AIA-FVG / American Corner Trieste
NOVEMBER 2013 NEWS
NOVEMBER
November leads us to the American Film Series, Native
Americans, Thanksgiving and before you know it Cookie Fest with San Nicolò. We are also introducing a new activity
entitled “Welcome Home Stranger”. Don’t
forget to renew your membership so that you can attend our film series, use our
library and take advantage of members-only activities. See you at the Association. There is something for everyone!
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, a
Children’s Corner Library. Everything is
available for check-out. Your membership
is also valid for Members-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.
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.
28/11/ 2013 Searching for Sugar Man. Dir. Malik Benjelloul. Starring Steven “Sugar” Segerman, Dennis Coffey. Oscar, best documentary, 2013. (86 min.)
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, Bake Cookies. Sound interesting? Come on down, we would love to have you join
us!
Congratulations to our volunteers and new Moms Bethany
and Luisa! Enjoy these first months with
your little cuties!
UNDERGRADUATE
STUDY OPPORTUNITIES in the US – November 20, 2013 at 3 p.m. – OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
SPECIAL
STORYTIME – November 20, 2013 at 6 pm – OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
In honor of U.N. Universal Children’s Day, we
will celebrate with the other Trieste public libraries and associations with an
extra Storytime. Come on down with your
children. This is a preview for our Saturday Storytime starting again in
January.
WELCOME
HOME STRANGER – November 21, 2013
from 7-9 pm – OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Everybody who is new to Trieste is a “stranger” here, whether you come from
the US, China, Serbia, Brazil, Kenya, Australia or even Rome. It takes some getting used to and a lot of patience. Believe it or not, once you get over the
rough period, you’ll come to love it here.
This program designed to help newcomers get acclimated here. Topics can vary from dealing with bureaucracy,
getting through the Questura, finding an apartment, enjoying your favorite
foods and discovering new favorites, getting an English speaking doctor,
setting up your cell phone / Internet connections, practicing your favorite
sports, making new friends, learning Italian.
The meetings will be held in English with the expert guidance of Andrea
Carnaghi, a “stranger” here himself, although he has been living in Trieste for
several years. Please join us and bring
some fellow newcomers! The group will
become what you want it to become.
THURSDAY
COFFEE BREAK in our library 10 – 12 – OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
November 14th - 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
NATIVE
AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH: Native Americans, the First Americans
Nov. 8th
– Last Stand at Little Big Horn:
Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse battle Custer – (doc. 60 min.) Both sides
of the Battle, from the Native and White perpectives. On of American history’s most myth-laden and
misunderstood events.
Nov. 15th
– Richard Manson – Guest Speaker – Diné
of the Navajo Tribe. Ceremonial
Expert, Teacher, Artist, Sculptor.
Nov. 22nd
– True Whispers – The Story of the
Navajo Code Talkers (doc. 60 min.) The men who devised an unbreakable code
in their native language in WWII. Stay on for Thanksgiving after the
documentary.
TGI…T!
(Thank God It’s THANKSGIVING)– in our office from 7 – 9 pm – MEMBERS ONLY
November 22nd is our Thanksgiving Pot Luck! Yes, we know that Thanksgiving is on
Thursday, but Friday is more fun! This
is now a MEMBERS ONLY event. Children are welcome. How does it work?
·
2013/14 Members Only of the Associazione Italo
Americana FVG (Not a member yet? Become
one!)
·
We supply the turkey and a football game on our wide
screen.
·
Americans sign up with your telephone number and e-mail address and we will contact you to assign
an hors d’oeuvre, side dish or dessert (serving 6 people) to bring
·
Italians and others sign up for wine and beverages.
·
€10 donation per adult, €5 for children under age
12.
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Enjoy …
COOKIE FEST and San Nicolò VISIT – November 29th from 5-7 pm
– OPEN to MEMBERS and their CHILDREN
Our Annual Cookie Fest Event to kick
off the Holiday Season. Bring Christmas
Cookies and Cakes to share. American
Cooking School Demonstrations, Cookie Decorating for Children, Decorate the
Christmas Tree, Visit with San Nicolò,
Get your Picture Taken, Give him your Wish List. Please call or email to reserve for your
children or to volunteer aia.fvg@gmail.com
or 040 63 03 01. We will need Volunteers
to bring cookies, decorate, help with the Children’s Activities.
Coming in December – Made for Each
Other TV vs Film series.
See you this
Fall at the Association!
Hours: Monday-Friday 4-7pm, Tuesday and Thursday 9-12
Happy Thanksgiving from American Corner Trieste / Associazione Italo Americana FVG! Get that bird in the oven! 
