Ferrari Festival www.fcaottawa.com/
June 15, 16, 17 2007
The Ferrari are back!
This year's Ferrari Festival is being held during Italian Week to make a very
exciting weekend!
Highlights of the Ferrari Festival include Ferrari's displayed along Preston
Street Friday and Saturday nights, an Italian Car Parade featuring Ferrari,
Lamborghini, and all the great Italian masterpieces on Preston Street at noon
Saturday, a demonstration zone along Rochester south of the Queensway where you
can see these cars open up on Saturday at 2:00 pm, and your chance to give your
Father a dream ride in a Ferrari on Sunday. For full details, please visit the
Ferrari Club of America, Ottawa Chapter website at
www.fcaottawa.com.
Italian Week Settimana Italiana www.italianweekottawa.com/
June 7-17, 2007
No one knows how to celebrate like
the Italians. This being the annual celebration of Italian Culture in
Ottawa, you're sure to have a great time, and a taste of 'la dolce vita' (the
sweet life!) Join us on Preston Street.
In the evenings, from 6:00 pm Friday and Saturday, Preston Street closes to
traffic, and opens the whole street to pedestrians, buskers, artists, musicians,
and sidewalk cafe's. Sunday the street closes at noon for the Little Italy Bike
Race which starts at 1:00 pm. and runs until 5:00 pm. For the full program
please visit the website at
www.italianweekottawa.com
La Vendemmia – Ottawa’s Celebration of Italian Wine & Food
September 17-23, 2007
Preston Street is host to Ottawa’s Celebration of Italian Wine & Food - La Vendemmia. La Vendemmia is a series of wine and food events and seminars, including guest chef demonstrations and an Italian Wine & Food Show.
Check back in August for this year’s schedule of events.
Frescoes
St. Anthony Church (corner of Booth and Gladstone
Streets)
St. Anthony’s Church, located
in the heart of “Little Italy”, was almost entirely decorated by Guido
Nincheri whose very delicate frescoes may be admired in the apse of the
church. He immortalized, as was customary during the Renaissance,
the people close to the community. The polychromatic stained-glass windows
are of great didactic value and represent a variety of religious events.
Tulip Festival May
Preston Street is decorated
with thousands of tulips planted in front of different businesses . Special
menus in restaurants .
Winterlude February
Ice sculptures along Preston
Street and decorative banners plus fabulous menus that will warm you up
.
