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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Well, a bit of a change of pace. I always
like to know what's going on around the community, and
we know the Italian Festival is back this year. It's
going to take over the Darwin Waterfront's Fort Hill Parkland
in May. It's a bi annual levent and it promises
to deliver a variety of cultural foods, activities for the kids,
live music and performance as well as some fun competitions
(00:22):
for locals to get involved in. And joining me now
in the studio is the Italian Festival Association Secretary. I
believe it is well FORANOCHI are oh good morning to you.
Are you here really good? Good to have you in
the studio now, mate. It's going to be another massive,
massive year I think for the Italian Festival. What can
(00:43):
we expect this time round?
Speaker 2 (00:45):
Well, there's plenty on offer. I guess there's a lot
of things to touch on the usual food and beverage.
We're going to have all the favorites, pizza, pasta, lasagna,
Italian sausages, calamari, can holy coffee, lots of coffee and
our bar is going to be putting on affordable drinks wine,
(01:07):
prosecco and an Italian favorite, the non alcoholic sprits. Cridino
sold out last time. It did by three o'clock. I
should have ordered more. Yeah, but I love that.
Speaker 1 (01:18):
It sounds like all my favorite foods basically are going
to be there at the Italian Festival.
Speaker 2 (01:23):
Everyone loves Italian food, they truly do.
Speaker 1 (01:26):
In terms of like the preparations, I mean, we're still
a few months out, but it takes a lord of prep,
doesn't it.
Speaker 2 (01:33):
Yeah, home stretch now, I think we're seven weeks, four
days to go. You're counting, I'm my count But yeah,
lots of effort goes in where a committee volunteers and yeah,
we're all going gun ho now for the last little stretch.
Speaker 1 (01:52):
Now, I know that you know that last time around,
there's so much on offer in terms of food, as
you said, some of the you know, some of the
drinks obviously selling out. In terms of the catering, it
must be quite hard to sort of work out how
many people you are expecting and then just how much
food needs to be made and just how much you
need really.
Speaker 2 (02:13):
Yeah, definitely. Well, we put on a bunch of local
vendors who effectively service the food contingent of the festival,
and they usually do pretty well every festival over the day.
Our headcounters usually clock about twenty thousand over the day, wow,
(02:33):
you know, and food stores are often selling out before
the end of the day.
Speaker 1 (02:37):
So yeah, I mean it's a lot of people going
through and a lot of people just getting down there
to experience Italian culture and everything that makes you know,
that makes the Italian culture so sort of fun and vibrant,
I guess, and I know that the entertainment's a huge
part of that. What can people expect this time around
(02:58):
when it comes to the entertainment.
Speaker 2 (03:00):
So we'll have the Melbourne comedian James Liotta returning as
r MC. He always does a great job with the
MCing of the festa. Plenty of interstate talent, some returners
from last time, the according the accordion man Lisa Dawson,
Lorenzo Yanotti and the Siesta Cartel big band that did
(03:20):
great last time. And I guess another one that people
may have known this song back in the eighties when
he came up with it, but Joe Dolcher, who wrote
and performs shut Up Your Face. Oh, he's coming back.
So he performed at the First Pastor in the Park
about thirty years ago and he's going to return this year.
(03:42):
So maybe the DJ can slap that on after this
interview where people can get it in the spirit.
Speaker 1 (03:47):
Crystal's giving me the thumbs up like she wants to
hear it.
Speaker 2 (03:50):
Yeah, with it. Most importantly, I guess entertainment was so
we've got the local Tarantella dance troupe putting on shows
throughout the day. They put in a lot of effort
leading up to the festival to put that together. So
really looking forward to see.
Speaker 1 (04:04):
I know my little god daughters, well they're not so
little anymore, you know, but they are part of that group,
and I know they put in a lot of effort.
Everybody that's part of that group puts in a lot
of effort. And and like you've got little tiny kids
all the way up to teenagers, don't you. It'll be
wonderful And I think it's again it is a real
opportunity for the Italian culture to be highlighted and for
(04:27):
people to learn a little bit more about it through entertainment,
through food, all that kind of thing. Definitely, Yeah, hey
where it's so, it's happening at the Fort Hill Parkland
again this time round. It's a good spot there. I mean,
it is always quite a busy, you know, a busy time.
(04:48):
Where can people find out a bit more detail if
they are sort of planning on heading along and you know,
maybe wanting to be part of it all.
Speaker 2 (04:57):
So we've got Instagram and Facebook. People searched up dah
on Italian Festival on either one of those, they should
be able to find us. We've also got a website
dar on Italian Festival dot com dot you, so anyone
looking to volunteer. Obviously, these community events can't be put
on without the help of volunteers, so anyone looking to
volunteer can go to dar on Italian Festival dot com
(05:19):
dot you navigate to the volunteers page. When we're looking
for volleys to do anything really far backstage, I mean,
if they want to get their soprano one, they can
get into the waste management and usually well we'll always
provide our volleys a nice shirt, hat, water bottle and
meal vouchers for the day so they'll be well fed.
Speaker 1 (05:43):
Well it, which is a good thing. That's worst volunteering
formte How many volunteers do you reckon you needed? Last
time round.
Speaker 2 (05:51):
We had over one hundred and fifty and we probably
still need more.
Speaker 1 (05:55):
Yeah right. The more the Merria really look, it does
go to show you how much, like how much effort
goes into an event like these cities. As you said,
you know, it is all community run, like it is
literally volunteers running the whole thing, right from the whole
organization and logistics down to on the day having people
(06:15):
help out with absolutely everything. But it's an important thing
to do, isn't it. You know, it's important to have
all those volunteers and have everybody part of it so
that you're able to put it on.
Speaker 2 (06:24):
Yeah, that's it. Well, the community efforts what it's all about, really, Yeah,
Italian community and the greater daring community coming together and
putting it on.
Speaker 1 (06:31):
Yeah, spot on. All right, we're so Facebook, Instagram, all
the socials. You'll be able to jump on there and
get some further detail about the Italian Festival.
Speaker 2 (06:39):
Definitely wonderful stuff.
Speaker 1 (06:41):
Well, great to speak with you this morning. Thank you
so much for your time. Italian Festival Association Secretary William
Finocchi a right lovely to speak to you.
Speaker 2 (06:49):
Thanks Katie, thank you
Well, a bit of a change of pace. I always
like to know what's going on around the community, and
we know the Italian Festival is back this year. It's
going to take over the Darwin Waterfront's Fort Hill Parkland
in May. It's a bi annual levent and it promises
to deliver a variety of cultural foods, activities for the kids,
live music and performance as well as some fun competitions
(00:22):
for locals to get involved in. And joining me now
in the studio is the Italian Festival Association Secretary. I
believe it is well FORANOCHI are oh good morning to you.
Are you here really good? Good to have you in
the studio now, mate. It's going to be another massive,
massive year I think for the Italian Festival. What can
(00:43):
we expect this time round?
Speaker 2 (00:45):
Well, there's plenty on offer. I guess there's a lot
of things to touch on the usual food and beverage.
We're going to have all the favorites, pizza, pasta, lasagna,
Italian sausages, calamari, can holy coffee, lots of coffee and
our bar is going to be putting on affordable drinks wine,
(01:07):
prosecco and an Italian favorite, the non alcoholic sprits. Cridino
sold out last time. It did by three o'clock. I
should have ordered more. Yeah, but I love that.
Speaker 1 (01:18):
It sounds like all my favorite foods basically are going
to be there at the Italian Festival.
Speaker 2 (01:23):
Everyone loves Italian food, they truly do.
Speaker 1 (01:26):
In terms of like the preparations, I mean, we're still
a few months out, but it takes a lord of prep,
doesn't it.
Speaker 2 (01:33):
Yeah, home stretch now, I think we're seven weeks, four
days to go. You're counting, I'm my count But yeah,
lots of effort goes in where a committee volunteers and yeah,
we're all going gun ho now for the last little stretch.
Speaker 1 (01:52):
Now, I know that you know that last time around,
there's so much on offer in terms of food, as
you said, some of the you know, some of the
drinks obviously selling out. In terms of the catering, it
must be quite hard to sort of work out how
many people you are expecting and then just how much
food needs to be made and just how much you
need really.
Speaker 2 (02:13):
Yeah, definitely. Well, we put on a bunch of local
vendors who effectively service the food contingent of the festival,
and they usually do pretty well every festival over the day.
Our headcounters usually clock about twenty thousand over the day, wow,
(02:33):
you know, and food stores are often selling out before
the end of the day.
Speaker 1 (02:37):
So yeah, I mean it's a lot of people going
through and a lot of people just getting down there
to experience Italian culture and everything that makes you know,
that makes the Italian culture so sort of fun and vibrant,
I guess, and I know that the entertainment's a huge
part of that. What can people expect this time around
(02:58):
when it comes to the entertainment.
Speaker 2 (03:00):
So we'll have the Melbourne comedian James Liotta returning as
r MC. He always does a great job with the
MCing of the festa. Plenty of interstate talent, some returners
from last time, the according the accordion man Lisa Dawson,
Lorenzo Yanotti and the Siesta Cartel big band that did
(03:20):
great last time. And I guess another one that people
may have known this song back in the eighties when
he came up with it, but Joe Dolcher, who wrote
and performs shut Up Your Face. Oh, he's coming back.
So he performed at the First Pastor in the Park
about thirty years ago and he's going to return this year.
(03:42):
So maybe the DJ can slap that on after this
interview where people can get it in the spirit.
Speaker 1 (03:47):
Crystal's giving me the thumbs up like she wants to
hear it.
Speaker 2 (03:50):
Yeah, with it. Most importantly, I guess entertainment was so
we've got the local Tarantella dance troupe putting on shows
throughout the day. They put in a lot of effort
leading up to the festival to put that together. So
really looking forward to see.
Speaker 1 (04:04):
I know my little god daughters, well they're not so
little anymore, you know, but they are part of that group,
and I know they put in a lot of effort.
Everybody that's part of that group puts in a lot
of effort. And and like you've got little tiny kids
all the way up to teenagers, don't you. It'll be
wonderful And I think it's again it is a real
opportunity for the Italian culture to be highlighted and for
(04:27):
people to learn a little bit more about it through entertainment,
through food, all that kind of thing. Definitely, Yeah, hey
where it's so, it's happening at the Fort Hill Parkland
again this time round. It's a good spot there. I mean,
it is always quite a busy, you know, a busy time.
(04:48):
Where can people find out a bit more detail if
they are sort of planning on heading along and you know,
maybe wanting to be part of it all.
Speaker 2 (04:57):
So we've got Instagram and Facebook. People searched up dah
on Italian Festival on either one of those, they should
be able to find us. We've also got a website
dar on Italian Festival dot com dot you, so anyone
looking to volunteer. Obviously, these community events can't be put
on without the help of volunteers, so anyone looking to
volunteer can go to dar on Italian Festival dot com
(05:19):
dot you navigate to the volunteers page. When we're looking
for volleys to do anything really far backstage, I mean,
if they want to get their soprano one, they can
get into the waste management and usually well we'll always
provide our volleys a nice shirt, hat, water bottle and
meal vouchers for the day so they'll be well fed.
Speaker 1 (05:43):
Well it, which is a good thing. That's worst volunteering
formte How many volunteers do you reckon you needed? Last
time round.
Speaker 2 (05:51):
We had over one hundred and fifty and we probably
still need more.
Speaker 1 (05:55):
Yeah right. The more the Merria really look, it does
go to show you how much, like how much effort
goes into an event like these cities. As you said,
you know, it is all community run, like it is
literally volunteers running the whole thing, right from the whole
organization and logistics down to on the day having people
(06:15):
help out with absolutely everything. But it's an important thing
to do, isn't it. You know, it's important to have
all those volunteers and have everybody part of it so
that you're able to put it on.
Speaker 2 (06:24):
Yeah, that's it. Well, the community efforts what it's all about, really, Yeah,
Italian community and the greater daring community coming together and
putting it on.
Speaker 1 (06:31):
Yeah, spot on. All right, we're so Facebook, Instagram, all
the socials. You'll be able to jump on there and
get some further detail about the Italian Festival.
Speaker 2 (06:39):
Definitely wonderful stuff.
Speaker 1 (06:41):
Well, great to speak with you this morning. Thank you
so much for your time. Italian Festival Association Secretary William
Finocchi a right lovely to speak to you.
Speaker 2 (06:49):
Thanks Katie, thank you
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