AIA-FVG /
American Corner Trieste
JUNE 2014 NEWS
Ice Cream, Baseball, Summer Camp, Summer Movies,
Summer Reading! These are a few of our
favorite Summer things. Join in the fun!
June 6th
at 6 pm – All
of our Students (young and not so young) and their families are invited to our
Graduation and Ice Cream Social. Please
RSVP so we have enough ice cream for everybody! aia.fvg@gmail.com A big round of applause goes to all of our
teachers as well!
PRESENTATION
OF SUMMER COURSES AND ACTIVITIES
June 6th
at 5:30 pm – See our schedule of SUMMER
STEAM Weeks for ages 6-18 – Learn by doing, in English. ADULT
INTENSIVE WEEKS and all of our Summer Fun!
SUMMER
MUSICAL MATINEES –OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Tuesday
and Thursday mornings 10-12 am
Let’s Get Musical! Something for Everyone: Kids, Grandparents, Adults. From June 17th until July 24th
. Enjoy our cool room and go home
singing.
June 17th
– An American in Paris (1951)
with Gene Kelly and Leslie Caron
June 19th
– Lion King
(1994) a modern Disney animated classic
June 24th
– Mamma Mia (2008)
with Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan
June 26th
– Easter Parade
(1948) Judy Garland and Fred Astaire
STORYTIME
LIGHT and I ♥ READING SUMMER READING – OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Wednesdays,
6-7 pm starting on June 18th
A story read by an English Mother Tongue, followed by
a related activity. Are you a Native
Speaker? Want to read? Contact us!
aia.fvg@gmail.com We are also looking for Junior Volunteers.
I ♥ READING SUMMER READING Competition for Children
and Adults – Check out a book, Get a Point!
Put a trip to the library on your weekly summer agenda. All Summer Long!
THURSDAY
COFFEE BREAK in our library 10 – 12 – OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
June 12th
- Come and enjoy a cup of coffee and some great conversation in English!
FRIDAY
AMERICAN EXPERIENCE in our Multi-Media Room at 6 p.m. – OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
June 13th Baseball a Film by Ken Burns -
The History of Baseball
June 20th A Little League Story - From
the Local Leagues to the Little League World Series
June 27th
Lidia Bastianich –
Independence Day in America
WOMEN’S SPACE CONFERENCE
June 16th – 6 pm –STEREOTYPE THREAT: WOMEN and MATH – Speaker: Andrea Carnaghi, Psychologist,
Assistant Professor – U. of TS , Dept of Life Sciences. The theoretical sterotype background and how
stereotypes effect our behavior. The impact of gender stereotypes on women's
performance in math tests.
Our very own Shiela Khawaja translated the play Dr.
Jekyll and Mr. Aids into English as an Associazione Italo Americana Volunteer. The opening of the play in Italian is on June
6th at the Museo Revoltella and in English in Copenhagen on June 23rd. Way to go Sheila!
ANTI-
STRESS and RELAXATION in English OPEN to
the PUBLIC
June 12th , 10-11:30 am – Anti-stress
and relaxation session in English with the Gestalt Method. Thank you Melissa!
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
June 5th
and June 9th , 6 – 7 pm - Free
and Open to all taking the free online course that started in May.
2014/15
MEMBERSHIP
We began selling Memberships for 2014/15. The prices remain unchanged: €35 for the Regular Adult Membership and €25
for Students, Teachers and Over age 65. Membership
is valid for checking out books, magazines, DVD’s and for the 2014/15 American
Cinema Program starting in the Fall. Membership
should be renewed each year. If you are
a 2013/14 member, you can continue to use our library until Fall 2014. We closed the season with 570 members! Go AIA!
TUESDAY
BOOK CLUB - On Vacation until September
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!
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
