February meeting, A Day at the Races!

A day at the races, Tampa Bay Downs
This should be a fun event!

When: Feb 27, 2010
Time: 11:00 AM
Where: Tampa Bay Downs

$25 per person includes admission, parking, program, reserved seating, buffet lunch, tax and gratuity

make checks to

Mildred Cooper
912 Belted Kingfisher Drive So.
Palm Harbor, Fl. 34683

Hope to see you all there!

Il Ballo Del Doge, Masquerade Party, 2010

Dear Italian Clubs,

I wanted to let you know that the Italian Club of Tampa in conjunction with the Italian School of Tampa is hosting a Masquerade Dinner Dance on February 13, 2010. We would like to extend an invitation to your Clubs to join us if anyone is interested. I have attached a flyer of the event..there is also a Children’s Carnevale which will take place the 14th of February for you to circulate amongst your members. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me.

Sincerely,

Alice Rembado Mueller
Italian Club Manager
(813) 248-3316

A quote from Nuccia Hinckley, owner of the Italian School of Tampa below:

This time it will be in a bigger scale as The Italian Club has opened its doors for us... so come dressed, eat well, bring a lot of friends and they will thank you because we will have tons of fun dancing.

Costume:
Ladies, you can wear an evening gown and dress it up with a mask or you can go as creative as you like! My mask will be a secret...
Men: be creative as you like but come dressed as well, there will be an award, just like last year for the Best Mask of 2010!

Prepare your costumes!

Sunday, February 14th for the Children

Carnevale Italiano 2010
Sunday February 14, 2010 2 to 4 PM
Dance, Candies and Entertainment
Awards for 1st, 2nd and 3rd
Best Costumes! 1st Edition of the Children’s Venetian Carnival!!

Come celebrate at L’Unione Italiana
1731 7th Ave, Ybor City
Tickets: $10 per single ticket
$7 per ticket for families/groups of 3 tickets and up.
RSVP by February 10, 2010

To purchase tickets and for info call:
Nuccia Hinckley 813.766.8441

Organized by: The Italian School of Tampa and L’ Unione Italiana

Trivia questions for this month's meeting

This month's trivia questions for this month's meeting are below.

More information about this month's meeting are in a previous post.



Trivia questions for 50-50 are as follows:

1. On what day do Italians celebrate La Festa di Santo Stefano?

2. What traditional Christmas bread do citizens of Milano eat?

3. What is eaten on New Year's Day in Italy as a symbol of good luck and prosperity?

January dinner meeting in New Port Richey

Our dinner meeting this month is Saturday, January 23 at 6:00 p.m.

Please let me know of your attendance no later than Thursday, January 21st.

Here are the details for our dinner meeting with optional Christmas gift exchange:

When: Saturday January 23, 2010

Time: 6:00 pm
Where: Joseppi's Italian Touch
4016 Little Road
New Port Richey, Florida
727-372-3993
www.joseppisitaliantouch.com

located in a shopping center on the east side of Little Road just past Old County Road 54)

It hardly seems just one year ago (last January) that we ate at this restaurant when it was Pasta Uno. New owners took over in September, remodeled and changed the menu.

Trivia questions for 50-50 will be provided in a separate message.

Please note that we will have a Christmas gift exchange (just like last January) at this meeting. If you wish to participate, please bring a wrapped gift valued at approximately $20.00. The gift exchange is alot of fun and voluntary.

We look forward to seeing you. Joe and I wish you a happy, healthy and prosperous new year!

Suzanne Lomascolo
President Lodge 2668