April In Paris! Options

[gdoubleyou]

I will be in France for 10 days, my wife works for the dark side and they are sending her to a conference in Chantilly.

We will have a rental car, can some one point me towards English sites that list local events.

[Mr.T]

How is driving in Paris? better to take public transportation?
How is the train/ bus system between Paris and Chantilly? is it better to rent a car?

Looking for a little nightlife, Jazz clubs.

Well, driving is not bad... it's terrible!... Traffic jam all over the place...That's why I'm using a motorbike (the only way to cross town easily and quickly).
On the other hand, the car could be useful to go from Chantilly to Paris Center (suburban transportation: Ouch!)...
My bet: use the car to drive from Chantilly to Paris, park the damn machine as soon as you enter Paris border (near to a subway station) and use Public Transportation to visit (we have a lot of those: lots of subway lines and stations, lots of busses...).
As far as Jazz clubs are concerned... can't help, sorry... I never go to such clubs...
But you can always try this:
-Jazz Club Lionel Hampton
Hôtel Le Méridien Etoile
81, bd Gouvion Saint-Cyr - Paris 17e
or this:
Petit Journal Montparnasse
13 rue du Commandant-Mouchotte, 14e - Tél: 01 43 21 56 70
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