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From Blues to Big Fox to Burning the Bonhomme - Events this weekend

Writer: CatherineCatherine

Friday 20th March - Blues concert - Zakiya Hooker (daughter of John Lee Hooker) will be singing tonight at the Château of  Coppet - Details hereWriting Workshop in English Saturday 21st March -  Writing workshop in Geneva in English at the Geneva Writers' Group. The subject will be  "Writing Folk Tales".  See how "Once upon a time… " opens the door to storytelling. In the afternoon there will be a regular critiquing session.  Full details - click hereAlso on Saturday 21st March -  Swedish singer "Big Fox" (see video below) playing at the Parenthèse bar in Nyon's old town. Full details here plus,"Spring Market" in the village of Bogis Bossey from 10:00 -14:00, Welsh cakes for sale at the market!  Full details here

plus also on Saturday  "Burning the Bonhomme of Winter and Welcoming the Spring Party" down by the lake in Nyon at 17:30 Organised by the Bains de 3 Jetées organisation.  Click here

Sunday 22nd March -  Classical recital -  Violin and Piano at 17:00 at the Conservatoire of Nyon along the lakeside. Full details  - click here

Sunday 22nd March  - Easter Market in Nyon from 08:00 -18:30 

Easter Market - Stands, Easter products, local products. Festichoc in Versoix - Fabulous festival dedicated to all things chocolate!  See here  Great day out for the family and chocolate lovers.

Jazz Apero and  Sunday Fondue Chinoise -  Two events coming up in the atmospheric wine cellar of Nyon's castle. Thursday 26 March  - Jazz Apero -  Duo of two guitars with  Killian Perret-Gentil and Etienne Loupo. Doors open 17:00, music at 18:30 Sunday 29th March -  Fondue Chinoise from 12:00  32 CHF for a variety of meats, sauces, served with rice and fruit salad. Reservations taken until 26th March Full details - click here

Selma will be the  Monday Movie in English on 23rd March at Nyon Cinema screening at 20:30  - Film on the Martin Luther King civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery. Video below Details here

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