AIA-FVG /
American Corner Trieste
NOVEMBER 2014
We’re still recovering from Our American Days and
Halloween! Check our Facebook and Blog
for photos. Thanks for coming to the
Sala Tripcovich. This month our Theme is
Native American Heritage and we will also celebrate Thanksgiving! Yes, there will be turkey! Check our blog and Facebook pages for details and updates.
You can still purchase your Memberships for
2014/15. The prices remain
unchanged: €35 for the Regular Adult
Membership and €25 for Students age 16 and over, Teachers and over age 65. To attend courses, the student (or their
parent must be a member). Membership is
valid for checking out books, magazines, DVD’s and for the 2014/15 American
Cinema Program in the Original Version at Cinema dei Fabbri from October until
May. Membership is valid one school year
and must be renewed annually. You can
register at any time. MEMBERSHIP CARDS Please pick up
your final membership cards in the office during our office hours: Monday to Friday 4-7 pm and Tuesday and
Thursday mornings 9 am until noon.
CONFERENCES
and GUEST SPEAKERS
BORN TO READ – GUEST READER – BETH HOLLAND
Beth
Holland, expert in mobile learning, K-8 education, and
differentiated instruction will be reading.
Nati
per Leggere / Born to Read is an international non-profit program to encourage
children to read from a very early age.
FROM LIBRARY to LEARNING COMMONS
(full-service learning, research, and project space)
The role of physical
libraries when every student potentially has a global, virtual library in their
pocket. How access impacts reading, writing, and research. The impact of technology
and the transformation of libraries from physical repositories to global
learning.
NATIVE
AMERICAN HERITAGE / WOMENS SPACE CONFERENCE
THE
ROLE OF THE NATIVE AMERICAN WOMAN: Past,
Present, Future
Nov 21st
5-6 pm – RICHARD
MANSON, Native Name: NATONKONTSAKES,
Richard is a Navajo Diné, tribal
Artist, Sculptor, Teacher and Native American Ceremonial Expert, now living in
Slovenia.
TUESDAY
MORNING REMIX in the American Corner
Nov. 4th
, 10-11:30 RELAXATION AND ANTI-STRESS in ENGLISH
Nov. 11th
10-11 am – SHORT STORY CLUB This month we’ll read “What
you Pawn, I Will Redeem” by Sherman
Alexie, poet, short story writer, novelist, and performer
and a Spokane/Coeur d'Alene Indian
Nov. 25th,
10- 12. - TUESDAY COFFEE BREAK – 10-12 – Have a
cup of coffee and some great conversation.
THURSDAY
AMERICAN EXPERIENCE at 10 am. –OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
This series was produced by Rich-Heape Films, Inc.
founded in 1994 to inform, educate and encourage awareness of Native Peoples,
and to preserve the history and culture of the American Indian.
27/11 Our Spirits Don't Speak
English: Indian Boarding School - 53 min.
FAMILY STYLE THANKSGIVING DINNER – November 29, 2014, 7:30
pm - ?
(Yes, we know that
Thanksgiving is officially on Thursday, November 27th).
It was so much fun last
year, that we’re repeating the format this year!
LIMITED to 100 participants. RESERVATION and PAYMENT REQUIRED
to block your place. 2014/15 MEMBERS ONLY.
Contribution €15 for Adults, €5 for children age 12 and under. DEADLINE for Reservations: November 15th. The Association will be cooking the Turkeys. The rest is a Pot Luck! North Americans bring assigned Hors d'oeuvres and Side dishes. Everybody else brings Dessert. All participants bring beverages (wine or whatever you prefer to drink) and their appetites. Live music by the Five plus One Group with Judy Moss.
Contribution €15 for Adults, €5 for children age 12 and under. DEADLINE for Reservations: November 15th. The Association will be cooking the Turkeys. The rest is a Pot Luck! North Americans bring assigned Hors d'oeuvres and Side dishes. Everybody else brings Dessert. All participants bring beverages (wine or whatever you prefer to drink) and their appetites. Live music by the Five plus One Group with Judy Moss.
We will need volunteer crews for American Cooking
School, Set-up and Clean-up.
The Evening Book Club is on
the road. Monthly meetings are held in
different venues each month. The book
for November is I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou. Want to participate? Send an e-mail to aia.fvg@gmail.com.
FRIDAY
NIGHTS
AC TC –
American Corner Teen Club meets every
Friday afternoon from 4:30 – 6:30.
Open to all Middle and High School Students. Volunteering, Games, Films, Lego Mindstorms,
Karoake – The sky’s the limit!
FAMILY
DATE NIGHT, Nov. 14th, 5 – 7
pm - Pocahontas (Disney
animated musical 81 min.) – Open to the Public.
Bring your kids, see the movie and go for a pizza afterwards!
AMERICAN FILM SERIES – Cinema Dei Fabbri, Shows
at 2, 4, 6:30 and 9 pm – MEMBERS ONLY
Nov. 27th
- People Like Us Dir. Alex Kurtzman. Starring Chris Pine,
Elizabeth Banks, Michelle Pfeiffer. (DRAMA 114)
AMERICAN CORNER TRIESTE
– Programs, consultation of the library, public internet access computers, and
Wi-Fi are always free and open to the public.
It’s a great place to study, meet friends, bring your kids. The US Department of State has granted us a
Gold Standard rating in terms of programs, facilities, services! In addition to
our regular library, we also feature and Education Advising Section, Children’s
Corner Library and Women’s Space. Oh,
yeah!
VOLUNTEER
OPPORTUNITIES
Remember that we are a volunteer organization. We are looking for people to work in the
afternoons at the Front Desk, manage library checkouts and for a variety of
roles. Contact us! We’ll keep you busy!
See you in
the Association!
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Hours: Monday-Friday 4-7 pm, Tuesday and Thursday 9-12
