These June weekends sure are busy.
If you head to Marseille, there’s the Fête du Panier on Saturday and Sunday (15th and 16th.) This includes music, guided walking tours and children’s activities. www.fetedupanier.com.
It’s the oldest part of Marseille, very atmospheric, with good little craft shops and cafés; and the Hundertwasser exhibition is still running at the Vieille Charité.
Down in the bay over the weekend, you can see the 10th annual regatta of sailing boats which must be a wonderful sight on the blue waters. During the day, they will be sailing along by the beaches, but in the evening will be tied up for all to admire in the Vieux Port. www.lesvoilesduvieuxport.com.
In Aix, there are a couple of new art exhibitions: L’Atelier Indigo is showing its work from the past year – tomorrow, Friday and Saturday from 16:30-19:30, also Saturday morning 10-12:00, 40 rue d’Opéra. Also opening is a show of the paintings of Jill Steenhuis and the sculptures of her husband Serge Ruffato. I like both and always visit this exhibition. Jill is from Atlanta but, inspired by Cézanne came to live and work in Aix. Her paintings are very colourful, rather impressionistic and full of the joy of Provence. http://www.artinprovence.com/jill/about.php. At La Galerie de la Prévoté, Place des Martyrs de la Résistance (Place de l’Archeveché). Open daily 15-29th June, 11:00-19:00hrs. Recommended.
To round off the weekend, there is a free organ concert at the Cathedral. Part of Festival Orgue Plus 2012, the programme will include works by Bach as well as Mussorgski’s Pictures at an Exhibition. Sunday 17th June at 17:00.
Enjoy it all!
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