The Girl of the Golden West
Everyone’s got gold fever! It’s the California Gold Rush and this tight-knit mining community is fiercely protective of its saloon sweetheart Minnie. Sheriff Jack Rance will do anything to win her over but having waited all her life for the right man to walk through her doors, she falls helplessly and hopelessly in love with the ‘new kid in town’, Dick …
WHEN: Thursday, 19 May 2011
TIME: 7.30 pm
WHERE: Lyric Theatre, QPAC
Viva Italia! Dinner Concert
Join OPERATIF! And special guest, Sicilian tenor, Antonio Nicolosi, who flies in from Rome, for a stunning evening of fine Italian food wine, opera and song in this iconic Brisbane Restaurant. OPERATIF! is delighted to be relaunching their Brisbane dinner shows by presenting this thrilling singer. Nicolosi is a Rome-based tenor and student of legendary tenor …
WHEN: Friday, 20 May 2011
TIME: 7.00 pm
WHERE: Dell’Ugo Ristorante, 693 Brunswick St New Farm
Trattoria Night at Leonardo’s Café & Deli
Entre: Antipasto – A selection from our Deli line served with Ciabatta Main: Garlic Prawns in Vol-au-vents with a Napoletana sauce & Grana Padano cheese Desert: Tiramisu Complimentary glass of Yellow Tail red/white wine per person. Cost $40.00 per person Bookings Essential (contact Leonardo) Phone 3262 2306 Mobile 0417 447 996 …
WHEN: Friday, 20 May 2011 – Saturday, 4 June 2011
TIME: 7.00 pm
WHERE: Leonardo’s Café & Deli, Shop2B 730 Sandgate Road, Clayfield 4011
THYME² Interactive restaurant adds bellisimo touch
THYME² Interactive restaurant adds bellisimo touch to the menu. Dine in a vibrant atmosphere and enjoy the taste of fresh Italian favourites. Wood fired pizzas, fresh pasta’s, sliced Italian meats, gourmet olives, Italian breads and a specialty pesto station. Save the best for last with our assortment of traditional Italian desserts …
WHEN: Friday, 20 May 2011 – Tuesday, 31 May 2011
TIME: Lunch and Dinner
WHERE: Sofitel Brisbane Central 249 Turbot Street, Brisbane
Festival Parade (Free Event)
The streets of Ipswich will come alive as the annual Commonwealth Bank Festival Parade passes by, see the Italian Week entry into the street parade with Italian cars and enjoy the fun of the day. Delight your senses with the sights and sounds of the marching bands, colourful costumes, the smiles and laughter from a wonderful array of community …
WHEN: Saturday, 21 May 2011
TIME: 3.30 pm
WHERE: Ipswich Festival, Brisbane and Bell Streets Ipswich.
‘Top of Town’ Street Party! (Free Event)
Wood fired pizza as always favourite any occasion, and for the top of town Street party between 5 PM and 10:30 PM, a mobile wood fired pizza vehicle offering delicious, traditional Italian pizza’s to partygoers. World Music Stage presented by Harding Martin. Our multicultural community join the party mood when Ipswich Multicultural Projects …
WHEN: Saturday, 21 May 2011
TIME: 5.00 pm – 10.30 pm
WHERE: Ipswich Festival, Top of Town, Brisbane Street, Ipswich
The Girl of The Golden West
Everyone’s got gold fever! It’s the California Gold Rush and this tight-knit mining community is fiercely protective of its saloon sweetheart Minnie. Sheriff Jack Rance will do anything to win her over but having waited all her life for the right man to walk through her doors, she falls helplessly and hopelessly in love with the ‘new kid in …
WHEN: Saturday, 21 May 2011
TIME: 7.30 pm
WHERE: Lyric Theatre, QPAC
St. Columban’s Catholic Italian Day Festival
The Italian Culture is celebrated in a variety ways throughout Australia. To further promote and celebrate Italian Culture and its infusion in the Australian way of life, St. Columban’s Catholic College is hosting its own Italian Day Festival. We would like to invite you to help us celebrate and showcase the fusion of Italian and Australian philosophy. Come …
WHEN: Saturday, 21 May 2011
TIME: 9.00 am – 1.00 pm
WHERE: St. Columban’s Catholic College, 100 McKean Street, Caboolture.
Oh! So Italiano Package
This May and June at Brisbane Marriott we are showcasing a fusion of Italian culture to celebrate Italian Week Brisbane. From traditional coffees, to Vespas and food, you will get a sense of true Italian flavour and feel Oh! So Italiano. OH! SO ITALIANO PACKAGE -FROM $349 The Oh! So Italiano Package gives you the chance to indulge and …
WHEN: Sunday, 22 May 2011 – Thursday, 30 June 2011
TIME: All day, everyday
WHERE: Brisbane Marriott 515 Queen Street · Brisbane,
Opera in the Amphitheatre
Join OPERATIF! and special guest, Sicilian tenor, Antonio Nicolosi, who flies in from Rome, for a stunning late afternoon concert of Italian opera and song in the sensational setting of the Cooroy Amphitheatre. The venue has a magnificent natural acoustic, perfectly suited to the big operatic voices of OPERATIF! And evokes images of the famous …
WHEN: Sunday, 22 May 2011
TIME: 3.00 pm
WHERE: Lake Macdonald, Cooroy.
Roberto Nobilia at the Global Fiesta (Free Event)
Roberto Nobilia (who wrote and performed the Italian Week theme song) grew up listening to the radio and his Italian parents’ record collection every day, developing a love affair with the art of “the song”. Rather than having been influenced by certain bands or a particular genre, Robert drew inspiration from various modern …
WHEN: Sunday, 22 May 2011
TIME: 3.30 pm
WHERE: Queens Park, Ipswich as part of the Ipswich Festival
The Girl of The Golden West
Everyone’s got gold fever! It’s the California Gold Rush and this tight-knit mining community is fiercely protective of its saloon sweetheart Minnie. Sheriff Jack Rance will do anything to win her over but having waited all her life for the right man to walk through her doors, she falls helplessly and hopelessly in love with the ‘new kid in town’, Dick …
WHEN: Tuesday, 24 May 2011
TIME: 7.30pm
WHERE: Lyric Theatre, QPAC
Jan Powers ‘Il Mercato’ Italian Markets (Free Event)
Local foodie Jan Power transforms her famous Farmers Markets in the centre of Brisbane City at the top of the Queen Street Mall, Reddacliff Place. Experience the Italian expression of freshest fruit, crispest vegetables and leanest cuts of meat right here in the city. The Italian Gastronomic experience starts at the markets with the gathering of the …
WHEN: Wednesday, 25 May 2011
TIME: 10.00 am – 6.00 pm
WHERE: Reddacliff Place, between Brisbane Square (the BCC building) and the Treasury Casino
Italian Week Official Launch
Italian Week Official Opening and Media Launch. Italian Week, starts in Queensland offering an exhibition of a realistic, modern Italy capturing the flare and excitement of one of the world’s most ancient countries through past and present automotive, culinary and musical innovations, making this event an enriching …
WHEN: Wednesday, 25 May 2011
TIME: 11.00 am
WHERE: Treasury Casino and Reddacliff Place, between Brisbane Square (the BCC building) and the Treasury Casino
Italian Film Night
Antipasto platters with wood fired oven bread, Italian wine & beers, then Italian movie with english subtitles followed by Italian Gelato & Coffee
WHEN: Thursday, 26 May 2011
TIME: 7.00 pm
WHERE: Cominos House, Cnr of Greenslopes & Little Sts, Cairns
Venetian GlassArt Installation (Free Event)
The 13th century Venetian art form of crafting handmade glass art comes to Australia as part of Italian Week 2011. Third generation Glass Master, Nirvano Voltolina has over than 40 years of experience in the ‘Vetro a lume’ technique, world-renowned for being colorful, elaborate, and skillfully made, originating from the island of Murano. Explore …
WHEN: Thursday, 26 May 2011 – Friday, 3 June 2011
TIME: 12.00 pm to 6.00 pm
WHERE: Commonwealth Bank Flagship 240 Queen Street Brisbane
The Hidden Sardinia
Premiere (by invitation) : The hidden Sardinia ‘ An insight into the unique Sardinina identity Presented by Kara Sutton with the support of the Region of Sardinia and the Associazione Sarda del Queensland Inc (Sardinian Association of Queensland) Sardinia, island in the Mediterranean. Join Kara Sutton as she takes you through a unique …
WHEN: Thursday, 26 May 2011
TIME: 5.00 pm
WHERE: Commonwealth Bank Flagship 240 Queen Street Brisbane (by invitation)
‘Illumination’ Aperitivo at Il Centro
Il Centro, in conjunction with Italian Week organisers and with the Accademia Italiana della Cucina will host an aperitivo on the evening of Thursday the 26th of May to celebrate the Illumination of the Story Bridge in the Italian Colours. Celebrating 150 years of unification, Italy is toasted in fine fashion with the Accademia Italiana della Cucina in …
WHEN: Thursday, 26 May 2011
TIME: 6.00pm – 8.00 pm
WHERE: Il Centro Restaurant, Eagle Street Pier, Eagle Street, Brisbane
The Girl of The Golden West
Everyone’s got gold fever! It’s the California Gold Rush and this tight-knit mining community is fiercely protective of its saloon sweetheart Minnie. Sheriff Jack Rance will do anything to win her over but having waited all her life for the right man to walk through her doors, she falls helplessly and hopelessly in love with the ‘new kid in town’, Dick …
WHEN: Thursday, 26 May 2011
TIME: 6.30 pm
WHERE: Lyric Theatre, QPAC
Italian Wine tasting at the Wine Emporium (Free Event)
Come and join Italiquore as they present a range of Italian wines and liquors for you to taste at The Wine Emporium. During the night you will be able to taste sparkling wines from Gancia including Prosecco and Bracetto a true treasure of the Italian wine industry. Why not finish off with a Pallini limoncello made from handpicked organic lemons on …
WHEN: Thursday, 26 May 2011
TIME: 5.00 pm – 7.00 pm
WHERE: The Wine Emporium, 47/1000 Ann Street Fortitude Valley
SOLD OUT – Italian Week Celebration Dinner
SOLD OUT – This year we are excited about celebrating Italian Week by inviting you to a special ‘Italian Dinner and Wine Tasting’ on Thursday 26th May. We will be serving up a mini-degustation menu of 6 courses from Head Chef Rachel Lawton’s sensational new 2011 menu with a selection of matched Italian wines, aperitifs and liqueurs …
WHEN: Thursday, 26 May 2011
TIME: 7.00 pm
WHERE: Venice Restaurant – On the Boardwalk – Admiralty Towers 2 501 Queen Street, Brisbane
Chestnuts and Trivia night
Come and have some fun, Chestnuts with a informative and fun Italian Trivia night with prizes
WHEN: Friday, 27 May 2011
TIME: 8.00 pm
WHERE: Blue Sky Brewery, Lake St. Cairns
The Hidden Sardinia Installation (Free Event)
The Hidden Sardinia, installation ‘ An insight into the unique Sardinina identity Presented by Kara Sutton with the support of the Region of Sardinia and the Associazione Sarda del Queensland Inc (Sardinian Association of Queensland) Sardinia, island in the Mediterranean. View Kara’s short film and installation as she takes you through a …
WHEN: Friday, 27 May 2011 – Friday, 3 June 2011
TIME: Any time during the day
WHERE: Commonwealth Bank Flagship 240 Queen Street Brisbane
Impressions of Italy
Presented by Carole Horne – “In 2010, I went to Italy for three weeks. It was my third visit in as many decades, having travelled there in 1987 and 1997 – the first time with friends, the second time with a new husband. This third trip, however, was strictly “tutto solo”. Unless, of course, you count my camera as a travelling …
WHEN: Friday, 27 May 2011
TIME: 5.00 pm
WHERE: Commonwealth Bank Flagship 240 Queen Street Brisbane
Wine tasting at Era Bistro (Free Event)
Come and join Italiquore as they present a range of Italian wines and liquors for you to taste at Wine @ Era. During the night you will be able to taste sparkling wines from Gancia including Prosecco and Modonovo and why not finish off with a Pallini limoncello made from handpicked organic lemons on the Amalfi coast. Gancia is an Italian …
WHEN: Friday, 27 May 2011
TIME: 5.00 pm – 7.00 pm
WHERE: Era Bistro, 102 Melbourne Street, South Brisbane
Viva Italia! Dinner Concert
Dinner and concert / show. Join OPERATIF! And special guest, Sicilian tenor, Antonio Nicolosi, who flies in from Rome, for a stunning evening of fine Italian food, opera and song. OPERATIF! is delighted to be presenting another one of their famous dinner shows by presenting this thrilling singer. Nicolosi is a Rome-based tenor and student of …
WHEN: Friday, 27 May 2011
TIME: 7.00 pm
WHERE: Maleny Community Centre, Maple Street, Maleny
Italian Waiters Race (Free Event)
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 …
WHEN: Friday, 27 May 2011
TIME: 3.00 pm
WHERE: Queen Street Mall
Fiat Car 100th Birthday Exhibition
The only example still surviving of 50 models of a FIAT Tipo 7 built by FIAT for the US and Australian market will be displayed in conjunction with the Italian Waiters Race and the Italian Week Concerts at the Queen Street Mall. The vehicle would be part of a very specific exhibition from the Fiat Car Club in Queensland and would feature more vehicle which …
WHEN: Friday, 27 May 2011
TIME: 2.00 pm – 8.00 pm
WHERE: Queen Street Mall
Dolce Girls (Free Event)
Brigitte Falcioni and Rachael Scuteri known as Dolce have been working professionally together for several years, they began singing songs for family events. Brigitte and Rachael began volunteering their time at nursing homes and charity events, they found the experience very rewarding , both girls became inspired by their Italian heritage and thus …
WHEN: Friday, 27 May 2011
TIME: 6.30 pm – 7.00 pm
WHERE: Queen Street Mall
Monique Latemore (Free Event)
Monique Latemore has recently been awarded a scholarship from the Dante Alighieri Society to continue studying Italian and has Performing with the Queensland Symphony orchestra conducted by Marc Taddei. She has performed as a soloist in Handel’s Dixit Dominus with the Brisbane Concert Choir conducted by Debra Shearer-Dirié and …
WHEN: Friday, 27 May 2011
TIME: 5.00 pm – 5.30 pm
WHERE: Queen Street Mall
Clayton Smith (Free Event)
Sinatra historian, enthusiast, musician and performer Clayton Smith provides an inspiring, invigorating and informative 90 minutes presenting the unique sounds of “The voice” who over 50 years became known more affectionately as OI’ Blue Eyes. Clayton provides incredible unknown information from when Sinatra began during the …
WHEN: Friday, 27 May 2011
TIME: 8.00 pm – 8.30 pm
WHERE: Queen Street Mall
Fortunato Isgro (Free Event)
Fortunato Isgro was born on the Gold Coast, Queensland and from a young age he was introduced to traditional Italian and 50’s English music, where family sing-a-longs were a common place. His natural gift for music was soon realised at the age of eight, when he began teaching himself to play keyboard by ear. From these humble …
WHEN: Friday, 27 May 2011
TIME: 5.45 pm – 6.15 pm
WHERE: Queen Street Mall
Commedia Viva! – (Free Event)
Meet the characters of the Commedia dell’Arte; agile Arlecchino, lazy Pulcinella, blustering Capitano, miserly Pantalone, pompous Dottore, the swooning Sweethearts. Be transported to the fifteenth century and experience the Italian invention of modern theatre, Commedia dell’Arte! Presented by Australia’s best and most authentic …
WHEN: Friday, 27 May 2011
TIME: 7.15 pm – 7.45 pm
WHERE: Queen Street Mall
Italian Market Day
Come and share an Italian experience at Angelo’s market day and celebrate our passion of Italian culture & food. Be entertained by street performers while you work your way through each store tasting the delights from each unique market stall holder. At our authentic Italian village market day, you can enjoy foods, such as roasted …
WHEN: Saturday, 28 May 2011
TIME: 9.00 am – 2.30 pm
WHERE: Angelo’s Fresh Pasta 22 Doggett Street, Fortitude Valley
Opera Australia – The Marriage of Figaro
Opera Australia will be beaming their new season into cinemas presenting OPERA ON THE BIG SCREEN at Event Cinemas and Birch Carroll & Coyle Cinemas from Saturday 28 May. In Qld, the very popular THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO will be screening at Event Cinemas Chermside, Indooroopilly and Robina, and Birch Carroll & Coyle Maroochydore and Carindale from …
WHEN: Saturday, 28 May 2011 – Wednesday, 1 June 2011
TIME: Various times
WHERE: Birch Carroll & Coyle Cinemas
Le Carrosse D’or (The Golden Coach) 1952
In this story, set in Peru in the 18th century, Jean Renoir takes as his subject the contrast between theatre and life, focusing on a commedia dell’arte troupe and their temperamental star, Camilla – the luminous Anna Magnani at her comic best. Camilla is courted by three suitors, an actor, a bullfighter and a viceroy, each of whom loves her for something …
WHEN: Saturday, 28 May 2011
TIME: 6.00 pm
WHERE: Gallery of Modern Art – Cinema A
La Strada (The Road) 1954
Widely considered to be Fellini’s first masterpiece, La Strada features a masterful performance by Anthony Quinn as an itinerant strongman who purchases a tragic, affection-starved waif (the sublime Giuletta Masina) as his assistant for the price of a plate of pasta. He exploits her at every turn as they travel to grey and desolate towns that Fellini …
WHEN: Saturday, 28 May 2011
TIME: 8.00 pm
WHERE: Gallery of Modern Art – Cinema A
The Black Nonnas at the Italian Market Day – Free Performance
Two Black Clad Italian grandmothers escaped from the nursing home on the lookout for cheap pasta, good coffee and new husbands – preferably with a big tractor. And they love singing Italian folksongs! Keep a look out for them as a roving act at the Italian Markets in Fortitude Valley as well as on the Queen St Mall stage during Brisbane Italian …
WHEN: Saturday, 28 May 2011
TIME: 12.45 pm – 1.30pm
WHERE: Italian Market Day Angelo’s Fresh Pasta 22 Doggett Street, Fortitude Valley
The Girl of The Golden West
Everyone’s got gold fever! It’s the California Gold Rush and this tight-knit mining community is fiercely protective of its saloon sweetheart Minnie. Sheriff Jack Rance will do anything to win her over but having waited all her life for the right man to walk through her doors, she falls helplessly and hopelessly in love with the ‘new kid in …
WHEN: Saturday, 28 May 2011
TIME: 1.30 pm
WHERE: Lyric Theatre, QPAC
Social Bocce & Grigliata
Come and play Bocce, have some fun, followed by a Italian style bbq. Bocce (sometimes anglicized as bocci or boccie) is a ball sport belonging to the boules sport family, closely related to bowls and pétanque with a common ancestry from ancient games played in the Roman Empire. Developed into its present form in Italy (where it is called Bocce, the plural …
WHEN: Saturday, 28 May 2011
TIME: 11.00 am
WHERE: Salt House, Pier Marina, Cairns
Italian Alfresco Feast
Spend the evening in Italy with authentic alfresco dining featuring five unforgettable courses of Italian cuisine. Presented by Treasury Executive Chef Steven Jones Italian wines a nd traditional acoustic entertainment complete an experience that will bring a touch of the Mediterranean to Brisbane. Presented as part of Italian Week 2011 This …
WHEN: Saturday, 28 May 2011
TIME: 6.30 pm
WHERE: Treasury Casino & Hotel, Brisbane CBD
Solemn high Mass and blessing of the statue of St Pio of Pietrelcina
Solemn high Mass and blessing of the statue of St Pio of Pietrelcina Setting: MISSA ORBIS FACTOR INTRODUCTORY RITES and RITE OF SPRINKLING WITH HOLY WATER The priest sprinkles himself, his ministers and the people with holy water to remind us of our Baptism in which we were joined to the dying and rising of Christ, our sins were washed away, and we became …
WHEN: Sunday, 29 May 2011
TIME: 9.30 a.m
WHERE: All Saints’ Church, Wickham Terrace, Brisbane
Musica Musica – Free Performance
Two Italian musicians, Antonio and Giovanni, take us on a comical musical tour of Italy. Explore the sounds and stories of Italian folk music, from the passionate southern rhythms of the Tarantella to the stirring harmonies of the mountain songs of the north. Join in singing the festive carnevale songs from the village piazza of the last …
WHEN: Sunday, 29 May 2011
TIME: 12.00pm to 1.00pm
WHERE: Dolci Sapori, 28 Sandgate Rd Clayfield, Brisbane
Mandolins at Sunset perfomance at Newstead House
Spend an evening with Mandolins in Brisbane on a twilight evening on the verandah of historic Newstead House facing the river, enjoy Italian sparkling wines by ItaliQuore and delicious Italian pastries from Dolci Sapori . $25.00 Book Online An intimate event with the Mandolins in Brisbane, Queensland’s foremost mandolin and guitar ensemble. …
WHEN: Sunday, 29 May 2011
TIME: 6.00 pm to 8.00 pm
WHERE: Newstead House, crn Breakfast Creek Road and Newstead terrace, Newstead
Venetian Masks @ Kids Kingdom Family Day (Free Event)
The elegant masks and beautiful costumes of Venice are a sight to behold, watch the masked actors move elegantly through the crowd. Are they moving? They are so slow that they are motionless some are convinced they are statues. Sometimes they can be seen preening each other elegantly as they are so preoccupied with their own beauty. The Venetian masks are a …
WHEN: Sunday, 29 May 2011
TIME: 9.00 am to 12pm
WHERE: Robelle Domain Parklands Located across from Orion Springfield Town Centre. Parking at Orion Springfield and Robelle Parklands.
Two Captains Meet on an Empty (Free Event)
Commedia dell’Arte – Two Captains, meeting each other on an empty road. Each refuses to give way to the other. What will ensue? Violence? Probably not. Lots of bluster and hot air? Definitely. Laugh along as the famous Captains try to outdo each other with insults, out-bluff each other with posturing, until finally there’s nothing for it but to …
WHEN: Sunday, 29 May 2011
TIME: 9.00am to 12.00pm
WHERE: Robelle Domain Parklands Located across from Orion Springfield Town Centre. Parking at Orion Springfield and Robelle Parklands.
Commedia Performance (Free Event)
Italy’s famous Pulcinella – Loveable Zanni Rogue of the Commedia dell’arte – is out and about, exploring the streets, and he’s not alone. In fact there are four of him! Dressed in their traditional baggy white blouses, starkly contrasting with the dark masks, this family of Pulcinella’s are a sight to behold, and a fantastic addition …
WHEN: Sunday, 29 May 2011
TIME: 9.00 am – 12.00 pm
WHERE: Robelle Domain Parklands Located across from Orion Springfield Town Centre. Parking at Orion Springfield and Robelle Parklands.