Saturday, October 30, 2010 (11)

Oct 30, 2010
September 25, 2010
Saturday
October 9, 2010
Saturday
  • Nicole Peyrafitte: Le calendrier d'octobre

  • Oct 9, 2010 at 2:00pm to Oct 31, 2010 at 3:00pm
  • Location: 5C Café & Cultural Center,
  • Description: La pyrénéenne Nicole Peyrafitte, autodidacte, se décrit comme une « artiste multimédia ». Son travail, totalement inclassable, s’inspire du cabaret, du jazz et de la poésie. Elle y mêle à la fois musique, voix, peinture, vidéo, texte, mouvement, et même cuisine. A découvrir le 9, 17 et 31 Octobre à New YorkPublicitéProgramme :Samedi 9 Octobre à 20hNicole Peyrafitte présente DUO/EXPLORATION, sa première collaboration avec le saxophone d’avant garde Ras Moshe qu’elle accompagnera avec des textes en anglais, français et gascon.5C Café & Cultural Center, 
68 Avenue C, New York ; $10Dimanche 17 Octobre de 11h à 16h30Nicole Peyrafitte racontera et chantera « le cornichon » (vers 14h) au NY Food Museum à l’occasion du dixième « Annual Pickle Day ».Dimanche 31 Octobre à 18h30Nicole Peyrafitte prêtera sa voix aux poètes Luxembourgeois 
Jean Portante et Pierre JorisZINC BAR,
82 W. 3rd Street, 
New York ; $5Suivez Nicole Peyrafitte sur son blog « Collectages » et sur son site internet
  • Created by: Nicole Peyrafitte
October 16, 2010
Saturday
October 21, 2010
Thursday
  • Le Forgeron du Fer, 1st retrospective of Alain Douillard

  • Oct 21, 2010 at 2:00pm to Nov 12, 2010 at 3:00pm
  • Location: Magen Gallery
  • Description: Spanning over a forty-year period, Le Forgeron du Fer focuses on Douillard’s most prolific work and features over 60 works in sculpture and decorative arts. Douillard’s approach to both is a visceral experience as opposed to a highly intellectualized process. Entering a space of communion with the work, Douillard gives precedence to the primal aspect of creation while allowing a deeply personal experience to immerge.
  • Created by: New York in French
October 22, 2010
Friday
  • Teachers' Workshop Program

  • Oct 22, 2010 at 1:30pm to Dec 17, 2010 at 12:30pm
  • Location: Tinker Auditorium
  • Description: Venue: Tinker AuditoriumPrice: $20 per workshop / $15 for FIAF MembersEnrich Your Teaching with Resources from the FIAF LibraryFriday, October 22 at 5:30pmPresenters: FIAF Haskell Library TeamMarket Your French ClassFriday, November 19 at 5:30pmPresenters: Astrid Larson, Language Center Coordinator;Emmanuel Lainé, VP, FIAF Language CenterLearn and Teach with TV5MONDEFriday, December 17 at 5:30pmPresenter: Michelle Belneau, FIAF InstructorAbout the Program"Le fait d'être à l'Alliance avec d'autres professeurs de FLE a été un grand plaisir. Depuis 5 ans à NY, c'est la première fois que j'ai l'occasion d'une rencontre comme celle-ci. Merci !"— Jose Eduardo Vasconcellos GuimaraesUnder the guidance of certified native-speaking educators, current and future French teachers improve their instruction of French to primary students, secondary students, and adults. These affordable workshops offer teachers the opportunity to learn practical strategies, share experiences, and develop specific peda
  • Created by: Jennifer Kutsher
October 27, 2010
Wednesday
  • Write About Now

  • Oct 27, 2010 at 3:30pm to Dec 1, 2010 at 2:30pm
  • Location: Le Skyroom at FIAF, 22 E 60th Street (between Park & Madison Avenues)
  • Description: Write About Now presented by FIAF, in partnership with BookForum and Villa GilletWednesday, October 27 at 7:30pm; Stranger Than Fiction: Characters as OutsidersWednesday, December 1 at 7:30pm; In Character: The Role of the Participatory JournalistThe French Institute Alliance Française (FIAF), New York's premiere French cultural center, along with Bookforum and Villa Gillet, are proud to present a new literary program, Write about Now, a forum for French and American-based authors to meet in conversation. In these unique one-to-one dialogues, writers will engage in dynamic discussions, each organized around a topic that constitutes a cultural common ground and jumping-off point for fascinating literary exchange. Noted editors from Bookforum will moderate.
  • Created by: Jennifer Kutsher
October 29, 2010
Friday
  • French in Action Reunion at Yale

  • Oct 29, 2010 to Oct 31, 2010
  • Location: Yale University, New Haven, CT
  • Description: The French in Action Reunion at Yale: A 25th Anniversary CelebrationFeaturing Pierre Capretz, Valérie Allain, Charles Mayer, and moreOctober 30-31, 2010Please join us for this once in a lifetime event as we look back on the history of this seminal program and look forward to new developments. For more information and to register, please visit http://yalebooks.com/fiareunion.
  • Created by: Tim Shea
 
  • Halloween Party at Cercle Rouge, Bar Tabac, SInge vert, Jules and cafe Noir

  • Oct 29, 2010 to Oct 31, 2010
  • Location: Manhattan
  • Description: CERCLE ROUGE: SATURDAY NIGHTHalloween Party on Saturday October 30th. 1 bottle of Christian Audigier Vodka offered to the best costume.Note: At 9pm we have a party of 50pp with the Mama Gina.  BAR TABAC: SUNDAY NIGHTCostume contest on Sunday night with your host Pancho, live music with Francois Wiss, Halloween dinner specials and drinks. The best costume wins a bottle of Champagne! LE SINGE VERTSunday night: Halloween party. Best costume prizes are: 1st place a dinnerfor two (food only), 2nd place a lunch for two (food only) and 3rd place a$25 bar tab.Halloween specials will be available Friday, Saturday and Sunday nightJULES: SATURDAY NIGHT: Entertainment with live music from 8 pm to midnight with the "Funk Machine" the young and funky band from NYU will be playing original funk and soul tunes with Chris aka good looking on vocals.Best costume contest. At 10 pm the Jury will vote for best costume and the winner will receive a $30 wine voucher.CAFÉ NOIR: ALL WEEKEND.Music, music, music
  • Created by: Agnes Thiery
 
  • HALLOWEEN PARTY

  • Oct 29, 2010 at 3:00am to Oct 30, 2010 at 10:00pm
  • Location: 110 MADISON AVE BETWEEN 29XAND 30 STREET
  • Description: HALLOWEEN AT PARTY AT MELIMELO RESTAURANTDRESSED UP OR NOTSOYEZ LES BIENVENUS AU BAR OU AU RESTAURANT IL Y AURA UN MENU SPECIAL A CET EFFET ET MENU A LA CARTESARTS A PARTIR DE 7 PM VENDREDI SOIR LE 29 ET6 PM SAMEDI SOIR 30 OCTOBRE 212 686 55 51 IF YOU WISH TO RESERVEBRING FRIENDS OPEN DOORS
  • Created by: bernard ros
 
 
  • Empty Moves, Ballet Preljocaj

  • Oct 29, 2010 at 3:30pm to Oct 30, 2010 at 5:00pm
  • Location: BAM
  • Description: This season, Preljocaj returns to earth with Empty moves (parts I & II), revealing the body’s remarkable facility for nuanced line, clarity, and form—with each phrase building organically upon the last. 3 performances: October 27,29,30
  • Created by: New York in French