WHAT'S ON THIS WEEK
22 May – 25 May 2008
EVENTS
Cantine Aperte (Open
day wine cellars) on 24
and 25 May, a major wine event in the Friuli Venezia Giulia Region.
A special Wine Bus
Tour will be departing
on Sun 25 from Piazza Oberdan at 9:30 with stops in Gorizia,
“Mare e Carso” 21 – 25 May in Muggia.
An exhibition fair and market for agriculture, fishing and forest
conservation.
Wine and olive oil tasting, other typical products. Info: 335.6067594
ART EXHIBITIONS
Purses and Handbags
in the Castle. More
than 200 rare and precious unique pieces of the past three centuries
from all
over the world, displayed in the rooms of Turn und Taxis’ Castle in
Duino. Take
bus 51. Open until 02 Nov. Info www.castellodiduino.it.
De Revolutionibus, an exhibition
dedicated to
scientific discoveries throughout history at the Immaginario
Scientifico, Riva
Massimiliano e Carlotta ( below the Adriatico Guest House), until Sept
21.
Opening time: May – June only sun 10:00 – 20:00. www.immaginarioscientifico.it
Guided Tour “On Joyce’s footsteps”, an interesting way to learn about James Joyce’s life in Trieste, the houses he lived in, the places he visited, coffee and pastry shops he used to be fond of. A two-hour walk on Sat 24 at 10:30. Meeting point at the Info Point in Piazza Unità. Prebooking is necessary, call free toll number: 800.016044 or e-mail: info@turismo.fvg.it. Ticket cost Eur 5,00.
Panoramic
Train Tour on Sun
25: Visit the surroundings of
CONCERTS
& MUSIC
Le Nuove Rotte del
Jazz,
a
series of jazz concerts at the Miela Theatre:”New Time Trio” on
Thurs 22
at 21:30, “The Tyft” on Fri 21:30 and the German Duo (Heinz Sauer sax
tenor and
Micheal Wollny piano and at 18:30 and the Trio Nils Wogram’s Nostalgia
at
21:30, “E.S.T Esbjorn Svensson Trio (Sweden) on Sun 25 at 21:30. See
programme www.miela.it,
tel:040.365110. Piazza Duca degli Abruzzi n.3.
Adriatic Festival a series of concerts
organized by the Associazione Musica Senza Frontiere whose goal is the
cohesion
of cultures and peoples through music. Opening concert at the
Ridotto del
Verdi on Thurs 22 with a classical music duo: Slovene violoncello
musician
Milos Mlejnik and Austrian pianist Erwin Kropfitsch and
on Sun 25 in the main square of Sgonico
“Kakanic Blues with Mike Sponza (voice and guitar) and the Central
European
Blues Convention ( five musicians of different nationalities).
Piano concert at the SS. Eufemia
and
Galleria Musicale, a series of
concerts at the
Lutheran Church in Largo Panfili (behind the central post office),
organized by the Coo dell’Università di
On Sat 24 at 20:30 the Coro
Polifonico di Ruda directed by Fabiana Noro, music by Rossini,
Schubert,
Saint-Saens, Poulenc.
On Sun 25 at
20:30 the tenor Maté
Gal and the
THEATRE
Stripped, modern
dance with the
Zagreb Dance Company at the Sala Bartoli (Teatro Rossetti)
on 24
and 25 May. See www.ilrossetti.it
LIVE MUSIC – FREE ENTRANCE
Ottava Nota (standard jazz and
fusion) at
the Audace Caffè in Piazza Unità 3/a
on Thursday 22 at 21:00. Free entrance.
Serata
Puccini at the
San Marco Caffè (via Battisti) on Thurs 22 at 20:30, the soprano
Jerica Rudolf sings Tosca.
Sunny Boy & The
Diplomate of Blues at Bar Crispi on
Fri 23
at 20:30 in Via Crispi 18. Info 328.7129826. Free entrance.
Every Friday:
Acquolina Dj Set, at the Russian Wine Bar from 21:00 on, via S. Lazzaro 6 info: 347.4376888 – Free entrance.
Piano Bar music with Marco Gerin at the Tommaseo Caffè, Piazza Tommaseo 4/c. Info: 040.362666 – Free entrance.
Every Saturday:
Aperitivo in musica, jazz music with Stefano Franco “Boogieman” at the Gran Bar Excelsior, in Viale XX settembre n.3/a, every Sat in May from 19:00 on.
Saturday night at the
Tartini.
Mystic Crew & Tartini jazz
bar. Dinner cocktail downtempo. Afterdinner: Deep house & Trance
theatre –
bar. Tartini is in Via Martiri della Libertà. Info: tartinijazzbar@hotmail.it
MUSIC & DANCING
Cantera Social Club
in the
CINEMA and
FILMCLUBS
Cinecity,
MUSEUMS
The following website
gives details of all museums in
USEFUL WEBSITES
Restaurants in
Bus schedules in
APT bus schedules (same as airport bus 51): www.aptgorizia.it
SAF: www.saf.ud.it
Train timetables: www.trenitalia.it
Map itinerary: www.mappy.it
Info Point ------------------------------- The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (UNESCO) Strada Costiera 11 - 34100 - Trieste tel: 040.2240433 fax: 040.224163