WHAT'S ON THIS WEEK

14 - 17 August

ART EXHIBITIONS

“Here, there and everywhere, a journey from Liverpool to Trieste” an exhibition on The Beatles on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of their film “Yellow submarine” at Palazzo Costanzi, Piazza Piccola n.2 (close to Piazza Unità), free entrance and visiting time every day 10:00 – 13:00 / 17:00 – 20:00, through 23 August. http://beatlesherethereeverywhere.blogspot.com

 “Aure”, a photography Exhibition at the Teatro Miela by the Polish photographer and anthropologist Monika Bulaj. A collection of photographs taken around the world searching for harmony between the East and the West. Piazza Duca degli Abruzzi, visiting time 18:00 – 22:00.

 “Medioevo a Trieste” (The Middle Ages in Trieste) an important art exhibition on life, culture, society and art  during the Middle Ages in Trieste at the San Giusto Castle Museum. Take bus 24. Opening times from July to October 9:00-19:00, ticket entrance Eur 5,00. For more info: http://www.retecivica.trieste.it/triestecultura/new/news.asp

In Venice: “Coming of Age, American Art 1850 – 1950”, at the Peggy Guggenheim Museum, Dorsoduro 701, until 12 October and visiting time from 10:00 – 18:00, closed on Tues. For more info tel: 041.2405411.

CONCERTI NEL CASTELLO (Miramare)
Concerts at the Miramare Castle, every Friday in the Throne Room at 20:30, organized by the Conservatorio Tartini. Ticket Eur 4,00. For more info tel: 040.224143
Friday 15 August “Soirée XIXe siècle” with the voice of the mezzoprano Alessia Franco music by Donizetti, Ponchielli and Saint-Saens.

SOUNDS AND LIGHT SHOW AT THE DUINO CASTLE

Thursday 14 August at 21:00, a sounds and light show at the Duino Castle in the park. A fantasy like interpretation of stories, legends and tales. Tickets Eur 10,00/pers (at Ticket Point in Corso Italia or directly at the Castle). For more info call 040.414177 or 040.208120.

GROTTA GIGANTE SPECIAL

Friday 15 August at 15:00, a special demonstration with a team of Austrian and Italian speleologists who will descend the grotto’s cavity with ropes in memory of their colleagues who discovered the cavity in 1840. (No extra costs on ticket purchase.) You can easily get there by bus 42 from Piazza Oberdan in Trieste and get off at Borgo Grotta-Sgonico. Visiting time from 10:00 -18:00 with a guided tour every half hour. Entrance ticket: Euro 8,50/person or Euro 4,50/person for a group of 15. Check www.grottagigante.it / tel: +39.040.327312.

MUSIC AND ENTERTAINMENT – FREE

Thursday 14 August: Argentinian singer and musician Jose' Eduardo Poetto exhibits a varied South American repertoire on the piano at "Al Sole" bar in Viale Miramare 31, starting at 21:00

Piazza Unità

Thursday 14 August: “A vaudeville” show with the Dance School Company Artinscena at 21:00

Friday 15 August: “Nuova Orchestra da Camera Ferruccio Busoni” at 21:00

Friday 15 August: Fireworks launched from the Molo Audace at 22:45 on the occasion of “Ferragosto”

Piazza Hortis

Thursday 15 August: “Quartetto di Sassofoni Accademia” at 21:00

Muggia

Thursday 15 – Monday 18 August: “Wired Music Festival”: Rock and Roll, Surf Music with bands from all over the Region in Muggia’s Piazza Caliterna (seaside) at around 21:00: Wine and food kiosks same place.

Sunday 17 August: “Music with the Federica Santi Quartet” performing music by Gershwin in Piazza Marconi at 21:00. (Bus 20 from Trieste).

Church concerts

Thursday 14 and Friday 15: “Musica per lo Spirito” (music for the spirit) at 19:15 and 20:45, the Sonore Vocal Ensemble from Oxford and Gabriele Damiani “organ scholar” of Westminster Cathedral  directed by Thomas Primrose at the Beata Vergine del Rosario church in Via dei Rettori near the Questura.

Thursday 14 at 21:00:  piano concert with Giacomo Fuga playing Debussy, Schubert Gerswhin and Wild at the Chiesa di Santa Maria Assunto di Monrupino

WINE & FOOD FAIR IN TRIESTE AND SURROUNDINGS

“Sapore di Mare” 11- 17 August:  kiosks with fish specialties (mainly Sardines and squids fried in the typical Triestine way) from 17:00 – 24:00 and live music entertainment at 21:00 every day. Venue: sea front after Piazza Unità, Piazzale ex Piscina Bianchi, take bus 8 from Central Train Station. See www.retecivica.trieste.it

OPEN AIR DISCO AND MUSIC

Cantera Social Club in the Sistiana Bay is open during the summer each day from 23:00–04:00. Thursdays dedicated to concerts and shows. Tel: 335.1287724 or see www.baiadisistiana.com. Bus to Sistiana APT nr 51 / Taxi service: 040.307030 / “Overnight Bus” service from Piazza Oberdan to Sistiana and return free of charge, from Trieste at: 22:15 – 22:30 – 23:30 – 23:45 and return at: 01:10 -02:20 – 02:50 – 04:05. Buses not running on 15 August (“Ferragosto”, national holiday).

Fireworks launched on Friday 15 at 22:45 from the dock in Sistiana Bay on the occasion of “Ferragosto”

TOURS IN TRIESTE AND SURROUNDINGS

Guided Tour by foot of Trieste’s historical monuments (in Italian and English) at 10:30 and at 16:00 on Mondays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, Sundays only at 10:30. The tour lasts 2 hours and costs Euro 5,00 (children under 12 go free).  Prebooking is necessary, please call the Tourist Bureau in Piazza Unità. Tel. 040-3478312. Email: info@turismo.fvg.it

Carsiana Botanical Gardens in Sgonico 55. More than 600 species of plants. You can also book a guided tour in English, German and Slovene by calling 040.229573. Ticket Eur 3,00 (for a group of 7 reduced Eur 2,00). Take buses 42, 44 from Piazza Oberdan, change in Prosecco and take bus 46 to Sgonico. (You need 2 tickets to get there).  For more info and opening times: www.carsiana.eu / email: curiosidinatura@libero.it

MUSEUMS

“Musei di Sera”, is a special initiative only during the month of August in which some  museums (namely the History and Art Museum in Piazza della Cattedrale n 1  will be open at night on special days from 20:00 to 24:00 with special guided tours and a series of free concerts. See: http://www.retecivica.trieste.it/triestecultura/new/news.asp and programme: www.retecivica.trieste.it/triestecultura/new/pdf/depliant%20MdS.pdf

Free guided tour at the Revoltella Museum on Thursday 14 at 15:00, 17:00 and 19:00 of the art exhibition “ 1953, l’Italia era già qui, pittura Italiana contemporanea a Trieste”. Booking is recommended call: 040.6754350.

The following website gives details of all museums in Trieste and the surrounding region: http://www.museifriuliveneziagiulia.it/ www.turismo.fvg.it

CINEMA and FILMCLUBS

Cinecity, Shopping Centre Torri d’Europa, Via D'Alviano 23. Bus 29, 8 and B. Check the movies at http://trieste.cinecity.it/. Earphones are available so you can listen to the original language for some films; please ask before buying your ticket.

The following website gives details of all museums in Trieste and the surrounding region: http://www.museifriuliveneziagiulia.it/ www.turismo.fvg.it

CONCERTS AND EVENTS IN THE REGION

www.ofu.ud.it (“Flamenco Libre Company, Sevilla Flamenca on Fri 29 August in Grado)

www.euritmica.it  (“Le Vie della Musica 2008” in Grado)

www.azalea.it (Gianna Nannini on 3 Sept in Villa Manin, Vasco Rossi on 12 Sept in Udine, Musical Notre Dame de Paris on 17 Sept in Villa Manin)

Useful Websites

Restaurants in Trieste: http://www.vivalapappa.it/ristoranti/elenco.php/provincia=Trieste

Bus schedules in Trieste: www.triestetrasporti.it

Train timetables: www.trenitalia.it

Map itinerary: www.mappy.it

Ticket purchase for concerts in and out of Trieste: “Ticket Point” in Corso Italia 6/c tel: 040.3498277

Buses for trips outside Trieste: www.autostazionetrieste.it

Films on Trieste: http://it.youtube.com/triestecity

New boat lines from Trieste to Portorose, Pirano and Rovigno: http://www.usticalines.it/orari_tariffe