Events

Friday, December 10, 2010 (10)

Dec 10, 2010
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
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
November 23, 2010
Tuesday

  • French Artist Dominique Boutaud in New York Art Exhibition

  • Nov 23, 2010 at 6:00am to Dec 14, 2010 at 1:00pm
  • Location: Chelsea
  • Description: Chelsea’s Agora Gallery is proud to present French artist, Dominique Boutaud, in the Apex of Transcendence. The exhibition is scheduled to run from November 23, 2010 through December 14, 2010 (opening reception: Thursday, December 02, 2010 from 6-8pm)..Dominique Boutaud's oil paintings create a sense of scale that ranges from the minute to the interplanetary, portraying new spaces that she encourages us to discover. Searing reds and yellows, deep, mysterious blues and surprising, calming speckles of white meet in these compositions, conveying landscapes emotional, natural and immaterial that entreat the eye and propose a journey.
  • Created by: Amanda Michaels - Agora Gallery
December 2, 2010
Thursday

  • Mapping Möbius at La Mama Theater, New York

  • Dec 2, 2010 at 3:00pm to Dec 19, 2010 at 5:00pm
  • Location: La Mama Theater
  • Description: La MaMa in association with The New Stage Theatre CompanypresentsMapping MöbiusA scientist recruits a young assistant to help him learn if the elemental patterns that haunt him are in his brain or present in the natural world. Is he unraveling the mystery, or is it unraveling him?World PremiereLa MaMa E.T.C.74a East 4th StreetDirected byIldiko NemethWritten byColm O'Shea, Marie Glancy-O'Shea and Ildiko NemethChoreographerJulie Atlas-MuzCostume Design byJavier Bone CarboneLighting Design byFederico RestrepoCastDana Boll, Kaylin Lee Clinton, Catherine Correa, Maria Cuartero, Markus Hirnigel, Sunrise Marks, Florencia Minniti, Fabiyan Pemble-Belkin, Peter Schmitz, Jeanne Lauren Smith, Chris TannerCostume Construction byLisa Kathryn HokansProjection Design byLaia CabreraAnimation Illustration Design byIsabelle DuvergerSound OperatorJeff HermanskiPrincipal AdministratorFabiyan Pemble-BelkinPress AgentJohnathan Slaff and Associates
  • Created by: Isabelle Duverger
December 4, 2010
Saturday

  • Nicole Peyrafitte: Le calendrier de décembre

  • Dec 4, 2010 at 1:00pm to Jan 1, 2011 at 7:00am
  • Location: Several
  • Description: Saturday, December 4, 2010 (7-9 p.m.)POETRY-SOUND-MUSIC INTERSECTIONSAT A GATHERING OF THE TRIBES285 East Third Street (Between Ave C & D) #2New York, NY 10009Phone: (212) 674–3778http://www.tribes.org$7 suggested donation / pay what you canYou are invited to “Poetry-Sound-Music Intersections” at A Gathering of the Tribes. The performers include:1st set: Kristin Prevallet (poetry) and Edmund Mooney (electronics)2nd set: Nicole Peyrafitte (vocals, poetry), David Boykin (reeds), Dan Godston (trumpet), and Tom Zlabinger (upright bass).DIRECTIONS: 6 to Bleecker or F,J,M,Z to Essex-Delancey; m1 to 5th & 1st Ave, m9 to 2nd & Ave B, or m21 to 3rd & Ave C; then walk east.Monday, Dec. 27, 2010Evolving Voice/Evolving Music SeriesLocation: Vocal jam #7: Nora McCarthy (voice), Nicole Peyrafitte (perf. art), Andrea Wolper (voice) & François Grillot (bass): 269 East Houston @ Suffolk, NYCRest of the night:8pm - Jason Mears Group> Erika Dagnino (poetry) / Steve Dalachinsky (words) / Jason Mears (sax
  • Created by: Nicole Peyrafitte
December 7, 2010
Tuesday

  • CinémaTuesdays: Lou Castel: Action!

  • Dec 7, 2010 at 7:30am to Dec 21, 2010 at 2:30pm
  • Location: FIAF • Florence Gould Hall
  • Description: The French Institute Alliance Française (FIAF), New York's premiere French cultural center, will welcome the holiday season this year with a very special CinemaTuesdays series titled, Lou Castel: Action!. The series will celebrate the five-decade long career of this world renowned actor and artist, featuring five of his cinematic classics, and including a rare chance to meet the artist himself at a special reading of his works.Remarkable for his daring performances and longevity in the industry, Lou Castel worked with some of the most recognized directors in Europe, collaborating with Chabrol, Garrel, Assayas, Ruiz, Wenders, and Fassbinder. Castel is known for his unswerving zeal and dedication to the cinematic form, with a bent for portraying the transgressive and stigmatized of society. His characters range from homicidal epileptic (I pugni in tasca/Fists in the Pocket, 1965) to sluggish patriarch (La naissance de l’amour/The Birth of Love, 1965), both to be shown as part of the FIAF
  • Created by: Jennifer Kutsher
December 8, 2010
Wednesday

  • Nicolas Philibert's NENETTE opens at Film Forum Wed, Dec. 22

  • Dec 8, 2010 at 1:00pm to Dec 22, 2010 at 8:00am
  • Location: Film Forum
  • Description: She’s a 40-year-old longtime Parisian, with an unruly mop of red hair and soulful, close-set dark brown eyes. Nénette is introspective, perhaps melancholic, but beloved by those who visit her daily. After “having worn out three husbands” and given birth to four children, she’s convalescing from major surgery, and looks forward to life’s simple pleasures, like tea and yogurt at 4:30 each afternoon. Nénette is an orangutan in the famed Jardin des Plantes Exotiques zoo, and acclaimed documentarian Nicolas Philibert (TO BE AND TO HAVE) captures her day-to-day routine in this charming, poignant and wonderfully funny portrait. She’s one of our closest relations — the one with an enviable chunk of Paris real estate to call her own.
  • Created by: Film Forum
December 10, 2010
Friday

  • The Afterworks Xmas Party

  • Dec 10, 2010 from 2:00pm to 6:00pm
  • Location: POLAR LOUNGE
  • Description: You are invited to POLAR, an artic-inspired subterranean lounge.Friday December 10th from 7pm to 11pm.Spoil yourself with exquisite presents by participating to our Christmas Raffle!1 ticket per person, everybody has a chance to win!For the Ladies:Luxury Lingerie from LE MYSTERE brandSpa treatment (value $100)For the Gentlemen:PULL-IN BoxersPIPER-HEIDSIECK Champagne MagnumHAPPY HOUR from 7pmEnjoy our Cheese Delights by Isigny Ste MereDrink Specials: $8 Red, White, And Sparkling Wine, $12 Specialty Polar Cocktail
  • Created by: Audrey Cruz-Mermy
 

  • New York City Master Chorale: Gloria

  • Dec 10, 2010 from 3:00pm to 5:00pm
  • Location: Church of St. Paul the Apostle
  • Description: Thea Kano and the New York City Master Chorale present Gloria on Friday, December 10 at 8 pm at Church of St. Paul the Apostle (60th and Columbus). The concert features Francis Poulenc's Gloria as well as holiday favorites. Soprano Paige Cutrona, whom the New York Times has described as “passionate” and “vocally striking,” will be the featured soloist.Tickets are $30 general admission, $20 student/senior and can be purchased online at www.nycmasterchorale.org or at the door.Thea Kano, ConductorRasaan Bourke, OrganPaige Cutrona, Soprano
  • Created by: Marion Wise
 

  • Dumpster Tequila Presents: Groundhog Time! Holiday Edition!

  • Dec 10, 2010 from 5:00pm to 6:30pm
  • Location: The Creek
  • Description: Entendez-vous ce bruit ? Est-ce Santa sur le toit ? Est-ce vos parents partant furtivement les présents sous l'arbre ? Nope ! C'est Tequila de décharge enveloppant notre cadeau de vacances à vous ! Nous sommes excited superbe pour t'apporter un régal pour les yeux et les oreilles. Nous faisons bon accueil à l'indice : L'édition improvisée et les riches drôles de dame Alison pour une exposition spéciale de vacances ont rempli de rires et de caroling. Hôte spécial, John Flynn !Stephen Sondheim la fait, mais cela lui prend des années. Andrew Lloyd Webber le fait, mais il lui faut des années, puis son effacement de chats il de son piano. Le Tequila de décharge le fait sur place ! Le Tequila de décharge crée un musical 30 minute basé au loin d'une suggestion d'assistance. Toute la musique se compose, tous les textes se composent, tout le dialogue se compose, et parfois nous dansons, qui se compose aussi !Accueilli prèsJohn FlynnL'indice improvisé estBridget FitzgeraldLauren HunterPam Murphy
  • Created by: Evan Watkins