Week 2 2015

Hello!

Happy New Year!  After 2 weeks of Christmas celebrations and festivities, it’s back to school and back to work.  Many thanks to CC and les Bricolos du lundi for their beautiful image.

I has been quite quiet on the events front, so if you hear of any activities, or want to share any information about upcoming events please don’t hesitate to get in touch.

Whatever you do in the Gironde or Dordogne regions, have a great week.

Best wishes,

Helen

notjustfortheholidays@orange.fr

Week 2 2015

Monday 5 January

5 January 14h15 & 20h : In the Family is showing in VO at the Grandecran in Libourne.

When his partner Cody dies in a car accident, Joey learns that their son, Chip, has been willed to Cody's sister. In his now solitary home life, Joey searches for a solution. The law is not on his side, but friends are.  Starring Sabastian Banes, Patrick Wang and Trevor St John.

Tuesday 6 January

6 January 14h15: In the Family is showing in VO at the Grandecran in Libourne.

Wednesday 7 January

Thursday 8 January

8 January 20h30 : Mr Turner is showing in VO at Ste Foy cinema, La Breche.  There is a Turner exhibition available to view at the cinema from 20h.

An exploration of the last quarter century of the great, if eccentric, British painter J.M.W. Turner's life. Starring Timothy Spall, Paul Jesson and Dorothy Atkinson.

Friday 9 January

9 January : The Gensake in Gensac is only open on Fridays at the moment for their Pub Quiz Challenge with Fish n Chips or Madras curry. Reservations recommended 05 57 47 41 04

9 January 20h15 : The Royal Opera House opens this year’s programme of opera and ballet at the Grandecran in Libourne with a ballet performance of Alice in Wonderland directed by Christopher Wheeldon.

Saturday 10 January

Sunday 11 January

11 January : Weekly Flea Market at Rauzan.  Drive into the village and past the Mairie on your right.  Take a left turn just on the corner of the little grocery shop.  The Flea market is on your right about 100m along the road.  Park beside the school or on the roadside.  Wrap up well, I sometimes think it’s warmer outside than indoors!

11 January 20h : National Gallery is showing in VO at La Breche in Ste Foy.

The National Gallery in London is one of the great museums of the world with 2400 paintings from the 13th to the end of the 19th century. Almost every human experience is represented in one or the other of the paintings. The sequences of the film show the public in various galleries; the education programs, and the scholars, scientists and curators, studying, restoring and planning the exhibitions. The relation between painting and storytelling is explored.

Coming up…

And finally…

Between the foggy winter days we have had some stunningly beautiful moments when the clouds have lifted and the sun shone.  The cold covered the world with a magical hoar frost, sprinkling the garden with tiny perfect icicles.