What's On This Weekend - 27 February - 2 March 2014

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*WHAT'S ON THIS WEEKEND27 February - 2 March 2014*

*/Quote of the day/*

/I love those who can smile in trouble, who can gather strength from 
distress and grow brave by reflection. 'Tis the business of little minds 
to shrink, but they whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves 
their conduct, will pursue their principles unto death./

*/Leonardo da Vinci/*

*Carnival: last day is Tuesday, 4 March*

Carnival in Trieste is a special event and the amount of costumes, 
masqueraded people, carnival wagons is higher here than in most Italian 
cities. It is prepared well in advance by many as there is a grand, 
final competition for the best costumes and carnival wagons in this 
area. So, these days and until Tuesday 4 March, don't be surprised if 
you bump into groups of people dressed in funny costumes. Join in the 
fun as you can purchase cheap wigs and carnival hats, clothes, glasses 
in the many oriental stores downtown and take part in Muggia's Carnival 
dances on Saturday nite. If you really want to get a fill of carnival, 
Italy's top place to go to is Venice.

Carnival will be celebrated these days in Trieste's neighbourhoods and 
the following places appear to be quite interesting:

At MUGGIA today at 17:00 in the main square, Piazza Marconi - where the 
best carnival costumes and wagons come from - the godmother of the 
festival, a beautiful young maiden, will host the opening followed by 
the Ballo della Verdura (Vegetable Dance) and many entertaining things 
to see like acrobats, jugglers, fire-eaters and musicians until 19:00. 
Afterwards, they will walk freely from there around the rest of the 
town. The main show will take place in piazza Marconi on Sunday 2/3 at 
13:15 with over 2.000 costumes and wagons.

At SERVOLA - the historical cradle of Trieste's carnival - the 
inauguration will be today at 15:30. There will be food kiosks and music 
in the evenings.

At OPICINA in the karst today at 18.00 they will inaugurate the 47th 
edition of the Karst Carnival with masqueraded people, music and fun. 
The main show will take place on Saturday in Opicina at 14.00 when all 
the carnival wagons will drive through Opicina.

*Tuesday 4 March : LAST DAY OF CARNIVAL with aPARADE at 14:00 hrs*

The last day Tuesday, 4 March marks the 2014 Carnival Competition with a 
Parade of all the wagons and costumes competing. They will depart from 
Piazza Oberdan at 14:00 .

For more info:

http://www.retecivica.trieste.it/new/Default.asp?tabella_padre=sezioni&ids=12&tipo=-&pagina=cstampa_leggi.asp&comunicato=9957

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*Today: Darwin Day 2014 at 18:00 at Cafe' San Marco*

At the historical Cafe' San Marco this evening at 18.30 astrophysicist 
Giovanni VLADILO will give an interesting talk in Italian on " Is there 
Life in the planets beyond our solar system?" while celebrating "Darwin 
Day 2014 - Remembering Margherita Hack" He will talk about the main 
results of the past twenty years in astronomy research . It is in Via 
Battisti downtown. Free entrance forall.

*Today: Madame Butterfly at the Verdi Theatre*

Today at 20.30 the Madame Butterfly show will inaugurate its 100th 
anniversary.

Other shows will be held on 28/2, 2/3, 4/3, 6/3 and 8/3. Prices range 
from euro 15 - 115. For more info, call toll free nr. 800090373 or check 
www.teatroverdi-trieste.com

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*Tomorrow: Show by the Sacri Cuori band at the Miela Theatre *

Tomorrow at 21.30 the Sacri Cuori band will playfolk, blues, rock and 
Italian melodies that touch the soul at the Miela theatre (close to the 
central train station downtown). They have played all over the world and 
have recorded the original theme music of the movie "Zoran, il mio 
nipote scemo" by film producer Matteo Oleotto. Tickets: euro 10/head.

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*On Sat. 1st March: PIANO FESTIVAL at the Miela Theatre *

On Saturday at 21.00 at the Miela theatre there will be a concert "In 
the still of the night" by Clara Rivieri and Juri Dal Dan Octet. 
Entrance ticket: 7 euro/head.

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*Art Exhibitions*

Art & Sculpture exhibition at*EContemporary art gallery *by artists 
Paolo Polenghi, Stefano Graziano and Luigi Merola. Venue: EContemporary, 
Via Crispi 28, Trieste (Close to Viale XX settembre). Open until 6/3/14, 
Thurs-Sat: from 17-20.

Art exhibition *"Memorabilia" *by Triestine artist *Franco Vecchiet* at 
the Revoltella museum (Via Diaz, 27) until 30/3/2014.Open every day - 
except on Tuesdays - from 10-19.

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Art exhibition *"Manlio Malabotta e le arti. De Pisis, Martini, Morandi 
e i grandi maestri triestini" at the Magazzino delle Idee (*close to the 
railway station). Malabotta (1907-1975) was one of the most eminent 
cultural personalities in Trieste and he collected the works of the 
famous Italian artists on display.Closing on Sunday! Open Thurs: 10-17; 
Fri, Sat & Sun: 10-13/15-19.

*Photography*exhibition at the historical Cafe' Tommaseo by *Olga Micol* 
with many outstanding shots of Trieste. in fact, the title of the show 
is "Algida Trieste, volo tra mare e vento" (Frozen Trieste). Open every 
dayuntil 9 March.

*TOURING THIS AREA*

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/

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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.

*The Revoltella Modern Art Museum is *located downtown; it was**founded 
in Trieste <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trieste> in 1872 
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1872> by Baron Pasquale Revoltella 
<http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pasquale_Revoltella&action=edit&redlink=1> 
who left his house to the city (located in Piazza Venezia) after he 
passed away. It still displays all the art works, furniture and books of 
his time. The main building was built in 1858, designed by Friedrich 
Hitzig <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedrich_Hitzig> and later on, in 
1907 the City acquired the Brunner Building located nearby in order to 
expand the original collection. This building has been completely 
utilized only since 1963 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1963>, following 
its restructuring of Carlo Scarpa 
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlo_Scarpa>. Its entrance is from Via 
Diaz 27. It has a remarkable collection of modern art (1860 to 1970), 
baroque art and 1700s and 1800s furniture, located in a superb 
environment. Not to be missed! Open from 10:00 - 19:00, closed on Tuesdays.

*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 the 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.

*Visit the Museum of the Sea*in Viale Campo Marzio, 5 at the far end of 
the seafront downtown. It tells the history of shipyards, navigation and 
fishing in the Adriatic Sea, displaying models of ships, dioramas and 
old navigation tools. Special sections are dedicated to Giuseppe Ressel 
and experiments by Guglielmo Marconi.Open each day from Thursday to 
Tuesday, from 9.00 - 13.00.For more info see: www.museodelmaretrieste.it.

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

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