TUSCANY CLUB CARNEVALE 2018

On Saturday, February 10, the Lucchesi nel Mondo-Tuscany Club (the Lucchesi Club) sponsored its annual Carnevale at Casa Italiana, from 6:00pm-10:00pm. This year’s theme was “Dreams of Italy Carnevale”. This brought out very unusual and unique costumes, as over 90 party-goers, including 11 children, donned masks and elegant costumes depicting a multitude of characters, including those from fairy tales, magicians, and even scopa card.

The party wasn’t just about costumes. A wonderful meal was catered by Basilico LLC, with authentic Italian fare. DJ Gianpiero Antonazzo, who is with the i-Talians band, did a 7 great job playing music that appealed to all ages, including several modern Italian songs as well as classic Italian folk songs. There was much dancing!

One guest from the January 28 AMHS meeting, Matteo Ferramondo, was also a guest of the Lucchesi Club and a beneficiary of the proceeds from a 50/50 raffle to help buy sports equipment for the Simone De Magistris School in Calderola, Italy, which was devastated by a recent earthquake. The raffle made $250!

We are thankful to the many AMHS members (some are also Lucchesi Club members) who came out to support this event: Peter Bell and Barbara Friedman; Lucio and Edvige D’Andrea; Sarah Scott and Bob Tobias; John and Eileen Verna; Maria Marigliano and Carmela Ventresca; Kirsten Keppel; Cecilia Fiermonte; Amy and Matteo DiFiore; Maria D’Andrea-Yothers and Sam Yothers; and Tricia Maltagliati, Lucchesi Club President.

This issue of the Notiziario includes only a handful of photos from the event. A fun photo booth was set up to capture photos of the experience. To see more – and to see how very fun this event was for all ages – check out the

Lucchesi Club website, http://www.lucchesitoscani.org/