Trieste, November 15, 2020
Dear Members and Friends of the Associazione Italo Americana FVG / American Corner Trieste,
We find ourselves again in a trying situation. Our best wishes go to those whose health and livelihoods have been directly impacted by Covid-19. Stay home if possible and stay healthy. We are concerned about your well-being and want to avoid unnecessary movement and assembly of people. ACTIVITIES and COURSESDue to the most recent DPCM of 3/11/2020 and the 15/11/2020 Orange Zone denomination of the FVG Region, we are forced to SUSPEND our IN PERSON Classes and face to face activities.
We are ready to go ONLINE, we already held SUCCESSFUL ONLINE classes starting in March 2020 during the first lockdown.- Nov. 16-21 – No IN PERSON Lessons – We will use the week to REORGANIZE and make our LIVE ONLINE LESSONS user-friendly to give you the best online experience.
- Nov. 23-28 - LIVE ONLINE with our English Classes at ALL Levels.
We will contact you this week by phone and email and will send you the Zoom Meeting Coordinates for Zoom lessons starting on November 23rd.
If your class is already online, we will see you on Zoom this week as usual!
Because of the closure of cinemas and theaters, we are evaluating various options for our 40th Annual Edition. We will update you when we have more news.
The annual meeting will be held ONLINE on November 19, 2020 at 5 pm and 5:30 pm. All current Members have received the invitation via email. The Zoom Meeting Code for access will be sent to Intero and Ridotto Members later this week.
OTHER ONLINE EVENTSThe American Corner is offering:17/11/2020 at 10:30, LIVE Virtual Walking Tour of the Sicily-Rome American Cemetery at Nettuno, near Anzio, Italy. Our guide will visit the site with us and explain the history and significance of this American World War II Cemetery with over 7,900 graves. In English
18/11/2020, 5:30 pm- Video Chat with Italian Students about their Undergraduate Studies in the US with EducationUSA – Fulbright Italy on their Facebook Page.
19/11, 3pm – Discussion on Louise Gluck – Nobel Prize Winner on Transatlantic Thursdays with the US Embassy to Italy Facebook Page. In Italian.
19/11/2020, 7pm – Women’s Book Club – We’re discussing Plainsong by Kent Haruf on Zoom. Send an email if you are interested in joining the conversation in English.
24/11/2020, 11am - Virtual Short Story Club, Thanksgiving Proclamation, Lincoln on Facebook LIVE American Corner Trieste
On a more serious note, If you need assistance or just someone to talk to, send us an email with your phone number and we will get back to you.
Check the Blog, Facebook AIAFVG, Facebook AmCorner and Instagram for updates. |
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