The City of Nice is organizing the 3rd Semana Nissarda, from October 9 to 14. A week of festivities and meetings around Niçoise traditions. This event aims to highlight the heritage richness of Nice for everyone. It is the result of a great collaboration between the City’s Territories, municipal services, the Academic Inspection, and many local associations.
Conferences, shows, exhibitions, cooking contests, tales, neighborhood meals… will be opportunities to promote the heritage, history, language, culture, music, and even Niçoise cuisine! Among these activities:
Exhibitions
- Naive art exhibition by Rose Calvino – Nice City Hall, frescoes room, 5 rue de l’hôtel de ville – from October 6 to 16
- Photo exhibition by Patrick Vela, The new architecture of Nice – CSL Caucade, 111 avenue Ste Marguerite – from October 5 to November 3
- Photo exhibition, La Gare du Sud – CSL Gorbella, 63 boulevard Gorbella – until October 30
- Memory of Nice through postcards by Michel Caratti – CAL de Fabron, 235 avenue de la Lanterne – from October 2 to 31
Concerts and Festival
- “Des mots d’ici”, a festival of music, poetry, and traditional Niçoise and Occitan tales with “Lo Mago d’en Casteu”, “Per esclapar lo silenci”, “Lo Giro de Sandrin”… – CSL Gorbella, 63 boulevard Gorbella – Friday, October 6 and Saturday, October 7 at 8:30 PM
- Choir, “Very Nice” traditional dance groups, folk dance by Ciamada Nissarda… – Parvis of CSL Gorbella – Saturday, October 14 from 9 AM to 1 PM
- Youth Theatre “Hôtel Beau potage” by Jean-Marc Eusébi performed by Cie du Théâtre Chou – CSL Gorbella, 63 boulevard Gorbella – Wednesday, October 11 at 2:30 PM
Various Workshops
- Workshop on the theme of Cougourdon for schoolchildren, by Morgan Barbier of the Remembrança nissarda – CSL Vallon des Fleurs, 164 avenue Henri Dunant
- Niçoise cooking workshop on the theme of bread (grisses, bread, fougasses, pissaladièr…), by the association Arbre in collaboration with the Alann association and Capelina d’or – CAL Las Planas, 1 rue Jean Henri Fabre – Wednesday, October 11
- Niçoise meal – Espace Django Reinhardt – Friday, October 13 starting from 7 PM (reservation at 04 93 54 28 09)
Conferences
Conferences by the Nice Heritage Center: “Architecture and Niçoise heritage through the ages”, “Carlo Felice, the king loved by the Niçois”, “The pictorial art of Nice through the ages”
Information:
Direction Animation Loisirs – tel: 04 93 84 86 11
