La Dernière Heure · July 1, 2003 · PAUL VANDENABEELE (text)
To discover in our region
- Roller Parade
- 2003
Verified press reference published by La Dernière Heure about Carl De Moncharline.
Article text · translation
For those staying in Belgium during these holidays who wish to enjoy great vacation moments, we present an overview, a major selection of tourist and cultural events in our beautiful Walloon provinces and the Brussels Region.
From 5/7 to 27/7
Musical July Festival in St Hubert. Theme: the city of Paris. It will feature works by French composers and Walloon composers who lived in that city; 8 concerts scheduled every Saturday and Sunday at 8:30 PM - 061/61.39.99.
On 5/7
► Symbiophonies - World music in Gembloux (Namur) - 081/62.21.28.
► Summer Evening Festival in Villers-le-Bouillet (Liège). European music and songs. With Ibrides (Pays de Charleroi), Cré'Tonnerre (Gaume), Perry Rose (Ireland) and D'ici danses (France) - 085/61.62.81.
► Tram-Terroir-Ambiance in Erezée (Luxembourg). Local product tasting aboard the tourist tramway of the Aisne, at the Erezée bridge - 086/47.73.01.
► Guided tour of the Harchies marshes. Meeting at 9 AM in front of the Pommeroeul church (leaning steeple) - 069/58.11.72.
► Guided tour of the Poelbos/Jette marsh. Meeting at 2 PM at the Poelbos reserve - 02/243.13.74.
► Guided tour of the Sébastopol reserve (Châtelet). Meeting at 2 PM, Place Communale in Bouffioulx - 071/39.34.22.
► Le beau vélo de Ravel in Plombières, Place du Troisième Millénaire, from 11:30 AM. Radio walk (Fréquence Wallonie) discovering a loop route of around twenty kilometers - www.rtbf.be
On 5/7 and 6/7
► Craftsmen's Fair in Alle (Namur): 100 craftsmen at work - 061/50.03.43.
► Alleyways and gardens have ears, in Walcourt. Discovery of an ancient garden on the ramparts, a diversified orchard, small livestock, cultivation of ancient varieties and forgotten vegetables - 071/61.43.05.
► Cherry Festival in Huy: funfair, flea market in the streets of Centre, La Motte and Grand Route, various entertainment and serenades - 085/27.47.75.
► BD Huy 2003 in Huy. Book signings, exhibitions, collectors' fair, children's activities, bar and light refreshments - 085/21.12.06; www.acte2.be
► Festival of Standing Stones in Wéris (Luxembourg). Two days of national and international music. On 5/7: Soulaya (reggae), Saher (Berber songs), Amistad (flamenco), Washoo (electro jazz/lounge), Foofango (afro-jazz). Loukoums (electro vibes), Tref (Celtic folk), Domgué (sax + electro vibes), Transformation (Bulgaria, Slavic music), DJ Tim from Trans-Global Underground (UK, electro/world), State of Bengal (UK, Global break beats), DJ Glaw (global dance) - 086/21.98.71.
► Au son du canon, in Namur. Large international Napoleonic historical reenactment bivouac - 081/24.65.13; www.citadelle.namur.be
From 5/7 to 30/8
Belgium Rollers in Brussels, Namur, Liège and Mons. Goal: to promote roller skating tours as a leisure activity, sport and mode of transport, and to allow citizens to rediscover their cities in a different way (on Fridays); www.belgiumrollers.com
From 5/7 to 31/8
"La citadelle prend deux ailes" in Namur: medieval activities, show tours and storytelling walks. Two historical reenactment shows will notably be presented, one on the Napoleonic era and the other on life in the Middle Ages. On the weekend of 5 and 6/7, the show "Au son du canon" will commemorate the bicentenary of Napoleon's passage through Namur. Three hundred reenactors in period costumes from France, the Netherlands, Germany and England will gather in a large bivouac with 5 artillery pieces, simulating battles and skirmishes - 081/24.65.13; www.citadelle.namur.be
Paul Vandenabeele listens to you and answers all your questions from Monday to Friday at 02/211.31.11
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