DECEMBER 2019 NEWSLETTER
DECEMBER = HOLIDAY SOLIDARITY
MARKET, GREEN
BOOK , Volunteer Day, Registration
for Winter Session, VACATION! and lots more! Did you forget renew your membership? No problem!
Come on down during our office hours.
View the Newsletter
on the Blog in Text and in Calendar
Format. Forward the newsletter to a friend!
OFFICE:
OFFICE and LIBRARY HOURS
Mornings from 9-12: Tuesday and Thursday. Saturdays
Afternoons 4-7: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
We will be
CLOSED from December 20th – January 6th. No Classes, No Admin., No Library
NEWS – SPECIAL EVENTS at the
AMERICAN CORNER
2/12, 5 pm
– HIV
Prevention & Awareness with Deondre Moore,
Ambassador for the Elizabeth
Taylor AIDS Foundation in collaboration with the Consulate General Milan,
Arcigay Arcobaleno Trieste Gorizia. In
Sala Veruda – Trieste.
13/12, 10
am – 7 pm - Holiday
Solidarity Market – In collaboration with the Women from ICS and
Refugee Bears. Handmade objects, food, used
books, poetry reading. Come on
down! All. Day. Long.
International
Volunteer Day – Volunteers, we salute and thank you! Volunteer for
an Inclusive Future.
US
Italy Ties Video Contest Winners! Claudia Lopes, Sofia Lippi and Federica Flego
from the American Corner Trieste submitted a winning 30 second video entry in
this contest organized by the US Embassy to Italy and won a trip to the Rome
for a one day full-immersion in US Diplomacy. Here’s their VIDEO.
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 2019/20 MEMBER.
Our 2019/20 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, 2020. Questions? aia.fvg@gmail.com
FOR MEMBERS ONLY – Not a member yet? What great
reasons to join!
39th AMERICAN
FILM SERIES
at Teatro dei Fabbri – Via dei Fabbri
-Shows at 1:30, 4, 6:30, 9 pm
You can
renew your Membership Cards at any time of the year. 9
great films including: Admission to
Films for Members Only. No single
tickets sold.
05/12 –GREEN BOOK. Starring: Viggo Mortensen, Mahershala Ali. Biography, Comedy, Drama. 130
minutes. Winner of 3 Academy Awards.
THANKSGIVING
POTLUCK DINNER – Great food, music, people. View the PHOTOS of the event. Hope to see you
there next year!
AIA FVG ENGLISH COURSES
2019/20 COURSES
FALL Classes end the week of Dec. 9-14.
If you wish to continue, please confirm at the Front Desk.
WINTER ONLINE Registration opens on December 16th, based
on availability. Winter classes begin on January 7th.
REGULAR AMERICAN CORNER EVENTS
TEEN MAKER
SPACE – every Friday from 4:30 – 7 pm – Free for Tweens and
Teens. Adult Mentor. Check out the
transformation of the space! Great job
Joshua and Kids!
REGULAR ACTIVITIES FOR ADULTS – FREE and OPEN to the
PUBLIC
Monday
& Friday mornings, 10-12 – Ladies’ Sewing Workshop with ICS.
12/12, 7 pm -
Women’s Book Club – The regular participants are
going out to dinner. No book this month.
10/12, 10 am – Tuesday Coffee Break – A cup of
coffee and great conversation in English.
Congratulations
to Janine Sprague Zolle, the Tesol Trieste Coordinator, on winning TESOL Italy Sirio Award for Excellence at the National Convention.
A call for
guest speakers. Are you an English teacher
who would like to lead a seminar or workshop for the Trieste Local Group? Would you like to be added to the TESOL Local
Group Mailing List? Send an email to tesolitalytrieste@gmail
REFUGEE BEAR PROJECT – Integration through
Entrepreneurship
NEW ITEM! Bear in a Bag. Sustainable Wrapping! No need to wrap your gift and you can reuse
the bag. Just in time for the
Holidays! Refugee Bears make great
gifts! Look at our Refugee
Bear Migration Map. Tell us where your bear is and we’ll add your
location to the map! Send us a picture
and the location of your refugee bear and we’ll add it to Instagram. Follow the Refugee Bears on Instagram and Facebook . A call for fabric donations and large
buttons! Non-stretch materials
please.
VOLUNTEERS
We are a
Volunteer Run Non-Profit Association. Volunteers
run our Library, American Corner Programs and Activities. We are looking for Volunteers to Work at the Cinema, Help with Sewing and
with our Morning Activities at the Front Desk and in the Library, TESOL Speakers, Teen Maker
Space Mentors, Assistants for Nati per Leggere.
Send us an email and 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. 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 and Case Workers thanks to a
U.S. Department of State Grant and the US Diplomatic Mission to Italy. The American Corner promotes the Refugee Bear
Integration through Entrepreneurship Project, encouraging professional
refugee tailors to use their skills to produce the beautifully unique teddy
bears, using recycled materials.
Happy Holidays!
See you in 2020!
