Italian American Heritage Month is at the center of this weekend’s conversation on In Focus.

JoDee Kenney welcomed in Lianna Tatman, executive director, Centro Culturale Italiano di Buffalo, established in 2010 to promote Italian culture in Western New York. At its building on Delaware Avenue, CCI Buffalo offers Italian language and cooking classes, assistance in tracing genealogy and Italian heritage, and support in applying for Italian citizenship. Tatman said CCI Buffalo’s mission is to help people reconnect with traditions and come together with other Italian Americans of all ages. Children's programming, Tatman said, is very popular, including an upcoming Halloween event with an Italian twist.

For more information on the Halloween Spooktacular Serata con la Famiglia, October 18 at 6 p.m., hosted at Centro Culturale Italiano di Buffalo, click here. 

You can watch the full interview with Tatman above. And be sure to tune in for a look inside the biggest issues impacting upstate New York, on In Focus with JoDee Kenney — every Sunday on Spectrum News 1.