WHAT'S ON
THIS WEEK
6
- 9 August 2009
EXHIBITIONS
"Musei di Sera" (Museums
open at night) is a cultural event organized each
year by the Comune di Trieste. The Sartorio Museum (an ancient 18th
century
Villa of noble Genovese origins) is at the centre of this event and
will be
open at night from 20:00 - 00:00 hrs every Tuesday and Wednesday
offering a
series of guided tours of its numerous art collections such as the
Tiepolo
Veneziano works of art and more recently those of Fittke. There will
also be a
series of music concerts and plays in the Villa's garden. The Sartorio
Museum
is situated in Largo Papa Giovanni XXXIII n.1. Bus 30 and 10.
The entrance fee for the guided tours and
musical entertainment is
€ 3,00. For more on programme:
Starting today "Art &
Cinema" at the Revoltella Museum
there will be a
series of French films related to Leonor Fini's friendship and artistic
collaboration with Renoir, Buñuel and artists such as Dali or writers
such as
Cocteau. Today 6 August at 20:30: A 1936 film by Jean Renoir "una gita
in
campagna" (a trip to the countryside) followed by "Le Mystère de
Picasso", a short film by Henri-Georges Cluzot. The ticket for entrance
to
the Museum and the film plus a series of guided tours from 18:00 -
21:30 film
is € 6,00. The ongoing exhibition is: 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 until 4 October. For more info check
http://www.museorevoltella.it
"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.
MUSIC AND ENTERTAINMENT
Classical Music Concert in the Miramare Castle Throne Room every Friday at 20:30, organized by the Tartini Conservatory of Trieste. Ticket cost € 4,00 payable directly at the ticket office of the Castle entrance on a first-come first-served basis. Be there at least half an hour before the show starts.
Fri 7 August: "Die Stimme der Liebe" (The voice of Love) with soprano Federica Vinci and pianist Ana Cuic. Music from Bellini, Tosti, Viozzi, Puccini, Haydn, Mozart, Brahms, Strauss. http://www.conservatorio.trieste.it
Sounds and Lights Show at the Duino Castle
from the sea "La Rocca degli Usignoli" (the Rock of the
Nightingale which tells the story of the artistic and intellectual
friendship
between the poet Rilke and Princess Marie von Thurn und Taxis). The
show is
seen from the sea on board the Delfino Verde ferryboat.
Departure is fixed from the dock in the Bay of Sistiana at 21:00 and return at 22:45. You may take bus Apt 51 (the airport bus) to Sistiana and return. Ticket cost for the boat and show: € 7,00. Booking is necessary at "Ticket Point" in Corso Italia n.6/c, or directly at the Duino Castle's box office from 9:30 - 17:30. The shows will be performed on the following days: 6 -12 -13 - 19 -20 - 26 - 27 August. Check http://www.airsac.it
FREE
SHOWS DOWNTOWN
Piazza Unità at 21:00
- Thurs 6 August: "Bandomat" local pop band with an international funny repertoire in local dialect.
- Sat 8 August: A comedy play in Triestine dialect: La Creatura del Dott. Frank"
- Sun 9 August: "Drummeria", drumms and percussions.
"Cavana Tango" on Thurs 6 August from 21:00 to 23:00. This event is taking place in the streets of the old city between Piazza Cavana and via del Pesce. Music and tango in the open air with tango schools performing but the event is open to anyone who would like to join. This will be repeated on 13, 20, 27 August and 3 September.
Piazza Hortis at 21:00
- Sat 8 August: " Atmosfere d'Avanspettacolo”, musical cabaret with actors, singers and dancers.
- Sun 9 August: " A Piedi Nudi nel Parco" (Barefoot in the Park), a play by Neil Simon in Italian.
Piazetta Tor Chucherna (near San
Giusto Castle) at 21:00
- Sun 9 August: a short show mostly dedicated to children performed by Maurizio Soldà and Tiina Hallikainen followed by "Canti d'Estate" (Summer songs) performed by singer and actress Marzia Postogna accompanied by Eduardo Contizanetti on the guitar and Massimo de Stefanis on the bass. The concert will be a mix of tango, fado, French songs in jazz-manouche style and songs from Gabriella Ferri's repertoire.
Other
cultural and musical events taking place in the region:
·
Laguna Movies Festival in Grado 5 - 13 August:
http://www.lagunamovies.com
·
In Udine and surroundings: http://www.udinecultura.it/
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 August, down in Sistiana Bay, at
the
"Parco Caravella", there is a flea market from 18:00 - 23:00.
TOURS
"Calici di Stelle" is a Wine and Food tasting
event held in Gorizia
and organized by the Movimento Turismo del Vino Friuli Venezia Giulia. Departure is fixed at 18:15 from
Piazza Oberdan by Coach. The tour costs € 20,00/pers and includes
food and
wine in the gardens of Palazzo Attems-Petzenstein in Gorizia,
accompanied by
live jazz music; there will also be a free guided tour of the Museo
Civico to
visit the exhibition "Atelier degli Oscar (a collection of costumes and
dresses by the fashion designer Tirelli for famous films). The return
to
Trieste is fixed around 00:00 hrs. Booking is necessary. Contact the
Movimento
Turismo del Vino Friuli Venezia Giulia:
Tel
+39.0432.289540 - Fax +39.0432.294021 / info@mtvfriulivg.it -
http://www.mtvfriulivg.it
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