Wow! What a scorcher! Hottest day for a while - keep cool, drink lots (of water) and close those shutters!We are currently having a great time enjoying the night markets in and around the region and some of the entertainment is fantastic... and I will have nailed the 'Madison' by the end of this summer...
Fireworks over the Dordogne again, this time from the bridge at St Jean de Blaignac. By the way, the bridge is closed there until the end of September.
Whatever you do over the next week, have a great time in the Gironde and Dordogne,
Best wishes,
Helen
notjustfortheholidays@orange.fr
Week 30 2016
Monday 18 JulyTuesday 19 July
Wednesday 20 July
20 July 16h10 & 22h 15 : Love And Friendship is showing in VO at the Grandecran, Libourne.
Set in the 1790s, Love and Friendship centers on beautiful widow Lady Susan Vernon, who has come to the estate of her in-laws to wait out colorful rumors about her dalliances circulating through polite society. Whilst there, she decides to secure a husband for herself and her rather reluctant debutante
daughter, Frederica. Starring Kate Beckinsale, Chloe Sevigny and Xavier Samuel
20 July 19h : Quiz and Dinner night at Restaurant La Poutre in Beaupouyet. Raising money for dogs and cats.
20 July 19h : Party in the Park. Hugely successful and great fun evening in the park at Chateau Fayolle Luzac in Fougueyrolles. Take a picnic on a rug or table, chairs and a candelabra. Reservations recommended 05 53 73 83 69
20 July 22h15 : Sky is showing in VO at the Grandecran, Libourne.
Romy (Diane Kruger) is on holiday in the USA with her French husband, Richard (Gilles Lellouche). But the journey quickly turns into a settling of old scores for this worn out couple. After an ultimate fight, Romy decides to break free. She cuts off her ties to a stable and secure life that has become alienating and escapes to the unknown.
Thursday 21 July
21 July 14h : Colonia is showing in VO at Libourne GrandecranA young woman's desperate search for her abducted boyfriend that draws her into the infamous Colonia Dignidad, a sect nobody has ever escaped from.Starring Emma Watson Daniel Bruhl and Michael Nyqvist
21 July 16h10 & 22h 15 : Love And Friendship is showing in VO at the Grandecran, Libourne.
21 July : Nocturnes de la Bastide in Libourne. Shops are open late and street food, concerts and exhibitions in the pedestrian street Rue Gambetta in Libourne.
21 July : Ste-Foy-la-Grande Night market - Featuring Lya-Dia (Fusion Jazz Ethnic)
21 July : Eymet night market
21 July : L'Apero Fronsac
21 July 22h15 : Sky is showing in VO at the Grandecran, Libourne.
Friday 22 July
22 July 16h10 & 22h 15 : Love And Friendship is showing in VO at the Grandecran, Libourne.
22 July : Classic guitar concert in St Laurent des Hommes Church featuring music by Vivaldi, Boccherini, Faure and Ravel
22 July : Flaujagues Night Market
22 July : St Antoine de Breilh night Market
22 July : Villefranch de Lonchat Night Market
22 July : Battle of Castillon. The amazing re-enactment of the last battle of the Hundred Years war. Find out more here.
22 - 23 - 24 July : Saint Emilion Jazz festival. Concerts throughout the village over the weekend. Find out more here, including who is where and when and which are free and which are ticket access.
Saturday 23 July
23 July 16h10 & 22h 15 : Love And Friendship is showing in VO at the Grandecran, Libourne.
23 July 19h :La Bonne Ville du Blues in St Vivien
23 - 24 July : Jour Nez in St Emilion. It's all about the smell in the Cloisters at St Emilion
23 July : Marche des Producteurs du Peys in Villegourge
23 -24 July : Fete locale in Ruch. Night market on the Saturday
23 July : Battle of Castillon. The amazing re-enactment of the last battle of the Hundred Years war.
Find out more here.
23 July 22h15 : Sky is showing in VO at the Grandecran, Libourne.
Sunday 24 July
24 July : Les Puces Des Bastides in Ste Foy la Grande
24 July : Brocante in Eymet
24 July : Vide Grenier in Montagne
24 July 16h10 : Love And Friendship is showing in VO at the Grandecran, Libourne.
Coming up...
25 & 26 July 16h10 & 22h 15 : Love And Friendship is showing in VO at the Grandecran, Libourne.
25 & 26 July 22h15 : Sky is showing in VO at the Grandecran, Libourne.
And finally...
I may have mentioned the Battle of Castillon on occasion! There's an exhibition on in Castillon all about the Battle. Find it at the Salle next to where the old Tourist Office was.
