Attn: NYC dwellers!

Sixth Annual Festa in Honor of the
Sicilian Black Madonna del Tindari

Tuesday, September 8, 2009, 6PM
at the former site of her devotion
The Phoenix Bar
447 East 13th Street, off of Avenue A
Manhattan

Please join us for a night together, to reclaim our past, revel in our creativity, engage the sacred, activate the political, and more. This festa recognizes the Sicilian community who operated a store front chapel/social club at this location from 1913 to 1987 in devotion to the black Madonna del Tindari. In 1998, the space was converted into the Phoenix Bar. Bar owner John, the bartenders, and patrons have graciously opened their space each year for this event. The space and the event are ours to create. Come and make it happen!

NO RESERVATIONS REQUIRED. JUST SHOW UP!

“The motorcycle black madonna
Two-wheeled gypsy queen. . . .”
-- Bob Dylan, “Gates of Eden”

To learn more about the historic community and contemporary festa:

http://www.nyfolklore.org/pubs/voic30-1-2/madonna.html
http://italianrap.com/italam/folklore/madonna_nera/index.html
http://www.i-italy.org/bloggers/4113/la-madonna-nera-new-york-city
http://www.i-italy.org/bloggers/4424/what-s-so-funny-about-virgin-mary

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