Leisure – Saturday and Sunday meetings for entertainment in Vichy (Allier) and its surroundings

Exhibition “The fabulous and the imaginary”. At the Montagne Bourbonnaise tourist office, Rufus room, paintings and drawings by Patti Vaz Dias. Open from 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. and from 1:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. Free admission. Such. 04.70.59.37.89.CHAVROCHES. Concert. Concert Mauvaise pioche – Pit Samprass, in the village hall, doors open at 7:30 p.m. Snacks on site. Price: €8, free for children under 12 accompanied. Ticket office: association LiberTERRE at 06.81.97.87.92 or by email at: assoliberterre@gmail.com

GANNAT. Theater. All my dreams leave from Gare d’Austerlitz under the limelight of Gannat by the Rideaux Verts troupe from Commentry, at 8:30 p.m. on the stage of the Pasteur school (Atelier Théâtre Bûle). Prices: adult, €15; reduced 10 €. Such. 04.70.90.11.79. Reservation (Limited number of places).

Paléopolis “The Hill of Dinosaurs”. Leisure and entertainment park dedicated to paleotonology, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Chazoux site, route de Bègues. Prices: full: adult, €14 and child, €12 and €6; reduced: adult, €12 and child, €10. Free workshops. Escape game: €80. Information on 04.70.90.16.00 or on the website: www.paleopolis-parc.com

SAINT YORRE. Painting exhibition “Lines in color”. At the Elsa-Triolet media library, 9, rue de la République, by Dominique Joly. Open from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tel. 04.70.59.47.25.
VICHY. Music cafe. The song killed me, as a preamble to the sung conference by Jean-François “Maxou” Heintzen, at 10 a.m., at the Valery-Larbaud media library. Teenagers and adults. Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes. Information on 04.70.58.42.50 or at the media library.

E2Cène of Life exhibition. Lobby of the Étoile Palace cinema, Quatre-Chemins, in partnership with Hervé Morthon of Banzaï Théâtre, and Jules Amossé, director of the cinema, photos of portraits, black and white, of young volunteers who reflect the desire to show themselves with their flaws , his weaknesses and his past, but also his skills, his dreams and his will.

Dedication meeting. Pierre Ballet will sign his book The Lords of Heaven in Vichy 1870-1914from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m., at the A la Page bookstore.

Sung conference. Singing the Crime – Bloody Ducks & Tragic Laments with Jean-François “Maxou” Heintzen, at 5 p.m., at the Valery-Larbaud media library. Teenagers and adults. Duration: 1 h 30. Information on 04.70.58.42.50 or at the media library.

Taste week. From 7 p.m. to 1 p.m., every day except Monday, at the Grand Marché. Website : www.ville-vichy.fr/semaine-du-gout

Exhibition of sculptures by Claude Gilli “The genius of Gilli”. At the Berthéas gallery, 23, rue du Parc. Open from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. and from 2:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Information: tel. 04.70.31.74.08 or 06.89.95.59.13; email: vichy@galeriebertheas.fr (Until October 16).

“The genius of Gilli” an intense work to (re)discover at the Berthéas gallery in Vichy (Allier)

Guided tours. Little tourist train, every day at 2.45 p.m., 3.30 p.m., 4.15 p.m., departure from Parc des Sources. Prices: €7 adult; 4 €, child – 12 years old. Information at 06.86.69.80.28. The horse-drawn carriages of Vichy, every Saturday and Sunday (except public holidays), from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m., departing from the Parc des Sources. Duration: 40 minutes. Capacity: 10 people. Prices: adult, €10; child (10 years old), from €5. Compulsory reservation of the time slot at 06.81.69.48.43. Email: herve.champomier@hotmail.fr

Guided tour. “Stories of water, Vichy: 2000 years of hydrotherapy”, at 10:30 a.m., from the tourist office, 19, rue du Parc. Prices: full, €7.50; reduced, €5. Reservations at 04.70.98.71.94 or on the site www.vichymonamour.fr

Concert. Mélissa Rivière, at 7:30 p.m., at the bandstand, Source de L’Hôpital. Free.

Theater. We don’t get depressed anymore, comedy by Philippe Souverville with Philippe Souverville and Lionel Latapie Di Pietro, at 9 p.m., at Back Step, 18, boulevard des Graves. Everyone from 10 years old. Prices: full, €18; reduced, 15 and 12 €. Ticket office at 09.81.83.02.11 or on the website:

Theater. The better life by Borian Hachem with Banzaï Théâtre, at 8 p.m., at the Vichy Cultural Center. Price: €8. Ticket office: Tuesday to Saturday, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at 04.70.30.50.30; 15, rue du Maréchal-Foch, Tuesday to Friday, 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.; or on the website www.opera-vichy.com

Themes. 40 years at the heart of information and the media with Jacques Legros, journalist at TF1 at 2.30 p.m., at the Petit Théâtre imperial. Price: €10 or free for subscribers. Reservations at 04.70.31.31.31 or on the site www.newspti.com

Sunday October 16

CHATEL-MONTAGNE. The Forgotten Legend. Treasure hunt game, an original fun experience to discover Châtel-Montagne and the legends of the Bourbonnais Mountain. 5 km course in and around the village. From 12 years old. Duration: approximately 2 hours by mountain bike and 3 hours on foot. Departure from the tourist office, 15, place Alphonse-Corre; Such. 04.70.59.37.89. Every day. Free.

Exhibition “The fabulous and the imaginary”. At the Montagne Bourbonnaise tourist office, Rufus room, paintings and drawings by Patti Vaz Dias. Open from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Free admission. Such. 04.70.59.37.89.

GANNAT. Theater. All my dreams leave from Gare d’Austerlitz under the limelight of Gannat by the Rideaux Verts troupe from Commentry, at 4 p.m., on the stage of the Pasteur school (Atelier Théâtre Bûle). Prices: adult, €15; reduced 10 €. Such. 04.70.90.11.79. Reservation (Limited number of places).

Paléopolis “The Hill of Dinosaurs”. Leisure and entertainment park dedicated to paleontology, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Chazoux site, route de Bègues. Prices: full: adult, €14 and child, €12 and €6; reduced: adult, €12 and child, €10. Free workshops. Escape game: €80. Information on 04.70.90.16.00 or on the website: www.paleopolis-parc.com

VICHY. Guided tours. Small tourist train. Guided tour in the heart of the city and its tourist sites, departing from the Parc des Sources, every day. Departures at 2.45 p.m. and 3.30 p.m. (until October 21); 2:45 p.m., 3:30 p.m. and 4:15 p.m. (until November 6). Prices: adult, €7; children under 12, €4. Such. 06.86.69.80.28; www.petittrain-vichy.com

The horse-drawn carriages of the shore. Guided tour in a horse-drawn carriage in Vichy, to discover the heritage, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, from 2 to 6 p.m., departing from the Parc des Sources (near rue Wilson). Prices: from 5 to 12 €. Such. 06.62.58.61.31. (Until November 6).

E2Cène of Life exhibition. Lobby of the Étoile Palace cinema, Quatre-Chemins, in partnership with Hervé Morthon of Banzaï Théâtre, and Jules Amossé, director of the cinema, photos of portraits, black and white, of young volunteers who reflect the desire to show themselves with their flaws , his weaknesses and his past, but also his skills, his dreams and his will.

Sundays at the kiosk. “Belfour Belfour”, at 4:30 p.m., at the bandstand, Source de L’Hôpital. Free.

Guided tour. “The Resistance in Vichy – Resistance, heroes in the shadows”, at 3:30 p.m.; “Second Empire, Belle Époque, Golden Age of Vichy”, at 4 p.m., from the tourist office, 19, rue du Parc. Prices: full, €7.50; reduced, €5. Reservations at 04.70.98.71.94 or on the site www.vichymonamour.fr

Taste week. From 7 p.m. to 1 p.m., every day except Monday, at the Grand Marché. Website : www.ville-vichy.fr/semaine-du-gout

We Dance in Vichy. Rhythmic dances, musical entertainment at the ball with Eric Bayle, from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m., at the Palais des Congrès, at the Sévigné space (downstairs). Entrance on the Casino Grand Café side. Single price: €10 (online or on-site ticket office). Information at the tourist office on 04.70.98.71.94 or on the website www.vichymonamour.fr

Theater. By the tip of the nose by Matthieu Delaporte and Alexandre De La Patellière with François Berléand and Antoine Duléry, at 3 p.m., at the Opera. Duration: 1h30. Prices: full from €40 to €30; reduced from €35 to €25; – 26 years old, from 25 to 15 €.