Want to know what’s going on in Paris this month? Richard Nahem, our Eye Prefer Paris correspondent, is here to fill you in on all the big events, from sports to art to turkey.A exhibition about dead artists who knew they were dying may sound morbid but Deadline is actually quite moving. Inspirational works by 13 artists including Joan Mitchell, Willem de Kooning, Robert Mapplethorpe, and Felix Torres-Gonzalez chronicle the last days of these great artists.
Exhibition runs until January 10, 2010
Musee d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris
11 Ave. du President Wilson, 16th. arr.
Metro: Iena
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If you are homesick for Thanksgiving dinner while in Paris, Joe Allen’s offers a traditional Thanksgiving dinner with turkey and all the trimmings, sweet potatoes, and pumpkin pie for a mere 38 euros. The fun American style interior with Broadway theater posters makes you feel you are in the Big Apple.
Joe Allen
30 rue Pierre Lescot, near rue Etienne Marcel, 1st er.
01 42 36 70 13
Reservations a must
It’s the last major tournament of the 2009 tennis season and eight of the top male players are vying for the big prize and to top the rankings. Watch Federer, Nadal, Murray, the new Latin hottie Juan Martin del Potro, and Frenchie Wilfried Jo-Tsonga duke it out for over 2,000,000 euros in prize money.
BNP Paribas Masters 2009
11/8- 11/15
Palais Ominsports de Paris
Bercy
8 Blvd. de Bercy, near Quai de Bercy, 12th arr.
Metro: Bercy
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Art Nouveau was a driving force in design and art from 1900 to 1933 and abruptly ended until a revival in the 1960s brought it to life again. An important show at the D’Orsay illustrates the significant similarities and differences in the two eras through furniture, posters, and films.
Art Nouveau Revival -Till February 10, 2010
Musee d’Orsay
1 rue de la Legion d’Honneur, 7th arr.
Metro: Assemble Nationale or Solferino
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Richard Nahem is a native New Yorker who now lives in Paris. A successful New York City event planner and producer of cultural events, he has worked with many celebrities including Sarah Jessica Parker, Whitney Houston, and Joan Rivers. After a teenage trip to Paris made him an instant Francophile, he visited the city frequently until he made it his home (in 2005).
With 25 years of rave reviews from friends and colleagues, Richard decided to take his own private tours of “his” Paris public. His goal for Eye Prefer Paris Tours is to provide fun, adventurous, and exciting tours of Paris for the independent-spirited traveler.
Sam Pepper also does Thanksgiving dinner! My friend Robert goes every year!