Newsletter - January 2020


JANUARY 2020 NEWSLETTER

JANUARY – HAPPY NEW YEAR!  MEDIA LITERACY, CAN YOU EVER FORGIVE ME? WINTER CLASSES.  Online Registration for Winter Session Classes is OPEN.  Did you renew your membership?  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 OPEN on January 7th.
Winter Weather Closing Policy- We close ONLY IF the city of Trieste closes public schools for severe weather.  Stay up to date on our BLOG. 



NEWS – SPECIAL EVENTS at the AMERICAN CORNER
Ambassador Visit!  US Ambassador Eisenberg visited us on December 10th.  Between official meetings, the Ambassador met with some of our volunteers and visited our space.  View the RAI  FVG interview by Giorgio Bearz, RAI FVG journalist and son of the last Consular Agent in Trieste.

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

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.
16/01 CAN YOU EVER FORGIVE ME? Dir. Marielle Heller. Starring Melissa McCarthy, Richard E. Grant. Biography, Comedy. 106 minutes. 
True story of a celebrity biographer who was an expert spinner of "alternative facts" and "fake news" decades before both became commonplace in the digital age.

AIA FVG ENGLISH COURSES

2019/20 COURSES
WINTER ONLINE Registration is OPEN. Winter classes begin on January 7th.

SPECIAL AMERICAN CORNER THEMATIC EVENTS
MEDIA LITERACY is our Theme.  Learn more about Media Literacy and Improve your English with this FREE 5 week
MOOC about MEDIA LITERACY for English Language Learners, organized by American English and supported by the US Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.
Special Events:
14/01, 10 am – Film CITIZEN KANE (1941) 2 hours. Drama. Orson Welles – Writer, Director, Star.
Considered one of the GREATEST FILMS EVER MADE.  Nominated for 9 Academy Awards, but received only 1 due to heavy lobbying against the film. Among the first 25 films inserted in the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress.
Loosely based on the life of William Randolph Hearst. Following the death of publishing tycoon Charles Foster Kane, reporters scramble to uncover the meaning of his final utterance; 'Rosebud'

28/01, 11 am - Short Story Club Yellow Journalism – Hearst & Pulitzer Sparked the Spanish American War from National Geographic.  “Fake News” is nothing new.

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! 
23/01, 10:30 am - NATI per LEGGERE –Bilingual Reading English/Italian for ages 0-36 mo.

31/01, 5:00 pm – FAMILY FILM –SMALLFOOT (2004) 90 min. Animation. Yeti is convinced that “humans” exist.



REGULAR ACTIVITIES FOR ADULTS – FREE and OPEN to the PUBLIC
Monday & Friday mornings, 10-12 – Refugee Ladies’ Sewing Workshop with ICS.  Do you sew? Want to learn or teach?  We’re starting on our Spring Project.  Join us!
21/01, 10 am – Tuesday Coffee Break – A cup of coffee and great conversation in English.
23/01, 7 pm - Women’s Book ClubWhere the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens.  Send an email to participate. 
28/01, 11 am - Short Story Club See Above in Media Literacy

24/01 – First Meeting of 2020.  Details coming soon! 
English Teachers, remember to renew your 2020 TESOL membership with your Carta Docente.  Get MIUR Credit and Free Professional Development.
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 join us or be added to the TESOL Local Group Mailing List? Send an email to tesolitalytrieste@gmail.com   

REFUGEE BEAR PROJECT – Integration through Entrepreneurship
Check out our Refugee Bear Migration Map.  Many bears got new homes over the holidays. 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. 

NEWS FOR AMERICAN CITIZENS
2020 is a GENERAL ELECTION YEAR.  Request your
Absentee Ballots now with your Federal Post Card Application, so you will be set for the entire year.  Let your voice be heard in the Presidential Primaries and General Election.  If you’re an American Citizen, you can register to vote… even if you have never resided in the United States.  VOTING REGISTRATION INFO HERE.

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. 

Let’s Have a Great Year Together!