1 October 2016 On Saturday, October 1st, we attended the American spin-off of the biggest French music festival, Vieilles Charrues. The original festival began in 1992 in a small Breton village with a gathering of 500 people. The festival has grown in size every year. It now attracts 250,000 music-lovers. This year, Vieilles Charrues celebrated its 25th anniversary with a special event at Rumsey Playfield, the site of Central Park's SummerStage, located on East 72nd Street

18 July 2015 Last night, a small group of students went to see Paris Combo live in concert at City Winery New York City. What a memorable evening! If you're not familiar with Paris Combo, their music is an eclectic mix of sounds, influenced by cabaret, gypsy jazz in the style of Django Reinhardt, French pop from the 1930's, North African rhythms, and swing. Our group gathered at a long table in front of the stage. (We were lucky to have seats located right in the center of t