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Brant Theatre Workshops, in partnership with Brant Historical Society, Wilfrid Laurier University and Canadian Industrial Heritage Centre, are pleased to present the event “Memories of Brantford’s Italian Community” on August 7, 2021. This highly-anticipated event has been postponed several times as result of the pandemic, but is now finally (!) happening. The all-day event will feature:
- A walking tour of downtown
- A panel discussion
- Italian Dinner delivered with trivia package and free livestream
- Museum display curated by Dr. Christina Han
- Italian music
- An original theatre production from Brant Theatre Workshops
Brant Theatre Workshops has also interviewed several members of Brantford’s Italian community and compiled 30 minute interviews to help these individuals amplify their stories. These videos are all available now on the Brant Theatre Workshops website. Interviews include:
- Rose and Angie Risi’s story of growing up at Maria’s Pizza
- Caesar Misiti’s story of arriving as a teenager in Brantford
- Fernando Forcucci remembers his work with the Order of the Sons of Italy
- Tom Mercante describes his restaurant Mercasa and its ties to Italian culture
- Fred Ligori describes his work with the San Rocco Committee
- Franco Petrella talks about the Italian Villages
- Dave Levac describes his ties and interest in the Italian community
- Dino Liberati, Deo and Danny Dominicis tell the Castelli Bakery story
- Peter Giordano describes his family’s immigrant experience
- Giovanni Petitti talks about his father’s influence on his life
- Linda Kuyper and Gene Pinchero growing up at the college fruit market
- Josey Reid raised in the shoe business
- Rita Bonaccorso talks about her family’s immigration to Canada
- The Pignotta family and the amazing Louis Torti
- Anna Romano and Angie De Salvo describe “Nonna’s Way”
- Vito Agriesti talks about his journey to becoming a Master Tailor
You can order a copy of these interviews on DVD or Thumb Drive for $20 (shipping included) on the Brant Theatre Workshops website.
This event is a follow-up to the highly successful “Memories of Brantford’s Jewish Community” presented in November 2019, which was inspired by the book “Shtetl on the Grand” by Gerald Tulchinsky.
For more information about “Memories of Brantford’s Italian Community” and other upcoming events hosted by Brant Theatre Workshops, visit them online.
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