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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 Pop (2)

Wednesday
Jan192011

Gigs in Paris for February

Guest writer Mark Thompson writes about some of the best upcoming indie and rock music concerts in Paris for the end of January and coming in February, including punk goddess Patti Smith,  French Beatles tribute band The Rabeats, and Concrete Knives.

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Monday
Feb012010

Chinese New Year Champagne

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?