What's on This week 27 - 30 August 09

[Info Point]

*WHAT'S ON THIS WEEK*

*27 - 30 August 2009 *

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PHOTO COMPETITIONS*

*JOIN THE FIRST ICTP DIGITAL PHOTO COMPETITION: *Open to Scientists, 
Visitors, Ictp Staff and Consultants*. *Following many requests from our 
visitors asking for _postcards_ of Trieste, we have decided to organize 
a digital photo competition.* Each participant can submit up to three 
digital photographs in colour. The selected photos will be printed as 
postcards and made available to Ictp's visitors on a cost-reimbursement 
basis.** **DEADLINE*: *31st August 2009**. **For info, call the Info 
Point, ext. 433/90.*

*
Photo Competition: History of Nature - Moments of biodiversity",* 
promoted by the WWF-Area Marina Protetta di Miramare and the Circolo 
Fotografico Triestino with the support of the Province of Trieste, the 
UNESCO Centre and the Corpo Forestale Regionale. It aims at promoting 
genetic diversity in nature, animal life and plants.  There is also a 
special section on "marine life" of the Miramare area. Participation is 
free and open to all. Please check these websites for more info on 
rules: http://www.riservamarinamiramare.it and 
http://www.circolofotograficotriestino.it

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EXHIBITIONS*

*New Art show: *Fri 28 August at 19.00 hrs. pretty and talented* 
*Artist* Raffaella Busdon inaugurates *her solo show downtown at Hotel 
Continental in Via San Nicolò 25. The artist's paintings are highly 
appreciated by curators and dealers in Trieste and abroad. Open for 3 
weeks, each day during hotel's opening hours. Everyone is welcome to the 
inauguration

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New photography exhibition: Museo Carà-Kartell-Triestefotografia. 
*Invitation to the inauguration on Sat 29 August at the Mueo Ugo Carà in 
Muggia. There will be a selection of 150 photographs from the Kartell 
Art collection of pieces of furniture and objects chosen and designed by 
Kartell and photographed and put in a different perspective by famous 
artists and famous photographers such as David Lachapelle, Karl 
Lagerfeld, Peter Lindbergh, Helmut Newton, Ranjit Grewal to mention a 
few. The exhibition is open from Tues - Sun 18:30 - 20:30, Thurs 10:00 - 
12:00. Bus 20 to Muggia or Ferryboat.

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"Art & Cinema" at the Revoltella Museum* there will be a series of films 
related to Leonor Fini's friendship and artistic collaboration with 
Renoir, Buñuel and artists such as Dali or writers such as Cocteau.

*Thurs 27 August* at 20:30: 2 films will be projected in the Auditorium 
with Italian actress Anna Magnani:"La Voce Umana" (The Human Voice) 
directed by Roberto Rossellini in 1948, and " La Carosse d'Or" directed 
by by Jean Renoir in 1953. Ticket entrance to the Museum and the 
Auditorium (plus a series of guided tours from 18:00 - 21:30) is EUR 6,00.

The ongoing exhibition at the Revoltella Museum is: *Leonor Fini 
"L'Italienne de Paris, an Argentine surrealist painter *who lived in 
Trieste in the early part of her life and subsequently moved to Paris  
(1907 - 1996). The exhibition presents a huge collection of 150 works 
coming from important museums and private Italian, French and American 
collections, illustrating different periods of the artist's works. Open 
until 4 October. For more info check http://www.museorevoltella.it.

 

*"Genti di San Spiridione. I Serbi a Trieste 1751 - 1914" *(the history 
of the Serb Minority in Trieste) in collaboration with the General 
Consulate of Serbia, the religious Serb-Orthodox community of Trieste 
and the History and Art Museums of Trieste. Ongoing until 4 November, at 
the San Giusto Castle.

 

*MUSIC AND ENTERTAINMENT*

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*Classical Music Concert in the Miramare Castle Throne Room every Friday 
at 20:30, *organized by the Tartini Conservatory of Trieste.* Ticket 
cost EUR 4,00* payable directly at the ticket office of the Castle 
entrance on a first-come first-served basis. Be there at least half an 
hour before the show starts.

*Fri 28 August*: Voice recital with Nikdaj Pintar (baritono) and 
Margarita Swarczewski (mezzo soprano) with music by Schubert, Brahms, 
Tosti, Tchaikovsky, Simoniti and Quilter. Check: 
http://www.conservatorio.trieste.it

  <http://www.conservatorio.trieste.it>

*Sounds and Lights Show at the Duino Castle from the sea "La Rocca degli 
Usignoli". Last day! *(the Rock of the Nightingale which tells the story 
of the artistic and intellectual friendship between the poet Rilke and 
Princess Marie von Thurn und Taxis). The show is seen from the sea on 
board the Delfino Verde ferryboat. Last day on Thurs 27 August **

Departure is fixed from the dock in the Bay of Sistiana at 21:00 and 
return at 22:45. You may take bus Apt 51 (the airport bus) to Sistiana 
and return. Ticket cost for the boat and show: EUR 7,00. Booking is 
necessary at "Ticket Point" in Corso Italia n.6/c, or directly at the 
Duino Castle's box office from 9:30 - 17:30. Check http://www.airsac.it

 

*FREE SHOWS *

*"Karst Wedding" (Nozze Carsiche) 25 - 30 August in Monrupino from 
18:00  - 00:00 hrs and Sunday from 8:30 to midnight.*

The event recalls traditional Karst weddings and highlights the most 
important moments of a wedding celebrated in the small villages of the 
Karst plateau in the past. Every two years two real spouses are chosen 
from nearby villages of the Karst to celebrate their wedding in a 
traditional and folkloristic fashion during a week. Besides the 
celebrations, parallel events will be organized as well: choirs and 
musical bands, exhibitions and markets with artistic handicrafts and 
typical stands offering traditional dishes and wines from the Karst in 
collaboration with restaurants from Repen and Col. Bus 42 from Piazza 
Oberdan. There will also be a shuttle bus connecting Opicina and 
Monrupino on Saturday and Sunday.  See http://www.carsoweb.com

  <http://www.carsoweb.com>

*"Scimmie in Gabbia 2009" *is the 8th edition of a dance/music/visual 
arts festival related to underground languages and sub-cultures. This 
year, a selected team of graffiti artists, "on the road", experimenting 
a new formula of entertainment, aimed to improve youth mobility, 
cultural dialogue and creative exchanges will travel across Italy, 
Austria and Slovenia, using a decorated bus and bringing around live 
painting shows and performances.  They will be in Trieste on Sunday 30 
with a break-dance competition and a "writing" convention in the Melara 
district. The programme could be changed at the last minute by the 
organizers. For more info, see: http://www.scimmieingabbia.net. You may 
reach Melara by taking bus 25 from Piazza Goldoni.

 

*In Trieste:*

*Molo Audace in front of Piazza Unità: *

Live music on Sat 29 and Sun 30 August starting at 19:00. Bus 8.

 

*Activities for Children aged 6 -10* organized by the Ufficcio Progetti 
Speciali di Area. There are a number of open-air activities for children 
in different areas of the city, games, artistic bricolage lessons, 
story-telling etc... For programme check 
http://retecivica.trieste.it/educazione/ 
<http://retecivica.trieste.it/educazione/>click on "spazi urbani in 
giocco 2009".

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*"Cavana Tango" *on Thurs 27 August from 21:00 to 23:00. This event is 
taking place in the streets of the old city between Piazza Cavana and 
via del Pesce. Music and tango in the open air with tango schools 
performing but the event is open to anyone who would like to join. This 
will be repeated on 3 September. Bus 8.

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*Muggia*

*Porto San Rocco Sun 30 - Mon 31 August: *"Erev Laila - 3rd edition: 
Nuove Tracce verso Gerusalemme", books, films and food tasting to 
promote Jewish tradition and culture. Organized by the Associazione 
Musica Libera. For more info see: http://musicalibera.it Bus 20.

 

*Other cultural and musical events taking place in the region:*

*"Days of Wine and Poetry" 25 - 29 August.* In Medana (Slovenia) in the 
Slovene side of the Collio wine producing area in the surroundings and 
in Cormons near Gorizia. Multilingual poetry reading accompanied by 
music, exhibitions, art installations. and performances. Admission to 
all festival events is free until Friday. On Saturday, the admission to 
the readings and concert is 10 EUR (5 EUR for university and secondary 
school students and retired, free for children up to 14). 5EUR of the 
paid entrance fee represents a voucher for the purchase of books on 
location. For more details: *http://www.culturaglobale.it or 
http://www.medana.org or http://www.poezijainvino.org*

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*"Puppet Festival": *shows in Grado on 24 - 28 August and in Gorizia 
from 2 - 5 September. For a complete programme check 
http://www.ctagorizia.it tel: 0481. 537280

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Cantera Social Club in the Sistiana Bay* is open during the summer each 
day from 23:00. You can get to Sistiana with the airport bus 51 and walk 
down to the bay or take bus 44 from Piazza Oberdan.  Bus 73 takes you 
down to the bay, but the last bus up is at 20.06 so be sure not to miss 
it unless you can cope with the steep climb back up.* There are free 
buses on Saturday night for young people who wish to go to Sistiana Bay 
with the following timetable: Departure from Piazza Oberdan at 22:15, 
22:30, 23:30 and 23:45 and return at 1:10, 2:20, 2:50 and 4:15 (the two 
last returns will proceed to Muggia and Opicina)*. *FLEA MARKET AND BRIC 
A BRAC*: Every Friday in August, down in Sistiana Bay, at the "Parco 
Caravella", there is a flea market from 18:00 - 23:00.

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TOURS*

*Guided Tour on foot of Trieste's historical monuments* (in Italian and 
English) at 10:00 daily. The tour lasts 2 hours and costs Euro 5,00 
(children under 12 go free). Advance booking 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>

*FOR MORE INFO ON EXCURSIONS IN TRIESTE CHECK OUR WEBSITE: 
/http://infopoint.ictp.it/ OR COME DIRECTLY TO SEE ITINERARIES AND 
BROCHURES AT THE INFOPOINT.*

Useful Websites: Restaurants in Trieste: 
http://www.vivalapappa.it/ristoranti/elenco.php/provincia=Trieste
Bus schedules in Trieste: http://www.triestetrasporti.it 
<file://localhost/about/blankwww.triestetrasporti.it> - Train 
timetables: http://www.trenitalia.it 
<file://localhost/about/blankwww.trenitalia.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: http:www.autostazionetrieste.it 
<http://www.autostazionetrieste.it/>

 

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