Café 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. The group meets two Saturdays a month from 10:30 to 12:30 (be sure to check this calendar often). Have a cup of coffee and meet/greet […]
Go, Van Gogh will be presented by Michael Norris of Armchair Art Tours*. Mr. Norris received his BA in classics from the University of California at San Diego and his MA in classics and Ph.D. in art history at the University of California at Santa Barbara. He spent twenty years at the Cloisters Museum and […]
Program 3 – Field of Dreams Embark on a cinematic voyage you will never forget, with the greatest new exponents of European filmmaking. The Eurochannel Short Films Tour is back for its eighth edition, with a special programming theme: happiness! The Eurochannel Short Films Tour has been a successful Eurochannel trademark for the last seven […]
Our Southbury French Discussion Group meets on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month from noon to 1:30 pm. Today’s discussion will be the French Elections to be held in May. A combination picture shows portraits of the candidates who will run in the second round in the 2017 French presidential election, Emmanuel Macron […]
Continuation of the daytime series Parlons Francais hosted by the Brookfield Library. Designed for those who have studied French in the past, and just want a refresher. Led by Colin Harrison, students have been going ‘back to basics’ with the textbook “Ultimate French – Beginner-Intermediate”. We meet downstairs in the Community Room. Please register for […]
Meeting on the first Thursday of each month, from 6:30 to 8:30 pm, this group has a lot of fun sipping wine, tasting cheese and crackers and taking turns reading out loud in French. Enjoy hearing and sharing the richness of the French language. May’s meeting will return to its summer location : The Burnham […]
Program 3 – Field of Dreams Embark on a cinematic voyage you will never forget, with the greatest new exponents of European filmmaking. The Eurochannel Short Films Tour is back for its eighth edition, with a special programming theme: happiness! The Eurochannel Short Films Tour has been a successful Eurochannel trademark for the last seven […]
Café 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. The group meets two Saturdays a month from 10:30 to 12:30 (be sure to check this calendar often). Have a cup of coffee and meet/greet […]
Today's French film will be "Eight Women" starring Catherine Deneuve, Isabelle Huppert and Fanny Ardent, among others. Shown in French with English subtitles, this is a musical comedy/mystery from 2002 directed by François Ozon (Potiche. Lots of songs and fun take place in this movie. At an isolated mansion in the snowy countryside of 1950s […]
The continuation of the Thursday evening series "Parlons le Français - Back to Basics" is hosted by the Brookfield Library. Designed for those who have studied French in the past, and just want a refresher. Led by Colin Harrison, students have been going ‘back to basics’ with the textbook “Ultimate French – Beginner-Intermediate”. We meet […]
