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Festa Italiana
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We are very excited to see you and your families attend the 2023 Italian Festival this summer. We hope to meet your expectations with GREAT FOOD, FABULOUS ENTERTAINMENT and just an all around HAPPY ATMOSPHERE, consistent with the way our families, and our families before us, were raised. It's a little taste of the old country, American style!
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Star Studded Venues & Entertainment below... |
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June 2ndMiller Marley Dancers—Friday, 5:00 PM Frank Cherrito—Friday, 5:50 PM Flashback—Friday, 6:30 PM The Bronx Wanderers—Friday, 9:00 PM |
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Catholic Mass:All are welcome to attend. Some of the Festa entertainers will sing during the Mass. Celebrating the Mass will be Father Vincent M. Rogers, UNICO KC’s chaplain. Father Rogers was born and raised in the Chicago area. He studied for the Priesthood at North American College in Rome.
Father Vincent is presently the Pastor of St. Andrew the Apostle Parish in Gladstone, MO. Con-celebrating the Mass will be Father Dennis Wait, the spiritual director of Sanctuary of Hope Prayer and Retreat Center in Kansas City, Kansas. Father Dennis’s grandparents migrated to the U.S. from Sicily in the early 1900’s. |
Miller Marley Dancers:Miller Marley’s faculty is made up of dedicated professionals, each of whom is a specialist in his/her field. Many of our instructors are among the most sought after choreographers by professional and community theater companies in the city.
Our eight Performance Groups, comprised of selected students from 6 years through high school, are well known by Kansas City audiences for their Broadway-style musical revues. These, along with the Miller Marley Youth Ballet Companies and the Competition Teams, pave the way toward developing students as well-rounded and Miller Marley’s reputation for turning out talent is reflected in its illustrious alumni of which over 60 have gone on to successful stage and film careers. It is not unusual to see Miller Marley credited in a Broadway Playbill as the school that most contributed to a performer’s achievement. Where else but at Miller Marley could you study with a Broadway star, an alumnus teacher and nationally recognized dancers and choreographers from across the country? And, it is designed to appeal to EVERY STUDENT, from intermediate to pre-professional and 4th grade through college. For more information call us at 913-492-0004 or email us at info@millermarley.com 
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Jasper Mirable: Famed Kansas City Restaurateur and Chef, Jasper Mirable, will be doing on stage interviews Saturday at 11:00 AM. Jasper’s Restaurant has been rated as one of the premier Italian restaurants in the Midwest for nearly 60 years. Jasper’s is located between State Line and Wornall on 103rd Street in South Kansas City. Adjacent to Jasper’s is their Marco Polo’s Italian Market. This is an ideal place for a quick lunch, for fresh salads, made-to-order sandwiches, homemade dressings, and so much more.
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Frank Cherrito: A native of Kansas City, Frank Cherrito’s singing career began over 35 years ago at a restaurant on Admiral and Grand. Soon Frank found he was booking gigs around the metro area and beyond. He has become a featured entertainer at numerous clubs, restaurants, hotels and various other events.
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The Gumbas:The Gumbas began singing together in 2004. Originally organized because they love Italian music, they wanted to perpetuate the singing of their favorite Italian folk songs and love songs.They have performed at Italian Festivals in Lawrence Kansas, Des Moines Iowa, and Kansas City Missouri, as well as numerous private events. “We love to sing, you’ll love to listen” For bookings contact Frank Ancona 816-547-7860 or e-mail to serentiyact@sbcglobal.net
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Maria Milazzo:Soprano, is currently the Director of Music and Liturgy & Music teacher at Nativity of Mary Church & School in Independence, MO. Maria graduated with her M.M. in Vocal Performance from the University of Missouri-Kansas City in May of 2018 studying under the vocal direction of Maria Kanyova. She graduated from Westminster Choir College with her B.M. in Vocal Performance in 2014. Maria has most recently worked on the roles of La Princesse in Ravel’s L’enfant et les sortileges, Unulfo in Handel’s Rodelinda and Lauretta in Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi with UMKC Opera. Other credits include featured soloist in Brahms’ Liebeslieder Walzer and the chorus of Les Contes d’Hoffman at Westminster Choir College, First Cretan Woman in Idomeneo with Princeton Opera Alliance, and the choruses of La Boheme and Don Giovanni with Eastern Opera of New Jersey. Maria has developed a love for teaching and music within the liturgy and hopes to continue bringing music to the Kansas City community and Diocese in many forms for years to come! As always, she would like to thank her parents and sister for their constant love and support. She wouldn’t be where she is today without them! Maria will perform Italian classics and favorites at noon on Sunday.
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Flashback:We’re Flashback, a Kansas City based group that is bringing crowds together for fun and dance with great music. Our songs are easily recognized as the most enjoyed classics, as well as contemporaries in Rock, R&B and downright Funk genres. No boundaries- just good soul moving, butt-shaking fun! You can enjoy our following the most fun-loving and beautiful crowd in town! Flashback is a collaboration of hometown KC boys that sprouted from a summer ‘07 party jam and developed into a hard-working, fun-breeding rhythmic cornucopia suitable for any event. We party through our music, come party with us!
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Disco Dick and the Mirrorballs:Disco Dick and the Mirrorballs are the Midwest’s Premiere Tribute to the Disco Era. The Dick was formed in Kansas City, Missouri in 1998. With nearly 20 years under their belts’, Disco Dick & the Mirrorballs have gained quite a reputation for their one of a kind show. Playing the greatest hits from KC and the Sunshine Band, Kool and the Gang, the Commodores, Earth, Wind & Fire, Michael Jackson and many more, the group has certainly established themselves as a premiere disco act. However, Disco Dick’s roots are also very evident, raised on Rock & Roll, the guys have gained notoriety from also including groups like Van Halen, Bon Jovi, Poison, Def Leppard and many more within their sets.
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The Bronx Wanderers:The Bronx Wanderers, up close and personal, yet larger than life, take you on a journey of the greatest music of our time. The story is about a family that delivers a passionate heart-pumping mix of Rock N’ Roll’s great American Songbook from the first generation right through today’s current hit-makers. Buckle your seat belts because THE BRONX WANDERERS bring a high octane, toe tapping, dancing in the aisles experience that "YOU WON’T WANT TO MISS!"
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4 Fried Chickens and A Coke:KC band that has been around for 22+ years and counting...we are a lively, Rhythm and Blues, Swing, Funk band...with the BEST FANS EVER!!!
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