Week 31 2014

Thank you http://www.jenniemaizels.com/ for the photo

Hello!

The Battle of Castillon finally got off to an explosive start!  The warm and balmy evening was perfect for the event.  If you don’t have your tickets yet, it's not too late, please go to http://www.batailledecastillon.com/

Sunday morning took us to Chateau Laroque to see bread maker James making pain levain (sourdough bread).  Using the natural yeasts present in the grains of wheat to make the bread rise his passion and patience was a lesson in ‘slow food’.  From start to finish a loaf takes 5 days at least.  Delicious and well worth the wait!

You can now follow notjustfortheholidays on Instagram http://instagram.com/notjustfortheholidays  With pictures from life during the week too!  Hope to see you there.

James the bread maker

Plenty to do this week – night markets all over the place and lots of live music events too.  Whatever you do in the Gironde and Dordogne – have a great week.

Best wishes,

Helen

notjustfortheholidays@orange.fr

Week 31 2014

26 July – 31 August : Painting and Photographic Exhibition by Nathalie Ouamrane and Florent Pacaud at Château Franc La Fleur, St Magne de Castillon, 17, avenue du stade 33350 St Magne de Castillon.  Whilst you are there you can take the time to visit the park and the organic winery.

Monday 28 July

28 – 29 – 30 July : Pottery Workshops for children with Jo McKinnon.  For further information contact joandstuart@orange.fr or call 05 53 82 33 30

Tuesday 29 July

29 July : Alba Yarns Summer Sale. http://www.albayarns.com/index.html

29 July 16h15 & 20h30 : Boyhood is showing in VO at the

Grandecran in Libourne.

Filmed over 12 years with the same cast, Richard Linklater's BOYHOOD is a groundbreaking story of growing up as seen through the eyes of a child named Mason (a breakthrough performance by Ellar Coltrane), who literally grows up on screen before our eyes. Starring Ethan Hawke and Patricia Arquette as Mason's parents and newcomer Lorelei Linklater as his sister Samantha, BOYHOOD charts the rocky terrain of childhood like no other film has before. Snapshots of adolescence from road trips and family dinners to birthdays and graduations and all the moments in between become transcendent, set to a soundtrack spanning the years from Coldplay's Yellow to Arcade Fire's Deep Blue. BOYHOOD is both a nostalgic time capsule of the recent past and an ode to growing up and parenting. Written by IFC Films

29 July : Jazz and Wine concert at the Citadelle in Bourg,  See here for more information

http://jazzandwine.org/events/

29 July : Night Markets in Monteton, St Emilion – Parc Guadet, Eymet and Castillon La Bataille

Wednesday 30 July

 

30 July 16h15: Boyhood is showing in VO at the Grandecran in Libourne.

30 July 21h : Gironde Chamber Orchestra in Concert at St Vincent de Pertignas

30 July – 2 August : Junior cricket week organised by St Aulaye Cricket.  For more information contact wynford@hicksinfrance.net 05 53 91 32 57

30 July : Party in the Park at Chateau Fayolle Luzac, 33220 Fougueyrolles.  Pack up your picnic hamper and your rug and go and be entertained by George Smith and the Hicksville Swing.  It’s a great evening.

30 July : Night Markets in Monsegur and Blasimon

Thursday 31 July

31 July 16h15: Boyhood is showing in VO at the Grandecran in Libourne.

 

31 July 20h45 : Jimmy’s Hall is showing in VO at La Breche Cinema in Ste Foy.

Political activist Jimmy Gralton is deported from Ireland during the country's 'Red Scare' of the 1930s.  Starring Barry Ward, Simon Kirby and Andrew Scott

31 July : Gironde Chamber Orchestra in Concert with an aperitif musical at Gensac

31 July : Night Markets in Duras, Ste Foy la Grande - Terrasse François Mitterrand and Eymet

Friday 1 August

1 August 16h15: Boyhood is showing in VO at the Grandecran in Libourne.

1 August : Diner Concert at La Terrasse Rouge in St Emilion.  Swing Fronteras, playing 30’s Jazz perform at the striking setting of Chateau Dominique.http://www.laterrasserouge.com/

1 August : The Battle of Castillon - amazing re-enactment from the end of the Hundred Years war http://www.batailledecastillon.com/

1 August : Night Markets in Lévignac de Guyenne, Cadillac and St Michel de Montagne.

Saturday 2 August

2 August 16h15: Boyhood is showing in VO at the Grandecran in Libourne

2 August : Gironde Chamber Orchestra in Concert atGrezillac

2 August 18h : Jimmy’s Hall is showing in VO at La Breche Cinema in Ste Foy.

Rendez-vous les 2, 3 et 4 août au centre du village du Montcaret. Au programme ; bal disco (samedi soir), DIMANCHE : rassemblement de véhicule historique et ballade cartographique,  Expo tracteurs anciens—Repas spectacle en soirée avec le groupe Manu Mambo,  (20€) -Inscriptions : 06 24 35 20 69 –Concours de pétanque pour tous—Feux d’artifice lundi soir avec bal

2 August : Performance of the Battle of Castillon http://www.batailledecastillon.com/

2 – 3 August : Village Fete at Loubes Bernac

Sunday 3 August

3 August 15h : Jimmy’s Hall is showing in VO at La Breche Cinema in Ste Foy.

3 August 16h15: Boyhood is showing in VO at the Grandecran in Libourne

3 August : Vide Greniers at Cleyrac 33540

3 August : Brocante Vide greniers at Gensac 33890 – this is the good one!  Last year we found an original draining board to go with our butler sink – a real find!

3 August : Vide Grenier at Le Fleix 24130, this should be big too, but more car booty than antiques and collectables.

3 August : Vide Grnier at Montagne 33570

3 August : Vide Grenier at Montpon Menesterol.

3 August : Vide Grenier Brocante at St Remy sur Lidoire 24700

3 August : Gironde Chamber Orchestra in Concert at Gensac

Coming up…

And finally…

A message from Ron Marsh ronald.marsh@wanadoo.fr

Dates to remember.

If you are like me, I need a very visual prompt to remember important dates.  Yes, I can put them in my diary but then I have to remember to open it.  To solve my problem, at the beginning of each year, I look for a very attractive wall calendar which has big squares for each day of the month and in these squares I write reminders to myself.  Thank goodness it works.

Whatever method you use, please mark off the week from 23 to 31 August, which is the 9^th edition of “The Franco-British Week” in Pays Foyen.

Whether you reside here in France or just enjoy holidays in our wonderful region you will certain find a number of events which you will enjoy.  There’s a very full programme of events to suite all tastes, Art and choral music, sport and jazz, wine and food, guided tours of gardens and Ste Foy la Grande plus river trips, quiz night and a grand picnic.  You can even partake in a cooking lesson, with local chefs, of our best regional dishes.

The official opening will be from the steps of the Mairie of Ste Foy la Grande at 11.45 on Saturday 23 August where the special guests will be Claude Villers, a highly respected local journalist and Martin Walker, the author of the Inspector Bruno series of books. If you are not familiar with the Inspector Bruno books then I strongly recommend that you look at Martin Walker’s web site www.brunochiefofpolice.com   I know of no other author who captures the life, the culture, the people and the food of our region with such joy and insight.

More to follow, so watch this space and the stores in Pays Foyen for more information.

Ron Marsh.