13th Annual Galbani® Cheese
Italian Feast of
San Gennaro is back in Hollywood
September 26–28,
2014
3 days of music,
food, wine, rides and games
Celebrating Italian Culture -
Community festival returns to its root
Photography by Karen Ostlund
www.feastofla.org
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| Cheese sponsor Galbani at Feast of San Gennaro |
The 13th Annual
Galbani® Cheese Italian Feast of San Gennaro takes over Hollywood from
September 26-28 with their annual street festival, celebrating everything that
it means to be Italian. Hours: Fri 5pm-Midnight, Sat 11am-Midnight, Sun
11am-10pm. General admission is $5 and kids under 12 are free.
The festival venue is located
across the street from the Hollywood and Highland complex and Metro
Red Line, at 1651 N. Highland Ave, one block south of Hollywood Blvd. The
Feast of LA is affiliated with San Gennaro Society, Christ the King Church,
Uncle Frank’s Helping Hand Foundation, Be the Match Marrow Registry and local
Blood Drives. |
| Center, host Jimmy Kimmel w/talkradio 790 at the feast |
Inspired by the 80+ year old
New York City tradition, the Feast celebrates Italian culture, entertainment
and cuisine, and will feature great food, music, genealogy research, a free
kid’s corner & petting zoo, pony rides, bocce, bingo, carnival rides, games
and more.
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| Actor Ken Davitian fr Borat movie in front of main stage |
Surprise celebrity guests will
join the cooking team, as they demonstrate Italian recipes on the Galbani
Cheese La Cucina Italiana Cooking Stage with special guest, Galbani
Cheese’s very own Chef Marco.
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| Frankie's Italian sausage peppers meatball sandwiches |
The savory smells of Italian
sausage and peppers, meatballs simmering in homemade sauce, baked clams on the
half shell, warm cheese on perfectly crusted pizza and sugar-powdered zeppole
fill the streets of Hollywood while patrons enjoy cold glasses of Sangria and
Italian beer.
Special events going on
throughout the weekend, include a “Gravy-Sauce” competition, “Galbani Cheese
Building Contest for Charity” and a weekend “Will You Marrow Me?” donor
campaign for Be the Match registry, which recruits marrow donors to save lives
of blood cancer patients. A Blood Drive for Cedars Sinai Hospital will be
hosted on-site from 11am-5pm on Sunday.
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| Center, musician Frank Stallone's band coming off stage |
A Procession of St. Gennaro on
Hollywood Blvd. will begin at noon on Saturday, September 27th following the
11:00am Mass on the Main Stage presided by Monsignor Antonio Cacciapuoti.
“Celebrating tradition, family
and great food with our community is what the Feast is all about,” said Frankie
Competelli, Festival President. “For 12 years the Feast has welcomed thousands
of Angelenos and everyone leaves the Feast a little happier and a littler
fuller.”
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| Louis Prima Jr w Witnesses featured Sarah Spiegel last year |
The Feast will also be the last
stop on the 2014 Uncle Frank’s Youth Spirit Baseball Tour, which takes families
of children fighting cancer to Major League Baseball games throughout the month
of September. “My father always lent a helping hand to people in need. For
these families to be able to have a day of fun together, letting the kids be
kids again, means the world to them,” said Ann Potenza, Festival Director. “We
really appreciate the support of everyone who helps make this happen!”
Uncle Frank’s Helping Hand
Foundation, established in honor of Jimmy Kimmel’s real uncle and regular on Jimmy
Kimmel Live! began hosting the baseball tour in 2011. The tour concludes
with a pizza party at the Feast, a tour of the JKL Studio and a meet and greet
with Jimmy before the families go to the Dodgers game.
ENTERTAINMENT SCHEDULE OPENING NIGHT:
FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 26, 2014
Master of Ceremonies: Mark DeCarlo
5:00p LA DOLCE VITA
6:00p RICKY PARISH BAND
7:00p BROOKE DE ROSA & COMPANY
7:30p LUCA ELLIS BAND
8:30p DON MOST BAND
9:30p MARK GIOVI
10:15p MARK DE CARLO BAND
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 27, 2014
Masters of Ceremony: Jimmy & Joey
11:00a MASS: CHRIST THE KING CHOIR
12:00p PROCESSION OF ST. GENNARO
1:00p FRANKLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL: TRADITIONAL ITALIAN DANCES
1:30p ISLAND COLLIN: “LEARN TO FLY”
1:45p CIRO GIORGIO
2:15p MEATBALLS OF COMEDY: GRAVY-SAUCE COMPETITION (SEMI-FINALS)
3:00p ANGELA PUPELLO
3:30p JOHN ROCCA
4:00p LAURA PALUMBO
4:30p LOST THE MUSICAL
5:00p CHEF MARCO: GALBANI CHEESE COOKING DEMONSTRATION
Master of Ceremonies: Steve Waddington
6:00p AUTUMN SCARLETT
6:30p MARK GIOVI
7:00p PETE JACOBS BAND
8:15p MARIA ELENA INFANTANO
9:00p NICK D’EGIDIO & THE DRY MARTINI ORCHESTRA
10:15p STEVE WADDINGTON BAND
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 28, 2014
Masters of Ceremony: Jimmy & Joey
11:00a MEATBALLS OF COMEDY: GRAVY-SAUCE COMPETION (FINALS)
12:00p CIRO GIORGIO
12:30p DEBBIE RAVEN BAND
1:15p ROCCO’S TAVERN: KID’S PIZZA-MAKING CONTEST
2:00p STEVE OLIVER
2:30p MEATBALLS OF COMEDY: GRAVY-SAUCE COMPETION (WINNER)
3:00p JIMMY RENO
3:30p EMANUELA BELLEZZA
4:00p BOBBY BARRON
4:30p GALBANI CHEESE BUILDING CONTEST FOR CHARITY
5:00p CHEF MARCO: GALBANI CHEESE COOKING DEMONSTRATION
Master of Ceremonies: Steve Waddington
6:00p JOYCE GARRO
6:30p STACK OF 45’s BAND
7:30p LORI PASQUALINO BAND
9:00p CLOSING CEREMONY
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| Feast of San Gennaro statue |
FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 26, 2014
Master of Ceremonies: Mark DeCarlo
5:00p LA DOLCE VITA
6:00p RICKY PARISH BAND
7:00p BROOKE DE ROSA & COMPANY
7:30p LUCA ELLIS BAND
8:30p DON MOST BAND
9:30p MARK GIOVI
10:15p MARK DE CARLO BAND
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| left, Joe Montagna |
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 27, 2014
Masters of Ceremony: Jimmy & Joey
11:00a MASS: CHRIST THE KING CHOIR
12:00p PROCESSION OF ST. GENNARO
1:00p FRANKLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL: TRADITIONAL ITALIAN DANCES
1:30p ISLAND COLLIN: “LEARN TO FLY”
1:45p CIRO GIORGIO
2:15p MEATBALLS OF COMEDY: GRAVY-SAUCE COMPETITION (SEMI-FINALS)
3:00p ANGELA PUPELLO
3:30p JOHN ROCCA
4:00p LAURA PALUMBO
4:30p LOST THE MUSICAL
5:00p CHEF MARCO: GALBANI CHEESE COOKING DEMONSTRATION
Master of Ceremonies: Steve Waddington
6:00p AUTUMN SCARLETT
6:30p MARK GIOVI
7:00p PETE JACOBS BAND
8:15p MARIA ELENA INFANTANO
9:00p NICK D’EGIDIO & THE DRY MARTINI ORCHESTRA
10:15p STEVE WADDINGTON BAND
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| Rock' n Roll NY Pizza |
Masters of Ceremony: Jimmy & Joey
11:00a MEATBALLS OF COMEDY: GRAVY-SAUCE COMPETION (FINALS)
12:00p CIRO GIORGIO
12:30p DEBBIE RAVEN BAND
1:15p ROCCO’S TAVERN: KID’S PIZZA-MAKING CONTEST
2:00p STEVE OLIVER
2:30p MEATBALLS OF COMEDY: GRAVY-SAUCE COMPETION (WINNER)
3:00p JIMMY RENO
3:30p EMANUELA BELLEZZA
4:00p BOBBY BARRON
4:30p GALBANI CHEESE BUILDING CONTEST FOR CHARITY
5:00p CHEF MARCO: GALBANI CHEESE COOKING DEMONSTRATION
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| Festival President Frankie Competelli |
Master of Ceremonies: Steve Waddington
6:00p JOYCE GARRO
6:30p STACK OF 45’s BAND
7:30p LORI PASQUALINO BAND
9:00p CLOSING CEREMONY
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| Walk-around musicians at the feast |
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| left, TJ Mancini and Tommy Lasorda |
