Come play Pétanque, a game played in teams of 3-4 where the goal is to throw metal balls as close as possible to a small wooden ball called a cochonnet (literally "piglet"). Meet fellow members, sip some wine, enjoy a delicious outdoor picnic, watch exciting moves and plays by beginners and long-time players. Beginners wanted: […]
The Alliance Française of Northwestern CT will hold its Annual General Meeting: Date: Saturday, October 17 Time: 10:30 a.m. Location: AF Center, 1 Pomperaug Office Park, Suite 301, Southbury, CT 06488 A pre-meeting reception and breakfast (croissants, fresh fruit and hot beverages) will be served from 9:30 – 10:30am. Join us and meet your fellow […]
Starting Thursday, October 22, the Alliance Francaise in collaboration with The Brookfield Library will hold a monthly daytime French Discussion Group titled “Parlons Francais!” at the Brookfield Public Library from 2:00-3:30 pm. The daytime meetings will be in the downstairs community room and will be led by Colin Harrison. Colin learned to speak French while working […]
The Alliance Francaise of NW CT, in collaboration with the Southbury Film Commission, continues its Short Film Festival with Program 7 of Eurochannel's 6th Short Film Tour at the AF Center, Southbury on Friday, October 23 starting at 7:00 pm. All short films, ranging from 5 to 30 minutes, have the theme of "Youth in […]
The final program of our Short Film Festival (co-sponsored with the Southbury Film Commission) will take place at our AF Center on Sunday, November 8 starting at 3PM. This program will feature all of the French language short films from Eurochannel*'s 6th Annual Short Film Tour including: FRANCE: Indian Ocean Speed Dating 11 Comedy BELGIUM: […]
Our presentation on "French Influence on American Architecture" is postponed to a future (unknown) date. Instead, we will have a presentation on the Beaujolais Region with cheeses and light refreshments and a tasting of the “Beaujolais Nouveau”, the fruity, young red wine released for sale every year on the third Thursday of November.. This program […]
Come celebrate the holiday season with fellow members and friends. You’ll be greeted with a warm Wassail Punch (both w/ and w/out alcohol) and crudités upon arrival in the Terrace Room of the Heritage Hotel in Southbury. Our Hot Buffet Luncheon will feature: Salade jardinière avec vinaigrette Roti de porc avec sauce aux pommes et […]
Tuesday, December 8, the Alliance Francaise in collaboration with The Brookfield Library will hold its evening monthly French Discussion Group, “Parlons Francais!” from 6:30 - 8:00 pm. The evening group meets upstairs in the library led by Colin Harrison. Colin learned to speak French while working at CERN in Geneva many years ago. He has […]
The Alliance Francaise of NW CT in collaboration with The Brookfield Library has scheduled a monthly showing of a French film with English sub-titles. Listening to the French (while watching the subtitles) is another great way to practice and train your ear to the French language. On Sunday, December 13, 2015 at 1:00-4:00 pm the […]
Come watch the 2nd half of the French movie “Joyeux Noel” With the advent of World War I, Europe is thrown into a brutal and vicious chaos as men are forced to kill or be killed. While blood soaks the battlefield as Christmas approaches, the men in the trenches of the Western Front face a […]
