"NEW YEARS EVE. LET'S PARTY: REGGAE WITH GUIVE." Patricia's Paris Expat New Years Eve Dinner, Party Concert. 31 Dec. 21h30

HAPPY NEW YEARS EVE AND HAPPY NEW YEAR 2010!

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"NEW YEARS EVE. LET'S PARTY: REGGAE WITH GUIVE"

THURSDAY 31 DECEMBER

21h30 - 3h00+

Happy Hour. New Year's Eve Dinner. GUIVE'S MUSIC. Dancing And
Socializing.

Our Guest of Honor:

GUIVE

Vocalist, Musician. Lyricist

Vocalist, Musician and Lyricist Guive began his reggae career as a trombonist with the group DUB militant INTERNATIONAL SPARTAK, and other groups, as a background musician. In 2001 he joined the group BIG TROUBLE, which had no vocalist, was offred the opportunity and discovered his talent for both singing and writing lyrics. He soon became the lead singer and has performed in more than 50 concerts in France.

Encouraged by an enthusiastic public, that appreciated both his voice and his style, he worked more and more as a singer, while being background musician to other musical groups such as LAZY band, beginning in 2005. He continues.

Guive participates in many musical projects as a solo artist with different producers and studios in the Paris region. His first street album, "Reggae addict" appeared last Fall. (See how you can purchase it via the Myspace link below.) He returns reggae to the social relevance that is at its origin. Guive has an international vision of reggae and strives to appeal to the largest possible international audience through both his music and his lyrics (English and French).

Please visit http://www.myspace.com/guivesound

DONATION: €40.00 AND/PLUS a half a bottle of champagne per person. (You pay €40.00 and you also bring a half a bottle of champagne per person. Vous payez €40.00 PLUS un demi bouteille de champagne par personne.) Thanks for exact change.

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NEW YEARS EVE DINNER

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SUNDAY 3 JANUARY. 18h30. PATRICIA'S PARIS EXPAT SOIREE DINNER. SPECIAL GUEST TO BE ANNOUNCED.

HOLIDAY EVENTS 2009

HOLIDAY EVENTS Thursday 24 December At 19h00 - CHRISTMAS EVE DINNER: Roast Turkey, Stuffing and all the Trimmings. German based photographer Peter Schlipf: "Barcelona: Off Beat January Impressions." € 25.00 . Sun 27 December. 19h00. Special Guest to be announced. Visit EUR 20.00 (thanks for exact change) + a card, if you have one. Thursday 31 December At 21h30 - 03h00+ NEW YEARS EVE DINNER AND PARTY: Dinner. Dancing. Live Music autour de minuit: GUIVE, French Reggae And Soul Singer DONATION: €40.00 AND/PLUS a half a bottle of champagne per person. (You pay €40.00 and you also bring a half a bottle of champagne minimum per person. Vous payez €40.00 PLUS un demi bouteille de champagne minimum par personne.) Thank you for reservations with your telephone number please: http://www.blogger.com/parissoirees@gmail.com/ 33 (0) 6 43 79 35 18 (no text messages please. Thanks.)

HOLIDAY EVENTS 2009

HOLIDAY EVENTS Thursday 24 December At 19h00 - CHRISTMAS EVE DINNER: Roast Turkey, Stuffing and all the Trimmings. German based photographer Peter Schlipf: "Barcelona: Off Beat January Impressions." € 25.00 . Sun 27 December. 19h00. Special Guest to be announced. Visit EUR 20.00 (thanks for exact change) + a card, if you have one. Thursday 31 December At 21h30 - 03h00+ NEW YEARS EVE DINNER AND PARTY: Dinner. Dancing. Live Music autour de minuit: GUIVE, French Reggae And Soul Singer DONATION: €40.00 AND/PLUS a half a bottle of champagne per person. (You pay €40.00 and you also bring a half a bottle of champagne minimum per person. Vous payez €40.00 PLUS un demi bouteille de champagne minimum par personne.) Thank you for reservations with your telephone number please: parissoirees@gmail.com/ 33 (0) 6 43 79 35 18 (no text messages please. Thanks.)

CHRISTMAS EVE DINNER:Thurs 24 Dec."Barcelona: Off Beat January Impressions." German Based Photographer Peter Schlipf. 19h00

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"BARCELONA: OFF BEAT JANUARY IMPRESSIONS"

THURSDAY 24 DECEMBER

19h00 - 23h00

Happy Hour. Peter's Presentation. Great Christmas Eve Dinner. More Great Socializing.

Our Guest of Honor:

Peter Schlipf
Photographer


Peter Schlipf, is a German based American Photographer who has been living in and travelling extensively around Europe since 1991.

He is particularly inspired by Barcelona (the Dali/Gaudi/Picasso influence). We all know what a charming city it is and Peter will take us on a virtual tour, via a digital slide show, of things that particularly impress him off the beaten track in the winter there. Says Peter: "It'll be a mix of "off-beat" impressions of life in Barcelona; street musicians, street art, portraits of people, restaurants, tapas bars, food, markets, boutiques, places, architecture, views and so forth, particularly in January."

Peter is originally from the New York city area.

Please visit: http://www.pont-des-art.com/menu_a.html

DONATION €25 and ANY social or business card or brochure , if you have one. Thanks for exact change.

CHRISTMAS EVE DINNER:

Roasted Turkey And Dressing, Cranberry Sauce, Sweet Potatoes , Other Vegetable Dishes, Wild Rice, Dessert. Free Flowing Wine

ADDRESS:

Our friends' large and FUN private residence in the heart of the LATIN QUARTER. Metro: St Michel. Details with reservations.

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HOLIDAY EVENTS Thursday 24 December At 19h00 - CHRISTMAS EVE DINNER: Roast Turkey, Stuffing and all the Trimmings. German based photographer Peter Schlipf: "Barcelona: Off Beat January Impressions." € 25.00 . Sun 27 December. 19h00. Special Guest to be announced. Visit EUR 20.00 (thanks for exact change) + a card, if you have one. Thursday 31 December At 21h30 - 03h00+ NEW YEARS EVE DINNER AND PARTY: Dinner. Dancing. Live Music autour de minuit: GUIVE, French Reggae And Soul Singer DONATION: €40.00 AND/PLUS a half a bottle of champagne per person. (You pay €40.00 and you also bring a half a bottle of champagne minimum per person. Vous payez €40.00 PLUS un demi bouteille de champagne minimum par personne.) Thank you for reservations with your telephone number please: parissoirees@gmail.com/ 33 (0) 6 43 79 35 18 (no text messages please. Thanks.)

HOLIDAY GREETINGS from Patricia Laplante-Collins - Schedule of Holiday Events 2009

HOLIDAY MESSAGE FROM PATRICIA:

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It's been an exciting year - 2009! So many changes in world perspectives. Let's try to focus on the fact that human life is Brief and that we should celebrate every moment of just being alive! That's what Happiness is to me. (A large part of the quest is always searching for new ways of looking at old situations.)

Here's an incomplete schedule of what I have planned for the rest of 2009! My best wishes for CONTINUATION and ENJOYMENT OF LIFE!

HOLIDAY EVENTS Thursday 24 December At 19h00 - CHRISTMAS EVE DINNER: Roast Turkey, Stuffing and all the Trimmings. Special Guest Is German based photographer Peter Schlipf:"Barcelona: Off Beat January Impressions". € 25.00 . Sun 27 December. 19h00. Special Guest to be announced. Visit EUR 20.00 (thanks for exact change) + a card, if you have one. Thursday 31 December At 21h30 - 03h00+ NEW YEARS EVE DINNER AND PARTY: Dinner. Dancing. Live Music autour de minuit: GUIVE, French Reggae And Soul Singer Eur €40.00 AND/PLUS a half a bottle of champagne per person. (You pay €40.00 and you also bring a half a bottle of champagne per person.Vous payez €40.00 PLUS un demi bouteille de champagne par personne.) Thank you for reservations with your telephone number please: parissoirees@gmail.com/ 33 (0) 6 43 79 35 18 (no text messages please. Thanks.)

Sun 20 Dec.Louis XIV, THE SUN KING: Poison And Passion in the 17th Century.Historian.Tour Guide Pamela Grant Patricia's Paris Expat Soiree Diner.18h30

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"LOUIS XIV,THE SUN KING: POISON AND PASSION IN THE 17TH CENTURY"

SUNDAY 20 DECEMBER
18h30 - 22h30

Happy Hour. Pam's Presentation. Great Food. More Great
Socializing.

Our Guest of Honor:

Pamela Grant
French Historian
Specialized Tour Guide,
Paris Perspectives Tours

The court of Louis XIV was full of intrigue and scandal. What’s new about that?

The Sun King had mistresses galore, which set tongues wagging. But still he managed to remain a “good” Catholic. However, when a high-society lady, living in the Marais, was found to be slowly poisoning off members of her family for titillation and personal gain, the French court was aghast. Until a police investigation revealed that other nobles at Versailles were up to similar activities. Even one of the King’s most beloved mistresses was accused. Come hear about the seamy underside of the gilded court.

Visit: http://www.parisperspectives.com/

PARTICIPATION €20 and ANY social or business card or brochure , if you have one. Thanks for exact change.

GREAT FOOD! International Cuisine. Southern US, French or other European and vegetable dishes, lovingly prepared, as always, by Patricia. Free flowing wine.

ADDRESS:

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HOLIDAY EVENTS Thursday 24 December At 19h00 - CHRISTMAS EVE DINNER: Roast Turkey, Stuffing and all the Trimmings. Special Guest to be announced. € 25.00 . Sun 27 December. 19h00. Special Guest to be announced. Visit EUR 20.00 (thanks for exact change) + a card, if you have one. Thursday 31 December At 21h30 - 03h00+ NEW YEARS EVE DINNER AND PARTY: Dinner. Dancing. Live Music autour de minuit: To be announced Eur €40.00 AND/PLUS a half a bottle of champagne per person. Thank you for reservations with your telephone number please: parissoirees@gmail.com/ 33 (0) 6 43 79 35 18 (no text messages please. Thanks.)

Special Message From Earl FERGUSON, Leader Of "FEEL YOUR BEST. Learn Chinese AutoMassage Acupuncture Techniques" Workshops. (No Needles) (Dec 19)

MESSAGE FROM EARL:

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Hello to you all.

Hoping the year 2009 kept you healthy and in positive spirits, I invite you to come join Patricia and myself and participate in our last Traditional Chinese AutoMassage Workshop session of this year.

We will be regenerating our life forces, and rejuvenating our internal energies, to provide us with strength, harmonious insight and happiness for the New Year 2010.

Come join us, and set your energy in motion so that, together, we may fulfill our desires for life, liberty and a pursuit of happiness during the coming year.

Let us know if you will be present this Saturday, December 19th 2009. Send me an e-mail response c/o Patricia at parissoirees@gmail.com, or phone her at 06 43 79 35 18.

If you are not available to attend this workshop, know the we send you all our best wishes for the coming New Year 2010. May it be a Happy, Healthy, and Wholesome year for you all.

Energetically yours,

Earl FERGUSON

Weds 16 Dec. ""PARIS INSIGHTS": A LOVE AFFAIR. How Author Tom Reeves Self Published And Promotes His Unique Anthology About Paris. Patricia's "Making

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"Paris Insights": A Love Affair. How Author Tom Reeves Self Published And Promotes His Unique Anthology About Paris. "

Weds 16 December 2009
19h00 - 22h30

(Happy Hour & Cocktail. Tom's Presentation. Dinner and Dessert More Great Connecting and Socializing)

Our
Guest of Honor

Tom Reeves
Publisher: "Discover Paris"
Author:"Paris Insights - An Anthology"

About Tom Reeves And "Paris Insights": " To know Paris is to know a great deal,” as Henry Miller once said -- an understatement if there ever was one. Well, Tom Reeves knows Paris, no doubt about that, and in Paris Insights- An Anthology he shares that knowledge in bright, fresh, first-hand reports about life in this endlessly fascinating city, enhanced by an outstanding array of photographs. The subject areas range from daily life in Paris, stories of past and current Americans, surprising aspects of famous and little-known churches, and a batch of mouth-watering essays called “Tasty Treats,” worth the price of the book in themselves.

– David Burke, author of Writers in Paris, Literary Lives in the City of Light (Counterpoint Press, 2008)

Tom Reeves, a native of northern California and long time resident of Oakland, moved to Paris permanently in 1992 and created Discover Paris (www.discoverparis.net)! in 1999.Tom has been a confirmed Francophile since he first traveled to France in 1975 to learn the language, see the country, and pursue a diploma in French language, literature, and civilization. Returning to the U.S. in 1978, he soon realized that France had never left him. He moved to France permanently in 1992. Reeves’ love of French language and culture inspired him to create a travel planning service that caters to Americans interested in cultural travel to Paris. His recently published book, "Paris Insights – An Anthology", has been called “the kind of insider’s view of the French capital…that visitors pine for.”.

Please visit http://www.parisinsights.com

"Paris Insights- An Anthology" is available on the Internet at: www.discoverparis.net/premium.html

Copies will be available for purchase on Wednesday at special holiday Special gift prices.

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PARTICIPATION FOR WEDNESDAY EUR 20 and ANY social or business card or brochure , if you have one.

Thanks for exact change.

ADDRESS:

Our friends' large and FUN private residence in the heart of the Latin Quarter. Metro: St Michel. Details with reservations

GREAT FOOD! A "cocktail maison". International Cuisine. (Southern US, French or other European.and vegetable dishes lovingly prepared as always by Patricia). Free-flowing wine.

PATRICIA NEEDS TO CONFIRM YOUR RESERVATIONS: Please CALL Patricia on

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AFTER 12h00 NOON PLEASE CALL TO RESERVE OR TO CONFIRM YOUR RESERVATION. NO TEXT MESSAGES PLEASE.

UPCOMING EVENTS: DINNERS: SUNDAY 20 December. 18h30. Special Guest to be announced. Thank you for reservations with your telephone number please: parissoirees@gmail.com /33 (0) 6 43 79 35 18 WORKSHOP: SATURDAY 19 December. 14h00. FEEL YOUR BEST. Learn Chinese Auto massage acupuncture techniques (no needles) and principles of Traditional Chinese Medicine with Earl Ferguson. For info:parissoirees@gmail.com/33 (0) 6 43 79 35 18 PATRICIA'S PARIS "MAKING PARIS CONNECTIONS" COCKTAIL AND DINNER. WEDNESDAY 16 December. 19h00: Patricia's "Making"Paris Connections Cocktail & Dinner. Special Guest: "PARIS INSIGHTS" author Tom Reeves.(An American journal of history, culture and contemporary life in Paris). parissoirees@gmail.com /33 (0) 6 43 79 35 18 PLACE FREE CLASSIFIED ADS FOR EUROPE ON PATRICIA'S WEBSITE: http://www.parissoirees.com --- A GREAT RESOURCE ON PARIS! Tap into Parler Paris ... written by Adrian Leeds, a long time resident of Le Marais and an American in Paris for more than 14 years, 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 NEED HELP MOVING ANYTHING FROM ONE PLACE TO ANOTHER OR MOVING HOUSE? CALL RANDY! Move it quickly. Anything. Anytime. Anywhere. Call Randy: 33 (0) 6 71 11 76 01 I've used him for years. Couldn't live without him. Plus you always have a great laugh! (Sometimes Doggie Eve and I go for a ride in his truck just to lift our spirits. Moderate rates . EVENTS EVERY SUNDAY THROUGHOUT THE HOLIDAYS. OF SPECIAL INTEREST: THURSDAY 24 DECEMBER: CHRISTMAS EVE DINNER. SPECIAL GUEST TO BE ANNOUNCED. 19h00. THURSDAY 31 DECEMBER: NEW YEARS EVE DINNER AND PARTY. DINNER, LIVE MUSIC AND DANCING. 21h30

THE LATIN QUARTER: CONTRADICTIONS, MYTHS, CHARM. Renowned Int"l Paris Author & Expert Thirza Vallois. Patricia's Paris Expat Soiree Dinner. Sun 13 Dec

Visit Patricia's website - http://www.parissoirees.com/ THANK YOU FOR FORWARDING THIS EMAIL TO FRIENDS! FOR EXPATS OF ALL ORIGINS. FRENCH. VISITORS. THE LATIN QUARTER : "CONTRADICTIONS, MYTHS, CHARM" Sunday 13 December 2009 18h30 Our Guest of Honor Thirza Vallois Author. Int'l Expert On Paris A memorable opportunity to hear author Thirza Vallois. Fun, entertainment, inspiration, enlightenment, gossip, scandals and sex, are all on the menu. Thirza Vallois is the world-renowned author of the legendary "Around and About Paris" series, "Romantic Paris" and "Aveyron, A Bridge to French Arcadia", the last hidden corner of France. She has Paris at her finger tips, lectures about Paris and France worldwide, and contributes regularly, on Paris and France, to the international media - BBC, PBS, CNN, the Financial Times, United Airlines' Hemispheres and others. Praise for Thirza Vallois: "There are guides to every aspect of Paris... and then there are Thirza Vallois's extraordinary Around and About Paris," Anthony Sattin, Sunday Times "Treat yourself to this treasure!" Booklist (The American Library Journal). "Astonighingly informative companion." The Times Literary Supplement "Here's to Around and About Paris. On your next flight to Paris, don't leave home without it." The Boston Book Review "Entertaining at all times, and full of erudition and historical anecdote, she out-Baedekers Baedeker even at his best," Francophonie Signed copies of "Around and about Paris" and "Aveyron, A Bridge to French Arcadia" will be available for purchase. Excellent Christmas presents. Visit also : http://www.thirzavallois.com/ ADDRESS: Our friends' large and FUN private residence in the heart of the LATIN QUARTER. Metro: St Michel. Details with reservations PARTICIPATION €20 and ANY social or business card or brochure , if you have one. Thanks for exact change. GREAT FOOD! International Cuisine. (Southern US, French or other European.and vegetable dishes lovingly prepared, as always, by Patricia). Free-Flowing wine. PATRICIA NEEDS TO CONFIRM YOUR RESERVATIONS: Please CALL Patricia on 33 (0) 6 43 79 35 18. E-mail: parissoirees@gmail.com THANK YOU FOR ALWAYS LEAVING YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER WITH EACH RESERVATION (EVEN IF YOU THINK THAT PATRICIA ALREADY HAS IT). WE CAN'T READ EMAILS ON SUNDAY. ON SUNDAY, PLEASE CALL TO RESERVE OR TO CONFIRM YOUR RESERVATION. NO TEXT MESSAGES PLEASE. UPCOMING EVENTS: DINNERS: SUNDAY 20 December. 18h30. Special Guest to be announced. Thank you for reservations with your telephone number please: parissoirees@gmail.com /33 (0) 6 43 79 35 18 WORKSHOP: SATURDAY 19 December. 14h00. FEEL YOUR BEST. Learn Chinese Auto massage acupuncture techniques (no needles) and principles of Traditional Chinese Medicine with Earl Ferguson. For info:parissoirees@gmail.com/33 (0) 6 43 79 35 18 PATRICIA'S PARIS "MAKING PARIS CONNECTIONS" COCKTAIL AND DINNER. WEDNESDAY 16 December. 19h00: Patricia's "Making Paris Connections" Cocktail & Dinner. Special Guest: "PARIS INSIGHTS" author Tom Reeves.(An American journal of history, culture and contemporary life in Paris). http://www.blogger.com/parissoirees@gmail.com /33 (0) 6 43 79 35 18 PLACE FREE CLASSIFIED ADS FOR EUROPE ON PATRICIA'S WEBSITE: http://www.parissoirees.com/ --- A GREAT RESOURCE ON PARIS! Tap into Parler Paris ... written by Adrian Leeds, a long time resident of Le Marais and an American in Paris for more than 14 years, 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/ NEED HELP MOVING ANYTHING FROM ONE PLACE TO ANOTHER OR MOVING HOUSE? CALL RANDY! Move it quickly. Anything. Anytime. Anywhere. Call Randy: 33 (0) 6 71 11 76 01 I've used him for years. Couldn't live without him. Plus you always have a great laugh! (Sometimes Doggie Eve and I go for a ride in his truck just to lift our spirits.) Moderate rates . EVENTS EVERY SUNDAY THROUGHOUT THE HOLIDAYS. OF SPECIAL INTEREST: THURSDAY 24 DECEMBER: CHRISTMAS EVE DINNER. 19h00. THURSDAY 31 DECEMBER: NEW YEARS EVE DINNER AND PARTY. 21h30 l

"MURDER IN THE LATIN QUARTER" Mystery Writer Cara Black. Celebrating the LATIN QUARTER.

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"MURDER IN THE LATIN QUARTER "

Wednesday 9 December 2009

19h00 - 22h00

Our Guest of Honor

Cara Black
Mystery Writer (Creator of Aimée Leduc, Detective)

Cara Black frequents a Paris little known outside the beaten tourist track. A Paris she discovers on research trips and interviews with French police and private detectives. She lives in San Francisco with her husband, a bookseller, and their teenage son. She is a San Francisco Library Laureate and a member of the Paris Sociéte Historique in the Marais.Her nationally bestselling and award nominated Aimée Leduc Investigation series has been translated into five languages. She's included in the GREAT WOMEN MYSTERY WRITERS by Elizabeth Lindsay, 2nd editon published in the UK. Her first three novels in the series MURDER IN THE MARAIS, MURDER IN BELLEVILE AND MURDER IN THE SENTIER - nominated for an Anthony Award as Best Novel - were published in the UK in 2008. Several of her books have been chosen as BookSense Picks by the Amerian Association of Independent Bookstores. Cara's latest Aiméé Luduc case is MURDER IN THE LATIN QUARTER.

Please visit: www.carablack.com

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PARTICIPATION FOR THIS WEE'S COCKTAIL DINNER EUR 20 and ANY social or business card or brochure , if you have one. Thanks for exact change.

ADDRESS:

Our friends' large and FUN private residence in the heart of the LATIN QUARTER. Metro: St Michel. Details with reservations

GREAT FOOD! And. Free-flowing wine.

PATRICIA NEEDS TO CONFIRM YOUR RESERVATIONS: Please CALL Patricia on

33 (0) 6 43 79 35 18.

E-mail: parissoirees@gmail.com. THANKS YOU FOR ALWAYS LEAVING YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER WITH EACH RESERVATION (EVEN IF YOU THINK THAT PATRICIA ALREADY HAS IT).

AFTER 12h00 NOON PLEASE CALL TO RESERVE OR TO CONFIRM YOUR RESERVATION. NO TEXT MESSAGES PLEASE.

UPCOMING EVENTS: DINNERS: SUNDAY 20 December. 18h30. Renowned Historian and Author THIRZA VALLOIS of the accaimed "Around And About Paris series.Thank you for reservations with your telephone number please: http://www.blogger.com/parissoirees@gmail.com /33 (0) 6 43 79 35 18 WORKSHOP: SATURDAY 19 December. 14h00. FEEL YOUR BEST. Learn Chinese Auto massage acupuncture techniques (no needles) and principles of Traditional Chinese Medicine with Earl Ferguson. For info:http://www.blogger.com/parissoirees@gmail.com/33 (0) 6 43 79 35 18 Patricia's Next "Making Paris Connections Cocktail": Date to be announced : parissoirees@gmail.com /33 (0) 6 43 79 35 18 PLACE FREE CLASSIFIED ADS FOR EUROPE ON PATRICIA'S WEBSITE: http://www.parissoirees.com/ --- A GREAT RESOURCE ON PARIS! Tap into Parler Paris ... written by Adrian Leeds, a long time resident of Le Marais and an American in Paris for more than 14 years, 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/ NEED HELP MOVING ANYTHING FROM ONE PLACE TO ANOTHER OR MOVING HOUSE? CALL RANDY! Move it quickly. Anything. Anytime. Anywhere. Call Randy: 33 (0) 6 71 11 76 01 I've used him for years. Couldn't live without him. Plus you always have a great laugh! (Sometimes Doggie Eve and I go for a ride in his truck just to lift our spirits. Moderate rates . EVENTS EVERY SUNDAY AND THROUGHOUT THE HOLIDAYS. OF SPECIAL INTEREST: THURSDAY 24 DECEMBER: CHRISTMAS EVE DINNER. 19h00. THURSDAY 31 DECEMBER: NEW YEARS EVE DINNER AND PARTY. 21h30;

THE LATIN QUARTER. Let's Celebrate The Latin Quarter This Christmas. Weds 9 Dec Author Cara Black "Murder In the Latin Quarter".

LET'S CELEBRATE THE LATIN QUARTER THIS CHRISTMAS!

Mark Your Calendars

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TWO CELEBRATED AUTHORS WHO HAVE WRITTEN ABOUT THE LATIN QUARTER WILL BE OUR SPECIAL GUESTS THIS WEEK. AND BOTH EVENTS WILL EVEN TAKE PLACE IN THE LATIN QUARTER. THEIR BOOKS MAKE EXCELLENT CHRISTMAS!

(An Assortment of their books will be available at each event.)

Wednesday 9 December 2009 At 19h00

CARA BLACK, Famed Mystery Writer: Cocktails & Crime (And there's a cocktail, fun dinner and free-flowing wine). Cara will treat us to Aimée Leduc's latest case: "Murder in the Latin Quarter". €20.00. Visit www.carablack.com (Patricia's Making Paris Connections Cocktail and Dinner).

RESERVATIONS with Patricia: parissoirees@gmail.com or +33 6 43 79 35 18


Sunday 13 December 2009 At 18h30.

THIRZA VALLOIS. Join internationally renowned Paris expert, author Thirza Vallois on a fascinating journey into the Latin Quarter. Come and find out how and why it became the centre of intellectual life in Paris, going back to the Middle Ages. It all began round the corner from where Patricia is organizing this event in the Latin Quarter. €20.00 it: Visit www.thirzavallois.com (Paricia's Paris Expats Soirees Dinner.)

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" BOLLYWOOD: TALES OF LOVE, LIFE AND MELODRAMA" Patricia’s Paris Expat Soirees Dinner. London Based Scholar And Comedian Raoul Malhotra. Sunday 6 Dece

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Photo: "Slumdog Millionaire" Actors
Dev Patel and Frieda Pinto

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"BOLLYWOOD: TALES OF LOVE, LIFE AND MELODRAMA"

Sunday 6 December 2009

18h30 - 22h30


(Happy Hour. Dinner and Dessert. Raoul's Presentation. More Great Socializing)

Our Guest of Honor

Raoul Malhotra

London Based Scholar And Comedian Visiting Paris

Raoul Malhotra is a young British Asian (India) currently in Paris in his gap year. Next year he will attend LSE (The London School of Economics), but is currently completing course work for his Ph D in life. Over the last year or so, Raoul has taken a capricious approach to Bollywood in an effort to improve his Hindi. Looking at Bollywood from all angles, he will be discussing his own attitudes to Indian cinema, and its marketability all over the world. Frequently asked questions such as "Do all these movies really need to be 4 hours long?" and "Why do they sing and dance at the most inappropriate times?", will be looked at as Raoul attempts to deconstruct the myths and legends of Bollywood.

Background on Bollywood

*Bollywood (Hindi: बॉलीवुड) is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the Indian film industry.[1] Bollywood is the largest film producer in India and one of the largest centers of film production in the world.[2][3][4] The name is a portmanteau of Bombay (the former name for Mumbai) and Hollywood, the center of the American film industry. Bollywood is more properly refered to as Hindi cinema, though frequent use of poetic Urdu words is fairly common. There has been a growing presence of Indian English un dialogue and songs as well. It is not uncommon to see films that feature dialogue with English words and phrases, or even whole sentences.[6]The name "Bollywood" is a portmanteau of Bombay (the former name for Mumbai) and Hollywood, the center of the American film industry. [5]. However, unlike Hollywood, Bollywood does not exist as a physical place. The term "Bollywood" has origins in the 1970s, when India overtook America as the world's largest film producer...
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Roaul will show sound and images perfect for a cold Paris Sunday evening.!

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