Articles tagged ‘Events’
Persistence Pays
By Parisgirl | October 27th, 2006 |
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Buying a ticket to the opera never seems easy, especially when it’s the opera performed at Palais Garnier, and especially when it’s Mozart. The moral of this story is ‘Never give up.’
I started at the FNAC bookstore which sells theater and concert tickets (Rue de Rennes). The salesclerk told me that the opera [...]
Marche de la Creation
By Parisgirl | September 24th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Sundays at Edgar Quinet 14eme, Metro: Edgar Quinet is the day you can visit the Marche de la Creation (artists’ market). We’re going there this morning before heading out to Versailles. Several years ago, we met a Brooklyn water color artist, Maurer, who’s lived in Paris since the 1960s. Because he [...]
More on Antiques
By Parisgirl | September 19th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Two other venues for antique browsing - Seine d’Antiquaires will also be running until September 24h.
The Seine d’Antiquaires can be found on one of Paris’s most beautiful bridges: The Pont Alexandre III. Metro: Champs Elysees. The hours are the same as for the Grand Palais, 11 am to 11 pm every day [...]
Antique Lovers - Paris is the place to be in September
By Parisgirl | September 19th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
The annual antique sales are in full swing this week, so if you’re in town you can ‘kill two birds wiht one stone’ by paying a visit to the recently restored Grand Palais and visiting the antique sale which has set up camp at the Grand Palais. It runs daily from 11 am [...]
Paris is waking up - it’s September!
By Parisgirl | September 14th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Even though it seems like summer, everyone is back in town, and the city is in full swing. Business people are here for a number of shows and conventions like the ‘Salle des Cadeaux’ or the ‘gift show’ where boutique owners purchase all the little knick-knacks that will eventually find their way into your [...]
Chariot races under the Eiffel Tower
By Parisgirl | August 28th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
According to Aujourd’hui en France, this ’sneak preview’ of Ben Hur chariots driven by ‘Roman soldiers’ announces the director Robert Hossein’s live Ben-Hur extravaganza due to appear from September 22-30th. 300,000 spectators are expected at the St. Denis Stade de France which hosted the 1998 World Cup. Hossein has been lauded as the [...]
Madonna at Bercy
By Parisgirl | August 28th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Madonna appeared at Bercy Sunday night before 17,000 spectators. Her message was clear. There’s no room for hatred in the world. With tickets ranging from 70 Euros to 140 Euros, I’m hoping she’s putting her money where her music is. Will some of the websites listed for AID [...]
Anthropological Exhibit at Musee du Quai Branly
By Parisgirl | August 26th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
“I am not Alone in My Body” is the central theme of Musee du Quai Branly’s first anthropological exhibit organized a by an anthropological team led by Stephane Breton.
The premise here is that no human society looks upon the body as an entity of strictly individual thought and action – according to the description of [...]
Music Festival 18 en Scenes
By Parisgirl | August 24th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
From September 3-9th, the 18 en Scenes music festival of ‘independent attitudes’ will feature twenty some independent labels and artists. You can buy tickets for this event at the mega music/video/book/computer store FNAC which has several branches in Paris or ticketnet.fr. The lieus for this festival - La Boule Noire, La Cigale, Le [...]
September’s Upcoming Non-Event
By Parisgirl | August 22nd, 2006 | Add a Comment »
The Paris/Versailles 16.5k Run scheduled for September 2006 is canceled. It would have begun at the Eiffel Tower. This is good news for some of us - that aren’t quite ready - for the event. The organizers fully intend to get back on ‘track’ for September 2007 by which time we [...]
