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• GJ081 Needlework at Valerie's

  • Start
    08 Jan 2026
  •  
  • End
    26 Mar 2026
  •  
  • Schedule
    12 sessions
  • Location
    1st Arrondissement, Paris

  WICE member Valerie Helmbreck-Mascitti (knitting on the left) opens her lovely apartment in the 1st arrondissement every Thursday afternoon to WICE members for an afternoon of needlework: knitting, crocheting, creweling, embroidery, etc..

  Any and all WICE needle workers are welcome to attend. Bring your project, and if you're so inclined, something to nosh on (by no means necessary).

  Valerie's apartment is conveniently located near the Louvre. For more information, contact Valerie directly at vhelmbreck@gmail.com.                
  

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• GJ151 Mindfulness Meditation

  • When
    15 Jan 2026
  •  
    11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    Impact Cafe, Lower Level, 67 Rue Beaubourg, 75003 Paris
  • Spaces left
    4

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  Can you imagine a life where your mind is a source of peace and strength, where calmness flows through you like a gentle river even amidst daily challenges? What if you had the power to observe your thoughts without judgement, steady your emotions, and tap into a deeper well of wisdom within yourself? What if you could have moments of freedom between the triggering events of your life and your responses to them, moments of choice?

  

  The pressure of daily life can leave us feeling overwhelmed and trapped, with no space for movement or reflection. Meditation offers us a more spacious life, an opportunity to descend to a more profound and rich experience of our lives and our relationships with ourselves, others and the world we inhabit.  In terms of daily life and routine activities, regular practice can help the body regulate itself more effectively. It can help with getting a more relaxed and sound sleep or decreasing the severity and/or frequency of migraine headaches. It’s a pathtoward mental clarity, emotional resilience, and enriched creativity.

  WICE members can join us for a biweekly hour of meditation practices. One variety is Vipassana,  a mindfulness practice focusing on direct nonjudgmental observation of body and mind in order to cultivate greater awareness and ease. Others include heart practices such as generation of lovingkindness, compassion and equanimity. These  practices are available as non-sectarian techniques, open to anyone seeking to understand their mind and body. 

  We’ll meet for about an hour on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of each month.  We’ll start with a few minutes of self-introduction, then some guided meditation, followed by a period of silence, then finishing with some final minutes of conversational reflection. Whatever level you are, beginner to advanced, you are welcome! Hosted by Lori Zeller and Cheryl Purvis, who have been meditating on and off for a total of over 70 years between the two of us, all the while taking classes, joining groups and going to retreats.

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• SJ191 Pub Quiz!

  • When
    19 Jan 2026
  •  
    7:40 PM - 9:40 PM
  • Location
    Molly's, 91 Rue de Charenton, 75012 Paris, France
  • Spaces left
    1

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  In the grand tradition of pub quizzes across the anglophone world, join a team of fellow WICE members for a bilingual evening of trivial merriment. On a bi-monthly basis, WICE has reserved space with Paris Quiz Mistress to participate in a quiz night that consists of four rounds of trivia in English and French on a wide variety of topics, movies and TV, pop culture, geography, fashion, and anything strange and peculiar that comes through the mind of the Quiz Mistress Host.
  

  This is not a WICE-exclusive event. We have reserved spaces for two teams of 5 (the maximum number of participants per team). There are prizes to win for the top teams and the best team name. A WICE volunteer will be at each event to help you identify our group.Please note that the quiz location changes depending on the night of the week, so please pay attention when registering to make sure you are going to the correct pub.
  
  This event is free for members, but registration and the purchase of food or a beverage is required.

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• GJ201 The Cheeses of Winter

  • When
    20 Jan 2026
  •  
    4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
  • Location
    Merci Vigneron, 38 Rue Monge, 75005
  • Spaces left
    0

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  Did you know that cheese has a season? And with winter upon us, it's time for the rich milk of hay-fed animals to shine in cheeses beloved in France's mountain regions: Think bark-wrapped Vacherin with its woodsy aroma and gooey interior or long-aged tommes meant to savor through cold months when for centuries, there was little else to eat. Discover these and other seasonal marvels over the course of a two-hour workshop with cheese expert Emily Monaco. You'll learn all about the stories behind five winter specialties and enjoy the perfect wines to pair.
  

  Price: €35 which includes cheese 

  Registration opens on Thursday, 18 December

  About the Instructor:
  

  Born and raised in New York City, Emily Monaco has been living in France since 2007. An Academy of Cheese Associate, international cheese judge, and die-hard cheese lover, she works as a journalist covering cheese (and other tasty specialties) for publications including Atlas Obscura and the BBC. 

  Website: Discover Paris with That Cheese Girl

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• GJ291 Mindfulness Meditation

  • When
    29 Jan 2026
  •  
    11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    Impact Cafe, Lower Level, 67 Rue Beaubourg, 75003 Paris
  • Spaces left
    6

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  Can you imagine a life where your mind is a source of peace and strength, where calmness flows through you like a gentle river even amidst daily challenges? What if you had the power to observe your thoughts without judgement, steady your emotions, and tap into a deeper well of wisdom within yourself? What if you could have moments of freedom between the triggering events of your life and your responses to them, moments of choice?

  

  The pressure of daily life can leave us feeling overwhelmed and trapped, with no space for movement or reflection. Meditation offers us a more spacious life, an opportunity to descend to a more profound and rich experience of our lives and our relationships with ourselves, others and the world we inhabit.  In terms of daily life and routine activities, regular practice can help the body regulate itself more effectively. It can help with getting a more relaxed and sound sleep or decreasing the severity and/or frequency of migraine headaches. It’s a pathtoward mental clarity, emotional resilience, and enriched creativity.

  WICE members can join us for a biweekly hour of meditation practices. One variety is Vipassana,  a mindfulness practice focusing on direct nonjudgmental observation of body and mind in order to cultivate greater awareness and ease. Others include heart practices such as generation of lovingkindness, compassion and equanimity. These  practices are available as non-sectarian techniques, open to anyone seeking to understand their mind and body. 

  We’ll meet for about an hour on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of each month.  We’ll start with a few minutes of self-introduction, then some guided meditation, followed by a period of silence, then finishing with some final minutes of conversational reflection. Whatever level you are, beginner to advanced, you are welcome! Hosted by Lori Zeller and Cheryl Purvis, who have been meditating on and off for a total of over 70 years between the two of us, all the while taking classes, joining groups and going to retreats.

  Registration opens on Thursday, 18 December.

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• GF121 Mindfulness Meditation

  • When
    12 Feb 2026
  •  
    11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    Impact Cafe, Lower Level, 67 Rue Beaubourg, 75003 Paris
  • Spaces left
    8

  Can you imagine a life where your mind is a source of peace and strength, where calmness flows through you like a gentle river even amidst daily challenges? What if you had the power to observe your thoughts without judgement, steady your emotions, and tap into a deeper well of wisdom within yourself? What if you could have moments of freedom between the triggering events of your life and your responses to them, moments of choice?

  

  The pressure of daily life can leave us feeling overwhelmed and trapped, with no space for movement or reflection. Meditation offers us a more spacious life, an opportunity to descend to a more profound and rich experience of our lives and our relationships with ourselves, others and the world we inhabit.  In terms of daily life and routine activities, regular practice can help the body regulate itself more effectively. It can help with getting a more relaxed and sound sleep or decreasing the severity and/or frequency of migraine headaches. It’s a pathtoward mental clarity, emotional resilience, and enriched creativity.

  WICE members can join us for a biweekly hour of meditation practices. One variety is Vipassana,  a mindfulness practice focusing on direct nonjudgmental observation of body and mind in order to cultivate greater awareness and ease. Others include heart practices such as generation of lovingkindness, compassion and equanimity. These  practices are available as non-sectarian techniques, open to anyone seeking to understand their mind and body. 

  We’ll meet for about an hour on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of each month.  We’ll start with a few minutes of self-introduction, then some guided meditation, followed by a period of silence, then finishing with some final minutes of conversational reflection. Whatever level you are, beginner to advanced, you are welcome! Hosted by Lori Zeller and Cheryl Purvis, who have been meditating on and off for a total of over 70 years between the two of us, all the while taking classes, joining groups and going to retreats.

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• SF161 Pub Quiz!

  • When
    16 Feb 2026
  •  
    7:40 PM - 9:40 PM
  • Location
    Molly's, 91 Rue de Charenton, 75012 Paris, France
  • Spaces left
    8

  In the grand tradition of pub quizzes across the anglophone world, join a team of fellow WICE members for a bilingual evening of trivial merriment. On a bi-monthly basis, WICE has reserved space with Paris Quiz Mistress to participate in a quiz night that consists of four rounds of trivia in English and French on a wide variety of topics, movies and TV, pop culture, geography, fashion, and anything strange and peculiar that comes through the mind of the Quiz Mistress Host.
  

  This is not a WICE-exclusive event. We have reserved spaces for two teams of 5 (the maximum number of participants per team). There are prizes to win for the top teams and the best team name. A WICE volunteer will be at each event to help you identify our group.Please note that the quiz location changes depending on the night of the week, so please pay attention when registering to make sure you are going to the correct pub.

  This event is free for members, but registration and the purchase of food or a beverage is required.

  Registration opens on Tuesday, 20 January.
  

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• GF191 The Chocolates of Saint-Germain-des-Pres

  • When
    19 Feb 2026
  •  
    3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
  • Location
    Corner of Rue des Saints-Peres and Rue Jacob, approximately 22 Rue des Saints-Pères, 75007 Paris
  • Spaces left
    1

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  Taste your way through the history of chocolate in Paris with this 1 1/2-hour walking tour through the heart of Saint-Germain-des-Prés. Your very own miniature Salon du Chocolat, this tour includes visits of traditional and contemporary chocolatiers and chocolate specialists and tastes of five different products. Stops will include the (in)famously decadent chocolate mousse bar at Chocolaterie Chapon.
  

  Price: €39, which includes chocolate. Saturday, 14 February is the last day to cancel and get a full refund. 

  About our Chocolate Tastings Guide

  Born and raised in New York City, Emily Monaco has been living in France since 2007. An Academy of Cheese Associate, international cheese judge, and die-hard cheese lover, she works as a journalist covering cheese (and other tasty specialties) for publications including Atlas Obscura and the BBC. 

  Website: Discover Paris with That Cheese Girl

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• GF261 Mindfulness Meditation

  • When
    26 Feb 2026
  •  
    11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    Impact Cafe, Lower Level, 67 Rue Beaubourg, 75003 Paris
  • Spaces left
    8

  Can you imagine a life where your mind is a source of peace and strength, where calmness flows through you like a gentle river even amidst daily challenges? What if you had the power to observe your thoughts without judgement, steady your emotions, and tap into a deeper well of wisdom within yourself? What if you could have moments of freedom between the triggering events of your life and your responses to them, moments of choice?

  

  The pressure of daily life can leave us feeling overwhelmed and trapped, with no space for movement or reflection. Meditation offers us a more spacious life, an opportunity to descend to a more profound and rich experience of our lives and our relationships with ourselves, others and the world we inhabit.  In terms of daily life and routine activities, regular practice can help the body regulate itself more effectively. It can help with getting a more relaxed and sound sleep or decreasing the severity and/or frequency of migraine headaches. It’s a pathtoward mental clarity, emotional resilience, and enriched creativity.

  WICE members can join us for a biweekly hour of meditation practices. One variety is Vipassana,  a mindfulness practice focusing on direct nonjudgmental observation of body and mind in order to cultivate greater awareness and ease. Others include heart practices such as generation of lovingkindness, compassion and equanimity. These  practices are available as non-sectarian techniques, open to anyone seeking to understand their mind and body. 

  We’ll meet for about an hour on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of each month.  We’ll start with a few minutes of self-introduction, then some guided meditation, followed by a period of silence, then finishing with some final minutes of conversational reflection. Whatever level you are, beginner to advanced, you are welcome! Hosted by Lori Zeller and Cheryl Purvis, who have been meditating on and off for a total of over 70 years between the two of us, all the while taking classes, joining groups and going to retreats.

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• GM121 Mindfulness Meditation

  • When
    12 Mar 2026
  •  
    11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    Impact Cafe, Lower Level, 67 Rue Beaubourg, 75003 Paris
  • Spaces left
    8

  Can you imagine a life where your mind is a source of peace and strength, where calmness flows through you like a gentle river even amidst daily challenges? What if you had the power to observe your thoughts without judgement, steady your emotions, and tap into a deeper well of wisdom within yourself? What if you could have moments of freedom between the triggering events of your life and your responses to them, moments of choice?

  

  The pressure of daily life can leave us feeling overwhelmed and trapped, with no space for movement or reflection. Meditation offers us a more spacious life, an opportunity to descend to a more profound and rich experience of our lives and our relationships with ourselves, others and the world we inhabit.  In terms of daily life and routine activities, regular practice can help the body regulate itself more effectively. It can help with getting a more relaxed and sound sleep or decreasing the severity and/or frequency of migraine headaches. It’s a pathtoward mental clarity, emotional resilience, and enriched creativity.

  WICE members can join us for a biweekly hour of meditation practices. One variety is Vipassana,  a mindfulness practice focusing on direct nonjudgmental observation of body and mind in order to cultivate greater awareness and ease. Others include heart practices such as generation of lovingkindness, compassion and equanimity. These  practices are available as non-sectarian techniques, open to anyone seeking to understand their mind and body. 

  We’ll meet for about an hour on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of each month.  We’ll start with a few minutes of self-introduction, then some guided meditation, followed by a period of silence, then finishing with some final minutes of conversational reflection. Whatever level you are, beginner to advanced, you are welcome! Hosted by Lori Zeller and Cheryl Purvis, who have been meditating on and off for a total of over 70 years between the two of us, all the while taking classes, joining groups and going to retreats.

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• SM161 Pub Quiz!

  • When
    16 Mar 2026
  •  
    7:40 PM - 9:40 PM
  • Location
    Molly's, 91 Rue de Charenton, 75012 Paris, France
  • Spaces left
    8

  In the grand tradition of pub quizzes across the anglophone world, join a team of fellow WICE members for a bilingual evening of trivial merriment. On a bi-monthly basis, WICE has reserved space with Paris Quiz Mistress to participate in a quiz night that consists of four rounds of trivia in English and French on a wide variety of topics, movies and TV, pop culture, geography, fashion, and anything strange and peculiar that comes through the mind of the Quiz Mistress Host.
  

  This is not a WICE-exclusive event. We have reserved spaces for two teams of 5 (the maximum number of participants per team). There are prizes to win for the top teams and the best team name. A WICE volunteer will be at each event to help you identify our group.Please note that the quiz location changes depending on the night of the week, so please pay attention when registering to make sure you are going to the correct pub.   

  This event is free for members, but registration and the purchase of food or a beverage is required.

  Registration opens on Tuesday, 17 February.
  

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• GM241 Introduction to French Cheeses

  • When
    24 Mar 2026
  •  
    4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
  • Location
    TBD
  • Spaces left
    10

  How much do you know about all that wonderful cheese you've been devouring?

  WICE is once again offering a perennially favorite program that's sure to arouse your taste buds and show you how to select cheese at any affineur.

  Emily Monaco, our longtime cheese instructor, will discuss:

  
  

  • The different families of French cheese and how and why they’re divided up
  • The techniques used to make each of these families of cheese and what to expect from their flavors
  • What AOC/AOP means when it comes to cheese and when (or if) it matters
  • How to build a balanced cheese board and how to cut cheese properly

  And of course, where there’s cheese education there’s also cheese tasting!

  Price: €35, which includes cheese 

  Registration opens on Wednesday, 21 January.
  

  About the Instructor:
  

  Born and raised in New York City, Emily Monaco has been living in France since 2007. An Academy of Cheese Associate, international cheese judge, and die-hard cheese lover, she works as a journalist covering cheese (and other tasty specialties) for publications including Atlas Obscura and the BBC. 

  Website: Discover Paris with That Cheese Girl

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• GM261 Mindfulness Meditation

  • When
    26 Mar 2026
  •  
    11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    Impact Cafe, Lower Level, 67 Rue Beaubourg, 75003 Paris
  • Spaces left
    8

  Can you imagine a life where your mind is a source of peace and strength, where calmness flows through you like a gentle river even amidst daily challenges? What if you had the power to observe your thoughts without judgement, steady your emotions, and tap into a deeper well of wisdom within yourself? What if you could have moments of freedom between the triggering events of your life and your responses to them, moments of choice?

  

  The pressure of daily life can leave us feeling overwhelmed and trapped, with no space for movement or reflection. Meditation offers us a more spacious life, an opportunity to descend to a more profound and rich experience of our lives and our relationships with ourselves, others and the world we inhabit.  In terms of daily life and routine activities, regular practice can help the body regulate itself more effectively. It can help with getting a more relaxed and sound sleep or decreasing the severity and/or frequency of migraine headaches. It’s a pathtoward mental clarity, emotional resilience, and enriched creativity.

  WICE members can join us for a biweekly hour of meditation practices. One variety is Vipassana,  a mindfulness practice focusing on direct nonjudgmental observation of body and mind in order to cultivate greater awareness and ease. Others include heart practices such as generation of lovingkindness, compassion and equanimity. These  practices are available as non-sectarian techniques, open to anyone seeking to understand their mind and body. 

  We’ll meet for about an hour on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of each month.  We’ll start with a few minutes of self-introduction, then some guided meditation, followed by a period of silence, then finishing with some final minutes of conversational reflection. Whatever level you are, beginner to advanced, you are welcome! Hosted by Lori Zeller and Cheryl Purvis, who have been meditating on and off for a total of over 70 years between the two of us, all the while taking classes, joining groups and going to retreats.

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• SY181 Pub Quiz!

  • When
    18 May 2026
  •  
    7:40 PM - 9:40 PM
  • Location
    Molly's, 91 Rue de Charenton, 75012 Paris, France
  • Spaces left
    8

  In the grand tradition of pub quizzes across the anglophone world, join a team of fellow WICE members for a bilingual evening of trivial merriment. On a bi-monthly basis, WICE has reserved space with Paris Quiz Mistress to participate in a quiz night that consists of four rounds of trivia in English and French on a wide variety of topics, movies and TV, pop culture, geography, fashion, and anything strange and peculiar that comes through the mind of the Quiz Mistress Host.
  

  This is not a WICE-exclusive event. We have reserved spaces for two teams of 5 (the maximum number of participants per team). There are prizes to win for the top teams and the best team name. A WICE volunteer will be at each event to help you identify our group.Please note that the quiz location changes depending on the night of the week, so please pay attention when registering to make sure you are going to the correct pub.
  
  This event is free for members, but registration and the purchase of food or a beverage is required.

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