Nature and Poetry Festival - 1st edition
Thursday 23 July 2026
16:00 to 21:45
Location : Château Saint-Michel d'Avully
A festival organized jointly by the associations De Rives en Pages and Cercle Littéraire Artistique Léman Savoie. The program includes a lecture and a poetry recital.
On the program:
4:00 p.m. – The poetry of Jean-Vincent Verdonnet, read by Marcel Maillet
5:00 p.m. – Poetry recital with musical interludes
6:30 p.m. – Musical welcome by the Cors des Alpes
7:00 p.m. – Tales and legends of our mountains: werecats, hidden treasures, and mysterious barons with an iron fist… by Rémi Mogenet, author, poet, and specialist in Alpine traditions. Thrills guaranteed.
7:45 p.m. – Musical interlude by the Cors des Alpes
8:00 p.m. – Candlelight evening, poetry readings by candlelight: free-spirited poetry—sometimes irreverent, playful, or melancholic, but always sensitive.
- Starting at 8:00 p.m.: Josette Combaret, Déborah Ramade, Patrick Jagou
- 8:30 p.m.: Brigitte Bardou, Edith Herdhuin, Corentin Leroux
- 9:00 PM: Gunilla Skarin Parte, Anne-Emmanuelle Le Falher, Thomas Perrier
- 9:30 PM: Véronique Charpentier, Anouk Ramseier, Marcel Maillet
- 10:00 PM: Festive closing of the Festival
Gourmet food truck and refreshment stand on site
4:00 p.m. – The poetry of Jean-Vincent Verdonnet, read by Marcel Maillet
5:00 p.m. – Poetry recital with musical interludes
6:30 p.m. – Musical welcome by the Cors des Alpes
7:00 p.m. – Tales and legends of our mountains: werecats, hidden treasures, and mysterious barons with an iron fist… by Rémi Mogenet, author, poet, and specialist in Alpine traditions. Thrills guaranteed.
7:45 p.m. – Musical interlude by the Cors des Alpes
8:00 p.m. – Candlelight evening, poetry readings by candlelight: free-spirited poetry—sometimes irreverent, playful, or melancholic, but always sensitive.
- Starting at 8:00 p.m.: Josette Combaret, Déborah Ramade, Patrick Jagou
- 8:30 p.m.: Brigitte Bardou, Edith Herdhuin, Corentin Leroux
- 9:00 PM: Gunilla Skarin Parte, Anne-Emmanuelle Le Falher, Thomas Perrier
- 9:30 PM: Véronique Charpentier, Anouk Ramseier, Marcel Maillet
- 10:00 PM: Festive closing of the Festival
Gourmet food truck and refreshment stand on site
Dates, HorairesThursday 23 July 2026 between 4 pm and 9.45 pm.
General
- Type of event :
- Cultural
Equipment & Services
- Cultural and artistic :
- Festival
- Music :
- Classical music
- Art and culture :
- Poetry
15 kms from Thonon-les-Bains on the D903
30 kms from Geneva (A411, D1206 and D903)
60 kms from Annecy (A411, D903, D1206 and D903)
30 kms from Geneva (A411, D1206 and D903)
60 kms from Annecy (A411, D903, D1206 and D903)
Free access.
Accessibility
Theme:
Share :