The Cultural Services of the French Embassy present the first U.S. performance by French harpsichordist Jean Rondeau.

Awarded at the prestigious Les Victoires de la Musique Classique as Best Solo Artist Revelation in 2015, Rondeau will offer a program that features works by Scarlatti and Bach.

This concert joins the spirit of the 34th annual Fête de la Musique under the 2015 theme Vivre ensemble la musique - Living Music Together.

In continuation of the 34th annual Fête de la Musique, the Cultural Services of the French Embassy present a concert by Paperhaus, a DC-based rock band. 

Their self-titled debut full length album - released in February 2015 - has multiple singers. The songs take cues from psychedelic inclined bands like CAN, King Crimson, Deerhunter and Lower Dens, and mix pop elements from Radiohead, Talking Heads, The Smiths and Real Estate.

This exhibition Splendor and Surprise: Elegant Containers, Antique to Modern presents over 80 boxes, coffers, chests, and other containers that reveal the unexpected ways in which cultures have contained their most treasured items and everyday objects from the 17th through the 20th century.

This is the first major exhibition by French curator Wilfried Zeisler, Associate Curator of 19th-Century Art at Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens. 

Image credit: Pot-pourri "Pompadour" by Sèvres, 1757 at Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens

Featuring over 60 paintings by more than 30 artists, Van Gogh, Manet, and Matisse: The Art of the Flower is the first major American exhibition to consider the French floral still life across the 19th century.

Organized by Mitchell Merling, Paul Mellon Curator and head of the Department of European Art at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and Heather MacDonald, the Lillian and James H. Clark Associate Curator of European Art at the Dallas Museum of Art

Image credit: Vincent Van Gogh, Vase with Carnations, summer 1886, oil on canvas, Collection Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam. Courtesy: Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA)

The French Cinémathèque series by the Cultural Services of the French Embassy presents the screening of Maestro, a film by Léa Fazer.

The film begins with the story of Henri, a young French actor who dreams of starring in an American blockbuster movie. Contrary to his expectations, however, he finds himself cast in a film by Cédric Rovère, a renowned independent filmmaker.

The French Cinémathèque at the Embassy of France takes place every second Tuesday of the month. Online reservations are required.

The Poitou-Charentes Region, in partnership with the Cultural Services of the French Embassy, is pleased to offer a cultural program to join the celebration of the Hermione in Washington, DC.

It is on board the Hermione that the Marquis de Lafayette came in 1780 to help the American insurgents gain independence. During 17 years, the ship was built in Rochefort, Poitou-Charentes Region. The Hermione is now crossing the Atlantic Ocean to arrive in the United States and celebrate its ancestor.

Discover the series The Hermione Brings to Shore French Animated Films featuring two César award-winning French animated films.

Located within the Cultural Services of the French Embassy in New York City, Albertine Books in French and English is a new reading room and bookshop that opened in September 2014.

With 14,000 titles from 30 French-speaking countries, Albertine Books offers the most comprehensive selection of French-language books and English translations in the United States. An online shop (albertine.com) is also available.

Click on read more to check out the livestream events at Albertine Books this month.

Bonjour Mama offers a wide range of French-language books and other resources for all ages. This bookstore aims to provide educational and entertaining materials that promote French language learning and practice. Their growing collection includes both new and used French-language story books, picture books, audio books, sticker books, and more. 

Curated French Corners sections in independent bookstores across the United States are offering a taste of French literature throughout the country. 

The Politics & Prose bookstore is a partner of this project with the creation of a French Corner section on their shelves. Titles are hand-picked by Albertine staff and the French Embassy Book Department.