La Festa Italiana took place at Courthouse Square in downtown Scranton Aug. 30 through Sept. 2. The four-day festival featured live music and dancing, various types of performers, vendors, and of course every Italian food and dessert imaginable.
Photos by Emma Black
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- Damian the Magician performs on Courthouse Square Sunday at La Festa Italiana in downtown Scranton.
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- From left: Ryan Bamert, Brandy Parker, Abby Reid and Craig Parker, all of Scranton
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- Linda Menghini of Mountain Top and Mark Falcone of Hazleton
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- Clockwise from left: Richard Yancheck of Hanover Twp., Thomas Yancheck of Nanticoke, Amy Trathen of Nanticoke and Brigitte Yancheck of Hanover Twp.
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- From left: Glenn and Ryan Taranto, both of Kresgeville
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- From left: Teresa, Jessica and Jerry Palauskas of Scranton
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- Jay Kwiatkowski and Helen O’Neil, both of Scranton
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- Rich and Barbara Kaiser of Lake Ariel
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- Bonita and James McGovern of Wilkes-Barre
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- From left, Sue Crivellaro, Sheryl and Junior Creazzo and Sam Crivellaro, all of Easton
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- Cody Morgan of Meshoppen, left, and Dustin Ely of Montrose
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- Kaitlyn and Matt Costenbader of Tannersville
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- Dorothy Walsh of Clarks Summit and Gene Popien of Scranton
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- Dhanya Barragan, 2, of Scranton, shares an ice cream cone with her dad, Alex, at La Festa Italiana, Sunday, Sept. 1 in Scranton.
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- Members of the Bockelkamp family, from left: Hillary, Audrey, Jeff and Nick, of Dickson City
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- From left: Nicole and Victoria Johnson of Duryea and Yanna Daiello of Pittston
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- Samantha Kyle of Cambridge, Maryland, left, and Tara Sheahan of Philadelphia
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- Larisa Shemetera of Bloomsburg and John Naughton of Tunkhannock
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- Angeline Garzon of Taylor sprinkles flour onto dough at Cusomano’s stand, Sunday at La Festa Italiana in downtown Scranton.
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- Jo Ann Joseph of Glen Ridge, New Jersey volunteers in Cusumano’s stand serving a dish of pasta.
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- Tom Cusumano of Old Forge, owner of Cusomano, serves pasta during La Festa Italiana, Sunday in downtown Scranton.
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- Volunteers at Cusumano’s stand at La Festa Italiana were hard at work serving meatballs, gnocchi and more Sunday, Sept. 1 in Scranton.
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- Ann Marie Hughes of Old Forge, left, Nancy Holovack of Taylor
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- Jerry Auriemma and Marge Cimino, both of Scranton, dance in the street to the music of Connie Francis Tribute featuring Nikki Rasmus.
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- Roberta Gancarz of Endicott dances with Gary Truce of Binghamton.
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- Nikki Rasmus of Old Forge performs with a Connie Francis tribute band, Sunday at La Festa Italiana in downtown Scranton.
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- The crowd dances to the music of a Connie Francis tribute band featuring Nikki Rasmus.
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- Nikki Rasmus of Old Forge waves to the crowd as she finishes her performance with a Connie Francis tribute band.
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- Pat Pahoski of Clarks Summit and Bruce Holden of Newton
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- Marie Kyllikki Mirza, left, and Annina Mirza, both of Clarks Summit
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- Alexis Koczwara of Clarks Summit and Spencer Jacobsen of Norwalk, Connecticut
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- Members of the Tayown family, from left: Samantha of Waverly and Rebecca, Lorenzo and Antonio, all of Dalton
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- From left, John Oakes, Gerry Loveless and Justin Gerrity, all of Chinchilla
Emma Black is a photographer and writes Up Close and Personal, which spotlights people from all walks of life in NEPA who have a unique skill, craft, talent or trade. She is a graduate of Abington Heights High School and University of Scranton, where she studied journalism and electronic media. Emma has been with Times-Shamrock Communications since 2016 and enjoys playing, coaching and following soccer; exploring international cuisine; and doing arts and crafts in her free time. Contact: eblack@timesshamrock.com; 570-348-9100; @emmablack_13
