Italian Heritage Festival continues to get bigger, better
Howard Mincone, with assistance from Samantha Wilson of Uniontown, impresses a crowd with entertaining antics at the Italian Heritage Festival in Uniontown. Mincone is a juggler, physical comic and entertainer.
Kathryn Zaksek, of Mount Pleasant, devours penne with mushrooms and aglio e olio sauce at Italian Fest in Uniontown. Zaksek purchased her pasta from Pasta Lorenzo.
The sound of music, the smell of Italian cuisine and thousands of people filled the streets of Uniontown this weekend during the Italian Heritage Festival.
Event organizers said this year无毛视频檚 festival rivaled none other in the festival无毛视频檚 history, attracting people from all over southwestern Pennsylvania.
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A nine-person committee, headed by chairman Terry Cellurale, is responsible for planning the two-day event filled with food, live music, entertainment and fun.
Event organizers estimated about 70,000 people attended the festival this year and said they only expect the number to increase as the festival continues to become larger and better.
The committee will meet today to begin planning the 2012 Italian Heritage Festival.
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Glad said the committee already has ideas on how to make next year无毛视频檚 festival even better.
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Local vendors and restaurants are encouraged to set up booths, and Glad said event organizers try to keep it as local as possible.
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Careigh said it无毛视频檚 great to see the streets of downtown Uniontown full of people who are out having a great time and enjoying themselves.
Enjoying the day was Menallen Township Supervisor Robert 无毛视频淭weety无毛视频� Yatsko, who said he无毛视频檚 not Italian but was going to be Italian for the day.
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