Events

Thursday, July 23, 2009 (7)

Jul 23, 2009
June 1, 2009
Monday

  • Treasures of Napoleon in Philadelphia

  • Jun 1, 2009 at 2:00pm to Sep 7, 2009 at 3:00pm
  • Location: National Constitution Center
  • Description: Bien sur, c'est a Philadelphie, mais n'est ce pas a deux heures de route de New York?NAPOLÉON EXHIBITION AT THE NATIONAL CONSTITUTION CENTERThe seller behind the greatest real estate deal in American history – the Louisiana Purchase – which doubled the size of the country at a cost of $15 million, or approximately four cents per acre, Napoléon Bonaparte (1769-1821) remains an undeniably powerful and enigmatic figure in world history. Opening on May 29 at the National Constitution Center, and running through September 7, 2009, NAPOLÉON offers visitors a rare opportunity to explore the private life of the Emperor of France and to see beyond the legend to gain an understanding of this complex political leader whose actions reshaped the landscape of Europe and America.Created from the extraordinary collection of First Empire authority and author, Pierre-Jean Chalençon, NAPOLÉON showcases rare, personal belongings of Napoléon I, as well as some of the most famous depictions of him by import
  • Created by: Daniele Thomas Easton
June 3, 2009
Wednesday

  • "Négritude" exhibition at Exit Art

  • Jun 3, 2009 at 6:00am to Jul 25, 2009 at 4:00pm
  • Location: Exit Art Gallery
  • Description:
    Négritude, an experimental multi-disciplinary exhibition at Exit Art, explores the visionary 20th century political and artistic movement of the same name — coined by the Martinican poet, playwright, and politician Aimé Césaire in the 1930s — which flourished among Black intellectuals in post-World War I Paris and later spread to Africa, the United States and the Caribbean.
    "Négritude" exhibition currently running at Exit Art Gallery. Conceived by Papo Colo. Produced by Papo Colo, Tânia Cypriano, Rose Réjouis, Franklin Sirmans, and Greg Tate.Features work by Vladimir Cybil Charlier and André Just, Papo Colo, Thornton Dial, Jr., Thornton Dial, Sr., Bessie Harvey, Lonnie Holley, Arthur Jafa, Ronald Lockett, Tierney Malone, Mario Cravo Neto, Wura-Natasha Ogunji, Xaviera Simmons, Purvis Young, François Ziliff.Négritude Party le 18 juin avec le musicien malien Baye Kouyaté et Les Tougarakes ; Dallam-Dougou aussi.Exit ArtGallery Hours:Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday: 10 AM - 6 PMFriday: 10 AM -
  • Created by: Thomas C. Spear
June 14, 2009
Sunday

  • Pen and Parchment: Drawing in the Middle Ages

  • Jun 14, 2009 to Aug 23, 2009
  • Location: MET
  • Description: Pen and Parchment: Drawing in the Middle AgesJune 2, 2009–August 23, 2009Galleries for Drawings, Prints, and Photographs, 2nd floorSee the exhibition's blog for more information, including curatorial comments.Learn more about a special one-day lecture event.Search the calendar for related events.Visit the online Met Store for related publications, reproductions, and other products.With strokes of genius, artists in the Middle Ages explored the medium of drawing, creating a rich array of works ranging from spontaneous sketches to powerful evocations of spirituality to intriguing images of science and the natural world. This exhibition, the first to examine in depth the achievements of the medieval draftsman, includes many works that have never before been lent outside their home countries. Through some fifty examples created in settings as diverse as ninth-century monastic scriptoria to the fourteenth-century French court, the presentation considers the aesthetics, uses, and techniques
  • Created by: Louise Mathieu
July 5, 2009
Sunday

  • Summer camp in French

  • Jul 5, 2009 to Jul 31, 2009
  • Location: The Language and Laughter Studio
  • Description: Summer Fun in FrenchJuly 6 - 31, 2009for children 3-5 and 6-8www.thelanguageandlaughterstudio.comOur third Summer Day Camp offers a creative, nurturing and relaxed experience for children ages three through eight.Campers learn from caring and supportive early childhood educators who possess strong backgrounds in the arts.At the Summer Arts and Science in French, children are encouraged to speak French through captivating workshops designed to both educate and entertain.Our integrated approach specifically engages the child in lively and creative activities to enhance developmentally appropriate skills in a foreign language.We encourage children to explore their environment and express themselves through all modes of expression including words, movement, drawing, building, sculpture, shadow play, collage, dramatic play, and music.The projects are designed to involve hands-on investigation, finding the answers to questions, reading about a topic, and visually representing their learning
  • Created by: Pascale Setbon
July 23, 2009
Thursday

  • French Night Series at the Cornelia St. Café

  • Jul 23, 2009 from 2:00pm to 3:00pm
  • Location: Cornelia St. Café
  • Description: Please join us for an hour of French literature, read in translation and in the originalOn the program:Aline et Va lour by the Marquis de Sade; translated and read by Jocelyne Geneviève Barque and John Galbraith SimmonsRapport sur moi by Grégoire Bouillier; translated by Bruce Benderson and read by Emmanuelle Ertel and Charlotta Nutley Phillips$7 cover includes one drinkLucinda Karter, hostFor program details and directions, visit www.corneliastreetcafe.comAnd please reserve the 6-7 hour on the fourth Thursday of each month for all the other French Nights
  • Created by: Sophie Schiavo
 

  • Emilie Simon, Highline Ballroom

  • Jul 23, 2009 from 3:00pm to 5:00pm
  • Location: Highline Ballroom
  • Description: EMILIE SIMON first made her mark on the U.S. in the fall of 2006 with her debut U.S. release, The Flower Book. Her plush, artful soundscapes had already yielded her significant praise and awards in her French homeland, as well as acclaim across the rest of Europe and Japan. Singing in both French and English, Emilie allows her music to flow naturally, rewarding her with devoted fans worldwide. As a follow-up to Simon’s debut U.S. release, The Flower Book, The March of the Empress (La Marche de l'empereur) was released in 2007. Written as the original score to the European version of March of the Penguins, Émilie's full recordings were never released in the United States.
  • Created by: Audrey Cruz-Mermy