WHAT'S ON THIS WEEK 14 - 17 AUGUST

[ICTP Info Point]

*WHAT'S ON THIS WEEK*

*14 - 17 August***

*ART EXHIBITIONS*

*"Here, there and everywhere, a journey from Liverpool to Trieste" an 
exhibition on The Beatles on the occasion of the 40^th anniversary of 
their film "Yellow submarine"* at Palazzo Costanzi, Piazza Piccola n.2 
(close to Piazza Unità), free entrance and visiting time every day 10:00 
-- 13:00 / 17:00 -- 20:00, through 23 August. 
*/http://beatlesherethereeverywhere.blogspot.com/*

* "Aure", a photography Exhibition* at the Teatro Miela by the Polish 
photographer and anthropologist *Monika Bulaj.* A collection of 
photographs taken around the world searching for harmony between the 
East and the West. Piazza Duca degli Abruzzi, visiting time 18:00 -- 22:00.

* "Medioevo a Trieste" (The Middle Ages in Trieste)** *an important art 
exhibition on life, culture, society and art  during the Middle Ages in 
Trieste at the San Giusto Castle Museum. Take bus 24. Opening times from 
July to October 9:00-19:00, ticket entrance Eur 5,00. For more info:*/ 
http://www.retecivica.trieste.it/triestecultura/new/news.asp/*

*In Venice: "Coming of Age, American Art 1850 -- 1950", at the Peggy 
Guggenheim Museum,* Dorsoduro 701, until 12 October and visiting time 
from 10:00 -- 18:00, closed on Tues. For more info tel: 041.2405411. **

*CONCERTI NEL CASTELLO (Miramare)*
Concerts at the Miramare Castle, every Friday in the Throne Room at 
20:30, organized by the Conservatorio Tartini. Ticket Eur 4,00. For more 
info tel: 040.224143*
Friday 15 August "Soirée XIXe siècle" with the voice of the mezzoprano 
Alessia Franco music by Donizetti, Ponchielli and Saint-Saens.

SOUNDS AND LIGHT SHOW AT THE DUINO CASTLE *

*Thursday 14 August at 21:00, *a sounds and light show at the Duino 
Castle in the park. A fantasy like interpretation of stories, legends 
and tales. Tickets Eur 10,00/pers (at Ticket Point in Corso Italia or 
directly at the Castle). For more info call 040.414177 or 040.208120.

*GROTTA GIGANTE SPECIAL***

*Friday 15 August at 15:00, a special demonstration with a team of 
Austrian and Italian speleologists who will descend the grotto's cavity 
with ropes in memory of their colleagues who discovered the cavity in 
1840. (No extra costs on ticket purchase.) *You can easily get there by 
bus 42 from Piazza Oberdan in Trieste and get off at Borgo 
Grotta-Sgonico. Visiting time from 10:00 -18:00 with a guided tour every 
half hour. Entrance ticket: Euro 8,50/person or Euro 4,50/person for a 
group of 15. Check /www.grottagigante.it/ / tel: +39.040.327312.

*MUSIC AND ENTERTAINMENT -- FREE *

*Thursday 14 August: Argentinian singer and musician Jose' Eduardo 
Poetto* exhibits a varied South American repertoire on the piano at "Al 
Sole" bar in Viale Miramare 31, starting at 21:00**

*_Piazza Unità_*

*Thursday 14 August: *"A vaudeville" show with the Dance School Company 
Artinscena at 21:00

*Friday 15 August: *"Nuova Orchestra da Camera Ferruccio Busoni" at 21:00

*Friday 15 August: Fireworks launched from the Molo Audace at 22:45 on 
the occasion of "Ferragosto"*

*_Piazza Hortis_*

*Thursday 15 August: *"Quartetto di Sassofoni Accademia" at 21:00

*_Muggia_*

*Thursday 15 -- Monday 18 August: "Wired Music Festival*": Rock and 
Roll, Surf Music with bands from all over the Region in Muggia's Piazza 
Caliterna (seaside) at around 21:00: Wine and food kiosks same place.

*Sunday 17 August: *"Music with the Federica Santi Quartet" performing 
music by Gershwin in Piazza Marconi at 21:00. (Bus 20 from Trieste).

*_Church concerts_*

*Thursday 14 and Friday 15: "Musica per lo Spirito" (music for the 
spirit) *at 19:15 and 20:45, the Sonore Vocal Ensemble from Oxford and 
Gabriele Damiani "organ scholar" of Westminster Cathedral  directed by 
Thomas Primrose at the Beata Vergine del Rosario church in Via dei 
Rettori near the Questura.

*Thursday 14 at 21:00:  piano concert with Giacomo Fuga *playing 
Debussy, Schubert Gerswhin and Wild at the Chiesa di Santa Maria Assunto 
di Monrupino

*WINE & FOOD FAIR IN TRIESTE AND SURROUNDINGS*

*"Sapore di Mare" 11- 17 August*:  kiosks with fish specialties (mainly 
Sardines and squids fried in the typical Triestine way) from 17:00 -- 
24:00 and live music entertainment at 21:00 every day. Venue: sea front 
after Piazza Unità, Piazzale ex Piscina Bianchi, take bus 8 from Central 
Train Station. See www.retecivica.trieste.it

*OPEN AIR DISCO AND MUSIC*

*Cantera Social Club in the Sistiana Bay is open during the summer each 
day from 23:00--04:00. *Thursdays dedicated to concerts and shows. Tel: 
335.1287724 or see /www.baiadisistiana.com 
<http://www.baiadisistiana.com/>/. Bus to Sistiana APT nr 51 / Taxi 
service: 040.307030 / *"Overnight Bus" service from Piazza Oberdan to 
Sistiana and return free of charge, from Trieste at: 22:15 -- 22:30 -- 
23:30 -- 23:45 and return at: 01:10 -02:20 -- 02:50 -- 04:05. Buses not 
running on 15 August ("Ferragosto", national holiday).***

*Fireworks launched on Friday 15 at 22:45 from the dock in Sistiana Bay 
on the occasion of "Ferragosto"***

*TOURS** IN TRIESTE AND SURROUNDINGS*

*Guided Tour* *by foot of Trieste's historical monuments *(in Italian 
and English) at 10:30 and at 16:00 on Mondays, Thursdays, Fridays and 
Saturdays, Sundays only at 10:30. The tour lasts 2 hours and costs Euro 
5,00 (children under 12 go free).  Prebooking is necessary, please call 
the Tourist Bureau in Piazza Unità. Tel. 040-3478312.* *Email: 
info at turismo.fvg.it <mailto:info at turismo.fvg.it>**

*Carsiana Botanical Gardens in Sgonico 55*. More than 600 species of 
plants. You can also book a guided tour in English, German and Slovene 
by calling 040.229573. Ticket Eur 3,00 (for a group of 7 reduced Eur 
2,00). Take buses 42, 44 from Piazza Oberdan, change in Prosecco and 
take bus 46 to Sgonico. (You need 2 tickets to get there).  For more 
info and opening times: www.carsiana.eu <http://www.carsiana.eu/> / 
email: curiosidinatura at libero.it <mailto:curiosidinatura at libero.it>

*MUSEUMS*

*"Musei di Sera",* *is a _special initiative only during the month of 
August_ *in which some  museums (namely the History and Art Museum in 
Piazza della Cattedrale n 1  will be open at night on special days from 
20:00 to 24:00 with special guided tours and a series of free concerts. 
See: */http://www.retecivica.trieste.it/triestecultura/new/news.asp/* 
and programme: 
*/www.retecivica.trieste.it/triestecultura/new/pdf/depliant%20MdS.pdf 
<http://www.retecivica.trieste.it/triestecultura/new/pdf/depliant%20MdS.pdf>/*

*Free guided tour at the Revoltella Museum on Thursday 14 at 15:00, 
17:00 and 19:00 of the art exhibition " 1953, l'Italia era già qui, 
pittura Italiana contemporanea a Trieste". Booking is recommended call: 
040.6754350.*

The following website gives details of all museums in Trieste and the 
surrounding region:* */http://www.museifriuliveneziagiulia.it/ 
www.turismo.fvg.it <http://www.turismo.fvg.it>/**

*CINEMA and FILMCLUBS*

*Cinecity*, Shopping Centre Torri d'Europa,* *Via D'Alviano 23. Bus 29, 
8 and B. Check the movies at /http://trieste.cinecity.it/. /*Earphones 
are available so you can listen to the original language for some films; 
please ask before buying your ticket.***

The following website gives details of all museums in Trieste and the 
surrounding region:* */http://www.museifriuliveneziagiulia.it/ 
www.turismo.fvg.it <http://www.turismo.fvg.it>/**

*CONCERTS AND EVENTS IN THE REGION*

*www.ofu.ud.it <http://www.ofu.ud.it/>** (*"Flamenco Libre Company, 
Sevilla Flamenca on Fri 29 August in Grado)**

*www.euritmica.it <http://www.euritmica.it/>**  *("Le Vie della Musica 
2008" in Grado)

*www.azalea.it <http://www.azalea.it/>** *(Gianna Nannini on 3 Sept in 
Villa Manin, Vasco Rossi on 12 Sept in Udine, Musical Notre Dame de 
Paris on 17 Sept in Villa Manin)

*Useful Websites*

Restaurants in Trieste: 
/http://www.vivalapappa.it/ristoranti/elenco.php/provincia=Trieste/

Bus schedules in Trieste: /www.triestetrasporti.it 
<about:blankwww.triestetrasporti.it>/

Train timetables: /www.trenitalia.it <about:blankwww.trenitalia.it>/

Map itinerary: /www.mappy.it <about:blankwww.mappy.it>/

Ticket purchase for concerts in and out of Trieste: "Ticket Point" in 
Corso Italia 6/c tel: 040.3498277

Buses for trips outside Trieste: /www.autostazionetrieste.it 
<http://www.autostazionetrieste.it/>/

Films on Trieste: http://it.youtube.com/triestecity

New boat lines from Trieste to Portorose, Pirano and Rovigno: 
http://www.usticalines.it/orari_tariffe
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