Porcupine Dante Club

07/21/2025

07/18/2025

We have voices from every generation in the Dante Club choir! Members have been practising for weeks ahead of Festa Italiana on Sunday. Come by and hear for yourself, and eat something while you’re here!

07/16/2025

Come to our Festa Italian market!
Il Mercato, Timmins’ only Italian market, featuring all fresh, homemade Italian goods, opens Saturday at 11 a.m. in the Salute Lounge. We are featuring Italian baking including pizzelle, crostoli, cannoli, amaretti, orange cookies, lemon ricotta cookies, tiramisu and a variety of biscotti, specialty cakes and homemade gelato. We are also selling fresh focaccia paninis, meatballs, lasagna, pasta, tomato and rosé sauces. Our bar will be open and mixing up specialty drinks and Italian coffees. Everyone is welcome.
See you at Festa Italiana!

07/15/2025

Doors open to our Festa Italiana Saturday Night Cedar Street Concert at 4 p.m. with food served from 4-8 p.m., including homemade Dante Club sausage on a panini and pizza slices from Francesco’s. Beer, wine, coolers, pop and water will be available for purchase.
Seating is limited under the tents. Lawn chairs are permitted and there will be room to sit or stand on the street. A dancing area will also be set up.
Concert ticket sales will close Friday, July 18 at 6 p.m.
The weather is looking good … so we WILL let the sun go down on us!

07/14/2025

Let’s try another Italian phrase on Lunedì della lingua (language Monday).
Italian: Speriamo di vederti alla Festa Italiana dalle 18 alle 20 luglio.
English: We hope to see you at Festa Italiana from July 18-20.

07/14/2025

Great job 👏🏼 Sinner
History in the making 🇮🇹
First Italian to win a singles Wimbledon title 🏆 🎾

07/11/2025

FESTA ITALIANA NEWS! We will be selling fresh porchettas at Il Mercato on Saturday, July 19 in the Salute Lounge from 11 am to 2 pm. $10 per pound. Quantities are limited. Advanced orders will not be accepted. Join us for another great Festa Italiana weekend! See you at the club! 🇮🇹

07/10/2025

Bring your mohair suits and electric boots! 🎹🕺🪩🎶

We are entering our LAST WEEK for ticket sales to see Epic Elton at our Cedar Street concert on Saturday, July 19th!

All tickets are $40. First come, first served for limited seating or BYOLC (bring your own lawn chair).Rain or shine; tickets are non-refundable. Doors open 4 p.m. with food and beverage available. Timmins’ own Lapointe sisters open the show at 6 p.m.

Tickets available online at www.porcupinedanteclub.com, e-transfer to [email protected] or email/call the office at [email protected]/705-264-3185.

‼ REMINDER: Concert wristbands MUST be picked up at the office prior to Festa weekend. Office hours are from 9:00am-4:00pm, Monday- Friday.

07/10/2025

Wow! 2000 homemade meatballs in one hour! Bring on Festa!

07/08/2025

Time is running out to purchase your tickets for our Italian Wedding! Join us and enjoy a delicious meal featuring our fan-favourite chicken cutlet, garlic mashed potatoes, and more. Tickets are $50 each and sales will close Friday. Email [email protected] or call 705-264-3185 to reserve.

07/07/2025

Let’s try another Italian phrase on Lunedì della lingua (language Monday).
Italian: Devo comprare una valigia nuova per il nostro viaggio.
English: I will need to buy new luggage for our trip.