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Tuesday, 19 February 2008 |
Lovers of 17th- and 18th-century music should note two
long-awaited concerts held in Toulouse at the end of March,
in two concert venues well-known for their excellent
acoustics.
On Saturday March 29, The Sacqueboutiers, Toulouse’s
venerable brass ensemble, will play, among other pieces,
‘The Combat between Tancredi and Clarinda’ by Claudio
Monteverdi at Odyssud in Blagnac. On March 31, the
Baroque orchestra Les Passions, directed by Jean-Marc
Andrieu, and Baroque choir Les Eléments, led by Joël
Suhubiette, will join to perform Jean Gilles’ ‘Requiem Mass’,
one of the masterpieces of French 18th-century sacred music,
in the Cathédral Saint-Étienne in Toulouse.
For reservations please call 05 61 71 75 10 or visit
www.odyssud.com.
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Tuesday, 19 February 2008 |
Of all the edible fungi, the truffle stands in a
class of its own, the black diamond of
French gastronomy. Its pungent aroma is at
its peak from mid January – the season of
fairs and prizes. Sarah Weston sniffs out
the competition.
The mayor of Martel declared the
19th annual truffle market open.
It was a Saturday in mid-January,
and the middle of a good season.
Crowds of people spilled into the hall
where some two dozen purveyors were
waiting with their black diamonds, as
they are nicknamed, displayed without
fuss in small baskets on red check
tablecloths. Business opened at €700;
deals could be clenched with cash only.
A lot of €50 notes changed hands.
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Tuesday, 19 February 2008 |
It was on February 11, 1858, that the poor country girl Bernadette
Soubirous saw the first of 18 apparitions of the Virgin Mary in a cave
in Lourdes. Bernadette was not generally believed at first and suffered
many enquiries by the Church before it accepted her visions. After
some miraculous recoveries it was thought by some that the spring
water from the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes possessed healing
properties, making Lourdes a place of hope for the sick and disabled.
Since then, the small market town has become one of the main
pilgrimage destinations for Christians around the world.
An estimated eight million pilgrims are expected to travel to France
to commemorate this 150th anniversary.
For more information about the Jubilee Year, visit the Official Site for the
150th Anniversary of the Apparitions at www.lourdes2008.com
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Tuesday, 19 February 2008 |
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Set up your home business in the Gers
and benefit from free help and advice.
Véronique Minozzo has tested the EU
Soho Solo project.
The Small Office Home
Office project (hence
Soho Solo) aims to help selfemployed
professionals relocate
to country areas hit by
the rural exodus.
Five years later, the
scheme has achieved its
objective. In the Gers, I am
one of the 148 Soho Solos
registered and our numbers
are still growing. They are
spread over 90 different
villages, boosting demand
and activity in areas which
were doomed to
depopulation.
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Tuesday, 19 February 2008 |
The Club des Langues in Gaillac is building bridges of
confidence between native speakers of French and English
with its weekly language meetings. The open, relaxed
atmosphere encouraging everyone to speak out, whatever
their level. Conversation flows in a natural way, with
members correcting each other’s grammar and idioms
when needed.
Members come from Albi, Salvagnac, Saint-Sulpice, as
well as Gaillac and enjoy the meetings so much that other
activities such as weekend walks are now being organised and
there is even talk of a trip to Marrakesh. The club also runs a
Franco-Spanish group.
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