by Jack Fennimore

The usual sea of people flooded the lanes of the Henry Maier Festival Park on Sunday, chowing down on fried foods and guzzling beer. It's summer in Milwaukee and that means another sunny afternoon of festivities at the festival. But this time, a recreation of the Trevi Fountain and Michelangelo's David greeted festival goers as they entered the grounds, telling us that the weekend was devoted to Festa Italiana.

And Festa-goers had no shortage of things to do at the fest. In a big field right outside the main gate you could catch a game of bocce ball. You might have even ended up playing against a formidable group of nuns. The Cucina Showcase housed a variety of spice and food shops from the Public Market. 

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