WHAT'S ON THIS WEEKEND 30 April - 5
May 2014
Quote of the day
If you
want to accomplish the goals of your ife,
you
have to begin with the spirit.
Oprah
Winfrey
SPECIAL:
BAVISELA SPORTS EVENT ON SUNDAY, 4 May
Don't
miss the International Bavisela run on
Sunday 4/5 when there will be two types of
participants: professional runners
competing with each other and those who run for
fun with their friends, kids,
families, young and old alike. The pros will
compete in the marathon race (deaprting
from Gradisca total 42,195 km.) or in the mini
marathon race
"maratonina" (deprting from Duino, 21,097 km),
while everybody else
can enjoy a walk or a run from Miramare to
Piazza Unita'. Sign up at
www.bavisela.it for
a small fee (10
euro/head) which entitles to a tshirt, a bag and
other items. Otherwise you can
sign up these days at the Bavisela stands in
Piazza Unita'.
Some background
info: "Bavisela"
is the name of a breeze that gently ruffles
your hair when walking. Back in
1994, about 200 members and some 50 rowers of
the Societa' Canottieri Nettuno at
Trieste decided to create an event on land
that would take place during the
traditional yearly rowing regatta held just
off Barcola. They came up with a
short run up to the Miramare Castle,
ultimately combining sports and fun for
all. Over the next two decades this simple
initiative evolved into a half
marathon (1996) and a 7 km non-competitive
event open to all age groups. In
2000 a third competition, the European
Marathon, for professional runners, got
starte and is well known all over Europe.
Tonite
at 21:00: "Grupo Compay Secundo" Cuban music
at the Rossetti Theatre
This
Cuban group made up of 9 musicians
including the two sons of the famous
musician Compay Secundo will entertain the
public with good, lively Cuban music
following the steps and soul of Maximo Francisco
Repilado Munoz. Featuring
pieces like
Macusa, Bilong, Veinte Anos,
Las fores de la Vida, Chan Chan, etc. Playing at
the Rossetti theatre in Viale
XX settembre, 45.
For
info call toll free nr. 800090373
or check www.teatroverdi-trieste.com
1st May: Live Concerts in Borgo
Grotta
Gigante, Trieste karst
There will be the best of rock,
pop, folk, swing, reggae and rockability at
Borgo Grotta Gigante from 16:00 -
23:00. Take
bus nr 42 from Piazza Oberdan.
Friday,
2 May & Sat. 3 May: Third Symphony at the
Verdi Theatre
On 2/5
at 20.30 & on
Sat. 3/5 at 18:00
Maestro Alessandro
Vitiello will conduct music by Johannes Brahms
and Edward Elgar. Solo singer:
Daniela Barcellona.
The
Verdi Theatre is in Piazza Verdi
downtown, close to Piazza Unita'.
For
more info, call toll free nr. 800090373
or check www.teatroverdi-trieste.com
Monday,
5 May at 18:00: Chamber music at the
Governor's Palace in Piazza Unita'
The concert "Il 18 alle
18" starts at 18:00 and is directed by Fabiana
Noro. The choir from Ruda will sing
music by Kedrov, Schubert, Rossini,
Strauss and Mendelssohn. For info:
www.acmtrioditrieste.it or call 040 3480598
SPECIAL EVENTs
these days OUTSIDE TRIESTE
This remarkable opportunity
allows the public - just for tomorrow - to step
inside several extraordinary
private residences set in charming environments.
We're talking about the
following towns: Buttrio,
Manzano, Corno di Rosazzo, Pavia di Udine,
Pradamano e Premariacco (UD). You
will be able to visit for
free 15 art sites, historical buildings, gardens
and parks thanks to the
approval of the owners, all proud to open their
homes to the public just for
one day. There will be stalls and stands in the
adjoining squares or areas with
typical foods, wines, products. For more info: www.friulilanotte.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Ville-Aperte-Friuli-1-maggio-2014.jpg
ASPARAGUS FEAST
AT FOSSALON, GRADO
From 1- 4
May asparagus lovers might take a
trip to Fossalon, before Grado, to taste
asparagus produced by over 40 farmers.
There will be many stalls with cooked asparagus
and food products. For info:
www.grado.info
BEER FESTIVAL
"A tutta Birra" AT UDINE from today
to 3 May
Taste the
best beers in the Friui Venezia Giulia Region
and in the world at the Fair of
Udine: over 100 qualities. There will be music,
performances and dance shows,
competitions and much more. It is a few minutes
from centre city, close to the
Friuli football stadium. Open tomorrow 19:00 -
1:00 and on 2 & 3 May from
19:00 - 3:00
LIGNANO
IN FIORE: SPRING FLOWER FESTIVAL
At
the Hemingway park in Lignano, a popular
sandy beach resort over an hour drive from
Trieste, the park will be covered by
flowers & plants and there will be shows and
entertainment for children, kites,
laboratories, etc., ongoing until 4 May.
Art Exhibitions
Exhibition
"Lelioswing, 50 years of Italian
history", at the Magazzino
delle Idee, close to the train station. The
exhibit is dedicated to Lelio
Luttazzi a famous Triestine musician who was
well known abroad and who passed
away a few years ago. It displays his pictures,
posters, musical instruments
and audiovisuals. Open until 4/5, Tues. &
Wed. 10-13; Thurs 10-17; Fri.,
Sat, Sun. 10-13/15-19. Free
entrance.
Contemporary
Art exhibition at CEI (Central
European Initiative) in via Genova 9,
(close to Piazza della Borsa downtown) entitled
"Europa
Paradigma Est"
with paintings by contemporary
artists
Raffaella Busdon, Tullio Sila, Franco Rosso,
Patrizia Bigarella, Giuliana Balbi,
Piero Toresella, Bruno Tommasini, Caroll Rosso
Cicogna, C. Vranich, Di Giacco,
Demundo, Fonda, Gerzel, Qing Yue. Open
until 30/9, visit during office hours. Every
first Friday of the month, guided
tour at 16:00. For info: 3493162540.
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 Natural History
Museum downtown has a collection of meteorites
ongoing until July 2014. In fact, following the
disintegration
of a
meteorite at Chelybinsk, Russia, in
2013, the museum decided to host a
display of some original fragments. It is in Via
dei Tominz 4, open Mondays -
Saturdays, from 9.00 - 14.00. Take buses 11, 18
or 22 to go there.
The Miramare
Castle is right
next to the ICTP and is open every day - except
Monday mornngs - from 9.00 to
18.30. Entrance to the surrounding park is free
(8.00 - 16.00, until the end of
February). The location, gardens, castle with
the lovely decor and furnishings,
paintings, rooms full of history are not to be
missed. Ticket: Euro 4/head. For
more info: www.castello-miramare.it
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
every day from 9:30 - 16:30.
The Natural
Reserve of
Miramare, WWF, is located in a building
inside the park of
Miramare and is open on Saturdays and
Sundays
from 10:00 - 13:00 and 14:00 - 16:00. Entrance
costs Euro 2,50/head. www.riservamarinamiramare.it/
The
Science Centre Immaginario scientifico
Museum is located in
the wonderful Grignano bay, below the Adriatico
guesthouse in Trieste. It is an
interactive and multimedia science museum using
original exhibition techniques
and innovative educational methodologies. As a
matter of fact, it is not just a
museum but a lively place, where visitors can
interact with objects and
exhibits. The Science Centre consists of three
main sections:
FENOMENA,
where
all exhibits can not only be watched but first
and foremost be touched.
KALEIDO, one of the most peculiar and innovative
sections that hosts
stimulating multimedia exhibitions with
spectacular images, which combine scientific
contents and emotional involvement
through original texts and music. COSMO, a
rigid-dome planetarium with a 5
meter diameter and a projection system with
1.600 stars. It invites visitors to
find out about the wonders of star motion.
GUIDED VISITS to the Science
Centre including Fenomena and
Kaleido sections and the planetarium (Cosmo) are
organised on a case-by-case
basis according to visitors, their age, needs
and time available. Open on
Sundays, 10:00 -
20:00. For info: Call
040224424 or see www.immaginarioscientifico.it/en_grignano_museo
NATURE AT
ITS BEST:
Hiking in Val
Rosandra (half or full day), Trieste
Provided the
weather is fine and sunny, the Val
Rosandra Valley encloses a remarkable natural
environment and a walk through its paths, and by
the stream and natural ponds,
surrounded by typical carsic vegetation is worth
it. Make sure you have good
sneakers on and enough water. Walk along
colour-marked footpaths, each marked
by CAI (Italian Alpine Club), ranging from very
easy paths to others that
require certain ability. There are easily
accessible caves for speleologists
and archaeology lovers. You can reach the Valley
by taking Bus 40 from
the Central Train Station in Trieste and
getting off in Bagnoli della Rosandra.
MISCELLANEA
Eat
out at typical OSMIZE, local farmhouses
that open up in certain periods of
the year and serve home-made hams, salamis,
cheeses, boiled eggs, Terrano wines
produced by the farmers.
Ring
the farmhouses before going as they are
open only in certain months of the year and on
certain days. Check the list for
locations at website:
http://www.fvgnews.net/view.php?t=e&k=6347
ICTP's
Administration
takes no responsibility whatsoever for the
correctness or
completeness of the above information.