Bastille Day July 9, 2010

For Immediate Release, May 17, 2010
Contact: Véronique C. Drissi, 617.912.0423
[email protected]

The French Cultural Center presents the 35th
Bastille Day
returning to Marlborough Street
& featuring
Live performances by francophone artists:
CARAVAN PALACE from Paris, France & TABOU COMBO from Haiti

FRIDAY, JULY 9, 2010
6:00-11:00pm
(Music ends at 10:00 pm)
Marlborough Street, Boston (between Berkeley & Clarendon)

Boston, MA – Join the French Cultural Center to celebrate Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité. The 35th edition of our Bastille Day celebration returns to Marlborough Street in Boston’s Back Bay, between Berkeley and Clarendon Streets. Gates open at 6:00pm. Tickets are $28 in advance; $35 at the door. This is a rain or shine event.

For tickets contact World Music/CRASHarts 617.876.4275, www.WorldMusic.org
Tickets will go on sale on Wednesday, May 19th. This event will sell out – get your tickets early!
For information, contact the French Cultural Center at 617.912.0400, www.frenchculturalcenter.org
The 35th French Cultural Center Bastille Day celebration returns to Marlborough Street for what promises to be the street party of the summer! This year’s line-up, programmed by World Music/CRASHarts, Inc., features two incredible francophone acts: Caravan Palace with their irresistible gypsy jazz electro-swing rhythms, and the high energy Tabou Combo, the “Ambassadors of Konpa”, Haiti’s national dance music. Back Bay's beautiful Marlborough Street will be blocked off between Berkeley and Clarendon Streets to accommodate 2,000 revelers, dancing in the street. French food and drinks will be available for sale from area restaurants including Brasserie JO, Sandrine’s, Sel de la Terre and the Waffle Cabin, making this the only street party of its kind in Boston. The French Cultural Center Bastille Day will be a party in true French style with live music and dancing in celebration of freedom, community, cultural diversity, and the friendship between nations.

53 Marlborough Street Boston, MA 02116-2099 | T: 617.912.0400 | F: 617.912.0450 | www.FRENCHCULTURALCENTER.org

About Caravan Palace

With their “Zazou” look (inspired by Parisian paleo-punks from the 1940s), and their craze for swing, gypsy-style jazz and electro, Caravan Palace offers an improbable futuristic and melodious Charleston fit for the dance floor. Their completely fresh take on classic manouche jazz has left the veterans of the scene speechless, and their sweet’n’saucy lyrics and frenzied scat have won over a growing horde of fans beyond the frontiers.
www.myspace.com/caravanpalace

About Tabou Combo
The “Ambassadors of Konpa (con-pah), Haiti's national dance music, the high energy Tabou Combo serves a hot mix of grooves and textures with roots from around the world, among which meringue, rara (Haiti's dance-till-you-drop carnival music), funk, and soukous. Singing in French, English, Spanish, or their native Creole, Tabou knows no language barrier.
www.taboucombo.com

About Bastille Day

Bastille Day, France's national holiday, is celebrated on July 14th, commemorating the storming of the Bastille prison on that day in 1789. The holiday celebrates the people's uprising against the monarchy and espouses the three pillars of the French republic: Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity.
About the French Cultural Center
The French Cultural Center is the center for francophone culture in New England.
Our library houses the second largest private collection of French books, periodicals, DVDs, and CDs available in the US. Our school, a member of the Alliance Française network offers language classes and programs for adults and children, such as seasonal sessions, immersion programs, intensive weeks, Summer camp and private lessons. Our cultural center showcases the many aspects of the francophone culture through numerous art exhibitions, lectures, concerts, cooking demonstrations, wine tastings, holiday celebrations and more. We often welcome political and artistic personalities for talks and presentations, making us the center of French culture in Boston. Our members enjoy many benefits such as reduced event admission, free Wi-Fi, MFA passes and various discounts at retailers and restaurants through our Club Avantage program.
www.frenchculturalcenter.org

Official Website: http://www.FrenchCulturalCenter.org