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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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Saturday, August 6, 2011 
In this issue:
Do-Gooder Shopping Fix #1: Retro Glasses
Free Museums This Sunday
Paris Airport Lounges
Do-Gooder Shopping Fix #2: Books & CDs
Restaurants Open in August
Paris Beach Atmosphere
Buy Your Tickets Now for Fall Shows
Get Someone Else to Pay Your Parking Tix
Back in the USA: Heather's Fall Tour
The Secrets of Chantilly & Disneyland Paris
FDR Metro Station gets a Face Lift
Friday, July 8, 2011 
In This Issue:Paris Plage, Velib, WWOOF, cinema, day trips, events, summer | in Newsletter 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 Thursday, July 31, 2008 In This issue: * Paris in August * Summer Cruising on the Seine * The New Paris Docks * Wine Museum & Cruise * Wine Shop Open for Business in August * French Crackdown on Underage Drinking * Vélib Celebrates its First Birthday * Zen Living at BHV * Shake Your Booty * Rental Cars and Trucks * Money Issues * The Naughty Paris Guides have Arrived! * Secrets of Paris Blog & Calendar * Heather’s Tours and Vacation Planning...
Paris, Paris in August, batobus, budget rental, cruise, docks, money wire, moneygram, museum, newsletter, rental car, river, seine, smart car, summer, vogueo, vélib, wine, wine tasting | in Newsletter Sunday, July 27, 2008 
Paris Plage along the Voie Georges Pompidou (Right Bank)The "beaches" of Paris Plage opened on a particularly hot and sunny day last week, with the usual chaise lounges, sand boxes, water misters, ice cream stands, free live concerts (at Pont Sully), and organized activities like volleyball and boules and even swimming (not in the river, of course).
This year there are two main sites, the historic Right Bank (central Paris, from Quai du Louvre to Quai Henri IV) and the eastern Parisian Bassin de la Villette (19th arrondissement, metro Jaurès, Crimée or Laumière). The central Paris Plage is good for lounging, live music and beautiful views of Paris (although it's a bit more crowded), and the Bassin de la Villette is good if you want to get out onto the water, dance at one of the nightly "bals" (swing, salsa and musette music), or just avoid the largest crowds.
Bassin de la VilletteSome fun facts:
Open daily 8am-midnght in central Paris, 9am-11pm at La Villette, until August 21. Free entry. Don't forget your sunglasses.
August, Paris, Paris Plage, beach, boules, concerts, sand, summer, swimming, water sports | in Around Town Contact * About * Editorial Policy * Copyright © 1999-2012, Heather Stimmler-Hall. Secrets of Paris is a registered trademark. * Powered by SquareSpace
