Newsletter November 2022

 

NOVEMBER: Folks Giving Concert (Thanksgiving) and American Folk Music Photo Exhibit, Fall Break, Cross Sitich Club and of course Ukulele Club.   We will be  CLOSED for FALL Break: from October 31 until November 5th.  FOLKS GIVING - THANKSGIVING    Thanksgiving is always our favorite holiday, but this year we're celebrating in a different way.    Join us for FOLKS GIVING at Sala Luttazzi.  Folk Music crosses borders, tells stories and maintains traditions. FREE CONCERT with a Reservation. EKA her bandura and the EKA Project Band perform American Folk, International Contemporary and Pop Music, as well as Ukrainian Folk with a modern sound.  Folk from the American Song Book:  Pete Seeger to traditional Ukrainian songs.   Fashion Folk!  Wear something to the concert that you love and connects you to your roots or that just makes you happy! Bandura Workshop - History and Sounds - It/Eng and Ukr - register to participate. Event made possible thanks to the US Embassy to Italy, US Department of State, City of Trieste, Una Luce Sempre Accesa. CLICK here to LEARN MORE about the FOLKS GIVING EVENT   WELCOME NEW MEMBERS!    We're happy that you're with us!  Your Membership Card 2022/23 gives you FREE Entry to the American Film Series plus TriesteCinema special prices for other films. You forgot to pick up your card to go to the Film Series?   No problem.  We can check our Membership List.  Pick up your card at the Association at your convenience. Not a member yet? Come to the office to pay in cash or pay ONLINE 24/7.     ENGLISH CLASSES Enjoy the Fall break from October 31- November 5th.  No classes.      AMERICAN FILM SERIES 2022/23 9 Great American Films at Cinema Super. SECOND FILM in our 42nd SEASON. Thursday, November 17th Shows at 10:00, 16:30,19:30  THE EYES OF TAMMY FAYE - Biography  at Cinema Super, via Paduina 4 (near Viale) - Trieste  Next Film: December 1st -ENCANTO. (Sorry, members only. No children)     American Corner Trieste   Free Events are posted on Facebook Pages, Instagram and our Blog.   The American Corner Library is open!  Monday - Saturday 9-12 and Monday-Friday 17-19.  Please RETURN any items that you still have. Look at the American Corner Library Catalog. November Theme: American Folk Music . The American Songbook.  Folk Music is America's musical expression.  In the sixties it gave gave voice to a new generation longing for equality and justice. (Seeger, Dylan, Baez). Come in and visit our Smithsonian Institute Portrait Gallery of American Folk Singers.   Want to Volunteer? We are a volunteer, non-profit organization with current openings in the Teen Maker Space, Craft Workshop, and for University Students for Internship Credits.  Fill in this FORM.   eLibraryUSA – Temporary Remote Access – Get your personal temporary access code.  Read American newspapers, magazines. Watch documentaries,  Available remotely only during the Covid-19 period . 🎸TRIESTE UKULELE CLUB - First time registration. Meeting on November  5, 19, 26.    Open to all ages and all levels.  FREE.  Bring your Ukulele or borrow one for the meeting. Don't play yet? Beginners Welcome! Sing along in English. Check out our YouTube Playlist. Extra practice this month to play If I Had a Hammer at Folks Giving! #UnitedWithUkraine  Cross Stitch - Vyshyvanka Club - Meeting on Fridays at 10 am. (No meeting on 5/11) Learn / Teach Cross Stitching.  Materials Supplied.  FREE.  Revive this art and create something beautiful in the company of wonderful women.   We continue to assist displaced persons of all nationalities in the area, thanks to the support of the US Embassy to Italy, through English Courses, Maker Space Crafting Workshops. Collection - Cell phones, laptops, tablets (used but in working order) are needed.  To find other ways to help locally now, go to this LINK.  TEEN MAKER SPACE for Middle School and High School Students. FREE.John is our adult mentor.  Fridays from 16-18. (No meeting November 4th) BOOK CLUBS - Reading and Discussing US Authors in English 24/11, 6 pm - WOMEN'S BOOK CLUB  -  I Will Die in a Foreign Land by Kalani Pickhart NEW! 20/30 SOMETHING CO-ED BOOK CLUB is getting started. Contact us if you're interested. AMERICAN CORNER EVENT SCHEDULE 05/11, 10 am - Ukulele Club  11/11, 10 am - Cross Stitch - Vyshyvanka Club 11/11, 4 pm - Teen Maker Space 25/11, 6 pm- TESOL - Educating in Emergencies for Teachers  18/11, 10 am - Cross Stitch - Vyshyvanka Club 18/11, 4 pm - Teen Maker Space 19/11, 10 am - Ukulele Club  24/11, 6 pm - Women's Book Club  25/11, 10 am - Cross Stitch - Vyshyvanka Club 25/11, 4 pm - Teen Maker Space 25/11, 6 pm - TESOL - Educating in Emergencies 26/11, 10 am - Ukulele Club  26/11, 10 am & 11 am - Bandura Seminar  26/11, 5 pm - Folks Giving Concert - Ukrainian / American Folk Music STAFF PICKS Listening to:  Classic Folk Music from Smithsonian Folkways Recordings Cooking: Turkey and all the fixings Writing: A novel during National Novel Writing Month - Nov. 1-30 - Done! Best seller!   TESOL Trieste Local Group TESOL Trieste is back with In Person Activities for English Teachers.   Join us and get reconnected, plus get MIUR Credit.   25/11, 6 pm - Education in Emergencies Workshop with Meagan Abrahamsson - English Language Specialist - American Spaces Ukraine Teachers participate in the TESOL Italy Virtual Convention 18&19/11.  Check out resources on American English at State for Educators and on Facebook – American English for Educators.   IMPROVE your American ENGLISH Take a FREE Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) that will enhance your English language skills and specialized content knowledge!  The courses are self-paced. Each course takes 10-15 hours to complete.   STUDY in the US Look at options in the US.  The Fulbright Italy Office offers many opportunities for graduate students.   The EducationUSA website is a valuable source for planning your studies in the US.     Our library has NEW Editions of Educational Advising Books; Sports Scholarships, 4 Year Colleges, Colleges for Special Needs, SAT, MCAT, LSAT Were you a Fulbrighter or a USA Govt. Exchange Alumni?  We would LOVE to meet you!  Are you available to share your experiences with us?  Contact us.   US CITIZENS Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP) is a free service provided to U.S. citizens who are traveling to, or living in, a foreign country so that the Department of State can better assist in an emergency and give Americans abroad information from the nearest U.S. embassy or consulate.   Vote from Abroad. Election Day is November 8th. We are no longer accepting ballots for the Diplomatic Pouch.  Send your ballot ASAP directly to the US and apply postage.  DHL is also offering discounts.  You can also vote with a Write-In Ballot.     US Passport Renewal.  Be travel ready! Check your expiration date. Credit Card payment is now accepted!    Federal Benefits Unit. Contact the office in Rome via email for assistance.   US and International Special Days November: Native American Heritage Month  November 6: International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict  November 9: World Freedom Day November 11: U.S. Veterans Day November 14-20: Global Entrepreneurship Week November 14-18: International Education Week November 16: International Day for Tolerance  November 19: Women's Entrepreneurship Day November 20: World Children's Day  November 24: Thanksgiving Day  November 25 - December 10: 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence   Happy Thanksgiving!  See you at the Folks Giving Concert!

Halloween Week 2022

 🎃Halloween Week in Class - October 24-29, 2022

Ask your teachers for details.  Come in costume if you want!

Remember:   We will be CLOSED from 31/10 until 5/11.  No lessons all week long Monday to Saturday.

Folks Giving Concert - Folk and International Music with EKA Project - English

 Versioni in     In Italiano   In English     українською мовою

FREE ENTRY with a RESERVATION 

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Eka and her band, “EKA Project”
Saturday, November 26, 2022 at 17:00 (5 p.m.)
Sala Luttazzi - Magazzino 26 - Porto Vecchio - Trieste - IT

EKA Project, performs traditional Ukrainian and American folk music, but their eclectic repertoire also includes famous international songs from American Folk Revival and Pop Music.

The "EKA Project ” mission is to unite people, lift their spirits, give joy, bring hope.

Special guests: the Trieste Ukulele Club.

Fashion Folk!  Wear something to the concert that you love and connects you to your roots or that just makes you happy!

Kateryna Tsar'kova, in art EKA, is a Ukrainian bandurist and singer/songwriter born in Zaporizhzhya. She has lived in Florence for 15 years, where she teaches voice, piano, and plays the bandura, a typical Ukrainian musical instrument with 64 strings. Winner of the Napoli Culture Classic 2021 Festival, she participated in the “The Voice 2016” and collaborated with many Italian artists such as Zucchero and Andrea Bocelli.

The musicians in the band are internationally renowned artists: Simone Dellisanti, bassist, shared the stage with famous names including Paul Gilbert, Billy Sheehan, Dennis Chamber. Alessio Lottero, guitarist, is the founder of a film soundtrack laboratory for cinema and for Netflix. Itaiata de Sa, percussionist, plays with Negrita, Roy Paci, Aretuska, Olodum and has collaborated with Ricky Martin, Michael Jackson, Piero Pelù.

This event was made possible thanks to the support of the United States Mission to Italy and the Comune di Trieste, Sala Luttazzi - Magazzino 26 - Una Luce Sempre Accesa, Associazione Italo Americana FVG / American Corner Trieste.

Related Events with ONLINE RESERVATION

MAKE YOUR RESERVATION for the BANDURA SEMINAR HERE

26/11 - 10:00 - Bandura Seminar - History and Sounds in Italian / English - at the Associazione Italo Americana FVG / American Corner Trieste with Kateryna Tsar'kova

26/11 - 11:00 - Bandura Seminar - History and Sounds in Ukrainian - at the Associazione Italo Americana FVG / American Corner Trieste Kateryna Tsar'kova

Kateryna Tsar’kova in arte EKA bandurista

Simone Dellisanti - Bass

Alessio Lottero - Guitar

Itaiata de Sá - Percussion

EKA PROJECT - YouTube Channel

EKA Project - Moja Ucraina

EKA and Andrea Boccelli - Halleluja - by Leonard Cohen

EKA Project: Medley, Ain't No Sunshine When She's Gone

During the month of November, visit the Photographic Exhibit "Folks Giving" American Folk Music at the American Corner Trieste.
Portraits of famous American folk musicians (Seeger, Baez, Dylan etc.).  Courtesy of the National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution.

In Addition:

25/11 at 10 am - Cross Stitch / Vyshyvanka Club

25/11/2022, at 18 (6 pm)-  TESOL Workshop (Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages) FREE for teachers with registration Online. 

Educating in Emergencies with Meagan Abrahamsson -  English Language Specialist - American Spaces Ukraine.