Hello!
Wishing you a very Happy and Healthy 2016. Thank you to my fabulously talented friend CC
who made the beautiful patchwork message.
Much to look forward to this year… we have an extra day in
February, the Battle of Castillon returns in the summer and looking out of the
window right now, possibly a very wet January.
As always, I welcome any contributions to the Newsletter,
don’t hesitate to contact me if you hear of something, or I miss something you’ve
sent to me.
Whatever you do in the Gironde and Dordogne regions, have a
great week.
Best wishes,
Helen
Week 2 2016
Monday 4 January
Tuesday 5 January
5 January 15h, 17h45 & 20h30 : The Lobster is showing in VO at the Grandecran in Libourne.
In a dystopian near future, single people, according to the
laws of The City, are taken to The Hotel, where they are obliged to find a
romantic partner in forty-five days or are transformed into beasts and sent off
into The Woods. Starring Colin Farrell, Rachel Weisz and Olivia Coleman.
Wednesday 6 January
6 January 20h45 : Suffragette
is showing in VO at La Breche in Ste Foy la Grande.
The foot soldiers of the early feminist movement, women who
were forced underground to pursue a dangerous game of cat and mouse with an
increasingly brutal State. Starring
Carey Mulligan, Anne-Marie Duff and Helena Bonham Carter.
Thursday 7 January
Friday 8 January
Saturday 9 January
Sunday 10 January
10 January : Weekly flea market brocante at Rauzan.
10 January : Vide Grenier and Flea market at Cadillac
10 January :
Brocante de la Gare at Langon
10 January 11h:
Creche Vivante at Saint Ferme
10 January 18h15 : Macbeth
is showing in VO at La Breche in Ste Foy la Grande.
Macbeth, the Thane of Glamis, receives a prophecy from a
trio of witches that one day he will become King of Scotland. Consumed by
ambition and spurred to action by his wife, Macbeth murders his king and takes
the throne for himself. Starring Michael Fassbender, Marion Cotillard and Jack
Madigan
Coming up…
11 January 17h45 : Star
Wars :The Force Awakens is showing in VO at the Grandecran in Libourne.
Three decades after the defeat of the Galactic Empire, a new
threat arises. The First Order attempts to rule the galaxy and only a ragtag
group of heroes can stop them, along with the help of the Resistance. Starring Han
Solo, Like Skywalker, Princess Leia etc…
11 January 20h45 : Suffragette
is showing in VO at La Breche in Ste Foy la Grande.
12 January 20h45 : Macbeth
is showing in VO at La Breche in Ste Foy la Grande.
And finally…
Wednesday 6
January is the last day of the Christmas season and traditionally the day
Christmas decorations get taken down and packed away for next year. The 12th night is the day that the
3 wise men arrived in Bethlehem, taking gifts to the baby Jesus.
The French
celebrate this day with a special cake called the ‘Galette des Rois’ (the
King’s cake).
This
frangipane filled cake is served up according to tradition on 6th
January. A lucky charm – known as a fève
(originally a bean, but now more often a little porcelain figure) is baked into
the cake. As story goes, the cake is
divided into enough slices as people present, and one extra, for the first poor
person that passes by. The youngest
person in the group decides who has which slice, and the person who finds the
fève is crowned king or queen for the day.
When you buy a Galette des Rois it usually comes complete with a paper
crown.
So if you
were wondering what to eat with your afternoon cup of tea, on 6th
January, it has to be a Galette des Rois!
Bon appétit!
