April 2024 Newsletter

 

ASSOCIAZIONE ITALO AMERICANA FVG NEWS April is Digital Storytelling Month.  Your story is the most important narrative.  Screening of the Academy Award Winning 20 Days in Mariupol and the High School Digital Storytelling Short Film.    Register for SPRING Classes and Summer English Academy SPRING Office Hours:   Mornings:  Monday to Saturday 9-13 and  Afternoons: Monday to Friday 17-19. We OPEN on April 4th. We BE CLOSED on April 25th, May 1st.

SPRING ENGLISH CLASSES BEGAN the week of March 25th. In some Classes we have availability for New Participants QUESTIONS?  Call 040 630301 in the morning or  write to aiatriesteinfo@gmail.com

INFO COURSES 2023/24 (Days, Times, Prices)

SUMMER ENGLISH ACADEMY - Think Summer!  The schedule is ready!  Check out the dates.  Great Weekly Themes!  Jurassic Park, Art Attack, GameCraft,  CodeCraft,  FilmCraft and more.   Registration opens on April 4th.

INFO SUMMER ENGLISH ACADEMY 2024 (Dates, Themes, Prices)

Go to the cinema! Attend the 14:00 show!   3 more great American Films in English in the series.   Shows at 10, 14:00, 16:30, 19:30. ATTENTION.  We always request English Language and English Subtitled versions, but some of our films are so recent that the distributors have only English Language versions with Italian Subtitles.  We select our annual list in September. Things change.  Pro: New Films! Con: Sometimes without English subtitles. April Films    Past Lives - 18/04/2024 - with English Subtitles Final Film:    The Holdovers - 2/05/2024  You must be a Ridotto or Intero member to attend the films.  Sorry, no single tickets and no one under age 16 can attend the movies.  Members must be 16+.   Your Membership Card gives you FREE ENTRY and discounts at Cinema Nazionale.

FILM PROGRAM and MEMBERSHIP INFO

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.   Sorry, we no longer accept book or DVD donations. Here is a list of local  Bookcrossings  eLibraryUSA is changing.  More news coming soon!   AMERICAN CORNER NEWS FREE ACTIVITIES in April:  See FREE Films Below. Teen Maker Space, - Every Friday 16:30-18:30.  Open for Middle and High School Students with Adult Mentors.  Make, Create, Innovate. Registration Required.  American English Conversation Club - April 4th, 11:30.  Final meeting of this school year.  One hour of English Conversation with our Conversation Leader.  Registration Required.  Trieste Ukulele Club - April 6th & 20th, 10-12.  Song of the Week:  Ain't No Sunshine.  All Ages and All Levels Welcome.  Registration Required.      Women's Book Club - April 11th 18:00 - The Passenger by Cormac McCarthy  Ukrainian Women United  - Wednesdays and Thursdays, hours vary. For Ukrainian women.  Led by a Cultural Mediator. New Ukrainian/Russian Library section.  Bake bread!   CALLING ALL CRAFTERS. Come in the morning and use our new CRICUT to design objects, labels, cell phone covers and CRICUT Press to make personalized T-Shirts, Bags etc.

DIGITAL STORYTELLING THEME

Digital Storytelling: a short form of digital media production that allows everyday people to share experiences and stories. 11/04, 17:00 - Premiere of "A Drop in the Ocean" Short Film by the High School Team.  Free. The University Team will have their Premiere in May.     Project Objective: tell the stories of second generation Italians, immigrants and refugees in our area with Short Films. This initiative is made possible thanks to the U.S. Embassy to Italy and in collaboration with Young For Fun.

23/04, 10:00 and 18:00 - 20 DAYS in MARIUPOL At American Corner Trieste.  Academy Award Winner - Best Documentary Feature Film.  FREE and Open to the Public. In Ukrainian, Russian, English, with English Subtitles.     As the February 2022 Russian invasion begins, a team of Ukrainian journalists trapped in the besieged city of Mariupol struggle to continue their work documenting the war's atrocities.

Thanks to all who participated in our March Women's History Events! Congratulations to the the young winners of the Inspiring Women Barbies that were on display.

US CITIZENS Vote from Abroad. Another REMINDER!  It's important! 2024 is a General Election Year and the Primaries have started. Send your FVCA form NOW to receive your Ballots in each election in 2024.  Go to www.fvap.gov  Vote and return your ballot as soon as you receive it. 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.

MARCH STAFF PICKS Waiting for:  April showers to bring May flowers Trying to: Reduce Plastic Pollution  Following:  Major League Baseball Enjoying: Fresh Strawberries

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 Take a FREE Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) to enhance your English language skills and specialized content knowledge!  The courses are self-paced for ENGLISH TEACHERS and ENGLISH LANGUAGE STUDENTS.. STUDY in the US Fulbright Italy has a new website. Apply for a world of opportunities.      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. The US Embassy to Italy offers Grant opportunities for Fulbrighters.  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 April is Arab-American Heritage Month  and Jazz Appreciation Month April 2: World Autism Day April 4: International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action April 5: International Day of Conscience April 6: International Day of Sport for Development and Peace April 7: World Health Day April 7 - 13: National Library Week April 10: Siblings Day April 12: International Day of Human Space Flight April 18: International Day for Monuments and Sites  April 20: Look Alike Day April 22: Earth Day April 23: English Language Day April 24-30: World Immunization Week    April 25: World Malaria Day April 26: World Intellectual Property Day April 29-May5: Air Quality Awareness Week April 30: International Jazz Appreciation Day