There will be a book launch (in English) on Thursday 22nd June in Rolle from 18:30 -19:30 by local author Joy Stephens. The book, “In and Out of the Maasai Steppe” evokes the beauty of the arid landscape of the Maasai Steppe of Tanzania and is an intimate journey into the life of Maasai women documenting their […]
Free music at the Fête de la Musique/ Pianos back in town/Voluntary work on Saturday
It’s the Fête de la Musique on Saturday 17th June in Nyon, with all styles of music on offer. Rock/Pop Reggae/ Chorale/ Classical/ Electro/ World Music/ Hip-Hop will be played (free concerts!) at the following nine venues across the town: the Place du Château, Place St-Martin, Usine à Gaz, the garden area in front of the […]
Hot weekend coming up! – Activity suggestions
Summer is here, the lavender by the lake road is coming into bloom and Metéo Suisse is predicting high temperatures in the Nyon area this weekend (28° on Saturday and up to 31° on Sunday). With this forecast, here are links to some of the local outdoor swimming pools – Nyon, Morges and Divonne Here are the links to all […]
Intercultural Fête this weekend 10/11 June – Photo exhibition in Nyon
This weekend it’s the l’Interculturelle in Nyon, an annual celebration which takes place over two days. There will be a variety of entertainment on Saturday 10th by the Rive area of town (where the ice skating rink is situated in winter) and there will be theatre, Greek music, a buvette with food from 19:00 onwards. On […]
From Jersey Boys and Twelfth Night to Haydn and Foreigner – Events coming up in June
There’s an interesting selection of events coming up in the first two weeks in June to cater for most readers’ tastes. See previous posts on this site for details of other events including the Vaud wine weekend, Spring Market in Nyon etc. It’s also the season for picking strawberries! There are several self-service strawberry farms in the region, […]