What's On Today: Saturday, November 07, 2009

Discover the works of Audois artists in an exhibition at 8 rue Aimé Ramond. Open Tuesday to Saturday from 10:00-12:00 and 15:00-19:00. Tel: 04 68 25 14 92.

An exhibition dedicated to French painter Achille Laugé at the Musée des Beaux-Arts. The museum is open Tuesday to Saturday from 10:00-12:00 & 14:00-18:00 and on the first Sunday of the month from 14:30-17:30. Tel: 04 68 77 73 70.

Food and drink fair at the Salle du Dôme. Tel: 04 68 11 20 00.

Brit-pop from one-man band The Saint at the Celt Pub, 5 rue Armagnac, on Sunday 11th October at 18:00 and 21:00, Saturday 31st at 19:00 & 22:30, Friday 13th November , Thursday 26th, Sunday 13th December and Saturday 26th, all at 19:00 & 22:00. Tel: 04 68 10 96 44.

A free concert by Montpellier rock-soul group Vox Makina, at Le Chapeau Rouge at 21:00. Tel: 04 68 77 74 66.

Jazz at the week-ends with Big Band 31, saxophonist François Theberge, Cap Horn's, Virginie Teychené, the Robert Fonseca Quintet, the Harlem Fantasy Quartet and a soirée blues on the 28th with the Eric Bibb Quartet. See the web-site for full details or telephone: 04 68 27 31 81.

Brocante & vide grenier held every Saturday & Sunday (and bank holidays) on the Route de Cuxac from 07:00-18:00.

Exhibition of the works of French painter Achille Laugé (1861-1944)at the Musée Petiet. Tel: 09 79 26 41 56.

Outings organised by the club, Varied excursions (Wednesday afternoons, Saturday afternoons, Sunday mornings) Tel: 04 68 31 85 01

A series of free classical concerts at the Palais des Archvêques, Salles des Synodes, held once a month on Saturday at 16:30. Telephone: 04 68 90 30 65 or e-mail: culture@mairie-narbonne.fr for programme details .

A Bourse aux Livres is held every second Saturday & Sunday of the month in the Place de la Mairie.

Brocante every Saturday morning on Avenue des Platanes from 06:30-13:00.

The family Rasposo present their new circus show in the marquee at the Champ de Foire on Thursday at 19:00, Friday at 21:00, Saturday at 20:30 and Sunday at 17:00. Tarifs €18, €16 & €12. Tel: 04 66 52 90 01.

The 52nd edition of the Critérium des Cévennes motor rally. See the website for full details or telephone: 04 67 61 00 99.

Marché aux Puces and vide grenier held every Saturday morning at Place Roger Chabalier from 06:00-13:00.

Flea market, car boot and cars for sale from 06:00 to 17:00 between Saint-Gervasy and Redessan on RD3. Tel: 06 62 28 15 13.

Vide grenier in avenue de la Belle Rose and from 286 chemin de le Maztière to 806 chemin des Primevères, from 07:00-20:00.

Paintings, sculptures, jewellery, clothes and art materials at the Marché d'Art, held on the first Saturday of each month at Place d'Assas from 10:00-19:00.

Exhibition by photographer Nadja Hallstrom at Galerie Negpos, 1 cours Némausus. The gallery is open Wednesday to Friday from 16:00-20:00 or by appointment. It will also be open for the Journées du Patrimoine on Saturday 19th & Sunday 20th September from 10:00-20:00. Telephone: 09 54 13 22 72 or 06 71 08 08 16 (Patrice Loubon) or email: contact@negpos.fr .

Exhibition of photographies by the Swedish artist at galerie NegPos 1, cours Némausus. For information tel: 09 54 13 22 72 or see "more info".

Exhibition of photographies of Beijing's ancient and historical city center by Ambroise Tézenas. At Fnac, 22 bvd Gambetta.

200 artists exhibit original works at the Parc des Expositions. The salon is open from 10:00-19:00 at the week-end and the 11th, from 12:00-19:00 in the week and until 22:00 on Friday 13th. Tarif €6.50 & €4.50. Tel: 04 66 84 93 39.

Prestigious wedding salon at Château de Lacoste. Invitation by e-mail: contact@evenement-autre.com

For bilingual kids from 5 to 12 years, a drama group gets together in Nimes on Saturdays 10:00-12:00. For more information call Corinne at 04 66 29 71 15 or see www.britsnimes.com

Flea market and vide grenier in the centre of the village, place de l'esplanade between 08:00 and 13:00. Tel: 04 66 24 01 52.

Marché aux Puces and brocante held every Saturday morning at Place de la Fontaine from 06:00-13:00.

Marché aux Puces held every Saturday morning at Place du Millénaire from 06:00-12:00.

Marché aux Puces and brocante every Saturday morning on the Esplanade near the Camping and the Arènes, from 06:30-13:30.

BritsNîmes members meet up at the Delices du Liban in the market square around lunchtime.

8 voices to present sacred songs from many parts of the world. At 21:00 at the cinema Le Capitole, 11 rue Xavier Sigalon. Booking recommended at the cinema.

A piano recital by Léornard Bonné at La Capitelle at 20:30. Programme: Bach, Beethoven, Liszt and Ravel. Tarif €13, reduced tarif €9 & free for under 12's. Reservation is advised, telephone: 04 66 35 80 08 Tuesdays & Fridays from 14:00-17:00.

Brocante, every Saturday in the Place Charles-David from 08:00-14:00.

A different painter from the Association des Artistes Peintres Agathois exhibits every month at Les Celliers de l'Ephèbe, 2 boulevard du Soleil. Open from 09:00-12:30 & 15:30-18:45. Tel: 04 67 77 20 16.

Flea market on Saturdays 07:00-18:00 on Uniprix parking.

An exhibition of paintings by German born artist Elke Daemmrich, entitled 'Un monde habité par la couleur'. The exhibition is at the Maison des Arts, Wednesday to Friday from 13:00-19:00 and Saturday & Sunday from 15:00-18:00. Tel: 04 67 95 48 27.

Flea market and antiques on route de Castries at the exit of Baillargues from 06:00 to 17:00 Saturdays and Sundays.

The Avalon Irish dance troupe perform at Zinga Zanga at 20:00. For tickets telephone the Théâtre Municipal: 04 67 36 82 82 (Tuesday to Saturday from 13:00-18:00) or usual ticket outlets.

Shows, music, dance, exhibition for this 15th edition. See "more info" for details.

Cap Liberty Seniors is for all who are retired, semi-retired or who just aspire to retire. A variety of features and activities including: housing improvements, health and well-being, tourism, sports and leisure, new technologies, employment, a large display of motorhomes, as well as a programme of free informative seminars. Admission & Car Park free. At Parc des expositions, avenue du Viguier. Friday 13:00-20:00, Saturday 13:00-19:00 and Sunday 13:00-18:00. For information tel:06 86 43 59 25 or email bldeveloppement@yahoo.fr

Musical documentary directed by Martin Scorsese. Wednesday 14:00 & 18:30, Thursday 14:00 & 21:00, Friday 21:00, Saturday 18:30, Sunday 14:00 & 21:00, Monday 18:30 and Tuesday 14:00. At cinema "Le Palace", 5 avenue Saint-Saens.

Documentary directed by Richard Pearce. At cinema "Le Palace", 5 avenue Saint-Saens. Wednesday 20:45, Thursday 18:30, Friday 14:00 & 18:30, Saturday 20:45, Sunday 16:15 & 18:30, Monday 20:45 and Tuesday 18:30.

Jazz singer and saxophonist Archie Shepp is in concert at Sortie Ouest, domaine de Bayssan, at 20:00. More information or booking tel: 04 67 28 37 32.

Brocante and collectors fair every Saturday in the town centre from 09:00-18:00.

Flea market every Saturday morning at the Place des Arènes from 05:30-13:30.

Flea market, vide grenier and brocante every Saturday on the RN 112 next to the tourist office. Also used cars, motorbikes and spareparts. Access through the Campus petrol station. From 06:00 to 18:00.

07:00-13:00 on the place du marche. Tel: 04 67 71 66 11.

Flea market and vide grenier held every Saturday on the Esplanade from 08:00-14:00.

The Forum des Collectioneurs is held every Saturday on Boulevard des Arceaux from 07:00-14:00.

Festival of urbain music with installations, cinema, concerts, exhibitions and clubbing in different venues in the town. See the website for full programme details.

Three exhibitions 'Tabac, Cannabis: Repérer les dangers', 'L'alcool: Repérer les Dangers' and 'Drogues, plaisirs, risques, dépendances' which is specifically aimed at children aged 12 and over. The exhibitions are on at the Maison de la Prévention Santé. Tel: 04 67 34 70 00.

Gay and lesbian festival organised by the Collectif contre l'homophobie. Events include debates with author Paula Dumont and film showings of I Can't Think Straight, Brother to Brother, The World Unseen and Dream Boy. Tel: 06 89 81 36 90.

Exhibition of cuisine from around the world from prehistoric times to present day, at the Agropolis Museum, 951 avenue Agropolis. Tel: 04 67 04 75 00.

Every Saturday at 15:30, meeting at the office de tourisme, place de la comedie. Booking compulsory at 04 67 60 19 27.

Always a sculptor in his soul, Pierre works with many materials including, wood, stone, metal and ice. He first exhibited in 19985 at Tarbes (65) and since then his work has taken him towards the more ephemeral: Land Art, sculptures in snow, ice and sand. He still continues to work in wood and other traditional sculptural materials. He has been living and working in the region since 1999, and was a member of the artists collective ‘La Grande Barge’ in Villeneuve-lès-Maguelone until the opening in December 2005 of his own gallery, ‘L'Atelier du Nord’ in the Figuerolles quarter of Montpellier. At fondation A.N.P.Q 4 Avenue Marcellin Albert. For information gabbycampbell.anpq@neuf.fr or Tel: 04 67 44 79 86

Exhibition of paintings by Zoe Benbow who is a full time professional painter living and working in London and the Tarn Valley. Zoe Benbow's new work is based in landscape, an abstract geological landscape developed from direct experience in a remote environment. The paintings are evolved from drawings made in situ, yet are as much a meditation on the geology of association and memory as of actual place. The exhition can be seen at the fondation A.N.P.Q. 4 Avenue Marcellin Albert. For information e-mail: gabbycampbell.anpq@neuf.fr or telephone: 04 67 44 79 86

Festival of master classes, concerts and events under the patronage of international conductor Michel Plasson. Artists appearing include the renowned opera singer Sylvia Sass and singer-actor & stage director Thierry Pillon. See the web-site for full details.

Flea market and brocante every Saturday next to the arena. From 07:00 to 13:00.

Vide grenier and brocante from 07:00 to 21:00 next to the bowling alley.

Brocante held on the second Saturday of every month (except in December), on the Allée de la République from 07:00-18:00.

Miralda present an exhibition which looks at the culture of food and the relationship between food, art and culture. Works, objects, installations, videos and images at Le Miam, 23 quai du Maréchal de Lattre de Tassigny. Tel: 04 67 18 64 00.

Flea market in the morning in the square in the town centre.

Held in the morning in the place Farenc.

Brocante held every Tuesday to Sunday on the "Inter-Brocante" parking, Beziers-Est from 07:00-13:00 Tel: 04 67 62 32 12.

The Bal du Mois takes place on the last Saturday of each month at the Salle Communale, starting with a dance workshop at 20:30 followed by traditional and folk dancing from 21:30. See the web-site for more information.

Brocante all day in the Allées Maillol.

Every Saturday from 8am to 6pm at les Allées Maillol in front of le Palais des Congrès

After a two year period of restauration the CCRP present an exhibition of Roussillon paintings from the Renaissance period. The exhibition is held at Chapelle Notre-Dame des Anges, 32 rue Foch, and is open from 09:00-17:00. Tel: 04 68 85 89 40.

Exhibition by painter Marc Trabys at the Palais des Rois de Majorque. Tel: 04 68 34 48 29.

Festival of concerts, concertos, theatre and dance. Telephone Campler for inforamtion: 04 68 66 35 17 or see the web-site for full details.

An exclusively female exhibition by female artists. Oils, water-colours and pastel paintings and sculptures in marble, bronze and terracotta are on display at the Maison des Arts. Entry is free. Tel: 04 68 86 16 56.

International tennis tournament for under 18's at the Grand Stade les Capellans. Tel: 04 68 37 32 00.

An exhibition by painter Martin Hamel at the Domaine de la Fauvelle, 60 avenue Fauvelle. The exhibition is by appointment. Telephone Mario de Sousa Rego: 04 68 50 50 50.

Starting from Montpellier Odysseum at 16:30, this is the 52nd edition of the car race, part of the French championship. Through St Laurent le Minier, Le Vigan, Roquedur, Pommiers, Le Luc, Alzon, Aumessas, Mars, Valleraugue, St Martial, Ganges, St Bauzille de Putois. Back in Montpellier, esplanade Charles de Gaulle around 19:50.

Over 500 events throughout the region include walks, visits, entertainment for children and a host of nature related events. See the web-site for full details or telephone: 04 66 49 53 01.