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Harpists perform in Interlaken ©Interlaken Classics/Rodo Wyss

What’s on: Snowy insanity, festivals and Irish fun

by Susan Vogel-Misicka

March 10, 2010 | 08:50

A look at what’s going on over the next few days, including a number of potentially bone-crunching events on the Swiss slopes. Those who like it tamer might prefer the gourmet fair in Weinfelden or the classical music festival in Interlaken. Or how about a film festival in Fribourg or jazz music in Bern? Last but not least, a round-up of Irish-themed events in honour of St. Patrick’s Day.

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	Sally Mann’s innocent intimacy on show at Elysée
	March 5, 2010 \| 09:35	by Michèle Laird

Sally Mann, the American photographer who rose to international fame in the 90s with pictures of her own children, does not court controversy. But by allowing us to penetrate her intimacy and discover...Full story

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	Expats face challenge of finding a good hairdresser
	March 4, 2010 \| 10:00	by Marianne Burkhardt

As the Swiss hairdressing association, Coiffure Suisse issues the styles and colours it has selected to inspire the country’s fashion-conscious this spring, newcomers to Switzerland face the daunting...Full story

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	Science meets art in works of rising expat star
	March 4, 2010 \| 08:41	by Michèle Laird

Lausanne resident Lalie Schewadron is the rising digital art star whose show in Switzerland will shortly be followed by one in America. Cultivating the frontiers between art and science, she uses sophisticated...Full story

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	What’s on: Festivals, flea markets and 'Fallen Angels'
	March 3, 2010 \| 07:40	by Susan Vogel-Misicka

A look at what’s going on over the next few days, including a real estate fair in Bern and a gardening expo in Lausanne. Geneva serves up two festivals: one devoted to music, the other to film. Treasure...Full story

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	Sex scandal by Swiss artist threatens art funding
	March 2, 2010 \| 08:57	by Michèle Laird

Swiss artist Christoph Büchel pushes hyper-realism to an unexpected extreme by inviting a real life sex club to become an integral part of his exhibition at the Secession gallery in Vienna, home to Gustav...Full story

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	Depeche Mode and Hublot unite against teenage cancer
	March 1, 2010 \| 10:52	by Michèle Laird

Depeche Mode, one of the most influential and longest lived English electronic rock bands, joins forces with the phenomenally successful Swiss watchmaker Hublot to fight teenage cancer. During a ceremony...Full story

What’s on: Wild winter sports and concerts galore
A look at what’s going on over the next few days, including a film festival in Winterthur and carnival fun in Yverdon-les-Bains. Concerts in Zurich and Lucerne cover a wide range of musical styles, including...

Full storyFebruary 25, 2010 | 11:00by Susan Vogel-Misicka

Lausanne museum exhibition 'destroys' design
Under the provocative title “Destroy design”, the Lausanne Museum of design and contemporary applied arts (mudac) presents an exhibition that is sharp, irreverent and playful. The works of internationally...

Full storyFebruary 24, 2010 | 10:36by Michèle Laird

'Innovate or risk disappearing', publishers told
Several of the world’s most prestigious photography publishing houses converged on Lausanne this weekend at the invitation of the Elysée Museum. An international colloquium was dedicated to photobooks,...

Full storyFebruary 22, 2010 | 10:07by Michèle Laird

Sarah Marquis to walk alone from Siberia to Australia
Sarah Marquis, whose singular exploit of walking in complete autonomy for 17 months in Australia seven years ago drew world-wide attention, is off again. The charismatic Swiss adventurer is planning a...

Full storyFebruary 19, 2010 | 08:54by Michèle Laird

EPFL unveils Rolex Learning Center with no walls
By creating the Rolex Learning Center as a seamless undulating space with no partitions and hardly any walls, the EPFL (Swiss federal institute of technology in Lausanne) wraps form around function. The...

Full storyFebruary 17, 2010 | 10:02by Michèle Laird

What’s on: Bikes, guns, blades and late singers
A look at what’s going on over the next few days, including a motorbike expo in Zurich and a fishing and hunting fair in Bern. Geneva hosts a rock and reggae festival while Russian figure skaters take...

Full storyFebruary 17, 2010 | 07:33by Susan Vogel-Misicka

Green carpet Basel event celebrates eco-lifestyle
Green living goes glamorous at the first-ever NATUR Gala, held in conjunction with the fifth annual NATUR Festival and conference in Basel. Highlights include a green fashion show, a former Miss Switzerland...

Full storyFebruary 15, 2010 | 07:27by by Susan Vogel-Misicka

Alps by London artist Ashcroft stun the Swiss
Young British artist Michael Ashcroft gets star billing at the Lucy Mackintosh Gallery in Lausanne, an international hot spot for contemporary art. Under the theme Sweet Alpine, the London-based artist...

Full storyFebruary 12, 2010 | 09:32by Michèle Laird

Pornography or art? Lulu opera divides Geneva
The Geneva opera was looking for trouble by asking the French director, Olivier Py, whose opera productions have sent Geneva audiences reeling with indignation in the past, to mount Lulu, the story of...

Full storyFebruary 10, 2010 | 12:24by Michèle Laird

Anglo-Swiss duo breathe new life into neglected Ticino spa
An ambitious project to redevelop the thermal spa of Acquarossa in Ticino's Valle di Blenio is unveiled at a press conference in the canton. Plans include a spa, four-star hotel with 120 rooms and a therapy...

Full storyFebruary 9, 2010 | 07:48by Catherine Richards

Man survives 17-hour burial as avalanche peril persists
A series of avalanches sweep Alpine slopes in Europe this weekend killing seven people. In Switzerland, 11 people are buried but manage to free themselves or are located. One skier, aged 21, survives under...

Full storyFebruary 8, 2010 | 11:18by Marcus Berry

Display mars beauty of masterpieces at Hermitage
The exhibition ’100 masterpieces from the Städel Museum’ in Frankfurt on loan to the Hermitage Foundation in Lausanne has some wonderful art to show, but somehow the exhibition hasn’t got it quite...

Full storyFebruary 8, 2010 | 02:50by Michèle Laird

Vaud museums pat themselves on the back
The annual press conference given by the cultural authorities of Vaud and Lausanne on February 2 offered a glowing panorama of the vitality of the official museums and exhibition spaces throughout the...

Full storyFebruary 3, 2010 | 11:19by Michèle Laird