A popular July 13?
In the minds of many Thionvillois, a strange duality dressed this Monday, May 31, rich in announcements. In the morning, a symbolic event enshrined the city’s vaccination policy with the 40,000th dose of anti-covid vaccination administered at the municipal theater. Photos, smiles of elected officials and contentment displayed by the happy vaccinated: in Thionville, the mobilization on the health field makes the air lighter.
In the evening, change of tone. Pierre Cuny introduced the municipal council, the first in face-to-face for many months, by extinguishing the fire of fireworks enthusiasts: “In Thionville, the fireworks are 30,000 people. It would be totally irresponsible to maintain this July 13th. It would not be a question of reliving next September what we experienced last year. The threat of variants is real. “
Behind this discourse imbued with wisdom, Pierre Cuny nonetheless opens a door. The chosen one would like to save appearances by coloring the city with paper lanterns: “The idea is to give a popular ball spirit, 50s style”. The fifties, a renaissance era …
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Music festival: original spirit, will you be there?
In Thionville, the Music Festival attracts 20,000 people every year. Here too, the expected attendance does not respond to the call for caution launched by elected officials. Hence the absence, on June 21, of a professional scenic program in the city center. Reason for hope, all the same: Pierre Cuny will not oppose concerts organized by cafetiers and restaurateurs for their customers.
Better still: it invites spontaneous musical street events. The goal is to disperse the revelers on this official summer changeover day. In a way, this recommendation echoes the original spirit of the Fête de la Musique, born in 1982 with the slogan: “Music will be everywhere and the concert nowhere”.In addition to this, you need to know more about it.
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Rive en fête on a slimming diet
No worries: the presence of the Rive et cœur de ville en fête event in this listing does not in any way lead to its cancellation. Its inclusion on the agenda made it possible to define its organization and to set the tariff occupancy conditions payable by the chalet owners.
Point of importance however: in terms of catering offer, this thirteenth edition will be similar to the previous one: “There will only be snacking and take-out. So no table service for the reasons explained above, ”explains the mayor.
Rive et coeur de ville en fête will not overflow in the first week of September either. His epilogue is scheduled for August 29: “We will come back stronger next year,” promises the elected by freeing itself, this time, from his caution at the time.
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