Upcoming events
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Free visit
18/05/2025
Saint-Gabriel
14480 Saint-Gabriel-Brécy (Creully-sur-Seulles)
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Concert
20/05/2025
Saint-Maurice
59800 Lille
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Reception
23/05/2025
Saint-Martin
18260 Vailly-sur-Sauldre
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Discover the reconstruction of the town and its monuments (church, Remembrance Cross, Cité des Mutilés, etc.) accompanied by Ernest Petit, philanthropist and patron of the arts (played by an actor*).*In partnership with Atome Théâtre.Practical information: Duration: 1h15Meeting point: in front of the Town Hall, rue du Canada, in Neuville-Saint-Vaast (62580)*The reduced rate applies to children aged 6 to 18, students, people with disabilities, jobseekers and veterans. Proof of entitlement required.Booking essential on arraspaysdartois.comThe epic reconstruction of Neuville-Saint-Vaast with Ernest Petit
Guided tour
24/05/2025
Saint-Laurent
62580 Neuville-Saint-Vaast
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Following its fine concerts in 2023 and 2024, the Arcangelo string orchestra from Marcq-en-Baroeul returns under the direction of Perrine De Oliveira. This year they will be presenting their own version of this essential masterpiece of the string repertoire. In the spirit of exchange and friendship that binds the orchestra together, 4 soloists from its ranks will be putting their violins to the service of these concertos. Composed in 1724, the 4 violin concertos are the first in the cycle... -
Discover the extraordinary story of Ivor Gurney, a young British poet and composer. During the First World War, he stayed in Buire-au-Bois after being wounded. During his convalescence, he wandered through the Buire countryside, which inspired his poetry and music. Before leaving for the Ypres front in 1917, he took part in a concert in the Buire-au-Bois church. On his return to England, the memory of Ivor Gurney fell into oblivion in Buire-au-Bois, until Reniere & Depla, a couple of Belgian... -
Concert and lecture by Robert Amyot MacKinnon.Robert Amyot invites us to an encounter with the bagpipes, sharing his music and his experiences. Born in Montreal, Canada, of Scottish and French parents, Robert is a singer, musician, lecturer and storyteller. ‘A ‘master piper’ on the large Bourbonnaise/Berrichonne bagpipes described by Georges Sand, he has taught singing and piping and run courses throughout Europe and North America. Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)If I were told the story of the bagpipes...
Concert
29/05/2025
Saint-Martin
18260 Vailly-sur-Sauldre
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Discover the collegiate church
Guided tour
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21/09/2025Saint-Omer
62190 Lillers
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Corinne Balland, organist and piano, organ and singing teacher at the Belleville sur Loire Academy of Music and the Arts, is sure to delight audiences with her sublime timbre. For this concert, given in the church on the occasion of the Nuit des églises, Corinne Balland will be accompanied by the millésimes choir to perform pieces by Berlioz, Bellini, Bach...Concert
27/06/2025
Saint-Martin
18260 Vailly-sur-Sauldre
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To mark Church Night 2025, the Association des Amis de l'Eglise de Cormette is organising a walk "from one church to another". Starting in Cormette (8pm), you will walk along the Via Francigena to the centre church in Zudausques. A friendly drink will be offered on arrival.Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version) -
After a much-appreciated concert last year, the Ensemble vocal du Conservatoire du Boulonnais is back to enchant us once again. It will be drawing on its eclectic repertoire, ranging from baroque to jazz and musical comedy, with pieces chosen for the occasion. The Boulonnais Conservatoire Vocal Ensemble, directed by Anne-Laure Playoust, is made up of around 15 experienced singers, accompanied by Natalia Hendrycks on piano and Natalie Labbé on harp.Rendezvous at the salon de la Baie Saint-Jean, rue Sainte-Adrienne (Wimereux).Translated... -
As part of the monthly ‘Les veillées du patrimoine’ events, the Rue belfry is hosting a guided tour followed by a performance of dramatised readings by the Compagnie Correspondance.Take advantage of the event to visit the church of Saint-Wulphy and the chapel of Saint-Esprit, just a few metres away. Free with reservation: https://www.baiedesomme3vallees.fr/events/veillee-du-patrimoine-lectures-au-beffroi-de-rue/ -
When Napoleon came to Wimereux to inspect the progress of work on the port, he was accompanied by the horse chasseurs of the Guard. Joseph Sansot was one of them. He had been accompanying Napoleon for many years, providing close security for the First Consul, and later the Emperor. Together, they experienced the battles of the Revolution and the Egyptian campaign, and then the victory of Austerlitz. Napoleon said at Fontainebleau on 20 April 1814: ‘Soldiers of my old Guard,...Itinerary of a horse hunter in Napoleon's Guard
Conference
21/07/2025
Immaculée Conception
62930 Wimereux
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The Rotomagus and Barbaroques ensembles are back together again this summer for a new musical stopover. Their promise? To help you rediscover the spellbinding treasures of the Baroque repertoire, played on replicas of period instruments. Oboe, sweet flute and traverso will be accompanied by cello, zither and French harpsichord according to ‘Taskin’. In solo, duo, trio, quartet or quintet, these enthusiastic amateur musicians from Lyon, Paris and Rouen will take you on a journey of sound, combining virtuosity and emotion.On the... -
From the TSF to the transistor...From Pierre Dac to Pierre Desproges...... There is an obvious link between the man who observed that ‘If we gave cows coffee, we'd be milking café au lait’ (Dac) and the man who proposed the following definition for ‘Quadrumane’: ‘who has four hands. Example: the nightingale is not quadrumane’ (Desproges)But absurdity wasn't the only thing the two Pierre (who both died of lung cancer!) and a few other comedians had in common...Talk presented by Dominique...From ‘Signé Furax’ to ‘Tribunal des flagrants délires’, a journey through the land of humour
Conference
28/07/2025
Immaculée Conception
62930 Wimereux
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Leopoldine Blahetka (1809-1885), an Austrian pianist and composer in Boulogne-sur-Mer.In the 19th century, Boulogne-sur-Mer underwent spectacular development as a result of the sea-bathing craze, which attracted large numbers of British visitors. Artistic life also flourished. Numerous French and foreign artists performed at the theatre and casino. Albrecht Von Söhnen, president of Renaissance du Vieux Boulogne and a former teacher at the Lycée Heinrich Heine in Oberhausen, Rhineland (Germany), will present a portrait of a little-known musician, Leopoldine Blahetka (1809-1885), an...Artistic effervescence in the cosmopolitan Boulonnais region in the 19th century
Conference
04/08/2025
Immaculée Conception
62930 Wimereux
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Born in 1809 in Guntramsdorf, south of Vienna, Austria, child prodigy Leopoldine Blahetka toured European cities from an early age. During her recitals, she rubbed shoulders with such celebrities as Paganini and Chopin. After returning from a series of concerts in London, the young pianist settled with her parents in Boulogne-sur-Mer in 1832, where she played host to the young Wagner and Meyerbeer. Until her death in 1885, she played a major role in musical life there, teaching and giving...Grand Duo for 4 hands for piano by Léopoldine Blahetka
Concert
09/08/2025
Immaculée Conception
62930 Wimereux
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Maritime traditions evolve over time. Three centuries ago and more, the Channel coastline, which we now call the Côte d'Opale, was known as a haven for privateers and sometimes shipwreckers. Exactly 200 years ago, a Franco-British committee from Boulogne set up what became France's first lifeboat station. From sea bathing safety to offshore rescue, the Société Humaine et des Naufrages, now part of the Société Nationale de Sauvetage en Mer, has been providing uninterrupted voluntary assistance to people in danger...
