Republic Day Dinner 12 June

Our June event will be a 3 course Italian themed dinner at Visions Restaurant, CPIT. Starting at 7.30 pm. $35 per person, tea and coffee included. Please pay by 8 June (see the newsletter for details).  The menu is:

To Start

Salmon and Dill Fettuccine
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Antipasto Platter
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Tomato and Basil Ravioli

Followed By

Grilled Chicken Breast with Brandy and Tomato Sauce
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Baked Fish with Butter Wine Sauce
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Braised Ribeye Steak with Red Wine and Shallot Sauce
mains served on seasonal vegetables, baked rosemary and garlic potatoes

To Finish

Soft Nougat Pudding
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Zuccotto

Cartolina 27 May & 1 June

Wednesday 27 May at 7.30 pm, repeated on Monday 1 June at 10.30 am:
Piri Sciascia tells the story of his Italian ancestry and the Sciascia whanau’s search for family roots in Italy .
Nicola Sciascia came to New Zealand from Trani around 1870, and left a legacy of 11 children and 115 grand children. Presently, the extended family counts some 4000 people! On the centenary of Nicola’s death, in 1997, 64 members of the family (four generations, aged from 18 to 80) travelled to Italy to reconnect with people and places. More connections and contacts were revealed in the following years, and a smaller party made a final trip in 2007.
A Cavaliere title was awarded by the Italian Government to celebrate this successful research. And here is the rest of it.

Un appello piuttosto urgente

Urgently needed in Wellington: two people with Italian citizenship to witness a signature at the Consular Office for an Italian citizen travelling up from Christchurch. The Embassy staff no longer act as witnesses when legal documents have to be signed at the Wellington consular office, and the applicant in question doesn’t know anyone in the area.
Please contact Daniela Bagozzi if you can help.

Un cittadino italiano residente a Christchurch avrebbe bisogno di trovare due persone con cittadinanza italiana (o due stranieri residenti in Italia, che si trovino di passaggio a Wellington), come testimoni all'atto della firma di un documento presso l'Ufficio Consolare dell'Ambasciata d'Italia, a Wellington.

(A quanto pare, da un anno a questa parte il personale dell'Ambasciata non
viene piu' chiamato a fungere da testimone in occasione della stipula di
atti notarili, e il cittadino si deve presentare accompagnato da due testimoni).

Mi potreste aiutare a trovare qualcuno?
Ringrazio anticipatamente,
Daniela

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Cartolina 13 & 18 May

Wednesday 13 May at 7.30 pm, repeated on Monday 18th at 10.30 am: Memories.

This program celebrates the lives, the adventures and the legacies of three people, all connected by the wonderful Italian town of Trieste during WW2. Nicki Barlow tells of her father’s war stories in Italy, and we’ll remember two dear friends, Frank Harvey and Ada Lucas.

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May meeting - Terence Dobson "Non troppo"

7:30pm, Wed. 13 May at the Linwood Community Arts Centre, corner Stanmore Rd & Worcester St.

Terence Dobson will talk about Italian film animation: what it is and what has been done, and show some film clips.

Terence teaches film animation in the Department of Theatre and Film Studies at the University of Canterbury. He is a published author of works on film animation and the films of Bhutan.

And here is the rest of it.