WHAT'S ON THIS
WEEKEND
01 - 04 November 2012
ART EXHIBITIONS
Hi-tech Creative
Photography Exhibition
by Roberto Bubnich at the Antico
Caffe' San Marco (Via Battisti, 18) ongoing until 17/11. This
historical cafe' was
founded in 1914 and used to be one of the main venues of the
"intelligentsia" of the city, like Italo Svevo, Umberto Saba, James
Joyce. It also used to be a print
lab utilized by the young irredentist groups for the issuing of false
passports
allowing anti-Austrian patriots to escape in Italy. To know more on the
artist:
www.facebook.com/roberto.bubnich
Last day - Sunday 4/11 to visit:
"Mittelart" at the Modern Art
Museum Ugo Cara' in
Muggia (Via Roma, 9). On display works by Antonio Crivellari,
Matjaz Fabe
& Bianca Di Jasio, Claudio Mario Feruglio, Carlo Fontanella,
Roberto
Tigelli, Gernot Schmerlaib, Toni Zanussi.
Schedules:
on Thursday
and Friday from 10:00 to 12:00 and from 17:00 to 20:00; on Saturday and
Sunday
from 10:00 to 13:00 and from 17:00 to 20:00. Free entrance.
"Trieste-Suez. History and modernity in the Voyage en Egypte of Pasquale Revoltella" at Revoltella museum (Via Diaz, 27) In 1861 the City Council of Trieste resolved to send a delegation to inspect the works of the Suez Canal. Pasquale Revoltella joined the expedition. Opening times: from 10.00 to 19.00. Ticket: Euro 6,50. For info: 040/6754350; www.museorevoltella.it/news.php?id_news=613
At
the Magazzino delle Idee (Corso Cavour) the photography exhibition "Il mio
carso. 100 anni
100 immagini" (My Karst, 100 years, 100 images), a tribute to
Scipio
Slataper (renowned Triestine author of the novel "My Karst" - 1912).
Schedules: Thursday from 10.00 to 13.00 and from 15.00 to 17.00; on
Friday,
Saturday and Sundays from 10.00 to 20.00. Entrance free of charge. For
more
info:
http://bora.la/eventi/5555/il-mio-carso-100-anni-100-immagini-omaggio-a-scipio-slataper/
THEATRE
"Titanic-The
Musical" at the Rossetti Theatre (Sala Assicurazioni
Generali) from 01/11 to 04/11 at 20.30; on 3/11 and 4/11, extra
show at 16.00. Federico
Bellone is the director of the show, a big
event, full of "coup de theatre” and special effects (the shipwreck).
With
Danilo Brugia, Dora Romano, Valentina Spalletta and others. Tickets
from Euro
12.00. For further info: Rossetti Theatre, Via XX Settembre 45. Tel.: 040 3498277
FILMS -
ENGLISH LANGUAGE - PROGRAMME 2012/13
Nine great films at the
Ariston Cinema (Viale
Romolo Gessi 14 - Buses 8, 9 & 15) for members of the British
Film Club, Trieste.
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 Ferrari Bar), from
Mondays
to Fridays: 10.00 - 12.00 / 16.00 - 18.00. Euro
25.
Membership entitles to
borrow books and choose from
an enthralling collection of DVDs (including the best of British TV)
for free
from the British Film Club in Via dei Crociferi,3 (ground floor),
beginning
Friday 16/11.
Movies are screened on:
Wednesdays: 16.00, 18.00
and 20.00; Thursdays: 14.00, 16.00, 18.00, 20.00, 22.00 (Any changes in
times
will be announced in advance at the previous screenings)
The first screening on
Wednesday, 7/11 and Thursday
8/11:
MY WEEK WITH
MARILYN (directed
by Simon Curtis)
with Michelle Williams, Kenneth
Branagh (99
mins)
MUSIC
San Giusto
Concert on
Saturday 3/11 at 18.00 at Orazio
Bobbio Theatre by the Trieste Civic Orchestra.
Programme
of
the evening:
Symphony from the Opera "Nabucco"
Introduction of "Missa Solemnis"
Suite
from
L’Arlésienne
Porgy and Bess Suite
Libertango
Highlights from the film "Ratatouille"
Hobbits from Symphony nr.1 of "The lord of the rings"
Tahiti Trot "Tea for two"
James Bond 007
On the Bus
For info and bookings: Teatro Orazio Bobbio: Via Ghirlandaio 12, tel.
040
948471 / 040 948472 / 040 390613 (from 8.30 to 13.00 & from 15.30
to 18.30)
or Ticket Point: Corso Italia 6/c tel. 040 3498276 / 040 3498277 (From
8.30 to
12.30 & from 15.30 to 19.00)
Colours Jazz Orchestra on
Saturday 3/11 at 21.00 at MOLO IV (Pier
4), a tribute to Lelio
Luttazzi (renowned Triestine musician). A large band with 18 musicians
will
play music by Cole Porter, George Gershwin and Lelio Luttazzi. Tickets
are
available at the ticket office on site at 5,00 euro. For more info:
www.promotrieste.it
GUIDED
TOURS -
TORRI DI SLIVIA (SLIVIA
TOWERS CAVES)
On 3/11 and 4/11 at 10.30 and 14.00 at Aurisina Cave (Bus nr.44 from Piazza Oberdan). It is 60
meters
deep and 600 meters long and is adorned with spectacular stalactites
and
stalagmites, like towers! (The most famous are a group of 8
stalagmites, after
which the cave is named) The cave can be visited by anyone, without
particular
tools, however sturdy shoes are recommended. Admission:
8,00 euro for adults and 6 euro for 6-12 years.
For info: http://www.turismofvg.it/Caves/Torri-di-Slivia-Cave
DISCOVER TRIESTE
The
Friuli Venezia Giulia TOURIST POINT at the corner of
Piazza
Unità organizes guided walking tours (in
Italian and English) on 1/11, 2/11, 3/11 and 4/11 at 10.30, which lasts 2 hours and costs euro 5/head. For
more info
call the FVG Tourist Info Point in via dell'Orologio nr.1 on the corner
of
Piazza Unità. Tel: 040 3478312 or check: http://www.turismofvg.it
OUTSIDE
TRIESTE
The
Duino Castle
is one of the most attractive castles in Europe and is still the
official
residence of the Torre e Tasso royal family. From its cliff top
location there
is a stunning view of the sea as it overlooks a small fishing village
and is
surrounded by colourful, extensive gardens. Inside, you can admire the
furnishings, paintings, books and mementoes collected over centuries;
visit its
beautiful park and the World War 2 bunker. For more info: www.castellodiduino.it
MISCELLANEOUS
Ongoing until
11/11 the Eleventh Edition of "Sapori del carso -
Okusi Krasa" (Karst flavors), with
the partecipation of a large number of restaurants, bakeries and food
stores
offering local gourmet specialties and typical Karst products. The
theme of
this year is "Backyards poultry" (hen, ducks, turkeys, etc.).
Bakeries prepare traditional breads and pastries. For the list of
"Trattorie" and shops where you can taste and buy the typical products
click on http://www.saporidelcarso.net/
Watch over
two hundred 20th
century historical videos on Trieste gathered by the Luce Institute
(set up
in 1924) now available on line.
http://www.youtube.com/user/CinecittaLuce/videos?query=Trieste
The Info Point takes no responsibility whatsoever for the
correctness or completeness of the above information. Check website:
http://portal.ictp.it/infopoint