What's On This Week 8 - 11 December 2011

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WHAT'S ON THIS WEEK 8 - 11 December 2011*

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ART & CULTURE *

*Today: Inauguration of a new exhibition "Buy or Bid" *at 18:00 at the 
Hotel Continental in via San Nicolò 25; jewels, watches and silver 
items. Ongoing until 11 Dec*
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BURQA, last days to see the *exhibition with paintings, photographs and 
burqas by Qing Yue, at the Sala Comunale Art Gallery in Piazza Unità 4. 
The show is open every day until 11 December, from 10:00-13:00 and 
17:00-20:00. For more info: 
http://151.1.32.160/triestecultura/new/news.asp?pagina=vis_articolo.asp&link=814&tipo=articoli_eventi&ids=13 
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"Animali Speciali" (Special animals) by famous Italian cartoonist Altan 
*at Palazzo Costanzi, sala V. Veruda (close to the Trieste municipality 
- piazza Unità). Timings 10:00 - 13:00 / 17:00 - 20:00. Ongoing until 18 
Dec**

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Imaginario Scientifico multimedia show "Altromare"* ongoing until 27 may 
2012. The Immaginario Science Centre is located in Grignano (under the 
Adriatico Guesthouse). The show will take you to the ocean's abysses, 
underwater volcanoes, coral reefs and tropical islands. The exhibition 
is open every Sunday from 10:00 - 20:00. Furthermore, there are 
workshops for children. Reduced entrance ticket for ICTP scientists and 
staff: euro 4. For more info check website: 
http://www.immaginarioscientifico.it/grignano_museo at the Science 
Centre 
<http://www.immaginarioscientifico.it/grignano_museo%20at%20the%20Science%20Centre>. 


*Revoltella Museum Art exhibition "Corrispondenze d' Arte" ongoing until 
31 Dec, at* the Contemporary Art Section with new works and 
installations, crafts, photos dislocated in different areas of the 
Museum, from the ground level to the 6th floor. Entrance ticket euro 6. 
Open daily (except Tuesday) from 10:00 - 19:00.* Plus art workshops for 
Children this weekend 10 and 11 Nov *with Carlotta Bulatti, graphic 
designer and cartoonist (she collaborates with the Walt Disney) and she 
is also a professional soloist singer. The aim is to teach and help 
children to express their creativity whilst listening to classical music 
(Vivaldi, Mozart, Beethoven e Tchaikovsky). The workshops are on 
Saturdays from 15:00 - 18:00 and on Sundays from 10:00 - 13:00.Next 
appointments on the following dates: *17 - 18 Dec, 14 - 15 Jan and 28 - 
29 January. Each workshop is for a* group of max 15 children and costs 
euro 4,50/child per day and must be booked in advance by calling 040 
6754350/273 or by email: biglietteria at comune.trieste.it.**

*CLASSICAL MUSIC*

*"UWC for Genova" on Sat 10 Dec at 18:00 at the United World College 
Auditorium in Duino. *The UWC students have organized a show with music, 
dance performances and poetry recital in collaboration with the Duino 
Aurisina municipality and the "Trio di Trieste, Scuola Superiore 
Internazionale di Musica da Camera. The show is free and any money 
collected will be donated to the flood victims of Genoa.* *

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Lutheran Church Concert in Largo Panfili on Friday 9 Dec at 20:30, *"Joy 
to the world". Check: http://www.uscifvg.it**

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"Bentornata Operetta" *at the Teatro Miela in Piazza Duca degli Abruzzi 
1, on Friday 9 Dec at 20:00, a selection of the best Italian Operetta by 
the Gruppo Canto Lirico with soprano Elisabetta Battaglia and pianist 
Giovanni Campello. Free entrance.**

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Revoltella Museum Concerts at the Auditorium in via Diaz 27, bus 8.*

*Saturday 10 Dec at 17:00, *the Orchestra Giovanile di Alpe Adria 
directed by Luigi Pastore, performs music by G. PH. Telemann*.*

*Matinee concert on Sunday 11 Dec at 11:00, featuring* the "Ensemble 
Variabile' with music selections by Beethoven, Bruch and Brahms.

Entrance ticket to museum and concert euro 6,50. Art workshops and 
guided tours for children are organized at 10:00 and 13:00, see below 
for info. The museum is situated in via Diaz. Take bus 8.

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Tartini Music Conservatory on Monday *12 December at 18:00, John 
Nicholls, ***professor of neuroscience and neurobiology at Sissa and 
member of the Royal Society and author of "From neuron to brain" will 
give a talk on "The ear, what do we know about the perception of sound?" 
Free entrance**.* For further info, check: 
http://www.conservatorio.trieste.it/artistica/altri-appuntamenti/pentagramma. 
The Conservatory is situated in via Ghega 12, close to the Central Train 
Station.

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CINEMA*

*Tonight: Cinema at Knulp Bar in via Madonna del Mare at 21:00: "L'altra 
Voce della Musica" *by Francesco Marini and Helmut Failoni, 2006) on 
*Claudio Abbado's trip to Venezuela *and his collaboration with the 
young musicians of the Orchestra Simon Bolivar, an educational project 
founded by Jose' Antonio Abreu in support of young musicians with 
financial difficulties. Check http://www.knulp.org**

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The Italian-American Association *in via Roma 15 in Trieste* presents 
every Friday at 18:00 a documentary in English *regarding American 
Society, culture, politics and art followed by a discussion in English. 
Friday 9 Dec: Thomas A. Edison - Father of Invention". Free. Tel: 040 630301

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Revoltella Museum Films on Friday 9 Dec at 19:00: *Waste lands" by film 
director Lucy Walker (2010) on the footsteps of artist Vik Muniz and his 
trip to the largest waste dump in Brazil, "Jardim Gramacho" in the 
suburbs of Rio. The artist will show how locals transform some of the 
waste into artistic objects or installations. Check all info 
http://www.museorevoltella.it. The museum is located via Diaz 27, tel 
040 6754350

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"Gangster". *A series of film projections dedicated to crime stories at 
the Goethe Institute in via Beccaria 6, every Tuesday until 6 December, 
film screenings at 11:00 and 19:30 in original language, free entrance.

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MISCELLANEOUS*

*Interesting talks (in Italian) on Friday 9 Dec starting at 18:00 by the 
"Academia Ricerche Sociali (ARS) on "Relationships, Love and sense of 
responsibility" *with Massimo Panzini (university professor), Laura 
Berenini (original NLP trainer), Andrea Frausin (neurologist 
programmer), Paolo Baiocchi (psychiatrist) and Fabio Chiama (artist). 
Venue: the Circolo della Stampa in corso Italia 13. Free entrance. For 
more info http://www.accademiaricerchesociali.it 
<http://www.accademiaricerchesociali.it>

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*Theatre for children (*in Italian) at the Teatro Orazio Bobbio (ex- 
Contrada) on Sunday 11 Dec at 11:00 (children aged 5 - 11): "Il Gatto 
con gli Stivali". Check programme for Dec at 
http://www.contradateatroragazzi.it/calendari/ti-racconto-una-fiaba-20112012 
<http://www.contradateatroragazzi.it/calendari/ti-racconto-una-fiaba-20112012>

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*Guided tours *at the Botanic Gardens in via Marchesetti every Saturday 
from 10:00 - 12:00 and ongoing until 17 Dec to visit the 
geopaleontological section with an expert on Carsic rocks and fossils 
and see the full-size prototype of the Antonio Dinosaur (Tethyshadros 
insularis) discovered at the Villaggio del Pescatore site. Tel 040 
360068 http://retecivica.trieste.it

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*"Gioco che Passione" *every Sunday at the *Stazione Rogers *(Riva 
Grumula 14), there are interesting talks (in Italian) held at 11:00 on a 
wide range of topics and issues ranging form philosophy, to aesthetics 
and Science. This Sunday 11 Dec: *Veit Heinichen*, Austrian novelist 
living in Trieste and author of many "thriller stories" based in Trieste 
will talk about "Plots".

*SPECIAL CHRISTMAS EVENTS*

*Inauguration today of the annual ice skating ring in Piazza Ponterosso 
and ongoing until 8 January 2012*

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*Christmas kiosks in Piazza Sant' Antonio from 9 to 18 Dec, *stands with 
typical Xmas crafts, ideas for gifts and delicatessen. Open from 9:00 - 
20:00 every day.

*Gospel Choir in the open air* "Xmas Gospel 5Stet", on Sat 10 Dec in the 
zona Urban area (behind Piazza Unità) around 16:00 with 3 mini concerts. 
The choir will then proceed to the Cavana district at 17:00

*Christmas in Muggia* with many events in December. Today there will be 
a concert at the Verdi Theatre of Muggia "Gershwin and Friends" directed 
by Stefano Sacher. Sunday 11 Dec, flea market in Piazza della Repubblica 
all day and at 11:00 in Piazza Marconi "Concerto sotto l'albero" with 
the Santa Barbara philharmonic Orchestra. Check programme 
http://www.benvenutiamuggia.eu/images/stories/Copia_di_S25C-211120213540.jpg. 
You may reach Muggia by bus 20 or by boat (Delfino Verde) from Molo 
Bersaglieri (close to the Stazione Marittima). Check 
http://www.triestetrasporti.it for timings.

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*"Fiera di San Nicolò " ongoing till tonight only - location: viale XX 
Settembre*

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*ART OUTSIDE TRIESTE*

*Art exhibition in Gorizia "Quattro Secoli di Capolavori" (four 
centuries of masterpieces) at the Palazzo della Torre in via Carducci 2, 
ongoing until 15 January *with special exhibit of works by Lucas Cranach 
and a series of drawings by Canaletto.

*"Cormons Libri 2011", ongoing until 15 Dec, *the annual Book and News 
Festival held in the nearby city of Cormons in the Province of Gorizia 
with over 6000 visitors every year from all over Italy. This year's 
theme is " Necessary Happiness". There will be book presentations, 
special talks with famous writers, journalists and artists, poetry 
recital and other side events. Timings: Mon - Fri 16:30 - 20:00 and Sat 
- Sun + 8 Dec 10:30 -12:30 / 15:00 - 20:00. Venue at the Sala Italia in 
via Friuli. Check complete programme at 
http://www.girofvg.com/26643/cormons-libri-2011.html

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*"Manciù, l'Ultimo Imperatore" *(Manchu, the last emperor) in Treviso at 
the Casa dei Carraresi Museum in via Palestro 33/35. Open Tuesday - 
Thursday 9:00 - 19:00 and Sun - Sat 9:00 - 20:00. A full collection of 
items, jewellery, clothing, portraits of the 12 emperors of the Manchu 
dynasty, paintings by the Chinese artist Jaiang Guofan. Tel: 0422 
513150. http://www.laviadellaseta.info/. The exhibition is ongoing until 
13 May 2012

*Villa Manin di Passariano in the Province of Udine*

*"Espressionismo*" at Villa Manin di Passariano in the Province of Udine 
ongoing until 5 March 2012 with 100 works from the Brücke Museum of 
Berlin. Works by Kirchner, Heckel, Nolde, Schimdt-Rottluff, Pechstein 
and Mueller representing the 1905 "Die Brücker " movement in Dresden, 
forerunner of the expressionist movement. Check programme: 
http://www.lineadombra.it. Entrance ticket euro 10. Take train to Udine 
then local buses to Passariano.

*Check the interactive map of the FVG tourist board for all 
destinations, museums, archaeological sites, tours, sports and much more:*

*http://www.turismofvg.it/Interactivemaps#Filter=2243&PagerStartIndex=0* 
<http://www.turismofvg.it/Interactivemaps#Filter=2243&PagerStartIndex=0>**

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