Upstairs
at La Pierre du Marais
On the corner of rue des Archives and rue de Bretagne, 75003 Paris
Métro Lines 9, 3 et 11, stations Temple, République or
Arts et Métiers
NEXT MEETING: June 14, 2011 AND EVERY SECOND TUESDAY OF THE MONTH, 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. (closed August)
Now, every month, a guest speaker of note comes to talk about a topic of interest and then open the floor for questions and discussion!
*Special Note: Anyone attending Parler Paris Après Midi must be willing to have their photograph taken and a brief description written about them for publishing in Parler Paris. Your presence indicates your willingness to participate.Upcoming Speakers:
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Karen Henrich is the author of Practical Paris, and publisher of Paris Shopping, a shopping application on iTunes AppStore dedicated to finding the best shopping areas in Paris, complete with GPS mapping. Henrich's new publishing imprint, TapBooks.org, helps authors who have strong niches to publish their work in different formats such as digital ebooks, PDF's, mobile phone applications and DVD's. Her strong strategic marketing and PR background have paved the way to getting the word out to mass audiences quickly, and currently TapBooks' first two books (Practical Paris and Adrian Leeds Top 100 Cheap Insider Paris Restaurants) have been Best-Sellers on Amazon in 5 different categories, for the past 7 weeks. |
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Burgundy
is renowned for its culinary tradition, its celebrated chardonnay
and pinot noire wines, and its gorgeous Romanesque churches. However,
there are parts of this large region of forests, chateaus, and
canals that are unfamiliar even to many of the French themselves.
Journey with Jeffrey Greene, author of French Spirits and its
sequel The Golden-Bristled Boar: Last Ferocious Beast of the Forest,
on an inside view of Burgundy. |
| No August Meeting |
"Does Paris Give You Permission to Have Pleasure?" Join Victoria, The Pleasure Coach for a liberating view on how you can most benefit from that sly and encouraging nod the city of Paris offers you --the nod that says: go ahead, live your life with sexual pleasure. Victoria will share the beats of her own transformation (no, not X-rated!) and her observations on the social and cultural factors that encouraged a life-changing journey...so much so, she left her career in the children's television business to create her pleasure coaching service. For more information about Victoria's work, visit: www.thepleasurecoach.com |
 October
11 David Downie "Paris and the Nostalgia Business: Merging Past and Present in the City of Light" Author of Food Wine Burgundy, Paris City of Night and Paris, Paris: Journey into the City of Light, David Downie is a San Franciscan who moved to Paris in the 1980s. His travel and food features have appeared in over 50 publications worldwide. Downie is a European correspondent for AOL's Gadling.com and the author of a dozen nonfiction books and two thrillers. Please visit www.davidddownie.com or email David [email protected] |
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Meeting
of May 10, 2011
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Judith Merians, an entertainment attorney and business executive for the Hollywood Studios and independent production companies for 27 years, generously spoke at Après Midi about the story behind the the top film of 2010, "The King's Speech." She took us from beginng to end to answer these questions: How did an envelope slipped through Geoffrey Rush's mail slot start this project rolling? Why did screenwriter David Seidler wait 28 years to write his Oscar winning script? What did Tom Hooper's mother tell him that helped him win the Oscar for best director? Who was the first choice for the role of King George VI, the part for which Colin Firth won the best actor Oscar? Why did Helena Bonham Carter delay production of the film for months? What did producer Harvey Weinstein do to score four Oscars for this film? What did the Queen Mother have to do with all of this?
The story behind the little film that beat all the big guys was absolutely fascinating and held us all captive for a good 45 minutes! Thank you, Judith!
Judith will also be speaking at the American Library in Paris:
Tue 17 May
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A NIGHT AT THE MOVIES with Judith Merians: A Streetcar Named Desire
Tue 07 June
2011 | 19h30
A NIGHT AT THE MOVIES with Judith Merians: Psycho
When asked each of the attendees to tell us a little something about themselves, here's what they wrote:
Aaron Phillips: I came to Paris to find a job, took courses at La Sorbonne, did an internship and am now looking for other opportunities.
Judy Wilson: Here because I love Paris...vacation after tax season...one week at Lutèce Langue and two weeks in the South of France pour faire les tours aux vélos.
Eleanor Taylor: J'adore Paris. J'ai de la famille française ici au 20ème et je viens souvent. J'habite à L.A.
Jim Armstrong: First-time visiter...perhaps a future Expat.
Ana Maria Scott: I came for the "Paris experience."
Bill Sandie and Alice Needham: Ancien physicien à la rétraite...retired school teacher.
Roger and Naoma Foreman: This year my focus is French, so have a French tutor 14 hours par semaine. As usual, rest is lots of culture, day trps. Living near Métro Guy Moquet in apartment with two terraces -- we're in heaven!
Alexander Clark Armstrong: I am here on vacation with my family -- looking forward to the talk.
Janet Clark: On holidays with husband and children -- lots of galleries/museums -- enjoying walking everywhere and great food and wine!
Karen Henrich: Tour operator -- Nuit BlancheTours.com and plublisher of Tap Books
Patricia
Laplante Collins: Still hosting Paris Soirées every
Sunday night. Be sure to visit www.parissoirees.com.
Valerie Grauer: Nuskin Distributor – always looking
for entrepreneurs for my network of distributors.
And those who wrote nothing, but were present:
Al Stewart, Michael Honegger, Timothy Smith, Judith Merians, Vanessa Hulme, Mary Duncan, Mike Lincicome, Lynn Jeffress, Janet Connellly Dillenseger
Next on
the agenda on June 8th is David Downie,
author of Food Wine Burgundy, Paris City of Night and Paris, Paris:
Journey into the City of Light, discussing "Paris and the Nostalgia
Business: Merging Past and Present in the City of Light"
Be sure to mark your calendar to be there.
