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July 21st Newsletter
You hang around cafes (1)
How's your tan coming along? Hope there won't be a repeat of last weekend's poor weather.
What's new?
Sporting Cinema has announced that it's installing 3D technology to persuade movie-goers to stay in Monaco rather than visit neighbouring Nice. Here at maBoum we enjoy a good film but so far haven't been that excited by 3D. Going out to see a movie is a social experience, and having to wear large 3D glasses tends to make us feel isolated from the friends we're sitting with. In other countries we've visited film theatres that have seats grouped around tables, multi-seat sofas, a bar where you can buy beer or a glass of wine, and where each night there's a different show. We'd like the Sporting experience to be a bit more like the Open Air Cinema. What do you think?
What's in the diary...
Thursday: the writing's on the wall.
Friday: drumming and running.
Saturday: Sciaratu and Googoosh.
Sunday: old and young royals exposed.
Coming up next week, Sting, James Blunt, Palace charity concert.
Featured event
Staying with the subject of movies, on Saturday evening Ni Box is showing 7 prizewinning short films from the traveling Italian film festival FilmCaravan. Entrance is free, three of the shorts are English language, and the screening takes place outdoors on the roof of Ni Box.
For lots more suggestions, visit maBoum's 7 day listing and enjoy your weekend.
(1) This week's quote is an observation of expatriates in "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway, born on this day 1899.
