The Week Ahead: March 25-29, 2019

Spring Classes Begin!  Plus Short Story Club, TESOL, Refugee Bears, American Film and More!  Here's what's up at Associazione Italo Americana FVG / American Corner Trieste.  All American Corner events are FREE and OPEN to the PUBLIC.

Tuesday, March 26th
10 am - Tuesday  Short Story Club –Billy Jean King defeats Bobby Riggs. – NY Times, Sept. 21, 1973.
10 am - Refugee Bear Workshop
10 am - Mom & Baby Play Date

Thursday, March 28th
10 am - Mom & Baby Play Date
10 am -  Refugee Bear Workshop  

American Film Series at Teatro dei Fabbri - Members Only
Shows at:  1:30, 4:00, 6:30 and 9 pm
Lady Bird. Dir. Greta Gerwig. Starring Saoirse Ronan, Laurie Metcalf. Comedy, drama. 94 minutes.


Friday, March 29th
4:30 pm - Teen Maker Space - making, breaking, creating for Middle and High School students.  

6:00 pm - TESOL Workshop - I See You:   Listening to Understand
Guest Speaker: Dr. Laura Pomicino, Psychologist. 
Free and Open to English Teachers.






UPDATE on Progress of our REMODELING of the PROGRAM ROOM
We have started to pack the books.  They will come back on new bookshelves.  Pardon our boxes!  

TESOL Workshop - March 29, 2019

TESOL - Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages.

 I See You:  Listening to Understand. - Guest Speaker: Dr. Laura Pomicino

 Register here to participate:    https://goo.gl/forms/pLWJcAwFLV8Dm9Up2


Spring 2019 Session

Spring Classes begin the week of March 25, 2019 and continue for 10 lessons.

 There are still some openings.  If the class you want is not on the option on the link, the section is full.

 You can register online on the LINK on the pages.  Come directly to class after you register online!

English Classes for KIDS

 English Classes for ADULTS

Here's the calendar of lesson dates:


The Week Ahead: March 18-22, 2019

Billie Jean King Film, Lady and the Tramp, Coffee Break, Nati per Leggere, Book Club, Makers and More!  Here's what's up at Associazione Italo Americana FVG / American Corner Trieste.  All American Corner events are FREE and OPEN to the PUBLIC.

Tuesday, March 19th
10 am - Tuesday  Coffee Break
10 am - Refugee Bear Workshop
10 am - Mom & Baby Play Date

11 am - Women's History Film at American Corner Trieste- 
SHOWS at 11 am and 5 pm - FREE and OPEN to the PUBLIC

Battle of the Sexes (2017) 120 min.  
In English with English Subtitles

The true story of the 1973 tennis match between World number one Billie Jean King and ex-champ and serial hustler Bobby Riggs.  Starring:  Emma Stone, Steve Carell

Thursday, March 21st
10:30 am - Nati per Leggere - Bilingual
10 am -  Refugee Bear Workshop



8 pm - Women's Book Club - Becoming by Michelle Obama

Friday, March 22nd
4:30 pm - Teen Maker Space - making, breaking, creating for Middle and High School students.  

 5:00 pm - Lady and the Tramp (Lili e il Vagabondo) - Family Film in English - 
Disney, 1955 - 75 min.
The romantic tale of a sheltered uptown Cocker Spaniel dog and a streetwise downtown Mutt.
Saturday, March 23/24

2:00 - 7:00 p.m. - Saturday and Sunday - Weekend Warrior
Full Immersion English Weekend.  5 hours Saturday and 5 hours Sunday.

Pie Cookoff - March 17, 2019

Our Annual Cookoff Tradition:
2017 - Chili Cookoff
2018 - Mac&Cheese
and this year....
2019 - Pie Cookoff in honor of  𝜋 day!

 On a Sunday afternoon.  
We'll supply the coffee and tea, and you bring your BEST PIE.  

 2018/19 Members and their families and guests only.  
Registration requested.  
Pie Bakers - No Contribution
Non Bakers - €5 contribution per person
Children 12 and under - no contribution

 Prizes:

 1st - Ms. American Pie Cookbook
2nd - Portable Pie Pan
3rd - Pie Crust Savers and Apron

 Judging Guidelines:

  • Flavor
  • Filling
  • Crust
  • Overall Appearance
  • Creativity

Women's History Month 2019

The theme for Women's History Month 2019 is Wonderful Women.  

Check out or Wonderful Women's Wall - a work in progress.

 Do you have a wonderful woman who has achieved something notable who you would like to add?  Print her photo and add her to the wall of wonderful!  

 While you're here take a Wonder Woman selfie! 

 Other Special Events in theme:

19/3 – 11 am, 5 pm - FILM in English
BATTLE of the SEXES (2017) in English (120 min.) The true story of the 1973 tennis match between World number one Billie Jean King and ex-champ and serial hustler Bobby Riggs.  Starring Emma Stone and Steve Carell.
21/3 - 8 pm - Women's Book Club - BECOMING by Michelle Obama:   First Lady, Lawyer, Mother, Daughter.  The autobiography of Michelle Obama.  Want to participate? Send an email to aia.fvg@gmail.com

26/03, 10 am – Short Story Club –Billy Jean King defeats Bobby Riggs. – NY Times, Sept. 21, 1973.

GLOW Calligraphy Workshop

Friday March 15th (17:30-19:00), 
Rachel Knox, calligraphy extraordinaire, will be our GLOW guest of the month!

GLOW - Girls Leading Our World - 
Free Activity for Middle School and High School Girls.

Rachel is from Alabama where she studied International Marketing and English at the University of Alabama. She's currently in Trieste with her family because her husband plays basketball for Alma Trieste. She became interested in calligraphy by looking at a beautiful picture on Instagram and Pinterest and decided to take a class. She's been practicing ever since!

If you would like to participate, please fill out the RSVP form HERE.

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