OCTOBER 2013 NEWS
OCTOBER
October in Trieste means
Barcolana. For AIA FVG / American Corner
Trieste it also means the beginning of Fall Courses and Halloween! Let’s get spooky! We have a full schedule of activities and
courses to keep you busy! Don’t forget
to renew your membership so that you can attend our film series, use our
library and take advantage of member only activities.
RENEW YOUR MEMBERSHIP!
Membership is valid for 1
school year. Renew for 2013/14! In addition to our American Cinema Series, we
also have a fantastic library with over 5000 books, magazines and 1300 DVD’s
that are available for check-out for members and member’s only activities.
Membership is €25 for students, teachers and over age 65 and €35 for regular
membership. You must be 16 to become a
member. Bring a friend, your spouse,
your colleagues… your mother, your teenager!
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.
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.
The first film of the series is Silver Linings Playbook (starring
Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Robert DeNiro) on November 14th.
(This substitutes the film “42” that was previously published in our
program but is not available for distribution).
Here is the complete
list of films for the 2013/14 season.Welcome Fall Quarter Students! Classes start the first week of October. There are still openings. You can join our classes at any time. Do you want to try a course. No problem, try a lesson at no charge and decide. In addition to our regular English courses, we also offer Italian for foreigners at lunchtime and in the evenings. What you need to live happily in Italy. For more info, click the link above, call 349 8 66666 7 or aia.fvg@gmail.com.
NEW ENGLISH COURSES for YOUNG NATIVE SPEAKERS
We have 3 new courses for Young English Native
Speakers. The Fall Semester (10 weeks) will
begin the week of October 7th .
Call Karoline (349 8 66666 7) to register your child.
Elementary School - Advanced Reading: Wednesdays 6-7:30 pm (€150)Middle School – Advanced Reading and Conversation – Thursdays 5-7 pm (€ 200)
High School – Lit Flix – Tuesdays 4-6 pm (€200)
PRESENTATION of AIA FVG in-SCHOOL PROGRAMS
Oct. 7th at 6 pm – Presentation of the
special courses that we offer for In-School English Programs for Public
Schools. (Culture Lessons, Story Hours, Films the Classroom, American
Literature Series and more). Open to the
Public. Invite your English teachers, principals, class representatives.We are a 100% Volunteer Run organization. Only our teachers are paid. We manage the library, answer the phone, clean, take out the garbage, assemble furniture, paint, do the accounting, design flyers, organize programs, staff the cinema, organize Storytime, present documentaries, cleanup after TGIF, set-up for Coffee Break. Sound interesting? Come on down! We would love to have you join us!
SCI-FI
Contacts – From TEXT to SCREEN Film Series –Tuesdays and Thursdays at 8
p.m. in our Multi-media Room - OPEN TO
THE PUBLIC
Giulia Iannuzzi, a post-doc, has put together a great program of classic
Sci-Fi films and TV Series, linking the original novels to the films. Science Fiction to the max. Before each film, a brief introduction and
some literary background about the book that became the film. In our new
multimedia room. Piazza S. Antonio
6. Bring a friend and a stay away from
Martians! Here are the films scheduled for October. Oct. 1 –The Twilight Zone (1959-60)
Oct. 3 – The Last Man on Earth (1964)
Oct. 8 – Star Trek (1966)
Oct. 10 – Stepford Wives (1975)
Oct. 15 – The Fury (1978)
FRIDAY AMERICAN EXPERIENCE in our Multi-Media Room at
6 p.m. – OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
October is American Government Month. No presidential elections this
year, but Americans will be voting for other offices and issues on November 5th. Learn more about the other branches of the US
government. (By the way, if you are
American citizen, remember to request
your absentee ballot) Oct. 4th – Understanding Government – The Legislative Branch (50 min.) The Senate and the House of Representatives
Oct. 11th – Understanding Government - The Judicial Branch (50 min.) Federal Courts and the Supreme Court.
Oct. 18th – JFK vs Obama: Presidential Persuasion at its Best – Guest speaker Sheila Khawaja, Interpreter / Translator, will compare the speaking styles of these two charismatic presidents.
TGIF! (Thank God It’s Friday Aperitivo)– in our office
from 7 – 9 pm – NOW MEMBERS ONLY
October 18th food from Curry
Mix – specialities from Bangladesh and Asia.
This is now a MEMBERS ONLY event. Children are welcome. Enjoy an Ethic Aperitivo. How does it work? · 2013/14 Members of the Associazione Italo Americana FVG (Not a member yet? Become one!)
· Make a reservation (until 2 days prior to the event so we know how much food to order). aia.fvg@gmail.com or 040 63 03 01
· Make a €7 donation per person on the night of the TGIF to cover food costs
· BYOB (Bring your own drinks to share)
· Enjoy!
HALLOWEEN PARTY For Children – October 25th
from 5-7 pm – OPEN to MEMBERS and their FAMILIES / FRIENDS
Pumpkin carving,
Games, Trick or Treating, Haunted Room! Attention Volunteers! We need help decorate a few days beforehand and
staff the Haunted Room as well as organize activities for the party! Please call or email to reserve for
your children or to volunteer aia.fvg@gmail.com
or 040 63 03 01. A €5 donation per
family is requested to cover snacks and treats.
Coming Next Month…
Welcome Home Stranger and Thanksgiving!
See you this Fall at the Association!