Paris September 2011 Events: What to See & Do
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SEPTEMBER EVENT HIGHLIGHTS [shutterbug alerts]
Bestselling author Elaine Sciolino at the American Library in Paris
7 Evening with an Author: Elaine Sciolino, author of La Seduction: How the French Play the Game of Life
Jazz à la Villette [concerts]
Through the 11th A fantastic lineup continues featuring great artists from Macy Gray to Maceo Parker.
10 The largest fireworks display in all of Europe
The French Will Never Forget 9/11 Commemoration at Trocadéro
11 the main Sept. 11 memorial in Paris
Sept. 11 Memorials & Commemorations in Paris & France
10 & 11 story has list of events
Avril Lavigne in concert at the Zenith Concert Hall
16, 17 Avril Lavigne
Journées Européennes du Patrimoine / Heritage Days
17, 18 14,000 buildings all over France open their usually closed doors to the public—everything from politicians’ homes to museums will be open and free to enter
Jerry Seinfeld one-man show
18 Jerry Seinfeld comes to Paris for a one-off performance at La Nouvelle Eve cabaret in Montmartre
Author Tatiana de Rosnay at the American Library in Paris
22 Evening with an Author: Tatiana de Rosnay, author of Sarah’s Key [current film release]
La Garde Républicaine Ouvre ses Portes
24, 25 The Gendarmerie opens its doors to the public only 2 days annually; great family/children’s event.
25 A 16K walk-run race starts at the Eiffel Tower & ends at the Château de Versailles.
Jimmy Buffet in concert at the Olympia Concert Hall
26 Jimmy Buffet concert, an annual “parrotheads” gathering in Paris
Paris Fashion Week–Ready-to-Wear Mode à Paris
27 – October 5th Ready-to-Wear Spring/Summer 2012 Collections
Paris-Deauville vintage car display [Musée Ephémère]
30 Beautiful vintage cars displayed at Place Vendôme the eve before the Paris-Deauville Rally departs from Paris
Château de Versailles – Grand Trianon
The 18th Century Back in Fashion, through October 9th — a must for Marie Antoinette fans!
ASSORTED PARIS EVENTS
Château de Versailles Grand Fountain Shows
The Versailles Fountains
Saturday and Sundays through October 30th
Fountains are also on Tuesdays through June 28th. 11am – 12pm and 3:30pm – 5:30pm
Le XIIIe Siècle au Goût du Jour, through October 9th in the Grand Trianon
Saturdays from June 18th through September 3rd A wonderful evening at the Château de Versailles including everything from serenades in the Hall of Mirrors to the gardens and fountains being illuminated to fireworks at the end of the evening.
Pianissimo & American Jazz Festival
Through Sept. 3rd This is a festival held at the famous jazz club, Sunset-Sunside, featuring the big guns on today’s jazz scene
Through Sept. 4th 10th year for this late-summer open-air cinema festival showcasing international & French films.
Festival Itinérant des Arènes de Montmartre
Through the 5th For the 11th year, this travelling theatre festival hits Paris. Headlined by Mystère Buffa.
Through the 11th A fantastic lineup continues featuring great artists from Macy Gray to Maceo Parker.
2-4 Join the 15,000 + people who will descend on Bercy for the 6th annual wine salon in the open air
High Tea & Fashion Show at Le Bristol (Thés à la Mode)
3 A gourmet afternoon of tea combined with luxurious fashion to pass an afternoon in Paris
7-10 Madame Butterfly comes to life with the l’Hôtel National des Invalides as the dramatic backdrop to set the scene
Paris Furniture Fair/Maison et Objet [professionals only]
9-13 The fair is held at the Paris Nord Villepinte and showcases the latest in home furnishing and design
Vaux le Vicomte au Temps des Mousquetaires
9, 10, 11 & 16, 17 18 Open-air theatre in the courtyard of Vaux le Vicomte
10 The largest fireworks display in all of Europe
16-18 The restored Château revealed
Journées Européennes du Patrimoine / Heritage Days
17, 18 14,000 buildings all over France open their usually closed doors to the public—everything from politicians’ homes to museums will be open and free to enter
17 Starting from 11am at Place de la République, this whacky parade is a sight to behold.
Jerry Seinfeld One-Man Show
18 Jerry Seinfeld comes to Paris for a one-off performance at La Nouvelle Eve cabaret in Montmartre
La Garde Républicaine Ouvre ses Portes
24, 25 The Gendarmerie opens its doors to the public only 2 days annually; great family/children’s event.
Norman Rockwell art exhibition Anagama Gallery in Versailles
25 – October 23rd There is little doubt Norman Rockwell’s work crossed your path at some point in your life…
25 A 16K walk-run race starts at the Eiffel Tower & ends at the Château de Versailles.
Paris Fashion Week–Ready-to-Wear Mode à Paris
27 – October 5th Ready-to-Wear Spring/Summer 2012 Collections
Paris-Deauville Rally [Musée Ephémère]
30 Over 50 beautiful vintage cars will be put on display at Place Vendôme the eve before the rally takes off from Paris
Monthly Tea-Tastings in English, the first Tuesday of every month at 6:30-8:30 pm, and the last Thursday morning of every month from 10am-12 noon. 20€/person. Reservations: [email protected] or call 01 5330 0524.
MUSEUM EXHIBITIONS & CULTURAL ACTIVITIES
Archaeological Crypt of Notre Dame – Crypte Archéologique du Parvis Notre Dame
Et Lutèce devint Paris, through February 26, 2012
Arts & Crafts Museum – Musée des Arts et Métiers
History of the Paris Métro, through January 1st 2012
Branly Museum on Quai Branly – Musée du Quai Branly
Maya, through October 2nd
Photoquai 2011 opens September 13th through December 4th
Bourdelle Museum – Musée Bourdelle
Permanent collection on view
Cartier Foundation Gallery – Fondation Cartier
Les Trésors du Vaudou, through September 25th
Château de Versailles – Grand Trianon
The 18th Century Back in Fashion, through October 9th — a must for Marie Antoinette fans!
Children’s Interactive Art Museum – Musée en Herbe
Keith Haring Hieroglyphs, through Dec. 31
Cinema Museum – la Cinémathèque française
Blake Edwards film retrospective starts Aug. 24
City of Science & Industry Museum & Children’s Museum – Cité des Sciences et de l’Industrie
Tous Connectés, through December 31th
Santé et Jeux, through October 2nd
Océan, Climat et Nous, through June 2012
Costume & Theater Set Design Museum – Centre National du Costume de Scène
L’Art du Costume à la Comédie-Française, through December 31st
Decorative Arts Museum – Musée des Arts Décoratifs
Verre à Venise – 3 Artists, 3 Visions, through September 4th
Hussein Chalayan, Récits en Mode, through November 13th
Animal, through December 11th
European House of Photography – La Maison Européenne de la Photographie (AKA “MEP”)
L’Ombre de la Guerre, through September 25th
Jane Evelyn Atwood “Photographies 1976-2010”, through September 25th
Génération de l’Air, through September 25th
Xavier Fourtou “Portrait Brésilien”, through September 25th
Xavier Lamours “XL”, through September 25th
Giverny Impressionism Museum (near Monet’s gardens) – Giverny Impressionists Museum
The Clark Institute Collection, Impressionist masterpieces by Renoir, etc., through October 31st
[reviewed in 24Aug issue of BonjourParis here]
Grand Palace Museum, Palace of Discovery – Grand Palais / Palais de la Découverte
23-25, La Fête de la danse par Blanca Li au Grand Palais [dance]
Vous Avez Dit Chimie?, through October 30th
Holocaust Memorial Museum – Mémorial de la Shoah
The Trial of Adolf Eichmann, through Sept. 28
Jacquemart-André Museum – Musée Jacquemart-André
Fra Angelico et les Maîtres de la Lumière, opens September 23rd through January 16th 2012
Jewish Art & History Museum – Musée d’Art et d’Histoire du Judaïsme
La Collection Contemporaine du MAHJ, July 3rd through September 11th
Legion of Honor Museum – Musée National de la Légion d’Honneur
Permanent collection on view
Louvre Museum – Musée du Louvre
Contemporary Art: Michal Rovner, through September 5th
The Art of Paper, through September 5th
Medieval and Renaissance Illuminations, through October 3rd
From Fininguerra to Botticelli, The Early Italian Workshop of the Renaissance, through October 3rd
Luxembourg Garden Museum – Musée du Luxembourg
Upcoming exhibition: Cézanne et Paris, opening October 12th
Maillol Museum; Dina Vierny Foundation – Musée Maillol
Pompéi, opens September 21st through February 12th 2012
Maison de la Culture du Japon à Paris
Huit Maîtres de l’Ukiyo-e, opens September 18th through December 17th
Maritime Museum at Palais de Tokyo – Musée National de la Marine
Sciences Bleues, Couleurs Outre-mer, through September 12th
Modern Art Museum of Paris – Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris
Marc Desgrandchamps, through September 4th
Cécile Paris Rythme, through September 11th
Baselitz Sculpteur, opens September 30th through January 29th
Mona Bismark Foundation & American Cultural Center/Gallery
No current exhibition
Montparnasse Museum – Le Musée du Montparnasse
Pierre Seghers. Poésie, la Vie Entière, through October 7th
Natural History Museum – Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle
Parcours à la Ménagerie, through December 31st
Invisible, Zoom sur le Plancton, through December 31st
Kayapó, through October 31st
Beauty, pleasure and morality in the England of Oscar Wilde, opens September 13th
Tragic Heroines of the Palais Garnier 1875-1939, through September 25th
Paris City Hall Gallery – Hôtel de Ville
Paris Sur Seine: des anciens quais à Paris Plages, through September 17th
Petit Palais Fine Arts Museum of Paris – Petit Palais – Musée des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Paris
Charlotte Perriand 1903-1999, through September 18th
Cranache et Dürer Graveurs: rivalité et émulation, through November 13th
Pinacothèque Art Museum of Paris – Pinacothèque
Romanov, Tsars Collectionneurs, through September 15th
Esterházy, Princes Collectionneurs, through September 15th
Giacometti et les Etrusques, opens September 16th through January 8th 2012
Pompidou Modern Art Museum – Centre Georges Pompidou
Paris – Delhi – Bombay, through September 19th [review in 21Aug issue of BonjourParis here]
Accrochage, Histoire de l’Atelier Brancusi, through November 7th
Des Années 1960 à Nos Jours, through February 13th 2012
Red House Foundation (Albert de Galbert Foundation) – La Maison Rouge
My Winnipeg, through September 25th
Future Exhibition: Mémoires du Futur, opens October 22nd through January 2012
Romantic-Writers Museum – Musée de la Vie Romantique
La Nouvelle Athènes, permanent exhibition
Versailles Palace – Château de Versailles
Venet à Versailles, through November 1st
Le XVIIIe au Goût du Jour, through October 9th
Zadkine (sculpture) Museum & Garden – Musée Zadkine
Frédérique Lucien – Introspectives, through September 4th
Closed Sept. 5-Dec. 2011 for maintenance
POPULAR MUSIC VENUES (POP, ROCK, R&B, JAZZ)
No concerts until October
Châtelet Theater Grand Foyer Concerts – Grand Foyer du Châtelet
17 Soirée Classique: piano et harpe
8 Mac Miller
15 Kevin Costner and Modern West
16 The Toxic Avenger, Anorak and Nasser
17 Viviane Émigré
28 Xzibit
30 Black Lips
Olympia Concert Hall – L’Olympia
3-5 Eddy Mitchell
12 Beirut
19 Chris de Burgh
26 Jimmy Buffet
27 The Specials
Le Palais des Congrès de Paris
16 Alain Barrière
Dracula, opens September 30th
Salle Pleyel (Classical, Jazz & World Music)
2 Chicago Symphony Orchestra
7 Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
8 Academy of Saint Martin-in-the-Fields
9 The Philadelphia Orchestra
14, 15, 17, 21, 22 Orchestre de Paris
16, 23, 30 Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France
17 London Symphony Orchestra
18 Israel Philiharmonic Orchestra
20 Boris Berezovsky, Brigitte Engerer
24 Karita Mattila, Martin Katz
25 Les Grandes Figures – Beethoven
27 Lucerne Festival Academy
No concerts until October
Zenith Concert Hall – Le Zénith
1 The Offspring
16, 17 Avril Lavigne
22, 23 Just for Love
Jazz Clubs
AUTHORS, BOOK-SIGNINGS & LITERARY EVENTS
12 The official launch of Nikolai Grozni’s novel, Wunderkind
7 Bestselling author Elaine Sciolino, author of La Seduction: How the French Play the Game of Life
22 Tatiana de Rosnay, author of Sarah’s Key [current film release]
15 Richard Zimmler reads from his novel, The Warsaw Anagrams
No events scheduled
OPERA, BALLET & THEATRE PERFORMANCES
Opéra Garnier Palais Garnier
La Clémence de Titus Conductor Adam Fischer Sept. 10th through Oct. 8th, Mozart’s famous last opera.
Lifar/Ratmansky – September 21st through October 6th
Serge Lifar choreographs Phèdre
Alexi Ratmansky choreographs Psyché
Salomé Conductor Pinchas Steinberg – September 8th–30th
One single act performs an opera based on a play written by Oscar Wilde
Faust Conductor Alain Lombard – September 22nd through October 25th
An opera in five acts considered by many the most iconic French opera ever performed.
Royal Opera House of Versailles
No performances in September
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