NOVEMBER 2018
NEWSLETTER
NOVEMBER = Indian Time, Thanksgiving,
Coding, Conferences. All the colors of Fall! Come and learn about
Native Americans and celebrate Thanksgiving with us! This month there are several evening
events. View the Newsletter
on the Blog in Text and in Calendar
Format. Forward the newsletter to a friend!
OFFICE:
ADMINISTRATION HOURS
Tuesday and
Thursday mornings: 9-12 and Wednesday
afternoons: 5-7 pm
Pick up your IBAN Receipts, Membership Cards, Make Cash
Payments, during our
Administration Hours, listed above.
LIBRARY and AMERICAN CORNER HOURS:
Tuesday,
Thursday, Saturday mornings 9-12 and Monday to Friday afternoons from 4-7 pm.
We are an
association. In order to participate in
members only events, attend the American Film Series, take a course, check out
library materials, you MUST be a 2018/19 MEMBER.
Our 2018/19
Membership Year began on September 1st.
Here is the Membership
Form. If you have been a
member in recent years, we can quickly upload your data in the office. Membership prices remain unchanged.
Euro 25 – Ridotto for Students 16 and over, Teachers and 65 and
over. Euro 35 – Intero. Membership
is valid until August 31, 2019. Questions? aiafrontdesk@gmail.com
Members Only. Another great reason to become a
member! Our favorite holiday! Turkey,
music, fun. Prepaid Reservations
required. Limit: 70 people. Everybody
brings a Thanksgiving Dish or Beverage to Share. Details at this LINK. Reserve early. This event is ALWAYS SOLD OUT. You can
reserve in person at the Front Desk starting on November 6th during
our Office Hours.
38th
AMERICAN FILM SERIES at Teatro dei
Fabbri
The film series begins on Thursday, October 25th with shows at 1:30,
4, 6:30 and 9 pm.
Great American films in Original Version on the Big
Screen (not on your PC or TV!) You must
be a Member to attend the films.
22/11- IDEAL HOME
Dir. Andrew Fleming. Starring Steve Coogan, Paul Rudd. Comedy. 91 min.
AIA FVG ENGLISH COURSES
The Winter Session begins on January 7th. If there is availability in the Winter
Session, you are welcome to join a put your name on a waiting list for a class
starting in January.
INDIVIDUAL LESSONS are possible all year long. Yes,
you can! Schedule an appointment to discuss your needs.
American Corner EVENTS - FREE and OPEN to the PUBLIC
NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH
-INDIAN TIME
exhibits, documentaries, speakers, performances. Here is the LINK
to the Full Indian Time Program.
REGULAR ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS and FAMILIES – FREE and
OPEN to the PUBLIC
· every Tuesday and Thursday, 10 am - Mom & Baby
Playgroup
· 22/11, 10:30 am – NATI per
LEGGERE –Bilingual Reading English/Italian for ages 0-36 mo.
ACTIVITIES FOR ADULTS – FREE and OPEN to the PUBLIC
· Every Tuesday morning and evening in November –
Special Events for Indian Time.
· 7/11, 6 pm – Conference – US
Midterm Elections 2018 – A Referendum on the Trump Presidency. In Italian
at SSLMIT, via Filzi, with Leonardo Buonomo, Elisabetta Vezzosi, Ilaria Zamburlini.
· 15/11, 8 pm - Women’s Book Club -Reading
around the World. The
Gathering by Anne
Enright. Send an email to aia.fvg@gmail.com to participate.
· 23/11, 5 pm – Conference – Oral
Traditions in Native American Literature and the role of Pulitzer Prize Winner N. Scott Momaday –
Speaker: Prof. Leonardo Buonomo.
· Tuesday Coffee Break –
back in December. Come to the Indian
Time program!
· Short Story Club –
Back in December. Come to the Book
Presentation, Native American Literature Talk or the other Indian Time programs!
TESOL
TRIESTE LOCAL GROUP the first TESOL Workshop of the school year. Teachers of English to
Speakers of Other Languages Workshop. If you’re not on the TESOL Italy Trieste
Mailing list, send an email to tesolitalytriestemail@gmail.com for
details. Teachers, bring your teacher
friends and colleagues. You receive MIUR
Credit, enrich your C.V. and free get professional development! Two AIA FVG
teachers were selected to make presentations at the November Annual National
TESOL Italy Convention in Rome!
30/11, 6 pm – TESOL Workshop
CODING
11/11 - CODING
KIDS –
Free Coding Box workshops for children age 4-7 – Online Registration Required.
12 &
13/11 - CODING
GIRLS - Coding
Training and Hackathon for Trieste High Schools A tremendous opportunity for
local high schools and their female students in collaboration with the US
Embassy to Italy, Mondo Digitale, University of Trieste.
TEDDY BEAR
PROJECT – Integration through Entrepreneurship
A unique Teddy Bear would be a wonderful Christmas
present! Watch the RAI FVG feature about the
project. 40 bears were sent to the US
Embassy Rome for the Christmas market. More
bears are coming! Take yours home
today. Follow the teddy bears on Instagram and send us a
picture and the location of your teddy bear.
Join the tailors and the volunteers every Tuesday morning to stuff, cut,
sew. Do you have a working heavy duty
sewing machine to donate? Please contact
us.
HALLOWEEN is
OVER and we had a fun time.
Did you catch this RAI FVG feature with us and how
to make a Jack-o-Lantern? Do you
know the star of the clip?
VOLUNTEERS
We are a
Volunteer Run Non-Profit Association.
We’re looking
for: A
Knitter to head the Knit Wits group, American Film Series Volunteers, Expert
sewers for Tuesday Maker Space – Teddy Bear Project, A donated Heavy Duty
Sewing Machine.
Volunteers run our Library, American Corner Programs and
Activities. We are looking for
Volunteers to Mentor and Manage the Teen
Maker Club, Assist with the Nati per
Leggere program, Work at the Cinema,
Help with our Morning Activities at
the Front Desk and in the Library. Send us an email. We’ll find a role for you. University of Trieste students in Humanities, P.R. and other majors can earn 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 also learn valuable life and people skills. High
School Students can also do Alternanza
Scuola Lavoro. Contact us! aia.fvg@gmail.com
AMERICAN
CORNER TRIESTE – Since 2007, we have been part of the American
Spaces Network. 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. Specific sections of the library are
dedicated to Educational Advising, Children’s Corner Library and Women’s
Space. Consult our on
line catalog of Books and DVDs. The American Corner also
offers Life Skills in English Courses
for Refugees thanks to a U.S. Department of State Grant and the US
Diplomatic Mission to Italy.
The American
Corner promotes the Teddy Bear
Integration through Entrepreneurship Project, encouraging
professional refugee tailors to use their skills to produce the beautiful
unique teddy bears, using recycled materials.
Select your bear and take it home with a donation.