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SUMMARY:AT A GLANCE May 2024
DESCRIPTION:Around the region May 2024\n\n\n\nWHEN & WHERE?\nWHAT?\n\n\n\n\nThroughout the year\nFairs and festivals around the region\, little and large\, celebrating every imaginable ‘produit de terroir’.\n\n\nThroughout the year\nCatch a bargain or get rid of your junk at one of the many vide-greniers across the region.\n\n\nThroughout May\nJazzèbre. Jazz and world music in venues across the region. Programme.\n\n\nThroughout May\nAcross the Aspres\nPrintemps de l’Aspres. Music in vineyards across the Aspres area. Website.\n\n\nWednesday 1st\nAcross the region\nFête du travail & Fête du muguet.\n\n\nThursday 2nd – Saturday 4th\nPerpignan\nFestival Sirocco. World music festival. Thursday night at Théâtre de la Complicité\, Friday & Saturday at Casa Musical. Contact the Office de Tourisme for more info.\n\n\nFriday 3rd\, 7.30pm\nDômes\, Rivesaltes\nConcert: musiques des parachutistes. Fund raising concert for injured soldiers of the French army. Contact the Office de Tourisme for more info.\n\n\nFriday 3rd\, 8.30pm\nEl Paseo\, Peyrestortes\nPink Floyd Tribute. Facebook.\n\n\nFriday 3rd – Saturday 4th\nCanet en Roussillon\nFestival Cuba’Lante. Cubain festival with food\, drinks\, music and more. Contact the Office de Tourisme for more info.\n\n\nSaturday 4th\, 5pm\nEglise\, Montferrer\nFestival classique autrement. Classical duet (violin & accordeon). Contact the Office de Tourisme for more info.\n\n\nSaturday 4th\, 6pm\nEglise Anglicaine\, Vernet les Bains\nConcert. Live guitar ensemble. Contact the Office de Tourisme for more info.\n\n\nSaturday 4th\, 6.30pm\nPlace de la République\, Argelès sur Mer\nPinch of Celt. Live\, free\, Irish music concert. Contact the Office de Tourisme for more info.\n\n\nSunday 5th\, 4pm\nEglise\, Céret\nCanticel concert.\n\n\nSunday 5th\, 5pm\nEglise\, Cernère\nChoir concert by Ruscino. Contact the Office de Tourisme for more info.\n\n\nSunday 5th – Monday 6th\nParc de Clairfont\, Toulouges\nIndigènes. Annual wine fair for local producers. Website.\n\n\nMonday 6th\, 7pm\nSalle de l’Union\, Céret\nApéro-concert. Have a nibble and a tipple with the artists before enjoying a concert by Acoustic Soul Family. Contact the Office de Tourisme for more info.\n\n\nWednesday 8th\nAcross the region\nFête de la Victoire.\n\n\nWednesday 8th\, 5pm\nChapelle du Mas Riquer\, Catllar\nPiano recital. Homage to Gabriel Fauré. Contact the Office de Tourisme for more info.\n\n\nWednesday 8th – Sunday 12th\nThuir\nFestival des Jeunes Voix Mélées. Youth choir festival with over 300 kids and teenagers from all over France and Europe. Contact the Office de Tourisme for more info.\n\n\nThursday 9th\nAcross the region\nL’Ascension.\n\n\nThursday 9th\, 5pm\nEglise\, Palau del Vidre\nCanticel concert.\n\n\nThursday 9th – Saturday 11th\nBanyuls sur Mer\nFestival Ascension Flamenca.\n\n\nFriday 10th\nEspace Saint Mamet\, Saint Estève\nFoire Expo. Multiple stands and stalls with exhibitors from a range of sectors and industries. Contact the Office de Tourisme for more info.\n\n\nSaturday 11th\, 6pm\nEglise\, Coustouges\nCoustouges en Musiques. Piano and cello duet. Contact the Office de Tourisme for more info.\n\n\nSaturday 11th – Sunday 12th\nBanyuls sur Mer\nTrophée du Parc naturel. Sailing competition. Contact the Office de Tourisme for more info.\n\n\nSunday 12th\, 5pm\nChapelle du Mas Riquer\, Catllar\nCello\, violin and piano concert. Homage to Gabriel Fauré. Contact the Office de Tourisme for more info.\n\n\nWednesday 15th\nCanigou\, Céret and Perpignan\nOlympic Torch comes through the P-O.\n\n\nThursday 16th\, 8.30pm\nPalais des Congrès\, Perpignan\nGenius – the Music of Ray Charles. Tribute to Ray Charles. Contact the Office de Tourisme for more info.\n\n\nFriday 17th\, 8pm\nEglise\, Saint Génis des Fontaines\nConcert. Duet of violin and piano. Contact the Office de Tourisme for more info.\n\n\nSaturday 18th\nAcross the region\nLa nuit européenne des musées. European-wide evening openings of museums. Check with your local Office de Tourisme or the museums/galleries directly.\n\n\nSaturday 18th\nSaint Cyprien\nFesti’Mob. Festival of scooters (mobilettes). Contact the Office de Tourisme for more info.\n\n\nSaturday 18th\, 6pm\nEglise Anglicaine\, Vernet les Bains\nConcert solo jazz. Contact the Office de Tourisme for more info.\n\n\nSaturday 18th\, 8.30pm\nEl Médiator\, Perpignan\nThe Silencers. Iconic 80s Irish rock group perform as part of the launch of their 10th album. Website.\n\n\nSaturday 18th – Sunday 19th\nCéret\nFête de la Cerise.\n\n\nSaturday 18th – Sunday 19th\nLac du Moulin\, Sorède\nLes ânes têtus. Music festival of local and international artists. Contact the Office de Tourisme for more info.\n\n\nSunday 19th\nAcross the region\nPentecôte.\n\n\nSunday 19th\, 5pm\nCathédrale\, Elne\nCanticel concert.\n\n\nWednesday 22nd – Sunday 26th\nAcross the region\nFête de la nature. Celebrate our incredible local flora and fauna with various activities and workshops across the region. More info.\n\n\nSaturday 25th\, 6pm\nEglise\, Coustouges\nCoustouges en Musiques. Flute & percussion trio. Contact the Office de Tourisme for more info.\n\n\nSaturday 25th\, 7.30pm\nChapelle du Mas Riquer\, Catllar\nPiano recital. Homage to Gabriel Fauré. Contact the Office de Tourisme for more info.\n\n\nThursday 30th\, 8.30pm\nCathédrale\, Perpignan\nVirtuoses de Pragues. Violin virtuosos from Pragues perform Mozart\, Vivaldi and more. Contact the Office de Tourisme for more info.\n\n\nFriday 31st – Sunday 2nd June\nPalau del Vidre\nGreenland Festival. Music festival with local and international artists. Website.\n\n\n\n\nMORE…..\n\n\n\n\n*Photo credit: Tourisme Conflent Canigou \n \nANY EVENTS TO ADD? ADD YOUR OWN EVENTS BELOW\, OR SEND THEM TO US. \n
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SUMMARY:CSF NEWSLETTER: MAY 2024
DESCRIPTION:Hello Everyone\n\nThere’s an onomatopoeic word that one uses to describe the downpour outside at the moment but I can’t use it here! In the dry and arid south of France we’re doing a rain dance on soil which is soft and dark\, and the vines and fruit trees are spreading out their leaves in praise. \nHappy to say we never have many dull moments. The sun always finds a break in the clouds to brighten up the day and\, though it sounds corny to say it\, there’ll be a rainbow somewhere making a pretty picture over Canigou. \nThe cherry season is about to start but I bet you didn’t know that the unofficial start of the cherry season is when the Élysée Palace is sent the first crate of cherries from Céret. Oh\, OK\, you did know….. \nOn Thursday 25 April\, we had our Walk for Life in Oms and here’s what Penny says about the day: \nOn a lovely sunny day\, 27 people enjoyed various activities in the picturesque village of Oms. Although we were not as numerous as some previous years\, the different venue meant that we attracted new people\, and anglophones were not the majority group. We did a brisk trade on savouries and cakes and the Tombola was as popular as always. With the sales of books and CSF goodies\, we were able to make a donation of €100 to La Ligue contre le cancer and CSF Sud also benefited by just over €460. \nMany thanks to all the helpers\, walkers\, petanquists\, and those who made generous donations to support what we do. \nTouchlines\nThe Spring edition of the CSF National quarterly magazine is available here. \n\n\nDrop Ins\n\n\nWednesday 1 May\, Pablo’s Bar\, Céret\, 10.30 \n\nCome along for coffee and chat.  There will also be books and Céret is a great place to meet up with friends.\n\nMonday 20 May\, Café des Artistes\, Laroque des Albères\, 10.15 \nCome and have a browse through our large selection of paperbacks. Any books you bring along for exchange will be gratefully received. We can’t take hardbacks or non-fiction books I’m afraid. Bring a friend and stay for coffee.\nWednesday 22 May\, Villa Lafabrègue\, Prades\, 10.15 \nThere will be coffee and cake at this lovely villa and I hope you can join us because this month we will have a short presentation from Gillian Bradbury called ‘What is the Microbiome and how can we support its function for health’.\n\nEvents this month\nSunday 5 May Vide Grenier St Cyprien 9 – 5.30pm \nLa Ligue contre le cancer will have a table at this Vide. CSF will be there\, with a table next to La Ligue\, and we will be giving out information and leaflets to those who wish to know more about us. \nWe hope to have our own Vide Grenier later in the year\, possibly in June sometime. \nTuesday 7 May Spring Open Meeting Céret \nIt’s your last chance to sign up for our informal meeting which we have every year around this time. I always call it a get-together because it’s really a chance to meet up with friends\, learn a bit about what’s going on in the CSF calendar\, listen to an entertaining speaker and then relax and chat over a nice lunch. \nThis year we will meet chez Guy Molas. His restaurant is on the road between St Jean-Plat-de-Corts and Céret and it’s a delightful little place with a terrace and a lovely view. \nOur speaker is a gentleman called Fred Browne who was a consultant forensic psychiatrist in Belfast during the Troubles and has seen many changes\, both professionally and personally. His talk will be called « Exploring Minds ». \nTake a look at the lunch menu as there is still time to let me have your choices which I need to know by Friday 3 May. The price of the meal is 22€. Please pay by cheque or cash which I will collect when you arrive for coffee at 9.30. \nDo contact me if you have any questions. \nMonday 20 May – Pentecôte Holiday \nFete du Printemps – Oms village 9 a.m. – 5.30p.m. \nJoin in and enjoy the 15th Spring Festival. Something for everyone\, with a hike in the beautiful countryside around Oms\, or a botanic walk to learn about edible wild plants\, or just a gentle self-guided stroll around the historic village. In the main square will be a Farmers Market\, live music and animations\, including a magician. \nWith a theme of Le Canigou\, the mystic mountain of Catalonia\, you will find a varied exhibition inside the spacious village hall. \nLunch will be organised by Mas Cané using produce from the Farmers market\, or bring your own picnic – or book a table at the village bistro Le Relais de l’Orme. \nLooking ahead\nOctober Rose – Les Jeudis Roses de la Clinique 2024 \n4 Thursdays of talks\, workshops and conferences about breast cancer \nOct 3\, 10\, 17 & 24 : 11am – 4pm \n🎗 To support Pink October\, the SOA (Soins d’Onco-Accompagnement) joins with PINK THURSDAYS in Perpignan at the Clinique St Pierre.\nSOA 66\, based in Perpignan\, offers support to people with cancer throughout the Pyrénées-Orientales. It gives supportive care to patients being treated in Oncology and/or Hematology in the form of alternative\, complementary care\, as well as financial support. The objective is to inform patients\, health professionals and visitors of the actions proposed by the association. \nCSF will have a stand and We’ll be handing out leaflets and chatting mostly to medical people\, letting them know what CSF is about and how we can help English speaking patients. (There will be no stands on 30 October.) \nA detailed programme will be available later on in the year but for the moment if anyone can do an hour or two in the morning or afternoon\, we’d very much appreciate it. Please contact Phil O’Neill philomeneoneill@gmail.com \nSaturday 5 October\, Fête October Rose\, 12pm \nOur Autumn event this year will be a LUNCH AT THE DOMAINE MAS ALART. This vineyard\, set in the heart of the Roussillon plain\, has been there since 1897. \nAs you know\, the Octobre Rose campaign makes it possible to raise awareness and inform and encourage screening in the fight against breast cancer. \nAs our event takes place at this particular time of year\, we thought it would be appropriate to name it Fête October Rose. \nThe afternoon will begin with a fizzy apéro and continue with lunch and then dessert. Wine will be served of course and there will be music from our friends Zircon. Dancing will be encouraged. There will be prizes to be won – a tombola and a surprise draw. Fun for everyone. \nEntrance by ticket only and the cost is 20€. Watch this space for more details and please make a note of the date. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease remember that if anyone is struggling or needing help\, the CSF telephone and email helplines are always open.   We are there for everyone needing assistance at this time as well as for those affected by cancer. There is also lots of information on our website.\n\n\n\n\n\nThanks\nDiana Eastaff \n
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