Alliance Francaise of NW CT

Matinée Littéraire
2017-06-10 10:30 - 12:30 (America/New_York) | Audubon Center – Bent of the River, 185 E Flat Hill Rd, Southbury, CT, 06488, United States
Together, reading aloud and discussing the text, this group meets twice a month on Saturdays (replacing Cafe Conversation).
This summer’s novel will be: “La femme au carnet rouge”
Antoine Laurain est de retour avec une comédie romantique, La femme au carnet rouge. En bref – un soir à Paris, une jeune femme se fait voler son sac à main, Laurent, un vendeur de livres, découvre le sac abandonné le lendemain. Pas de papiers d’identité mais quelques autres objets ( des photos, des notes, etc )qui donnent des indices sur leur propriétaire. Laurent voudrait bien la rencontrer. l commence sa recherche…
And what a beautiful setting for reading French literature! There is a parking lot near the Center’s entrance. One can park there and follow a short path to the Red Barn. Those who find walking difficult will be transported to the site by car.
The group’s meeting location is in the Red Barn located at the Audubon Center Bent of the River, 185 East Flat Hill Road, Southbury, CT 06488 Audubon tel: 203-264-5098. (See Google map below.)
Kathryn will be ordering the book from Yale Book Store @ $11.99. If you wish to reserve one, please send an email to matinee@afnwct.org.
Les réunions futures pour l’été seront: le 24 juin; le 8 et le 22 juillet et le 5 et le 19 août

This event is free to AFNWCT members and has a suggested donation of $5 for non-members.
Other questions can be directed to Kathryn at matinee@afnwct.org

Evening French "Back to Basics"
2017-06-08 18:30 - 20:00, 2017-05-25 18:30 - 20:00, 2017-05-11 18:30 - 20:00, 2017-04-27 18:30 - 20:00 | CT
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 in one of the corners, upstairs in the Main Library.
Please register for this event through the Brookfield Library website.

Vincent, A Portrait by the Postman Roulin
2017-06-07 14:00 - 15:30 | Arts Escape, 88 Main Street South, Southbury, CT, 06488, United States
On Wednesday, June 7 from 2-3:30 pm, Arts Escape Inc. (a fellow Southbury non-profit organization) presents author/educator/Screen Actors Guild actor Ted Zalewski as the Postman captures the spirit of van Gogh the man and the essence of van Gogh the artist. As Vincent’s loyal friend, Roulin relates van Gogh’s amazing personal and artistic journey from his native Holland to the south of France.
The Postman, written by Ted Zalewski and based on extensive research into van Gogh’s life and letters, is filled with humor, passion, and joie de vivre.
Cost is $20. RSVP required – Call 203-586-1474.
Location is Arts Escape Gallery, 88 Main Street South in Southbury

Café Conversation @ 10:30am
2017-06-03 10:30 - 12:30 | CT
PLEASE NOTE: This will be the last meeting until the fall. In the summer, the group switches to a Summer Literary Reading Group, meeting in the Barn at the Audubon Bent of the River in Southbury.
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 fellow members for the first half hour or so with some small talk – en français (It’s all about practicing!) and then prepare to tackle the subject of the day.
An article in French (often with a side-by-side English translation) is read out loud en français by the participants to practice proper pronounciation and to check understanding of the French vocabulary and grammar. The article will then be used to spark the conversation.
All levels of French are welcome. AFNWCT members attend free and a $5 suggested donation is kindly requested from all others.
Those with a question, or if you wish to propose a certain topic or lead one of the discussions should contact Brigitte: cafe@afnwct.org
This group meets at the AF Center located at 1 Pomperaug Office Park, Suite 301 in Southbury. See map below.

Parlons Français - Back to Basics
2017-05-31 14:00 - 15:30 | CT
Continuation of the daytime series Parlons Français 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 this event through the Brookfield Library website.

Southbury French Discussion Group
2017-05-31 12:00 - 13:30 | CT
Our Southbury French Discussion Group will meet today from noon to 1:30 pm.
Today’s discussion is on the theme of “Les Sons, Les Bruits”. We’ll learn many different ways to express “les bruits forts,” “les bruits légers ou discrets” et “les bruits psychologiques” en français…

Our Discussion Group welcomes French speakers at all levels, whether you are a French native, fluent, just starting out or haven’t used your French in +20 years – bring your lunch and join us. We promise to be friendly and kind and look forward to meeting you.
AFNWCT members participate at no charge. A $5 suggested donation is kindly requested from all others.
If you have questions, please call 203-707-0710.
PS. The next meeting of our group will be on July 12. There will be no meetings during the month of June.

Café Conversation in Southbury
2017-05-20 10:30 - 12:30, 2017-05-06 10:30 - 12:30 | CT
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 fellow members for the first half hour or so with some small talk – en français (It’s all about practicing!) and then prepare to tackle the subject of the day.
An article in French (often with a side-by-side English translation) is read out loud en français by the participants to practice proper pronounciation and to check understanding of the French vocabulary and grammar. The article will then be used to spark the conversation.
All levels of French are welcome. AFNWCT members attend free and a $5 suggested donation is kindly requested from all others.
Those with a question, or if you wish to propose a certain topic or lead one of the discussions should contact Brigitte: cafe@afnwct.org
This group meets at the AF Center located at 1 Pomperaug Office Park, Suite 301 in Southbury. See map below.

Comprendre et Comparer des Vins @ 18h30
2017-05-19 18:30 - 21:00 | CT
This goal of this group is to learn how to understand and appreciate wines by comparisons: e.g. two vintages, two different years, two different regions…. Each facilitator will decide which wines will be compared.
Our program will be led by TBD.
Cost will be $10.00 per person for AFNWCT members and $15.00 for non-members. There is a limit of 20 people so be sure to RSVP sooner rather than later.
In order to purchase the wines, participants should send checks by Monday May 15. Call 203-707-0710 to RSVP and send your checks made payable AFNWCT to 1 Pomperaug Office Park, Suite 301, Southbury, CT 06488.

Morris French Discussion @ 6:00pm
2017-05-18 08:00 - 17:00 | Harvest Moon Timber Frame – Morris, CT, 198 East St, Morris, CT, 06763, United States
The Morris French Discussion group will meet on Thursday, May 18 starting at 6:00 pm at the offices of Harvest Moon Timber Frame, LLC located at 198 East Street* in Morris (see Google Map below.) Previous discussion subjects have featured Edith Piaf, les calissons, le champagne, l’attentat à Nice, Truffaut interviews of Alfred Hitchcock, les parapluies de Cherbourg, the origin of Le Père Noël, Bic pens, Roquefort cheese, Le Beaujolais Nouveau….
Whether you are just learning French or are an advanced speaker, you are welcome to join. You will have an opportunity to learn, practice, and improve your French language skills at these informal meetings. This month’s discussion focus is TBD. If you would like to receive a copy of the handout prior to the meeting, please send your request by email to afnwct@afnwct.org.
AFNWCT Members attend for free; A suggested donation of $5 is requested from others
*East Street is in fact route 109. There’s a big sign out front. There’s both a red barn and a house – the group will be meeting in the house.

Southbury French Discussion Group
2017-05-17 12:00 - 13:30 | CT
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 outcome from the May French Elections and how it will affect the future of France, Europe and the world.

Our Discussion Group welcomes French speakers at all levels, whether you are a French native, fluent, just starting out or haven’t used your French in +20 years – bring your lunch and join us. We promise to be friendly and kind and look forward to meeting you.
AFNWCT members participate at no charge. A $5 suggested donation is kindly requested from all others.
If you have questions, please call 203-707-0710.

Parlons Francais - Back to Basics 2pm
2017-05-17 08:00 - 17:00 | CT
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 this event through the Brookfield Library website.

Cine-Club 1pm
2017-05-09 13:00 - 15:30 | CT
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 France, a family is gathered for the holiday season. But there will be no celebration — their beloved patriarch has been murdered! The killer can only be one of the eight women closest to the man of the house.
AFNWCT members attend free of charge. A suggested donation of $5 is requested from non-members.

Short Films Festival - Program 3
2017-05-05 19:00 - 21:00, 2017-05-02 13:00 - 15:30 | CT
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 years. A unique event, the tour invites viewers to follow talented directors on an exciting exploration of Europe through short films: with the directors as guides, viewers discover fascinating cultures through the eyes of a filmmaker. Almost every European country and region is represented in this edition of the Eurochannel Short Films Tour – each of whose film is broadcast in its original language and subtitled in English – which is an example of the program’s creativity and dynamism.
Program 3 – Field of Dreams
A Place on Earth – Serbia
Countryside by the Sea – Portugal
Alptraum – Germany/Switzerland
Barathon – France (Île de Ré)
Life is Everything – Italy
Kamila – Czech Republic
A Suggested Donation of $5 is kindly requested. Questions? Call (203) 707-0710

Groupe de Lecture Returns to Summer Home
2017-05-04 18:30 - 20:00 | Burnham Library, Bridgewater, 62 Main St S. (Route 133), Bridgewater, CT, 06752, United States
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 Library in Bridgewater..
The title of the current selection is “Lutetia” by Pierre Assouline and the group will resume reading Lutetia, having read to page 196 last time.
Lutetia (2005) raconte une histoire d’amour entre le détective du Lutetia et une amie d’enfance, mais surtout une histoire de la France de 1938 à 1945 à travers l’histoire de l’Hôtel Lutetia qui a, durant toute l’Occupation, servi de siège à l’Abwehr (les services secrets de l’état-major allemand) puis, à la Libération, de lieu d’accueil des déportés et rapatriés.
If you have any questions, please let Amanda know at lecture@afnwct.org.

AFNWCT Members attend for free; A suggested donation of $5 is requested from others.
Questions or comments? Contact Amanda: lecture@afnwct.org

Parlons Français - Back to Basics
2017-05-03 14:00 - 15:30, 2017-04-19 14:00 - 15:30 | CT

Southbury French Discussion Group
2017-05-03 12:00 - 13:30 | CT
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 (L), head of the political movement En Marche !, or Onwards !, and Marine Le Pen, French National Front (FN) political party leader. Pictures taken March 11, 2017 (R) and February 21, 2017 (L). REUTERS/Christian Hartmann – RTS13KJY
Our Discussion Group welcomes French speakers at all levels, whether you are a French native, fluent, just starting out or haven’t used your French in +20 years – bring your lunch and join us. We promise to be friendly and kind and look forward to meeting you.
AFNWCT members participate at no charge. A $5 suggested donation is kindly requested from all others.
If you have questions, please call 203-707-0710.

Go, Van Gogh! - 2pm
2017-04-30 14:00 - 16:00 | CT
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 the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and has lectured on trips all over the world. He lives in Teaneck, New Jersey.
Pastor and painter Vincent van Gogh produced more than 2,000 works of art in his last decade. Van Gogh wrote to his brother Theo that, as he had no children, he viewed his paintings as his progeny. We’ll explore some of these “brilliant children,” especially those of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Wine and cheese will be served following the presentation. A suggested donation of $5 will go towards this and future educational and cultural programs.
RSVP: Seating is limited so please reserve your place by calling (203) 707-0710.

*http://www.armchairarttours.com/ – a series of illustrated conversations about art, offered to the public.

Café Conversation - 10h30
2017-04-29 10:30 - 12:30 | CT

Morris French Discussion @ 6:00pm
2017-04-27 18:00 - 19:30 | Harvest Moon Timber Frame – Morris, CT, 198 East St, Morris, CT, 06763, United States
The Morris French Discussion group will meet on Thursday, April 27* starting at 6:00 pm at the offices of Harvest Moon Timber Frame, LLC located at 198 East Street** in Morris (see Google Map below.) Previous discussion subjects have featured Edith Piaf, les calissons, le champagne, l’attentat à Nice, Truffaut interviews of Alfred Hitchcock, les parapluies de Cherbourg, the origin of Le Père Noël, Bic pens, Roquefort cheese, Le Beaujolais Nouveau….
Whether you are just learning French or are an advanced speaker, you are welcome to join. You will have an opportunity to learn, practice, and improve your French language skills at these informal meetings. This month’s discussion focus is TBD. If you would like to receive a copy of the handout prior to the meeting, please send your request by email to afnwct@afnwct.org.
AFNWCT Members attend for free; A suggested donation of $5 is requested from others
*Normally this group meets on the 3rd Thursday of the month. Exceptionally April’s meeting is on the 4th Thursday
**East Street is in fact route 109. There’s a big sign out front. There’s both a red barn and a house – the group will be meeting in the house.

Give Local 2017 Open House
2017-04-25 17:30 - 19:30 | CT
Come join us for a glass of cheer!
We’ll be watching the GiveLocal Leaderboard to see how we’re doing with donations. Thanks to a generous donor, donations will be matched up to $200 for those who donate on the first day of the campaign.
Stay tuned for special times to give that can augment our chances of winning a special prize.

Give Local 2017
2017-04-25 - 2017-04-26 | CT
Give Local Greater Waterbury & Litchfield Hills is a 36-hour online giving event hosted by the Connecticut Community Foundation and is part of the nationwide Give Local America initiative.

Every dollar raised for our organization during this 36-hour campaign will be stretched further by bonus funds and potential prizes donated by Connecticut Community Foundation and their generous sponsors. (In 2016, the bonus percentage was 12% – meaning that a $100 gift magically transformed into $112!)

If you are planning to give an annual gift to your favorite nonprofit, consider making that gift during this 36-hr campaign so you can help generate momentum and help stretch your donation with the available bonus funds.

Remember also to let your friends, family, and social network know about our organization by asking them to join in supporting us.
And, if you’ve already given what you planned to give this year, perhaps you could give a little more. Even $10 contributions add up and will help us take advantage of this fundraising opportunity.

Swift Middle School Visit
2017-04-22 10:30 - 11:30 | CT
We’re excited to welcome students from the Swift Middle School in Oakville from 10:30 to 11:30 am. The students and their teacher, Madame Rader are visiting several French cultural sites in the area and will spend and hour at our AFNWCT Language School for a special French activity. Please let Joanne Hutchings know if you’d like to help out with the morning’s activity and/or meet the students.
Please note the Café Conversation meeting is now scheduled for April 29th.

Deadline for Petanque League Enrollment
2017-04-20 | CT
Enrollment in the 2017 AFNWCT Pétanque League is due no later than today – April 20. Participation is limited to 24 AFNWCT Members so be sure to sign up early to reserve your spot.

Southbury Discussion Group est "en vacances"
2017-04-19 12:00 - 13:30 | CT
There will be no Wednesday French Discussion group meeting today. We look forward to seeing youl when we come back together on the 4th Wednesday, April 26th at noon to play Scrabble!
