WHAT'S
ON THIS
WEEK
21 – 24 August
CONCERTI NEL CASTELLO (Miramare)
Concerts at the
Friday 22 August:
Flute
recital (Andrea Palumbo, flute and Lorenzo Cossi, piano), music by
Blavet,
Schubert, Scelsi and Casella
SOUNDS
AND LIGHT SHOW AT THE VILLA REVOLTELLA
Sunday 14 –
Thursday 28 August at 21:00, a sounds and light
show in the Park. A free interpretation
of the novel “I Misteri di Villa Revoltella” (the mysteries of Villa
Revoltella). Tickets Eur 5,00/pers (at Ticket Point in Corso Italia or
directly
at the Villa entrance). Organized by A.I.R.S.A.C, tel: 040.414177,
www.airsac.it
MUSIC
AND CONCERTS – FREE
Thursday 21
August: “Musica
al Bivio”, jazz concert with the “Recital Trio” at 21:00 at the Bora
Bora Beach
Bar in Viale Miramare n.325/1, close to
the Youth Hostel.
Friday 22 August
at 21:00 in
Muggia, Porto San Rocco (Sala Congressi), free concert with the “Aurora
Ensemble” and the Friuli Venezia Giulia Chamber Orchestra directed by
Caspar
Richter, music by Vaugham Williams, Giacomo Puccini and Leroy Anderson.
Seat
booking: 040.273090. Take bus 20 to Muggia, connection 32 or 27 to
Porto San
Rocco.
Guided Tour by foot
of
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 www.retecivica.trieste.it/triestecultura/new/pdf/depliant%20MdS.pdf
The following website
gives details of all museums in
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
“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
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
OPEN
AIR DISCO AND MUSIC
Cantera Social Club
in the
CONCERTS
AND
EVENTS IN THE REGION
Tarcento (Prov.of
Udine),
through 26 August: “Festival dei Cuori” ( hearts festival) , music
and folk dances from Argentina, Benin, Ecuador, Georgia, New Zealand in
the
town’s main streets and squares. See programme: www.festivaldeicuori.it
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 at Villa Manin, Vasco Rossi on 12 Sept in
Udine, Musical “Notre Dame de Paris” on 17 Sept at Villa Manin)
GUIDED
Everyday from 10:00 –
17:00, during the month of August,
there
are organized tours of the
Useful
Websites
Restaurants in
Bus schedules in
Train timetables: www.trenitalia.it
Map itinerary: www.mappy.it
Ticket purchase for
concerts in and out of
Buses for trips
outside
Films on
New boat lines from