March 2023 Newsletter

March 2023 Newsletter Associazione Italo Americana FVG / American Corner Trieste MARCH 🎨 Women in Art Exhibit and 🌸Spring English Classes. Lots of Activities:  🚀 🎵 🧲 💬⚽ Plus it's ♀️ Women's History Month.

ASSOCIAZIONE ITALO AMERICANA FVG NEWS WELCOME NEW MEMBERS!  Your Membership Card 2022/23 gives you special prices at TriesteCinema and FREE Entry to the American Film Series .  Show your card at the box office.  3 more films in the 2022/23 American Film Series.   Be a Member! In the office you can pay by Cash, POS or ONLINE 24/7. Become a member at any time during the year.  Our membership year is Sept. 1 - Aug. 31.    Payment Option with POS Monday to Friday 9-13 and Wednesday 15-17.

ENGLISH CLASSES SPRING SESSION begins on March 27th.  10 more lessons. 01/03 - Priority Registration for those already enrolled in Winter. 13/03 - Open Registration for New Members.  Questions? Pass by the office in the mornings.  Call 040 63 03 01 or write to aiatriesteinfo@gmail.com .   😎  PREVIEW - SUMMER ENGLISH ACADEMY 2023 The dates are set.  Registration will open on April 1, 2023.

AMERICAN FILM SERIES 2022/23 9 Great American Films at Cinema Super via Paduina 4 (near Viale) - Trieste  FREE for 2022/23 MEMBERS. In English with English Subtitles Thursday, March 23, 2023 Shows at 10:00, 16:30,19:30  AMSTERDAM - at Cinema Super, Next Film: April 20, 2023 -  EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE (replacing Babylon)

UKRAINIAN WOMEN'S BANDURA ENSEMBLE in Italy LIUBOV KARDASH - Artistic Director (far right in the photo) In November 2022 we celebrated Folks Giving with a Folk Music Concert featuring Liubov Kardash, Bandurist.  Liubov was inspired by the Trieste Ukulele Club to form a Bandura Ensemble of 8 Ukrainian women in Italy.  Thanks to the support of the U.S. Embassy to Italy, the group performed in Rome in front of a group of diplomats and prestigious guests at Accademia Santa Cecilia, Parco della Musica. The concert marked 1 year of resilience of the Ukrainian people.  You can view the entire concert HERE.

American Corner Trieste   Free Events are posted on Facebook Pages, Instagram and our Blog.   FREE opportunities are made possible thanks to volunteers and the support of the government of the United States of America.     The American Corner Library is open!  Here is the American Corner Library Catalog.   March Theme: American Women in Art - Often overlooked by art historians, female painters are finally getting the recognition that they deserve.     Related FREE Thematic Activities: Visit our American Women in Art Gallery at the American Corner Visit the online American Women in the Arts collection from the Smithsonian View Online the FREE Documentaries Art 21 - The Future is Female (2018) and Art 21 - Super Heroines (2017)

Other FREE Activities in March.  Click on the LINKS for more information and for MANDATORY REGISTRATION to participate     🚀🟠STEM Space Camp - Mission to Mars The Mission continues! For Middle and High School Students - in English on Saturday mornings with Janine.  🧲TEEN MAKER SPACE Making, Creating, Innovating in English with John on Friday afternoons. 📢FULL IMMERSION English for those working / volunteering with Displaced Persons with Karoline and Janine on Saturday afternoons. ⚽ALL STARS Non-competitive Soccer for Unaccompanied Minors, Ukrainian teens, Underprivileged teens.  Male/female 2005-2009.  🎸TRIESTE UKULELE CLUB - First time registration required.   Saturday mornings.  Play and sing along! Proud Mary and Blue Moon are our next songs.  Enjoy our YouTube Playlist  💬English Conversation Club  1 hour English Conversation with Melissa, American facilitator on Thursday mornings. This is NOT a Class.    💙💛Ukrainian American Corner Mondays & Wednesdays, 10-12,   Fridays 16-18  Ukrainians can get information, learn Italian, Ukrainian, English with Dmitri.  The Crafting Maker Space is always open in the mornings. 📚BOOK CLUBS - Reading and Discussing US Authors in English Women's Book Club  - The Stone Diaries by Carol Sheilds.   20/30 Something Yr Old Co-Ed Book Club - The Help by Kathryn Stockett.  👩‍🏫 TESOL - Workshop for Teachers - Teaching Unaccompanied Minors. *Free Activities are made possible thanks to the support of the U.S. Embassy to Italy and our volunteers.   Want to Volunteer? We are a volunteer, non-profit organization with openings in the Teen Maker Space, Craft Workshop, and for University Students for Internship Credits.  Fill in this FORM and we'll get back to you.   eLibraryUSA – Temporary Remote Access – Get your personal temporary access code.  Read American newspapers, magazines. Watch documentaries on Kanopy,  Available remotely.

STAFF PICKS Following:🏀 March Madness US College Basketball  Cooking: ☘St. Patrick's Day Specialties  Learning about: Women Artists from the National Museum of Women in the Arts   TESOL Trieste Local Group TESOL Trieste for English Teachers.   Join us and get reconnected, plus get MIUR Credit.    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.   Were you a Fulbrighter or a US Govt. Exchange Alumni?  We would LOVE to meet you to learn about your experience.   Contact us.   US CITIZENS Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP) is a free service for U.S. citizens traveling to, or living in, abroad so that the Department of State can assist in an emergency and supply information from the nearest U.S. embassy or consulate.   Vote from Abroad. Send your FVCA form to request your 2023 Overseas Voters Ballots. Go to www.fvap.gov   US Passport Renewal.  Be travel ready! Check your expiration date. Credit Card payment now accepted!    Federal Benefits Unit. Contact the office in Rome via email for assistance.

US and International Special Days March: Women's History Month  March 1: Zero Discrimination Day March 3: World Wildlife Day  March 8: International Women's Day  March 14: Pi Day  March 20: International Day of Happiness  March 21: International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination  March 21: International Day of Forests  March 21: World Down Syndrome Day March 22: World Water Day March 23: World Meteorological Day  March 24: World Tuberculosis Day  March 25: International Day of Remembrance for the Victims Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade