WHAT'S
ON THIS WEEK
8 - 11 OCTOBER 2009
SPECIAL EVENT:
"LA BARCOLANA" SAILING REGATA The Barcolana is one of the most
famous sailing
regattas in the Mediterranean Sea. It will take place for the 41st time
in the
Gulf of Trieste on Sunday 11 October at 10:00 with over 1500 boats
taking part
in the race. It is really a unique sight to watch either from the sea
front
near Barcola (bus 6 or 36) or from a higher vantage point such as the
"Napoleonica' path overlooking town (bus 2 or the tram) or from Strada
del
Friuli near the Victory Light House (Faro della Vittora) reachable by
bus 42 or
44 from Piazza Oberdan.There will be side events all week, live music
concerts
in Piaza Unità especially on Saturday night, "Barcola Carta" (in
front of the Stazione Marittima in the area " Arena Barcolana" with
book presentations and meetings with famous writers such as the Swedish
author
Bjorn Larsson who will present his latest work on Friday 9 Oct at
17:30), there
will also be kiosks and stands on
the "Rive', the sea promenade in front of Piazza Unità, offering
different
sailing products, clothes, gastronomy etc... For more info on the
event, see: http://www.barcolana.it
MUSIC AND ENTERTAINMENT
Symphony Music Season at the Verdi Theatre of Trieste: Thursday
8 Oct at 20:30: Concert "Crossover"2009, Rag Blues (music by Milhaud,
Stravinsky, Pieranunzi, Perlman, Brubeck. Fri 9 Oct at 20:30 and Sat 10
Oct at
18:00, Symphony music concert, Mozart and Bruckner, directed by Julian
Kovatchev. For
the Saturday
performances only, there is a 50% reduction on tickets purchased "last
minute" (one hour before the show) directly at the Verdi's ticket
office.
For more info on program and tickets, check: http://www.teatroverdi-trieste.com
"Musical mornings at the Revoltella Museum" every Sunday from
October to March in the Auditorium at 11:00. Entrance ticket to the
Museum + concert + refreshments is only euro
6,00. Please
purchase your
ticket half an hour before the concert in order to find a seat as it is
on a
first-come first-served basis. Refreshments and drinks will be offered
to the
audience and to the musicians after the show! Via Diaz 27, bus 8 or 30
from
Train Station, bus 9 or 10 from Piazza Goldoni.
Forthcoming concerts this month:
11 Oct (Mozart, Franck and Block) and
25 Oct. For more info see: http://www.museorevoltella.it/eventi
Organ Itineraries:
A series of concerts performed in churches during the autumn season. On Sunday 11 Oct in the Chiesa Nostra
Signora di Sion in via don Minzoni nr. 7, there will be a concert for
organ and
flute with the female choir of the Cappella Civica, the music is
inspired by Islamic
Sufi music, texts by Paolo Magris. For more info see: http://www.cappellacivica-trieste.it
or call: 040 308633 / 040 636263
"Aperitivo in Musica
- Musical Aperitif" at the Auditorium of
the United World College in Duino every Sunday of October
at 11:00 with young talented musicians performing as
solists or as an ensemble. The concerts are free. Following the
concert, refresments
will be served. Apt bus 51 to Duino.
TOURS
There are two
free-guided tours, on Saturday 10 Oct in the morning, organized by the
Travel
Agency Pansepol in collaboration with the Provincia di Trieste. Advance
booking
is necessary, please contact: http://www.pansepol.it
or call 040 367130 / 335 6654597. The free tours are:
1. " Fotografare i borghi, la
citta' e i suoi edifici" is for
photo lovers! a free guided photographic tour of the city and it's
surroundings
accompanied by a guide and a professional photographer. There will be
refreshments offered as well.
2. A walk on the Naoleonica path
overlooking Trieste and a visit to the
Casa Carsica in Monrupino (a typical Carsic house now a museum showing
the
local culture and traditions of the Carso). Refreshments will be
offered in a
local farm (local wines, hams and cheeses).
The Carsiana
Botanical Garden
in Sgonico has two guided tours on Sunday 11
Oct at 15:00 and 16:00 with a special focus on "local plants and herbs
used in cooking". Entrance fee euro 3,00. Bus 46 from Piazza Oberdan.
See:
http://carsiana.eu.
The guided tour will be
repeated again on 18 Oct.
Self-organized
tour of Trieste’s main sites with an audio guide,
everyday from 9:00 - 18:00 (Sundays and holidays: 9:00 - 13:00). You
may stroll
around the city's main historical sites with 22 stops from Piazza Unità
to the
"Arco di Riccardo" from the San Giusto hillside to the Verdi Theatre.
Cost euro 4,00 /pers and 7,00 for two persons. Language service:
Italian,
English, German or French. For more info call the FVG Tourist Infopoint
in
Piazza Unità 040.3478312
or email: info@turismo.fvg.it or check:
http://wwwturismofvg.it
EXHIBITIONS
H2O
Multimediart - with two exhibitions
at la Sala Congressi di Porto San Rocco open daily until 18 Oct. Fabio
Fonda's
digital art exhibition "Mimosa Impudica" and Enzo Pituello's
paintings and sculptures.
Solo
photography exhibition "Le Vele di Franco Pace" by Franco Pace at Salone degli
Incanti,
Riva Nazario Sauro, 1. There are many beautiful, blown up sailing
photographs
of one of the most famous photographers of the kind with outstanding
views.
Open until 18 October, 10:00 - 21:00.
Free admittance.
MISCELLANEOUS
Invitation to an event dedicated
to the culture and
traditions of the Armenian people " Sogno d'Armenia" (Dream of
Armenia) on Friday 16 Oct at 17:00 at the Civico Museo Sartorio in
Largo Papa
Giovanni XXIII in Trieste. Bus 30 or 10. On this occasion there will be a film
projection on the history of the Armenians in Trieste during the 1700s
to
1900s, a music concert, a book presentation "La cucina d'Armenia" and
refreshments served in the gardens of the Villa Sartorio Mueum with
typical
Armenian sweets, wine and mint tea accompanied by traditional Armenian
music.
Free entrance on a first-come first-served basis.
On
the occasion of the international year for Astronomy, the
Wunderkammer association has organized a number of concerts held in
different places in and outside Trieste. Those taking place at the
Civico Museo
Sartorio, the San Giusto Castle and the Chiesa della Beata Vergine del
Rosario
will be free. Concerts at the Sala Bartoli (in the Rossetti Theatre)
will cost
euro 10,00. On Monday 12 Oct at
20:30 at the Sala Bartoli
(Rossetti Theatre): "Distillatevi o Cieli", the Jana Ensemble
with Lia Serafini, soprano and music by Grandi, Haendle, Trabaci,
Antonio de
Cabezon, Monteverdi. Next concert Sat 24 Oct. For full programme: http://www.wunderkammer.fvg.it
The British Film Club is offering another season of
nine films
with the original sound track to be shown at the Ariston cinema, Viale
Romolo
Gessi 14 (buses 8, 9 and 15). Membership is necessary and can be
obtained at
the Ufficio Centrale Viaggi in Piazza Unità 6 from Monday 12 to Fri 30
Oct
(10:00 - 12:00 / 16:00 - 18:00) for a total of euro 25,00. Members can
borrow
books, DVDs and Videos free of charge. For more info on this year's
programme
and full lists of DVDs and Videos check:
http://www.britishfilmclub.it
EVENTS OUTSIDE TRIESTE
Exhibition: "L'Età
di Courbet e Monet", " The Age of Courbet and Monet, Realism and
Impressionism in Central and Eastern Europe" at Villa Main, Passariano
(in
the province of Udine) ongoing until 7 March 2010. Check: http://lineadombra.it/
- bookings at
biglietto@lineadombra.it, tel 0422.429999.
The Intenational Silent Movie Festival is on the whole week. Last day:
Sat 10 October with the Ukelele Orchestra of Great Britain For
info: http://www.cinetecadelfriuli.org - http://www.giornatedelcinemamuto.it
Free excursions in the Province of Gorizia in October and
November with
a local guide in the surroundings of the Province of Gorizia to
discover the
history (First World war), nature (the Isonzo river and natural reserve
park)
and the wines of the Collio. Booking is necessary. For a detailed
programme and
booking, contact: http://apegiramondo.it
UsefulWebsites:
Restaurants:http://www.vivalapappa.it/ristoranti/elenco.php/provincia=Trieste
Bus schedules in
Trieste: http://www.triestetrasporti.it
Train timetables:
http://www.trenitalia.it
Buses for trips
outside Trieste: http://www.autostazionetrieste.it
Ticket purchase
for concerts in and out of Trieste: “Ticket
Point” in Corso Italia 6/c tel: 040.3498277
FOR MORE INFO CHECK OUR WEBSITE: http://infopoint.ictp.it
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