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Joe is Susan\u2019s son-in-law and he is married to Christina, Susan\u2019s daughter. Joe was born in Italy, in the province of Abruzzo which is about half way down the Italian boot on the Adriatic (East) side. Joe and Christina belong to the Abruzzese club here in Vancouver. The club is composed of Italian immigrants from Abruzzo and their spouses and children. During the year the club takes part in Italian festivals and it holds its own dinners and parties to raise money to keep the club going. And so they held this picnic.<\/p>\n
They reserved a part of the Confederation Park and set up a kitchen to serve pasta and sausages. Joe and Christina were involved in the organizing of the picnic. Christina was serving food and Joe was playing the music.
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DJ Joe cranks out the tunes for the Picnic.<\/p>\n
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I really enjoy these picnics. I take my collapsible chair and something to read and settle in under the trees for the afternoon. There is always music and Susan loves to get up and dance.<\/p>\n
The menu is pretty well the same all the time. Good Italian sausage in a bun with peppers. If I\u2019m lucky, they\u2019ll have the hot sausage and even extra hot sauce. The pasta us usually pretty good too.<\/p>\n
Picnics like this are very common in Italy and in the small towns everyone comes out. They are wonderful community events.
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They go on all summer. There are lots of Italian clubs so we can pretty well pick any weekend. Just let me know and I\u2019ll get a list of what\u2019s coming up. Confederation Park is a great place for the kids. A really good \u2018water park\u2019 for the little ones and lots of stuff to do. I know it would be popular.
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