WeekSpots
Film screening and discussion "Au fil de l'eau, de l'insouciance à la désobéissance" ("Down the Stream, from Carefree Days to Disobedience"), offered as part of the Alimenterre festival: screening followed by a discussion. All ages.
A gentle moment with stories, songs, nursery rhymes and finger games, to share between children and parents. For little ones from 0 to 4 years old.
La Pampa opens its workshops to the public: meet the creators, discover the workshops and take part in activities. Free entry, all ages.
The La Plaine – La Prairie neighbourhood is celebrating: a friendly, family afternoon with activities for young and old, including wooden games and board games.
A game of Two Rooms and a Boom at the Toni Morrison multimedia library, as part of Crime Fiction Month: a party game blending espionage and suspense, where you have to bluff and negotiate without revealing your secrets. Ages 10 and up.
A workshop to repair or sew everyday objects, with the help of DIY enthusiasts and seamstresses. Open to everyone, free.
A murder has been committed at the multimedia library! With family or friends, lead the investigation, question the witnesses and find the clues to solve the case. For all ages from 7 years old.
Craft market organized by the Association des artisans créateurs du Val-de-Bièvre, open to everyone and free to enter.
The Toni Morrison media library is offering a fun-filled morning for toddlers, with board games, pretend play and building games. Free, sign up at the media libraries.
The Tonazzi duo presents a reading of poems on the theme of music and its instruments, accompanied by melodies, as part of a talk hosted by the Ateliers du Val-de-Bièvre.
Family picks
This weekend7 and 8 November · 30 picks ›An activity session to spark imagination and dreams through little stories, peekaboo books and riddles, songs to sing, finger games and handling objects, for children aged 18 months to 3 years.
A workshop to learn how to become a role-playing game master: guiding an adventure, improvising and captivating the players. From age 12, to get started and unleash your imagination.
A team escape game for ages 6-11: outsmart the traps, decipher coded messages and solve the puzzles at this Crime Fiction Month event.
The Cachan Conservatory offers a musical discovery event: teachers and students come together for short acoustic live performances. All audiences.
A literary café specialising in crime fiction at the Toni Morrison media library, to talk about books, films and music over a coffee or tea. Adults only.
Meet Emmanuel Trédez, author of the holiday workbook for adults, followed by a fun workshop on cryptography and steganography and a book signing.
A fun workshop on letter games and coded messages, led by Emmanuel Trédez using puzzles from his novels, followed by a book signing. For children ages 6 and up and their parents.
Philosophy workshop for adults, free, with advance registration by email.
An object swap where everyone brings an object they no longer need and leaves with another one offered by a participant: books, instruments, games, small everyday objects. Open to all.
A friendly festival about reuse and waste reduction: repair café, workshops on responsible Christmas decorations, natural cosmetics, pouches made from reclaimed leather, fabric lids and an information stand on sorting. All ages, free.
A warm afternoon with the Georges Migot Choral Ensemble conducted by Bishoy Awad, featuring classical music, opera arias and songs from around the world.
A time for reading and discovering children's picture books and new additions to the collection: funny or poetic stories, adventures to share that awaken the imagination for the whole family.
A reading club for 10-13 year-olds: the librarians present a selection of novels, comics and manga, and the participants swap reading recommendations over a snack.
A detective movie afternoon at the media library, as part of Crime Fiction Month: children aged 6 and up investigate and try to find the culprit before the final reveal.
Jazz concert by students from the Jazz department of the Arcueil-Cachan Conservatory, co-organized with the Toni Morrison multimedia library. An evening to discover jazz in all its forms, open to everyone.
Exhibition and sale of items hand-embroidered by members of the Papoter à points comptés association: pie bags, aprons, shopping bags, embroidered greeting cards. Gift ideas for Christmas, free entry and open to all.
A reading session devoted entirely to tales: classics, retellings, themed stories, tales from around the world or myths, to discover a variety of stories and the diversity of the collection.
Board games to discover for all levels and tastes, from age 6, led by members of the board game club at Maison Cousté.
A reading and discussion event organized by the Poulaille collection on sexist and sexual violence in proletarian literature, with cross-readings of extracts from Marguerite Audoux, Henry Poulaille and Henriette Valet.
A literary tea party devoted to the "cosy mystery": whether you are a fan or new to it, share your discoveries over a cup of tea and little cakes. Ages 14 and up.
A philosophy workshop on the theme "Welcome to uncertainty?", open to all audiences and to adults.
The Toni Morrison media library is offering a fun-filled morning for toddlers, with board games, pretend play and building games. Free, registration required.
A one-woman comedy show in which Marion Mazadorian plays sixteen characters on the verge of imploding, between laughter and emotion. Ages 12 and up.
A creative workshop for teenagers: a chance to let their imagination run free and make things with their own hands, alone or with friends.
Snuggled in their parents' arms, toddlers awaken to sounds, pictures and textures through nursery rhymes, lullabies, finger games and colourful books.
A role-playing game for children aged 8 to 12, who play spy raccoons in a cartoon-style adventure where the wackiest ideas are welcome.
Students from the conservatories of Arcueil, Cachan and Le Kremlin-Bicêtre offer a theatrical tour of the Théâtre Jacques Carat, for ages 12 and up.
A lively session to imagine and dream through little stories, hide-and-seek or riddle books, nursery rhymes to sing, finger games and handling objects.
Stories told to children ages 3 and up, accompanied by a parent, for a moment of gentle togetherness.
A time for creativity and togetherness to share as a family: parents and children imagine, make and create together during a fun and friendly workshop.
A lecture on Art Deco architecture in Europe and France, led by Pierre Kerleroux, a retired history professor, organized by the Ateliers du Val-de-Bièvre at the Toni Morrison multimedia library in Cachan.
Kayak and canoe competition organized by the Effort&Joie Club, with a slalom course and four Eskimo rolls. A friendly meet open to members of the French Canoe-Kayak Federation and to the public.
A time for reading and discovery through picture books and new additions to the collection: funny or poetic stories, adventures to share, and varied themes to spark the imagination for the whole family.
Monthly creative workshops for children aged 6 and up: drawing, colouring, crafts and cutting out, to imagine, make things and have fun.
In an isolated forest near an intensive livestock farm, three sisters witness mysterious deaths. An ecological fable and a story of emancipation about the domination of bodies and the exploitation of living things.
Philosophy workshop for adults, offered at the médiathèque. Free, with advance registration by email.
A group exhibition presenting a personal, sensory map of Cachan, created by the Cousté sociocultural centre with a group of seniors based on walks around the town, through photographs, sound recordings and video.
An escape game inspired by the Sherlock, Lupin & Me series: Irene has disappeared, and children aged 9 and up are invited to solve the case using logic and observation skills.
An exhibition using images to trace the theatrical journey of residents of Cachan, from the La Plaine neighbourhood to the stage of the Théâtre Jacques Carat. Between memory, territory and encounter, for all audiences.
Exhibition by Marie-Jeanne Caprasse at the Orangerie de Cachan, where landscape is seen as a space of relationship between the visible and the felt. All ages, free entry.
Exhibition of individual and collective works created in therapeutic workshops, combining drawing, painting, mosaic, sewing, gardening, theater, writing, singing, clay and music. Open to all, free admission.