Laila Rodriguez
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Calling all crooners and songstresses who dream of being discovered! The Television Suisse Romande, TSR, is gearing up for what can be described as the Swiss version of “American Idol” by calling all vocalists out there for videotaped auditions in the upcoming weeks.
“We are looking for amateurs, not professionals singers. This casting is open to individual performers, not to groups. All phases of the casting will be filmed,” says the public invite sent by the TSR.
Laila Rodriguez
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – This 19 and 20 November, from 11:00 to 18:00, there is something to do in Geneva, art, art and more … champagne?
An opportunity to explore exhibitions, art spaces, meet gallery owners and artists in a less frenetic than in Nuits des Bains, but also in the quartier des bains!
This weekend only.
See the schedule and activities.
And see all the activities I found around Lake Geneva for this weekend in GenevaLunch’s event page.
Video of the Nuits des Bains
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The Staches at BAG - Photo BAG ©Christophe Losberger 2011
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – If you like live music, and have an appreciation for blues, then, you’ll love this resource.
The Geneva Blues Association, BAG in French, a Swiss non-profit dedicated to “preserving and advancing the exchange of blues between the English and French communities,” opens its doors to Blues enthusiasts Mondays and Thursdays.
Better still, paid shows are affordable; CHF25 for “special eves”, CHF15 otherwise; kids with the 20ans/20francs card pay only CHF10, members get in free to all concerts, while the Monday jam sessions are free for all.
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Knock, knock! Who's there? - Halloween 2010 chez Rodriguez
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Traffic for GenevaLiving’s post on where to find Halloween costumes in the Lake Geneva area goes through the roof as we get close to the much-celebrated All Hallows‘ Eve.
Our list is still current and thanks to GenevaLiving reader, Sylvie Meinier, the Geneva section has been improved.
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SWITZERLAND – Here’s another resource for those of you who love to eat and make new friends; Colunching. According to their French creators, this is simply “social networking during the lunch break.”
The idea is for “foodies” of all levels, to get together over lunch, weekend brunch or after-work meals, make new connections, or just keep up with old ones.
You can “Colunch” in Geneva, Lausanne, Basel, Bern and other Swiss cities. Also, check the activities section of Glocals for lunch and meet groups.
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Free Lawn chairs during the summer - Photo GabrielaRRB
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Geneva might be one of the most expensive cities in the world but that does not mean you have to break the bank or empty your pockets to have some fun this summer.
Here are some of my favorite, free events for this summer in Geneva, some beginning this week, others already underway. A separate post for kids activities this summer will follow:
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The 2011 Gay Pride Parade in Geneva was called "a success" by its organizers - Photo Laperlenoire Flickr
Update: See the photos of the 2011 Swiss Gay Pride Parade in Geneva clicking here.
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The Geneva Federation of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Associations is hosting the Eleventh Swiss Gay Pride Parade -for the first time in Geneva since 2004- on Saturday 2 July, 2011.
Marjorie Blanchet one of the organizers says that while the parade will have its usual flare of colors and characters, its main theme will be “less visual and more political; it will look for vindication” of the gay rights movement.
The slogan of the 2011 parade is, “We have equal duties, We want equal rights.”
According to organizers, around the world 76 nations still condemn homosexuality, seven of them do so with capital punishment.
Geneva was in 1997 the first canton to host a Pride Parade in French-speaking Switzerland and one of the first in the country to recognize same-sex partnerships.
The 2011 Swiss Gay Pride
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GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – This is one of those posts without advises, hints or recommendations, just plain fun.
Wishing all you fathers out there, a Happy Father’s Day.
Here’s to a good day in the “Dad life.”
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Golden owl for sale at one of the flea-markets in Geneva
Lake Geneva region, Switzerland – ‘Tis the season for shopping (second-hand shopping that is). Get your cash and bargaining skills ready as the La Ville est a Vous celebrations in the city of Geneva have begun.
For those new to Geneva let me say this is a celebration not-to-be-missed.
Neighborhoods close some of their streets to vehicle traffic leaving huge spaces for pedestrians to sell and shop. Anyone can sell almost anything, the one golden rule is that the articles cannot be mass-produced new products. To sell perishable food items you must contact the organizers in each of the quartiers.
Selling is on a first-come first-served basis. These are not like the big “open-air brocantes” where professional sellers try to sell you expensive old items, this is a bargain-hunter’s nirvana.
We are talking about mammoth flea-markets.
Hawk your wares, get rid of old stuff, or find a great bargain. Score anything from a DVD to a chair, after rummaging through Florida souvenirs and paintings.
These are family events: ludotheques set-up areas for children to play in; music, dance and theater performances are offered throughout the day and well into the night; and food stalls can be found at each of the neighborhood parties.
- Plainpalais : 14 May 2011
- Acacias : 22 May 2011 (returns)
- Geisendorf : 28-29 May 2011 (returns)
- Petit-Saconnex : 4-5 June 2011 (new)
- Eaux-Vives : 11-12 June 2011
- Saint-Jean : 25-26 June 2011
- Concorde : 27 August 2011 (returns)
- Jonction : 3-4 September 2011
- Europe : 10-11 September 2011 (new)
Around Lake Geneva
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Servers prepare glasses of champagne for visitors at one of the participating galleries of the Nuit des Bains - Photo ©Nicolas Righetti/Quartier des Bains Association
Geneva, Switzerland – Three times a year art and beautiful people mix in Geneva during the Nuit des Bains.
Thirteen galleries and four contemporary arts centres in the heart of Geneva’s quartier de bains open their doors simultaneously and host parties for all visitors (not just for prospective buyers).
The Quartier des Bains Association organizes the tri-annual Nuits des Bains on the third Thursday of March, May and September.
Art lovers, students, serious collectors and neighbors can enjoy a free glass of wine at several galleries along the crawl, which begins at 18:00. (The crawl unofficially ends in the pubs of the neighborhood way past midnight.)