Parlons Francais
2020-02-27 18:30 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | Brookfield Library, 182 Whisconier Rd., Brookfield, CT, 06804, United States
Colin Harrison leads the Parlons Francais group, which reads articles from the French newspapers of the day. The class is small, giving everyone opportunities to practice speaking and to ask questions. Those with some existing ability will find much to learn, but we invite complete novices to join our new course.
Students use the textbook “Ultimate French – Beginner-Intermediate”.
This class meets in one of the corners upstairs in the Main Library area.

Groupe de Lecture
2020-03-05 18:30 - 20:30, 2020-04-02 18:30 - 20:30 | AF Center, One Pomperaug Office Park, Suite 301, Southbury, CT, 06488, United States
This group has a lot of fun sipping wine, tasting French delicacies, and taking turns reading out loud in French. Enjoy hearing and sharing the richness of the French language.
We are now reading:
Mon Ami Maigret, de Georges Simenon
The story takes place on the island of Porquerolles, off the coast of Hyeres on the French Riviera, new surroundings for Maigret and his British counterpart, M. Pike.

Cafe Conversation
2020-03-07 10:30 - 12:30, 2020-03-21 10:30 - 12:30, 2020-04-04 10:30 - 12:30, 2020-04-18 10:30 - 12:30 | AF Center, One Pomperaug Office Park, Suite 301, Southbury, CT, 06488, United States
Cafe Conversation is a great way to practice, improve and/or help you feel more comfortable speaking French with friendly francophones and francophiles who enjoy speaking French in an informal setting.
Enjoy coffee and pastries, meet and chat with fellow members for the first half hour or so–en francais (it’s all about practicing!) and then tackle the subject of the day.
An article in French (often with a side-by-side English translation) is read out loud en francais by the participants to practice proper pronounciation and to check understanding of the vocabulary and grammar. The article will then be used to spark the conversation.

CineClub Presents: "Le Prenom"
2020-03-08 14:00 - 17:00 | AF Center, One Pomperaug Office Park, Suite 301, Southbury, CT, 06488, United States
Join us on Sunday, March 8, for a screening of Le Prenom, a film comedy from 2012: Parents shock their relatives when they name their son Adolf.

CineClub Presents: "Cesar"
2020-04-19 14:00 - 17:00 | AF Center, One Pomperaug Office Park, Suite 301, Southbury, CT, 06488, United States
Join us on Sunday, April 19, for a screening of Cesar, from 1936. In part three of Marcel Pagnol’s Marseille trilogy, Fanny’s son sets out to find Marius.

Cafe Conversation
2020-09-12 10:30 - 12:30 | Bridgewater residence, 34 Black Snake Lane, Bridgewater, CT, 06752, United States
Saturday mornings outdoors at a private home in Bridgewater, as long as weather allows.
10:30am – 12:30pm
10 people maximum until further notice
Saturday mornings outdoors at a private home in Bridgewater, as long as weather allows.
10:30am – 12:30pm
Contact for reservations: sam.markind@gmail.com
Cafe Conversation is a great way to practice, improve and/or help you feel more comfortable speaking French with friendly francophones and francophiles.
Enjoy coffee and pastries, meet and chat with fellow members for the first half hour or so — en francais — and then tackle the subject of the day.
An article in French (often with a side-by-side English translation) is read out loud en francais. The article will then be used to spark the conversation.

Cafe Conversation is a great way to practice, improve and/or help you feel more comfortable speaking French with friendly francophones and francophiles.
Enjoy coffee and pastries, meet and chat with fellow members for the first half hour or so — en francais — and then tackle the subject of the day.
An article in French (often with a side-by-side English translation) is read out loud en francais. The article will then be used to spark the conversation.

Cafe Conversation is a great way to practice, improve and/or help you feel more comfortable speaking French with friendly francophones and francophiles.
Enjoy coffee and pastries, meet and chat with fellow members for the first half hour or so — en francais — and then tackle the subject of the day.
An article in French (often with a side-by-side English translation) is read out loud en francais. The article will then be used to spark the conversation.

Cafe Conversation
2020-09-26 10:30 - 12:30, 2020-10-17 10:30 - 12:30, 2020-10-24 10:30 - 12:30, 2020-11-07 10:30 - 12:30, 2020-12-05 10:30 - 12:30, 2021-01-09 10:30 - 12:30, 2021-01-23 10:30 - 12:30 | Bridgewater residence, 34 Black Snake Lane, Bridgewater, CT, 06752, United States
Saturday mornings outdoors at a private home in Bridgewater, as long as weather allows.
10:30am – 12:30pm
10 people maximum until further notice
Contact for reservations: sam.markind@gmail.com
Cafe Conversation is a great way to practice, improve and/or help you feel more comfortable speaking French with friendly francophones and francophiles.
Enjoy coffee and pastries, meet and chat with fellow members for the first half hour or so — en francais — and then tackle the subject of the day.
An article in French (often with a side-by-side English translation) is read out loud en francais. The article will then be used to spark the conversation.

Cafe Conversation
2020-11-21 10:30 - 12:30 | Bridgewater residence, 34 Black Snake Lane, Bridgewater, CT, 06752, United States
Saturday mornings outdoors at a private home in Bridgewater, as long as weather allows.
10:30am – 12:30pm
10 people maximum until further noticecafe
Contact for reservations: sam.markind@gmail.com
Cafe Conversation is a great way to practice, improve and/or help you feel more comfortable speaking French with friendly francophones and francophiles.
Enjoy coffee and pastries, meet and chat with fellow members for the first half hour or so — en francais — and then tackle the subject of the day.
An article in French (often with a side-by-side English translation) is read out loud en francais. The article will then be used to spark the conversation.

Cafe Conversation
2020-12-19 10:30 - 12:30

Groupe de Lecture
2021-01-07 18:30 - 20:30
First Thursday of the month, at 6:30pm
on ZOOM until further notice
We have been reading and discussing Marguerite Yourcenar’s Nouvelles Orientales.
Marguerite Youcenar, femme de lettres francaises et americaine du XXe siecle, academicienne, poete, dramaturge, romanciere, a toujours evoque les problemes du monde moderne a travers les mythes antiques.
Nouvelles Orientales, bien que d’un genre different de ses autres ecrits (car apparantees a des contes) sont pourtant d’actualite. Langage de l’Art pour depasser le quotidien, stoicisme face a la cruaute, abnegatioin, inegalite des sentiments, desir, fanatisme aveugle…

Cafe Conversation
2021-04-24 10:00 - 12:00, 2021-05-08 10:00 - 12:00, 2021-05-22 10:00 - 12:00 | AF Center, One Pomperaug Office Park, Suite 301, Southbury, CT, 06488, United States
10:00am – 12:00pm
10 people maximum until further notice
Contact for reservations: sam.markind@gmail.com
Cafe Conversation is a great way to practice, improve and/or help you feel more comfortable speaking French with friendly francophones and francophiles.
Enjoy coffee and pastries, meet and chat with fellow members for the first half hour or so — en francais — and then tackle the subject of the day.
An article in French (often with a side-by-side English translation) is read out loud en francais. The article will then be used to spark the conversation.

Cafe Conversation
2021-06-05 10:00 - 12:00, 2021-06-19 10:00 - 12:00
10:00am – 12:00pm
10 people maximum until further notice
Contact for reservations: sam.markind@gmail.com
NOTE: The location for Les Matinees Litteraires, which begins in June, has yet to be determined.
Cafe Conversation is a great way to practice, improve and/or help you feel more comfortable speaking French with friendly francophones and francophiles.
Enjoy coffee and pastries, meet and chat with fellow members for the first half hour or so — en francais — and then tackle the subject of the day.
An article in French (often with a side-by-side English translation) is read out loud en francais. The article will then be used to spark the conversation.

Cafe Conversation
2021-07-03 10:00 - 12:00, 2021-07-17 10:00 - 12:00 | AF Center, One Pomperaug Office Park, Suite 301, Southbury, CT, 06488, United States

Cafe Conversation
2021-07-31 10:00 - 12:00, 2021-08-14 10:00 - 12:00, 2021-08-28 10:00 - 12:00 | AF Center, One Pomperaug Office Park, Suite 301, Southbury, CT, 06488, United States
10:00am – 12:00pm
10 people maximum until further notice
Contact for reservations: sam.markind@gmail.com
NOTE: Please contact Sam Markind for event location – sam.markind@gmail.com.

Cafe Conversation is a great way to practice, improve and/or help you feel more comfortable speaking French with friendly francophones and francophiles.
Enjoy coffee and pastries, meet and chat with fellow members for the first half hour or so — en francais — and then tackle the subject of the day.
An article in French (often with a side-by-side English translation) is read out loud en francais. The article will then be used to spark the conversation.
