Thursday June 5
10:00 Raising of the Italian Flag at the Ottawa Police Station
12:00 Official launch Ceremony for the Italian Week at Ottawa City Hall Reception and photo display of regions of Italy and of a Sicilian Chariot Music with the Ottawa Firemen Band and John Disipio
All week: Display of an original Sicilian Chariot at the Museum of Civilization in Gatineau to underline the week's theme: the Region of Sicily
Friday June 6
5:30 PM Centurion Hall Colonnade Road Cocktail Reception
7:00 to 1:00 Gala Evening/ dinner dance tickets; $ 50.00 per person With the Band Sway, a 12 piece live dance band
Saturday June 7
10:00 to 2:00 PMYouth Soccer tournament – Francesco Plastino Cup – Adult High School Entertainment and various games with Orbital in Piazza Dante
7:00 – 12:00 AM St. Anthony's day Vigil Festivities Open-air Street Dinner-Dance
Sunday June 8
10:00 AM – 1:00 PM Solemn Eucharistic Celebration in Honour of St.
Anthony and procession.
St Anthony's Group BBQ All Day Entertainment and various games
Monday June 9
A Tribute to Italian Classical Music: The Great Composers
St. Anthony-Italia Soccer Club – Grand Hall
6:30 PM reception
7:30 PM 7:45 PMConcert ti ckets $ 10.00 per person ($ 5 students and
Seniors) Organized by the Italian Canadian Youth Formation Centre and The National Congress of Italian Canadians (NCR) Featuring the Parkdale United Church Orchestra Directed by Maestro Angus Armstrong
Tuesday June 10
Villa Marconi
7:30 PM Italian Cultural Evening
Organized by the Italian Canadian Youth Formation Centre.
Wednesday June 11
Villa Marconi
7:30 PMItalian Associations are especially invited to participate Reception with Sicilian specialty food and display of the Sicilian Chariot Organized with the Sicilian Club of Ottawa
Thursday June 12
Villa Marconi
7:30 PM Montecarlo Night food court and various prizes Tickets $ 40.00 per person
CLOSING NIGHTS: PRESTON STREET WILL BE CLOSED TO TRAFFIC (all the activities are free of charge)
Friday June 13
From 8 :00 AM to 4:00 PM
Ferrari auto show (click for program)
From 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Firemen Band of Ottawa Parades along Preston Street
7:30 PM to 8:30 PM Opera in Piazza From 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM Dance Music with the Band Melodia Open air shows with Orbital Entertainment, Paul and Sam London Entertainers – Tony Ielluzzi fromToronto an local talents' show
Saturday June 14
9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Soccer Tournament – Cup Joe Corda
11:00 AM Registration for the automobile parade at Frank's Autocentre
(95 Norman Street) (see Program on page #)
From 6:00 PM to 1:00 AM
Dance Music with the band Melodia
Open air shows with Orbital Entertainment, Paul and Sam London Entertainers – Tony Ielluzzi fromToronto an local talents' show Projection of documentary on Italian regions (Courtesy of ENIT)
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Sunday June15
Ferrari auto show continues
09:00 – 11:00 AM CIBC "Dream Ride" for Villa Marconi
3:00 PMGames – soccer shoot out Bocce tournaments – for males and females - Cup Francesco Plastino At Kaladar Bocce Drome Soccer tournament – Francesco Plastino Cup Adult High School
12:00 – 4:00 PM – Bicycle race
6:30 – 8:00PM Deal or no deal games: tickets $ 10.00 per person
Villa Marconi
7:30 PM Comedy "A family full of defects"
presented by the Trinacria Theatre group of Montreal Directed by Salvatore Sciascia and organized In cooperation of the Ottawa Sicilian Club
8:00PM – 9:00 PM Folkloric Dances from the Centro Giovanile Italocanadese and from the Group Ruscello limpido Open air shows with Orbital Entertainment, Paul and Sam London Entertainers – Tony Ielluzzi from Toronto an local talents' show Projection of documentary on Italian regions (Courtesy of ENIT) Talent Show with Nadia Villani
7:00 to 11:30 Music and open air dance presented by the musical bands Espresso (7:00 -9:00) and Allegro (9:00 PM – 11:00)
Executive Committee Italian Week 2008
President: Joe Cama
Vice-President: Giovanni Mazzotta
Vice-President: Tony Mariani
Treasurer: Nello Bortolotti
Secretary: Enzo Bertorelli
Counsellors: Giovanni Maiorino, Gino Buffone, Frank D'Onghia, Angelo D'Urbano, Pat Adamo, Claudio Pagani, Dominic Iannelli Past president: Raffaela Plastino
Committees for the Italian Week 2008
Official opening Committee
Nello Bortolotti
Gino Buffone
Public Relations Commitee
Enrico W. del Castello
Enzo Bertorelli
Committee Preston Street BIA
Mario Giannetti
Joe Cotroneo
Delio D'Angelo
Laurie Mellor
Cultural Initiatives Committee
Enrico W. del Castello
Paolo Siraco
Giovanna Panico
Josephine Palumbo
Luciano Pradal
Giovanni Maiorino
Closing Nights Committee
Giovanni Maiorino
Joe Cama
St. Anthony's festivities' committee
Mario Mariani
Sport Committee
Joe Cama
Daniele Renna
Special Committee for regional activities for the Region of Sicily Antonio Cuffaro
The Italian Week 2008 sincerely acknowledges and thanks Ambasciata d'Italia Ottawa Tomlinson Construction Group Centro Giovanile Formativo Italocanadese Chiesa S. Antonio CHIN Radio City of Ottawa Comune di Ottawa Congresso Nazionale degli Italocanadesi di Ottawa ENIT Toronto Gruppo Teatrale Trinacria di Montreal L'Ora di Ottawa Ottawa St. Anthony's Italia Soccer Club Il Postino Preston Street BIA Sala San Marco Società Sicula St. John Music - Ottawa Teletrenta Villa Marconi
During the Italian week 2008 – The executive committee has decided to honour individuals who have significantly contributed to the welfare of the Italian Canadian community of Ottawa.
They are: Luigi Mion nominated person of the Year and honoured on June 6, 2008; Pat Adamo for her community involvement and Raffaela Plastino for her long service to the Italian Week of Ottawa
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