Cartolina 4 & 9 January 2012

The new Italian Ambassador,  HE Alessandro Levi Sandri, has kindly agreed to a conversation with Cartolina (this interview is in Italian). We play some Rossini.

Cartolina 21 & 26 December

President of the Christchurch Dante Society and Cartolina co-producer Denis Walker talks about practicing the Italian language in Rome. You can bet there’ll be plenty of stories this time too. This is also Cartolina’s Buon Natale & Felice Anno Nuovo.

                   

Cartolina 7 December

Alessandra Zecchini and Arantxa Zecchini Dowling present their co-authored book Party food for Girls, rich of gorgeous photos, step-by-step instructions and yummy recipes. Arantxa reads the recipe for Nectarine Pasties. We play Rita Pavone’s Pappa col Pomodoro, Gianni Morandi’s Belinda, and Auli` Aule` from the Zecchino d’Oro competition.

AGM - 26 November

The Annual General Meeting of the Society will be held on Saturday 26 November at 4 pm at the Mediterranean Food Company 322 Tuam Street.  Come along and join us for a glass of prosecco, some delicious stuzzicini and a slice of panettone.

Cartolina 23 & 28 November

President of the Christchurch Dante Society and Cartolina co-producer Denis Walker shares with us his experience of living six months in Rome. A most notable surprise was how willing Romans are to discuss politics, after just the first 5 minutes of conversation… plenty of little stories dot Denis’ chat

Cartolina 9 & 14 November

Publisher Peter Dowling, and Jill and Stefano Fusi (translator and editor, respectively) talk about the launch of the book To the Gateways of Florence, about the New Zealand forces in Tuscany in 1944, and the (now) well known episode of the liberation of the little town of Tavarnelle in Val di Pesa.


We play a 1948 archive recording of  Blue Smoke.