WHAT'S ON THIS WEEK 19 - 22 May 2011

INTERESTING TALKS

Tonight, Pamela Volpi from the Associazione Bel Composto will give a talk in Italian on "the origins and development of the Rinascimento (Renaissance)" at 18:00 in via San Nicolo 5, (at the Expo Mittleschool), followed by wine and food tasting. Participation is free prior to booking as there are only 50 seats available. Please call: 349 4695027. There will also be a free concert with music from the Renaissance period at the Palazzo della Prefettura in Piazza Unità at 20:30 (see below). Next event on 28 May. Check website: www.belcomposto.net

Tonight at the San Giovanni Rose Garden from 19:00 - 20:00: Poetry reading by well-known writer Claudio Magris followed by wine and food tasting and an open air piano and flute concert with music by Donizetti, Faure, Rachmaninov, Ravel. Next on 26 May. Bus 6 and 9.

"The Comitato Nucleare e Ragione" (Nuclear committee and Reason) has organized a number of talks in Italian at the Cafe' San Marco in via Battisti 18. On Friday 20 May: "Dalle radiografie alla radioterapia: le radiazione in medicina" from 17:30 - 19:30. On Tues 7 June: "La presenza del radon in ambienti abitativi", Thurs 23 June: "Centrali nucleari, dalla A (atomo) alla U (uranium)".

CLASSICAL MUSIC

TONIGHT: Free concert at the Palazzo della Prefettura in Piazza Unità at 20:30, organized by the Associazione Bel Composto. "Forse che si, Forse che no", classical music from the first period of the Renaissance with the Collinetto Ensemble with music by Busnoys, Desprez, Raulin, Trombocino.

Trieste Verdi Opera: "Gianni Schicchi" by Puccini and "The Medium" by Menotti, directed by Matteo Beltrami, ongoing until 24 May. There is a 50% reduction on tickets purchased "last minute" (one hour before the show) for all performances (except for the first performance) directly at the Verdi's ticket office. For more info on program and tickets, check: http://www.teatroverdi-trieste.com or call: 800 090373 / 040 6722111

Tartini Music Conservatory: "Wednesday Night Concerts" are free and open to all prior to booking. Forthcoming concert on 25 May, A Duo violoncello and piano concert with music by Lekeu, Faure, Margola and Casella. Next on 30 May: Wind and Brass Ensemble. The Conservatory is situated in via Ghega 12, close to the Central Train Station. You must book your place by calling the Conservatory the day before each concert preferably on Tuesday morning (tel: 040 6724911). Please be there 15 minutes before the show. See: http://www.conservatorio.trieste.it

GUIDED TOURS

"Cavour and Trieste” guided tour in Italian on Sat 21 May at 15:00 and Sunday 22 May at 11:00 (euro 3,50). Last guided tours on 28, 29 May. The exhibition highlights the special relationship Cavour had with the city of Trieste, his stay in 1836, and the political and economic importance of the city used as a model for Europe's modernization in the 19th century. Check http://www.triestecultura.it

"Trieste Liberty" on Sunday 22 May at 11:00 (euro 3), last on 29 May. "Costruire e abitare l'alba del '900", (Trieste Liberty, urban architecture 1900 - 1914) at the Salone degli Incanti - ex Pescheria in Riva Sauro 1. Bus 8.This is an exhibition on architectural projects and designs during the Liberty period in Trieste highlighting the works of famous local and national architects such as Max Fabiani, Josip Costaperaria, Giuseppe Sommaruga, Giorgio Zaninovich, Romeo Depaoli, Giacomo Zammatio and others. Check: http://www.comune.trieste.it

ART EXHIBITIONS

Solo exhibition: "Architettando il mare" (Sea architecture) by Cosimo Fusco, at the Sala Comunale d'Arte, Piazza Unità 4, ongoing until 4 June every day from 10:00 - 13:00 / 17:00 - 20:00.

Solo exhibition by artist Federica Pellegrino at the Atelier Carpeartem in via del Trionfo 1, (Arco di Riccardo), ongoing until 21 May, visiting times 17:00 - 20:00 (closed on Sunday). See: http://www.carpeartem.it

"150 anni d'arte da Fattori a Fontana". On the occasion of the celebrations of the 150th Anniversary of the Unification of Italy, 120 works of famous Italian artists form the 19th and 20th centuries are exhibited at the "Scuderie di Miramare" (ex-horse stables of the Miramare Castle - before the Main Entrance on the right). The exhibition is ongoing until 28 August. Open 10:00 - 19:00 (closed on Mondays). Ticket euro 8. Check: http://www.tadinoartecontemporanea.com

ENTERTAINMENT

Miela Theatre (Piazza Duca degli Abruzzi 3): Tonight film projection: "The King's Speech" in English with Colin Firth. Euro 4 (2 screenings at 19:00 and at 21:30). Friday 20 May: Live music from the 1960's at 21:00. Free entrance. Sat 21 May: Jazz concert with Nic Bartsch's Ronin (entrance ticket euro 15). For more: http://www.miela.it

Free film in English at the Associazione Italo Americana on Friday 20 May: "Pretty in Pink" (3 screenings at 16:00, 18:00 and 20:00). For more info, contact Ms DeniseTecchio at 040 630 301, check: http://www.aia-fvg.blogspot.com

Choir concert at the Lutheran church in Largo Panfili 1 (close to the Central Post Office) with the "Coro Alpi Giulie" on Sun 22 May at 18:30. Free.

Rossetti Theatre: Musical "Happy Days" (lyrics in Italian), ongoing until 22 May. Ticket price ranges from euro 16 to 40. Check http://www.ilrossetti.it Tickets may be bought directly at the Rossetti Theatre in viale XX Settembre.

Music Festival for Children 7 - 28 May, with music workshops and concerts in different locations downtown. The event is organized mainly by "Casa della Musica", in via dei Capitelli 3 (Piazza Cavana) in Trieste. Some activities are free but booking your place is necessary. Check http://www.festivaldellamusicaperbambini.com or contact Casa della Musica: 040 307309

MISCELLANEOUS

On the occasion of the United Nations Day for Biodiversity, there will kiosks with local food products and specialties in Piazza Ponte Rosso from 20 to 22 May from 9:00 to 19:00. Check: http://www.retecivica.trieste.it

"Osmize aperte" (20 - 22 May) in the village of Samatorza in the Carso with music and entertainment. The "osmiza" is a private farmhouse selling its own wine production and homemade cheeses and hams. On Sunday 22 May: There will also be the annual 2 hrs "friendship walk" starting at 14:30 from the village of Pliskovica in Slovenia to Samatorza with regular shuttle buses form Pliskovica to Samatorza running for this occasion from 14:00 until 21:00. Check programme: http://www.comune.sgonico.ts.it or call for info: 040 229150. (Bus 46 to Samatorza)

OUTSIDE TRIESTE

"Sapori Pro Loco" has organized the event "the art of food tasting in Friuli Venezia Giulia", at Villa Manin di Passariano, Codroipo in the Province of Udine on 21 - 22 May.

A rich showcase of food and wine products from the region, with music, theatre, sports and folklore in the charming setting of the summer residence of the last Doge of Venice. As a promotion, local food products will be sold for euro 1 - 2 or 3. Check: www.prolocoregionefvg.org

Visit Villa Manin di Passariano: One of the most beautiful Venitian Villas of the Region. and Napoleon's residence during the French occupation. Since 2004 the Villa has been home to the Centre of Contemporary Art and hosts International art exhibitions. Check http://www.villamanincontemporanea.it (There are APT buses from Udine every hour (It takes half an hour from Udine to get there). For more info: http://www.turismofvg.it.

Forthcoming event "Cantine Aperte" on 28 and 29 May. The most important regional event for wine producers in the Region. There will be a wine tour by bus to wine cellars in the Region on Sunday 29 May departing from Trieste (in front of the Sala Tripcovich) at 9:30 and return at 19:00 Book your place by calling +39 0432 289549. For more info, check: http://www.mtvfriulivg.it/ or http://www.cantineaperte.info

For those of you interested in pop or rock concerts taking place in the Region, check http://www.azalea.it/

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