open era vent attracted thousands of classical music lovers to the city's babeu square for the twelfth year in a row the event drew huge crowds to enjoy a stellar open air symphony concert for free. thanks. the shunts cup ellabella an orchestra conducted by daniel barenboim performed among other things a work by giacchino receive any some forty thousand people attended the event. this weekend fans of fantasy author james king descended on a forest near the czech city of doxy one thousand enthusiastic playing or just war zone man reenacted the battle of five minutes from tolkien's famous novel the hobbit. these mock battles have been stage for most twenty years now thanks to weapons made of plastic and want nobody has ever been. extravagant hats and exquisite dresses were on display at the one hundred seventy fifth please d.m. close race in champion this weekend the race sometimes referred to as the french oaks is the most glamorous of its kind in all of france. the winner of sunday's race secured one million euros in prize money and not i mean that is also an award for best dressed mad