“New York, London or Paris Pied-à-Terre?”
This morning I met with a real estate agent who has two apartments remaining for sale on rue Charlot which fall under the rent control law number (#48-1360) of September 1st, 1948. Rue Charlot is one of the hottest streets of the 3rd arrondissement with a host of new boutiques, galleries and restaurants. This “maison” is just off rue de Bretagne with four small buildings surrounding a lovely courtyard, and houses a few apartments advertised for short-term rental on parismarais.com®.
The law, which changed as recently as October 2002 to phase out properties with this restriction, maintained the rents at their 1948 values plus allowing for small cost of living increases, so in most cases, the rents landlords achieved didn’t even cover their costs — taxes, utilities, maintenance. Tenants cannot be evicted! And only the surviving spouse, the ascendants, handicapped or minors can inherit the lease if they lived with the primary tenant more than one year. Article 17 of the law specifies that “the habitation of the property is a right exclusively attached to the person and is non-transferable.” The amendments to the law enable the owner to offer similar accommodations in another property and the tenant must be willing to relocate.
Buying an apartment in which the tenant has a lease of this nature can be profitable under the right circumstances. For an investment that just sits there and grows, in a few years, once the leases are up or the tenant dies (sorry to say, but this is one way out), or if you can negotiate with the tenant to leave sooner than the end of the lease (there are attorneys who specialize in this procedure), you can own a property worth much more than double what you paid.
We offered these apartments in “French Property Insider” last year and three of five were sold. Now that I’ve built equity in the value of my own apartment, it affords me the luxury of making this investment. Of course, this is only the beginning. The tale will unfold as we investigate further into the feasibility of the purchase. Don’t worry, I’ll keep you posted.
Property prices in Paris continue to remain affordable in comparison with New York or London, in spite of the annual appreciation of more than 13%. In last week’s “Zurban” entertainment guide, it noted that there are 202 inhabitants per hectare in Paris (compared with only 76 in London and 91 in New York). I found this all quite meaningful in consideration that my daughter just returned to New York yesterday to begin the second half of her school year and tomorrow we’re off to London to attend the Vive La France French Property Show — three of the greatest cities in the world, at least in the Western Hemisphere.
Naturally, while New York is native American to me, and London is English-speaking and culturally Anglo-Saxon, Paris continues to touch my heart like no other place on the planet. In fact, each time I land in some other megalopolis, I find myself saying “Well, it just isn’t Paris” — and having a little “pied-à-terre” to call my own still gives me goose bumps.
A la prochaine…
Adrian Leeds
Editor, Parler Paris
P.S. French Property Insider is an email newsletter from the editors of Parler Paris. If you’d like to learn about the insights, recommendations, and discoveries about buying and investing in real estate in Paris and France that French Property Insider readers get every week, read more about a subscription here:
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* Getting a mortgage in France is easier than you think. Let us help.
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* Meet with Adrian Leeds for a personal one-on-one consultation to learn how to make your dream to live in France come true. Visit /parlerparis/services/consultationservices.html
* Great meals in Paris don’t have to be expensive. Parisians do it every day and Adrian Leeds tells how to pay less, eat better, enjoy Paris more. Learn how.
http://www.insiderparisguides.com/restaurants/index.html
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Calendar #40
Wednesday, January 12, 2005
Paris, France
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Special note:
If you wish your community announcement to be listed in the Parler Paris Previews, continue to please provide the text in ENGLISH just as you’d like it to appear and send it to Lynda Sydney at [email protected]?subject=Calendar_Listing We reserve the right to edit as necessary.
Thank you, Adrian
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Strictly Entertainment:
Comedy, Plays, Movies, Dance
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MOVING PARTS
Play Readings In English
Carr’s Pub and Restaurant
1 rue du Mont Thabor, 75001 Paris
Metro: Tuileries
Always on Sundays, always at 7:30 p.m.
Plays in English:
23rd January Elena Kaufman “Mothership”
20th February Rachel Ollagnon “Coupling”
6th March Kenneth Hickey “The Train Set”
13th March Paul Delmont “The Interrogation of Miriam of Nazareth”
20th March Mary Bruton-Sandifer “Hunting Season” (2nd reading)
17th April NC Heikin “Femail”
Plays in French:
6th February Michael Diantonio “Epidéo”
3rd April Romain Bisseret “Mariage d’Amis”
1st May Pascal Loison “Intimités”
Contact Stephanie Campion at 06.14.67.18.58 to book a reading of YOUR play. June 2005 onwards dates available.
Latest version always available on the website: http://www.scamparis.com
or send an email to Stephanie [email protected]
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DRAMA TIES THEATRE COMPANY present a play in English at Comédie Bastille, 5 rue Nicolas Appert, Paris 11th
PRINCE ACADEMY
by Kester Lovelace
Inspired by the classic Mark Twain novel, The Prince and the Pauper. Britain is in crisis, after the abdication of its two Princes. A new TV reality show, Prince Academy, is launched to find the young man who can sing, dance and charm Princesses. The favorite to win changes places, unseen by the cameras, with a math geek. The audience will get to vote to decide the end of the story.
Thursday 13 January 2005 – 10:00 p.m. and 1:30 p.m.
with Maja Bieler, Elena Kaufman, Simon-Timothy Marozzi.
Directed by Kester Lovelace
Songs by David Stanley
Tickets: 13 Euros and 35 Euros (families)
All Bookings:
Drama Ties Theatre Company
Tel: 01.45.86.30.52
[email protected]
http://www.drama-ties.com
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LAUGHING MATTERS IN PARIS present from Dublin
JASON BYRNE
January 18 and 19 at 8:30 p.m.
La Java
105 rue du Faubourg du Temple, Paris 10
Metro: Goncourt or Belleville
Tickets at the door: 20/17 (students o.a.p’s) Euros.
Phone booking: 01.53.19.98.88 / http://www.anythingmatters.com
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LEE MACK’S BACK!
January 31 and February 1 at 8:30 p.m.
Hôtel du Nord
102 quai de Jemmapes, Paris 10
Tickets at the door: 20/17 (students o.a.p’s) Euros
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ROBYN HITCHCOCK and PETER BLEGVAD In concert
February 6 and 7 at 8:30 p.m.
Hôtel du Nord
tickets at the door: 22 Euros
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On Stage at the Théâtre de Nesle through January 2005
TRAVELLIN’LIGHT by Nicholas Calderbank
A free-wheeling comedy suitable for ages and linguistic levels.
8 rue de Nesle, 75006 Paris, Métro: Odeon
10 Euros/8 Euros for students and unemployed
Reservations: 01.46.34.61.04
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Musical Interludes
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JAY GOTTLIEB, piano
Saturday, January 22 8 p.m.
L’Atrium Daniel Magne
12 rue Charlot, 75003 Paris
Metro: Filles du Calvaire
Tickets: Free
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JAZZ CONCERT DUO
Philippe NADAUD – saxophone/clarinet
Joe MAKHOLM – piano
Thursday, January 13 at 9:30 p.m.
Sept Lézards
10, rue des Rosiers, 75004 Paris
Metro: Saint-Paul
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JAZZ CONCERT
Christian Brenner Trio with Gerard Prevost, Jean-Christophe Noel and Christian Brenner and special guests
January 13, 14 and 15 at 9:30 p.m. Free entry.
Café Laurent, 33 rue Dauphine, 75006 PARIS
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Literary Events
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ALESIAN LITERARY SALON By Toby Brothers
Bleak House- Charles Dickens- Monday Evenings 8:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m. Start date January 10th. Spaces remaining: 4 The Sound and the Fury- Tuesday afternoons 1:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. Start date January 10th. Spaces remaining: 7 The Sound and the Fury — Tuesday Evenings 8:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m. Start date January 13th. Spaces remaining: 3
Website: http://literarysalon.free.fr
Call 06.85.13.81.27 or email [email protected] for more
information.
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Trade Shows, Exhibitions
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Les Nuits Parisiennes 2005
Start 2005 with panache at Les Nuits Parisiennes at the Carrousel du Louvre on January 27th and January 28th. Join over 8000 visitors and experience 70 expositions including music, visual shows, lingerie, magicians, dance and delicacies to name a few! Participate in the “Allumez vos bougies” on January 27th and light up the city, and sashay into the stunning La soirée de clôture on January 28th.
For more information visit: http://lesnuitsparisiennes.fr
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MUSÉE DAPPER-the premier space in France dedicated to ancient and
contemporary art of Africa.
Musical performance of “Issa, longues jambes” by la Compagnie Vertigo.
Inspired by a traditional African story, the tale reunites words, music and
dance.
Sundays: 9th, 16th, 23rd and 30th January
Wednesdays: 19th and 26th January at 3:00 p.m.
Entry Fees: 8 Euros; Reduced Fee: 6 Euros for children under 12
CIRQUE: Balabala Street
Désiré N’Goma (acrobat, équilibriste) et Vincent Mézières (juggler)
presented by la Compagnie Chapiteau d’Afrique
MUSÉE DAPPER
35, rue Paul Valéry 75116 PARIS M° Victor Hugo
Open every day except Tuesday from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Tél.01.45.00.91.75
http://www.dapper.com.fr
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Bonnes Soirées and Great Gatherings
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PARLER PARIS APRES-MIDI /parlerparis/apresmidi.html
Next Meeting: February 8th, 2005 and Every Second Tuesday of the Month 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
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
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PARIS NETWORKING COCKTAIL
Guest speaker every Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. Cocktail Buffet. Make contacts
for business, career opportunities, self-development. Bring lots of Business Cards to exchange with others. You must bring a card.
Wednesday 12 January
6:30 P.M. TO 8:30 P.M.
CONFIRMED RESERVATIONS ARE NECESSARY.
Thanks for reserving via return email! If you don’t receive an email
confirmation by Sunday, please call Patricia’s Tel: 01.43.26.12.88, email: [email protected]
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PARIS SOIREE DINNERS
Every Sunday
Patricia Laplante-Collins has international dinner parties on the Ile St-Louis. There is always a Guest speaker, perhaps a Writer, Actor, Historian — you name it, Patricia hosts them all. Patricia is proud to have a 21st Century Parisian Salon. Our mission is to simply enlarge our circle of acquaintances in a safe and stimulating atmosphere while promoting Cultural Achievement, The New Age and Paris Personalities. And we have fun! We are THE gathering place for the International Community of Paris. Enjoy! Discuss! Meet new and interesting people.
SUNDAY 16 JANUARY
CONFIRMED RESERVATIONS ARE NECESSARY.
Thanks for reserving via return email! If you don’t receive an email
confirmation by Sunday, please call Patricia’s Tel: 01.43.26.12.88,
email: [email protected]
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27 Years Of Dinner Chez Jim Haynes
Jim’s atelier becomes a salon every Sunday night where about 70 people from all over the world meet, dine, drink and enjoy themselves. Telephone on Saturday or Sunday for your invitation, directions and the door code.
Jim Haynes
Atelier A2
83, rue de la Tombe Issoire
75014 Paris
01.43.27.17.67, email [email protected]
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Services
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Have your portrait painted by American Portrait Artist, Kathy Burke
For samples of her great work, visit /parlerparis/art/index.html
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Knowledge is Power — Conferences, Workshops and Seminars
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CHILD DEVELOPMENT IN THE 21ST CENTURY
Seminar Series on Children and Mental Health at the AMERICAN LIBRARY IN PARIS
January 19, 2005, 8:00 p.m.
Dr. Bénédicte de Boysson-Bardies – Development of Language in the Young Child Human beings belong to a species endowed with a remarkable capability: the ability to communicate using an articulate language that allows the rapid transmission of complex information. The infant acquires this knowledge very quickly. How is this possible? What are these innate abilities, how do they develop in the course of the two first years of the infant’s life, and what factors in the infant’s familiar environment assist in this process? Dr. Bénédicte de Boysson-Bardies will speak in French with questions in both languages.
These programs are free and open to the public.
The American Library in Paris
10 rue du Général Camou, 75007 Paris
01.53.59.12.60 or email [email protected]
http://www.americanlibraryinparis.org
Metro: Alma Marceau or Ecole Militaire
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DEMOCRATS ABROAD FRANCE and REPUBLICAN ABROAD FRANCE
Sunday January 23, 2005
AF will be forming committees to discuss and define principles of what we see as Democratic Party policy.This meeting will set the basic framework (i.e. how our input gets channeled to the Democratic Party Committee Abroad – DPCA for the process of making policy from abroad) and seek to ensure a balanced level of participation in all policy groups.If you wish to sign up for one of the committees, write to Rey Riemer at [email protected]
Even those who have previously signed up for Committees should confirm their attendance at this meeting so we know how many people to expect.
To be held at the home of John Morris
56 rue des Tournelles ,75003
(ring bell marked “Hoban”)
Métro Bastille
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January 25, 2005, 6:45 (for 7 p.m.)
At the Chambre de Commerce and Industrie de Paris
2 Place de la Bourse, 75002 Paris
Métro Bourse (parking across the street)
THE DOLLAR: WEAK OR STRONG?
A DEBATE
What does the decline of the dollar mean for the US and the world economy? Is it pointing toward a world financial crisis? Is it simply a reaction to current trends in the American economy? Where does the dollar go from here? Are the Bush administration and the Fed pursuing the right policy with regard to the dollar? The answers tend to divide along political lines. Perceptions about the performance of the American economy (GNP, inflation, savings, interest rates, federal spending, deficits and taxes) figure and differ, particularly among Democrats and Republicans. International economists, bankers and businessmen will discuss these crucial issues and other related ones.
Ronald Freeman, European real estate/emerging markets investor, former partner investment banking head, Solomon Brothers/Citigroup, VP of ERBD Banking Department
Paul Horne, Independent Market Economist, European rep for IBEC financial services, economic-financial correspondent for Newsweek and The Times
Robert Pingeon, Chair, Republicans Abroad France, President Conti International, formerly managing director for Cigna in Europe and managing Director of Chubb France
4Th person to be announced. Moderator: Axel Krause, Paris correspondent of Transatlantic Magazine, and secretary general of the Anglo-American Press Association of Paris, formerly, Corporate Editor of the International Herald Tribune
20 Euros includes cocktail after the discussion.
RSVP: [email protected]
To reserve, send 20 Euros or $27 to Democrats Abroad France, 240 bis bd St-Germain, 75007 Paris
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Learning la Langue Française
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Parler Parlor French-English Conversation Group
http://www.parlerparlor.com
Celebrating our 7th Year in Paris March 17th, 2005
Join us at the Parler Parlor conversation group in Paris France for free-form conversation with native French and English speakers. Practice speaking 45 minutes in French, 45 minutes in English. Make friends, discuss interesting topics, learn about other cultures, progress in understanding and speaking, naturally and easily, in groups of six to eight, each in its own acoustically sound private room.
Parlor Times — 3 Times A Week In Two Locations
Berlitz Opera – Tuesdays 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
38 Avenue de l’Opéra
2nd arrondissement, Paris
Opéra, RER A Auber
At Eurocentres – Wednesdays 2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. and Saturdays 11 a.m. to
12:30 p.m.
13 passage D
auphine (entrance at 30 rue Dauphine, between rue Dauphine and rue Mazarine), 6th arrondissement
Métro Odéon, Saint-Michel
Membership and General Information
http://www.parlerparlor.com
Email: [email protected]
Elisabeth Crochard, Tel: 01.44.19.76.61
Adrian Leeds, Tel: 01.40.27.97.59
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Astro-Paris by Eric Francis
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This is a short edition, as I’m wrapping up the 2005 annual horoscope, Bridge to the Core, which you can learn more about here: http://planetwaves.net/2005horoscope.html
This week, on Monday, we passed through the Capricorn New Moon, really, truly and officially ending 2004 and beginning 2005. The first New Moon after the winter solstice is called Tet, the New Year holiday through much of Asia. It makes more sense to start the year on a New Moon than it does to start it arbitrarily using a calendar, because the New Moon feels like a beginning, and creates a consistent celestial pattern that commences each year. Most of what our sense of the “new year” lacks is precisely that shift in continuity. However, on this and other accounts, this New Moon really was a beginning, as both Venus and Mercury also entered Capricorn around the time of the lunation and are currently making a long, exquisite conjunction in the early degrees of that sign. This is excellent for business, for solidifying commitments, and generally good for getting your feet on the ground emotionally and mentally. That’s not chicken liver.
Happy Birthday, Capricorn! The world is a strange place these days, and there seem to be few reasons for hope. But nature is full of surprises. One theme of 2005 is suddenly becoming clear: that despite all odds to the contrary, the truth comes out, and that it matters. You’re likely to find yourself in many situations where you become the source of that truth. But it gets much more personal than this. There is such a thing as integrity, and it’s available to everyone who chooses it as a way of life — and that is a choice you seem to be making as if it really mattered. It does. In the end, it’s up to each of us to feel honest within our own souls based on our actions and words — and to know this is changing the world. Nothing else can.
Eric Francis is an astrological consultant with 10 years experience, and an astrological writer whose work appears across the United States, the UK, Spain, Australia and France and up and down the Internet. He has served as the personal astrologer to the Crown Prince of Antarctica, and the cousin of the Duke of Lichtenstein’s butler. He charges a heck of a lot for his work, but they say it’s worth it. You can reach him via his United States office at (206) 567-4455 during Eastern business hours (you will speak to Ms. Bottinelli), or in Paris at 01 4329-0834. You can visit his web page at http://planetwaves.net/ where you can subscribe to the long-awaited 2005 annual horoscope.
Read more writing by Eric Francis at http://PlanetWavesWeekly.com/ or subscribe to Planet Waves Weekly directly by calling (877) 453-8265. Planet Waves Weekly is my (twice) weekly astrology news service devoted to covering world events from a personally relevant angle, with much information about healing, astrology, astronomy and more; plus my weekly Sun-Sign horoscopes. International, call (206) 567-4455 during Eastern business hours.
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Community Announcements
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AMERICAN WOMEN’S GROUP
Upcoming Events
19th Lunch Around the World
20th Cordon Bleu – SoupsAstro Paris by Eric Francis
24th Musée Pasteur
25th Musée Carnavalet
27th Beyond Paris – Provins
A few of the February opportunities:
1st Musée Victor Hugo
3rd Musée Cluny
7th Conciergerie
9th Le Cordon Bleu — Valentine’s Day
10th Italian Renaissance at the Louvre
15th Musée Jacquemart Andre
16th Estelle’s Flowers
16-17th Beyond Paris – London
22nd Pharoh Exhibit
23rd Lunch Around the World
American Women’s Group
32, rue du General Bertrand
75007 Paris France
Tel: 01.42.73.36.74
[email protected]
http://www.awgparis.org
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The AMERICAN LIBRARY IN PARIS Presents Evenings With An Expert…
Tuesdays at 8:00 p.m.
Evenings With An Expert are free and open to the public. No reservations necessary. Just show up.
FEBRUARY 8. “International Dispute Resolution.” A primer for non-lawyers. The expert is Alex Blumrosen, a Paris-based partner at the law firm Bernard-Hetz-Bejot.
MARCH 15. “Corporate Social Responsibility: How Europeans And Americans Understand This Term Differently.” The expert is Kate Fish, the Paris representative of the San Francisco-based consultancy Business for Social Responsibility.
APRIL 19. “Killer of the Modern World: The Mortality Effect of Climate Change (A Case Study of the 2003 Canicule).” The expert is Magali Barbieri, a Paris-based researcher at the Institut national d’études démographiques.
MAY 24. “The European Union.” How is it governed now, what would the proposed constitution change, and how is the ratification process going to unfold? The expert is Peter Linton, the Brussels-based Europe Chairman of BKSH (the worldwide government relations division of Burson-Marsteller).
JUNE 14. “EU Competition Law.” What are the rules, what are the grey areas, what are the battles, and how does all of that affect us? The expert is Pierre Kirch, Paris- and Brussels-based head of the EU law/competition law practice group of Paul Hastings Janofsky and Walker.
American Library in Paris 10 rue du Général Camou 75007 Paris 01.53.59.12.60 Fax: 01.45.50.25.83 Hours: Tuesdays-Saturdays, 10:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m. http://americanlibraryinparis.org
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AMERICAN CATHEDRAL plans concert for benefit of tsunami sufferers
In response to the horror of the ever-mounting death toll in South Asia, the American Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in Paris will present a performance of the Mozart Requiem. Also on the program is Adagio for Strings by Nigel Keay, a short elegiac work inspired by Indonesian gamelan music.
Sunday, January 16 at 5 p.m. 23 avenue George V, 75008
Soloists: Andrea ROSE ROUSSEAUX, soprano; Louise CALLINAN, mezzo-soprano; Hervé LAMY, tenor; and Reuben THOMAS, bass accompanied by the Paris Choral Society Orchestra. ALL proceeds will go to Episcopal Relief and Development/South Asia Fund.
30 Euros (15 Euros, students), additional contributions encouraged.
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Paris: Activities, Events and Displays
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PARIS SUR GLACE
Ice Rink in the 5th Open ever
y day from December 5th, 2004 to March 13th, 2005 midday to 8:00 p.m., 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Saturday, Sunday and public holidays. 1 Place Raoul Dautry 75015 PARIS
PARIS SUR GLACE
Open every day from December 6th, 2004 to March 13th, 2005 12 noon-10 p.m., 12:00 p.m. to midnight on Friday, 9:00 a.m. to midnight on Saturday, 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. on Sunday With a designated area with games and activities for children under 6 years old. Skates can be hired for 5 Euros. Hôtel De Ville De Paris 1, place de l’Hôtel-de-Ville, 75004 PARIS
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OFFICIAL PARIS WINTER SALES
Soldes d’Hiver
January 12, 2005 – February 12, 2005
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CHINESE NEW YEAR
February 9, 2005 The year of the Rooster
Parade, shows, music and events.
13th arrondissement “China Town,” Métro: Place d’Italie
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GRAND MARCHE D’ART CONTEMPORAIN
Theme “The Arabian Nights”
Bercy Village, Place des Vins de France, 75012 PARIS
January 12th to 16th from 11:00 to 21:00H
To read more, click the links below.