Are you looking for ideas for outings? The Editorial Staff of La Semaine de l’Allier gives you some ideas.
Mills and surrounding areas
Mills
Creative workshop – Ma fève – Thursday January 2 from 2:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. after having discovered the origins of the Epiphany tradition and the secrets of making the beans hidden in the galettes des Rois in the company of a guide-lecturer from the Land of Art and History, decorate your bean yourself in porcelain! Reservation and payment via the Moulins Tourist Office, 11, rue François Péron and at the Maison de la Rivière Allier, 4 route de Clermont.
The workshops consist of a visit and explanation time followed by a snack brought by the children, then a manual creation to take away. Rens: 04 70 48 01 36
Creative workshop – pop duchesse Friday January 3 – At 10:30 a.m. at MAB, when pop art arrives in the 17th century… After observing paintings representing the Duchess of Montmorency, a great patron of her time, customization of her portrait in the style of the artist Andy Warhol, for a colorful result. For 7/10 year olds, price €5 / duration: 1h30 Reservation: 04 70 20 48 47
Creative workshop – Friday January 3 At 2:30 p.m., at the Heritage area, Hôtel Demoret: become an apprentice stained glass artist. From the cathedral to the Sacré-Cœur via the Maison Mantin, stained glass windows adorn several buildings in the town of Moulins. Familiarize yourself with the techniques for making these colorful windows by discovering the medieval and Renaissance stained glass windows of the cathedral before making your own stained paper canopy. Duration 2h30, Rens: 04 70 48 01 36
Yzeure
Family Workshop – Friday January 3 from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. in Yzatis, with the City’s heritage department, book workshop, for ages 6 to 10, accompanied by an adult. Rens 06 61 94 14 65
Workshop – Wednesday January 8 at 4 p.m., in Yzatis, a joyful and colorful work with an extraordinary bestiary will be commented on and will serve as inspiration for children, accompanied by an adult. Contact: 06 61 94 14 65
Show for children – Tuesday January 21 at 6 p.m. in Yzeurespace, faced with the mockery of his loved ones and the pollution of his environment, Fugu, a small atypical balloon fish, decides to explore the seabed to forget his pain.
His adventure will lead him to accept his difference and to better understand the environment around him. In an immersive and interactive setting, this musical and puppet tale, the first show from the young Moulinoise company 123Cat, is a gentle initiatory journey, tackling the themes of ecology or self-acceptance. Very young children, for whom this show is intended, will feel like fish in water! Price: €8 Reservation: 04 70 48 53 80
Sologne Bourbonnaise
God
Concert Saturday January 18 At 8:30 p.m., Exceptional Choir Concert ‘the little singers with the wooden cross’ at the Saint-Cyr and Sainte-Julitte Church. Price between 8 and 25€. Contact: 04 70 42 94 55
Montluçon and
its surroundings
Vallon-en-Sully
Cinema – Wednesday January 8 “En fanfare” at 8:30 p.m. at the Salle Polyvalente, route de Nassigny, Dramatic comedy by Emmanuel Courcol with Benjamin Lavernhe, Pierre Lottin, 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. Apparently, everything separates them, except the love of music. Detecting his brother’s exceptional musical abilities, Thibaut makes it his mission to repair the injustice of fate. Jimmy then begins to dream of another life… Rens: 06 84 73 01 98.
Montluçon
Creative workshop – Friday January 3 At Mupop, 3, rue Notre-Dame at 2:30 p.m., initiation and discovery as part of an event. Guitars, what a great story! During a plastic workshop, come and discover electric guitars from the early rock years, then have fun customizing yours in the workshop! From 7 to 15 years old. Resa 04 70 02 19 60
Concert – Sunday January 12, at 3:30 p.m., the Sainte Cécile concert of the Montluçon Harmony Orchestra at the Théâtre Gabrielle Robinne. Free and free entry, subject to availability. Rens: 06.71.10.35.32.
Country of Tronçais
Cosne d’Allier
Galette des Rois – Sunday January 5at 5 Pl. du Marché, come and celebrate the start of the year at the MJC in Cosne d’Allier. We invite you to share a friendly and warm moment around an afternoon of board games suitable for all ages, accompanied by the traditional Galette des Rois. Come with family or friends for a fun time and find out who will be crowned king or queen while participating in an afternoon of games. We are expecting many of you to start the year on a festive and gourmet note. Free / Rens: 04 70 02 01 58
Saint Pourcain / Gannat
Bellenaves
Discovery course – Thursday January 2 and Friday January 3 Omnisport Center, your children will be able to develop their agility and creativity thanks to our circus and multisport courses! Fun and learning guaranteed. Registration open from 3 years old. Full day rate (9 a.m. to 5 p.m., bag meal included): €19 Half day rate (9 a.m. to 12 p.m. or 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.): €9 For non-licensees: bring 1 extracurricular insurance certificate + drink + picnic have a picnic for lunch (if necessary). From 3 years old. Rens: 06 09 03 99 65
Vichy and its surroundings
Vichy
Visit – Saturday January 4 from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. This visit will take you on a journey through different historical periods, evidenced by eclectic Middle Ages architecture; art deco; neo-classical or neo-gothic. While the last tower of the ramparts has fallen, when the Célestine monks have left, what remains of old Vichy? From this district built on a rock, one must imagine Caesar’s legions erecting bridges to cross the river, but also a small trading port very useful in the Middle Ages.
Here was the salt granary, further near the chapel, the castle, on the Allier boatmen passed and in the pavilion slept a marquise. Two great writers lived for a time: the “sedentary wanderer” Valery Larbaud and the “prince of reporters” Albert Londres. Meet at the Tourist Office, 19 rue du Parc. Contact: 04 70 98 71 94
Reading – Saturday January 4 from 4 p.m. to 4:45 p.m., if you love stories, come join Elsa and Florent to meet a wolf, fish, giants and fairies, to sing and dream. Lots of albums and stories just for you! Registration at 04 70 58 42 50 or at the Valery Larbaud media library 106-110 rue du Maréchal Lyautey, duration 45 minutes. approx. / from 4 years old. Resa: 04 70 58 42 50
Entertainment – until January 5enjoy the last days of Vichy transformed into a truly magical setting to celebrate this long-awaited period. Illuminations, Christmas markets, activities for young and old, as well as many surprises await you to make the eyes of the whole family shine. Free parking in the morning. Contact: 04 70 98 71 94
We dance in Vichy – Sunday January 5, meet on Sunday afternoons at the Palais des Congrès for 4 hours of dancing to the rhythm of ballroom musical entertainment professionals. Cédric Dumet will be present this Sunday, January 5. Contact: 04 70 98 71 94
Conference – Wednesday January 8 The Independent University of Vichy and the Geopolitical Reflection Club offer you: “The great French flop, the budget, inflation and debt” at 6:15 p.m. at the UIV by Pierre Rodier, Honorary Regional Director of Telecommunications. The budget has been in deficit since 1974, monetary inflation for which political power has nothing to do and the debt which continues at extravagant levels, that’s a distressing trio. Who should make sacrifices? Member price: €5, non-member price: €7. UIV, 18, rue du Quatre Septembre. Rens 04 70 98 64 00
Concert – Friday January 10 – At 8 p.m., at the Vichy Opera, to celebrate the transition to the new year, head to Vienna, with the energetic Janoska Ensemble as guide, from Bratislava, and the Orchester National de France led by its musical director, the Romanian Cristian Macelaru. Rens: 04 70 30 50 30
Rallye BD – until February 1st – the Vichy Community media library network organizes its BD Rally every year. Its launch took place at the “Venez Buller” Festival in Cusset on September 28 and will end on February 1, 2025 at the Angoulême Comics Festival. Come read and discover comics and manga while having fun! The principle is simple: read, complete your questionnaire and return it before the deadline to have the opportunity to win one of the prizes at stake! With family, friends, alone… Reservation at the Valéry Larbaud media library, Rens 04 70 58 42 50
Bourbonnaise Mountain
Lapalisse
Conference and workshop – Wednesday January 8 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Micro-Folie, digital museum, 26 rue Winston Churchill, Presentation of inspiring works followed by a workshop as part of the monthly collection: “Shapes and colors”. Reservation essential: 04 70 99 76 25
