Lyon dans la Résistance traces the clandestine networks of the Presqu’île and Croix-Rousse. Guides explain Jean Moulin’s role and the work of underground newspapers and printers, alongside resistance within political, military and religious circles. Accounts of rationing, curfews, anti-Jewish laws and roundups show the conditions in which Lyon’s inhabitants lived and resisted.
Topic: events
Les Sarmentelles de Beaujeu
Les Sarmentelles de Beaujeu celebrates the arrival of Beaujolais Nouveau. A tasting route introduces the vineyard’s twelve appellations, alongside white and rosé wines. Torchlight processions and the ceremonial opening of the new wine bring the village into the festivities. Concerts, markets, guided visits and dinner dances complete a programme built around Beaujolais wine and gastronomy.
Visite du musée Yvon Guéret
The Musée Yvon Guéret welcomes visitors as part of Pierrelatte’s Christmas market programme. Archaeological objects share its collections with palaeontological material and mineral specimens, the museum’s three principal fields of study. The visit is offered in French, and admission to the collections is free.
Tulette Heritage Treasure Hunt
A treasure hunt turns Tulette’s historic centre into a puzzle for children. Paul Ruat is preparing a speech for the new town hall’s inauguration when an important object goes missing. Players search the streets to help him recover what he has lost before the ceremony. Children aged six to twelve can join this playful investigation, discovering the town’s heritage through its civic story.
Orchestre d’Harmonie: George Sand in Music
The Orchestre d’Harmonie de la région Centre brings together seventy professional musicians and musicians in professional training. Its concert draws part of its programme from George Sand’s novel Les Maîtres sonneurs. Through the sound of the wind orchestra, listeners encounter a musical portrait of the writer, exploring her imaginative worlds, loves and convictions.
Sainte Cécile concert: Châteaudun and Vendôme
Châteaudun’s annual Sainte Cécile concert welcomes the Harmonie Municipale de Vendôme. The visiting ensemble mixes amateur musicians with advanced students and teachers from the École de Musique Territoires Vendômois. Its repertoire spans classics, film scores, jazz and traditional music. Rodolphe GENESTA-PIALAT directs the visiting musicians, while Franck DEROUET leads the Châteaudun ensemble.
Coat of Arms Workshop in Château-Renard
Créer ton blason is a heraldry workshop in Château-Renard, part of the Pas à Pages library’s heritage programme. The task is to create a personal coat of arms. The activity draws on the centuries-long use of blazons to identify a family or village. The workshop welcomes beginners and enthusiasts. Families and children can take part, with registration required.
AMI calligraphy for beginners
AMI’s calligraphy workshop introduces the history and practice of handwritten Latin scripts. The models range from Onciale and Foundational to Chancelière and the monks’ gothic Textura. After examining the tools, participants trace letters before making their own cards, poems or stories. Materials are supplied, and each participant keeps the nibs used during the session.
11 Artisanes craft exhibition in Bourges
The 11 Artisanes collective returns to Bourges with a pop-up exhibition of work by local women. Ceramics, leather goods and jewellery sit alongside stationery and wooden creations. Textile art, decorative objects and natural cosmetics broaden the selection. Visitors can meet the makers and browse their new pieces, with an opening reception also on the programme.
Bal Trad: dance from Berry in Pellevoisin
Bal Trad gathers CHNUT, the compagnie Nepeta and the Relais des Pas Sages for a Berry dance celebration. The workshops teach bourrées and introduce the branles d’Écueillé. A Berry jam welcomes everyone, while Feules, Babek, the duo Jolivet-Langlois and a violin ensemble provide music for dancing. The menu includes goat-cheese croques and potato galettes.