Friday,
June 22, 2007
What Were They Thinking??? Invitation to
Annual Italian Market Festival - "Enjoy a Weekend of Rhythm & Blues." ????
The
ANNOTICO Report
People
go to Ethnic festivals to enjoy elements of the culture being honored. Why
would the Promoters Feature Rhythm & Blues, rather than Opera or Folk
Music, or Italian and Italian American Pop Favorites.???????
LETTERS: Some Thoughts on Ethnicity
Friday , June. 22, 2007
On May 19-20, the
annual Italian Market Festival was held. The front cover of the brochure
invited all to "Enjoy a weekend full of rhythm & blues." I was
perplexed. People go to ethnic festivals to enjoy elements of the culture being
honored. Often these elements have disappeared, or are certainly not a part of
mainstream culture. This includes food, dress, customs, traditions and, of
course, music.
Often, even the
younger, more Americanized generations of these cultures are unfamiliar with
and underexposed to their own traditions.
So why would the
Italian Festival pass up the golden opportunity to expose Italian and
non-Italian-Americans alike to the wonderful traditions of opera and classical
music?
Rhythm and blues
is out of place at an Italian festival, and I
Sponsor Sorrento
Cheese needs to get with the program.
Nicola Argentina,
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