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NEWSLETTER
April / May 2015
Meal at Caffé Bellini, rue de la Barre 5, 1003 Lausanne
(slice of pizza + drink CHF 15) - 7pm - Movie Club Bellini - entrance free - 9 pm
Wednesday 1st April
Since the end of last year the cellar beneath the restaurant
Bellini in rue de la Barre has become host to a rather original
Ciné Club. Every Wednesday evening the MCB (Movie Club
Bellini) offers the possibility to discover a quality film free of
charge. The film proposed on 1st April is ‘The Pervert’s Guide to
Ideology’ (144 mins.) - a British documentary written and
presented by the Slovene philosopher and psychoanalyst Slavoj
Zizek.
Guided visit in English to the mosaics in Orbe
Lunch in a local restaurant - details to be advised later
Saturday 25th April - 3 pm
The Roman Mosaics of Orbe consist of eight magnificent mosaic
floors that decorated a Gallic-Roman estate dating back to the year
170 and constitute the most beautiful collection of Roman mosaics
north of the Alps. The latest excavations, dating to the turn of our
millennium, unearthed a ninth mosaic, which is currently being
restored.
We shall have a guided visit, in English, of this exhibition, which will be paid for by
the club and free to members, who will pay only the entrance fee. Guests are
welcome and will pay the entrance fee plus CHF 5 towards the guide.
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING (AGM)
At the “Café Vaudois “, Place de la Riponne 1, Lausanne
Monday 11th May 2015 - 7 pm
Our 2015 AGM is coming up and we shall be delighted to welcome as
many of our members as possible to this meeting. Your ideas and
suggestions are crucial to the running of our club, and any comments
you may have are not only important but also very welcome.
Once again, we shall be meeting downstairs at the Café Vaudois in
Lausanne. We will stay on afterwards for a meal, and the aperitif is, as ever, on the
club!
You will find detailed information and Agenda on page 3 of this Newsletter.
Happy
Birthday
to :
Date
Ilze Condemi
Brenda Rüttimann
in May
Event
Wednesday Meal and film at Caffé
1st April
Bellini, Rue de la Barre 5,
1003 Lausanne –slice of
pizza + drink CHF 15
The Pervert’s Guide to
Ideology’ (144 mins.)
Time
Booking
7 pm
With Chantal (021 648 09 18)
or Ilze (079 745 35 92) by 30th
March
9 pm
Saturday
25th April
Guided visit in English to
3 pm
the mosaics in Orbe
preceded by lunch in a local to be
restaurant
advised
With Ilze (079 745 35 92) or
Chantal (021 648 09 18) by
Tuesday 21st April
Friday 1st
May
Monthly Get-Together at the From 6
Mövenpick Bar - Ouchy
pm
No booking necessary - just
come along
Monday 11th ES&ASC AGM at
May
“Café Vaudois”, Lausanne
followed by dinner
6.45 pm
for
7 pm
With Heinz (079 231 86 70) or
Janet (021 791 14 42) by
Monday 4th May
Sunday 31st Visit to the Salt Mines in
May
Bex - price: adults CHF 20
Lunch venue to be
determined
Time to
be
advised
With Gaby (021 311 44 36) or
Heinz (079 231 86 70) by
Monday 25th May
Last minute
Late
Last-minute info to be passed
afternoon on by email or phone
Possible cinema evening
Lausanne / Vevey
Please note that as 3rd April is Good Friday and the start of the Easter
weekend, our April get-together at the Mövenpick is cancelled.
See you there again in May!
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Visit to the Salt Mines in Bex - Sunday 31st May
Lunch venue to be determined - Time to be advised
The Salt Mines – a History of White Gold: For centuries the
ownership of salt mines meant wealth and power. The salt
deposits at Bex, discovered in the 15th century, are still mined
today. The salt mines are accessible to visitors; a museum depicts
the mining of salt from 1684 to the present.
Between 200 and 60 million years ago, the present Rhône Valley
was a shallow sea. The salt deposits of Bex in the Canton of Vaud
are derived from the salt of this sea. A labyrinth of passages and tunnels, over 50
kilometers long, today yields 30,000 tons of salt per year.
On a visit to the museum and the mine, visitors see the various techniques of salt
mining from the year 1684 to the present and the history of this white gold. A small
mine train takes visitors into the subterranean world and to the restaurant located in
the mountain at a depth of 400 metres.
Price: adults CHF 20.
Official invitation to our Annual General Meeting (AGM)
Monday 11th May 2015 – 7 pm at Café Vaudois
Agenda
1.
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6.
7.
8.
9.
Opening of the meeting – welcome and apologies for absence
Approval of the minutes of last AGM
Report about the life and running of the club
Treasurer’s Report
Auditor’s Report
The appointment of an auditor for the current financial year of the club
Election of committee members
Proposals from the committee and/or members of the club
Any other business
Remarks
✦
✦
if you have any proposals, please send them by Monday 20th April, by email to
heinz.fischer.ch@gmail.com or by regular mail to Heinz Fischer, Ch. de ChampRond 34 ter, 1010 Lausanne.
At the same time, please let us know whether or not you are coming by
Monday 4th May so that we can reserve accordingly at the restaurant.
Remember you need to be a paid-up member to vote at the AGM.
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Other dates to put in your diary (April)
★ Wednesday
★
★
★
★
1st
April - Soup & cheese lunch at the Fellowship Centre of
the Scots Kirk, Av. de Rumine -12h30 - Soup/cheese/dessert/coffee for CHF
10 per head. Just turn up.
Cully Jazz Festival - 10th to 18th April.
Thursday 23rd April - St. George’s Quiz Night – Village Players at the CPO
– bar opens 7.30 pm .
Until 25th May - Hermitage: de Raphaël à Gauguin – Trésors de la collection
Jean Bonna.
Wednesday 29thApril - 12h30 - English-speaking soup & cheese lunch in
Goumoëns – details with Ilze.
Other dates to put in your diary (May)
★ 1st May to 20th September - Lavaux Express ‘Train des Caveaux’ - 6.30 pm -
★
★
★
★
★
★
Dep. Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, CHF 25 (includes tasting of 3 wines +
souvenir glass)
+ daily departures April to Nov. from Lutry or Cully
www.lavauxexpress.ch
Until 17th May - Tulips in Morges
Wednesday 6th May - 12h30 Soup & cheese lunch at Fellowship Centre.
10th May to 22nd June - Irises at Château de Vullierens
Friday 15th May - 8-9.30 pm Village Players at Théâtre de l’Espérance,
Geneva - A one-act play: ‘In the Middle of Nowhere’ by Chris Hemmens. This
performance is a practice-run for the FEATS competition to be held in Hamburg
in May.
21st to 24th May – 8 pm ‘Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?’ – VP spring
production - bar opens 7.30 pm.
Wednesday 27th May - 12h30 English-speaking soup & cheese lunch in
Goumoëns – details with Ilze.
www.esc-lausanne.ch
Committee Members (email address : first name.family name@esc-lausanne.ch)
Committee members’ tasks: Secretarial: Janet Boksanyi (021 791 14 42) Accounts: Heinz Fischer (079 231 86 70) - Events: Ilze Condemi (021 646 86 80),
Gabriele Tornay (021 311 44 36) and Chantal Pineau (021 648 09 18) - Website:
Georges Klimek (021 728 25 94).