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The expo is taking place at the expostion centre at Bordeaux Lake and includes 80,000 m² of fun an goodies for practically anything you can think of… whether it be personal projects for around the home, spare parts, leisure items or that new leather jacket you always wanted.

This years theme of the Fair is “Voyage to Russia”, the goal is to transport the visitors through the history and diversity of Russian culture. They will open the doors for your to peer into the world of their famour ballets and opera (not to mention a few nips of Vodka!)

The Fair also presents a wide range of demonstrations. This year to celebrate a centenary of Bordeaux-Mérignac aviation “The Conquest of the Sky” displays flying machines of yesterday and today. 

The Fair is a great day out with loads of things to see and do for families and singles alike.

When: 8th – 17th May (9.30am – 7pm)
Where: Parc des Expositions de Bordeaux Lac
Cost: Standard: €7.70
          Children 7 to 11 years: €5.70 (Free for kids under 6 years)
          Internationals that are visiting France: FREE! (Bring your passport)

www.foiredebordeaux.com

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The Jazz360 festival offers a 360° panoramic view of the jazz scene in Aquitaine, from Jazz funk, Jazz guitar, Jazz vocal, Big Band and Swing…

Jazz360 was brought about through the passion from volunteers, officials and members of the associations in Cénac who wanted to create a jazz festival in a rural environment in Cénac, 10km from Bordeaux.

For this first edition, Sylvain Luc, talented Jazz Guitarist, was chosen to be heading the festival. Other performances include, Fada, Lo Jay and Serge Moulinier Quartet, MovieJazzProject and Innvivo will ensure head bopping music the remainder of the festival, supplemented by the Conservatory of Bordeaux’s Big Band paying a homage to Charlie Mingus.

The Jazz360 Festival is held in Cénac and Quinsac, two communes located to the south-west of Bordeaux and will be held over the long weekend from the 12th until the 16th May.

Where: Cénac and Quinsac
When: 12th – 16th May 2010
Cost: Some concerts are free, others range from €10 – €15

www.festivaljazz360.fr


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The festival aims to promote the 100 year aeronautical links it has developed in Aquitaine. Spectacles and demonstrations are organised on the quays and the Garonne with a multitude of events: Flights of Montgolfiers hot-air ballons and helicopters in evening and at daybreak, drone demonstrations by PME de Technowest, plane engineering workshops, films by the Center Jean Vigo Events various flight simulators and street performances.

For more information about programmation click here.

When: 21st – 30th May, 2010
Where: Place des Quinconces and quays

www.centenair2010.fr

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This year will be the second year of the event with a selection of three local headlining acts.

• Deep Soul (Nu Soul et Hip Hop) – www.myspace.com/deepsoultheband
• Jamdon Ravers (Reggae roots) – www.myspace.com/jamdonravers
• The Jack (Rock) – www.myspace.com/thejackonline

There was a good turn out last year and the promoters hope to continue the form.

When: Friday, 28th May 2010
Where: Domaine de Beauval, rue du Tertre, 33530 BASSENS
Cost: Free entry, food & drinks available to purchase

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Jazz and Blues was founded in 1992, by the meeting of ex-Hot Club member and local ‘jazzman’, Jacques Merle and Didier Séris the then chairman of the Festival Committee of Léognan. The idea was launched and the association was born in July, 1993.

The principal activities is for the promotion of Jazz and the Blues through concerts, festivals & “Faces of the Jazz” photography expositions by Jacques Merle.

The first edition of the Jazz and Blues Festival was back in 1996 and this year they have a bumper crop of talent coming your way.

When: 4th until 12th June, 2010

Where: Bordeaux, Léognan and surrounding area
Cost: Check program for pricing

www.jazzandblues-leognan.fr

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The idea was first broached in 1976 by American musician Joel Cohen, then employed by the national French radio station France Musique. Cohen proposed an all-night music celebration at the moment of the summer solstice. The idea was taken up by French Music and Dance director Maurice Fleuret for Minister of Culture Jack Lang in 1981 and first took place in 1982.

For this the 28th edition of the festival, you’ll be able to find free concerts, street performances and markets.

The festival of the music is an event coordinated by the ministry of culture, which makes it possible for the public to discover various different musical genres by the means of completely free concerts.

The festival is open to anyone that would like to perfom. The musicians who envisaged to play outside, on the terrace of a bar or on the street/place for example, must require a municipal authorisation of temporary occupation. For more information contact the Town Hall of Bordeaux 05 56 10 25 49 or complete this form.

When:  Monday, 21st June
Where: Bordeaux City Centre
Cost: Free!

www.fetedelamusique.culture.fr

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The festival has now become the unmissable reggae gathering of the summer. A programme over two days of Reggae, World, Electro and Hip-Hop on an incredible location in the middle of the vines and under the sun. Also featuring cinema screenings, conferences and exhibitions.

This year expect some action with the likes of the Easy Star All Stars and the Original Wailers, not to mention the finest crop of local grown talent…

When: 6 & 7th August, 2010
Where: Plaine des Sports La Garosse, Saint Sauveur Médoc, 33250
Cost: 1 day – €26 (€30 on the gate) / 2 day pass – €47 (€52 on the gate)

http://www.reggaesunska.com/

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Wesley Myers and Van Campbell baptise you in beatific raptures of Hammond, Rhodes and Drums, literally stripping the sound down to its scantily-clad soul. Almost too perfectly Myers is the literal son of a (Baptist) preacher man, whereas Campbell descends from a Bourbon-distilling family.

Their live show has been described as both ‘Pentecostal’ and ‘Demon-Possessed’. Most of the material is original, although covers are sometimes thrown in as tribute to gods, generals, heroes, and vampires such as John Lee Hooker, T-Model Ford, Muddy Waters, Nina Simone, and Tom Waits.

The Heavies tour internationally and constantly and have shared the stage with many notable acts including Son Volt, Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings, The Immortal Lee County Killers, Thee Shams, Jimbo Mathus, Kenny Brown, and Scott H Biram.

Allez les Filles have organised this gig as the Deep Blues Tribal Garage. Other acts on the night include, Left Lane Cruiser (USA) & Henry’s Funeral Shoe (UK).

When: Tuesday, 10th August @ 7pm
Where: Place St Michel, 33000 Bordeaux
Cost: Free!

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• An application form (download here) 
• Stage plan (description and positioning of your gear) 
• Recording of your material (preferably a CD) 
• Artist/Group photo 
• For minors, a letter from parent/guardian authorising you to perform

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