Celebrating St. Joseph's Day in New Orleans, LA

It's St. Joseph's Day Weekend in New Orleans, Louisiana, and Rossella Rago and John M. Viola, co-hosts of "The Italian American Podcast", are heading down to The Big Easy for one of the biggest weekends in Italian America!

Ro, John and their friends from NYC are in the middle of preparing 600 lbs. of the Sicilian delicacy 'Pasta con le Sarde' when what was originally scheduled to be a weekend of parades and parties gets cut short by the worsening news about the growing Corona Virus outbreak. So, Chef David Greco and the the gang roll up their sleeves and get to work on pulling off the sole event celebrating the 50th Anniversary for the Italian American St. Joseph Society and their annual St. Joseph's Day Weekend festivities!

"Greetings From Italian America " is presented as a joint project of The Italian American Podcast and The Italian Sons and Daughters of America (ISDA), one of the nation's most important organizations for Americans of Italian descent. Each month, we'll explore the people, places, and peculiarities of the Italian side of America, bringing the heart of the Italian American experience to 25 million Italian Americans, and to the wider world... delivering history, discussion, examination, and connections with smarts, heart, and a lot of laughs!

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Directed by Joe Minnella

Written by Joe Minnella and John M. Viola

Executive Producer Basil Russo

Producers John M. Viola, Rossella Rago, Pat O'Boyle and Joe Minnella

Narrated by Rossella Rago

Hosted by John M. Viola and Rossella Rago

Director of Photography and Editor Joe Minnella

Featuring Original Music By:
Best Buds (Soundstripe)
Be Still The Earth (Soundstripe)
Pietro (FMA)

"Ce la luna" by Paolo Citorello
Performed by Lena Prima

Other music provided Royalty Free from Free Music Archive and via Public Domain from MusOpen

Special Thanks
ISDA
Hilton Riverside, New Orleans
Stephanie Longo
Sam Richardson
Charles Marsala
Mark J Fonte
The Viola Family
AWE News
The Italian American St. Joseph Society
Filmed in New Orleans, Louisiana