The Best of 2013

What a year!  A major move in April, lots of new faces, 60 fantastic volunteers!
All the best for 2014!  It will certainly be hard to beat 2013...  Here are the highlights in this 30 second video.  The Best of 2013 = Associazione Italo Americana FVG / American CornerTrieste

The Night Before Christmas



Michelle Obama reads "The Night Before Christmas". 
Saturday Storytime at American Corner Trieste begins on Saturday January 11th at 10:30 am.  Open to the Public, no membership required.

Send us an e-mail to reserve for your little ones!          aia.fvg@gmail.com
Merry Christmas! 

For some more Holiday Cheer, look at the American Corner Trieste Facebook Page
We have posted our favorite Holiday Songs! From Frank Sinatra, Michael BublĂ©, the Muppets and even the US Air Force Band. 

Italian Classes this winter

ITALIAN CLASSES at AIA FVG
Once a week in the evening or Intensive - twice a week in the daytime.

Italian for Foreigners
Start Date: The week of January 13th Mondays: 6:00pm-8:00pm Total: 20 hours
Cost: euro 260*

Intensive Italian for Foreigners
Start Date: January 8th
Mondays and Wednesdays: 11am- 1pm
Total: 20 hours
Cost: euro 260*

Course size: minimum 4 participants.
Enrollment is completed with payment. *For IBAN payments, please email or bring a copy of the bank transfer on or before the start date of the course. Because class sizes are small, we encourage you to enroll as soon as possible. A 5% discount is given on IBAN payments.

Questions? Call or e-mail Karoline - 349 8 66666 7 aia.fvg@gmail.com

Winter 2014 ADULT Classes - 2 hours a week


Adult Beginners (never studied English):
Start date: The week of January 13th
Mondays 6:00-8:00pm 
Total: 20 hours
Cost: 260*



Adult Advanced Beginners (some English, want to start over and SPEAK):
Start date: The week of January 13th
Wednesdays 10:00-12:00     or    Mondays 6:00-8:00pm 
Total: 20 hours
Cost: 260*

Adult Intermediate Conversation

Start date: The week of January 13th
Tuesdays 10:00-12:00    or    Tuesdays 6:00-8:00pm 
Total: 20 hours
Cost: 260*

Adult Advanced Conversation

Start date: The week of January 13th
Wednesdays 6:00pm-8:00pm 
Total: 20 hours
Cost: 260* 


Business English for Adults
Business English at Lunch- Intermediate                                                                                
Start date: The week of January 13th
Mondays, Wednesdays 1:00-2:00pm                            
Total: 20 hours                                                                                 
Cost: 260*          

Business English Certificate - Advanced (already started – for info call Karoline 349 8 66666 7)                                
Start date: The week of January 13th
Thursdays 6-7:30pm                          
Total: 20 hours                                                                                 
Cost: 260*     

Questions?  Call or e-mail Karoline - 349 8 66666 7 aia.fvg@gmail.com     

Winter 2014 Courses for Children, Teens and Parents

COURSES for CHILDREN, TEENS and PARENTS

 
Winter 2014 Session: 10 Weeks starting the week of January 13th
Course size:  minimum 4 participants.
Enrollment is completed with payment. *For IBAN payments, please email or bring a copy of the bank transfer on or before the start date of the course.  Because class sizes are small, we encourage you to enroll as soon as possible.

Here is the schedule:
 

Pre-School (Scuola Materna)
Start date: The Week of January 13th
Tuesdays 6:00-7:00pm   or   Wednesdays 6:00-7:00pm   or   Thursdays 5:00-6:00pm
1 time per week, Total 10 hours: euro 100
2 times per week, Total 20 hours: euro 200

Elementary (Scuola Elementare)
Start date: The Week of January 13th
Tuesdays 4:30 - 6pm      or  Tuesdays 6-7:30pm   or  

Wednesdays 4:30-6pm   or  Wednesdays 6-7:30pm   or 
Thursdays 4:30-6pm
1 time per week: euro 150
2 times per week: euro 300

Middle School (Scuola Media)
Start date:  The Week of January 13th
Tuesdays 4:00- 6:00pm    or   Thursdays 3:00- 5:00 pm
Total: 20 hours
Cost: euro 200* 
 High School (Scuola Superiore)
Start date: The Week of January 13th
Thursdays 3:00-5:00pm   or   Thursdays 5:30-7:30pm
Total: 20 hours
Cost: euro 200*
Courses for Native/Near-Native English-Speaking Children/Teens
 
Open to mother tongue English children/teens and/or  students with English-immersion schooling. These courses focus on the specific needs of native speakers of English.
  • Elementary advanced reading for Native/Near-Native Speakers – Wed. 4:30-6 pm
  • Middle School Advanced Reading for Native/Near-Native Speakers- Thurs- 5-7 pm

Courses for Parents
Parent Conversation Class (Open to parents of students currently enrolled in AIA courses)
Start date: The week of January 13th
Tuesdays 6:00-7:00
Total: 10 hours
Cost: euro 100*

Questions?  Call Karoline at 349 8 66666 7 or e-mail aia.fvg@gmail.com


Intensive English Week - January 7-10

Make learning English your New Year's Resolution!  Just in time... starting January 7th!

INTENSIVE WEEK – LA SETTIMANA INTENSIVA

 
INTENSIVE ENGLISH CLASSES       Dates: January 7, 8, 9, 10

2 ½ hours a day for 4 days (2,5 ore al giorno per 4 giorni consecutive)
Total: 10 hours
Cost: euro 130*


 Intensive English Beginner (never studied English):  3:30–6pm
 
Intensive English Advanced Beginner (some English, want to start over and SPEAK): 6-8:30 pm

Intensive English Intermediate Conversation:  6-8:30 pm

Intensive English Advanced Conversation:  6-8:30 pm

HOW ABOUT INTENSIVE ITALIAN CLASSES?
Intensive Italian for Foreigners
Start Date: January 8th
Mondays and Wednesdays: 11am- 1pm
Total: 20 hours
Cost: euro 200*

 
*Payment: 

Cash, check or IBAN - IT49A0200802290000005261887. (with IBAN bank transfer, there is a discount of 5% .  Please specify in the Causale: name of course, student name). All participants must be members of the Associazione Italo Americana del FVG. Adult members:  €35, Students over 16, Teachers, Over 65: €25 Under 16 must have an adult member in the family. No discount for membership fees paid with bank transfer.
*Pagamento: 

Contanti, assegno oppure via IBAN.  (Se pagate via IBAN verrĂ  applicato lo sconto del 5%, IBAN IT49A0200802290000005261887, specificare:  Causale: Nome del Corso, Nome dello studente).
Per partecipare ai corsi si deve essere iscritti all’ Associazione Italo Americana FVG. 
Per ragazzi sotto i 16 anni, un membro della famiglia deve essere iscritto. Per adulti, ogni partecipante deve iscriversi all’Associazione.Intero- adulto - €35, Ridotto (studenti, insegnanti, ³ 65 anni) - €25.   Non possiamo concedere lo sconto IBAN per l’iscrizione all’AIA FVG.

Per informazione:  349 8666667     -     www.aia-fvg.blogspot.it  -     aia.fvg@gmail.com

What's up this week?

This is our last week before our holidays for some well deserved R & R (Rest and Relaxation) and Family time.  We reopen on January 7th. 
We won't be far away, if you need to contact us , please use our e-mail aia.fvg@gmail.com or call 349 8 66666 7.  You can still sign up for Intensive Week and Winter Courses.

This week we're still in full swing:

Monday December 16th at 8:15 pm - Made for Each Other is back!
New Location:   Associazione Italo Americana FVG/American Corner Trieste, 
P. S. Antonio, 6 - Trieste.    OPEN TO THE PUBLIC – No Membership Required. 

Comparative American TV and Cinema in original version.  A Film one week and a TV Series the next.  A lesson in Pop Culture and English Commentary by Prof. Leonardo Buonomo. 

The Haunting (1963)  - Gli invasati
Director:  Robert Wise.  Starring:  Julie Harris, Claire Bloom, Richard Johnson
Dr. Markway, doing research to prove the existence of ghosts, investigates Hill House, a large, eerie mansion with a lurid history of violent death and insanity. With him are the skeptical young Luke, who stands to inherit the house, the mysterious and clairvoyant Theodora and the insecure Eleanor, whose psychic abilities make her feel somehow attuned to whatever spirits inhabit the old mansion. As time goes by it becomes obvious that they have gotten more than they bargained for as the ghostly presence in the house manifests itself in horrific and deadly ways.

The Next "Couple":  January 13, 20, 2014
Theme:  TV journalism  Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970-1977) and   Broadcast News (1987)

Tuesday, December 17th, 10:30 am - Christmas MatinĂ©e Series Associazione Italo Americana FVG/American Corner Trieste,    P. S. Antonio, 6 - Trieste.    OPEN TO THE PUBLIC – No Membership Required. 

"White Christmas" (Bianco Natale)   

The 1954 Irving Berlin Musical featuring Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney and Vera Ellen.
 
A successful song-and-dance team from World War II becomes romantically involved with a sister act.  They team up to save the failing Vermont inn of their former commanding general. 








Thursday, December 19th - 4:30 and 5:00 pm - Assembly Meeting of AIA FVG Members 2013/14

Meeting of the Members of AIA FVG


Trieste,  6 dicembre 2013
 
 

ASSEMBLEA ORDINARIA DELL'ASSOCIAZIONE ITALO-AMERICANA



L’assemblea ordinaria dei soci è convocata il giorno 19 dicembre 2013 in prima adunanza alle ore 16.30 e in SECONDA ADUNANZA ALLE ORE 17.00 presso la sede in Piazza S. Antonio n.6.

Ordine del giorno:

1) Comunicazioni
2) Riduzione dei componenti del direttivo: ratifica
3) Nomina vice-presidente: ratifica
4) Approvazione del bilancio consuntivo e preventivo


Il Presidente

Leonardo Buonomo

 

DELEGA

Con la presente delego ……………………. a rappresentarmi all’assemblea ordinaria dell’Associazione Italo-Americana del giorno 19 dicembre 2013.

NOME E COGNOME DEL DELEGANTE……………………………………

FIRMA …………………………………………………..

DATA……………………………………………………

Winter Classes Starting In January



Our FALL Classes are almost finished.  It's time to confirm for the Winter Quarter starting in January.
 
Before we get back into Regular Classes, we'll have an Intensive Week
INTENSIVE WEEK - From January 7-10th we will offer Intensive English for Adults in the afternoons.  Tuesday to Friday 2.5 hours per day.  Euro 130“Una spinta intensiva” to start off your new year!
Intensive Beginner - No English- Jan 7-10 - 3:30 - 6 pm
Intensive Advanced Beginner Conversation -Jan 7 to 10-  6-8:30 pm
Intensive Intermediate Conversation - Jan 7 to 10 - 6-8:30 pm
Intensive Advanced Conversation - Jan 7 to 10 - 6-8:30 pm
 
REGULAR CLASSESOur courses continue all year long.  We confirm all of our regular courses starting on the week of January 13th.  10 more weeks at the same price as last quarter.  You can see our course dates and times in the Google Calendar on the right side of our blog. 
Please confirm (aia.fvg@gmail.com) your re-enrolment by Dec. 15th.  Your payment must be received by January 6th in order to guarantee your place.  On January 7th we will open up the enrolment for students on the waiting lists. 

Prices for Regular Classes: (10 weeks)
Children /Teens
Sc. Materna - E. 100
Elementary - E. 150
Sc. Media - E. 200
High School - E. 200
Parents class - during kids classes - E. 100

Adult Classes
Once a week - 2 hours for 10 weeks - E. 230
Twice a week - 1 hour at a time for 10 weeks - E. 230
 
PAYMENT - Remember, when you pay with an IBAN, you have a 5% discount.  In the causale, specify the name of the student, name of class, day and time of the class.  Bring a copy of the IBAN in order to get your receipt.  
IBAN IT49A0200802290000005261887
 
Questions? Concerns?  aia.fvg@gmail.com or call 349 8 66666 7

December 12th - Coffee, Tea or Pot Luck Dinner?


 
 
For our Morning Crowd:
It's the second Thursday, so it must be THURSDAY COFFEE BREAK time!
Join us from 10 am-12 pm, December 12th at American Corner Trieste, Piazza S. Antonio 6, 2nd Floor.

A good cup of coffee or tea and some great conversation in English!  A bit of Holiday Cheer!
Open to the Public


For the Night Owls (or if you want you can participate in both the Morning and evening activities)

WELCOME HOME STRANGER: A Newcomers Guide to Living Happily in Trieste
It's A Pot Luck! - Starting at 6 pm on December 12th.  OPEN to the PUBLIC

Bring a dish or a bottle of wine to share.  We have a kitchen.  If you want to cook at our place, show up early (and please clean up!). 
Contact welcomehomestranger@gmail.com for more details. 
The designated language of the group is English
Bring a Friend.  Be a Friend.  Make a Friend. 

Participate in our "Adopt a Stranger" program.  Be a friend to a newcomer over the holidays.  Some of you know what it's like alone in a new city over the holidays.  Don't worry . . . No, they won't move into your house and take over your TV remote control!

It's a Wonderful Life - Tuesday, Dec. 10th at 10:30 a.m.

The Christmas MatinĂ©e Series continues. 
This Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. -
It's A Wonderful Life 1946 with Jimmy Stewart and Donna Reed. 

Original Version Classic Christmas Films.   OPEN TO THE PUBLIC at American Corner Trieste - P. S Antonio 6 - Trieste
 Next Tuesday:
Dec. 17th - White Christmas - 1954


 Summary: An angel helps a compassionate but despairingly frustrated businessman by showing what life would have been like if he never existed.

Director: Frank Capra
Stars: James Stewart, Donna Reed, Lionel Barrymore

Made for Each Other - Starting Dec. 9th at 8:15 pm

Made for Each Other is back!

New Location:   Associazione Italo Americana FVG/American Corner Trieste, 
P. S. Antonio, 6 - Trieste

When:  Monday nights with a single showing at 8:15 pm. 

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC – No Membership Required. 

Comparative American TV and Cinema in original version.  A Film one week and a TV Series the next.  A lesson in Pop Culture and English Commentary by Prof. Leonardo Buonomo. 

THEME of the FIRST COUPLE:  Horror

December 9th , 8:15 pm -  American Horror Story TV Series (2011 -  today)

By the same creators as Nip and Tuck e Glee.  Starring:  Jessica Lange, Evan Peters, Lily Rabe
An anthology series that centers on different characters and locations, including a haunted house, an insane asylum and a witch coven.
 




December 16th , 8:15 pm - The Haunting (1963)  - Gli invasati
 
Director:  Robert Wise.  Starring:  Julie Harris, Claire Bloom, Richard Johnson

Dr. Markway, doing research to prove the existence of ghosts, investigates Hill House, a large, eerie mansion with a lurid history of violent death and insanity. With him are the skeptical young Luke, who stands to inherit the house, the mysterious and clairvoyant Theodora and the insecure Eleanor, whose psychic abilities make her feel somehow attuned to whatever spirits inhabit the old mansion. As time goes by it becomes obvious that they have gotten more than they bargained for as the ghostly presence in the house manifests itself in horrific and deadly ways.

The Next "Couples":

January 13, 20, 2014
Theme:  TV journalism
Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970-1977)
Broadcast News (1987)

February 3, 10, 2014
Theme:  Drugs
Breaking Bad (2008-2013)
Half Nelson (2006)

March 10, 17, 2014
Theme:  Bea Arthur
Maude (1972-1978)
Lovers and Other Strangers (1970)

March 18, 25, 2014
Theme:  woman’s best friend
Will & Grace (1998-2006)
My Best Friend’s Wedding (1997)

Taste of Freedom - Hanukkah and New Year's Eve with Burt Wolf

American Holiday Traditions at Friday American Experience this month!

Join us Friday at 6 pm for Taste of Freedom - Hanukkah and New Years' Eve.
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

INTENSIVE ITALIAN CLASS
Just do it!
Make learning Italian your New Year's Resolution. 
January 8th until February 10th (5 weeks) - Intensive Italian Class - Mondays and Wednesdays from 11am - 1pm.  

 Price €260 - Minimum 4 participants. Contact us at aia.fvg@gmail.com
Va bene?  Ci vediamo! 
Now that this important decision has been made, you can continue with your holidays!
Of course our regular Evening Italian Classes will continue as well -
Monday nights - 6-8 pm - 10 weeks starting on January 13th.

ParaNorman at Cinema dei Fabbri - 5/12/13 2,4,6:30, 9 pm



The American Film Series continues!
ParaNorman at Cinema dei Fabbri
Thursday, December 5, 2013 - 2, 4, 6:30 and 9 pm
 
Animation this week. - 92 min.

 You are welcome to BRING YOUR CHILDREN to the 2 and 4 pm showings ONLY at NO CHARGE.  Please read the Parental Advisory to decide if the film is age appropriate for your children.

Members only... not a member yet? Another great reason to become one. Come to our office or directly to the Cinema dei Fabbri on American Film Night. €35 - Intero, €25 - Students over 16, Teachers, over 65.

In the town of Blithe Hollow, Norman Babcock is a boy who can speak to the dead, but no one besides his eccentric new friend, Neil, believes his ability is real. One day, No...rman's estranged eccentric uncle tells him of an important annual ritual he must take up to protect the town from a curse cast by a witch it condemned centuries ago. Eventually, Norman decides to cooperate, but things don't go according to plan. Now, a magic storm of the witch threatens Blithe Hollow as the accursed dead rise. Together with unexpected new companions, Norman struggles to save his town, only to discover the horrific truth of the curse. With that insight, Norman must resolve the crisis for good as only he can.

Miracle on 34th Street - Tuesday, Dec. 3rd - 10:30 a.m.

Original Version Classic Christmas Films.
Showtime: Tuesday mornings at 10:30 a.m.
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
at American Corner Trieste - P. S. Antonio 6 - TS
This week: MIRACLE ON 34th Street - 1947
Coming up:

Dec. 10th - It's a Wonderful Life - 1946
Dec. 17th - White Christmas - 1954

Miracle on 34th Street Summary
 
Edmund Gwenn plays Kris Kringle, a bearded old gent who is the living image of Santa Claus. Serving as a last-minute replacement for the drunken Santa who was to have led Macy's Thanksgiving Parade, Kringle is offered a job as a Macy's toy-department Santa. Supervisor Maureen O'Hara soon begins having second thoughts about hiring Kris: it's bad enough that he is laboring under the delusion that he's the genuine Saint Nick; but when he begins advising customers to shop elsewhere for toys that they can't find at Macy's, he's gone too far! Amazingly, Mr. Macy (Harry Antrim) considers Kris' shopping tips to be an excellent customer-service "gimmick," and insists that the old fellow keep his job. A resident of a Long Island retirement home, Kris agrees to take a room with lawyer John Payne during the Christmas season. It happens that Payne is sweet on O'HARA, and Kris subliminally hopes he can bring the two together. Kris is also desirous of winning over the divorced O'HARA's little daughter Natalie Wood, who in her few years on earth has lost a lot of the Christmas spirit. Complications ensue when Porter Hall, Macy's nasty in-house psychologist, arranges to have Kris locked up in Bellevue as a lunatic. Payne represents Kris at his sanity hearing, rocking the New York judicial system to its foundations by endeavoring to prove in court that Kris is, indeed, the real Santa Claus!

December 2013 Newsletter

AIA-FVG / American Corner Trieste
DECEMBER 2013 NEWS

DECEMBER 

December – The busiest month of the year!  Make some space in your calendar for our us!  Made for Each Other – Comparative TV / Film, and the Classic Christmas Film MatinĂ©e Series in P. S. Antonio, Welcome Home Stranger, Coffee Break, Friday American Experience.  Of course, you can also attend our film series at Cinema dei Fabbri, use our library and take advantage of members-only activities.  Happy Holidays!

 
WINTER COURSES – Remember, when you pay with an IBAN, you have a 5% discount.  In the causale, specify the name of the student, name of class, day and time of the class.  Bring a copy of the IBAN in order to get your receipt.  Click here for the Details for the Winter Classes.

 INTENSIVE COURSES - From January 7-10th we will offer Intensive English for Adults in the afternoons.  Tuesday to Friday 2.5 hours per day.  “Una spinta intensiva” to start off your new year!

 REGULAR CLASSESOur courses continue all year long.  We confirm all of our regular courses starting on the week of January 13th.  10 more weeks at the same price as last quarter.  Please confirm (aia.fvg@gmail.com) your re-enrollment by Dec. 15th.  Your payment must be received by January 6th in order to guarantee your place.  On January 7th we will open up the enrollment for students on the waiting lists. If you are new families and are interested in Scuola Materna and Elementary Classes, please send us an e-mail with your preferences and we will put your child on the waiting list.  

AMERICAN FILM SERIES 2013/14

Our 33rd Annual English Language American Film Series will be shown at the Cinema dei Fabbri, Via dei Fabbri 2/A in Trieste.  Showings will be on Thursdays at 2, 4, 6:30 and 9 pm.    Here is the complete list of films for the 2013/14 season.  You can pick up your definitive Membership Cards in our Office from November 11th or directly at the Cinema dei Fabbri on American Film day. 

Dec 5th  – ParaNorman – Animation. 2013 (92 min) – For this animated film only, you can bring your children at no charge to the 2pm and 4pm showings. 

MADE FOR EACH OTHER–in our Multimedia Room, OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Mondays at 8:15 pm

Made for Each Other is back!  This year at our Piazza Sant’Antonio Multimedia Room.  Open to All, no membership required.  Comparative American TV and Cinema in original version.  One week a TV show and the next a film, regarding the same theme.  A lesson in Pop Culture 101 and English commentary to put everything in perspective by Prof. Leonardo Buonomo.  The theme of the first “Couple” is Horror.  Here is the complete list.

Dec. 9th  - American Horror Story (TV series 2011 -  )

Dec. 16th – The Haunting (film 1963)

CLASSIC CHRISTMAS MATINEE SERIES in our Multimedia Room, OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Tuesdays at 10:30 am

Dec. 3rd – Miracle on 34th Street (1947) with Edmund Gwen, Maureen O’Hara, Natalie Wood

Dec. 10th – It’s a Wonderful Life (1946) with James Stewart and Donna Reed

Dec. 17th – White Christmas (1954) with Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney, Vera-Ellen

WELCOME HOME, STRANGER – Adopt-a-Stranger Pot Luck dinner.

December 12, 2013, 6 pm – OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Helping newcomers live happily in Trieste! The first appointment was a great success.  Thanks to all the participants and Andrea, Luciano and Sheila for organizing it.  The next meeting on December 12th will be a Pot Luck dinner (everybody brings something).  We will match people up for our “Adopt-a-Stranger” initiative. Become a mentor and a friend to a newcomer, especially during the holidays, which can get lonely when you are far from home! Send us an email if you are interested in participating. The group has also started a Google Hangout:  welcomehomestranger@gmail.com  Join us.  Bring a Friend.  Make a Friend. 

THURSDAY COFFEE BREAK in our library 10 – 12 – OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

December 12th - Come and enjoy a cup of coffee and some great conversation in English!   

FRIDAY AMERICAN EXPERIENCE in our Multi-Media Room at 6 p.m. – OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

US Holiday Tables & Traditions: 

Dec. 6th -  Burt Wolf: Taste of Freedom “Hanukkah” and New Year’s Eve (50 min)

Dec 13th – Lidia Bastianich Celebrates America: Holiday Tables and Traditions (56 min)

MEMBERSHIP!

Great gift idea for your teenager, spouse, friend … mother-in-law!  Membership is valid until October 2014!  In addition to our American Cinema Series, we have a fantastic library with over 5000 books, up-to-date magazines and 1300 DVD’s, as well as th Children’s Corner Library and DVD collection.  Everything is available for check-out.  Your membership is also valid for Members-Only activities.   €25 for students, teachers and over age 65 and €35 for regular membership.  There is a form to be filled out.  Click here to download the membership form or pick it up directly in the office.  Memberships can be made in the Association or directly at the Cinema on American movie day before the show.  More questions? Check out our FAQ. Many thanks to our Membership Team:  Manuela and Francesca.  We now have 474 members!

 TGIF (Thank God It’s Friday)– Back in January!

 CLOSED FOR THE HOLIDAYS

Our Office will be closed from December 23rd until January 6th. 

Coming in January – Saturday Storytime from January 11th

See you this Holiday Season at the Association!