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UPFRONT
The diar y MULTI NATIONAL FOOTIE Registration of teams for the Ville de Luxembourg’s annual Rencontres sans frontières football and beach volleyball competition for teams of mixed nationality are now open. Registration is free of charge. The tournament takes place on Sunday 18 June at the Boy Konen sports grounds in Cessange. icon_website www.rsf.lu
VIDE-GRENIER SEASON The Ville de Luxembourg has launched its new Vide-Grenier season of second-hand sales. The sales take place on the first Sunday of the month from April to October on the place Guillaume II--except in May and July, when they are on the avenue de la Gare. The sales are reserved for private individuals, who can register one month before each event via the Ville de Luxembourg. icon_website www.vdl.lu
RAWDISH AT BELLE ÉTOILE Luxembourg start-up food company Rawdish has struck a deal with Cactus to have its range sold at the Um Märtchen store in the Belle Étoile shopping mall in Strassen. Rawdish uses 100% organic produce and sources locally where possible. icon_where Belle Étoile, 18 rue Philippe II, Luxembourg-Centre icon_website rawdish.bio
VEGAN FARE Cédric Feyereisen opened the Oak vegan restaurant in the former premises of Amapura with Thomas Jäger at the end of January. Oak serves a plat du jour that is always hearty and wholesome and staff are passionate about the food. icon_where Oak Bistro, 43 rue Goethe, Luxembourg-Gare icon_website oakbistro.lu
GOLD OLIVE OIL Luxembourg-based fund industry executive Thomas Seale’s Les Templiers de Provence (Fruité Vert) olive oil has been awarded a Gold Medal in the prestigious Concours général agricole de Paris. icon_website www.lestempliers deprovence.com LËTZ WRITE The schreiwen.lu website launched by the ministry of education provides users with a wealth of information on how to spell Luxem bourgish, including a special video guide to a number of orthographic and grammar rules. icon_website www.schreiwen.lu
NEW GUIDE FOR NEW RESIDENTS The latest edition of new resident guide Just Arrived was published in early March. The bilingual guide, in English and French, includes a wealth of information for newcomers to Luxembourg on settling in, education, health and well-being, shopping, sports, culture and going out, as well as getting away. icon_website www.justarrived.lu
BOOKS FOR THE LOVE OF A GOOD READ
For all the prophecies of doom surrounding the book publishing industry, it seems to the casual observer as though reading and talking about books have never been as popular. Book clubs have sprung up everywhere--either casual but passionate meetings between a small group of friends, or more formal organised clubs like that run by Ara City Radio. In the past two years two new English-language bookstores, Ernster’s All English Bookstore and Chapter 1’s Book Loft, have opened in Luxembourg. Local authors have been streaming out of the woodwork to publish their own tomes--Graham Fulbright’s political thriller The Milan Briefcase (which we wrote about in our October edition) or Ali Seegar’s children’s adventure Tommy Turner’s Tremendous Travels (see page 67) to name but two. Book exchanges have been set up in the capital city and Hesperange, and literary readings are regular features at the Cercle Cité. And the younger generation is being encouraged to read thanks to the efforts of the International School of Luxembourg and St. George’s International School, which both invite guest authors on a regular basis to address and inspire their students. And then there are the delights of second-hand book sales throughout the year. The latest is the traditional spring sale hosted by the Book Stand of the Bazar International, which now takes place over an entire weekend--8 and 9 April--at Am Duerf in Weimerskirch. The sale is a real treasure trove for true bargain hunters, with all books selling at just €1 each. “We have decided to make it a twoday event in the hope that people who are busy on Saturdays may be able to come on Sunday,” says Book Stand veteran Catherine Allen. The sale opens at 10 a.m. on both days and closes at 5 p.m. on Saturday and 4 p.m. on Sunday. icon_website www.bazar-international.lu
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Les Templiers de Provence Cédric Feyereisen Maison Moderne
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