is located at 39200 FiveMile Road in Livonia. RSVP to Gianna at (734) 953-1137.

MONDAY, MAY 18, 2009Italian American Cultural SocietyAn evening of fine wine and gourmet cuisine will be heldfrom 6 to 9 p.m. at the banquet and conference center atPartridge Creek, 43843 Romeo Plank Road, ClintonTownship. Donation is $18 per person. Twenty-one yearsor older. For tickets and information call (586) 228-3030.

TUESDAY, MAY 19, 2009Santa Maria Lodge No. 220A family dinner and meeting will be held at 5 p.m. at theItalian Cultural Center. For information, call (586) 775-9092.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 2009The Downriver Italian American Club,May Spaghetti Day will feature lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 2p.m.and dinner from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Menu items includespaghetti, mostaccioli, meatballs, salad, rolls, dessert,coffee or tea. Cost for this meal is $7 for adults and $4 forchildren 10 and under. Italian sausage will be available at$1.50 per link. Mark your calendar for the entire 2009Spaghetti Day events which include June 17, July 15, Aug.19, Sept. 16 and Oct. 21, at the Downriver Italian AmericanBanquet Center, located at 646 Biddle Avenue, Wyandotte.Carry-out orders can be delivered when eight or more mealsare ordered during the luncheon period only. Curbsidepickup is available for both lunch and dinner. Call to placeyour order at (734) 285-4044.

THURSDAY, MAY 21, 2009The Cucina ItaliaA sugo suprema (best sauce) challenge will be held at theItalian American Cultural Center at 6:30 p.m. The challenge:bring two gallons of your best sauce and compete for thebragging rights and the title as Sugo Supremo. Entry fee is$10. Admission is $5. All guests will taste the sauce andvote. There will be two categories: home chef andprofessional chef. For information or to sign up call (586)228-3030.

THURSDAY, MAY 28, 2009Abruzzo Earthquake Relief FundA benefit sponsored by the Federazione Abruzze delMichigan Club will be held at the Palazzo Grande, 54660Van Dyke in Shelby Township, from 5:30p.m to 7 p.m. Theevent will feature dinner and an opera concert with CarmenCavallaro and The Birmingham Chamber Choir, and soloand duets by Eva Evola and Dino Valle. Tickets are limited.Cost is $35 per person. For information call Cathy Ripari at(586) 263-6763.Santa Fabia Exhibit at Oakland Community CollegeDetroit-area photographer Santa Fabio will exhibit her long-term black & white Sicilian photography project at OaklandCommunity College’s Royal Oak Campus. In conjunctionwith the exhibit, Fabio will give an illustrated lecture at 7:30p.m. The lecture will take place in the Lila Jones JohnsonTheater (D214). She will discuss not only her Sicilianproject, but also a long-term project that focused on theDetroit Theater District. Fabio will share her thoughts aboutthe challenges and rewards of a long-term project, as wellas information from colleagues who have also tackled thiskind of work. For information call the photographydepartment at (248) 246-2633.Santa Maria Lodge No. 220A general membership meeting and election of the officerswill be held at 5 p.m. at 28024 Bunert in Warren. Forinformation call (586) 775-9092.

SATURDAY, MAY 30, 2009Italian American Club of LivoniaThe IACL regional dinner will be held in the clubhouse,39200 Five Mile Road in Livonia. Reservations mandatory.For information call Angelina Scappaticci at (248) 477-9192.

THURSDAY, JUNE 4, 2009Roots – Italian StyleA genealogy class to show you how to trace your roots backto the “old country” will be held at 7 p.m. Doors open at 6p.m. Donation is $5 for members, $8 for non-members.For information call (586) 228-3030.

Aaron Caruso Plays Carnegie HallTenor Aaron Caruso,

who grew up in the MetroDetroit area, recently madehis Carnegie Hall debut onGood Friday, April 10, 2009.

“It was an honor to singat such a place that Pavarotti,Gigli, et cetera, et cetera, haveperformed. It was a bitdaunting and also a greathonor,” he said.

The concert was a “3Tenors Performance” inhonor of Mario Lanza.

The set included Italianfavorites, Torna a Surrientoand O Sole Mio, as well asobscure beauties like theSicilian dialetical SiciliaBeda, the Neapolitan Vurriaand Volare. Tapping thegreat American songbook heoffered evergreens like adreamy An Affair toRemember and a Sinatra-esque reading of Fly Me Tothe Moon.

His charismaticbantering engaged the roomin a lot of audience

participation and handholding. The long set neverbored and the crowds wereon their feet several times. Toboot, he has been chosen toportray Mario Lanza in theeagerly awaited Be My Love,slated for Broadway in the fallof 2009.

“I was honored to be apart of a 3 Tenors concert forMario Lanza. This year is 50years since he passed away,”noted Caruso. “The nightwas dedicated in my heart toDamon Lanza who passedaway not too long ago.”

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