Board of Directors

Officers:

President

L. V. Teofilo

Vice President

Richard Daley

Treasurer

Vicky Sobeck

Secretary

Mary Prisco

Past President

Richard Gollnick

Directors

Ron Cattelan

Dom DelBianco

Marlene Feira

Janice Galt

Margene Mar-

cantonio

Susan Milewski

Darrell Sobeck

Judy Sulzmann

Lynn Thompson

Ambassador at

Large

Riccardo Paterni

Editor

Paul Marino

Il Piccolo Giornale March, 2020

Founded 1994

Live at the Metropolitan

Opera - March, 2020

The opera to be featured at Bay

Park Cinema this month will be “Der

Fliegende Hollander” (The Flying

Dutchman) by the German compos-

er Richard Wagner on Saturday,

March 14 starting at 11:55 AM.

Please note: this is the same date

as the conversation club.

Dinner and a Movie (Note

change of dinner venue)

Wednesday, March 18, 2020

Dinner at Titletown Brewery will be

at 4:45pm and the movie at the

Neville Museum starts at 7:00pm.

Please call Victoria (Piccione) So-

beck at 865-7229 if you plan to have

dinner at Titletown Brewery.

The movie is Il Divo (Italy, 2008)

Directed by Paolo Sorrentino. This

film recounts the life of Italian politi-

cian Giulio Andreotti covering a

large portion of his seven terms as

prime minister of Italy. It concerns

itself with the inner machinations of

the man known as “Beelzebub,” the

intrigue surrounding the disappear-

ance of his political enemies, and the

role of the Mafia in postwar Italy.

Italian Connections Pro-

ject - Part 2

Since we have completed our Italian

ancestry project, we are embarking

on another challenge that will fea-

ture members of the Club Ital-

oAmericano who have special ties

to Italy, but are not of Italian herit-

age. Our thought is to compile a list

of members who have spent a peri-

od of time in Italy, have an avid in-

terest in a particular aspect of ITAL-

IANISMO or have traveled to Italy

and would like to share your experi-

ences. Our hope is that not only

will we have a list of names but also

reasons for your interest. We would

like to encourage you who do not

have Italian ancestry to share as-

pects of your experiences and/or

your expertise in a particular area of

interest. If your spouse/partner is or

was of Italian ancestry, please con-

sider including the name and place

of family origin.

We envision this as an opportunity

to be creative in how you submit

your contribution to this project.

Il Piccolo Giornale is the official newsletter of Club ItaloAmericano of Green Bay, Wi.

Website: http://clubitaloamericano.org/ Facebook: Club Italaloamericano of Green Bay

Send contributions/comments to: clubitaloamericano@gmail.com

Three quarters of our membership have

ancestral roots that are Italian which

means that one quarter have other rea-

sons for joining CIA. We would like to in-

vite you to share those reasons. Sharing

your stories will enhance our monthly

events and/or our Newsletter, IL PICCOLO

GIORNALE with conversations and/or

articles regarding culture, art, music, lan-

guage, history and of course, Italian cui-

sine!

If you prefer to only submit your name

and specific place(s) of interest that would

be fine! However, if you wish to expound

on your area of expertise or share a travel

log of your experiences, please submit

your thoughts, observations and experi-

ences to Lenora Rhyner who will share

this information with our membership via

email or in IL PICCOLO GIORNALE .

Lenora's email is crhyner@new.rr.com

Phone is 920.468.8922 (please leave a

message and your contact information)

Carnival dumplings, which

version do you prefer?

Today is Friday (2/21/20) Gnocolar and, as

usual, the bacchanal of gnocchi is cele-

brated and Papa del Gnocco parades the

streets with his court. This prestigious

honor of wearing this mask is voted on

every year among only residents of one

particular neighborhood. This recipe is an

ancient tradition that dates back to 1530

when the citizens, exhausted by famine

and German troops, rose up sacking the

ovens because the bakers refused to bake

bread in protest. Tommaso Da Vico, a

wealthy citizen, distributed flour, bread,

butter and cheeses with other well-to-do

people to calm down the riots. Since then

every year, even after his death, this cus-

tom has repeated itself. Gnocchi were

born!

This is a dish considered poor but today a

symbol of the tradition not only from Ve-

rona, but from all of Italy precisely be-

cause each region has its own delicious

variations and sauces. You can be sure

that almost all Veronesi are eating gnoc-

chi today in one form or another. How do

you prefer them? Today we want to re-

sume one of the most ancient and tradi-

tional recipes of Verona, go to https://

frac1948.it/ricette/inverno/gnocchi-

burro-zucchero-e-cannella/

We are fortunate that our own Richard

Daley guided us through making gnocchi

earlier this year!

"Lucky Gnocchi Day"

By Lenora Rhyner

Last year Chuck and I ate at Piola's, a res-

taurant in the South Beach area of Mi-

ami, Fl. It is there that we learned about

the "Lucky Gnocchi Day". We hope that

you find this tradition as interesting as we

did.

As with many legends, the story has

evolved over the centuries. Legend has it

that it was on the 29th of an unknown

month that either a physician (possibly

St. Pantaleon) or a missionary requested

food at the home of a poor family in a

tiny Italian village. After eating gnocchi,

the missionary left, but the family found

gold coins under the gnocchi plate. In the

case of St. Pantaleon, the poor family

reaped a great harvest the following year.

Thus began the "Lucky Gnocchi Legend".

This tradition has gained recognition all

over the world where gnocchi is served in

restaurants or private homes .One of the

more interesting locations is Argentina

where 50 % of the population is of Italian

ancestry because of the immigrants who

arrived in Argentina between 1880-1920.

The celebration of the legend takes place

the 29th of every month hoping for luck

and prosperity. Instead of "Gnocchi",

they are called "Noquiis".

Personal Note: My Godfather's name

was Frank Pantaleo!

Learning Italian in Full Immer-

sion Style

By Amy Ashwood

Surprise!

Scott Stackhouse, loaded with passion

and drive, is highly motivated to learn

Italian! He began his studies with Angela

Landt a couple of years ago. He has

attended the classes at St. Norbert and

also the Conversation Classes, but the

hours were not always compatible with

his work schedule. This didn’t damper his

spirit so he looked for alternative solu-

tions. Two times, Angela has gone to Ve-

rona and attended intensive lessons at In

Classe: an Italian Language School.

Last year, Susan Kleis also went and came

back filled with enthusiasm. Not only is

the method intense and practical, once

the class is done, of course being in an

Italian setting offers plenty of opportuni-

ties to practice: take a bus, ask for direc-

tions, buy something at a store, take a

tour, attend a cooking class or just listen

to the passersby. All three found them-

selves surrounded by the language and

their thirst for learning just grew.

This week, by chance, I was in Verona for

a short visit so I went over to the school

and surprised Scott. His expression was

priceless! More important than that

though, was that we carried on a lengthy

conversation in Italian! He has completed

6 weeks of lessons, 6 hours a day and his

dedication has paid off!

I’m sharing this because if anyone else is

interested in going, follow the link for in-

formation or contact Angela, Susan or

Scott. I have also brought home some

pamphlets from the school. I think this

would be an excellent opportunity for the

high school students who are studying

Italian at Preble. After Rome, Florence,

and Venice, Verona is the next capital of

tourism. It is a smaller city and very easy

to get around so one doesn’t feel over-

whelmed like in the bigger metropolitan

areas. Being an ancient city, you can find

artifacts and monuments from all of the

periods of history. Over the past 30+

years, there has been a lot of restoration

of the buildings, so it presents itself as a

jewel. The highlights are the 2,000-year-

old amphitheater that, unlike the colosse-

um, it still is used today, and of course, a

Renaissance house offering tourists a

chance to understand how Juliet’s house

may have been from Shakespeare’s Ro-

meo and Juliet. Having raised my family

there, I love it, so let us know if you have

any interest in trying a full immersion ex-

perience personalized for you.

Cooking Demonstration at

Teofilo’s Home

By Sue Milewsk

On Friday evening, January 31, about 25

members of our club gathered at Mary

and Teofilo's home for another cooking

“demo.” Good time was had by all"

seemed to be the theme of the night!

Mary had everything uniquely arranged by

groups as to the preparations of each

course, and we promptly got to work. The

crostini group prepared various toppings

for the toasted bread for the antipasto.

The stuffed shells were prepared for the

primo, by a hard-working group. For the

secondo group, tenderloins were flayed

and stuffed with prosciutto and Parmesan

cheese and rolled and tied and then

rubbed with crushed rosemary, sage, gar-

lic and pepper- before being baked in the

oven. The crunchy green beans were

cooked with onions and tomatoes, the

caprese salad, bread, and finally, dolci -

made of flavored whipped cream in lacy

cookie cups were delicious! Of course the

vino, limoncello and espresso or other

coffees were flowing throughout dinner.

It was T's birthday, so we lit candles on

top of the lemon cake and sang "Happy

Birthday" (in Italian) to him - and Dick

Daley thanked Mary and T for their hos-

pitality and work they did in preparing

this event before and during all 25 of us

members arrived.

It was an enjoyable evening and the com-

raderie among us all was multo bene!

ARTICLES FOR OUR NEWSLETTER

Please feel free to submit articles or pic-

tures for our newsletter. Information for

each upcoming month needs to be sub-

mitted to me by the 25th. (think Christ-

mas) of the month. You should email

articles as an attachment in Microsoft

Word and pictures in a jpeg format.

My email address is: pao-

lomarino1@gmail.com

Questions— call me at 612-360-8246

CLUB MEMBERS IN BUSINESS

We have several club members that are in

the restaurant business:

Nardi’s Affogato Bar in DePere, Luigi’s

Italian Bistro in Green Bay, Sammy’s Pizza

Garden in Green Bay, Tarlton Theatre in

Green Bay, Titletown Brewery in Green

Bay and Thumb Knuckle Brewing in Lux-

emburg.

Whenever you visit these businesses,

please mention that you are a member of

Club ItaloAmericano as a support of their

business and membership.

CLUB BUSINESS WEB SITES

Nardi’s Affogato Bar in DePere, https://

gelato920.com/

Luigi’s Italian Bistro in Green Bay,

https://

www.luigisitalianbistrogreenbay.com/

Sammy’s Pizza Garden in Green Bay,

https://

www.sammyspizzagreenbay.com/

Tarlton Theatre in Green Bay, https://

thetarlton.com/, https://

www.facebook.com/thetarlton/

Titletown Brewery in Green Bay,

https://www.titletownbrewing.com/

Thumb Knuckle Brewing in Lux-emburg.

https://www.thumbknuckle.beer/

https://www.facebook.com/pg/

ThumbKnuckleBrewingCo/events/

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Events

2020 ACTIVITIES

Janary (gennaio)……. Felice Anno Nuovo

MONTHLY ACTIVITIES:

January -December (gennaio-dicembre)

First Monday of each month @ Glass

Nickel, 416 Dousman St., $5.00 Pizza @

5:00 pm

January - December (gennaio-dicembre)

Second Saturday of each month Conver-

sation Club @ Nardi’s Affogato Bar, 109

N.Broadway, De Pere @10:00 -11:30 am

January-December (gennaio-dicembre

Second Tuesday of each month-Scopa (an

Italian Card Game) @ GB Yacht Club, 5:30

pm

May - September (maggio-settembre)

Every Sunday (weather permitting)- Boc-

ce Ball @ Colburn Park @ 4:00 pm

February 23, (23 febbraio) Sunday... Car-

nevale Set-up, 5:00 pm, Luigi’s Italian

Bistro

February 25, (25 febbraio) Tues-

day...Carnevale, Luigi’s Italian Bistro-

Chair: Victoria (Piccione) Sobeck; Co-

Chair: Shirley Maloney

March (marzo)….TBD Dinner (4:45 pm) &

“Italian movie” at Neville Museum (7:00

pm)

April, (aprile)

May (maggio) Thurs….Meet & Greet,

New Perspective Senior Living

Chair: Marlene Feira, Co-Chairs: Shirley

Maloney & V. Sobeck

June (giugno)…………...a Prima Pas-

seggiata

July (luglio)……………..Seconda Pas-

seggiata

August (agosto)... .....La Terza Pas-

seggiata

October (ottobre)………....Musicale XIII,

Universalist Fellowship Church,

Chair: John Contratto

November ( novembre)……….TBD Dinner

(4:45 pm) & “Italian movie” at NevilleMu-

seum (7:00 pm)

December 12, (12 dicembre) Satur-

day….Cena di Natale

Chair: Marlene (Sparapani) Feira

OPEN FORUM Calling all

Members

We extend an invitation for all club mem-

bers to attend our monthly Board of Di-

rectors meetings. Our plan is to create

on open forum at the beginning of each

meeting where members can share their

ideas, suggestions and/or concerns.

If you have an item or topic that you feel

needs extra time, please contact Presi-

dent Teofilo (LVTeofilo@aol.com or 432-

6513) by the Monday before the board

meeting so it can be added to the agen-

da.

The meetings are held on the third Thurs-

day of every month. They begin at 5:15

for February and March and are held at

Luigi’s Italian Bistro on Manitowoc Road.

The next Board meeting will be on Thurs-

day 19 March.

ARTICLES FOR OUR NEWSLETTER

Please feel free to submit articles or pic-

tures for our newsletter. Information for

each upcoming month needs to be sub-

mitted to me by the 25th. (think Christ-

mas) of the month. You should email

articles as an attachment in Microsoft

Word and pictures in a jpeg format.

My email address is:

paolomarino1@gmail.com

Cooking Demonstration at

Teofilo’s Home

Additional Pictures

Club Library Information

We are looking for a volunteer to take over as club librarian. If this is something

you might consider, please contact club president L. V. Teofilo or any board mem-

ber.