Included with paid museum admission; free for members

Enjoy the melodic sounds of French music and learn how it shaped the culture through enchanting live performances

Supported by Alliance Française of Greater Phoenix and Phoenix Sister Cities Grenoble Committee

Programming supported in part by the Phoenix Office of Arts and Culture and Arizona Commission on the Arts

Craft: Violin
9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
South El Río
Design and decorate your very own violin-inspired masterpiece with colorful details, embellishments, and personal touches to make it truly unique. 

Photo Booth
9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
El Río
Have your picture taken in our hands-free photo booth! Digitally share your pictures and tag us with #MIMphx for a chance to be featured on our social media. 

Accordion Pop-Up Performance: Tony Putrino
9:15–9:30 a.m., 10:15–10:30 a.m.
El Río
Stroll El Río with talented local accordionist Tony Putrino as he performs notable French songs. 

Curator Talk: Violin Business
10:30–11:00 a.m.
Event Room 2
Join Matthew Zeller, MIM’s curator for Europe, to explore the life of the violin’s greatest businessman, Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume, a larger-than-life personality who shaped violin making from the nineteenth century onward. 

Classical String Quartet Performance: Phoenix Symphony
11:30 a.m.–noon
North El Río
Enjoy French chamber music performed by members of the Phoenix Symphony. 

French Arias Pop-Up Performance: Arizona Opera
12:30–12:45 p.m.
Central El Río
Hear a beautiful medley of French arias from the Arizona Opera. 

Renaissance Music Performance: Bartholomew Faire
1:30–2:00 p.m.
North El Río
Be transported to Renaissance France and listen to “street music” historically associated with the period.

French Sing-Along Workshop: Helene Bergeon
2:30–3:00 p.m.
Event Room 2
Learn French words and sing along to popular French tunes!

Jazz Manouche Performance: ZAZU West
3:15–4:00 p.m.
North El Río
Experience the music of 1930s Paris with local jazz manouche ensemble ZAZU West!

Robjohn Organ Demonstration: Valerie Harris
4:15–4:30 p.m.
Orientation Gallery
Hear professional organist Valerie Harris play French hymns on MIM’s Robjohn pipe organ.

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