FEBRUARY: Football,
Black History and looking ahead to March with the Harlem Globetrotters and March Madness Basketball. Matinée showings of Selma and The Blind Side. Join us in Maker Space to make Carnival Costumes on our Sewing Machines or learn how to Knit a Hat. Use February to
perfect your Chili recipe for the March
Chili Cook Off. Come on down! There are lots of activities for all
ages. View the Newsletter
on the Blog in Text or in Calendar
Format. Themes of the Month: Black History and
Football. Forward the newsletter to a friend!
OFFICE:
CLOSED for Carnival from Friday, February 24th
until Wednesday, March 1st. No CLASSES,
No ACTIVITIES, No ADMINISTRATION, No LIBRARY.
Regular Hours: Mornings: Tues. and Thurs. 9–12, Afternoons:
Mon. through Fri. 4-7
During Office Hours, you can: Pay
for a Course with Cash. Check Out Books, DVDs
REMEMBER to pick up your IBAN Receipts at the Front
Desk, during our Office Hours, listed above. Questions? aiafrontdesk@gmail.com
LIBRARY AMNESTY MONTH – RETURN OVERDUE ITEMS – No questions asked and no fines
If you have overdue books and DVD’s, please
return them so that we can all enjoy them. If you can’t make it during our hours, or you
are too embarrassed because of your lateness, you can put items in our mailbox
or in a bag outside our door. No
questions asked. We will become stricter in March.
SPECIAL EVENTS:
BLACK HISTORY FILM SERIES Monday
Matinées. Free and Open to the Public
06/02 - 10 am and 1 pm - SELMA – 2014, 2 hrs
4min. A chronicle of Martin Luther King's campaign to
secure equal voting rights via an epic march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama
in 1965.
20/02 – 10 am and 1 pm - THE BLIND
SIDE – 2009, 2 hrs 8
min. The story of Michael Oher, a
homeless and traumatized boy who became an All American football player and
first round NFL draft pick with the help of a caring woman and her family.
HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS – TICKET RESERVATION
29/03, 20:30 at PalaRubini. Click on the link above for Ticket Details on
our Blog. Limit 6 tickets per family. Reduced
group ticket prices and no “pre-vendita” fee.
The Harlem
Globetrotters is an exhibition basketball
team, founded in 1926, that puts on a fantastic basketball, comedy show. Lots of fun!
AIA FVG ENGLISH COURSES and MEMBERSHIP
Here are our Course schedules for 2016/17: KIDS and ADULTS. Look
ahead for a SPRING COURSE. The next Weekend
Warrior Full Immersion Intensive Weekend is February 18-19. Registration Deadline: Feb. 15th.
YOU CAN BECOME A MEMBER AT ANY TIME OF YEAR! Membership is annual and valid until August 31, 2017. You must be a Member to take Classes at AIA
FVG. Membership is also valid for entry
to the American Film Series, to check out books, DVDs and magazines, and to
attend some member only events. Here is
the Membership
Form. Membership fees: €25 – Ridotto for
Students 16 and over, Teachers and 65 and over. €35 – Intero.
The film series continues. Great American films in Original Version.
2016/17 Members Only. Become a member during Office Hours.
SPECIAL EVENTS -
FREE and OPEN to the PUBLIC
ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS and FAMILIES – FREE and OPEN to the PUBLIC
- Family
Film Festival – 10/02, 5 pm – PETER
PAN, Disney, 1953 (75 min.)
- Nati
per Leggere – 16/02, 10 am –
Bilingual Reading English / Italian for ages 0-3 years.
- Mom & Baby Survival Italian – Every Tuesday,
10 am
- Mom & Baby Playgroup
in English – Every Thursday, 10 am
- Teen
Club – Every Friday from 5 -7 pm
WOMEN’S SPACE and ACTIVITIES FOR ADULTS – FREE and OPEN to the PUBLIC
- Maker Space for Adults –
Every Thursday at 10 am – Use, Teach or Learn with our sewing machines to
make a Carnival Costume, Learn how to Knit a Hat. Hang Out.
- Survival Italian for
Adults – Every Thursday at 10 am
·
23/02, 8 pm - Women’s
Book Club – Discussing Big Little
Lies by Liane Moriarty. Send an email to aia.fvg@gmail.com to participate.
- 07/02, 10 am - Tuesday Coffee
Break
- 21/02,
10 am - Short Story Club – Desegregating College Football.
USC Trojan Football Team, 1970 by Jason Lewis, LA Sentinel.
Discussion Topic: Technology in the Classroom
SAVE THE DATE:
AIA FVG Members and their Families ONLY.
Pre-paid Registration deadline for Chili Cooks
and Chili Eaters: March 3rd.
1st: 2
tickets to the Harlem Globetrotters Show on March 29th and Hot Sauce
2nd Prize: Joy of Cooking Cook Book and Hot Sauce
3rd Prize: AIA FVG Coffee Cup and Hot Sauce
Certificates and Aprons for all Chili Cooks.
DEADLINE for GROUP Tickets (AIA FVG Members and their
families only): February 17th.
VOLUNTEERS
We are a Volunteer Run Non-Profit Association.
Volunteers run our Library, American Corner Programs and Activities.
We are looking for Volunteers to Mentor and Manage the Teen Club,
Assist with the Nati per Leggere program, Work at the Cinema, Help
with our Morning Activities. Send us an email. We’ll
find a role for you. University of Trieste students in
Humanities or P.R. can earn Internship Credit Hours with us (CFU).
We accept students with a minimum of 75 hours (3 CFU). You'll have
a great experience and improve your English, while you learn valuable people
skills. Contact us! aia.fvg@gmail.com
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
DVDs.
The American Corner also offers English and Life
Skills Courses for Refugees thanks to a U.S. Government Grant.