If the Democratic National Convention were meeting on site in Milwaukee, we’d be inviting you to join us at Zarletti Restaurant on Mequon Road for the Festa honoring the 138 Italian American delegates. (We’ve done this every four years since 1996.)

Alas, we won’t be in Milwaukee, but we’re still going to have a Festa on ZOOM, honoring our delegates (and helping raise funds to make Jill Giacoppa Biden First Lady and elect more Italian American Democrats to Congress).

Here are the details.

When: Sunday, August 16, 4 to 5 pm EDT

Where: ZOOM La tua casa (your home, in case your Italian has slipped)

Food and drink: We’ll provide the antipasto; you provide your favorite Italian wine.

Join us to celebrate our Italian American and Democratic traditions. We’ll be joined by leading Italian-American Democratic officials. We’ll have an Italian-American Democratic Trivia contest, door prizes — and expect appearances by Italian-American entertainers! We can’t be together in person at the Democratic Convention, but we’re Italian-American Democrats. We know how to have a good time!

To make this Festa possible and raise campaign funds, we need your help. 

As at past Conventions, we expect many of our Italian American Democratic leaders to attend. Speaker Nancy Pelosi, US Rep John Garamendi, US Rep Rosa DeLauro, and US Rep Tim Ryan have already lent their names to the invitation. 

We hope you will join them by becoming a Co-chair, Vice Chair, Host, or Co-host. You’ll be recognized with the Biden campaign, on our website, at the Festa, and invited to participate in a small Zoom chat with one of our special guests. 

Our August 16 Festa will be fun — and important.

We look forward to hearing from you!