GENEVA EVENTS FOR YOUR DIARY

Dec
8
Sun
CHRISTMAS WREATH WORKSHOP @ Loukia Arapian's studio
Dec 8 all-day
CHRISTMAS WREATH WORKSHOP @ Loukia Arapian's studio

Come and enjoy a creative moment with homemade sweets, coffee, mulled wine or champagne!

Christmas wreaths can be hung on a door or placed on a table with candles. You will be able to customize yours so that it is perfect for your home.

The workshops will take place with a minimum of 4 people.

Each workshop cost CHF 120
Payment must be done in advance by wire transfer or by twint.

Please contact me by email to book your spot!
loukia.arapian@gmail.com

A CHRISTMAS CAROL @ Théâtre de Carouge
Dec 8 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
A CHRISTMAS CAROL @ Théâtre de Carouge

A Christmas Carol

By Charles Dickens
Directed by Claude-Inga Barbey
From Tuesday 3 to Sunday 22 December 2019
Surtitled in French and English on Friday 6, Sunday 8, and Wednesday 11 December 2019
La Cuisine, main stage auditorium

PERFORMANCE TIMES
TUESDAY-FRIDAY: 19H30 SUNDAY: 17H
SPECIAL PERFORMANCE TIME: SATURDAY 17H
DURATION: 1H30 (IN DEVELOPMENT)
AGE: 8 AND OVER

On Christmas Eve – a celebration he detests above all others and happily qualifies as “humbug” – Ebenezer Scrooge, an avaricious moneylender – is visited by three ghosts…
The first one takes Scrooge back in time to past Christmases. The second one takes him on a journey through the present, showing him the poverty that surrounds him and which he does nothing to combat. And the third takes him to an incredibly bleak future, where a helpless Scrooge witnesses his own death, alone and reviled by all. Overwhelmed by these revelations about himself and the world around him, Scrooge performs a last minute act of redemption, just moments before the joyous bells ring out for Christmas…
“I remain convinced that all the evils committed by individuals on this Earth come in large part from the evils previously suffered by those same individuals. And nowhere has anyone more clearly expressed this in a simple story than Charles Dickens in A Christmas Carol.” Claude-Inga Barbey

Dec
11
Wed
A Christmas Carol @ Théâtre de Carouge
Dec 11 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
A Christmas Carol @ Théâtre de Carouge

A Christmas Carol

By Charles Dickens
Directed by Claude-Inga Barbey
From Tuesday 3 to Sunday 22 December 2019
Surtitled in French and English on Friday 6, Sunday 8, and Wednesday 11 December 2019
La Cuisine, main stage auditorium

PERFORMANCE TIMES
TUESDAY-FRIDAY: 19H30 SUNDAY: 17H
SPECIAL PERFORMANCE TIME: SATURDAY 17H
DURATION: 1H30 (IN DEVELOPMENT)
AGE: 8 AND OVER

On Christmas Eve – a celebration he detests above all others and happily qualifies as “humbug” – Ebenezer Scrooge, an avaricious moneylender – is visited by three ghosts…
The first one takes Scrooge back in time to past Christmases. The second one takes him on a journey through the present, showing him the poverty that surrounds him and which he does nothing to combat. And the third takes him to an incredibly bleak future, where a helpless Scrooge witnesses his own death, alone and reviled by all. Overwhelmed by these revelations about himself and the world around him, Scrooge performs a last minute act of redemption, just moments before the joyous bells ring out for Christmas…
“I remain convinced that all the evils committed by individuals on this Earth come in large part from the evils previously suffered by those same individuals. And nowhere has anyone more clearly expressed this in a simple story than Charles Dickens in A Christmas Carol.” Claude-Inga Barbey

Dec
14
Sat
GREEN NOËL POP-UP/ KIDS WORKSHOPS/AFTER PARTY/OYSTER BAR @ Bahama Yellow
Dec 14 all-day
GREEN NOËL POP-UP/ KIDS WORKSHOPS/AFTER PARTY/OYSTER BAR @ Bahama Yellow

Come and join us for the first ever green Christmas pop-up and friendship after party. We are bringing locals and expats together to enjoy the festive season at Bahama Yellow near plainplais.
We have vintage gifts, Art, fashion and more – all sustainable and affordable. We have workshop for your kids while you browse, and some nourishment and mulled wine to keep you warm.
Stay around for some champagne and oysters, bit of dancing and make new friends into the night. Whats more, we will be fundraising for homelessness charities.
Season’s greetings and looking forward to welcoming you,
Sustainable Living Geneva

Jan
9
Thu
FAST. FUNNY. MADE UP – Improvised Comedy @ Mr Pickwick's Pub
Jan 9 @ 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm
FAST. FUNNY. MADE UP - Improvised Comedy @ Mr Pickwick's Pub

Fast. Funny. Made up. The improv comedy show for those who love to laugh!

Feeling blue as the winter holidays end? Find yourself forlorn as you take down the decorations? Catch yourself staring at the calendar and thinking, with rising panic ‘Wow. 2020. A new year. A new decade.’?

We’ve got your back.

Grab a friend and start the year off right with Geneva’s premier Renegade Saints improv: the faces are familiar, the scenes are fresh.
As always:
– Tickets go on sale from 19h00 just outside of the room
– Doors open at 19h30
– Show starts at 20h00
– Tickets are 10CHF at the door (cash only)

The Renegade Saints are a well-oiled improv comedy machine. Blending a range of backgrounds in a typically Genevan international community style, the Renegade Saints have been bringing their patented wit and side-splittingly hilarious fast-paced improv style to this glamorous basement stage since 2013.

You can catch them monthly at the Mr. Pickwick Pub (normally the 2nd Thurs of each month), at festivals, and book them for private shows, workshops for your organization. They also run improv classes.

Feb
10
Mon
CAMPZONE – February bilingual camps @ Institut International de Lancy or La Chapelle-d'Abondance
Feb 10 @ 8:30 am – Feb 14 @ 5:30 pm
CAMPZONE - February bilingual camps @ Institut International de Lancy or La Chapelle-d'Abondance

Check out the February break camps by Institut International de Lancy!
⛄️ Ski week in the mountains with friends
🎨 Day camps at IIL for sports, arts and a variety of activities Bilingual in English and French Open to all (ages 3 – 12)
More info https://campzone.iil.ch/en/

Feb
26
Wed
CRAFT BEER TASTING @ Le Patriarche
Feb 26 @ 6:00 pm
CRAFT BEER TASTING @ Le Patriarche
Discover a new local microbrewery, Biere Yourself, with a free beer tasting at The Patriarche in Ferney Voltaire.
5 craft ales will be available to try, with guided tastings throughout the evening.
After the tastings the beers will be available from the bar for you to enjoy!
Mar
26
Thu
ART HOME 42 @ Herstreet
Mar 26 – Mar 28 all-day
ART HOME 42 @ Herstreet

Art Home 42 is the launch of the first edition of a temporary 2-days gallery combining contemporary art and interior decoration. The aim of the event is to break with the codes of traditional galleries in order to promote accessible art & designer furniture.
A space in which we will be recreating living spaces out the selected designer furnitures & showcase artworks of local artists. During this event, we will be organising talkshows around decoration, with designers, interior architects and experts from auction houses on contemporary art.
It’s a brand new concept in Geneva that has never been organised before and we would be really delighted to present a selection of works and furniture.

Oct
21
Wed
Printmaking / Collagraph Taster Workshop @ Villa Beaulieu Art & Design Studios
Oct 21 @ 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Printmaking / Collagraph Taster Workshop @ Villa Beaulieu Art & Design Studios

Collagraph printmaking is a process by which materials are applied and glued to, as well as scratched in, a surface creating various textures which is then inked, and a print taken.

Learn how to create experimental intaglio prints through an introduction to Collagraph printmaking. This card-based process is used to create rich surface textures and a deep velvet tone. The workshop will use an etching press to explore the creative possibilities of this process using both monochrome and colour techniques.

What?
○ An introductory “taster” to the techniques of collagraph printmaking

When?
○ Wednesday 21st Oct, 9h00-16h00

Who?
○ From 12 years and older
○ No previous knowledge required
○ Max 6 people

Where?
○ Villa Beaulieu Art & Design Studios
○ Chemin des Philosophes 17, 1273 Arzier-Le Muids, Vaud

Price?
○ 120.- CHF per participant
○ all materials included + lunch & “gouter”

Special Information
○ Materials and equipment provided for students as part of the course and included in course fee

Essential materials and equipment participants will need to provide themselves
○ An apron or an old shirt, a Covid-19 mask … and a positive creative vibe ☺

Teaching method(s)
The workshop will commence with an introduction to the printmaking technique of collagraph. This will be followed by a practical workshop commencing with technical demonstrations followed by an intensive workshop experience, as follows:
○ demonstration of how to create a collagraph image using a scalpel and other intaglio tools on card
○ demonstration of the inking and wiping of a collagraph plate in readiness for printmaking. This will include a demonstration of ‘a la poupée’ technique plus the use of paper stencils
○ demonstration of how to “pull” a print using paper and a printing press
○ participants will then proceed to produce their own collagraph(s)

Oct
23
Fri
Printmaking / Collagraph Taster Workshop @ Villa Beaulieu Art & Design Studios
Oct 23 @ 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Printmaking / Collagraph Taster Workshop @ Villa Beaulieu Art & Design Studios

Collagraph printmaking is a process by which materials are applied and glued to, as well as scratched in, a surface creating various textures which is then inked, and a print taken.
Learn how to create experimental intaglio prints through an introduction to Collagraph printmaking. This card-based process is used to create rich surface textures and a deep velvet tone. The workshop will use an etching press to explore the creative possibilities of this process using both monochrome and colour techniques.

What?
○ An introductory “taster” to the techniques of collagraph printmaking

When?
○ Friday 23rd Oct, 9h00-16h00

Who?
○ From 12 years and older
○ No previous knowledge required
○ Max 6 people

Where?
○ Villa Beaulieu Art & Design Studios
○ Chemin des Philosophes 17, 1273 Arzier-Le Muids, Vaud

Price?
○ 120.- CHF per participant
○ all materials included + lunch & “gouter”

Special Information
○ Materials and equipment provided for students as part of the course and included in course fee

Essential materials and equipment participants will need to provide themselves
○ An apron or an old shirt, a Covid-19 mask … and a positive creative vibe ☺

Teaching method(s)
The workshop will commence with an introduction to the printmaking technique of collagraph. This will be followed by a practical workshop commencing with technical demonstrations followed by an intensive workshop experience, as follows:
○ demonstration of how to create a collagraph image using a scalpel and other intaglio tools on card
○ demonstration of the inking and wiping of a collagraph plate in readiness for printmaking. This will include a demonstration of ‘a la poupée’ technique plus the use of paper stencils
○ demonstration of how to “pull” a print using paper and a printing press
○ participants will then proceed to produce their own collagraph(s)