2015 fcf official calendar here

 FCF 2015 MARCH 1-­‐31 l TEXAS, OKLAHOMA & ARKANSAS French Cultures Festival, month of “francophonie” Organized by the Cultural Service at the French Consulate in Houston www.frenchculture.org/fren
chculturesfestival2015 KICK OFF PARTY MARCH 13 l HOUSTON, TX I DISCOVERY GREEN PARK Free Kick-­‐Off Concert ft. The Dove and the Wolf, Deep Cuts, The Inspector Cluzo and Air Bag One http://bit.ly/1LZhPnY Organized by the Cultural Service at the French Consulate in Houston SXSW MARCH 13-­‐22 l AUSTIN, TX l 13-­‐17: Interactive 13-­‐21: Film 17-­‐22: Music www.sxsw.com EDUCATION MARCH 1-­‐31 I TEXAS, OKLAHOMA & ARKANSAS Writing contest « Dis-­‐moi Dix Mots! » www.dismoidixmots.culture
.fr MARCH 7-­‐22 I WORLDWIDE Printemps des poètes «L’insurrection poétique» www.printempsdespoetes.c
om MARCH 20 l WORLDWIDE International day of «Francophonie» www.20mars.francophonie.
org/-­‐2015-­‐ MARCH 23 l HOUSTON, TX l EDUCATION FRANÇAISE GREATER HOUSTON Francophonie day with EFGH at the Memorial Lutheran Church www.efghouston.org MARCH 25 l EL PASO, TX I ALLIANCE FRANÇAISE Free training session for teachers of French “La Musique en Classe de Français” http://bit.ly/1wjKyg8 Sponsored by the Cultural Service at the French Consulate in Houston MARCH 27-­‐28 l HOUSTON, TX I KLEIN FOREST HIGH SCHOOL Texas French Symposium -­‐ Thème « Les Impressionistes » www.texasfrenchsymposiu
m.org FEB 28 – MARCH 1 l HOUSTON, TX l TEXAN FRENCH ALLIANCE FOR THE ARTS “Once upon a door” a festival organized by TFAA in collaboration with the Texas Children’s Hospital and Little Wonders Preschool http://bit.ly/1JEuroQ BOOKS MARCH 1-­‐31 l HOUSTON, TX l BRAZOS BOOKSTORE French corner recently opened at the bookstore along with online shop www.brazosbookstore.com www.albertine.com 1 MARCH 5-­‐6 l HOUSTON, TX I AWTY INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL Book Fair with a large variety of French books http://bit.ly/1C0dXD7 MARCH 9 l HOUSTON, TX l MURDER BY THE BOOK Discussion and book signing with Cara Black organized by the Alliance Française of Houston http://bit.ly/1ArUF7T UNTIL APRIL 17 l MIDLAND, TX l MIDLAND COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY Children book author Hervé Tullet created a mural on the occasion of his “Mix it Up” exhibition http://bit.ly/1Dif93E LECTURES MARCH 14 I DALLAS, TX I DALLAS MUSEUM OF ART Lecture by French cultural historian Annie Cohen-­‐Solal on “Mark Rothko” http://bit.ly/1ADjRn2 MARCH 25 l HOUSTON, TX l ALLIANCE FRANÇAISE Illustrated lecture by Frank and Lyda Kelly on Carcassone & the Cathar Castles www.afdehou.org/index_fil
es/events.htm MARCH 27 I AUSTIN, TX I HUTSON TILLOTSON UNIVERSITY Poetry reading in French, lecture on the Republic of Congo and francophone music www.htu.edu MARCH 30 l HOUSTON, TX l TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY Intercultural Festival featuring francophone performances and lectures www.tsu.edu VISUAL ARTS UNTIL MARCH 8 l SAN ANTONIO, TX I SAN ANTONIO MUSEUM OF ART Exhibit of tapestries of Picasso’s most famous pieces, hand woven by Madame de la Baume Dϋrrbach www.samuseum.org UNTIL MARCH 21 l DALLAS, TX l DALLAS CONTEMPORARY Loris Gréaud exhibition « The Unplayed Notes Museum » www.dallascontemporary.o
rg Sponsored by the Institut Français UNTIL MARCH 22 I DALLAS, TX I DALLAS MUSEUM OF ART Impressionism exhibition from the Reves collection https://www.dma.org/ UNTIL APRIL 5 l AUSTIN, TX I BULLOCK MUSEUM Exhibition « La Belle » The Ship That Changed History http://bit.ly/1Dif93E UNTIL MAY 7 I SAN ANTONIO, TX I SAN ANTONIO MUSEUM OF ART “Rodin to Warhol” French sculptures of the late 19th century including sculptures by Rodin http://bit.ly/1aHBc9R UNTIL JUNE 14 l HOUSTON, TX l MENIL COLLECTION Exhibition “Becoming Modern: 19th Century French drawings from the Morgan Library” www.menil.org 2 UNTIL MAY 3 I HOUSTON, TX I MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS HOUSTON Selections from the museum’s collection of modern and contemporary art including Matisse and Mondrian http://bit.ly/1m2MpAU PERFORMING ARTS UNTIL MARCH 13 l HOUSTON, TX l CONTEMPORARY ART MUSEUM HOUSTON Exhibition « DOUBLE LIFE » featuring works by French choreographer Jérôme Bel www.camh.org MARCH 26 -­‐ 27 l HOUSTON, TX l SOCIETY FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS Master classes and lectures in public high schools and community colleges by French Dance “Compagnie Käfig” http://bit.ly/1zLmuUO MARCH 13, 20-­‐21, 27-­‐28 l HOUSTON, TX l TALENTO BILINGUE Et Voilà Théâtre presents the play « Comme s'il en pleuvait » by Sébastien Thiéry http://bit.ly/1MXeE3s MUSIC MARCH 14 l HOUSTON, TX l DA CAMERA Da Camera of Houston concert “Stop, Look and Listen” in parallel with exhibit “Becoming Modern” at the Menil Collection www.dacamera.com MARCH 31 l HOUSTON, TX l DA CAMERA Pianist Sarah Rothenberg solo piano recital from the time of Cezanne and Delacroix at the Menil Collection www.dacamera.com MARCH 15-­‐22 l PARIS, FRANCE l VIRTUOSI OF HOUSTON 56 young musicians from Houston in residency at the Paris Conservatoire www.virtuosiofhouston.org MARCH 19 l DALLAS, TX l ALLIANCE FRANÇAISE Concert by French classical guitarist Thibault Cauvin www.afdallas.org MARCH 19 l SAN ANTONIO, TX l VILLA FINALE “Soirée Musicale”: Young vocal talents from the University of Texas San Antonio’s music department perform French repertoire http://bit.ly/1zkaxnV MARCH 19 l SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, TX l ULTIMATE MUSIC EXPERIENCE David Guetta performance http://bit.ly/1AyAq8m MARCH 26 l HOUSTON, TX l MENIL COLLECTION Sound observations by Isabelle Duthoit (French) and Franz Hautzinger (Austrian) with a combination of trumpet, clarinet, and voice http://bit.ly/1BdbP9U CINEMA MARCH 1 l HOUSTON, TX l MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS HOUSTON Five Funny French Films « Rue Mandar » directed by Idit Cebula www.mfah.org/films MARCH 1 l HOUSTON, TX l 3 MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS HOUSTON Five Funny French Films « Qu’est-­‐ce qu’on a fait au bon Dieu » directed by Philippe de Chauveron www.mfah.org/films MARCH 3 l FORT WORTH, TX I TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY Tournées Festival presents “Poulet aux Prunes/Chicken with Plums” by Vincent Paronnaud and Marjane Satrapi http://bit.ly/1DL8O2A Sponsored by the Cultural Service at the French Consulate in Houston MARCH 3 I HOUSTON, TX I UNIVERSITY OF ST THOMAS St Thomas University presents “Coco Before Chanel” http://bit.ly/1zFtZeT MARCH 5 l FAYETTEVILLE, AR I UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS Tournées Festival present “Carlos” directed by Olivier Assayas http://bit.ly/1vF6tDD Sponsored by the Cultural Service at the French Consulate in Houston MARCH 6 l FAYETTEVILLE, AR I UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS Tournées Festival presents “Dans la Maison” directed by François Ozon http://bit.ly/1vF6tDD Sponsored by the Cultural Service at the French Consulate in Houston MARCH 7 l HOUSTON, TX l 14 PEWS “A Conversation with François Truffaut” directed by Allan Holzman http://bit.ly/1vL2XC5 MARCH 8 l HOUSTON, TX l ALLIANCE FRANÇAISE “Win Win" by Claudio Tonetti sponsored by the Consulate of Switzerland http://bit.ly/1AX8X0A MARCH 13 l FAYETTEVILLE, AR I UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS Tournées Festival presents “Quai d’Orsay” directed by Bertrand Tavernier http://bit.ly/1vF6tDD Sponsored by the Cultural Service at the French Consulate in Houston MARCH 14 & 19 l HOUSTON, TX l MUSEUM OF FINE ART HOUSTON Houston Jewish Film Festival “The Art Dealer” by François Margolin http://bit.ly/1ECYfh9 MARCH 19 l DALLAS, TX l ALLIANCE FRANÇAISE « Queen of Montreuil » directed by Sólveig Anspach http://bit.ly/1zi6wQT Sponsored by the Cultural Service at the French Consulate in Houston MARCH 19 l DALLAS, TX l SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY 19th Annual Film Festival “Dans la maison” by François Ozon http://bit.ly/1fJGFHD MARCH 20 I HOUSTON, TX I THE MENIL COLLECTION Screening of “Henri Matisse: The Cut Outs” http://bit.ly/17Oqrkf MARCH 21 l DALLAS, TX l SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY 19th Annual Film Festival “Les Hommes Libres” by Ismael Ferroukhi 4 http://bit.ly/1fJGFHD MARCH 25 l DALLAS, TX l SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY 19th Annual Film Festival “La Grande Illusion” by Jean Renoir http://bit.ly/1fJGFHD MARCH 26 l LUBBOCK, TX l TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY Tournées Festival presents “A bout de souffle” directed by Jean-­‐Luc Godard http://bit.ly/1M1fvi7 Sponsored by the Cultural Service at the French Consulate in Houston MARCH 27 l LUBBOCK, TX l TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY Tournées Festival presents “Monsieur Lazhar” directed by Philippe Falardeau http://bit.ly/1M1fvi7 Sponsored by the Cultural Service at the French Consulate in Houston MARCH 28 l DALLAS, TX l SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY 19th Annual Film Festival “Erneste et Célestine” by Stéphane Aubier and Vincent Pater http://bit.ly/1fJGFHD MARCH 31 l DALLAS, TX l SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY 19th Annual Film Festival “Cousin Jules” by Dominique Benicheti http://bit.ly/1fJGFHD MARCH 3 -­‐ 31 I AUSTIN, TX I AUSTIN PUBLIC LIBRARY Francophonie screenings at various locations in Austin http://bit.ly/1BRnrkJ MARCH I TEXAS IN THEATERS “Mommy” by Xavier Dolan Dallas -­‐ Angelika Film Houston -­‐ Sundance Cinemas “Timbuktu” by Abderrahmane Sissako Dallas -­‐ Landmark Magnolia Fort Worth -­‐ Fort Worth Museum of Art Houston -­‐ Sundance Cinemas “Girlhood” by Céline Sciamma Austin -­‐ Alamo South Lamar “On the Way to School” by Pascal Plisson Circle Cinema -­‐ Tulsa, Oklahoma “Gett: The Trial of Viviane” by Ronit and Shlomi Elkabetz Fort Worth -­‐ Fort Worth Modern Art Museum Austin -­‐ Regal Arbor 8 “Two Nights, One Day” by Jean-­‐Pierre and Luc Dardenne Austin -­‐ Regal Arbor 8 MARCH 6 l HOUSTON, TEXAS l BELGIAN CLUB OF GREATER HOUSTON Belgian Get-­‐Together http://on.fb.me/18daqUK GASTONOMY MARCH 3 l HOUSTON, TX l CAFÉ BRUSSEL Soirée Brel: French Songs by Brel, Aznavour, Julien Cler… www.cafebrusselshouston.c
om MARCH 5 l SAN ANTONIO, TX I VILLA FINALE « Santé!» Wine tasting and twilight tour of Villa Finale www.villafinale.org 5 MARCH 12 l SAN ANTONIO, TX I VILLA FINALE La Belgique! Pre-­‐dinner Tour of Villa Finale www.lafritesa.com MARCH 18 l HOUSTON, TX I CAFÉ BRUSSEL Carnival of Nice celebration 2015 theme “Music” www.cafebrusselshouston.c
om MARCH 19 l HOUSTON, TX l CULINARY INSTITUTE LENÔTRE Good France, an internationally celebrated special dinner dedicated to French Gastronomy www.culinaryinstitute.edu menu or dish http://bit.ly/189dEsk MARCH 28 l OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA I ALLIANCE FRANÇAISE French Films and Crêpes http://on.fb.me/1wtBipM MARCH 26 l HOUSTON, TX l AFRICAN PARTY African party at the consular residence organized by Houston Accueil and the America-­‐Africa Chamber of Commerce http://bit.ly/1E1pr56 MARCH 1-­‐31 l HOUSTON, TX l LOCAL FRENCH RESTAURANTS French Cultures Festival Treasure Map where restaurants offer a special 6 PARTNERS www.dallascontemporary.org 14 Pews www.14pews.org Dallas Museum of Art www.dma.org Alliance Française El Paso www.afofelpaso.com Alliance Française Dallas www.afdallas.org Alliance Française Houston www.afdehou.org Education Française Greater Houston www.efghouston.org Alliance Française d’Oklahoma City www.afdokc.org Austin Public Library www.library.austintexas.gov Houston Jewish Film Festival www.erjcchouston.org Awty International School www.awty.org Bullock Texas State History Museum www.thestoryoftexas.com Brazos Bookstore www.brazosbookstore.com Contemporary Art Museum Houston www.camh.org Da Camera www.dacamera.com Dallas Contemporary Et Voilà Théâtre www.etvoilatheatre.org Hutson Tillotson University www.htu.edu Houston-­‐Nice Siter City www.sistercitiesofhouston.org Institut Culinaire Le Nôtre www.culinaryinstitute.edu Menil Collection www.menil.org Midland County Public Library www.co.midland.tx.us/lib Museum of Fine Arts Houston www.mfah.org International Organization of la Francophonie www.20mars.francophonie.org/-­‐
2015-­‐ San Antonio Museum of Art www.samuseum.org Sundance Cinemas Houston www.sundancecinemas.com/hou
ston Society for the Performing Arts www.spahouston.org South by Southwest (SXSW) www.sxsw.com Southern Methodist University www.smu.edu Texas Christian University www.tcu.edu Texas French Symposium www.texasfrenchsymposium.org Texas Tech University www.ttu.edu Texan French Alliance for the Arts www.tfaa.org Texas Southern University www.tsu.edu University of Arkansas www.uark.edu
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