renovated buildings, expanded program, the new management team and new name: Gare de Lion Wil - the former coach house - is but one remained: a cultural attraction for the whole region.
David Doerflinger
With nearly a hundred million passengers heard the "Gare de Lyon" in Paris to the major train stations in Europe. Since September, there are a Wil Gare de Lion, a reference to the Paris train station, with a slightly different spelling. Hectic station atmosphere is stressed with travelers, loudspeaker announcements and TGV trains are not here. The former concert and party scene, "coach house" with his motley program invites you to linger. "It is a place of encounter and exchange" refers Program Director Michael Sarbach. As Matthias Loeper, Co-President of the "Gare de Lion," he is a member of the Association Cultural Wil, who leads the restaurant since the reopening. Together with about 30 volunteers last summer, they have renovated the building, the elongated grain silo Wiler and with a growing slightly enlarged.
Consistent name change to shed
times were often known bands from all over to Wil. This made the concert-goers at Kulturschuppen far beyond the borders of the old abbey town beyond. New restaurant is now called the "Gare de Lion." Fear the operator is not the recognition of their cultural center? Matthias Loeper negative, at least, Wil and the environment, the new name had long been enforced. Nationally, the name change but would have to be a problem, admits the 26 year old co-president. However, the former name Remise was primarily punk and hip-hop circles have been a household name. The program in the Gare de Lion will also be much-mixed.
There are new addition to concerts and parties and cabaret, from Comedy to see theater, readings, and listen. Especially at such occasions were recently increased in addition to teenagers and young adults also found more than 40 years. "With the rebuilding and renovation of the coach house and a completely new operating program was simply a name change only logical," said Michael Sarbach. Still living Remise's founding fathers more in the new name. Gare de Lion is a reference to the first depot operators, the association "Culture Lion Wil." Meanwhile Sarbach and Loepfe with their club Cultural Wil the reins in his hand. After the last operators had abandoned their commitment in October 2007, they were ready in time for the adoption. The original idea to create the association, a cultural center on the armory site in Wil had, namely be buried because of objections from local residents.
20 hours passion
out since September, the club now Gare de Lion. All in all, they were satisfied with the course, accounted for Loeppky. Especially the opening they had many visitors and it is the parties, but also the book readings were well attended. A little "hefty" had it gone to the concerts. Financially, the club can not touch in the big picture: "We all work voluntarily," says Matthias Loeper, who has just completed his geography studies in Zurich and as a bassist for the rock band Flaky Pastry own musical activities. You could, for financial reasons no percentage to fill positions or pay wages.
average of 20 ("Free") hours per week he needed for office work and post the events, said Michael Sarbach. In addition, he has a patent holder has given each of the events on the ground. And even though his schedule is already crowded already sealed: In addition to his commitment to Gare de Lion of the 27-year old political science student at the University of Zurich, is lead singer and guitarist of the indie pop band Frantic and sits for the Green Party in the city parliament Wil.
A right to culture
Where he takes this motivation? "I am simply this city "incredibly important, answers Sarbach. Wil will namely extremely underestimated. A city with nearly 18 000 inhabitants and a catchment area of nearly one hundred thousand people have a right to an adequate cultural offerings, he says. Except Gare de Lion to play in the main living almost exclusively from Wil in the pickling of the city. Now we have again mixed with cultural events in the city. It will be interesting to make that big names in the future to Paris in Wil entertained. n
Source: St. Gallen Gazette, 01/23/2009
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