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Saturday, August 29 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Opening Ceremonies Roma Stage 11:00 a.m. - 7:30 p.m. Heartstrings South Lawn 11:00 a.m. - 7:30 p.m. Bocce and Bambini Bocce South Lawn 12:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Wine Tasting Garden – sponsored by Sungevity Piazza Piccola Italia, Little Italy San Jose 12:15 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. Joe Ferrara Roma Stage 12:00 p.m. - 12:45 p.m. Discover the Other Italy – The Canton of Ticino, Switzerland Teatro per le Famiglie (Family Theater) 12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Italian Karaoke Grape Stomp Stage 12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Long Bridge Publishing Presents an Unveiling of a New Book Favorite Books Bilingual Readings by Publisher Claudia Cerulli with Daughter Teatrino per Bambini (Children’s Theater) 12:45 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Saving the Romaggio Adobe – Adrian Nestor, presenter Teatro per le Famiglie (Family Theater) 1:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. The Fratello Marionettes Roma Stage 1:30 p.m. - 2:15 p.m. A Beautiful Woman in Venice – Kathleen Ann Gonzalez, nonfiction author Teatro per le Famiglie (Family Theater) 1:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Fred McCarty Wine Tasting Garden sponsored by Sungevity 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Grape Stomp – coordinated by the Guglielmo Family Winery Grape Stomp Stage 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. An Introduction to La Pimpa and Friends: Francesco Tullio Altan's Popular Cartoon Characters – Marie Bertola and Daughter Teatrino per Bambini (Children’s Theater)

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Saturday, August 29 (continued) 2:15 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Come Mia Nonna: A Return to Simplicity Sins of the Queen: Italian Appetizers and Desserts Valentina Cirasola, cookbook & memoir author Teatro per le Famiglie (Family Theater)

2:30 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. Bay Area Opera Collaborative Roma Stage 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Italian Karaoke Grape Stomp Stage 3:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. Dianne DiPrima and the Other Bay Area Italian American Poets' Influence on the Beat Movement Roseanne Giannini Quinn, Ph.D. and Dianne DiPrima, Scholar and Professor Teatro per le Famiglie (Family Theater) 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. The Adventures of Giulia Series – A Fantasy Bilingual Adventure Series Introduction Workshop for Children on Writing and Publishing Michelle Longega Wilson and Mother – Young Author, and Workshop Presenter Teatrino per Bambini (Children’s Theater) 3:45 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Piazza St. Francis, Poets Plaza and Porziuncola Nuova San Francisco Julia Clark Dobel and Representatives of the Project Development/ Management Teatro per le Famiglie (Family Theater) 4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. ANCORA! Roma Stage 4:30 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. The Old Italian Dying – poem by Lawrence Ferlinghetti Ken Borelli, reader Teatro per le Famiglie (Family Theater) 4:45 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. I Never Fished With My Father: The Story of a Sicilian American Neno Aillo, memoir author Teatro per le Famiglie (Family Theater) 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. ALFIO Roma Stage 7:15 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. ANCORA! Roma Stage

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Sunday, August 30 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Celebration of Catholic Mass Monsignor Piazza Piccola Italia, Little Italy San Jose 11:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Bocce and Bambini Bocce South Lawn 11:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Heartstrings South Lawn 11:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. La Befana, The Italian Christmas (Epiphany) Witch Nancy Melander, performer Teatrino per Bambini (Children’s Theater) 11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Lunch Time Learning – Dr. Theresa Sabatino, Executive Director/Founder The Sabatino Memorial Family Resource Center Preschool Teatrino per Bambini (Children’s Theater) 11:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Piazza St. Francis, Poets Plaza and Porziuncola Nuova San Francisco Julia Clark Dobel and Representatives of the Project Development/ Management Teatro per le Famiglie (Family Theater) 12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Wine Tasting Garden – sponsored by Sungevity Piazza Piccola Italia, Little Italy San Jose 12:00 p.m. - 12:45 p.m. First Street Opera Singers Roma Stage 12:00 p.m. - 12:45 p.m. Fun with La Pimpa: The Cartoon Polka Dot Dog – and Other Popular Italian Cartoon Characters – IAHF Library Storytellers Teatrino per Bambini (Children’s Theater) 12:15 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Saving the Romaggio Adobe – Adrian Nestor, presenter Teatro per le Famiglie (Family Theater) 12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Italian Karaoke Grape Stomp Stage 12:30 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. What's the Difference? And more Stories about Acceptance and Courage Grace Cugnetti and daughter, author, Italian translator and readers Teatrino per Bambini (Children’s Theater) 1:00 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. Nofrio, a popular early 1900's comic character – by Giovanni De Rosalia, NYC Sicilian immigrant theater playwright Maria Bandy and Niece, Sicilian bilingual readers Teatro per le Famiglie (Family Theater)

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Sunday, August 30 (continued)

1:15 p.m. - 2:15 p.m. An Introduction to La Pimpa and Friends: Francesco Tullio Altan's Popular Italian Cartoon Characters Mariella Ruta and Son, teacher and Italian readers Teatrino per Bambini (Children’s Theater) 1:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. The Fratello Marionettes Roma Stage 2:15 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Sicilian Children's Nursery Rhymes – Maria Bandy and Niece, Sicilian language reader and storyteller Teatrino per Bambini (Children’s Theater) 1:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Fred McCarty Wine Tasting Garden sponsored by Sungevity 1:45 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Italy, The Embracing Circle: II Circolo: My Past, My Future Donna Marie Ferro, memoir author Teatro per le Famiglie (Family Theater) 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Grape Stomp – coordinated by the Guglielmo Family Winery Grape Stomp Stage 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Wally's Swing World Roma Stage 2:30 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. World War II Brides' Memoirs: As Told By the World War II Babies – Richard Stewart, IAHF Librarian Teatro per le Famiglie (Family Theater) 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Italian Karaoke Grape Stomp Stage 3:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Any Child Can! Learn Italian through Games and Songs – Delia Schizzano, IAHF Italian instructor with grandsons Zachary and Spencer Anctil Teatrino per Bambini (Children’s Theater) 3:15 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. The Other Books: Esty: A Novel/Memoir, Dream Streets: The Big Book of Italian American Culture, and Mal Occhio: The Underside of Vision – Lawrence DiStasi, editor and author Teatro per le Famiglie (Family Theater) 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. ALFIO Roma Stage 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Wally's Swing World Roma Stage