by Mary Gottschalk

It will be all things Italian on Aug. 24 and 25 at the Italian Family Festa in Guadalupe River Park & Gardens. The two-day event, now in its third decade, is a celebration of the food, wine, music and culture of the country that was home to many of the men and women who settled in San Jose and the Santa Clara Valley.

"We don't try to make this just for Italians," says Joe Rizzi, executive chairman of the Festa. "We want everyone to be Italian for a day. You're born American, but your heart is Italian."

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