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. The title of the current selection is “La Tournée D’Automne”. La […]
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 […]
LA FETE DES ROIS Please join us in celebrating the peak of the holiday season in the Christian tradition, the commemoration of the arrival of the three kings with gifts for the newborn Jesus. The traditional Epiphany galette, or king’s cake, which dates back to Roman times, will be served. Secretly hidden in this cake […]
Evelyne Purdy will hold a games/conversation “en Français” session on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month, from 1 to 2:30pm at the Alliance Française Center in Southbury. Also take time to browse our extensive library. The Center is located at 1 Pomperaug Office Park, Suite 301, Southbury. Call us at 203-707-0710 to let […]
The Thursday evening Parlons Français Back to Basics meets tonight at the Brookfield Library. Designed for those who have studied French in the past and just want a refresher. Led by Colin Harrison, students use the textbook “Ultimate French – Beginner-Intermediate”. We meet in one of the corners upstairs in the Main Library area. Please […]
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 […]
A Parisian who knew Normandy, Georges Seurat created unforgettable scenes of everyday French life, using the latest scientific vision research of his time, including Pointillism, a technique of placing daubs of paint close together. "A Sunday on the La Grande Jatte" is the best known example of his work. This presentation is by Michael Norris, […]
Evelyne Purdy will hold a games/conversation “en Français” session on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month, from 1 to 2:30pm at the Alliance Française Center in Southbury. Also take time to browse our extensive library. The Center is located at 1 Pomperaug Office Park, Suite 301, Southbury. Call us at 203-707-0710 to let […]
CINÉMA ET CONVERSATION Moderators Strother Purdy and Mark Franklin will present each month to AF members a wide selection of French films to view and discuss. The viewing will be held at the AF Center 2:00pm, we will present a comedy, “La Folie des Grandeurs” (1971). Our moderators Strother Purdy and Mark Franklin will lead […]
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 […]
