TONIGHT:  FOR ICTP VISITORS, SCIENTISTS AND STAFF THERE WILL BE AN INTERNATIONAL DINNER PARTY AT THE ADRIATICO GUEST HOUSE STARTING AT 19:30 accompanied by the swinging rhythms of musician Riccardo Tosti! Dress up, if you like, in colorful shirts and clothes. SPECIAL Dinner Menu!  (Special Dish payable with 1 Full Coupon or euro 7,50)

                                                                                              

                                                                                                     WHAT'S ON THIS WEEK                       22 - 25 April 2010

SPECIAL BALLET EVENING: "Opera in Dance" with the Verdi's Ballet dancers and soloists singers at the Sala Tripcovich (near the railway station) on Sat 24 April at 21:00. Ticket costs only euro 5/pers. Please mention "Centro di Fisica" at time of purchase. The show lasts 1 hour and 20 minutes with a break.  Music by Verdi, Puccini, Saint-Saens, Bizet, Orff and Mascagni, choreographer Tuccio Rigano. For more info, call toll free number: 800 090373 or check: http://www.teatroverdi-trieste.com

 

CLASSICAL MUSIC

"Aperitivo in Musica" in Duino at the Auditorium of the United World College of the Adriatic on Sunday 25 April at 11:00: Piano concert with Aizhana Nurkenova, music by Liszt, Bach and Schubert. The concert is organized by the Scuola Superiore Internazionale di Musica "Trio di Trieste" and the United World College.

The Tartini Music Conservatory offers a series of free concerts every Wednesday. Forthcoming concert on 28 April at 20:30: Brass Ensemble from the Music Academy of Ljubljana. 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

JAZZ AT THE MIELA "Le Nuove Rotte del Jazz 2010" ONGOING until 8 May presents a number of important international musicians and groups. This week's programme: "Zap Mama” on Sat 24 with vocal singer Marie Daulne who became Africa's ambassador for the U.N and Amnesty International. The music is inspired by African tribal ceremonies with a fusion of folk, reggae, hip-hop and Brazilian soul. Check http://www.controtempo.org for complete programme. Box office at the Miela Theatre, Piazza Duca degli Abruzzi open from 17:00 - 19:00 everyday, call 040 365119.

Bar Knulp in via Madonna del Mare 7/a on Friday 23 Alex Sipiagin (trumpet) and Michele Calgaro (guitar) at 20:45 organized by the Circolo Jazz Thelonious, see: http://www.thelonious.trieste.it

 

ART & EXHIBITIONS

On the occasion of the "Settimana della Cultura (Culture Week), XII edition", entrance to museums in Italy will be free from 22 - 25 April, including our Region and Trieste.  Entrance to Trieste's museums is free including the Miramare Castle that is  also offering on these days a number of  free-guided tours of Francesco Hayez’s exhibition from 12:00 - 17:00 (you may book your place half an hour before each tour). For a complete list of free entrance to museums in Trieste, please check: http://www.retecivica.trieste.it/triestecultura.

 

Exhibition at the Duino Castle until 15 Nov "The Emperor at Duino" with more than 400 objects with the image of the Emperor Franz Joseph, the Habsburg family and the alliance with Wilhelm II of Prussia. You may also like to visit the exhibition of musical instruments, the Orpheon collection ongoing until Nov 1. ICTP badge holders pay euro 4,50 for entrance to the Castle. You may also visit the oldest part of the Castle and the "Dama Bianca" rock open for the first time to the pubic and recently restored. Reservation is necessary. For more info, check: http://www.castellodiduino.it. Take airport bus APT 51. Check: http://www.castellodiduino.it

GUIDED TOURS

Free  walking tour on Sat 24 April from the Obelisco (in Opicina) to Miramare, organized by the Associazione Esperantista and the Associazione Schiller with a volunteer guide. Meeting point at 8:50 in Piazza Oberdan at 8:50 or in front of the Tram stop opposite the piazza. The group will reach Opicina by tram and the walk will start at the Obelisk along the Napoleonic path and reach Miramare (return time approximately at around 12:00 - 13:00).  For more info contact the associazione in via del Coroneo 15, tel: 331 4805706. Reservation is not necessary.

Free-guided tours of the "Isola della Cona" (between Monfalcone and Grado) on Sat 24 April organized by the Associazione "L'Ape Giramondo".  It is the heart of the Natural Reserve Park of the Isonzo River’s delta, an area of 2400 hectares of lagoons situated along 15 km of the Isonzo's course very close to Grado. There will be guided excursions every hour staring at 10:30 by foot of by boat along the river's estuary, bird watching observatories, or walks to admire the uncontaminated natural environment where herds of Camargue horses live in the wild.  You must have a car to get to the area. Reservation is necessary by calling 0432 997320 or by sending an e-mail to: isoladellacona@consorzioilmosaico.org. For more info check http://www.apegiramondo.it/ita/ or see http:// www.isoladellacona.it

"Il Giardino del Mare" (The sea's garden) walking tour, organized by the Marine Reserve of Miramare and WWF on Sat 24 April at 15:30 for adults and children to learn more about nature and marine life and environment. For info and bookings, call 040 224147, ext 3. http://www.riservamarinamiramare.it

The Sartorio Museum is an ancient 18th century Villa of noble Genovese origins. There will be a guided tour of the Villa ongoing every Sunday until 13 June starting at 10:30 You may visit the Villa's beautiful rooms with its antique furniture and learn about the history of Trieste through the lives of the Sartorio family members. The museum has a number of important art collections such as the Tiepolo Veneziano works and more recently those of Fittke. There will also be a free-guided tour of the museum for children aged 6 -11 (the guides will talk about the lives of the Sartorio children in the 1800s) followed by an art workshop for children aged 6 -11 every Sunday at 10:30. Booking for children is necessary at this number: 040 307309 (Casa della Musica) from Mon - Fri 15:00 - 19:00 /Tues - Thurs 10:00 - 12:00. For more info call 040 301479. The Sartorio is situated in Largo Papa Giovanni XXIII, n.1 - take bus 30

MISCELLANEOUS

"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.  On Sun 25 April, Claudio Tuniz will give a talk at 11:00: "Lucy e le altre donne dell'evoluzione umane, incontro (abbastanza) evoluto dedicato a Charles Darwin". The exhibition is ongoing until 30 May, open only Sundays 10:00 - 20:00. Check: http:// www.immaginarioscientifico.it.

"I lunedi' dello Schmidl" at the Civico Museo Teatrale "Carlo Schmidl" at Palazzo Gopcevich every Monday until 31 May at 17:00. There will be a series of talks on literature, music and/or concerts. For more info, please check: http://www.retecivica.trieste.it/triestecultura/new/musei/museo_schmidl/default.asp?pagina=lunedi

Wine and farm products in an "osmiza": The osmiza is a private farm house, typical of the Carso area, where farmers open their doors and serve their home made food and wines for a few weeks a year. The term "osmiza" derives form the Slovene language "osem" which means "eight" and dates back to the times when the region was under Austrian rule: farmers had to ask for a special licence to sell there products for "8 days". If you are in the Carso you may notice hand-made wooden signs with a branch of leaves (called "frascha") indicating the direction of the osmiza's location. You may have wine, different kinds of hams, boiled eggs and cheeses. Check those open during this period:  http://www.osmize.net

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