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The University of Bordeaux hosts an open café-debate on whether mixing disciplines and using AI can change how we learn. Researchers start the discussion and the audience is invited to join in; entry is free and the format is built for exchanging views with strangers.
The Bordeaux harmony orchestra plays an eclectic programme from Rameau and Bizet to Dvořák and Piazzolla, with a flute quartet followed by a large clarinet and percussion ensemble. Admission is free within the limits of seating at the Théâtre La Pergola.
The Romano Dji company introduces the festive dances of Eastern Europe, from Russia and Hungary to the Balkans, in a free beginners' session. Entry is open without booking, and learning steps together in a group is a natural ice-breaker.
Part of the Cité du Vin's free research talks, this lecture looks at how the French monarchy of the 17th and 18th centuries tried to control the spread of vineyards versus grain fields. Entry is free with online registration; the audience is a mix of locals and curious visitors, and there is time for questions.
A two-hour practical workshop on making your garden friendlier to biodiversity: trees and shrubs, managing invasive species and a focus on the European hedgehog. It is free for adults with registration. Hands-on workshops naturally get participants talking.
Go back to school for a giant French dictation written by Bordeaux author Guy Rechenmann and read aloud, linked to the museum's Art Deco exhibition on Jean Dupas — with prizes to win. Entry is listed as museum admission. Comparing mistakes with your neighbours afterwards is a guaranteed icebreaker.
A neighbourhood 'bal populaire' with a superhero theme: glow make-up and a photo booth, then karaoke, a live concert, a costume contest and circus and burlesque acts. Costumes are welcome but optional. Tickets are listed at 3 or 5 €, and a dance-hall party where everyone joins in is easy to attend alone.
Student musicians from RésoNAnces play a surprise programme at this lunchtime concert in a former chapel in central Bordeaux. Entry is free without booking. A one-hour midday concert is an easy solo break in the working week.
The Orchestre d'Harmonie de Bordeaux and guests stage a 'bal scénique' marking 110 years since jazz arrived in Bordeaux in 1917, from swing and bebop to Afro-Cuban rhythms. Music and movement are meant to be shared, and entry is free without booking. A dance-hall evening like this is very easy to join alone.
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