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BASTILLE DAY BALL 2010

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  • Jul 9, 2010 from 3:00pm to 9:00pm
  • Location: Harmonie Club
  • Latest Activity: Aug 21, 2019
The Committee of French-Speaking Societies is pleased to presentBASTILLE DAY BALL 2010Friday July 9th from 7pm to 1amThe Harmonie Club (4 E. 60th Street)Featuring French & American live music provided by George Gee & his Jump Jivin’ Wailers and La Vie en Rose. 2 ballrooms and various lounges create and elegant and sophisticated atmosphere. Optional buffets catered by French chefs are designed to delight.Silent Auction: “The Art of Being French”Auction highlights: a week-end in Paris including round-trip airfare NY-Paris, a week-end getaway in NY, original artwork by French or French-inspired artists, A portion of the proceeds will benefit the Entraide Française, Inc. as well as the NY French American Charter School in Harlem, NYAbout The Committee: The Committee was founded in 1924 and operates as an umbrella organization for over 50 French-speaking cultural, regional, philanthropic, and professional societies, some of whom date back to the 19th and 18th centuries. A few examples:Fédération des Anciens Combattants Français, the FIAF-French Institute Alliance Française, Commanderie des Cordons Bleus de France, The Huguenot Society of America, French-American Aid for Children, L’Union Alsacienne, and many others.Our mission is to serve as a coordinating body between Francophone organizations as well as to facilitate the pooling of resources, ideas, and events within the Franco-American community.Each year the CAFUSA organizes the official Bastille Day Ball, held under the auspices of the French Consulate as well as the Mayor’s Office of the City of New York.The event is made possible this year by the generous support of our Diamond Sponsors: Air France, Tocqueville Funds and CIC Bank.Tickets & Info: www.BastilleDayBall.orgBLEU $30 Tx: general admission; cashbar availableBLANC $95 Tx: admission + buffet + 2 hr open barROUGE $200 Tx: Red carpet treatment + gourmet buffet + 4 hr open bar + VIP seating
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