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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 French (15)

Saturday
Apr302011

Eddie Izzard en Français

The brilliantly hilarious British comedian Eddie Izzard sells out shows in Madison Square Garden and Wembly Stadium. But lucky for us, he's now performing his show en français in a tiny theatre in Pigalle through June 11. Don't miss the chance to see one of the greatest stand-up comedians of our time, up close and personal.

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Friday
Apr292011

N'Importe Quoi Photo of the Week

Ever spend all day working on your French gateau only to totally screw up the decoration on top? My local bakery offers up an interesting solution...

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Monday
Mar212011

A French Couturier’s Lessons on Seduction

Updated on Saturday, April 16, 2011 by Registered CommenterHeather

I think for most Anglophones the word “seduction” conjures images of a sexual nature, such as a woman giving a come-hither look to the gentleman across a crowded bar, or a man wining and dining a date before putting on the moves. But seduction to the French is not just about attracting the opposite sex...

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Monday
Mar142011

N'Importe Quoi Photo of the Week

It looks like poppies have bloomed on the grass in front of the Mairie du 13ème, but it's actually a side-effect of the many weddings that take place each day at every town hall in France...

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Friday
Jan212011

Method Graphic: Paris' Reverse Graffiti Artist

Seen in the Louvre-Rivoli metro station this month, a reverse-graffiti rendition of La Jaconde (aka The Mona Lisa) by Parisian street artist Joseph Mendy, aka  Method Graphic

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Saturday
Nov132010

Becoming French, Part 5: The Waiting Game

Many of you have been asking whatever hapened to my application for French-American dual citizenship after my last installment in December 2009. Well, it's a long story...but with a happy ending!

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