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Introduction
AGDA National Awards Weekend 2008
The judging, counting and tallying is all done, and we’d like to thank all of you who entered for making the 2008 AGDA National Awards the best subscribed awards programme ever. Now let the celebrations begin. And what a weekend we have planned.
Bookings for the weekend’s events are open online now, but you’d better get in quickly because places are limited and demand is high. My committee and I look forward to meeting and hosting you in Adelaide in October.
Matthew Remphrey
Chair, 2008 AGDA National Awards Steering Committee
Friday 24 October 2008
AGDA Cocktail Party
Starting with a cocktail party on the Friday night at the National Wine Centre, this free event links the AGDA Conference and AGDA Awards weekend. The exhibition of all finalists in the 2008 AGDA National Awards will form the backdrop to a night celebrating Australian design. It is open to delegates attending either both days of the Conference or the Awards Presentation Dinner on Saturday night, or both. Places are limited to 170 guests, so get in quickly as this event is sure to “sell” out.
Where
National Wine Centre of Australia
Corner Botanic and Hackney Roads
Adelaide SA 5000
www.wineaustralia.com.au
When
Friday 24 October 2008
7pm – 10pm
How much?
Free to delegates attending either both days of the Conference or the Awards Presentation Dinner, or both.
Saturday 25 October 2008
2008 AGDA National Awards Presentation Dinner
Come Saturday evening Australian design shines at the 2008 AGDA National Awards Gala Dinner, hosted by Adelaide’s own Shaun Micallef. After graduating from Adelaide University, Shaun worked as a solicitor in Adelaide before throwing it all in to write comedy in Melbourne in 1993. Career highlights include producing and presenting his own television programs, The Micallef Program, Micallef Tonight and Newstopia, and being asked to host The AGDAs a record four times.
The National Awards Presentation Dinner will showcase the best of South Australian food and wine, and the best of Australian design.
Where
Adelaide Convention Centre
North Terrace
Adelaide SA 5000
When
Saturday 25 October 2008
6.30pm – 12 midnight
How much?
$195 (plus GST) per person
Saturday 25 October 2008
2008 AGDA National Awards After Party
Adelaide – The city that always sleeps. Not this night. Catch up with friends and colleagues, enjoy some sweet sounds and even sweeter beverages, and generally bitch about what made it into the book and what didn’t at the official After Party. The After Party is open only to Awards Dinner guests.
Where
The Electric Light Hotel
Producers Bar
235 Grenfell Street
Adelaide SA 5000
www.electriclighthotel.com
When
Saturday 25 October 2008
11.30pm until late
How much?
Free. Includes bus transfer to the venue.
Sunday 26 October 2008
2008 AGDA National Awards Recovery
What better way to shake off the cobwebs from the night before and to complete your weekend than to enjoy fantastic food and wine at one of our most picturesque and awarded wineries. Coriole Vineyards is situated in the hills overlooking McLaren Vale, one of Australia’s oldest and best-known wine regions.
The food at Coriole is simple and unique. It incorporates the highest quality produce in South Australia - some of it from the estate. Included are Coriole Kalamata Olives and new seasons olive oil, cheese from Woodside Cheesewrights, bread from artisan bread maker Paul Vanzatti, and local smallgoods and vegetables.
Places are limited to 80 guests, so again, get in quickly for this event as it is sure to sell out.
Where
Coriole Vineyards
Chaffeys Road
McLaren Vale SA 5171
www.coriole.com
When
Sunday 26 October 2008
Bus leaves Adelaide at 11.30 am sharp and returns at 5.30pm.
How much?
$50 (plus GST) per person. Includes antipasto lunch, a glass of wine, dessert, coffee and bus transfers. The cellar door will be open for those wanting to purchase more wine with lunch, or to take home.
