AIA-FVG / American Corner
Trieste
DECEMBER 2015
NEWSLETTER
DECEMBER – Jackson Pollock and Food, Hemingway Read-a-thon, Cookies,
Santa, Coding, Sci Fi and more! We at
Associazione Italo Americana FVG / American Corner Trieste take the opportunity
to wish you and your families a Happy and Peaceful Holiday Season and the Best
of New Years!
OFFICE:
OFFICE
HOURS
Our Hours
are: Mornings: Tuesday and Thursday 9–12, Afternoons: Monday to Friday 4-7.
Closed
Dec. 7-8 and Dec. 23 – Jan. 6th. During Office Hours, you can renew your Membership or
Course with Cash, Pick up your receipts for IBAN Payments, Check Out Books,
DVD’s Magazines. Our Front
Desk Volunteers have been working hard to automate our accounting and
registration procedures!
You can
become a member at any time of year! Here is the
Membership Form. You can pay cash or pay via IBAN. Remember to fill in and scan your Membership
Form along with the copy of your IBAN Payment.
Prices remain unchanged: €35 for the Regular Adult Membership
and €25 for Reduced Membership - Students
age 16 and over, Teachers and over age 65.
To attend courses, the student (or a parent) must be a member). Membership is valid for checking out books,
magazines, DVD’s and for 9 films in
the 2015/16 American Cinema Series in the Original Version at Cinema
dei Fabbri and plus reduced ticket prices on other films at Fabbri. Membership is valid until August 31, 2016.
COURSES:
AIA FVG ENGLISH
COURSES
It’s time
to register for WINTER Classes. Do you need
to change day or class? No problem,
we’ll try to help. Take advantage of the
American Corner Library and
Facilities. Here are the Course
Offerings for ADULTS and KIDS. If there is space, after contacting us, you
can join a course at any time. Remember
to pick up your receipts at the Front Desk during Office Hours.
WEEKEND WARRIOR FULL IMMERSION ENGLISH for ADULTS.
– The monthly dates have been set for the year
- 1 weekend each month. The next session
is Dec. 12-13, 2-7 pm on Saturday
and Sunday. 10 hours of intensive
English over the weekend. Objective: English Fluency! Too busy during the week? This is for you. Start communicating in English, fast!
TOEFL and SAT EXAM PREPARATION
– Contact us if you will be taking the exams to go to the university in the
US. We have set up a class to help you.
THE AMERICAN
FILM SERIES Continues at Cinema dei Fabbri. You can
become a member even after the series starts.
ONLY Members can attend the American Film Series. No single tickets can be sold.
Dec. 17th
– GET ON UP – Shows at 1:30, 4, 6:30, 9 pm – ATTENTION! The first show starts early because the film is 139
minutes long.
SEASONAL EVENTS:
SANTA VISIT and COOKIE FEST – December 4, 2014, 5-7 pm
Have your picture taken with Santa, Delivery your
Letter to Santa, Decorate the Tree, Sing Holiay Carols. While you’re here you can also enjoy some
holiday cookies and treats. Free and
Open for all Ages. Would you like to help? Do you sing and play and instrument? How about bringing some homemade cookies!
Contact us at: aia.fvg@gmail.com
CONFERENCES and SPECIAL EVENTS:
SCI FI CONTACTS Film and TV SERIES – At American Corner Trieste. FREE ENTRY.
A
series of science fiction movies and TV series.
In cooperation with the Energia Società Ambiente. Tra passato, presente e futuro, lecture series 2015-16
University of Trieste. Film
Series organized by Giulia Iannuzzi, PhD. Exceptional guest speakers discuss
the theme of the evening. This
month:
Dec. 1st, 8 pm, STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN, 1982, 112 min. Special guest
speaker: Giovanni Vladilo (INAF)
FREE and OPEN TO THE
PUBLIC.
Dec. 10th,
8:30am – 3 pm –
Reading from the Beginning to the End.
In collaboration with the Associazione
Culturale Cinzia Vitale and the US
Consulate Milan. Everyone reads. All
Readers will be entered in the Drawing to Win a Kindle Paperwhite. The voice of Richard Cantrell, a 50 year old Colonel
who is war-scarred, embittered, and ill, based in Trieste with TRUST, but lost
in love with a young Venetian countess.
The Colonel relives his battles and searches for peace in Venice and
Fossalon di Grado.
Dec. 11 – Jan. 10 – Palazzo
Gopcevich, 10 am – 5 pm – Tuesday to Sunday
Free and Open to the Public
This
very special photographic exhibit is brought to us thanks to the U.S. Diplomatic Mission to Italy and the City of Trieste. Jackson Pollock the
artist needs no introduction—but perhaps lesser known is Jackson Pollock the gardener,
baker, and dinner-party host. Dinner
with Jackson Pollock features more than fifty recipes collected from
handwritten pages scrawled by Jackson in Long Island, interspersed with Jackson’s
masterworks, still lifes of the Pollock summer home, and beautiful photographs
of each recipe. A unique and insightful
portrait of a great American artist.
ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS and FAMILIES – Free and Open to the Public
FAMILY FILM NIGHT - FREE and OPEN to the PUBLIC at American Corner
Trieste
Every month we will have a cartoon family film in
English. Bring the kids, the
grandchildren. Take a break! Bring some
friends. Cartoon Feature Films in English for all ages. Here is the list for 2015/16. This month:
Dec. 11th,
5:30 pm – POLAR EXPRESS - A boy
embarks on a magical adventure to the North Pole on the Polar Express. During
his adventure he learns about friendship, bravery, and the spirit of Christmas.
Make, Create, Hang out in English.
Open to all Middle and High School Students. Every week a different activity. Cooking, Playing, Coding in English. This month we’re working on Thanksgiving and
the Santa Claus Visit with Cookie Fest.
Learn how to code (computer program) with 100 million other people in 180
countries. In one HOUR of
CODE you can get a certificate, play great games, be part of something
BIG! Open for all ages.
If you have a tablet or a smart phone, please bring it. All new programs this year (Star Wars,
Minecraft and Anna and Elsa) for ages 4-104!
WOMEN’S SPACE – FREE and OPEN to the PUBLIC
MOMS and BABIES (0-3 yrs)
MOM & BABY SURVIVAL ITALIAN - Every Tuesday from 9:30 – 10:30 am. Meet some other moms, learn some Survival
Italian in an informal setting. Bring
the Baby!
MOM & BABY PLAYDATE in English – Every Thursday from 9:30 – 11:30 am –
Meet Moms. Hang out in our baby friendly
space and let the kids play together.
MAKER CREATOR
SPACE – Every Thursday from 10-12. Use our sewing machines, knit or sew in
company. Bake a cake! It’s all good. Just clean up when you’re done.
ACTIVITIES FOR ADULTS – FREE and OPEN to the PUBLIC
TERRIFIC
TUESDAYS
Every Thursday
10- 11am – SURVIVAL ITALIAN Conversation for Adults – Informal
conversation in Italian for Italian language learners. No homework, no stress.
Dec. 1st
- COFFEE BREAK –Take a pause,
enjoy some English conversation and a cup of coffee.
Dec. 15th
– 10- 11:30 am - SHARING and RELAXING in ENGLISH – Talk,
Reflect, Breathe, Relax.
SHORT STORY
CLUB – Back in January
TEACHER 2 TEACHER NETWORK
An English teacher network managed by English teachers. Contact us for the next meeting date and
time.
AMERICAN CORNER TRIESTE –
Programs, consultation of the library, public internet access computers, and
Wi-Fi are always free and open to the public.
A great place to study, meet friends, bring your kids. The US Department of State has granted us a
Gold Standard rating in terms of programs, facilities, services! In addition to
our regular library, we also feature an Education Advising Section, Children’s
Corner Library and Women’s Space.
VOLUNTEER
OPPORTUNITIES
Remember that we are a volunteer organization. We are looking for people to work in the
afternoons at the Front Desk, manage library checkouts, help at the cinema, manage
our morning programs, help with seasonal events, mentor teens and a variety of other
roles. Contact us! We’ll keep you busy!
Hours: Monday- Friday 4-7 pm, Tuesday and Thursday 9-12