WHEN: Friday, 25 May 2012
TIME: 7.30 pm - 8.30 pm
WHERE: King George Square, Brisbane City
Twilight Markets in the city swing to the beat of Brass Roots live! featuring the music of Frank Sinatra. Come and join us for this free event in King George Square.
The BrisStyle Indie Twilight Markets in the heart of Brisbane's King George Square offer a unique home-grown experience like no other event of its kind in Australia.
These Friday night markets combine the laid-back attitude of south-east Queensland with the buzz of Brisbane's CBD to create a lantern lit celebration of local independent art, craft and design.
WHEN: Saturday, 2 June 2012
TIME: 10.00 am - 4.00 pm
WHERE: Queen Street Mall, Brisbane CBD, QLD, 4000
The excellence of the Italian bicycle industry will be display on the Brisbane City centre on the Queen Street Mall Stage.
Come and join the Italian Bicycles staff who will explain everything about this handmade bicycles.
Take a picture with your favourite bicycles!
Lombardo Italian Bikes - Bicycles Hand-Made in Italy since 1952
The Lombardo Vintage and Prestige series are designed with love as precious jewels for the everyday leisure rider. Apart from being stunning beautiful in their appearance these Italian Bikes are extremely comfortable to ride for both short and long distance trips. The know-how at the base of this production is 60 years old, delivering every kind of rider a marvelous stylish and uniquely strong Italian bicycle for a memorable ride!
WHEN: Friday, 1 June 2012
TIME: 6.00 pm - 6.30 pm
WHERE: Queen Street Mall, Brisbane CBD, QLD, 4000
Carmen Gentile, young and talented Italian dancer from Campania, in collaboration with Women of the World Brisbane (WOW) by Rise & Shine will perfom a series of dances. The dances that we’ll offer are a fusion of different styles with tradtional and modern Italian music: fun, contagious and very entertaining!
We no speak Americano: a jazzy dance with a cheeky tap dancing style
Be Italian: a pure sensual style with tambourines and a bit of tango
Mambo Italiano: a fun mambo style, very funky and entertaining.
The Tammurriata ('O Ball 'ncopp 'o Tammurr). La Tammurriara is a dance from Campania, simpler form of the classic Tarantella - it used to be a devotion dance and a courtship dance later on.
The dance, the music ... they change your life! Or at least make it better, more alive, adding a surplus of physical, intellectual and emotional activities.
The music, the dance and the popular culture penetrate you along with the origins of the land of your parents or your grandparents, with the simplicity of the tools with which "we play the music and we dance".
Women of the World Brisbane (WOW) is organised by Rise & Shine Inc (www.riseandshine.org.au) a not for profit association dedicated to reshaping and empowering a women way of life!
Women of the World Brisbane (WOW) bring Australian and immigrant women together to blend cultures & share ideas, to listen to their needs & to help each other, to create a contagious atmosphere joining their different experiences and to have fun together!
At WOW any woman can feel at home wherever they come from and find friends for life!
WHEN: Friday, 1 June 2012
TIME: 4.00 pm - 4.30 pm
WHERE: Queen Street Mall, Brisbane CBD, QLD, 4000
Australian guitarist Michael Fix and and young Italian virtuoso Andrea Valeri participate in a series of free show in the Queen Street Mall stage as part of Italian Week 2012.
Artist profiles
Andrea Valeri - Performing professionally from the tender age of sixteen, he has garnered much success all around the globe. Now, at the age of 20, defined as the Prince of fingerstyle guitar, and a new acoustic music Ambassador, Andrea is already a veteran of the many acoustic guitar festivals that take place world-wide, sharing the stage, recording and collaborating with the greatest guitar players the world has to offer.
Michael Fix - A leading exponent of contemporary acoustic guitar and a consummate performer - and he makes it look so easy!
Listen to the entertaining sounds of top Italian and Italian/Australian artists, as they give a free concert in the heart of town. Four hours of free concert at Queen Street Mall.
4.00 pm - 4.30 pm: Andrea Valeri
5.00 pm - 5.30 pm: Art Phillips
6.00 pm - 6.30 pm: Traditional Italian Dance - La Tammurriata
7.00 pm - 7.30 pm: Art Phillips
Brisbane’s Queen Street Mall is Queensland’s premier shopping destination. This vibrant shopping and lifestyle precinct lies at the heart of Brisbane City and is arguably Australia’s most successful pedestrian mall, playing host to over 26 million visitors a year.
It has long been considered Brisbane’s city heart, the place you head with friends and family if it’s fun and entertainment you seek. With the ‘QSM Live’ program, cinemas, a casino, many dining options, plus major events such as Italian Week calling the Queen Street Mall home, you won’t find it hard amusing yourself.
WHEN: Wednesday, 30 May 2012
TIME: 7.30 pm
WHERE: The Majestic Theatre, 3 Factory Street, Pomona Qld 4568
Australian guitarist Nick Charles, Robbie Long, and young Italian virtuoso Andrea Valeri participate in a series of concerts named "Acoustic Guitar Spectacular" and the tour will take place in May and June and it will be part of Italian Week 2012.
The concert run for two hours and a half hours, with each player featuring as a soloist in the first half, and all players sharing the stage in the second half.
One night – three incredible guitarists. The show features solo and combined performances, guitar fireworks and beautiful songs from an electric range of styles including blues, jazz, country, classical and contemporary.
Our aim is to help all children to hear, listen and speak so they can attend a regular school, have wider career choices and can more fully participate in their community. Hear and Say interfaces state-of-the-art hearing technology (digital hearing aids and implantable technology such as cochlear implants) with the Auditory-Verbal Therapy approach. We are committed to using clinical research to measure outcomes.
Born in Milano and raised in Australia, Alessandro has spent extensive time living and working in Italy and is the Executive Producer of the Official Italian Week festival in Queensland, an Initiative of the Italian Consulate.
