ISDA 2022 EVENTS


Planning is underway for feasts, parades, fashion shows, the biennial convention, bocce ball and much more!

Calling all ISDA lodge presidents and event organizers! Do you want your festivities listed on our 2022 Events page? If so, please email the name of the event, the date/time, location, and the description to info@orderisda.org

 

58th Annual Fashion Show + Luncheon

When: April 3rd, doors open at 11 a.m.

Where: Rivers Casino (Pittsburgh, PA)

Description: The Fair Lady Frolic Fashion Show + Luncheon at the Rivers Casino in Downtown Pittsburgh will return on April 3! This event, which was delayed for two years due to covid, is back and better than ever. The “Frolic” will feature contemporary fashions, up-and-coming artists, great food, local celebrities, a robust auction, raffle prizes and a few surprises.

Questions? Please email the Event Chairperson, JoAnn Carlucci Ondrey, at jocare.jac@gmail.com. Or, call the ISDA headquarters, located in Pittsburgh, at 412-261-3550.

Click here for the registration form.

 

47th Debutante Presentation Ball

When: May 21st

Where: Edgewood Country Club (Pittsburgh, PA)

Description: Celebrated for generations, this time-honored, black-tie event — organized by Chairwoman Christina Ferranti — involves ISDA’s teen- and college-age members. These up-and-coming leaders will enjoy gourmet fare, dancing and entertainment. ISDA offers its best wishes to this year’s participants, and we look forward to recognizing and honoring their future successes.

 

TRIAD Mass and Luncheon

When: July 10th

Where: Edgewood Country Club (Pittsburgh, PA)

Description: Hundreds of ISDA members gather for the annual TRIAD Catholic Mass and Luncheon. This year’s service and meal will be held at the Edgewood Country Club.

 

ISDA Community Day

When: July 11th

Where: Pittsburgh Area

Description: ISDA members go out in the community each year to lend a helping hand. From uplifting the needy to raising funds for local initiatives, our annual Community Day provides much-needed assistance to our neighborhoods.

 

Kennywood 4 Kids Day 

When: July 12th

Where: Kennywood (Pittsburgh, PA)

Description: Every year, ISDA invites children and adults with disabilities for an unforgettable day of fun at Kennywood amusement park in Pittsburgh. To learn more, call the ISDA headquarters at 412-261-3550.

 

Old-fashioned Family Picnic, University Lodge  

When: July 17th, 10 a.m.

Where: Wickliffe Italian-American Club (Wickliffe, OH)

Description: Create memories with friends both new and old at University Lodge’s Old-fashioned Family Picnic. The well-attended event includes bocce ball, a mass service, entertainment, food and drinks.

 

Steak Roast, University Lodge 

When: Sept. 11th, Noon

Where: Wickliffe Italian-American Club (Wickliffe, OH)

Description: Pull up a seat for a red meat feast at University Lodge’s annual steak roast.

 

ISDA Columbus Day Parades

Where: Cleveland, OH and Pittsburgh, PA

When: Oct. 10th at noon in Cleveland / Oct. 8th at 11 a.m. in Pittsburgh

Description: Thousands of people descend on Cleveland’s Little Italy corridor and Pittsburgh’s Bloomfield neighborhood every year to celebrate and honor our history and heritage. Planning for the 2022 parades is underway, and each will include floats, live music, Italian American street fare and entertainment.

 

ISDA 46 National Convention

When: August 19th-23rd, 2023

Where: Pittsburgh, PA

Description: Every two years, ISDA organizes a four-night, five-day national convention that draws in hundreds of members and delegates from across the U.S. The 2023 convention, ISDA 46, will be held at The Westin Pittsburgh Hotel, located in Liberty Center at 1000 Penn Avenue. Western PA District National VP, Sharon Cerrone, is leading the planning. More details to come! Click here to see coverage of ISDA 45, which was held in August 2021 in Cleveland, Ohio.

 

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