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Project Arts City
and the
City of Torrington
Proudly Present
Heritage Day
A Community Gathering in Coe Park
 As part of an on-going Cultural Plan, The City of Torrington and Project ArtsCity will present Heritage Day. Torrington has a long history of welcoming and embracing new groups of citizens to its City. These groups have included a large variety of immigrants, cultural
and arts organizations. As a means of celebrating and sharing this diversity, Heritage Day will include dance, art, food and music so that everyone can begin to enjoy and share the different cultures and talents our community has to offer.
WHEN Saturday - August 14th, 2004 11am – 5pm. Rain Date: Sunday August 15th
WHERE The newly renovated Coe Park in Torrington, Connecticut
PARTICIPANTS UNICO, Anita Garibaldi Society, the Polish Community, Holy Trinity Church, Sadhna's, Sullivan Senior Center, Buckley Radio/ WSNG, La Via Latina, Veteran's Service Office, Maria Seymour Brooker Memorial, Torrington Board of Education, Saint Andrews Society of Connecticut, Torrington Area Health District, Torrington Rotary, Beecher House Society, Slovak Community, Saint Francis, Saint Mary's, Torrington Fire Department, Torrington Police Department, Campion Ambulance, Nutmeg Conservatory for the Arts, First National Bank of Litchfield, Charlotte Hungerford Hospital, Webster Bank, Hartford Courant, Torrington Renaissance, Girl Scout Council, Asian Community, Democratic Town Committee, Boy Scouts, Northwest Chamber, Litchfield Hills Pipe Band, Republican Town Committee and
Workmen Memorial AME Zion Church
Mayor Owen J. Quinn recently announced the city’s August 14, 2004 Heritage Day celebration will be dedicated this year in memory of John Ponte, the well-known city business man and longtime Torrington resident. Mr. Ponte, 44, was owner of two coffee shops in Torrington. He was a longtime community volunteer and although he moved to Harwinton in recent years, he remained involved in Torrington organizations like the Elks, youth baseball and the Nutmeg Conservatory for the Arts.
“John was a close friend of mine and he epitomized civic responsibility and caring for his community,” Quinn said. “He loved Torrington and many in this city are deeply saddened by this tragedy.”
The Heritage Day celebration at Coe Park will bring together Torrington’s ethic communities the past and present in Torrington so they can celebrate their cultures through food, dance and music.
“John was a positive person who believed in making Torrington better and my sincerest sympathies go out to his wife, Rose, his children and indeed the entire Ponte family,” Quinn said.
“This year’s Heritage Day will be dedicated in his name,” Quinn said. “He was very proud of his Italian roots and I’m heartbroken that he will not be here to celebrate that day with us.”
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