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    UPCOMING EVENTS - LECTURES

Speakers from around the world join the AF for talks in French and English.

 

Readings in French by Aurelie Resch at the Alliance Française

Readings in French by Aurelie Resch

For children, teachers and parents

Wednesday, March 24th at 6PM

Free

Presented by the Alliance Française of Calgary with the support of the Calgary Arts Development Authority and the Alberta Foundation for the Arts.

Salute! Wine Festival in Partnership with the Alliance Française of Calgary

Salut! Calgary's Food and Wine Festival
2 tastings of French wines:

The French Wine Fair
Wednesday, April 14th at 7PM at Metrovino $55
Taste unique French wines and products from the Epicerie and Cookbook Company Cooks
I Love Languedoc
Saturday, April 17th at 6:30PM at
Metrovino $40
Taste the reds, whites and rosés the Languedoc is known for

Tristan Demers at the Alliance Française of Calgary

Tristan Demers
Québecois Comic Author
Friday June 4th: Workshop for teachers
Saturday, June 5th: Readings and Café croissant
For more information contact library@afcalgary.ca

PAST EVENTS

Readings in French at the Alliance Française

Readings in French by Pierrette Requier, Bernard Salva, Isabelle Rousseau, Josée Thibeault et Gisèle Villeneuve
Friday, February 19th from 6-8PM
Presented by the Alliance Française, the RAFA, Calgary Arts Development and the Alberta Foundation for the Arts

Jean Pruvost at the Alliance Française of Calgary

Jean Pruvost

The Masculin/Feminin relationship in the French language, past and present
Monday, February 22nd at 6PM. 
The Alliance Française will collaborate with the Lycée Louis Pasteur to present a lecture on the History of the French Language by Jean Pruvost at the Alliance Française.
Free event.

Trip to Paris organised by the Alliance française

Discover Paris, its museums and sites!
Wednesday, January 20th from 6 - 7:30PM
Film excerpts on the city, a selection of books from the Médiathèque, wine and cheese and information on the upcoming trip to Paris organised by the Alliance Française of Calgary.
Free entry. RSVP @ 403-245-5662 info@afcalgary.ca

Nadine Mackenzie

Nadine Mackenzie

Dec. 18th and 19th at 7:30PM at Livres Lacoste Books

Book release for Nadine Mackenzie's latest account of the pionneers of the Canadian West. Reading in French.
$12 - Tickets include reception and live jazz concert by Celine Lacoste Trio

Etienne Klein

Etienne Klein
CANCELLED

Physicist and Philosopher of Science, Etienne Klein will speak about the relationship between nature and Science as was first revealed by Galileo.
Free

Danielle Hervieu Léger

Danièle Hervieu-Léger
Nov. 13th at 7PM at the Alliance Française

at the Alliance Française

Specialist in the sociology of religions, Danielle Hervieu-Léger will speak about the impact of religions in contemporary societies.

Free admission.

Presented by the Alliance Française of Calgary and the Lycée Louis Pasteur, with support of the Alliance Française Foundation and Total E&P Canada

Potowski

Round Table discussion on Immersion Education

Nov. 5th at 6:00PM at the Alliance Française

Free admission

Kim Potowski, Thomas Ricento and Lucille Mandin

Presented by the Instituto Cervantes and the Alliance Française of Calgary

 

 Dominique Demers

Reading in French by Dominique Demers
Oct. 15th at 5:30 to 7:00PM at the Alliance Française

Tickets $10, $8 for members and students of the Alliance Française.

Presented by Wordfest / Le Festival des mots and the Alliance Française of Calgary.

 

WordFest

Reading in French by Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt

Oct. 16th at 7:30 - 9:00PM at the Alliance Française

Tickets $8, $6 for members and students of the Alliance Française.

Presented by Wordfest / Le Festival des mots and the Alliance Française of Calgary.

 

 

 

WordFest

Reading for children by Sylvie Massicotte
Oct. 17th at 11AM at the Alliance Française

with Café croissant
Tickets $8, $6 for members and students of the Alliance Française.

Presented by Wordfest / Le Festival des mots and the Alliance Française of Calgary

 

WordFest

Round Table discussion on cinematic adaptation of literary works
Oct. 17th at1:15PM at the Alliance Française

Dany Laferrière, Monique Proulx, and Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt
Tickets $12, $6 for members and students of the Alliance Française.

Presented by Wordfest / Le Festival des mots and the Alliance Française of Calgary