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Check the latest arrivals: books and DVDs now available at the IIC Melbourne.
Polenta and Goanna
by Emilio Gabbrielli
Growing honest food
by Gabriella Gomersall-Hubbard
Click here for more details.
Visit our library page to use our on-line catalogue.
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IIC Membership
Benefits
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Click here
to become a member.
Discounts on some of the events with which the Institute is involved in either a supporting or collaborative capacity such as the Italian Film Festival and Melbourne City Opera
Frequent give aways such as cinema and concert tickets
Information regarding over 100 scholarships to Italy exclusively available to Institute members
Access and borrowing rights to the Institute library and resources including over 11,000 volumes, magazines, DVDs, CDs and videocassettes
$10.00 discount off
NGV membership
10% discount of
Italian Villa Vacation
10% discount off
Restaurant Partners
(Please note that benefits at partner restaurants may only be redeemed upon presentation of Member's non-transferable Card. Offers are valid once only per day at any given restaurant.)
10% discounts at:
- Café Latte (Toorak)
- Ecco Restaurant (South Yarra)
- Fleischer Cakes (Malvern)
- Pizzette (South Yarra)
- San Luca (South Yarra)
- Sotto e Sopra
(Melbourne)
-Seasons Provedore (Carlton)
20% discount off drinks at:
-The Italian Corner
(Fitzroy)
(On the evenings "Aperitivo Italiano" every Friday evening from 6.30pm onwards)
A free glass of wine upon purchase of a meal at:
-La Notte
(Carlton)
2 for 1 gelatos at:
-Tutto Bene
(Southgate)
A free cup of coffee with a purchase of $3.00 or more at:
-Brunetti
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IIC Language and Culture courses |
Term 4 starts from Monday
8 October 2012
Courses in term 4 include:
Standard
Private/Semi-Private
Conversation
Children
Dante
Italian Art History
NEW! Latin
NEW! Greek
NEW! Skype
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Term 4 timetable.
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What's on in October 2012
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October 03, 2012 - Sunday, October 28, 2012 11.00am-4.30pm at The Light Factory Gallery, 21 Brougham St, Heltham 3095 Open Wednesday-Sunday
Marcello D'Amico is the Artistic Director and Founder of Aeolian Players, co-founder and Artistic Director of Piccolo Teatro di Melbourne and Artistic Director of the Alabaster Theatre Company.
This exhibition gives you the opportunity to see Marcello's latest coloured life drawing and sculptures.
Free admission.
Gallery: 9439 1206
Tea House: 9431 6823
Gallery hours:Wed-Sun
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Gabriella Gomersall-Hubbard
Growing Honest Food
Friday, October 12, 2012
6.30pm-8.30pm
at the Italian Institute of Culture, Melbourne
"Growing Honest Food" published by Hyland House, celebrates the life and the achievements of the Siciliano family, whose passion and hard work have transformed a barren block of land into a bit of Varapodio, the village in Calabria where they were born. They have created their own small paradise where they live in touch with nature, where memories, family's and regional traditions are still part of their lives. That is why for many people growing your own food has become more important again.
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Sunday, October 14, 2012
Enjoy a day in Piazza, then take a leisurely stroll down Lygon Street.
Live entertainment all day including bands, comedians, dance groups and DJs.
- Feast on Italian culinary delights
- Enjoy traditional pizza, pasta, biscotti, coffee, gelato
Bring the kids down and let them jump on the jumping castle, have their face painted Italian style, listen to Italian story tellers, draw in our drawing station and watch Italian cartoons...
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Tuesday, October 16, 2012
6.30pm-8.30pm
at the Italian Institute of Culture, Melbourne
The first concert of the band on Australian soil is scheduled on October 13 at the prestigious Anglesea Music Festival, which will stage several important musical groups from all continents of the world and Kalàscima will perform 2 headlining sets.
Then Kalàscima will perform at the "Carlton Italian Festa," the most important event of the year for the Italian community in Melbourne, sponsored among others by the Italian Institute of Culture, Melbourne and the Italian Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
Enjoy a specila night with Kalascima live perfomance at the Italian Institute of Culture. Bar service will be available with Peroni beer and delicious italian nibbles for only $ 15. Free event. Bookings recommended.
Email: bookings.iicmelbourne@esteri.it
Phone: 9866 5931 |
at the IIC Melbourne
Tindaro recitera' e leggera' versi e prosimetri di Campana e versi di Carducci e Montale.
Domenico Tindaro Di Luca e' Professore di lettere greche e italiane, nonche' attore di prosa e scrittore di versi.
Free event. Bookings essential.
Email: bookings.iicmelbourne@esteri.it
Tel. 98665931
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Friday, October 19, 2012
5.30pm-7.00pm
at the Italian Institute of Culture, Melbourne
Alda Giuseppina Angela Merini was born in Milan on 21 March 1931. She wrote poetry since she was very young and continued to write it despite her mental illness.
She was proposed for the Nobel prize in 1996.
"When I began this project I knew little about Alda Merini. My wish was to pay homage to an important artist who had passed away".
Now, after spending two years in her company, I realise that I will miss the daily contact with this superb poet. She has been such an original and entertaining travel companion and I am grateful that she shared some of my journey." (Patrizia Burley).
Free event. Bookings essential.
Email: bookings.iicmelbourne@esteri.it
Tel. 98665931
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Tuesday, October 23, 2012
6.30pm-8.00pm
at the Conference Room, Co.As.It, Museo Italiano. 199 Faraday St., Carlton
Polenta and Goanna explores the association between newly arrived Italian migrants and the original Indigenous owners of this land, which took place in the Western Australian goldfields in the first half of the twentieth century.
Emilio Gabbrielli (Florence 1948) is a chemical engineer. He currently lives in Brazil. Emilio has always written, and sometimes published prose, poetry and theatre. Polenta and Goanna (Italian edition, 2000; English translation, 2008) is his first novel.
The presentation will be followed by a Q&A session with the audience.
Free event. Booking essential. Tel. 9349 9021 Email: ihs@coasit.com.au
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October 25- November 15, 2012
October 25 official opening at 6.30pm-8.30pm Italian Institute of Culture, Melbourne
The Pilgrims' Way to Santiago, the First European Cultural Itinerary, is one of the greatest treasures shared by all Europeans. Part of the cultural and moral heritage not only of the West but of the whole of mankind, this ancient route has been followed by millions of people from the Middle Ages until the present day.
The photographic exhibition Memories of a Pilgrimage reflects the recent journey made by photographer Manuel Valcárcel and musician Alejandro González, along a pilgrimage route that boasts a long-standing history buried deep in the roots of tradition. This exhibition at the Italian Institute of Culture shows the photos taken in Slovenia and in Italy.
Free event. Bookings essential.
Email: bookings.iicmelbourne@esteri.it
Tel. 98665931
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In this absorbing book, Vincent Moleta traces the story of his grandparents' childhood on Stromboli at the end of the 19th century; of Bartolo's year as a cabin boy on a steam trawler out of Napier; of his two years driving fish through the night from Makara Beach to market; of the company set up by Bartolo and his brother Giuseppe, which came to dominate the fish trade in the central North Island. We learn of the serious family rupture in 1930 that saw Bartolo sell up and move to Wellington, settling in Island Bay and establishing, in the teeth of the Depression, Barnao's Fish Market in Lambton Quay, which became an institution.
Vincent Moleta paints a lively picture of life in Island Bay, New Zealand's 'Little Italy', from 1900 to the 1960s: of the Catholic tennis club socials and the Fascist club meetings of the 1930s; of Italian weddings; of the visit of the Italian grand opera company in 1949.
Free admittance.
Booking essential
Tel.03 9866 5931
E-mail:bookings.iicmelbourne@esteri.it
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WANT TO STUDY ITALIAN IN ITALY?
Every year the Italian Institute of Culture is offered a certain number of short term scholarships from the various Italian educational institutions. Don't miss this month's offers:
Discover Milan with its beautiful buildings and ancient churches. See da Vinci's magnificent Last Supper, enjoy a night of opera at the world-famous La Scala, view one of the most breathtaking art collections in the world at the Pinacoteca di Brera, visit Milan's most famous landmark the Duomo.
ISTITUTO DANTE ALIGHIERI, Milan: 1 scholarship at 100% and 2 scholarships for a 50% reduction on the cost of a 4 week standard course. INTERNATIONAL HOUSE, Milan: 2 scholarships for a 30% reduction and 2 scholarships for a 20% reduction on the cost of a standard or intensive course. Course duration not specified. SCUOLA LEONARDO DA VINCI, Milan: 1 scholarship at 100% for a 2, 3 or 4 week standard course. *Offer also available in Florence, Rome or Siena. Short term scholarships are available only to current members and students. To become a member please click here. |
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Italian Institute of Culture, Melbounre |
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Phone:
General enquiries, events information & bookings +61 3 9866 5931
Language courses & membership enquiries +61 3 9866 4729
Fax: +61 3 9867 3696
Web:www.iicmelbourne.esteri.it
Office opening hours:
Monday - Thursday: 9.00am-1.00pm, 2.00-6.00pm
Friday: 9.00am-1.00pm
*Courses Administration Office is open 9.00am-1.00pm on Saturday
 
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