Visit to the Jardin des Plantes, Montpellier Blues Festival at Peyrou, Brad Pitt at the Gaumont cinemas, “Les Fourberies de Scapin” at the Château de Flaugergues or Diago outdoors at the Halle Tropisme, discover our selection of outings for this Thursday, July 4 in Montpellier.
Visit to the permaculture edible garden of the Jardin des Plantes
Jardin. Come and chat with Jean-François Fauveau, gardener-botanist, about this garden created in 2021 where fruits, vegetables, perpetual vegetables, aromatic herbs, edible flowers and ecology are mixed. Discover what permaculture means and how to apply it at home through crop rotation, plant associations, polyculture and soil protection. From 12 years old.
> This Thursday, July 4, from 10:20 a.m. to 12 p.m., at the Jardin des Plantes, meet in front of the gate on Boulevard Henri IV in Montpellier. Free, no registration required. Thematic tours offered by the gardeners-botanists of the Jardin des Plantes.
Montpellier Blues Festival
Concerts. On the program: three evenings of blues concerts on the Place Royale. This Thursday, July 4: Robert Finley, Cedric Burnside, Big Daddy Wilson. Friday, July 5: Earth wind and fire experience by Al Mckay, Brooklyn Funk Essentials. Saturday, July 6: Lee Fields, JP Bimeni and the black belts, Shakura S’Aida.
> This Thursday, July 4, from 7 p.m., on the Place Royale du Peyrou in Montpellier. Full price €39, reduced price €29. Montpellier blues Festival
Once upon a time… “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
Movie theater. Session presented by journalist and film critic Philippe Rouyer. Drama, fantasy, romance (2h35, VF) by David Fincher, with Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, Julia Ormond. The strange story of Benjamin Button, this man who was born at 80 and lived his life backwards, without being able to stop the flow of time…
> This Thursday, July 4 at 8:45 p.m. (VF) at the Gaumont multiplex cinema, 235 rue Georges Méliès, and at 9 p.m. (VOST) at the Gaumont Comédie, 10 place de la Comédie, in Montpellier. Single price €6.
“Deceits of Scapin”
Theater. Fancy a play in a historic location? This year, the troupe of the Illustre Théâtre de Pézenas will perform Les Fourberies de Scapin on the terrace of the Château de Flaugergues.
> This Thursday, July 4 at 9:30 p.m. at the Château de Flaugergues, 1744 avenue Albert-Einstein in Montpellier. Regular rate €25, reduced rate €21, 12 – 18 years €18. Contact at 04 99 52 66 37.
The Diago in the open air, preview: “In fanfare”
Outdoor cinema. Drama comedy (1h43) by Emmanuel Courcol, with Benjamin Lavernhe, Pierre Lottin, Sarah Suco. Thibaut is an internationally renowned conductor who travels the world. When he learns that he was adopted, he discovers the existence of a brother, Jimmy, a school canteen employee who plays the trombone in a marching band in the north of France. On the surface, everything separates them, except their love of music…
> This Thursday, July 4 at 10 p.m., at the Halle Tropisme, 121 rue Fontcouverte in Montpellier. Usual prices at the Diagonal cinema box office and on cinediagonal.com; on site at the Halle Tropisme, full price €8 and student price €6 (proof required). Contact at 04 67 58 58 10.
