4 juillet | july
Samedi | Saturday

• Corot in California

Museum Hours
Tuesday - Sunday 11 am to 5 pm
Closed Mondays

Admission Members free
Non-members: Adults $9
Seniors (age 65+) $6
Students with ID $6
Ages 6-17 $6
Under 6 free
Admission free every Sunday.

SANTA BARBARA MUSEUM
1130 State Street
Santa Barbara CA 93101-2746
Telephone: 805.963.4364
Fax: 805.966.6840

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11-12juillet | july
Samedi | Saturday


• Santa Barbara French Festival - Bastille Day Celebration

Where:
Eiffel Tower Stage

Join the fun at the 22nd Annual Santa Barbara FRENCH FESTIVAL ( Bastille Day Weekend, July 11& 12, 11am-7pm, FREE admission).
Great food. from crepes to Cajun. Over 40 great acts on 3 stages: cancan, folkdance, Poodle Parade, Femmes Fatales Drag Review, Moroccan bellydance, Napoleon, Maurice Chevalier, Edith Piaf, Hot Jazz a la Django Reinhart, African drumming, Tahitian dance, accordeons galore, and much more. Huge Eiffel Tower. Lots for the kids. It's where AMERICA celebrates FRANCE! Oo la la.
For more information, go to: frenchfestival.com

FREE

Oak Park - W. Alamar Ave. & Junipero St., Santa Barbara, CA 93105

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12juillet | july
Dimanche | Sunday

Noon to 10:00 pm

• Bastille Day Los Angeles Festival

The City of Los Angeles hosts a fusion of French
and American Culture to celebrate the Eight Annual
BASTILLE DAY LOS ANGELES FESTIVAL.

Under the auspices of the Consulate General of France in Los Angeles, the BASTILLE DAY LOS ANGELES FESTIVAL 2009 promotes the French heritage and culture, and celebrates the undying ties between French and American citizens.
In France, Bastille Day commemorates the storming of the Bastille in 1789, marking the beginning of the French revolution.

In its eight year, this event promises to be one of the city’s best cultural events, with all-day festivities, spectacular live entertainment, international music, dance, food and wine from France.

WHERE:
Elysian Park – Monticello Old Lodge
Corner of Stadium Way and Scott Avenue
(next to the Dodgers Stadium)

MORE: As always the Bastille Day Festival 2009 will feature a variety of entertainment including:
a Parisian Waiters Race, street performers, Tahitian dancers, a Petanque Tournament, scenic and portrait painters, comedians, singers, dancers and a host of surprises amidst a delightful French setting of market vendors and sidewalk cafés.

Great raffle prizes: trip to France for two, stay in Tahiti, black Tahitian pearl, etc.

The Bastille Day Los Angeles Festival is produced by Passions Productions.

Noon to 4:00 pm

• French Revolution Al Fresco

French sweet tunes by Adele Jacques with Russell Rinker : Serge Gainsbourg, Brigitte Bardot, Francoise Hardy, France Gall, Jacques Dutronc, Michel Polnareff, Edith Piaf, Yves Montand, and much more...

Revolutionary set by super special guest Nitedog (Blackdisco)

Free style surprises and special guests!

Special cheese and cold cuts plates, french wine and a more options a la carte

FREE event.
Call for reservations: 310.652.0398

Catherine Malandrino Cafe

651-653 N La Cienega Blvd
(Melrose Place)
Los Angeles

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18juillet | july
Samedi | Saturday

6:30pm

• Grand Vision Foundation & Cinema Grand Present:
PARIS 36 & aFrench-Themed Reception at the Warner Grand!
Champagne ~ Appetizers & Dessert ~ Live Dance Performance ~ Film:

~ When Life Imitates Art ~
Paris 36 is a real Grand Vision story!

It's a pre-war France in 1936 and a group of eclectic theatre folk join together to save their theatre, the Chansonia.

Come down to the Warner Grand &
Find out if the Chansonia is saved!

"Beguilingly authentic sound and impassioned sentiment."
~ LA Times.

This special evening includes:
Pre-screening reception with light appetizers,
sparkling wine,
dessert
& an original performance by the young dancers from BoomKat Dance Company (www.boomkatdance.org), an adjunct of Narcissa Vanderlip's Santa Monica-based ETC Theatre Company


Your support helps underwrite
on-going restoration projects at the Warner Grand Theatre.

TICKETS: $20 in advance / $25 at the door
Purchase on line:
www.warnergrand.org or call 310-833-4813

Warner Grand Theatre
478 W. Sixth St.
San Pedro, CA 90731

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19juillet | july
Dimanche | Sunday

SPORTS
•Pétanque
Panache Doublette
Rancho Park courts
West Los Angeles
Pour plus d'info concernant tarif et horaires,
consulter l'association Los Angeles Pétanque

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21juillet | july

7 - 9 pm
•French-American Soirée at the Alliance Française of Los Angeles (Wine & Cheese Soirée)

Announcing the Alliance Française of Los Angeles and the French-American Chamber of Commerce Los Angeles Partnership.

At the event, there will be a buffet that will include various meats, cheeses, breads, and fruits to accompany the different wines. Along with great food and wine, you’ll be able to enjoy yourself while meeting various French and American professionals from the Los Angeles area.

Event price is $20 for members and $25 for non-members.

Please reserve your spot soon because there will be a limit for this event.

RSVP at the Alliance Francaise by email at info@afdela.org or by phone at (310) 652-0306.

Where:
Alliance Française de Los Angeles
10390 Santa Monica Blvd. Suite 120
Los Angeles, CA 90025
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24juillet | july
Vendredi | Friday

VISUAL ARTS
1:00 PM TOUR:
•Gauguin (20 min.)

at LACMA
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles
lacma.org

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27juillet | july - 2 août | august
SPORTS

• Venez soutenir les stars francophones du tennis au Countrywide Classic.
Los Angeles Tennis Center
420 Charles Young Drive West
Los Angeles
(West of Pauley Pavilion on the UCLA campus)

Tickets info: 310.824.1010
Prices start at $25.
countrywideclassic.com

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28 juillet | july
Mardi | Tuesday

VISUAL ARTS

•Capturing Nature's Beauty: Three Centuries of French Landscapes

Highlighting key moments of the French landscape tradition—from its emergence in the 1600s to its preeminence in the 1800s—this selection of drawings reveals the engrossing tension between the passion for the real and the quest for an ideal.

Featuring a wide array of techniques, functions, and styles, the exhibition showcases the work of major exponents of the genre, including Nicolas Poussin, Claude Lorrain, Jean-Honoré Fragonard, Georges Seurat, and Vincent van Gogh.

Ticket free
Parking: $15 per vehicle

Getty Center
Sepulveda Blvd

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