Events
AFLCR Special Events
March 2-29 - Tournées Film Festival at Saint Michael’s College
This year the festival presents six films on the theme of “Difference and Diversity”. These include: Indigènes, La Graine et le mulet, Il y a longtemps que je t'aime, Lumumba, Entre les murs, and Comme un juif en France. Click here for a promotional flyer with details of dates, times, and locations for the films.
A consortium of organizations is working on the events for La semaine de la francophonie this March, and the Alliance is delighted to be involved.
Please note: these dates as originally posted were one day off, but were corrected on 2/7/2010. The time for the March 12 reception has also been moved one hour later than originally scheduled.
March 12 and 13, before the official “semaine” gets underway, Burlington City Arts presents “Piecework: When We Were French,” a one-act play about the French experience in Vermont by Abby Paige. On Friday, March 12, at 7 p.m. the Alliance will invite the public to a reception preceding the performance at the Main Street Landing theater in Burlington. Click here for a promotional flyer with more details.
March 21 at 4 p.m. is the re-scheduled date for the lecture by Alan Hoffman, “A Star’s Farewell Tour: General Lafayette in Vermont in 1825.” at the Pomerleau Alumni Center Conference Room, St. Michael's College. Click here for directions. Presented in English. Mr. Hoffman has translated the journal of Auguste Levasseur, private secretary to General Lafayette during his trip to the United States a half-century after the Revolutionary War. His work provides us a close look at the movements of a widely adored personality of the 19th century, his relationships with the founding fathers, and his observations on American society and politics. For our audience, this fascinating conférence will focus on Lafayette’s 1825 visit to Burlington and around Vermont as illustrative of the reception that Lafayette received in each of the 24 states that he visited in 1824 and 1825. For a printable informational flyer, click here.
July 8-21, 2010 - Visit Paris & the Riviera!
A 14 day tour including: The City of Lights, Fireworks on Bastille Day, Wine Tasting, Provençale Cooking, Nice, Monaco and more.
Our well-experienced guide to France, School Directrice, Micheline Tremblay, and a colleague have planned a fabulous July excursion á l’Hexagone. Join them Thursday, January 7, 2010 at 6:00 pm at the AFLCR Center in Colchester for a trip information session. To RSVP for the session or to ask questions, contact Micheline at 881-8826 or Donna Gallas at 578-2627.
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AFLCR Monthly Activities
2nd Saturday Luncheon
Join French speakers of all fluency levels every 2nd Saturday at 11:45 a.m. at the Chef’s Corner Bistro. Located just off Rte. 2A at Taft’s Corner in Williston, VT (at 2121 Essex Road). Each participant is responsible for his/her own meal. Kindly reserve your place by the preceding Thursday by contacting Elizabeth Buffet at (802) 878-0992 or at danskivermont@juno.com.
Ciné-club
The AFLCR presents a French-language film—and reserves time afterward for informal discussion—nearly every month on the 3rd or 4th Friday evening. Screenings held at the AFLCR Center (see Contact Us for address/directions) at 7 pm unless otherwise noted. Free to members, $2 suggested donation for non-members.
2010 Film Schedule
Upcoming
| January 22 | La grande illusion, directed by Jean Renoir (France) |
| February 19 | Bamako, directed by Abderrhamane Sissako (Mali) |
| March 19 | Les plages d'Agnès, directed by Agnès Varda (France) |
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French Conversation
A number of groups in our area meet regularly—and warmly welcome people of all fluency levels—to speak French together. Some are loosely organized around selected topics. Most are casual chat sessions. Try us out!
Brandon
A group meets at 9:30 a.m. Saturdays at the Brandon Free Public Library
Bristol
Les boulangers meet 1st Saturday of each month at 10:00 a.m. at Bristol Bakery & Café
Burlington
Pause-café meets each Tuesday at 6 p.m. at Border’s Books & Music on Church Street (caveat: most members arrive around 6:15-6:30 p.m. in spite of the official start time) Les dimanches meets Sundays at 4 p.m. at Fletcher Free Library on College Street. Confirm with Steve Norman at stevenorman@fastmail.fm.
Middlebury
Les boulangers (see Bristol, above) relocate to Carol’s Hungry Mind Café for the 2nd, 3rd and 4th Saturdays of the month
Williston
Deuxième samedi The AFLCR meets each 2nd Saturday for brunch and conversation; see Monthly Activities, above
Regional Events
1/08-14 Film: La Danse: Paris Opera Ballet @ Concord,
NH
(www.redrivertheatres.org)
1/15-21 Film: Coco avant Chanel @ Catamount Cinema,
St.Johnsbury, VT
(www.catamountarts.org)
1/19 Film: La Grand Seduction @ 7 pm, Fr.Am.Centre,
Manchester, NH
(www.facnh.com)
1/30 Northern Roots Traditional Music Festival @ Brattleboro,
VT
(www.bmcvt.org)
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