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Lettre de Paris, #5 - December 2007

Lettre de Paris - December 2007

What’s in the Lettre de Paris today:

• “The way I like my town”
• Edward Steichen at the Jeu de Paume
• Poulbot Posters at the Bibliothèque Forney
• Fragonard Exhibition: Pleasures of a Century
• The strange works of Arcimboldo
• L'Européen: Honest to goodness cooking
• Baskets of freshness, color and taste
• Chic Ethnic shopping at Marcia's
• Handball, Paris 2007!
• Sweatin’ to the newbies in the Marais

“The way I like my town”

Like your town and like writing? Come try your luck at the “The way I like my town” contest hosted by the RATP and the Centre International du Livre under the auspices of France Culture, A Nous Paris, and Pommier publishing. The contest is free, with no obligation to purchase anything, for anyone over the age of 15...

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Edward Steichen at the Jeu de Paume

Photography buffs only have one more month to admire the works of the early 20th century American photographer Edward Steichen at the restrospective in the Jeu de Paume Museum.

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Poulbot Posters at the Bibliothèque Forney

His works have made him a household name: Francisque Poulbot (1879-1946) leant his name to street urchins everywhere and particularly those of Montmartre. The Bibliothèque Forney and l’Association des amis de Francisque Poulbot have unveiled 30 posters by this talented, big hearted, artist.

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Fragonard Exhibition: Pleasures of a Century

Jean Honoré de Fragonard made his reputation through his brilliant paintings of the gallant pleasures and refined tastes of his time. The Jacquemart André museum has gathered together about a hundred of his works from around the world until the 13th of January 2008.

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The strange works of Arcimboldo

The anthropomorphic heads of Giuseppe Arcimbolo(1526-1593) made up of fruits, vegetables and common household objects leave no one indifferent and this exhibition, at the Musée du Luxembourg, is no exception to the rule.

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L'Européen: Honest to goodness cooking

This is the kind of typical Parisian brasserie we like: leather seats, gleaming white table cloths and real linen napkins, waiters in smocks, good, honest, traditional fare and the reassuring background rumble of contented diners.

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Baskets of freshness, color and taste

With the end of year holidays approaching, you’re probably looking for seasonal gifts. You don’t want to get the latest techno-doodad that’ll be relegated to the back of the closet once the batteries are dead or chucked down to the basement when the post holiday updated model comes out; so why not opt for something...

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Chic Ethnic shopping at Marcia's

Marcia de Carvalho decided to set up shop in Paris in the 90’s and was invited by the city of Paris to open a shop in the Rue des Gardes, dubbed “Fashion Street” in 2001. This year she’s opened a second shop in the Saint Paul district.

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Handball, Paris 2007!

Move over Rugby, it’s women’s handball! That’s right: this is the first time this world tournament has been held in France and it’ll be organized in 11 towns all over the map.

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Sweatin’ to the newbies in the Marais

The latest trend in weight maintenance is marathon ethnic, rhythmic dancing, designed to make sculpting that athletic body fun.

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