Celebrate fashion with an exclusive show at the French Cultural Center.
Join the French Cultural Center for a fashion show featuring seven emerging designers from across the globe, live music, and over 30 exclusive looks. (Plus, open wine bar!)
Curated by Lana Barakat of Beacon Hill’s December Thieves boutique, Boston-designer Christian Restrepo and Toronto’s Nuit Atelier will present their own creations during the show.
Event starts promptly at 7:00 PM with an open wine bar. The fashion show is comprised of two fashion collection showings with a 10 minute intermission in between. We will close the evening with a wine and hors d’oeuvre reception where guests can mingle and meet the designers. Complimentary light hors d’oeuvres and an open wine bar will be provided, hors d’ oeuvres crafted by Chef Cyrille Couet courtesy of Colette Bistro.
Designers included in the show feature: Rundholz Apparel and Trippen Footwear from Germany, Lurdes Bergada from Spain, NostraSantissima from Italy, Studio B3 from Poland, Nuit Atelier from Canada and Christian Restrepo from Boston.
An evening of remembrance, community, and support.
In light of the recent fire at Notre-Dame de Paris, the French Cultural Center will host an evening to honor and celebrate this iconic landmark.
Professor Antoine Picon of the Harvard University Graduate School of Design will join us for a presentation on the marvelous architecture of Notre-Dame de Paris, including what was lost in the fire, and its significance today.
The 25-minute presentation will be followed by a reception with light refreshments. Guests will have the opportunity to make a donation to support restoration efforts – from $5 to $5,000, every dollar counts!
All donations will benefit the Friends of Notre-Dame de Paris, an organization dedicated to restoring this iconic cathedral.
Click here to RSVP.
Somerville’s popular Bow Market comes to Precinct’s patio for one day only!
Precinct Kitchen + Bar invites you to join them on their patio for a one-day Bow Market pop-up. Vendors include:
- Adelante, custom shoes, handmade by craftsman in Guatemala
- Blue Bandana Relics, a curated collection of vintage Americana and quality American brands.
- Buenas, all sorts of South American goodness you can eat on the spot or take home to use in your own recipes. Think: take-n-bake empanadas, pastry dough to make your own empanadas (and other stuff), and sauces you can use for everything from roasting chicken and salmon, to topping oysters.
- In Season Food Shop, made-to-order meals and drinks, local food products, and a curated selection of grocery essentials
- Maca, chic and cheeky, regular and character macarons that range in flavors from vanilla to blueberry basil cheesecake.
- Peston, unique accessories, fleeky home goods and apparel.
- Happy Cactus, succulents, cacti, air plants, exotic plants, ethically sourced butterflies, crystals, gems, fossils and pretty much anything extraordinary Mother Nature creates.
- Additionally, guests will also enjoy soaps and creams from the Sentas Family Farm and much, more!
Precinct will be serving their regular breakfast, brunch and lunch menus all day long, so reserve your table and head over!
Precinct Kitchen + Bar is bringing back winter one more time.
Precinct Kitchen + Bar will be paying homage to the final episode of the iconic hit show, Game of Thrones, by bringing back their themed menu for three days, May 17-19 to celebrate the finale on May 19th!
If you missed it this winter, join fellow fans to taste the “Dragon Fire Wings,” “Little Fingers,” “Buffalo Bites of Bravos,” and “The King Slayer.”
French Cultural Center’s French Innovation series looks at French fashion innovations.
Fashion plays a significant cultural, societal, and economic role in France. The second program in the French Cultural Center’s French Innovation series will explore this French staple, from the fashion of its royal courts to the country’s indefatigable status as a pioneer in fashion and luxury innovation today.
Gwen van den Eijnde, of RISD, will enlighten us on French contributions to the world of fashion, from the first mentions of style in the fifteenth century to the liberation of women by Chanel and Dior.
For a peek into new innovations in the fashion world, Christophe Guberan will introduce us to his Active Shoes research project, which explores the future of shoe production and performance with self-transforming textiles.
Event in English. A reception with refreshments will be provided after the discussion.
Guests are welcome to explore our eye-opening French Innovation exhibition in our gallery, featuring sketches, models, and more related to this series’ programs.
About the Panelists
Christophe Guberan is a Swiss industrial designer who teaches product design at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). The buzzing and innovative ecosystem of the Greater Boston Area allows him to augment his practice while experimenting with new research and technological development.
In 2014, Guberan began collaborating with the MIT Self-Assembly Lab and Founder & Director Skylar Tibbits, a pioneer in 4D printing, to create “active shoes” under the Minimal Shoe project for Design London Museum. Guberan has continued his exploration of material interactions, digital manufacturing, and self-assembly processes. His projects include Hydro-Fold, Liquid to Air, and his most recent collaboration with Tibbits, Rapid Liquid Printing, which tackles speed, scale, and quality challenges in 3D printing technology by printing objects suspended in a gel-like medium.
Gwen van den Eijnde is a Dutch-French designer working in the disciplines of fashion, fine art, and theatre. Through his expressive, avant-garde clothing and costume designs, he creates captivating characters and tells enthralling stories that stretch the imagination. A professor at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), van den Eijnde’s multi-layered approach is informed by his deep knowledge of fashion history and theory; his work is a commentary on the peculiarities of life, often finding subversive humor and fantasy rooted in fact. Van den Eijnde has studied and worked with some of the most esteemed practitioners in his field, including artist Edith Dekyndt in the Atelier Textile of the Ecole Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs de Strasbourg, costume designer Olivier Bériot, choreographer Robyn Orlin, and the revered Hermès atelier, Petit h. Before joining the faculty at RISD, he was visiting professor at the Fashion department of the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw and Head of Textile Design at the Haute École des Arts du Rhin in Mulhouse.
Learn about France’s contributions to aerospace.
It has been 50 years since the supersonic Concorde took flight, and France’s significance in the aerospace industry continues today. In fact, last year the French aerospace industry was ranked second in the world.
For the culmination of our French Innovation series, we invite you to learn more about this top-ranking industry. Specifically, we will focus on French on aeronautic advancements, from hot air balloons and a plane shaped like a bat to current efforts to reduce aircraft emissions.
Aaron Lewis of Arianespace, the world’s leading commercial satellite launch provider, will tell us what it takes to reach for the stars. Vik Kachoria of Spike Aerospace will uncover the secrets of the next generation of supersonic commercial jets.
Event in English. A reception with refreshments will follow the discussion.
Guests are welcome to explore our eye-opening French Innovation exhibition in our gallery, featuring sketches, models, and more related to this series’ programs.
About the Panelists
Aaron Lewis is Vice President Corporate Communications & Government Relations at Arianespace, a leading satellite launch company. Aaron is also Associate Director of Future Space Leaders, a foundation aiming to advance learning and professional enrichment of young space professionals and future leaders pursuing careers in the fields of space and satellites.
Prior to joining Arianespace, Inc., Aaron was a press secretary and legislative assistant for U.S. Representative Dana Rohrabacher – who is Chairman of the Space and Aeronautics subcommittee. Aaron graduated from St. John’s College Annapolis, Maryland where he studied the History of Math and Science, and Philosophy.
Vik Kachoria, CEO of Spike Aerospace, Inc., is a seasoned aerospace executive with 30 years of industry experience. Vik’s career has included management of, and consulting for, high-growth ventures including supersonic jets, VLJs, air taxis, charter flights, sub-orbital rockets, and solar-powered satellites.
Join Prudential Center for FIT on the Garden this summer!
Prudential Center fitness partners are bringing Boston’s best fitness trainers and instructors to our free summer fitness series. Every Wednesday from 6pm-7pm, you can experience different heart-pumping fitness classes on South Garden.
Kick off the series with Peloton! Stop by the Peloton showroom for our FIT on the Garden pre-party on Tuesday, June 4, from 5-7pm. Free to attend, swing by to meet other FIT attendees, enjoy lite bites and refreshments, and take a test class on the Peloton Bike or Peloton Tread!
2019 FIT on the Garden schedule
June 5: Under Armour. REGISTER
June 12: Under Armour. REGISTER
June 19: Flywheel Sports. REGISTER
June 26: Flywheel Sports. REGISTER
July 3: Under Armour. REGISTER
July 10: Under Armour. REGISTER
July 17: Flywheel Sports. REGISTER
July 24: Flywheel Sports. REGISTER
July 31: Under Armour. REGISTER
August 7: Under Armour. REGISTER
August 14: Flywheel Sports. REGISTER
August 21: Flywheel Sports. REGISTER
August 28: Under Armour. REGISTER
The French Cultural Center is proud to host the Boston regional competition of the French Founders Worldwide Startup Tour.
The French Founders Worldwide Startup Tour, a global competition for entrepreneurs wanting to expand globally. Join the French Cultural Center to hear pitches from five local startups looking to advance to the final competition in New York.
Selected Boston startups will pitch to a jury comprised of Consul General, Arnaud Mentré; Laurent Audoly, President & Founding CEO of Kymera Therapeutics; Yannick Ouvrard, Chief Financial Officer at Keolis Commuter Services; and Damien Balsan, General Partner at Conexo Ventures.
Event in English, followed by a cocktail reception with complimentary refreshments.
About The Startup Tour
The Startup Tour is a unique opportunity for startups to connect and pitch in 12 cities in front of a powerful audience of business leaders based in Europe, the Americas, and APAC. The three regional competitions are supported by the strong network of the French Founders community with its 3500+ members and leaders.
In the Americas, a French Prize will be awarded to a Francophone entrepreneur willing to expand in the Americas and an Americas Prize is awarded to an Anglophone entrepreneur willing to expand in France.
About French Founders
Founded in 2014, French Founders is a next generation business club that connects global Francophone leaders with one another through a digital platform enhanced by a team of more than 20 relationship managers. Their mission is to facilitate business exchanges within their exceptional community of CEOs, top executives, and entrepreneurs. French Founders is headquartered in New York, New York but exists in San Francisco, London, Paris, Shanghai, Montréal, and São Paulo.
Join Prudential Center for FIT on the Garden this summer!
Prudential Center fitness partners are bringing Boston’s best fitness trainers and instructors to our free summer fitness series. Every Wednesday from 6pm-7pm, you can experience different heart-pumping fitness classes on South Garden.
Kick off the series with Peloton! Stop by the Peloton showroom for our FIT on the Garden pre-party on Tuesday, June 4, from 5-7pm. Free to attend, swing by to meet other FIT attendees, enjoy lite bites and refreshments, and take a test class on the Peloton Bike or Peloton Tread!
2019 FIT on the Garden schedule
June 5: Under Armour. REGISTER
June 12: Under Armour. REGISTER
June 19: Flywheel Sports. REGISTER
June 26: Flywheel Sports. REGISTER
July 3: Under Armour. REGISTER
July 10: Under Armour. REGISTER
July 17: Flywheel Sports. REGISTER
July 24: Flywheel Sports. REGISTER
July 31: Under Armour. REGISTER
August 7: Under Armour. REGISTER
August 14: Flywheel Sports. REGISTER
August 21: Flywheel Sports. REGISTER
August 28: Under Armour. REGISTER
Join Prudential Center for FIT on the Garden this summer!
Prudential Center fitness partners are bringing Boston’s best fitness trainers and instructors to our free summer fitness series. Every Wednesday from 6pm-7pm, you can experience different heart-pumping fitness classes on South Garden.
Kick off the series with Peloton! Stop by the Peloton showroom for our FIT on the Garden pre-party on Tuesday, June 4, from 5-7pm. Free to attend, swing by to meet other FIT attendees, enjoy lite bites and refreshments, and take a test class on the Peloton Bike or Peloton Tread!
2019 FIT on the Garden schedule
June 5: Under Armour. REGISTER
June 12: Under Armour. REGISTER
June 19: Flywheel Sports. REGISTER
June 26: Flywheel Sports. REGISTER
July 3: Under Armour. REGISTER
July 10: Under Armour. REGISTER
July 17: Flywheel Sports. REGISTER
July 24: Flywheel Sports. REGISTER
July 31: Under Armour. REGISTER
August 7: Under Armour. REGISTER
August 14: Flywheel Sports. REGISTER
August 21: Flywheel Sports. REGISTER
August 28: Under Armour. REGISTER
