Week 10 2017

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There's a lot to be said for a brief escape!  So last week took us away to Rioja in Spain where good friends introduced us to the delights of the local wines!

We even managed to sit out in the evening sun for a aperitif!

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

Best wishes,
Helen
notjustfortheholidays@orange.fr

Week 10 2017

Monday 6 March

Tuesday 7 March

7 - 31 March : An art exhibition ' Mars Urban 2017' at the Mediateque de Branne.  Vernissage 23 March at 18h.  All welcome

Wednesday 8 March

8 March 19h25 :  Full Metal Jacket is showing in VO at the Grandecran in Libourne.
A two-segment look at the effect of the military mindset and war itself on Vietnam era Marines. The first half follows a group of recruits in boot camp under the command of the punishing Gunnery Sergeant Hartman. The second half shows one of those recruits, Joker, covering the war as a correspondent for Stars and Stripes, focusing on the Tet offensive. Starring Matthew Modine, R. Lee Ermey and Vincent D'Onofrio

Thursday 9 March

9 March18h30 : Calling all inhabitants of Flaujagues, Juillac and Ste Radegonde!  Are you fed up of the terribly poor internet service in your villages?  Don't just sit there gnashing your jaws... head over to the meeting at the Foyer Municipal in Flaujagues and make your voice heard in the campaign for high speed internet.

9 March 20h30 : Gimme Danger is showing in VO at the Eden Cinema in Monsegur
An in-depth look at the legendary punk band, The Stooges.  Starring Ewan McGregor, Iggy Pop and Mike Watt

Friday 10 March

10 March 1615 : Full Metal Jacket is showing in VO at the Grandecran in Libourne.

10 March 20h : Discover the white wines of Bordeaux.  Lestrille in St Germain du Puch is hosting an evening to enjoy white wines with food. Contact 05 57 24 51 02 for information and reservations. Tickets €35

10 - 11 March : 'Comment Dire' Live entertainment at the espace Rene Lazare in Targon. 2 days of music, entertainment and food is available.

10 - 11 March : Open house at the Caves de Rauzan, visit the chais and taste the new whites and roses here
for 2016. Visit the website



Saturday 11 March

11 March : Brocante at Place Abel Surchamp in Libourne

11 March 20h: Soiree Concert at the Comptoir de Genes in St Genes de Castillon. Dine, have a glass of wine, take some tapas and listen to Vic & Men.  Reservations recommended 05 5 47 90 03

11 March 21h : Soham in concert in Massugas.  A duo of guitar and voice perform at the Salle. Reservations recommended.  Entrance €12/€10 Find out more here

11 March 21h : Costume Ball in Le Fleix

11 - 12 March : Celebrate the orange in Pondesac!  Discover Lillet and oranges.  There's food too!

11 - 12 March : Last weekend for this winter's flea market in Rauzan.

11, 13 & 14 March : Exhibition in the Salle Cascante celebrating the 40th Anniversary for the List of Women Councillors in Castillon.  What has changed for Women?

Sunday 12 March
 
12 March : Last day this winter for the Rauzan Flea Market.

 
12 March : Grande Brocante at St Michel in Bordeaux.

12 March 9h : Celebrate running in St Emilion.  Leave from Chateau Soutard and follow a 11km or 21 km course.

12 March 14h30 : Spectacle Cabaret at the Salle des Fetes in Pessac sur Dordogne. €18/person

12 March 15h30 : Concert de Printemps at the Centre Culturel de Castillon.  Concert by the orchestras of Pays Castillonais and Pays de Bergerac.  Free entry

12 March 20h30 : Gimme Danger is showing in VO at the Eden Cinema in Monsegur

12 March 20h45 : Full Metal Jacket is showing in VO at the Grandecran in Libourne.

Coming up...

13  March 17h45 : La La Land is showing in VO at the Grandecran in Libourne.
An Award winning musical. Mia, an aspiring actress, serves lattes to movie stars in between auditions and Sebastian, a jazz musician, scrapes by playing cocktail party gigs in dingy bars, but as success mounts they are faced with decisions that begin to fray the fragile fabric of their love affair, and the dreams they worked so hard to maintain in each other threaten to rip them apart.Starring Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone and Rosemarie DeWitt

14 March 15h : Full Metal Jacket is showing in VO at the Grandecran in Libourne.

 
And finally...

To wet to leave them outside, and besides they fill the room with their scent.

Week 9 2017

Hello!

Wow! Monday was a day for watching the cranes flying overhead!  Almost non-stop through the
morning I could hear the call of the birds and the distinctive V shape in the skies.  It seems like they use the river as a signpost, or, as someone suggested, thermals of warm air help them to gain height. Whichever it is, Monday was a busy day in the airways.

Apparently, according to the wildlife team at the lakes in Arjuzanx 3,144 cranes were counted that morning. Another observer counted around 24,000 cranes between 12h30 and 14h30 in the Limosin the same day.  This would mean we were right on the flight path as they headed up to Champagne  that morning.  This map shows the sightings of cranes that day.

Cranes spotted on Monday through France. 

If you want to find out more about the migratory adventures of cranes there's a good site here.

Whatever you do this week in the Gironde and Dordogne regions, keep an eye out for cranes heading north and have a great time.
Best wishes,
Helen
notjustfortheholidays@orange.fr

Week 9 2017

Monday 27 February

Tuesday 28 February

Wednesday 1 March

1 March 20h30 : Moonlight is showing in VO at the Eden Cinema in Monsegur.
A timeless story of human self-discovery and connection, Moonlight chronicles the life of a young black man from childhood to adulthood as he struggles to find his place in the world while growing up in a rough neighborhood of Miami. Starring Mahershala Ali, Shariff Earp and Duan Sanderson

Thursday 2 March

2 March and 4 March 14h - 18h : 2 opportunities to hack through the countryside with Elevage du Val de Gorce in Esclottes.  Call 0649925171 or 0611997237 to reserve a place and find out more.

Friday 3 March

3 March 16h15 : Lion is is showing in VO at the Grandecran in Libourne.
A five-year-old Indian boy gets lost on the streets of Calcutta, thousands of kilometers from home. He survives many challenges before being adopted by a couple in Australia; 25 years later, he sets out to find his lost family.Starring Dev Patel, Nicole Kidman and Rooney Mara.

3 March 18h : Jackie is showing in VO at the Eden Cinema in Monsegur.
Following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy fights through grief and trauma to regain her faith, console her children, and define her husband's historic legacy.Starring Natalie Portman, Peter Arsgaard and Greta Gerwig.

3 - 31 March : Artists exhibition at l'espace Tourisme et Vin in Pineuilh by the Leclerc. Vernissage at 18h30 - all welcome

Saturday 4 March 

4 March 20h30 : Moonlight is showing in VO at the Eden Cinema in Monsegur.

4 - 5 March : Belle Brocante Antiquetes at the Caserne Lamarque, Place Joffre in Libourne (the old Police training centre)

Sunday 5 March

5 March : Flea market in Rauzan

5 March : Vide grenier in Montpon-Menesterol

5 March : Vide grenier in Saint Denis de Pile

5 March 12h : Repas des Chasseurs in Riocaud.

5 March 18h15 : Freaks  is showing at La Breche cinema in Ste Foy.
A circus' beautiful trapeze artist agrees to marry the leader of side-show performers, but his deformed friends discover she is only marrying him for his inheritance.Starring Wallace Ford, Leila Hyams and Olga Baclanova

5 March 20h30 : Lion is is showing in VO at the Grandecran in Libourne.

5 March 20h30 : La La Land is showing in VO at the Grandecran in Libourne.
An Award winning musical. Mia, an aspiring actress, serves lattes to movie stars in between auditions and Sebastian, a jazz musician, scrapes by playing cocktail party gigs in dingy bars, but as success mounts they are faced with decisions that begin to fray the fragile fabric of their love affair, and the dreams they worked so hard to maintain in each other threaten to rip them apart.Starring Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone and Rosemarie DeWitt

5 March 20h30 : La La Land is showing in VO at the Eden Cinema in Monsegur.

Coming up...

6 March 20h30 : Loving is showing at the Eden Cinema in Monsegur.
The story of Richard and Mildred Loving, an interracial couple, whose challenge of their anti-miscegenation arrest for their marriage in Virginia led to a legal battle that would end at the US Supreme Court.Starring Ruth Negga, Joel Egerton and Will Dalton
7 March 15h : La La Land is showing in VO at the Grandecran in Libourne.
7 March 20h45 : Freaks  is showing at La Breche cinema in Ste Foy.

And finally... 

I finished a project. Spot the difference!

Week 8 2017

Hello!

It's a week for films in Ste Foy la Grande.  The cinema there is continually battling to stay open, so why not take in a film or two there.  There are big comfy seats and tickets only cost €6.50
Find it at the end of Rue de la Republic in Sainte Foy la Grande  



 



La Breche
140, rue de la République 
33220 Sainte-Foy-la-Grande 
05.57.46.00.43








What ever you do in the Gironde and Dordogne regions this week, have a great time.
Best wishes,
Helen
notjustfortheholidays@orange.fr

Week 8 2017

17 February - 2 March : An exhibition following a tragic love story from the summer of 1942 at the Bibliotheque Municipal in Ste Foy.

Monday 20 February

Tuesday 21 February

Wednesday 22 February

22 February 18h15 : La La Land is showing in VO at La Breche in Ste Foy
An Award winning musical. Mia, an aspiring actress, serves lattes to movie stars in between auditions and Sebastian, a jazz musician, scrapes by playing cocktail party gigs in dingy bars, but as success mounts they are faced with decisions that begin to fray the fragile fabric of their love affair, and the dreams they worked so hard to maintain in each other threaten to rip them apart.Starring Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone and Rosemarie DeWitt

Thursday 23 February

23 February 20h30 : Silence is showing in VO at La Breche in Ste Foy
The story of two Catholic missionaries  who face the ultimate test of faith when they travel to Japan in search of their missing mentor  - at a time when Catholicism was outlawed and their presence forbidden. Starring Liam Neeson, Andrew Garfield and Adam Driver

Friday 24 February

24 February 18h15 : The Birth of a Nation is showing in VO at La Breche cinema in Ste Foy.
Set against the antebellum South, The Birth of a Nation follows Nat Turner, a literate slave and preacher, whose financially strained owner, Samuel Turner, accepts an offer to use Nat's preaching to subdue unruly slaves. As he witnesses countless atrocities - against himself and his fellow slaves - Nat orchestrates an uprising in the hopes of leading his people to freedom. Starring Nate Parker, Armie Hammer and Penelope Anne Mille

Saturday 25 February

25 February 18h15 : Loving is showing in VO at La Breche in Ste Foy
The story of Richard and Mildred Loving, an interracial couple, whose challenge of their anti-miscegenation arrest for their marriage in Virginia led to a legal battle that would end at the US Supreme Court.Starring Ruth Negga, Joel Egerton and Will Dalton

Sunday 26 February

26 February : Weekly Brocante / Flea Market in Rauzan

26 February 18h15 : La La Land is showing in VO at La Breche in Ste Foy

26 February 19h20 : La La Land is showing in VO at the Grandecran in Libourne.


Coming up...

28 February 18h15 and 20h45 : Fifty Shades Darker is showing in VO at La Breche in Ste Foy
While Christian wrestles with his inner demons, Anastasia must confront the anger and envy of the women who came before her. Starring Dakota Johnson, Jamie Dornan and Erik Johnson

And finally...

Mimosa and primroses, a sure sign that spring is on the way.

Week 7 2017

Hello!

We're having some wonderful mild weather and now’s the time to set your hornet traps.  They are easy to build and amazingly successful, just don’t empty them out, top them up with more bait, it’s true, nothing seems to be more effective at attracting another hornet, than a trapped one!  Though the first traps should be laced with a mixture of beer, dry white wine and syrup (grenadine flavour is good, but any sweet syrup will work).  The beer and syrup attract the hornet and the white wine will repel the bees.

I'm always looking for events and activities to add into the weekly Newsletter, so if you have an event you would like promoted, or see or hear of something that may be of interest please don't hesitate to let me know.  Take a photo of a poster on your phone and send it over, or add it in the comments at the bottom of the page.

Many thanks for all your continued support, whatever you do this week in the Gironde and Dordogne regions, have a lovely time.

Best wishes,
Helen
notjustfortheholidays@orange.fr

 

Week 7 2017

Monday 13 February

Tuesday 14 February

Wednesday 15 February

15 February 16 - 18h : Tea Party in Aid of SPA Bergerac. Held at Cafe Riche de Bergerac, Place
Gambetta.

Thursday 16 February

16 February 19h20 : La La Land is showing in VO at the Grandecran in Libourne.
An Award winning musical. Mia, an aspiring actress, serves lattes to movie stars in between auditions and Sebastian, a jazz musician, scrapes by playing cocktail party gigs in dingy bars, but as success mounts they are faced with decisions that begin to fray the fragile fabric of their love affair, and the dreams they worked so hard to maintain in each other threaten to rip them apart.Starring Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone and Rosemarie DeWitt

16 February 20h45 : The Birth of a Nation is showing in VO at La Breche cinema in Ste Foy.
Set against the antebellum South, The Birth of a Nation follows Nat Turner, a literate slave and preacher, whose financially strained owner, Samuel Turner, accepts an offer to use Nat's preaching to subdue unruly slaves. As he witnesses countless atrocities - against himself and his fellow slaves - Nat orchestrates an uprising in the hopes of leading his people to freedom. Starring Nate Parker, Armie Hammer and Penelope Anne Miller


Friday 17 February

17 February 16h15 : La La Land is showing in VO at the Grandecran in Libourne

Saturday 18 February

18 February 20h :  Join Castillon Rowing Club for an evening of Dancing and Escargots a la
Bordelaise. €20/person Information  05 57 40 23 68 / 06 07 41 16 67

18 November : A Banquet in Blasimon at the Salle des Fetes.

18 - 19 February : All welcome to a pop-up event, Tupperware, underwear, beauty products in Lamothe Montravel.  For further information call 07 62 80 85 99 / 06 11 99 05 44

Sunday 19 February

19 February : Weekly flea market in Rauzan

19 February : Brocante in Mussidan


19 February 17h45 :  Little Big Man is showing in VO at La Breche cinema in Ste Foy.
Jack Crabb is 121 years old as the film begins. A collector of oral histories asks him about his past. He recounts being captured and raised by indians, becoming a gunslinger, marrying an indian, watching her killed by General George Armstrong Custer, and becoming a scout for him at Little Big Horn. Starring Dustin Hoffman, Faye Dunnaway and Chief Dan George

19 February 20h30 : La La Land is showing in VO at the Grandecran in Libourne

Coming up...

21 February 20h45 :  Little Big Man is showing in VO at La Breche cinema in Ste Foy.

And finally...

Spring is on the way, the cranes have been spotted flying overhead!