Tuesday, May 17, 2011

La Distillerie



La Distillerie
There is a cool venue in our village called "La Distillerie".  They host concerts, lectures, seminars, private events etc.  I believe it used to be an old bourbon distillery back in the day.  The proprietor, Helene, was a cabaret singer and used to work with bands in NYC [SoHo].  With her shock of bleach-blonde hair she is definitely a character and extremely sweet.  With her bevy of boys that help her run the place, they are like a little posse running around St. Pierre!  


I've been to 2 concerts there, a French rock band - I know that sounds like an oxymoron! It was good, but very loud or maybe I'm just getting old :)  Then I saw Parvathy Baul, a singer, painter & storyteller from West Bengal.  While that's not really my thing, she was great and the instruments were interesting. I hope I get the opportunity to go there again before I leave.
Artwork @ La Distillerie





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