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

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UPCOMING EVENTS

Chamard Private Wine Tasting and Tour. Saturday, October 21, 2017 at 4PM. This includes a private tour of the Chamard Vineyard wine cellar and end with a tasting of five of the Chamard wines ($25). 115 Cow Hill Rd., Clinton. Email aconte9@comcast.net to reserve your spot. Send checks payable to Alliance Française of New Haven to PO Box 207333, New Haven, CT 06520. If you wish to stay for dinner, call Chamard, 115 Cow Hill Rd., Clinton, CT 06413 at 860-664-0299 to make your reservation.

An evening with French Comedian Gad Elmaleh. Wed., November 15, 2017. 8pm. College Street Music Hall, 238 College St., New Haven. Join your friends at Alliance Française to see one of the most popular comedians in France. We will have a French conversation table in the bar to help set the mood. Gad Elmaleh played the private detective in Woody Allen's "Midnight in Paris" and has been a guest on the Tonight Show and many other late night shows. Contact the College Street Music Hall directly for tickets.

Beaujolais Nouveau. Thursday, November 16, 2017 @ 6 pm. At Au Chalet Restaurant, 24A Whitney Ave., New Haven. There will be no admission fee - guests will pay for the food and snacks that they order and the beaujolais wine will be available by the glass at a reduced price. Email alliancefrancaisenh@gmail.com to make your reservation.

Les Fêtes de fin d'année. Sunday, December 3, 2017 @ 4-7 pm. Join us for les Fêtes chez Drs. Asefeh Heiat and Massoud Azodi, 390 Livingston St., New Haven. Please bring a holiday dish to share. Père Noël will be there with gifts for the children. Email alliancefrancaisenh@gmail.com to make your reservation. Please let us know how many children will be coming.

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French Language Courses!

The Alliance Française of New Haven offers French adult and teen/ young adult classes. AFNH encourages all its members to go back to school to refresh their knowledge of French.

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

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

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

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 language skills and develop cultural awareness, which are invaluable assets when traveling or doing business abroad.

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. Téléphone 518-651-4413. Voici la liste et les dates de nos discussions! Les discussions sont de 18h30 aux dates indiquées ci-dessous.

8 novembre 2017 Chanson douce Leila Slimani

13 décembre 2017 Trois jours chez ma mère François Weyergans

10 janvier 2018 Victoire, les saveurs et les mots Maryse Condé

7 février 2018 L'Écume des jours Boris Vian

14 mars 2018 Les enfants terribles Jean Cocteau

11 avril 2018 Rue des boutiques obscures Patrick Modiano

9 mai 2018 Solibo Magnifique Patrick Chamoiseau

13 juin 2018 Quelques-uns des cent regrets Philippe Claudel

Pendant la réunion en Juin nous discuterons les romans pour l'année prochaine.

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VILLAGE D'ÈZE, PROVENCE

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Parlons Français!

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:

29 Octobre 2017. Panera Bread, 1060 Chapel St., New Haven 10:30am -12:00pm.

Et aussi:  12 Novembre, 26 Novembre, 10 Décembre, 24 Décembre.

Ciné Club

Here are some upcoming French films/ festivals/ plays in the area:

Saturday, 21 and 28 Oct. @ 1pm. Speak Like Babar. Activity Room, Russell Library, 123 Broad St., Middletown. Fun filled language adventures. Sing songs, draw and speak French. (For pre-school - 2nd grade).

Sunday, 22 Oct. @ 1-4pm Toulouse-Lautrec Family Day. Bruce Museum 1 Museum Drive, Greenwich. Fun hands-on activities for all ages. See painting come to life with mime and moving statue Linda Peck. Travel to Paris.

Sunday, 22 Oct. @ 5pm and 7:30pm. 23, 24, 25 Oct. @ 7:30pm. Restored version of Diary of a Chambermaid by Luis Bunuel. Cinestudio at Trinity College, 300 Summit St., Hartford.

Monday, 23 Oct. @ 10-11am. Monday Morning Lecture Series. Yvette Guilbert. A fin de Siècle Collaborative Album by Ashley Dunn, Asst. Curator, the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Examines the album as a collaborative object created through concerns of four participants. Bruce Museum, 1 Museum Drive, Greenwich.

Tuesday, 24 Oct. @ 4pm. Èdouard Louis. Lecture on European Literature. Yale Romance Language Lounge, 82-90 Wall St., 3rd Floor. Sponsored by Book Dept. at Cultural Services of French Embassy.

Wed. 25 Oct. - 15 Nov. @ 10:30 - 11:30am. Bruce Museum Film Series: The Post Impressionists. 25 Oct: Paul Cézanne; 1 Nov: Paul Gauguin; 8 Nov: Vincent Van Gogh; 15 Nov: Henri Toulouse-Lautrec. Registrations required. Bruce Museum, 1 Museum Dr. Greenwich.

Tuesday, 31 Oct. - 7 Nov. @ 4pm. Versions of Reality: Talks by Acclaimed French Writers: 31 Oct: Christine Angot; 1 Nov: Mathias Enard; 2 Nov: Èric Chevillard; 7 Nov: Ewa Lajer-BurcharthRomance Language Lounge 82-90 Wall St., 3rd Floor. Yale U.

Sunday, 12 Nov. @ 2pm. Yale Film Archive: Un Prophète by Jacques Audiard. Whitney Humanities Center Auditorium, 53 Wall St.

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

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Film Remakes Event

Annual Meeting

Links to related groups:

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

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