The Dante Chamber Music Series is back with five beautiful concerts

The Dante Chamber Music Series is back! Starting in June until November with five beautiful concerts, and with some top musicians from New Zealand and Overseas. 

 No booking required, just cash at the door (all takings will go to the musicians).  

Stall applications open for Festival Italiano 2018

Businesses and organisations interested in participating in the 2018 Festival Italiano edition please contact info@festivalitaliano.co.nz

Stall holders: Please apply only if selling great Italian food or products. Food sellers will need to have a current food licence.

We apologise in advance if due to space restrictions we cannot accept all applicants.

📯🇮🇹️🍅 FESTIVAL ITALIANO ANNOUNCEMENT AND GIVEAWAY! 🍅🇮🇹️📯

📯📯📯 .  Announcing the date for the next edition of Festival Italiano - Auckland: 

Sunday 28 October 2018, 

and we will be open for an extra hour, from 11am until 5pm!! 

AND NOW WIN!

To celebrate Francesco Acri made a special pizza for us, and is giving away a $50 voucher for Settebello Pizzeria Napoletana. To enter the competition visti our FB Page Festival Italiano Auckland

Buona Fortuna!!!

Newsletter di Maggio

The May Newsletter is now online, click here to read.

Dante Auckland Bambini: School Holiday Programme

Anche se quest'anno lo school holiday programme della Dante è stato breve, ci

siamo divertiti tanto! Giovedì 19 aprile venti tra bambini e ragazzi si

sono cimentati nella tecnica dello sgraffito con Ekarasa: i più grandi

hanno disegnato e decorato dei bellissimi vasi etruschi, mentre i più

piccoli hanno dato vita a paesaggi coloratissimi. L'occhio vuole la sua

parte, ma anche lo stomaco non scherza: per l'altra attività grandi e

piccini (anche le maestre!) hanno cucinato insieme a Chiarina degli

ottimi "Biscotti coniglietto" da mangiare a merenda. La mattinata si è

conclusa con un bel pranzetto a base di pasta, focaccia e un altro

coniglietto, stavolta di cioccolato!

Alice, Ekarasa, Chiarina, Valentina, Fiorella e Sandra

School Holiday Day for Children, 19 April 2018

Two 2018 Dante Auckland Scholarships available for Auckland University

Dante’s Scholarship 2018

For the second year, Dante Alighieri Society of Auckland is

offering tuition fees scholarships for two students to

support their study of Italian at the University of

Auckland.

The scholarships will cover tuition fees for Italian 107, to

be taken up in 2018. To be eligible, you must be a New

Zealand citizen or permanent resident, and be 25 years old

or younger.

To apply, please send an email to info@dante.org.nz

by 7 May 2018 with an up-to-date CV, a written statement

(which should include details of your proposed future

study and career, any relevant work experience, interests

and/or community involvement, your achievements, how

this scholarship would be important for you) and one

written reference.

After all applications have been assessed, suitable

candidates will be invited for an interview with Dante

Alighieri School Committee at the beginning of June.

Specific dates will be advised in due course.

The scholarships will be awarded at the beginning of July,

based on information provided in the application,

interviews and students' performances in Italian 106.

All info HERE

April Newsletter

The April Newsletter is now online, click here to read.

ORIGINI ITALIA 2018 study scholarship for Italian descendants

The Italian Embassy in Wellington informs:

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ORIGINI ITALIA 2018: La MIB School of Management di Trieste, in collaborazione con ICE/ITA, organizza il corso di formazione manageriale "Origini Italia" destinato ai giovani discendenti di emigrati italiani residenti all'estero, con lo scopo di favorire la collaborazione tra le imprese italiane e i cittadini di origine italiana nel mondo.
Il corso dura 5 mesi, l'iscrizione e` gratuita, e i costi di viaggio, vitto e alloggio sono coperti per la durata del corso (29 ottobre 2018- 6 aprile 2019).
Informazioni piu` dettagliate sui contenuti del corso e sui criteri di ammissione sono reperibili sul sito
http://mib.edu/master/programma-origini/origini-italia
La scadenza per la presentazione delle domande e` il 31 maggio 2018 (20 posti disponibili).

Orgini Italia Program 2018: ITA (Italian Trade Agency) and MIB Trieste School of Management promote and organise "Origini Italia Program 2018", an intensive Export Management and Entrepreneurial Development Course, aimed at the descendants of emigrants from Italy who are residents abroad, to promote a new and productive collaboration between those descendants and the Italian business system.
The course will last from 29th October 2018 to 6th April 2019, it is free, and successfull applicants will have travel and accommodation expenses covered for the duration of the course.
More information and full details on requirements and application process can be found at the link below
http://mib.edu/en

Un caffè, per piacere!

We are delighted to introduce a new friend of the Dante!

GRATO CAFE, a cute little cafe in the heart of Grey Lynn on 104 Richmond Road.

  

You will be welcomed by Lisa’s lovely and warm smile!

Lisa is the owner of this little gem where you can always have a good coffee, delicious homemade food and fantastic smoothies.

Our favorites are the chili fried eggs and ricotta toast (with a zing of lemon), simple and delicious, and the green smoothie with almond milk and lots of good and healthy green stuff (no sugar)!

Here is a short chat with Lisa:

Ciao Lisa, where are you from originally? Born in Auckland, my parents were from Genova and Calabria and family in Bologna.

What is your Italian most distinctive trait? Passion for food and people! The Italian fire and I am loud.

What do you like the most about Italy? The food! That the most humble and simple of dishes can be so filled with flavour and love.

When I say pasta what is the first think that comes in your mind? Pasta Napolitana covered in parmesan cheese… my happy place.

What GRATO means in Italian? GRATO is Italian for Grateful or thankful. Because there is always something to be grateful for.

 

Pop in, say Ciao, order your coffee in Italian and enjoy a 10% of discount!

“Un caffè, per piacere!”

 

GRATO CAFE

104 Richmond Road, Grey Lynn, Auckland 1021

09-360 6156

Open from 7am to 2pm