WHAT'S ON THIS WEEK 1 - 5 June 2011

MUSIC

Today at 18:00: A live concert with the Saranji (Indian string instrument) and Carnatic songs with Indian musician Shri Deepak Paramashivan at the Tartini Music Conservatory. The concert is free and open to all prior to booking. 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

SPECIAL GUIDED TOUR

"Trieste, literary atmospheres, an inspiration for many great writers", on Saturday 4 June at 16:30: A 2 hours guided walking tour through the literary history, the anecdotes and the life in the city of some of the most outstanding figures in modern literature; on the imaginary and symbolic footsteps of Italo Svevo, James Joyce, Umberto Saba, Fulvio Tomizza, as well as Claudio Magris and Veit Heinichen. The tour is in Italian and English and costs euro 5/pers. It is necessary to book your place by calling the FVG Tourist Office in via dell' Orologio 1 (on the corner of Piazza Unità): 040 3478312.

ART & CULTURAL EXHIBITIONS

Photography exhibition: "Realtà ed Immagini Percorse" at the Biblioteca Statale in Largo Papa Giovanni XXIII at 17:00: with five professional Italian photographers from different artistic backgrounds (Enzo Cumbo, Jean Mill, Paolo Rinaldi Reynolds, Bruno Solini and Giorgio Valentinuzzi) expressing through their personal shots the close bonds that exist between art and photography. The exhibition is open from 8:30 - 18:30, and Saturday 8:30 - 13:30, ongoing until 26 June.

"Dalla grande emigrazione alla mobilità professionale" ("From bulk emigration to professional mobility") at Palazzo Costanzi in Piazza Piccola 2 (close to Piazza Unità): a well documented exhibition thanks to the chronicles of the local "Il Piccolo" newspaper, illustrating the migration phenomenon over the last 130 years of Italians liviing in the region and in particular during the 1918 - 1947 and 1954 periods and the professional success so many of them obtained abroad. The exhibition is ongoing until 14 June everyday from 10:00 - 13:00 / 17:00 - 20:00.

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.

"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

Tonight: "James Taylor Quartet" at the Miela Theatre in Piazza Duca degli Abruzzi at 21:30. The concert is organized by the Associazione Controtempo. Ticket euro 15.

"Jon Spencer Blues Explosion" at the Slovene Theatre in via Petronio 4 (tel: 040 362542) on Sat 4 June at 21:30. Tickets (euro 20) may be purchased at the Box Office from 10:00 - 15:00 or via web at: http://www.vivaticket.it. Check programme: http://www.teaterssg.it / http://www.miela.it

Live Music in Muggia this weekend at the "Stadio Comunale Paolo Zaccaria" (Stadium) in via dei Mulini 15: Friday 3 June, "Banda Berimbau" (a group of 20 percussionists playing Brazilian samba music), Sat 4 June, Italian pop star "Dorina" and Sunday 5 June "In Orbita dj Set". All shows are free and start at 21:00. There will also be kiosks with food and drinks opening at 18:00. Check: http://www.cresevillage.it (Bus 20)

MISCELLANEOUS

The Grignano Beach Clubs "Riviera" (beneath the Hotel Riviera in strada Costiera 20) and "Sirena" In Riva Massimiliano e Carlotta 2 - close to the Adriatico Guesthouse) with a 0,50 discount on entrance ticket upon presentation of your ICTP badge valid only from Monday to Friday.

Flea Market on Sunday 5 May at the Giulia Shopping Center in via Giulia 75/3 on Sunday 5 June all day. Take bus 6.

Sistiana Bay Flea Market every Friday from 18:00 - 23:00 ongoing until September. You may reach Sisitiana by Airport Bus Apt 51 and walk down to the seaside.

IN VENICE

The 54th International Art Exhibition, Venice Biennale, directed by Bice Curiger, opens on Saturday 4 June at the Giardini and Arsenale and elsewhere around Venice.
The show is titled "ILLUMInations" and will be set up in the Central Pavilion forming a single itinerary that features 83 artists from all over the world. Ongoing until 27 November. Check info: http://www.labiennale.org/en/art/index.html

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