Salon Sessions Paris

27/11/2018

Trailer December

December is shaping up to be a busy month! Why not take some time to relax from the holiday crowds and go see a movie?! Our friends Lost in Frenchlation have an amazing December lineup, check it out!

Hope to see you there!

☆IN THE PRESENCE OF THE TRANSLATOR☆
- Un Homme Pressé
☞ Friday 7 December at Studio 28/Montmartre. Drinks from 8pm, screening at 9pm followed by Q&A. €9 Full Price, €7.50 for students and other concessions.
https://www.facebook.com/events/2021158764841279/

☆LOST IN FRENCHLATION 3 YEAR ANNIVERSARY☆
- Roméo et Juliette (Theatre in Cinema - Filmed at Comédie Française)
☞ Sunday 9 December at Club de L'Étoile/Champs-Élysées. 6pm - cocktail hour/Lost in Frenchlation Raffle; 7pm - Screening begins; 8:30pm - Intermission with free beers and snacks! €15 Full Price, €13 for students and other concessions.
https://www.facebook.com/events/513478855824150/

☆Q&A WITH THE DIRECTOR CATHERINE CORSINI☆
- Un Amour Impossible
☞ Thursday 13 December at Luminor Hôtel de Ville/Marais. Drinks from 7pm, screening at 8pm followed by Q&A. €9.50 Full Price, €7.50 for students and other concessions.
https://www.facebook.com/events/375219826575787/

https://vimeo.com/301861845

French movies / English subtitles / Paris

14/01/2018

Happy New Year everyone! Save the date for the first Salon Session of the year: Wednesday, February 8th! Details to follow.

02/11/2017

What a night, what a night!! Great convo and a swanky location 😃 A huge THANK YOU to ChopChicks in Paris for gracing us with their effervescent personalities, stories and mouthwatering food pics!! Be sure to follow them and reserve a spot at an upcoming dinner, the November schedule is posted!

06/09/2017

Tonight is the night!!! Salon Sessions Paris presents - La Rentrée 🍾

Join us this evening at new hot spot French Art Touch, 19h30
8 Rue de Beauce 75003

Looking forward to seeing you!

23/08/2017

Salon Sessions Paris

22/08/2017

Salon Sessions Paris's cover photo

21/08/2017

The Day the Mona Lisa Was Stolen

Did you know the Mona Lisa was once stolen?? On this day in history.... #MonaLisa #theft

It was unbelievable -- someone stole the most famous painting in the world. Follow this two year long caper that shocked the world.

16/08/2017

24 heures à Colonel Fabien

Spending some time in #Paris? How about 24 hrs around Colonel Fabien... http://ow.ly/bcTl30ertOD #canalstmartin #tourist #weloveparis

Avec sa place en forme de rond-point pas très accueillante pour les piétons, le quartier Colonel Fabien (idéalement situé &agra

09/08/2017

Best reoccurring event in Paris for Expats 2017

While it is an honor just to be nominated, it is even better to win!! Only a few days left to cast your vote for us SALON SESSIONS AT CLUB RAYE for Best Reoccurring Event in Paris! Vote for us! Please and Thank you!
😀 http://www.best-in.paris/best-reoccurring-event-paris-expats-2017/

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27/07/2017

Open Air Cinema - La Villette

Salon Sessions is on vacances for the summer, but don't fret! There is plenty to do if you're still around like, Open Air Cinema at Parc de la Villette!

From July 20th to August 20th 2017, La Villette organizes its open air cinema. For this 27th edition, the movies are chosen to the theme of the kitchen !

05/07/2017

05/07/2017

#CurrentSituation @lisaanselmo

29/06/2017

Bloggers Bonding

Wow! Look what Kate has to say about Salon Sessions!! AND she's nominated for Best Expat Blog in Expat Magazines Best of 2017. Check her out for sure! Thanks Kate Goodbody 😀😀

http://morenativethanthenatives.blogspot.fr/2017/06/bloggers-bonding.html

Hello! I've had a bit of trouble recently getting something coherent written but luckily I've had a few little moments that have got me rein...

21/06/2017

Best reoccurring event in Paris for Expats 2017

Oh my goodness! We're in a tie for first place! Please vote. I know we'll chill out a bit if you do! #Parisheatwave

http://www.best-in.paris/best-reoccurring-event-paris-expats-2017/

19/06/2017

Best reoccurring event in Paris for Expats 2017

Hello and Happy Monday to you.
We are so honored to be nominated for Expatriates Magazine's Best of 2017 - Best Reoccuring Event in Paris. Please vote for us - it would make us happy indeed: http://www.best-in.paris/best-reoccurring-event-paris-expats-2017/

18/06/2017

Omg look who was nominated....WE WERE!! Please vote for Salon Sessions as Best Recurring Event in Paris 😊

We're very fortunate as a community to have organisations, clubs and expats who go out of their way to bring us together through amazing events. The Best of Paris 2017 nominations for Best Reoccurring Event are:
Vote for your favourite on - http://www.best-in.paris/best-reoccurring-event-paris-expats-2017/

Franglish - Paris - Steven Annonziata
Internationals in Paris (Meetup Group) Benoit Martinez
Lost in Frenchlation - Manon Kerjean , Matthew Bryan
Paris Sunday Dinners with Jim Haynes
Patricia's Paris Expat Soirées and Dinners- Patricia Laplante-Collins
POLYGLOT CLUB - Vincent Polyglot
Storytelling Evenings - Bernadette Martin
Salon Sessions at Club Rayé - Rose Reyes
Toastmasters - Sean Ryan

Nominate another event on http://www.best-in.paris/nominate-best-paris-2017/
Create a new category on
http://www.best-in.paris/create-a-category/

09/06/2017

Another amazing Salon Sessions in the books!! Karli shared so much about her life, blog and career. Many thankx to you Karla Fraga for joining us 😄😄

29/05/2017

Karli's Tips

Special guest on June 7th: http://www.karlistips.com/

03/05/2017

We are here with the Eileen Cho cocktail. Just waiting for you 😊

27/04/2017

Looking forward to hearing stories from Eileen W. Cho next Wednesday at Salon Sessions!!

Making friends in a new city takes courage. Spoonful columnist Eileen W. Cho Photography has been especially brave in asking strangers in Paris to invite her over for dinner.

In her third installment, she dines on shrimp risotto and ice cream with Antoaneta and Sayako, founders of the popular Parisian cafe, AMAMI: http://bit.ly/2pLeFkG

03/03/2017

Great session this past Wednesday with Club Raye chief Bartender, Leo Dargery! We mixed, stirred, shook and drank delicious cocktails! Missed it? Here are some photos & videos. Thanks to all for participating. Tune in next month for our special guest...who can it be? #savethedate #wednesdays #April5

27/02/2017

By This River - Jilann with Mike Garson

Salon Sessions alumnus, Jilann O'Neill, has released a new single and video from her album. Go to www.jilann.com for the scoop! Such a beautiful song and wonderous video ❤️

Available at JILANN.COM (also available on itunes) from the album 'Not Alone' Jilann with Mike Garson (Glam era covers) Directed by Roberto Dassoni Featuring...

10/02/2017

New photo by Rose Reyes

Hello and TGIF! By chance did anyone leave these gloves at Wednesday's Salon Sessions at Club Rayé? They were found on the one of the seats at the Kafka Kabaret Lounge after we finished. Please let me know and I'll return them to you!

01/02/2017

February is in session! We are so pleased to welcome Holistic Therapist and writer - Connie-Lee Courageous Bennett! Let's talk about love,sex and relationships. Happy Valentine's Day!

07/01/2017

Join us this Wednesday, January 11!
https://www.facebook.com/events/1096802403779490/?ti=icl

06/01/2017

Salon Session is back for 2017 with Financial Expert Kary Bheemaiah!!! Join us next Wednesday, Jan 11th to get your money right in 2017!

31/12/2016

We'd like to wish everyone a very Happy New Year!!!! In 2017, We'll be learning loads of stuff so stay tuned!😉

10/12/2016

What a great holiday edition @ Salons Sessions this week! Huge thanks to our star, @brianscottbagley! Our fab pianist @mauriziomariscoli and all of our guests that night!

08/12/2016

"The Brian" commemorating our feature artist Brian Scott Bagley, is our signature cocktail for our holiday edition of Salon Sessions. Happy Hour starts at 18h. See ya ;-)

07/12/2016

Tonight is the night!!! Salon Session at Club Rayé is having their CHRISTMAS PARTY! If you are in Paris, be there! If you are close to Paris, get here! If you aren't, I'm sorry :'-(

Looking forward to seeing each of you tonight to celebrate with Brian Scott Bagley! Only 25€ for the signature cocktail AND hors d'oeuvres.

05/12/2016

It's time for Metro Mondays!! Today, is Bastille

Bastille Day, July 14th, is a very important date in French history, it denotes beginning of the French Revolution with the Storming of the Bastille on 14 July 1789. It's celebrated throughout France complete with parades and fireworks. This station has incorporated scenes into its tiled walls from the life-changing events that took place on that day during the French Revolution at the nearby Bastille. The artwork, resembles huge paintings or frescoes. In total there are five of them, produced by Liliane Belembert and Odile Jacquot.

This station is served by Line 1.

28/11/2016

It's time again for #MetroMondays! Today we're talking about Pont Neuf.

The station gets it's name from Pont Neuf (New Bridge), which ironically, is the oldest bridge in Paris. But you will also see the words, La Monnaie, which gives a nod to the nearby Monnaie de Paris (Museum of Money). So like other stations mentioned this month (Arts & Metiers, Varenne, Cluny) items from the nearby museum are featured in the station, huge coins can be seen here. In addition, there are also a couple of smaller exhibits with real ancient coins and an old set of scales in this station.

Pont Neuf is serviced by Line 7.

21/11/2016

It's time again for #MetroMondays! Today we're talking about Cluny - La Sorbonne.

Located in the 5th arrondissement, also known as the Latin Quarter, this station has bright and beautiful mosaics on the ceiling. Most well known is Les Oiseaux (The Birds) by Jean Bazaine. Also on the ceiling and walls are the names of important French people (like Rabelais and Molière) who lived in this area at some point in time. Cluny-La Sorbonne is named after the Musée de Cluny and the Sorbonne University that are both in the area.

This station serves Line 10 of the metro.

14/11/2016

It's that time....#MetroMondays!! Today we're talking about Varenne.

Paris is one for keeping things beautiful from the tops of buildings, to the museums and even the metro stations. Rodin, considered to be the father of modern sculpture, has a museum nearby. So, some of his famous works from the museum are replicated in the Varenne metro station. Le Penseur (the Thinker) originally named The Poet, after Dante, is replicated here. Varenne also has benches, so if you can't (or don't want to visit the museum) you can sit down and ponder life or sketch this amazing sculpture while you wait for the next train.

This station is served by Line 13.

*Photo by AC Lorain

12/11/2016

TEASER ALERT!!!

We have an exciting show coming up for December :-) It's our last one of the year and you don't want to miss it!!

07/11/2016

It's that time....#MetroMondays!! Today we're talking about Arts & Metiers.

This station first opened in 1904, but then was redesigned in 1994 for the 200th anniversary of the National Conservatory of Arts and Crafts. Arts & Metiers is now designed to look like a steampunk submarine, we're talking portholes, polished copper walls, huge cogs on the ceiling, and all! Designed by Francois Schuiten, a Belgian comic book artist, he wanted the station to resemble something out of the Jules Verne sci-fi novel, Nautilus.

While this station is served by lines 3 and 11, you must be on Line 11 to see the copper submarine.

**Photo taken by Lucy at www.ontheluce.com

01/11/2016

Hey, what are you doing tomorrow? There's this cool event happening at Club Raye called Salon Sessions!! Artist Sarah Navasse Miller is talking all things creative and artsy. Come listen to her, meet some new friends, have some snacks and a drink. It's just 22€ and I promise it'll be a fun time! Hope to see you

31/10/2016

It's time for Metro Mondays! In celebration of Halloween, we're giving you a little something different. Today's metro station is Haxo, a ghost station of the Paris metro system. A ghost station is a station that was closed during WWII and maybe reopened as another name, recycled, completely disappeared, or created but never used.

Built under Blvd Sérurier in the 19th, the Haxo station was intended to connect Place des Fêtes at Porte des Lilas. A decision was made (typcial French bureaucracy) to set up simple service direct shuttle buses between lines 3 and 7 from both stations. Well, travelers didn't like the shuttle either and that stopped service in 1939.

So what about the Haxo metro stop? It has never seen a single traveler as external access was never built! It currently serves as a place for artists to sneak down and practice their graffiti. Unofficially... ;-)

24/10/2016

It's time for Metro Mondays! Today we're talking about Liège.

This station was first named Berlin upon its inauguration in 1911, after the nearby Rue Berlin, but changed its name to Liège during World War I. Liège is actually a city in Belgium, but was chosen as the name for the station (and the road above ground) to pay homage to all the men who fought during the war to resist the advances of the Germans.

In 1982 two artists from Liège redecorated the station giving you the stunning ceramic tiling depicting beautiful landscapes and the important landmarks of their province that you see in the station today.

Liège serves line 13.

17/10/2016

It's Metro Mondays!! Today we're at Palais Royal.

Using the Place Collette entrance to the Palais Royal-Musee du Louvre station, you'll find an elaborately decorated entrance with arches of big glass beads. These beads are designed and situated to create the feeling of being under a cupola.

The structure was done by Jean-Michel Othoniel and is called the ‘Kiosk of the Night Walkers’. It was redesigned in 2000 to mark the 100 years since the initial inauguration of the station.

This station serves lines 1 and 7.

13/10/2016

Best Places for Natural Wine in Paris

Looking for something a bit different during your travels to the City of Light? Head to one of these bars and try a natural wine.

http://www.foodandwine.com/travel/europe/paris-natural-wine

"Egalitarian, raw and delicious.” This is how Paris-based wine blogger Aaron Ayscough describes one of his favorite restaurants, Aux Deux Amis, on t...

10/10/2016

It's time for Metro Mondays!! Each and every Monday we'll give you a bit of info on some metro stations that you may pass thru on your commute.
Today's station is CONCORDE!

Many metro stations around Paris have beautiful tiled walls, but these created by Belgian artist, Françoise Schein, are styled like a word search puzzle. No punctuation is included, so you may miss your train trying to figure out exactly what the words represent. But don't fret, we have the secret! The letters spell out the Universal Declaration of the Rights of Man of 1789, copied in full over 49,000 enameled tiles covering the entire vaulted ceiling and walls.

This station serves 3 train lines, but to see the tiled walls, you must be on line 12.

06/10/2016

What a great time we had last night!!! Thank you all so much for coming, Kèvi Donat was dynamic! We'll be at it again on November 2nd with artist Sarah Navasse Miller

15/09/2016

Jilann

Missed the Salon Session last night? No worries. Catch up with our guest, Jilann, here or on her site www.jilann.com. CD's and downloads available !! Stay tuned for video/image montage of last night!

Home page of Jilann, a solo artist from Paris & Los Angeles. WATCH NEW VIDEO! from the album 'Not Alone' Jilann with Mike Garson...Rock 'n' Roll Suicide...Recorded in August 2014 in Los Angeles. Produced by John Taylor, Michael Farrell & Jilann AVAILABLE AT JILANN.COM

15/09/2016

It is our pleasure to introduce you to Salon Sessions, an interactive, social and educational gathering for those with the curiosity to learn new things.

Held monthly, at Paris's chicest address, Club Rayé, we present an engaging speaker or performer. We hear about their journey, learn how they found their own version of success and have audience interaction.

Our evening includes time to network, a 40-minute program followed by more socializing. Held in the Kafka Lounge of the trendy Club Rayé, the ticket price of €20 also includes a signature cocktail and hot/cold hor d'oeuvres. (Cash bar and full menu are available)

Hosted by Rose Reyes (Marketer, Writer, Actor), and Tanisha Townsend (Wine and Spirits Expert and Teacher)

Please watch this space for our fall schedule of guests!