Another event in "patois saintongeais" today. I'd decided not to go because it was a programme of readings and, although I had followed the broad farce of Les Buzotiâs de Jhonzat's theatre pieces sufficiently well, straight readings would be mainly incomprehensible. Then the organisers (two of the Association Culturelle Dizannaise) emailed a reminder, and it seemed rude not to turn up.
It was warm and sunny, so I rode into town early, did some shopping, stopped for a grand crême at the café-bar, and wandered around to see what's changed (or hasn't) over the winter. There's a bungalow for sale behind the Foyer Rural, very smart. No-one has taken the building opposite the gates of the Château de Beaulon: at 75,000 euros with planning permission for seven flats, I wonder why not.
Ten minutes before the start, the organisers were beginning to look upset. Only nine people had turned up. Eight minutes later a small crowd surged in and they had to put out more chairs.
I didn't understand much of the performance, but it was a pleasant sound and I could pick out some words. The value of turning up was in chatting to people, making contacts, and gleaning information about what's going on. Hopes of using the Foyer Rural for a concert or two this year have been lessened, but it's cheering rather than disappointing that its weekends are fully booked into next year.
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