JUNE 2014 |
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This month enjoy the nice weather in Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas with this selection of Free outdoor public events or stay entertained inside with French movie screenings, exceptional exhibits in Oklahoma City and San Antonio and book releases. |
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COUP DE COEUR |
SAN ANTONIO, TX I JUNE 14 - SEPT 7
San Antonio Museum of Art presents "Matisse: Life in Color, Masterworks from the Baltimore Museum of Art" what is perhaps the world’s finest collection of the work of Henri Matisse (French, 1864–1954). READ MORE |
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OKLAHOMA CITY, OK I JUNE 21 - SEPT 14
The Oklahoma City Museum of Art is the opening venue for the national tour of “Gods and Heroes: Masterpieces from the École des Beaux-Arts de Paris.” The exhibition chronicles the history of one of Europe’s most celebrated and influential art academies, while showcasing a stunning array of French masterpieces. With works that span more than two centuries, the exhibition will provide visitors an intimate view of an institution that produced some of France’s most accomplished artists and left a profound impact on Western art.
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VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS |
HOUSTON, TX I MAY 31 - JUNE 1
Gallery Yvonamor Palix Fine Arts
invites all arts enthusiasts to the closing party of No Passport Necessary a series of petite exhibitions and performances as part of AILLEURS/ELSEWHERE. The exhibit will also showcase "Open The Door" - a selection of photographs from the recent photography contest produced by the Texan French Alliance for the Arts READ MORE |
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HOUSTON, TX I JUNE 8
Franco-American Vocal Academy (FAVA) will perform a free concert at the Miller Outdoor Theatre this June! 11 young opera singers will perform one of Offenbach's major works "Orpheus in the Underworld." READ MORE |
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HOUSTON, TX I JUNE 10 - 26
Sign up for an Art Class "Modern and Contemporary Art and Design in France" at the Glassell School of Art, MFAH by Prof. Anna Tahinci. The course explores modern and contemporary art movements and major artists in France throughout the 20th century to the present. From Cubism, Surrealism to French Expressionism, New Realism and Relational Aesthetics.
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HOUSTON, TX I UNTIL JUNE 15
Before it was a popular children's book series, "The Adventures of Curious George"
was originally titled "The Adventures of Fifi," created, written and illustrated by Hans and Margret Rey. And before they created "The Adventures of Fifi," the couple was desperate to flee Paris in advance of approaching Nazi forces. Their epic journey is depicted in a series of 25 giclee (liquid) prints on watercolor paper, drawn by illustrator Allan Drummond. The exhibition dots the halls in the Central Gallery at the Holocaust Museum Houston's Morgan Family Center.
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HOUSTON, TX I JUNE 15 - SEPT 14
The MFAH presents an exhibit devoted to one of the most talented French photographer of the 19th century, Charles Marville. A photographer who focused on portraying the beauty of urban landscapes and Parisian architecture in the 19th century.
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AUSTIN, TX I UNTIL AUGUST 3, 2014
The Harry Ransom Center at UT Austin presents "The World at War", a gripping exhibition that illuminates the experience of the war from the point of view of its participants and observers, preserved for a twenty-first-century generation through letters, drafts, and diaries, memoirs and novels, photographs and works produced by battlefield artists, and propaganda posters and films.
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CINEMA |
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HOUSTON, TX I JUNE 1
Screening of the documentary about French ballerina, Tanaquil Le Clercq at the MFAH. READ MORE |
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DALLAS, TX I JUNE 2 - 5
French Film Festival USA is screening six French films in 10 cities throughout the United States, screening in Texas will be at the Angelika Dallas. JAPPELOUP
20 ANS D'ECART (IT BOY)
COMME UN LION (LITTLE LION)
TOUR DE FORCE (LA GRANDE BOUCLE)
A COEUR OUVERT (A MONKEY ON MY SHOULDER)
AU BOUT DU CONTE (UNDER THE RAINBOW) READ MORE |
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HOUSTON, TX I JUNE 7
The Nouvelle Vague French film, "Ascenseur pour l'échafaud" by Louis Malle staring legendary French actress Jeanne Moreau is screened at the MFAH. READ MORE |
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OKLAHOMA, OK I JUNE 19 - 22
The OKCMOA will be screening the magnificient movie "Elle S'en Va" (On My Way) staring legendary Catherine Deneuve. READ MORE |
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UNITED STATES I JUNE 2014
New DVD releases on the U.S. territory of
Just a Sigh "Le temps de l'aventure" (2014) a romance directed by Jérôme Bonnell and Crime Insiders "Truands" (2007) a portray of Parisian drug lords by Frédéric Schoendoerffer starring Béatrice Dalle and Benoit Magimel.
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MUSIC |
UNITED STATES
Following the release of the Speed remix EP, French DJ/songwriter/producer Simon Delacroix aka The Toxic Avenger has announced the release of his highly anticipated Romance & Cigarettes LP, out June 10 via Ultra Records. Seamlessly blending heavy synth-pop influences and disco-inspired syncopation, the album packed with beats that are just as melodic as they are percussive. READ MORE |
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UNITED STATES
Yann Tiersen is one of the most renowned French artists of his generation. His early albums were combined and used for the Amélie soundtrack
(2001), earning him global recognition. This new album, ∞ (Infinity) is the follow up to 2011’s critically acclaimed Skyline (described by MOJO as “life affirming”, by Clash as a "...remarkable musical talent"). The artist will be in Houston in November. READ MORE |
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BOOKS |
HOUSTON, TX I JUNE 13
Joël Dicker will sign and discuss
"The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair." Joël Dicker is a Swiss novelist, born on June 16, 1985. He is from Geneva, a French-speaking city in western Switzerland. La 'Vérité sur l’Affaire Harry Quebert' has been translated into over 30 languages and is being published in over 45 countries. JUNE 13 I 6:30 PM I
Murder By the Book, 2342 Bissonet Street READ MORE |
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UNITED STATES I JUNE
A new translation of "L'Écume des jours" (Mood Indigo) the novel written by Boris Vian has been published this month by Farrar, Straus and Giroux translated by Stanley Chapman. This translation comes after the success of the movie by Michel Gondry, "Mood Indigo".
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UNITED STATES
The Economics of Creativity by Pierre-Michel Menger, translated by Steven Rendall published by Harvard University Press, June 2, 2014 is an philosophical, economical and sociological analysis of the dynamics and market of creativity and creative work. Menger applies his temporal and causal analysis of behavior under uncertainty to the careers and oeuvres of Beethoven and Rodin.
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EVENTS |
HOUSTON, TX I JUNE 6
Thirty US WWII Veterans from Arkansas, Texas and Oklahoma to receive the medal of Chevalier in the French Order of the Legion of Honor from the hands of Consul General of France, Sujiro SEAM at USS Texas Battleship
on June 6 at 9am. This special ceremony marks the 70th anniversary of D-Day landing in Normandy, when the ship provided essential support to the allied troops on Utah Beach and Pointe du Hoc. A few days later, during the Battle of Cherbourg, France, the Battleship was struck twice by large-caliber coastal defense guns. READ MORE |
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HOUSTON, TX I JUNE 7 OPENING CEREMONY
Eyeful Art and UP Art Studio present “Preservons La Creation” (Let’s Preserve Creation) by French-American artist Sebastien “Mr. D” Boileau, in partnership with the Texan-French Alliance for the Arts’
“Open the Door” project and the Midtown District. Mr. D, Houston’s premier muralist and owner of the acclaimed company Eyeful Art Murals & Designs, will paint the five-story, 60-foot-high by one city block-wide, 8,000-square-foot mural. A portion of proceeds raised from this mural and its related events, will fund a children’s hospital mural project in Houston. READ MORE |
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