I had no idea that 21 June is the day of the Fête de la Musique throughout France.
Embarrassingly, I thought it was just our commune’s idea.
I’m sure pretty much everyone else already knew that.
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I had no idea either.
Both of you have excuses! AM as non-resident and Porridge is still settling in. Put date in diary for next year.
I was staying in a flat with dual aspect, so had reggae in one ear and the shadows in the other as there were bands either side of the building.
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It helped it was right in our village. Everyone brought some food and the drinks were free. We made some carrot cake cupcakes which were a big hit with the locals.
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Yes, since 1981-2? by Jacques Lang, cultural minister at the time.
Also 1982 under Mitterand, legal working hours went from 40 hrs a week to 39hrs & the cherry on the cake another paid weeks holiday taking us up to 5 paid weeks holiday.
Bit of culture G 
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There was a big music bash going on in Ruffec (16) on Saturday night (although I didn’t go).
It was too hot for us, so we watched a live performance on France 2 from the théâtre antique in Orange - it must have been quite challenging keeping those intruments in tune, let alone performing operatic extracts!
Such a great idea. We found out in our language class upon arrival.
Our village and surrounding towns have a wide variety of music on offer. This year we went to the lacs de haute charente for 60-70’s music and a BBQ.
Brilliant night despite the heat.
