3 Events: Italian music, film, food and wine, just $50.

The 3rd annual New Mexico Italian Film Festival opens with with an entire afternoon of Italian music, film, food and wine, for 500 Festival patrons, and of course will benefit the University of New Mexico Children’s Hospital.

• Event One:
1PM
South Broadway Cultural Center.

The Gala Opening will begin at the South Broadway Cultural Center with a special 1-hour concert by the Albuquerque Philharmonic Orchestra. Orchestra Director, David Felberg  says, “Our entire orchestra is so excited about playing Italian movie music for this special occasion. Playing for the benefit of the “UNM Children’s Hospital makes it even more special”. Among the pieces being played are the themes from:
Amarcord, La Dolce Vita, the Godfather Suite, Cinema Paradiso & others

• Event Two:
2PM
Pranzo degli Spuintini in the ballroom of the Embassy Suites Hotel.

This food and wine extravaganza will be unique to Albuquerque and is returning to the Italian Film Festival. Nineteen outstanding Italian restaurants, delis and bakeries will serve their favorite menu items. Patrons will enjoy everything from antipasto, to entrée specialties to desserts of cannoli and Italian cookies. Italian wine will be served, arranged through Southern Wine & Spirits.

Major sponsors for the third annual Italian Film Festival are Merrill Lynch, Albuquerque The Magazine and Spaggio's. Borders Books and Music is an advance ticket sale provider. Major media sponsors are KRQE-TV13, KASA-TV2, Classical Music KHFM, the Premium Shopping Guide and Local I-Q, which will be distributing a special section prior to the Festival.

Tickets for this spectacular afternoon of music, film, food and wine are just $50. Click the Order Tickets button above or call the Festival phone number (505)856-2988. Tickets will be available at all three local Borders Books and Music stores.

The Albuquerque Philharmonic Orchestra concert has been made possible by the generous support of Pulakos & Alongi LTD, Certified Public Accountants.) The program will be approximately 50 minutes of music and the rest of the hour introductions of the music and comments by the Director, David Felberg.

• Event Three:
5:30PM
The Italian language film, Ladri de biciclette
(The Bicycle Thief).