WHAT'S ON THIS WEEK                       11 - 14 March 2010

CLASSICAL MUSIC

Today 11 March, at the Sala Tripcovich at 21:00, there will be a ballet performance based on the music of BOLERO (M. Ravel) and CARMEN (G. Bizet) at the special price of euro 10 per person, under 26: euro 5. Website: http://www.teatroverditrieste.com/verdi2009a/0.Home/indexHome.asp

Opera at the Trieste Verdi Theatre: L'Elisir d'Amore by Donizetti from Sat 13 to Sat 20 March. There is a 50% reduction on tickets purchased "last minute" (one hour before the show) for all performances directly at the Verdi's ticket office. You may also send an SMS to: 340 4350395 and join the Verdi's mailing list info for last minute seats availability. For more info on program and tickets, check: http://www.teatroverdi-trieste.com. The Verdi is close to Piazza Unità, in Riva 3 Novembre, nr 1.

Miela Theatre in Piazza Duca degli Abruzzi: Piano Festival on Sat 13 March at 21:00 with the "Macle' Duo", music by Brahms, Moszkowsky and Gershwin. The two pianists are Sabrina Dente and Annamaria Garibaldi and are well known on the international scene and have won numerous music awards. Check for more info: http://www.miela.it

Revoltella Sunday Matinée concerts in Via Diaz 27: This Sun 14 March at 11:00, a piano concert with Alexander Gadjiev, music by Haydn, Beethoven and Schumann. Entrance euro 6. Check http://www.museorevoltella.it

The Tartini Music Conservatory offers a series of free concerts every Wednesday. Forthcoming concert on Wed 17 March at 20:30, "L'Arte dello Sudio", piano concert with Rossana Guadagno, music by Hummel, Mendelssohn, Chopin, Liszt, Skrjarbin, Debussy, Sauer, Rachmaninov. The Conservatory is situated in via Ghega 12. You must book your place by calling the Conservatory the day before each concert preferably in the morning (tel: 040 6724911) (i.e. Tuesday).  Please be there 15 minutes before the show. See: http://www.conservatorio.trieste.it

ENTERTAINMENT

Today at the Miela Theatre in Piazza Duca degli Abruzzi: "Africa Unite" in concert at 21:30. They are the most important reggae band in Italy. See http://www.miela.it, tel: 040 365119.

Free Live Music with "Band.it" group on Sat 13 March starting at 21:00 at the Stazione di Servizio Valmaura Sud in the Autogrill (which is the Petrol Station situated on the outer ring or "sopraelevata" in the direction of Muggia shortly after the tunnel).

 

ART & EXHIBITIONS

Art Workshop for Children at the Revoltella Museum in Via Diaz 27, on Sunday 14 March, for children aged 7 - 10, at 10:00 and children aged 4 - 6 in the afternoon from 16:00 - 18:00. The workshop is on the art of "Collage” that started during the cubist period and in particular with Picasso. Children will be accompanied by an expert to visit the exhibition on Futurism and the works of Depero and Carmelich and will spend 2 hours to learn how to make a collage with all kinds of materials. The cost for children for the guided tour and the workshop is euro 4,50 while the entrance fee for parents or adults accompanying their children is euro 6,50 that includes a free-guided tour of the exhibition and the piano concert in the Auditorium at 11:00. For more info, check: http://www.museorevoltella.it

"Mostra Mercato del Disco Usato e da Collezione" at the Stazione Marittima, Palazzo dei Congressi on Sunday 14 March from 10:00 - 19:00. This is an exhibition of vinyl records, DVDs and CDs and collectors' items  If you are fond of "oldies" or if you have old vinyl records in your attic, basement or bedroom you can have them valued by experts! For more info check the organizer's website: http://www.kolosseo.com

"The Evolution of an idea" at the Immaginario Scientifico in collaboration with WWF Italy (Riva Massimiliano e Carlotta 15, in Grignano beneath the Adriatico Guest House). The exhibition presents multivision projections on themes related to Darwin's theory of evolution from the origins of species to biodiversity, on genetics and the mechanisms of reproduction, on natural selection and biodiversity. The exhibition is ongoing until 30 May, open only Sundays 10:00 - 20:00. Check: http:// www.immaginarioscientifico.it. On Sunday 14 march at 11:00, there will be a seminar on Darwin by Nicola Bressi (the European Pond Conservation Network).

"Mila e la Notte", an exhibition of famous fashion designer Mila Schön who passed away a year ago. The exhibition displays 63 unique high-fashion dresses from the 1960s. The exhibit is open daily from 10:00 - 20:00 at the Salone degli Incanti, Riva Nazario Sauro  (close to Piazza Unità), bus 8. Entrance fee euro 3. Ongoing until 18 March. Info on http://www.retecivica.trieste.it

MISCELLANEOUS

Flea Market in Muggia "Corte dei Miracoli" in Piazza della Repubblica on Sunday 14 March, starting at 8:00.

Ski in the Region: for those of you who would like to ski or just visit the ski resorts in the Region, there is a wide choice: Piancavallo, Zoncolan, Tarvisio, Sella Nevea or Forni di Sopra. You may rent skis and boots on the spot but not ski suits. There is also a new bus service from Udine Central Bus station that will take you to Tarvisio or Sella Nevea. For general ski info check: http://www.promotur.org