WHAT'S ON THIS WEEKEND            11 - 14 October 2012

SPECIAL EVENT: "LA BARCOLANA"  REGATTA -  Sunday, 14 October 2012

The most famous sailing regatta in the Mediterranean Sea will take place in the Gulf of Trieste on Sunday 14th October. “Trieste – home of the Barcolana" has become the event which best expresses the character of the whole area, when professionals of international standing and skilled amateurs compete for the Autumn Cup (Coppa d’Autunno) and thousands of boats cover the sea. The whole of the Trieste sea-front is transformed into the “Villaggio Barcolana” which hosts stalls serving local and international food specialities, sector-based shops and themed meetings.

If you want to see this spectacular sight, there are great views from the Napoleonica route (bus nrs. 2 from Piazza Oberdan), Strada del Friuli (bus nrs. 42 or 44 from Piazza Oberdan) or just take bus nr. 36 to Barcola. For more information check:  www.barcolana.it.

ART EXHIBITIONS

At the Civic Art Gallery (in Piazza Unita' 4): "Controcanto" ("Counter melody"), photography exhibit by Giorgetta Dorfles, a collection of 30 photos taken from 2001 to 2011 divided in 2 sections: "The new world" and "Abstractions". Ongoing until 17/10, from 10.00 to 13.00 and from 17.00 to 20.00. Free entrance.

For  further info: http://www.arte.it/calendario-arte/trieste/mostra-giorgetta-dorfles-controcanto-1726

At Studio Tommaseo (Via del Monte 2/1) "The adventure of the real", photography exhibition: a tribute to Breda Beban, born in Novi Sad (Serbia), lived and worked in London until her death this year, considered one of the most significant artists in Great Britain, an extraordinary interpreter of European culture both as photographer and film director. The exhibit is open from Monday to Saturday from 17.00 to 20.00. Ongoing until 16/10. Free entrance. For more info: www.triestecontemporanea.it or call nr. 040 639187.

In Muggia (Negrisin Municipal Art Gallery): YOKO LENNON TITO- A conceptual event and a tribute to the symbolic meeting between Yoko Ono, John Lennon and Josip Broz Tito, head of the former Yugoslav government for almost 40 years but also an art lover and an amateur photographer. At the end of the Sixties, John and Yoko sent Tito and 50 world leaders, a couple of acorns to plant in the name of Peace in the world. Today, these acorns have turned into 45-year-old oaks. Ongoing until 14/10, Mon-Fri: 10.00 - 12.00/17.00 - 20.00; Sat and Suns: 10.00 - 13.00 /17.00 - 20.00. Free entrance.

At the Stelio Crise Municipal Library (above Piazza Hortis, in Largo Papa Giovanni XXIII): art show "Painters from Hamburg in Trieste" with music and special lighting. Six German painters exhibit contemporary paintings depicting landscapes, the sea and the architecture of Trieste. Ongoing until 31/10/2012. Open Mon to Fri: 9.30 - 18.30; Thurs: 9.30 - 21.30; Sat: 9.30 - 13.30. For Info: 040 300725.

At the Miramare Castle's Wind Rose hall: "Si' dolce e' il tormento" (So sweet the Torment), an exhibition of three masterpieces by Lucas Cranach the Elder, one of the renown masters of the Reinaissance: Ongoing until 30/10, from 9.00 to 19.00. Admission: 6 euro, reduced (18-25 years) 4 euro, free: under 18, over 65. For more info: www.castello-miramare.it – Tel. 040 224143; http://mostreviaggioinitalia.com/friuli-venezia-giulia/

PHOTOGRAPHY SHOW AT  the ICTP

At the Adriatico Guesthouse: an international photography exhibit entitled "POLLUTION". On display there are the works of about 20 photographers selected by the popular JULIET Art Magazine.  The exhibit will be presented by Mr. Boris Brollo, art critic and President of the International Association of Plastic Arts - Aiap -that operates under the aegis of Unesco and by Mr. Alessio Curto, deputy director of Juliet Art Magazine.  The selected photographers are: Cinzia Ambrosini, Luca Carrà, Nada Cingolani, Sabine Delafon, Giuseppe Desiato, DNA 79 (Francesco Sbaiz), Raoul Gilioli, Rino Gropuzzo, Plinio Martelli, Maurizio Melozzi, Marco Moschini, Gianni Pasinato, Adriano Perini, Paolo Pirona, Matjaž Prešeren, Stefano Reia, Fabio Rinaldi, Mario Sillani Djerrahian, Willmar Schwabe, Oliviero Toscani, Pierre Verrier, Valerio Vivian.  Ongoing until 26 October, Mondays through Fridays, from 10-19.

FILMS - ENGLISH LANGUAGE - PROGRAMME 2012/13

Membership cards are available until the end of October at the Alpha Studio Travel Agency, in via S.Nicolo' 19 (1st floor - above the Swatch shop, opposite the Bar Ferrari), from Monday to Friday from 10.00 to 12.00 and from 16.00 to 18.00. Euro 25.

They entitle you not only to see nine great films at the Ariston Cinema, but also to borrow books and choose from an enthralling collection of DVDs (including the best of British TV) free of charge from the British Film Club in Via dei Crociferi,3 (ground floor).

These are the titles:

MY WEEK WITH MARILYN (Simon Curtis)

with Michelle Williams, Kenneth Branagh (99 mins)

THE WHISTLEBLOWER (Larysa Kondracki)

with Rachel Weisz, Vanessa Redgrave (107 mins)

BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL (J. Madden)

with Judi Dench, Bill Nighy, Maggie Smith (118 mins)

ALBERT NOBBS (Rodrigo Garcia)

with Glenn Close, Mia Wasikowska (113 mins)

SALMON-FISHING IN THE YEMEN (L.Hallstrom)

with Ewan McGregor, Emily Blunt (112 mins)

THE ANGEL’S SHARE (Ken Loach)

with Paul Brannigan, John Henshaw (101 mins)

ANNA KARENINA (Joe Wright)

with Keira Knightley, Jude Law (126 mins)

SHADOW DANCER (James Marsh)

with Clive Owen, Andrea Riseborough (100 mins)

THE SAPPHIRES (Wayne Blair)

with Chris O’Dowd, Deborah Mailman (103 mins)

CLASSICAL MUSIC

Trieste Verdi Theatre Symphony Season: on Friday 12/10 at 20.30 and Saturday 13/10 at 18.00: "Stabat Mater" by Gioacchino Rossini. The Orchestra is directed by Maestro Gianluigi Gelmetti; the chorus is directed by Paolo Vero. For Info and tickets: http://www.teatroverdi-trieste.com or call toll-free number 800.09.03.73 Mon - Sat from 9.00 to 21.00.

MUSIC

In the Open Air: On  Thursday 11/10 at 18.30 in Via San Nicolo' intersection with Via Dante: show by Tacco (alias Ernesto Tacco, tap dancer) & Pirro (alias Piergiorgio Pirro, pianist). Again in Via San Nicolo' intersection with Via Cassa di Risparmio: the Michael Supnik 4tet  will propose a standard jazz & swing repertoire, with musics by Gershwin, Porter, Ellington, Rodgers,Berlin.

On Friday 12/10 at 18.30 at Magazzino 26: exhibition by Marco Castelli and the Mambo Swing Band; at 20.00 in Piazza Unita' d'Italia: hip hop evening "Made in Italy" together with CLUB DOGO

On Saturday 13/10 at 21.00 in Piazza Unità d'Italia: the famous Italian singer with his band Elio e le Storie tese and their overflowing sense of humour.

On Sunday 14/10 the Fire Dixie Jazz Band will celebrate the arrival of the first  sailing boats at the Barcolana Village/Arena with their traditional hot jazz.

MISCELLANEA

The Carsiana Botanical Garden. Is located within a "dolina" (sinkhole) in Sgonico, 18 km from Trieste. It was created in 1964 to collect, conserve and exhibit the native flora of the Karst in its natural context. The garden is open until Sunday 14/10, with the following schedule: Friday: 9.30 – 13.00; Saturday - Sunday: 10.00-13.00, 15.00-19.00. Ticket: Euro 3.00; Reduced: Euro 2.00. Guided visits: Friday at 10.00; Saturday and Sunday at 10.30 and 16.00.  You can get there by bus nr. 46 from Piazza Oberdan. For further info: http://www.giardinobotanicocarsiana.it/en/

Opening of archeological sites.

During "The Barcolana" week (8/10 - 14/10) and until 26/10 a few archeological sites of Trieste's Roman period will be exceptionally open: The Basilica Paleocristiana (Via Madonna del Mare  11 - Bus nr.24) and the Antiquiarium (Via Donota - Bus nr. 17,18,25,28) with the following times: 10.00-13.00 /15.00-18.00: the Basilica only on Monday, Thursday and Friday; the Antiquarium on Tuesday and Wednesday. While from 15/10 to 26/10 only in the afternoons (same schedules). Archeologists will be at your disposal for any information on the sites. (On Tuesday, Thursday and Friday: English speaking guides Free Entrance

Wine Tasting: on Friday 12/10 (18.00-22.00), Saturday 13/10 & Sunday 14/10 (11.00 to 23.00) at Salone degli Incanti (a Liberty building built on the seafront of the town centre - Riva Nazario Sauro 1): Prosecco Bubblingstyleonshow 2012. You can taste & buy Made in Italy excellent wines .

For more info: http://www.proseccoshow.it/en/home.htm

"Lungo binari sconosciuti" (Along unknown track lines). The Association "Ferstoria" promotes and organizes a special panoramic tour on 13/10 along the historical track lines of Trieste: Campo Marzio-Rozzol-Opicina-Aurisina-Miramare-Trieste and viceversa. It is a unique occasion to cover routes that are no longer in use. The train will be pulled by the electrical engine "Minuetto" (Minuet). For more info: 040-9896112.

Watch over two hundred 20th century historical videos on Trieste, collected by the Luce  Institute (set up in 1924) now available on line.

http://www.youtube.com/user/CinecittaLuce/videos?query=Trieste

OUTSIDE TRIESTE

Visit the Casa Carsica at Repen - Monrupino (Carsic House ), until the end of October, from 11.00 to 12.30 and from15.00 to 17.00. It is a very well preserved example of the characteristic Carsic houses and farms, dating from 1831. For Info: 040 327240 or http://www.kraskahisa.com/eng/index.php

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