What's On This Week 14 - 17 July 2011
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Thu Jul 14 13:13:18 CEST 2011
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*WHAT'S ON THIS WEEK 14 - 17 July 2011*
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Tonight: Special "Dine and Dance" evening at ICTP at the Leonardo
Building Cafeteria and Terrace, starting at 19:30. The "Nueva Clave"
dance school, with their professional dancers, will perform various
dance exhibitions from Tango, Latino, Rock ' n Roll to hip hop and much
more. All ICTP visitors, scientists and staff are most welcome. There
will be a buffet dinner payable with a full meal coupon (that includes 2
drinks) or by cash (includes 1 drink).*
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ART & CULTURAL EXHIBITIONS*
*Interesting talk in Italian: "The Power of Art" ("Il Potere dell'Arte")
organized by ARS (Accademia Ricerche Sociali) at the Circolo della
Stampa in Corso Italia 13 on Friday 15 July at 18:00*. "Riflessioni
sull'epistemologia dell'arte (Thoughts on the epistemology of art) by
Prof. M. Panzini, Trieste University; "Arte e Totalitarismi" (Art and
totalitarianism) by M. Chinaglia, historian; "Un pomeriggio tra gli
artisti di Shanghai" (An afternoon in Shanghai's artists' quarters) by
Qing Yue, artist; "Il Potere dell'arte" (The power of art") by G. Cisco,
president United Nations of the Arts Academy; "Prospettive d'arte a
Trieste" (Art perspectives in Trieste) by A. Mariani, Cultural
councillor, Municipality of Trieste. On-the-spot drawings by F. Chiama,
artist. Free entrance.
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Contemporary Art Exhibition "BIENNALE DIFFUSA*" for the first time in
Trieste: an extension of the renown Venice Biennale organized by famous
art critic Vittorio Sgarbi, at "Magazzino 26" in Porto Vecchio. It is
one of the largest warehouses here built in 1860 under the
Austro-Hungarian Empire when Trieste was the main port of the Empire. It
has been renovated completely to host this outstanding exhibit with
works by Italian and international artists, sculptors, photographers
(about 170 artists). The exhibit is ongoing until 27 Nov, opening times
Fri-Sat 10:00 - 23:00 / Sun-Thurs 10:00 - 21:00. Entrance ticket euro 8
and euro 6 for residents in Trieste.
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MUSIC*
*Free Tonight: "Operetta, che passione" (Operetta, what a passion") with
tenor Massimo Marsi and soprano Ilaria Zanetti, accompanied on the piano
by Corrado Gulin. *The concert will take place in Piazza Marconi,
Muggia's main historical square at 21:00. **
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*Trieste Operetta Festival. "Eine Nacht in Venedig" *("A Night In
Venice") *by J. Strauss at the San Giusto Castle in the open air
*tonight and on *16 and 19 July at 21:15 *(tickets from euro 10 to 25)
and *"La Chatte métamorphosée en femme" *("The metamorphosis of a cat")
by Jacques Offenbach at the Verdi Theatre on *15 and 17 July (*tickets
from euro 9 to 35). All Tickets are sold directly at the Verdi Theatre
Box Office (open Mon- Fri 9:00 _ 21:00). For more info call toll free
number 800 090373 or 040 6722307. You may book your place by sending an
email to: boxoffice at teatroverdi-trieste.com or via fax 040 672249. Check
the operetta programme:
http://www.teatroverdi-trieste.com/verdi2009a/1.Attivita2010/0.Operetta2011/IndexOperetta.asp
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* SPECIAL GUIDED TOURS*
*Tonight and on 15, 16 and 17 July: A Special visit to the Revoltella
Museum (in via Diaz 27) this weekend: "Un Caffè con il Barone
Revoltella*" ("A coffee with Baron Revoltella") is a special guided tour
(in Italian) of the Baron's private apartments with two actors taking
you around and playing the part of Baron Revoltella (actor Lorenzo
Acquaviva) and his friend (actor Ivan Zerbinati) recounting the Baron's
life and in particular his adventures in Egypt as he was one of the main
financial supporters of the construction of the Suez Canal and vice
president of the company. You will be invited to drink a coffee and
listen to the Baron's "life, adventures and confessions". *The show
starts tonight at 21:00 and will be repeated on Sat 16 and Sun 17
and again 4, 5 ,6 ,7, 11, 12, 13 and 14 August. *No more than 35
persons per show. Ticket for this special guided tour and show: euro
10/pers. advanced booking is necessary by calling the Museum's box
office: 040 6754350, or send an email: revoltella at comune.trieste.it.
Ticket euro 10/pers.
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*"Trieste, literary atmospheres, an inspiration for many great writers",
on Saturday 16* *July at 16:30:* A 2 hours guided walking tour through
the literary history, the anecdotes and the life in the city of some of
the most outstanding figures in modern literature; on the imaginary and
symbolic footsteps of Italo Svevo, James Joyce, Umberto Saba, Fulvio
Tomizza, as well as Claudio Magris and Veit Heinichen. The tour is in
Italian and English and costs euro 5/pers. It is necessary to book your
place by calling the FVG Tourist Office in via dell' Orologio 1 (on the
corner of Piazza Unità): 040 3478312.
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*Every Sunday at the Miramare Castle: Included in the entrance ticket,
there are free guided tours (up to 25 pers/group) at 12:00 and at 17:00.
*There are also free guided tours of the park at 10:30 and 15:30. *For
other visits, *The castle is* *open every day from 9:00 to 19:00.
Entrance ticket: euro 6, there is a reduced entrance fee (4 euro) for EU
citizens aged 18 - 25 and for seniors (+ 65). Check:
http://www.castellomiramare.org/sito/ing_museo.html or
http://www.castello-miramare.it/ita/eventi/news.php
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*MUSIC & ENTERTAINMENT*
*Tonight Free rock music concert with famous musician Wilie Nile and his
band at 21:00, at the Barcola Fountain. *
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*Free Films at the San Giovanni Theatre *in via Weiss 13, featuring
films produced by Jewish film directors who immigrated to the USA during
the Nazi persecutions in Europe. On *Friday 15 July there will be the
book presentation "From Hitler to Casablanca via Hollywood" by Francesco
Carbone, followed by the film "Casablanca"* (1942). Other films on 19,
22, 26 29 July. Free entrance to all projections. For more details,
check: http://www.miela.it
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*Guc(a Festival in the Carso with live Balkan music from Serbia with
outstanding musicians. Friday 15 July: Goran Bregovic and his "Wedding
and Funeral Orchetra". Tickets *must be purchased office in Corso Italia
6 (euro 16,50).* Saturday 16 July, Shantel with the Bucovina Club
Orchestra* (ticket euro 5/pers) purchased on the spot the day of the
show and *Sunday 17 July "Boban and Marko Markovic Orchestra" (*euro
5/pers - on the spot the day of the show). There will stands with
Serbian gastronomic specialities organized by the Associazione Serba di
Trieste Vuk Karadzic. The concerts will take place in Borgo Grotta
Giganta ex- aerodrome field (bus 42).
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*Muggia summer festival. *Dance exhibitions with the "Club Diamante"
dance school on Sunday 17 July in Piazza Marconi, Muggia's main
historical square at 21:00. For all summer events in Muggia,* *Check
"Muggia sotto le Stelle" festival ("Muggia under the stars")
http://www.benvenutiamuggia.eu/. Take bus 20
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*Every Friday night during the summer, music and dance at the San Giusto
Castle open air terrace "Bottega del Vino" *with "Papastuff" dj starting
at 23:00. Entrance ticket includes one drink. There is also a restaurant
service during the week, starting at 20:00 (medium-upper budget). Tel:
040 2458290 or check http://www.labottegadelvino.biz
*MISCELLANEOUS*
*"Sapori del Golfo" ongoing until 12 September: *Stands and kiosks serve
fresh fish from the Gulf of Trieste cooked in the typical Triestine way
such as the fried "sardoni" (sardines)! Music and entertainment as well.
Venue at the Scalo Legnami - ExGaslini (close to the Torri d'Europa
Shopping Center - take bus 8) open on Saturdays 18:00 - 23:00 and
Sundays 12:00 - 14:30 / 18:00 - 23:00.
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*"Estate in Movimento" (Free Open Air Sports) in Barcola Pineta, ongoing
until 31 August*: Sports, gym, yoga, aerobics, water gym, and much more
with qualified staff in and around the "Barcola pine woods" from Monday
to Friday for adults and children. No appointment is needed but check
the timetable to choose your activity!
http://www.estateinmovimento.it/EVE or call for info: 040 569431
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*FESTIVALS AND MUSIC OUTSIDE TRIESTE*
*- "Mittlefest" in Cividale *from 9 - 24 July,
http://www.mittelfest.org/programma
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*- Grado Festival *10 - 28 July: http://www.gradofestival.it/Festival.asp
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*- Nei Suoni dei Luoghi Festival *ongoing until 11 September:
http://www.neisuonideiluoghi.it/index.cfm?pagina=date&sottopagina=dettaglio_date
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*- International Folk Festival, "Folkest", *ongoing until 1 August and
held in different places in the Region,
http://www.folkest.com/festival/programma-2011/
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*- In Monfalcone: International Music and Dance Festival "Onde
Mediterranee" ongoing until Friday 15 July.* Concerts and performances
will take place mainly in the city's main square, Piazza della
Repubblica (you can take APT 51 - airport bus). Check complete
programme:
http://www.ondemediterranee.it/asscult/edizione-2011/programma.html
*Venice Biennial - Biennale di Venezia*, the *54th International Art
Exhibition** *at the Giardini and Arsenale and other spots in Venice.
This year's theme is "*ILLUMInations"* and is set up in the Central
Pavilion forming a single itinerary with *83* artists
<http://www.labiennale.org/en/art/exhibition/artists/> from all over the
world. Do not miss the interesting Italian Pavilion in the Arsenale!
Ongoing until 27 November. Check info:
http://www.labiennale.org/en/art/index.html
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