Living letters from here and abroad: ‘As the seasons go by

Bringing to life or reviving texts from here and elsewhere, contemporary or from yesteryear. Establish a link between author and audience, between people from near and far. Spend a convivial moment in warm surroundings or even in nature.

On the programme :

• Saturday 21 June 3pm - 5pm: ‘The glaciers of the Alps and photography - In the light of their disappearance’.

Author Claude Reichler, researcher and writer, honorary professor at the University of Lausanne, shows us how contemporary visual artists work with the trace nature of the photographic image. Reading by Claude Thébert. Snack and aperitif. Admission: CHF 10
Opening ‘La montagne fantasmée’, with works by Catherine Ernst, Chantal Quéhen, Isabelle Tanner and Bernard Turuvani. Registration deadline 16 June
EXHIBITION: Sunday 22 June to Sunday 29 June. Free admission.

• Saturday 26 July 5pm - 7pm: "GALEL"

A book by Fanny Desarzens evoking the friendship of three high mountain guides. Reading by Claudine Berthet followed by refreshments. Admission: CHF 10

• Sunday 31 August 5pm - 7pm: ‘Chère Françoise Hardy’ (Dear Françoise Hardy)

Romaine (vocals, piano and ukulele), won over by the mad love of Françoise Hardy's songs, regales us with the complicity of Pascal Rinaldi (guitar and vocals)! Performance followed by an aperitif. Admission: CHF 25. Registration deadline: 27 August 2025

• Sunday 7 September 5pm - 7pm: ‘Der Traum’ (The Dream)

Musical reading about Clara Schumann and Mathilde Von Kralik with Brigitte Balleys, narrator, Élodie Favre, soprano and a string quartet. Followed by refreshments.
Venue: exceptionally at the Temple des Mosses! - Free admission - Hat at the door.

• Saturday 27 September 3pm - 5pm: ‘Bestiaire poétique’ (Poetic Bestiary)

Creation and reading by Pascal Francfort with Yves Moulin on accordion. Followed by an aperitif and vernissage. Participation: CHF 30. Registration deadline: 20 September 2025.
EXHIBITION: from 28 September to 5 October (2 - 6 pm): ‘Bestiaire’ by Lara Estoppey and Marlène Zaugg. Free admission.

• Saturday 8 November 3pm - 5pm: "Duo Pianima

With the 4 hands of Marcia Dipold and Ioana Primus. Works by Rachmaninov, Guastavino, Debussy, Mel Bonis and Samuel Barber. Followed by refreshments. Price: CHF 20. Registration deadline: 3 November 2025