The Moderno Italiano Festival is a three-day celebration of modern Italian design, film, and food, coinciding with the Italian midsummer holiday, Ferragosto. The pizza bar will offer Italian wine, cheese and beer tastings sourced from Italian purveyors, including event sponsors Peroni Birra and Baci Perugina chocolates and the unveiling of the new FIAT 124 Spider. Hot Italian will also host complimentary special
events, including an Italian-style field day presented by XOSO Sports and outdoor movie nights at Fremont Park, across from it's Midtown location.

Guests are invited to bring blankets and chairs and dine on the pizza bar’s pizza, salads, gelato, and San Pellegrino sodas, while enjoying modern Italian cinema.

Schedule:
-Friday, August 12: Screening of Palio, a documentary about the oldest horse race in the world
-Saturday, August 13: Field day presented by XOSO Sports and screening of A Five Star Life (2013), a drama that tells the story of a hotel critic’s journey to reexamine her life choices