Location: Geneva, Lausanne Date: 30 April The JazzDayFestival takes place in different locations all over Switzerland on Wednesday 30 April with the support of the Swiss Commission for UNESCO. 18 Swiss cities including Geneva, Fribourg and Lausanne will be involved in providing a versatile programme that explores new expressions of Jazz.
Lausanne 20-km race
Location: Lausanne Date: 26 April An unmissable event in the Lausanne sporting calendar, the ‘Lausanne 20k’ course loops through the steep streets of the Olympic capital. It is also the backdrop for a festival for sports lovers and people of all ages. Please note that registrations are now closed.
“All too human. 20th and 21st century artists and suffering” exhibition
Location: Geneva Date: 7 May 2014 until 4 January 2015 The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum and Mamco will exhibit a selection of works that look at the suffering inflicted by humanity on humanity. The exhibition delves into the history of the world and of humanity by embarking on a journey through […]
Art Exhibition, Manon Bellet: L’onde d’une ombre (The wave of a shadow)
Location: Vevey Date: Until 1st June The Jenisch Vevey Museum gives Manon Bellet carte blanche for her first exhibition in a Swiss museum which has been organized in partnership with the Kunstmuseum Solothurn. The work of Manon Bellet demonstrates her affection for paper in its many forms and questions its fragility and possible disappearance.
Theatre. “Rencontre” (The Meeting)
Location: Lausanne Date: 29 April – 11 May, Tuesday-Saturday: 20h; Sunday: 17h A play written and staged by François Rochaix, with Daniel Ludwig as Vesalius.In 1564, the anatomist Andreas Vesalius spends a last night in Venice before boarding ship for a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. A night during which he confides to his landlady.The […]
Vevey pushes back on invasive parking
Vevey market is undoubtedly one of the most picturesque markets in the region. Popular with residents and tourists alike, it has for hundreds of years served as the fulcrum of trade in the Riviera. Centred in the Grand Place and spreading out through the adjacent side streets, stall-holders offer an abundance of local produce, crafts […]
Multinationals’ open house
Le Groupement des Entreprises Multinationales (GEM) is a group of over 80 multinational companies based in the cantons of Geneva, Vaud and Fribourg. It promotes the interests of its members with the authorities and general public. GEM is organizing five evening events featuring senior management and members of the Council of State of Geneva from […]
Lausanne celebrates its 140,000th inhabitant
On 24 April, Marc Vuilleumier, the director responsible for the integration and protection of the population presented a welcome gift to the 140,000th inhabitant of the commune to celebrate the city’s growth. Lausanne has seen a steady increase in its population from 124,800 in 2000. The rise is mainly due to the number of foreigners […]
Geneva: in the red but under control
The city has announced an annual deficit of CHF 35 million for 2013, although in a statement it said the deficit was due to an extraordinary payment of CHF 120 million made to the city’s new inter-communal pension fund to cover underpayment in previous years. Without this exceptional item, officials report that the city would […]
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