In my new life as retiree my blog is my biggest entertainement and before anything else, I like to thank everyone of my readers and followers to stay with me over the years since November 26 2010 !!! Thank you !!! I decided to trim some of my older posts in my series Some news from France and condense them as not to lose the most important parts, me think, of them, Therefore, this is my new work, the condense news of my belle France, Hope you enjoy it as I.
Some news from France C April 10, 2013
The latest unique thing about Paris is that LE LOUXOR at Barbés will be open again,closed since 1987! It is a cinema opened in 1921 , closed in 1983 and then purchase by the city of Paris in 1987,renovations and voilà it will open on April 18. 170, bd Magenta, Paris 10éme
Then, you come to the Cinémathèque, here you will go deep into the subject, go along the passage Pommeraye de Nantes build to it identical detail with its vitrines show windows, the photos of the films of Jacques Demy. This is the Parisien place par excellence with the echo of Lola(1961),his first film and «petit Jacquot de Nantes» ,the little jacques of Nantes that at 13 yrs old purchased his first camera, a Baby Pathé. At the background music you will hear the nice songs composed by Michel Legrand, his brother. There you see the chronologic of his life, scenarios, photos, model scenarios , paintings and advance of his films. 51, rue de Bercy Paris 12éme
Some news from France CI April 18, 2013
The Grand Palais will have from June 10 to 22, the view on cinema from Fiat 500 automobiles!!! The biggest screen in Europe about 30 meters wide will project movies such as Les Dents de la mer, Grease, Pulp Fiction, Taxi Driver, Annie Hallou and The Big Lebowski. In the heart of the nave there will be a big diner on orders from the Canadian chef Gita Seaton offering «cheeseburgers, bacon & eggs, fried chicken and chocolate pudding»
The Nuit aux Invalides is back from now to May 7. The production of Amaclio and Bruno Seillier will take you to a ride into the history of France. The placing will be the cour d’honneur du Musée de l’armée. The producers will be doing two more exciting shows like the Les Luminescences d’Avignon, at the Palais des papes, and in next August Les Écuyers du temps, at the château des ducs d’Anjou in Saumur.
Until May 6 you have at the Opera Garnier de Paris, Conte de Fées with the opera Hansel and Gretel, and if want to see work of light or lumiéres see Julio le Parc at the Palais de Tokyo until May 2013. First expo in France,
You have new places for spectacles such as Anthea in Antibes with the first show La Traviata of Verdi, the show began at this salle in April 6, In an old industrial park, you have a new place for artists, dancers etc right below Paris, Vitry-sur-Seine, and A La Briqueterie Right down the road at Blois, you have the Fondation du Doute, a new space for expositions, meetings, performances of art See the beautiful gardens of the Chateau de Chantilly, one of my favorites in the region. There will be show casing there until July 7 2013, under L’Enchateurs des Jardins, the art des jardin at the 17C and 18C. If you want to catch the fine arts museum in Besancon go now, after it will be close for two years of renovations! Until September 15 2013, you have the Florilége, musée des Beaux-Arts, showing new works of recently renovated works of art and some never shown to the public before! About to the nord 59 and see the musée Matisse, a great collection of this great painter, started to use gouaches in 1947 and now 443 of his work will be in exhibit until June 9 2013. The museum is at Le Cateau-Cambrésis where nearby we have family The man of 40 castles or Bernard Magrez, is showcasing until July 21 2013 a series of paintings from his collection at the Chateau Labottiére in the Medoc Bordeaux, wonderful works and great wine, guaranteed. The series at his institut is entitled Réves de Venice
Some news from France CII April 30, 2013
The next big event in Paris is a foire a fairs better a fair than a war. The Foire de Paris with 3500 exhibitors! From today to May 12 at Porte de Versailles (75015). I love to go there for the Cultures du Monde section, enjoy it if you can, its great.
Over in Honfleur, that I will be in, is the Fête des Marins, (the feast of the mariners or seaman) the 152nd year!! where the boats go out,and its festive all around. I go for a more personal reason, my dear mother is buried at sea and the ceremony is of the blessing of those there buried or fallen in the great Normandy shores. The place is always magical for me and since she is there is a pilgrimage.
And according to the French , where are you the most happy living, which region? well surprise that the top three are my favorites areas in France other than the Paris/Versailles combo of past working and living. Aquitaine, came in first with 93% satisfaction ,this is the area of the southwest where Bordeaux is amongst others. Then comes the Pays de la Loire, where the great chateaux are; and then comes Bretagne, yes where I am living now ,and I can attest to that, its great too. By the way the Paris Ile de France region came in one of the last at 70% lol!!!
You have on May 30th the 5th edition of the La Veillée Food Stock on the roof of the Cité de la Mode et du Design. From 19h ,here is the fooding event, all so yummy and great music too, wonderful place ,and this year the place is great too the NUBA 36, quai d’Austerlitz, nd until May 20 you have at Paris jardin d’acclimatation, Bretagne,yeah!!! with over 300 artists from the region showcasing their wares. You will see the «gwenn ha du» the famous Breton flag of black and white for three weeks.
Some news from France CIII May 5, 2013
The nuit européenne des musées or the European Museum Nights is opening with free visits to museums all over France on May 18 2013. And you want a Food Revolution well its on its way to Paris on May 19, we need to stand up for good food not junk; and we have the final word. So get up and buy natural good farmers stuff not the industrialise crap. It starts on May 17 in about 75 countries, and why not join in near you! Info, most of the activities in Paris will be in the 19éme arrondissement from 10h on. in the lawns of the parc des Buttes Chaumont doing a nice pique nique as well as visit the jardins du Ruisseau
Some news from France CIIII May 15, 2013
This weekend is the nuit des musées or night of museums with many opening for free on May 18 saturday. Some of the best presentations ,me think ,will be : Musée National de l’Orangerie, the students of the music conservatory will play pieces of jazz in the room or Salles Matisse-Picasso, from 21h30 to 23h30. THe Musée Carnavalet will show scenes of the Trois Mousquetaires of Alexandre Dumas in the gardens every three quarter hour from 19h30. Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature will have several artists , stories ,concerts until midnite. Musée des Arts et Métiers, will encounter the play La Liberté éclairant le monde and a biplane Breguet 1911. Musée du service de santé des armées au Val de Grace, rarely open will have guided tours of the museum and the church from 19h30, reservations advised. Musée national de la Légion d’honneur et des Ordres de chevalerie, will have the grand maitre or grand master present to discuss with the public until midnite. Musée d’Orsay, just across the parvis will have a free visit to the current exposition L’Ange du Bizarre,Le romanticism black from Goya to Max Ernst. Until 23h. The Petit Palais will have some new works from its reserves such as paintings by Félix Ziem,the sculptures of Jules Dalou, and the collection of medals. The Musée de la Franc-Maçonnerie, will have public conferences and guide visit to it s temple from 19h to 23h. The musée du Général Leclerc de Hauteclocque, Musée Jean Moulin in the 15éme arrondissement will have the theater presentation of Prémier combat:La Croix text from Jean Moulin from 19h to 20h30 Musée national des arts asiatiques Guimet, expo on the «Mystérieuses cités d’or» you will see dances and music of the students of the national conservatory. The Musée de Balzac, evening dedicated to woman as Balzac saw them. Musée national de la Marine, models and marine stories by the students of the École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs. This is all in Paris.
Some news from France CV May 23, 2013
Something to dream on are the gardens of France. Giuseppe Penone of Italy is all over the Chateau de Versailles, he is the invited artist of 2013, until October 21st. His sculptures ,some especifically done for the exhibition will be presented to the public by the Grande Perspective (big parvis going out to gardens back of castle) ,and in the Bosquet de l’Etoile.
At the Grand Palais, work by Aude de Thuin back after an absent of 10 years, transforming the Grand Palais into a giant garden around the vegetables and small gardens such as jardin de papier from parfumeur Francis Kurkdjian, potager vintage of Truffaut, etc. run is until June 3rd
At Vallée aux Loups, 46-56, rue de Chateaubriand, 92290, Châtenay-Malabry, you have guided visits Saturday and Sunday from 14H30 to 16h, retracing the history of the du parc de Chateaubriand. Same activity at Saint-Cloud on the traces of Le Nôtre, Contant d’Ivry ,and Hurtault ( june 1 and 2 at 14h30) or at the garden of the Domaine de Villarceaux (june 1 and 2 from 14h to 18h) ,with the theme of contemporary arts into gardens . At Gerard Garouste with the song of «Défi du Soleil» in Saint-Cloud to help children or at Domaine de Chamarande with artists interventions . To note, in the jardin des Douves de Marcoussis, you will have the possibility of seeing students of the work done on the project of gardening paysage
The Museum d’histoire Naturelle, you have rare plants and small animals given away many activities of the festivities of gardening for free. Such as initiation to naturalist designs, analyse the song of birds, construction of an insect mound,games, films, animation, and birthing of butterflies. And Until June 2 at the grand jardin des Tuileries, where Le Nôtre grew up and died at the Tuileries after redesigned the gardens there ,you will have Jardins, Jardin to celebrate its 10the edition with an expo at the Louvre on Le Nôtre and a new perspective on the new urban ideas. Demonstration of 14 gardens and 10 terraces by the gardeners paysagistes themselves on site. Next to this, 100’s of expo stand, designers and garden growers showing their creation from all over the area and France. Not that the museum is not nice, but the best here is theSalon de Thé, right in the terrace gardens at the Musée de la Vie Romantique, 16 Rue Chaptal, (75009)
There you go folks, a big task but a work of love to keep the best, me think of these wonderful older posts over the years, These are what I think worth keeping of my older Some news from France series, and I thank you, Again, hope you enjoy this post as I
And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all !!!
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