Alliance Francaise of NW CT

Parlons Francais - Beginner & Intermediate
2019-11-07 17:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Brookfield Library, 182 Whisconier Rd., Brookfield, CT, 06804, United States
The Thursday evening Parlons Francais meets in the Brookfield Library.
Colin Harrison leads the Parlons Francais group, which reads articles from the French newspapers of the day. The class is small, giving everyone opportunities to practice speaking and to ask questions. Those with some existing ability will find much to learn, but we invite complete novices to join our new course.
Students use the textbook “Ultimate French – Beginner-Intermediate”.parlons

Musique Francaise at Leroy Anderson House in Woodbury
2019-11-03 15:00 - 17:00 | The Leroy Anderson House, 33 Grassy Hill Rd., Woodbury, CT, 06798, United States
“Musique Française,” a program of French concert music and chansons, will be presented at the Leroy Anderson House in Woodbury, on Sunday, November 3rd at 3 p.m. Performers include Rebecca N esmith, soprano; Jennifer Anthony-Bogue, flutist; Joseph Darcourt, cellist and Susan Anthony-Klein, pianist. They will perform works by Hector Berlioz, Charles Gounod and Jules Massenet.
The concert is free, seating is limited and reservations are required. Please call the Alliance to make your reservations at 203-707-0710 by October 20th or email. The Leroy Anderson House is located at 33 Grassy Hill Road, Woodbury.
Rebecca Nesmith, soprano, studied and performed at the Metropolitan Opera and has performed worldwide in major operatic roles. She has also performed locally with the CT Choral Society, Litchfield Hills Opera Ensemble and the Heritage Singers.
Jennifer Anthony-Bogue, flutist, has performed with the Naugatuck Community Choir, Newtown Choir and Salem Covenant Church in Washington.
Joseph Darcourt is a pre-college student of cello at the Juilliard School in New York City. He had his debut at Carnegie Hall in 2019. He took first place in the American Protégé competition in NYC in May 2019.
Susan Anthony-Klein was the music director at Salem Covenant Church in Washington for 28 years. She is the accompanist for the Naugatuck Community Choir, the Newtown Choral Society and the Ridgefield Chorale. Earlier in her career, Susan was the accompanist for the St. Cecilia Chorus in New York City under the direction of David Randolph. She performed with that group a total of seven times at Carnegie Hall including major choral works of Bach, Haydn and Orff. Susan toured throughout the United States with the Norman Luboff Choir and the Robert deCormier Singers.
The Leroy Anderson House is the former home of composer Leroy Anderson and his wife Eleanor Anderson. On the National Register of Historic Places, this historic house museum and surrounding land are owned by the Leroy Anderson Foundation.

Parlons Francais - Beginner & Intermediate
2019-10-31 17:00 - 20:00 | Brookfield Library, 182 Whisconier Rd., Brookfield, CT, 06804, United States
The Thursday evening Parlons Francais meets in the Brookfield Library.
Colin Harrison leads the Parlons Francais group, which reads articles from the French newspapers of the day. The class is small, giving everyone opportunities to practice speaking and to ask questions. Those with some existing ability will find much to learn, but we invite complete novices to join our new course.
Students use the textbook “Ultimate French – Beginner-Intermediate”.

Cafe Conversations
2019-10-26 10:30 - 12:30, 2019-10-12 10:30 - 12:30 | AF Center, One Pomperaug Office Park, Suite 301, Southbury, CT, 06488, United States
Café Conversations 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 10:30am to 12:30pm (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, using the following email: cafe@afnwct.org

Parlons Francais - Beginner
2019-10-24 17:00 - 18:30, 2019-10-17 17:00 - 18:30, 2019-10-10 17:00 - 18:30, 2019-10-03 17:00 - 18:30, 2019-09-26 17:00 - 18:30, 2019-09-19 17:00 - 18:30 | Brookfield Library, 182 Whisconier Rd., Brookfield, CT, 06804, United States

Cineclub Et Discussion
2019-10-18 19:00 - 21:30 | AF Center, One Pomperaug Office Park, Suite 301, Southbury, CT, 06488, United States
Join us for “Chocolat” from 2000. Juliette Binoche stats as a mysterious chocolate maker who shakes up a small town in this beautiful film.

Parlons Francais - Intermediate
2019-10-17 18:30 - 20:00, 2019-10-10 18:30 - 20:00, 2019-10-03 18:30 - 20:00, 2019-09-26 18:30 - 20:00, 2019-09-19 18:30 - 20:00, 2019-09-12 18:30 - 20:00 | Brookfield Library, 182 Whisconier Rd., Brookfield, CT, 06804, United States

Groupe de Lecture
2019-10-10 18:30 - 20:30 | AF Center, One Pomperaug Office Park, Suite 301, Southbury, CT, 06488, United States
This group has a lot of fun sipping wine, munching on French treats and taking turns reading aloud in French. Enjoy hearing and sharing the richness of the French language.
In October, we will start a George Simenon mystery, title yet to be announced.

Rodin Exhibit at Fairfield University
2019-10-05 12:00 - 17:00 | Fairfield University, 1073 N. Benson Rd., Fairfield, CT, 06824
We’ll join a 12:00 tour of the exhibition and having lunch together afterwards.
Entrance to the museum and tour are free.

Cafe Conversations
2019-09-28 10:30 - 12:30, 2019-09-14 10:30 - 12:30 | AF Center, One Pomperaug Office Park, Suite 301, Southbury, CT, 06488, United States
Café Conversations 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

CineClub Et Discussion
2019-09-13 19:00 - 21:00 | AF Center, One Pomperaug Office Park, Suite 301, Southbury, CT, 06488, United States
Join us for “Les Tontons Flingueurs”, or “Monsieur Gangster”, a classic slapstick comedy from 1963.

Parlons Francais - Beginners
2019-09-12 17:00 - 18:30 | Brookfield Library, 182 Whisconier Rd., Brookfield, CT, 06804, United States
The Thursday evening Parlons Francais meets in the Brookfield Library.
Colin Harrison leads the Parlons Francais group, which reads articles from the French newspapers of the day. The class is small, giving everyone opportunities to practice speaking and to ask questions. Those with some existing ability will find much to learn, but we invite complete novices to join our new course.
Students use the textbook “Ultimate French – Beginner-Intermediate”.
They meet in one of the corners upstairs in the Main Library area.

Concert by Josee Vachon
2019-09-08 14:00 - 16:00 | St. Anne’s Shrine, Waterbury, 515 South Main St., Waterbury, CT, 06706
Continue the celebration by joining us at St. Anne Shrine Hall in Waterbury by attending the concert by Josée Vachon. She will entertain us with traditional songs inspired by her Québécois roots.
A donation of $20 will benefit the church in its restoration campaign.

Annual Board Meeting
2019-09-07 10:00 - 12:00 | AF Center, One Pomperaug Office Park, Suite 301, Southbury, CT, 06488, United States
This is our opportunity to share with all of the membership, the successes we encountered during the September 2018 – August 2019 year of the Alliance Francaise. The meeting will be followed by a brunch.
Help us to celebrate by letting us know you are coming. We need to hear from you with an RSVP for this event by Thursday,September 5th by return email or calling 203-707- 0710. SVP.

Groupe de Lecture
2019-09-05 18:30 - 20:30, 2019-08-01 18:30 - 20:30 | Burnham Library – Bridgewater, CT, 62 Main Street South, Bridgewater, CT, 06752
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.
We are currently reading Le Mystere Henri Pick, de David Foenkinos.
C’est en Bretagne, dans une petite bibliotheque recueillant les manuscrits refuses par les editeurs, qu’une jeune editrice decouvre ce qu’elle estime etre un chef-d’oeuvre, signe par un certain Henri Pick, mort deux ans auparavant…
AFNWCT Members attend for free; A suggested donation of $5 is requested from others.
Questions or comments? Contact our organizer.

Matinee Litteraires
2019-08-17 10:00 - 12:00 | AF Center, One Pomperaug Office Park, Suite 301, Southbury, CT, 06488, United States
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.

Matinees Litteraires
2019-08-03 10:00 - 12:00 | AF Center, One Pomperaug Office Park, Suite 301, Southbury, CT, 06488, United States
