INTERNATIONAL WELCOME CLUB OF TRIESTE REGION

MAY / JUNE 2013

Dear Members, as you all have certainly noted, Mary has become our new ‘Officer for Internal Relations’ and has been carrying out her duties with great efficiency. Many thanks to her for her effort in coordinating the communications between our members which is very important in keeping everything running smoothly. In the meantime Mila, our Welcome Officer moved back to the Netherlands and resigned from the board thus prompting us to co-opt Simonetta to take her place. The position of the Welcome Officer has never really been filled in due to the amount of travel in the lives of the previous officers. We would like to thank Simonetta for making a difference to our lives in such a short time. After having filled in our vacant positions, we are now tackling the problem of creating a new, more attractive and interactive website for our members. In the last general assembly held on April 9th, the attendees approved of the budget for this renewal and we are now in the process of entrusting the project to a professional studio. We look forward to have the new IWCTR website up and running very soon! We would also like to give a heartfelt thanks to Marisa for organizing the pre-Easter aperitivo on March 26th and also for contributing once again to our newsletter with the second part of her article on “The Women of Trieste”. We encourage such contributions that make a real difference to the spirit of the club! The IWCTR Board

COFFEE MORNING Dates: Tuesday, May 7th & June 4th. Location: via Dante Alighieri 2B (Eppinger café 1st fl. across from side entrance of Coin) Meeting Time: 10.00 a.m. to 12.00 noon.

MEMBERSHIP Annual membership valid starting from date of enrolment. Membership fee: 80€ for a single membership and 100€ for a couple/family membership. You can simply wire the membership fee into our bank account and fill in the membership form attached with the newsletter and send it back to [email protected]. Remember to include your name in the wire transfer statement! International Welcome Club of Trieste Region: Unicredit Banca : IBAN: IT 56 V 02008 02243000101187856

English Conversation Group

The monthly English conversation takes place at Harriet’s. The topic to be discussed is decided on the spot depending on your preferences. As Harriet will prepare something to nibble on, please let her know before 9.00am if you are planning to join us. Date: May 13th & June 10th at 12.30 Location: Via Ciamician, 10 Contact: Harriet before 9.00am at [email protected]

Italian Conversation Group

Simonetta taught Italian language and Literature at High School and is eager to help newcomers to get comfortable with their Italian through conversation. Only with mastering a bit of the language you will be able to fully enjoy your life here in Trieste. Date: May 14th, 23rd & June 6th, 20th from 10.30 to 12.00 Location: at the Circolo Fincantieri Wartsila (Galleria Fenice n.2) Contact: Simonetta at [email protected]

International Book Club

Clemi is hosting the International Book Club at her place. The book to read is: Irene Nemirovsky, David Golder. The next book: Bernhard Schlinck, Der Vorleser. Books can be read in any language but discussions will be in English. Date: Tuesday, June 18th (confirm attendance by June 16th via email) Location: Clemi’s place via Mameli 6 Trieste (doorbell:Slonim) Contact: Clemi at [email protected].

Lunch Bunch

The next theme for the Lunch Bunch gathering in May will be “Bikini Lunch” (low in calories!!!). The June gathering will be a dinner instead of lunch with the date and theme to be communicated by email. Francesca will offer the drinks and all participants shall bring one dish to share with others. Be sure to bring along the recipe! Date: May 16th & June date to be confirmed at 12.30 Location: Francesca’s place Largo del Promontorio, 2 (Liverani Pignatti) Confirm to Francesca at [email protected]

Painting Sessions

Veronique, an enthusiastic painter is holding the workshop and giving tips to fellow painters, be it watercolour, glass painting, patchwork or anything else. Each participant should come with own material and the aim is to work together on things we like. Dates: May21st & 28th (9.30-12.00) Location: at the Circolo Fincantieri Wartsila (Galleria Fenice n.2) Contact: Veronique at [email protected] or call 329.0396687

NIA (Neuromuscular Integrative Action)

NIA is a sensory-based movement practice that leads to health, wellness and fitness. IWCTR members benefit from a special price. Date: Wednesdays from 10 -11 am in May. June to be decided depending on group size Cost: Classes in English for IWCTR members - 1 lesson/week: € 27/month Location: STUDIO OMNIACTION Via San Francesco n.15 Contact: Daniela at [email protected].

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...TRIESTE Trieste and its Women



Article by Marisa Tonel

Since the end of 1700 the chronicles of important travellers (G. Lavallée and G. Casanova) The beginning of 20th century was a time in Trieste where giants of European literature, like James Joyce and Italo Svevo, would meet, exchange ideas, opinions and read each others’ works; where the young poet Umberto Saba composed his lyrics about his tormented love for his city. Trieste was also a musical town and hosted musicians like Toscanini, Martucci and Mahler; only six monts after the first projection by the Lumière brothers in Paris, the first movie theatre La Fenice opened up in Trieste in 1896 and by the end of 1909, there were a good 21 cinemas in operation! At this time the city was ready to welcome all the cultural ferments of that age ,with particular regard to psychoanalysis which Doctor Edoardo Weiss, a pupil of Freud brought straight from Vienna to Trieste. How the new awareness of the inner workings of the mind fascinated the people and spread from the higher to the lower classes, is well accounted for in the book “L’anima di Trieste” by Anita Pittoni. The author also reported this revealing anecdote. She used to go to Piazza Ponterosso to buy vegetables and stop willingly to chat with her ‘Venderigola’ a wise and cheerful woman. One day she noticed that the vendor was not her usual self and looked worried. Asked about what was troubling her, the woman explained sighing that her husband had got into the bad habit of playing the football pools (Totocalcio) every Saturday. At Anita’s remark that, after all this was not such a bad habit, the vendor retorted that it was just the proof of her husband’s unhappiness regarding the life they were running together and that he was looking for a change. After a few days when the two women met again and the writer asked the venderigola about how she was that day, here came her answer “ I bid down my last card, I told my husband that if he was unhappy and wanted a change in his life, he should find himself a “baba” (lady lover), at least I would know my enemy and fight it accordingly!!”, the statement left Anita speechless.

Being the first to wear trousers (c.1910) the “Triestine” (the women of Trieste) went on fighting the Mussolini propaganda for women to stay at home and produce children, going out by themselves to the cinemas and cafès, or to sunbathe at the Savoia-Ausonia (naked in the solarium) or at Barcola and bearing no more than one or two children each. When Feminism ran high in the ‘70s, here you could hear from the true Triestine “What is this? We already had it!”. With such a background in mind, you shouldn’t be surprised if you see today, women of all ages filling all the conference rooms, theatres, cinemas, all kind of university courses, taking journeys around the world, always curious and happy to keep their mind alert and vital. And, perhaps, if you go nearer a couple of women of a certain age chatting cheerfully with each other and laughing, you would catch a whisper “God bless his soul….”

...Day Trips around Trieste Taking a walk in Strunjan (Strugnano)

Article by Jana Stupavsky

Down the really short Slovenian coast, between Isola and Piran, lies Strunjan (Strugnano) - a small village known for a beautiful church and a beautiful natural park, full of unique flora and fauna. It is a very suitable location for a 2-3 hour slow and fairly easy walking trip, especially on a clear and sunny day, when the views of the Adriatic and the mountains are spectacular. To get the most out of the visit, parking is free and easy right when you come off the main road that connects Capodistria, Isola and Piran. From there you can walk, following the asphalt walking path and eventually turn to the right, up to the steep hill, following a sign for the Church of the Vision of the St. Mary. After passing the church, the path leads up to a hiking road along the coast. The views of the Cape of Strunjan, the Adriatic and the mountains are truly spectacular. You can even take a short steep hike down to the beach and come back up. Following the path back down to the village, it will bring you to the Krka Strunjan Wellness Center, where you can have a cup of coffee after the trip. Motovun and Groznjan - A leisurely day in Istria (Croatia) Croatian Istria boasts many well hidden beautiful spots. Some are more known than others and the choices are abundant. The two small towns of Motovun and Groznjan (Grisignana), although 20 km apart from each other, both allow for beautiful views of the Croatian Istria hills, covered by vineyards and forests hiding delicious truffles (tartufi). Groznjan, located a little closer to the main highway than Motovun, is very artistic, full of small arts and crafts shops and is also known for its Jazz Festival which starts in late July. Motovun features a beautiful medieval bell tower and is known primarily for its dining and wining in the heart of Istria’s wine and truffle region, as well as the internationally recognized Motovun Film Festival, taking place also in late July.

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Navigating the Jungle of the Triestine Dialect

by Cristina Caucci

After discussing ‘mulo’, in the last issue, we will be investigating again another oddity typical of the Triestine dialect, the word ‘mato’. Mato, literally, means crazy, mad. But in its current usage, the word has 3 meanings: mad, crazy - false, fake, - individual, guy, fellow. The oddest meaning of the word is no doubt the third one which somehow mixes a mato and an individual without further distinction. Here in Trieste, el mato (or la mata) can be anyone and the word is not necessarily intended in a negative sense. On the contrary, most of the times when you hear the Triestines say this word, be aware that they are simply talking about a third person and not of a crazy one... We find it very appropriate to conclude our investigation on this odd word with a tribute to Gino Rocca, author of a beautiful and touching comedy in Venetian dialect, which title is: “Se no i xe mati no li volemo” ie: If they are not mad they are not good!!! (Gianni Pinguentini: Nuovo Dizionario del Dialetto Triestino; Lino Carpinteri: Processo alle parole del dialetto triestino)

...things to do in Trieste IL POETA E L’ALBERO ISOLATO (The poet and the lonely tree)

Info provided by Cristina Caucci

An exhibition dedicated to Giuseppe Ungaretti, the Italian poet who was a soldier in the Carso and to the “Lonely Tree” (or the “Doberdò Tree”, as it is called by the Hungarians) which, for the first time after almost 100 years after the WWI, has come back to its original place. The mulberry tree was planted and flourished near the ancient church of San Martino of the Carso, and remained the only one standing after the bitter battles of the WWI. The “lonely tree” inspired Giuseppe Ungaretti’s famous poem “San Martino del Carso” and is an emblem of the enormous amount of human lives paid by these territories to WWI. Until the 29th June a series of events, conferences, musicals and projections of old documentary films will give life to San Martino village - a meeting place for friendship among peoples. Dates:till 29/06/2013 San Martino del Carso http://www.itinerarigrandeguerra.it/ THE CHERRY FESTIVAL During the last weekend of May a festival of cherries will take place at San Dorligo della Valle. It is the first festival of the season and there will be gastronomic stands - where one will also have the possibility to buy cherries - as well as dances and entertainment. Dates: 25th - 26 May 2013 Località Dolina, 270 - San Dorligo della Valle - Dolina (TS) tel: 0408329111 99revolutions tour For punk lovers!! GREEN DAY: live concert of the American punk rock band with Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt e Tre Cool Date: Saturday 25th May - 9 pm (Piazza Unità d’Italia - Trieste) http://www.prontoticket.it/ FASHION CONCEPT TOUR - 2nd edition A special event for all fashionistas!! The Academy of Fine Arts “ SCUOLA DEL VEDERE” here in Trieste is proposing the second edition of the event: the ”FASHION CONCEPT TOUR: an itinerary through Style”. The tour will be conducted by the fashion designer Rosanna Caucci. The 3 day full immersion trip will include visits to the avant garde sites of fashion and trends in Milan with a stopover in Como. The tour is scheduled to take place from May 22-24th 2012. For further information write to [email protected] or call: +39 347 0595020 www.scuoladelvedere.it facebook.com/scuoladelvedere TOSCA (Opera by Giacomo Puccini) 10 - 21 May 2013 Ballet: Apollon musagète & La tragédie de Salomé, Stravinsky, Igor Fyodorovich Schmitt, Florent 28 May – 1st June 2013 Teatro Lirico Giuseppe Verdi Riva Tre Novembre, 1 34121 - Trieste (TS) telefono: 0406722111 fax: 0406722249 http://www.teatroverdi-trieste.com

In this“Friends of IWCTR...” section we will be listing all the commercial businesses in the Trieste area that have become our partners and entered into an agreement with us for IWCTR member discounts or special treatments. If you have a favourite place, you are more than welcome to provide us with information on these potential partners. Please contact Cristina at [email protected] for further information.

STUDIO DOTT. POLONIO Diagnostic Radiology; Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Total competence and reliability are the main characteristics of the Studio Polonio. They offer diagnostic radiology, mammography and echography as well as physical therapy and rehabilitation. IWCTR member discount rate: 10% Address: via Machiavelli, 13 – Trieste tel: 040 631288; 040 630353 email: [email protected] Contact: dr. Giuliana and Donatella Polonio

FISIOMED ITALIA Physical Therapy and Prevention Fisiomed is a highly specialized center offering an integrated system of prevention, care and information with regard to the pathologies of the skeletal - muscular system and of metabolic diseases. Moreover, being a member of a wide network of qualified surgeries and laboratories specialized in many different fields of medicine, Fisiomed may play a valuable role helping patients in the research and identification of a proper medical surgery suitable to their needs. IWCTR member discount rate:10 to 20% (depending on the service required) Address: via Torrebianca, 28 – Trieste tel: 040660779 email: [email protected] http://www.fisiomeditalia.it/ Contact: Rosanna Forza

OTTICA ITALIANA Optical supplies Ottica Italiana is a leader in Trieste in the field of optical supplies. The team is made up of professionals who will be glad to assist you either for a visual test or searching for your eyewear. IWCTR member discount rate:10, 15 and 20% (depending on article) Address: via Carducci, 2/a - Trieste Tel. 040 362737 email: [email protected] http://www.otticaitalianats.it Contact: Alessando e Massimiliano Memmi

PENELOPE Sewing supplies and accessories In an affable atmosphere, at Penelope’s you will find any kind of supply for sewing and embroidering, a wide choice of trimmings, ribbons, buttons etc, as well as various clothing accessories. IWCTR member discount rate:10% on articles exceeding 10€ (not applicable to already reduced items) Via Carducci, 41/A - Trieste tel. +39 0404 9881943 e-mail: [email protected] Contact: Antonella

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via Mameli 6 (12.00 noon) Contact: Clemi at [email protected]. Italian Conversation: at the Circolo FW (Galleria Fenice n.2) 10.30-12.00 Contact Simonetta at [email protected] Lunch Bunch: at Largo del Promontorio, 2 (12.00 noon) Contact Francesca at [email protected] NIA

Via San Francesco n.15 (10.00-11.00am) Contact Daniela at [email protected]

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via Mameli 6 (12.00 noon) Contact: Clemi at [email protected]. Italian Conversation: at the Circolo FW (Galleria Fenice n.2) 10.30-12.00 Contact Simonetta at [email protected] Lunch Bunch: at Largo del Promontorio, 2 (12.00 noon) Contact Francesca at [email protected] NIA

Via San Francesco n.15 (10.00-11.00am) Contact Daniela at [email protected]

Painting: at the CircoloFW (Galleria Fenice n.2) from 9.30-12.00 Contact Veronique at [email protected]

The newsletter is published on a bi-monthly basis (Jan-Feb, March-April, May-June, Summer, Sept-Oct, Nov-Dec). All current members are welcome to submit materials for publication in the cultural “Focus on...” section. Closing date for submissions: all materials to be submitted for publication shall be sent to the editor at least 30 days prior to the intended publication date (one month before the publication date). All members are encouraged to suggest stores or businesses for stipulating discount agreements (convenzioni), if you have a suggestion do let us know about it. Contact: For questions regarding ‘friends of IWCTR’ contact: Cristina For proposing new activities contact: Cristina or Mary For questions regarding submissions to the newsletter: Carol To become an activity leader contact: Cristina or Mary To become a new member contact: Daniela or Simonetta MEMBERSHIP Annual membership valid starting from date of enrolment. Membership fee: 80€ for a single membership and 100€ for a couple/family membership. You can simply wire the membership fee into our bank account and fill in the membership form attached with the newsletter and send it back to [email protected]. Remember to include your name in the wire transfer statement! International Welcome Club of Trieste Region: Unicredit Banca : IBAN: IT 56 V 02008 02243000101187856

President/Treasurer: Daniela Pick-Tamaro [email protected] Vice-President/ Public Relations:: Cristina Caucci [email protected] Secretary: Carol Yen [email protected] Welcome Officer: Simonetta Chiarbondo [email protected] Internal relations coordinator: Mary Consonni [email protected]