2010-2011 PROGRAMS BastilleDay!

Alliance
Française
2010-2011
PROGRAMS
September 14 Apéro français at Le Bar Lyonnais
(5:30-7:30 p.m.)
October 15
Lecture – Pilgrimage to St. Jacques
de Compostelle
R. Cousin – in English.
October 22
Fête des Retrouvailles at the Alliance
(6-8pm)
Fall 2010
1420 Walnut Street, Suite 700,
Philadelphia, PA 19102
215-735-5283
FAX 215-735-1181
Membership!!!
Don’t miss our exciting new ­programs! Renew your
membership now by sending a check in the enclosed
envelope. For more information on these programs, please
go to our web site www.afphila.com
BastilleDay!
October 28, 29, 30 In cooperation with UArts, Fleurs de
Cimetière et autres sornettes — Myriam Hervé-Gil
November 13
Franco-Turkish Evening at the Restaurant School. Program
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tied to
“L’année de la Turquie” in France. ���
In
cooperation with the Turkish American Friendship Society of the United
States
December 3
Wine and Cheese tasting
December 17
Fête de Noël
January Soirée Jazz
March 6-13
April in Paris—Flower Show—
http://www.theflowershow.com/
home/index/html
March 8
Mardi Gras
April 6-May 1
Philadelphia International Festival
of the Arts—www.pifa.org
May
TBD
June
Remise des prix
July 14
Bastille Day
Michael Scullin, Esq., with Diana and Dr. John
­Regan. Diana is President of the Alliance Française
Michèle Rosen, Sherman Leis, Delphine Lawrence
We would like to thank our Bastille Day sponsors, Delta/KLM/Air
France, Lillet, Saint-Gobain Corporation, Sartomer USA, LLC,
Trois Petits Cochons, our Silent Auction contributors and everyone
who came to celebrate with us. More pictures on page 8.
FRENCH TABLE AT LE BEC FIN
1523 Walnut Street, Philadelphia
Monday, September 27 at 12:00 noon. If you would
like a glass of wine with your lunch, you may purchase it at that time. $50 per member and $55 per
non-member must be received in the office by September 24. Kindly use tear-off # I on page 7.
OTHER FRENCH TABLES
All reservations are $30 per member ($33 if you
would like a glass of wine), or $35 and $38 for nonmembers
French Table at Cafette
8136 Ardleigh St; Chestnut Hill
Friday, September 24 at 12:30 p.m. Reservations
must be received in the office by September 22. Kindly use tear off # II on page 7.
French Table at Positano
21 West Lancaster Avnue, Ardmore.
Wednesday, October 20 at 12:30 p.m. Reservations
must be received in the office by October 18. Kindly
use tear off #III on page 7.
French Table at La Viola Ouest
252 S. 16th Street, Philadelphia.
Monday, October 25 at 12:00 noon. Reservations
must be received in the office by October 22. Kindly
use tear off #IV on page 7.
Activities of the
Alliance Française
The Murder Room:
Lecture and Book Signing:
Wednesday, October 13, 2010, 5:30 p.m.
Michael Capuzzo, The Murder Room [Co-sponsored by
the Alliance Francaise de Philadelphie]
Best-selling author Michael Capuzzo here illuminates the story
of the Vidocq Society of Philadelphia, which was the brainchild
of three wildly different men brought together by their desire to
speak for the dead: freewheeling ex-boxer turned forensic sculptor Frank Bender; FBI and U.S. Customs agent William Fleisher;
and pre-eminent forensic psychologist and profiler Richard
Walter. What began as an informal meeting of colleagues in
1990 evolved into an expansive international think tank of sorts
modeled and named after France’s famed criminal-turned-sleuth
Eugène Vidocq, a model for Sherlock Holmes.
Reception to follow.
Free to members of the Athenaeum and the Alliance Française de
Philadelphie. All others: $10.00 (Pay in advance via credit card
on the Athenaeum website)
French Table at The Flying Fish
8142 Germantown Ave, Chestnut Hill.
Friday, November 19 at 12:30 pm. Reservations must
be received in the office by November 17. Kindly use
tear off # V on page 7.
French Table at Caribou Cafe
1126 Walnut Street, Philadelphia
Monday, November 29 at 12:00 noon. Reservations must be received in the office by November 26.
Kindly use tear off # VI on page 7.
Club de Lecture
Les membres du Club de Lecture se retrouveront le
mardi 28 septembre à 18 heures pour discuter du
livre Les Années d’Anna Ernaux. le mardi 26 octobre
pour discuter La vie d’un homme inconnu d’Andrei
Makine, puis le mardi 30 novembre pour discuter du
livre La voix d’ange de Renata Tebaldi. Pour de plus
amples renseignements veuillez téléphoner à Annick
Applewhite au 215 247-2526.
Cine-midi
Bring your lunch and watch a French movie with
English subtitles every Tuesday at 12:00 noon. ����
For
the list of movies, please go to our Blog (www.afphila.
com and click on “blog”).
OTHER AREA ACTIVITIES :
First Friday in September, Exhibit of the work
of Jean-jacques Bernard at Margot and Camille
Optique (142 N. 2nd Street)
Jean-Jacques est un chroniqueur photographique de la ville ordinaire. C’est au cœur de la cacophonie ambiante que Jean-Jacques
est à l’aise. En un clic, il arrête le temps, réduit au silence le vacarme de la rue et nous donne à voir ce que l’on ne voit plus, pris
dans le tourbillon du brouhaha. Du quotidien ordinaire, il en sort
une photo extra-ordinaire. Un zoom sur un cocktails d’éléments
de l’espace public de grandes villes, la plupart situées en Asie. Des
« wonderlands » qui restent pour lui des « lieux communs » de
tous les jours.
See his amazing photos at www.jeanjacquesbernard.fr
Art Exhibits
Carol Gillott
Gallery opening Friday, November 5
at 6:30 p.m.
I paint Paris dreams..
William Kosman
New York City-based watercolor artist Carol Gillott travels to Paris 3
or 4 times a year to soak up inspiration and shoot thousands of photos to
paint from. Her Alliance Française exhibit, Paris Façades, will feature her
charming paintings of Parisien boulangeries and pâtisseries.
“Paris is a grey city: overcast skies, grey cobbled streets, grey Haussmannien buildings. The dominance of grey acts as the perfect foil for a
small proportion of brilliant color in the shop fronts. Grey makes color
sings.
“For me, the heart and soul of ­Paris is revealed at street level by its
shop façades. There’s just as much glamour and mystery in the quotidien
boulangerie or fruitier as the grand Michelin restaurant.”
It is this bright contrast that makes Paris the perfect subject for Gillot
and her delightful watercolors of everyday Parisian scenes, from les boulangeries to les lèche-vitrines.
Gillott’s art career ranges from designing shoes in Italy and Spain,
fashion in Hong Kong; writing/illustrating travel books on European flea
markets and Mediterranean souks, creating wine promotion artwork for
Champagne Mumm, Campari,Winebow, Meadowood and painting chef
portraits including Jacque Pepin and Paul Bocuse. Gillott has a BFA
from U. of Penn and Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. She was inhouse
photographer at The James Beard Foundation for seven years and has eaten everything under the sun including rattlesnake chips. But blogging for
www.Parisbreakfast.com provides the best of all worlds — instant recognition for her artwork from a world-wide audience and the chance to dream
up Parisien fantasies five days a week.
Coming back to the Alliance after a wonderful
exhibit last year, William Kosman will show us
his new paintings. The exhibit will be at the Alliance Française for the month of September.
“As a painter, I try to show the beauty in the
world and in people. We are surrounded by such
beauty – the wheat fields and trees of Normandy
blowing in the wind under a threatening sky, an
expanse of beach battered by waves, a woman’s
delicate face and form, the beauty of people facing life with courage, the brightness and playfulness of children, the warmth between people,
and all of the other gifts of nature and life.”
French Philadelphia Trip
On Friday, May 14, 2010 Jean Copeland, a French
teacher at J.R. Masterman Middle/High School, and her
French 3 students boarded a Philadelphia Trolley Works
Trolley for a tour of “French Philadelphia,” The hour and
a half tour was conducted by Diana Regan, President of
the Alliance Française, and was based on the book “French
Philadelphia” by Annette H. Emgarth and Lynn H. Miller.
After the tour, the students had lunch at Crêperie Beau
Monde.
Following are summaries of the tour by two students:
“French Philadelphia? Where is that? Did you make it
up?” said most of my fellow classmates in Mme. Copeland’s
French 3 course. I honestly didn’t care where we were going. All I knew is that we were going on a trip, that we were
going to be gone the entire day AND that there would be
crêpes.
I learned many things on the French tour. America’s
partnership with France started in 1776, when the French
were a great ally to us and helped us achieve our independence. This relationship brought close ties to Philadelphia,
the nation’s capital at the time. Benjamin Franklin, a Philadelphian and the first ambassador to France, often spent
time in France and adapted to their culture while living in
Paris. Frenchman Stephen Girard improved hospital care
during the Yellow Fever Epidemic in 1793 and eventually
opened Girard College for fatherless young men. French
influence is shown throughout the city’s architecture but
especially in City Hall, constructed in the French Renaissance style and one that mimics the Hôtel de Ville in Paris.
Before the French arrived in Philadelphia, people would
clean their teeth with a rag on a stick: and apparently that
was a feminine thing to do! Fortunately when the French,
or more specifically when Eleuthère DuPont de Nemours,
came over, the nylon toothbrush was introduced. It was an
Littérature II
Sur les chemins de
pèlerinage
The Pilgrimage routes
In the series “Richesses des terroirs”, we invite you to join
us as we investigate the Pilgrimage routes of France on the
way to Saint Jacques de Compostelle.
The tradition of this pilgrimage has crossed the ages
from medieval times to the present. It gave us the first
“Michelin Guide”, Le guide du pèlerin, written in 1124,
which took the pilgrims to places of worship: Vézelay,
Conques, Moissac, Chartres, Tours, to name but a few.
It gave the pilgrims rules of conduct, warnings, and good
places for lodging.
In 2009, 145,877 men and women from over 100
informative and interesting trip. –Caitlyn Ullman
Before beginning our tour of “French Philadelphia” this
last Friday, I too asked myself “What French Philadelphia?” I
hadn’t the slightest idea of the influence or relationship the
French had had with Philadelphia. Upon beginning the tour, I
recalled some things I did know, like Benjamin Franklin’s love
of France. Little did I know, however, of the unrivaled relationship the city and nation had shared.
The tour began in old Philadelphia and essentially stayed
in the area. We traveled throughout the eastern part of the city
while Madame Regan pointed out many different places of
French influence: buildings where famous French people had
lived, art that was brought over from France, locations where
the French and Americans founded the nation. I was floored
by the amount of French infrastructure and history tied with
Philadelphia. Stories about a man who flew in a balloon in
Philadelphia or the Joan of Arc statue located near Kelly Drive
only made the trip more interesting. It was truly an enlightening experience to learn about something I had never thought
about. It’s a trip that will not be forgotten. – Keaton Naff
« Alors, nous voudrions dire merci à Mme Regan, et Mme Cope­land
pour une excursion très amusante et intéressante ! »
countries and very diverse ethnicities and religions received the
“Credential” that confirms their bona fide status as Pilgrims.
The tradition is alive and well.
First, we will have a presentation in English on the “History
and Traditions of the Pilgrimage to
Saint Jacques de Compostelle.”
Please join us on Friday, October
15, 2010 at 6:00. A reception will
follow. Use tear-off on page 7 for all
events
Following the presentation, we
are offering a five-week mini course starting Tuesday October
19, for five consecutive Tuesdays, from 5:30-7:30. During this
time, we will study texts, songs, maps, and the traditions of the
pilgrimage. Of course, we will stop by a few Romanesque Basilicas and Cathedrals that mark the route of the Pilgrims.
Finally a Wine and Cheese Tasting on Friday, December 3
at 6:00pm at the Alliance Française.
Alliance Française School
Fall Session of Classes, Center City Campus: Sept. 13 – Nov. 20
Registration and placement
testing for new students:
Thursday, Sept. 9, and Friday,
Sept. 10, 12-2 & 4-6; Saturday,
Sept. 11, 12-3
9:30
Monday
10:00 a.m.
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
313
350
102
313
101
302
313
101
106
201
203
General Language Classes
10:30 a.m.
101
Beginning French for students who are
encountering French for the first time.
Ten sessions (see grid for class times).
$250+ $80 for materials
11:30 a.m.
401
12:00 noon
105
102-400
Basic to Advanced Conversation classes.
$250 + materials fee. An informal placement test is offered at registration.
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Special Classes:
Littérature I La classe de Littérature
vous offre : Honore de Balzac, La
cousine Bette. En préface à cet épisode
de “La Comédie humaine”, Roger
Nimier écrit: La cousine Bette Combat en dix reprises Entre le Vice et la
Vertu. Juge-arbitre unique : La Société.
Dix lundis, de 5:30 à 7:30 avec Roseline
Cousin. $270 + livre
Littérature II See page 4
French for Travel
For beginning French students who
want to get the most of a visit to France.
Instruction in the basics of French language and culture, with focus on conversation, telling time, getting around,
making reservations, restaurant survival,
exchanging money, shopping, etc… 10
Wednesdays from 5:30pm to 7:30pm
with Heba Elwardany $270 + book.
Cinéma et Littérature
Discussion approfondie des films, travail
de recherche de la part des élèves… Intermédiaires –avancés. 10 mardis à 7 :30
avec Norman Ellman - $270 + materials
5:30 p.m.
7:30 p.m.
101
102
205
302
Lit I
101
102
203
350
Lit.II
102
103
104
105
101
202
307
314
Cinéma
103
104
308
350
Passport
Medias
102
103
105
Business French
Improve your business language skills,
develop vocabulary, and learn about
the major business issues and events
of contemporary France. The course
consists of 6 thematical units, divided
into five lessons each—Economic Actors, Creators of Business, Human Resources, Marketing, Professional Correspondence, Results and Trends. It treats
each unit thoroughly (vocabulary, definitions, some grammar, oral and written exercises in class and at home), the
goal being to communicate orally and
in writing while mastering the business
jargon pertinent to each subject.
Each 10-week session covers 2 units.
This course can also be used to prepare for the DFP Affaires C1 exams
(Diplôme de Français Professionnel Affaires B2 et C1) of the French Chamber
of Commerce. If you wish to take the
exam for the Diplôme delivered by the
101
103
106
401
Bus. Fr
101
201
315
child-beg.
5-6
child-inter
7-10
children
basic 7-10
102
Schedules of
all
classes may
change
depending
on enrollment.
Chambre de Commerce de Paris, it is
recommended that you take all 3 sessions
of the course. 10 Thursdays - 5:30 – 7:30
with Françoise Crisci - $270 + book
Les Medias Français
Cours axé sur l’actualité française à travers l’analyse et le commentaire d’articles
extraits d’une grande variété de médias
français en ligne. Les apprenants seront invités à découvrir
de nombreux médias français; à suivre,
décrypter, commenter et mieux comprendre les enjeux de l’actualité française
et internationale et à débattre, tout en
perfectionnant leur français.
Le mercredi de 19h30 à 21h30 avec Benjamin Cherel - $270
Children’s classes Saturdays 9:30 (Beginners 5&6); Saturdays 9:30 (Intermediate 7-10); Saturdays
10:30 (Basic 7-10)
$140 for 10 weeks; one hour/week
Alliance Française School
Immersion Courses
10:00 a.m. to 4:00.p.m. (Lunch included). Four levels: Beginner, Basic, Intermediate, Advanced. Maximum of 6
students per class. Classes represent 6 hours of intensive work with one subject area and are geared toward conversation with reviews of grammar, pronunciation and vocabulary. The cost is $150. Call now to reserve a space at 215
735-5283.
Next Immersion Courses: September 25, October 23, November 20 These classes are very popular. Register early!
Immersion Course
■ Sept. 25
■ Oct. 23
■ Nov. 20
■ Beginner
■ Basic
■ Intermediate ■ Advanced
Name_______________________________________________________________________
Address______________________________________________________________________
Telephone (day)____________________ (evening)____________________________________
e-mail_______________________________________________________________________
Amount of check _______________ Please make checks payable to Alliance Française and mail with this tear-off to
Alliance Française, 1420 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19102.
■ Visa ■ MC ■ Discover #_ ____________________________ Expiration date_ ___________________
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Please note: Refunds or credits will be issued only if office is notified of cancellation 24 hours in advance.
Bryn Mawr Campus
September 20 – December 11
12 weeks $290 + materials
Registration Thursday,
Monday
1:00
3:30
5:30
Sept. 16, 5:30-7 p.m., at English House.
Registration Form: Bryn Mawr
Fall 2010
Tuesday
Wednesday Thursday
401
101
103
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307
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350
102
104
■ Course Number: __________
Name— ———————————————————————————————————————————— Address___________________________________________________________________________________________
Telephone (day)____________________(evening)_ ____________________ e-mail_ ______________________________ I prefer to pay with ■Visa ■MC Card ■ Discover #__________________________Exp. Date:_______Sec. Code_ _____ Signature_ ________________________________________________________________________________________ Amount of check _____________Make checks payable to Alliance Française and mail with tear-off to Alliance Française, 1420
Walnut Street, Suite 700, Philadelphia, PA 19102. Reminder: student enrollment is dependent on the Alliance Française’s receipt of payment
for tuition and materials. The Alliance Française is unable to offer refunds after the first week of classes or credits after the third week of classes.
I. French Table at Le Bec Fin
Monday, September 27, at 12:00 noon. Enclosed please find a check payable to Alliance Française for:
________Members @ $50.00 or ___________ Non-members @ $55.00
Amount of check: ______________________ Telephone:___________________________________________________
Name____________________________________________________________________________________________ Deadline:Sept. 24
II. French Table at Cafette
Friday, September 24, at 12:30 p.m. Enclosed please find a check payable to Alliance Française for:
________Members @ $30.00 or ___________ @ 33.00 (wine); ___________ Non-members @ $35.00 or ______________@ $38.00 (wine)
Amount of check: ______________________ Telephone:___________________________________________________
Name____________________________________________________________________________________________ Deadline: Sept. 22
III. French Table at Positano
Wednesday, October 20, at 12:30 p.m. Enclosed please find a check payable to Alliance Française for:
________Members @ $30.00 or ___________ @ 33.00 (wine); ___________ Non-members @ $35.00 or ______________@ $38.00 (wine)
Amount of check: ______________________ Telephone:___________________________________________________
Name____________________________________________________________________________________________ Deadline: Oct. 18
IV. French Table at La Viola Ouest
Monday, October 25, at 12:00 noon. Enclosed please find a check payable to Alliance Française for:
________Members @ $30.00 or ___________ @ 33.00 (wine); ___________ Non-members @ $35.00 or ______________@ $38.00 (wine)
Amount of check: ______________________ Telephone:___________________________________________________
Name____________________________________________________________________________________________ Deadline:Oct. 22
V. French Table at The Flying Fish
Friday, November 19, at 12:30 p.m. Enclosed please find a check payable to Alliance Française for:
________Members @ $30.00 or ___________ @ 33.00 (wine); ___________ Non-members @ $35.00 or ______________@ $38.00 (wine)
Amount of check: ______________________ Telephone:___________________________________________________
Name____________________________________________________________________________________________ Deadline: Nov. 17
VI. French Table at Caribou Café
Monday, November 29, at 12:00 noon. Enclosed please find a check payable to Alliance Française for:
________Members @ $30.00 or ___________ @ 33.00 (wine); ___________ Non-members @ $35.00 or ______________@ $38.00 (wine)
Amount of check: ______________________ Telephone:___________________________________________________
Name____________________________________________________________________________________________ Deadline: Nov. 26
VII. Richesse des Terroirs
Enclosed please find a check payable to Alliance Française in the amout of $_________________for: ■ All 3 events ––––––––– members at $170 or
__________ non-members at $200 ■ Lecture ________ members at $10 or ________ non-members at $20 ■ Class _______ members at $140 or
_______ non-members at $150 ■ Wine and cheese tasting _______ members at $30 or _______ non-members at $40
Name____________________________________________________________________________________________
If you would like to pay by credit card please call 215-735-5283
Registration Form: Center City
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Littérature I
Travel
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Littérature II (see tear-off above)
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Cinéma Name____________________________________________________________________________________________
Address___________________________________________________________________________________________
Telephone (day)___________________ (evening)_ __________________e-mail_________________________________
I Prefer to pay with ■ Visa ■ MC Card ■ Discover #____________________________ Exp. Date:______________________Sec. Code__________
Signature-______________________________________________________________________________________________
Amount of check _______________ Please make checks payable to Alliance Française and mail with this tear-off to Alliance
Française, 1420 Walnut Street, Suite 700, Philadelphia, PA 19102. Reminder: student enrollment is dependent receipt of payment for
tuition and materials. Alliance Française is unable to offer refunds after the first week of classes or credits after the third week of classes.
Bastille Day!
Chris and Peter Hand, David and Maryanne McDevitt
Sami & Bonnie Squires, Ethel & Walter Hoffman
Jerry Grossman, Daniele
Cohen, Joyce Kean
Delphine Lawrence, Lynn Miller, Jim
McClellan, Carol Shanis enjoying a
glass of Lillet
Lisa Franks and Nancy Gabel
photos by Bonnie Squires
Philadelphia, PA 19102
www.afphila.com
1420 Walnut Street, Suite 700
Alliance Française de Philadelphie