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Concert
To Billie With Love: A Celebration of "Lady Day"
Saturday, February 13th
Tony and Grammy Award winning artist,
Dee Dee Bridgewater, brings her world renowned
evocation of "Lady Day" to the Rialto stage!
15% off offer for Alliance Française members through Friday, February 5th. Call the Rialto Box Office at 404-413-9TIX to purchase tickets and mention ALLIANCE FRANÇAISE to receive discount.
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Festival de cinéma
Georgia Perimeter College Student Life, Alliance Française d'Atlanta & The Center for International Education proudly present:
The 2010 Cercle Francophone Mardi Gras French Film Festival
February 15th - 19th
Lundi 15- La Môme (La Vie en Rose)
Mardi 16- Entre Les Murs (The Class)
Mercredi 17- Un Conte de Noël (A Christmas Tree)
Jeudi 18- Rêves de Poussière (Dreams of Dust)
Vendredi 19- La Graine et le Mulet (The Secret of Grain)
Films begin daily at 5:00pm, admission is free.
JCLRC Auditorium,Clarkston Campus
555 North Indian Creek Drive, Clarkston GA 30021-2396
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Concert
Southeastern Organization For Jazz Arts (SOJA) and Alliance Française presents:
Philippe LeJeune, piano
Che Marshall,drums in a jazz in the home concert series
Sunday, February 21, 2010, 5 - 8 pm
At the Home of Janus and Renata Kulpa
2881 Peachtree Rd. N.W. , Atlanta, GA 30305
$20.00 adults, $10.00 students includes light snacks and drinks.
Please RSVP to Renata @ reniafka@yahoo.com to reserve a place as soon as possible.
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Dîner Mensuel at Café Alsace
Wednesday, February 24th at 7pm at Café Alsace
$25 three course meal tax included, drinks and gratuity extra.
1st Course
Assiette de Fromage
Soupe à l'oignon
2nd Course
Choucroute garni
Spaetzle aux champignons et aux fruits de mer
3rd Course
Crème brulée
Glace maison
Café Alsace
121 East Ponce De Leon
Decatur, Georgia 30030
RSVP: 404-875-1211 or admin@afatl.com
 
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Francophonie 2010
A Celebration of the French-Speaking World
March 19-25, 2010
All proceeds from the programs of Francophonie 2010 will be donated to the red cross for Haiti earthquake relief.
Les bénéfices issus des manifestations organisées dans le cadre de la semaine de la Francophonie seront versés à la Croix Rouge en soutien à Haïti.
Movies shown at
the High Museum of Art:
Welcome (France)
Friday March 19th, 7 p.m.
Welcome is a 2009 movie directed by Phillippe Lioret.
This movie is centred on the friendship between a swimming instructor and a 17-year-old Iraqi Kurd bent on swimming the channel to be reunited with his girlfriend in London.
Ce film a pour thème l'amitié entre un maître nageur et un jeune garçon iraqien kurde de 17 ans. Le garçon a décidé de traverser la manche a la nage afin de retrouver sa petite-amie a Londres.
J'ai tué ma mère (Québec)
Friday March 19th, 9 p.m.
I Killed My Mother is a French Canadian film, released in 2009.
Written and directed by Xavier Dolan, it is an exposé on the complexity of the mother and son bond.
Ce film, écrit et réalisé par Xavier Dolan, décrit la complexité du rapport mère-fils.
Movies shown at
At the Midtown Arts cinema:
Mia et le Migou (France)
Saturday March 19th, Afternoon
Mia et le Migou is a 2008 French cartoon by Jacques-Rémy Girerd.
After the death of her mother, Mia, a ten years old girl, decides to let her native village behind to seek her father. During her fantastic journey she meets the Migous.
Après le décès de sa mère, Mia, une fillette de 10 ans, abandonne son village natal, pour partir à la recherche de son père. Sur son chemin elle rencontre les Migous.
Formidable (Belgique)
Sunday March 21th, 7 p.m.
Formidable is a 2007 movie by the Belgian director Dominique Standaert.
This movie tells the sinking of two sweet derelicts slightly pathetic whose meeting will help to resurface.
Ce film raconte le naufrage de deux tendres paumés un peu pathétiques, que leur rencontre va aider à faire surface.
Comment conquérir l'Amérique en une nuit (Québec)
Monday March 22th
Comment Conquérir L'Amérique is a 2004 movie directed by the Quebecois Dany Laferrière.
Newly arrived in Montréal, and determined to conquer North America by charming blond-haired women, Gégé, a Haitian in his thirties, lands up at Fanfan's -- an unambitious uncle who has given up poetry for a good old taxicab.
Fraîchement arrivé à Montréal avec pour mission de conquérir l’Amérique en charmant la femme blonde, Gégé, jeune Haïtien dans la trentaine débarque chez Fanfan, son oncle casanier qui a troqué la poésie contre un bon vieux taxi.
Retour à Gorée (Switzerland)
Tuesday March 23th
Retour à Gorée is a 2008 swiss movie directed by Pierre-Yves Borgeaud.
This movie tells us the journey of the African singer Youssou N’Dour following the steps of the black slaves and the music they invented: The jazz.
Ce film raconte le périple du chanteur africain Youssou N'Dour sur les traces des esclaves noirs et de la musique qu'ils ont inventée : le jazz.
Mon frère se marie (Switzerland)
Wednesday March 24th
Mon frère se marie is a 2006 swiss movie directed by Jean-Stéphane Bron.
Vinh ,who was adopted twenty years before by a swiss family, is going to get married. His biological mother, who lives in Vietnam, decides to come and meet the family who raised her son.
Vinh, adopté 20 ans plus tôt par une famille suisse, va se marier. Sa mère naturelle, restée au Vietnam, decide de faire le voyage et rencontrer la famille qui a élevé son fils.
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Saturday March 20th:
Educational program: Teacher Training at Alliance Française
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Sunday March 21th
2nd annual Phones Philes et Familles European brunch at The 173 Carlyle House, 173 South Peachtree Street Norcross, GA 30071
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Tuesday March 23th
Business Breakfast at Emory University: Doing Business with
Francophone Countries.
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Friday March 26th
Exposition: Atlanta Reflections From the Chattahoochee to Peachtree
Photographs by Claude Wegscheider
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Concert: Thursday, November 5 Alain Brunet & Akpe Motion @ Cafe 290
Akpé-Motion is the artistic creation of French jazz musicians Pascal Bouterin and Romain Simeray, natives of Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, a Provencal town in the south of France renowned for its artistic culture.
Akpé's music bristles with energy: daring, unorthodox, and infused with the exotic sounds and textures drawn from a diversity of cultures, instruments, and musical genres; all strongly weaved in jazz.
Recently, the group joined creative forces with celebrated French Jazz trumpeter and composer Alain Brunet. The result is the album entitled, Docks, a collaborative project deeply rooted in improvisation that showcases the rich and unique dynamism between Akpé-Motion and Brunet.
Café 290 290 Hilderbrand Dr NE
Atlanta, GA 30328-3900 8:30 - 11:30 pm
$7 Alliance Francaise members will get the discounted price of $5 if they show their membership cards.
Photography Exhibit
"accidental artists"
on display until Nov 6th
THE OPAL GALLERY
484 B-2 MORELAND AVE
ATLANTA, GA 30307
Film screening : Poto Mitan Monday, November 9th, 7 pm
A FREE film screening followed by Q&A with the filmmaker!
Told through the lives of five courageous Haitian women workers,PotoMitan (RenéeBergan andMark Schuller, 2008)gives the global economy a human face. Each woman’s personal story explains how neoliberal globalization is gendered, how it impacts Haiti, andhowcollective action makes change possible.
111 White Hall Emory University Atlanta, GA no rsvp required
Co-sponsored by: American Studies, Institute for Developing Nations, Women's Studies, African American Studies and Fonkoze Atlanta
November Dîner Mensuel Wednesday November 11th, 7 pm
3 courses $25, (tax and gratuity not included)RSVP: 404 875 1211 or admin@afatl.com to insure seating.
La Petite Maison 6510 Roswell Rd. NE
Atlanta, GA 30328
APPETIZERS
French Onion Soup
Salad Verdi
Mixed greens, tomatoes, mozzarella, parmesan cheese, pesto
Assiette de Poivrons Grillés
Red bell peppers roasted , extra virgin oil , garlic , herbes de Provence
Beef Carpaccio
Served with arugula , capers and parmegiano
ENTREES
Filet de Sole ”Chez Nous”
Filet de sole lightly breaded and sautéed , topped with fresh arugula ,
shared parmegiano cheese and a combination of tomatoes, basil ,
garlic and extra virgin oil olive
Chicken ”Façon Milanaise”
Served with pasta tomatoes and fresh basil
Steak Frites ”Parisien”
Pepper crusted Ribeye steak , served with french fries and mixed
green salad
”Gratinée” of four cheese Ravioli
DESSERT
Crème Brulée or Chocolat Mousse or Profiterolles
Lecture - Barack Obama's America: What Are the Implications for Europe?
Presented by Laurent Cohen-Tanugi
 Friday, November 13th 2009 at 7p.m. at Georgia Tech
The election of Barack Obama stirred great enthusiasm in Europe, as elsewhere in the world.
The new president seems to Europeans to be not only the antithesis of George W. Bush, but also closer to European values and sensibilities in the international realm.
Myth or reality?
What will Barack Obama’s foreign policy be like?
How will the trans-Atlantic relationship evolve?
Is the new America really more in step with Europe?
College of Management Room 200
800 West Peachtree Street NW, Atlanta, GA 30308
$5 members, $10 non-members, free for GA Tech students, staff and faculty
RSVP: 404 875 1211 or admin@afatl.com
An international lawyer and member of the Paris and New York bars, Laurent Cohen-Tanugi specializes in trans-national mergers and acquisitions and international arbitration. He holds a degree from the Ecole normale supérieure and the Institut d’études politiques de Paris [Institute of Political Studies of Paris].
He also has a degree in French language and literature and is a graduate of both Paris and Harvard Law Schools.
A limited number of the most recent book by the speaker will be available for purchase at the event for $20.
The Shape of the World to Come: Charting the Geopolitics of a New Century
This lecture is organized by the delegation of Alliance Française U.S.A with the support of la Radio des cinq académies de l’Institut de France and co- sponsored by Alliance Française d'Atlanta and
The European Union Center of Excellence at the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs at the Georgia Institute of Technology
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European Wine Fest Saturday, November 14 at 7pm
$30 for members, $45 for non-members
Join Goethe-Zentrum, Alliance Française and the Consulate General of Switzerland for the return of our annual wine tasting.
Sample fine wines from France, Germany and Switzerland
See our new joint facility @ Colony Square !
$30 AF and GCC members, $45 non-members
1197 Peachtree St NE, Atlanta, GA 30361
RSVP by Nov. 10th @ AF 404-875-1211, GCC 404-892-4388
  
Lecture/Booksigning Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009 at 7:00 p.m.
Mireille Guiliano: Women, Work, and the Art of Savoir Faire
In Women, Work, and the Art of Savoir Faire, readers will not learn the five keys to running a better meeting or the six essentials for dealing with difficult colleagues. Instead, they will find a wealth of strategic ideas, lessons, stories, essays, and invaluable advice culled from Guiliano’s decades of life experience—showcased in a fresh and utterly original way. Not just another “business” book, this is a book about life: How to make the most of it, and how to find balance when working long days and trying to be happy and fulfilled at the same time. Guiliano shares her thoughts on everything from acing a job interview, to surviving the indignities of a long business trip, to hosting a business dinner in a restaurant, and segues easily from the small details to the big picture. In essence, she makes her readers feel like they are her trusted, longtime confidantes.
Born and raised in France, Mireille Guiliano, author of French Women Don’t Get Fat and French Women for All Seasons, is the former CEO of Clicquot, Inc. and has appeared on countless national television programs, including Oprah, Dateline, and the Today Show, while being profiled in a myriad of publications, including the New York Times, Time, and Newsweek.
Lecture and signing take place at the Margaret Mitchell House, 990 Peachtree Street, Atlanta, GA 30309 (Limited free parking is located in the lot on Crescent Ave.)
Cost: $5 for AF and MMH members, $10 for non-members RSVP: 404 814 4150 (ask for discounted rate for Alliance Française members)
 
Film- Ciné Follies “Jazz Ladies”
Saturday, December 5th 2009 at 8 p.m. at the Rich Theatre, High Museum of Art
Jazz Ladies is a program of great vintage jazz shorts from the collection of Jo Milgram,
(1916 2005),
a French jazz enthusiast who became friends with many American
musicians who passed through Paris during the 1930s and thereafter.
$7 general admission, $6 for students, seniors, museum and AF members
(show AF membership card at High Box Office)
RSVP: 404 875 1211
  
Open House | Porte Ouverte
Thursday, December 10th at 6:30pm
Free French Demo Class at 7pm
Visit the Alliance, meet our teachers staff and students.
Learn about our language classes and cultural programs.
Take a half hour beginner French demo class .
Take a placement evaluation to determine your level.
Enjoy French wine and cheese reception.
Located at the new Colony Square Address:
1197 Peachtree Street NE, Colony Square, Plaza Level, Atlanta, GA 30361.
Winter classes begin January 11th! Register now !
RSVP: 404 875 1211 or admin@afatl.com
Twilight Visions : Surrealism, Photography, and Paris at the Frist Center for the visual Arts, Nashville , TN
Saturday Dec 12th
Alliance Française is taking it on the road!
We are organizing a day trip to see the exhibit in Nashville.
Including more than 120 photographs by such artists as Man Ray, Eugène Atget, Brassaï, Hans Bellmer and André Kertész, Twilight Visions will celebrate Paris as the literal and metaphoric foundation of Surrealism.
If you are interested in coming with us for an afternoon of Surrealism and Southern Hospitality, Nashville Style, call 404-898-1227 or email communication@afatl.com .
The prices for the trip are as follows: $75 for non-members, $60 for
members, and $35 for students.
Please call us at 404-875-1211 to reserve
your spot.
We are anticipating a 9 am departure and a 9 pm return, leaving from AF
1197 Peachtree St. NE ,Colony Square, Atlanta, GA 30361
ART EXHIBIT Closing reception with presentation
Tuesday Jan 5th at 7pm
Exhibition and Lecture - Camino de Santiago: New Paintings from Spain and
France
LECTURE TOPIC: Sur Les Traces Du Camino Dans Paris
Camino de Santiago - Sur les chemins de Compostelle a solo exhibit by Walter Cumming
New Watercolors and pastels of Spain and France from the artist's recent travels by bicycle and on foot along the French Pilgrim's route to Santiago de Campostella.
Walter Cumming created award winning art for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution for 28 years.
In 2008 he chose to leave the paper and become a full time, independent artist.
The exhibit will be on display and artwork for sale until January 5th, 2010
1197 Peachtree Street, Colony Square, Plaza Level, Atlanta, GA, 30361
RSVP 404 875 1211
AF Trips Info Session: April in Paris Jazzy Nights in The City of Lights April 3rd-11th 2010
INFO SESSION WEDNESDAY JANUARY 13th 7 pm at AF 1197 Peachtree St. NE colony square, Plaza Level
Join us for an informal information Session to learn more about our upcoming tour.
A weeklong trip during which participants will walk in the
footsteps of some of jazz music's greatest artists and
Paris’s most renowned expats past and present.
For 9 days and 8 nights, spend the evenings hearing hot
jazz in cool spots and neighborhood clubs. Throughout
the day visit historic sites, museums and landmarks and
trek to the very places where Sidney Bechet, James
Baldwin, Josephine Baker, Richard Wright, Paul Robeson,
Ada 'Brick Top' Smith and many others passed their time
and made history. This unique perspective offers a
fascinating twist on a famously fabulous tourist
destination.
You are cordially invited to the
Oglethorpe University Museum of Art for its
Annual Directors Gala
A Night with Matisse
Saturday, January 16, 2010
7:30 p.m.
4484 Peachtree Road, N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30319
Festivities will begin with cocktails in the museum
surrounded by the works of the French artist. Attendees
will enjoy an exclusive preview of the exhibition
Matisse: A Celebration of French Poets & Poetry.
Dinner, a silent auction, and a theatre performance will
follow in the Jesse S. Hall reading room of the Philip
Weltner Library on the first floor of the building.
One highlight of the evening will be the presentation of
the museum’s award to its inaugural honoree
Liane Levetan, former chief executive officer
of DeKalb County.
An insight into Matisse’s art will be given by Lloyd Nick,
the director of the museum, following dinner.
Seating is limited.
RSVP 404-364-8551
Black tie optional
$125 per person
$100 for members
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Gallette des Rois
Atlanta Accueil in cooperation with Alliance Française, the French American Chamber of Commerce, Ecole du Samedi & Ensemble
Sat. January 23rd 7:30 p.m.
Sibley Forest Subdivision - 629 Gunby Road, Marietta 30067
Come and enjoy a buffet of Galette des Rois prepared exclusively for us by Pastry Chef François Collet, champagne, door prizes, and dance with our DJ Stéphane Kalfon.
$25 per person member of one of the associations, $35 for non members. $20 per person for students, au pairs, interns. $40 at the door and after January 21st.
Please send your payment by check payable to Atlanta Accueil to
710 Mabry Road - Atlanta, GA 30328
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Concert
Jean-Yves Thibaudet at Atlanta Symphony
Date:January 21,22 and 23rd 2010
Location:Atlanta Symphony Hall
Time: 8pm
Price:$25
Program: Khachaturian: Piano Concerto
Sibelius: Finlandia
Sibelius: Symphony No. 1
Thibaudet’s athletic grace is a perfect match for the robust and energetic Piano Concerto by Khachaturian. Finlandia and the First Symphony Sibelius, evoking windswept Scandinavian Rocks and forests, make a thought-provoking contrast.
Purchasing:Contact Shelby Moody at (404) 733-4958 or email:Shelby.moody@woodruffcenter.org.
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Théâtre du Rêve: L'Acteur Sacrifiant
January 15-24, 2010
The world premiere of a company-created play based on the writings of playwright Valère Novarina. In English and French. Performing Arts Studio at Emory University. Adapted and directed by Valéry Warnotte. Translation by Amin Erfani. CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS!
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Grand Opening Ceremony
Franco-German friendship in Atlanta
 
Alliance Française - Goethe Zentrum:
Thursday, January 28, 2010, at 6:00 pm
1197 Peachtree St. N.E., Colony Square, Plaza level, Atlanta GA 30361
We cordially invite our members, students and friends to our Official Grand Opening Ceremony with the presence of the Ambassadors of France and Germany to the United States, H.E. Mr. Pierre Vimont, and H.E. Mr. Klaus Scharioth.
Come and celebrate our new synergy and facility with a flag raising ceremony in front of the colony square building, enjoy speeches by the Ambassadors and other celebrated invitees, followed by a ribbon cutting ceremony and reception featuring live entertainment by the Wild Frogs.
Guests may purchase raffle tickets on site to win airline tickets on Air France/Delta to Paris or on Lufthansa to anywhere in Germany (must be present to win). Raffle tickets are $5 each or 4 for $20.
Free and open to the public.
Light refreshments will be served.
RSVP to info@afatl.com or 404-875-1211
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Crystal Peach Awards 2010
Thursday, February 4th 7 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.
Capital City Country Club
53 W Brookhaven Drive Northeast
Atlanta, GA 30319-1101
The French-American Chamber of Commerce
is proud to announce its sixth Crystal Peach Awards Ceremony. One American Company will be recognized for its outbound investment in France, and one French Company will be acknowledged for its inbound commitment to Georgia.
Business attire/ Cocktail dress and Black tie optional
To register please contact:404 846 2500 or by email: frederic@facc-atlanta.com
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Lecture Series
Lectures by AF board president, Dr Andre Teissier duCros
Thursday, Feb. 4th, 7 p.m. -How Germany and France work together in 2010
Friday, Feb. 5th, 7 p.m. France seen through 25 Paradoxes - Everything you wanted to know about the French and never dared to ask
Alliance Française 1197 Peachtree St.
Atlanta GA 30316
$5 members $10 nonmembers
RSVP info@afatl.com or 404-875-1211
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