A variety of exciting events are unfolding across the French Riviera, offering unique experiences for locals and visitors alike.
JUNK KOUTURE
22 February 2024
A very special kind of fashion parade is coming to Monaco this Thursday – featuring clothes made using only recycled materials, from discarded tents and trampolines to swimming floats and electrical wiring.
Dubbed the “Eurovision of Sustainable Fashion”, the Junk Kouture World Final is a chance for the next generation of forward-thinking and sustainable fashion designers to showcase their innovative, eco-friendly couture creations in a high-energy show – the result of months of hard work and creativity.
Sixty young finalists, all aged between 12 and 19, from New York, London, Paris, Milan and Abu Dhabi – will be competing for the title of Junk Kouture World Designer of the Year in the beautiful setting of the Salle des Princes in the Grimaldi Forum.
The show gets under way on Thursday at 7pm and doors open at 5.30pm. Tickets for this one-of-a-kind event are €25 from grimaldiforum.com and you can find out more about the event at junkkouture.com
POP CULTURE AT NICETOILE
17 February to 10 March 2024
Meanwhile, Nicetoile shopping centre is presenting an exhibition of pop art to tie in with this year’s carnival theme of pop culture. Work from several Niçois artists and collectors, all inspired by pop culture, will be on display, ranging from sculpture and painting to decorative objects from the 70s. There’s also an artistic celebration of Marilyn Monroe, and a series of works on display on the theme of cinema, from Batman and Terminator to Darth Vader and an original Planet of the Apes mask from Tim Burton. There’ll also be creative workshops for children aged six to 13 every day until 3rd March, from 2.30pm to 7pm. The exhibition itself is open until 10th March and entry is free. See nicetoile.com
THE GOLDEN AGE OF PROG ROCK
24 February 2024
Mouans-Sartoux
The médiathèque in Mouans-Sartoux is celebrating the golden age of prog rock, from 1969 to 1979, with a talk in French this Saturday.
Jean-Christophe Allard has been a nightclub owner in Nice for three decades and fell in love with the genre when he was a child.
From King Crimson to Genesis and Yes, this musical tour of prog rock history is happening this Saturday at 4pm at the Mouans Sartoux médiathèque, which can be found at 201 Avenue de Cannes.
GUIDED VISIT OF MATISSE CHAPEL
21 February 2024
The American Club of the Riviera are organising a guided visit of the Matisse Chapel in Vence, followed by lunch at La Régence, on Wednesday 21st February from 10am. The visit and lunch combined are €55 for members and €65 for non-members. Bookings are required by this Friday at the latest. For more info, visit americanclubriviera.com and click on events.
NEAL DOHERTY ON COUNTY MAYO
21 February 2024
Enjoy a virtual tour of County Mayo without leaving Monaco this Wednesday evening as the Princess Grace Irish Library presents an evening of storytelling and multimedia hosted by author and tour guide Neal Doherty. It’s a chance to discover the history of the county in the west of Ireland where Princess Grace’s paternal grandfather, John Henry Kelly, was born in 1847.
The talk starts at 7pm on Wednesday and tickets are €10, or €5 for students. You’ll find more details on the library’s website – pgil.mc
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