Italian Week 2009: i festeggiamenti per la fine dell'evento.

Con il ricevimento ufficiale per le celebrazioni del 63esimo anniversario della Fondazione della Repubblica si e' conclusa la Settimana Italiana.

Si e' conclusa con il ricevimento ufficiale per le autorita' alla presenza di Annastacia Palaszcuk, ministro del governo statale per gli Affari Multiculturali, la Settimana Italiana 2009 per le celebrazioni del 63esimo Anniversario della Fondazione della Repubblica Italiana. La Settimana, organizzata in Brisbane dal consolato d'Italia, in collaborazione con New Realm Media, ha incluso anche la borsa di studio offerta da Steve Pellegrino.

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Italian Festival's promotion

Brisbane is set to embrace all things Italian for the third consecutive year when Italian Week hits the city from MAy 26 to June 2.

Italian Week is the offical celebration of Italian National Day, the Festa della Repubblica, an initiative of the Consulate of Italy in Queensland and the Northern Territory.

This year;s week-long festivities will offer a colourful program jam-pacjed with Italy;s finest food, wine, fashion, music, literature, history and sport.

Festival producer Alessandro Sorbello says Italian Week 2009 will provide a unique insight into Italian culture through a range of events and activities for all ages and nationalities.

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La bella vita @ Queen Street Mall

Fashion designers from Metropolitan South Institute of TAFE will showcase thei Italian-inspired creations at Italian Fashion Week.

Eighteen students were handpicked to exhibit their garments in the fashion extravaganza which will be held in Queen Street Mall from May 29-31.

The talented young designers will have their creations paraded alongside collections from fashion success stories such as Elio Moda and Subfusco.

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Italian flair on the Italian Fashion Week's catwalk

Theresa Lariza's designs on becoming an internationally renowed fashion designer have taken a stride in the right direction.
The Metropolitan South Institute of TAFE fashion graduate was one of 18 handpicked to showcase their Italian inspired creations as part of 2009 Italian Week celebrations.

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Italian Fashion Week: fashion passion

Brooksfield's Tahli Accad will showcase her Italian-inspired creations at Italian Week celebrations this weekend.
The Metropolitan South Institute of TAFE (MSIT) student is among 18 fashion students handpicked to showcase their garments in the fashion extravaganza which runs in the Queen Street Mall from May 29 to 31.
MSIT Fashion education manager Liz Reynolds said that Italian Week was a fantastic opportunity for students to show creative flair with their designs and work with established designers.

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Italian Fashion Week Celebration

The work of Wynnum fashion students Edwina Tait, 18, and Stacey O'Keeffe, of Capalaba, will be showcased during parades to mark Italian Fashion Week Celebrations.
Ms Tait's design was shortlisted with the works of 18 students selected from a 450-strong entry field from Metropolitan South Institute of TAFE.

Category › Italian Fashion Week , Media Coverage , Metropolitan South Institute of TAFE

The Italian inspiration @ Italian Fashion Week

The creations of Morningside fashion designer Melinda Toomey will be on show yhis week.
Melinda is among 18 fashion designers from Metropolitan South Institute of TAFE showcasing their Italian-inspired creations at Italian Fashion Week.
The students were handpicked to exhibit their garments in the fashion extravaganza which will be held in Queen Street Mall from May 29-31.

Category › Italian Fashion Week , Italian Life , Metropolitan South Institute of TAFE

TAFE on Italian Fashion Week and Michel Di Bartol with his book

Tarragindi is a long way from Tuscany but doesn't mean its cosmopolitan reach has not extended to the Brisbane suburb.
Up and coming local fashion designer Caitlin Rowe is one of 18 Metropolitan South Institute of TAFE (MSIT) students who have been handpicked to showcase their garments as part of Italian Fashion Week.


Michele Di Bartolo said the recipes drew on the Sicilian culinary tradition of simple, peasant food so were simple and easy to make.

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Quest Newspapers coverage of Italian Week and Italian Fashion Week

Degustation dinner anyone? Decadent wine-matched lunch? Choices abound in Brisbane in upcoming weeks. Here are just a few…
http://quest-news.whereilive.com.au/blogs/story/treat-for-foodies-all-over-town/

BRISBANE: All things Italian will take centre stage in Brisbane for Italian Week from May 26 to June 2. The CBD will be a hive of activity, including performances of highlights from Romeo and Juliet at the Queen Street Mall stage on May 26, 28 and 30
http://quest-news.whereilive.com.au/news/story/latin-theme-fit-for-a-queen/

BRISBANE: Food guru Jan Power will salute Italian food and wine at her Wednesday market next week. “I researched farmers markets in Italy and all over Europe before I launched the concept in Brisbane,” Jan said. http://quest-news.whereilive.com.au/news/story/italy-makes-mark-at-markets

Metropolitan South Institute of Tafe fashion students did a dress rehearsal of their garments, which will be part of Italian Fashion Week parades in the City this weekend - Pictures: Dale Haberfield and Jim Campey See and buy thousands of photos at Newsphotoshttp://quest-news.whereilive.com.au/photos/gallery/top-threads-italian-style


THERESA Lariza’s designs on becoming an internationally renowned fashion designer have taken a stride in the right direction. The Metropolitan South Institute of TAFE fashion graduate was one of 18 handpicked to showcase their Italian inspired creations as part of 2009 Italian Week celebrations. http://quest-news.whereilive.com.au/lifestyle/story/italian-flair-on-catwalk/

THE work of Wynnum fashion students Edwina Tait, 18, and Stacey O’Keeffe, of Capalaba, will be showcased during parades to mark Italian Fashion Week celebrations. Ms Tait’s design was shortlisted with the works of 18 students selected from a 450-strong entry field from Metropolitan South Institute of TAFE. http://quest-news.whereilive.com.au/lifestyle/story/fashion-students-in-italian-week-show/

BROOKFIELD’S Tahli Accad will showcase her Italian-inspired creations at Italian Week celebrations this weekend. The Metropolitan South Institute of TAFE (MSIT) student is among 18 fashion students handpicked to showcase their garments in the fashion extravaganza which runs in the Queen Street Mall from May 29 to 31.
http://quest-news.whereilive.com.au/lifestyle/story/italian-inspiration-for-designers/

HER mother is Zimbabwean and her father South African, but Kirsten Reynolds has turned to Italy as inspiration for her latest fashion collection. The Springwood designer’s garments will be paraded on the runway in Brisbane’s Queen Street Mall this weekend during Italian Week celebrations. http://quest-news.whereilive.com.au/lifestyle/story/kirsten-has-big-designs-on-success/

THE creations of Morningside fashion designer Melinda Toomey will be on show this week. Melinda is among 18 fashion designers from Metropolitan South Institute of TAFE showcasing their Italian-inspired creations at Italian Fashion Week. The students were handpicked to exhibit their garments in the fashion extravaganza which will be held in Queen Street Mall from May 29-31.
http://quest-news.whereilive.com.au/lifestyle/story/italian-inspiration-bellissimo/

FOOD and family were at the core of Michele Di’Bartolo’s upbringing. Memories of sitting in her grandmother’s kitchen watching her cook, coupled with a trip to her ancestral home of Sicily in 2005, spurred the lawyer to put pen to paper upon her return. The result is The Sicilian Kitchen, a memoir with a liberal dash of traditional, home-style Sicilian recipes scattered throughout.
http://quest-news.whereilive.com.au/news/story/a-taste-of-sicily/

ALDERLEY: Italians have taken over Alderley in the lead up to a festival which celebrates the culture, history, and food of the boot-shaped country. Italian Week organizer Alessandro Sorbello said the week-long celebration was now in its third year and provided an insight into Italian culture. “We’re bringing the ‘la bella vita’ (life is beautiful) essence of Italy to Brisbane,” Mr Sorbello said. “This year’s celebration will capture the flare and excitement of one of the world’s oldest countries.
http://north-west-news.whereilive.com.au/lifestyle/story/italian-life-celebrated/

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