Louisiana hoping to hold Acadian World Congress in 2014 (view 2014 AWC site). The 2009 Congress will be in New Brunswick.
Read more at therecordlive.com.
Promoting and preserving Cajun Music and Culture
We love Cajun music! The Cajun French Music Association is keeping it alive.
How to be French
“How to become Parisian in one hour,” a one-man show by Olivier Giraud in Paris. We have to see this!
Not your grandma’s Paris trip
Eco-visit, Movie Tour… Some unique tours you can take in Paris via usatoday.com.
Zen boules
Pétanque hailed as a meditative activity by Buddhist Master. More proof of French savoir vivre… Read more here.
Mobile 3D City iPhone app
3D map of Paris in the palm of your hand if you have an iPhone. Impressionnant ! More at mobile3dcity.com.
He loves me, he loves me not
In France, you pluck petals from a flower and say “He loves me a little. A lot. Passionately. Madly. Not at all.” Much less black & white than the way we do it! Think hard: this should give you some insight into the French mind… Read more at easycaregardening.org.au.
“Paris, je t’aime”
If you’ve never seen Paris, Je t’aime, you have to. One of the many shorts that make up this gem is narrated by a middle-aged French student who’s always dreamed of going to Paris. Très émouvant.
Carla’s panties?
Musée du slip (underwear museum) Brussels, traveling soon to Paris, hoping to snag a pair of Carla’s unmentionables. Read more at worldhum.com.
Joan of Arc on parade
As of this year, Jeanne d’Arc, the Maid of Orléans, has her own parade in New Orleans. Il était temps !
Read more at nola.com.
Francophilia August giveaway: “Harm’s Way”
We are very excited to offer our members three signed copies of Celia Walden’s first novel, Harm’s Way, provided to us by the author herself!
For confident nineteen- year-old Anna, finding men is easy, holding on to them unnecessary. Moving to Paris brings her a new job, a new life and a new friend in the form of a woman twenty years her senior, Beth.
For our French-speaking members, It has just been translated into French (a very good sign!) under the title Cruelle. Offer ended August 31st, 2009. Buy the book on Amazon!
The firefly is a Cajun
“The Princess and the Frog” set in New Orleans, is the latest Disney flick. It’s Disney’s first black princess. Some Cajuns don’t like the firefly… Read more at nola.com
FrancoStuff
Do you like our red rooster? He’s on t-shirts, tote bags, note cards, and more at the FrancoStuff Boutique!
Bicycling through Quebec
You and Lance Armstrong can have the Tour de France. Cycling doesn’t get any better than this leisurely, creature-comfort-filled tour of the French Canadian countryside, where I’m now pulling off for lunch at the riverside Kayak Café, with its balcony overlooking a small waterfall in the middle of the village of Labelle. I’ll have the salmon tartare and a nice cold beer, s’il vous plait. Then I rent one of the cafe’s kayaks for an hour to paddle the Riviere Rouge before jumping back on my bike.
Now THIS sounds dreamy. Bicycling through Québec on the Route Verte (best bike route on earth per Natl Geographic). Read the rest at sfgate.com.