by MerciSF | 19-01-2022 | Agenda, Music, See All East BayElectroFox Theater OaklandFrench artist in San Francisco
Caravan Palace are 7 piece band from Paris, who are an indelible act within the Electro swing genre. A band whose appeal has grown off-radar and appreciated for both their musical virtuosity and their sheer ability to deliver a ballistic good time. The group mixes in... 
by MerciSF | 1-12-2021 | SF Specials, Visit East BayGlen EllenJack LondonOaklandVisit California
Sponsored content – with Alexis Orand and Virginie Goubier’s video. MerciSF is not responsible for the elements contained in this article. Did you know Jack London was a native of Oakland? Two neighboring towns face each other above a bay, animated by the... 
by MerciSF | 29-11-2021 | Agenda, See All, Theater ComedyEast BayOaklandStand up comedy
Clara Bijl, the Franco American stand-up comedian hosts a comedy show called the Nuthouse at the Golden Squirrel, a gastropub in Oakland. Nuthouse is a weekly stand-up comedy show in the heart of the Rockridge neighborhood. Every Saturday, the so-called Nuthouse hosts... 
by MerciSF | 24-11-2021 | Education, News, Schools, Settle In Bilingual schoolsEast BayEcole Bilingue de BerkeleyMiddle School
Sponsored Article – In August 2019, Ecole Bilingue de Berkeley (aka EB Berkeley) opened its new Grade 6 International Track with just three students! The concept was new and exciting: welcoming non-French speaking students into the Middle School. Ecole Bilingue... 
by Anne Marie | 24-11-2021 | News East BayimmigrationSuccess Story
The pathway to the American dream can be varied but always challenging. Vincent Salimi, elected at Pinole is a classic example. Naturalized French in 2000, Salimi was born in Iran. He left his home country in 1984 with his parents when he was still a child. The family... 
by MerciSF | 17-11-2021 | Agenda, Movie, See All BAMPFAEast BayFrench Cinema BerkeleyFrench movies with subtitles
The celebrated French author and filmmaker Marguerite Duras is the focus of a trio of movies, including the Bay Area premiere of Suzanna Andler, featuring Charlotte Gainsbourg. Also featured are Alain Resnais’s Hiroshima Mon Amour and a new restoration of Le Navire... 
by MerciSF | 29-09-2021 | Agenda, Music, See All DJ Franky BoissyEast BayOaklandOutdoorRoller Disco
Join French DJ Franky Boissy and the Bay Area Roller Group for an afternoon of Roller disco in Oakland. Do you know Franky Boissy? A long-time dweller of San Francisco, he has made a name for himself in the Bay Area! Go and dance to his groovy sound at the Rollin... 
by Anne Marie | 15-05-2020 | News, Visit, Wander East BayHikesMarin CountySan FranciscoSouth Bay
If you wanna stretch your legs, if you have kids, dogs, adults who need to release extra energy… here is a selection of 10 hikes in the bay area. You will find a description of each of them with distance, difficulty level and comments. A special thank you...
