For more than three years, this group has been growing stronger day by day in La Ciotat, organizing cultural events for all ages and all styles, with quality being the order of the day.
The La Ciotat Culture association is finding and confirming its position, and the president Christine Bouzon, former organizer of tourist stays and events, has had the talent to bring together around fifty volunteers committed to pleasure and conviviality.
Les Boulomanes, a party place during the summer
Their HQ? Les boulomanes ciotadens, a century-old place where bowlers still meet, with even a school for children, and where musical festivals are organized in the summer.We signed an agreement with the managers of this magical placesays Christine, very enthusiastically. We bring culture and conviviality, they offer the site and the bar where you can quench your thirst, the pizza corner…“
In addition, since the winter of 2023, volunteers from La Ciotat Culture have set up a pocket theater. It takes place indoors, and it allows for more opportunities to perform, whether it be theater, singing, humor, etc.
“For the third edition of the culture festival in June, our volunteers mobilized for a week to prepare, install, operate and uninstall. We had more than 3,000 visitors over the weekend. We had to provide 500 meals over the 2 days (sardines and paella), plus 700 fast food services, 600 crepes… And the profits were redistributed in full to the many participants of this weekend“, said the president, that is 33 groups including 175 artists!
Let’s add the 21 stands – free, to allow everyone to participate – that is to say more than 60 guests who brought the Boulomanes park to life, under the banner of sharing.The strolls delighted the audienceadds Christine Bouzon. At La Ciotat Culture, concludes the president, conviviality, creative and lively diversity are our main driving forces.“
Next meetings, on July 10, 11 and 12, 2024 at the Théâtre de la Mer, on the Port-Vieux, for the International Jazz Festival, before continuing in the fall with the authors’ fair, the culture festival in June 2025, and many other projects.
