City of Montreuil – Good weekend tips from Montreuillois

► FRIDAY DECEMBER 20

Funfair at Place Jean-Jaurès. Little Montreuillois have the king’s choice between the Petit Poulbot, the little train in winter colors, the flying chairs that give you chills, a little old-fashioned Carrousel, bouncing trampolines and, new for the year, a Santa Claus star ride and duck fishing. Add to that hot chestnuts, pancakes, waffles, candy floss, etc. and the magic of the party is complete.
Rides until January 5, 11 a.m.-7:30 p.m., €2.50, €3 and €5.

Symphonic hip-hop at City Hall This is already the 3rd edition of symphonic Hip Hop mixing rap, dance and classical music orchestra. This project, carried out within the framework of a city contract with the support of Est Ensemble, the prefecture of Seine-SaintDenis and Montreuil, was set up in partnership with several neighborhood branches, the Rues et cites association , the Art en danse company and Café La Pêche. With a refreshment bar!
On the 20th, 7 p.m., village hall (on the second floor of the town hall), 1, place Jean-Jaurès, free entry.

Evening of support for Lebanon at the Open House. Screenings, meals served by the Syrian canteen, music.
20, 6:30 p.m., 17 rue Hoche, free entry

Last day for L’Éclipse, at TPM. The Bajour collective offers a joyful and sensitive portrait of youth in the 1990s. And for the last one, after the show, meet the artistic team to share a meal and dance to sounds of the 90s!
8 p.m., 10, place Jean-Jaurès, Jean-Pierre-Vernant room, from €8 to €26.

Les Gueux à La Girandole Luciano Travaglino revisits several of Victor Hugo’s writings on extreme precariousness, with this piece with a cabaret atmosphere which reminds us that the painful social past is combined with the present.
The 20th, 8 p.m., until December 22, 4, rue Édouard-Vaillant, from €10 to €16.

Middle Eastern music at the Pina-Bausch Conservatory. The Sharq show! reveals the oud and guitar player Wim Hoogewerf, accompanied by two musicians and the voice of the singer Samara, and offers a journey to the heart of oriental music.
20, 7 p.m., 13, avenue de la Résistance, free entry, reservation recommended at 0183745790.

Blanche DLT at the Croix-de-Chavaux Brewery. When a blues singer, Blanche de la Taste, joins forces with a rhythm guitarist, Elvis Kunku, the result is Blanche DLT and her intoxicating afro blues potion.
20, 8:30 p.m., 8, rue Désiré-Charton, free entry.

► SATURDAY DECEMBER 21

Santa Claus at the funfair. He will be there this Saturday on Place Jean-Jaurès 11 at 6 p.m., either on his throne, waiting for the children who want to be photographed (from noon to 1 p.m. and from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.) for free), or in the aisles of the funfair, in the middle of the rides open every day. .
Santa Claus from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Rides until January 5, 11 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., €2.50, €3 and €5.

Christmas sale at Maison Poilu. Magnificent ceramics, engravings, dream catchers, precious and semi-precious stones… The creators of the old factory on rue Saint-Just await you this weekend in their workshops.
21, 11 a.m.-7 p.m., 19, rue Saint-Just.

Teenage rooms, at the Tignous Center. Magnificent exhibition in which the author Jo Witek and the photographer Juliette Mas invite you to discover 21 portraits of adolescents which are presented in photographs, texts and sounds. A four-year adventure in four regions of France, told in video and in the docu-fictional work of the all-terrain illustrator Carole Chaix and which the artist-illustrator Stéphane Kiehl agreed to magnify.
Until January 4, Saturday 2-7 p.m., 116, rue de Paris, free entry.

Listening club at the Robert-Desnos library. The music lover’s meeting place to share your favorite records and discover all the new releases from the library.
21, 10:30 a.m., 14, boulevard Rouget-de-Lisle, free entry.

Reading club at the Daniel-Renoult library. To discover works and share your literary favorites.
21, 11 a.m., 22, place Le Morillon, free entry.

Winter festival of The Wandering Word. Mini-book fair with the Michèle-Firk bookstore, the OU editions and the magazines Jef Klak and Femmes PHOTOgraphes, release of magic lanterns for the winter solstice, canteen and bar, all set by DJs PED, Francesco Papaleo, Bianca Uzi & Cutter Play. Come exchange and support this essential place of free culture in Montreuil.
On the 21st, from 5 pm, 9, rue François Debergue, free admission.

The Beggars at La Girandole. Luciano Travaglino and his colleagues revisit several of Victor Hugo’s writings on extreme precariousness, with this piece with a cabaret atmosphere which reminds us that the painful social past is combined with the present.
On the 21st, 8 p.m., until December 22, 4, rue Édouard-Vaillant, from €10 to €16.

Until the end of the night at La Marbrerie The Fantasy Orchestra and the Furidays collective celebrate the shortest night of the year with, on the program, flutes, drums, live strings and a succession of DJs to dance until the end ‘dawn.
On the 21st, from 7:30 p.m., 21, rue Alexis Lepère, from €12 to €15.

Salsa concert at the R Café. Tus Amigos is the meeting of six lovers of Latin rhythms around Montreuillois Jean-Yves Steffel, a conguero trained in Cuba. An obviously muy caliente evening!
21, 8 p.m., 59, rue de Paris, free entry.

Jazz concert at the Brasserie Croix-de-Chavaux Drummer, composer, producer Benjamin Sanz on stage as a trio for a jazz trip with sounds without borders.
21, 8:30 p.m., 8, rue Désiré-Charton, free entry.

Love, jazz, groove evening at L’Armony Magdool’s concerts combine influences and deliver music with world accents and without hindrance.
21, 8 p.m., 39, rue Édouard-Vaillant, free entry.

► SUNDAY DECEMBER 22

Brunch with music at La Marbrerie. Vegetarian brunch while listening to the sweet melodies with Brazilian accents of Beto Ferreira, voice and guitar.
On the 22nd, from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m., 21, rue Alexis-Lepère, €6 for children under 12, €24 for adults

The Beggars at La Girandole. Luciano Travaglino revisits with five associates several of Victor Hugo’s writings on precariousness, with this piece with a cabaret atmosphere which reminds us that the painful social past is combined with the present.
The 20th, 5 p.m., until December 22, 4, rue Édouard-Vaillant, from €10 to €16.

21st edition of Pop de Chambre at La Maison Ouvert. The Polyphonie de Chambre string quintet accompanies a vocal ensemble on a repertoire of Christmas carols. Before the concert, refreshment bar, designer market and competition for the ugliest Christmas sweater.
On the 21st, at 6:30 p.m., 17, rue Hoche, free entry (€5 solidarity price, €10 support price).