Cleaning up the Toblerones, Barn dance, Arthur Smith at comedy night, Climate Conference, English Theatre, Rock at Usine, Next male trailing spouse meet up and Big Rugby match
Photo above - Rock group Bench playing down at the Usine à Gaz tonight.
There are lots of events scheduled for March in Nyon and the surrounding area. Here is a selection of them for you. Note: there will be another chance for male trailing spouse readers to meet up again at the Brasseurs on the 9th March at 20:00. See below.
Conference on Climate Protection in EnglishMonday 7th March at 19:30 at the Beau Rivage, Rue de Rive 49, Nyon The free presentation will last about 45 minutes.
The DESERTEC Foundation was established on 20 January 2009 as a non-profit foundation with the aim of promoting the implementation of the global Desertec Concept "Clean Power from Deserts" all over the world. Desertec is a comprehensive concept, combining energy security and climate protection with fresh water generation, socio-economic development, security policy and international cooperation. This is due to the fact that in most cases the best locations for producing clean power from deserts lie in less developed regions of the world. Take a look at the following link. Come along to the presentation to find out more, and to hear how you can help. Email nickhalloin@yahoo.deMarch 19Texas Barn Dance to benefit Rwanda Project
If you and your friends would enjoy a good old-fashioned country-style barn dance, then book places at the Texas Barn Dance and Chili Dinner! It will be held on the 19th of March at the Salle Communale of Chéserex from 19:00 to 22:30.In addition to enjoying a Texan meal of chili and barbecued ribs, assorted salads and desserts, you will learn real Texas "hoe-down" two-step and line dances. You can have your partner thrown into a Wild West jail (and bail 'em out when you're ready. You can buy a raffle ticket to win great prizes direct from Texas. There will also be a draw for which EACH ticket holder has a chance to win Africa-themed prizes donated by "Jardins - Esprit Cadeau" in Nyon. At least one person in four will leave with prize! And everyone will take home wonderful memories of an evening of fun!
Tickets are priced at 100chf per person, and tables can be reserved for groups of 8 to 10 people. For more info or to reserve places or make a donation see www.therwandaproject.info or send a mail to barndanceteam@gmail.com. See ya'll on the 19th!
The event is a fund-raiser for a team of youth and adults from Westlake Church in Nyon who will be travelling to Cyeza, Rwanda this summer to build sanitation facilities for a local school. Three additional years have been added to the national educational curriculum and these new facilities will enable the school in Cyeza to host additional students. This project is a continuation of the "Community-to-Community" (C2C) project that Westlake started with Cyeza 2 years ago, working with the organisation "Food for the Hungry".
Saturday 26th March - Cleaning of the Toblerones.
If you are interested in getting involved in a local community project then why not help at the annual cleaning of the Toblerones? The Toblerones are the line of triangular shaped stones (you can just see them as you drive on the route Suisse on the way to Gland from Nyon). These stones are actually made out of cement and steel and were erected during the second world war as an anti tank barricade. They begin at the lakeside and continue to the steepest point on the mountain side in Bassins. The path alongside the Toblerones is a very popular local hike but it does need cleaning up from time to time, so once a year so a group of volunteers get together to pick up debris and lost items, they have fun and finish off with a shared meal at the end of it.
Ed note: I have been told by someone who has participated that this is a good day out for everyone, children included!
If you want to take part please register here or call Estelle Divorne (she speaks English) on 022 354 04 30 or email her estelle.divorne@asgip.ch19th March - European Nations Rugby Cup match between Switzerland and Andorraat Nyon's Colovray stadium. Match starts at 15:00 For more details see Nyon rugby clubComedy Nights
"Funny Laundry" Comedy nights 8th March with - Australian comedian Matthew Hardy and Marlon Davis at 20:30
and 22nd March with British Comedian Arthur Smith and the Provocateers, also at 20:30 Doors open at 19:30
Theatre - Play - Equus by Peter Shaffer from the 15-19 March at the Theatre du Centre de l'Esperance (Geneva) performed by GEDS Play synopsis - The play fold as a who dunnit as a psychiatrist tries to find out why a teenage boy blinded six horses. As the play progresses we find out as much about the psyche of the psychiatrist as the young boy. This production reflects the imaginative staging of the original production in London with abstract horses heads being rented from the National Theatre. Book tickets at Theatre in English here or see GEDS. 9th March - Evening for male trailing spouses. After last month's (Living in Nyon organised) successful get together of male trailing spouses (see post here), another will go ahead at the Brasseurs pub in Nyon on Wednesday 9th March in Nyon at 20:00. (note : later time). Didn't manage to get to this event last time or want to go to this next one? Send an email to cnp@bluewin.ch and your name will be added to the list for all future events. Rock Music - 4th March in Nyon Rock down at the Usine a Gaz tonight March 4th with "Bench" . This band from Berne say their influences are a mixture of Creedence Clear Water Revival, The Kinks and Neil Young. You can here some of their music here on their My Space site Free entry (hat passed round for the performers). Doors open at 21:00 Concert at 22:00