CALENDAR
2012
Come
Celebrate the Rich Heritage of the French-Speaking World.
Sunday, January 15
(commencing at 1 :00 p.m.) -- FÊTE
DES ROIS and JEUX
DE SOCIÉTÉ at the home of Evelyne and Strother Purdy, 34 Black Snake Lane ,
Bridgewater, CT 06752. Evelyne
will explain the significance of the galette des rois. After we have
crowned our king and queen, we will enjoy games of Bridge and French
Scrabble. Guests who don’t speak French
can bring their own games and may bring dictionaries. Bring some wine and cheese. Admission is free for members
and $10 for Non-members. Reserve your place by calling 860-355-1985 or emailing to eacheson023@earthlink.net before January 11.
Saturday, January 28 (10:30 a.m. –
12:30 p.m.) -- Café et Conversation at the Barn Club, 558 Main Street South,
Woodbury, Connecticut 06488. Enjoy
reading articles and speaking in French with our members. Topics cover the language and culture of France and
other French-speaking countries, including: politics, art, literature, music,
and current events. Discussions and
readings are in French. Admission is free and open to the public. For more information or in case of inclement weather
call Noëlle
at 203-266-5588 or email to noelle113@charter.net .
Saturday, February 11 (10:30 a.m. –
12:30 p.m.) -- Café et Conversation at the Barn Club, 558 Main Street South, Woodbury,
Connecticut 06488. Enjoy reading
articles and speaking in French with our members. Topics cover the language and culture of France and
other French-speaking countries, including: politics, art, literature, music,
and current events. Discussions and
readings are in French. Admission is free and open to the public. For more information or in case of inclement weather
call Noëlle
at 203-266-5588 or email to noelle113@charter.net .
Sunday, February 19 (Commencing at 1:00 p.m.) -- Mardi
Gras at the Machalani’s. Lunch will be followed by the film
"Inch'Allah Dimanche" which makes plain the problem of an Algerian
family as tries to integrate into French society. This will be followed by a discussion (en
français probablement) of the issues presented in the film. Professor Leslie Desmangles, who teaches
religion and international studies at Trinity College, will lead the
discussion. To reserve your place and
for more information, telephone 203-263-4096 or send
an email to marcyjackson@snet.net before
February 13.
Saturday, February 25 (10 a.m. to noon) -- Café
Croissants Conference Conversation at the Woodbury Library, 269 Main Street South, Woodbury,
Connecticut 06798-3408. Leslie Desmangles will
present a conference in English entitled: French Influence in the
Caribbean. At the conclusion of his talk
Professor Desmangles will engage the group in a
discussion (en français) of issues relating to the
topic. Professor Desmangles teaches
religion and international studies at Trinity College. Admission is free and open to the public. For more information, telephone 203-263-4096
or send an email to marcyjackson@snet.net
.
Saturday, February 25 (10:30 a.m. –
12:30 p.m.) -- Café and
Conversation at the Barn Club, 558 Main Street South, Woodbury, Connecticut
06488. Enjoy reading articles and speaking in French
with our members. Topics cover the
language and culture of France and other French-speaking countries, including:
politics, art, literature, music, and current events. Discussions and readings are in French.
Admission is free and open to the public. For more
information or in case of inclement weather call Noëlle at
203-266-5588 or to email
noelle113@charter.net .
Thursday, March 1 (Commencing at 6:30 p.m.) --
SOIRÉE
LITTÉRAIRE at the Bridgewater Library, Main Street South,
Bridgewater, CT. The group will read a segment of a
novel recently very popular in France.
One can participate in this event even if one doesn't have the text or
hasn't read previous segments. We'll share texts and summarize.
Call for more information: brigitte_oules_bentley@yahoo.com or 860-799-0566 .
Sunday, March 4 (commencing at 1:00 p.m.) – Après-Midi Cinémathèque et Conversation at The Barn Club, 558 Main Street South, Woodbury,
CT 06488. Come to see and discuss
films that you surely will not see elsewhere.
All the films will be in color with English subtitles. ATTENTION: Reserve
your place by calling 203-263-6409 or emailing to afnwct@snet.net before March 1.
Saturday, March 10 (10:30 a.m. – 12:30
p.m.) -- Café et Conversation at the Barn Club, 558 Main Street
South, Woodbury, Connecticut 06488.
Enjoy reading articles and speaking in French with our members. Topics cover the language and culture of France and
other French-speaking countries, including: politics, art, literature, music,
and current events. Discussions and
readings are in French. Admission is free and open to the public. For more information or in case of inclement weather
call Noëlle
at 203-266-5588 or to email
noelle113@charter.net .
Saturday, March 24 (10:30 a.m. – 12:30
p.m.) -- Café et Conversation at the Barn Club, 558 Main Street
South, Woodbury, Connecticut 06488.
Enjoy reading articles and speaking in French with our members. Topics cover the language and culture of France and
other French-speaking countries, including: politics, art, literature, music,
and current events. Discussions and
readings are in French. Admission is free and open to the public. For more information or in case of inclement weather
call Noëlle
at 203-266-5588 or email to
noelle113@charter.net .
Thursday, April 4 (Commencing at 6:30 p.m.) -- SOIRÉE LITTÉRAIRE at the
Bridgewater Library, Main Street South, Bridgewater, CT. The group will read a segment of a novel recently very
popular in France. One can participate
in this event even if one doesn't have the text or hasn't read previous
segments. We'll share texts and summarize. Call for more
information: brigitte_oules_bentley@yahoo.com or 860-799-0566 .
Saturday, April
10 (10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.) -- Café et
Conversation at the Barn Club, 558 Main Street South, Woodbury, Connecticut
06488. Enjoy reading articles and
speaking in French with our members. Topics cover the
language and culture of France and other French-speaking countries, including:
politics, art, literature, music, and current events. Discussions and readings are in French.
Admission is free and open to the public. For more
information or in case of inclement weather call Noëlle at
203-266-5588 or email
to noelle113@charter.net .
Sunday, April 15 (commencing at 1:00 p.m.) – Après-Midi Cinémathèque et
Conversation at The Barn Club, 558 Main Street South, Woodbury,
CT 06488. Come to see and discuss
films that you surely will not see elsewhere.
All the films will be in color with English subtitles. ATTENTION: Reserve a place before April 11 by calling 203-263-6409 or emailing to afnwct@snet.net .
Saturday, April 28 (10:30 a.m. – 12:30
p.m.) -- Café et Conversation at the Barn Club, 558 Main Street
South, Woodbury, Connecticut 06488.
Enjoy reading articles and speaking in French with our members. Topics cover the language and culture of France and
other French-speaking countries, including: politics, art, literature, music,
and current events. Discussions and
readings are in French. Admission is free and open to the public. For more information or in case of inclement weather
call Noëlle
at 203-266-5588 or email to noelle113@charter.net .
Thursday, May 3 (Commencing at 6:30 p.m.) -- SOIRÉE LITTÉRAIRE at the Bridgewater
Library, Main Street South, Bridgewater, CT.
The group will
read a segment of a novel recently very popular in France. One can participate in this event even if
one doesn't have the text or hasn't read previous segments. We'll share
texts and summarize. Call for more information: brigitte_oules_bentley@yahoo.com or 860-799-0566 .
Saturday, May 26 (10:30 a.m. – 12:30
p.m.) -- Café et Conversation at the Barn Club, 558 Main Street South,
Woodbury, Connecticut 06488. Enjoy
reading articles and speaking in French with our members. Topics cover the language and culture of France and
other French-speaking countries, including: politics, art, literature, music,
and current events. Discussions and
readings are in French. Admission is free and open to the public. For more information or in case of inclement weather
call Noëlle
at 203-266-5588 or email
to noelle113@charter.net .
Saturday, June 2 (10 a.m. - noon) – Matinées Littéraires en Plein
Air at Bent of River, Audubon Center, 85 East Flat Hill Road, South Britain
(Southbury).
Thursday, June
7 (Commencing at 6:30 p.m.) -- SOIRÉE
LITTÉRAIRE at the Bridgewater Library, Main Street South,
Bridgewater, CT. The group will
read a segment of a novel recently very popular in France. One can participate in this event even if
one doesn't have the text or hasn't read previous segments. We'll share
texts and summarize. Call for more information: brigitte_oules_bentley@yahoo.com or 860-799-0566 .
Saturday, June 16 (10 a.m. - noon) – Matinées Littéraires en Plein
Air at Bent of River, Audubon Center, 85 East Flat Hill Road, South Britain
(Southbury).
Thursday, July 5 (Commencing at 6:30 p.m.) -- SOIRÉE LITTÉRAIRE at the
Bridgewater Library, Main Street South, Bridgewater, CT. The group will read a segment of a novel recently very
popular in France. One can participate
in this event even if one doesn't have the text or hasn't read previous
segments. We'll share texts and summarize. Call for more
information: brigitte_oules_bentley@yahoo.com or 860-799-0566 .
Saturday, July 7 (10 a.m. - noon) – Matinées Littéraires en Plein
Air at Bent of River, Audubon Center, 85 East Flat Hill Road, South Britain
(Southbury).
Saturday, July21 (10 a.m. - noon) – Matinées Littéraires en Plein Air at Bent of River, Audubon Center, 85 East Flat
Hill Road, South Britain (Southbury).
Thursday, August 2 (Commencing at 6:30 p.m.) -- SOIRÉE LITTÉRAIRE at the Bridgewater
Library, Main Street South, Bridgewater, CT.
The group will
read a segment of a novel recently very popular in France. One can participate in this event even if
one doesn't have the text or hasn't read previous segments. We'll share
texts and summarize. Call for more information: brigitte_oules_bentley@yahoo.com or 860-799-0566 .
Saturday, August 4 (10
a.m. - noon) – Matinées Littéraires en Plein
Air at Bent of River, Audubon Center, 85 East Flat Hill Road, South Britain
(Southbury).
Saturday, August 18 (10 a.m. - noon) – Matinées Littéraires
en Plein Air at Bent of River, Audubon Center, 85
East Flat Hill Road, South Britain (Southbury).
