Matanca do Porco - February 12, 2011

Mark your calendars for our famous Traditional Pork Feast! Old World custom comes to Tracy:
Saturday, February 12, 2011 · 6:00pm - Midnight
IPFES Portuguese Hall
400 W. 9th Street
Tracy, CA

6 pm: No Host Cocktails
7 pm: Dinner
9 pm-12 am: dancing to DJ Fernando Carapinha
Tickets: $20 Adults, $10 Children 6-12
This amazing dinner prepared by the finest Portuguese cooks! You won't want to miss this cultural event. On the menu:
Marinated Pork, Blood Sausage, Linquica, Ribs, Sweet Potatoes, Yams, Pork Rinds, Beans, Salad, and Filhos ( Malasadas) for dessert. Visit our toasting table and drink to the pigs with Anise and Portuguese Brandy, complimented with dried figs. Treat your Valentine to this unique experience!
Email us at festapres@gmail.com for tickets to this unique event~

IPFES Gives Back to the Community

Community service is an important part of our platform this year as Presidents. We'd like to thank IPFES, Our Lady of Fatima and the Tracy Portuguese Band for their contributions to our food drive benefiting Tracy Interfaith Ministries! They were very appreciative of the boxes of food all of you helped provide.
Watch for another Food Drive this Spring!

Mark your Calendars for our Famous Cioppino Dinner

Mmmm! Our Crab Cioppino Dinner is set for Saturday, January 8, 2011. We hope you made it our wonderful Marinated Crab Dinner, but if you didn't, this is another "can't miss" event!
Our Portuguese Hall is home to some of the best chefs in the West. Manuel, Jimmy and Peter are our own Top Chefs when it comes to cooking this spicy seafood dish.
The famous CHICO AVILA will be on tap to entertain the crowd. Tickets are $35 for adults, $15 for Children 6-12. The fun begins with a no host cocktail hour at 6 pm, dinner at 7 pm and dancing to Chico Avila from 9-Midnight. The lip smacking menu includes: Cioppino, Pasta, Green Salad, Fresh Genoa Bread and Complimentary Wine at your table.
Email us for ticket purchases or more information: festapres@gmail.com or call Joe at: 209 481 2238 or Robert at: 209 321 5025. Also, they can be picked up at our Portuguese Hall Rental Office, but call first at 209 835 5917.

Marinated Crab Dinner: November 13, 2010

The IPFES/Portuguese Hall Marinated Crab Dinners have become legendary in our area.
IPFES Marinated Crab Dinner
Sat., Nov. 13, 2010
6:00: No Host Cocktails. 7:00 pm: Dinner 9-Midnight: Dancing to the Zodiac Band.
$35 Adults, $15 Children 6-12
Includes Marinated Crab, Pasta, Salad, Fresh Genoa Bread

It's a flurry of tempting tastes, savory smells with entertainment following the feast.

Please email us at festapres@gmail.com for the full details!

Macy's SHOP FOR A CAUSE:10/16/10 benefits IPFES!

On Saturday, October 16, 2010, Macy's will host the 5th annual Shop for a Cause will benefit charities nationwide. Since 2006, Shop for a Cause has raised more than $34 million for regional and local charities across the country. This is your opportunity to be part of the excitement and help IPFES.

Here's how the customer benefits:
When you Shop for a Cause on Saturday, October 16, 2010 with your ticket, receive 10 to 20% savings on almost all of their purchases, including regular, sale and clearance merchandise*, and 25%* off a single purchase. And, customers will be eligible to win a $500 gift card. The entry form is attached to the ticket.
For our Tracy area friends, this is the perfect opportunity to visit our new Macy's!
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Please email us at festapres@gmail.com for tickets and more information!

CALLING ALL PAST IPFES QUEENS, SIDEMAIDS,PRESIDENTS & PARADE PARTICIPANTS

We have an exciting project brewing on our new IPFES Facebook page!   Bernadette Pires-Herriage is creating online albums as a digital history of our organization.   Dust off the old photo albums, get to a scanner and email photos with names/year (if known) to bherriage@comcast.net ! 

        Help us create this online scrapbook to honor those who worked so hard to represent us in the past, as an archive for future participants
         To view the photos and become "fans", click on our Facebook badge on this blog's home page, or do a search for IPFES Holy Ghost Celebration while signed in to your account.  Not a Facebook page member?  No problem, we'll offer expanded event information at both sites! 

Thank you!

Sheryl

    

IPFES 2010-2011 KICKS OFF TONIGHT

Joe and I are thrilled that today is here.   Our fabulous past presidents John & Natalia Castro will introduce us as PRESIDENTS tonight at the IPFES Annual Festas das Contas.

     Stay tuned with exciting news about our first Fundraiser coming up!  No, it's not a dinner.  Hint: It's all about grand openings and shopping!  Now were talking!  Check back soon for the details.  You'll want to shop 'till you drop!!