This month, New England is full of opportunities to see performances by French-speaking artists! Enjoy gigs by Malian legends Amadou & Mariam, French Electronic DJ Anoraak and Cameroonese folk singer Blick Bassy.

The Île de France Children's Choir is touring in New England! They will be in Boston on Thursday, July 13th for an exceptional concert at St Cecilia Church in Boston. The entrance is free. The Choir will perform major works by French composers such as Fauré, Berlioz, Debussy, Saint-Saëns, as well as works by Mozart, Bach and Mendelssohn.

“Pierre Cardin: 70 Years of Innovation” opened in Rosecliff’s exhibition gallery on May 27th, featuring 42 original pieces from Cardin’s private archives that document and celebrate his prolific career from the 1950s through his 2016 spring/summer collection. Beginning his haute couture work with Christian Dior in 1946, Cardin helped develop the “New Look” that would forever change mid-20th Century fashions.

Son of the famous painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Jean Renoir is now considered a legendary director, a genius who defined cinematic realism and humanist filmmaking. The HFA will show all of Renoir’s work (including The Rules of the Game and Picnic on the Grass) in addition to documentaries about the director and his first screen effort as scenarist and producer. All silent films will feature live accompaniment.