July / August 2023 Newsletter

July / August 2023 Newsletter Associazione Italo Americana FVG / American Corner Trieste July / August: July 1st  🟥⬜ 🟦 Independence Day Celebration   🌞📽Summer Films 😎Summer English Academy, Vacation!    July 25th - Social Security in Trieste ASSOCIAZIONE ITALO AMERICANA FVG NEWS WELCOME NEW MEMBERS!  Our membership year is Sept. 1 - Aug. 31.   Summer Office Hours:  Monday to Friday 9-12 and Wednesday afternoons 17-19. We will be closed from July 31 - August 19.  You can contact us via email.      INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION SATURDAY, July 1st from 6 pm - 10:30 p.m..  FREE ENTRY ⚾🍔🎸   Baseball, Burgers, Cornhole, Music by UKULOLLO - Lorenzo Vignando. Concert at 8 p.m. Bring your baseball glove and ... your ukulele!   Again this year we celebrate with Junior Alpina at the Soldiers Field in Opicina.   ⭐🟥⬜ 🟦A Stars and Stripes evening.  Bring your friends and family.  Join us for a fun evening. Jam with the Trieste Ukulele Club and Ukulollo!  SUMMER ENGLISH ACADEMY 😎  SUMMER ENGLISH ACADEMY 2023 Full Immersion English mornings without leaving Trieste.  or Elementary, Middle School and High School Students SOME SPACES STILL AVAILABLE Questions about Courses or SUMMER ENGLISH ACADEMY? Pass by the office in the mornings.  Call 040 63 03 01 or write to aiatriesteinfo@gmail.com .   FALL ENGLISH CLASSES? ⛱ Enjoy the summer.  Schedules will be published in SEPTEMBER.  No pre-registration. SUMMER FILM SERIES FREE films in ENGLISH at Associazione Italo Americana FVG / American Corner Trieste.  Bring the kids, come on your own, do a double feature.  What a great (and cheap) Date Night!   Sing Out Loud 17:30 5/7        Encanto  12/7      Vivo  19/7      Sing 2 Mel Brooks Collection 20:00 5/7       Silent Movie  12/7     High Anxiety 19/7     Spaceballs 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 and the U.S. Embassy to Italy. The American Corner Library is open!  Here is the American Corner Library Catalog.  Check out a book, magazine dvd.   Looking for Digital Library Resources? eLibraryUSA - Temporary Remote Access Get your personal temporary access code.  Read American newspapers, magazines. Watch documentaries on Kanopy, July / August Theme: INDEPENDENCE DAY “We hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness"  The Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776 For more resources, including a reading of the Declaration of Independence, go to this LINK US CITIZENS SOCIAL SECURITY APPOINTMENTS in TRIESTE -  July 25, 2023. Register ONLINE for an appointment.  The representative  comes only once a year.   U.S. Passport Renewal.  Be travel ready! Check your expiration date. Credit Card payment now accepted!  ​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 automatically. Go to www.fvap.gov STAFF PICKS Watching:  A Capitol Fourth Concert and Fireworks  Drinking: Strawberry Lemonade  Promoting: Cornhole as an Olympic Sport Following: The President's Race during the Fourth of July Baseball Game in Washington D.C. Go Cincinnati Reds! TEACHING / LEARNING ENGLISH and STUDY in the US  English Teachers - Check out FREE  resources on American English at State for Educators and on Facebook – American English for Educators. Join TESOL and our Trieste Local Group.   IMPROVE your American ENGLISH this summer Take a FREE Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) to enhance your English language skills and specialized content knowledge!  The courses are self-paced. ​Summer is a great time to self-prepare for TOEFL Exams.  STUDY in the US The Fulbright Italy Office offers opportunities for graduate students.   The EducationUSA website helps you plan 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. WANT TO VOLUNTEER? We are a volunteer, non-profit association with openings in the Teen Maker Space, Craft Workshop, Cinema Check-In and for University Students for Internship Credits.  Fill in this FORM and we'll get back to you. 📢THANK YOU VOLUNTEERS!   US and INTERNATIONAL SPECIAL DAYS July: Fourth of July July 4: US Independence Day July 8: Video Games Day July 11: World Population Day July 15: World Youth Skills Day July 17: World Emoji Day July 18: Nelson Mandela International Day July 20: Space Exploration Day July 26: Americans with Disabilities Act July 28:World Hepatitis Day  July 30: World Day against Trafficking in Persons August: International Peace Month & Summer August 6: Sisters' Day August 9: International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples August 12: International Youth Day August 19: World Humanitarian Day August 21: International Day of Victims of Terrorism August 22: International Day Commemorating Victims of Violence based on Religion or Belief August 23: International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and Its Abolition August 26: Women’s Equality Day August 29: International Day against Nuclear Tests

Coming Soon