AIA-FVG / American Corner Trieste
MARCH 2013 NEWS
MARCH
March is
coming in like a lion, but it sure isn’t going out like a lamb for us! We have exciting news that we will reveal to
you soon!
COURSES
Intensive
Week – April 8-12 – Jump start your English. 10 hours of English in 5 days! Come out speaking almost like a native…Adult Beginner, Adult Advanced, Adult Intermediate- Monday to Friday 6-8 p.m. Cost €130. Contact us for details.
Spring Courses – Starting April 15 – Our regular courses will continue from April 15th with the same days and times. Talk to your teacher if you are already in a course. Classes for students will end with the Italian school year.
MEMBERSHIP DRIVE 2012/13 – Exchange your temporary
membership card for the permanent one
MEMBERSHIP GOAL
FOR 2012-2013: 600. Membership
update: 501 (99 to go!)Join or renew now and take advantage of our programs: American Cinema Series at the Ariston, Made for Each Other at Cappella Underground, Library /Mediateca, Children’s Corner, Invitations to Special Events, Coffee Breaks, Friday American Experience, Saturday Storytime. Membership is: €25 for students (age 16 and over), teachers, over 65, €35 for regular membership. Another great gift idea for family and friends.
MADE FOR EACH OTHER at Cappella Underground – showtime
8 p.m. – MEMBERS ONLY
Classic
American TV compared to American film with the same theme, including commentary
by Prof. Leonardo Buonomo. True lessons
in American Pop Culture. Here are our
upcoming “matches”March 4th – Fort Apache The Bronx (Film 1981)
March 18th – Third Rock from Sun (TV series 1996-2001)
March 25th– The Day the Earth Stood Still (Film 1951)
AMERICAN FILM SERIES at Cinema Ariston – 2, 4, 6:30
and 9 p.m. – MEMBERS ONLY
To go the
movies, you must be a member of AIA –FVG.
Sorry, no single admission tickets can be sold. March 7th - The Master - 144 min. with Joaquin Phoenix, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Amy Adams. Show times will be modified because it is a long film: 2, 4:15, 6:30, 9 p.m
March 21st – Moonrise Kingdom - 94 min. with Bruce Willis, Bill Murray, Francis McDormand. Regular showtimes.
THURSDAY COFFEE BREAK in our library 10 – 12 – OPEN TO
THE PUBLIC
March
14th – Our monthly appointment to have a coffee and some good conversation (in
English).
FRIDAY AMERICAN EXPERIENCE in our Aula Magna at 6 p.m.
– OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
March
is Women’s History Month. March 1 – Fly Girls – WWII Women’s Airforce Service Pilots (WASPS), 56 min.
March 8 – Triangle Fire – The 1911 fire in a factory in New York that led to Women’s Day, 60 min.
March 15 – The Legacy of Hillary Clinton – Interviews, film clips, What’s Next, 60 min.
March 22 – Guest Lecturer- Prof. Laura Moeller - Resistance is Futile: Exporing American Discourses of Technology, 60 min.
TGIF! – in our office from 7 p.m. – OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
March 15th - Happy Hour with drinks and snacks in our
library. Meet new people, speak English,
enjoy ethnic cuisine. Our first TGIF
with Masala in Via Nordio was a great success! Don’t miss it this month. Take Out Restaurant of the Month: Marino in Via Timeus 9: American Food –
Chicken Wings and Caesar Salad (€5 contribution, BYOB). Participants bring drinks to share. Call or e-mail us to reserve - aia.fvg@gmail.com or 040 63 03 01.
SATURDAY STORYTIME in our Kids Zone, 10:30 – 11:30
a.m. – OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
What a
fun and successful program with an average of 35 children each week. Here
are some photos. Our volunteer team
including Erin, Grace, Katie, Paola and others has been doing a fantastic
job! This year we focused on the authors
Eric Carle and Laura Numeroff. Come
on! We
will conclude on March 23rd.
Join us for a story reading by a mother tongue volunteer, followed by a
related activity. A fun, no stress way
to get your children to start learning English.
Call or e-mail us to reserve for
your little one. aia.fvg@gmail.comMarch 2nd – Polar Bear Polar Bear, What do you Hear? – Eric Carle
March 9nd – If You Give a Pig a Pancake – Laura Numeroff
March 16th – The Grouchy Lady Bug – Eric Carle
March 23rd – Grand Finale and Presentations of Storytime Certificates: If You Give a Dog a Doughnut – Laura Numeroff
CLOSED FOR EASTER VACATION Our office will closed from March 28 until April 2nd
for Easter Vacation. No classes, library
services or events on those days.
See you in February at the Association! FOLLOW
US on: www.aia-fvg.blogspot.it
Hours: Monday-Friday 4-8pm, Tuesday and Thursday 10-12
