Paris Update Events 22.08.18

August 22, 2018 | By Heidi Ellison | Week events

September 7-9 African Diaspora on Film Eight films from as many countries will be presented at the Festival International des Films de la Diaspora Africaine. Various venues September 8-16 Top-of-the-line art and antiques The Biennale Paris (formerly the Biennale des Antiquaires) … Read More

Paris Update Events 25.07.18

July 25, 2018 | By Heidi Ellison | Week events

September 8-16 Top-of-the-line art and antiques The Biennale Paris (formerly the Biennale des Antiquaires) is now an annual event, with 95 exhibitors. Grand Palais, Paris August 11-September 2 Outdoor classical concerts Concerts in the park at Festival Classique au Vert every weekend. Parc Floral … Read More

Paris Update Events 18.07.18

July 18, 2018 | By Heidi Ellison | Week events

July 18-August 19 Open-air cinema Cinema en Plein Air is back with the theme “Let’s Sing,” featuring such films as La La Land, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, Yellow Submarine, Jules and Jim and Sugar Man. Free admission. Above: from Godard’s Pierrot … Read More

Paris Update Events 11.07.18

July 11, 2018 | By Heidi Ellison | Week events

July 13 and 14 Bastille Day festivities Military parade on the Champs-Elysées, Paris, July 14, 10:30am. Fireworks, Eiffel Tower/Champ de Mars, Paris, July 14, 11pm (preceded by classical music on the Champ de Mars at 9:15pm). Firemen’s balls are held … Read More

Paris Update Events 04.07.18

July 4, 2018 | By Heidi Ellison | Week events

July 7-9 Digital arts Art#Connexion: virtual and augmented reality experiences produced by French cultural institutions, on show for free. Grand Palais, Paris Weekends in July and August Summer fun on the canal The Été du Canal festival offers theme cruises (street … Read More

Paris Update Events 27.06.18

June 27, 2018 | By Heidi Ellison | Week events

Through July 6 Pop music movies Ciné! Pop! Wizz!: a film festival featuring pop music, from Barry Lyndon to Showgirls. Forum des Images, Paris June 28-July 8 Films in Arabic The first Festival des Cinémas Arabes presents shorts, feature films and documentaries from all … Read More

Paris Update Events 20.06.18

June 20, 2018 | By Heidi Ellison | Week events

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 21-23 Outdoor films Films sous les Etoiles offers free … Read More

Paris Update Events 13.06.18

June 13, 2018 | By Heidi Ellison | Week events

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

Paris Update Events 06.06.18

June 6, 2018 | By Heidi Ellison | Week events

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

Paris Update Events 30.05.18

May 30, 2018 | By Heidi Ellison | Week events

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