Bright yellow signs went up outside out house last weekend as the 43rd Tour de Gironde was scheduled to go past on the race between St Emilion and Cenon - a rather circuitous 202km! Blink
and you'll miss them, but they whizzed by and made the double bend without incident.
10 - 11 July. Périgueux / Bergerac on July 10th, and Eymet / Pau on July 11th. Find out more here
Whatever you do this week in the Gironde and Dordogne regions, have a great time.
Best wishes,
Helen
notjustfortheholidays@orange.fr
Week 22 2017
26 May - 4 June : Bordeaux Fete le Fleuve. 10 days of events in and around the waterfront in Bordeaux. Including James Blunt and Texas in concert, meet the skippers about to set out on a 3 week race in the ocean - la Solitaire du Figaro, watch swimmers in the river, see a flotilla and a closing firework display. See the compete programme here.
Monday 29 May
Tuesday 30 May30 May - 3 June : Foire aux Vins in Flaujagues. The Cave Co-operative is open for tasting and buying, promotions and great deals to set you up for the summer.
Wednesday 31 May
31 May 13h45 & 19h30 : Departure is showing in VO at the Grandecran in Libourne.
An English mother and teenage son spend a week in the South of France breaking up a summer home that has become one of the casualties of the boy's parents' crumbling marriage. Matters only become more complicated when an enigmatic local boy enters their lives. Starring Juliet Stevensen, Alex Lawther, Phenix Brossard.
31 May 16h : A musical fairy tale for all at the Mediateques du Brannais.31 May 16h15 : I am not your Negro is showing in VO at the Grandecran in Libourne.
In 1979, James Baldwin wrote a letter to his literary agent describing his next project, "Remember This House." The book was to be a revolutionary, personal account of the lives and assassinations of three of his close friends: Medgar Evers, Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, Jr. At the time of Baldwin's death in 1987, he left behind only 30 completed pages of this manuscript. Filmmaker Raoul Peck envisions the book James Baldwin never finished.Starring Samuel L Jackson, JAmes Baldwin and Harry Belafonte.
31 May 18h : Alien: Covenant is showing in VO at the Eden Cinema in Monsegur.
The crew of a colony ship, bound for a remote planet, discover an uncharted paradise with a threat beyond their imagination, and must attempt a harrowing escape.Starrin Michael Fassbender, Katherine Waterston and Billy Crudup
31 May :
Wah gwaan or Whap'amwhat's up or What's happening....at the Gensaké
Aloha or words to that effect, just to let you know we'll be hosting a Carribean Soirée this Wednesday evening menu is priced at 26€ pp. The menu is as follows:
Rum punch, nachos and salsa
Spicy Beef pasties and Accras
Jerk Chicken Rice and PeasSpiced glazed Pineapple with cinnamon fomage frais
Book early we expect to be busy and tables outside are limited.
05 57 47 41 04
31 May : La Dordogne Vue par ses Habitants in Ste Foy la Grande in the Coeur de Bastide, 44 Rue Alsace Lorraine. All welcome and it's free!
Thursday 1 June
1 June 13h45 & 19h30 : Departure is showing in VO at the Grandecran in Libourne.
1 June 16h15 : I am not your Negro is showing in VO at the Grandecran in Libourne.
1 June 20h30 : Shining is showing in VO at the Grandecran in Libourne.
A family heads to an isolated hotel for the winter where an evil and spiritual presence influences the father into violence, while his psychic son sees horrific forebodings from the past and of the future. Starring Jack Nickolson, Shelly Duvall, Danny Lloyd
1 June 21h : Emily Dickinson: A quiet Passion is showing in VO at the Eden Cinema in Monsegur.
The story of American poet Emily Dickinson from her early days as a young schoolgirl to her later years as a reclusive, unrecognized artist. Starring Cynthia Nixon, Jennifer Ehle and Duncan Duff
Friday 2 June
2 June 13h45, 16h15 & 19h30 : Departure is showing in VO at the Grandecran in Libourne.
2 June 16h15 : I am not your Negro is showing in VO at the Grandecran in Libourne.
2 June 16h15 : Shining is showing in VO at the Grandecran in Libourne.
2 June : Big Ed and The Red Balls live in Concert at Le Mascaret Chez Rossi, Avenue du Port du Roy in Libourne.
2 - 3 - 4 June : Renedez Vous aux Jardins in La Sauve Majeur
2 - 5 June : Exhibition 'Formes et Coueurs' at l'Espace Culturel in Villefranche de Longchat. Vernissage 3 June at 18h.
Saturday 3 June
3 June : Les Broc a Puces, the first Saturday of every month at the Charette Bleue, Velines.
3 June : Cycle races in Pineuilh. 70km or 100km.
3 June 13h45 & 19h30 : Departure is showing in VO at the Grandecran in Libourne.
3 June 16h : 'La Nuit Electrique' A free show for children from 6 years old. Reservations
recommended.
3 June 16h15 : I am not your Negro is showing in VO at the Grandecran in Libourne.
3 June : Night market at Saint Seurin de Prats
3 June : Night market at St Jean de Blaignac. See below and in the links at the side for more night market information.
3 - 4 - 5 June : Fete de la Pentecote in Gensac. Fun for all over the weekend and on to Monday.
Fireworks on Sunday night.
Sunday 4 June
4 June : Vide Grenier Brocante in Eymet
4 June : Vide Grenier in Capitourlan, east of Castillon.
4 June : Foire a tout in Montcaret.
4 June : Vide grenier in Pineuilh on the sports field.
4 June : Vins en Folie at la Cave de Lugon, find out more here.
4 June : Vide Grenier at the Parc Guadet in St Emilion
4 June 13h45 & 19h30 : Departure is showing in VO at the Grandecran in Libourne.
4 June 16h15 : I am not your Negro is showing in VO at the Grandecran in Libourne.
4 June 14h : Grande Fete de la Famille at the Salle des Fetes in Blasimon
4 June 16h - 19h : Festiv 13 in St Geraud de Corps. Entertainment for the children
4 June 17h : Concert de la Chorale at the Salle Paroissiale in Cancon
Coming up...
5 June is a Jour Ferie - lundi de Pentecôte ( the day after Pentecost Sunday. It is a public holiday)
It is listed as a legal holiday, so government offices and many businesses are closed. However some businesses remain open on this day. Many Christians believe that on Pentecost, the Holy Spirit descended on Jesus Christ's disciples.
5 June ; Vide grenier in Castillon in the rue du College (it's also market day)
5 June : Vide grenier in Coirac.
5 June 13h45, 18h15 & 30h30 : Departure is showing in VO at the Grandecran in Libourne.
5 June 16h15 : I am not your Negro is showing in VO at the Grandecran in Libourne.
5 June 20h30 : Shining is showing in VO at the Grandecran in Libourne.
6 June 15h : Shining is showing in VO at the Grandecran in Libourne.
6 June 15h & 20h30 : Departure is showing in VO at the Grandecran in Libourne.
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And finally...
It’s almost 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 here, 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.
