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Some items in this post are out of date, others still happen in Paris.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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Products produced on the farm, lunch, smoke a cigar and the movies are the activities we schedule for a Paris Saturday in February. Throw in some chocolate and port wine spontaneously and the day is set! The platform is packed at Metro Concorde. We find a standing place in the back of the car...
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Chinese New Year is more than a one day affair Since February 3, Paris is celebrating the Chinese New Year or “Spring Festival” and the year of the Rabbit. The festival lasts for 15 days with surprises every day depending on your neighborhood’s ethnicity. Celebrations have expanded to other arrondissements from the 13th arrondissement...
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Put away the galette des rois recipe, it’s time to make the crêpes. The story of the French galette and the crêpe begins with religious and secular customs, the seasonal calendar and candles. Legends say that that these round pancakes represent the sun and that spring begins in February; and that to ward off...
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