Not Just For The Holidays: Week 6 2015

Monday, 2 February 2015

Week 6 2015

Hello!

Just don’t ask about the melon d’espagne jam…

It may be cold outside, but there are little splashes of colour creeping into the garden.

Whatever you do this week, Have a great time in the Gironde and Dordogne regions.

Best wishes,

Helen

notjustfortheholidays@orange.fr

Week 6 2015

A great week for VO films in Libourne.

Monday 2 February

The Catholic holiday of Candlemas, on 2 February, is a feast to commemorate the purification of the Virgin Mary and the presentation of baby Jesus. In France, this holiday is called la Chandeleur, Fête de la Lumière, or jour des crêpes.

Not only do the French eat a lot of crêpes on Chandeleur, but they also do a bit of fortune telling while making them. It is traditional to hold a coin in your writing hand and a crêpe pan in the other, and flip the crêpe into the air. If you manage to catch the crêpe in the pan, your family will be prosperous for the rest of the year. There is also a train of thought that suggests you should keep this well flipped pancake on the top of the wardrobe for the year to doubly ensure good fortune…

Tuesday 3 February

3 February 14h15 : Whiplash is showing in VO at the Grandecran in Libourne.

A promising young drummer enrolls at a cut-throat music conservatory where his dreams of greatness are mentored by an instructor who will stop at nothing to realize a student's potential. Starring Miles Teller, J.K Simmons, Melissa Benoist

Wednesday 4 February

The Gensake is now open from Wednesday till Sunday for lunch and dinner. The lunch menu Wed-Sat is 14€ wine included which changes every day, and dinner will be 25€ for 3 courses as follows:

Entrée

· Laksa Soup: chili roasted pumpkin, coconut milk, lime, Ginger and glass noodles

· Calamari and shrimp tempura with a zingy dipping sauce

· Smoked salmon tartar with dill, red onion and crème fraiche

Plat principal

· Duck breast oven roasted with honey and winter spices, rosti and sweet potato purée

· Oven roasted Pork belly stuffed with mushrooms and fresh hearbs, cider gravy, rocket mash and seasonal vegetables

· Filet of Seabass steamed with soya sauce and fresh Ginger, vegetablejullienne

Desserts maison

· Pistachio chocolate lava cake

· Apple and walnut strudel with homemade caramel ice cream

· Kahlua Tiramisu

Looking forward to seeing you soon, Jennie

4 February 13h45 : Queen and Country is showing in VO at the Grandecran in Libourne.

An Englishman who grew up in London during World War II joins the military to fight in the Korean War. Starring Callum Turner, Caleb Landry Jones and Pat Short

4 February 20h : Pool Tournament at La Cave des Chevaliers in Villefranche de Longchat. Email lacavedeschevaliers@gmail.com to register.

4 February 21h45 : The Imitation Game is showing in VO at the Grandecran in Libourne.

Based on the real life story of legendary cryptanalyst Alan Turing, the film portrays the nail-biting race against time by Turing and his brilliant team of code-breakers at Britain's top-secret Government Code and Cypher School at Bletchley Park, during the darkest days of World War II. Starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Keira Knightly and Matthew Goode.

Thursday 5 February

5 February 13h45 : Queen and Country is showing in VO at the Grandecran in Libourne.

5 February 16h10 : Whiplash is showing in VO at the Grandecran in Libourne.

5 February 19h20 : The Theory of Everything is showing in VO at the Grandecran in Libourne

The Theory of Everything is the story of the most brilliant and celebrated physicist of our time, Stephen Hawking, and Jane Wilde the arts student he fell in love with whilst studying at Cambridge in the 1960s. Little was expected from Stephen Hawking, a bright but shiftless student of cosmology, given just two years to live following the diagnosis of a fatal illness at 21 years of age. He became galvanized, however, by the love of fellow Cambridge student, Jane Wilde, and he went on to be called the successor to Einstein, as well as a husband and father to their three children. Over the course of their marriage as Stephen's body collapsed and his academic renown soared, fault lines were exposed that tested the lineaments of their relationship and dramatically altered the course of both of their lives. Starring Eddie Redmayne, Felicity Jones and Emily Watson

5 February 19h25 : The Imitation Game is showing in VO at the Grandecran in Libourne.

Friday 6 February

6 February 13h45 : Queen and Country is showing in VO at the Grandecran in Libourne.

6 February 13h45 : The Imitation Game is showing in VO at the Grandecran in Libourne.

6 February 16h10 : The Theory of Everything is showing in VO at the Grandecran in Libourne

6 February : Degustations de soups en chansons et en musique at the Centre culturel de Castillon. Go along, taste the soups and listen to the music. Voluntary contributions welcome.

6 February : Quiz night at the Gensake in Gensac. Looks like I'll be your quiz master and for those of you who like a spot of Rugby, the match will be showing on the big screen in the bar. But, just as important - what will you eat? Fish'n'chips or curry. Call ahead to book your meal. 05 57 47 41 04

Saturday 7 February

7 February 13h45 : Queen and Country is showing in VO at the Grandecran in Libourne.

7 February 18h : 20 Feet from Stardom is showing in VO at La Breche in Ste Foy la Grande.

Backup singers live in a world that lies just beyond the spotlight. Their voices bring harmony to the biggest bands in popular music, but we've had no idea who these singers are or what lives they lead, until now. Starring Darlene Love, Merry Clayton and Lisa Fischer

7 February 19h30 : Repas Choucroute at Belves de Castillon.

7 February 20h : Soiree Jimboura at Villefranche du Longchat.

7 February 20h30 : Mozaic Jazz Band in concert at Castillon. Organised by the Lions. It’s a great Jazz Band, they don’t often travel this far south.

Sunday 8 February

8 February : Weekly Flea market in Rauzan.

8 February 13h45 & 18h15 : Queen and Country is showing in VO at the Grandecran in Libourne.

8 February 16h10 : Whiplash is showing in VO at the Grandecran in Libourne.

8 February 20h30 : The Imitation Game is showing in VO at the Grandecran in Libourne.

8 February 20h30 : The Theory of Everything is showing in VO at the Grandecran in Libourne

Coming up…

RNA Aquitaine will be holding their monthly lunch on Wednesday 11th February. The time is 1200'

and the location, the Hotel du Nord, Tombeboeuf.
Membership of the Royal Naval Association is open to all serving and former members of the RN, RM, WRNS and QARNNS, and their families. Contact Ken Napier 0553 017280.