What's On This Weekend: 13 - 15 July 2012

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*WHAT'S ON THIS WEEKEND 13 - 15 July 2012*

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*ART EXHIBITIONS*

*Friday, 13/7 at 18.30 at Studio Tommaseo *in downtown via del Monte 2/1 
*"DOUBLE TRACK" (Doppia Traccia): Objects with lost traces from the 
recent past, *an International Design Contest. This biennial contest has 
become a great challenge proposed to designers from 23 Central Eastern 
European countries. What kind of new object was the old drawing-curve 
turned into? The designer of this mysterious object won the Gillo 
Dorfles Prize! Ongoing until 13/9. www.triestecontemporanea.it 
<http://www.triestecontemporanea.it/>

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*"Rembrandt. Incidere la luce *(Rembrandt. Engrave light) at the 
*Stables of the Castle of Miramare, Trieste*. This building was planned 
by Carl Junker and built between 1856 and 1860 on the road to the 
Castle. There are engravings by the great Dutch artist, Rembrandt 
Harmenszoon van Rijn (1606 - 1669), famous painter & engraver and 3 
works by Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528). Ongoing until 7/10. Open Tuesdays 
to Sundays: 10.00 -13.00 / 14.30 -18.30.

*Sala Giubileo, Via Mazzini 3 - Trieste: Exhibit by Manuela Marussi 
"Pneuma: the vital breath. *There are 40 oil paintings on canvas 
produced in 2012, many paintings have not been exhibited before.* *Open 
weekdays: 10.00-12.30 & 16.00-19:30/On Sundays & holidays 11.00-12.30. 
Ongoing until 14/7.* *For more info: http://www.exibart.com/

*MUSIC*

*"TriesteLovesJazz", *an International Jazz Festival, ongoing till 27/7, 
each concert is free of charge and starts at 21.00 in Piazza Verdi 
(close to Piazza Unita') :

*_Friday 13/7_*: IT DON'T MEAN A THING (IF IT AIN'T GOT THAT SWING). 
Performance by the Gorni Kramer Quartet, that reproposes the peculiar 
swing of the great Italian accordionist Kramer. *_Sunday 15/7_*: David 
Helbock from Berlin: a young jazz musician and composer, defined a 
"shooting star of jazz piano" by the renown music critics; followed by a 
tribute to the great american saxophonist of the 80s: Michael Brecker. 
For more info: http://triestelovesjazz.com

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*ENTERTAINMENT*

The* "Trieste Estate 2012" *event features* 6 evenings of open air 
movies in an amazing location: the Castle of San Giusto. *The films 
proposed will all be screened in their original version with Italian 
subtitles and will start at 9.30 p.m.

*/Friday 13/7:/* Projection of the film "Dark Shadows" by Tim Burton (US 
2012);

*/Saturday 14/7: /*Projection of the film "To Rome with love" by Woody 
Allen (Italy/Spain 2012) *//*

*/Sunday 15/7: /*Projection of the film "The Artist" by Michel 
Hazanavicius (France 2011)

Take bus nr 24 -every 20' - from the train station, last bus at 21.00.

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*MUSEUMS*

*Visit the Oriental Art Museum in Palazzetto Leo, *Via San Sebastiano 1 
(close to Piazza Unita'), the first Museum in this Region specifically 
dedicated to Oriental Art with objects, furniture, paintings, travel 
souvenirs and antropological findings from China and Japan.

Entrance: full price Euro 3,50; reduced Euro 2,50 for : students below 
26, youngsters from 6 - 20, groups of 10 persons. Children up to 5 years 
old are free of charge. Guided tours: Euro 2,70/each. Open on Wednesday 
from 9.00 to 13.00; Saturday & Sunday: from 11.00 to 17.00. Info: 040 
6754068.

*MISCELLANEOUS*

*Every Friday evening at 21.00 take part in the event "Sailing through 
science",* at the Civic Sea Museum in Via Campo Marzio 5 where 
biologists, writers, musicians, sailors, historians, fishermen, 
students, teachers and documentarists are united by the passion and 
desire to tell stories about the sea and those who live close to it. _On 
Friday 13/_7: "Recalling the Zoppolo-ÿupa, stories of boats and 
fishermen of Santa Croce-Kriz", meeting with Franco Cossutta (Coastal 
Museum of Trieste), projection of a documentary by Jurii Gruden, 
performance of the

Vesna Choir of Santa Croce. Bus nr. 15 from Piazza Oberdan every 20' 
until 21.30.

*Visit The Victory Lighthouse *(Faro della Vittoria) in Strada del 
Friuli. The lighthouse was built by the famous Triestine architect 
Berlam. It is a commemorative monument dedicated to the fallen soldiers 
of World War I. Great for photos if it's a nice day. Open 
(April--September): Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sundays & Public 
Holidays: 16.00 - 19.00; Tuesday and Friday: 9.00 am to 12.00 am and 
16.00 - 19.00. Mondays closed. Free entry. Take buses 42, 44 or 46 from 
Piazza Oberdan. For info call 040 8323 201 (Monday - Friday: 9.00 -13.00).

*ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF TRIESTE*

*On Friday 13/7 at 21.00 : MUGGIA UNDER THE STARS* in*/ /*Piazza Marconi 
downtown Muggia.

Latin American dances and sports for everybody. Free admission*/. 
/*Info: 040 3360340

*FLEA Market every Friday* down in *Sistiana Bay*, in the Caravella Park 
from 18:00 - 23:00. You can get to Sistiana with the airport bus 51 or 
take bus 44 from Piazza Oberdan and walk down to the bay here there are 
several food and drink stalls, music and summer fun. **

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*Eat at a typical Triestine "OSMIZA" or private farm house in the Carso: 
there are many open this weekend. *The origins of the osmiza dates back 
to the Austrian times when the Austrian Emperor Joseph II gave 
permission to all his citizens to sell directly their wine and some of 
their own goods (cheese, eggs, bread, ham) for a period of eight days. 
The word comes from the Slovenian language, "osem" (eight). Check this 
link to find out their timings and locations: http://www.osmize.net/

*The Carsiana Botanical Garden. *Is located within a "dolina" (sinkhole) 
in Sgonico, 18 km from Trieste. It was created in 1964 to collect, 
conserve and exhibit the native flora of the Karst in its natural 
context. The garden is open from May to October with the following 
schedule: Tuesday -Friday: 9.30 -- 13.00; Saturday - Sunday and public 
holidays: 10.00-13.00, 15.00-19.00. Ticket: Euro 3.00; Reduced:Euro 
2.00. *Guided visits**: *Tuesdays - Fridays at 10.00; Saturdays, Sundays 
and public holidays at 10.30 and 16.00. You can get there by bus nr. 46 
from Piazza Oberdan. For further info: 
http://www.giardinobotanicocarsiana.it/en/

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