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 […]
Mille Bornes – come play this French card game which is about taking a trip and having all sorts of disasters occur: a "pneu crevé" or a flat tire, speeding tickets, etc. Les Mots Flechés, Les Mots Croisés can also be played, as participants desire. AFNWCT Members and SFTC Students attend for free; A suggested […]
The Litchfield French Discussion group will start again on Thursday, October 29 starting at 6:00 pm at its new location, the Litchfield Public Library. Led by a French native, previous discussion subjects covered Les Santons de Provence, Roquefort cheese, and Le Beaujolais Nouveau. Whether you are just learning French or are an advanced speaker, you […]
On the 1st Wednesday of the month, our program will be a French Discussion... The proposed subject for today is: “Autour du feu de joie” (Bonfire) – Le 5 novembre est la date de commémoration de la tentative manquée de Guy Fawkes de faire sauter le Parlement anglais en 1605. Avez-vous de bons souvenirs d'être […]
PLEASE NOTE: CAFE CONVERSATION NOW TAKES PLACE AT OUR AF CENTER Read and discuss en français topics such as French art, literature, politics, history, music, and current events. AFNWCT Members attend for free and for all others there is suggested donation of $5. Contact Noëlle at café@afnwct.org if you would like to volunteer to bring refreshments […]
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: […]
Starting Tuesday, November 10, the Alliance Francaise in collaboration with The Brookfield Library will hold an evening monthly French Discussion Group, “Parlons Francais!” from 6:30 - 8:00 pm. The evening groups will be meeting upstairs in the library led by Colin Harrison. Colin learned to speak French while working at CERN in Geneva many years […]
Come watch this 87 min. French movie “Le Petit Nicolas” – un film amusant pour tous les âges based on the book by Rene Goscinny and Jean-Jacques Sempé. In a suburb in France, Nicolas does not know what he wants to be when he grows up but he lives a happy life with his mother, […]
The Alliance Francaise of NW CT in collaboration with The Brookfield Library has scheduled a monthly showing of a French with English sub-titles. This is another great way to learn a language. The first film will be “Amélie” on Sunday, November 15, 2015 at 1:00-4:00 pm starring Audrey Tautou. "Amélie" is a fanciful comedy about a […]
In solidarity and observance of France's 3 days of mourning, people who wish to come together to share their feelings and thoughts and pay their respects to the victims and their families of the Paris attacks may come to the AF Center from 4-6 pm Sunday and/or from 5-7pm on Monday.
