Summer in the City: Bastille Day Special

I hope everyone had a wonderful fourth of July, and has managed to pick their jaws up off the ground from the ludicrous display that was the Brazil vs Germany semi-final of the World Cup.

Continuing in the sprit of the something for everyone calendar I bring you this week's summer in the city


Everywhere

2014 World Cup Finals
Description: Can Germany take home the long elusive title of World Cup Champion or shall they be thwarted by Messi and his Argentine brothers. Can Brazil pull it together and rally for a third place finish against the Dutch?
Date: 7/12 3rd Place Match, 7/13 Championship Match
Location: Your local pub

French Restaurant Week
Description: New York, Chicago, Miami, Los Angeles and San Francisco take advantage of another restaurant week meal deal courtesy Bastille Day and all things French
Date: July 7 - July 14


Bastille Day 2014

Boston

French Cultural Center's 39th Bastille Day Party
Description: The French Cultural Center's 39th Bastille Day Party returns to Marlborough Street for what promises to be the celebration of the summer! This year's line-up, programmed by World Music/CRASHarts, will feature two phenomenal francophone acts: H’Sao, whose explosive dance beats from Chadian roots blend soul, jazz and R&B and Joe Driscoll & Sekou Kouyate, a mind blowing American-Guinean duo fusing hip-hop and funk with reggae and African grooves.
Date: July 11
Time: 6:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Location: Marlborough Street (between Berkeley & Clarendon)
Price: $28/$35

Bastille Day & World Cup Celebration in Harvard Square!
Description: Festivities full of food, music and dance, kicking off immediately following sunday's World Cup Finals
Date: July 13
Time: 5:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Location: Harvard Square
Price: FREE


Chicago

Bastille Day Chicago 2014
Description: Food, Music, pétanque, a waiter race . . . what more could a midwestern Francophile ask for?!
Date: July 14
Time: 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Location: Daley Plaza
Price: FREE


Los Angeles

French Tuesday's Bastille Day 
Description: If your looking for a slinky Bastille Day outing checkout French Tuesday's LA party.
Date: July 12
Time: 4:00 MP - 12:00 AM
Location: Riviera 31, 8555 Beverly Blvd
Price: $22+

The 26th Annual Santa Barbara French Festival 
Description: Great food, wine, mimosas, crepes, delicious pastries, music, dance, -- and, of course, the infamous Poodles & Pals Parade and Femme Fatales Drag Revue! t's a Dance Festival, a Music Festival, an Arts, Crafts and Travel Festival and, of course, a Food Festival.
Date: July 12 - July 13
Time: 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Location: Oak Park, 300 West Alamar Avenue Santa Barbara
Price: FREE



Bastille Day Pétanque Festival
Description: Quench your competitive Bastille Day thirsts by competing with you BFF in the 13th annual Bastille Day Tournament.
Date: July 13
Time: Registration 9:30 AM, Games 10:30 AM
Location: Rancho Park Golf Course, 10460 Pico Blvd.
Price: $15 registration fee


New York

Bastille Day on 60th Street
Description: From crêpes, éclairs, and fromages with refreshing wine and beer, to live music, you won’t want to miss New York City’s ultimate French summer fête. Try your luck at our famous prize drawing, and shop for classic crafts, gourmet treats, and special gifts, as les enfantsenjoy face painting and arts-and-crafts activities at the Kids’ Corner.
Date: July 13
Time: 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Location: 60th Street, Between Fifth and Lexington Avenues
Price: FREE

Bastille Day Ball 
Description: Did someone say live orchestra?
Date: July l11
Time: 6:00 PM - 1:00 AM
Location: Club 404, 404 10th Avenue, New York
Price: $30+


Washington, DC

Bastille Day Liberty Day Normandy 1944 - 2014 
Description: Defnitely a Bastille Day splurg . . . but you'll be partying at the French Embassy and did I mention the open bar . . . With jazz and swing band sounds from the world renowned Doc Scantlin and Chouchou, modern music and dancing, more than 20 of DC’s most prestigious restaurants, and open bar and cocktails.
Date: July 11
Time: 7:00 PM - 1:00 AM
Location: La Maison Francaise,Embassy of France, 4101 Reservoir Rd., NW, Washington, D.C
Price: $90+

French Festival at Hillwood
Description: Celebrate both France’s national holiday and Hillwood founder Marjorie Merriweather Post’s passion for 18th-century French decorative arts with dance performances, live music, French-inspired games and art.Date: July 12
Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Location: Hillwood Estate Museum and Gardens, 4155 Linnean Ave NW
Price: $18

The 10th Annual Bastille Day Street Bash
Description: Food, Drink, Burlesque, Can-Can, Masquerade and the ever popular French Maid Relay. . . just imagine the debauchery.  
Date: July 12
Time: 3:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Location: L'Enfant, 2000 18th Street NW, Washington DC
Price: $10



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