June 21 Dancing in the street The 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 16-24 International cuisine For the Refugee … Read More
June 15 Fellini revised Immersive theater company Cinémorphe will stage 2 1/8, its reinterpretation of Fellini’s 8½, at the legendary Paris nightclub Les Bains. Les Bains, Paris Through June 27 Dutch Sex Wave The sexual revolution of the 1970s as … Read More
June 2-5 Urban jungle goes green The stony, overcrowded Place de la République will be transformed by the street artist Gad Weil into a garden oasis for a few days. If only it could last! Place de la République, Paris Through … Read More
May 24 Proustiana Autograph letters and some manuscripts of Marcel Proust, from the collection of his great-niece, go on the auction block. Preview: May 18, 21, 22 and 23. Sotheby’s, Paris Through June 3 Directors’ Fortnight The features and short subjects … Read More
May 24 Proustiana Autograph letters and some manuscripts of Marcel Proust, from the collection of his great-niece, on the auction block. Preview: May 18, 21, 22 and 23. Sotheby’s, Paris May 19 Late-night art Museums stay open into the night for … Read More
May 13 Designer flea market Sixty-five stands will be selling designer furniture by the likes of Pierre Paulin and Arne Jacobsen at the Brocante Design. Rue des Fossés Saint Bernard, Paris May 13 Pink Bra Toss Event in support of breast … Read More
May 5 Bare-assed at the museum The Association des Naturistes de Paris has organized a nude (and free) visit to the exhibition “Discorde: Fille de la Nuit” at 9:30am. Palais de Tokyo May 4-6 Documentary photos Photo Doc: an exhibition of … Read More
May 5-8 Studio-hopping Artists living in the 20th arrondissement open their studios to the public during Portes Ouvertes des Ateliers d’Artistes du Père Lachaise. Various locations, Paris April 25-May 28 Great American director William Wyler is the subject of a retrospective … Read More
April 11-May 25 The year that shook the world The festival La Révolution n’Aura pas Lieu presents films about, influenced by or made in 1968. Forum des Images, Paris Through May 16 Rainer Werner Fassbinder retrospective The entire œuvre of … Read More
April 13-15 Rare book fair Some 150 bookshops will present their latest and rarest discoveries at the Salon du Livre Rare, including the recently found Proust questionnaire pictured above. Grand Palais, Paris April 14 Travel yarns Travel fanatics get together at … Read More
