What's On This Week 9 - 12 June 2011

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WHAT'S ON THIS WEEK 9 - 12 June 2011*

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*INTERESTING TALK THIS AFTERNOON*

*ICTP Prof Filippo Giorgi will give a talk in Italian this afternoon at 
17:30 at the Circolo Canottieri Adria, Pontile Istria -- società 
nautiche (Rive, bus 8). "Chiare fresche e scarse acque: cambiamenti 
climatici e ciclo idrologico mediterraneo"* ("Clear, fresh and scarce 
waters, climate changes and hydrologic Mediterranean cycle"). Prof 
Giorgi is head of the Earth System Physics section and one of the 
vice-chairs of the IPCC Working Group. The Nobel Peace Prize in 2007 was 
split equally between the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change 
(IPCC) and Al Gore, Jr. "for their efforts to build up and disseminate 
greater knowledge about man-made climate change, and to lay the 
foundations for the measures that are needed to counteract such change.

*OPERA MUSIC*

*Trieste Verdi Theatre: Lucia di Lammermoor (11 - 18 June), music by 
Donizetti, directed by Julian Kovatchev. *There is a 50% reduction on 
tickets purchased "last minute" (one hour before the show) for all 
performances (except for the first performance) directly at the Verdi's 
ticket office.* *For more info on program and tickets, check: 
http://www.teatroverdi-trieste.com* *or call: 800 090373 / 040 6722111

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*SPECIAL GUIDED TOURS*

*"Trieste Mosaico di Culture" ("Trieste, a mosaic of cultures") on 
Saturday 11 June at 16:30*: A 2 - hours guided walking tour downtown to 
visit the main cultural and religious sites that represent the ethnic 
and religious minorities of Trieste. The tour is in Italian and English 
and costs euro *5/pers. *It is necessary to book your place by calling 
the Tourist Office in Piazza Unità (via dell'Orologio 1) where the tour 
starts. Tel: 040 3478312

*"Trieste Liberty" is a guided walking tour in Italian on Saturday 11 
June at 17:00*. You will visit all the beautiful buildings in Liberty 
style in the city centre. You must book by sending a fax to this number: 
040 6754727. The tour will start at the Salone degli Incanti (ex 
Pescheria) on the Rive (bus 8) and costs 3 euro/pers and includes a 
visit to the exhibition *"Costruire e abitare l'alba del '900", 
*("Trieste Liberty, urban architecture 1900 - 1914") at the Salone degli 
Incanti - ex Pescheria in Riva Sauro 1. This is an exhibition on 
architectural projects and designs during the Liberty period in Trieste 
highlighting the works of famous local and national architects such as 
Max Fabiani, Josip Costaperaria, Giuseppe Sommaruga, Giorgio Zaninovich, 
Romeo Depaoli, Giacomo Zammatio and others. Check: 
http://www.comune.trieste.it

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*A guided walking tour only in German: " On the poet's footsteps*" on 
Sunday 12 June (9:00 - 12:00): a 3 hours walk on the Rilke Path from 
Sistiana to Duino. The poet is Rainer Maria Rilke who spent some time at 
the Duino Castle where he composed his famous poems "Elegy on the 
Adriatic". Meeting place at the Sisitiana IAT (Info Point). You must 
book your place by calling: 333 9336060. For more info call: 040 224147. 
You can reach Sistiana by APT bus 51

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*ART & CULTURAL EXHIBITIONS*

*Photography exhibition: "Realtà ed Immagini Percorse" at the Biblioteca 
Statale in Largo Papa Giovanni XXIII: *Five professional Italian 
photographers from different artistic backgrounds (Enzo Cumbo, Jean 
Mill, Paolo Rinaldi Reynolds, Bruno Solini and Giorgio Valentinuzzi) 
express 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.

*"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*

*A play in Italian at the Miela Theatre: "La Coscienza di Zeno" (Zeno's 
conscience) by Italo Svevo on Saturday 11 June at 20:30. *The play is 
performed by an amatorial theatre group "Teatrolingua" with 14 actors of 
11 different nationalities. Free entrance. The Miela Theatre is located 
in piazza Duca degli Abruzzi (close to the Central Train Station). 
Check: http://www.miela.it

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*Live Music in Muggia* this weekend at the "Stadio Comunale Paolo 
Zaccaria" (Stadium) in via dei Mulini 15: *Friday 10 June, Binho 
Carvalaho meets Berimbau"* (live Samba music) *Sat 11 June, "Wonderwall" 
(cover Oasis) *and *Sunday 12 June "Jack Rabbit 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 . Take 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) offer a 0,50 discount on the entrance 
ticket upon presentation of your ICTP badge valid only from Monday to 
Friday.

*Sunday 12 June: special events at the Trieste Botanic Gardens* in via 
Marchesetti 2: There will be a flower and plant market all day until 
sunset. Special guided tour at 10:00 on sage plants and hortensias and 
at 18:30 there will be a jazz concert in the open air with "Alfa Omega" 
with Daniela Raimondi (trumpet) and Emanuele Gratti (guitar).

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*Flea Market on Sunday 12 June in Muggia taking place in *Piazza della 
Repubblica all day until sunset. Take bus 20 or the Delfino Verde ferry 
boat.

*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*

*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 that features *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

*NEW BOAT LINES SUMMER SERVICE*

*We wish to inform you that the Summer Boat Service, "Delfino 
Verde", connecting Trieste to Sistiana via Barcola and Grignano 
*will run daily (Monday to Sunday) from 12 June until 13 September. For 
info on schedule and fares please check: 
http://www.triestetrasporti.it/index.php?trieste-barcola-grignano-sistiana
*There is also a boat line connecting Trieste to Grado* ongoing until 5 
September (available from Tuesday to Sunday): 
http://www.delfinoverde.it/lineatsgrado.htm 
<http://www.delfinoverde.it/lineatsgrado.htm>
Boats depart in Trieste from the Stazione Marittima (Molo 
Bersaglieri).Tickets must be purchased on board.

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