May 2014 Eye Need to Do’s: Monumenta 2014, Caroline Nin American Songbook, Jazz Singers Workshop & French Tennis Open

Monumenta 2014  
For its sixth installation, Monumenta has chosen Russian artists Ilya & Emilia Kabakov to fill the vast Grand Palais space with one of their large-scale installations. Titled The Strange City, it invites viewers to lose themselves in the maze of an imaginary town.

May 10 to June 22
Grand Palais
Ave Winston Churchill, 75008
Metro: Champs Elysees-Clemenceau
10 am to 7 pm (Mondays, Wednesdays and Sundays)
10 am to Midnight (Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays)
Closed every Tuesday
Closed June 20
http://www.grandpalais.fr/en/event/monumenta-2014-ilya-emilia-kabakov

Caroline Nin-The American Songbook Growing up in France listening to American music, Caroline Nin interprets her favorite American singers and songwriters featuring music by Patti Smith, Lou Reed, and Nina Simone with the focus on love songs.

Saturdays in May –May 10, 17,  & 24
7PM to 11PM
Club Raye
26 rue De Dussoubs, 75002
Metro: Etienne-Marcel
http://clubraye.com

Jazz Tour and Singers WorkshopWant to learn how to scat like Ella, Sarah, or Louis? Come join the Jazz tour and Singers Workshop for a week of vocal technique, performance skills, and interpretation of lyrics plus an added bonus of public concert with the students at the end of the week. The workshop also includes jazz history tours and visits to jazz clubs and cabaret. Register now, there are a few spots left.

June 3-10
http://www.singersjazzworkshop.com

French Tennis Open  Will the master of clay, Rafael Nadal, win another record breaking French Open title or will Djokovic steal his thunder and win the elusive trophy he’s never won yet? Find out on the red clay courts of Roland Garros.

May 25 to June 8
http://www.rolandgarros.com/en_FR/

   New! Eye Prefer Paris Cooking Classes
I am happy to announce the launch of Eye Prefer Paris Cooking Classes. Come take an ethnic culinary journey with me and chef and caterer Charlotte Puckette, co-author of the bestseller The Ethnic Paris Cookbook (with Olivia Kiang-Snaije). First we will shop at a Paris green-market for the freshest ingredients and then return to Charlotte's professional kitchen near the Eiffel Tower to cook a three-course lunch. After, we will indulge in the delicious feast we prepared along with hand-selected wines.
Cost: 185 euros per person (about $240)
Time: 9:30AM- 2PM (approximately 4 1/2 hours)
Location: We will meet by a metro station close to the market
Class days: Tuesday,Wednesday, Thursday,Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
Minimum of 2 students, maximum 6 students.
Click here to sign up for the next class or for more info.
 

I am pleased as punch to announce the launch of Eye Prefer Paris Tours, which are 3-hour walking tours I will personally be leading. The Eye Prefer Paris Tour includes many of the places I have written about such as small museums & galleries, restaurants, cafes & food markets, secret addresses, fashion & home boutiques, parks, and much more.

Tours cost 210 euros for up to 3 people, and 70 euros for each additional person. I look forward to meeting you on my tours and it will be my pleasure and delight to show you my insiders Paris.
 Check it out at www.eyepreferparistours.com 

Click here to watch a video of our famous Marais tour