WHAT'S
ON THIS
WEEK
30 July - 2nd August 2009
ONGOING
EXHIBITIONS:
"Genti di San Spiridione. I Serbi a Trieste 1751 - 1914" (the history of the Serb Minority in Trieste) in collaboration with the General Consulate of Serbia, the religious Serb-Orthodox community of Trieste and the History and Art Museums of Trieste. Ongoing until 4 November, at the San Giusto Castle.
At the Museo Revoltella, Leonor
Fini "L'Italienne de Paris", an Argentine surrealist painter who lived in Trieste in the early part of her
life and
subsequently moved to Paris (1907
- 1996). The exhibition presents a huge collection of 150 works coming
from
important museums and private Italian, French and American collections,
illustrating
different periods of the artist's works. Open 4 July - 4 October. For
more info
check www.museorevoltella.it
MUSIC
AND ENTERTAINMENT
Operetta
Festival: Last concert of the season at
the Verdi Theatre on Fri 31 at 21:00 with the best of operetta melodies.
Very few seats left.
Classical Music Concert in the Miramare Castle Throne Room every Friday at 20:30, organized by the Tartini Conservatory of Trieste. This Fri 31st July: Piano and Trumpet concert, music by Enesco, Schuman, Ponchielli, Goedicke, Gershwin, Arban. Ticket cost € 4,00 payable directly at the ticket office of the Castle entrance on a first come first serve basis. Be there at least half an hour before the show.
FREE SHOWS:
In Piazza Unità
-Thurs 30 July: Music from the 1960's, at 21:00
-Fri 31st to Sun 2 August: Trieste Summer Rock Festivals with live bands performing every night in the Piazza. All shows start at 21:00.
In Piazza Hortis: Trieste Loves Jazz Festival on Thurs 30 July at 21:00.
Other cultural
and musical events taking place in the region include:
Mittelfest in Cividale: http://www.mittelfest.org/
and the Folkest http://www.folkest.com
with various concerts
throughout the whole region.
Every Saturday and Sunday evening from 11 July
- 9 August, there will be the annual 'sagra' in Basovizza near
the lake
with food on sale and live music.
Cantera Social Club in the
Sistiana Bay is open during the
summer each day from 23:00. You can get
to Sistiana with the airport bus 51 and walk down to the bay or take
bus 44
from Piazza Oberdan. Bus 73 takes
you down to the bay, but the last bus up is at 20.06 so be sure not to
miss it
unless you can cope with the steep climb back up. There are
free buses on Saturday night for young people who wish to go
to Sistiana Bay with the following timetable: Departure from Piazza
Oberdan at
22:15, 22:30, 23:30 and 23:45 and return at 1:10, 2:20, 2:50 and 4:15
(the two
last returns will proceed to Muggia and Opicina)
FLEA MARKET AND
BRIC A BRAC
-Every Friday in July and August, down in
Sistiana Bay, at
the "Parco Caravella", there is a flea market from 18:00 - 23:00.
-Flea Market indoors at the Giulia Shopping
Center in Via
Giulia 75/3 from 9:30 to 19:30. Take bus 36.
TOURS IN TRIESTE AND
SURROUNDINGS: Guided Tour
on
foot of Trieste’s historical monuments (in Italian and
English) at 10:00 daily. The tour lasts 2 hours and costs Euro 5,00
(children
under 12 go free). Advance booking is necessary, please call the
Tourist
Bureau in Piazza Unità. Tel. 040-3478312. Email: info@turismo.fvg.it
FOR MORE INFO ON EXCURSIONS IN TRIESTE CHECK OUR WEBSITE: http://infopoint.ictp.it
OR COME DIRECTLY
TO SEE ITINERARIES AND BROCHURES AT THE INFOPOINT.
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
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