The New Haven chapter of an international organization promoting French language and culture.

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UPCOMING EVENTS

10 juin 2018 @ 4 PM. Annual Meeting of Alliance Française of New Haven. To be held chez Michel and MaryAlyce Duchesne, where we will get together in a casual atmosphere to chat and socialize. Stay tuned for further details. We will elect a slate of officers for the next two years. Marie Dominique Boyce and Danny Stone have stepped down as co-president and Director of Café Littéraire respectively. We thank them for their many years of service and wish them both well in their future endeavors. Anyone interested in running for office, in becoming a member of the Executive Board, or helping with planning events, please let us know at alliancefrancaisenh@gmail.com.

24 juin 2018 @ 16:00. Conférence d'art et d'architecture présentée par le professeur André Scobeltzine. M. Scobeltzine est un maître assistant des écoles nationales supérieures d'architecture qui a enseigné à Strasbourg, Grenoble et Montpellier. Il va "parler de l'art médiéval et de ce qui le distingue de ses interprétations des XIXème et XXème siècles.  Il parle aussi "du triomphe du mouvement moderne après la Deuxième Guerre mondiale. Triomphe dans lequel les USA ont joué un rôle clé." Bethesda Lutheran Parish Hall, 306 St. Ronan Street, New Haven. Email alliancefrancaisenh@gmail.com pour réserver votre place.

12 juillet 2018 @ 5-7 PM. Celebrate Bastille Day with Alliance Française and New Haven Sister Cities at the Union League Restaurant, 1032 Chapel Street. There will be a cash bar.  Light refreshments will be served. Email alliancefrancaisenh@gmail.com to reserve your spot.



14 juillet 2018 @ 3:30- 6:00 PM.  Bastille Day picnic in the garden chez Yvonne Kolodny, 74 Brook Hill Rd., Hamden.  Please bring a cold dish, savory or non-savory, to share and a lawn chair. Restricted in size to 25- 30 so reserve early. Alliance Française members only. RSVP by July 1st by emailing alliancefrancaisenh@gmail.com or call 203-288-5472.

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French Classes

The Alliance Française of New Haven offers French adult classes 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 continuity for a solid knowledge of standard French of use for business and travel.

All classes will be taught by our experienced professors, Yvonne Kolodny and Jacqueline Munk.

See the Classes tab for info on future classes and the syllabus for each class.

Print out class registration forms,  complete and mail to address on form.

JOIN US/ RENEW YOUR MEMBERSHIP HERE!

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/

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 la Maison Mathis (304 Elm St., New Haven) pour discuter d'un roman chaque mois. On discute des thèmes et des idées dans les romans avec le groupe.  Envoyez vos questions par email.

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

13 juin 2018 Quelques-uns des cent regrets Philippe Claudel

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

Book Sale at Barnes and Noble

The Barnes and Noble at Yale will close its world language section in June.  All imported books are reduced by 50% and several are marked at $1.00

PHOTOS:

French Movies with Arnold Gorlick

8 avril 2018

Déjeuner à l'Atélier Florian et Tour de la Galérie d'Art à Yale

7 avril 2018

Parlons Français! French Conversation Group

Join this Meet-up group every other Sunday morning for fun and French conversation. For more info, click here. La prochaine réunion:

27 mai 2018. Panera Bread, 1060 Chapel St., New Haven 10:30am -12:00pm.

Et aussi: 10 juin, 24 juin, 8 juillet, 22 juillet, 5 août, 19 août, 2 septembre, 16 septembre, 30 septembre, 14 octobre, 28 octobre, 11 novembre, 25 novembre, 9 décembre, 23 décembre

Ciné Club

Here are some upcoming French films/ presentations in the area (please confirm all times and locations):

27 mai 2018 @ 1 PM and 3 PM. EOS: Vincent Van Gogh A New Way of Seeing (Encore). The often requested encore from Season 2 of Exhibition on Screen invites us inside to see the extraordinary collection of the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam. Cinestudio, 300 Summit St., Hartford 860-297-2463.

27-31 mai 2018. King of Hearts (Le roi de coeur) par France Philipe de Broca. The 1966 cult film that was a perennial favorite of students, peace activitsts and lovers of French movies. Young Alan Bates as a kilt wearing Scottish soldier in WW I who is ordered to defuse a bomb left by the Germans in the small French village of Marville. Real Art Ways, 56 Arbor St., Hartford, CT 860-232-1006.

1 juin 2018 @ TBA. Les gardiennes. An affecting human drama of love, loss, and resilience unfolds against the backdrop of WW I. Real Art Ways, 56 Arbor St., Hartford 860-232-1006

19 juin 2018 @ 7:30 pm. Belle de jour, Luis Bunuel with Catherine Deneuve. Avon Theater, Stamford 203-967-3660.

Yale French Film Club. On Tuesdays at 7 pm as indicated below in Room 102, Linsly-Chittenden Hall, 63 High St., Yale campus, New Haven. Refreshments and discussion after the film!

Stay tuned for next academic year's films

For more information: https://www.facebook .com/ YaleFrenchFilmClub

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

Join 12 Day Trip to France in September 2018! 

Join AF Hartford member Bob Yeager on a trip which starts in Paris and continues to Provence and the Côte d'Azur. Organized by Prométour of Montreal. For additional information, click HERE.

PHOTOS:

Parlons Français!





 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 using French as their primary or secondary language. Members of the AFNH acquire and develop cultural awareness, which are invaluable assets when traveling or abroad.