Paris Alumnae/i Network

Paris 7

Spain has more land planted with grapes than any other nation in the world but it ranks third in production, after Italy and France. There are more than six hundred native Spanish grape varieties. Astonishingly, for a country associated with red wines, the most widely planted grape by far is white Airen. Spain's wine world is dominated by huge co-operatives that produce most of the country's wine and control the country's wine trade, although there is a growing new generation of smaller producers. Finally, Spain's greatest gift to the world of wine is not a table wine at all but its magnificent late-fortified wine, called Sherry. Our wine expert will give us the keys to understanding Spain's wine world, dealing with the five most important wine regions, wine classifications and wine labels, vintages and grape varieties. As usual, we will taste six wines and comment on them.

30€ per person
To sign up please contact Mary Ann Rivet at marivet@noos.fr .

Paris 16

The charity day at Roland Garros, the Saturday before the actual tournament begins, is called “Les Enfants de Roland Garros”. It’s a welcome combination of charity and sport and a wonderful opportunity to witness some great exhibition matches, see some of the champions on the practice courts, and wander around the promotional stands and grounds. The doors open at 10 am. PAN has purchased a limited number of tickets at 20€ per person, free seating. .

To sign up please contact Anny Parisse at asgirons3@gmail.com.

Paris 7

Many of you know Professor Levy from our French literature reading and discussion group. He has been given free rein to talk to us about something he’s researching now, notably the ideas, artifacts, and texts – both literary and other - from the 18th and 19th centuries that went into what we call today computing. It all started way back then, and is not as new as some people think. Join us for this presentation by a fascinating speaker, worthy of a college lecture series! Free for PAN members, 5€ for outside guests.

To sign up please contact Mary Ann Rivet at marivet@noos.fr .

Paris 8

Named for Philippe Madamour’s collection of antique percolators and run by him and his brother, le Percolateur, opened in 2009, comes highly recommended for its good French cooking at reasonable prices. The setting is supposedly reminiscent of the restaurant Philippe ran previously in New York’s Soho district - cool, refined, and modern with a daily 3-course menu at 29€50. You can see for yourself: http://www.lepercolateur.fr/ . Why not join this fun occasion to socialize with other members? PAN has reserved a table for 10. To sign up please contact Anny Parisse at asgirons3@gmail.com

Salle Pleyel – Paris 8

Avishai Cohen with Strings, is the culmination of a musical journey, bringing two worlds together - classical chamber music and jazz. At the centre of Cohen's music is a string quartet with a difference; Cohen has replaced one of the violins with a viola in order to benefit from its darker timbre and create more depth. An oboe is added to the ensemble and joins Cohen's core trio with Nitai Hershkovits on piano and Ofri Nehemya on drums.
Cohen's warm vocals subtly create a mood that compliments the luscious instrumentation on his own compositions. The evening's performance will include arrangements of several Israeli love songs, such as 'Nigun Atik' by the poet Nathan Alterman and melodies from Mordechai Ze'ira, one of Cohen's favourite composers. Ladino songs have also been arranged for strings, including the Argentine song 'Alfonsina Y El Mar', along with the powerful centre piece of Avishai's own, 'Concerto for Bass'.
Expect an evening of exquisite and moving music from this inspired Israeli composer and dynamic performer supported by a truly gifted ensemble.

PAN has purchased a limited number of Category 1 tickets for this unique performance at 39€ each.

To sign up please contact Sam Taub at sam.taub@acunet.fr