Sicilian Festival
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35,000 grapes will be stomped.
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The big “get” is the Sicilian Tenors, who have played Carnegie Hall.
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If you’re participating in the pasta-eating contest, it’s going to be spaghetti with marinara again this year.
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The costume parade’s special guest will be Amelia Tripoli, born March 4, 2012. Her parents, Tony and Diana, were married at the 2010 festival.
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For the bambini, there’s face painting, inflatable slides, and kids’ rides.
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The event is free and you don’t have to be Sicilian to attend (Ferarri and Peroni will be there).
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Bernadette Tarantino of Tarantino Gourmet Sausage plans to sell 2,000 Italian sausages.
TASTE IT: 20th Annual Sicilian Festival, Little Italy, May 19, 10 a.m.–6 p.m., sicilianfesta.com
