What's On This Week 1 - 5 June 2011

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WHAT'S ON THIS WEEK 1 - 5 June 2011*

*MUSIC*

*Today at 18:00: A live concert with the Saranji (Indian string 
instrument) and Carnatic songs with Indian musician Shri Deepak 
Paramashivan at the Tartini Music Conservatory. The concert is free and 
open to all prior to booking. *The Conservatory is situated in* *via 
Ghega 12, close to the Central Train Station. You must book your place 
by calling the Conservatory the day before each concert, preferably on 
Tuesday morning (tel: 040 6724911). Please be there 15 minutes before 
the show. See: http://www.conservatorio.trieste.it* *

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SPECIAL GUIDED TOUR*

*"Trieste, literary atmospheres, an inspiration for many great writers", 
*on Saturday 4 June 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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*ART & CULTURAL EXHIBITIONS*

*Photography exhibition: "Realtà ed Immagini Percorse" at the Biblioteca 
Statale in Largo Papa Giovanni XXIII at 17:00: *with five professional 
Italian photographers from different artistic backgrounds (Enzo Cumbo, 
Jean Mill, Paolo Rinaldi Reynolds, Bruno Solini and Giorgio 
Valentinuzzi) expressing through their personal shots the close bonds 
that exist between art and photography. The exhibition is open from 8:30 
- 18:30, and Saturday 8:30 - 13:30, ongoing until 26 June.

*"Dalla grande emigrazione alla mobilità professionale" ("From bulk 
emigration to professional mobility")* at Palazzo Costanzi in Piazza 
Piccola 2 (close to Piazza Unità): a well documented exhibition thanks 
to the chronicles of the local "Il Piccolo" newspaper, illustrating the 
migration phenomenon over the last 130 years of Italians liviing in the 
region and in particular during the 1918 - 1947 and 1954 periods and the 
professional success so many of them obtained abroad. The exhibition is 
ongoing until 14 June everyday from 10:00 - 13:00 / 17:00 - 20:00.

*Solo exhibition: "Architettando il mare" ("Sea architecture")* *by 
Cosimo Fusco, *at the Sala Comunale d'Arte, Piazza Unità 4, ongoing 
until 4 June every day from 10:00 - 13:00 / 17:00 - 20:00.

*"150 anni d'arte da Fattori a Fontana". *On the occasion of the 
celebrations of the 150th Anniversary of the Unification of Italy, 120 
works of famous Italian artists form the 19th and 20th centuries are 
exhibited at the "Scuderie di Miramare" (ex-horse stables of the 
Miramare Castle - before the Main Entrance on the right). The exhibition 
is ongoing until 28 August. Open 10:00 - 19:00 (closed on Mondays). 
Ticket euro 8. Check: http://www.tadinoartecontemporanea.com

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*ENTERTAINMENT*

*Tonight: "James Taylor Quartet" *at the Miela Theatre in Piazza Duca 
degli Abruzzi at 21:30. The concert is organized by the Associazione 
Controtempo. Ticket euro 15.

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*"Jon Spencer Blues Explosion"* at the Slovene Theatre in via Petronio 4 
(tel: 040 362542) on Sat 4 June at 21:30. Tickets (euro 20) may be 
purchased at the Box Office from 10:00 - 15:00 or via web at: 
http://www.vivaticket.it. Check programme: http://www.teaterssg.it / 
http://www.miela.it

*Live Music in Muggia* this weekend at the "Stadio Comunale Paolo 
Zaccaria" (Stadium) in via dei Mulini 15: *Friday 3 June, "Banda 
Berimbau"* (a group of 20 percussionists playing Brazilian samba music), 
*Sat 4 June, Italian pop star "Dorina"* and *Sunday 5 June "In Orbita dj 
Set"*. All shows are free and start at 21:00. There will also be kiosks 
with food and drinks opening at 18:00. Check: http://www.cresevillage.it 
<http://www.cresevillage.it> (Bus 20)

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*MISCELLANEOUS*

*The Grignano Beach Clubs "Riviera" *(beneath the Hotel Riviera in 
strada Costiera 20) and *"Sirena"* In Riva Massimiliano e Carlotta 2 - 
close to the Adriatico Guesthouse) with a 0,50 discount on entrance 
ticket upon presentation of your ICTP badge valid only from Monday to 
Friday.

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*Flea Market on Sunday 5 May *at the Giulia Shopping Center in via 
Giulia 75/3 on Sunday 5 June all day. Take bus 6.

*Sistiana Bay Flea Market every Friday from 18:00 - 23:00 ongoing until 
September. *You may reach Sisitiana by Airport Bus Apt 51 and walk down 
to the seaside.

*IN VENICE*

*The* *54th International Art Exhibition**, Venice Biennale,* directed 
by Bice Curiger, opens on *Saturday 4 *June **at the Giardini and 
Arsenale and elsewhere around Venice.
The show is titled "*ILLUMInations"* and will be set up in the Central 
Pavilion forming a single itinerary that features *83* _artists 
<http://www.labiennale.org/en/art/exhibition/artists/>_ from all over 
the world. Ongoing until 27 November. Check info: 
http://www.labiennale.org/en/art/index.html

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