Dance Marathon on Place du Casino

danceThe Monte-Carlo Marathon, which is being organised by Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo, is looking for thirty couples to take part in the Place du Casino danceathon on July 1.

The event will evoke the marathons that took place during the Great Recession in the US where couples had to dance overnight in order to win a meal. Water and other essentials will be offered to all the couples who start the evening.

The action gets underway at 6 pm and continues until 1 am the next morning. However, it’s not all freestyle. Tango, Salsa, and the Waltz will all be required, as well as Rock and Swing.

Four pairs will be eliminated each hour and the last six couples still dancing at midnight will be subject to more tests until one pair is left standing.

The Grand Jury Prize will be two prestigious gifts offered by Chopard, will other dancers could win a cruise for 2, one night at the Hotel Hermitage with breakfast for 2 people, a day at Thermes Marins, including lunch at the restaurant Hirondelle and 1 cryotherapy treatment per person, or two subscriptions to the 2017-2018 Monte-Carlo Ballets season.

Anyone interested is invited to apply to Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo, Marathon de
F(ê)aites Dancing Halls, Place du Casino, MC 98000. Closing date for entries is June 9. For criteria and to download an application, visit the website or contactNicholas Khan for more information: nico2mc@balletsdemontecarlo.com – 06 77 05 61 07.

 

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Charity festival celebrates filmmaking

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Photo:monacocharityfilmfestival.com

The Monaco Charity Film Festival (MCFF) – the annual event held in Monaco to benefit poor children around the world – will this year benefit the Virlanie Foundation in the Philippines.

The festival, which this year marks its 10th edition, runs from May 14 to 16 and helps filmmakers from all walks of life to find financing and distribution for their films. During four days, the festival is a celebration of films, filmmakers and audiences alike, with screenings open to all – admission is free.

On the final day, there’s a gala fundraiser dinner and show. MCFF counts in its midst numerous celebrities from show business, the political and financial worlds and royalty, but the difference at the MCFF Festival is that everyone, every filmmaker, every guest is a celebrity.

Founded and Chaired by Vicente-Andres Zaragoza, MCFF is a “Mirror of our world, and we care,” its organisers say.

 

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Hike in cigarette, tobacco, prices

Photo: Tomasz Sienicki
Photo: Tomasz Sienicki

The price of cigarettes will change from May 15 in France and in Monaco. This is a consequence of the tax increase on the cheapest cigarettes and tobacco packs announced in mid-March.

The objective of the latest increase is to force the hand of manufacturers, who had chosen at the beginning of the year not to hike cigarettes prices despite tax hikes decided at the end of 2016 by the French government.

Packs of Lucky Strike red and Winfield blue go from €6.50 to €6.60. However, the price of Marlboro, the best-selling brand, remains at €7. There is some good news for smokers: Camel’s are due to drop in price from €7 to €6.90.

 

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Macron wins French presidential race

Photo: Gouvernement français
Photo: Gouvernement français

Emmanuel Macron, the centrist candidate in the run-off with Marine Le Pen in Sunday’s second round of the French Presidential election appears to have won the contest by a slightly wider margin than had been predicted during the last few days of campaigning.

According to an average of several exit polls on Sunday night, Macron coasted home with 62 percent of the votes against Le Pen’s 38 percent. The abstention rate was high, close to 30 percent, suggesting that voters who had supported the two other more traditional candidates in the first round had refused to choose “between the lesser of two evils” and had instead stayed away from polling stations. As Monday is WWII Victory Day (la fête de la victoire), a holiday in France, the long weekend may have also impacted voter turnout.

The campaign has been watched closely across Europe, particularly because Le Pen had campaigned to leave the euro, a move that would have further destabilised the European Union following Brexit. European leaders will welcome the poll result, as France is seen as one of the main pillars of European unity.

In his speech, Macron told supporters, “I will defend Europe … our civilisation is at stake.”

The last few hours of the election were electrified by allegations from the Macron camp that foreign hackers had leaked thousands of confidential campaign emails. None of these appeared to incriminate the candidate but underlined the threat to democratic processes. German leaders fear similar campaigns during forthcoming parliamentary elections in September.

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Data+ survey launched to assess Monaco’s energy use

Marie-Pierre Gramaglia, Minister of Public Works, the Environment and Urban Development, and Thomas Battaglione, Managing Director of SMEG. Photo: Charly Gallo/ Communications Department
Marie-Pierre Gramaglia, Minister of Public Works, the Environment and Urban Development, and Thomas Battaglione, Managing Director of SMEG. Photo: Charly Gallo/ Communications Department

A survey will be launched this week by the Government and Monaco’s power company SMEG that will provide more detailed information on energy consumption while at the same time help to identify possible improvements for the Principality to reach its carbon neutral objectives by 2050.

Marie-Pierre Gramaglia, Minister of Public Works, the Environment and Urban Development, and Thomas Battaglione, Managing Director of SMEG, told the local press on Friday that 5,000 residents will receive by mail a Data+ questionnaire, along with a letter from the government and SMEG.

An online version of the questionnaire will instantly provide the individual customer, whose identity will remain anonymous, with a breakdown of his energy use.

This first phase of the project will end on July 14, and the results published early 2018, although the process will continue over several years, to include a survey of Monaco businesses.

Currently 100 companies use 56 percent of the Principality’s total electricity consumption, however, Minister Gramaglia emphasised that in terms of energy reduction everyone – both individuals and businesses – is concerned. The entire Monaco population will be gradually solicited.

Data+ is expected to lead to more intelligent use of electricity and thereby contribute to the objective of reducing carbon usage in the Principality.

 

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Yachting action moves to Monaco this week

The 2017 470 Open European Championship kicks off for the two-person Olympic dinghy for men and women, according to the Monaco Yacht Club. Following Round Three of the Sailing World Cup in Hyères, teams have headed for the Principality.

The provisional entry list features 90 teams representing 25 nations, and 14 of these teams competed at the Rio 2016 Olympics. The Yacht Club claims that this is an unprecedented gathering in the Principality.

YCM General Secretary Bernard d’Alessandri commented: “After organising the first J/70 European Championship in October 2015, then the Monaco Europa Cup in December 2016, this regatta is a perfect illustration of the competitive sailing policy our President HSH Prince Albert II wants to see in action.”

The Yacht Club de Monaco is fast establishing itself as an organiser of high level events thanks to its new facilities, designed by Lord Foster, to host regattas by organising an international meeting in collaboration with World Sailing at least once a year. The 2,000 members from 68 nationalities who are the lifeblood of the Club love it, as many are involved in the smooth running of these events in the “Flotte des Commissaires”.

Sunday saw the warm-up race and the competition starts in earnest on Monday, May 8 at midday. Qualifying stages continue through Thursday, May 11, with more Qualifying and Final stages on Friday. The Medal Race will take place on Saturday, May 13, with a closing ceremony at 7 pm. (Source and image: Monaco Yacht Club.)

 

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