Alliance Francaise of NW CT

Parlons Francais
2020-04-02 18:30 - 20:30, 2020-04-09 18:30 - 20:30, 2020-04-16 18:30 - 20:30, 2020-04-23 18:30 - 20:30, 2020-04-30 18:30 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | Brookfield Library, 182 Whisconier Rd., Brookfield, CT, 06804, United States
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”.
This class meets in one of the corners upstairs in the Main Library area.

Cafe Conversation
2020-04-04 10:30 - 12:30, 2020-04-18 10:30 - 12:30 | AF Center, One Pomperaug Office Park, Suite 301, Southbury, CT, 06488, United States
Cafe 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.
Enjoy coffee and pastries, meet and chat with fellow members for the first half hour or so–en francais (it’s all about practicing!) and then tackle the subject of the day.
An article in French (often with a side-by-side English translation) is read out loud en francais by the participants to practice proper pronounciation and to check understanding of the vocabulary and grammar. The article will then be used to spark the conversation.

An American in Paris
2020-04-11 14:00 - 17:00 | The Palace Theater, 100 East Main Street, Waterbury, CT, 06702, United States
We will be attending a limited run of this recent stage musical adaptation of the film “An American in Paris“.
Join us for a wonderful afternoon at the Palace Theater in Waterbury.
An American in Paris at The Palace Theater, April 10-11, 2020

CineClub Presents: "Cesar"
2020-04-19 14:00 - 17:00 | AF Center, One Pomperaug Office Park, Suite 301, Southbury, CT, 06488, United States
Join us on Sunday, April 19, for a screening of Cesar, from 1936. In part three of Marcel Pagnol’s Marseille trilogy, Fanny’s son sets out to find Marius.

Groupe de Lecture
2020-09-03 18:30 - 20:30, 2020-10-01 18:30 - 20:30, 2020-11-05 18:30 - 20:30, 2020-12-03 18:30 - 20:30, 2021-01-07 18:30 - 20:30 | CT
First Thursday of the month, at 6:30pm
on ZOOM until further notice
We have been reading and discussing Marguerite Yourcenar’s Nouvelles Orientales.
Marguerite Youcenar, femme de lettres francaises et americaine du XXe siecle, academicienne, poete, dramaturge, romanciere, a toujours evoque les problemes du monde moderne a travers les mythes antiques.
Nouvelles Orientales, bien que d’un genre different de ses autres ecrits (car apparantees a des contes) sont pourtant d’actualite. Langage de l’Art pour depasser le quotidien, stoicisme face a la cruaute, abnegatioin, inegalite des sentiments, desir, fanatisme aveugle…

Cafe Conversation
2020-09-12 10:30 - 12:30 | Bridgewater residence, 34 Black Snake Lane, Bridgewater, CT, 06752, United States
Saturday mornings outdoors at a private home in Bridgewater, as long as weather allows.
10:30am – 12:30pm
10 people maximum until further notice
Saturday mornings outdoors at a private home in Bridgewater, as long as weather allows.
10:30am – 12:30pm
Contact for reservations: sam.markind@gmail.com
Cafe Conversation is a great way to practice, improve and/or help you feel more comfortable speaking French with friendly francophones and francophiles.
Enjoy coffee and pastries, meet and chat with fellow members for the first half hour or so — en francais — and then tackle the subject of the day.
An article in French (often with a side-by-side English translation) is read out loud en francais. The article will then be used to spark the conversation.

Cafe Conversation is a great way to practice, improve and/or help you feel more comfortable speaking French with friendly francophones and francophiles.
Enjoy coffee and pastries, meet and chat with fellow members for the first half hour or so — en francais — and then tackle the subject of the day.
An article in French (often with a side-by-side English translation) is read out loud en francais. The article will then be used to spark the conversation.

Cafe Conversation is a great way to practice, improve and/or help you feel more comfortable speaking French with friendly francophones and francophiles.
Enjoy coffee and pastries, meet and chat with fellow members for the first half hour or so — en francais — and then tackle the subject of the day.
An article in French (often with a side-by-side English translation) is read out loud en francais. The article will then be used to spark the conversation.

Cafe Conversation
2020-09-26 10:30 - 12:30, 2020-10-17 10:30 - 12:30, 2020-10-24 10:30 - 12:30, 2020-11-07 10:30 - 12:30, 2020-12-05 10:30 - 12:30, 2021-01-09 10:30 - 12:30, 2021-01-23 10:30 - 12:30 | Bridgewater residence, 34 Black Snake Lane, Bridgewater, CT, 06752, United States
Saturday mornings outdoors at a private home in Bridgewater, as long as weather allows.
10:30am – 12:30pm
10 people maximum until further notice
Contact for reservations: sam.markind@gmail.com
Cafe Conversation is a great way to practice, improve and/or help you feel more comfortable speaking French with friendly francophones and francophiles.
Enjoy coffee and pastries, meet and chat with fellow members for the first half hour or so — en francais — and then tackle the subject of the day.
An article in French (often with a side-by-side English translation) is read out loud en francais. The article will then be used to spark the conversation.

Cafe Conversation
2020-11-21 10:30 - 12:30 | Bridgewater residence, 34 Black Snake Lane, Bridgewater, CT, 06752, United States
Saturday mornings outdoors at a private home in Bridgewater, as long as weather allows.
10:30am – 12:30pm
10 people maximum until further noticecafe
Contact for reservations: sam.markind@gmail.com
Cafe Conversation is a great way to practice, improve and/or help you feel more comfortable speaking French with friendly francophones and francophiles.
Enjoy coffee and pastries, meet and chat with fellow members for the first half hour or so — en francais — and then tackle the subject of the day.
An article in French (often with a side-by-side English translation) is read out loud en francais. The article will then be used to spark the conversation.

Cafe Conversation
2020-12-19 10:30 - 12:30 | CT

Lecture: Berthe Morisot
2021-04-17 14:00 - 15:00 | CT
Join us at 2pm April 17th, via ZOOM, for a presentation from Mike Norris on the Impressionist painter Berthe Morisot.
*The link to this event will be sent out via email to members in advance.

Cafe Conversation
2021-04-24 10:00 - 12:00, 2021-05-08 10:00 - 12:00, 2021-05-22 10:00 - 12:00 | AF Center, One Pomperaug Office Park, Suite 301, Southbury, CT, 06488, United States
10:00am – 12:00pm
10 people maximum until further notice
Contact for reservations: sam.markind@gmail.com
Cafe Conversation is a great way to practice, improve and/or help you feel more comfortable speaking French with friendly francophones and francophiles.
Enjoy coffee and pastries, meet and chat with fellow members for the first half hour or so — en francais — and then tackle the subject of the day.
An article in French (often with a side-by-side English translation) is read out loud en francais. The article will then be used to spark the conversation.

Cafe Conversation
2021-06-05 10:00 - 12:00, 2021-06-19 10:00 - 12:00 | CT
10:00am – 12:00pm
10 people maximum until further notice
Contact for reservations: sam.markind@gmail.com
NOTE: The location for Les Matinees Litteraires, which begins in June, has yet to be determined.
Cafe Conversation is a great way to practice, improve and/or help you feel more comfortable speaking French with friendly francophones and francophiles.
Enjoy coffee and pastries, meet and chat with fellow members for the first half hour or so — en francais — and then tackle the subject of the day.
An article in French (often with a side-by-side English translation) is read out loud en francais. The article will then be used to spark the conversation.
