Week 24 2016

Hello!

St Jean be Blaignac

It’s June and the Marche Nocturne (Night Market) season is starting.  But what is a Night Market?  It’s certainly nothing like a farmer’s market.  Think of it as an open air food hall with added entertainment.  There are long communal benches in the centre and all around local food producers, restaurateurs and caterers have stands selling their produce – it’s like street food I guess, but with the added comfort of somewhere to sit.

  

How does it work?  You choose what you’d like to eat, buy it from the stand and take it back to the table to eat and share.  So, you can buy your bread from the baker, your wine from a local vineyard and choose whatever else you like the look of, perhaps a plate of charcuterie, a duck breast cooked on the wood from old vines, moules frites or an omelette with cepes.  You just never know what you might find…

Whenever we go, we like to be a little prepared, so, we have a ‘Night Market Kit’!  In my basket I have sharp knives and forks.  The cutlery provided can often be plastic, which can make a steak hard work… I also add wine glasses, a bottle of water and serviettes.  We have a tablecloth too, just for fun – and once I saw a group with a candelabra!

There’s a page on the blog,, specifically for the night markets – it’s an easily updated work in progress, so if your village or town is having a night market, or you’d like to recommend one, please let me know and I can include it.

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

Best wishes,

Helen

notjustfortheholidays@orange.fr

Week 24 2016

Monday 6 June

Tuesday 7 June

Wednesday 8 June

8 June 14h 16h10 & 19h30 : Maggie’s Plan  is showing in VO at the Grandecran in Libourne.

Maggie 's plan to have a baby on her own is derailed when she falls in love with John, a married man, destroying his volatile marriage to the brilliant and impossible Georgette. But one daughter and three years later, Maggie is out of love and in a quandary: what do you do when you suspect your man and his ex wife are actually perfect for each other? Starring Greta Gerwig, Ethan Hawke, Julianne Moore

Thursday 9 June

9 June 14h 16h10 & 19h30 : Maggie’s Plan  is showing in VO at the Grandecran in Libourne.

Friday 10 June

10 June 14h 16h10 & 19h30 : Maggie’s Plan  is showing in VO at the Grandecran in Libourne.

10 June 21h: Chateau Filhot in Sauternes hosts a Carnival concert with a Baroque Orchestra, and music from a range of performers representing the street of Venice. Find out more here

10 – 11 – 12 June : Discover the history of Gironde’s windmills at the exhibition over the weekend at the Foyer Communal in Genissac.

Saturday 11 June

11 June 14h 16h10 & 19h30 : Maggie’s Plan  is showing in VO at the Grandecran in Libourne.

11 June : Night Market in Daignac

11 June from 19h : An festival of Horse and Heritage in La Reole.  I think this must be the dancing horses from Malaga??

11 June 20h30 : The Festival du Bien Vivre in Pellegrue at the Place de la Halle.  Tickets €20 n advance, €25 on the night.  Buy tickets here

11 June : Portes Ouvertes at Chateau  St Georges.

 

11 – 12 Juin : Gensac returns to 1900.  A whole range of events including night market, music, exhibitions, tours and live entertainment in Gensac over the weekend.

11- 12 June : 31^st International ceramic festival in Sadirac. Free entry

Sunday 12 June

12 June : The Grand Gourmande Ramble.  Take part in a day of walking and dining through the vineyards of Rauzan. Taste as you go.

12 June :Vide grenier at Civrac-sur Dordogne

12 June : Vide Grenier at Cabara

12 June Vide Grenier at Cadillac

12 June : 2 vide greniers in Libourne, 1 at Lac des Dagueys (where they hold the rowing 

championships) and one at the Parc de l’epinette (hidden in-between the station and the stadium)

 

12 June : Foire a tout (should that be tut?) in Pellegrue

12 June : Vide grenier at Château Beausejour, Puisseguin

12 June : Vide Grenier des Basillics at La Sauve

12 June : Vide grenier and  flea  market at Saint Seurin sur l’Isle

12 June 9 :30 – 14h : Marche Bio in Targon, music, entertainment and dining in Targon

12 June 10h30, 14h 16h10 & 20h30 : Maggie’s Plan  is showing in VO at the Grandecran in Libourne.

12 June 17h : St Colombe Glee Club presents ‘Concert d’Ete at the St Colombe church in Lauzan

12 June 15h30 : Les Trompettes de Versailles at the Collegiale Church in St Emilion.

12 June 17h : the church St-Etienne - Branne hosts a Carnival concert with a Baroque Orchestra, and music from a range of performers representing the street of Venice. Find out more here

12 June 20h45 : Trumbo is showing in VO at La Breche in Ste Foy la Grande.

Coming up…

Monday 13^th June 17h45 & 20h15 : Trumbo is showing in VO at the Grandecran in Libourne.

In 1947, Dalton Trumbo (Bryan Cranston) was Hollywood's top screenwriter until he and other artists were jailed and blacklisted for their political beliefs. TRUMBO (directed by Jay Roach) recounts how Dalton used words and wit to win two Academy Awards and expose the absurdity and injustice under the blacklist, which entangled everyone from gossip columnist Hedda Hopper (Helen Mirren) to John Wayne, Kirk Douglas and Otto Preminger.

13 June 15h & 20h30 : Maggie’s Plan  is showing in VO at the Grandecran in Libourne.

Tuesday 14^th June 17h45 : Trumbo is showing in VO at the Grandecran in Libourne.

14 June 15h & 20h30 : Maggie’s Plan  is showing in VO at the Grandecran in Libourne.

And finally...

Plenty of places opening up for the summer season. The little terrace in St Meard is open, and in the mood for the Euros.

La Plage open air restaurant under the stone bridge in Castillon is open again and has a list of live bands booked for the Sunday afternoon dance and the Thursday evening roof-top music.