What's On This Weekend - 16 - 20 January 2014

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*WHAT'S ON THIS WEEKEND16 - 20 January 2014*


*/         Quote of the day/*

*/"Do the difficult things while they are easy and do the great things 
while they are small. A journey of a thousand miles must begin wih a 
single step"/**Lao Tzu***

*Art Exhibitions*

*Last few days! Art exhibit at the Revoltella Museum by Jagoda BUIC *- 
not to be missed - an international painter, film producer, costume 
artist with works on display at New York's Metropolitan museum. She will 
be in Trieste on 17/1/14. Revoltella museum is in via Diaz nr 27, close 
to Piazza Venezia. Open until 19/1/2014, each day except Tuesdays, from 
10-19. Ticket: euro 7/head.

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*Photography exhibit *"Elemento Istria" by photographersSara Kaleb and 
Lorenzo Lucia with shots on Istria's beauty and nature. At the Unione 
Istriani in via S. Pellico, 2 downtown.On until 20 /1/2014, open Mon. 
-Fri. from 10:00 - 12:00 / 16.30 - 18.30. A new book on this topic with 
photos will be presented on the last day of the show.

At the*Eurocar Salon (Audi car dealer) in via Flavia 27, Trieste, 
outstanding contemporary group art show "Extra Large Painting" *with 
Zigaina, Busdon, Cervi Kervischer, Palcic, Rosso, Sila, Tigelli, 
Bigarella, Batich, Qing Yue, Chersicola, and many others.**Open until 
end January 2014, open Mon. - Fri.9-13/16-19 and Sat 10-12.30.

*Fantastic performance by Cirque Eloize at the Rossetti Theatre until 19/1*

*The show called "D" *is hard to describe, but easy to like and will 
take place from 15/1 to 19/1 at the Rossetti theatre in Viale XX 
settembre. There are 16 international performers who have worked in 
circuses and will present acrobatical scenes and acts that range from 
comics, science fiction, rock music, break dance, urban bike, etc., 
topped by incredible scenography and costumes. Shows are on from 15 
-17/1 at 20.30 and on Sat. & Sun., extra shows at 16.00. Buy your 
tickets at: www.ilrossetti.it/ or call 040 3593511. Tickets range from 
euro 29 to over 50/head.


*"The masked Ball" Opera at the Verdi Theatre on 16 & 18/1/14*

Master Gianluigi Gelmetti and tenor Terranova, soprano Stanisci, 
baritone Cecconi, mezzo-soprano Pencheva, and the Orchestra of the 
Fondazione Lirica Triestina and the choir directed by Master Vero, will 
entertain the public in Verdi's opera. It's located in Piazza Verdi, 
close to Piazza Unita'. Shows start at 20.30. For more info call 
800090373 or see www.teatroverdi-trieste.com


*Chamber music at Governor's Palace in Piazza Unita' on 18/1/14 at 18:00 
hrs*

"Il 18 alle 18" directed by Fedra Florit, with the mezzo-soprano Sylvia 
Ziegler and pianistFriederike Wiesner will inaugurate the chamber music 
season in the Governor's beautiful historical palace. Music by Mahler, 
Debussy and Schubert. The show will start at 18.00. For info call 
0403480598 or see www.acmtrioditrieste.it

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*The Glenn Miller Orchestra at the Rossetti Theatre on 20/1*

On Monday 20/1 performance by the most important jazz band in the world 
- The Glenn Miller orchestra - in a show called "In the Miller mood". 
The orchestra will be directed by Will Salden with singer Ellen Bliek 
and the Moonlight Serenaders. Buy your tickets at: www.ilrossetti.it/ or 
call 040 3593511.


*Trieste Film Festival 2014 at the Tripcovich & Miela Theatres - until 
22/1/2014 *

*This festival celebrates the 100thanniversary of the first world war 
*with its first movie at 10.45 "La Grande guerra" (The great war, by 
Mario Monicelli with actors Gassman and Sordi. The movie will be 
followed by "Cinema Brunch" a real novelty of foods at the bar at 13.00 
(booking required). At 15:00 at Teatro Miela (close by) screening of the 
documentary "I sentieri della gloria, in viaggio con Monicelli sui 
luoghi della Grande guerra" made in 1959. At Teatro Tripcovich look at 
the photo exhibit related to WW1. A photo exhibit will be displayed at 
the Tripcovich theatre with 15 photos takenin 1959 on the set of the 
film "The Great war"

Book the brunch before 18/1 at : guestservice at alpeadriacinema.it, costs 
only euro 10/head.

SPECIAL EVENT ONLY IN ITALIAN, euro 10/head on *Sat. 18/1* departing at 
14.30 from Tripcovich theatre: Take a walk with two experts to various 
areas downtown which had been used in the past as film locations by 
famous film producers like Francis Ford Coppola, Anthony Minghella and 
many other Italian producers. Book at guestservice at alpeadriacinema.it/.

Both theatres are close to each other and 2 minutes walk from the 
railway station.

*Ski season***in the Friuli Venezia Giulia Region and Pramollo ski 
resort in Austria. For more info on slopes, ski pass prices and weather 
forecast, check: http://www.promotur.org for ski in the FVG Region, 
Austria: http://www.nassfeld.at/en/winter/

And general ski maps in Italy: http://skimaps.skiforum.it/skimaps/index.php

*TOURING THIS AREA*

*The Castle of Duino is closed until the end of January 2014.*

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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.

*The Collection of Scaramanga' di Altomonte (Collezione Scaramanga' di 
Altomonte) *in via F. Filzi 1, downtown is a prestigious foundation that 
exhibits, on a rotation basis, documents, furniture, ceramics and works 
of art.It is in an apartment which is part of an 1800s building where 
Baron Giuseppe Scaramanga' used to live you. On display the first 
printed books dating from 1455 onwards and a rich collection of antique 
playing cards and prints. The rooms are still furnished in the 1800s 
style. Open only on Tuesdays and Fridays, call to book. Entrance 
free.Ring 040631585.

*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.

*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. Ticket: Free this Sunday for residents

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*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 Giuuseppe Ressel 
and experiments by Guglielmo Marconi.Open each day from Thursday to 
Tuesday, except on from 9.00 - 13.00.For more info see: 
www.museodelmaretrieste.it.

*Risiera di San Sabba*is a former rice-husking facility that was built 
in 1913. After September 8, 1943, the Nazi occupation forces used the 
premises as prison camp, headquarters where deported prisoners were 
sorted out to be sent to Germany and Poland, raided goods depot, prison 
and extermination camp for hostages, partisans, political and Jewish 
prisoners. On April 4, 1944 a crematory plant was installed and made 
operative. In 1965, a decree issued by the President of the Republic 
raised the "Risiera di San Sabba" to the status of National Monument. 
Free entry. Open daily from 9.00 - 19.00. Take bus 8 from the train 
station. For more info see :

www.retecivica.trieste.it/triestecultura/new/musei/risiera_san_sabba/brochure/Risiera 
inglese per e-brochure.pdf

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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