Events in Touraine during the week of October 5–8 offer a diverse range of activities, from sports and health to film and poetry. Sports-themed evenings will be held at Etape 84 Avenue de Grammont in Tours, starting at 18:30. Guillaume Degoulet, a journalist and author of Magic Earvin Ngapeth, will be present to discuss the career of Earvin Ngapeth, a double Olympic champion and star of the French volleyball team who recently joined Tours Volley Ball. The event will include a book signing by Ngapeth. From 18:30 to 21:30, a conference on the secrets of the Tour de France and famous cycling races like Paris-Tours will be held with Cédric Coutouly, director of Paris-Tours and regulator of the Tour de France or Paris-Roubaix. Admission is free. On Wednesday, the Sanitas Health Center in Tours will host a health prevention village from 10:00 to 17:00. Attendees can receive vaccinations, get information on sexual health, discuss mental health, addictions, nutrition, and cancer screenings. Free screenings for sexually transmitted infections will be available, along with a play area for children. Visitors can also update their health insurance cards. All activities are free of charge. A slam poetry event will take place at L’Archipel bar in Tours starting at 20:00. Anyone interested can register from 19:30. Each poet will have three minutes to perform without costumes or other embellishments. The event will be hosted by Mr Zurg and Yopo, a well-known duo in the Touraine slam poetry scene. Olivier Laurent will perform a tribute to Jacques Brel at the Espace Malraux in Joué-lès-Tours. The event will feature four musicians and include songs such as La Valse À Mille Temps and Voir Un Ami Pleurer. Tickets range from 49 to 59 euros. The municipal library in La Ville-aux-Dames will screen the film La tragique histoire de Fritz l’éléphant on Wednesday at 16:30 as part of the "Et si on en parlait" festival. The film recounts the capture of a young elephant and its experiences in the world's largest circus, highlighting the exploitation of wild animals. Starting on Thursday, the CGR Tours-Centre will host a retrospective of the Hunger Games film series until November 5, in anticipation of the upcoming film in the series. Screenings will be in the original English with French subtitles.