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La Belle Hortense 31, rue Vieille du Temple, 75004 Paris. Tel.: 01 48 04 71 60

Deeply connected to Paris, I.C. Rapoport began his career in photojournalism in the 1960s with Paris-Match Magazine, working out of their New York bureau. His many Match photos include pictures of John F. Kennedy, Fidel Castro, Marilyn Monroe, Samuel Beckett, Eva Gabor, Tina Onassis, the Crown Prince and Princess of Japan, among dozens of other icons of the time. His cover photo of Jackie Kennedy in the now classic JFK funeral issue (Numero Historique) was seen around the world. Rapoport was later published in LIFE Magazine, TIME, Sports Illustrated, the Saturday Evening Post, LOOK, National Geographic. His photos of Samuel Beckett have been featured at the Centre Pompidou here in Paris.

EXHIBITION
Through 13 July 08
HUGHIE O’DONOGHUE
Parables

Over the past two decades, Hughie O’Donoghue’s work has assumed epic proportions in terms of scale, treatment and subject matter. Primarily a painter, O’Donoghue is also a superb draughtsman and printmaker and his most recent paintings are an amalgam or hybrid of painting, photography and in some cases sculptural construction. Internationally renowned, he is currently one of Ireland’s most individual and ambitious practitioners. His persistent themes are memory, myth, identity, and history.

EXPOSITION DE PHOTOGRAPHIES
MEREDITH MULLINS
En Dehors du Temps ("Outside of Time")

Exposition: Through 30 September

If you've ever felt that time is illusive, you will want to see the timeless and time-defying photographs of En Dehors du Temps ("Outside of Time"), a collection of photographs by international photographer Meredith Mullins.

At W Finance in the beautiful Square d'Orléans (a former home of George Sand), 80 rue Taitbout, 75009 (Metro: Trinité).

"This collection of images is about the energy, movement, and expansion of time that happens between the ticks of the clock—a freedom that goes beyond time," Meredith says of the exhibit. The exhibition runs through 30 September. Gallery hours are 10h-12h and 14h to 16h30, Monday through Friday. Meredith's award-winning book, In A Paris Moment, will also be available. Her work can be viewed at www.meredithmullins.artspan.com.

Seat Yourself won the 2007 Oxford 10-Minute Play competition: A woman and a man attempt to dine in a restaurant, but the man’s
persistent absence from the table spoils the evening. His existence is questioned by an impossible Belgian waiter with a silly accent.

Paris Est theater will perform Seat Yourself at the Houla Oups bar on Wednesday, July 9 and at the Ogresse theater on Thursday, July 17.

At Houla Houps, we’ll try to start the play by 8:30 at the latest. It will be followed by a speed-concert by THE BZZ. After that, Paris Update music writer Perry Leopard will do a few songs or a DJ set of New Orleans hits and B-sides from the 60s. Depends on my, and your, mood...
Listen to THE BZZ at http://www.myspace.com/thebzzpage
or
http://www.last.fm/music/THE+BZZ

At the Ogresse, the doors open at 7 p.m. for drinking and socializing. We want to start the play by 8:30 at the latest. After, we’ll have a hootenanny, with Marten Ingle and Ana Bon-Bon. Listen to Ana and Marten at
http://www.myspace.com/marteninglemusic
http://www.myspace.com/anabonbon

Seat Yourself + THE BZZ + something from Perry...
July 9 at 8 p.m.
Houla Houps: 4 rue Basfroi, Paris 11. Métro : Ledru-Rollin, Voltaire
Free

Seat Yourself + Hootenanny (Marten Ingle, Ana Bon-Bon, Perry) July 17, doors open at 7 p.m.
Ogresse: 4 rue des Prairies, Paris 20. Métro : Pte de Bagnolet.
Free to get in, but one objective is to support the Ogresse. Drink up, eat up, drop some paper in the can if you can.

http://www.est-paris.com
http://perryleopard.free.fr

A comic road movie written by Conor McPherson. It is the story of the unlikely alliance between an ex-con and a short-tempered thug who’s unhappily estranged from his wife. As bodies pileup, they realize they must work together if they are to survive the brutal Irish underworld. Starring Brendan Gleeson.

This concert is a re-creation of the Mass for four voices "Le temps qui court" by Pierre Certon. Choirmaster of the Boy's Choir at the Sainte Chapelle, this important composer of the Renaissance period had links with the Irish community of 16th century Paris.

French newspaper Le Monde described the accords festival as being unique in France, Europe and quite probably the world!
Where else could you hear Robyn Hitchcock soaring towards Astronomy Domine with Barry (the Fish) Melton and BJ Cole helping to set the controls for the heart of the fun?
Or Peter Rowan performing with pedal-steel, Cristal de Baschet and cello – how about a version of Everybody’s Talkin’ by Panama Red with Geraint Watkins on piano and Fay Lovsky titillating a theremin and Ronnie Caryl ripping of a taut telecaster solo.
These are just some of the unusual combinations that occur during the Rochefort en Accords festival
where very little is planned and a great deal occurs.
See for yourself by going to youtube and do a seach under rochefort en accords you’ll find it to be a treasure trove of the unexpected.

Karel Beer 00 33 1 5319 9898
www.anythingmatters.com/rochefort

2 July 08
IRISH CHAMBER CHOIR OF PARIS CONCERT
EXIL : LE TEMPS QUI COURT
19h30-7€
This concert is a re-creation of the Mass for four voices « Le temps qui court » by Pierre Certon. Choirmaster of the Boy’s Choir at the Sainte Chapelle, this important composer of the Renaissance period had links with the Irish community of 16th century Paris.

Espace la Comedia, Salles des Paves
6 Impasse Lamier, 75011 Paris
Reservations: 01.58.39.39.15

Jam Sessions at le Mirroirterie Artists Squat
Every Sunday, 7:30 p.m. to midnight

Jazz from be-bop to free jazz improvs featuring
new and established players including Moe Seager
performing jazz-poetry, invites other poets to
the stage. Visual Artists expos in our gallery.

Live International Acts Featuring:
Charles Theodore (folk - USA) and Alix Roy
(electro - France) and Guests (jazz, soul, funk and more)

L’Etage Resto Bar Music
Happy Hour 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
77 rue du Faubourg du Temple, 75010 Paris
Métro: Goncourt
http://www.letage.fr
Tel: 01.44.84.07.86

+---[ JULY READINGS ]---+

As usual readings take place at 7pm Mondays (with the exception of two Wednesday readings) upstairs in the library (seats 30) or on the ground level (seats 50).

In conjunction with New York University's Creative Writing Program in Paris there will be various writers from NYU's award-winning faculty. Readers include: George Foy, author of 11 novels and one nonfiction book; Matthew Rohrer, the author of, among other titles, A Green Light, for which he was shortlisted for the 2005 Griffin International Poetry Prize; Helen Schulman, author of Not a Free Show, and four novels, including A Day at the Beach and Matthew Zapruder, the founder of Verse Press and author of American Linden and The Pajamaist.

+--- Wednesday 9 July 7pm ---+

Matt Thorne and Kevin Jackson will discuss new directions in British literature. Born in 1974, Matt Thorne, founder of the New Puritans group, published six novels before he turned 30. His novel Cherry was longlisted for the Booker Prize. Kevin Jackson has published various books including Invisible Forms: A Guide to Literary Curiosities, a biography of Humphrey Jennings, The Oxford Book of Money, a comic book about John Ruskin, a collection of interviews with film-maker Paul Schrader, and a study of the Moose (Alces alces).

+--- Wednesday 23 July 7pm ---+

Lynne Knight will be reading from two of her poetry collections, The Book of Common Betrayals and Night in the Shape of a Mirror. She has won two book prizes, a Poetry Society of America Award and had a poem in Best American Poetry 2000. Her fourth collection, Again, is coming out next year through Sixteen Rivers Press. Lynne Knight will be joined by Nicole Courtet, who translated Lynne's book Snow Effects into French.

+--- Monday 28 July 7pm ---+

Catherine Sanderson will be reading from Petite Anglaise, based on her blog of the same name. This is the story of her life in Paris with her partner, the workaholic Mr Frog, and their toddler. Writing with disarming honesty about Paris life, about the confines of her hollow relationship with Mr Frog and about the wonder and pain that comes with being a mother, she finds a new purpose to her day. 'Light, frank and tremendous fun. Like all good writers, Catherine's work enables us to appreciate the diversity, possibilities, trials and beauty of life'. – The Guardian

The American Library in Paris

Wednesday 2 July 19h30
"Writers at Work"
The Paris Writers Workshop, in its 20th year, presents a poet, an essayist, and a translator for an evening of conversation.
Poet Cole Swensen, author of 'Ours' and 'Goest,' was a finalist for the National Book Award. She teaches at the Iowa Writer's Workshop.
Essayist Susan Tiberghien is the author of four memoirs, most recently 'One Year to a Writing Life.' She directs the Geneva Writers' Group and Conferences.
Translator Ann Snodgrass has published prize-winning translations from the Italian. She teaches writing at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Wednesday 9 July 19h30
Frances Gendlin presents 'Ill at Ease: Europe, Islam, and the Jews.' The author invites the audience to contribute ideas, commentaries, and personal
experiences for her work in progress, notably its chapter on 'The Complexity of France.'

Saturday 19 July 19h00
Whim 'n Rhythm, Yale University's premier female a cappella group, in a special American Library performance.
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American Library in Paris
10 rue du Général Camou
75007 Paris FRANCE
www.americanlibraryinparis.org

Metro: Ecole Militaire, Alma-Marceau, RER C Pont d'Alma
Bus: 42, 63, 69, 80, 82, 87 and 92
For more information, please call 01 53 59 12 60 or
e-mail communications@americanlibraryinparis.org

10 July 08
IN COLLABORATION WITH PARIS WRITERS WORKSHOP
NUALA O’FAOLAIN IN CONVERSATION WITH LUKE DODD
19h30, free, in English
Nuala O'Faolain is an Irish journalist and author. She became internationally well-known for her two volumes of memoir, Are You Somebody? and Almost There, a novel, My Dream of You, and a history with commentary, The Story of Chicago May. The first three were all on the New York Times Best Seller List. Luke Dodd is the Director of The Guardian’s Newsroom, Archive and Visitor Centre in London

TUESDAY, JULY 8th
WICE
THE PARIS WRITERS WORKSHOP
presents three writers:
Nahid Rachlin
will speak about and read from:

PERSIAN GIRLS
'A Memoir

'Nahid Rachlin grew up in Iran in the days of the shah, and the details of her difficult life in this sorrowful memoir reflect the recent history of that conflicted country.'
Carolyn See, The Washington Post

Vijay Seshadri
winner of
the 2003 James Laughlin Award
of The Academy of American Poets.
reads from
THE LONG MEADOW

'Thematically, Seshadri asks big questions and addresses big issues- time and consciousness, suffering and devotion- but for all their deep seriousness of purpose, his poems refuse to take themselves too seriously... Profound and delightful. Campbell McGrath.

Catherine Texier
Speaks about and reads from
VICTORINE
A novel
'Brilliant... The Place itself is a seduction.' Bookforum
'Absorbing... The Novelist's brilliance in evoking the quiet tensions of marriage and motherhood engender an immediate sympathy.' San Francisco Chronicle.
'Flaubert's classic hovers around the hem of this novel.' The Christian Science Monitor.
Also by Catherine Texier:
Love me Tender, Panic Blood, and Breakup: The End of a Love Story.
All three authors will be introduced by Marcia Lèbre, director of
The Paris Writers Workshop.

Published and prize-winning short story author is
looking for other prose fiction writers to expand
a (no-fee) workshop group in Paris. Its aim is
for members to exchange their work and get
feedback from each other. If the idea appeals,
and you’re prepared to make a serious commitment
to regular meetings, contact Jim on
06.88.82.02.00 or mailto:jambrani@yahoo.co.uk

This is your opportunity to meet every month,
often with local professionals who can answer
your Working and Living in France questions. You
are invited to come for drinks and share your
questions and comments about what it takes to
create a life here, own property and enjoy what
France has to offer. It is also an opportunity to
network with other Parler Paris readers.

Upstairs at La Pierre du Marais 96, rue des
Archives at the corner of rue de Bretagne 75003
Paris Métro Lines 9, 3 et 11, stations Temple, République or Arts et Métiers

Sun 6 July at 19h00
"THERE WAS ALWAYS SEX IN THE CITY OF LIGHT". Excerpts From Author Mary Duncan's Recently Published Biography: "Henry Miller is Under My Bed: People and Places on the Way to Paris" Interational Cuisiine.

Patricia's Cocktail on Wednesday: Paris Networking

Social and Business Networking, Great Food and Free Flowing Wine. Conviviality. Speaker in English after the Cocktail. You Always Meet New and Interesting People EUR 15.00

TUESDAY 8 July at 19h00: (THIS WEEK ON TUESDAY)

Canadian Business Consultant Wallace Business Consultant Wallace Murray: "CREATING PROSPERITY".

Chez Patricia: 13 rue de Mulhouse, 75002 Paris. Metro: Sentier (line 3 - map and directions on website: www.parissoirees.comn). Reservations WITH YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER PLEASE: parisnetwork@hotmail.com/01 43 26 12 88

EUR 15.00. Wine, Canapes, Appetizers. Reserve with Patricia WITH YOUR TELEPHONE
NUMBER PLEASE: parissoirees@gmail.com /01 43 26 12 88

Address: Chez Patricia: 13 rue de Mulhouse, 75002 Paris. Metro: Sentier (line 3) (map and diretions on website! www.parissoirees.com).

Jim’s atelier becomes a salon every night
where about 70 people from all over the world
meet, dine, drink and enjoy themselves. Telephone
on Saturday or for your invitation, directions and the door code.

Parler Parlor French-English Conversation Group http://www.parlerparlor.com

BRING YOUR FRENCH FRIENDS!

PARLOR TIMES -- 3 TIMES A WEEK IN TWO LOCATIONS

Tuesdays 6:30 to 8 p.m. and Saturdays 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
AT LUTÈCE LANGUE
23, boulevard de Sébastopol (at the corner of rue de la Reynie), 1st arrondissement
3rd Floor on the Left
(read notice on door to obtain entry code)
Métro Châtelet, Les Halles

Wednesdays 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
BISTROT DE LA GRILLE SAINT-GERMAIN
14 rue Mabillon, 6th arrondissement
(at rue Guisarde and Le Marché Saint-Germain)
1st Floor
Métro Saint-Germain-des-Prés, Mabillon, Odéon

Membership and General Information
http://www.parlerparlor.com
mailto:info@parlerparlor.com
Elisabeth Crochard, Tel: 01.48.42.26.10
Adrian Leeds, Tel: 01.40.27.97.59

Living and Investing in France
Real Estate Conference
Alliance Française, San Francisco
July 26-27, 2008

If you've always dreamed of spending more time in France, enjoying a "pied-à-terre" of your own in Paris that you can profitably rent when you like, or just make a smart investment in the strong Euro by owning property in France...then this power-packed conference is a MUST. There is no doubt, from the hundreds of others who have attended conferences of this kind and fulfilled their dreams...these one and two day conferences will point you in the right direction to really make it happen!

Hosted by Adrian Leeds, of Parler Paris and French Property Insider and John Howell, The International Law Partnership, the conferences feature expert speakers from France, Europe and the U.S. There is nothing else you can do in less time and as inexpensively to learn all you need to learn to make your dream to live in France come true!

For more information or to register click here or email rsvp@adrianleeds.com

Acupressure Auto Massage Workshop presented by Earl Ferguson, Motion and Fitness Coach . Practitioner of Chinese Medicine

Lyn McIntosh-Sherwood and Larry Sherwood, Americans living in the Loire Valley, have started a new Yahoo group called LoveTheLoire for “folks who live in, want to move to, or visit this area."

Make a Difference! All proceeds go to support SOS Help charity - the English-speaking, emotional support line in France. www.soshelpline.org

St Joseph’s Church – 50 Av Hoche 75008 Paris Métro: Charles de Gaulle - Etoile

UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIP
of Paris
monthly services at 12h30. New
address: Eglise Reformée de Neuilly, 60 rue
Perronet, Neuilly s/Seine, Metro Les Sablons.
Tel: 01 30 82 75 33 or www.uufp.info.

BEEN MEANING TO JOIN A CHOIR?
Amateur group seeks experienced SATB to sing
diverse repertoire (spirituals, classical,
musicals, and more). Rehearsals Mondays in the Marais, 7:45 - 10 p.m.
For more information, 06.07.38.09.75

FRUSAB, which stands for France-USA Bridge, is a
newly created non-profit organization designed to
promote a variety of cultural, educational,
social, and other exchanges between French and Americans around the world.

In addition to hosting weekly conversation group
activities in Paris, FRUSAB now offers a dynamic
user-forum where users can post and read
comments, and communicate with other users on a
variety of French-American issues!

The Breast Cancer Site helps fund free mammograms for women in need. All you have to do is click.

Every week, you can don your blades for two
rolling tours through the City of Light!

Friday evenings: Over 4,000 experienced skaters
take a different 25 km circuit each week. Full
details the Thursday before at
http://www.pari-roller.com or call 01.43.36.89.81

afternoons: Tour for beginners. A circuit
of approx. 20 km over 3 hours. For more
information visit http://www.rollers-coquillages.org or call 01.44.54.07.44.