"Traditional American folk music and 80's Sci-Fi-sounds". That's the description of the music playing tonight at the Parenthèse in Nyon. Concert 22:00. Free entry. More details, click here.

There will be a Charity *"Vide Dressing" at the Galerie Murandaz in Nyon on Saturday 24th November from 10:00 - 17:00. This event is organised by the Soroptimist International Club of Nyon. The Galerie Murandaz is at Chemin du Midi 8, Nyon, very near to the La Combe shopping Centre. Monies raised will go towards ELàN – an association that helps students in Nyon to overcome temporary financial difficulties, enabling them to terminate their studies without interruption and stress. *A Vide Dressing is a second-hand (good quality) clothes sale.

The Ensemble Choral de la Côte and the Choeur Mixte de Gland le Chêne will be performing Bach's "Christmas Oratorio", on Friday 7th December in Nyon, and Saturday 8th in Gland. For tickets - click here

There will be a traditional English pantomime in Nyon on 24-25 November and 30 Nov -2nd Dec. The Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale "The Little Mermaid" will be performed in English at the Théâtre de Marens by GAOS (Geneva Amateur Operatic Society). If you have never been to a pantomime before, now's your chance, it's fun family entertainment and a great start to the run up to the Christmas holidays. Oh, yes it is! There are Saturday matinee performances at 14:00 and a Sunday performance at 11:00 - perfect for families with little children! For tickets click here

One day workshop at the Château de Bossey that explores how to amplify talent through mentoring, focussing on the experiential & practical versus the academic & theoretical. The Château de Bossey is around a 15-minute drive from Nyon. Learn how to gain maximum benefit from mentoring – the ‘how’ of mentoring as well as the ‘what’. Facilitated by: Maria Cussell and Daniel Ahlers. This workshop is for those who would like to harness the power of mentoring and are either mentoring others or being mentored by others or plan to do so at some point in the future. You will learn the ‘how’ of mentoring as well as the ‘what’ and how you can gain maximum benefit. Maria has significant experience in introducing Mentoring to organisations and teaching the fundamentals of Mentoring. Maria and Daniel recently deployed a successful Global Mentoring Pilot for a multinational in the Lake Geneva region. For more details and registration - click here

There will be a cocktail dînatoire with music in the cave of Nyon's château on Thursday 29th November. This event is organised by Le Ladies Circle of Nyon La Côte. The theme of the evening is orange so wear something orange coloured on the night! Tickets are CHF 50 person and all proceeds will go towards AVVEC (help to victims of violence in couples). A "cocktail dînatoire" is a sort of finger food dinner. There will be a glass of wine included in the price at this event which will last from 19.30 until around midnight. Registration required - click here

The next GEDS (Geneva English Drama Society) production will be "Breakfast at Tiffany's" by Truman Capote from 20 - 24th November at the Théâtre de Terre Sainte in Coppet. Synopsis of play in the flyer below. For tickets - click here Complimentary glass of bubbly on the opening night daahling...

Beautiful blooms delivered to your door. Win a Christmas flower arrangement! Converted out of the old railway station in Céligny (just a few miles from Nyon), is a stylish atelier and business called “Miss Daisy” run by Rose Mensing and Yvette Donkervoort. Photo above - Left to right - Yvette and Rose In their workshop, they create wonderful bouquets of flowers, which they then deliver (free!) to homes and businesses in the Nyon area, including Coppet, Versoix, and Divonne (Geneva on special request), as part of a subscription service. As Christmas is just around the corner, this service is a great gift idea for a friend or colleague. They also organise flower workshops on a regular basis and create arrangements for events. Rose, together with a Dutch partner originally created Miss Daisy Fresh Dutch Flowers back in 2015. When her business partner had to move abroad, she asked Yvette to become her new associate. Since then they have run “Miss Daisy” together and make it their mission to change the idea that flowers are only for special occasions. Rose previously worked in HR and events management and Yvette for an NGO in the humanitarian field. Today they are combining creativity with their passion for flowers and are happy to work with such a “positive product”. "Buying flowers is almost as common as buying bread”. Rose explains: “We were both raised in the Netherlands, where it is hard to find a house without flowers. Flowers are part of daily life and of every interior. Buying flowers is almost as common as buying bread". Fabulous, original arrangements 5,000 flowers to choose from "In the Netherlands, you find flower stalls on many street corners and specialised shops that offer lots of choice. We work with a Dutch supplier that enables us to have the same diversity. We have more than 5,000 different flowers to choose from. Of course, every flower has a price, the rarer the flower, the higher the price, but it means that we can make arrangements to measure”, adds Yvette. "In Switzerland, people seem to prefer flowers that are already in full bloom. However, these are often not the freshest flowers and they won’t last long after they are bought. For shops it is difficult to guarantee freshness; when flowers are not sold during the day they go back in the cooling area and brought back in the warmth of the shop the next day, which unfortunately affects their quality. Having a subscription service means we know exactly the quantity we need for our bouquets and our workshops. The flowers are purchased at the flower exchange the moment we order them, assuring their freshness. It takes 2 days from the moment that they are cut to the moment they brighten up a customer’s home or office, which means that the customer gets longer enjoyment out of the bouquet. Delivery even when you are out! Customers don’t need to be in when we deliver, we can work around this, either by leaving the flowers in a bucket on the front porch or in the entry hall of an apartment building. This system has worked well so far - one of the many advantages of living in Switzerland!" Workshops to learn some tricks of the trade For those keen to learn how to make arrangements themselves, every second Friday of the month, Rose and Yvette run workshops for groups in their atelier. Here you can learn how to make different arrangements and pick up some of the tricks and tips of the trade. Rose says: “Even though everyone works with the same materials in these workshops, everyone’s arrangement turns out differently and customers go home at the end of it with something wonderful. We also organise workshops for private groups, work colleagues and friends in the evening upon request". Miss Daisy’s Noël à la Gare – Friday 16 and Saturday 17th November This year Miss Daisy will be holding an early Christmas event in their atelier in Céligny called “Noël à la Gare”. Bouquets, arrangements and/or Christmas wreaths can be ordered ahead of time to be delivered or picked up at an agreed time. There will also be Christmas presents, ornaments, vases and fresh flower bouquets to choose from on the day. There is plenty of parking space near the atelier, a bus stop outside and the famous Buffet de la Gare restaurant opposite. During the two-day event, there will be a raffle with the chance to win a Christmas arrangement. Names will go into a hat and Miss Daisy will draw and inform the lucky winner on Saturday evening 17th November. For more information on the flower subscription service, bouquets, workshops, and events - see Miss Daisy or call Rose: 079 – 2918257 Yvette: 079 - 4819750

Tucked away in Nyon's side streets and buildings are many artist studios, workshops, and galleries that aren't always open to members of the public. Some are hidden away in old medieval buildings! However, on Saturday the 10th November, these places will be open to visitors for Nyon's very first, Journée des Arts - Arts Day. The L'Association DAP (Developpement des Arts Plastiques) was formed in 2017, to organise such an event. Damien Gallay who is a member of the association (and a graphic designer with a long established business of his own), explained to Living in Nyon - "Art Days already happen in some shape or form in Morges, Lausanne, Geneva and Rolle but it's never happened here in Nyon so we decided to remedy that!" Making Art Accessible We wanted to make art more accessible, to let people wander into galleries and to workshops, to look at art, to enable them to chat with the artists behind the work on display. A Walkable Route around town We have created a map (see below) and have marked with numbers where these workshops and galleries can be found. A lot of these are in the old town and some are in the centre Esp'Asse in the Route de L'Etraz. Not everyone is aware this great space exists, but there are several artists that work in there such as Bernard Garo (see our 2010 Living in Nyon interview with him here), artist Pierre Schwerzmann, filmmaker Marc Décosterd who, along with Garo has created an art film that will be projected across the wall of Nyon's château between 18:00 -20:00 on Saturday. Guided Visit in English There will also be a guided visit in English at 14:00 at the La Mobilière building in Nyon on a visit entitled "Art and the Future". Winner of Competition - Sarah Bovet A competition for local artists was also launched to coincide with this special Arts Day which has been won by graphic designer Sarah Bovet. She will be present from 14:00 at a vernissage of her work which will be displayed at the Gallerie L'Esquisse (the corner gallery on the Rue de Rive - near the Maitre Jacques statue). Free Entry This special Arts Day runs from 10:00 -20:00 however, check the programme as some participating venues such as the Château de Nyon, the Musée du Léman and the Musée du Romain will close a little earlier at 17:00. Entry to these places is free on that day. Discover more One of the hidden workshops in Nyon in an old medieval building (not far from arches near the Porte Saint Marie), is that of Cristina Stein. Cristina is an artist who also gives art lessons (see photos of her workshop below). For more details - telephone 079 208 8784 or email cristinasteinatelier@gmail.com (website coming soon). This Arts Day should be fun, a chance to see art and places in buildings you don't always have access to, there's a workshop behind the Police Station and one situated in an old Chapel!"

Update - This event below has now been cancelled on Saturday 10th November due to rain forecast. The rink will now open on Sunday 11th There are events planned for the opening of the season - a free apéro at 11:00, various rallies during the day including a chance to watch (or try out!) the sport of Eisstock. This sport is a little different than curling, it's a Bavarian sport similar to petanque on ice. See video below, it's a 23 minute video but you will get a rough idea about the sport after a few minutes. Skating high up in the hills followed by a fondue in one of St-Cergue's cozy restaurants would be a fun way to spend a Saturday in November. For more details see here or call 022 365 66 00 Note to newcomers - the "little red train" goes directly from Nyon straight to St-Cergue and it's a short walk to the centre of the village from the train station. The CFF website is in English/French/Italian and German. The CFF App enables passengers to buy their ticket on their phones.

It's "Cave Ouvertes" this weekend Saturday 3rd (10:00 - 18:00) and Sunday 4th November (10:00 -16:00) in Begnins, Luins, Vinzel et Bursins. For just CHF15 you are given a special wine tasting glass, you can then visit the wine cellars and taste wine in each of them. There will be a free "navette" bus provided from Gland railway station to all of the wine cellars. The bus will depart every 30 minutes. This special weekend is also a great opportunity to try the Bourru, the new wine. For more details see here.

The Winter season has now started at the Bains de Trois Jetées in Nyon and the outdoor sauna has been installed along the lakeside. There will be a party on Saturday November 3rd to celebrate this new season. There will be music, food, drinks and more at the event from 14:00 onwards. The Bains de Trois Jetées is a voluntary run organisation which helps to keep the sauna operating throughout the winter. Members of the public can use this sauna - details available at the party or online. The association also organises other lakeside events throughout the winter including "full moon fondue" parties. The next one will be on November 24th. See future events here