What's On This Weekend - 31st October - 3rd November 2013

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*WHAT'S ON THIS WEEKEND31stOctober - 3rd November 2013*

*/_ART SHOWS_/*

*Photography exhibit at STUDIO TOMMASEO*(via del Monte 2/1, close to 
Corso Italia) by outstanding eclectic Polish artist, writer, 
photographer, philosopher, poet *Stanislaw Ignacy Witkiewicz* 
(1885-1939) withportraits 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

*Art show VII Salone d'Autunno dell'Arte Triestina***(the Autumn Salon 
of Triestine Art) *at LUX Art Gallery *in via Rittmeyer 7**with many 
contemporary Triestine artists*. *Open until 16/11, on 
Mon-Tues-Thurs-Fri-Sat, from 17.00-20.00.

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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 *with 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.

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*/_FILMS & FESTIVALS_/*

*Movie: Maksimovic. La storia di Bruno Pontecorvo*

*On Sat. 2 November at 18.30*at Teatro Miela(Piazza Duca degli Abruzzi, 
close to the railway station)film in Italian**on*"Maksimovic. La storia 
di Bruno Pontecorvo" *written by G. Mussardo (SISSA) and L. Bonolis and 
directed by D. Cenetiempo. The film has been co-produced by ICTP. There 
will be a brief introduction by ICTP Director F. Quevedo and SISSA 
Director G. Martinelli. Entrance is free and everybody is welcome to 
attend.

On 1st September 1950 at the dawn of the Cold War, famous Italian 
physicist Bruno Pontecorvo and his family mysteriously disappeared 
behind the Iron Curtain. This is one of the mysteries related to the 
atomic era. With his exceptional theoretical intuitions, which went hand 
in hand with his brilliant qualities as an experimental physicist, Bruno 
Pontecorvo is the scientist that, more than anyone else, has entered the 
secrets of the most elusive and enigmatic particle of our universe, the 
neutrino. TRAILER: _https://vimeo.com/63566355_

*"Trieste Science+Fiction"**Film Festival at Teatro Tripcovich & Teatro 
Miela - until 3 November*

*_At Teatro Tripcovich on Thurs 31/10_**at 20.00*: Big Ass Spider; at 
22.15: Frankenstein's Army*. Halloween Party **from 23.30 at _Teatro 
Miela_ (close to teatro Tripcovich) have fun together with people clad 
in zombie, robot , mutant, alien, vampire costumes.***

*_On Fri 1/11_*at the Magazzino delle Idee (close to Teatro Tripcovich), 
talk by ICTP's Carlo Fonda at midday, entitled" Dai Bit agli Atomi" re 3 
D printing. At 15.00 screening of film "The Returned"; at 17.30 film 
"Europa Report"; at 20.00 "Painless" and at 22.15 "The strange colour of 
your body's tears": and so much more, until Sun 3/11.!

See the program: www. 
sciencefictionfestival.org/wp-content/uploads/TS+F13_programma_web.pdf

Each film: Euro 5/head; Daily ticket: Euro 10/head.

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*/_MUSIC_/*

*Symphony Music at Teatro Verdi*

Japanese conductor *Hirofumi Yoshida* will perform at Teatro Verdi 
tomorrow at 20.30and on 2/11 at 15.30 directing pieces by Schumann and 
Brahms.www.vivaticket.it/index.php?nvpg[sell]&cmd=tabellaPrezzi&pcode=131031a&tcode=nvef0086&wms_op=plannify 
or call 800 090373

*Classical Music at the Lutheran Church*

Tonite at 20.30, classical concert at the Lutheran Church (behind the 
main post office downtown) with flute, theorbo and harpsichord musicians 
playing pieces by Bach, Telemann, de Visee. Free entry.

*/_MISCELLANEA_/*

*Antique furniture market "Trieste Antiqua"at the Stazione Marittima*

Antique lovers will have their fill of top-class antiques, paintings, 
furniture, jewellery, clocks and much more from *Sat. 2/11 at the 
Stazione Marittima* (after Piazza Unita'), all the items are on sale. 
There are 36 Italian and foreign exhibitors and it will be open until 
10/11 over the weekends from 10.00 - 20.00 and during the week only in 
the afternoons, from 15.00-20.00. Tickets cost euro 9/head, for info see 
www.triesteantiqua.it

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*Halloween parties tonite**in many places in Trieste : *At Grignano's 
restaurant "Principe", downtown at Macaki (Viale XX settembre) with the 
Harem Scarem rock band from Canada, at Molo IV, at Teatro Miela, at 
Caffe' Audace in Piazza unita', at Benningan's Pub and in many other 
places where you can dress up in appropriate fancy zombie dresses.

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*Today LAST DAY to sign up at the British Film Club: 9 movies this season*

This season the British Film Club offers nine films with the original 
English sound-track, to be shown at the Ariston Cinema, Viale Romolo 
Gessi 14 (Buses 8& 15 from Roiano or the train station). **

Membershipcards are available at the Alpha Studio Travel Agency, in Via 
San Nicolò 19 (first floor -- above the Swatch shop, opposite Bar 
Ferrari), until Thursday 31^st October 2013 from 10.00 - 12.00 / 16.00 
to 18.00. The annual subscription fee is only *EUR25* and entitles you 
to see nine feature films at the Ariston, and also to borrow books and 
choose from a good collection of DVDs (including the best of British TV) 
free of charge from the /club-room in Via dei Crociferi 3 (ground 
floor)./**For weekly conversations/discussions in English, the venue 
this year is an area in Via Roma 9 (4^th floor), courtesy of the 
Federazione Italiana Tabaccai. For more info: 
www.britishfilmclubtrieste.it <http://www.britishfilmclubtrieste.it>**

*SWIMMING*

*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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*Learn how to stitch clothes, bags or make jewellery*at the Studiocinque 
e altro Co.

They have courses lasting two days each for a limited number of 
participants (5). Cost per course: euro 50/head. For info call: 
Studiocinque in Viale D'Annunzio, 4 - Trieste. Tel. 040775379,from Tue - 
Sat: 10-13/16-19 ; www.studiocinqueealtro.com

*Latin American dancing at Paradiso*

*Every Friday*from 22.00 at Dancing "Paradiso" in via De Franceschi, 3, 
Trieste, lovers of latin american music and Caribbean rhythms can go 
dancing. Free entrance. Take bus 20 or 21 from the central train 
station. Check 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*

*The Friuli Venezia Giulia TOURIST POINT *located**in the corner of 
Piazza Unità (via dell'Orologio,1) organizes*guided walking tours (in 
Italian and English) every day at 10:30*. Each tour lasts 2 hours and 
costs 7 Euro/head. There is also the possibility of visiting the city by 
yourself with an audio-guide that you may rent there for Euro 4. Open 
every day from 9.00 - 18.00/ Sundays: 9:00 - 13:00. For more info, call 
the FVG Tourist Info Point: 040 3478312 or check: http://www.turismofvg.it

*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

*The Miramare Castle**, *the former dwelling of the brother of Emperor 
Franz Josef, Maximilian and his wife Carlotta,**is really close to the 
ICTP and is open every day - except on Monday mornings - from 9.00 to 
18.30. Entrance to the surrounding park is free (8.00 - 19.00). The 
location and the lovely decor and furnishings, paintings, rooms full of 
history, are not to be missed. For more info: www.castello-miramare.it 
<http://www.castello-miramare.it>-- Tel. 040 224143. Entrance Euro 4/head.

The *Natural Reserve of Miramare, WWF**,*is located in a building inside 
the park of Miramare and is open on Saturdays and Sundays from 10:00 - 
13:00 and 14:00 - 16:00. Entrance costs Euro 2,50/head. 
www.riservamarinamiramare.it/

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*The Duino Castle*is one of the most attractive castles in Europe and is 
still the official residence of the Torre e Tasso royal family. From its 
cliff top location it overlooks a small fishing village and is 
surrounded by extensive gardens. Inside, you can see the furnishings, 
pictures, books and mementoes collected over centuries, visit its 
beautiful park and the World War 2 bunker. Visiting time 9:30 - 17:30. 
Always closed on Tuesdays. Take bus 51 (the airport bus) after the 
Miramare tunnel. To arrange a guided tour, call 040.208120. Ticket price 
for ICTP visitors: Euro 5.Extra visit of the "Old Castle" and the Dama 
Bianca rock costs Euro 2. For more info/: *www.castellodiduino.it* - 
tel. 040 208120. /

*The San Giusto Castle*, built between 1470 and 1630, the castle rises 
up from the hill in the heart of the old city. You can enjoy a full view 
of Trieste, visit the museum, the armoury and the lapidario tergestino. 
Outside the castle walls lies the cathedral built in the 14th century 
and in the surroundings, the remains of the ancient Roman city dating 
back to the first and second century. Take bus nr. 24 from the railway 
station Ticket: euro 4/each. Visiting times: 9:00 -- 19:00. Check 
website/www.retecivica.it/

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*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, originally 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_/*

*San Marco Cafe'*(Via Battisti 13), the historic Viennese-style coffee 
house has just re-opened after renovations. First opened in January 
1914, when Trieste was still part of the Austro-Hungarian empire, the 
San Marco became popular among students and intellectuals. The original 
art deco' furniture is still there and it is a place where famous writer 
Claudio Magris usually likes to hang out. Now its new owners offer a 
great deal of new services to its customers, like a new book counter, 
kosher meals, aperitifs, tapas, meze, tourist menus and traditional 
meals. Besides all this, the important cultural activitiesheld in the 
past will continue in the future with a broad range of programmes and 
initiatives.

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.

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*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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*/ICTP's Administration takes no responsibility whatsoever for the 
correctness or completeness of the above information./*

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