“Superb show” smile Élise and Christiane, both 77 years old. ” It was great, adds Joseph, 81 years old, glad to have come. » Daniel, 82, and his wife Monique, one year younger, give “20 out of 10 (sic) for these beautiful voices. In addition, we could have had Cantiris or the Dungeon Choirs sing, to promote the choirs in the surrounding area”. On the side of Christiane, 87 years old, and her cousin Serge, 84 years old, same observation, “These ladies sing very well! »
Saturday June 8, 2024, the observation was very positive among the 400 seniors (aged 70 and over) who came to attend the festive and gourmet afternoon offered in the hall of the fairground by the municipality of Argentan (Orne) .
Highlight, the musical show entitled Piaf the Eternal in homage to the popular singer therefore delighted the gray and white hair of the assembly. The only downside was that the sound system was sometimes saturated when the five musicians in the group cranked up the decibels at the same time as the refrain.
It must be said that among seniors, many voices were raised against the mayor’s letter announcing the elimination of the traditional end-of-year meal. ” Everything scampers off “, thus sang the little Piaf, in her time. Six months after this municipal announcement, we do not know if, “no, nothing at all”, Frédéric Leveillé “does not regret anything”, but since Saturday, he can see “life in pink” more, “carried away by the crowd” came to hum in the exhibition hall.
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Before asserting that it is finally a ” Ode to Joy “ between elected officials and seniors, we will wait to see what the announcements will be made at the start of the school year.
It is in fact on the occasion of Blue Week (September 29 – October 4) that the City will make proposals based on the remarks made by the steering committee (thirty seniors chosen at random) which met at four taken during spring. “We took advantage of this Saturday afternoon to give a questionnaire to the people present, that will give us additional elements of answers,” indicated the mayor before going to share the buffet of delicacies offered to the participants.
