ST ANTHONY FESTA ITALIANA CHARLOTTE

2007  PRESS RELEASE

St. Anthony Foundation of Charlotte

Contact:

Dr. Vincent Voci

704.333.8300

704-560-303o

vvoci@vocicenter.com

Festa Italiana Kick-off Party 2007

offers food, wine, charity

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (June 6, 2007) – Enjoy Italian culture, wine and food from nearly 20 local restaurants during the St. Anthony Festa Italiana Kick-off Party 2007 from 4-8 p.m. June 17 at Camden Grandview, 309 E. Morehead St.

The event is being hosted by the St. Anthony Foundation of Charlotte to benefit Nevins Inc., a nonprofit organization that provides job training and placement services for adults with developmental and similar disabilities. Nevins clients do everything from bag groceries at Harris Teeter to fold surgical towels at Carolinas Medical Center.

“We wanted to help Nevins because it helps so many Charlotte area families lead fulfilling lives through its services,” said Dr. Vincent Voci, an event organizer and founding Foundation member. The purpose of The St. Anthony Foundation of Charlotte is to promote Charity through Italian Culture and Italian Business in the Charlotte region. Our main fundraising event each year will be what we expect to very rapidly become the best Italian Festival in the Southeast.

Plus, Voci added, the event is a great opportunity to celebrate Italian culture and cuisine.

For the $50 per person entry fee, attendees will get to taste food and wine from Carrabba’s Italian Grill, Mama Ricotta’s, Nova’s Bakery, Fiamma, Blue, Luce, Toscana, il Posto, Mio Posto, Dolce, Volare, Salute, Firenze, Pasta and Provisions, The Coffeeboss, Ferrucci’s, Nona’ Sweets, CaféMia Gelatoria, PRP Wines, and The Wine Shop.

Johnson & Wales University baking instructor and author Chief Peter Reinhart will be among the special guests attending.

As well as Si Chapman, the 3 time World champion Pizza Acrobat.

The event, limited to 300 people, also will have entertainment and a silent auction featuring signed Carolina Panthers footballs, wine tasting parties and dinners at participating restaurants, among many other items.

Though this is the first year the event is open to the invited public, Foundation members have big plans for the future.

“Each year we will become bigger and bigger until St. Anthony Festa Italiana is the largest Italian festival in the Southeast,” said Salvatore Giuliano, a Foundation board member and owner of Mio Posto Ristorante.

For more information about the event or to get tickets, contact Voci at 704.333.8300 or vvoci@vocicenter.com.

2010 FESTA

This year's Festa Italiana Charlotte will be our largest and best Italian Food Festival yet. We expect 300 people. Everyone will again enjoyCharlotte's Best Italian Food, Wine, and Entertainment along with a wonderful Silent Auction that should be twice the size as last year. And Charlotte's Largest Risotto Ever by our Chefs, Isabel and Gino Machiavelli !!

Unlimited Fresh Gourmet Italian Food cooked on site, Wine, Peroni Beer, and much more all for just a Charitable admission fee benefitting Charlotte's Nevins Center for the Disabled

The same wonderful generous Italian, Chefs, Restaurants, Stores, and Purveyors will be there and more. Here are some of their contributions:

    

    

• Brooklyn South Pizzeria fresh baked Pizza on-site again!!
  

• Nova's focaccia
  

• Awesome appetizers from           Luce / Toscana / il Posto                                                          Fiamma
  

                                                            Zio

                                                            Dolce                                   

                                               

• Stuffed Calamari and Seafood Salad by
  

                                                the famous Uncle Artie from

                                                Boston's Italian North End

                                               and Seafoods.com

• The now famous St Anthony Charlotte Cannoli Girls will be filling Pasta and Provision's cannoli to order for everyone.
  

• The CoffeeBoss will be there again with espresso and cappuccino !
  

NEW:

• Pasta Cooking Stations and Contests by our entertaining talented chefs, Gino and Marco, and maybe guests too.....FUN.... with 4 different  delicious kinds of pasta from different regions of Italy for everyone there....
  

• A Grigliata Italiana...Italian Grill with several different meats and, of course, Italian sausages
  

AWESOME RAFFLE:

• A   3 Chef Italian Gourmet Dinner Party and Cruise
  

                 on a Lake Norman Luxury Yacht for the winner and 25  

                 friends. This was a huge hit last year!!

Sunday May 17th 2009

1-3 pm  Silent Auction, Beer, Wine, Appetizers and Pizza

3-7pm   Live Entertainment, More of the Best Italian       

             Food, Delicious Entrees, Desserts and  

             Espresso

Camden Grandview Courtyard

Uptown/Southend

309 East Morehead Street

Charlotte

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Or for more information:

Email:    info@stanthonycharlotte.org

Contact:Dr. Vincent Voci

704.333.8300

704-560-3030

vvoci@vocicenter.com

Festa Italiana 2008 offers food, pizza acrobatics,

world’s largest Risotto

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (April 28, 2008) – Experience pizza dough acrobatics, the best local Italian food, live entertainment and possibly the world’s largest Risotto at the 3rd annual St. Anthony Festa Italiana, May 4.

The event will be from 1 to 7 p.m. at Camden Grandview, 309 E. Morehead St. Tickets are $50 per adult and $10 per child. Capacity is limited to 300.

For their entry fee, attendees will be treated to food from more than 20 of the best  local Italian restaurants and the opportunity to witness history when Chef Gino Machiavelli, of XX restaurant, prepares, cooks and serves a 4-foot in diameter Risotto. Uncle Artie’s stuffed calamari and seafood salad are famous now three years in a row.

“Between Gino’s Risotto, Si Chapman’s world-championship level pizza acrobatics and all the amazing food our participating restaurants are providing, there is no way you won’t have a good time,” organizer Dr. Vincent Voci said.

Festa Italiana is hosted by the St. Anthony Foundation of Charlotte to benefit Nevins Inc., a nonprofit organization that provides adults with developmental and similar disabilities the structure and social tools they need to work and interact in the Charlotte community.

Last year’s event generated $4000 for Nevins. Voci expects to more than double that based on the quantity and quality of the silent auction items: A Mario Andrete Driving Experience, Chef in home Dinners and Lessons, Restaurant dinners, original paintings done especially for the festa, baskets from Dean and Deluca, Morton’s, Arthur’s gift certificates to restaurants across the city, like Blue, and nearly 60 other items.

In addition to the auction, the event will feature a raffle to win an Italian dinner and party cruise on Lake Norman for up to 25 people. Only 250 raffle tickets will be available at $25 each.

For more information, to buy tickets or to be an event sponsor go to www.stanthonycharlotte.org, or call Voci at 704.333.8300.

This year’s line-up of participating restaurants and stores includes:

Carrabba’s Italian Grill

Brooklyn South Pizzeria

Mama Ricotta’s

Fiamma

Firenze

Luce/Toscana/il Posto

Pasta and Provisions

The Coffeeboss

CaféMia Gelatoria

Nova’s Bakery

Dolce

Seafoods.com

Zio’s

Blue

Salute

PRP Wines

Arthur's Wine Shop

The Wine Shop

Salvatore Marotta Capri Flavors

2008 Press Release