After a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, organizers of the 47th World Series of Bocce are ready to get the bocce balls rolling, with opening ceremonies to kick off at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, July 14, at the Toccolana Club, 1412 E. Dominick St.

Tournament play and contests will run through Sunday, July 17, with local bands performing and traditional Italian eats cooked up by the staff at The Franklin Hotel. WSOB co-organizer Michael Ferlo said there’s already much excitement in the air about this year’s World Series after the pandemic shut down tournament play for two consecutive years.