Bastille Day Festivities Continue at The Beehive
If you thought Cambridge’s Bastille Day Block Party in Harvard Square this weekend was the only festive celebration of the French holiday in the Boston area, you are incorrect. On Monday, July 14, the actual date the holiday falls on, South End nightspot The Beehive (541 Tremont Street, Boston, 617-423-0069) will hold yet another Bastille Day event from 5pm to 2am.
Called Bee- Musette at St. Germain des près, the affair is co-sponsored by the French Consulate of Boston, the French Library, TV5 Monde, and Les Champagne Mumm, giving it a level of authenticity that goes far beyond the norm. Perhaps that’s why it seems so appropriate to learn members of the French Navy are scheduled to attend, along with music artist Violette de Bartillat, who will perform French standards and current hits, and a special guest DJ, who will work the turntables to the sounds of French pop tunes. Live music will play from 8pm to 10:30pm, followed by the DJ’s performance from 10:30pm until 1:30am.
The menu will reflect the occasion, as well, with the dishes Vichyssoise ($7), Saucisse de Toulouse, frites, Toulouse sausages in a mustard sauce, served with frites ($21), and Île flottante, fluffy soft egg-white ‘floating’ on a sea of custard ($7) all on the menu. Since I took Spanish and Italian and passed on French, most of the native terms mean nothing to me, except for “frites.” I bet it’s all mighty tasty just the same, though, as the English translations appear to indicate.
The Beehive recommends advance dinner reservations to ensure a good seat for the burlesque and other highlights, but the event is free save for the price of the food and drinks, and the doors will remain open unless the club’s capacity is reached.
And just so you know, The Beehive provides a bit of history regarding its origins to help explain why this event is such a big deal:
The Beehive or “La Ruche” — “the beehive” in French for which it is named — was an early 20th-century artists’ colony in Paris where the likes of Matisse and Chagall worked and made merry. Today The Beehive is an underground Bohemian bistro featuring amazing cuisine, libations, artwork and live music nightly.
Visit the club’s website for more details.
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