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Photo of the Week The "canopy" roof being built over the Forum des Halles in the heart of Paris. Photo: Eric Tenin of Paris Daily Photo. Wednesday, 12 June 2013 00:00 Paris Update What’s New in Paris REBIRTH OF REPUBLIQUE After two years of work, Paris’s new Place de la République is scheduled to be unveiled to the public this Sunday, June 16. The new people-friendlier square will boast reduced automobile traffic, with special lanes for buses, taxis and bikes, as well as a glass-walled café called Monde et Média (to open in July), which will offer access to news publications on paper and on tablet computers. Games can be borrowed from a booth called the “L’R de Jeux,” and poppy-red benches and tables provide a place to sit. The statue of Marianne, the symbol of France, in the center has been restored, new trees have been planted, and a mirror fountain with water jets has been installed for kids to splash around in. Let’s check back in a year to see whether this once rather unsavory square has resisted the gritty realities of city life and remained as wholesome as the city hoped to make it with this renovation. GET A BIKE! Parisian automobile drivers spend an average of 155 hours (nearly a full week) in traffic jams per year, and their average speed is 17 kilometers per hour, about the same as that of a bicycle. PORK TO GO A new shop, Caractère de Cochon, Paris’s only ham specialist, offers the finest examples from all over the world, including Spain and Italy, of course, but also Hungary, Lithuania and the Black Forest. Buy it by the slice or in a sandwich. 42, rue Charlot, 75003 Paris. Paris Update This Week’s Events For full details about an event, click on its name to visit the official Web site (in English when available). Biennale d’Art Flamenco > Flamenco-influenced music, dance, theater, art and fashion. Théâtre National de Chaillot, June 19-29. Champs-Elysées Film Festival > Franco-American film festival, with American independent films and French and American shorts and premiers attended by cast and crew. Various locations, Paris, through June 18. Cinema Paradiso > The Grand Palais is transformed into a gigantic drive-in theater, with films, restaurant, games and club nights. Grand Palais, Paris, June 10-21. Chantiers d’Europe/Lisbonne-Paris > Dance, music, films, art and theater by young Portuguese artists, with some free events. Various locations, Paris, through June 29. Côté Court > Festival featuring short films, video and performances. Various locations, Seine-Saint Denis, through June 15. Défense d’Aimer > Festival of films on forbidden love. Forum d’Images, Paris, through June 30. Festival Chopin à Paris > 30th anniversary edition of the summer Chopin festival in the park. Orangerie du Parc de Bagatelle, Bois de Boulogne, June 15-July 14 Festival de l’Imaginaire > Performances by troupes from around the world, Maison des Cultures du Monde, Paris, through June 29. Festival de Saint Denis > Classical music festival featuring both stars and young talents. Cathedral and Legion of Honor, Saint Denis, through June 28. Festival des Cultures Juives > Jewish cultural festival: films, theater, concerts, exhibitions and conferences, various locations, Paris, through June 24. Food Trucks Festival > Ten food trucks gather to feed the masses visiting the shopping mall. Vélizy 2, Vélizy-Villacoublay, through June 20. Futur en Seine > Contemporary art meets digital design at this festival, Centquatre, Paris, and other locations in the Ile-de-France, through June 23. Keith Haring Soirée Clubbing > Free 1980s, New York-style club night outside the Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris in conjunction with the exhibition "Keith Haring: The Political Line," June 13, 6pm-11pm. Les Jeudis Jazz d’Orly > Jazz concerts in the airport every Thursday evening, 5pm-7pm. Orly Airport, Terminal Ouest, through September. Opéra Côté Cour > Free outdoor performances at various times on Sundays. Bercy Village, Paris, June 2-30 and Sept. 1-29. Opéra en Plein Air > Outdoor performances of The Magic Flute in various gorgeous locations around France, including the Châteaux de Vincennes and Fontainebleau. June 14-Sept. 21. Paris Jazz Festival > Outdoor weekend jazz concerts. Parc Floral (admission to park: €5.50), Paris, through July 28. Portes Ouvertes des Ateliers d’Artistes du Pré Saint-Gervais > Seventy artists open their studios to the public, while festivities liven up the streets, Pré Saint-Gervais (starting point: Square Edmond-Pépin), June 15-16. Salon Emmaüs > Thrift stores from all over France converge to create one humungous sale of used goods, all for a good cause. Paris Expo, Porte de Versailles, June 16.	This Week Dalou. Le Sculpteur de la République Details Published on Wednesday, 12 June 2013 00:00 Written by Leaf Arbuthnot Republican Sculptor of Memorable Monuments Plaster model of “Le Triomphe de la République” (detail depicting Justice). © Eric Emo/Petit Palais/Roger-Viollet Two telling artifacts are shown at the beginning of “Dalou. Le Sculpteur de la République,” the first-ever monographic exhibition devoted to Jules Dalou Read more... La Maison de la Radio Details Published on Tuesday, 11 June 2013 00:00 Written by Heidi Ellison What the Ears Cannot See The lovable Frédéric Lodéon of France Inter in his office, stacked from floor to ceiling with classical CDs. Nicolas Philibert, director of the deeply touching documentary Etre et Avoir (2002), about the relationship between a teacher and his students in a one-room schoolhouse Read more... Dark Skies Over the City of Light: Weird Weather Begets Bad Behavior Details Published on Wednesday, 12 June 2013 00:00 Written by David Jaggard Global Warming Skipped a Spot Illustration by Charles Giai-Gischia. Visit his blog, Traits-Drôles, for a larger version and more drawings. Sometimes a topic for C’est Ironique seems to just fall from the sky. In this case, the topic has been literally falling from the sky, as of this writing, for months on end. The weather is Read more... Paris Update The Lowdown Note to readers: Paris Update is on a break until June 12, when we will be back with new articles every week. Until then, our archives are at your disposal, as always. Click on the categories at the top of this page to browse through them. Paris Update, founded in 2005, is a free weekly Web newsletter designed to provide the latest information about what’s happening right now in the City of Light to everyone who loves Paris, whether tourist, frequent visitor or resident. It provides an unbiased insider’s guide to museum and gallery exhibitions (art, photography, architecture and design), monuments, shopping, restaurants, hotels and bed & breakfasts, tourism, music, nightlife, entertainment, hidden treasures and French films, plus the latest info on what Parisians are talking about and ideas for out-of-town excursions. On the home page, you’ll find a selection of Paris news items and reviews for the current week, beginning on Wednesday, as well as a list of events. To read articles on Paris from past newsletters, click on the section titles at the top of the page. Click This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to send us your comments. 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