5If you missed the French Cultural Center’s La Fete de la Chandeleur (also known as “Crepe Day”), fear not:  there are plenty of upcoming opportunities to experience French culture right here in Boston.  Starting on February 7th and continuing through to Sunday the 9th, you can catch  The Boston Celebrity Series present: Compagnie Kafig at the Shubert Theatre.  The French hip-hop group will be performing their groundbreaking dances at 7:30pm on Friday 2/7, at 8:00pm on Saturday 2/8 and closing their feature weekend with a 3:00pm matinee on Sunday 2/9.

The French Cultural Center is also currently hosting “Patrimoine de Paris–Historical Spaces”:  a celebration of French architecture.  Every September, architects and artists are allowed entry to some of Paris’ most famous and historical buildings.  Among them has been renowned Cambridge artist and photographer David Pendery.  Pendery’s paintings and photographs of the historical French architecture is on display the the French Cultural Center (located at 53 Marlborough Street) from Monday-Thursday and Saturdays for the month of February.

Cultural events are not the only way French cultural is diffusing into Boston.  Renowned French boutique recently moved their Boston location from the Taj Hotel to 6 Newbury Street.  The Boston location is now one of the largest Chanel boutiques in the United States.  Investors purchased the property for over $27 million.  The construction was the first in over twenty years on Newbury Street.  In addition to housing the high-end fashion store, the upper levels of the building contain luxurious condominiums.  The condos are above the right store,  as they have sold for as much as $7.8 million.

With French culture pervading nearly every aspect of Boston life, its a great time to absorb some of it.   Au revior, Boston.