Editor's events agenda: from 7 March 2007 [NEW! events added Friday]

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Editor's events agenda: from 7 March 2007 [NEW! events added Friday]

March 7, 2007 - 15:23 posted by Ellen Wallace

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.