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Le Bulletin November 2015
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Dear Members and Students of the Alliance
Francaise Silicon Valley,
Did you know that this week is the FRENCH
INTERNATIONAL WEEK? Well our President
Barak Obama wrote a personal letter to remind
us of this friendship. Click here to read
Last week the Federation of Alliances Francaises
USA, held its annual convention in San
Francisco. Several of our members attended
workshops, met with many other Alliances staffs
and members. We were able to share our ideas
and concerns which will provided us more
exposure and will allow us to continue to grow
and offer a great experience and a sense of
community to our members.
Next Month, we will present our new by­laws at a
Members only meeting, date to be announced
shortly.
But for now we invite you to our fall food and
wine fest to be held at our new cultural event
location in Mountain View on November 13th.
Please click here to read the Federation's
President welcome note.
Fall Session: 09/28 to 12/17
Non­beginner students can
join at anytime. Cinema du Mois
Friday November 13
7pm Buffet, 8:00pm ­ Film
Wine and Food Fest Friday November 13
We will not have classes the
week of Thanksgiving
Our Winter session (Jan­Mar)
will begin Jan 4th in Palo
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Alto and Jan 11 in Campbell
Our detailed program is
published online at:
AFSCV.ORG
It is preferred that you register
and pay for your classes, books
and manuals online. Merci.
Enroll in a Class
For questions, email us
For Campbell Campus
[email protected] For Palo Alto Campus
[email protected]
Fall Session is open
Many of our Conferences take
place at the beautiful
Calabazas Library in San Jose
near Cupertino and Sunnyvale.
Precisely 1230 Blaney Ave, San
Jose 95129
Coming this fall and winter are:
Consuelo Vanderbilt,(
the grandeur and the
grace of) by Olivier
Lebleu, a writer and
historian and a journalist.
December 9 at 7 p.m.
Chantilly, Art
Collection by Celine
Glon ­
January 21 2016 at 7
p.m.
Middle East Politics by
Slimane Zeghidour, TV5
Editor at Large
In association with the Union des Francais a
l'Etranger (Union of French Citizen Abroad), and
with the help of our sponsors, we are pleased to
present an evening of food and wine tasting as
well as a film by Director Christian Vincent:
HAUTE CUISINE ou les Saveurs du Palais.
For information on how to buy Tickets, and more
information on the event , click here
ART EXHIBIT
The new exhibit of the Asian Art Museum will
show "Looking East," about the influence of Japanese artists on
French impressionist and post­impressionist
painters .
From October 30 to February 7 2016.
La nouvelle exposition du musée Asian Art à
San Francisco propose, sous le tire " Looking
East", une rétrospective des oeuvres
impressionistes et post­impressionistes ayant été
influencées par des artistes japonais, du 30
octobre au 7 fevrier 2016.
www.asianart.org
CELEBRATING FRENCH COMPOSERS
November 4­6 Following our French Festival of Classical
Music, the San Francisco Symphony will
present "Celebrating the French", with Bizet,
Ravel, and Saint­Saëns.
L'orchestre symphonique de San Francisco
présentera trois concerts exceptionnels avec les
auteurs français Bizet, Ravel et Saint­Saëns.
sfsymphony.org
December 4 and 5 Cinema du Mois presents:
A Festival of French Animated Films
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February 3 & 4 at 7 p.m.
Check Our Cultural Calendar
Connect With Us
Some 16 award winning films will be screened at
our new venue: Second Stage Theater,
MVCPA, Mountain View More details to come soon... Join Our Mailing List!
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Cultural Activities
Cercle de lecture
En ce mois de l'Armistice (11 novembre) nous discuterons le roman de Romain Gary: "La
promesse de l'aube". [1960]. Romain Gary a été pilote pendant la seconde guerre mondiale
et a participé à la Bataille d'Angleterre et aux campagnes d'Afrique après avoir rejoint la
France libre. Plus près de nous, Romain Gary a été consul de France à Los Angeles. Il s'est
donné la mort en 1980. Pour plus d'information: [email protected] Le Petit Mot Culturel
J'aime les mots. Que signifie cette étrange expression française : Tailler une bavette?
La réponse est : bavarder.
Mais d'oú vient cette expression?
Au 13eme siècle, tailler signifiait cracher. Puis ce verbe a pris le sens de parler. Ainsi quand
vous discutez vous produisez une petite quantité de salive, donc de bave.
Petite bave = bavette. Et voila!
Maintenant répétez ce vire­langue : "Bernard taille une bavette tout en buvant une bavaroise"
Bernadette Theisen ­ [email protected] Déjeuner du Mois (Lunch of the month) Le déjeuner aura lieu le mercredi 18 novembre chez Laurie Kane de San Jose.
Prière de contacter [email protected] ­ Inscription réservée aux membres a jour de leur
cotisation.
Café­Conversation
Sylvie Charmot has moved out of the area and our friend Glenn Merys is picking up the baton
to mentor the group. Le jeudi toujours à 16h / Thursday 4 pm at « Le Boulanger » de Los
Gatos. Les Dynamiques
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"Les Dynamiques" se réunissent toujours le deuxième jeudi de chaque mois, ce sera donc le
12 novembre.
News from the Alliance Foundation
The Foundation steps in at the COP21 Climate Change with a photo exhibit in Paris
from November 12 to 25 at the Cite des Arts and from November 30th to December
11 th at Paris­Le Bourget during Cop 21.
We are hoping to bring to Silicon Valley excerpts of these shows shortly after.
Begin your day with a cafe au lait and a croissant as you are surfing our Website....
Begin your day with a cafe au lait and a
croissant as you are surfing our
Website....
A bientôt,
The AFSCV Team
Alliance Francaise Silicon Valley
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