This weekend marked the 25th annual Festa Italiana celebration of Italian heritage in Sacramento. Sponsored by the Sacramento Italian Cultural Society, Italians, Italian Americans and beyond gathered at the Croatian American Cultural Center Saturday and Sunday for a festival resembling a two-day-long Italian wedding. Under the hot Sacramento sun, shaded by large canopies, festival-goers enjoyed musical entertainment by the likes of Italica and Moreno Fruzzetti and dancing from the society’s Balliamo dance troupe. Husband and wife Victor and Eva Musammam have been attending the festival for 20 years and are big fans of Fruzzetti. “I have all of his CDs,” Eva said. Eva was born in Bari,

As part of Air Force Week, the California Capital Air Show invaded Mather Airport over the weekend for two days of power and patriotism. "It is an exclusive honor to be selected to host Air Force Week and we are one of the only civilian airshows in the country to do so with our partners Travis Air Force Base and Beale," said Abby Lacheur, the "air-tern" (intern) to California Capital Air Show executive director. When the air show first began five years ago, it consisted of only static displays of aircraft. Throughout the past few years, organizers added actual air demonstrations and it has since grown to the massive event it is today. The audience of around 100,000 people per day was t

Saturday, June 13 No events scheduled on this day. Sunday, June 14 10 a.m.- 1 p.m. Ronald McDonald House Charities will be holding their scholarship award ceremony on the west steps of the Capitol in front of an expected audience of 450 people. 10:30 a.m.- 3 p.m. Worldwide Knit In Public Day, an international festival which has been held annually since 2005 as a way for knitters to gather and socialize, will be held at the Capitol. 49 people are expected in the northwest corner of the Capitol near 10th and L Streets. For more information see wwkipday.com. 3-5 p.m. The Marine Corps will be holding a 2nd Lieutenant commissioning ceremony on the west steps of the Capitol for 30 people.