WE’RE BACK!

This was the happy scene at our last Ferragosto Picnic in August 2019.

Join AMHS and CISC for the Ferragosto Picnic on August 15

After more than a year, we are back for our first in-person event since the pandemic disrupted our lives in 2020. Please join AMHS for the return of our Ferragosto picnic, to be held at Ben Brenman Park, Alexandria, Va., from 3:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. on Sunday, August 15. This year, we are pleased to have the Casa Italiana Sociocultural Center (CISC) as a co-sponsor for this event. The event is free and open to all, rain or shine. We have reserved a covered pavilion with 10 picnic tables and one charcoal grill. Within walking distance are a playground and enclosed restrooms. There is also ample parking. AMHS and CISC will provide beverages (soft drinks, water, wine, and beer which, according to our ABC license, can only be drunk from kegs in plastic cups).

We only ask members, friends, family to bring their own food, paper products and utensils. You may also want to bring lawn chairs and a personal portable grill, so long as it is charcoal only. We will be able to play some music on a “boombox,” so bring your favorite Italian songs. Bring your bocce sets too; while there is no “official” bocce court, we can make our own. We will have AMHS merchandise for sale (t-shirts, baseball caps, aprons, tote bags), and promotional materials about the CISC. We hope you will bring your family and friends to join the afternoon of fun and friendship.