WHAT'S
ON THIS WEEK 20 - 24 October 2011
LATIN-AMERICAN
FILM FESTIVAL AT ICTP on Saturday 22 october
The Latin-American Film Festival will open on Saturday, 22 October in the ICTP Main Lecture Hall at 7.30 p.m. After welcome speeches by organizers and authorities, RAI film director Silvana Palumbieri will introduce her new film "Cuba un'arte anche italiana" (2011, 42 min.) on the work of Italian artists in Cuba over five centuries. The show is open to the public. Entrance free. See: www.cinelatinotrieste.org/fest2011/
ART
& CULTURAL EXHIBITIONS
Today at the Cara' Museum in Muggia, Vernissage of art show "Convergenze" (Convergences) by 3 artists: Ferluga, Perini and Zurlo. Open until 13 November, Tuesdays to Saturdays, 10-12 and 17-20, Sundays: 10-12
At the Adriatico
Guesthouse - lower level - on display the photography exhibit 'URBAN
2011", many interesting photos of Trieste
and abroad. The organizers have
asked whomever visits the show to write to the photographers if they
like their
photos as their email addresses are clipped on the titles. The exhibit
will be
open until 28 October.
Contemporary
Art Exhibition "BIENNALE DIFFUSA":
This
exhibition is the Friuli Venezia Giulia pavilion 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. You can take
bus 6
or 36 that will drop you on the main road (viale Miramare) and then
proceed by
foot. Open until 27 November 2011.
"Evraiki", the Mediterranean diaspora from Corfu to Trieste" at the Carlo and Vera Wagner Museum in via del Monte 5. Ongoing until 20 Jan 2012. Entrance euro 5.
CLASSICAL
MUSIC
VERDI SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
CONCERT SEASON 2011. For the seasonal program, see
www.teatroverdi-triestecom
SPECIAL
GUIDED TOUR
"A classical tour of Trieste" on Saturday 22 October at 10:30: A 2-hr guided walking tour downtown to visit the main of this lovely city. 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 (corner of Piazza Unità): 040 3478312.
OUTSIDE TRIESTE
In VENZONE (Province of Udine), on 22 and 23 October, PUMPKIN FESTIVAL with all kinds of pumpkin specialities and medieval shows, games, jugglers,knights and musicians, a real feast and preize awarding to the largest pumpkin around. For more info contact: provenzone@libero.it
In CORMONS (Province of Gorizia), from 20 to 23 October, JAZZ & WINE OF PEACE FESTIVAL. There are many events going on these days. See www.comune.cormons.go.it/uploads/media/JAZZ_AND_WINE.pdf
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
Villa Manin di Passariano in the Province of Udine
"Espressionismo" at Villa Manin di Passariano in the Province of Udine ongoing until 5 March 2012 with 100 works from the Brücke Museum of Berlin. Works by Kirchner, Heckel, Nolde, Schimdt-Rottluff, Pechstein and Mueller representing the 1905 "Die Brücker " movement in Dresden, forerunner of the expressionist movement. Check programme: http://www.lineadombra.it. Entrance ticket euro 10. Take train to Udine then local buses to Passariano.
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responsibility whatsoever for the correctness or completeness of the
above
information. Check website: http://portal.ictp.it/infopoint