July Eye Need to Do’s:Grace Kelly Years:Princess of Monaco. Solidays, Valentino, and Richard Avedon

The Grace Kelly Years: Princess of Monaco
She was the ultimate fairy tale come to life: Grace Kelly married her prince and lived happily ever after in the kingdom. Almost. See her sumptuous dresses, lavish jewelry, photos of her glamorous life, and of course the famous Hermes handbag named after her.

Hotel de Ville
5 rue Lobau
Metro: Hotel de Ville
Till august 16th
Free admission
Open 10AM-7PM(last entrance 6:15PM) daily except Sunday
Notice: the lines can be very long and waiting time up to 45 minutes
http://www.paris.fr

Solidays
2008 is the tenth anniversary of Solidays, a rock music festival fundraiser for AIDS awareness and research. Party down with Cesaria Evoria, Moriarty, Alpha Blondy, The Gossip, and Les Cowboys Fringant and support a good cause.

July 4,5, & 6
Hippodrome at Longchamp
Tickets 25, 35, and 45 euros
http://www.solidays.org/

Valentino: Themes and Variations
We were sad to see him hang up his couture hat but now he’s back. Valentino’s gorgeous fantasy evening gowns and chic dresses and suits are given quite a show at his first Paris retrospective. A must see for any fashion or design aficionado.

Musee des Arts Decoratifs
107 rue de Rivoli
Metro: Palais Royal
Open Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday 11AM-6PM
Thursday 11AM-9PM
Saturday& Sunday 10AM-6PM
http://www.lesartsdecoratifs.fr
Till September 21

Richard Avedon
From one of the best fashion photographers in the world to serious portrait photographer Richard Avedon was a true genius behind the camera. See this extensive exhibit covering his entire career starting with his Harpers Bazaar photos working with the legendary editor Carmel Snow and going through his shots of the Berlin Wall being torn down.

Jeu de Paume
1 Place de la Concorde
Metro: Concorde
Open Tuesday 12PM-9PM
Wednesday-Friday 12PM-7PM
Saturday & Sunday 10AM-7PM
www.jeudepaume.org

Note:I want to thank everyone for taking the time to write the generous, touching , and warm comments and emails congratulating me on my three year anniversary of Eye Prefer Paris.

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.

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

Comments

[Patricia Laplante-Collins]

Hi Richard,

Thanks for reminding me that the Grace Kelly and Richard Avedon exhibits are a must for me for this summer.

And CONGRATULATIONS for 3 great years. I'm sure that the best is yet to come.
(Note: You have beat me in rounding up boxes of Girl Scout cookies in Paris. Choloate Mint is my favorite.)

Patricia Laplante-Collins

[Patricia Laplante-Collins]

Hi Richard,

Thanks for reminding me that the Grace Kelly and Richard Avedon exhibits are a must for me for this summer.

And CONGRATULATIONS for 3 great years. I'm sure that the best is yet to come.
(Note: You have beat me in rounding up boxes of Girl Scout cookies in Paris. Choloate Mint is my favorite.)

Patricia Laplante-Collins