ANGELA BIRD'S

The
Vendée

WHAT'S ON IN THE VENDEE
February 2010

(entries in red indicate new additions)

	PLEASE NOTE This website is really just a supplement to Angela Bird’s guidebook, The Vendée (left), which gives full details in its 176 pages of hundreds of interesting and off-beat tourist sites throughout the region. What you see on the website consists of either extra topics not covered in the book (Calendar, Restaurants, Travel routes, Internet links etc), or updated information (new tourist attractions open – or old ones closed) since the most recent edition of the book appeared. For the complete picture, order The Vendée through bookshops in the UK and Ireland, or from Amazon ; it is also on sale in good bookshops throughout the Vendée.	The listings on this site are supplied in good faith, gathered by the author from various Vendée sources. However it is always wise to check details with organisers or tourist offices before making a special journey.

Until 14 Feb 2010	Charles Lapicque, le dérangeur Exhibition devoted to an unusual 20th-century French painter. Around 60 paintings show the bright, jazzy subjects faboured by Lapicque (1898-1988).	Musée de l’Abbaye Ste-Croix, Rue de Verdun, Les Sables d’Olonne.
Until mid Feb 2010	Crèches animées Wonderful displays of animated nativity scenes in model-village settings and landscapes of all kinds. Daily 2-6.30pm. 5€, children 3€, under 10 free.	Maison de l’Art, Beaulieu-sous-la-Roche
2 Feb 2010	Bach-Dieupart-Handel : Concert of sonatas and suites played by members of the Simphonie du Marais, under the direction of Hugo Reyne. 8.45pm. Tarif : 12€	Parish church, Olonne-sur-Mer (tel : 02 51 90 75 45)
9 Feb 2010	Jazz concert Avishaï Cohen and his quintet in concert. 8.30pm.	Le Grand R’Scene du Manège, La Roche-sur-Yon
12 Feb 2010	Compagnie des musiques à ouïr A tribute to the great French singer-songwriter Georges Brassens. 8.30pm.	Les Atlantes, Les Sables-d’Olonne
Until 13 June 2010	Soldats du feu: les Sapeurs-Pompiers de la Vendée (1813-2009) Exhibition on almost a century of the Vendée’s fire service, whose members are revered by all. Tues-Sun 10am-6pm (from 1 Apr until 7pm). Admission 8€ (includes all of museum), children free.	Historial de la Vendée, Les Lucs-sur-Boulogne.
mid Feb	29ème Salon Régional Antiquaires et Belle Brocante Quality antiques fair at La Roche’s exhibition centre. 9am-7pm.	Parc Expositions des Oudairies, Route de Cholet, La Roche sur Yon
mid Feb	3e Bourse des Collectionneurs Collectors’ fair, with stamps, postcards, coins, books and documents on sale.	Salle du Havre, Olonne-sur-Mer (next to Super U store)
Feb	Circuit des Plages Prestigious cycle race through the Vendee’s seaside resorts., finishing in St-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie	Various venues (tel: 02 52 55 47 84).

The Conseil-Général’s website also has a regularly updated calendar of events
on its site www.vendee.fr, under “Agenda”.

A free quarterly publication called Musique-Danse lists many concerts of all kinds in the Vendee. You can find it in Mairies and tourist offices.

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