Film director Joe Russo is returning home this weekend to pour drinks during the Feast of the Assumption celebration in Cleveland’s Litty Italy. Russo, who along with his brother Anthony, is one half of the most commercially successful directing duo in movie history, will serve as a guest celebrity bartender at TOLI on Saturday. You can find him on the back patio starting at 9 p.m. The bar, also known as Tavern of Little Italy, is located at 12117 Mayfield Road.

The director is no stranger to the neighborhood. The Russo Brothers grew up not far from Little Italy. He and Anthony worked at La Dolce Vita before leaving for Hollywood. In 2019, they came back to the restaurant to shoot scenes for their film “Cherry.”