Events

Sunday, November 14, 2010 (9)

Nov 14, 2010
October 16, 2010
Saturday
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
November 2, 2010
Tuesday

  • CinémaTuesdays: Dutronc! Dutronc! Dutronc!

  • Nov 2, 2010 at 8:30am to Nov 30, 2010 at 2:00pm
  • Location: FIAF - Florence Gould Hall, 55 East 59th Street
  • Description: The French Institute Alliance Française (FIAF), New York's premiere French cultural center, will take a look this November at one of France’s most enduring and beloved performers, singer and actor Jacques Dutronc. Dutronc! Dutronc! Dutronc! is the first ever North American tribute to the films of Jacques Dutronc, featuring his work over the years with outstanding directors, and including a special “Meet the Actress” screening of the film Van Gogh (1991) with the César award-winning Elsa Zylberstein.$10; $7 students; Free for FIAF Membersfiaf.org | 800 982 2787fiaf.org | 212 355 6160
  • Created by: Jennifer Kutsher
November 4, 2010
Thursday

  • Paris / New York: Crisscross Views

  • Nov 4, 2010 at 2:00pm to Jan 29, 2011 at 2:00pm
  • Location: FIAF • Gallery
  • Description: The Gallery of the French Institute Alliance Française (FIAF), New York’s premiere French cultural center, is proud to present from November 4-January 29, 2011, a new exhibit that examines sources of inspiration from two parallel cities, Paris / New York: Crisscross Views. A rare loan from the Maison Européene de la Photographie (MEP) to coincide with the “Mois de la Photo” (Photography Month) in Paris, the exhibit includes striking French and American photography on view for the first time in New York City.
  • Created by: Jennifer Kutsher
 

  • WESTBETH ARTIST STUDIOS TOUR

  • Nov 14, 2010 from 8:00am to 12:00pm
  • Location: WESTBETH
  • Description: WESTBETH is the building were TV, the transistor radio, the microphone, the ampliphier,the Manhattan Project, were conceived, and since the 70s home to artists like Merce Cunningham, Gil Evans (at whose place Miles Davis created his music), Diane Arbus and many other talented artists. The newest Westbeth resident is French artist Claudia Vargas, whose studio is part of the tour!OFFICIAL INFO:The Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation and the Westbeth Artists Residents Council invite you toGo West - for an exclusive artists’ studio tour and celebration of Westbeth art and history!Sunday, November 141:00 to 5:00 P.M.Registration begins 12:30 P.M.Westbeth Community RoomEnter at 155 Bank Street(btw. Washington & West Streets)Get an insider’s look at this groundbreaking landmark of adaptive re-use and artists’ housing designed by Richard Meier, with exclusive access to approximately twenty private artists’ studios with striking designs, artwork, and spectacular river and city v
  • Created by: Claudia Vargas
 

  • Soprano Elizabeth Futral sings French Songs at the Morgan Library

  • Nov 14, 2010 from 10:00am to 1:00pm
  • Location: The Morgan Library
  • Description: Composer Philip Lasser will accompany Soprano Elizabeth Futral in Poulenc’s Fiançailles pour Rire, songs from his own cycle Les Visages de l'Amour as well as select Fauré songs. The Sunday afternoon concert will take place at the intimate Morgan Library & Museum as part of the George London Foundation Recital Series. Ms. Futral and Dr. Lasser will share the bill with bass-baritone Kyle Ketelsen, bass-baritone and pianist Ken Noda.
  • Created by: Pamela Barrett-Lasser