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American-born travel journalist and guidebook author Heather Stimmler-Hall created the Secrets of Paris in 1999 to share the hidden side of the City of Light. Discover what you've been missing:

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Calendar of Paris Events

August 28-October  10
Carnival continues for the fall in the Bois de Boulogne for the annual Fête au Bois, at Porte de la Muette (16th, metro Rue de la Pompe or bus 63). See the big ferris wheel and all the traditional carnival rides.

August 28-September 5
The 9th annual Festival Silhouette features German short films this year, free open-air screenings at the Parc des Buttes-Chaumont, Cenquatre, and the Gethe Institute.

August 21-September 12
Attention garden lovers, come vote for your favorite dahlia at the Parc Floral (Bois de Vincennes) through September 12. The 22nd annual International Dahlia Competition includes 72 hybrids from France, Holland, Russia, Germany and Latvia.

Wednesdays through September 15
For the summer and early fall, the Sainte Chapelle is open late every Wednesday night from 6pm-9:30pm (last entry at 9pm)...

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"Merde Happens" at the Canadian Bookstore

DateMonday, July 2, 2007

AbbeyReading.jpgEnglish expat author Stephen Clarke read from his latest book, "Merde Happens", third in the "Year in the Merde" series (the second was "Merde, Actually", or "In the Merde for Love" in the US) yesterday (Canada Day, FYI) at the Abbey Bookstore, which celebrates its 18th anniversary this month. In this novel, the somewhat clueless English "hero" Paul West takes his French girlfriend on a tour of the United States...

If you didn't get your Canada Day fix on Sunday, join us next weekend for the Canadian Club hike and Champagne tasting through the vineyards in and around Reims (Champagne region). See the calendar for more info.

 

 

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Abbey Books owner Brian introduces Stephen Clarke,
who shoots an evil eye at the looming rainclouds.

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Reading from "Merde Happens".

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