Acclaimed Author Janet McDonald Speaks Of Paris Life. Future Projects. Paris Soirees Dinner Sun 30 JulyAt 18h30

Janet, Author Of Chill Wind Speaks Of Creating An International Parisian Life And Moving From Law To Becoming An Internationally Acclaimed Author.

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This Sunday 30 July At 18h30 Our Guest of Honor:

Janet McDonald
Internationally Acclaimed Author

Paris: On Becoming a writer: "One day I was a lawyer drearily dividing my obscenely well-paid time between complex business deals and surreptitious Web-surfing.? The next day, or so it now seems, I had a tell-too-much memoir and was on the Rosie O'Donnell show telling her too much about my life in the projects. And on NPR telling Ira Glass too much about my life in Paris.. Since then, I've traded pinstripe suits for polka dot pajamas and delightedly divide my time between crafting characters and imagining plots."

One of seven children, Janet McDonald grew up in Brooklyn, New York.. holds a Bachelors degree in French Literature from Vassar College, a Masters in Journalism from Columbia University School of Journalism and a law degree from New York University School of Law.? She has practiced law in New York, Seattle and Paris, and is a member of MENSA, the international IQ society., McDonald moved to Paris where her career as an international corporate lawyer took her from Brooklyn to Bermuda and with stops all over Europe as well as to India.? She began writing fiction for young adults on a whim and has garnered widespread critical acclaim, winning in 2002 for Chill Wind the American Library Associations Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Award.? Published by New York's prestigious Farrar, Straus & Giroux, her five books have been included on a number of best books lists by the American Library Association, the New York Public Library and the Chicago Public Library and have been translated into French.? Her memoir Project Girl is required reading in schools throughout the United States. Not surprisingly, Hollywood has come knocking. Janet McDonald's official website is www.projectgirl.com.

ADDRESS:Chez Patricia: 14 rue St Louis en l'Ile, 75004 Paris. Metros are Sully-Morland and Pont-Marie
PARTICIPATION:20 Euros. Thanks for having exact change in an envelope with your name outside. Please include your card.
FOOD! International Cuisine. (Southern US, French or other European. Thai. . prepared as always by Patricia)
CONFIRMED RESERVATIONS ARE NECESSARY.If you don’t receive an email confirmation by Sunday, please call Patricia: 01 43 26 12 88E-mail: parissoirees@hotmail.comLooking forward to seeing you on Sunday! Patricia

MARK YOUR CALENDARSParis Soirees Dinners Every Sunday At 18h30.
Every Wednesday at 18h30: PARIS NETWORKING COCKTAIL
Unsurpassed Networking opportunities. Socializing. Great food and wine. Contact Patricia
Weds 2 August At 18h30: Shari Segall, President of Foreign Affairs Ltd: “French-Anglo Saxon Cultural Differences.”

PARIS SOIREES
Patricia is proud to have a 21st Century Parisian Salon. Our mission is to simply enlarge your 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.

Patricia Laplante-Collins created Paris Soirees Dinners on Sunday and Paris Networking Cocktail events on Wednesday on the Ile St Louis to bring Americans in Paris together with Ex-pats, hip French and the International Community in a global meet-up. Evenings feature Literary, Art, New Age, Business, African-American and Black Paris themes presented in English. There is an intimate salon atmosphere and the focus is on meeting people in Paris and creating friendships. Patricia is also the founder of AfricanAmerican Literary Soirees.)Visit our new website - http://www.parissoirees.com Not yet finished but fab. Designed by T. J. Byrne (arty@tombyrne.com) (See Events then click on Future Events).
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Tap into Parler Paris ... written by Adrian Leeds, a long time resident of Le Marais and an American in Paris for more than 11years, brings you Mondays and Wednesdays an "insider" view on life in Paris with tips on how to maneuver the system for working, living, visiting, and particularly investing in property in Paris and France! Subscribe today: http://www.parlerparis.com

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JAZZ AND THE FRENCH CONNECTION. Patricia Myers. International Jazz Critic Paris Soirees Dinner Sunday 23 July At 18h30

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This Sunday 23 July At 18h30

Our Guest of Honor:

Patricia Myers
International Jazz Critic

JAZZ AND THE FRENCH CONNECTION

If not for Paris and the French, jazz might have disappeared after World War II. That is the belief of Patricia Myers, an international jazz critic who will speak to Paris Soirees about Jazz and the French Connection on Sunday, July 23.

Jazz was loved by the French in the 1920s, when Josephine Baker first brought her danse primitive to Paris. New Orleans saxophonist Sidney Bechet came next, followed in the 1930s by pianist Bud Powell and saxophonists Johnny: “The Little Giant” Griffin, Ben Webster and Coleman Hawkins. In Paris, they found escape from punitive Jim Crow laws in the United States. Here they were accepted, without regard to their color, for their musicianship. Jazz was revered in Europe as a symbol and expression of freedom.

But American jazz was controversial, too. It was rejected by nationalists who believed the imported music was corrupting the purity of French artistry. But even amid the xenophobia of the times, many French musicians illustrated the more flexible and open aspect of the French culture by performing jazz. Her talk will trace the Paris jazz movement through the clubs and musicians, with excerpts from significant jazz albums related to Paris.

Patricia Myers has had a 30-year journalistic career as a reporter and editor for newspapers and magazines, writing about the international jazz scene since 1993. Her interest in both jazz and Paris began when she saw the film,:An American in Paris. She began listening to and writing about jazz in the 1970s, and first came to Paris in 1992.

Currently a free-lance writer for national and international publications and webzines, she specializes in articles about travel, food and entertainment, especially jazz. She currently writes for http://www.allaboutjazz.com/, AZJazz magazine and Jazz Notes. She has been published in Jazz Times, American Rag, Mississippi Rag and World Jazz Network. She spends each summer in Paris, and has been a Paris Soirees guest twice before, speaking about jazz luminaries in 2004 and aphrodisiacs in 2005

ADDRESS:
Chez Patricia: 14 rue St Louis en l'Ile, 75004 Paris. Metros are Sully-Morland and Pont-Marie.

PARTICIPATION:
20 Euros. Thanks for having exact change in an envelope with your name outside. Please include your card.

GREAT FOOD! International Cuisine. (Southern US, French or other European. Thai. . prepared as always by Patricia)

CONFIRMED RESERVATIONS ARE NECESSARY.
If you don’t receive an email confirmation by Sunday, please call Patricia: 01 43 26 12 88
E-mail: parissoirees@hotmail.com

Looking forward to seeing you on Sunday! Patricia

MARK YOUR CALENDARS

Paris Soirees Dinners Every Sunday At 18h30.

Every Wednesday at 18h30: PARIS NETWORKING COCKTAIL
Unsurpassed Networking opportunities. Socializing. Great food and wine. Contact Patricia

Weds 2 August: Shari Segall, President of Foreign Affairs Ltd: “French-Anglo Saxon Cultural Diffrences.”

PARIS SOIREES EVENTS
Patricia is proud to have a 21st Century Parisian Salon. Our mission is to simply enlarge your 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.

(Patricia Laplante-Collins created Paris Soirees Dinners on Sunday and Paris Networking Cocktail events on Wednesday on the Ile St Louis to bring Americans in Paris together with Ex-pats, hip French and the International Community in a global meet-up. Evenings feature Literary, Art, New Age, Business, African-American and Black Paris themes presented in English. There is an intimate salon atmosphere and the focus is on meeting people in Paris and creating friendships. Patricia is also the founder of African American Literary Soirees.)

Visit our new website - http://www.parissoirees.com
Not yet finished but fab. Designed by T. J. Byrne (arty@tombyrne.com) (See Events then click on Future Events).

Tap into Parler Paris ... written by Adrian Leeds, a long time resident of Le Marais and an American in Paris for more than 11years, brings you Mondays and Wednesdays an "insider" view on life in Paris with tips on how to maneuver the system for working, living, visiting, and particularly investing in property in Paris and France! Subscribe today: http://www.parlerparis.com

Free English-language Classifieds... Franglo.com is the premiere online community for Anglophones in France and others who want to connect. You can read and post classified ads in dozens of different categories, and it's fast, easy and free to publish your own ads. Visit http://www.franglo.com

Diary Of An Oxygen Thief. The Author Presents His Novel. Paris Soirees Dinner Sun 16 July At 18h30

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This Sunday 16 July At 18h30

Our Guest of Honor:

Anonymous
Author

DIARY OF AN OXYGEN THIEF

Excerpt:

Hurt people hurt people

Say Holden Caulfield was an alcoholic and Lolita was a photographer's assistant and somehow they met in Bright Lights Big City. He's blinded by love. She by ambition. DIARY OF AN OXYGEN THIEF is honest hilarious and heartrending but above all a very real account of what we do to each other and what we allow to have done to us.

Review:

I don't know whether to be flattered or outraged but as I read these pages I felt gratitude. It's hard to find work so drenched in honesty and I was glad for the chance to read it. I think the author is a decent unafraid writer, and that's rare. And as an editor I think the writing demonstrates a raw honesty and humour. First he steals the oxygen from you, then he spits it back in your face. One of the most interesting and controversial encounters I've made through a book.

Lorenzo di Rita, Editor in Chief at COLORS Magazine, Rome

Anonymous is originally Irish but has lived in London, Minneapolis, New York and presently Amsterdam. Before this he worked for many years as a creative director in the advertising industry.

Visit: http://www.02thief.com (copy into browser)

ADDRESS:
Chez Patricia: 14 rue St Louis en l'Ile, 75004 Paris. Metros are Sully-Morland and Pont-Marie.

PARTICIPATION:
20 Euros. Thanks for having exact change in an envelope with your name outside. Please include your card.

GREAT FOOD! International Cuisine. (Southern US, French or other European. Thai. Lovingly prepared as always by Patricia

CONFIRMED RESERVATIONS ARE NECESSARY.
If you don’t receive an email confirmation by Sunday, please call Patricia: 01 43 26 12 88
E-mail: parissoirees@hotmail.com

Looking forward to seeing you on Sunday! Patricia

MARK YOUR CALENDARS

Paris Soirees Dinners Every Sunday At 18h30.

Every Wednesday at 18h30: PARIS NETWORKING COCKTAIL
Unsurpassed Networking opportunities. Socializing. Plat du Jour

PARIS SOIREES EVENTS
Patricia is proud to have a 21st Century Parisian Salon. Our mission is to simply enlarge your 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.

(Patricia Laplante-Collins created Paris Soirees Dinners on Sunday and Paris Networking Cocktail events on Wednesday on the Ile St Louis to bring Americans in Paris together with Ex-pats, hip French and the International Community in a global meet-up. Evenings feature Literary, Art, New Age, Business, African-American and Black Paris themes presented in English. There is an intimate salon atmosphere and the focus is on meeting people in Paris and creating friendships. Patricia is also the founder of African American Literary Soirees.)

Paris Networking:Public Relations. Networking. Websites. Elizabeth Block. Linda Quinet. Thur 13 July

AND A STAR WARS (CLONE WARS) GALLERY VISIT DOWNSTAIRS FIRST!

We’ll Have Soirees All Summer – All Year!

Anyone RESERVED who wants to can meet starting at 18h00 in the Gallery downstairs in my building – Gallery Arludik. We willl have a glass of wine and a private tour of the current Star Wars exposition of original designs and prints from the film: Clone Wars.We will leave by 18h45 to come upstairs for our networking and talk. It is private so only those who have reserved for the Paris Networking Cocktail evening should attend.

The Ultimate Networking Opportunity. Great Food And Wine. Conviviality. Speaker After the Cocktail. You Always Meet New And Interesting People!

MAKE CONTACTS: FOR BUSINESS, CAREER OPPORTUNITIES, SELF-DEVELOPMENT. SOCIALIZING.

Thursday 13 July At 18h45

Elizabeth Block – Public Relations Consultant
Linda Quinet - Web Site and Marketing Conception

Pubic Relations. Networking. Websites.

Elizabeth:

I am a New Yorker who has been running my own PR firm in London for some years. I have worked In the City – the Wall Street of London- but I now specialise in renewable energy and the hospitality sector. I have also started my own small film company – Terracotta Films.

I will share some of my own experiences in media relations and general networking the key to successful PR. I will discuss Launch PR for start-up companies and give some tips on confidence building.

Linda:

What is the role of a web site in the overall PR mix? I will talk about the integral role a site plays among the public relations options Elizabeth describes. Contact:lquinet@earthlink.net.. Extensive background in the communications field is described at: http://www.laq.info/portfolio

MARK YOUR CALENDARS:

PARIS SOIREES DINNERS EVERY SUNDAY AT 18h30. YOU ALWAYS MEET NEW AND INTERESTING PEOPLE. Visit http://www.parissoirees.com

Sunday 16 July at 18h30. Author Vivian Walsh: Diary Of An Oxygen Thief. Paris Soirees Reserve with Patricia: parissoirees@hotmail.com /01 43 26 12 88.
PARIS SOIREES:
Patricia is proud to have a 21st Century Parisian Salon. Our mission is to simply enlarge your 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.
Visit our new website : http://www.parissoirees.com
Not yet finished but fab. Designed by T. J. Byrne (arty@tombyrne.com) (See Events and Future Events)

(Patricia Laplante-Collins created Paris Soirees Dinners and Paris Networking Cocktail events on the Ile St Louis to bring Americans in Paris together with expats, hip English speaking French and the International Community in a global meetup. Evenings feature Literary, Art, New Age, Business, African- American and Black Paris themes presented in English. . There is an intimate salon atmosphere and the focus is all about meeting people learning about the the Paris of today and creating friendships. Patricia is also the founder of African American Literary Soirees)

UPDATE: Paris Soirees. 9 July At 18h00. Anne Morton, Ph.D. Sophia Sharpe, Aromatherapist. WORLD CUP FINAL WITH DINNER

After the Anne Morton and Sophia Sharpe presentations:

You Can Watch FRANCE Play In The World Cup Final With Dinner!

We’ll start earlier at 18h00 with Happy Hour and Introductions. We’ll have the talk earlier at 18h45. Then we’ll have dinner. Those who want to dine and cheer for France can watch the World Cup Finals. Those who want to dine and just chat can do so. We’ll learn a lot. And it will be a fun evening for everyone!

"Closing The Gap Between Where You Are And Where You Want to Be" With Anne Morton, Ph.D. California Aromatherapist Sophia Sharpe. And The World Cup Finals With Dinner.

This Sunday 9 July At 18h00 (Special time. Exceptional).

Reserve with Patricia: 01 43 26 12 88 Email: parissoirees@hotmail.com

Closing The Gap Between Where You Are And Where You Want to Be With Anne Morton, Ph.D. California Aromatherapist Sophia Sharpe Sun 9 July At 18h30

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This Sunday 9 July At 18h30.

Our Guests of Honor:

Anne Morton, Ph. D., President Tap Your Potential

Sophia Sharpe, California Aromatherapist

Anne:

Tap Your Potential. Go From Where You Are To Where You Want To Be. I will show you how to close the gap between Where You Are and Where You Want to Be by tapping your potential and will be sharing techniques you can use to live more Closing fulfilling lives and to reach your goals with ease

I will pose the questions that determine what is really important in life for you and will enable you to move from where you are now to where you want to be in the future. By tapping your own unique potential you will realize your dreams joyfully, without stress or obsession. You will create shifts in internal perspectives that lead to magical changes in outer circumstances. You will learn to maintain balance in a busy, active life, deal effectively with change, reach your goals and realize your dreams.
Please visit: http://www.tapyourpotential.net

Sophia:

Sophia will have just returned from visiting lavender farms in France and will show us how her therapeutic-grade essential oils deliver positive benefits to the body through smell, direct absorption into the skin, and by normal digestive processes. Antiseptic, calming, stimulating, soothing, oils that bring balance to all systems of the body. What a tret for us.

Please isit: http://youngliving.org/sophiasoils

ADDRESS:
Chez Patricia: 14 rue St Louis en l'Ile, 75004 Paris. Metros are Sully-Morland and Pont-Marie.

PARTICIPATION:
20 Euros. Thanks for having exact change in an envelope with your name outside. Please include your card.

GREAT FOOD! International Cuisine. (Southern US, French or other European. Thai. Lovingly prepared as always by Patricia)

CONFIRMED RESERVATIONS ARE NECESSARY.
If you don’t receive an email confirmation by Sunday, please call Patricia: 01 43 26 12 88
E-mail: parissoirees@hotmail.com

Looking forward to seeing you on Sunday! Patricia

MARK YOUR CALENDARS

Paris Soirees Dinners Every Sunday At 18h30.

Every Wednesday at 18h30: PARIS NETWORKING COCKTAIL
Unsurpassed Networking opportunities. Socializing. Great food and wine. Contact Patricia

PARIS SOIREES EVENTS
Patricia is proud to have a 21st Century Parisian Salon. Our mission is to simply enlarge your 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.

(Patricia Laplante-Collins created Paris Soirees Dinners on Sunday and Paris Networking Cocktail events on Wednesday on the Ile St Louis to bring Americans in Paris together with Ex-pats, hip French and the International Community in a global meet-up. Evenings feature Literary, Art, New Age, Business, African-American and Black Paris themes presented in English. There is an intimate salon atmosphere and the focus is on meeting people in Paris and creating friendships. Patricia is also the founder of African American Literary Soirees.)

Tap into Parler Paris ... written by Adrian Leeds, a long time resident of Le Marais and an American in Paris for more than 11years, brings you Mondays and Wednesdays an "insider" view on life in Paris with tips on how to maneuver the system for working, living, visiting, and particularly investing in property in Paris and France! Subscribe today: http://www.parlerparis.com

Free English-language Classifieds... Franglo.com is the premiere online community for Anglophones in France and others who want to connect. You can read and post classified ads in dozens of different categories, and it's fast, easy and free to publish your own ads. Visit http://www.franglo.com