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• This is a good week, starting 10 April, to check out local wines, goat cheeses and other produce along the La Cote wine route: dates, places and explanations in English.
• The annual Inventions fair 18-22 April, with Cern as the special guest this year.
• Arvinis wine fair, 18-23 April in Morges, is Switzerland's largest and one of the best chances around to sample a wide range of wines and talk to winemakers.
• Success dialogue, 21 April from 9:30-13:00, with Geneva Women in International Trade (GWIT) at the Parc des Eaux-vives, Geneva. Details, registration, SFr55-75
• International women, financial security, Hotel d'Angleterre, 26 April 18:15-21:00, GWIT, SFr35-50

A week of interesting presentations:

• "Human rights and American leadership", talk by Louise Arbour, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, 28 March 11:45-14:00, Hotel Intercontinental, Geneva.
• "Career Management Perspectives"with Egon Zehnder Institute: Geneva Women in International Trade, 28 March, 18:15-21:30, Hotel d'Angleterre, Geneve (SFr35-50).
• Entrepreneurship panel, Webster University and Geneva Online, 29 March, 18:00-22:00, Webster, Bellevue/Geneva.
• Morges tulip festival with its 100,000 tulips under ancient trees along the lakefront is an annual must: 31 March-13 May, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, free.

• Chocolate festival in Versoix, 17 March, 10:00-17:00, place de la Gare. Free entry. Tasting and making, and Favarger opens its factory doors to the public.
• 216 igloos (Fr) are open to the public Sunday 17 March above Crans-Montana. Boy Scouts are building the igloos and sleeping in them the weekend of 17-18 March as part of the centenary celebrations of the Scouts. Each igloo represents a country and the scouts who build them are sending messages of peace to "their" country.
• South Africa is in the cultural limelight: Fribourg Film Festival, 21 March and as a highlight of the Cully Jazz Festival, 27 March. Details for both, in English: Cully festival. See swissinfo, the film festival.
• "Future of business: Focus on China," 20 March 18:00-20:30, Geneva Women in International Trade (GWIT) panel discussion. Ramada Hotel near the airport, Geneva. SFr25; GWIT members SFr15.
• Edvard Munch, important retrospective exhibit, 120 paintings, 20 sketches. 18 March-15 July 2007, Fondation Bayeler, Reihen/Basel. Daily 10:00-18:00, Tuesdays to 20:00. Review in French, Le Temps
• International exhibit of inventions, 18-22 April. 2007 Guest of honour: Cern. Geneva; details here later.
• Check the Tribune de Geneve's English list of events for details of the hot air balloon event in Geneva this week and other popular attractions.

• Crans-Montana winter Caprices festival, 7-11 March, with good snow on the slopes, at last: rock and ride.
• Geneva motor show reminder, 8-18 March, Palexpo, Geneva. 10:00-20:00 Monday-Friday and 9:00-19:00 Saturday-Sunday. Adults SFr14, children SFr8. Tickets sold online, printed at home. Public transport is the best way to get there: in Geneva buy your car show ticket from the TPG (city transport) and your bus or tram rides are free. Get 10% off on combined CFF train-car show tickets purchased online from outside Geneva.
• "Women in Physics," 13 March in Geneva. A look at Cern's work with and the growing role of women in the field, with Cern scientist Manuela Cirilli presenting. Geneva Women in International Trade (GWIT) 12:15–13:00, registration and networking; 13:00–14:00, presentation. Hotel d’Angleterre, Salle de Parquet 17, Quai du Mont Blanc, Geneva.ost: GWIT members SFr25, non-members SFr40. Register by e-mail: events@gwit.ch.
• Habitat & jardin, 10-18 March, is the other big trade show at the other end of the lake: home and garden show, Palais Beaulieu, Lausanne. 10:00-18:00 weekend and 13:00-21:00 Monday-Friday. Adults SFr14, children under 16 free. Noted for exhibitors' discounts on furniture and more. Special: 15-16:00 daily, garden experts offer mini-courses.
• Gardens again ('tis the season, or nearly): 20 March, Geneva's botanical gardens and conservatory offer one-hour guided tours on a variety of themes. For those who itch to plant but know it is too soon for outdoor plants: 12:30, "bio-care for indoor plants." No charge but reservations mandatory: 022 418 5100
• "The Future of Business: Focus on China," 20 March 2007, 18:00. Ramada Park Hotel, Geneva. Panel discussion hosted by Geneva Women in International Trade, Swiss-Chinese Chamber of Commerce, International University in Geneva. SFr25, discounts to members of host groups. Online registration.
• Art inspires music, 18 March, a series of original piano creations by students of Isabella Beffa-Paul, Conservatoire de l’Ouest Vaudois and François Beffa, Conservatoire de Fribourg, inspired by noted Geneva artist and musician Bernadette Métroz, whose paintings will be displayed. 17:00-18:15, Morges, Boullard Musique, Z. I. Riond-Bosson 10. 026 652 5504 or write frisb@swissinfo.org. No charge.

Editor's events:

• Caprices Festival with music and snow parties, Crans-Montana, 7-11 March, ticket packages start at about SFr40.
• Sale of Euro08 football match tickets, online lottery, 1-31 March at UEFA sales site.
• Geneva motor show, 8-18 March, Palexpo, Geneva. 10:00-20:00 Monday-Friday and 9:00-19:00 Saturday-Sunday. Adults SFr14, children SFr8.
• "L'avenir du Kosovo,une perspective juridique," 25-minute presentation by Marcelo Kohen, professor in internationl law, HEI. Part of a series to give students and general public an opportunity to share an HEI Professor's analysis of a current event, followed by 35-minute discussion. Tuesday, 13 March, 12:30-13:30, HEI, Auditorium Jacques Freymond (AJF), 132 rue de Lausanne, 1202 Genève.