The Brier Hill Italian Fest will return this week with four straight days of music, food, dancing, bocce and morra tournaments, a wine contest and a hot pepper contest. The event, which begins Thursday, sprawls over a few blocks at the intersection of Calvin and Victoria streets in the Brier Hill neighborhood of the North Side. The hillside neighborhood was once the home of the city's Italian population.

Hours are 4 p.m. to midnight Thursday and Friday and noon to midnight Saturday and Sunday. Admission is free. This year's fest will honor Claire and John Maluso, who have each devoted countless hours to organizing the festival. Accepting a proclamation on the Malusos' behalf will be their daughter, Mary Jo Maluso.

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