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Carnival in Albi

[ February 20, 2010 to February 28, 2010. ] The town of Albi (81 Tarn et Garonne, Midi Pyrenees) holds its annual Carnival celebration from 20 – 28 February 2010.

Albi is perhapes best known for its pink brick Cathedral, the Toulouse Lautrec museum and the birthplace of the Albigensian Crusades which led to the Cathar heresy and battles.

However for a week in February the

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To celebrate the 75th birthday of Brigitte Bardot (born 28 September 1934) there is an exhibition about her years of innocence (carefreeness) “les années insouciance” at the Musée des Années 30 (Museum of the 30s) at Boulogne-Billancourt (01 Essonne, Ile de France) in northern Paris.
Running until 31 January 2010 the exhibition retraces the life

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White night in Paris

[ October 3, 2009; ] The city of Paris flings open the doors to celebrate contemmporary art throughout the night for its Nuit Blanche (White Night) on Saturday 3 October 2009.
Paris plays host to Nuit Blanche with trails starting in the North of the City, with the artistic installations at the Parc des Buttes-Chaumont. These works will cast new light

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Sand castles at Le Touquet

[ June 21, 2009 to August 31, 2009. ] Until the end of August 2009 Le Touquet (62 Pas de Calais, Nord-Pas de Calais) is hosting a Sand Sculpture exhibition.

But this is not just children’s sand castles on the beach which will be wiped out at the next tide – no these are art sculptures using special sand brought in from Belgium, and with

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Doisneau’s Portaits in Avignon

[ June 18, 2009 to November 11, 2009. ] For many the black and white photos of Robert Doisneau encapsulate a vision of France as we romantically wish to remember it in the 1950s.
In Avignon this summer (18 June – 11 November 2009) the Musee Angladon-Dubreujeaud is showing a collection of his photos of other artists (including Picasso, Braque and Utrillo) in their studios.

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Jazz on the French Riviera

[ July 11, 2009 to July 19, 2009. ] The Juan-les-Pins Jazz Festival runs from 11-19 July 2009.

A glorious summer combination of the delights of the Cote d’Azur and a top rate Jazz Festival are on offer at Juan-les-Pins (06 Alpes-Maritimes, France) with artists such as Jeff Beck, Joss Stone and Jamie Cullum on the schedule (and many more) offering a wide variety of

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