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Whether over here or over there, what will the weather be in Edinburgh or Rome.
Since this website has started there's been much talk about organising a Scots-Italian festival, let's call it La Festa, possibly located in the Glasgow area. Indeed not that long ago, it was the Glasgow Herald that questioned why one such festival did not already exist.
Now, providing this takes off, then why could this not become a yearly event, rotating around various locations throughout the country..
Obviously
we'd need an organising committee to channel their enthusiasm and energy into
the detail, location, cost and content of such a project. This I believe should
be open to everyone, and would hope that scots-italians would provide a large
contribution.
Such positions could be club President, Secretary, Press Officer and Treasurer.
Once this has been decided, the committee should arrange a date, possibly four to six months in advance, and one that doesn't clash with any major event for example.
A choice of venue is imperative, a marquee in a public park, or a church or school ground for example.
How are these for possible activities and ideas......
 | Actively involve Scottish Italian Businesses/People/Celebrities for contributions etc,. |
| Nominate an MC and include Guest Speaker |
| Determine if there exist any grants for such a project |
| Local Schools should become involved. For example get the children to draw famous Italian landmarks. |
| Wine Tasting (sponsors for this event could be vineyards, importers, supermarkets) |
| Stalls featuring Food/Drink/Crafts, could be for Sale in which case 20% of sales donated back to the committee funds does not seem unreasonable |
| Exhibitions of local Dance/Costume/Customs |
| Competitions such as cheese rolling (tiro della forma) |
| Tombola, with donations as prizes |
| Card Competition (Briscola, Canasta etc.) |
| Charity Football Match (ie. Italy Vs Scotland) (prior to event) |
| Function Fund Raising Dinner (prior to event) |
| Screening of a classic Italian Movie (GFT?) (prior to event - percentage of sales going to committee funds) |
| Eating/Drinking area, bier-keller style to accommodate large numbers, possibly with catwalk for fashion show (sponsors). Perhaps include a dancing area. |
| Main Competition - Holiday to Italy (sponsor) |
| Montage of Old Photographs/Items, first settlers (look for contributions) |
| Italian Group or Singer. |
| Guess the number of Coffee Beans in a jar (look for a sponsor for this event) |
| The piece de resistance, Ice Cream Van, of course. |
These are just some ideas I've bandied around, if you think this could take off or even better are willing to help make it take off, then please email and we'll see what we can russle up.
The latest news is that there may well be a Scots-Italian festival planned for Glasgow in May 2003 !! I'll keep you updated.