World Water Forum, Pictures in Water 13 and 14 March

The 6th World Water Forum is taking place in Marseille this week. To mark the event you can go along to Cours Estienne d'Orves (behind the Vieux Port) and see the work of German photographer, traveller and ecologist Hans Silvester projected onto a wall of water. There's a performance at 7pm, 8pm, 9pm 10pm and 11pm and they last about 20 minutes.

The People of the Omo Valley Hans Silvester/Rapho/Eyedea

International Tennis 20 - 26 February

It's the Open 13 tennis tournament at the Palais de Sports in the Parc Chanot, Marseille (Metro 2 Prado). Tickets cost between 12 and 50€ depending on when you go, where you sit and who you see. Details are here.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (from Open13 site)

Chocolate Weekend 10 to 12 February

If you like chocolate this is the place for you. The Salon du Chocolat presents chocolate, all flavours and a variety of forms. There will be tastings, children's activities, recipes and the famous chocolate fashion parade.

It's at the Parc Chanot (Metro 2 Rond Point du Prado). Every day from 10am  to 5pm and it costs 9€ for adults and 5€ for children.
For more information here's the Fou du Chocolat web site.

Chocolate Frock

Cari Gonzalez-Casanova at American Gallery 5 February

Tree Houses, a project for 2013 with Julien Montfort

Your last chance to see the installation created by Carli Gonzalez-Casanova at the American Gallery. For this exhibition the artist shows a collection of her objects and drawings. It includes a maquette of the project 'Tree Houses' proposed for Marseille-Provence 2013 with the architect Julien Montfort.

You are invited to the closure of the exhibition at 2pm on Sunday 5 February.

Tam de Villiers Quartet 26 January

Go to the Cri du Port, our favourite jazz venue, at 8:30 on Thursday 26 January to hear the Tam de Villiers Quartet. He is a British born guitarist who performs with a French saxophonist, double bass player and drummer. The second of their albums, Motion Unfolding, was released in October 2011 and was awarded the Revelation! prize by Jazz Magazine.  Entry 12€.

Tam de Villiers Quartet

Armenian Christmas 6 January

Celebrate Christmas with Marseille's Armenians. There's a concert with the Armenian choir Sahak Mesrop at the église Saint-Jérome, 6 Place Pélabon (13th arrondissement). It starts at 8:30pm and entry is free.

Joris Branduas exhibition opening 10 January

If you go along to the Galerie Meyer 10 rue Fort Notre Dame (behind the Vieux Port, bus no. 83) at around 7pm on 10 January you can take part in the opening of the exhibition of Joris Branduas' work. If you cant make it the exhibition continues until 31 January.