2011 AFH Annual Meeting - Alliance Française de Hartford
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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. 1 No. 132 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 2 No. 132 Mars/Avril 2011 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 A p r i l When: April 30, 2011 Where: Brix Restaurant, 1721 Highland Avenue 3 - A p r i l 9 , 2 0 1 1 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. 3 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. No. 132 Mars/Avril 2011 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] 4 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] No. 132 Mars/Avril 2011 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. 5 No. 132 Mars/Avril 2011 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 #________________________________________ Exp. ______ Or join by phone using your credit card at 860-278-9999. 6
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