The weather may look cloudy for my visit on Friday, but it looks like a good day for the Paris Home Show. The Foire de Paris has been a happening event 109 times since 1904. The Big Show continues until the 12th of May. Looking for ideas to remodel your home à la Française?...
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Fairs come to town and leave. The showmen pitch their games or talk up their sweets and entice you to take a ride. The rides go up; the rides come down. It happens in Paris throughout the year. The Pavillons de Bercy was one of the stops on the traveling fair circuit. This year, I am...
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The full moon is scheduled for January 19 in case you are out and about for a stroll. Spring must be on the way! Today, a television reporter spoke of the acacia plants and flowers with the yellow puffy mimosas. The ones you usually sees months before the other flowers to lift your gray...
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Grab your knitting needles, embroidery threads, patchwork and hoops. The Paris Needlework Fair (l’Aiguille en Fête) takes place in February (February 9 and 12, 2012). The fair is not restricted to age or gender. The men are knitting alongside the women and there is even a sporting event: Speed Knitting! The annual Paris needlework...
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What better way to kick off the holiday season, then with some holiday windows, lights, games, cartoons and a letter to Santa. The Champs-Elysées is illuminating Paris with an entirely new display along the boulevard called “Tree Rings”. The Christmas windows are lit at Galeries Lafayette in the theme of rock and roll. Chanel...
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This year’s Journées du Patrimoine Web site is easy to use if you speak French. Instructions follow below. The alternatives to helping you decide where to go first are a visit to the culture office, newspapers, download applications or copy pages off the Internet. If you have children with you, check the Web site...
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Some items in this post are out of date, others still happen in Paris. Check links for updates. This is a good portion of my Summer Newsletter which contains information about dates and activities for the Paris 2011 summer. The summer Festival de Saint-Denis , takes place in June and July. The entire program...
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For those interested in film studies, I received a request to post this Open House event information. New York Film Academy Provost/Recteur Michael Young and Director of Admissions Tami Alexander will discuss the Bachelor and Master degree programs offered at the New York Film Academy, in addition to the variety of hands-on film and...
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Motorcycles, placards, dancing and photos are a few of the festive ways Parisians are celebrating International Women’s Day (Journée des Femmes) on March 8. Olivier Martel – Jardin du Luxembourg Olivier Martel has chosen 80 of his portraits of women around the world to exhibit in Paris. The Women’s Forum for the Economy &...
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FREE INVITATIONS! Our mailbox often contains invitations to food fairs. At the fairs, we buy something such as wine, cassoulet, foie gras, walnuts, hazelnuts, or other items produced regionally. The producer takes our name and address and sends us an invitation for the next exhibition. Instead of paying five euros to enter the fair,...
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