[Sunday, May 5]
llustrator Jérémie Royer, resident of writing residency A Room with a View, will participate in the panel "A Bird’s Eye View: Attention, Observation, Birdwatching, and the Fine Art of Doing Nothing", during which writer-artists and bird lovers will explore the wonders that acts of attention can bring.

[Friday, May 10]
Barrio Manouche is going back to the studio at 25th Street Recording (Oakland). Do not miss this unique opportunity to attend a 3-hour recording session in a state-of-the-art studio and share a rare moment with this band. You will be in the recording room with the musicians as they rehearse, play and record. Catering and wine will be served. Spots are limited.

[Saturday, May 11]
Following the screening of Marcel Pagnol's 1938 French tale of cuckoldry, join your fellow filmgoers for a scrumptious meal, prepared and served by Babette chefs Joan and Patrick. Film and dinner require separate ticket purchase.

[Monday, May 13]
Join us at the SFPL Richmond branch on May 13 to meet award-winning French illustrator Alexandre Clérisse and learn more about his work!

[Tuesday, May 14]
Andrew S. Curran and Mark Calkins will be in discussion at the Mechanics Institute around the theme "Denis Diderot: The art of Thinking Freely". Diderot is often associated with the decades-long battle to bring the world's first comprehensive Encyclopédie into existence. But his most daring writing took place in the shadows.

[Wednesday, May 15]
Do not miss the exceptional concert of Florence + the Machine at the Pavilion on May 15. French artist Cristine and the Queens will open the show!  

[Thursday, May 16]
Palette SF is hosting "An Evening with the Artists" around the exhibition As You See It. The exhibition, which features the work of Bay Area artists Juliette Choné and Kelley O’Leary, explores the concept of perception and our visual digestion of the world around us, posing questions related to self-awareness and blurred boundaries, as influenced by culture, society and our environment.

[Thursday, May 16-Sunday, June 9]
The 45th Seattle International Film Fesitval will showcase more than 400 films from nearly 90 countries to 140,000+ attendees over 25 days. Several French films are included in the lineup!

[Thursday, May 23]
Join us at SFMOMA to celebrate the voices of our extraordinary, unique, and diverse city in The Chronicles of San Francisco, by internationally recognized artist JR. JR's installation will be on show until April 27, 2020.