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Art Update for the Weekend and Beyond
So much art in Provence and so little time! Here are a few new and noteworthy shows...with a few vernissages (openings) that you can attend...and a few ongoing shows that you might have missed. Enjoy!...
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Another Fine French Cookbook Giveaway!
Two of my old food-industry pals, Laurent Gras and Mitchell Davis, have just released an interactive digital cookbook called Laurent Gras: My Provence. It includes more than 40 dishes from Gras’ early...
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The Delano Marrakech Opens Friday
In the same way that we North Americans pop off to Mexico or the Caribbean, folks here in France find Morocco an easy, exotic and relatively inexpensive getaway. So I like to keep up with the hotel...
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Princess Grace: On Film and In Provence
Action! The cameras have just begun rolling here in France for Grace of Monaco, the new movie with Nicole Kidman playing Grace Kelly. The story centers on a six-month period in 1962 when French Prime...
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Another Fine French Travel Book Giveaway!
Edwin Mullins was a young boy when he discovered Roman tile shards on a riverbank near his home in Sussex, England. This led to a lifelong obsession with Roman history and for years, he's been...
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French Food Film Now Playing in U.S.
The film Entre Les Bras, which was released in France in March and Germany in August, has now come to the U.S. It's in French with English subtitles and it tells the story of Michel Bras, one of the...
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World-Class Opera and Dance...at the Mall!
Ok, so get this. Did you know you can see the Metropolitan Opera, the Bolshoi Ballet and the Netherlands Dance Theater performing live, on the large screen, in high-def, at a shopping mall outside...
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Want to Ski the Alps? Here's Help in English.
If you’re planning to ski the French Alps this winter, a good time to start planning is now. So I thought I’d let you know about Megeve Mike, who’s something of a legend among Anglos who ski in...
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Jewelry Handmade with Love and History
Isn't it funny how a painting or a bottle of wine or a wonderful meal becomes even more delicious if you know the person or the story behind it? This jewelry has a great story indeed...and the fact...
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You're Invited to Thanksgiving...
As in years past, members and friends of the American Club of the Riviera will gather around elegantly laid tables to celebrate Thanksgiving....and everyone is welcome. The event is Thursday, November...
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Another Fine French Book Giveaway!
Whether you fancy yourself a modern-day Escoffier or rarely set foot in the kitchen, the new book Dejeuner en Provence (Lunch in Provence) will definitely get your jus flowing! Just published by...
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Provence Prestige is Coming Soon
Provence Prestige is a large, festive and very-popular event heralding the start of the holiday season in Provence; this year it's November 22 to 26. In two large halls of the Palais des Congrès in...
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Peter Mayle's New Book Is Out
To coincide with the publication of his lighthearted thriller The Marseille Caper, Peter Mayle just did a fun little interview with the New York Times. In it, he's asked about the proliferation of...
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The Big World of Sculptor Stéphane Guiran
Born and raised in Draguignan, in the Var department of Provence, artist Stéphane Guiran first dreamt of being an airline pilot. ''But I'm bad at taking orders and being disciplined!'' he says....
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Restaurant Royalty Fêtes Ducasse's 25th
Anyone who knows chef Alain Ducasse knows that he does nothing halfway. So when he decided to throw a party to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of his Monte-Carlo restaurant Le Louis XV, he went...
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Artists' Snapshots of Provence
Snapshots of Provence is an annual program in which invited artists create digital art promoting the Bouches-du-Rhône department of Provence. The pieces are then compiled, published online and, later,...
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Win a Glorious Week in Provence!
I first heard about Passports with Purpose at a travel blogging conference a few months ago in Spain. I was so inspired by co-founder Beth Whitman’s talk that I signed on immediately to help. My...
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Xmas at Estoublon: Hot Air Balloons & More
There are scores of Christmas Markets in Provence; the ones in Aix and Avignon are two of the largest and loveliest. But many wineries now host beautiful Christmas Markets as well, selling their own...
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What Happens at The Negresco...
With its dazzling Belle Epoque facade and famous pink dome, the gracious Negresco Hotel in Nice is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year. It’s one of only three five-star hotels in Nice and it...
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If You Live in the UK and Love France...
The France Showis coming up again, January 18 to 20 at Earls Court in London, bringing a taste of France to the heart of London. And once again, the organizers of this large lifestyle expo are offering...
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