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Plenty of snow up in those hills! GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Swiss and French resorts say the season is going well, with plenty of snow on the slopes, and more on the way. The first February weekend, with slightly longer days, promises to be a cocktail of rain and cold bise winds around Lake Geneva and [...]
Six day passes on sale 4 December GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The new Paleo music festival poster is out, designed by Marion Erard, a 24-year-old student of visual communication at the Geneva University of Art and Design (HEAD, HES-SO). The second-year student trained as a decorator at the Vevey School of Applied Arts. Sales will open [...]
By James Roberts GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Kris Kristofferson – literature scholar, athlete, U.S. Army helicoper pilot, country music composer, one-time roustabout, film actor, singer, lover of women, three times a husband and father of eight – is ready to meet his maker. At least, that was the very clear impression he left with an audience [...]
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The weather has shifted from hot and sunny to damp and cooler for Saturday 25 August, but the clouds will gradually disperse and temperatures will start climbing Sunday, reaching highs of 28C by mid-week. This weekend’s regional highlights include the weekend opening of the St Prex Classics festival, which kicked off Thursday, [...]
NYON and GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Music is on in the Lake Geneva region now that Paleo and the preliminary Fêtes de Genève have begun. The Fêtes and pre-fêtes de Genève which include fair rides, concerts and scores of food stalls, run from 19 July to 12 August and extend from Baby Plage to the Quai [...]
LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND – The Montreux Jazz Festival likes to surprise and this year’s poster will startle more than one concert-lover. American photographer Greg Gorman has created the first MJF poster to feature a photographic image since 1967, the first year of the festival. This year’s poster, says Gorman, focuses on the contemplative experience of listening [...]
Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Musician Elton John won’t be appearing at the Arena in Geneva Thursday evening: the singer has the flu. The concert, where he was to appear with Ray Cooper, is postponed to 26 May, Opus One announced Thursday afternoon. An earlier concert, in December, was postponed until today due to sickness. Tickets [...]
RSR public radio and Couleur 3 provide podcasts and downloads of several of the concerts Nyon, Switzerland (GenevaLunch.com) – And the bands played on! The Paleo Festival closed Sunday, yet again, on a happy note for its organizers, a sold-out event, no major crises, and generally happy concert-goers. The only damp notes were problems with [...]
Title: Fete de la Musique Location: Lake Geneva region, France, Switzerland Link out: Click here Description: Thousands of musicians, hundreds of concerts and stages, all in celebration of the summer solstice. City streets are flooded by music and revelers. Music is not limited to the streets, but can be heard in cathedrals, churches, concert halls, [...]
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