Featured Events in Chevreuse in June, 2025 (July Updated)

Proof of registration, via a QR code on your phone or on paper, will be required to enter Reid Hall. Entry will be refused to those who are not registered. Please note that access will not be permitted 15 minutes after the start of the event. This event will be held in English. Organized by the Columbia Global Paris Center . To be notified of upcoming Paris Global Center events, we invite you to sign up for our twice monthly newsletter. — Adventures in the Louvre: How to Fall in Love with the World's Greatest Museum W. W. Norton & Company 2025 Description provided by the publisher. The Louvre is the most famous museum in the world, attracting millions of visitors every year with its masterpieces. In Adventures in the Louvre, Elaine Sciolino immerses herself in this magical space and helps us fall in love with what was once a forbidding fortress. Exploring galleries, basements, rooftops, and gardens, Sciolino demystifies the Louvre, introducing us to her favorite artworks, both legendary and overlooked, and to the people who are the museum’s lifeblood: the curators, the artisans producing frames and engravings, the builders overseeing restorations, the firefighters protecting the aging structure. Blending investigative journalism, travelogue, history, and memoir, Sciolino walks her readers through the museum’s front gates and immerses them in its irresistible, engrossing world of beauty and culture. Adventures in the Louvre reveals the secrets of this grand monument of Paris and basks in its timeless, seductive power. Speaker Elaine Sciolino is a contributing writer and former Paris Bureau Chief for The New York Times, based in France since 2002. She is the author of the New York Times bestseller The Only Street in Paris and Los Angeles Times bestseller The Seine: The River That Made Paris. Sciolino was decorated Chevalier of the Legion of Honor in 2010 for her contributions to the friendship between France and the United States. http://www.elainesciolino.com. — Reid Hall, the Columbia Global Paris Center, and the Institute for Ideas and Imagination are not responsible for the views and opinions expressed by their speakers and guests. Information Source: Columbia Global Paris Center | eventbrite

Proof of registration, via a QR code on your phone or on paper, will be required to enter Reid Hall. Entry will be refused to those who are not registered. Please note that access will not be permitted 15 minutes after the start of the event. This event will be held in English. Organized by the Columbia Global Paris Center and the Institute for Ideas and Imagination. To be notified of upcoming Paris Global Center events, we invite you to sign up for our twice monthly newsletter. — This is a story of a Black African child, blessed with the gift of dreaming — dreaming like everyone else in this beautiful world, yet unlike any other. An animistic and avant-garde installation/performance, spectators are invited and challenged to be present. One day, a chorus of dreams approached, their ethereal fingers knocking softly. But silence was the only response. The dreams continued their persistent rhythm—knocking, waiting, hoping. Hours melted into days, Days dissolved into weeks, Weeks stretched into months, Months aged into years. And he—the dreamer—remained unmoved, unresponsive, locked in a fortress of inaction. when life's candle flickered its last trembling light, the dreams appeared — spectral and accusatory. They hovered above his dying form, their voices whispered; We came to you hoping you would bring us to life We traveled through time's corridors, Carried on wings of potential and hope. But look now—you fade, we fade with you Unrealized. Unborn. What is it that kills hope and dreams of the African child? PerformerHaman Mpadire is a performance artist, dancer, and researcher born in Eastern Uganda, originally from the Busoga tribe. He graduated with a Masters degree of Arts, Literature and Languages in Dance from CCN - Paul Valéry University. He received the Pina Bausch Fellowship in 2023, following his participation in the Fondation d'entreprise Hermès “Artists in the Community” bursary scheme and the Institut français “Visas pour la création” program. His artistic practices probe experimental research around colonial systems and post-colonial theories. In his current projects, Haman is exploring animistic notions of the ancient Busoga kingdom and beyond along with the complex relationships between identity and visibility for black African bodies. Mpadire is a 2024 – 2025 resident of the Reid Hall Displaced Artists Initiative, a program co-sponsored by the Columbia Global Paris Center and Institute for Ideas and Imagination, designed to support artists who have had to leave their countries of origin due to extreme circumstances (war, natural disaster, political oppression). VenueThis event will take place in Reid Hall’s Grande Salle Ginsberg-LeClerc, built in 1912 and extensively renovated in 2023 thanks to the generous support of Judith Ginsberg and Paul LeClerc. Reid Hall, the Columbia Global Paris Center, and the Institute for Ideas and Imagination are not responsible for the views and opinions expressed by their speakers and guests. Information Source: Columbia Global Paris Center | eventbrite

Café Poésie Nomade à Reid Hall dans le cadre du FESTIVAL RESISTER de la Fondation Rocío Durán-Barba au Marché de la Poésie 2025 à La Caféothèque Reid Hall Université de Columbia Ouverture : CÉRÉMONIE DE CAFÉ par Rodrigo Ramis - Théâtre d’Ailes Ardentes Lectures de l’Anthologie Résister 2025 (en espagnol) Argentine : Angel RobinoBolivie : Ana María Dipp Colombie : Ana Isabel Vásquez & Eduardo García AguilarCosta Rica : Marianella Sáenz Mora Cuba : Ernesto SusanaChili : Maritza Barretos Guatemala : Héctor RodasHonduras : Luis ReyesMéxique : Mariza Trejo et Benjamín Anaya GonzálezParaguay : Víctor Jacinto Flecha Pérou : César EduardoPuerto Rico : Miranda MercedRépublique Dominicaine : Cristina Mere de Farías(photo : GERARD UFÉRAS) Information Source: Christina Chirouze Montenegro | eventbrite

Hall. Entry will be refused to those who are not registered. Please note that access will not be permitted 15 minutes after the start of the event. This event will be held in English. Organized by the Columbia Global Paris Center and the Institute for Ideas and Imagination. To be notified of upcoming Paris Global Center events, we invite you to sign up for our twice monthly newsletter. — This is a story of Black African child, blessed with the gift of dreaming — dreaming like everyone else in this beautiful world, yet unlike any other. An animistic and avant-garde installation/performance, spectators are invited and challenged to be present. One day, a chorus of dreams approached, their ethereal fingers knocking softly. But silence was the only response. The dreams continued their persistent rhythm—knocking, waiting, hoping. Hours melted into days, Days dissolved into weeks, Weeks stretched into months, Months aged into years. And he—the dreamer—remained unmoved, unresponsive, locked in a fortress of inaction. when life's candle flickered its last trembling light, the dreams appeared — spectral and accusatory. They hovered above his dying form, their voices whispered; We came to you hoping you would bring us to life We traveled through time's corridors, Carried on wings of potential and hope. But look now—you fade, we fade with you Unrealized. Unborn. What is it that kills hope and dreams of the African child? PerformerHaman Mpadire is a performance artist, dancer, and researcher born in Eastern Uganda, originally from the Busoga tribe. He graduated with a Masters degree of Arts, Literature and Languages in Dance from CCN - Paul Valéry University. He received the Pina Bausch Fellowship in 2023, following his participation in the Fondation d'entreprise Hermès “Artists in the Community” bursary scheme and the Institut français “Visas pour la création” program. His artistic practices probe experimental research around colonial systems and post-colonial theories. In his current projects, Haman is exploring animistic notions of the ancient Busoga kingdom and beyond along with the complex relationships between identity and visibility for black African bodies. Mpadire is a 2024 – 2025 resident of the Reid Hall Displaced Artists Initiative, a program co-sponsored by the Columbia Global Paris Center and Institute for Ideas and Imagination, designed to support artists who have had to leave their countries of origin due to extreme circumstances (war, natural disaster, political oppression). VenueThis event will take place in Reid Hall’s Grande Salle Ginsberg-LeClerc, built in 1912 and extensively renovated in 2023 thanks to the generous support of Judith Ginsberg and Paul LeClerc. Reid Hall, the Columbia Global Paris Center, and the Institute for Ideas and Imagination are not responsible for the views and opinions expressed by their speakers and guests. Information Source: Columbia Global Paris Center | eventbrite

Proof of registration, via a QR code on your phone or on paper, will be required to enter Reid Hall. Entry will be refused to those who are not registered. Please note that access will not be permitted 15 minutes after the start of the event. This event will be held in English. Organized by the Columbia Global Paris Center and the Columbia University Club of France. To be notified of upcoming Paris Global Center events, we invite you to sign up for our twice monthly newsletter. — ProgramJohann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750) Prelude and Fugue in E major from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II Clara Schumann (1819–1896) Impromptu in E major Marcos Balter (b. 1974) Dreamcatcher (2018) Zosha Di Castri (b. 1985) The Untellable Hour of Quiet (2023) Mary Kouyoumdjian (b. 1983) Aghavni (2009) 191019151986Franz Liszt (1811–1886) Années de pèlerinage II, S.161: Deuxième année: Italie SposalizioFryderyk Chopin (1810–1849) Selected Preludes, Op. 28 ArtistMagdalena Baczewska (pronounced ba-CHEV-ska) is a Polish-American pianist and harpsichordist, recognized for her versatile career as a soloist, chamber musician, educator, academic administrator, and speaker. Described by the press as “Columbia professor by day, musical sorceress by night” (ConcertoNet), she is a Senior Lecturer and the Director of the Music Performance Program at Columbia University. Acclaimed for her magnificent, unique voice that stylistically never falters (Classical Music Guide), Baczewska has performed with prestigious orchestras such as the San Francisco Symphony and the Philadelphia Orchestra and has collaborated with artists like Joshua Bell and Tan Dun at venues including the Tanglewood Music Festival and the Beijing National Center for the Performing Arts. Her repertoire spans centuries, from Renaissance and Baroque keyboard works on both piano and harpsichord to contemporary collaborations in genres like EDM and Hip Hop. Her double-bill performances of Bach’s Goldberg Variations on both instruments have garnered international acclaim. Baczewska’s discography includes albums that have been praised by the American Record Guide and The Gramophone. Her Robo Tribe Remix collaboration was featured on Beatport, the world’s largest DJ store. Her best-selling Music for Dreams album series, produced with Bluesleep, explores the intersection of music and medicine. As an educator, Baczewska has given masterclasses at renowned institutions including the Beijing Central Conservatory, New York University, the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, Xi'an Conservatory, and the Manhattan School of Music. As a Yamaha Artist, she is a pioneer in long-distance teaching using the cutting-edge Yamaha Disklavier technology. Baczewska is also an advocate for the next generation of musicians, serving on the juries of competitions such as the Cleveland Piano Competition, the Minnesota Piano e-Competition Auditions, the Borderlands Chopin Piano Competition, the Chopin International Piano Competition at the Kosciuszko Foundation in NYC, and the Canadian Chopin Competition. Committed to equal access to musical enrichment, Baczewska published a series of public-facing lectures titled Bach@Home, and has collaborated with various organizations focused on democratizing access to music instruction, including the Musical Mentors Collaborative, the Grand Piano Series, and Tonebase. Born in Poland to a family of musicians, Baczewska holds degrees from Mannes College and the Manhattan School of Music. She is the recipient of the Outstanding Achievement Award from the Polish Minister of Culture. She resides in New York City and spends her summer months teaching in the Music and Art Humanities Program at the Columbia Global Center in Paris. MagdalenaNYC.com VenueThis event will take place in Reid Hall’s Grande Salle Ginsberg-LeClerc, built in 1912 and extensively renovated in 2023 thanks to the generous support of Judith Ginsberg and Paul LeClerc. Reid Hall, the Columbia Global Paris Center, and the Institute for Ideas and Imagination are not responsible for the views and opinions expressed by their speakers and guests. Information Source: Columbia Global Paris Center | eventbrite

Proof of registration, via a QR code on your phone or on paper, will be required to enter Reid Hall. Entry will be refused to those who are not registered. Please note that access will not be permitted 15 minutes after the start of the event. This event will be held in English. Organized by the Columbia Global Paris Center and … To be notified of upcoming Paris Global Center events, we invite you to sign up for our twice monthly newsletter. — ArtistMagdalena Stern-Baczewska is a concert pianist, harpsichordist, recording artist, producer, speaker, and educator. She holds the position of Senior Lecturer in Music and Director of the Music Performance Program at Columbia University. She has appeared as a soloist with prestigious orchestras worldwide, including the San Francisco Symphony, Philadelphia Orchestra, and China National Symphony. She has collaborated with Oscar and Grammy Award-winning artists like Joshua Bell, Charles Fox, and Tan Dun, performing at the Tanglewood Music Festival, Guangzhou Opera House, Beijing National Center for Performing Arts, Davies Symphony Hall, and Philadelphia’s Kimmel Center. Baczewska’s repertoire spans many centuries, including works for the harpsichord - she has earned acclaim for her double-bill performances of Bach’s Goldberg Variations, on the harpsichord and the piano - and music by women and underrepresented composers. Her discography encompasses various genres, from Baroque and Romantic solo music to collaborations with techno and hip-hop artists. Baczewska has produced the bestselling series of albums, Music for Dreams, in collaboration with the Bluesleep medical team that researches and treats sleep disorders. Baczewska has given talks and master classes around the world: Beijing Central Conservatory, New York University, International Keyboard Institute, Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, Manhattan School of Music. As a Yamaha Artist, she is among the pioneers of long-distance teaching using the cutting edge Yamaha Disklavier technology. At Columbia, Baczewska embraces her dual role of an educator and administrator: as the head of the Music Performance Program, aside from teaching, she mentors nearly 500 student musicians, including members of the elite Columbia-Juilliard Exchange. As an avid advocate of equal access to musical enrichment, Baczewska is committed to outreach, bringing music to wider audiences. During the pandemic, she produced “Bach@Home,” a YouTube series of public-facing lecture performances. She also designed and taught “Enjoyment of Music,” an online music appreciation sequence for various age groups of non-specialist audiences. Baczewska is a teaching artist on Tonebase, a digital platform democratizing access to high-level music education. She also regularly appears as guest lecturer in various concert series. She serves as a Grandmentor for Musical Mentors Collaborative - a nonprofit that provides free music instruction to students who would not otherwise have access to private lessons, addressing structural inequities in music education. Born in Poland, she is a recipient of the Outstanding Achievement Award from the Polish Minister of Culture and National Heritage for promoting Polish culture abroad. — Venue This event will take place in Reid Hall’s Grande Salle Ginsberg-LeClerc, built in 1912 and extensively renovated in 2023 thanks to the generous support of Judith Ginsberg and Paul LeClerc. Reid Hall, the Columbia Global Paris Center, and the Institute for Ideas and Imagination are not responsible for the views and opinions expressed by their speakers and guests. Information Source: Columbia Global Paris Center | eventbrite