Monthly Archives: July 2010

There is no Peach event that ranks higher in our hearts than Bastille Day.  The traditional celebration of French independence can mean only one thing to us:  let’s throw a party!  This year, July 14 happens to fall on a Wednesday, so we’re holding our celebration on Saturday, July 17 for maximum champagne drinking potential.  We’ve got a lot of big plans, including live music, yummy food, and even yummier cocktails, but before we tell you all about what’s coming this year, why don’t we take a look at our Bastille Day Celebrations of yore?

The Peaches love any excuse to get all done up.  Past costumes have included towering Marie Antoinette wigs and the traditional French beret, but we’re always willing to get a little goofy.  I mean, when one of the main features of your event is something called the Poodle Parade, you’ve got to enjoy the silliness in the situation.

That brings us to, in fact, the Poodle Parade.  We love pooches, especially our posh, poofy friend the Parisian poodle.  On Harrison Street, you could expect to see a gang of pups marching merrily down the sidewalk, helped by some of our favorite Peaches as ushers, walkers, and, of course, last year’s Grand Marshal: Eliana.  Though the poodles will be sitting on the sidelines this year, as always, furry friends are welcome.  If they’re in costume, like Peach faves Floyd and Hannah, all the better.

Lloyd the Frenchman and Hannah the French Maid

We love the charm of having live music at our events, especially when the weather’s fine!  Our favorite accordionist, Don, has been a fixture the last few years and yes, we’ve booked him again for this year.  How could you resist such a sweetie who gets so into the spirit of things?!

Don serenades us in Parisian garb.

And because a Peach party is not complete without champagne, we include the following image for reference.  Sure, it may be from Le Grand Opening rather than Bastille Days of yore, but we can’t help but approve.  Champagne makes the Peaches very happy.  We hope to see you on July 17!!

Just like Christmas!

If you’ve made it this far into the post, may we also tell you that there will be Peach raffles and giveaways!  That’s right, we’re quite literally giving it away this Bastille Day.  Raffles are every hour, and you must be present to win!  Come celebrate our favorite Frenchy holiday this July 17!  See you there…