WHAT'S ON THIS WEEK 3 - 6 November 2011

CLASSICAL MUSIC

Today at 18:00, "San Giusto Concert", the Verdi Orchestra will perform at the Tripcovich Theatre (close to the Train Station) with music by Rossini (Il Barbiere di Siviglia) and by Puccini (pieces form the opera Edgar). Entrance ticket euro 6,50 can be purchased at the Verdi Theatre (toll free nr 800090373) or directly one hour before the show at the Tripcovich.

Tartini Music Conservatory "Wednesday Night Concerts", free and open to all prior to booking. Forthcoming on Wednesday 9 Nov at 20:30: Saxophone quartet Riga (in collaboration with the Riga Conservatory in Leetonia) with music pieces by Bach, Dubra, Griffin, Peck, Ligeti and Vivaldi. 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

ART & CULTURAL EXHIBITIONS

Photography exhibition "Quetzal" at the LipanjePuntin Art gallery in Via Diaz 4 ongoing until 25 Nov. The artist is Fulvio Eccardy, a biologist and professional photographer who lives in Mexico and has dedicated his life to the preservation of nature and its biodiversity especially the conservation of the biosphere of the Chiapas Mountains. His photos have been published in numerous magazines such as Oasis, BBC Wildlife, National Geographic etc. See http://www.lipanjepuntin.com

Revoltella Museum "Corrispondenze d' Arte" at the Contemporary Art Section with new works and installations, crafts, photos dislocated in different areas of the Museum, from the ground level to the 6th floor. Ongoing until 4 December. Entrance ticket euro 6. Open daily (except Tuesday) from 10:00 - 19:00.

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. Exhibition on the ground floor of Italian artist and sculptor Pordenone Montanari, who is considered by the international critic as the new Picasso and Cezanne. You can take bus 6 or 36 that will drop you on the main road (viale Miramare) and then proceed by foot.

ENTERTAINMENT
The Italian-American Association in via Roma 15 in Trieste presents every Friday at 18:00 a documentary in English regarding American Society, culture, politics and art followed by a discussion in English. Free entrance discussion. This Friday 4 Nov: "Italians in America- our contribution". Tel: 040 630301

Comedy play in Triestine dialect "Una Cheba de Mati" (A crazy place) by Bruno Cappelletti with the "Ex-allievi del Toti" company, at the Teatrino Basaglia in via Weiss 13, San Giovanni, from 4 to 13 Nov at 20:30. Ticket euro 10 (except on Fridays euro 7). Tel: 040 348 2897

MISCELLANEOUS

Today there will be a march by the Bersaglieri Marine Corps celebrating the 150th anniversay of Italian Unity and their landing in Trieste on Nov 3 1918 when the Austro-Hungarian Empire ceded Trieste to Italy. The March will start in Piazza Oberdan at 15:00 and proceed through via Carducci, Corso Italia, the Rive and will end in front of the Stazione Marittima at 16:00 where there will be a commemoration ceremony followed by a concert in Piazza Unita'.

International Antiques Fair ongoing until Sunday 6 November at the exhibition hall "Salone degli Incanti-ex Pescheria" on the Rive (waterfront downtown). Entrance ticket euro 9. Opening times 10:00 - 20:00. Check http://www.triesteantiqua.it

"Mittelciok" is the annual chocolate festival ongoing from today until 6 November from 10:30 - 20:00 in Piazza Ponterosso downtown.

"Mercatino dello Sci" 5 - 13 Nov is the annual ski market with all sorts of winter sports equipment and skis snowbaords, boots, clothings and all sorts of gadgets, mainly second hand. You can find good bargains there. It is located at the Aurisina Station, sala del dopolavoro ferroviario, Mon - Fri 16:00 - 19:30 and Sat - sun 10:00 - 19:30. For more info call: 040 290 8105 or cell 355 84 16657

SPECIAL GASTRONOMY AND WINE TOURS

Wine and olive oil tasting at the Parovel Cellars in San Dorligo della Valle on Sunday 6 November from 10:00 - 17:00. During the day there will be also entertainment with cartoonist Valerio Marini. The guided tours must be previously booked to visit the olive oil mills organized at 10:00, 11:30, 12:30, 15:00 and 16:00. From Sat 5 Nov until Sunday 13 Nov the Parovel cellars will be selling this season's new wine and the "merenda Carsolina" (a special cold-cuts dish with cheeses and honey from their own production). Booking is necessary by calling 349 7590953. Check http://www.parovelevents.com

A taxi-shuttle service has been organized for clients who wish to leave their cars at home with special fares to and from the city prior to booking at: 342 0297345

Flavours of Carso. The initiative, conceived to promote the typical Carst cuisine involves 15 restaurants. This year marks the 10th anniversary of the event which will focus on pork specialities and sausages, high quality wines (Malvasia, Terrano, Vitovska) noble olive oil, genuine cheese of the Carso region and other typical products. Check http://www.triesteturismo.net/eng/kras

Special Guided Tour outside Trieste:

Visit the famous Mosaic School of Spilimbergo on Sat 5 Nov. There are 2 guided tours organized by the Official Tourist Office of the FVG Region, at 14:00 and at 15:30. The school was founded in 1922 and has executed works for famous architects all over the world since then, such as the Washington Congress Library, the Opera de Paris, the Church of Lourdes, etc. See more info http://www.scuolamosaicistifriuli.it/eng_view.php?id=70. You must book your place by calling: 0427 2274. Meeting point is fixed directly at the Mosaic school in Spilimbergo, in via Corridoni 6.

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.

NEXT WEEK

San Martino in Cantina: Guided tastings in wineries, wine and food pairings, lunches and dinners with winemakers: organized by Movimento Turismo del Vino Friuli Venezia Giulia taking place on Saturday 12^th and Sunday 13^th November. On 12^th and 13^th November, more than 50 wineries will open their doors to guests from 10 am to 6 pm, some of them upon booking. Many wineries will organise lunches or dinners with the winemakers: a great opportunity to taste traditional food in wineries, farm restaurants or restaurant throughout the whole region Venezia Giulia and its history. For more info, tel +39.0432.289540 or check http://www.mtvfriulivg.it

Saturday On Wine is a fixed appointment on the first Saturday of every month that offers all wine enthusiasts the opportunity to organise excursions into the countryside to visit wine estates, take part in cellar visits and enjoy guided tastings all year round in Friuli Venezia Giulia. For further information you can contact us by phone +39.0432.289540 or by email info@mtvfriulivg.it.

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