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June 2-3
This weekend is the Portes Ouvertes at Les Frigos! Check out the artist studios in one of the most famous former squats in Paris. In the 13th (near the Bibliothèque Mitterrand, just off Rue de Tolbiac), ree entry, Saturday (2-10pm) and Sunday (2-8pm).

June 8-10
Nearly 6,000 feathered and sequinned costumes, designed and made in the workshops of the Folies Bergère, one of the world’s most prestigious music-halls, are going on auction at the Palais de la Bourse (Place de la Bourse, 2nd) over three sessions (two catalogued sales on Saturday 9th at 6pm and Sunday 10th at 4pm, one non-catalogued sale of costumes, accessories, notions and supplies). To this magnificent set of lots will be added a hundred posters and programmes recounting a century of revues, original musical scores composed for Folies Bergère revues and drawings by famous fashion illustrator Erté. Public exhibition of the collection from 2-6pm on Friday, 10am-5pm on Saturday, 10am-3pm on Sunday.

June 17
It's time yet again to don your most fashionable hat and a picnic basket and head up to Chantilly for the annual Prix de Diane at the Chantilly Hippodrome. It's Ladies' Day at the races, and the fashions might overshadown the horses, but overall it's a fabulous day out for free (well, if you can get out there by train or car or helicopter). Check out one of my posts from the 2010 event with photos.

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Rock-en-Seine 2007 Starts Friday!

DateTuesday, August 21, 2007

The 5th annual Rock-en-Seine music festival starts this Friday, with a huge lineup including Bjork, Tool, Jesus & Mary Chain, Arcade Fire, the Shins, the Hives, Emilie Simon, and Jarvis Cocker. The three-day festival (which will probably be a mudbath, considering the amount of rain we've been having) takes place in the Parc de St-Cloud, on the western edge of Paris. Great venue, great bands, and even a campsite for holders of three-day passes (which are still available for €98). I will be there all three days, reporting from the comfort of the press tent. But if you happen to spot me doing a bit of crowd-surfing (then I'm obviously drunk, someone slap me), or chilling out at the Champagne stand (it's France, after all), do say hello!

Check out my report from Rock-en-Seine 2006.

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Wow, only €98? That's pretty inexpensive for so much music. Way to rock the press pass!
August 21, 2007 | Unregistered Commenterjulie s.

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