MARCH 2016 NEWSLETTER - AIA-FVG / American Corner
Trieste
MARCH - Think Spring
and it will soon be Summer! Visit the Sustenance: Chicago and the Food Chain Photographic
Exhibit. Participate in one of the related Sustenance: Trieste Conferences on Monday evenings.
Go to Made For Each Other.
Registration is Open for Spring and Summer Courses. Link to the Newsletter in calendar format. Add us to your address book!
OFFICE:
Our Hours
are: Mornings: Tuesday and Thursday 9–12, Afternoons: Monday to Friday 4-7.
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.
CLOSED for EASTER
VACATION from Friday, March 25th until Wednesday March 30th. NO Classes or Activities during those dates.
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
REGISTRATION
is open for SPRING Classes that begin after the Easter break on April 2nd. Here are the Course Offerings for KIDS and ADULTS . If there is space, after contacting us, you
can join start a course at any time of the year. Remember
to pick up your receipts at the Front Desk during Office Hours. Do you need to change day or class? No problem, we’ll try to help. Questions? aiafrontdesk@gmail.com
Looking Ahead to SUMMER for
your Children – Pre-K through High School?
WEEKEND WARRIOR FULL IMMERSION ENGLISH for ADULTS.
– The monthly dates have been set for the year
- 1 weekend each month. The next session
is March 19-20, 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!
NEW – FRIDAY NIGHT ADVANCED ADULT CONVERSATION – Friday
evenings from 8:00pm–9:30pm – until May 20th.
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.
SPECIAL EVENTS:
Free and
Open to the Public at American Corner Trieste – March 1 – 24. During Office
Hours
The realities of food access in Chicago through
the eyes of children at home, school, and in their communities. Urban Farming,
Community Food Projects, Healthy Food for Kids in the “Windy City” of Chicago.
Amanda
Rivkin, American photographer of National Geographic, Time
and Newsweek fame, illustrates the amazing work done in inner city
Chicago. The exhibit has been displayed
in Chicago and Milan at the Museo delle Scienze e della Tecnologia during EXPO
Milano 2015.
RELATED SUSTENANCE CONFERENCES: All events are
FREE and OPEN to the PUBLIC
March 7, 6 pm – PROGETTO ORTI COMUNALI a TRIESTE (Trieste
Vegetable Garden Project)
Comune di Trieste
arch. Elena Marchigiani, assessore alla Pianificazione urbana, arch. Andrea Dapretto. assessore ai Lavori pubblici, - arch. Anna Nisi, tecnico del Verde Pubblico curatrice del progetto orti
Associazione Annadana
Comune di Trieste
arch. Elena Marchigiani, assessore alla Pianificazione urbana, arch. Andrea Dapretto. assessore ai Lavori pubblici, - arch. Anna Nisi, tecnico del Verde Pubblico curatrice del progetto orti
Associazione Annadana
March 11, 6 pm INAUGURATION
Ambassador
Philip T. Reeker, Consul General USA Milan - The EXPO Milano 2015 Legacy. Feeding the Planet
Chicago
Maxwell Street Garden Community Association - Michael Hrzic
- Historical significance of Chicago community gardens to the immigrant
population in the early 20th century
March 14, 6 pm – SOLIDARIETA’ ALIMENTARE (Food Solidarity)
Associazione Trieste Recupera
Chicago Maxwell Street Garden Community Association
March 14, 6 pm – SOLIDARIETA’ ALIMENTARE (Food Solidarity)
Associazione Trieste Recupera
Chicago Maxwell Street Garden Community Association
March 21, 6pm – AGRICOLTURA – PROVINCIA di TRIESTE (Agriculture in the Trieste area)
Azienda
Agricola / Caseficio Vidali
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.
Mar. 3rd
at 1:30, 4, 6:30, 9 pm – UNBROKEN – (137 min.) Dir. Angelina Jolie. Starring Jack
O’Connell, Miyavi, Domhnall Gleeson. Biography/Drama, True Story. After a near-fatal plane crash in WWII,
Olympian Louis Zamperini spends a harrowing 47 days in a raft with two fellow
crewmen before he's caught by the Japanese navy and sent to a prisoner-of-war
camp.
Mar. 24th
at, 2, 4, 6:30, 9 pm – WILD
– (115 min.) Dir. Jean-Marc Vallée. Starring Reese Witherspoon,
Laura Dern. Adventure/Drama. A true chronicle of one
woman's 1,100-mile solo hike undertaken as a way to recover from a recent
personal tragedy.
WOMEN’S
HISTORY MONTH
THE TRIANGLE FIRE - Free and Open to the Public at American Corner
Trieste
March 8th – 10 am (PBS
Documentary , 60 min.) – The tragic 1911 fire was one of the events that led to
International Women’s Day. The deadliest
workplace accident in New York City’s history. Over a hundred innocent people,
mainly women, remained trapped inside the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory. Schools
are welcome to attend, upon reservation to aia.fvg@gmail.com
MADE for EACH OTHER –– Free
and Open to the Public at American Corner Trieste
Monday
Nights at 8 pm – February 15th – March 21. Same theme – different Media. One week a TV Series and the next week a Film,
in English. American Pop Culture
101. Commentary by Leonardo Buonomo. Upoming
Themes Include: Tough Maine Women, Soap Operas.
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:
DATE
CHANGE - March 18th , 5:30 pm – LILO & STITCH (Disney, 2002, 125 min) A Hawaiian girl adopts an
unusual pet who is actually a notorious extra-terrestrial fugitive from the
law.
Make, Create, Hang out in English.
Free and Open to all Middle and High School Students. Every week a different activity. Cooking, Playing, Coding, Karaoke. Check it out!
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.
NATI per LEGGERE Bilingual Storytime Reading for ages 0-3 years with Moms or Caregivers. Thursday, March 17th 10-11 am. Give your baby a head start on life. Read together! It’s good for your baby and for good for you. Monthly appointment.
MAKER CREATOR SPACE – Every Thursday from 10-12. Use our sewing machines, knit or sew in
company. We’re working on a logo.
ACTIVITIES FOR ADULTS – FREE and OPEN to the PUBLIC
TERRIFIC
TUESDAYS
Mar. 15th - 10-12
- COFFEE BREAK – Enjoy some English conversation and a cup of coffee.
Mar. 22nd
– 10 -11 am - SHORT STORY CLUB – Victory Garden Leader’s Handbook 1943, US
Dept. of Agriculture.
EVERY
THURSDAY 10-11 am
SURVIVAL ITALIAN Conversation for Adults – Informal
conversation in Italian for Italian language learners. No homework, no stress.
COMING SOON:
April - LE VIE delle FOTO – AIA FVG High School Students
are preparing a collaborative photographic exhibit entitled PLACES without
PEOPLE with a High School in Pennsylvania.
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. Consult
our on
line catalog of Books and DVD’s
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!
