Marseille Cassis Classic 30 October

The Marseille/Cassis is a run with a difference, 10 kilometres up the Col de Gineste (327 metres climb) and 10 kilometres down to Cassis. It's too late to apply to participate but you can come and support the Marseille City of Culture team. It starts at 9:30 at the vélodrome in Marseille.

Marseille/Cassis 20k

Camille at Toursky Theatre 28 October

Camille, who performs a unique style of French chanson, is promoting her new album ILO VEYOU (no that's not a typo) at the Theatre Toursky, 8:30 on 28 October, 35€ a ticket, which is a bit expensive but worth it if you're looking for a change.

Camille

Experience Marseille Differently, Nocturnes 20 October

From 6pm to 10pm on 20 October the Quartiers des Antiquaires will welcome you to browse the antique and art shops. It's around rue Edmond Rostand (metro line 1 Prefecture) and you'll find little treasures like the one below at Studio 19.

Boxes Fall

Bad Manners in Marseille - October 23

Bad Manners

Not a comment on social etiquette, but on a visit to that great city by the cult British two-tone / Ska band from the 1980s - time to dig out those white socks and black loafers.

Bad Manners play Le Poste à Galène (103, rue Ferrari - 13005 Marseille) on 23rd October.  Doors open 20:00 and the concert starts at 21:00.  Tickets 18 € in advance, 20 € on the door.

The pleasure of using a wheelchair 14, 15 October

Not so much a performance, more an experiment. If you register by calling 04 42 18 19 88 you can join in a public event in Aubagne (buses to Aubagne from Castellane metro station). Accessibility is a problem in and around Marseille. The Tony Clifton circus' Mission Roosevelt is a different way of drawing attention to the problem. It's part of the Small is Beautiful season, details of which are on  our website.

This is the Tony Clifton Circus website.

Circus at the theatre Le Merlan 19 to 23 October

The Quebec circus performers "Les sept doigts de la main" (the seven fingers of the hand) are presenting PSY a performance about sanity and madness - as far as we can tell from the web site. Performances start at 8:30pm (apart from the Sunday which is at 3pm).

The theatre is not in the city centre but there are buses (navettes) that you can book at the same time as tickets (full price 20€). For more information see our website.

You can see a taster video and buy tickets on Le Merlan's website.

Jazz sur la Ville, Marseille 6 - 8 October

Jazz concerts organised by the Cri du Port.
Thursday 6 October 8:30 Nelson Veras Trio at the Cri du Port (8 rue du Pasteur Heuzé) with Nelson Veras (guitar) Thomas Morgan (double bass) and Stéphane Galland (drums). 10/12€ plus 1€ seasonal membership fee.

Friday 7 October 9pm Giovanni Mirabassi Trio at the Italian Cultural Centre (6 rue Fernand Pauriol) with Gianni Mirabassi (piano), Gianluca Renzi (double bass) and Lukmil Perez (drums)

Gianni Mirabassi, a disciple of the pianist Enrico Pieranunzi, describes himself as a sort of Michelangelo mixed with Bill Evans and Che Guevara. Imagine that! Or even better go along and find out. 10/12€

Saturday 8 October 4pm Marion Rampal, Paul Pioli and Pierre Fenichel Trio at the Merlan library (Centre Urbain du Merlan, Avenue Raimu 13014 Marseille). The trio pay hommage to Duke Ellington by interpreting, not only his great classics but also some rarer compositions such as those written for his religious music concerts. Entry free.