The Ski Slopes of St-Cergue (around 20 minutes from Nyon), will open for the season on Saturday 18th January in the afternoon. The slopes will then be open at the weekends and on Wednesday afternoons. There will also be floodlit night skiing (see photo below) on Thursday to Saturday from 18:00 -21:30 Full details of opening hours, see La Côte Tourisme site here ©GrégoireChappuis

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The "Monday Movie" in English at Nyon Cinema on Monday 21st January at 20:30 will be "Green Book", starring Viggo Mortensen and Mahershala Ali. Synopsis and trailer below. Tickets can be bought online in advance via the cinema website Dr Don Shirley is a world-class African-American pianist, who is about to embark on a concert tour in the Deep South in 1962. In need of a driver and protection, Shirley recruits Tony Lip, a tough-talking bouncer from an Italian-American neighbourhood in the Bronx. Despite their differences, the two men soon develop an unexpected bond while confronting racism and danger in an era of segregation.

The La Côte Photography Group will be holding a vernissage of students' work on Thursday the 24th January from 19:00 - 21:00 at the Fondation Espasse at the Route de l'Etraz 20 in Nyon. The exhibition will also be open on Friday the 25th January from 10:00 -16:00. More details on La Côte photography group run by professional photographer Catherine Lewis, (classes are held in English), email sparki@me.com or see info below.

The scaffolding has now come down in Rue du Collège, revealing "Ambrozie", a cool café/bar/coffee shop that opened just a few months ago in Nyon, but only now has now been revealed in its full glory. From the front, this bar/café looks small, but once inside, there is plenty of space and lots of seating for customers including a terrace for outdoor drinks, both at the front and back of the building. Ambrozie serves everything from coffees to cocktails, a distinctive range of beers, including local Nyon beers, tea and more. Snacks of ciabattas are on offer including vegan small bites of empanadas. One of this coffee shop's specialties is also CBD. Since it opened the café has been offering DJ and live music nights, "apéro" concerts. Lara Fredericks, the friendly founder of this café/ bar speaks fluent English, go and say "Hi!". During the day there is a cool playlist to match the cool surroundings. Ambrozie is open from 10:00 until midnight on Monday - Wednesday, Thursday until 01:00, Friday 10:00 - 02:00 and Saturday 12:00 -02:00 Closed on Sunday. Address: Rue du Collège 7 Nyon, Switzerland 126 0 Tel:022 565 21 50

The COV (the Conservatoire de l'Ouest Vaudois - Nyon's music academy/conservatoire) have revealed their programme of concerts for 2019. There is an interesting mix of music on offer, from a concert of music "Musique dans le Noir" which will be held completely in the dark and led by two visually impaired guides (on Sunday 17th February at 17:00) to the season's first concert on the 27th January - "Les Soeurs Borka play Debussy", to "Guitares en Folie" (roughly translated the "madness of guitars") on 5th May at 17:00. See video below of Benjamin Lavastre & Pierre Willimann, the artists who will be performing on that date. These Sunday *afternoon 17:00 concerts are perfectly timed so you can have an afternoon walk by the lake, attend a concert and be home in time for dinner! See COV website here Reservations for concerts 021 802 43 93 info.nyon@cov-vd.ch *Note - not all concerts are at 17:00, see poster below.

"Tintin" turns 90 this week. This cartoon character (created by the Belgian cartoonist Hergé), once came to Geneva and Nyon in an adventure called "The Calculus Affair" (in French, "L'affaire Tournesol"). In this adventure, Tintin travelled to Nyon in search of Professor Calculus; you can still recognise today the route he took on the lake road and see other places and landmarks mentioned in the book such as the fire truck and the Maître Jacques fountain. The character of Professor Calculus was inspired by Auguste Piccard, the explorer, the Musée du Léman in Nyon has two rooms with permanent collections completely dedicated to him. You can follow in Tintin's footsteps either via a leaflet available at Nyon tourist office and on its website, or you can take an official guided tour of the Tintin routing. The next official Tintin tour will be on April 11 2019 at 14:00 - open to all. The guide will adapt the chosen languages to the audience present on the day including English. The tour costs CHF 15 per person to be paid in advance at the tourist office. A personalised English tour for a group can be arranged any time on request at +41 22 365 66 00 orinfo@nrt.ch Photo in banner - courtesy Nyon Région Tourisme

The venue and time of the Three Kings parade on the 6th January will now take place at 16:30 and the departure point is now at La Place du Molard on the Rive in Nyon. See poster below.

Museums open, Family parade, Christmas tree bonfire, Look out for Lotos! Happy New Year from Living in Nyon! The three museums of Nyon the Château of Nyon, the Lake Museum and the Roman Museum will be open on the 1st, 2nd and 3rd January with free entry to the public. Check out the passenger submarine in the lake museum, or the old prison cells at the top of the château! Family Parade. Family event on the 6th January. It's the "Three Kings"/"Galette des Rois" parade in Nyon. An outdoor event for the family (wrap up well!) The event will take place at 16:30 - departure point at the Place du Molard. Note - this is an updated time and venue. Christmas Tree Bonfire On the 7th January, There will be a bonfire in Prangins from 09:00 -12:30 for villagers to take along their Christmas tree and watch it burn on a bonfire. Vin chaud and soup on offer too! Look out for the Lotos! January is a big month for Lotos! (Bingo). They are big fundraising events for local clubs and are a great way to meet new people and practice your French at the same time. Check out this local tradition - read our article here from 2010! Note: photo below from 2010. Look out for the 2019 posters around town for the latest info.

On the 6th of January 2019, it's the Fête des Baigneurs - the New Year's Swim in the lake organised by the Bains des Trois Jetées voluntary association. See our video and article here from this year's event. At this fête, brave souls dress up in costume and swim in the water to welcome in the New Year and then they all take a dip in the communal outdoor hot tub The event is due to start at approximately 13:00.

"The Bookshop" starring Emily Mortimer, Bill Nighy, and Patricia Clarkson will be shown in at Nyon cinema on Sunday 30th December at 10:45 (CHF 12 entry!) on Monday 31st at 17:45 and Tuesday 1st January at 20:30. Details and ticketing - click here Other films in English in Nyon include "The Return of Mary Poppins" on Thursday 27th December at 20:30 and "Aquaman" on Tuesday 1st Jan at 20:30 (there are two screens at Nyon cinema). Details here

A Very Merry Christmas and Joyeux Noël to all Readers! Thank you to all our readers and also to our advertisers for your support in 2018. We will be back before the end of the year to let you know about some local events coming up in January. The Christmas market is now in full swing in Nyon both during the day and evening. It's an ideal chance to do some last minute Christmas shopping or to simply have a vin chaud or hot chocolate with friends. More details of the market and late-night shopping in our previous post here.