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St. Bartholomew/Unico Labor Day Italian Festival

St. Bartholomew/UNICO 37th Annual Labor Day Italian Festival

Perhaps the best kept secret in NJ is the traditional Annual Labor Day Italian Feast in Scotch Plains, NJ. Hosted by the Scotch Plains-Fanwood Chapter of UNICO, St. Bartholomew's Church and St. Bartholomew's Academy, the festival has been annual tradition honoring San Nicola di Bari, the patron saint of the town of Montazzoli, Italy since 1974.

The feast is truly a great family event and has something for everyone to enjoy. There is nightly live music, rides, games, and great food including favorites like pizza, pasta, zeppoles, clams, mussels, and calzones. In addition, there are nightly 50/50 drawings and a super 50/50 raffle on Monday.

The feast hours are from 4:30 to 10:30 and the nightly schedule is as follows:

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Friday, September 2, 2011

Live music from Rewind  (http://rewindrock.com/)

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Saturday, September 3, 2011

5:00 Mass in Italian immediately followed by a procession and live music by the Mike Aramondo Band

More live music featuring RB Express (www.rbexpressdoowop.com)

Sunday, September 4, 2011

Live music from the Broadcasters (http://www.thebroadcasterslive.com/fr_home.cfm)

Monday, September 4, 2011

Live music from the VooDudes (www.thevoodudes.net)

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