REMINDER: Cultural Events February 2021~Sponsored by Federation of Alliances Françaises USA
Below you’ll find a summary of Zoom event programming that is available in February offered to Alliance Française members.
For ALL the events with complete details, visit the Featured Events page of afusa.org (https://afusa.org/featured-events/
Registration is required.
Celebrate Mardi Gras with inspiration from NY Times Food Writer Melissa Clark
Thursday, February 4, 2021
12:00pm Pacific/1:00pm Mountain/2:00pm Central/3:00pm Eastern
Federation of Alliances Françaises USA
In English
Author of 40 cookbooks, NY Times food writer Melissa Clark first fell in love with France and French food as a child. Join us to learn how these childhood experiences influenced her latest cookbook, Dinner in French, and be inspired to whip up a special Mardi Gras meal.
This event will be on Zoom and is free for all Alliance Française members, AATF members, and invited guests of the presenter. Non-members or persons who have no AF chapter nearby can purchase tickets ($10). Click here to register.
Pamela Druckerman Presents Paris by Phone
Saturday, February 6, 2021
10:00am PST / 11:00am MST / 12:00pm CST / 1:00pm EST / 7:00 pm Paris
Federation of Alliances Françaises USA
In English
Author and journalist Pamela Druckerman joins us via Zoom from her home in Paris to present her new rhyming picture book Paris by Phone, and discusses the myth of the American in Paris.
For many Americans, Paris isn’t just a place – it’s a solution, an idea of perfection and the ultimate Plan B. In her new children’s picture book Paris By Phone, Pamela Druckerman explores this through the story of one little girl. Josephine Harris is an ardent young Francophile who decides that Paris is where she really belongs. She even manages to travel there, using her magic phone. But then, oh là là! Despite the lovely things she saw, Josephine feels a certain je ne sais quoi.
Pamela is a contributing opinion writer at The New York Times and author of the best-selling Bringing Up Bébé. She’ll join us for a lively discussion about the genesis of her new book, her own experience as a Parisienne, and the history and meaning of the American-in-Paris story.
This event will be on Zoom and is free for all Alliance Française members, AATF members, and invited guests of the presenter. Non-members or persons who have no AF chapter nearby can purchase tickets ($10). Click here to register.
Secrets of Mastering French from the Experts at the Alliance Française
Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021
9:00am Pacific/10:00am Mountain/11:00am Central/12:00pm Eastern
Federation of Alliances Françaises USA
In English
No matter your current level or how high your ambitions are for your personal mastery of French, you’ll come away from this entertaining session with brilliant inspiration and newfound confidence!This event will be on Zoom and is free for the public. Please click here to register.
Coco Chanel: The Woman Who Dressed the WorldFriday, February 12, 2021
9:00am PST / 10:00am MST/ 11:00am CST / 12:00pm EST / 6:00pm Paris
Federation of Alliances Françaises USA
In EnglishJoin Rhonda Garelick, cultural commentator and author of Mademoiselle: Coco Chanel and the Pulse of History, in conversation with Pamela Druckerman.Coco Chanel, born into poverty in rural France, was—by age 40—a multimillionaire and a household name. Her Chanel Corporation is still the highest-earning privately owned luxury goods manufacturer in the world. You can see Chanel’s taste reflected in what ordinary women wear: little black dresses, flat shoes, costume jewelry and cardigan sweaters. Yet her clothes also embody her own era, and were influenced by war, nationalism and social change.This program, produced by Pandemonium U, is free to the public and is part of a series sponsored by the Federation of Alliances Françaises USA. Alliance Française and AATF members can register here to receive reminder messages and the Zoom link.
Discussion with Scott Carpenter, author of French Like MoiWednesday, February 17, 2021
4:00pm Pacific/5:00pm Mountain/6:00pm Central/7:00pm Eastern
Federation of Alliances Françaises USA
En françaisThis event is en français and is free and open to all AF members, AATF members, and to invited guests. Register here.
Apéro National French Conversation Group
February 9 – February 10
Every second Tuesday and Wednesday of each month
Federation of Alliances Françaises USA
En français
The group is for intermediate to advanced (or fluent) speakers who are current members of an Alliance Française chapter in the U.S. (if you are not a current member of an Alliance chapter, visit the Chapters page and sign up for membership at one of your closest AF chapters) or AATF members. Native speakers are welcome. This group conversation is for adult participants, ages 17
Participants will need to use Zoom (a free video conferencing service). To get on the invitation list for the “Apéro-National” sessions, click here.
