Some great new developments for the Anglophone community here in Paris. First of all, musician Maggie Kim, a New Yorker, will play a concert on February 4…in her home. It will be the first “Hidden Concert” in a series (not unlike Hidden Kitchen!). From her website:

Following in that grand tradition of “If you build it, they will come,” I’ve decided that I’m going to have to create my own (non-lame) music scene in Paris because at the moment, my current (lame) music scene involves me playing and singing at home, to an audience of two (hubby and baby). The big idea is to have musicians from far and wide (friends and friends of friends) play a private acoustic or slightly electrified concert in our just-painted hall—a music hall, if you will. The evening will consist of great music, plenty of wine and yummy nibbles, all included in your €25 ticket price.

Meanwhile, a Brit who used to work in the music industry and then taught English here in the city has started up AngloBuddy, a new site for meeting English speakers. Frogs can use it to encounter folks to help them improve their anglais, and Anglophones, especially those with not-so-great French, can find friends who speak their language. It’s like the “community” component of the wonderful site Francophilia, only more focused on language exchange idea-at least at this outset. What’s promising is it will facilitate meeting French people—something Anglophones often have trouble with—in a non-hookup environment.

Lastly, the new job site Job Hunt Paris features part-time and full-time posts for Anglophone or bilingual candidates. Since this is an issue of great (if not dire) interest to so many of us, I have asked founder Natalie Rhodes to write an article for The Paris Blog on what she knows about stints such as voice-over work, film extras, and life modeling for art classes. Besides the usual au pair, teaching, and translating gigs, of course. So watch this space!