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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 exhibition (3)

Sunday
Jul172011

The Seine before Paris Plages

To celebrate the 10th anniversary of Paris Plages, the Hôtel de Ville is hosting a free exhibition “Paris Sur Seine: from the old docks to Paris Plages” which highlights the special relationship between Parisians and the Seine River with many fascinating historic images and photographs.

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Monday
Nov302009

Versailles Exhibition

One of my neighbors just visited the new exhibition at Versailles and sent me this (and his photo): "The talented French artist Xavier Veilham is current showing work at the Chateau de Versailles, its gardens and the main courtyards.  Even if you've been to the Chateau before, it's worth going to see this interesting juxtaposition of contemporary art within the context of the famous Chateau."

The show runs through December 13, 2009, for more information:  http://en.chateauversailles.fr


"The Coach"

Thursday
Oct222009

Painting the Eiffel Tower 

Some photos of the guys painting the Eiffel Tower taken from the glass elevator going to the top floor. Don't look if you get vertigo!

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