WHAT'S ON THIS WEEKEND
5
- 10 March 2014
Quote of the day
"We shall never know all the
good that a simple smile can
do"
Mother Teresa
Friday 7th March: FAMELAB at
Teatro Miela
Selections
for Famelab will take
place on Friday 7th March from 9.00-13.00 at Teatro Miela
(close to the railway
station). Participants will have only three minutes to
explain any scientific
topic of their choice. The
jury, composed
by experts, includes Fabio Carniello, director of the
Immaginario Scientifico,
Prof. Baraldi, physics teacher at the University and
several others. Only two
participants will be selected for the FameLab Italia
competition that will be
held in May. The winner will represent Italy at the final
contest which will be
held in UK in June.
Extra Virgin Olive Oil Fair in
Trieste, 7 - 10 March
Oil
capital, 8th Fair of high quality extra-virgin olive oils
at the Stazione
Marittima (after Piazza Unita'), from 7-10 March The first
and only exhibition
in Italy entirely dedicated to this oil. Oil Tasting and
the opportunity to
purchase hundreds of types of oils from the producing
regions in Italy and in
the Mediterranean. There will also be cooking courses and
shows on the
Mediterranean diet. For more info: http://www.oliocapitale.it/
Today:
Chess game through history and Science at 17:30 at Cafe'
San Marco
At the historical Cafe' San Marco this
evening at 17.30, Giuseppe
Mussardo will
have a talk with theoretical physicist Andrea Trombettoni
and renown novelist
Paolo Maurensig (the latter wrote a prize winning novel
about chess). Chess
will be analysed in its many artistic, scientific,
mathematical aspects. Venue:
Via Battisti 18,
downtown. Free entrance
for all.
Tonite:
Jazz Concert at the Tartini Music School at 20.30
Today at 20.30
there will be a
concert at Trieste's music
school, Tartini in via Ghega 12 downtown) with musicians
Giorgio Giacobbi, sax
player, Pietro Spanghero, contrabbasso and Giulio
Scaramello, piano.
Thursday
6th March: Madame Butterfly at the
Verdi Theatre
The
opera "Madame Butterfl " by Giacomo Puccini will take
place on Thurs.
6/3 at 20.30 and on Sat. 8/3 at 16.00 at
18.00. It wil be directed by Master Donato renzetti. For
bookings online:
www.teatroverdi-trieste.com or call 800090373
Sat.
8th March: International Women's Day Celebrations
Trieste, alike all the cities around the
world, will celebrate International Women's Day on
Saturday with several events
entitled "Primavera di Donne 2014". Among the initiatives
there will
be talks and meetings, an international competition for
female writers, cancer
prevention advice, fitness classes, massage sessions,
aromatherapy activities
in several locations and many other interesting topics.
For more info see www.provincia.trieste.it/opencms/export/sites/provincia-trieste/it/attivita-servizi/diritti-pari-opportunita/progetti/allegati-di-progetti/PrimaveraPRG.pdf
History
of Women's Day: During
the aftermath of the Industrial Revolution, causes for
gender equality were
being raised by men and women throughout the world. The
first National Women’s
Day was celebrated in the United States in 1909. In 1911
Austria, Denmark,
Germany and Switzerland celebrated International Women’s
Day. Tragedy struck
women workers that same year with the Triangle Fire in New
York City, where
over 140 immigrant workers died in a factory fire, most of
them trapped inside
the building because the managers had locked all the exits
during working
hours. The incident become a rallying point to highlight
deplorable factory
conditions and advocate for better labour laws. Since
those early years,
International Women's Day has assumed a new global
dimension for women in
developed and developing countries alike.
In
December 1977 the
UN General Assembly adopted a resolution proclaiming a
United Nations Day for
Women's Rights and International Peace. In 1995, Beijing
hosted the Fourth
World Conference on Women which declared a set of goals
for progress of women
in various areas including politics, health, and
education. The final document
issued by the conference (called the "Platform for
Action") had this
to say: "The advancement of women and the achievement of
equality between
women and men are a matter of human rights and a condition
for social justice
and should not be seen in isolation as a women's issue."
On
Sat. 8th March: VII International Piano FESTIVAL at the
Miela Theatre
On Saturday at
21.00 at the Miela theatre (close
to the central railway station)there will be two bands -
the Cadmos Ensemble -
and Le Pleiadi who will play and sing traditional
spiritual, gospel and carol
music. Book online: www.vivaticket.it
Art Exhibitions
Art exhibition "Memorabilia" by
Triestine
artist Franco
Vecchiet at
the Revoltella museum (Via Diaz, 27) until 30/3/2014. Open every day -
except on Tuesdays - from
10-19.
Photography
exhibition at the historical
Cafe' Tommaseo by Olga Micol with many
outstanding shots of
Trieste. in fact, the title of the show is "Algida
Trieste, volo tra mare
e vento" (Frozen Trieste). Open every day
until 9 March.
TOURING
THIS AREA
Guided
tour of Trieste
every day at 10.30 a.m.: A 2 hours guided walking tour
through the main sites
and monuments of Trieste. The tour is in Italian and
English and costs euro
7/pers. Book your tour by calling the FVG Tourist Office
in via dell' Orologio
1 (in Piazza Unità): 040 3478312.
The Castle of Duino
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. Open
weekends and holidays: 9:30 - 16:00 . For more info:
www.castellodiduino.it
The SLIVIA TOWERS CAVE at
Aurisina Cave (Bus nr. 44
from Piazza Oberdan) is 60 mt. deep and 600 mt. 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. Check that they are open before going, call
338
3515876.
For more info: http://
ww.grottatorridislivia.it/lagrotta.htm
The
Giant
Cave
- Grotta Gigante
is considered the largest tourist cave in the world,
situated in the Karst half
an hour from the city centre. An exclusive feature of the
cave is the
horizontal pendulum, constructed by university researchers
in order to
calculate the slightest movements of the earth's crust.
Visiting times every
hour: 10:00 - 18:00. Each visit lasts one hour. Entrance
ticket: Euro
11/each. For groups of over 15 persons:
Euro 5/head. Take bus 42 from Piazza Oberdan and get off
at Borgo Grotta,
Sgonico – proceed by foot for 5 minutes – follow road sign
for Grotta Gigante.
Wear comfortable shoes, no heels. Check website: www.grottagigante.it
The
Revoltella Modern Art Museum is located
downtown; it was founded in Trieste in 1872 by Baron Pasquale
Revoltella
who left his house to the city (located in
Piazza Venezia) after he passed away. It still displays
all the art works,
furniture and books of his time. The main building was
built in 1858, designed
by Friedrich
Hitzig and
later
on, in 1907 the City acquired the Brunner Building located
nearby in order to
expand the original collection. This building has been
completely utilized only
since 1963,
following
its restructuring of Carlo Scarpa. Its entrance is from
Via Diaz 27. It has a
remarkable collection of modern art (1860 to 1970),
baroque art and 1700s and
1800s furniture, located in a superb environment. Not to
be missed! Open from
10:00 - 19:00, closed on Tuesdays.
The
Civico Museo Sartorio is a
Villa that once
belonged
to the Sartorio dynasty originally from Sanremo. A branch
of the
family moved in 1775 to Trieste as part of its business
expansion. Pietro
Sartorio here with his family and bought the house,
previously owned by the
merchant family Faraon, originary from Alexandria of
Egypt. The last heir of
the Sartorio family, Baroness Anna Segrè Sartorio, left
the villa and all the
furniture to Trieste's city council with the explicit wish
to make it a public
museum.
The
villa
was used by the Allies, as their headquarter after WW2, as
can be seen by the
marks on the tiles and walls where the telephone and
electric leads were
brought through. Besides the villa itself being a very
interesting building
architecturally, it contains drawings of famous XVII
century artists
Giambattista Tiepolo.
CAFES, FOOD AND WINE IN TRIESTE
Trieste's historical cafes:
Cafe' Tommaseo (Riva 3 Novembre) and
Cafe' San Marco (Via
Battisti 13) are places where writers,
intellectuals and artists still meet. Presentation of
books, art exhibits and
musical evenings are held there too.
Renown Triestine Buffet in town:
"Da Pepi", via Cassa
di Risparmio nr 3: a typical Triestine old-fashioned food
place where one can
have excellent ham sandwiches at the bar or enjoy the
special house dish, a
variety of meats served with sauerkraut and freshly grated
horseradish. Good
selection of wines and beers. Reviewed by the New York
Times as the best in the
Region.
Traditional pastry shops,
dating back to 1850, decorated
in "Liberty " style: "La Bomboniera" in via
XXX Ottobre (near Piazza San Antonio) with its delicious
pastries and coffee
served in a cosy historical environment and "Pasticceria
Pirona"
in Largo Barriera 12, where James Joyce used to be a
customer. Pirona won a
prize for the best hot chocolate in Italy.