APRIL 2017 NEWSLETTER
APRIL: La Donna della Mia
Vita / The Woman of My Life Photo Exhibit, Sign Up for GLOW Weekend, Short
Story, Book Club and Nati per Leggere, Lots of vacation! Come on down! We offer classes and activities for all ages. View the Newsletter
on the Blog in Text or in Calendar
Format. Theme of the Month: Earth Day. Forward the newsletter to a friend!
OFFICE:
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
CLOSED for VACATION – NO GROUP CLASSES or ACTIVITIES:
April 14-15-16-17-18 – Easter Break; April 24-25 – Liberation Day Break; May
1st- Worker's Day
AIA FVG ENGLISH COURSES and MEMBERSHIP
SUMMER STEAM Full
Immersion English Mornings for kids start the week of June 19th. Registration
is Open and Space is limited. Here is
the link to the Summer STEAM Schedule. 4 Weeks
for Pre-K, Elementary, Middle and High School. You can take just 1 week or as
many weeks as you like. Great for Native
Speakers too!
SAVE THE DATE: Presentation of Summer Courses Activities on
May 15th at 5 p.m.
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.
NEWS
NEW BOOKS and DVDs – New books and DVDs are on our display
column. Now available for checkout!
3D PRINTER and SCANNER – Our Maker Space is
now complete with a 3D Printer. Now we
need some tech volunteers. Send us an
email!
SPECIAL
EVENTS:
LA DONNA DELLA MIA VITA – le Vie
delle Foto – April 1- 30, 2017
A Trieste / Philadelphia collaborative exhibit by High School
Students. For the third consecutive
year, we are participating in the citywide Photographic Exhibit. The Exhibit is open to the Public during the
month of April during our office hours.
More news at this LINK. Many thanks to Erin Russo, Erin McKinney,
Shenai Hicks and Donna Russo for making this happen! Made possible thanks to
the support of the U.S. Embassy to Italy.
LOOKING AHEAD TO GLOW –24 hour Sleepover
for Middle and High School Girls
May 6-7, 3pm-3pm. The
second year of G.L.O.W – Girls Leading Our World. 24 hours of girl power, mentoring, learning,
fun. Lead by a team of Super Women. Registration
DEADLINE: April 21, 2017 at 7
p.m. Limited number of
participants. Register Early! More news HERE.
Wow! A fun event to be repeated next year! Congratulations to all our participants. 11 different Chilis by chefs of all ages, and
a panel of expert Judges. Kudos to the 1st
Place Winner: El Diablo by Andie, 2nd
Place: It’s really Chili by Julie and 3rd
Place: Mamma Mia by John and Marianna.
Photos of the event at this LINK. Now you have an entire year to
perfect your new recipe for the 2018 edition.
The film
series continues. Great American films in Original Version. 2016/17
Members Only. Become a member during Office Hours.
April 20, 2017 THE JUNGLE
BOOK. Dir. Jon Favreau. Starring:
Neel Sethi, Bill Murray, Ben Kingsley. Adventure. (2016, 1 h 46 min.)
REGULAR EVENTS
- FREE and OPEN to the PUBLIC
ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS and FAMILIES – FREE and OPEN to the PUBLIC
- Family Film Festival –
07/04, 5 pm – PINOCCHIO, Disney 1940 (88 min.)
- Nati per Leggere – 20/04,
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 (no meeting April 15th)
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 machine, Learn how to Knit. Hang Out.
- Survival Italian for
Adults – Every Thursday at 10 am
- 04/04, 10 am - Tuesday
Coffee Break
- 11/04, 10 am - Short
Story Club – A
Curtain of Green by Eudora
Welty
·
27/04, 8 pm - Women’s Book Club – Discussing A Thread of Grace by Mary Doria
Russell. Send an email to aia.fvg@gmail.com to participate.
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.