WHAT'S
ON THIS WEEK
29
April - 2 May
LA
"BAVISELA"Marathon
is an important sport event held every year in
Trieste and will take place on Sunday 2 May. It is a 41 km European
Marathon
from Gradisca to Trieste. There
will be important marathon runners competing at a high international
level. On the
same day two minor marathons will take place as well: The “Two-Castles
Marathon" a 21 km race from the Duino Castle to San Giusto in Trieste
and
finally a 7 km non-competitive marathon from Miramare to Piazza Unità,
open to
anybody wishing to participate (check the website here below). Starting
today,
there is a rich programme with side events and sports with collateral
races
such as a Kid's marathon, a Ski-Roll competition, a sailing regatta in
the Gulf
of Trieste, motor bike exhibitions, kiosks on the Rive selling all
kinds of
sports items and music entertainment in Piazza Unità. If you wish to
participate or see the programme check http://www.bavisela.it
CLASSICAL
MUSIC
Opera at the Trieste Verdi
Theatre: Madame Butterfly by Puccini starting on Friday 30 April with
performances on 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 May. 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.
Free concert tonight at
18:00, "Sulle Ali
dell’Operetta" at the Sala Beethoven in
via
Coroneo 15, 2nd floor, organized by the Associazione Friedrich Schiller
with
the choir of the "Università 3 Età'" directed by Maestro Lucio
Verzier, music by Lehar, Strauss jr and other composers.
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: "Trio Elf' on Friday 30 April, a
group from Germany who plays jazz music revisited with drums, bass,
house, dub
step and Hip-Hop. 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.
FREE
LIVE POP MUSIC CONCERT IN PIAZZA UNITA' ON 1 MAY at
21:00 with Italian pop singer Irene Fornacciari.
Bar
Knulp in via Madonna del Mare 7/a on
Friday 30 at
19:30: Jam session with the Tartini's Jazz musicians.
ART & EXHIBITIONS
All
museums will be open on Saturday 1
May.
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, only euro 2/pers. For more info, check: http://www.castellodiduino.it.
Take airport
bus APT 51.
GUIDED TOURS
Carsiana Botanical Garden in
Sgonico is open
Tue – Fri 10:00 /13:00, Sat and Sun (and holidays) 10:00- 13:00/ 15:00
– 19:00. It will be open on Sat 1 May. Take bus 46 from Piazza Oberdan
and then reach Sgonico by buses 42 or 44. Tours may be organized for a
minimum
of 8 persons in English, Slovene and German. Info: curiosidinatura@libero.it
- 040.229573 - www.carsiana.it. Ticket
Eur 3,00.
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
"Aperitivi Scientifici" organized by the SISSA students tonight at
Bar Knulp at 19:30 is an informal talk given by Silvia Benavides from
the
cognitive neuroscience department on children's learning skills,
memory,
language. The talk is in Italian and entitled: "Senti chi parla,
linguaggio,
memoria e apprendimento nei bambini".
"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.immaginarioscientifi.it.
FOR MORE INFO CHECK OUR WEBSITE: http://infopoint.ictp.it
In order
to better organize your weekend check the weather
forecast in Trieste and in the F.V.G Region:
http://www.osmer.fvg.it/~www/EN/HOME/
or
http://www.ilmeteo.it/meteo/Trieste.
ICTP’s Info Point takes no
responsibility whatsoever for the correctness or completeness of the
above
information.