WHAT'S ON THIS WEEK 25 - 28 August 2011

ART & CULTURAL EXHIBITIONS

New Exhibition "Fashion & Colors" inauguration on Sunday 28 August at 15:00 on the historical URSUS Crane in MOLO IV. 20 artists will exhibit their works on the crane and at 17:30 there will be a photography competition on the crane. If anyone wishes to take part, send your application to www.mc59.com or register on the same day until 17:00. The competition is organized by a joint initiative of La Bottega d'Arte "le Amebe" and the photographer Claudio Micali.

The Ursus crane was built in 1914 and weighs 2200 tons and is 75 metres high. The floating platform on which the crane rests, is 54 metres long and 24 metres wide.The rotating crane used to lift a load of 150 tons as high as 70 metres on only one hook. It had 18 crew members to guarantee the functioning of this huge machine. It was the pride of Trieste's dockyards and of the busy commercial city of Trieste. It was built to lift huge engines and move them into the bellies of transatlantic liners, and to carry cannons on the Austrian navy warships. It lifted locomotives and railroad wagons and during the postwar period, it rescued shipwrecks that sunk in the gulfs of Trieste and Muggia.
Today, after years of inactivity and a recent brief renovation, it can be visited and often hosts art exhibitions. MOLO IV is located close to Piazza Duca degli Abruzzi.

Contemporary Art Exhibition "BIENNALE DIFFUSA": This exhibition is an extension of the renown 54th International Venice Biennale event organized by famous art critic Vittorio Sgarbi and is held at "Magazzino 26" in the old port of Trieste. From ICTP, take bus nr 6 and stop in Viale Miramare at the bus stop right after the main entrance of the show, ask the driver in case. It takes a 5-minute walk to reach the building, Magazzino 26. Entrance tickets for ICTP scientists, visitors and staff - bring your ICTP badge along - euro 6. There is also a new free exhibit on old carriages and travelling means on the ground floor, "Signori, si parte, come viaggiavamo nella Mitteleeuropa 1815-1915" ("Gentlemen, on board, how we travelled in Europe between 1815 and 1915) You can take bus 6 or 36 that will drop you on the main road (viale Miramare) and then proceed by foot.

"Musei di Sera" (Museums at night) ongoing until 31 August in Trieste at Palazzo Gopcevich in via Rossini 4. The Museum has a rich collection of music instruments and theatre costumes, paintings and works of art. On this occasion it will be open to the public at night on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 20:00 - 24:00 with a rich entertainment programme that includes films, music concerts and lectures. All free. Check: http://www.retecivica.trieste.it/triestecultura/new/museidisera2011/default.asp

Photography Exhibition by Vera MERCER. Born in Berlin, she became immersed in the Nouveau Réaliste movement of the 1960s and documented the film stars and avant-garde artists who thrived in the French capital at that time. She displays photos of friends, artists in the Nouveau Réalisme movement in Paris – Marcel Duchamp, Jean Tinguely, Robert Filliou, Niki de Saint Phalle and her ex-husband Daniel Spoerri. Other huge photos-posters of her still life shots are present. The exhibition, organized by Triestèfotografia, is at the Piscina Bianchi (Main swimming pool), Passeggio S. Andrea, 8. Open until 30 Sept., from 9 - 18. Call before going to ensure it is open, tel: 040306024. Bus 8.

CLASSICAL MUSIC

Classical Music Concerts at the Miramare Castle on Friday 26 August: Piano Recital with Marco Puissa at 20:30 featuring music pieces by Beethoven, Alkan and Liszt. Sat 27 August with the Janas Ensemble, featuring pieces by Vivaldi, Corelli, Falconiero, Rossi and Gesualdo Entrance fee to concert and Castle euro 4. Places are limited to 80 and will be allocated on a first come first served basis.

ENTERTAINMENT

Tonight at 21:00 at the "Sticco" beach club, viale Miramare 90, close to ICTP, live music with "Ottavanota" band and their original jazz, Latin, blues and pop repertoire.

"Nozze Carsiche" (the Carsic wedding) is a folkloristic event that takes place every 2 years in Monrupino and celebrates a real carsic wedding with music and entertainment from 24 to 28 August.

Tonight and every day until Sunday, all "osmizze" (typical farm houses) will be open from 18:00 until 23:00 and you may taste local wines and food products. You may also visit the Casa Carsica, an antique carsic dwelling converted into a museum. From 18:00, there will be live music and dances every night with special events highlighting the wedding celebration that will take place on Sunday. Tonight "Bachelor party" for the future spouse in Repen and "Hen's party" for the future bride in Col. Friday at 20:00 the "spouse serenade" in Repen. Sat 27, at 20:30, transportation of the dowry from Col to the Casa Carsica in Repen. The wedding procession with all guests and participants dressed in Carsic costumes is fixed on Sunday 28 at 8:30 will proceed from Repen and Col to the sanctuary of Monrupino where the wedding and mass will be celebrated at 10:00. In the afternoon, dances and music start at 17:00 and end at 24:00 with waltz music played by the Alpski Quintet. On Sunday all osmizze in the area will be open from 10:00 - 24:00. There will be special shuttle buses on Saturday from Opicina "Quadrivio" from 18:00 to 22:00 (every hour) and from Prosecco (Ervatti Sport Centre) from 18:30 - 22:00 and on Sunday shuttle buses will run from Opicina from 9:30 - 22:00 and from Prosecco 9:30 - 22:30. For more info call the municipality of Monrupino 040 327335.

"Open Space" at the Revoltella museum ongoing until 9 October: The museum's terrrace overlooking the city and with a stunning view on the bay has organized a number of food and wine tasting events as well as guided tours of various sections of the museum. The prices indicated here below include the entrance ticket to the museum. It is necessary to make reservations by calling 040 6754350. For info on the programme, check http://www.museorevoltella.it.

Tonight from 18:00 - 21:00: "Calici d'Arte" with wine tasting from the Collio area and Carso plus a guided tour "Art and Nation" (all inclusive euro15). Friday 26 August, 18:00 - 21:00 "Azzurro e Bollicine", fish from the Gulf and sparkling wine plus a guided tour to the exhibition of Vittorio Bolaffio. Sunday 28 August,11:30 - 14:00, "Brunch on the Terrace", Monday 29 August 18:00 - 21:00 "Happy Hour" with DJ Ricky Russo (for young people aged 18-26) plus a guided tour to the "Maserpieces of Contemporary Art"(all inclusive euro10/pers).

"Sottolostessocielo, solidarità e convivenza" (under the same sky, solidarity and cohabitation) 27 August - 4 September, is a multiethnic exhibition fair in the open air with music and entertainment from Piazza Ponterosso to Piazza Sant'Antonio with kiosks selling crafts, ethnic products. There will be music and shows from 19:00 - 23:00. Highlights: Sunday 28 August, Oriental belly dance show with Naadirah Accademy at 21:30. Monday 29 August: World Music with Bandomat at 21:00. Thursday 1 Sept, Rumanian folk dances at 20:45 and Raggae Concert with Dr D & Gimma Spliffa.

CINEMAS

Tonight at 21:00: " Dea 67" di Clara Law, con Rose Byrne, Rikiya Kurokawa, Nicholas Hope, Elise McCredie, Tim Richards Australia, 2000, original soundtrack (English and Japanese) with Italian subtitles. Free Entrance at the San Giovanni Theatre in via Weiss (take bus 6).

For more info, check http://www.miela.it

SPECIAL GUIDED TOURS

A special guided to tour on Friday 26 August "Il Carso della Grande Guerra" (The Carso during the First World War"), organized by the Associazione "Curiosi di Natura". Participants should take their own car and meet at the IAT (tourist Information Office) in Sistiana at 16:00 (Sistiana 56/B where the road goes down to the bay - bus stop 73 as well). The excursion will last approximately 3 hours and an expert guide will accompany you. The walking tour will start in S. Martino del Carso and end in Mount San Michele, where trenches and tunnels were built. You will be able to see military equipment, as well as an outstanding panoramic view of the Carso area where many battles where fought. Participation fee: euro 10/pers. Booking is necessary by calling +39 3405569374 or emailing: curiosidinatura@libero.it. Good hiking shoes or gym shoes are necessary. For more info, check http://www.curiosidinatura.it.

"Trieste, literary atmospheres, an inspiration for many great writers", on Saturday 27 August 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.

Free entrance on Sundays to the Victory Lighthouse (Faro della Vittoria) from 9 - 11:00 / 16:00 - 18:00. The lighthouse was built by the famous Triestine architect Berlam. It is a commemorative monument dedicated to the fallen of the First World War. It is located in Strada del Friuli. Bus 42, 44 or 46 from Piazza Oberdan. Great for photos if it's a nice day.

Every Sunday at the Miramare Castle: Included in the entrance ticket, there are free guided tours (up to 25 pers/group) at 12:00 and at 17:00. There are also free guided tours of the park at 10:30 and 15:30. For regular visits, the castle is open every day from 9:00 to 19:00. Entrance ticket: euro 6, there is a reduced entrance fee (4 euro) for EU citizens aged 18 - 25 and for seniors (+ 65). Check: http://www.castellomiramare.org/sito/ing_museo.html or http://www.castello-miramare.it/ita/eventi/news.php

OUTSIDE TRIESTE

Last days to go to Grado by boat until 31 August (not available on Mondays): http://www.delfinoverde.it/lineatsgrado.htm
Boats depart in Trieste from the Stazione Marittima (Molo Bersaglieri).Tickets must be purchawed on board.

Venice Biennial - Biennale di Venezia, the 54th International Art Exhibition at the Giardini and Arsenale and other spots in Venice. This year's theme is "ILLUMInations" and is set up in the Central Pavilion forming a single itinerary with 83 artists from all over the world. Do not miss the interesting Italian Pavilion in the Arsenale! Ongoing until 27 November. Check info: http://www.labiennale.org/en/art/index.html

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