On Sunday, October 23 at 2:00 pm, there will be a special education and cultural presentation titled “Development Work in Francophone Africa, a Comparison of Cultural Acceptance from the Female Perspective" given by Allegra Itsoga, Director of the American Friends of Le Korsa which is locally based in Bethany. Le Korsa is a non-profit organization […]
Bring your lunch and join us! We'll play Scrabble on the 4th of 5th Wednesday of the month, depending on holidays or other events. Practice thinking and diving deep into your brain to pull out French words for SCRABBLE. Other games like Mille Bornes, Les Mots Flechés are also available to play, as participants desire. […]
Parlons Français: Back To Basics You studied French in high school, but your memory could use some refreshing. The Brookfield Library will once again be our host for a series of meetings – this year more like a class - for our Parlons Français group, led by Colin Harrison. Students go ‘back to basics’ with […]
The AFNWCT is pleased to announce it will once again co-sponsor with the Southbury Film Commission a Short Film Festival from Eurochannel’s 7th Annual Short Films Tour titled “My Dear Family” showcasing European culture and cinematographic heritage, the art of short films, with a rich programming of productions. Some are as short as 5 minutes […]
The AFNWCT is pleased to announce it will once again co-sponsor with the Southbury Film Commission a Short Film Festival from Eurochannel’s 7th Annual Short Films Tour titled “My Dear Family” showcasing European culture and cinematographic heritage, the art of short films, with a rich programming of productions. Some are as short as 5 minutes […]
This year, our French Discussion Group will now meet only on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday* of each month from noon to 1:30 pm. Participants normally bring their lunch and chat en francais, then we discuss the "sujet du jour". Today's discussion will be "L'Art de la Conversation française" - The art of conversation in […]
Parlons Français: Back To Basics You studied French in high school, but your memory could use some refreshing. The Brookfield Library will once again be our host for a series of meetings – this year more like a class - for our Parlons Français group, led by Colin Harrison. Students go ‘back to basics’ with […]
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. November's meeting is on the 3rd and will probably meet at […]
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 every other Saturday from 10:30 to 12:30 (be sure to check this calendar often). Have a cup of coffee and meet/greet fellow […]
Our Cine-Club will meet on the 2nd Thursday of each month, from 1:00 - 3:00 pm to watch French movies (subtitled in English). All levels of French speakers are welcome to attend. November's movie will be the 2013 comedy "Quai d'Orsay or "The French Minister" directed by Bernard Tavernier starring Thierry Lhermitte, Julie Gayet and Rafael Personnaz. […]
