AIA-FVG /
American Corner Trieste
APRIL 2014 NEWS
We’re going lighter for
April. Storytime is finished for the
season – Thanks to all our volunteer readers and assistants! Join us for the Bavisela on May 4th. Bavisela with us! (sign up by April 15th!) We’re tweeting too at AIA FVG@AIAFVG!
CLOSED FOR HOLIDAYS
April 18th , 21st,
and 25th our office is closed.
No courses, no checkouts, no administration.
Scuola Materna and
Elementary classes WILL NOT be held on April 22,23,24
Other classes: Middle
School, High School, Adult – talk to your teacher regarding April 22,23,24.
SPRING
COURSES – Start the week of March 31st. Our
courses continue all year long.
You can join our classes at any time, if we have
space. Participation in the previous
session is not required. Remember, when
you pay with an IBAN, you have a 5% discount.
In the causale, specify the name of the student, name of class, day and
time of the class. Bring a copy of the
IBAN in order to get your receipt. Click here for the Details
for the Spring
Classes for Children and Teens and Classes
for Adults.
We will still have openings for our Italian Class –
Mondays from 6-8 pm. Basic survival
Italian. Feel free to join in! Ti
aspettiamo! A presto! (We’re waiting for
you! See you soon!)
RECEIPTS
If you have paid with an IBAN, please remember to pick
up your receipts. Come to our office on
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday afternoons during Paola’s shift from 4-7pm to pick
up your receipts. Questions? Contact aiafrontdesk@gmail.com
LIBRARY
AMNESTY MONTH
- It’s Springtime and we forgive you!
We know that some of you have books and DVD’s that are
long overdue. Return them to us
any way that you can… NO QUESTIONS ASKED and NO FINES. If you lost he original DVD box, no
problem.
BAVISELA with AIA FVG
/ American Corner Trieste – May 4th
The Bavisela, Italy’s most popular non-competitive
walk/run from Miramare Castle to Piazza Unità, is on Sunday May 4th. If you want to do the Bavisela with AIA FVG,
we need your registration and payment
of €10 per person by April 15th. Everybody can participate in this non-competitive
walk. For €10, (instead of the standard €15 price), you will receive the
Bavisela T-Shirt, number, bus ticket, gift bag plus an AIA FVG / AC TS hat! Children over age 3 also pay €10. We’ll save you the line at the Bavisela
Village. You can pick up your packages a
few days before the Bavisela in our office.
Come on, let’s Bavisela together!
FRIDAY
AMERICAN EXPERIENCE in our Multi-Media Room at 6 p.m. – OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Dedicated
to the THE SIXTIES – East and West Coast – Everything is Groovy!
April 4th
- Legends
of Folk- The 1960’s Greenwich Village Music Scene - Enjoy
original performances of Bob Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, Neil Diamond, The
Mamas & The Papas and much more.
Original film clips and interviews.
April 11th
– Summer
of Love- Haight – Ashbury Street, San Francisco – Home of
the Hippies and birthplace of the “counter-culture”.
THURSDAY
COFFEE BREAK in our library 10 – 12 – OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
April 10th - Come and enjoy a cup of coffee and some
great conversation in English!
MADE
FOR EACH OTHER–in our Multimedia Room, OPEN TO THE PUBLIC 8:15 pm
Bea Arthur Theme this month. We will have shows on Friday and Monday for
this couple always at 8:15 pm
April 11th - - Maude (TV Series 1972-78) Edith Bunker’s “liberal” cousin in this All in
the Family spinoff
April 14th - Lovers and Other
Strangers (film 1970) Planning for a wedding, but there is lots else going
on!
TUESDAY
BOOK CLUB in our library 10 – 11 – OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
This month we will meet on April 15th and
29th. The author of the month is Laila
Wadia, a writer, professor, interpreter, living in Trieste for 30 years. Laila’s works are multicultural fiction. Contact us at aia.fvg@gmail.com to get a copies of the short
stories that we’ll read. Copies are also
available in the office. On April 29th,
Laila will be with us to take your questions.
AMERICAN
FILM SERIES 2013/14
Our 33rd Annual English Language American
Film Series will be shown at the Cinema dei Fabbri, Via dei Fabbri 2/A in
Trieste. Showings will be on Thursdays at 2, 4, 6:30 and 9 pm. Here is the complete
list of films for the 2013/14 season.
You can pick up your definitive Membership Cards in our Office. Memberships are no longer sold at the Cinema.
April 17th
– The Butler (2013, 130 min.) Directed by Lee Daniels with
John Cusak, Forest Whitaker, Oprah Winfrey.
As times change, Cecil Gaines
serves eight presidents during his tenure as a butler at the White House
WOMEN’S SPACE BOOK DRIVE Continues
The launch of our book drive
was a great success! 100 people including the Kyle Scott US Consul General
Milan. Check out the photos! Until May 31st, you can still become
a Women's Library Founder by donating a book that you believe should be a part
of this special collection. The book can be new or gently used. Give us your ideas for important books, DVDs
and Women's Corner events. Help us
create a (literal and figurative) space for learning, sharing, mentoring,
talking, writing, reading, and creating. Monetary donations also welcome. Thanks
to Erynn for all her help in cataloging our donations! Come look at this new section of our
library! Check out a book!
TGIF
(Thank God It’s Friday) Back in May. Too
many Friday vacation days this month!
WELCOME
HOME, STRANGER –always OPEN TO THE
PUBLIC
A great group of newcomers from age 6 months to 80! Helping newcomers live happily in Trieste! Meet some new people, speak English. Join us in the Bavisela (see above). Send an
e-mail to the Google Hangout: welcomehomestranger@gmail.com and join the Welcome Home Stranger
Facebook. Join us. Bring a Friend. Make a Friend. Be a Friend.
April 10th,
10-11:30 am – Anti-stress and relaxation session in English.
ENGLISH
CHAT EVENINGS and COFFEE MORNINGS in
Staranzano – Open to the Public
Some English conversation for our Monfalcone
followers.
Friday, April 4th and 18th at 6 pm.
– TGIF Happy Hour
Friday, April 11th and 25th at 10:15 am -
Coffee Morning and Book Exchange
At
Compagnia delle Creme – Via Firenze 17, Staranzano (GO).
MEMBERSHIP!
Membership is valid until October 2014! In addition to
our American Cinema Series, we have a fantastic library with over 5000 books, up-to-date
magazines and 1300 DVD’s, as well as the Children’s Corner Library and DVD
collection. Everything is available for
check-out. If you or your children take
a course with us, you must become a member.
Your membership is also valid for
Members-Only activities. €25 for
students, teachers and over age 65 and €35 for regular membership. There is a form to be filled out. Click
here to download the membership form or pick it up directly in the
office. More questions? Check out our FAQ.
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
2014 at the Association!
FOLLOW US
on:
Piazza S. Antonio 6, 34122 Trieste – 040
63 03 01 aia.fvg@gmail.com
Hours: Monday-Friday 4-7 pm, Tuesday and Thursday 9-12
