WHAT'S ON THIS WEEK 8 - 11 December 2011

ART & CULTURE

Today: Inauguration of a new exhibition "Buy or Bid" at 18:00 at the Hotel Continental in via San Nicolò 25; jewels, watches and silver items. Ongoing until 11 Dec

BURQA, last days to see the exhibition with paintings, photographs and burqas by Qing Yue, at the Sala Comunale Art Gallery in Piazza Unità 4. The show is open every day until 11 December, from 10:00-13:00 and 17:00-20:00. For more info: http://151.1.32.160/triestecultura/new/news.asp?pagina=vis_articolo.asp&link=814&tipo=articoli_eventi&ids=13

"Animali Speciali" (Special animals) by famous Italian cartoonist Altan at Palazzo Costanzi, sala V. Veruda (close to the Trieste municipality - piazza Unità). Timings 10:00 - 13:00 / 17:00 - 20:00. Ongoing until 18 Dec

Imaginario Scientifico multimedia show "Altromare" ongoing until 27 may 2012. The Immaginario Science Centre is located in Grignano (under the Adriatico Guesthouse). The show will take you to the ocean's abysses, underwater volcanoes, coral reefs and tropical islands. The exhibition is open every Sunday from 10:00 - 20:00. Furthermore, there are workshops for children. Reduced entrance ticket for ICTP scientists and staff: euro 4. For more info check website: http://www.immaginarioscientifico.it/grignano_museo at the Science Centre.

Revoltella Museum Art exhibition "Corrispondenze d' Arte" ongoing until 31 Dec, 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. Entrance ticket euro 6. Open daily (except Tuesday) from 10:00 - 19:00. Plus art workshops for Children this weekend 10 and 11 Nov with Carlotta Bulatti, graphic designer and cartoonist (she collaborates with the Walt Disney) and she is also a professional soloist singer. The aim is to teach and help children to express their creativity whilst listening to classical music (Vivaldi, Mozart, Beethoven e Tchaikovsky). The workshops are on Saturdays from 15:00 - 18:00 and on Sundays from 10:00 - 13:00.Next appointments on the following dates: 17 - 18 Dec, 14 - 15 Jan and 28 - 29 January. Each workshop is for a group of max 15 children and costs euro 4,50/child per day and must be booked in advance by calling 040 6754350/273 or by email: biglietteria@comune.trieste.it.

CLASSICAL MUSIC

"UWC for Genova" on Sat 10 Dec at 18:00 at the United World College Auditorium in Duino. The UWC students have organized a show with music, dance performances and poetry recital in collaboration with the Duino Aurisina municipality and the "Trio di Trieste, Scuola Superiore Internazionale di Musica da Camera. The show is free and any money collected will be donated to the flood victims of Genoa.

Lutheran Church Concert in Largo Panfili on Friday 9 Dec at 20:30, "Joy to the world". Check: http://www.uscifvg.it

"Bentornata Operetta" at the Teatro Miela in Piazza Duca degli Abruzzi 1, on Friday 9 Dec at 20:00, a selection of the best Italian Operetta by the Gruppo Canto Lirico with soprano Elisabetta Battaglia and pianist Giovanni Campello. Free entrance.

Revoltella Museum Concerts at the Auditorium in via Diaz 27, bus 8.

Saturday 10 Dec at 17:00, the Orchestra Giovanile di Alpe Adria directed by Luigi Pastore, performs music by G. PH. Telemann.

Matinee concert on Sunday 11 Dec at 11:00, featuring the "Ensemble Variabile' with music selections by Beethoven, Bruch and Brahms.

Entrance ticket to museum and concert euro 6,50. Art workshops and guided tours for children are organized at 10:00 and 13:00, see below for info. The museum is situated in via Diaz. Take bus 8.

Tartini Music Conservatory on Monday 12 December at 18:00, John Nicholls, professor of neuroscience and neurobiology at Sissa and member of the Royal Society and author of "From neuron to brain" will give a talk on "The ear, what do we know about the perception of sound?” Free entrance. For further info, check: http://www.conservatorio.trieste.it/artistica/altri-appuntamenti/pentagramma. The Conservatory is situated in via Ghega 12, close to the Central Train Station.

CINEMA

Tonight: Cinema at Knulp Bar in via Madonna del Mare at 21:00: "L'altra Voce della Musica" by Francesco Marini and Helmut Failoni, 2006) on Claudio Abbado's trip to Venezuela and his collaboration with the young musicians of the Orchestra Simon Bolivar, an educational project founded by Jose' Antonio Abreu in support of young musicians with financial difficulties. Check http://www.knulp.org

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. Friday 9 Dec: Thomas A. Edison - Father of Invention". Free. Tel: 040 630301

Revoltella Museum Films on Friday 9 Dec at 19:00: Waste lands" by film director Lucy Walker (2010) on the footsteps of artist Vik Muniz and his trip to the largest waste dump in Brazil, "Jardim Gramacho" in the suburbs of Rio. The artist will show how locals transform some of the waste into artistic objects or installations. Check all info http://www.museorevoltella.it. The museum is located via Diaz 27, tel 040 6754350

"Gangster". A series of film projections dedicated to crime stories at the Goethe Institute in via Beccaria 6, every Tuesday until 6 December, film screenings at 11:00 and 19:30 in original language, free entrance.

MISCELLANEOUS

Interesting talks (in Italian) on Friday 9 Dec starting at 18:00 by the "Academia Ricerche Sociali (ARS) on "Relationships, Love and sense of responsibility" with Massimo Panzini (university professor), Laura Berenini (original NLP trainer), Andrea Frausin (neurologist programmer), Paolo Baiocchi (psychiatrist) and Fabio Chiama (artist). Venue: the Circolo della Stampa in corso Italia 13. Free entrance. For more info http://www.accademiaricerchesociali.it

Theatre for children (in Italian) at the Teatro Orazio Bobbio (ex- Contrada) on Sunday 11 Dec at 11:00 (children aged 5 - 11): "Il Gatto con gli Stivali". Check programme for Dec at http://www.contradateatroragazzi.it/calendari/ti-racconto-una-fiaba-20112012

Guided tours at the Botanic Gardens in via Marchesetti every Saturday from 10:00 - 12:00 and ongoing until 17 Dec to visit the geopaleontological section with an expert on Carsic rocks and fossils and see the full-size prototype of the Antonio Dinosaur (Tethyshadros insularis) discovered at the Villaggio del Pescatore site. Tel 040 360068 http://retecivica.trieste.it

"Gioco che Passione" every Sunday at the Stazione Rogers (Riva Grumula 14), there are interesting talks (in Italian) held at 11:00 on a wide range of topics and issues ranging form philosophy, to aesthetics and Science. This Sunday 11 Dec: Veit Heinichen, Austrian novelist living in Trieste and author of many "thriller stories" based in Trieste will talk about "Plots".

SPECIAL CHRISTMAS EVENTS

Inauguration today of the annual ice skating ring in Piazza Ponterosso and ongoing until 8 January 2012

Christmas kiosks in Piazza Sant' Antonio from 9 to 18 Dec, stands with typical Xmas crafts, ideas for gifts and delicatessen. Open from 9:00 - 20:00 every day.

Gospel Choir in the open air "Xmas Gospel 5Stet", on Sat 10 Dec in the zona Urban area (behind Piazza Unità) around 16:00 with 3 mini concerts. The choir will then proceed to the Cavana district at 17:00

Christmas in Muggia with many events in December. Today there will be a concert at the Verdi Theatre of Muggia "Gershwin and Friends" directed by Stefano Sacher. Sunday 11 Dec, flea market in Piazza della Repubblica all day and at 11:00 in Piazza Marconi "Concerto sotto l'albero" with the Santa Barbara philharmonic Orchestra. Check programme http://www.benvenutiamuggia.eu/images/stories/Copia_di_S25C-211120213540.jpg. You may reach Muggia by bus 20 or by boat (Delfino Verde) from Molo Bersaglieri (close to the Stazione Marittima). Check http://www.triestetrasporti.it for timings.

"Fiera di San Nicolò " ongoing till tonight only - location: viale XX Settembre

ART OUTSIDE TRIESTE

Art exhibition in Gorizia "Quattro Secoli di Capolavori" (four centuries of masterpieces) at the Palazzo della Torre in via Carducci 2, ongoing until 15 January with special exhibit of works by Lucas Cranach and a series of drawings by Canaletto.

"Cormons Libri 2011", ongoing until 15 Dec, the annual Book and News Festival held in the nearby city of Cormons in the Province of Gorizia with over 6000 visitors every year from all over Italy. This year's theme is " Necessary Happiness". There will be book presentations, special talks with famous writers, journalists and artists, poetry recital and other side events. Timings: Mon - Fri 16:30 - 20:00 and Sat - Sun + 8 Dec 10:30 -12:30 / 15:00 - 20:00. Venue at the Sala Italia in via Friuli. Check complete programme at http://www.girofvg.com/26643/cormons-libri-2011.html

"Manciù, l'Ultimo Imperatore" (Manchu, the last emperor) in Treviso at the Casa dei Carraresi Museum in via Palestro 33/35. Open Tuesday - Thursday 9:00 - 19:00 and Sun - Sat 9:00 - 20:00. A full collection of items, jewellery, clothing, portraits of the 12 emperors of the Manchu dynasty, paintings by the Chinese artist Jaiang Guofan. Tel: 0422 513150. http://www.laviadellaseta.info/. The exhibition is ongoing until 13 May 2012

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.

Check the interactive map of the FVG tourist board for all destinations, museums, archaeological sites, tours, sports and much more:

http://www.turismofvg.it/Interactivemaps#Filter=2243&PagerStartIndex=0

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