Italian Heritage Festival
west virginia italian heritage festival take place year labor day weekend clarksburg west virginia festival started year day street festival brings visitor downtown clarksburg west virginia italian heritage festival began celebration italianamerican heritage large percentage population northcentral west virginia first year festival saw great success visitor year parade included baseball hall famer joe dimaggio marshal shared car governor jay rockefeller senator jennings randolph main event first festival free jerry vale concert covid pandemic caused many outdoor event cancelled though virtual louis spatafore sam chico sam dannunzio frank iaquinta james larosa john manchin alma moore festival take place downtown clarksburg annually labor day weekend street block festival take place totally closed traffic weekend normally nd st th st along main street atmosphere festival creates full pageantry entertainment music course wide array food drink opening ceremony royal court regina maria regina meaning queen maria name first queen italy crowned conclusion traditional festival ball festival filled great event including annual wvihf k run wvihf golf tournament annual pasta cookoff year festival notable performer including tony danza kathy mattea jo dee messina steve augeri joey dee starliters frankie avalon year festival pay special tribute outstanding italian american making public award recognition festival also scholarship since least awarded individual nicholas camicia dr jay arena leo vecellio capt tom paul scott usn dr k alvin merendino robert deprospero lt gen leonard h perroots michael c paterno joseph antonini rear admiral thomas lopez larry ciccarelli brig gen tom mancinelli dr thomas mazzocco angelo petitto augustine mazzei jr joseph l tropea frank oliverio larry argiro joseph f fuscaldo andrew j paterno lucius cavallero victor basile father hilarion cann james manchin russell bonasso samuel bonasso carmine j cann joseph minard leonard j trupo louis j trupo michael oliverio governor joe manchin iii donald j adam robert adam mike ross frank gabor joe retton anthony bellotte major general james hoyer john tiano senator roman w prezioso jr dr norman ferrari iii dr robert j beto jr dr michael edmond sheriff robert matheny senator jennings randolph john rockefeller iv thomas c burn james compton odus kincaid msgr benjamin farrell frank maxwell gov john rockefeller gov arch moore jr u senator robert byrd john williams jon mcbride gov gaston caperton msgr john oreilly thomas c burn sam huff milan puskar judge callie tsapis robert l reynolds father charles mccallister governor cecil h underwood ed pastilong bishop bernard w schmitt leland byrd daniel mccarthy circuit judge ret governor bob wise il morris alan mollohan dr kelley nelson james c hunt harry green jr dr julian bailes michael belmear hamilton jim justice tommy thomas john ebert dr joseph momen robert greer governor earl ray tomblin coach mike carey martin howe mike patrick stephen mccoy brad smith ann denardi mary ann angotti lucille elli florence lombardi merow ann christafore zippili judy prozillo byers dr regina barberia nicki epstein princine nordica tighe denise giardiana rosalie gaziano jean battlo dr linda digiustino sabak lydia deboni main sister anne francis bartus lois elli wolfe tina romito mascaro edna antoinette falbo donna marlene dr theresa amato edward patricia p oreilley sister sandra peraldo marie prezioso rosalyn queen alonso michelle plutro leyna gabriele carolyn peluso atkins joyce dewitt rose romona rodrigues davis dr paula romano potter natalie tennant dr renee saggio moore dr clara spatafore sharon flanery angela bellotte dr joy faini saab mayor catherine going raffaella folly romano basile jamie hamrick dr mary france veltri jordan rachel romano aimme goddard sally giese dr nell bailey kelly l george barbara warner hazel ruby mcquain justice margaret workman meredith sue willis phyllis curtin dr ruth jackson judge janice warder judge callie tsapis laura milan maria zeny cunanan betty puskar jeanny kalaycioglu hovah hall underwood john ohl shelly moore capito sister mary rebecca fiddler merle moore judge irene keeley helen jones dr pamela sumptercain mary lou jones kathryn titus first lady gayle manchin dr carroll kelly morrison lisa furbee ford jane white gabor margaret bailey sarah carr parson dr doreen larson phd nicole folio lotus averil macdowell sandra patterson gretchen palek pamela hotsinpiller cheryl romano pepperoni roll clarksburg west virginia