1. Since Bastille Day has become the un-American national holiday, drop in to see the show at Florent, in the Meatpacking district. The brasserie, at 69 Gansevoort, is fully booked, but you might be able to get in to Meet or Rhone next door, or squeeze into Florent itself after midnight. [MUG]
2. Another French event at Fez, 380 Lafayette St: Loser's Lounge perform an ironic tribute to Serge Gainsbourg, the throaty singer-songwriter. [Flavorpill]
3. There's sure to be a French round at tonight's Big Quiz at the Slipper Room, at 167 Orchard Street. Go for Noah Tarnow, the geek savant who comperes the trivia competition, and Lower East Side hipsters who gradually, as the evening progresses, reveal their embarrassing nerdy pasts.

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