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Paris Update Events 21.06.17
June 22-24 Outdoor films Films sous les Etoiles offers free films in the park. Parc de Saint Cloud June 25-28 Cheap Cinema See first-run films for for €4 in participating cinemas during the Fête du Cinéma. Various locations, Paris June 19-June 25 Virtuoso … Read More
PHOTO OF THE WEEK 14.06.17
Graffiti artist at work alongside the Canal de l'Ourcq. © Paris Update
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Paris Update Events 14.06.17
June 21 Summer Solstice festival The Fête de la Musique brings free music, good and bad, into the streets of Paris and now the world. Various locations, Paris June 16-18 Basque food and culture The Paris-Basque festival celebrates with street food, … Read More
Derain, Balthus, Giacometti: An Artistic Friendship
Fine Friends, Unequal Artists
On the face of it, André Derain (1880-1954), Balthus (1908-2001) and Alberto Giacometti (1901-66) would seem to have little in common, but it turns out that the three artists were lifelong friends, beginning around 1933, and had a not-insubstantial influence on each other’s work. The … Read More
Paris Polska
Polish Pierogies and More Comfort Food
And now for something completely different… I love Parisian bistronomy, with its fresh seasonal ingredients and new, light takes on old favorites, enhanced with influences from foreign cuisines. But once in a while you just want to eat some serious, … Read More
The Alps
A Vertiginous Joyride from the Safety of Home
Full disclosure: Stephen O’Shea, author of the recently published The Alps: A Human History from Hannibal to Heidi and Beyond, is a friend of mine. That has nothing to do with the mention of my first name in the subtitle*, … Read More
Grand Trouble
If You’re Looking for Trouble...
While some of the works in the exhibition “Grand Trouble” (“Big Trouble”) at the Halle Saint Pierre are indeed troubling (I am thinking, for example, of Olivier Estoppey’s frightening concrete sculptures of baying wolves or Marc Prudent’s heartrending photos of people sleeping … Read More
Paris Update Events 07.06.17
June 9-10 Bubbles galore La Champenoise festival offers tastings of champagne from 65 producers. Les Halles du Boulingrin, Reims June 15-22 Franco-American film festival The Champs-Elysées Film Festival presents American independent films, French and American short subjects, and premieres attended … Read More
PHOTO OF THE WEEK 07.06.17
The lake at the Château de Fontainebleau. © Paris Update
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Le Petit Champerret
Meaty Meal for Mighty Appetites
Le Petit Champerret, with its zinc bar and banquettes, has the homey feel of a bistro that has been around for a while and satisfied many a big appetite. Its chef, Marc Fontaine, may be new, but Corsican owner Gérard … Read More