Perhaps the solid-looking handshake that’s featured on the Young Pannese Social Club logo best describes what the Italian-American organization will present Saturday at its home on 187 Pocasset Avenue on the Johnston-Providence line.

While the event is officially named a “Block Party Festival at the Café,” Young Pannese Club President Peter Goneconte took another approach, saying, “This is going to be an extraordinary cultural event, the sharing of our Italian heritage with our Hispanic neighbors here in Silver Lake.”