Closed for Fall Break

We are CLOSED for FALL BREAK 
Siamo chiusi per le vacanze autunnali

Monday, October 28th - Sunday, November 3rd
da lunedì 28/10 a domenica 3/11

See you on Monday, November 4th!  
Ci vedremo lunedì 4/11!

For info:  aia.fvg@gmail.com

The Week Ahead: Oct. 21-25, 2019

THIS WEEK - American Film Series in Original Version.  1st Film, Academy Award Winning  BlacKkKlansman.   - Get your Membership 2019/20 Card!  Already a Member? Fantastic! Italian American Heritage Month continues.  We also have the 1st Parenting Conference, Nati per Leggere, Short Story Club and More!   .   

Mon, Oct. 21-26 - Halloween Week in Class
All. Week. Long!  Come in costume if you wish!

Tues, Oct. 22
10 am - Short Story Club -We will discuss Italian American Internment in the US during World War II.  Article Smithsonian Magazine and an excerpt from Suspect Love, novel by Lawrence DiStasi.  

10 am - Refugee Bear Workshop - Free
10 am - Mom & Baby Playdate - Free

Thurs. Oct. 24

American Film Series in Original Version.  1st Film BlacKkKlansman.
At Teatro dei Fabbri. Shows at 13:30, 16, 18:30, 21  Members Only.  Not a member?  Become one!


10 am - Refugee Bear Workshop - Free
10:30 am - Nati per Leggere - Bilingual Reading 0-36 mo. - Free
6 pm - Parenting Conference - The Importance of Playing Games with Family and Peers. Free. Speaker Dr. Paola Grassi 

Fri. Oct. 25
4:30 pm - Teen Maker Space - FREE


NEXT WEEK:  

REMEMBER:  
Closed for Fall Break:  Oct. 28-Nov. 3rd.
No Classes.  No Library.  No Admin.

US Absentee Ballot Collection - Mon. Oct. 21st

American citizens. US Election Day is Tuesday, November 5th. Most states have local elections this year. 

The American Corner Trieste will send US ABSENTEE BALLOTS in the proper mailing envelopes in a bulk delivery envelope via Mailboxes to the Consolato USA a Milano. American citizens will not need to apply postage on their envelopes, but must use the Envelope Templates supplied to them by their local Voter's Bureau.
The Consulate will then send the ballots directly to the US via diplomatic pouch.

DEADLINE to BRING BALLOTS to the American Corner Trieste - Piazza Sant'Antonio Nuovo, 6 - Trieste: MONDAY, OCTOBER 21st at 7 pm. 

The envelope will be sent to the US Consulate General Milan on Tuesday morning , Oct. 22nd.

If you miss the deadline, you can send your own Ballot by Mail by affixing postage.  

More info on absentee voting at:  www.fvap.gov

American Film Series 2019 /2020

Membership Cards Available!  
Shows at:  13:30, 16:00, 18:30, 21:00

Membership Year:  Sept. 1st-August 31st 
€25 - Ridotto - Students + 16 yrs, Teachers, +65 years
€35 - Intero - Regular Membership

24 OCTOBER 2019: BlacKkKlansman. Dir. Spike Lee. Starring John David Washington, Adam Driver. Biography, Drama. 135 minutes.

21 NOVEMBER 2019: Old Man & the Gun. Dir. David Lowery. Starring Robert Redford, Sissy Spacek. Biography, Comedy. 93 minutes.

5 DECEMBER 2019: Green Book. Dir. Peter Farrelly. Starring Viggo Mortensen, Mahershala Ali. Biography, Comedy, Drama. 130 minutes.

16 JANUARY 2020: Can You Ever Forgive Me? Dir. Marielle Heller. Starring Melissa McCarthy, Richard E. Grant. Biography, Comedy. 106 minutes.

6 FEBRUARY 2020: Booksmart. Dir. Olivia Wilde. Starring Kaitlyn Dever, Beanie Feldstein. Comedy. 102 minutes.

27 FEBRUARY 2020 TO BE RESCHEDULED for Coronavirus Emergency:
If Beale Street Could Talk. Dir. Barry Jenkins. Starring Stephan James, Regina King. Drama. 119 minutes.

26 MARCH 2020 TO BE RESCHEDULED for Coronavirus Emergency: 
Boy Erased. Dir. Joel Edgerton. Starring Lucas Hedges, Nicole Kidman, Russell Crowe. Biography, Drama. 115 minutes.

16 APRIL 2020: TO BE RESCHEDULED for Coronavirus Emergency
The Biggest Little Farm. Dir. John Chester. Starring John Chester, Molly Chester. Documentary. 91 minutes.

7 MAY 2020: TO BE RESCHEDULED for Coonavirus Emergency
 Toy Story 4. Dir. Josh Cooley. Starring Tom Hanks, Tim Allen. Animation. 100 minutes.

2019/20 Membership cards can be purchased at AIA FVG – Piazza Sant’Antonio Nuovo, 6 – Trieste.  Monday to Friday 16-19, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday 9-12.  Membership Fees: €35 – Intero for Adults, €25 - Ridotto for students over age 16, teachers and seniors +65.  Membership validity:  September 1, 2019 – August 31, 2020. 

In addition to admission to the nine movies in the series, members can borrow books, dvds and magazines from the American Corner Library, participate in Members Only Events and register for classes.  

Climate Change Lecture - Oct. 16, 2019, 6 pm

16/10/19 at 6 pm - 
Lecture - Climate Change - Prof. Maurizio Fermeglia will be the guest speaker. 
In English. Free and Open to the Public.
at American Corner Trieste /Associazione Italo Americana FVG.

The Week Ahead: Oct. 14-18, 2019

Italian American Heritage Month continues.  Join us to view a FREE documentary or event.  Remember to RENEW your Membership 2019/20.   American Film Series in Original Version.  1st Film, Academy Award Winning  BlacKkKlansman - Oct. 24th.

Mon, Oct. 14 - At U. of TS - Via Lazazaretto Vecchio 8
5 pm - Conference - “Perspectives on the Conditions of Women’s Lives in Nineteenth Century America" Prof. Martha Saxon, Amherst College. Università degli Studi Trieste , Via Lazzaretto Vecchio 8, Room 6. Free and Open to the Public..

Tues, Oct. 15
10 am - Tuesday Morning Coffee Break in English
10 am - Refugee Bear Workshop - Free
10 am - Mom & Baby Playdate - Free

Thurs. Oct. 17
10 am - 12 - Documentary The Italian Americans . PBS Series.  Each episode 54 min. In English - FREE
3. Loyal Americans
4. The American Dream

10 am - Refugee Bear Workshop - Free
10 am - Mom & Baby Playdate -Free
7 pm - Women's Book Club - The Party by Elizabeth Day.

Fri. Oct. 18
4:30 pm - Teen Maker Space - FREE
5 pm - Family Film - Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs - (2009) 90 min. FREE - In English with English subtitles


NEXT WEEK:  

Halloween Week in Class - Oct. 21-26

REMEMBER:  
Closed for Fall Break:  Oct. 28-Nov. 3rd

Lecture at U. of Trieste - Oct. 14, 2019 - 5 pm

Perspectives on the Conditions of Women’s Lives in Nineteenth Century America
  
Speaker:  Prof. Martha Saxon, Amherst College

Monday, 14 October 2019, 5:00pm
Università degli Studi Trieste
Via Lazzaretto Vecchio 8, Room 6

Free and Open to the Public

The Week Ahead: Oct. 7-11, 2019

Italian American Heritage Month continues.  Join us to view a FREE documentary or event.  Remember to RENEW your Membership 2019/20.   American Film Series in Original Version.  1st Film, Academy Award Winning  BlacKkKlansman - Oct. 24th.

Tues, Oct. 8
10 am - Refugee Bear Workshop - Free
10 am - Mom & Baby Playdate - Free

Thurs. Oct. 10
Documentary The Italian Americans . PBS Series.  Each episode 54 min. In English - FREE
10/10 - 10 am - 1. La Famiglia
10/10 - 11 am - 2. Becoming Americans
10 am - Refugee Bear Workshop
10 am - Mom & Baby Playdate

The Italian Americans - Continued  
Next Thursday
17/10 - 10 am - 3. Loyal Americans
17/10 - 11 am - 4. The American Dream

Fri. Oct. 11
4:30 pm - Teen Maker Space - FREE

Coming soon:

Halloween Week in Class - Oct. 21-26

Closing for Fall Break:  Oct. 28-Nov. 3rd

Our thoughts and prayers are with the families and colleagues of the 2 policemen killed in Trieste yesterday.
I nostri pensieri e preghiere sono con le famiglie e i colleghi dei 2 agenti della Polizia tragicamente uccisi ieri.