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Ciné Soirées at Alliance Française
Fridays once monthly at 7 pm
Friday, September 24th
Friday, October 22nd
Friday, November 19th
Friday, December 10th
$10 members, $15 non-members RSVP 404-875-1211
all films in French with English subtitles
email admin@afatl.com or communication@afatl.com for the full calendar of
films through December
 Yoga for Renewal: Relax, Restore and Renew in French!
Tuesdays 7 pm-8:30 pm, starting October 9th
At Alliance Française
$20 per class or $72 for the 4 classes
admin@afatl.com or 404-875-1211 to register
Relax, restore and renew with this series of four gentle yoga classes, all in French.
The classes will emphasize methods of doing yoga
poses (asanas) and energetic breathing (pranayama) for physical health and well-being.
This is an opportunity to experience the pallet of benefits that yoga (poses and breathing) offers: deep relaxation of tension, balanced energy, increased flexibility,sensitivity to yourself and others.
Elisabeth Holmes will teach the classes. She was born in Paris and lived in the French capital until she moved to Atlanta in 2006. Elisabeth discovered and started practicing yoga six years ago, while recovering from an illness. She is a certified yoga teacher and offers yoga classes of a unique style -named Yoga for Renewal- that mixes the style of yoga she learned in France, and the style she’s learned and practiced here in the U.S.
Bring your mat and breathe!
Fall Open House | Porte Ouverte
at Alliance Française
Thursday, September 23rd 6:30 p.m.
Fall Classes October 9th - December 16th
Visit the Alliance, meet our teachers staff and students
Learn about our language classes and cultural programs
Free French Demo Class @ 7:00 p.m.
Take a placement evaluation to determine your level
Enjoy French wine and cheese reception
The Chopin Society of Atlanta
presents Joyce Yang, Silver Medal Winner at the 2005 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition
in a piano recital
Sat. Sept. 25th 7 p.m.
Roswell Cultural Arts Center
770-641-1260
for tickets
 A Style Soirée & Girls Night Out
"Bien Dans Sa Peau"
October 1st, 7 pm
Alliance Française brings the Champs Elysées to Peachtree St!
“Dressing is a way of life.” – Yves St. Laurent
'Fashion fades, only style remains the same." - Coco Chanel
This not-to-be missed fashion and lifestyle event brings the best of French "savoir faire", style secrets and lifestyle philosophy. Francophile fashionistas, trendsetters and tastemakers will mix and mingle at this Girl's Night out with an international twist, featuring cutting edge Fashion and Beauty presentations by leading industry professionals in skin care, cosmetics, spa treatments, fashion and accessories.
Presenters will include Anne Fontaine boutique, (famous for styling the great white shirt) and laura mercier cosmetics, who will feature French make-up trends.
Tickets for the Event are $25 for Alliance Française members and $30 for non-members.
Event packages including a ticket to the October 22nd film screening of a cinematic tribute to fashion icon Coco Chanel are also available for $30 for members and $40 for non-members.
To purchase tickets, e-mail admin@afatl.com or call 404-875-1211.
To arrange for sponsorship or vending opportunities, please email communication@afatl.com or call 404-898-1227.
MAKEOVER CONTEST: TWO lucky winners (one AF member and one member of the public)
will receive an on-site Makeover to be revealed at the October 1st event.
Contest ends at 5 p.m. on September 15th.
to enter please submit via email to communication@afatl.com:
- Your name, occupation, age, email address and phone number
- Are you a current Alliance Française member ?
- a 100 word or less paragraph stating why you would like to receive a makeover.
- You must be at least 25 years or older
- Winners must be available prior to and must be present at the October 1st, 2010 event.
Moulin Rouge – The Ballet
October 22nd-31st
Af members save 25%
www.ticketmaster.com/atlballetfrance
High-kicking Cancan choreography and a story of love, adventure and indulgence revolving around the legendary Moulin Rouge cabaret will ignite Atlanta Ballet’s 81st season in the Atlanta Ballet premiere of Moulin Rouge — The Ballet, October 22 through 31 at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre. The production is the original creation of renowned Canadian choreographer Jorden Morris, who sets his full-length ballet in the late 1880s when the Moulin Rouge first opened its doors. Featuring Matthew, an aspiring artist, Nathalie, a young launderette, Zidler, the owner of the Moulin Rouge, and painter Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, it’s a captivating story of young love and rising stardom staged in glamorous Paris. In the spirit of the Moulin Rouge of Paris, Moulin Rouge® is a registered trademark of Moulin Rouge S.A
12th Annual European Wine Festival
at Alliance Française/ Goethe Zentrum
Friday November 5th, 7 p.m.
Please register by November 3rd at 404-875-1211
$20 for AF & GCC members, $25 non-members
Come celebrate the 12th anniversary of our popular wine tasting !
As always, in cooperation with the Consulate General of Switzerland and the Goethe-Zentrum/ German Cultural Center Atlanta.
Taste great wines from France, Germany, Switzerland
Enjoy Hors d’oeuvres and Chocolate Fondue
 Angélique Kidjo at the Rialto Center for the Arts
Saturday, November 13, 2010, at 8:00 PM
Born in Benin in West Africa, Angélique Kidjo—the Grammy-winning artist hailed as “Africa’s premier diva” by TIME—has shown that the joy and passion of African music is universal. Kidjo, who has collaborated with artists such as Carlos Santana, Peter Gabriel, Alicia Keys, Josh Groban, Branford Marsalis, and Joss Stone, is known for her dynamic and uplifting sound. Through her music and her commitment to advocacy, she exemplifies unity, peace and diversity.
Tickets go on sale September 1st, click here to purchase
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