…starting on Friday evening with the Provencal celebrations of the ‘Feu de la Saint-Jean’ with dancing and music throughout the evening in the cours Mirabeau, culminating in the traditional bonfire at the Rotonde as darkness falls. 
Saturday sees the opening of the summer exhibition, Passion de l’Art, at the Musée Granet, this year showing 100 works from the Galerie Jeanne Bucher Jaeger in Paris. Have a look at their website for a taste: http://www.museegranet-aixenprovence.fr/expositions/prochainement/passion-de-lart.html
The big free concert, PARADE(S), takes place on the Cours Mirabeau, at 21:45 on 26th June; this year, extracts from Carmen are sur l’affiche.
And finally don’t forget the Flaneries d’Art Contemporain – open gardens which showcase the work of artists and craftspeople throughout the town. A splendid opportunity to get a glimpse behind those high walls! Details: https://www.aix-en-oeuvres.com/flaneries-2017/informations-pratiques/
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French. I have just learnt the date for the English-version DVD release: June 26th. I loved the ambiance of the film and now look forward to understanding a bit more of the dialogue! What with Cézanne’s passionate outbursts and Zola’s false beard, I did find the French version tricky……..
pick up one piece of rubbish a day….read about him here:
This is a must for your diary if you are in the Aix area on Friday 16th June….
This muscular scene of dockers loading the boats took place right outside the Musée Regards de Provence, back in 1923.
