What's On This Weekend - 17 - 20 October 2013

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*WHAT'S ON THIS WEEKEND 17 - 20October2013*

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*At ICTP ON SATURDAY, 19 OCTOBER AT 20:00/:OPENING CEREMONY OF THE 
/**/LATIN AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL/**/, MAIN LECTURE HALL, LEONARDO 
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The XXVIII Festival of Latin American Cinema will be inaugurated at the 
ICTP on *Saturday, 19 October at 20:00*. After welcome speeches by the 
organizers, there will be a brief award ceremony followed by the film  
"La ùltima batalla de Salvador Allende" (Canada/France/Chile, 1998) by 
Patricio Henrìquez (in Spanish with Italian subtitles). A small 
reception for all participants in the event will be served in the foyer 
at the end of the film at around 21:30. For more information on this 
year's edition of the Festival and films screened in town, please 
check:http://www.cinelatinotrieste.org/fest2013/ Everybody is most 
welcome to join.

*Art Exhibitions*

*On Fri 18/10 starting at 16.00 at STUDIO TOMMASEO*downtown in via del 
Monte 2/1 (it is close to Corso Italia) talks on outstanding eclectic 
Polish artist, writer, photographer, philosopher, poet *Stanislaw Ignacy 
Witkiewicz* (1885-1939) by: *Pawe? Polit*(/Witkacy's drawings and 
paintings: towards ontological iconography), /*Milada 
S'lizin'ska*/(Tadeusz Kantor performing Witkiewicz, from "The 
Cuttlefish" to "Umar?a Klasa"),/ *Przemys?aw Stroz.ek* /(Italian 
Futurists, Witkacy and the origins of photo-performance), /*Giovanna 
Tomassucci* /(Stanis?aw Ignacy Witkiewicz: a Polish writer for today?) 
/andElena de Varda /(Witkewicz and Ingarden. A philosophycal friendship)/.

*Witkiewicz's**photography exhibit will be inaugurated at 18.00*, 
amongst which portraits of Arthur Rubenstein and the great Polish 
anthropologist Bonislaw Malinowski.Open until 18/12. For info: 
www.triestecontemporanea.it/pagina.php?id_p=17&l=e&id_m=1

At the *KNULP library* in via Madonna del Mare 7a (inthe old city 
downtown) *photography* show 'Fairy tales and portraits" by *biologist 
SphereCode*. Open until 31/10, from 10.00 - 24.00.

*LAST MONTH TO SEE THE VENICE Biennial*International Art Exhibition* 
*(closing this year on 24 Nov)**at the Giardini and Arsenale and other 
areas in Venice. This year's theme is "*The Encyclopedic Palace"*. It is 
open Tues - Sun from 10.00 - 18.00 and costseuro 25/head for one day or 
euro 30 for two days. For info: www.labiennale.org/it/

At the *MIB SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT of TRIESTE *in Largo Caduti di 
Nassiriya, 1, Ferdinandeo),*solo show "La buona novella" *(Good news) 
by*artist Patrizia Bigarella. *The artist presents paintings, sculptures 
and engravings of extraordinary quality. Open until 12 November. Guided 
tours by the artist on Mondays and Tuesdays from 16.30 until 19.00.For 
info call: 3335736710. To get there, take bus 25 from Piazza Goldoni.

*Chez Caffe' Tommaseo: Science cafe' and a theatrical event*

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*On Thurs 17/10 *at 18.00 at the historical Caffe' Tommaseo (close to 
Piazza Unita'): *Science Cafe' Talks in Italian by Vanna Pecile* on new 
technologies apt to study the diversity amongst peoples and *Aldo 
Vesnaver* on the Legend of the termination of petrol, fracking and 
earthquakes. For info:www.caffedellescienze.eu

*On Fri 18/10 at 21.00, "Sintesi della notte" *(Night-time summary)**a 
show based on the most outrageous, ironic, scandalous sketches related 
to the futurist epoch, mother of all avant-garde movements. Actors: 
Marcello Crea, Rita Dona', Giovanni Gangi, Raffaele Schiavone and others.

Free entry, just take a drink there.

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*Chez Café' degli Specchi : Operetta *

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*On Sat. 19/10 at 18.00 at Café' degli Specchi *(Piazza Unita'), sip 
your tea or aperitif while enjoying an unusual and entertaining 
"food-based" operetta concert by soprano Ilaria Zanetti and pianist 
Master Trojan. Music by Offenbach, Strauss, Fratelli Costa, and various 
other authors.

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*Jazz at Teatro Miela on 17 & 19 & 20 October by Norwegian & Italian 
musicians*

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*Thurs 17 October*at Teatro Miela at 21.00 popular Norwegian musicians 
Erving Aarset and Jan Bang will play electric jazz.

*On Sat 19 Oct*at 21.00,an Italian group called Tommaso Cappellato & 
Astral Travel will play a fusion of Afro-jazz, Latin and funk music.

*On Sun 20 Oct*at 21.00, one of the most creative European jazz 
pianists, Swedish Bobo Stenson will play solo his tunes.

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*UPCOMING CONCERT by Scott Matthew on 25th October*

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*On Fri 25 October*at Teatro Miela (near the train station) at 21.30 
*Concert by* Australian-born *singer songwriter* *Scott Matthew. 
*He**has been likened to David Bowie, Antony Hegarty and any number of 
musicians from the annals of music history who shiver and quiver as they 
sing. Matthew is at his most content living life as a connoiseur of 
sadness, what matters more to him than the folly of likenesses are the 
distinctive nuances and prismatic shades of melancholy. Buy your tickets 
now at the theatre's box office every day from 17.00-19.00 at euro 
10/head. See www.vivaticket.it

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*MISCELLANEA*

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*Art lovers*may like to sign up for painting, portrait, ceramics, other 
classes at the best art school in town: */Scuola del Vedere/*, in via 
Rittmeyer 18. For info: www.scuoladelvedere.it, or call 3478554008/ 
040311885.

*Trieste has three municipal swimming pools (piscine) open to the public 
as follows: *

_Bianchi,_in Passeggio S. Andrea, 8. Open Mon to Fri 9.00-22.00; Sat 
9.00-15.00/Sun & hols 9.00-13.00. Ticket: euro 4,50/head - Take bus 8 
from Roiano or nr 9 from the train station. For info call: 040 306024.

_San Giovanni,_in via S. Cilino 42/1. Open to the public Mon-Fri 
6.30-15.00/20.00-22.00; Sat 7.30-15.00/Sun & hols 7.30-13.00; Ticket: 
euro 4,70/head. Take bus 6 from Grignano or train station or bus 35 from 
Piazza Oberdan.www.piscinadisangiovanni.com - tel 040566492

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_Altura,_in via Alpi Giulie 2/1. Open Mon-Wed-Thur 
7.00-15.00/20.30-22.30; Tue & Fri 7.00-16.00/21.00-22.30 Sat: 
7.00-18.00/Sun 9.00-16.00. Ticket: euro 2,90/head - Bus 8 from Roiano or 
nr 9 from the train station. Take buses 37 or 48 from Largo Barriera. 
For info call: 0408321215

/Check all the bus schedules: 
www.triestetrasporti.it/index.php?linee-e-orari/

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*TOURING THIS AREA*

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*City**Sight-Seeing tour by bus* (like the red London buses), lasts for 
one hour, departing from downtown at the Stazione Marittima (close to 
Piazza Unita') but *you can board the bus at GRIGNANO*. Tickets last for 
48 hours and there are 3 tours in the mornings (from 10.00 -12.00) and 3 
in the afternoons (from 14.00 -16.00), Ticket costs: Euro 18/head; 
children Euro 9/head. Ring tel: 393 9172656 to inform that you will 
board the bus at Grignano. For info: www.trieste.city-sightseeing.it

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*Guided tour of Trieste*every day at 10.30 a.m.: A 2 hours guided 
walking tour through the main sites and monuments of Trieste. The tour 
is in Italian and English and costs euro 7/pers. Book your tour by 
calling the FVG Tourist Office in via dell' Orologio 1 (on the corner of 
Piazza Unità): 040 3478312.

*Dreher Beer Museum*

The only one in Italy in via Torrebianca 41, Trieste.It displays 
objects, documents, posters, ads that belong to the historical tradition 
of this old beer factory. Open only on Wednesdays, from 16.30 - 19.00. 
For more info see www.birrofilatriestina.it

*The Civico Museo SARTORIO is a villa that *once belonged to the 
Sartorio dynasty originally from Sanremo. A branch of the family moved 
in 1775 to Trieste as part of its business expansion. Pietro Sartorio 
here with his family and bought the house, previously owned by the 
merchant family Faraon, originary from Alexandria of Egypt. The last 
heir of the Sartorio family, Baroness Anna Segrè Sartorio, left the 
villa and all its furniture to Trieste's city council with the explicit 
wish to make it a public museum.

The villa was used by the Allies, as their headquarter after WW2, as can 
be seen by the marks on the tiles and walls where the telephone and 
electric leads were brought through. Besides the villa itself being a 
very interesting building architecturally, it contains drawings of 
famous XVII century artists Giambattista Tiepolo. Open Tue-Sun from 
10.00 - 18.00. Entrance ticket: euro 6.

The *Giant Cave - Grotta Gigante*is considered the largest tourist cave 
in the world, situated in the Karst half an hour from the city centre. 
An exclusive feature of the cave is the horizontal pendulum, constructed 
by university researchers in order to calculate the slightest movements 
of the earth's crust. Visiting times every hour: 10:00 - 18:00. Each 
visit lasts one hour. Entrance ticket:Euro 11/each. For groups of over 
15 persons: Euro 5/head. Take bus 42 from Piazza Oberdan and get off at 
Borgo Grotta, Sgonico -- proceed by foot for 5 minutes -- follow road 
sign for Grotta Gigante. Wear comfortable shoes, no heels. Check 
website: /www.grottagigante.it/

*CAFES, FOOD AND WINE IN TRIESTE*

*Trieste's historical cafes: **Caffe' degli Specchi *(Piazza 
Unita'),*Caffe' Tommaseo* (Riva 3 Novembre) and *San Marco Cafe'* (Via 
Battisti 13) opened in the 19th & 20th century, are places where 
writers, musicians and artists meet and where artistic-cultural events 
are often held.

The most typical & genuine *Triestine Buffet in town is "Da Pepi",* in 
via Cassa di Risparmio nr 3, where one can have excellent ham rolls at 
the counter or enjoy the special house dish: a variety of ham and meats 
served with sauerkraut and freshly grated horseradish. Good selection of 
wines and beers. Reviewed by the New York Times as the best in the Region.

*Two traditional pastry shops, dating back to 1850*, decorated in 
"Liberty " style are*"La Bomboniera"* in via XXX Ottobre (near Piazza 
San Antonio) with its delicious pastries and coffee served in a cosy 
environment and "*Pasticceria Pirona*" in Largo Barriera 12, where James 
Joyce used to be a customer. Pirona won a prize for the best hot 
chocolate in Italy.

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*OSMIZE*

*An "osmiza" *is a private farm house in the karst hills. There are 
several open this period.**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). They can be spotted from 
the road as they are indicated with a branch of leaves on the roadsigns, 
called frasche. Check the following link to find out their timings and 
locations: http://www.osmize.net/

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*/ICTP's Administration takes no responsibility whatsoever for the 
correctness or completeness of the above information.Have a nice weekend!/*

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