Italian Days this weekend
Butler Italian Days is 5 to 10 p.m. Friday and 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday on Butler’s Main Street between the intersections with Wayne and Cunningham streets.
The event will feature around 70 food and retail vendors, and live entertainment acts will perform throughout the two-day event.
In terms of food vendors, Charmaine Fetterman, who is organizing the event, said her goal was to gather as many options as possible, but with a focus on finding Italian businesses or cuisine, such as food trucks from Ambridge Italian Villa and Benvenuti’s Pizza Factory.
The Sons and Daughters of Italy Lodge, 338 S. Main St. in Butler, will be open for attendees to get out of the heat or rain, Fetterman said. The stage for the entertainment acts will be located in the hall parking lot.
Friday’s lineup will feature artists from Butler County, with Frankie Russo and the Drama Kings kicking off the event at 5 p.m. and Dinnerbell Road, a multigenre band, closing out the evening.
Saturday’s performance lineup includes The Stoberts at 1 p.m., The Cavaliers at 3 p.m., Mirella The Musician at 5:30 p.m. and Black Ridge at 7:30 p.m. Pat Septak, a local accordionist, will perform while walking the festival grounds on Saturday.
