Mèze (médiathèque Andrée-Chedid)
From 3 to 28 November, as part of the month of happiness, the Andrée-Chedid media library in Mèze exhibits amateur photographs from the "Instantanés de bonheur" contest. Prize-giving and opening on Friday 13 November at 6:30 pm. All ages.
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1 letter a month, the first at the end of October: what’s on during the autumn half-term (Toussaint), addresses around the Thau lagoon and walk ideas. Free.
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Around 200 films will screen at Le Corum, the Centre Rabelais and cinemas across the city. The preliminary line-up includes retrospectives of Marco Bellocchio and Vittorio De Sica, a tribute to Pablo Berger, a focus on new Egyptian cinema and screenings for children; the full programme is out on 1 October.
For its 4th edition, this festival run by Instant Science and Les Petits Débrouillards Occitanie takes over the Metropole’s libraries, in seven Montpellier neighbourhoods and eight towns, from 20 to 22 October. After a professional day on the 23rd, families are welcome on 24–25 October at the Émile-Zola library for workshops, games, stands and walks.
From 17 to 31 October, the Lodève museum offers "Urgence paléo!", a brand-new escape game created by Le Manoir du Crime (family version from age 10, adult version from 15), along with fossil-handling and casting workshops. Booking required.
What to do this weekend? Autumn & half-term
From 17 to 31 October, the Cistercian abbey of Valmagne, founded in 1139, runs "Octobre à Valmagne": meetings with craftspeople in the Gothic naves, games and afternoon snacks for families, and lantern-lit night tours by reservation.
On Saturday 7 November, at 6:30 and 9:30 pm, the Thau Lagoon museum hosts "20 000 rôles sous les eaux", a role-playing evening run by Le Manoir du Crime to relive the story and sinking of the Justine and the Olympia. Ages 12 and up, €2 or €4, tickets on manoirducrime.fr.
On Friday 20 November, the Salle Jeanne-Oulié in Mèze hosts a double bill from the Festival de Thau's Itinérances series: Erwan Naour solo, followed by the duo Léna Vassiliu Music, mixing jazz, bossa and swing. Seated concert, €18 (€15 in advance).