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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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My first foray into the public swimming pools of Paris...
Butte aux Cailles, Josephine Baker, piscine, pool, swim, swimming | in Activities Wednesday, July 1, 2009 The temperatures have been hovering around the 32°C (90°F) mark now for a few days and show no sign of cooling off. Here are a few ideas for keeping your cool around Paris...
A/C, Paris, air conditioning, cinema, climatisée, heat, pool, summer | in Around Town Monday, August 4, 2008 
Swimming hours are 10am-10pm Monday, Wednesday and Thursday, 10am-midnight on Tuesday and Friday, and 10am-8pm Saturday-Sunday. Aquagym classes daily 9am-10am.
Entry is €5 for adults, €2.60 for kids. Don't forget your speedos, boys (no "shorts" allowed in the pool).
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