Alliance Française de Los Angeles

French Mini Series- Les combattantes (Women at War)
2023-07-10 11:00 - 2023-07-31 12:30 (America/Los_Angeles)
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Come and discuss the latest popular French series on Netflix entitled “ Les combattantes” [Women at War]. The series centers around four women from all walks of life who meet at the onset of World War I.
Participants will be expected to watch two episodes before class and answer a questionnaire about the screened episodes. This class will focus on conversion & written skills.
– Advanced level required
Mondays July 10, 17, 24 & 31 | From 11am to 12:30pm | Online

Top 10 Mistakes NOT TO MAKE When Buying a Property in France!
2023-07-08 11:00 - 12:00
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Saturday | July 8 | 11 am – 12 pm PST | In English | Online
Free for AFdeLA Members
When you make a property purchase in France, it’s pretty easy to make mistakes. And those mistakes can be very costly indeed. Join us as Adrian Leeds outlines the top 10 mistakes NOT TO MAKE when buying a property in France – tips she’s learned the hard way, by facing them with her clients or making them herself!
Adrian Leeds is a French property expert, HGTV personality, published journalist and author, events coordinator, marketing, public relations and communications expert. Adrian arrived in Paris in 1994 with more than 21 years of experience in marketing and public relations, not to mention a daughter. In her need to survive in the City of Light as a single mother, she created a variety of businesses devoted to assisting other expats in their quest to fulfill their dream to live in France. Her company, the Adrian Leeds Group, is a licensed real estate agency offering complete property consultation services primarily for North Americans and other Anglophones wanting to live and/or invest in France.

French Political Parties
2023-06-22 11:00 - 12:30
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Are you interested in French political life? Join us to talk and learn more about French Political Parties
WITH VÉRONIQUE COURTOIS
THURSDAY | JUNE 22 | 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM | ONLINE | IN ENGLISH

Parcours de Femme - Part 2
2023-06-15 12:30 - 14:00
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JOIN US FOR PART 2 IN OUR SERIES ON WOMEN’S LIFE PATHS:
THIS WORKSHOP WILL FOCUS ON AMERICAN WOMEN WHO HAVE INFLUENCED FRENCH HISTORY
Thursday | June 15 | 12:30 – 2:00 pm | Online
Level: Advanced and above

Nelly Alard discusses her new novel, The Life You Had Imagined
2023-06-08 13:00 - 14:00
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Thursday, June 8, 2023 | 1pm PST | In English
Federation of Alliances Françaises USA

Actress and bestselling author Nelly Alard speaks with Florence Klein about her new novel, The Life You Had Imagined: From Imperial Vienna to Hollywood, the mystery of Empress Elisabeth of Austria’s secret daughter.
The Life You Had Imagined is the autobiographical account of a life-long search of truth about Empress Elisabeth of Austria’s hidden child. At once a singular coming-of-age novel and a gripping historical mystery book, by award-winning French author Nelly Alard.
Ever since childhood, Nelly Alard has had two passions: Empress Elisabeth of Austria -the legendary Sisi- and Hollywood movie stars. When she discovers the story of Elissa Landi, a 1930s film star whose mother, Countess Karoline Zanardi Lands, claimed to be the empress’s secret child, born during a hunting trip in France in 1882, Alard decides she needs to know more. After years of thorough research, she manages to find Elissa Landi’s daughter, who tells her she believes her grandmother’s tale and hands Alard the keys to a behemoth of a family archive, within which lies -or so Aland hopes, along with the reader- the definitive proof that Karoline was telling the truth.
Before becoming a writer, Nelly Alard was trained as an actress. She has acted in France in numerous plays and TV movies, and in two American films by Henry Jaglom, Eating and Venice/Venice. Her first novel, Le crieur de nuit, published in 2010 by Gallimard, was awarded the Roger Nimier Prize and the Lions National Prize of Literature. It was followed in 2013 by Moment d’un Couple, which won the prestigious Interallié Prize and became a bestseller, translated into several languages. Alard, who lives in Paris, is also a screenwriter and works regularly for French television.
Florence Klein is co-Founder, CEO and host of Startup Vision TV.
For a great representation of Sisi, brilliantly played by Vicky Krieps, watch the 2022 film Corsage.
This event will be in English and is on Zoom and free for all Alliance Française members, AATF members, and invited guests of the presenter or publicist. Non-members or persons who have no AF chapter nearby can purchase tickets ($10).

When Illustrious People Meet Each Other
2023-06-05 18:00 - 19:30 | Alliance Francaise de Los Angeles
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Scientists, poets, painters, writers, politicians….
a history of the 19th century in France
Monitored by Daniel Raichvarg from the Université de Bourgogne
Louis Pasteur, Victor Hugo, Gustave Courbet, Jules Verne, Rosa Bonheur
MONDAY | JUNE 5 | 6:00 – 7:30 PM PST | IN ENGLISH | IN PERSON
WINE AND CHEESE WILL BE SERVED AFTER THE CONFERENCE

Histoire et Patrimoine- à la découverte du Mont Saint- Michel
2023-05-30 18:00 - 19:30
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Join us to discover and visit famous and key places throughout French History
Tuesday | May 30 | 6:00-7:30pm
Recommended Levels: High Intermediate / Advanced

Cubism and the Trompe L’Oeil with Elizabeth Cowling and Beth Gersh-Nesic
2023-05-25 11:00 - 12:00
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Thursday, May 25, 2023 | 11am PT | In English
Federation of Alliances Françaises USA
In English
Please join us for a conversation with co-curator of Cubism and the Trompe L’Oeil Tradition, and one of the world’s leading experts on Picasso, Elizabeth Cowling, Professor Emerita, Edinburgh University, and art historian Beth S. Gersh-Nesic, whose translations of André Salmon’s art criticism touch on this aspect of Picasso’s work. They will discuss how this exhibition came about, from concept to installation, and the various themes presented in the exhibition which help us understand the relationship between Cubism and trompe l’oeil still life paintings and decoration. They will also discuss how this exhibition relates to Dr. Cowling’s extensive body of work on Picasso.
Elizabeth Cowling is Professor Emerita in the History of Art and Honorary Fellow at the University of Edinburgh. She has published widely on European Modernism and specialised in the work of Picasso. Publications include Picasso: Style and Meaning (2002), Visiting Picasso: The Notebooks and Letters of Roland Penrose (2006), and Picasso Portraits (2016). She has co-curated major exhibitions, including Dada and Surrealism Reviewed (ACGB, 1978), On Classic Ground: Picasso, Léger, De Chirico and the New Classicism, 1910-1930 (Tate, 1990), Picasso: Sculptor/Painter (Tate, 1994), Matisse Picasso (Tate; Grand Palais, Paris; MOMA, New York, 2002-3), and Picasso Looks at Degas (Clark Art Institute, Williamstown; Museum Picasso, Barcelona, 2010-11). Cubism and the Trompe l’Oeil Tradition, which she curated with Emily Braun, ran at the Metropolitan Museum, New York, between October 2022 and January 2023.
Dr. Gersh-Nesic specializes in the history of Cubism and the Cubist critics, most notably the poet/critic André Salmon who published the first history of Cubism in his book La Jeune Peinture française (1912). This exhibition illustrates his chapter on collage in La Jeune Sculpture française (written in 1914 and published in 1919, after World War I). Dr. Gersh-Nesic translated both books, published together in André Salmon on French Modern Art (Cambridge University Press, 2005). A revised translation of La Jeune Peinture française is now available in Pablo Picasso, André Salmon and “Young French Painting” (Za Mir Press, 2022), which features an introduction by renowned Salmon expert Dr. Jacqueline Gojard, Professor Emeritus of Literature, University of Paris III (Sorbonne Nouvelle), and her numerous additions to Dr. Gersh-Nesic’s original annotations. Their previous collaboration focusses on the relationship between Picasso and Salmon: Pablo Picasso and André Salmon: The Painter, the Poet, and the Portraits(Za Mir Press, 2019).
This event will be in English and is on Zoom and free for all Alliance Française members, AATF members, and invited guests of the presenters or publicist. Non-members or persons who have no AF chapter nearby can purchase tickets ($10). ]

French Cultural Workshop Series
2023-05-18 11:00 - 2023-08-17 12:30
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For all participants interested in French political life
Package of 4 Workshops with Véronique Courtois
Workshops in English
Member $110 / Non-members $160

French Unions
Thursday | May 18 | 11:00 am – 12:30 pm
French Political Parties
Thursday | June 22 | 11:00 am – 12:30 pm
French Presidents of the 5th Republic
Thursday | July 20 | 11:00 am – 12:30 pm
The Private Lives of French Presidents
Thursday| August 17 | 11:00 am – 12:30 pm

French Unions
2023-05-18 11:00 - 12:30
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ARE YOU INTERESTED IN FRENCH POLITICAL LIFE?
JOIN US TO TALK AND LEARN MORE ABOUT FRENCH UNIONS
WITH VÉRONIQUE COURTOIS
THURSDAY | MAY 18 | 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM | ONLINE | IN ENGLISH
Members $30| Non-Members $45

Kahoot French Grammar & Orthography
2023-05-16 18:00 - 19:00
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Join us for a night of trivia on French grammar and orthography.
Test your French skills and you may be able to win a $50 credit to your next French class with us!
You will answer the questions via Kahoot.
Tuesday | May 16 | 6 – 7 pm | Online
All levels are welcome
with Violaine de Landes

Beginner French Intensive Classes
2023-05-09 18:00 - 2023-06-01 21:00
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JOIN US FOR 4 WEEKS OF ONLINE INTENSIVE CLASSES FOR COMPLETE BEGINNERS
FROM MAY 9 – JUNE 1
EVERY TUESDAY & THURSDAY | 6 – 9 PM

Bilingual Storytelling
2023-04-29 10:00 - 11:00 | Alliance Francaise de Los Angeles
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Join us with your child for a delightful bilingual story and learn some french along the way
SATURDAY | APRIL 29 | 10 – 11 AM | IN-PERSON
WITH WRITER ANNE-MARIE MARTENS
FOR CHILDREN AGES 2-8
FREE PARTICIPATION

French Art in the 19th Century (April)
2023-04-27 12:00 - 13:30
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Learn about the different art styles of the nineteenth century
Thursday | April 27 | 12:00 – 1:30 pm | Online
With Violaine de Landes
Levels Intermediate/Advanced
Members $30 | Nonmembers $45

The Lost Art of Ancient Glyptics
2023-04-20 18:00 - 19:30 | Alliance Francaise de Los Angeles
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THE AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE LOUVRE AND THE ALLIANCE FRANÇAISE DE LOS ANGELES INVITE YOU TO A TALK WITH PHILIPPE MALGOUYRES, CHIEF CURATOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DECORATIVE ARTS AT THE LOUVRE MUSEUM
Thursday | April 20 | 6:00 – 7:30 pm | In English
In Person at Alliance Française de Los Angeles & Online
For millennia, the beauty and variety of colored stones have inspired men to carve images on them; thus, the art of the glyptic was born more than five thousand years ago. Worn on the finger, the neck, a brooch, or mounted on precious objects, Cameos and intaglios, avidly collected, have withstood the test of time.
From Ptolemies’ Egypt to the Roman engravers of the nineteenth century, this art form is immensely diverse. It spans a wide range of interpretations, from luxury goods to political propaganda, from ancient to medieval rings, from royal and imperial portraits to seals, amulets, and icons. The art of the glyptic pays tribute to antiquity and is appreciated by scholars and amateurs alike.

French Pronunciation Workshop (April)
2023-04-19 17:00 - 18:30
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Do you want to master your French pronunciation?
Do you want to master your French pronunciation and sound like a Native speaker?
Join us to improve your pronunciation, speaking skills, French accent, and sound like a Native?
Wednesday | April 19 | 5:00 – 6:30 PM | Online
With Violaine de Landes
Levels: Intermediate/Advanced

The French Courtisanes & the Art of French Seduction (April)
2023-04-18 11:00 - 12:30
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Come and discover the seductive power of the most famous courtisanes in French history and how it led to their fame, fortune, and sometimes fall from grace!
WITH VÉRONIQUE COURTOIS
TUESDAY| APRIL 18 | 11:00 AM–12:30 | ONLINE
LEVEL:ADVANCED

April in Paris with Oliver Gee: Here are seven things you’ve definitely never done before
2023-04-15 11:00 - 12:00
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Saturday | April 15 | 11 a.m. – 12pm PST | In English
Award-winning podcaster Oliver Gee is back again, this time to share seven things to do in April in Paris. Oliver has made a name as a Paris expert on his channel The Earful Tower – and he is convinced he has come up with a list of things to do that no-one has completed. How many will you be able to tick off? (Get a closer look at Oliver’s work on his Instagram @theearfultower, download his show wherever you get podcasts, and find his books here).

French Book Fair
2023-04-15 10:00 - 13:00 | Alliance Francaise de Los Angeles
For Kids & Adults with Clotilde Delestre
Join us to meet Clotilde and her large selection of French books for children and adults from all the French editors
Saturday | April 15 | 10am to 2pm | In Person

Chef Alain LeNôtre invites you to make Lemon Meringue Tart
2023-03-29 13:00 - 14:00
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Wednesday | March 29 | 1 – 2pm PT | In English | Free for Members
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Join us as we welcome Chef Alain LeNôtre, who will be sharing his recipe for how to make Lemon Meringue Tart.
Alain LeNôtre was born on April 13, 1945 in Pont -Audemer, Normandie to Gaston and Colette LeNôtre. He is the third generation of Chefs in the LeNôtre Family. His father, Gaston, the world’s most famous Pastry Chef and caterer, is as admired as Anthoine Careme and Auguste Escoffier. His grandmother, Eleonore, was the chef for the Rothschild family. His grandfather, also named Gaston, was the chef at the Grand Hotel in Paris. In 1962, after high school, M. LeNôtre had apprenticeships and training in pastry, bakery, ice cream, chocolate, general cuisine, and catering at LeNôtre Paris laboratories.
In 1971, he created the Ecole LeNôtre next to the Family Central Kitchen of Plaisir west of Paris, the first continuing education culinary art school in France. From 1972 to 1982, M. LeNôtre served as Chief Operating Officer of LeNôtre Paris, also managing the catering department and the franchise network in Germany, Japan, and Brazil. In 1982, he received an MBA from the University Paris I. From 1982 to 1984, M. LeNôtre was the President of LeNôtre USA in Houston. In 1988, he and his wife, Marie, created the Culinary Institute LeNôtre in Houston, Texas. In 2021, the two-year college awarded four types of diplomas and three types of associate degrees and was ranked #1 Culinary Art College in USA for the third year in a row by Niche.com.
In 2021, M. LeNôtre contributed to the English translation and republishing of Faîtes votre pâtisserie comme Lenôtre (in English, French Pastries and Desserts by Lenôtre) by Flammarion with his sister Sylvie. He is a father of 5 and a grand-father of 11. He received the Chevalier de l’Ordre du Merite Agricole in 2010, a Certificate of Congressional Recognition from the Honorable Pete Olson, member of Congress, in 2019 and was commissioned an Honorary Texan by Governor Rick Perry in 2002.
To order a copy of French Pastries and Desserts by LeNôtre, please click here.

Painting and Poetry
2023-03-23 18:00 - 20:00 | Alliance Francaise de Los Angeles
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Join us to express your inner artist through watercolor painting and French poetry while enjoying a glass of wine
THURSDAY | MARCH 23 | 6 – 8PM | IN-PERSON EVENT
At the Alliance Française de Los Angeles
LED BY THE ARTIST & EDUCATOR
NIRINA RALANTOARITSIMBA

Voyage aux Antilles Françaises
2023-03-22 15:00 - 16:00
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Wednesday | March 22 | 3-4 pm PST | Free for Members
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Join us in welcoming Monique Milia-Marie-Luce, who will speak about the geography, history and culture of the French West Indies.
Monique Milia-Marie-Luce is a winner of the 2022 Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence scholarship at UNC Charlotte. She is from Martinique, French West Indies. She has a PhD in History. She is Associate Professor of Contemporary History at the Université des Antilles (University of the French West Indies), Martinique.
She is a member of the research laboratory Aihp-Geode EA-927, working on Caribbean Industrial Archeology, History, Heritage, Geography, Development, and Environment. She is also a fellow of the Institut Convergences Migrations (CI Migrations). She has taught undergraduate and graduate history courses on the Caribbean, the history of the European Union, the political history of France in the 19th century, international relations in the 20th century, history and comics.
A Q&A will be monitored after the presentation by Corinne Bertin, director of classes at AF Charlotte, NC chapter. Questions can be asked in English.

Boris Vian Un Artiste Multiple et Engagé (March)
2023-03-16 18:00 - 19:30
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Let’s honor Boris Vian, a polymath and politically engaged French artist
Thursday | March 16 | 6:00 – 7:30 pm | Online
level: Intermediate and above
Members $30 | Non-Members $45

Pigalle The Redlight District of Paris (March)
2023-03-16 11:00 - 12:30
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VENEZ VOUS ENCANAILLER À PIGALLE!
COME AND MIX WITH THE RIFFRAFF IN PIGALLE! DISCOVER THE HISTORY OF THE FAMOUS PARISIAN RED LIGHT DISTRICT
WITH VÉRONIQUE COURTOIS
THURSDAY | MARCH 16 | 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM | ONLINE
LEVEL: ADVANCED

French Geography Workshop
2023-03-15 18:30 - 20:00
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Come discover with Marylène Lizer the incredible geography of France filled with a grand variety of unforgettable landscapes, unique traditions, and regional cuisines to savour: all found in just one country.
Thursday | March 15 | 6:30 to 8 pm | Online
Level required: Advance and above

Cine Salon Online
2023-03-09 18:00 - 19:30
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Discover the life of one of the most iconic French singers from his childhood in Nazie occupied France to his rise to fame.
Gainsbourg (vie héroïque) de Joann Sfar
Thursday | March 9 | 6:00-7:30 pm | Online
level: Intermediate and above

Watch the movie on :

https://www.amazon.com/Gainsbourg-Heroic-Life-English-Subtitled/dp/B007HJAYYO
https://en.cinefile.ch/movie/25464-gainsbourg-a-heroic-life?streaming

La Route des Langues Informational Session
2023-03-09 18:00 - 19:00
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The Alliance Francaise de Los Angeles in partnership with La Route des Langues
BECOME A HOST FAMILY FOR A FRENCH STUDENT
WELCOME A STUDENT FROM FRANCE DURING THE SCHOOL HOLIDAYS
New Session Online Informational Meeting
With Nicolas Duhaut representing La Route des Langues in Los Angeles
Thursday | March 9 | 6:00pm | Online

Parcours de Femmes
2023-03-09 11:30 - 13:30
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Join us to explore and celebrate the lives of incredible women who broke the barriers and changed our world for the better.
Celebrate International Women’s Day with 2 riveting hours of this online workshop led by two of our star educators Véronique Courtois and Violaine de Landes.
THURSDAY | MARCH 9 | 11:30AM-1:30PM | ONLINE
LEVEL: ADVANCED AND ABOVE
Members $60 | Non Members $75

French Pronunciation Workshop (March)
2023-03-08 17:00 - 18:30
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Do you want to master your French pronunciation?
Do you want to master your French pronunciation and sound like a Native speaker?
Join us to improve your pronunciation, speaking skills, French accent, and sound like a Native?
Wednesday | March 8 | 5:00 – 6:30 PM | Online
With Violaine de Landes
Levels: Intermediate/Advanced

Zéro Faute! French Dictée (March)
2023-03-07 17:00 - 18:00
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Collaborate with others and challenge your French writing. Have a seat, grab a pen and a paper and listen to the short text read by Violaine De Landes.
Alors à vos stylos!
With Violaine De Landes
Tuesday | March 7 | 5:00 – 6:00 PM | Online
Levels: Intermediate/Advanced
Members $15 | Non Members $25
