MARCH 2020 NEWSLETTER
MARCH – WOMEN’S
HISTORY MONTH, CONFIRMATION
for SPRING SESSION-SOFTBALL/BASEBALL
Hope
to see you all back on March 8th after our prolonged Carnival
Vacation. Looking for a book or DVD? Consult our
ONLINE
LIBRARY CATALOG View the Newsletter on the Blog in Text
Format 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
Following
the Coronavirus regulations, we hope to return on MONDAY, MARCH 9th
WINTER WEATHER CLOSING POLICY- We close ONLY IF
the city of Trieste closes public schools. Stay up to date on our BLOG.
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.
26/03: BOY ERASED. Dir. Joel Edgerton. Starring Lucas Hedges,
Nicole Kidman, Russell Crowe. Biography, Drama. 115 minutes.
AIA FVG ENGLISH COURSES
NOTICE TO
PARENTS - PreK,
Elementary 123, 345, Native Speakers – YOU MUST COME UPSTAIRS TO PICK UP
YOUR CHILDREN. For safety reasons,
children cannot leave the premises by themselves.
CURRENT STUDENTS, please CONFIRM your PARTICIPATION in the SPRING SESSION by MARCH 9th VIA THIS LINK or at the FRONT DESK during our office hours.
SPRING REGISTRATION for NEW STUDENTS, based on availability, WILL OPEN on
MARCH 12th. Spring classes begin
on MARCH 24th.
SPECIAL AMERICAN CORNER THEMATIC EVENTS
WOMEN’S
HISTORY MONTH is our Theme. 2020 is the 100th
Anniversary of Women’s Voting Rights.
Special
Events:
10/03 - 10
am - Film: Iron Jawed Angels: Votes for Women (2004) 123
min. Starring: Hilary Swank, Margo
Martindale, Anjelica Huston. Defiant
young activists in 1917 take the women's suffrage movement by storm, putting
their lives at risk to help American women win the right to vote.
17/03 - 10
am - Documentary: I Am a Girl - Stories of Girls
Around the World (2014) 88 min. Six girls around the world, coming of age, ready to become something
extraordinary.
27/03, 5:00
pm – FAMILY FILM – Little Women (1994) 115
min. Starring: Susan Sarandon, Winona Ryder,
Kirsten Dunst. Based on the novel by Louisa May Alcott.
31/03, 10 am
– Short Story Club – Declaration
of Sentiments and Resolutions (Women’s Rights) 1848 by Elizabeth
Cady Stanton
SPRING
SPORTS
26/ 03/ 5:30
pm – PRESENTATION:
Past, Present and Future of BASEBALL / SOFTBALL in Trieste. (In Italian) - Learn about the
activities of Jr. Alpina. and the history of baseball
in Trieste. Now’s the time! Spring training is just around the
corner. Baseball and Softball for Kids and
Adults, Boys and Girls.
REGULAR AMERICAN CORNER EVENTS
27/03, 5:00 pm – FAMILY FILM – LITTLE WOMEN (1994) 115
min. Starring: Susan Sarandon, Winona
Ryder, Kirsten Dunst
REGULAR ACTIVITIES FOR ADULTS – FREE and OPEN to the
PUBLIC
Fridays, 9-12
– Project 28 – Female Asylum Seeker Sewing Project with ICS. Do you sew? Want to learn or teach?
We’re working on our Spring Project.
Join us!
19/03, 7 pm -
Women’s Book Club – Jane Austen
at Home by Lucy Worsley. Send an email to
participate.
24/03, 10 am – Tuesday Coffee Break – A cup of
coffee and great conversation in English.
31/03, 10 am - Short Story Club – See Above in Women’s
History Month
06/03, 5 pm – 100th Anniversary of the Women’s Right to Vote in the
U.S. + ESL Resources and Opportunities from the U.S. Department of State Speaker: Anne Johnson – US Dept. of State
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
PROJECT 28 - Project 28 participants are female asylum seekers, in Italy with their children, spouses or relatives,
from various nations, and assisted by local mentor women. Our sewing project is by women for young
women. Join us! We’re looking for seamstresses, designers,
sponsors, health care professionals.
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.
If you’re an American Citizen, you can register to
vote… even if you have never resided in the United States 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. 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.