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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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Entries in Chinese New Year (2)

Friday
Feb252011

Photo Essay of the Chinese New Year Parade

DateFriday, February 25, 2011

"As a Chinese-American living in Texas, it has been quite a while since I have been to a decent Chinese New Year event. It has been at least 5 years since I have been around the loud, jolly and colorful event. This year, I had the opportunity to spend the year of the Rabbit in Paris, watching the Chinese New Year parade in the Quartier Chinois."
Photos and text by Secrets of Paris intern Henry Chan.

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Monday
Feb012010

Chinese New Year Champagne

DateMonday, February 1, 2010

Pommery is releasing a limited edition of their Pop mini-Champagne bottles for the Chinese New Year (February 14th, a convenient date if you want to forget that other holiday) called the Pop Dragon.

It actually looks pretty cool, and even has its own matching embroidered red drawstring bag. But as this is the year of the Tiger (my year!) it would have been more appropriate to go with the sexy fauve, non?

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