The April lecture will be held on Friday April 10^th, 2026 at 18:30 in the  salle de spectacle d’Aime.
Mr. Robert Moutard will address the : « Quand la science s’enrichit de regards d’artistes - Le cas des vallées chamoniardes, et bien au-delà ».

This event is in French only. It is open to the public and free.

The March lecture will be held on Friday March 13^th, 2026 at 18:30 in the  salle de spectacle d’Aime.
Mr. Séverin Duc will address the : « Les Alpes du Futur : regarder le passé avec Fierté, preparer l’avenir avec confiance ».

This event is in French only. It is open to the public and free.

In the Savoie region, February 19th of each year is dedicated to the Fête de la Savoie, marking the birth of the Duchy of the same name more than 600 years ago. This is the date when, in 1416, Amadeus VIII received the title of Duke, thereby granting his possessions political autonomy.

Source : https://nosalpes.eu/fr/

The February lecture will be held on Friday February 13^th, 2026 at 18:30 in the  salle de spectacle d’Aime.
Mr. Bruno Berthier will address the : « En arrière-plan du décor baroque des églises tarines… des vaches et de la grevire [du gruyère] ! ».

This event is in French only. It is open to the public and free.

The story of Rosalia Montmasson

Rose, known as Rosalia Montmasson, was born on 12 January 1823 in Saint-Jorioz (74). Wife of Francesco Crispi, she was the only woman to embark on « l’expédition des Mille », the expedition of the Thousand, in Genoa. In 1859, the Crispis took part in the landing in Sicily with Garibaldi's forces. She participated in various battles, caring for the wounded. It was then that she was given the nickname Rosalia by the Sicilian poet Carmelo Piola, who praised the couple in 1863.

Sources : https://mordus2savoie.fr/

The January lecture will be held on Friday January 9^th, 2026 at 18:30 in the  salle de spectacle d’Aime.
Mr. Sébastien Gosselin will address the : « Colporteurs, pèlerins, missionnaires : Trois siècles en images à
travers les estampes d’une maison bessanaise ».

This event is in French only. It is open to the public and free.

Le Père Chalande , Santa Claus in Savoie

An iconic figure evoking the end-of-year traditions in the Alps, « Le Père Chalande » , whose name refers to the ancient “Calendes”, i.e. the end-of-year celebrations, was once part of Savoyard traditions.
Santa Claus, as we know him today, with his long white beard, red coat and sack full of presents, is actually a fairly recent invention.

Sources : www.radiofrance.fr

The lecture of November will be held on Friday November 14^th, 2025 at 18:30 in the  salle de spectacle d’Aime.
Ms. Godeleine Logez will address the : « Une tradition revisitée : Les vitraux de l’église paroissiale d’Aime ».

This event is in French only. It is open to the public and free.

1816, the coldest year for the past 500 years

That year, snow did not melt above 1700 m high. That year, people were selling land for a few potatoes.

This is not fake news. That very cold year really did happen, and it wasn't so long ago. Only about two centuries ago, people lived through this terrible year that the English called 'the year without summer', which caused the last famine on record in Savoy. 

Source : www2.amisduvaldethones.fr