Mayor:Bertrand Delanoë Country: France
Geography:Northern France, at the heart of the Ile-de-France region Did you know? In Paris, you are never more than 400 meters away from a subway station. Along with some of the greatest art museums and parks in the world, the city further demonstrates its characteristic style with fully decorated, art deco-style metro stations.
PAST PARIS – CHICAGO PROGRAMS
2011 June 21
Make Music Chicago is a one-day music festival held on the first day of summer that is for all ages. The music event is celebrated by over 110 countries and 460 cities around the world. Inspired by France’s “Fête de la Musique”, this year marked the 30th anniversary of the country's national musical holiday. Highlights included a video message from Lyric Opera Creative Consultant Renée Fleming and performances from over 100 different musicians and groups. Make Music Chicago was celebrated in various locations throughout the city. This program was free and open to the public, presented in partnership with Rush Hour Concerts, the Consulate General of France and many more.
May 13
Paris in the Springtime Gala featured the works of Pierre Marie Brisson with a special guest appearance by the artist, a coveted silent auction and poetry performances featuring Emily Thornton Calvo and Stella Vinitchi Radlescu. Funds raised from the event helped to fund the Paris Committee's Sister School Abroad initiatives.
The City of Paris hosted the 2011 Paris/Chicago Social Services Exchange delegation December 5 -11. The goal, as in the first conference held in Chicago in 2010, was to improve social services in both sister cities through dialogue about “best practices”. The nine Chicago delegates said, “This exchange successfully demonstrated through presentations, site visits, and [...]
This modest financial support program is to aid those departments/schools who need support and supplementary funds to carry out a worthy project that would be unfunded or under funded. Projects should bear a relationship to the promotion of French language and culture in Paris/Chicago and should be a project of common interest to American [...]
SEEKING APPLICANTS for 2011 PARIS SOCIAL SERVICE EXCHANGE
The Paris Committee of Chicago Sister Cities International and its Social Services Subcommittee presents their first Social Service Exchange to Paris, France.
2011 Social Service Exchange Program
Sister City Paris will host the second Paris/Chicago Social Service Exchange Program, mid-November or early December (TBA) to improve social services [...]
