FCA Ottawa Ferrari Festival Joins Ottawa Festivals
We are very pleased to announce and welcome our newest member – FCA Ottawa Ferrari Festival which occurs from June 17th – 19th, 2011.
The local chapter organizes numerous activities including celebrating the Italian culture and Ferrari. This FREE event occurs during the Italian Week festivities and appeals to the motoring enthusiast who enjoys pleasure drives, rallies and social BBQ’s. The festival attracts Ferrari’s from Ottawa, Toronto, Montreal and New York State.
During its fundraising efforts funds go directly to the Villa Marconi Long Term Health Care Centre to provide peace of mind and care to the seniors of Ottawa.
Italian Week underway
EMC News, By Phil Ambroziak
A parade of Italian cars will once again make its way up Preston St. this weekend as part of ongoing Italian Week festivities.
There’s still a chance to experience a taste of Italy right here at home.
The 36th annual Italian Week, which actually kicked off June 6 with an Italian Night at Rideau Carleton Slots, continues throughout the rest of this week and this weekend with events fit for the whole family.
Although a great number of events have already been celebrated since Italian Week began June 6, the excitement continues today (June 17) with a 6:30 p.m. boat cruise on the Ottawa River featuring dinner and a live band. On Friday, June 18, the fun gets underway along Preston St. beginning with a Ferrari festival along with a series of performances on the main stage at the Adult High School.
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Preston St. gears up for Italian Week
EMC News, By Phil Ambroziak
EMC News – There’s still a chance to experience a taste of Italy right here at home.
The 36th annual Italian Week, which actually kicked off June 6 with an Italian Night at Rideau Carleton Slots, continues throughout the rest of this week and this weekend with events fit for the whole family.
Although a great number of events have already been celebrated since Italian Week began June 6, the excitement continues today (June 17) with a 6:30 p.m. boat cruise on the Ottawa River featuring dinner and a live band. On Friday, June 18, the fun gets underway along Preston St. beginning with a Ferrari festival along with a series of performances on the main stage at the Adult High School.
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Preston St. gears up for Italian Week
Posted Jun 15, 2010 By Phil Ambroziak
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The 36th annual Italian Week, which actually kicked off June 6 with an Italian Night at Rideau Carleton Slots, continues throughout the rest of this week and this weekend with events fit for the whole family.
Although a great number of events have already been celebrated since Italian Week began June 6, the excitement continues today (June 17) with a 6:30 p.m. boat cruise on the Ottawa River featuring dinner and a live band. On Friday, June 18, the fun gets underway along Preston St. beginning with a Ferrari festival along with a series of performances on the main stage at the Adult High School.
It’s festival season in the capital
TRACEY TONG, METRO OTTAWA
Ottawa is widely known as the city of festivals.
For residents looking for something to do on weekends without having to leave the city, the lineup doesn’t disappoint.
Read the full article on the Metro website to see a run down of a few of the many, many events that will be happening over the course of the next few months: It’s festival season in the capital
Italian Week 2010 – National Literary Contest
The Italian Week 2010 Organizing Committee is pleased to announce a National Literary Contest in prose and poetry. The contest is open to Canadian citizens as well as to Italian citizens residing in Canada, with the exception of the members of the Organizing Committee, the panel of judges and their families and relatives.
Participants may submit no more than two texts in each of the following categories:
- Poetry in Italian, maximum 50 lines per poem;
- Short Story in Italian, minimum 2,000 words, maximum 6,000 words per short story;
- Short Story in English or French on an Italian theme: minimum 2,000 words, maximum 6,000 words per short story. (There will be prizes for each language.)
Two copies of each entry must be submitted, only one of which must contain: name, surname, address, telephone number or e-mail.
No fax or e-mail submissions accepted.
Unpublished submissions only.
Submissions will not be returned. A copy of each submission will be placed in the archives of the “Settimana Italiana.”
The Judging Committee intends, with the authors’ permission, to publish the best entries.
Typed submissions must be mailed and post-marked no later than May 14, 2010, to the following address:
Italian Week /
Settimana Italiana
Concorso Letterario
1026 Baseline Road
Ottawa, ON K2C 0A6
Two prizes will be awarded in each category:
1st Prize: certificate and $300.00
2nd Prize: certificate and $200.00
The prizes will be awarded during Italian Week in June 2010.
Under the Patronage of the Embassy of Italy in Ottawa
[Originally posted at Tandem Online]
Website: Italian Week Ottawa
The Region of Calabria takes centre stage for Italian Week 2009
The President of the Italian Week Joe Cama officially unveiled the program for the 35th edition of the Italian Week of Ottawa. “It is a very exciting program full of activities for every age and taste” Mr. Cama said. “Every year we propose a theme and this year’s theme will be to celebrate the culture, the music, the arts and the food of the Region of Calabria” added Mr. Cama.
The Italian Week of Ottawa is a well-established cultural and social festival in the National Capital Region for the last 35 years. Activities will take place from June 11 to 21. On Thursday June 11, Italian week 2009 will be launched from the Ottawa Police Station. All residents of the National Capital Region are cordially invited to participate. Over a hundred and fifty thousand people participate to the various activities of the Festival.
The Italian Week Program is the result of a cooperative effort between the Italian Week organizers and many other cultural and professional organizations, associations, the City of Ottawa, Ottawa Police, Ottawa Fire
Dept and many others all listed in the attached annex. The Executive Committee of the Italian Week is very grateful for the support it has received for this edition from all the sponsors and from all the organization that have contributed to the Program. Additional information can be found at
www.italianweekottawa.com.
List of associations and organizations that contributed to the Italian Week Program:
- National Congress of Italian Canadians
- Savuto Cleto Club of Ottawa
- Preston BIA
- Club Abbruzzese Canadese Inc. Ottawa
- Teletrenta
- Italian Canadian Youth Formation Centre
- Ottawa Police
- The City Of Ottawa
- Ottawa Fire Dept.
Luigi Preston arrives on Preston Street
Looks like the Preston Street BIA will be using Twitter and Facebook to run contesting and an information sharing campaign. They have created a persona, named “Luigi Preston” to remind us that Preston Street is still open during construction.
Hello Ottawa! My name is Luigi. I will be here all summer giving you clues to help you win great prizes in Little Italy!
You can take a look yourself, and maybe try to track this fellow using their Twitter page, twitter.com/catchluigi or on Facebook.
