Italian Week 2010

Conclusion of Italian Week for 2010

2010-08-22T21:32:00.000-07:00

Dear friends of Italian Week

With the Conclusion of Italian Week 2010, we are happy to report that this year’s events saw yet another increase in the growth and support for the Italian Governments initiative of celebrating Italian Culture and lifestyle.

The week’s events commenced with the The Lord Mayor of Brisbane, Campbell Newman launch Italian Week 2010 for media and sponsors at the Treasury Casino congratulating the organizers for creating a high level event that showcased Italy’s enormously rich artistic and cultural heritage.

The Lord Mayor delighted the audience with his promise of sustaining Italian Week in a significantly manner for the next 3 years, saying that he would "...like to sit down with the organizers to develop a strategy for further developing the long term vision of the project".

Italian Week 2010 was off to a great start and the Lord Mayor joined the celebrations opening a bottle of fine Chianti and offering the audience his enthusiastic support.

Events spread out over the 10 days of this year’s festival saw the town of Stanthorpe participate in a series of events featuring a motor vehicle rally and concerts in the Queensland Wine College supporting the Italian Immersion Program coordinated by the Stanthorpe State High School. The combined events enable Italian Week to raise and donate over $1700 towards the upcoming trip to Italy for the students of Italian at the School.

The many events showcased throughout the program included: cinema, fine dining, cooking exhibitions, motor vehicle exhibitions, theatre, musical concerts, orchestral performances, art history discussions, coffee courses, book launches, Italian Waiters Races, workshops, and Italian Markets.

Lovers of food and wine were not disappointed when the Italian Cultural Institution of the Accademia Italiana della Cucina officially launched in Brisbane at a dinner hosted by Gusto da Gianni at Portside. The entertaining event was celebrated with the assistance of special guests including international singing sensation Patrizio Buanne, Lisa Hunt, Anna Maria La Spina and Australian Idol winner Natalie Gauci and Brisbane’s own Veronica and Shadi Abraham winner of this year’s My Kitchen Rules.

During the Official celebrations for the Festa della Repubblica, hosted by the Consul of Italy, Dr Francesco Capecchi, the minister for Multicultural Affairs Hon. Annastacia Palaszczuk MP received loud applause and gratitude when she thanked the Hon. Grace Grace M.P. for lobbying both Multicultural Affairs and the State Government for support. The Minister announced that Multicultural Affairs would contribute $5,000 to Italian Week 2010 and that the Premier, the Hon. Ms. Anna Bligh, MLA would support Italian Week 2011 with funding of $20,000

We are proud to announce that support and partnership will continue with our Cultural Partner GoMA for next year as well as a commitment from the Commonwealth Bank to once again support Italian Week into 2011

Our Comm Team, Sequel Communications reported media coverage reached an audience of approximately 18.7 million people across Australia. This was a significant increase on last year’s audience figures that estimated media coverage reached 6.9 million people in 2009. Media Highlights included Qantas What’s On program where we successfully negotiated free airtime to promote Italian Week 2010 on Qantas’ QNews video which showcased the ‘What’s On’ segment to an estimated 930,000 passengers throughout May.

Once again our Print Media partner dedicated the front page of Brisbane News and a double page spread promoting a range of activities for Italian Week 2010 and the history of Italian culture in Brisbane.

A Feature article in The Australian
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/arts/commedia-spirit-unmasked/story-e6frg8n6-1225872240752 during Italian Week with a large, color feature article about the inaugural Australian Commedia Dell’Arte Festival described the festival’s artistic highlights in detail and was a real coup in promoting Brisbane’s Italian Week on the national media stage.

Multiple stories promoting the week appeared in the Sunday Mail, Queensland’s highest-selling newspaper. This included an article on the festival’s premier film event – Dall’Italia All’Australia – plus social photos and coverage in Damien Anthony Rossi’s column in the Sunday Mail. You can see a list of Media on this page http://italianweek2010.blogspot.com/2010/06/italian-week-2010-media-coverage.html

We wish to once again thank our official sponsors http://www.italianweek.com.au/2010sponsors.html and supporters who contributed to this year’s Italian Week success and growth and look forward to collaborating once again in 2011

You may like to have a look at some of the photo galleries on this link http://italianweek2010.blogspot.com/search/label/Italian%20Week%202010%20Media

It is with considerable pride that on behalf of Italian Week we report that we were able to raise over $1800.00 for the Hear and Say Centre toward the work they do with children who are born deaf and the invaluable therapies which the Hear and Say Centre provide toward the work they do with children who are born deaf and the invaluable therapies which the Hear and Say Centre provide

Once again we have some exciting new collaborations for 2011 and are looking forward to creating the best Italian Week yet in 2011 – we hope you will continue to join us in celebrating the culture, lifestyle and artistry of Italy.

LA FESTA DELLA REPUBBLICA ITALIANA

2010-07-01T22:11:00.000-07:00

LA FESTA DELLA REPUBBLICA ITALIANA

Ogni anno, il 2 Giugno viene celebrata la Festa delle Repubblica italiana, festa nazionale per eccellenza.

Dal 2000 la festa è diventata anche giorno festivo su richiesta principalmente dell’allora Presidente della Repubblica, Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, su iniziativa del governo Amato.

La data vuole ricordare il primo referendum istituzionale che si tenne il 2 e il 3 Giugno 1946, con il quale i cittadini italiani furono chiamati a scegliere la futura forma di governo dello Stato, Monarchia o Repubblica, dopo la caduta del regime fascista.

Il popolo italiano venne inoltre chiamato ad eleggere i rappresentanti dell’Assemblea Costituente, organo preposto alla stesura di una Costituzione scritta.

La Monarchia ricevette 10 718 502 voti favorevoli, mentre la Repubblica 12 718 641; nacque così la Repubblica Italiana, con la conseguenza che i monarchi di casa Savoia, dopo circa 85 anni di regno, venivano esiliati.

La vittoria repubblicana vide L’Italia dividersi, infatti al Centro-Nord vinse in particolar modo la scelta repubblicana, mentre al Sud Italia vinse la Monarchia.

A Ravenna, città maggiormente repubblicana (91.2%) si contrapponeva Messina con circa l’ 85.4% dei voti favorevoli alla Monarchia.

Il referendum del 1946 viene anche ricordato perché questo fu il primo ad essere indetto a suffragio universale: finalmente anche le donne andarono alle urne e poterono votare.

Da questo momento a tutt’oggi, tutti gli uomini e le donne che abbiano compiuto la maggiore età (inizialmente 21 anni, successivamente 18 anni) hanno il potere-dovere di votare. Potere perché è una facoltà a loro attribuita, dovere perché dovrebbe essere inteso dalle persone come una sorta di impegno politico-sociale.

Il 2 Giugno festeggia quindi la nascita della nazione così come i francesi ricordano la Presa della Bastiglia il 14 Luglio di ogni anno, o come gli americani ricordano la dichiarazione d’indipendenza il 4 Luglio.

Prima che fosse dichiarata la Repubblica, festa nazionale era il primo Giugno,anniversario della concessione dello Statuto Albertino. Questo, definito anche “Legge fondamentale perpetua ed irrevocabile della Monarchia”, fu emanato dal re di Sardegna Carlo Alberto di Savoia-Carignano il 4 Marzo 1848.

Con la fondazione del Regno D’Italia, nel 1861, lo Statuto Albertino divenne la carta fondamentale della nuova nazione unita e rimase tale fino al 1946 circa.

Espressione della volontà del sovrano, lo Statuto era composto da 81 articoli, 22 dei quali volti a definire i poteri del re. Al re infatti spettava il potere esecutivo e giudiziario. Poteva poi partecipare al potere legislativo insieme al Parlamento. Il sistema di rappresentanza era bicamerale: i membri del Senato venivano nominati dal re; per quanto riguarda la Camera dei Deputati invece, a questa potevano accedervi i rappresentanti della nazione votati tramite un particolare sistema elettorale.

Lo Statuto Albertino si caratterizzava per la sua natura “flessibile”, in quanto poteva essere modificato attraverso la normale procedura parlamentare, ogni volta che si riteneva opportuno.

Ad ogni modo, può ritenersi un primo esempio di Costituzione breve.

Lo stesso giorno del referendum istituzionale, gli italiani furono chiamati anche ad eleggere i membri dell’Assemblea Costituente.

Quest’organo si occupò principalmente della stesura della nuova Costituzione. Essa però aveva anche altri compiti quali: approvare il bilancio, ratificare i vari trattati internazionali, votare la fiducia al governo, ecc.

La Costituzione della Repubblica italiana è una legge fondamentale, approvata e pubblicata nella Gazzetta Ufficiale nel 1947 ed entrata in vigore dal 1° Gennaio 1948.

E’ formata da 134 articoli e divisa in 4 sezioni:

-principi fondamentali,

-diritti e doveri dei cittadini,

-articoli inerenti l’ordinamento della Repubblica,

-disposizioni transitorie e finali.

Ciò che distingue principalmente l’attuale Costituzione dallo Statuto Albertino è il fatto che essa è una costituzione rigida, cioè le sue disposizioni possono essere modificate, integrate o abrogate solo mediante procedure lunghe e complesse.

La Costituzione è inoltre lunga, votata, scritta e democratica, caratteristiche queste che la differenziano dalle costituzioni di molti altri paesi.

Ad esempio in Gran Bretagna, la Costituzione è solo in forma orale.

E’ lunga in quanto non contiene solo norme sulle fonti del diritto, ma è composta anche da diverse disposizioni in settori del “vivere civile”; è votata dai diversi rappresentanti del popolo italiano; è democratica perché attribuisce un ruolo attivo al popolo italiano.

In Italia, il 2 Giugno di ogni anno quindi, hanno luogo diverse cerimonie ufficiali per ricordare la festa della Repubblica e anche in tutte le ambasciate all’estero si tengono festeggiamenti e celebrazioni.

Nel 1948 ai Fori Imperiali di Roma si svolse la prima parata militare in onore della Repubblica Italiana.

Attualmente è prevista la deposizione di una corona d’alloro al Milite Ignoto presso l’Altare della Patria (il cosiddetto Vittoriale) a Roma e la tradizionale parata militare in presenza delle più alte cariche dello Stato e di alcuni rappresentanti dell’ONU, della NATO e dell’Unione Europea. La parata dura circa 80-90 minuti e a questa prendono parte tutte le Forze Armate (Polizia, Vigili del Fuoco, Croce Rossa Italiana..).

Nella stessa giornata vengono inoltre aperti al pubblico i giardini del Palazzo del Quirinale, sede della Presidenza della Repubblica Italiana. Tutto ciò è poi accompagnato da esecuzioni musicali.

La festa della Repubblica è sicuramente un evento che ci fa ricordare i simboli della nostra Patria.

Lo stemma della Repubblica Italiana è composto da una stella bianca a cinque punte (detta anche Stellone D’Italia) sovrapposta a una ruota dentata d’acciaio, un ramo di ulivo a sinistra e uno di quercia a destra.

Sin dall’epoca risorgimentale, la stella è la tradizionale rappresentazione simbolica dell’Italia ed è uno degli oggetti più antichi utilizzati nell’iconografia italiana. Fino al 1890 circa comparve nel grande stemma del Regno d’Italia e oggi indica inoltre l’appartenenza alle Forze Armate del nostro Paese.

La ruota dentata d’acciaio è il simbolo dell’attività lavorativa e traduce il primo articolo della Costituzione: “L’Italia è una Repubblica democratica, fondata sul lavoro”.

Il ramo di ulivo vuole indicare la volontà di pace della Nazione, a livello interno ma anche per quanto riguarda un’armonia internazionale. La quercia invece, simboleggia la forza e la dignità del popolo italiano. Ad ogni modo, entrambi sono espressione delle specie arboree più presenti nel nostro Paese.

La Bandiera italiana è il Tricolore tradizionale: verde, bianco e rosso, a tre bande di uguale dimensione così come recitato all’articolo 12 della nostra Costituzione.

Il tricolore nasce nel Gennaio del 1797 a Reggio Emilia, quando il Parlamento della Repubblica Cispadana stabilisce che si renda universale la Bandiera Cispadana di tre colori.

Quando Napoleone Bonaparte attraversò L’Italia infatti, numerose repubbliche di ispirazione giacobina e molti reparti militari che affiancavano l’esercito francese adottarono, con varianti di colore, bandiere caratterizzate da tre fasce di uguali dimensioni, ispirati chiaramente al modello repubblicano francese del 1790.

Proprio i vessilli dei reggimenti della Legione Lombarda presentavano i colori bianco, rosso e verde che erano fortemente radicati nel patrimonio comune di questa regione: il bianco e il rosso erano presenti nell’antico stemma comunale di Milano, mentre il verde era la tonalità delle uniformi della Guardia Civile milanese.

L’Inno nazionale della Repubblica Italiana è il Canto degli Italiani, meglio conosciuto come Fratelli d’Italia o l’Inno di Mameli.

Scritto nel 1847 dallo studente e patriota Goffredo Mameli, allora ventenne, fu musicato a Torino poco tempo dopo.

L’inno nazionale nacque in un clima di fervore patriottico che già preludeva alla guerra contro l’Austria e fu associato alla Bandiera Tricolore poiché simboleggiavano la voglia d’indipendenza nazionale.

Tutti gli inni patriottici (tra cui l’Inno di Mameli) ebbero importanti funzioni, nel senso che contribuirono a propagandare gli ideali del Risorgimento e incitarono la popolazione all’insurrezione. I versi così immediati e la melodia impetuosa fecero dell’Inno di Mameli il canto più amato e popolare dell’unificazione.

Basti ricordare che proprio intonando l’attuale Inno d’Italia, Garibaldi “nell’impresa dei Mille” conquistò l’Italia meridionale e portò a termine la riunificazione nazionale.

L’inno accompagnò anche la Presa di Roma nel 1870, la guerra libica e naturalmente la Prima Guerra Mondiale

Fu quasi naturale quindi, che nel 1946 l’Inno di Mameli divenisse l’inno nazionale della Repubblica Italiana.

Launch of the Accademia Italiana della Cucina at Gusto da Gianni

2010-06-23T04:36:00.000-07:00

Italian Cooking Lessons at Treasury Casino

2010-06-23T04:35:00.001-07:00

Italian Cooking Lessons at Reddacliff Place

2010-06-23T04:34:00.000-07:00

Italian Market Day

2010-06-23T00:46:00.001-07:00

Italian Motor Rally to Stanthorpe

2010-06-23T00:37:00.001-07:00

Commonwealth Bank concert in the Mall

2010-06-23T00:24:00.003-07:00

Italian Waiters Race in Queen Street Mall

2010-06-23T00:18:00.001-07:00

Media Launch Italian Week With the Lord Mayor

2010-06-23T00:17:00.000-07:00

Peter Cupples and Jon English in Concert in Stanthorpe

2010-06-23T00:13:00.000-07:00

The boys performing in the Queensland College of Wine in Stanthorpe - a great night was had by all

Unscrewed in the Vineyard

2010-06-23T00:10:00.000-07:00

Mr Peter Cupples and Mr Jon English unscrewed in the Vineyard during filming and later on stage as part of Italian Week - Perfroamnce in Stanthorpe.

Selection of Italian Week 2010 Media coverage

2010-06-22T21:31:00.000-07:00

A selection of articles in the print media regarding Italian Week - this is not an exhaustive list.

The Australian Commedia Festival
http://www.italianweek.com.au/media/Australian_Commedia.pdf

The Front Cover of Brisbane News
http://www.italianweek.com.au/media/Brisbane_News_Cover.PDF

Kylie Lang’s Brisbane News Editorial
http://www.italianweek.com.au/media/Brisbane_News_Editorial.PDF

Dominique Rizzo
http://www.italianweek.com.au/media/Dominique_Rizzo_Brisbane_News.PDF

Brisbane News Feature
http://www.italianweek.com.au/media/Brisbane_News_Feature.PDF

Brisbane News Biaggio
http://www.italianweek.com.au/media/Brisbane_News_Biaggio.PDF

English Goes Italian
http://www.italianweek.com.au/media/English_Goes_Italian.PDF

Courier Mail Ciao From Italy
http://www.italianweek.com.au/media/Courier_Mail_Ciao_From_Italy.PDF

Italian Week In Town Warwick Times
http://www.italianweek.com.au/media/Italian_Week_In_Town_Warwick_Times.PDF

City News Social Pages
http://www.italianweek.com.au/media/City_News_Social_Pages.PDF

La Fiamma Settimana Italiana
http://www.italianweek.com.au/media/La_Fiamma_Settimana_italiana.PDF

Get Your Motor Running City South News
http://www.italianweek.com.au/media/Get_Your_Motor_Running_City_South_News.PDF

Dante Ballarino Courier Mail
http://www.italianweek.com.au/media/Dante_Ballarino_Courier_Mail.PDF

Italian Week Stanthorpe Free Times
http://www.italianweek.com.au/media/Italian_Week_Stanthorpe_Free_Times.PDF

Italian Week Feature Border Post
http://www.italianweek.com.au/media/Italian_Week_Feature_Border_Post.PDF

Italian Cuisine Courier Mail
http://www.italianweek.com.au/media/Italian_Cuisine_Courier_Mail.PDF

Italian Waiters Race City News
http://www.italianweek.com.au/media/Italian_Waiters_Race_City_News.PDF

Italian Car Rally Border Post
http://www.italianweek.com.au/media/Italian_Car_Rally_Border_Post.pdf

Attivita Della Settimana Italiana La Fiamma
http://www.italianweek.com.au/media/Attivita_Della_Settimana_Italiana_La_Fiamma.PDF

Sunday Mail Social Pages
http://www.italianweek.com.au/media/Sunday_Mail_Social_Pages.PDF

Commedia Festival Courier Mail
http://www.italianweek.com.au/media/Commedia_Festival_Courier_mail.PDF

Accademia Courier Mail
http://www.italianweek.com.au/media/Accademia_Courier_Mail.PDF

The Australian Commedia Festival

2010-06-22T20:36:00.000-07:00

THE world premiere of a work by a man who embodies the history and spirit of the commedia dell' arte theatre tradition was going to take place outdoors this weekend in an amphitheatre, alongside Lake Macdonald in Cooroy, Queensland.

Antonio Fava, who runs a school in Italy teaching the subtle skills of the classic commedia masks, was to have presented Pulcinellata Nera, a "little opera in words, lazzi [jokes] and music in the style of the Neapolitan commedia dell'arte", bringing to the Sunshine Coast hinterland the best of this centuries-old tradition.

That plan came unstuck. The idea of Pulcinella and all the other zanni from the classic tales of love and deception, greed and trickery, gathering in Gympie, which was to have been the centre of a weekend festival for actors, teachers and audiences, was too ambitious.

Organiser Tony Kishawi, a commedia aficionado and teacher, was faced with the impending cancellation of all the workshops, lectures and performances of his inaugural Australasian commedia dell'arte festival.

But, in the comic tradition, just when all looked hopeless, a surprising intervention turned around the plot. It's now heading for a happy ending which, Kishawi hopes, will also be a beginning.

Today and across the weekend, the Australasian Commedia dell'Arte Festival, celebrating the living tradition of this exuberant theatre, will be held at the Kelvin Grove campus of Queensland University of Technology as part of Brisbane Italian Week.

It was fortuitous coincidence, Kishawi says, that Italian Week this year was scheduled for the same weekend, and when he started talking to Alessandro Sorbello, producer of Italian Week, he realised that event, which is supported by the Italian government and the Brisbane City Council, provided the perfect framework on which to construct and develop his commedia festival.

"Commedia is like stamp collecting," Kishawi says. "Those who know about it are passionate, but it's hard to know how to sell it."

The most recognisable element of commedia is the masks that distinguish the different character types, from the young lovers, always foiled in their love-making, to the old miserly Pantalone, who beats up his poor servant Arlecchino (precursor of the romantic Harlequin) but inevitably is tricked in the end.

Kishawi was drawn to the commedia tradition by the masks. Brought up in a performing family and trained at the Victorian College of the Arts, Kishawi began to develop his own mask work as a street performer, eventually realising he would need to train in Italy with Fava if he were to understand the art properly.

"It felt like I was at home," he says of the time he spent learning commedia skills in Italy. "Fava is really the keeper of the form, he just emanates the essence of commedia, and I was able to understand."

Back in Australia, Kishawi set about trying to develop a commedia troupe, lecturing in drama schools as he sought out like-minded people with whom to work. For many years he lived and worked out of a circus bus, touring across the country, until eventually he settled in Gympie, where he creates performances for the boutique Heritage Theatre.

It was meeting a couple of other commedia experts - performers Antonio (Giri) Mazzella and Giovanni (Sanjiva) Margio - in Perth at the Northbridge Festival that set in train the chain of events that have led to Kishawi planning this commedia festival.

Mazzella and Margio, who run the Commedia Academy of Australia, will be performing today and tomorrow at the festival, presenting both traditional commedia and their contemporary Australian version.

The traditional part is explaining to audiences the different characters and how the tradition developed. The contemporary part is their irreverent performance under the guise of the Black Nonnas: tough women dressed in widow's weeds, "escaped from the suburbs, on the hunt for cheap coffee and husbands, preferably with very large tractors", Mazzella says.

Margio describes this kind of performance as "theatre of the wolf: if I don't eat you, you are going to eat me".

"There's no hunger in Australia except what you feel 10 minutes before the barbie is ready, but that hunger is what fuelled the commedia actors, what pushed their performance," Mazzella says. "If they didn't work, if it wasn't good, if the audience weren't grabbed, then the performers didn't eat."

Margio says when they teach commedia, they cannot be so strict about technique that they kill the gut impulse of actors. "It's about teaching the spirit of commedia, and then taking that into its modern form."

The actors have devoted their lives to commedia, touring Australia and overseas with their traditional and contemporary shows. They get cross at the continuing ignorance of people who are delighted by the performances, but then ask, "But what's your day job?"

"It's a profession but we have to keep explaining it," Mazzella says. "We have seen an exciting surge of interest in commedia productions. Many people have heard about it, but they've never seen it performed. Hopefully this festival will start to redress that lack."

Kishawi says he is talking to other venues in Brisbane and there are positive signs this new festival will continue. With its place as part of Italian Week, there is now a platform on which to build. With the Italians already involved and interest being shown from the US where there is a strong commedia presence, Kishawi is confident the idea is a good one. He is launching a book on teaching commedia, called Spirit of the Mask, this weekend at the festival.

"Everyone knows the classic gags of commedia, but learning to perform takes years of experience," Kishawi says. "I always say it's like pilots and flying time: you have to do it for many years to have the best skills."

The Commedia dell'Arte Festival, part of Brisbane Italian Week, is at Woodward Theatre, Queensland University of Technology, until Sunday. Antonio Fava performs Pulcinellata Nera on Sunday, 4pm and 7pm.

http://www.italianweek.com.au/media/Australian_Commedia.pdf

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/arts/commedia-spirit-unmasked/story-e6frg8n6-1225872240752

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AUSTRALASIAN COMMEDIA DELLʼARTE FESTIVAL

2010-04-26T20:57:00.000-07:00

INAUGURAL AUSTRALASIAN

COMMEDIA DELL’ARTE FESTIVAL

BRISBANE 2010

GALA EVENT - WORLD PREMIER PERFORMANCE

“Pulcinellata Nera” - Black Comedy alla Pulcinella

SUNDAY 30 MAY 2010

A Little Opera in words, lazzi and music in the style of the Neapolitan Commedia dell’Arte by world reknown and master of the Commedia dell’Arte form..... Antonio Fava

6.15pm Pre performance drinks and nibbles

7.00pm Opening of World Premier Gala Event
Welcome to distinguished guests, performers, presenters, Ladies and Gentlemen

7.15pm “ Pulcinellata Nera “ performance by Antonio Fava and - Cecilio Di Donato

What: World Premier Performance - “Pulcinellata Nera”
Where:Woodward Theatre - QUT Kelvin Grove Campus
When: Sunday 30 May, 2010 - 6.15pm for 7.00pm

Ticket price: Adults: $45.00 pp VIP drinks & nibbles Children: $13.00 per person

BOOK HERE

PREVIEW PERFORMANCE
COMMEDIA DELL’ARTE FESTIVAL

PRESENTS

“Pulcinellata Nera” - Black Comedy alla Pulcinella

A Little Opera in words, lazzi and music in the style of the Neapolitan Commedia dellʼArte by world
reknown and master of the Commedia dellʼArte form..... Antonio Fava

What: Preview performance by Antonio Fava and Cecilio Di Donato

Where:Woodward Theatre in the QUT Kelvin Grove Campus
When: Sunday 30th May 2010 4.00pm - 5.30pm

Ticket price: Adults: $28.00 per person Children: $13.00 per person
TICKETS AVAILABLE
BOOK HERE

COMMEDIA DELL’ARTE EVENING PERFORMANCE

Friday 28 and Saturday 29 May 2010

FRIDAY 28 MAY 2010

“Commedia per te” ... for you

“a poco a poco” ...little by little - Combined schools drama students

Directed by Tony Kishawi

A group of drama students drawn from the Brisbane district high schools combine to produce 30 minutes of Commedia mayhem and madness. 'Little by little' you'll be seduced by their charm and talent into the magical world of Commedia, where you, the audience, become a snippet of the scene, a piece of the plot, a magnet for the mayhem.

“Glue” - Birdwing Lane Theatre

Written by Karlo Bran

Directed by Ben Cornfoot, with Clint Bolster and Tammy Weller.

George has invented glue! He's convinced it's going to change the world, but his wife Wendy just isn't impressed. Ah, the trials of matrimony. This could be a short but sweet snapshot of the trials and tribulations of married life, a comment on how modern society stifles our creative juices, a condemnation of monogamy, or just ten minutes of funny stuff. Featuring Commedia-trained actors (who kept changing the lines), Birdwing Lane Theatre presents an absurdist, random, off the wall comedy that will stick in your head like... Glue!

“Commedia Viva” - Commedia Academy of Australia

Written by Antonio (Giri) Mazzella & Giovanni (Sanjiva) Margio

Never heard of Commedia? Well, you're not alone! Now is your chance to meet the characters of the Commedia dell’Arte; agile Arlecchino, lazy Pulcinella, blustering Capitano, miserly Pantalone, pompous Dottore, the swooning Sweethearts, and others.
Learn historical background and social context of early theatre as you laugh your way through comedic skits and scenarios - entertaining for both the novice and the expert

Plus more

What: Commedia dell’Arte Evening Performances
Where: Woodward Theatre - QUT Kelvin Grove Campus
When: Friday 28 May, 2010 - 7.30pm

Ticket Price for this evening’s performances: Adults: $38.00 pp
BOOK HERE

COMMEDIA DELL’ARTE EVENING PERFORMANCE

SATURDAY 29 MAY 2010

“Festa Commedia”

La Signora presents iSize - Corrina Di Niro - Interform

iSize takes a cheeky look at the modern day corporate woman.

A blend of burlesque & dance…just what is a woman to do when caught in such a dilemma?

The Black Nonnas - Commedia Academy of Australia

Written by Antonio (Giri) Mazzella & Giovanni (Sanjiva) Margio

They're big they're black and they're hairy - these Nonnas are the Italian Grandmothers your mother warned you about!

Maria and Antonietta are on the lookout for husbands, pasta or vino. They enjoy mangling traditional Italian songs about death, tragedy and donkeys.

“Womenʼs Breath” - Carmencita Palemo

Written by Carmencita Palermo

Feminine masks coming to life through dance and music.

Be entertained by the different faces of the feminine mask. A performance merging East and West based on the Balinese Topeng mask dance technique and the Italian Commedia dell'Arte. It is a joyful journey that will take you through Asia, the Middle East and South America. It's an interactive perfomance that will mesmorise you into the rhythm....

Plus more

What: Commedia dell’Arte Evening Performances
Where: Woodward Theatre - QUT Kelvin Grove Campus
When: Saturday 29 May, 2010 - 7.30pm

Ticket Price for this evening’s performances: Adults: $38.00 pp
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COMMEDIA DELL’ARTE FESTIVAL

WORKSHOPS

“Inside the Mask” - 3 days of fun and exploratory workshops 28, 29 and 30th May 2010

Our theme “Inside the Mask” this year sets the stage for exploring the performer’s experience and perspective. We’ll take a look out from inside the mask - and it’s not just about history - from understanding the inside we can recreate the mayhem and carnival that is.....Commedia dell ‘Arte

Presenters such as :
Antonio Fava Italy
Gerard Boland NSW
Robin Davidson ACT
Carmencita Palermo Tas
Corinna Di Niro SA
Commedia Academy of Australia WA
Tony Kishawi QLD

as well as individual Commedia performers, actors and drama students.

What: Commedia dell’Arte Workshops
Where: Studios QUT Kelvin Grove Campus
When: Twenty one workshop sessions on 28, 29 and 30th May 2010

Registrations
PLEASE SEE WEBSITE: http://www.commediafestival.com.au/ for details and registration form

Where to find us...

Follow the signs to the Woodward Theatre!

Getting To The Stanthorpe International Club

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Getting to Vapiano Restaurant

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Getting to Di Bella Coffee Head Office

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Musical Concert During the Treasury Casino Italian Motor Expo

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Be serenaded as you enjoy the Italian Motor Expo by some of Brisbane’s leading orchestras and concert band – beautiful Italian Vehicles and Classical music – the perfect setting for a Sunday afternoon!

Brisbane Regional Youth Orchestra (BRYO)
The Brisbane Regional Youth Orchestra is a fun and vibrant youth orchestra organization fostering young people’s love for music and giving them orchestral training with a difference

Where: Reddacliff Place, between Brisbane Square (the BCC building) and the Treasury Casino
When: Sunday 30th May 10.30pm to 11.30pm
More Info: FREE EVENT - NO BOOKING REQUIRED

St John Ambulance Concert Band
St John Ambulance Concert Band, is one of Brisbane’s oldest bands, having been formed in 1919 by its first conductor, Albert Kaeser. A community band, consisting of approximately 30 members, with a wide range of ages and diverse backgrounds.

Where: Reddacliff Place, between Brisbane Square (the BCC building) and the Treasury Casino
When: Sunday 30th May 12.00pm to 1.00pm
More Info: FREE EVENT - NO BOOKING REQUIRED

Musical Concert in Queen Street Mall

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Sit back, relax, and enjoy your Saturday afternoon to the beautiful live sounds of some of Brisbane’s best orchestras and bands. Italian Week is holding a free Musical Concert in Queen Street Mall on the 29th of May, which features performances by the Queensland Youth Orchestra - Junior String Ensemble, the Brisbane Municipal Concert Band and the Brisbane Symphonic Band.

From 2:30 to 3:10
The Junior String Ensemble was formed in 1975 as a training group for string players aged up to 15 years. With 70 players aged from 9 to 15, the ensemble teaches members the skills of ensemble playing and orchestral discipline before they proceed to the other QYO orchestras.

From 3:30 to 4:15
Brisbane Municipal Concert Band is Brisbane's oldest continuously playing community concert band. Formed in 1903, they have a rich history of entertaining the people of Brisbane.

From 4.30pm to5.30pm
The Brisbane Symphonic Band is one of Brisbane's premier community bands with origins that date back to 1976. The band, currently conducted by Stefanie Smith, regularly performs in own series concerts, at local and international festivals and as part of the Brisbane City Council's Bands in the Park program.

The Musical Concert in Queen Street Mall promises to be an entertaining event, and one that you shouldn’t miss!

Where: Queen Street Mall Stage 
When: Saturday 29th of May
• Queensland Youth Orchestra - Junior String Ensemble: 2:30-3:10
• Brisbane Municipal Concert Band: 3:30-4:15
• Brisbane Symphonic Band: 4.30pm-5.30pm

More Information: FREE EVENT- No booking required

Queensland Gallery of Modern Art - Australian Cinémathèque

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The Australian Cinémathèque, located at the Queensland Gallery of Modern Art, presents retrospective and thematic film programs and exhibitions, exploring the important lines of influence between the moving image and other areas of visual culture, and showcasing the work of influential filmmakers and artists. Its mission is to collect, conserve, present and interpret film and screen culture.

The Gallery’s film and moving-image collection includes work by significant international, Asian, Pacific, Australian and Indigenous Australian artists. Other collection development areas include video art that responds to the specific history and genres of cinema; animation, especially from Asia; and conceptual art and its legacy through performance

http://qag.qld.gov.au/cinematheque

Stanthorpe State High School

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Stanthorpe State High School is a school of approximately 650 students from Years 8-12 situated in Stanthorpe, on the Granite Belt. The school has always combined a respect for tradition with innovation and community involvement. The House Teams, named after local identities Withers, Wright, Langan and Finch and the school motto, Altiora Petentes (Striving for Higher Things) have been with the school since 1961 and represent its traditions.

http://www.stanthorshs.eq.edu.au/

Cortina Restaurant

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Assoc. Toscani nel Mondo

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Assoc. Toscani nel Mondo: Our association was formed to provide social & cultural activities for Tuscan immigrants, their families & friends. It is recognized by Florence in Italy as Queensland’s official social & cultural organization for Tuscany. Each year, we promote the Tuscan culture by organizing dinners, lunches, exhibitions & various socio-cultural gatherings. The association keeps in constant contact with the Tuscan region & in particular one of its provincial cities: Lucca.

Di Bella Coffee

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At Di Bella Coffee, coffee is our passion, pleasure and way of life.

Di Bella Coffee, Australia’s fastest growing coffee company offers a coffee journey from crop to cup.

The company boasts two roastery’s, in Bowen Hills in Brisbane and in North Melbourne, with a third opening in Adelaide in 2009. Over 900 cafes throughout Australia serve Di Bella Coffee, creating over 1 million cups of coffee each week.

At Di Bella we roast our hand-selected, high grade beans daily to assure you of the freshest cup of coffee and most exquisite aromas.

With a combined experience of more than a decade, Di Bella expertly selects and roasts only the highest quality beans from around the world to produce full-bodied flavours and uniquely complex blends.

At Di Bella you are always guaranteed the finest products, personalised service and the quality coffee ensuring you always receive the ultimate coffee experience...

http://www.dibellacoffee.com.au/

Gusto da Gianni

2010-04-14T19:14:00.000-07:00

Gianni Greghini, the man behind award-winning Gianni's Restaurant and Gianni Events at Hamilton, brings you Gusto da Gianni, the exciting new dining concept now open at Portside Wharf.

Hailing from Italy, Gianni’s most recent venture Gusto Da Gianni aims to incorporate both his insatiable love of superb food and wine with the timeless traditions of family and festivities that are so inherent in everyday Italian life.

The result is Gusto Da Gianni, a unique concept in the Brisbane dining scene with a number of different spaces. The restaurant seats up to 350 and includes an Italian osteria, cantina, pizzeria, formaggeria, private groups rooms and authentic antipasti bar.

Gusto da Gianni welcomes everyone from families and couples to corporate functions or those looking for a glass of wine and a quick bite to eat.
An extensive menu is sure to please. Traditional Crispy Pizza with Prosciutto Rocket and Reggiano, Homemade

Gnocchi with Chilli and Tiger Prawns, Peppercorn and Cream Eye Fillet, and Zucchini Flowers Stuffed with Creamy Goats Cheese are all favourites with our regulars.
With waterfront views of the Brisbane River, Gusto da Gianni is also a fantastic place to have a relaxed drink in our spacious lounge bar. Choose to have an aperitivo or something from our wine list specialising in local and Italian wines.

The restaurant comfortably seats over 300 people in a variety of seating configurations. Gusto da Gianni conveys rustic warmth with a cluttered, family-style interior – think stone walls, colourful ceramics in rustic sideboards, large images of smiling Europeans and big group tables.

Gusto da Gianni can cater to any sized group or function, from couples to large groups and private parties. Reservations can be made for tables of four or more.

“I am extremely passionate about what we do at Gusto and I’m very much looking forward to sharing this passion with everyone else, no matter what their tastes or where they come from,” says Gianni.

http://www.gustodagianni.com/

Italiquore

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Italiquore

At Italiquore, we import only the finest alcoholic beverages from Italy and around the world. We ensure our high quality of products and service by importing from companies that have the highest integrity and are well respected around the world. Our product line consists of a mix of fine sparkling wines, spirits and liqueurs.

Italiquore is a proud sponsor of Italian Week 2009. Brisbane's Official Italian Festival

Pallini
Limoncello liqueur, Peachello liqueurPallini Limoncello is the number one selling ultra-premium limoncello in the World and is crafted from an authentic family recipe created more than 100 years ago by the Pallini family. Its delicious natural zest comes from the fragrant peel of Italyâ€™s finest Organic Sfusato Amalfitana lemons hand-picked on the Amalfi coast, and infused for eight months in the finest pure spirit. The result is an intense burst and tangy flavour. Pallini Limoncello and Peachello is 26% ABV and is available in 750ml (6 x 750ml per case).

Strega
Italian grappa, liqueursAccording to an old legend, Benevento is the place where witches from all over the world meet. Here since 1860 the Alberti family has guarded the secret of an ancient recipe, handed down from father to son. And it is here in Benevento that the oldest Italian liqueur, well known all over the world is produced. It is a liqueur whose unique colour and incomparable flavour make it the focal point of every encounter.

Nardini
Italian grappaDitta Bortolo Nardini has been producing since its origin its three famous Acquavite di Vinaccia (grappa): the Bianca (Alc. 50% by Vol.); the Riserva (Alc. 50% by Vol.) aged in Slavonian oak barrels for a minimum period of three years and the Ruta (Alc. 43% by Vol.) infused with the rue herb. Beside its classic grappas, the distillery produces and commercializes, under its own brand, a variety of premium grappas and liquors including Mandorla, Tagliatella, Acqua di Cedro and Ginepro which are the outcome of a bicentennial tradition. The entire range of grappas and liquors is available in the traditional 1 litre bordolaise bottle, the same since 1779, while some products are also for sale in smaller capacity bottles

Keglevich
Flavoured vodkasKeglevich is a range of high quality Italian flavoured vodkas containing triple distilled vodka and real fruit juices. Its colourful high-impact bottle is sure to stand out from the crowd in your bottle shop or bar. It is perfect served straight up, over ice or in cocktails! Keglevich is a huge seller in Italy capturing around 45% of the market and is now available in Queensland! This vibrantly packaged vodka comes in a 700 ml bottle and will be available in peach, melon, wild berries and strawberry flavours in cases of 6. With media attention on binge drinking this new vodka is sure to attract attention with an ABV of 20%.

Gancia
Asti/Sparkling wineGancia was founded in 1850 by Carlo Gancia who created the very first Italian sparkling wine and paved the way to the birth of the Italian sparkling wine industry. The company is still 100% owned by the Gancia family, now in the fifth generation. By using the same expertise which dates back to 1850, the fifth generation of the Gancia Family has today created the Gancia Method, a new unique and special method of making Asti, by combining a best selection of grapes with yeasts specially cultivated by expert winemakers as per an original House of Gancia method.

http://www.italiquore.com.au/

Elio Moda

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Sicilian born designer Elio Marzullo owner and creative director of the Elio Moda label has reached iconic status in Queensland.

Elio’s passion for styling, love for fine fabrics and nose for cutting edge looks has pushed his designs to the top.

The Elio Moda label has flourished in Australian fashion landscape for over 20 years, maintaining a strong connection with European style and Elegance.
The innovative concept of the fashion house that among other things offers a fully qualified team of personal stylists is one of a kind in Queensland, bridging the gap between European and Australian style.

More Info: http://www.eliomoda.com.au/

Commonwealth Bank

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The Commonwealth Bank is one of Australia’s leading providers of integrated financial services including retail banking, premium banking, business banking, institutional banking, funds management, superannuation, insurance, and investment and sharebroking products and services. The Group is one of the largest listed companies on the Australian Stock Exchange and is included in the Morgan Stanley Capital Global Index.

The Commonwealth Bank is a long-standing supporter of community activities and organisations. This support is directed at a broad range of activities that bring long term benefits to Australians and reflect community activities and organisations. Areas of particular emphasis include education, medical, youth, science and technology, the arts and the environment.

http://www.commbank.com.au/

Brisbane City Council

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Vespa Studio’s

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Brisbane Marketing

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Brisbane’s reputation as a progressive and globally competitive destination has steadily developed over recent years and Brisbane Marketing has been a driving force in supporting and celebrating this success story. Put simply, we’re the people who promote Brisbane and its surrounding regions as the destination for leisure, conventions, investment and major events.

No-one knows Brisbane better than us. We’re passionate about what we do and we take great pride and pleasure in our work of championing this great region. Our vision is to be the brand leader for Brisbane; recognised and valued by the community and our stakeholders as foremost in building awareness and enhancing the profile of the city.

http://www.brisbanemarketing.com.au/

Ourbrisbane.com

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ourbrisbane.com is a unique, Brisbane-based website which provides up-to-date local information that enriches the experience of people who live in and visit the city. The award winning website is an initiative of Brisbane City Council and is now the number one leisure and lifestyle website for Brisbane and the greater Brisbane region, attracting more than 500,000 unique visitors and more than five million page impressions each month. ourbrisbane.com has everything you need to know about Brisbane – including festivals, events, dining guide, things to see and do, local news, weather, transport, traffic updates and more.

http://www.ourbrisbane.com/

4MBS Classic FM

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4MBS Classic FM: One of Australia's premier classical radio stations, 4MBS Classic FM has been broadcasting for 30 years and has received many awards. 4MBS Classic FM was named Australia's Radio Station of the Year at the Community Broadcasting Association of Australia's 2004 Awards. 4MBS has a small number of paid staff and about 300 volunteers covering all aspects of the station's operation. As well as broadcasting 24 hours a day every day of the year, the station presents a series of events each year promoting classical music, including the annual 4MBS Festival of Classics- Australia's largest classical music festival.

http://www.4mbsclassicfm.com.au/

Brisbane News

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Brisbane News has been delivering a quality lifestyle magazine to Brisbane's affluent suburbs for twelve years. Readers have bonded with its unique mix of informative, entertaining and uplifting stories, and this proven format is consistently achieving extremely high levels of reader loyalty.

Each Wednesday, Brisbane News is targeted directly to high income demographics with select distribution to 120,000 homes and businesses in Brisbane. Every copy goes to a clearly identified prime consumer target, so there is absolutely no wastage.

Brisbane News covers food, fashion, arts and entertainment, travel, and real estate with consummate style. Glossy pages, stunning photography, witty commentary and beautiful images. Brisbane News just begs to be read, creating a subtle but powerful sales environment for your business.

We offer a range of tailored marketing opportunities designed to leverage your exposure to our affluent readers, including special features, inserts, preferred positions, and more.

http://www.brisbanenews.com.au/

Getting To The Spencer Park in Newmarket

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Italian Week Cup

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As part of Italian Week 2010 celebrations, Brisbane City Football Club ‘Azzurri’ at Spencer Park Newmarket, will stage a tournament of ‘Calcetto’ 5-a-side Football on Wednesday 26th May 2010 to kick-off at 6.00pm.
The tournament will consist of 2 groups of 4 teams, playing in a round robin of 10 minute halves, with the winner of each group to play in the Final for the ‘Italian Week Cup’. Teams are to be made up of adult males, females or mixed and be named any region of Italy. Registration fee is $200 per team. With proceeds from registrations going to support Italian Week.
So grab some family and friends together and form a team and be part of this fun night.

Registrations close on Sunday 23rd May 2010.

If participating in a team is not your cup of coffee, you can relax on our Sunset Boulevard and enjoy a meal of Pasta and BBQ Pork Spare Ribs while watching the games. Our Azzurri Bar is fully licenced and our Di Bella coffee bar will cater for all your hot beverage needs. Bookings are essential.

For team registrations, table bookings or for further information please contact us on 3356 8834 between 6.00pm - 9.00pm Monday to Thursday or by email to
secretary@brisbanecityfootbball.com.au

Getting To The Italian Alfresco Feast

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Getting To The Princess Theatre

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Getting To The Dante Alighieri Society

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Getting To Angelo's Fresh Pasta Products

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Getting To The Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre

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Getting To Gusto Da Gianni

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Getting To The Treasury Casino

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Getting To Cortina Restaurant

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Getting To The Queensland College of Wine Tourism

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Getting To The Cinematheque

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The Australian Cinémathèque is located at the Gallery of Modern Art (GoMA), the second site of the Queensland Art Gallery. The two buildings are located within easy walking distance of each other (150 metres), and are part of the Queensland Cultural Bank Parklands. For and access map and further location details please visit our website: http://www.qag.qld.gov.au/

Australian Cinémathèque
Gallery of Modern Art
Stanley Place, South Bank, Brisbane, Australia

Tel: +61 (0)7 3842 9555 or +61 0(7) 3840 7303

Email: gallery@qag.qld.gov.au

Barista Course at Di Bella Coffee

2010-04-06T22:50:00.000-07:00

If you’ve ever wanted to create the perfect cappuccino, latte, or espresso, you cannot miss the Di Bella Coffee appreciation course as a part of Italian Week 2010.

Di Bella Coffee has created “The Ultimate Coffee Experience,” perfect for any type of caffeine lover, from hospitality workers, to café owners to coffee aficionados.

The coffee appreciation course includes a factory tour, where you learn everything from the history of coffee through to how it is roasted, participation in a cupping session, learning how the experts taste coffee and commercial coffee machine training.

On completion of the course you will receive a Di Bella Coffee gift pack, as well as a certificate of participation in the coffee appreciation course.

Cost is at the special price of $50 per person (normally $130), and all proceeds will go towards the supporting of Italian Week events. Numbers are strictly limited to 12 people per day.

What: Di Bella Coffee appreciation course

Where: Di Bella Coffee Head Office, 82 Abbotsford Rd, Bowen Hills QLD 4006

When: One and a Half hour course

Wednesday 26th May - From 3.00pm to 4.30pm

Thursday 27th May - From 3.00pm to 4.30pm

Friday 28th May - From 3.00pm to 4.30pm

Cost: Italian Week promo $50.00 (Normally $130.00)

Italian Week on James Street - CJ’s Pasta

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CJ’s PASTA
Chefs David Cotelli and Christian Gruber will break down the myths behind gnocchi making at this year’s Italian Week. Their interactive cooking and tasting demonstration for kids will give them the insider ‘know how’ so they can apply their new culinary skills at home!

Where: CJ’s Pasta, James Street.
When: 11am Saturday 29th May
More information: Free event but arrive early for a good position!

Italian Cooking Classes Launch at James St Cooking School

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James St Cooking School will celebrate Italian Week with the official launch of their new cooking -class series “The Italian Job” on Wednesday May 26. Classes highlight the Italian love of fresh seasonal produce and examine the variation of cuisine according to region and it’s evolution since 4th century BC.

Where: James Street Cooking School, James St Markets
When: Beginning 26th May
More information: $120 per person (includes lesson, following dinner and accompanying wines). Numbers are limited & bookings essential either visit jamesstcookingschool.com.au or call 07 3253 8850

Italian Week on James Street - Harveys

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HARVEYS:
Renowned Brisbane Chef PJ McMillan will showcase his favourite Italian meals during this year’s festival. For the entire week diners can indulge in a number of seasonal Autumn specials including porchetta- traditional roasted pork accompanied by grilled polenta and sautéed radicchio with salsa verde.

Where: James Street
When: Beginning 26th May
More information: Call 3852 3700 to book

Italian Week on James Street - CRU

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CRU
Head Chef, Paul Hoffman, will design a tailor-made tasting menu matching the heady, powerful and tannic wines of Italy’s most famous wine growing regions of Piedmont, Tuscany and Veneto.

Wine Director Jeff Power will conduct a retail-focused promotion throughout the week at Cru Cellars kicking off on Wednesday May 26 with an Italian tasting evening focusing on the pointy or serious end of the Italian wine spectrum.

Where: James Street, Fortitude Valley.
When: Beginning 26th May
More Information: Call Jeff at Cru on 3252 1744 to book

Qld College of Wine Tourism

2010-04-06T17:28:00.000-07:00

The Queensland College of Wine Tourism is a state-of-the-art training facility located right on the New England highway at Stanthorpe. The College provides specialist education and training facilities in wine tourism for secondary, TAFE and university students in a real industry setting.

The Banca Ridge Cellar Door and Bistro provides a la carte luncheon dining from Tuesday to Sunday during the hours of 10am and 3pm. The bistro provides a daily lunch menu prepared and served by hospitality students under industry supervision. The feature dish is the ‘Medley of Mains’, a tasting platter served with selected Banca Ridge wines made by Gateway Schools Students under the supervision of a qualified winemaker. Open to the public, guests can enjoy fine dining in front the double-sided open fire place or dine on the deck overlooking the vineyard and lake.

Visitors can browse in the Interpretive Gallery and learn about the Queensland wine industry through static and dynamic displays or book a tour of the College.

In addition to bistro dining, the College provides excellent conference and function facilities for up to 120 people. Packages can be tailored to suit clients’ needs and include conferences, dinners, wine appreciation courses, seminars, meetings, cookery classes, and videoconferencing.

Official Festa della Repubblica

2010-04-05T18:41:00.000-07:00

The Consulate of Italy hosts its official Italian National Day event. Festa della Repubblica (literally Festivity of the Republic) is celebrated in Italy on the second of June each year. The day commemorates the institutional referendum held by universal suffrage in 1946, in which the Italian people were called to the polls to decide on the form of government, following the Second World War.

Where:- Gallery of Modern Art
When:- 6.00pm
More Information:- By Invitation

Italian Week Official Opening and Media Launch with Lord Mayor Campbell Newman

2010-04-05T18:38:00.000-07:00

Italian Week, an Initiative of the Italian Government, kicks off in Brisbane on the 26th of May. The official launch of the festival will include Lord Mayor Campbell Newman, as well as key Brisbane media. This event will commence Italian Week celebrations, which will showcase a realistic, modern Italy, whilst capturing the flare and excitement of one of the world's most ancient countries through past and present automotive, culinary and musical innovations.

Where: Treasury Casino and Reddacliff Place, between Brisbane Square (the BCC building) and the Treasury Casino
When: Wednesday 26th May 2010 11.00am
More Information: Media and Invited guests

Brisbane Regional Youth Orchestra (BRYO)

2010-04-05T18:36:00.000-07:00

Often described as the Youth Pops Orchestra, The Brisbane Regional Youth Orchestra, (BRYO) in 1983 to provide additional opportunities for young musicians to extend their musical experience in a positive social environment. BRYO has developed over the years, consisting generally now of a 77 piece Symphony Orchestra, and a 16 piece String Orchestra.

In July BRYO will be touring to perform at the World EXPO 2010 Shanghai China as the only Queensland Representative at the EXPO Music Festival.

BRYO performs regularly throughout the year. Concerts over the years have featured BRYO at a variety of venues including, QPAC, Brisbane City Hall, the TIVOLI, Baptist Tabernacle, St Paul’s Presbyterian Church, Holy Trinity Church, and Balmoral High School amongst many others. BRYO is the resident Symphony Orchestra for The Police Commissioner’s Carols at Southbank Piazza and Broadbeach Carols at various venues.

BRYO has a commitment to touring and to music exchange. Major tours have resulted in performances from Cairns to Canberra, in addition to smaller regional tours, including Armidale, Dubbo, Yamba, Bundaberg and many other regional cities, towns and centres.

BRYO’s performances at Q.P.A.C, Parliament House, Brisbane City Hall etc have even been complimented by a performance behind the goal posts on the football field with the Broncos! BRYO runs The Queensland Festival of Youth Music every few years, and was chosen to form the core orchestra for the Energex Brisbane Festival in 1998 and 2000, conducted by Maestro Tommy Tycho.

Coming up Highlight Concerts in 2010 .
1. From Russia With Love – at Schonell Theatre April 16
2. BRYO’s Indigenous Connections Concert – featuring Indigenous Dance, Music and Robert Barton on Didgeridoo – At St John’s Cathedral .Saturday May 15
3. BRYO’s Italian Week -Sunday May 30
4. BRYO and QYO Wind Symphony – Concert at The Old Museum – Sunday June 20
5. BRYO’S Last Night at the Proms - Saturday August 1.
6. BRYO’s Music from Sci Fi and Games - Saturday October 16
7. Police Commissioner’s Carols - Saturday December 11

Repertoire:
Music performed by BRYO encompasses a variety of styles Classical, Broadway, Popular, and Contemporary. The Orchestras’ Library is quite comprehensive and contains full orchestral sets of works of many notable Composers and Arrangers, in all of the above mentioned styles of music.

info@bryo.org.au
http://www.bryo.org.au/

Where:- Reddacliff Place, between Brisbane Square (the BCC building) and the Treasury Casino
When:- Sunday 30th May 1.30pm to 2.30pm
More Details: - Free event - no booking required - ItalianWeek.com.au for more details

Queensland Youth Orchestra - Junior String Ensemble

2010-04-05T18:33:00.000-07:00

The Junior String Ensemble (JSE) is one of nine orchestras and ensembles comprising 470 musicians operated by Queensland Youth Orchestras (QYO).

In 2010, the ensemble has 65 players aged 8 to 15 years. JSE has had only two conductors in its history: Monica O’Neill (née Paulsen) from 1975 to 1990 and Chen Yang from 1991 to the present.

JSE regularly performs joint concerts with other QYO, youth and school ensembles. In 2010, JSE is performing in combined concerts with the Western Suburbs String Orchestra, the Pine Rivers Area String Orchestra, St. Hilda’s School String Ensemble and Gold Coast Youth Orchestra Chamber Orchestra.

In 2009, JSE toured to Dalby, Roma and Toowoomba, performing three school concerts and two public concerts at Roma State College and Westhaven RSL Care Community Hall, Toowoomba. In September, JSE performed as part of Deep Blue orchestra’s Young Blue performance at Brisbane’s 150th birthday celebrations at the Riverstage.

JSE performs a wide range of repertoire, much of which is arranged by conductor Chen Yang. In 2009, JSE performed works by Puccini, Tchaikovsky, Vivaldi, Mozart, Bach, Handel and more, and premiered a new work called ‘Tilt Train’ by 14-year old Bundaberg student, John Rotar.

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Chen Yang has had a long association with Queensland Youth Orchestras. He first joined as a violinist in 1975 and was concertmaster of QYS from 1978 to 1980, touring with the orchestra in 1980 to Europe, including the International Festival of Youth Orchestras in Aberdeen, Scotland.

Attributing these positive QYO musical experiences as a major influence in choosing music as a career, Chen studied at the Queensland Conservatorium of Music and graduated with distinction in violin performance.

As his first professional musical undertaking, Chen was the Concertmaster of the Queensland Theatre Orchestra (later renamed the Queensland Philharmonic Orchestra), working under the distinguished conductor, Georg Tintner.

In 1981, Chen joined the Queensland Symphony Orchestra as a member of the first violin section until 1989. He continued performing as a freelance musician throughout the early 1990s, performing in show orchestras for many major musical productions at QPAC.

Chen is the leader and conductor of The Sinfonia of St Andrew’s orchestra and is the string teacher and conductor at St Hilda’s School, Southport. He is also the leader of the Corda Spiritus Orchestra of Brisbane who have performed several concerts for 4MBS Music Festival in recent years. His other musical interests include performing on baroque violin with period instrumental ensemble, the Badinerie Players of Brisbane. Chen adjudicates regularly for eisteddfods and competitions and is also a prolific arranger of string music for the Junior String Ensemble. Chen was the conductor of QYO3 from 1983 to 1988 and since 1991 has been the conductor of the Junior String Ensemble.

Where:- Queen Street Mall Stage
When:- Saturday 29th of May 2.30pm to 3.10pm
More Info:- FREE EVENT - NO BOOKING REQUIRED

Commonwealth Bank Concert in Queen Street Mall

2010-04-05T18:30:00.000-07:00

Listen to the entertaining sounds of top Italian and Italian/Australian artists, as they give a free concert in the heart of town. The concert features professional musician, Roberto Nobilia, as well as the finalists of The Pellegrino Scholarship. The winner of the scholarship will study in Italy at one of the most prestigious music schools in the world.

Where:- Queen Street Mall.
When:- Friday 28th of May 4.00pm - 8.00pm
More Information:- FREE EVENT

Natalie
Gauci placed
#1 Australian Idol 2007! Her debut album with
Idol/Sony went Platinum, selling over 70,000
copies, and her Winner's Journey Tour sold out
across Australia. This year Natalie is
writing/recording her long-awaited second Album. It
is direct from the heart, a genuine expression of
music that reaches our souls. Natalie is a luminous
individual, presenting expressive, emotional and
intelligent lyrics which dwell in your
thoughts!

T homas Penton
(Electric Candy) productions are supported for over
a decade by Sasha, John Digweed, Judge Jules, Paul
Oakenfold and more, with over 100 tunes on the most
respected dance labels (Perfecto, Armada, System,
Beatfreak, Stereo, Baroque) and tracks featured on
massive selling compilations (Euphoria,
Gatecrasher, Bedrock, Perfecto). On this pack
Thomas delivers a main room mix with full
intensity.

Born in Sydney,
Australia, Robert
Nobilia
grew up listening to the radio and his Italian
parents’ record collection every day,
developing a love affair with the art of “the
song”.

Roberto Nobilia's latest release inspired by artist
like The Beatles, George Michael, Prince and the
Eagles. The title song from the album is the
feature theme song for Italian Week 2010. A smooth
captivating track which is getting lots of airplay
across the net. You can on the film clip
below

This compilation
of 6 tracks showcases Roberto's versatility and
songwriting talents. When asked about his motives
for the latest offering Roberto replied"..the mood
of the music is like sitting in lounge chair
relaxing whilst at the same time one is really
conscious, aware of the emotions that are being
spurred'

Rather than having been influenced by certain bands
or a particular genre, Robert drew inspiration from
various modern popular songs that capture the
essence of character and emotional tone and that
reflect the voice and mood of the times. His music
is a quest to re-create this expression through his
own words, melodies and rhythms. Buy
Roberto's Limited Edition 6 track compilation as a
special offer of only $13.00 as part of Italian
Week 2010

Jon English and Peter Cupples 'Unscrewed' live

2010-04-05T18:25:00.000-07:00

Join Australia’s favourite performers, Jon English and Peter Cupples, as they take the stage in celebration of Italian Week 2010 on Saturday and Sunday the 22nd and 23rd May.

The self-described ‘raw and natural’ Unscrewed performance will be played in the beautiful surroundings of Stanthorpe at the Queensland College of Wine Tourism, and will showcase the pair’s musical talents as well as the beautiful food and wine produce of the region.

The first performance on the night of the 22nd May includes the Unscrewed show, a delicious dinner provided by the College of Wine Tourism, and a complimentary glass of wine on arrival as well as with dessert.

What: ‘Unscrewed’ dinner and show
When: Saturday 22 of May 7pm
Where: Queensland College of Wine Tourism, 22 Caves Road Stanthorpe
Tickets: $120 per person.
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The Sunday afternoon performance includes the ‘Unscrewed’ performance live in the vineyard, as well as a complimentary glass of wine on arrival.

What: ‘Unscrewed’ afternoon show
When: Sunday 23 of May 1pm
Where: Queensland College of Wine Tourism, 22 Caves Road Stanthorpe
Tickets: $45 per person. Tickets to the Sunday afternoon show are available from Stanthorpe State High School Text Book Office phone 07-4681 5813, or Stanthorpe Sports and Camping phone 07-4681 1196, or book online here

Tickets are available at the Door

Proudly supporting The Italian Immersion Program at Stanthorpe High School.

The Italian Waiters Race

2010-04-05T18:21:00.000-07:00

Waiters and waitresses representing Italian restaurants in Queensland will gather in The Queen Street Mall to compete in a race with a difference-the runners have to carry glasses of wine on a tray without spilling a drop. The waiters' race, or Corsa dei Camerieri in Italian, an annual event during Italian Week features waiters and waitresses mostly from Italian restaurants competing from the title of Queensland Fastest Camerieri.

Where:- Queen Street Mall Main Stage.
When:- Friday 28th of May 2.00pm
More Information:- FREE EVENT - NO BOOKING REQUIRED.

Italian Alfresco Feast

2010-04-05T18:17:00.000-07:00

Spend the evening in Italy with authentic alfresco dining featuring four unforgettable courses of Italian cuisine – presented by Treasury Executive Chef Lee Kuhnell and special guest chef Biagio Biuso.

Italian wines and traditional acoustic entertainment complete an experience that will bring a touch of the Mediterranean to Brisbane.

Where: Stephens Lane, south wing of Treasury Heritage Hotel
When: Tuesday June 1, 2010 from 6.30pm
More Details: For ticket information, call 07 3306 8785 or visit http://www.treasurybrisbane.com.au/ Book now. Tickets are strictly limited.

Recent Italian Cinema: Spaces, Contexts, Experiences

2010-04-05T18:10:00.000-07:00

Don’t miss the book Launch of Dr Tiziana Ferrero Regis, a must for any film-enthusiast!

"This is a fascinating in-depth view of recent Italian cinema. This book aims to address a number of questions about Italian cinema of the last twenty years, bringing interdisciplinary knowledge to the study of a cinema that eschews traditional definitions and categories, and challenges critical assumptions about a film industry that is struggling to find a new direction. In doing so, Recent Italian Cinema offers a transverse analysis of the Italian cinema industry in its dealings with national and international film production, and of the themes and issues that have emerged in films produced during the period 1980-2006."

Where: At the Dante Alighieri Society:, 23 Foster Street, Newmarket
When: Sunday 30 May at 2.30 pm
More Details: Free event bookings essential - See ItalianWeek.com.au for details

Dall'Italia all'Australia (Queensland Premier)

2010-04-05T17:59:00.000-07:00

In 1924, the Italian film director Angelo Drovetti embarked on an epic 8,000-nautical-mile voyage with his movie camera.

The result, Dall’Italia All’Australia (From Italy to Australia), is regarded by many as the most comprehensive film ever made of a migrant voyage. ‘

Dall’Italia All’Australia’ chronicles the voyage of the Regina d’Italia (Queen of Italy) - one of three passenger ships first built for the Lloyd Sabaudo Line at the turn of last century.

The film showcases the panoramic views witnessed by Italian, Yugoslav, Greek, Arabic and Jewish migrants as they stood atop the deck of the old steamer during their seven-week world odyssey from Genoa to Australia, by way of Egypt and Sri Lanka, arriving in Brisbane in September 1924.

Author Anthony De Bolfo, who discovered the film, introduces and commentates on the film, with Italian folk music by acclaimed musicians 'I Viaggiatori' the live music is arranged with traditional and original tunes and songs.

I Viaggiatori (The Voyagers) was formed by Kavisha Mazzella to perform a live Italian folk music score for the silent documentary film ‘Dall’Italia All’Australia’ for the 2006 National Folk Festival in Canberra.

Queensland Premier of 'Dall Italia All Australia'

BRISBANE SCREENINGS

Details:-Two Screenings Only.
Where:- Australian Cinémathèque, Gallery of Modern Art, Cinema B
When:- Sunday 30th May 2010 at 1.30pm Screening and 3.30pm Screeing

Ticket price $45.00 Tickets Strictly limited -

Book Online Here -
BOOK NOW

Official Launch of the Accademia Italiana della Cucina.

2010-04-05T17:38:00.000-07:00

The Accademia Italiana della Cucina is a not for profit organization, founded in Milan in 1953 by a small group of high ranking representatives of various organizations, among whom Orio Vergani. Their objective, which was considered almost a moral obligation, was to take immediate action to protect a cultural heritage of great importance; that of Italian cooking threatened by the historical and social events of the 1950’s.

In 2003, the Minister for Cultural Affairs recognized the well documented cultural merits of the Accademia by granting it the denomination, “Cultural Institution”, thus placing it amongst the largest and most important Italian cultural organisations, often laden with over a century of experience, rich in past and present glories, bearers of experience and wisdom in the culture arena.

Join in the celebrations as we launch the most important Italian Gastronomical Association in Queensland. Gusto da Gianni plays host to the Accademia's inaugural dinner. Enjoy a dinner and matching wines, along with entertainment. $89 per person.

Where:- Gusto da Gianni Portside Wharf, Remora Rd, Hamilton
When:- Thursday 27th May 2010 7.00pm to 12.00pm
More Information:- $89 per person - Bookings essential

The Menu for the dinner is the following:

On arrival a Selection of Tartine

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Starter

BEEF CARPACCIO

Served with Fresh Rocket, Button Mushrooms, Parmesan Cheese and Organic Olive Oil

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Entree

CHIUSONI ALLE MELANZANE
Sardinian Home made Pasta with Grape Tomatoes and Eggplant

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Main

Served Alternative Drop

SALMONE ALL’AGRO DOLCE

Crispy Skin Atlantic Salmon served with a Apple, Walnut and Parmesan Salad with a Salsa Verde

TAGLIATA DI MANZO AI FUNGHI TRIFOLATI

200gram Rib Fillet served Medium with a Truffle Mash, Wild Mushrooms and a Red Wine Jew

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Dessert

TORTA DI MELE
Apple Torte served with Freshly Whipped Cream

Served with the Following Wines

Gancia Prosecco N/V

Sapiri (Capocroce) 2006

Catarratoo & Inzolia Grapes; deep straw colour with an intense flower aroma, dry & smooth with hints of fruits

Nero d’Avola (Capocroce) 2007

Deep red cherry colour with violet hues, flowery notes of pansies, dry & smooth & slightly savoury

2010-04-05T17:24:00.000-07:00

Message from H.E. Gian Ludovico De Martino di Montegiordano, Ambassador of Italy in Australia

2010-03-31T22:17:00.000-07:00

L'Ambasciatore d'Italia Canberra

Message from H.E. Gian Ludovico De Martino di Montegiordano, Ambassador of Italy in Australia

As Ambassador of Italy to Australia, I have the pleasure to deliver this message on this important occasion, the 4th Italian Week, a celebration of Italy, its culture and its tradition in the city of Brisbane and in the state of Queensland.

Allow me to say that the success of the previous Italian Week celebrations are the results of the precious efforts that the organisers have achieved in the diffusion of the Italian culture. This year Italian Week has expanded its celebration into other areas of traditional Italian immigration, such as Stanthorpe.

This edition of Italian Week, dedicated to “La Bella Figura”, fits perfectly into a typical image of Italy. The attention for beauty, fashion, design and lifestyle is also the focus of this year’s celebrations.

I wish to convey my congratulations and every success to the organisers for presenting a modern, dynamic and thoroughly expressive image of our country.

Amb. Gianludovico De Martino Di Montegiordano

St John Ambulance Concert Band

2010-03-31T16:43:00.000-07:00

The Brisbane Citizens Concert Band, now performing as the St John Ambulance Concert Band, is one of Brisbane’s oldest bands, having been formed in 1919 by its first conductor, Albert Kaeser. Mr Kaeser owned a music store in George Street, and he conducted the band for almost 50 years.

The current conductor, Major Ivan Cocking, has a wide range of experience, including conducting the 2nd Military District Band, Sydney.

The band is a community band, consisting of approximately 30 members, with a wide range of ages and diverse backgrounds. Musical repertoire played includes popular, classical and jazz arrangements, marches, TV and movie themes, and arrangements from opera and musicals.

The band plays at the St John Ambulance Inspection day and Church service at Government House, and at the Saluting Base in King George Square for Anzac day, as well as participating in Brisbane City Council’s programme of free concerts in the city’s parks on Sunday afternoons.

Tuscan cooking class – pasta making & eating

2010-03-30T17:53:00.000-07:00

Master your pasta making skills at Cortina Restaurant on the 29th of May!

Pasta has always been an iconic dish in Italian cuisine, and is a basic and versatile ingredient that can incorporate the season’s produce to make it a meal all year round.

The Tuscan Association of Queensland, along with Italian chef Vittorio Greco and his wife Barbara, will teach you how to make a variety of pasta from scratch, as well as the delicious accompanying sauces.

Throughout the day you will learn how to make pasta with and without egg, the proper preparation and cooking of pasta, the difference between fresh pasta and dried pasta and how to make complementary sauces. All who attend will have hands-on experience with recipe, preparation and cooking notes provided.

After perfecting your pasta skills, you can sit down to a delicious pasta meal and enjoy the authentic tastes over a glass of wine.

Don’t miss your chance to learn from the best!

Where: Cortina restaurant, on the corner of Sandgate and Buckland roads, Nundah
When: from 9am until 1pm on the 29 May
More Info: Tickets are $70 per person, and alcohol is BYO.

To make your reservation for the cooking class, contact Cortina restaurant on 32664253, or contact Paul Amabile of the Tuscan Association on 0412 352 992.

Tuscan winter dinner (seafood)

2010-03-30T17:47:00.000-07:00

With such a plethora of coastline, it’s not hard to see why Italians love food from the sea. Tuscany hugs the coast of the Mediterranean Sea, where the water is salty and shellfish abundant. Some of the great dishes of Tuscany include a variety of shellfish cooked and simmered as a stew or sauce.

The Tuscan Association of Qld together with Italian chef – Vittorio Greco and his wife Barbara will prepare a 4 course dinner of very authentic Tuscan seafood dishes that will satisfy the most hungry appetite.

MENU

Calamaretti con salvia e limone (baby squid pan fried with wine and lemon)
Risotto con nero di seppie e pomodori al rosmarino (risotto with cuttlefish ink with a confit of tomato & rosemary)
Baccala al’ Livornese (Cod fish served with potatoes & greens)
Semifreddo di ricotta biscotatta (semi-frozen ricotta pudding with crunchy biscuit)

Where: Cortina restaurant, Cnr Sandgate & Buckland Rds, Nundah

When: 7:00pm Thurs. 27 May

More Info: Cost: $70.00 per person. (BYO alcohol); Bookings: Vittorio Greco (Cortina restaurant)_T: 3266 4253 / 0404 542 714

Paul Amabile (Tuscan Assoc)_ T: 0412 352 992

Degustation dinner with Tuscan dishes & complimentary Tuscan wines

2010-03-30T17:26:00.000-07:00

Tantalise your tastebuds with the tastes of Tuscany at Cortina Restaurant’s delicious degustation dinner on the 26th of May.

The Tuscan Association of Queensland together with Italian chef, Vittorio Greco and his wife Barbara, will present a mouth-watering four-course dinner accompanied with varying and complementary Tuscan wines.

Chianti is synonymous with the region of Tuscany, which produces quality red wines known & loved around the world. The region’s native grape, the sangiovese, dates back 3,000 years to the ancient Etruscans and produces an elegant wine with forceful aromas. This grape now produces arguably Italy’s most expensive wine: Brunello di Montalcino.
Don’t miss your chance to dine like a true a Tuscan!

MENU

Foccacina con il prosciutto e fichi (foccacia bread with prosciutto & fig conserve)
WINE - Toscano bianco (white)

Pappardelle con sugo di coniglio (Pappardelle pasta with a rabbit & tomato sauce)
WINE - Chianti classico (dry red)

Cinghiale in salmi (Stew of wild boar with vegetables)
WINE - Chianti classico riserva(aged dry red)

Frittelle di mele (Sweet apple fritters)
WINE - Vin santo (sweet desert wine)

Where: Cortina restaurant, Cnr Sandgate & Buckland Rds, Nundah
When: 7:00pm Wed. 26 May
More Info: Cost $70.00 per person; Bookings: Vittorio Greco (Cortina restaurant) T: 3266 4253 / 0404 542 714 OR
Paul Amabile (Tuscan Assoc) T: 0412 352 992

Degustation dinner with Tuscan olive oils + Tuscan dishes

2010-03-30T17:17:00.000-07:00

Indulge your love of all things Tuscan, with Cortina Restaurant’s delicious degustation on Tuesday the 25th of May.

The Tuscan Association of Queensland together with Italian chef, Vittorio Greco and his wife Barbara, will prepare a delicious five-course dinner that will complement and demonstrate the importance of fine olive oil in authentic traditional Tuscan dishes.

Tuscany is a region synonymous with some of the finest quality olive oil in the world, producing countless varieties including the Laudemio trademark ranging from the piccanti (spicy) to the dolce (sweet) oils.

Tuscan olive oil is generally produced from handpicked fruit, which produces extra virgin oil that is low in acidity, green in colour and has a fruity flavour with a herbal aroma.

Don’t miss this delicious exploration into the beautiful and varied tastes of Tuscan olive oil!

MENU (all featuring olive oil):

• Crostini misti (toasted bread with various toppings drizzled with oil)

• Garmugia (Tuscan vegetable soup)

• Tagliatelle al pomodoro (tagliatelle pasta with tomato sauce)

• Carpaccio di manzo con rucola e grana padano (sliced rare beef with rocket & grano padano cheese)

• Schiacciata coll' uva (sweet, flat Tuscan bread with grapes & oil)

Where: Cortina Restaurant, Cnr Sandgate & Buckland Rds, Nundah

When: 7:00pm Tues. 25 May

More Information: Cost: $55.00 per person. BYO alcohol.

Bookings: Vittorio Greco (Cortina Restaurant) T: 3266 4253 / 0404 542 714 OR Paul Amabile (Tuscan Assoc) T: 0412 352 99.

Patronato INAS

2010-03-30T16:14:00.001-07:00

INAS Australia al servizio della comunita’ Italiana dal 1972. INAS (Italian National Institute of Social Assistance) is a social institution promoted by CISL (Confederazione Italiana Sindacati Lavoratori - Italian Confederation, of Workers Trade Unions), set up to provide a free service with regard to state insurance, welfare assistance and health care. It is a charitable institution and as such it is controlled in its activities and functions by Italian state laws.

Introduction by the Consul of Italy for Queensland and The North Territory Dott. Francesco Capecchi

2010-03-29T23:23:00.000-07:00

Queensland, a land of great opportunity. A place blessed with splendid sunshine, Queensland, a state of immense social diversity. Since the arrival of Italian migrants over 150 years ago, this ever growing community has been the centrepiece and focal point of multicultural Queensland. It is proven that as Queensland grew and progressed through time and Italian migration increased, Italians soon became one of the largest ethnic, non anglo-saxon communities in the state. At present, there are over 100,000 people of Italian origin currently residing in Queensland. From the latter, approximately 27,000 people speak Italian. These statistics are a clear indication of the sacrifices Italians made to integrate into the Australian way of life without forgetting their country of origin, Italy but more importantly, Italians never forgot their primary objective of establishing a family and creating a brighter future in Australia.

Today Italians are an integral part of Queensland life and once again this year we are proud to cultivate these multicultural seeds planted by Italians of past generations through celebration.

Italian Week, now in its fourth edition, is the official celebration of the “Festa della Repubblica” – Italian National Day. Our passionate lifestyle and that we bring the unique experience of literature, art, cuisine, sport, fashion, music and performing arts, education and language. It is an opportunity for Queensland to be a part of the colour, the magic, the sounds and rhythms of this great culture which will come alive from 22 May to 2 June 2010 in locations all around Queensland.

Therefore, it is my pleasure to extend to Queensland a warm benvenuto to Italian Week 2010.

Francesco Capecchi

Consul of Italy

Jan Powers 'Il Mercato' Italian Markets and entertainment

2010-03-29T18:30:00.000-07:00

Local foodie, Jan Power, brings her famous Farmers Markets to Brisbane City at the top of the Queen Street Mall, Reddacliff Place. Buy the freshest fruit, crispest vegetables and leanest cuts of meat right here in the city. Whether you are a busy city worker, Queen Street Mall shopper, or visitor to the city, you will not only find the markets the perfect place to shop during your lunch break or on your way home, but also an exciting shopping experience with fabulous and exotic foods that are sure to delight.

Where: Reddacliff Place, between Brisbane Square (the BCC building) and the Treasury Casino.
When: 10am to 6pm
More Information: FREE EVENT - NO BOOKING REQUIRED.

Treasury Casino Italian Motor Expo

2010-03-29T18:03:00.000-07:00

Lovers of Italian design and motor enthusiasts alike will find no better place to get their motors running than at The Treasury Casino Italian Motor Expo on Sunday the 30th of May!

This free event, which will be at Reddacliff Place from 10am to 2pm, will give Brisbane residents the unique chance to see classic and contemporary Italian motor vehicles, motorbikes and scooters up close.

While enjoying the best Italian motor engineering has to offer, guests will enjoy the live sounds of some of Brisbane’s leading orchestras and concert bands. The Brisbane Regional Youth Orchestra and the St. John Ambulance concert band will be playing a range of beautiful songs, including many Italian classics.

From Alfa Romeo, to Fiat, Ducati, Maserati and Lamborghini, these high-performance Italian vehicles come from private collections, dealers and distributors thanks to the valuable assistance of the Italian Motor Vehicle Clubs.

Beautiful Italian Vehicles and Classical music - the perfect setting for a Sunday afternoon!

Where: Reddacliff Place, between Brisbane Square (the BCC building) and the Treasury Casino.
When: From 10.00am to 2.00pm
More Information: FREE EVENT - NO BOOKING REQUIRED

The Italian Motor Vehicle Rally

2010-03-29T17:15:00.000-07:00

Join in the celebrations and make a weekend of it in beautiful Stanthorpe! Italian Week Stanthorpe celebrations begin with the Italian Motor Vehicle Rally on the 22nd of May.

This is your chance to get up close and personal with the best Italian engineering has to offer, with the rally including a unique range of vintage and modern Italian motor vehicles, motorbikes and scooters.

Join us round 8.30am on Saturday the 22nd for a caffe before departing for the rally from Brisbane for Stanthorpe at 9am on Saturday morning Starting from Dolci Sapori at 828 Sandgate Road, Clayfield (On the corner of Junction Road and Sandgate Road at Clayfield) ..

After enjoying the scenic drive, rallyists will arrive in time to enjoy a delicious picnic lunch and a glass of wine.

This impressive collection of Italian Vehicles will not disappoint! Viewing of the Vehicles at the Stanthorpe State High School from 1pm to 3pm is FREE for the public.

What: Italian Motor Vehicle Rally

When: Leaving from Brisbane at 9am, 22nd May

Tickets: $45 per person, Entry into the Italian Motor Rally includes a complimentary picnic lunch, a glass of wine from ItaliQuore and a gift hamper.Tickets can be purchased online here

The Stanthorpe celebrations don’t end there, with Jon English and Peter Cupples set to perform their ‘Unscrewed’ show at the Queensland College of Wine Tourism in Stanthorpe.

These two great Australian artists will be performing two live and intimate shows on the Saturday night and Sunday afternoon. This is a performance not to be missed!

What: Jon English and Peter Cupples’ ‘Unscrewed’ dinner and show,

When: Saturday night 22 of May 7pm,

Where: Queensland College of Wine Tourism, 22 Caves Road Stanthorpe

Tickets: Dinner and show tickets- $120, Includes complimentary glass of wine on arrival and with dessert.

And then on Sunday afternoon the 23 of May at 1pm Jon and Peter go 'Unscrewed' in the vineyard - this fun afternoon performance in the vineyard will be the perfect setting for to wrap up a weekend of motors, music, and mayhem

When: Sunday afternoon the 23 of May 1pm
What: Jon English and Peter Cupples’ ‘Unscrewed’ show, in the vineyard
Where: Queensland College of Wine Tourism, 22 Caves Road Stanthorpe
Tickets: Sunday performance tickets- $45. Includes complimentary glass of wine on arrival.

Tickets available at the door
You can book your tickets to the Saturday night performance and Sunday afternoon Show from the Stanthorpe State High School Text Book Office, phone 07-4681 5813

Tickets to the Sunday afternoon show are available from Stanthorpe State High School Text Book Office phone 07-4681 5813, or Stanthorpe Sports and Camping phone 07-4681 1196,

The Stanthorpe/Granite Belt area is home to many Italian families and the teaching of the language has brought the Italian culture into the schools.

The High School has a sister school relationship with a high school in Cividale, in the Friuli region and the students visit on a host family basis in each country.

This year, Stanthorpe High School will host the Cividale students in July and the Italian students will return the hospitality when we travel to their city in September, before touring Italy to experience other regions and visiting the famous Italian icons.

The Italian Week producers are assisting in fundraising via these events for the Italian Immersion Students of the Stanthorpe High School.

La Bella Figura In Food, Art And Fashion

2010-03-29T17:09:00.000-07:00

Let Simona Albanese, a native of Rome, lead you on a two-day workshop where you will learn about the Italian philosophy of ‘la bella figura’ in Italian art and fashion. Let yourself be immersed in Italian culture, whilst comfortably sitting in one of the newest restaurants in the CDB: Vapiano.

Throughout the workshop you will enjoy Italian food while finding out the best places to go in Italy, and even learn and practice basic Italian terms and the useful sentences necessary for a future trip.

So come along and be ready to have fun and enjoy this new event organized during the Italian week. Don't miss it!!

Class limited to 20 participants.
Where: Vapiano, Albert Lane, just off the Queen St Mall
When: May 27 and May 28
Time: from 1:30pm to 3:30pm (both of the days)
Course Cost: $100 (the cost include all the materials provided to the students on our first meeting for the two days, but exclude food and beverage)

For any enquires please contact directly:
Simona Albanese
http://www.simonaalbanese.blogspot.com/
Email: albanese.simona@gmail.com
Phone: 041 4262 782

Patrizio Buanne Concert

2010-03-25T18:48:00.000-07:00

Dainty Consolidated Entertainment is thrilled to confirm that Patrizio Buanne, the world’s most exciting baritone crooner, will tour Australia in May 2010. The concert tour will travel to Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, Brisbane and Perth.
Tickets go on sale 9am Thursday 15 October, 2009.

Inspired by the legendary Italian American singers of the 50’s and 60’s, like Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra, Patrizio Buanne epitomises style, sophistication and elegance. With his rich baritone voice he is a unique performer in the modern world of entertainment.

Patrizio is renowned for his energetic yet intimate live shows, he uniquely combines charisma, sex appeal and raw talent with a natural intuition for performance.
This will be Patrizio’s 3rd national concert tour of Australia, he last toured in 2007 to sold-out crowds.

Where: Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre
When: 8pm Friday 28 May
Book now through ticketek.com.au or phone 132 849

Extravagant Cinema: From Cabiria To The Inferno

2010-03-25T17:31:00.000-07:00

Presented by the Australian Cinémathèque, Gallery of Modern Art, in collaboration with the Consulate of Italy in Brisbane and the Museo Nazionale del Cinema, Turin.
For Italian Week, Brisbane, in 2010, four of the most celebrated films of the Italian silent cinema will be presented with live musical accompaniment at the Australian Cinémathèque, for the first time in Australia on restored 35mm prints, including Giovanni Pastrone’s epic masterpiece, Cabiria 1914.

‘I will never forget the first time I saw Giovanni Pastrone’s extraordinary Cabiria. I wasn’t quite prepared for the sheer scope and beauty of this film. And I was completely unprepared for having my sense of film history realigned. (…) Cabiria is not a collection of great moments or choices, but a magnificent, entrancing whole.’
Martin Scorsese

SCREENINGS

Il Fauno 1917
35MM, COLOUR, 65 MINUTES AT 18FPS (1325M), ITALY, SILENT, ITALIAN INTERTITLES (ENGLISH SUBTITLES) / DIRECTOR/SCRIPT: FEBO MARI / PRODUCTION: S.A. AMBROSIO / PRINT SOURCE: MUSEO NAZIONALE DEL CINEMA, TURIN

A fantastical version of the Pygmalion story, Il Fauno holds an importance place in the history of Italian symbolist cinema. Live musical accompaniment is provided by noted Italian pianist Mauro Colombis, who as been involved in silent film accompaniment since 1993 and has performed at Pordenone Silent Film Festival every year since 2002. The restoration of the film was completed in 1994 by the Cinémathèque Royale du Belgique de Bruxelles and by the Cineteca del Friuli di Gemona, in collaboration with the Museo Nazionale del Cinema, Turin.

Where: Australian Cinémathèque, Gallery of Modern Art, Cinema A
When: 8.30pm Fri 28 May 2010
More Information: FREE EVENT - NO BOOKING REQUIRED

Cabiria 1914
35MM, COLOUR, 166 MINUTES AT 16FPS (3037 M), ITALY, SILENT, ENGLISH INTERTITLES / DIRECTOR: GIOVANNI PASTRONE/ SCRIPT: GABRIELE D’ANNUNZIO, GIOVANNI PASTRONE / PRODUCTION: ITALA FILM / PRINT SOURCE: MUSEO NAZIONALE DEL CINEMA, TURIN

Cabiria is epic cinema, featuring a cast of thousands and extravagant staging. Set almost two thousand years ago, the film recounts the story of Princess Cabiria, sold into slavery after the commotion caused by an eruption of Mt Etna. The character of the kind slave, Maciste, created by Pastrone in Cabiria, features in a string of later popular films. Celebrated author and co-scriptwriter, Gabriele D’Annunzio, wrote the intertitles for the film. Live musical accompaniment for this one-time only event and Australian premiere of the restored print is provided by noted Italian pianist Mauro Colombis, who as been involved in silent film accompaniment since 1993 and has performed at Pordenone Silent Film Festival every year since 2002. Restored in 2006 by the Museo Nazionale del Cinema, Turin.

Where: Australian Cinémathèque, Gallery of Modern Art, Cinema A
When: 2.00pm Sat 29 May 2010
More Information: FREE EVENT

Maciste all’Inferno 1926
35MM, COLOUR, 100 MINUTES AT 20FPS (2306 M), ITALY, SILENT, ITALIAN INTERTITLES (ENGLISH SUBTITLES) / DIRECTOR: GUIDO BRIGNONE / SCRIPT: RICCARDO ARTUFFO / PRODUCTION: FERT-PITTALUGA / PRINT SOURCE: MUSEO NAZIONALE DEL CINEMA, TURIN

‘Maciste all’Inferno is “devilishness in five acts”, set in a sensual, Baroque hell. (…) As usual Maciste works his wonder by defeating a fleet of devils, even though in the end it is not his force that wins but the prayers of a child. Maciste all’Inferno is the last film in the series starring Bartolomeo Pagano, who ends with one of his best performances. (…) The new joint restoration by Cineteca di Bologna and Museo Nazionale del Cinema in Turin, includes the original intertitles that describe the underworld with Dantesque tercets.’ (Stella Dagna & Claudia Gianetto, Museo Nazionale del Cinema, Turin). Federico Fellini cites Maciste all’Inferno as an early cinematic influence. Live musical accompaniment is provided on the Australian Cinémathèque’s restored 1929 Wurlitzer Style 260 (Special) theatre pipe organ by organist David Bailey. Restored in 2009 by the Museo Nazionale del Cinema in Turin in collaboration with the Cineteca del Comune di Bologna.

Where: Australian Cinémathèque, Gallery of Modern Art, Cinema A.
When: 11.00am Sun 30 May 2010
More Information: FREE EVENT - NO BOOKING REQUIRED

Maciste in Vacanza 1921
35MM, COLOUR, 72 MINUTES AT 20FPS (1644 M), ITALY, SILENT, ITALIAN INTERTITLES (ENGLISH SUBTITLES) / DIRECTOR: LUIGI ROMANO BORGNETTO / SCRIPT: ALESSANDRO DE STEFANI / PRODUCTION: ITALA FILM / PRINT SOURCE: MUSEO NAZIONALE DEL CINEMA, TURIN

‘The stress of the frantic pace of modern life spares no one, not even Maciste, over-burdened with work and besieged by fans. A reinvigorating holiday is what he desires, above all if he can frolic through the countryside in his new little one-seat automobile, baptised “Diattolina” and loved by the giant like a wife. The honeymoon is doomed however by the price of popularity. In the street, the hotel, or the restaurant, everyone has problems to put before the hero of the cinematograph: mischievous brothers, annoying wives, cows that don't give milk, loves not reciprocated.... there is nothing which cannot be solved by Maciste! Maciste in vacanza stands out as one of the most anarchic and amusing titles of the series.’ (Stella Dagna & Claudia Gianetto, Museo Nazionale del Cinema, Turin). Live musical accompaniment is provided on the Australian Cinémathèque’s restored 1929 Wurlitzer Style 260 (Special) theatre pipe organ by organist David Bailey. Restored in 2008 by the Cineteca del Comune di Bologna, the Cineteca Nazionale di Roma and the Museo Nazionale del Cinema, Turin.

Where: Australian Cinémathèque, Gallery of Modern Art, Cinema A
When: Wednesday the 2nd of June at 6.00pm
More information: FREE EVENT - NO BOOKING REQUIRED

GETTING TO THE CINEMATHEQUE
The Australian Cinémathèque is located at the Gallery of Modern Art (GoMA), the second site of the Queensland Art Gallery. The two buildings are located within easy walking distance of each other (150 metres), and are part of the Queensland Cultural Bank Parklands. For and access map and further location details please visit our website: http://www.qag.qld.gov.au/

Other Events At GOMA

ART HISTORY TALK
The battle of the giants: Tintoretto vs Titian
Simona Albanese, University of Queensland

Jacopo Tintoretto’s artistic identity evolved as a kind of conscious and continual revolution against the model for painting provided by Titian. During the middle decades of the sixteenth-century, Titian was the most influential and admired painter in Venice, and the work of many younger painters was indebted to him. Tintoretto however, worked self-consciously in defiance of the older master. Following Titian’s death in 1576, Tintoretto’s art developed in a more mature and individualistic manner which had few precursors or followers. This lecture will analyse the Cristo risorgente (The risen Christ) c1555 from the collection of the Queensland Art Gallery, which shows Tintoretto’s mature style, and compare it to other relevant Biblical subjects, making reference also to works by Titian.

Where: Australian Cinémathèque, Gallery of Modern Art, Cinema A
When: 12.00pm Wed 2 June 2010

Talk - The historical imagination of Cabiria
Dr Tiziana Ferrero-Regis, Queensland University of Technology

The roots of Italian cinema’s enduring fascination with history can be traced to the silent era and in particular to Giovanni Pastrone’s Cabiria. Dr Tiziana Ferrero-Regis will speak about history and memory in this landmark of Italian silent cinema, as well as discussing the role that celebrated author and co-scriptwriter, Gabriele D’Annunzio, played in the production.

Where: Australian Cinémathèque, Gallery of Modern Art, Cinema A
When: 4.00pm Wed 26 May 2010

Australian Cinémathèque,
Gallery of Modern Art
Stanley Place, South Bank, Brisbane, Australia
Tel: +61 (0)7 3842 9555 or +61 0(7) 3840 7303
Email: gallery@qag.qld.gov.au

GETTING TO THE CINEMATHEQUE
The Australian Cinémathèque is located at the Gallery of Modern Art (GoMA), the second site of the Queensland Art Gallery. The two buildings are located within easy walking distance of each other (150 metres), and are part of the Queensland Cultural Bank Parklands. For and access map and further location details please visit our website: www.qag.qld.gov.au

Subscribe to the Gallery Artmail e-bulletin and indicate your special interest in the Australian Cinémathèque to receive Cinemail fortnightly: www.qag.qld.gov/artmail

Film screenings introduced by program curator, Kathryn Weir. For further details of screenings, see www.qag.qld.gov.au/cinematheque

Acknowledgements
The generous assistance of the following individuals and organisations is gratefully acknowledged: the Consulate of Italy, Brisbane: Francesco Capecchi; Italian Week, Brisbane: Alessandro Sorbello; Museo Nazionale del Cinema, Turin: Alberto Barbera, Luca Giuliani, Stella Dagna, Stefania Carta, Andreina Sarale; Australian Cinémathèque Intern: Giulia Saccogna.

Italian Week Art History Talk - The battle of the giants: Tintoretto vs Titian

2010-03-25T17:07:00.000-07:00

The battle of the giants: Tintoretto vs Titian
Simona Albanese, University of Queensland

Talk - The historical imagination of Cabiria

2010-03-25T17:03:00.000-07:00

Dr Tiziana Ferrero-Regis, Queensland University of Technology
The roots of Italian cinema’s enduring fascination with history can be traced to the silent era and in particular to Giovanni Pastrone’s Cabiria. Dr Tiziana Ferrero-Regis will speak about history and memory in this landmark of Italian silent cinema, as well as discussing the role that celebrated author and co-scriptwriter, Gabriele D’Annunzio, played in the production.

Where: Australian Cinémathèque, Gallery of Modern Art, Cinema A
When: 4.00pm Wed 26 May 2010

GETTING TO THE CINEMATHEQUE
The Australian Cinémathèque is located at the Gallery of Modern Art (GoMA), the second site of the Queensland Art Gallery. The two buildings are located within easy walking distance of each other (150 metres), and are part of the Queensland Cultural Bank Parklands. For and access map and further location details please visit our website: http://www.qag.qld.gov.au/

Maciste in Vacanza 1921

2010-03-25T16:59:00.000-07:00

35MM, COLOUR, 72 MINUTES AT 20FPS (1644 M), ITALY, SILENT, ITALIAN INTERTITLES (ENGLISH SUBTITLES) / DIRECTOR: LUIGI ROMANO BORGNETTO / SCRIPT: ALESSANDRO DE STEFANI / PRODUCTION: ITALA FILM / PRINT SOURCE: MUSEO NAZIONALE DEL CINEMA, TURIN

Maciste all’Inferno 1926

2010-03-25T16:51:00.000-07:00

35MM, COLOUR, 100 MINUTES AT 20FPS (2306 M), ITALY, SILENT, ITALIAN INTERTITLES (ENGLISH SUBTITLES) / DIRECTOR: GUIDO BRIGNONE / SCRIPT: RICCARDO ARTUFFO / PRODUCTION: FERT-PITTALUGA / PRINT SOURCE: MUSEO NAZIONALE DEL CINEMA, TURIN

‘Maciste all’Inferno is “devilishness in five acts”, set in a sensual, Baroque hell. (…) As usual Maciste works his magic by defeating a fleet of devils, even though in the end it is not his strength that wins but the a child’s prayers. Maciste all’Inferno is the last film in the series starring Bartolomeo Pagano, who ends with one of his best performances. (…) The new joint restoration by Cineteca di Bologna and Museo Nazionale del Cinema in Turin, includes the original intertitles that describe the underworld with Dantesque tercets.’ (Stella Dagna & Claudia Gianetto, Museo Nazionale del Cinema, Turin). Federico Fellini cites Maciste all’Inferno as an early cinematic influence. Live musical accompaniment is provided on the Australian Cinémathèque’s restored 1929 Wurlitzer Style 260 (Special) theatre pipe organ by organist David Bailey. Restored in 2009 by the Museo Nazionale del Cinema in Turin in collaboration with the Cineteca del Comune di Bologna.

Where: Australian Cinémathèque, Gallery of Modern Art, Cinema A.
When: 11.00am Sun 30 May 2010
More Information: FREE EVENT - NO BOOKING REQUIRED

GETTING TO THE CINEMATHEQUE
The Australian Cinémathèque is located at the Gallery of Modern Art (GoMA), the second site of the Queensland Art Gallery. The two buildings are located within easy walking distance of each other (150 metres), and are part of the Queensland Cultural Bank Parklands. For and access map and further location details please visit our website: http://www.qag.qld.gov.au/

Cabiria (1914)

2010-03-25T16:45:00.000-07:00

35MM, COLOUR, 166 MINUTES AT 16FPS (3037 M), ITALY, SILENT, ENGLISH INTERTITLES / DIRECTOR: GIOVANNI PASTRONE/ SCRIPT: GABRIELE D’ANNUNZIO, GIOVANNI PASTRONE / PRODUCTION: ITALA FILM / PRINT SOURCE: MUSEO NAZIONALE DEL CINEMA, TURIN

Where: Australian Cinémathèque, Gallery of Modern Art, Cinema A
When: 2.00pm Sat 29 May 2010
More Information: FREE EVENT – NO BOOKING REQUIRED

GETTING TO THE CINEMATHEQUE
The Australian Cinémathèque is located at the Gallery of Modern Art (GoMA), the second site of the Queensland Art Gallery. The two buildings are located within easy walking distance of each other (150 metres), and are part of the Queensland Cultural Bank Parklands. For and access map and further location details please visit our website: http://www.qag.qld.gov.au/

Il Fauno 1917

2010-03-25T16:40:00.000-07:00

35MM, COLOUR, 65 MINUTES AT 18FPS (1325M), ITALY, SILENT, ITALIAN INTERTITLES (ENGLISH SUBTITLES) / DIRECTOR/SCRIPT: FEBO MARI / PRODUCTION: S.A. AMBROSIO / PRINT SOURCE: MUSEO NAZIONALE DEL CINEMA, TURIN

A fantastical version of the Pygmalion story, Il Fauno holds an important place in the history of Italian symbolist cinema. Live musical accompaniment is provided by noted Italian pianist Mauro Colombis, who as been involved in silent film accompaniment since 1993 and has performed at Pordenone Silent Film Festival every year since 2002. The restoration of the film was completed in 1994 by the Cinémathèque Royale du Belgique de Bruxelles and by the Cineteca del Friuli di Gemona, in collaboration with the Museo Nazionale del Cinema, Turin.

Where: Australian Cinémathèque, Gallery of Modern Art, Cinema A
When: 8.30pm Fri 28 May 2010
More Information: FREE EVENT – NO BOOKING REQUIRED

GETTING TO THE CINEMATHEQUE
The Australian Cinémathèque is located at the Gallery of Modern Art (GoMA), the second site of the Queensland Art Gallery. The two buildings are located within easy walking distance of each other (150 metres), and are part of the Queensland Cultural Bank Parklands. For and access map and further location details please visit our website: http://www.qag.qld.gov.au/

Fumo Negli Occhi

2010-03-25T16:29:00.000-07:00

Come and be entertained by the very first debut of the Italian Theatre Company of QLD "Pietro Sillato" inc.

For the first time Brisbane will have an Italian theatre company that will produce an annual event with classics from the Italian comedy.

Australians can now enjoy and understand the original Italian language thanks to the innovation that the company is bringing for the first time: projected English subtitles.

Fumo Negli occhi (smoke in the eyes) is a brilliant comedy of 3 acts, which will transport you into an Italian family in the 60's. With their obsession for the "social eye" they will pretend to go to Capri for a "Fine Settimana" to show their neighbours that they can afford it, with hilarious consequences!

Come to see the first debut of the Italian Theatre Company of QLD for an unforgettable night of laughing out loud.

Where: The Princess Theatre Woolloongabba
When: 7.30p Tue 1st of June 2010
More info: www.italiantheatreqld.org
Cost: $25 / $15 concessions

Italian Market Day

2010-03-25T16:19:00.000-07:00

Come and sample the delicious tastes of Italy at Angelo's Fresh Pasta Products‘ Italian Market Day on the 29th of May. The Italian Market Day will showcase traditional Italian flavours through plenty of tasting and interactive cooking demonstrations from 9am through to 1pm.

Angelo’s Fresh Pasta Products is a family owned company and has been producing authentic quality pasta since 1968. Angelo’s uses only the freshest and finest of ingredients, the best quality Durum Semolina and farm fresh eggs, in all of their products.

Come and experience this unique free event, where there will be pasta cooking demonstrations, Parmesan cheese tastings of three types of Parmesan, including Vacche Rosse (red cow) Parmigano Reggiano – exclusive to Angelo’s, Parmigiano Reggiano & Grana Padano, Gelato tastings, San Pellegrino mineral water tastings, Italian breads, olive oil tastings and coffee.

Buon appetito!

What: Italian Market Day
Where: 22 Doggett Street, Fortitude Valley.

When: Saturday 29th May from 9am – 1pm

Angelo's Fresh Pasta

2010-03-25T16:12:00.000-07:00

Angelo first started hand-making pasta under his house and since then, the business has steadily grown to become Queensland’s largest award-winning pasta producer.

From day one, the business was a success: after he delivered his first batch of fettuccine to Sala’s delicatessen, the product was so popular it sold out that very morning. In fact, Angelo was so busy making pasta that he didn’t have time to pack it. Delicatessen owners used to visit his home to weigh and pack their own fettuccine to take to sell in their shops. Angelo’s Fresh Pasta Products is truly a family business. Angelo still makes pasta on the factory floor and is joined by his wife, Val, and three of their children.

"The product speaks for itself," says Angelo, who takes pride in using only natural ingredients and 100% durum semolina flour. No preservatives are added to any product and the fat content is surprisingly low. Angelo uses an array of fresh herbs and spices to flavour his pasta products.

Over the years, Angelo’s range has grown as customers have suggested new products they would like to see added—such as the boutique pasta range, spinach and ricotta filled products and pasta sauces. There are now more than 30 different products, giving customers a considerable selection to choose from.

Angelo’s Fresh Pasta Products has won many awards for their pasta products at the Sydney Royal Food Show and won the Pasta Championship for the 100% Durum Wheat Fresh Pasta category in 2003. Today, they supply the food service industry including restaurants, hotels, supermarkets, delicatessens and even corner stores. Angelo’s is now supplying Hog’s Breath Café Australia, the largest home-grown restaurant chain in Australia and New Zealand, with their Ricotta and Spinach Filled Tortelloni.

"For the first time in 19 years, we have introduced pasta on our menus across Australia and NZ," says Manfred Lorber, Director of Food Services for Hog’s Breath Cafe Australia. "It didn’t take us that long to find the ideal supply partner. It was very important to us to provide our customers the most authentic experience possible. Angelo’s Pasta was the natural choice. Angelo’s has a reputation for producing the best and most consistent pasta in the Industry."

Hog’s Breath Cafe is very proud to team up with this renowed Italian family who share the same values as Hog’s Breath Cafe to produce flavourful food with passion and attention to detail.

In forty years, Angelo’s Fresh Pasta Products has certainly come a long way. Angelo attributes determination and hard work as the secret recipe of his success.

More Info: http://www.angelospasta.com.au/

Canale Travel Service

2010-03-25T15:58:00.000-07:00

At Canale Travel Service we will do our utmost to ensure your holiday expectations are fulfilled.
Our friendly team of travel professionals have many years experience finding holidays to suit your exact requirements. With our knowledge we can make all the difficult and time-consuming enquiries for you, saving both time and effort.

Being a member of Australia's, National Association of Independent Travel Agent's means we can offer you a greater choice with an unbiased approach and so make the best arrangements for you,also being a member of NAITA gives us a strong affiliation and buying power of Australia's largest Travel Industry Partners being the Jetset / Travelworld group, which means better deals for you!

Whether you are looking for a peaceful retreat, a cultural journey or an exhilarating action holiday, we have access to a vast range of specialist operators world wide.
We can tailor-make your itinerary to be as individual as you are, or we can book single elements if that’s all you require. Anything from Accommodation, Car hire, Flights, Airport hotels, Ferries, Cruises and even a Sightseeing pass!

Office Hours :  Monday - Friday 9.00am - 5.30pm  Saturday 9.00am - 12.00noon
Online Hours : 24 hours per day 7 days per week

Street Address : 503 Lutwyche Road, Lutwyche QLD 4030
Postal Address : PO Box 323, Lutwyche QLD 4030
Telephone : 61 7 33576444
Fax: 61 7 38574771
E-Mail: General enquiriessales@canaletravel.com.au
Website: http://www.canaletravel.com.au/

Treasury Casino & Hotel

2010-03-22T23:14:00.000-07:00

Whether it's enjoying the live entertainment, delicious dining, vibrant bars or the thrill and excitement of playing in one of the world's most stylish casinos, Treasury Brisbane offers a wondrous array of things to see and do. Open 24 hours a day, this playground of possibilities combines the grandeur of one of Australia's finest buildings with the best in non-stop activity and quality service.

Brisbane Symphonic Band

2010-03-22T22:57:00.000-07:00

The Brisbane Symphonic Band is one of Brisbane's premier community bands with origins that date back to 1976. The Band - currently conducted by Stefanie Smith - regularly performs in own series concerts, at local and international festivals and as part of the Brisbane City Council's Bands in the Park program.

The Band provides an opportunity for adult musicians in the Brisbane community to come together and share their enjoyment for performing music. With the current success and expansion of the Instrumental Music Program in Queensland schools, the Band also provides an opportunity for students to continue with their musical experience, even if music is not their chosen career path.

As a community organisation, the Band is committed to providing members of the community with opportunities to appreciate and experience live music.

Brisbane Municipal Concert Band

2010-03-22T22:10:00.000-07:00

For more than a hundred years, thousands of locals have come together to share a passion for making music.

Brisbane Municipal Concert Band is Brisbane's oldest continuously playing communiy concert band. Formed in 1903, they have a rich history of entertaining the people of Brisbane in parks and gardens, street festivals and community events as well as an historical association with the Brisbane City Council and the RSL. Under the direction of David Jones, Brisbane's oldest community ensemble has become a vibrant and energetic band of musicians who range in age from 17 to 75 years of age and come from all walks of life. During the week, members of the Brisbane Municipal Concert Band work as doctors, accountants, engineers, lawyers and teachers, but on weekends they like to entertain people with their musical talents.

Biography of The Rt Hon the Lord Mayor of Brisbane Councillor Campbell Newman

2010-03-22T22:02:00.000-07:00

Biography of

The Rt Hon the Lord Mayor of Brisbane

Councillor Campbell Newman

Campbell Newman was elected Lord Mayor of Brisbane on 27 March 2004.

A civil engineer by profession, Cr Newman had a 13-year career as an Australian Army Engineer, retiring at the end of 1993 with the rank of Major.

Following his service in the Army, Campbell worked as a management consultant, helping to improve the performance of large Australian companies such as Telstra, BHP Australia Coal and the Hydro Electric Commission in Tasmania.

Cr Newman has an honours degree in civil engineering from the University of New South Wales, a Master of Business Administration from the University of Queensland and is a graduate of the Royal Military College Duntroon. He is also a Fellow of the Institution of Engineers Australia.

As Lord Mayor of Brisbane, Campbell Newman is drawing on his diverse experience to plan for Brisbane’s future.

Cr Newman is committed to making Brisbane a smart thinking, easy living city. His number one priority as Lord Mayor is to get Brisbane’s traffic moving by building a network of cross-city tunnels and improving the public transport system.

Message from The Right Honourable the Lord Mayor of Brisbane Councillor Campbell Newman

2010-03-22T21:49:00.000-07:00

Message from

The Right Honourable the Lord Mayor of Brisbane

Councillor Campbell Newman

Italian Week is a fantastic celebration of Italian culture in Queensland. The festival gives a snapshot of what it is to be Italian and gives all of Brisbane a chance to experience the best of Italian food, art, performance, fashion, engineering and design.

The Italian Week festival has grown from strength to strength in the last few years and is now very much a part of the Brisbane multicultural calendar.

As Lord Mayor, I am pleased to support festivals like Italian Week that promote our city’s vibrant multicultural community. Brisbane has a significant Italian population that makes an important contribution to our city’s economic, social, and cultural life.

The theme of this year’s Italian Week, “La Bella Figura”, describes the Italian philosophy of life with an emphasis on beauty, aesthetics and decorum. The program covers a diverse range of ticketed and free events. There is something for everyone and I encourage you to come along and show your support for the festival.

Congratulations to the organisers of Brisbane’s Italian Week on a wonderful program of events for 2010.

Campbell Newman

LORD MAYOR

Dolci Sapori Traditional Italian Pasticceria

2010-03-21T23:07:00.000-07:00

Dolci Sapori evolved over a cup of coffee discussing Brisbane’s food and hospitality industry. At that time, recently migrated from Italy, and noted the lack of an authentic Italian pasticceria.

We noted there was no place to experience a typical Italian breakfast: an on-the-run espresso with a freshly baked pastry to find out last nights soccer results. We highlighted that the ‘missing ingredient was a cafe that had a true identity rather than one that tried to be all things to all people.

From that simple cup of coffee Dolci Sapori was born.

La Pasticceria is the Italian pastry shop. You can go early in the morning for a nice pastry (some serve coffee as well--often called a Bar/Pasticceria) or in the afternoon for a sweet.

If you need to buy someone in Italy a gift to repay a small kindness, often a small tray of assorted pastries or biscotti (cookies) from a good Pasticceria may be appropriate.

Pastries are sold by the kilogram if they are small. Ask for un etto, or a tenth of a kilogram, to get about a quarter pound of goodies.

We had no trouble coming up with a menu - just provide a good product that would bring people to see, taste, smell and experience a real Italian ambience, without the expense of flying to Italy. However, coming up with a name for the business was another matter! Eventually we decided to appeal to the senses: dolci meaning sweet, for the sweet tastes and life; and sapori meaning flavours, of which there are many on offer.

Homemade Italian desserts, pastries, baked goods, and breads. From sfogiatelles (an Italian breakfast pastry) to canoli, (an Italian dessert in a fried shell with a sweet ricotta cheese filling) we serve it all.

Clayfield opened for trading in 2001 and has attracted a loyal following from all parts of Brisbane. And then there are those who stop in on their way to the airport to collect a box of sweets to take home. It was here that customers discovered the custom of brioche and granita for breakfast, arancini for a savoury snack, ricotta cannoli with your coffee, and ordering a gift box of biscuits a mixed tray pastries or a birthday cake.

Dolci Sapori - 828 Sandgate Road (Cnr Junction Rd) Clayfield 4011
p. (07) 3262 2466

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2010-03-21T22:28:00.007-07:00

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