If you've read some of the articles that I've written over the years, you know my love for food, fairs, and local festivals. One of my favorite local events here in Connecticut is Waterbury's Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Feast. It was last weekend and I missed it this year. Just as we were about to head over to Highland Avenue this past Saturday, thunderstorms moved in and crushed my dream of swimming in the sauce of OLMC's gorgeous, infamous fried dough. Damn you Mother Nature. 

My dreams of stuffing my fach full of sausage and peppers, pasta fagioli and delicate sfogliatelles live on this week because there's a big Italian-American Festival happening in Southington this coming weekend, July 24 & 25, 2021. The 16th Annual Southington Italian-American Festival will take place this coming Saturday, July 24, 2021, starting at 5 PM and Sunday July 25, 2021, from noon until 6 PM.