Italia vs France Mid-Summer Dance Party

Once again, the boys from ITALIANZ (Emanuele & Alfio) bring another event to the Auckland region!

In collaboration with Auckland Accueil, ITALIANZ presents the Mid-Summer Dance Party. The French band, Club Manouche, will fight through musical notes against Italian DJ, Luca Napolitano, aka Randal - the weapons involved will be guitars, CDs, microphones, drums and a lot of live music.

On the Italian side there will be free ciabatta and focaccia bread offered by Pukeko Bakery and, on the French side, petits fours offered by Panetton Bakery, to feed the crazy dancers during the night.

Last, but not least, the battlefield will be the legendary Khuja Lounge, 536 Queen Street, Auckland. Everyone is very welcome to join the event and remember, entry is from 8pm! Tickets on sale at the door ($10) on Thursday the 20th of August.

See you there.

Italian Soccer Tournament in Auckland

Chamber members, Alfio Leotta and Emanuele Barbieri (ITALIANZ Event Management), are hosting yet another event for members and local Italians in Auckland. This time it's an Italian Table Soccer Tournament, which will consist of teams named after the Serie A squads - Milan, Inter, Juventus, Napoli etc.

The event is being sponsored by Toshi (an Italian brand of alcohol beverages) and Sovrano (an Italian caffe).

The winning team will win $150 to spend at Sovrano, second prize is $75 to be spent at Sovrano and third prize is a bottle of Toshi.

The event will be held over three consecutive Sundays - 12, 19, 26 of July - kick-off at 4pm at Khuja Lounge, 536 Queen Street. Entry fee is $35 - door sales only.

Italian Dance Party

Chamber Members Alfio and Emanuele bring you another Italian Dance Party – this time to celebrate La Festa della Repubblica, Italy’s national day.

The fun starts at 8pm on Thursday 28th May at the Khuja Lounge, Queen Street, Auckland with an Italian band and DJ. Entry $10 (includes nibbles).

Aperitivo Italiano

On the 1st of April, an Aperitivo Italiano was organized by the Società Dante in collaboration with ICCNZ, ItaliaNZ (Emanuele Barbieri and Alfio Leotta) and Khuja Lounge.

A successful event attended by 65 people. All parties did their best to promote the “Made in Italy” brand along with the screening of an episode from the popular Italian TV Series, “Gli arancini di Montalbano” – an intriguing detective story set in the backdrop of the glorious Sicilian landscape.

Khuja Lounge has also announced that they will be holding an Italian dance party at the Lounge on Thursday, 28th of June. More details to follow.

L to R: DJ Luca Napolitano, Alfio Leotta (organiser), Sergio Guida, the owner of Khuja lounge, ICCNZ member Emanuele Barbieri (organiser)