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February 25 - March 4
Cows, chickens, piggies and food, food, food at the annual Salon International de l'Agriculture, at the Paris Porte de Versailles conference center, 9am-7pm (March 2nd until 11pm). Entry €12. Celebrate the diversity of French agrigulture in over 1000 stands and 4500 animals. Not convinced? Check out the article from the 2009 show here.
March 25
Mark your calendars for the next SOS Help Spring Book Sale, today from 12 pm to 4 pm at Orrick Law Offices (31, avenue Pierre 1er de Serbie, 16th). Paperbacks are only 1€ and hard covers are 2€. To donate books in good condition, you may drop them off at the venue Saturday, March 24, 12-4pm or Sunday, March 25, 12-4pm.
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Wednesday, June 1, 2011 
People don't look up enough in Paris. If you did, you'd see strange building decorations like this all over the city...
Belleville, Paris photos, facade, statue | in N'importe Quoi Saturday, May 28, 2011 
Yesterday I went up to Bellville to check out the first day of the annual PortesOuvertes. It's not really polite to take photos of the artworks, but the neighborhood is surprisingly photogenic...
Belleville, Open House, artist, atelier, graffiti, photography, sculptor, studio | in Around Town, French Culture, Last-Minute Event!, Sightseeing Saturday, June 5, 2010 
Have you been to the Portes Ouvertes? Peek inside some lesser-known neighborhoods, meet Parisian artists, and buy some great art at reasonable prices. Photos from last week's in Belleville, and upcoming Portes Ouvertes.
Ateliers, Belleville, Paris, Portes Ouvertes, art, artist studios | in Activities, Around Town, French Culture Wednesday, November 11, 2009
A vernissage is typically the opening soirée of a new show at an art gallery, and in Paris you could organize your entire social life around just attending the many that take place throughout the city every week.
These can also be creatively hybrid events, like the two I went to last week.
Belleville, Lexi DeRock, Marcus McAllister, Toussaint, Vernissage, stylepixie | in French Culture Wednesday, April 29, 2009 IN THIS ISSUE: * Chat with Heather on Twitter * Metro/Bus Route Finder PDA App * From SFR to Simpleo for 50% Discount * Artists’ Ateliers Facing Expulsion * More Sunday Shopping Options * Annual Disneyland Paris Pass for €99 * American Woman Seeks Paris House Sitting * Fleche d’Or Closes for the Summer * Secrets of Paris Blog & Calendar * Naughty Paris News * Doggie Looking for a New Home * Gold in Them Archives...
Alexandre Kinn, Artists, Ateliers, Belleville, Disneyland, Hugh Coltman, Simpleo, Sunday | in Newsletter Contact * About * Editorial Policy * Copyright © 1999-2012, Heather Stimmler-Hall. Secrets of Paris is a registered trademark. * Powered by SquareSpace
