George Sand’s writings on music become a concert-reading with the Paris Mozart Orchestra. Suliane Brahim narrates alongside mezzo-soprano Margaux Poguet. The programme joins Beethoven and Pauline Viardot with Reflets du Berry by Philippe Macé. Cornemuse and vielle à roue bring the Berry’s traditional sound into the orchestra, while FLORE’s photographs accompany the readings.
Region: centre-val-de-loire
Grande fête d’automne du Gâtinais à Villemandeur
The Comité des Fêtes de Villemandeur fills the Domaine de Lisledon for an autumn day of trading and rural know-how in the Gâtinais. Brocante dealers and private sellers lay out antiques and collectors’ stalls, no pitch booked in advance. A country market and a stall show of local artisanat sit beside them, and apples go through a pressoir à l’ancienne. Orgues de Barbarie and mechanical music sound across the park, and hot boudin is served.
Fête de la Pomme à Saint-Aignan-le-Jaillard
Saint-Aignan-le-Jaillard gives its salle polyvalente over to the apple. Juice is made on the spot from the fruit, beignes are offered for tasting and for sale, and the catering sticks to the same theme. A marché fermier and a présentation de métiers anciens run alongside, so old rural trades are worked in front of the crowd. Wooden games, pony rides and archery keep the children busy, while Les Mauvais Garçons du Loiret provide the music.
Les 2 Lucioles : George Sand, une plume à soi
Les 2 Lucioles, a professional theatre company, turns George Sand’s correspondence into a staged reading. The chosen letters pass between the novelist and Musset, Michel de Bourges, Maurice Sand, Victor Hugo and Flaubert. The reading treats that correspondence as her major work, ahead of La Mare au Diable, Indiana and La petite Fadette. Berry is marking 150 years since the death of its Berrichonne writer, and Moulins-sur-Céphons takes its turn.
Bulleberry : 30 affiches pour 30 éditions
Thirty posters line the Belvédère on Place Cujas, one for every edition of the Bourges comics festival. The 29 artists who signed them make the wall a graphic history of the event. One rule bound every contributor: each poster had to work in some element of the Saint-Étienne cathedral, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The sheets show how the festival’s drawn identity moved from hand to hand.
Beauce legends with Sandie Chapiseau
Sandie Chapiseau leads a nocturnal storytelling walk through Chartres. Dressed as a witch, she shares Beauce legends passed down through generations. The route follows the city’s narrow streets and the banks of the Eure. Mischievous devils, talking animals and buried treasures populate the tales. These popular stories bring the region’s oral traditions into the streets of Chartres.
Foire aux Vins de France in Saint-Satur
The Foire aux Vins de France brings winemakers from across France to Saint-Satur for tastings and direct sales. More than 50 appellations are represented. The Sancerre selection includes Domaine des Buissonnes from Sury-en-Vaux and Domaine Guérin from Vinon. Spirits and cider join the wines, while the food stands include Crottins de Chavignol from Ferme du Feulard.
Concert Ô Marché : La Tarte à Timbre!
L’Escadron Volant de la Reine brings its Concerts Ô Marché series to the Salle des colonnes in Nogent-le-Rotrou. La Tarte à Timbre! gives this baroque programme its title. Viol, violin, double bass and guitar are among the instruments announced for the series. The free half-hour format is part of the ensemble’s regular local concert activity. The group also organises Les SuPercheries across the Perche.