Week 4 2013

Hello!

A very friendly snowman

Rain didn’t stop play in St Emilion last weekend.  The ski team from the Pyrenees were out in St Emilion complete with a friendly abominable snowman!  Children (and adults) had access to a man-made snow covered mountain and a chance to fine tune their skiing skills before heading to the slopes this winter.  On Friday the weather even obliged with a covering of ‘real’ snow too!

Plenty of music events coming up this weekend and an evening with Jane Wenham-Jones to look forward to on Friday.

Keep an eye on the For Sale page, I have been spreading the word and should have more items coming up.

Have a good week and take care in the rain,

Best wishes,

Helen

notjustfortheholidays@orange.fr

Week 4 2013

Monday 21 January

Tuesday 22 January

22 January 20h15 : Margin Call is showing in VO (English) at the Grandecran in Libourne.  http://www.grandecran.fr/libourne/horaires/

Follows the key people at an investment bank, over a 24-hour period, during the early stages of the financial crisis.  Starring Zachary Quinto, Sanley Tucci and Kevin Spacey.

Wednesday 23 January

Thursday 24 January

Friday 25 January

An evening with

Jane Wenham-Jones

Author, speaker, journalist, presenter

 at CHEZ CASTILLON ( www.chez-castillon.com )

25^th Jan 18.00 for Champagne Cocktails and Canapes

20 Euros per person

Call  05 57 47 97 94

For more information go to http://notjustfortheholidays.blogspot.fr/p/jane.html

Saturday 26 January

26 January 19h30 : Le ‘Off’ Winter Festival in Eymet runs from 27 October to 20 April.  Roughly every 2 weeks there is a live Jazz concert in Le Hall at Eymet.  This week The Magic Malik Orchestra is on stage.  To find out more about the Winter concerts go to http://www.maquizart.com/leoff12-13/programmoff.html

GM4P en concert

Samedi 26 janvier 2013

20h45

L'Ecole de Musique de St Laurent est heureuse d'accueillir pour le 1ére fois à St Laurent des Hommes le groupe GM4P.
St Laurent Music School is happy to receive the group GM4P for the first time

GM4P (la Grande Marche des 4 Pingouins): The Long Walk of the 4 Penguins

Une pincée de Swing, une louche de Be Bop, un brin de Free, une avalanche de Samba, Fusion, Java, musiques du Monde.
A pinch of swing, a ladle of Be Bop a twig of Free, an avalanche of Samba, Fusion, Java and music from all over the world.

Un batteur, percussionniste ... un sax qui en joue trois ... un guitariste éclectique ... un bassiste, contrebassiste, flûtiste ...
A drummer/ percussionist, a saxophonist who plays 3 saxes, a guitarist that plays all sorts or music, a bass /double bass player and flautist ...

Placer le tout sur une scène ...
Put them all on a stage .Laisser frémir une bonne heure ... ou deux : en musique le temps s’affranchit de tout et se balance, songeur, au fil des émotions !

Let them simmer for a good hour, or two, and let the music break through all your thoughts and emotions!

Réunir un public de 3 à 78 ans (les tests sont formels : très rare ceux qui sortent avant la fin du spectacle !) .
For an audience from 3 to 78 years old ( the tests confirm it, it is very rare for anyone to leave before the end of the show.)

Vous découvrez alors un bouquet de compositions originales lors d’une promenade dans notre Pays Jazz :
You thus discover a bouquet of original compositions during your walk through our jazz country Entre Coltrane et Pink Floyd Between Coltrane and Pink Floyd

Sunday 27 January

27 January : Brocante Vide Greniers with between 100-200 stands at Maransin 33230.  Indoor and outdoor stands.

27 January : The covered flea market is open in Rauzan.  I still haven't tried the restaurant in the centre, but I hear good things about it.

 

27 January 14h30 : The Dansant at Centre Cultural de Castillon-la-Bataille with music from l’orchestre Valerie Comband.  Entrance €11.

27 January 15h : Baroque Music concert at the Church in Rauzan. Entrance €10

27 January 20h30 : Arbitrage is playing in English at the Eden cinema in Monsegur.

A troubled hedge fund magnate desperate to complete the sale of his trading empire makes an error that forces him to turn to an unlikely person for help.  Starring Richard Gere, Susan Sarandon and Brit Marling.

Coming up…

The February quiz will be on Monday, 4th February. The questions and organisation on the night will be done by Mark Waterhouse and John Holland. My thanks to them both.

Date – Monday 4th February

Time – 6.30 for 7.00 prompt start – we aim to finish by 10.30 pm

Price – 13 euros per person to include supper, prizes etc.

Supper – main course and sweet (menu to be confirmed)

Bar

Venue – Le Cabri, Duras

Teams – maximum 8 people

Please let me know if you will be fielding a team – and the number of team members. I will need final numbers by Thursday 31st January at the latest. Also will team captains please be responsible for collecting the money from their team so that I only have to deal with one person and one total sum of money.

Best wishes

Andrea andrea@le-grand-bost.com

 

And finally…

A quantity of books both for adults and children -

Fiction, reference, etc. going for free!

Please contact Helen if anyone is interested.

Week 3 2013

Hello! 

Looking across the river when we’ve had so much rain, the river is really high and wide and ever changing.  A look at the weather forecast for the coming week sends me scurrying off for my coat and scarf. 

When the weather is miserable outside it’s an excellent time to get all those indoor jobs sorted – clearing out cupboards is one of them.  But what to do with the unwanted items that you find.  One solution is to take them to the Recyclerie at Pessac and the other is to advertise them on the ‘For Sale’ page on this blog.  For further information contact me on the email address below.

In the mean time – happy cupboard clearing and keep warm.

Best wishes,

Helen

notjustfortheholidays@orange.fr

Week 3 2013

12 January – 9 February: The Photo Club of Genissac is exhibiting its members’ photographs at the Cave Cooperative.  The theme of the Exhibition is  ‘L’Hiver’. 

Monday 14 January

Tuesday 15 January

15 January – 28 February : Muriel Leobet’s Sculpture Exhibition at Halte Nautique, Route de Cabara, Branne.

Wednesday 16 January

16 January 16h : Margin Call is showing in VO at the Grandecran in Libourne.

Follows the key people at an investment bank, over a 24-hour period, during the early stages of the financial crisis.  Starring Zachary Quinto, Sanley Tucci and Kevin Spacey.

16 January 19h40 : The Deep Blue Sea is showing in VO at the Grandecran in Libourne.

The wife of a British Judge is caught in a self-destructive love affair with a Royal Air Force pilot. Starring Rachel Weisz, Tom Hiddleston and Ann Mitchel

Thursday 17 January

17 January 18h : Coctail de Vernissage for Muriel Leobet’s sculpture sur terre at Halte Nautique, Branne.

17 January 20h30 : Jack Reacher is playing in VO at La Breche cinema in Ste Foy.

A homicide investigator digs deeper into a case involving a trained military sniper who shot five random victims.  Starring Tom Cruise, Rosamund Pike and Richard Jenkins

17 January 21h45 : Margin Call is showing in VO at the Grandecran in Libourne.

Follows the key people at an investment bank, over a 24-hour period, during the early stages of the financial crisis.  Starring Zachary Quinto, Sanley Tucci and Kevin Spacey.

17 January 21h45 : The Deep Blue Sea is showing in VO at the Grandecran in Libourne.

The wife of a British Judge is caught in a self-destructive love affair with a Royal Air Force pilot. Starring Rachel Weisz, Tom Hiddleston and Ann Mitchel

Friday 18 January

18 – 19 January : Skiing in St Emilion.

18 Jauary 18h45 Capitourl’en musique presents ‘Apero’Blues au Chateau de Chainchon’  Wines from Michelle and Patrick and music from Mike and Jack.  €8.  For more information call 06 87 51 62 93

 

18 January 16h : The Deep Blue Sea is showing in VO at the Grandecran in Libourne.

The wife of a British Judge is caught in a self-destructive love affair with a Royal Air Force pilot. Starring Rachel Weisz, Tom Hiddleston and Ann Mitchel

Saturday 19 January

19 – 20 January : Le Jazz Chamber Orchestre is in Concert in Pellegrue.  For more information go to http://www.jazzchamberorchestra.com/concerts-animations/

Sunday 20 January

 

20 January : The covered flea market at Rauzan is open all day.

20 January 14h : The Deep Blue Sea is showing in VO at the Grandecran in Libourne.

The wife of a British Judge is caught in a self-destructive love affair with a Royal Air Force pilot. Starring Rachel Weisz, Tom Hiddleston and Ann Mitchel

Coming up...

An evening with

Jane Wenham-Jones

Author, speaker, journalist, presenter

 at CHEZ CASTILLON ( www.chez-castillon.com )

25^th Jan 18.00 for Champagne Cocktails and Canapes

20 Euros per person

Call  05 57 47 97 94

For more information go to http://notjustfortheholidays.blogspot.fr/p/jane.html

The February quiz will be on Monday, 4th February. The questions and organisation on the night will be done by Mark Waterhouse and John Holland. My thanks to them both.

Details:

Date – Monday 4th February

Time – 6.30 for 7.00 prompt start – we aim to finish by 10.30 pm

Price – 13 euros per person to include supper, prizes etc.

Supper – main course and sweet (menu to be confirmed)

Bar

Venue – Le Cabri, Duras

Teams – maximum 8 people

Please let me know if you will be fielding a team – and the number of team members. I will need final numbers by Thursday 31st January at the latest. Also will team captains please be responsible for collecting the money from their team so that I only have to deal with one person and one total sum of money.

Best wishes

Andrea andrea@le-grand-bost.com

And finally...

Since July 2012 it was mandatory for all cars to carry a breathalyser (theoretically you need two  – one to use and a spare so that you always have one to use…) but this won’t be rigorously enforced until March 2013.  However there is debate about whether this will actually come into effect and is currently under evaluation by the Conseil National de la Securite Routiere.  Read more here http://www.huffingtonpost.fr/2012/11/27/vers-la-fin-de-lethylotes_n_2195616.html

Week 2 2013

 

Hello!

My decorations are all taken down and stored away for another year, and the house looks so bare.  The only solution is to go out shopping – and yes, as luck would have it, the National Sales start on Wednesday 8 January at 8am!  If you thought that the sales had already started, apparently it is the word ‘Soldes’ that is the clue… shops can announce ‘Bonnes affaires!’ whenever they wish – but ‘Soldes’ are State regulated: twice a year and lasting up to 6 weeks.

If you haven’t seen Skyfall yet it’s showing in the original version on Friday in Ste Foy.  It’s an early showing (17h45), so why not combine it with dinner out, though I don’t know where I’d go for supper in Ste Foy – so all suggestions gratefully received.

Have a good week and keep warm,

Best wishes,

Helen

Notjustfortheholidays@orange.fr

Week 2 2013

3 – 24 January : Photo Exhibition by Pierre Bacogne at the Maison de Tourism at Eymet.  Photos showing the changing face of Eymet since the 20^th Century.

Monday 7 January

Tuesday 8 January

Wednesday 9 January

Thursday 10 January

Friday 11 January

11 January 18h : Opening of Claire Audierne’s painting exhibition at the Vitrine at Leclerc Grand Pineuilh,  to read more about the paintings go to http://www.sudouest.fr/2013/01/04/les-paysages-de-claire-audierne-924945-3038.php

11 January 17h45 : Skyfall is showing in Version Original (VO) at Cinema La Breche in Ste Foy.

Bond's loyalty to M is tested as her past comes back to haunt her, bringing MI6 under attack.  Starring Daniel Craig and Javier Bardem as the creepy, but excellent baddie!

11 January 20h15 : La Traviata is showing at the Grandecran, Libourne. 

To read a review of Richard Eyre’s production go to http://www.operatoday.com/content/2011/12/perceptive_la_t.php

Saturday 12 January

12 – 13 January : Salon des collectionneurs-Artisanats et Vide-Greniers Brocante at Salle de Fête de St Médard de Guizières - Place G Chastenet

Sunday 13 January

13 January : Rauzan Marche d’hiver.  Always worth a visit, and something to do on a Sunday afternoon – but remember to wrap up warm, and 2 pairs of socks…

13 January : Marche aux Puces at Esplanade de Maré, Marmande.  This flea market is held every 2^nd Sunday in the month.

13 January 20h30 : The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is showing in VO at Le Lascaux, Montpon-Menesterol.

A younger and more reluctant Hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, sets out on a "unexpected journey" to the Lonely Mountain with a spirited group of Dwarves to reclaim a their stolen mountain home from a dragon named Smaug.  Starring Martin Freeman and Ian McKellen

13 January 20h30 : Killing them Softly is showing in VO at the Eden Cinema in Monsegur..

Jackie Cogan is an enforcer hired to restore order after three dumb guys rob a Mob protected card game, causing the local criminal economy to collapse.  Starring Brad Pitt, Ray Liotta and Richard Jenkins.

13 January 20h45: Skyfall is showing in Version Original (VO) at Cinema La Breche in Ste Foy.

Bond's loyalty to M is tested as her past comes back to haunt her, bringing MI6 under attack.  Starring Daniel Craig and Javier Bardem as the creepy, but excellent baddie!

Coming up…

Organized by the ski group N'PY in partnership with the Municipality, the Tourism Office, the Wine Council, Saint-Emilion and Chateau Cardinal-Villemaurine.
"Skiing is invited to Saint-Emilion" at the parking Villemaurine
Friday, January 18, 2013: Day for school
Saturday, January 19, 2013 from 10am to 16:30: free entertainment for all.
• Learning with the ski ESF and ESI instructors
• Wine tasting in the Chateau Cardinal Villemaurine cellars
• Discovery of the medieval city
4 visits "Tell me ¨ * Saint-Emilion for children 5 to 10 years accompanied by an adult.
• 11am: "Investigation of Underground ¨ (20 pers. Maxi)
• 14h to "Peter stonemason ¨ (40 pers. Maxi)
• 15h to "Funny stories ¨ (40 pers. Maxi)
• 16h to "Peter stonemason ¨ (40 pers. Maxi)
* Departure: Tourist Office.
No registration, tickets available at the Tourist Office or the Tourist Office Tél. 05 57 55 28 28

And finally…

The Mobile Pompidou exhibition is in its final few weeks at Libourne – I finally made it there.  It’s worth a quick visit, there is an English translation available to listen to if you can cope with the strangled pronunciation!  My favourite picture by Francois Morellet is made up of only 3 colours.

Week 1 2013

A beautiful message from CC

Hello!

Happy New Year !  

2012 was a really great year, and I hope that 2013 will be even better, it will be our 10^th year here in France – I can’t believe how time flies.

The Mobile Pompidou Exhibition is still open in Libourne and has holiday opening hours for this week.  Go to http://blog.ville-libourne.fr/ for details.

Thank you for all your continuing contributions.  If you have an event that you’d like to share on the blog then send me the information and I’ll add it in.

With best wishes,

Helen

notjustfortheholidays@orange.fr

Open until 20 January

Week 1 2013

Tuesday 1 January

Wednesday 2 January

Thursday 3 January

Friday 4 January

4 January 21h : The Hobbit is showing in English (VO – Version Original) at the Eden Cinema in Monsegur.

A younger and more reluctant Hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, sets out on a "unexpected journey" to the Lonely Mountain with a spirited group of Dwarves to reclaim a their stolen mountain home from a dragon named Smaug.   Starring Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen and Richard Armitage.

Saturday 5 January

5 January 11h : Zumba at St Laurent des Combes €5.  After this holiday season I shall being doing my utmost to get there.  To find out more information about classes near you go to http://www.coachin.net/cours_collectifs.html

Sunday 6 January

6 January : Marche des Puces at Rauzan continues throughout the winter

6 January : Marché aux puces Brocante in Bergerac the 1^st Sunday of every month.  Places de Cayla 

et de la Mirpe, centre historique

6 January 15h : Concert de Chants de Noel at the church in Espiet.  Followed by hot chocolate and galette.  For information call 05 57 24 18 75 / 06 88 13 87 58

6 January 17h30 : Skyfall is playing in English at the Rex in La Reole.

Bond's loyalty to M is tested as her past comes back to haunt her, bringing MI6 under attack.  Starring Daniel Craig, Javier Bardem and Naomie Harris

6 January 20h30 : The Hobbit is showing in English (VO – Version Original) at the Eden Cinema in Monsegur.

A younger and more reluctant Hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, sets out on a "unexpected journey" to the Lonely Mountain with a spirited group of Dwarves to reclaim a their stolen mountain home from a dragon named Smaug.   Starring Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen and Richard Armitage.

Coming up…

 

And finally…

The Pont Chaban-Delmas in Bordeaux which joins Bacalan and Bastide opened to foot passengers yesterday.

Pont Chaban Delmas