2011 AFH Annual Meeting - Alliance Française de Hartford

Alliance Française
de Hartford
City Arts on Pearl
233 Pearl Street, Hartford, CT 06103
No. 132
Phone: 860.278.9999 Fax: 860.293.1688
A non-profit organization
Mars/Avril 2011
An organization promoting French
language and culture
2011 AFH Annual Meeting
CALENDAR
2011 Annual Meeting with a presentation by Dr. Mama Raouf, Sunday,
May 15th at 3:00, 233 Pearl St., Hartford
Phoenix Art After Hours, First
Thursdays at the Atheneum, Café
de Paris, Thursday, March 3rd, 5:008:00 p.m.
Monet’s Water Lilies: An Artist’s
Obsession, Tour and Lunch, Saturday, April 2nd
April in Paris Film Series, April 3– 9
at Cinestudio, Trinity College, Hartford
Moroccan evening of belly dancing,
April 30th at Brix Restaurant, 1721
Highland Ave., Cheshire
Visit the Hill-stead Museum of
Farmington, Sunday, June 12th at
3:00 p.m.
The AFH Annual meeting will be held on May 15 - 3:005:00 p.m. at the Gallery at City Arts on Pearl, 233 Pearl
Street Hartford.
AFH Summer Trip 2011 to Quebec,
June 29th to July 6th
Open House for the Summer Sessions, Thursday, May 12th at 5:30
p.m.
Café et Conversation (F), Saturdays
from 10:30 until noon at Café Mozzicato, 329 Franklin Ave., Hartford:
March 5th & 19th, April 16th & 30th
and May 14th
Please join us to meet the 2011 AFH Board members and enjoy Dr. Mama Raouf, a storyteller and orator of international
renown who will inspire us with his beautifully told indigenous tales from his native Benin, a French speaking country in
Africa. For more information on this entertainer you can contact his website, http://www.easternct.edu/~mamar/
Please mark your calendar!!!
Sunday conferences are followed by
wine, cheese and conversation.
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MESSAGE FROM
Mars/Avril 2011
PHOENIX ART AFTER HOURS: First Thursdays at the Atheneum,
THE PRESIDENT
co-sponsored by the Alliance Française
M. Silvia Bettega, Ed.D.
Café de Paris: Thursday, March 3, 5:00-8:00 pm
Live French cabaret music, tour, wine and cheese tasting, cash bar,
Salut tout le monde. It has been a winter horribilis
from the weather viewpoint but spring is right
around the corner or so we hope.
and film, “La Vie en Rose” at 8:00 pm in Aetna Theater.
$5/Free for Members of Atheneum. 50 tickets available free to members of the Alliance.
I would like to thank all those who supported the
Alliance Française de Hartford by venturing outside
to participate in our programs regardless of the
inclement weather. We work very hard organizing
events and it gives us great pleasure to see our
members and get their feedback and their ideas for
future events. Kudos to the Events Committee,
Harriett Canty, Sharon Straka, and MarieDominique Boyce, President of the Alliance Française de New Haven for a job well done.
There are a couple of initiatives that I would like to
underscore for you today. Danna Bucin and her
committee are going forward organizing networking
meetings for young professionals working in
French companies with subsidiaries in Connecticut. Stay tuned.
Under Alice Napolitano’s leadership, the AFH
school has implemented a new format for the Current Events class that will focus on the francophone community and will include listening to extracts of radio and TV newscasts.
After a hiatus of two years, the Robert McFarland
Book Award is coming back. Linda Zabor, our representative before the Connecticut Council of Language Teachers (COLT), has started to organize
this prestigious award. As you may know, the book
award recognizes achievement in the French language by annually providing student book awards
to middle and high school students from the
Greater Hartford area. Thank you, Linda.
The Annual meeting is almost upon us. This year it
will be held at the gallery at the beautiful City Arts
on Pearl building on May 15. Not unlike previous
years, during the meeting, we will present the 2011
-2012 slate of Board of Directors. If you are a
member of the Alliance and you feel that you have
the time and the will to help in a more involved
capacity, please let me know.
RSVP to Sharon Straka at [email protected]
--------Alliance Française: Tour and Lunch
“Monet’s Water Lilies: An Artist’s Obsession”Saturday, April 2
In the morning, we will meet at the Wadsworth Atheneum for a 10:30 am tour of Monet &
Impressionists. The tour includes the special exhibition and selections from the museum’s permanent collection. Tours in French or in English will be available. Each tour will accommodate
15 participants. Alliance member and president emeritus of the docents at the Atheneum, Gisèle
Miller will be in charge of the French tour. After the Atheneum, we will meet at Cavey’s in
Manchester at noon for a prix fixe three-course lunch.
Notes: Parking on the street in downtown Hartford is free on weekends.
Reservation, Please send check to: Alliance Française of Hartford, 233 Pearl St # 12, Hartford, CT 06103-2100 by March 18 ($45.00 for tour and lunch, $12 for tour only/checks
payable to Alliance Française of Hartford). In addition, contact Sharon Straka at
[email protected] to reserve, give menu selection (coq au vin or quenelles) and specify
French or English tour for the Atheneum.
We need a group of at least 20 for Cavey’s to open especially for us for lunch so please
reserve early.
MONET LUNCHEON
Celebrating the art of fine food
AMUSE BOUCHE
COQ AU VIN BONNE FEMME
or
QUENELLES AUX FRUITS DE MER LYONNAISES /SAUCE AUX ECREVISSES
OEUFS A LA NEIGE
En Alliance,
Non-alcoholic beverage included (with refills), tax and tip also included. You may purchase
wine or beer separately.
Silvia
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Come to enjoy a Moroccan evening of belly dancing
With the Alliances Françaises de Hartford and New Haven
April in Paris
at Cinestudio
L’Amour fou : Mad love and Passion in
French and Francophone Cinema
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When: April 30, 2011
Where: Brix Restaurant, 1721 Highland Avenue
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This year's festival looks at the difference between
love and l'amour fou with nine films from all corners of the Francophone world inspired by the
volatile human appetite for obsession, passion,
and mad love. Opening with Jean Renoir's masterpiece of silent cinema, Nana, the festival showcases the dazzling varieties of l'amour fou from
Bluebeard for his wives (Barbe Bleue), to a father
for his daughter (Eyes Without a Face), to a young
woman's attraction to two very different men
(Claude Chabrol's La Fille Coupée en Deux).
April 3, Sunday matinee, 2 :30- Nana (1925) silent
film by Jean Renoir with musical accompaniment
by Patrick MIller of the Hartt School.
Cheshire, CT 06410
Tel: 203-272-3584
During the intermission, please join us for refreshments offered by the AFH.
Time: 5h00 p.m.
Come to see Gia with her great Moroccan costumes
followed by a typical Moroccan diner
April 3, Sunday night 7 :30 Les Yeux Sans Visage
(Eyes Without a Face) (1960) by Georges Franju
35 mm.
April 4 , Monday night 7 :30 Barbe Bleue (Blue
Beard)
(2009)
by Catheri ne
Breillat
Members: $25
April 5, Tuesday night 7:30 Bamako (2006) by
Abderrahmane Sissako
Non-members: $30
April 6, Wednesday night 7:30 Le Silence de Lorna
(Lorna's Silence) (2008) by the Dardenne Brothers
Reservations before April 24 at 860-278-9999
April 7 , Thursday night 7 :30 L'homme de sa vie
(The Man of My Life) (2006) by Zabou Breitman
Café et Conversation au Café Mozzicato
Join your Alliance Française friends on Saturday mornings at Café
Mozzicato from 10:30 until noon for French conversation and socializing. This is a great opportunity to practice speaking French or
to maintain fluency. All levels are welcome.
Winter and Spring dates are March 5th &19th, April 16th & 30th,
and May 14th.
Café Mozzicato is located at 329 Franklin Avenue, Hartford (at the
intersection of Franklin & Bushnell Streets). There is parking behind the buillding . Enter on Bushnell Street.
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April 8, Friday night 7 :30 La fille coupée en deux
(The Girl Cut in Two) (2007) by Claude Chabrol
April 9, Saturday matinee 2:30 Le Journal d'une
femme de chambre (Diary of a Chambermaid)
(1964) by Luis Buñuel
April 9, Saturday night 7:00 TBA A Hartford Premiere! Title to be announced shortly. Please check
www.Aprilinparis.org,; www.cinestudio.org, or
Cinestudio’s Facebook page for a late-breaking
update. Join us for April in Paris’ most celebrated
tradition - a wine and cheese reception at 6:30 pm
before the screening.
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French Conversation Groups
Michael K. Hwang DMD, LLC
General Dentistry
2nd & 4th Wednesday of every month at 7:00 p.m.
at Panera Bakery, 2542 Albany Ave., West Hartford. Contact Diane Rechel at 860-233-3079
1175 Main Street
East Hartford, CT 06108
Phone: (860)528-3427
Fax: (860)528-4477
[email protected]
www.michaelhwangdmd.com
Wednesdays at noon at the Senior Center in
Storrs. Contact Dennison Nash at 860-423-5463.
Tuesdays from 9:30 a.m. until noon. Call Christine
Swinnen at 203-238-3538 for location.
Savez-vous que la majorité des gens pensent que les dents ne sont
pas importantes, mais les recherches montrent qu’il y a des liens
entre les maladies parodontales et les maladies cardiaques, le diabète, le cancer, et plusieurs d’autres maladies. Heureusement, une
visite régulière chez le dentiste préviendrait les maladies parodontales!
Notre cabinet dentaire vous invite chez nous. Nous nous trouvons à
1175 Main Street dans la ville East Hartford. Nous parlons l’anglais,
l’espagnol, et le français. Notre radiographie digitale n’utilise qu’un
quart de la radiation émiettée par la radiographie traditionnelle.
Nous acceptons la plupart des assurances dentaires ainsi que le
« HUSKY », l’assurance de l’état de Connecticut pour les jeunes
de moins de 21 ans.
Appelez-nous, ou trouvez-nous sur l’internet à
www.michaelhwangdmd.com. Nous avons hâte de bien faire votre
connaissance!
Tous nos nouveaux patients qui n’ont pas d’assurance recevront
une remise de $100 (On ne peut pas ajouter cette remise à l’assurance dentaire). Normalement les patients sans assurance dentaire
reçoivent une remise de 10%.
FrenchSounds, LLC
A personalized program of conversational
French emphasizing PRONUNCIATION
Cheryl A. Demharter, Ph.D.
Bilingual native speaker of French and
English
Specialist in French Phonetics
860-674-8651
[email protected]
www.frenchsounds.com
Office Hours
Café Littéraire au Yale Bookstore
L’Alliance Française de New Haven vous invite à
participer au Café Littéraire qui se réunit les
deuxièmes mercredis du mois généralement au
Yale Bookstore café (au premier étage du café).
Les livres sont disponibles chez Cécile au Yale
Bookstore (au sous-sol, sous les escaliers)
Si vous avez des questions, contactez, svp,
Marie Dominique Boyce, Présidente de l’Alliance
Française de New Haven, [email protected]
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Mondays & Wednesdays
Noon to 4 p.m.
The director is often in on Tuesdays and Thursdays—
please call ahead.
Phone: 860-278-9999
E-mail: [email protected]
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Visit the Hill-Stead Museum of Farmington
with
Alliance Française Summer 2011 Trip to Québec
The Alliances Françaises de Hartford and
New Haven
The Alliances Françaises of Harford and New Haven are offering another
trip to Québec with Prométour. This time, the trip will be longer- 8 days/7
nights and will include visits to Québec City, Tadoussac, Matane, Percé,
Bonaventure Island, Rimouski and return to Québec City.
When: Sunday, June 12
Where: 35 Mountain Road
Farmington, CT 06032
Tel: 860-677-4787
At 3:00 p.m.
Come to enjoy Alfred Atmore Pope’s beautiful
Monet and Degas collection.
Featured are the beautiful rugged coastline of the St. Lawrence with its
charming fishing villages, Forillon National Park at the farthest point of
the Gaspé Peninsula with its cliffs, picturesque coves and pebbled
beaches, visits to vineyards, and picnicking as travelers admire the view
from Cap-Bon-Ami.
The dates are Wednesday, June 29 to Wednesday, July 6, 2011. If there
are 25 participants, the cost will be $1650 which includes coach transportation from the Hartford area and transportation during the trip, 7 nights in
3 and 4 star hotels, all dinners in Québec, tours and visits with a two hour
cruise/whale watching on the St. Lawrence, one lunch at Aux Anciens
Canadiens in Québec City, and bi-lingual tour guide. The cost will be
somewhat higher for fewer participants.
If interested contact tour coordinator Sharon Straka at
[email protected] or send your deposit ($500 per person) to:
The visit will be followed by dinner at the Grist
Mill Restaurant, 44 Mill Lane, Farmington, CT
06032,
339 St. Paul East, Montreal QC J7V9Z1 CANADA
Tel: 860-676-8855 (menu à la carte)
Attn: Jennifer
Please call (860)278-9999 and let us know you
are coming.
Re: AF Connecticut
Prométour
Please note that passports are now required for
travel to Canada.
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Board of Directors
Silvia Bettega, President
Del Rose, Vice President
Marsha Elliot, Treasurer
Jon Gasior
Malati Kesaree
Miriam Lloyd-Jones
Alice Napolitano
Betty Perlot
Sam White
MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION
All AFH members receive a bimonthly newsletter with information
on upcoming classes, programs,
and special events. Members
choosing a Silver membership have
discounted rates; Gold and Platinum levels are given free entry to
many of the programs and events with the exception of dinner/
restaurant programs and fundraisers). Gold and Platinum members
may bring 1 additional guest to programs without charge.
Name_____________________________________________
Address____________________________________________
City_____________________ State_________ Zip__________
Email______________________________________________
_____________ Basic: Single $35, Family $45
_____________ Silver: Single $50, Family $65
_____________ Gold: Single $100, Family $125
_____________ Platinum $200
Please make checks payable to the Alliance Française de Hartford. Send payment to 233 Pearl Street, Hartford, CT 06103
For credit card payments: ______Visa ______Mastercard
AFH students paying the Basic rate
also receive free entry to AFH programs with the exceptions abovementioned.
Credit Card #________________________________________
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Or join by phone using your credit card at 860-278-9999.
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