What's on This Week 30 July - 2 August

[Info Point]

*WHAT'S ON THIS WEEK*

* 30 July  - 2nd August 2009***

*
 ONGOING EXHIBITIONS**:*

*"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.

*
At the Museo Revoltella, 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 4 July - 4 October. For 
more info check www.museorevoltella.it

* *

*MUSIC AND ENTERTAINMENT*

*Operetta Festival: Last concert of the season *at the Verdi Theatre on 
Fri 31 at 21:00 with the best of operetta melodies. Very few seats left.

* *

*Classical Music Concert in the Miramare Castle Throne Room every Friday 
at 20:30, *organized by the Tartini Conservatory of Trieste. This Fri 
31st July: Piano and Trumpet concert, music by Enesco, Schuman, 
Ponchielli, Goedicke, Gershwin, Arban. *Ticket cost EUR 4,00* payable 
directly at the ticket office of the Castle entrance on a first come 
first serve basis. Be there at least half an hour before the show.

 

*FREE SHOWS:*

*In Piazza Unità *

-Thurs 30 July: Music from the 1960's, at 21:00

-Fri 31st to Sun 2 August: Trieste Summer Rock Festivals with live bands 
performing every night in the Piazza. All shows start at 21:00.

* *

*In Piazza Hortis: *Trieste Loves Jazz Festival on Thurs 30 July at 21:00.

* *

*Other cultural and musical events taking place in the region include:*
 *Mittelfest in Cividale: http://www.mittelfest.org/ 
<cid:part1.01090003.06000109 at ictp.it>*
 *No Borders Music Festival in Tarvisio: 
http://www.nobordersmusicfestival.com <cid:part2.07020006.04020807 at ictp.it>*

     *and the Folkest http://www.folkest.com 
<cid:part3.03010006.01070505 at ictp.it> with various concerts throughout 
the whole region.
*


**

 Every Saturday and Sunday evening from 11 July - 9 August, there will 
be the annual 'sagra' in *Basovizza* near the lake with food on sale and 
live music.

*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 July and August, down in Sistiana Bay, at the "Parco 
Caravella", there is a flea market from 18:00 - 23:00.

-Flea Market indoors at the Giulia Shopping Center in Via Giulia 75/3 
from 9:30 to 19:30. Take bus 36.

 

*TOURS IN TRIESTE AND SURROUNDINGS**: **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 <cid:part4.09010905.09050305 at 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: www.triestetrasporti.it 
<file://localhost/about/blankwww.triestetrasporti.it>
Train timetables: 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: www.autostazionetrieste.it 
<http://www.autostazionetrieste.it/>

 

-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <https://lists.ictp.it/pipermail/ictp-announcements/attachments/20090730/ac7b5ffc/attachment.html>
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <https://lists.ictp.it/pipermail/ictp-announcements/attachments/20090730/ac7b5ffc/attachment-0001.html>
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <https://lists.ictp.it/pipermail/ictp-announcements/attachments/20090730/ac7b5ffc/attachment-0002.html>
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <https://lists.ictp.it/pipermail/ictp-announcements/attachments/20090730/ac7b5ffc/attachment-0003.html>
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <https://lists.ictp.it/pipermail/ictp-announcements/attachments/20090730/ac7b5ffc/attachment-0004.html>