July 18-August 19 Open-air cinema Cinema en Plein Air is back with the theme “Let’s Sing,” featuring such films as La La Land, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, Yellow Submarine, Jules and Jim and Sugar Man. Free admission. Above: from Godard’s Pierrot … Read More
July 13 and 14 Bastille Day festivities Military parade on the Champs-Elysées, Paris, July 14, 10:30am. Fireworks, Eiffel Tower/Champ de Mars, Paris, July 14, 11pm (preceded by classical music on the Champ de Mars at 9:15pm). Firemen’s balls are held … Read More
July 7-9 Digital arts Art#Connexion: virtual and augmented reality experiences produced by French cultural institutions, on show for free. Grand Palais, Paris Weekends in July and August Summer fun on the canal The Été du Canal festival offers theme cruises (street … Read More
Through July 6 Pop music movies Ciné! Pop! Wizz!: a film festival featuring pop music, from Barry Lyndon to Showgirls. Forum des Images, Paris June 28-July 8 Films in Arabic The first Festival des Cinémas Arabes presents shorts, feature films and documentaries from all … Read More
June 21 Dancing in the street The Summer Solstice festival, the Fête de la Musique, brings free music, good and bad, into the streets of Paris and now the world. Various locations, Paris June 21-23 Outdoor films Films sous les Etoiles offers free … Read More
June 21 Dancing in the street The Summer Solstice festival, the Fête de la Musique, brings free music, good and bad, into the streets of Paris and now the world. Various locations, Paris June 16-24 International cuisine For the Refugee … Read More
June 15 Fellini revised Immersive theater company Cinémorphe will stage 2 1/8, its reinterpretation of Fellini’s 8½, at the legendary Paris nightclub Les Bains. Les Bains, Paris Through June 27 Dutch Sex Wave The sexual revolution of the 1970s as … Read More
June 2-5 Urban jungle goes green The stony, overcrowded Place de la République will be transformed by the street artist Gad Weil into a garden oasis for a few days. If only it could last! Place de la République, Paris Through … Read More
May 24 Proustiana Autograph letters and some manuscripts of Marcel Proust, from the collection of his great-niece, go on the auction block. Preview: May 18, 21, 22 and 23. Sotheby’s, Paris Through June 3 Directors’ Fortnight The features and short subjects … Read More
May 24 Proustiana Autograph letters and some manuscripts of Marcel Proust, from the collection of his great-niece, on the auction block. Preview: May 18, 21, 22 and 23. Sotheby’s, Paris May 19 Late-night art Museums stay open into the night for … Read More
