Italian Cooking Classes

Il Tortellino is the fitting name of a new school of Italian cooking started by Elisa Testoni. It offers a variety of classes, all of high standard traditional cooking, with tasting, wine, coffee… very Italian style. Because Elisa is also a teacher of Italian language, there is a double flavour to her classes.
All details are on: www.iltortellino.co.nz or contact Elisa directly: info@iltortellino.co.nz; Phone: 355 6883; Mob: 021 1224573. Dante members get 10% discount.

Pubblicità - Au Pair Service

We receive and circulate the following information:
For those of you who are having a busy household and not enough hands to cope with it all, Linguavision's Au Pair service place experienced au pairs (live in nannies) from overseas in families as part of a cultural exchange and this free of charge. They have contacts as well to place people in Italy. Mail your enquiries to info@linguavision.com or have a look at the website: www.linguavision.com

Paintings by Carlo Mirabasso

Carlo Mirabasso was born in 1959 in Tivoli, Rome where he attended and graduated from art school. Today he lives and works in the region of Umbria, the home of pre-Renaissance art, of which Mirabasso says, "I love the Umbrian region and its medieval villages" In 1979 Mirabasso graduated from art school in Rome. In the 1980s and '90s, in addition to painting, he worked in the field of advertising design and illustration.

Since 1996 Mirabasso has worked as a full time, professional artist. Today his finely executed paintings present a magical, pictorial world. In these works the artist's unique touch of modernity contrasts interesting with references and backdrops of Renaissance architecture.

His paintings are stylish and enchanting with wide appeal. The artist regularly exhibits throughout Italy, with recent shows in Rome, Milan, Teramo, Potenza, Verona, Brescia, Vicenza, Padova. He is now proudly and exclusively represented in New Zealand by International Art Centre, Auckland.

Two flutes Concert

Catch up with our friend Luca Manghi on Friday, 1:10pm 2 May, 'Lunch Time Series' at the Great Hall in the Arts Centre: “Two flutes Concert”, with Tjasa Dykes, flute, Luca Manghi, flute, and Iola Shelley, piano.

The program is quite varied:
W.F. Bach: Sonata III; G. Petrassi: Dialogo Angelico; B. Hoadley: Manaia; K. Cuzner: Jazz Jingles; K.& F. Doppler: Fantasy and Variations on themes from the opera Rigoletto.

Prices: $10 waged, $8 unwaged and seniors, $6 students, $2 children.

Monthly Meetings – Torino and the (Re)Born Bambina

Linwood Community Arts Centre, cnr. Stanmore & Worchester Rds, Wed. 14 May, 7:30pm
Evelyn and Alistair Robertson spent several months in Europe last year travelling around in their campervan. On 4 July they went to Torino for the launch of the new Fiat 500. Evelyn will talk about what happened in Piazza Vittorio Veneto and show photos of the new car and some of the special events which took place during the day. After visiting Torino, Evelyn and Alistair walked the Cinque Terre, then headed north to Genoa and crossed into France via Alba and the Colle di Tenda.

After the talk there will be complimentary supper - and coffee made with our new Bialetti mega-caffettiera.

Cartolina 30 April to 2 June

Cartolina radio programs “for those who remember Italy and who dream of it”.

Cari amici, apologies from Cartolina and from PLAINS FM for airing the wrong interview on 2 April. The lost program is being rescheduled in June.

30 April & 5 May: Tramping. Francesco and Cam Greco from Pisa, and Noeline Keeling from Christchurch talk about mountains in both Countries, and food & friendship, as the two tramping groups they belong to exchange visits. Francesco has also opened a sub-section of the Pisa C.A.I. in Seattle, so look out if the Tower there starts leaning…

14 & 19 May: Re-elected On. Marco Fedi and Sen. Nino Randazzo talk about the elections, their work in the past government and their goals in the new one. Being at the opposition will not hamper projects already started, on which there is general consensus (e.g. citizenship to Italians abroad who have lost it). Increasing funds for the Italian language and culture abroad is part of their focus.

28 May & 2 June: Patricia Hurley tells of a wonderful opera tour that she’ll be leading soon with Christchurch Symphony Orchestra CSO Murray Shaw, starting on 19 August in Verona and ending on 13 September in Villa Petrolo in Tuscany. The tour will also touch Parma and Lucca, with excursions to Siena and Arezzo. And, if everything goes according to plan, in Parma flautist Luca Manghi will be playing host in his home region, where he’ll be spending his holidays. It looks like a dream tour, with the Prada outlet not too far from Villa Petrolo as just the icing on the cake…. Actually, it should be also Porcini season….

How to listen.

* Radio on demand through the internet: just visit: http://www.plainsfm.org.nz/Podcasts/programmes

Select “Cartolina” and you’ll get the list of all available programs.

* For the actual radio broadcast, tune in on PLAINS FM 96.9 on alternate Wednesdays at 7.30 pm, or listen to the repeat program on the following Monday, at 10.30 am.

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