WHAT'S ON THIS WEEKEND
29 November - 2 December 2012
ART
EXHIBITIONS
At the Adriatico
Guest House on Friday 30/11 at 18:30
opening of the art exhibition by the Art Forum of Styria
with Claudia Fallosch, Renée Pilecky, Anton S.
Frick, Gerhard Pilz and Igor Skale. In these works, the Austrian
artists
emphasize the unique role of the spirit and emotions in science and the
importance of creative thinking that covers a wide spectrum of
fields/thoughts/actions/works being an essential tool towards awareness
and
open-mindedness. Organized by the Italian-Austrian Association of
Trieste. The
opening will be followed by refreshments. Ongoing until 15/12
with
opening hours: Mon-Fri 10-19. Everybody is welcome.
Visit the VI
Edition of the "Salone d'autunno dell'arte triestina", at the Art&Space showroom in Via San
Nicolo' 4. An exciting
collection of contemporary Triestine artists. Ongoing
until 9/12, from Tuesday to Saturday from
17.00 to 20.00. For further info: 333 8345924.
“1912-2012 100 ANNI DI
SINAGOGA A TRIESTE. CARLO
MORPURGO, LA TRAGEDIA DI UN UOMO ONESTO" (1912-2012 One hundred
years with Trieste’s
synagogue. Carlo Morpurgo, the tragedy of an honest man) at the Jewish Museum "Carlo e Vera Wagner"
(Via del Monte 5-7).Ongoing until 30/11, Mondays, Wednesdays,
Fridays:
10.00 - 13.00; Tuesdays & Thursdays: 16.00 - 19.00. Admission: 5€. For more info: 040 633819
"Colei che sola a me par
donna". Women
in humanist literature and daily life. At the Museo
Petrarchesco Piccolomineo (Via
Madonna del Mare 13, c/o Biblioteca Civica Attilio Hortis) - Ongoing
until
5/1/2013 - Open Mondays - Saturdays: 9.00-13.00; on Thursdays 15-19.
The
exhibition outlines the relationship between the female ideal described
in
humanist literature, according to Francesco Petrarca, and the effective
condition of women in those times (1300-1400). Entrance: free. For
info:
040-6758184
“FOTO-GRAFISMI”
at the Anfiteatro of the Magazzino delle Idee
(Corso Cavour): Photography exhibition by Maaike Putman. Ongoing
until 30/11
as follows: Mondays & Thursdays: 10.00 - 13.00/ 15.00 - 17.00;
Tuesdays
& Wednesdays: 10.00- 13.00; Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays: 10.00
-
20.00. Free admission.
MUSEUM
The Museo
Ferroviario (Railway Museum) in Campo Marzio will
be exceptionally open
on Saturday 1/12 from 9.00 to 18.00. The exhibition will be dedicated to model
making. Tickets:
Euro 5, reduced Euro 3 (6 to 16 years). Entrance in Via Giulio Cesare
1. Bus
nr. 8 (last stop on the Rive, waterfront downtown). Nice visit for
children!
For more info:
http://www.museoferroviariotrieste.it/
CLASSICAL MUSIC
At the Jewish
Museum "Carlo e Vera Wagner" (Via del Monte 5-7) Wunderkammer
organizes a solo concert by Paolo Zanzu:
"The wandering Harpsichord".
Music by
Salomone Rossi, Luzzasco Luzzaschi, Girolamo Frescobaldi and Ercole
Pasquini. Free
entrance. For more info: 040 633819
At the Verdi
Theatre (Piazza Verdi) on 1/12 at
17.00; 4/12 and 6/12 at 20.30:
"Il Barbiere di Siviglia"
(The Barber of Seville), an opera buffa
in two acts based on the libretto by
Cesare Sterbini, music by Gioacchino Rossini. This is one of the
greatest
masterpieces of musical comedy. The premiere took place on 20 February
1816 at
the Teatro Argentina in Rome and was a disastrous failure. However, the
second
performance was a roaring success and even after two hundred years, its
popularity
attests its greatness. The
orchestra is directed by Maestro Corrado Rovaris and the chorus by
Maestro
Paolo Vero. Tickets from euro 10. For Info and tickets: http://www.teatroverdi-trieste.com
or call toll-free number 800.09.03.73 Mon - Sat : 9.00 -
21.00.
MUSIC
Saturday
1/12 at 21.00:
concert by the legendary Jethro Tull's Ian Anderson "Thick as a Brick 1
& 2 - Whatever happened to Gerard Bostock?" at
Palasport Chiarbola, Via Visinada 3. Tickets from euro 35.
Presale:
www.azalea.it or TicketPoint Trieste in Corso Italia 6 (040-3498276)
FOR KIDS (3-7 YEARS)
"
Fiabe al cioccolato" (Chocolate
tales) at the Fabbri Theatre (Via
dei Fabbri 2, close to Piazza Hortis) tales and
hot chocolate for children. On Sunday 2/12
at 15.30 and 17.00: “Stories of chocolate”.
Admission: Euro
5.00. For info: call Teatro Orazio Bobbio (Via del Ghirlandaio 12): 040
948472/390613.
MISCELLANEA
From
01/12 to 8/12 the San Nicolo' Fair in Viale XX
Settembre, from 8.00 to 23.00: traditional market
with all types of objects, foodstuff, candies, books and Christmas
decorations.
On
2/12: XI Edition of the
"Fiera del Disco usato" ("Second hand & Collectible
records/CD/DVD market") at Palasport Chiarbola in Via Visinada 3. There
will be more than 60 exhibitors coming from Italy,
Slovenia, Croatia, Switzerland, Hungary and Germany. You'll be able to
buy,
sell or exchange LPs, CDs, DVDs, musicassettes, memorabilia, books,
music
magazines and posters! Open from 10.00 to 19.00. Admission Euro 4.
In
Piazza Ponterosso an Ice Rink will
be set from 30/11 to 6/1/13! Lot of fun for everyone,
both adults and children!!!
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
OUTSIDE
TRIESTE
- Karsolina Tours
Guided tours to discover
the local natural and cultural beauties of the Karst Region and have a
taste
of its food&wine!
You can choose amongst
three different kind of tours. The meeting point is at Borgo Grotta
Gigante-parking place (bus nr. 42 from Piazza Oberdan) at 10.a.m. every
weekend
until 30/11/12, departure by minibus (min. 5 pax). Click on
www.karsolina.eu
for more info. Registration fee from euro 45
"Festa
di S.Andrea: Food & Wine events at Gorizia from 1/12 to 3/12 along
the
principal streets & squares of the City Centre.
The Info Point takes no responsibility whatsoever for the
correctness or completeness of the above information. Check website: http://portal.ictp.it/infopoint