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 UPCOMING ALLIANCE FRANÇAISE EVENTS  

Thursday, 22 October 2020 @ 5 PM. Ciné Club viewing of "Priceless" with Audrey Tatou - discussion by Clay Howe. See Ciné Club for details.

Wednesday, 28 octobre 2020 @ 6:30 PM. Paul Shore, author of Uncorked (Available on Amazon) will discuss his year in Provence studying Pétanque, discovering Chagall, drinking Pastis and mangling French. He will share his stories and photos during his presentation on Zoom. Email us to receive the Zoom link for this highly entertaining presentation.

12 October, 18 novembre, and 9 decembre 2020 @ 12 - 1:30 PM. Three part series focusing on French wine from vine to table presented by the Alliance Française Doylestown & Buck County PA. Click here for more information.

Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020 @ 2 PM. Conversation with author Marva Barnett about her book To Love Is to Act: Les Misérables and Victor Hugo's Vision for Leading Lives of Conscience. It discusses how Victor Hugo put into action the last words he wrote: "To love is to act" (Aimer c'est agir") and what he can tell us today. This event is free and open to all AF and AATF members Click HERE.

Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020 @ 7:30 PM. Are you ready for a virtual ride on the Paris Métro, en français?  Join AF DuPage and Federation Board Member Charles Coulon as he takes you on a new explorations of the Métro. For intermediate/ advanced speakers. Click HERE  for registration.

Friday, Nov. 20, 2020 @ 5-6 PM. L'Arrivée du Beaujolais Nouveau and French Wines for an American Thanksgiving. Join the AF Greenwich and other CT AF chapters. SAVE THE DATE! STAY TUNED FOR MORE DETAILS!

22 November 2020 @ 10:30 AM. Discussion with Audrey Berthelot who will join our Parlons conversation group to discuss her French immersion program at King Robinson Magnet School in New Haven (en français). Born and raised in Frnce, Madame Berthelot has been at King Robinson since 2012. To register and receive a Zoom link EMAIL.

Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2020 @ 6 PM. Tom Wohlmut - The Light Between Two Towers. Tom's life in Paris as a young man was transformational and he continued his enthusiasm. He will explore the relationship between The Eiffel Tower (1889) and the San Jose Electric Light Tower (18). Click HERE to register. The event is in English with some French vocabulary. 

Zumba en français

3 August - 31 décembre

Available any day . . . any time. Free for AF members. The Fédération of Alliances Françaises USA is co-hosting online Zumba classes en français with instructor Catherine Vedder. Cathereine lives in Honolulu and has been a Zumba instructor since 2014. These sessions are free for Alliance Française members. Click here to access the online Zumba lesson. Participants may give tips to the instructor here.

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Fall 2020French Classes

Alliance Française of New Haven offers French classes for adults at the beginner and intermediate levels and encourages all its members to go back to school to refresh their knowledge of French. If successful, it will provide a solid knowledge of standard French for use in business and travel.

All classes will be taught by our Swiss and French born professors, Yvonne Kolodny and Jacqueline Munk. 

All our language classes offer an immersion experience in the French language, adapted to the level of the course - be it through dialogues, video viewing, discussions, and more.  Students are encouraged to express themselves in French. Grammatical instruction will be a tool, not a goal. See the class registration tab for information about future classes and the syllabus for each class. Complete online registration or print out the attached PDF form and mail with payment to AFNH, PO Box 207333, New Haven, CT 06520. Online payment is available.

AFNH French Classes

Coronavirus

The CDC and State/ Local officials recommend canceling group events for the present. Therefore, we are shifting our events on-line through the summer and fall using the Zoom program. Email for information.

Meanwhile, stay safe and healthy.

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SEPTEMBER IS MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL TIME! CLICK HERE. MERCI!

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Café Littéraire

Voici un club pour les membres qui veulent lire et parler d'un livre en français (reservé pour les gens qui ont un niveau avancé). Nous nous rencontrons à Maison Mathis, 304 Elm St., New Haven, (Zoom en automne) pour discuter d'un roman chaque mois. On discute des thèmes et des idées dans les romans avec le groupe.  Demandez les liens de zoom et envoyez vos questions par email.

Voici la liste et les dates de nos discussions! Les discussions sont de 18h30 aux dates indiquées ci-dessous:

11 novembre 2020 Dans le jardin de l'ogre par Leila Slimani (Alberta)

9 décembre 2020 La Panse par Léo Henry (Robert)

13 janvier 2021 Tous les hommes n'habitent pas le monde de la meme façon par Jean-Paul Dubois (Larry)

10 février 2021 La Daronne par Hannelore Cayre (Judith)

10 mars 2021 Chaleur du sang par Irene Nemirovsky (Annie)

14 avril 2021 La commissaire n'aime point les vers par Georges Flipo (Richard)

12 mai 2021 Une Vie de Boy par Ferdinand Oyono (Stephen)

9 juin 2021 L'échappée belle par Anna Gavalda (Yvonne)

Pendant les réunions de mai et juin nous discuterons les romans pour l'année prochaine.

CLICK HERE FOR THE CURRENT BULLETIN

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PHOTOS:

L'échange des livres   13 septembre 2020

Une Conversation avec Oliver Gee 21 juin 2020

Une Américaine in France Ellen Hilton on Zoom 

     24 mai 2020

Après-midi suisse

8 mars 2020

Une Causerie

15 février 2020

Parlons Français! French Conversation Group

Join this Meetup group every other Sunday morning from 10:30 to noon for fun and French conversation. All sessions have been moved to Zoom through the fall months. La prochaine réunion de Parlons:

25 octobre - email  for zoom access info. 

Et aussi:  8 novembre; 22 novembre; 6 décembre; 20 décembre

Ciné Club

Fan of French movies? If so this club is for you. Join the Alliance Française for a discussion of a French movie on Zoom led by Clay Howe. View the movie beforehand and then join our discussion in English and/or French.

La prochaine fois:

Thursday, 22 octobre 2020 @ 5 PM.   Priceless with Audrey Tatou. Available from Kanopy, streaming for free with public library card or university card. To receive the link for the discussion on Zoom, email. 

Focus on French Cinema Worldwide Wednesdays. Fascinating, lively discussions with Joe Meyers on French films. Alliance Française de Greenwich.

View film before discussion. Email for zoom link information.

See My French Film Festival on-line at www.myfrenchfilm festival.com/en/

CULTURETHEQUE

The AF New Haven is proud to introduce Culturethèque, your French multimedia e-library!  Over 400 magazines, 1,000 books, 200 comics, 450 videos and 370 learning materials! (click here for more inf0). Here is a video describing Culturethèque.Must download Adobe Digital Editions. Register to culturethèque.

Special Offer from France Today

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 AFNH By-laws

Links to related groups:

Federation des Alliances Françaises USA, Inc.: www.afusa.org

Headquarters Alliance Française à Paris: www.fondation-alliancefr.org/ 

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As a member of the Alliance Française de New Haven (AFNH), you will be part of the largest network of French language and cultural centers in the world. There are 141 Alliance Française chapters in the United States and 1,100 chapters world-wide based in 149 countries. Members of the AFNH acquire and develop cultural awareness, which are invaluable assets when traveling or abroad. 

Café Littéraire



Parlons Français!