What's on This Week 29 April - 2 May

Thu Apr 29 11:41:41 CEST 2010

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                        **WHAT'S ON THIS WEEK                       29 
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LA "BAVISELA"Marathon** is an important sport event held every year in 
Trieste and will take place on Sunday 2 May. It is a 41 km European 
Marathon from Gradisca to Trieste. *There will be important marathon 
runners competing at a high international level. On the same day two 
minor marathons will take place as well: The "Two-Castles Marathon" a 21 
km race from the Duino Castle to San Giusto in Trieste and finally a 7 
km non-competitive marathon from Miramare to Piazza Unità, open to 
anybody wishing to participate (check the website here below). Starting 
today, there is a rich programme with side events and sports with 
collateral races such as a Kid's marathon, a Ski-Roll competition, a 
sailing regatta in the Gulf of Trieste, motor bike exhibitions, kiosks 
on the Rive selling all kinds of sports items and music entertainment in 
Piazza Unità. If you wish to participate or see the programme check 
*http://www.bavisela.it*

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CLASSICAL MUSIC*

*Opera at the Trieste Verdi Theatre: Madame Butterfly by Puccini 
starting on Friday 30 April with performances on 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 May. 
*There is a 50% reduction on tickets purchased "last minute" (one hour 
before the show) for all performances directly at the Verdi's ticket 
office. You may also send an SMS to: 340 4350395 and join the Verdi's 
mailing list info for last minute seats availability. For more info on 
program and tickets, check: http://www.teatroverdi-trieste.com. The 
Verdi is close to Piazza Unità, in Riva 3 Novembre, nr 1.**

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Free concert tonight at 18:00,  "Sulle Ali dell'Operetta" *at the Sala 
Beethoven in via Coroneo 15, 2nd floor, organized by the Associazione 
Friedrich Schiller with the choir of the "Università 3 Età'" directed by 
Maestro Lucio Verzier, music by Lehar, Strauss jr and other composers. 

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JAZZ AT THE MIELA "Le Nuove Rotte del Jazz 2010" ONGOING until 8 May 
*presents a number of important international musicians and groups. This 
week's programme:* "Trio Elf' on Friday 30 April*, a group from Germany 
who plays jazz music revisited with drums, bass, house, dub step and 
Hip-Hop. Check http://www.controtempo.org for complete programme. Box 
office at the Miela Theatre, Piazza Duca degli Abruzzi open from 17:00 - 
19:00 everyday, call 040 365119.

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FREE LIVE POP MUSIC CONCERT IN PIAZZA UNITA' ON 1 MAY* at 21:00 with 
Italian pop singer Irene Fornacciari.

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Bar Knulp* in via Madonna del Mare 7/a on Friday 30 at 19:30: Jam 
session with the Tartini's Jazz musicians.**

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ART & EXHIBITIONS*

*All museums will be open on Saturday 1 May.*

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*Exhibition at the Duino Castle until 15 Nov "The Emperor at Duino" 
*with more than 400 objects with the image of the Emperor Franz Joseph, 
the Habsburg family and the alliance with Wilhelm II of Prussia. You may 
also like to *visit the exhibition of musical instruments, the Orpheon 
collection ongoing until Nov 1. *ICTP badge holders pay euro 4,50 for 
entrance to the Castle. You may also visit the oldest part of the Castle 
and the "Dama Bianca" rock open for the first time to the pubic and 
recently restored, only euro 2/pers. For more info, check: 
http://www.castellodiduino.it. Take airport bus APT 51.

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GUIDED TOURS*

*Carsiana Botanical Garden in Sgonico *is open Tue -- Fri 10:00 /13:00, 
Sat and Sun (and holidays) 10:00- 13:00/ 15:00 -- 19:00. It will be open 
on Sat 1 May. Take bus 46 from Piazza Oberdan and then reach Sgonico by 
buses 42 or 44. Tours may be organized for a minimum of 8 persons in 
English, Slovene and German. Info: curiosidinatura at libero.it 
<mailto:curiosidinatura at libero.it> - 040.229573 -  /www.carsiana.it. 
/Ticket Eur 3,00.

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*The Sartorio Museum *is an ancient 18th century Villa of noble Genovese 
origins. There will be a guided tour of the Villa ongoing every Sunday 
until 13 June starting at 10:30 You may visit the Villa's beautiful 
rooms with its antique furniture and learn about the history of Trieste 
through the lives of the Sartorio family members. The museum has a 
number of important art collections such as the Tiepolo Veneziano works 
and more recently those of Fittke. There will also be a free-guided tour 
of the museum for children aged 6 -11 (the guides will talk about the 
lives of the Sartorio children in the 1800s) followed by an art workshop 
for children aged 6 -11 every Sunday at 10:30. Booking for children is 
necessary at this number: 040 307309 (Casa della Musica) from Mon - Fri 
15:00 - 19:00 /Tues - Thurs 10:00 - 12:00. For more info call 040 
301479. The Sartorio is situated in Largo Papa Giovanni XXIII, n.1 - 
take bus 30

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MISCELLANEOUS*

*"Aperitivi Scientifici" *organized by the SISSA students tonight at Bar 
Knulp at 19:30 is an informal talk given by Silvia Benavides from the 
cognitive neuroscience department on children's learning skills, memory, 
language. The talk is in Italian and entitled: "Senti chi parla, 
linguaggio, memoria e apprendimento nei bambini".

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"The Evolution of an idea" at the Immaginario Scientifico in 
collaboration with WWF Italy, *(Riva Massimiliano e Carlotta 15, in 
Grignano beneath the Adriatico Guest House). The exhibition presents 
multivision projections on themes related to Darwin's theory of 
evolution from the origins of species to biodiversity, on genetics and 
the mechanisms of reproduction, on natural selection and biodiversity. 
The exhibition is ongoing until 30 May, open only Sundays 10:00 - 20:00. 
Check: http://www.immaginarioscientifi 
<http://www.immaginarioscientifi.it>.it 
<http://www.immaginarioscientifi.it>.

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