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Screening on Claude McKay

ADIFF New York Presents: 

Claude McKay, de Harlem à Marseille

A thrilling journey in the 1920s, from Marseille to Harlem, via Jamaica, Russia, and Morocco, in the footsteps of the Jamaican American writer Claude McKay. Rebellious figure of the Harlem Renaissance, precursor of literature and of the black cause, the unclassifiable author wandered for more than 10 years in Europe, frequenting the artistic and political avant-gardes.

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Full Time Preschool French Assistant Teacher

“La Petite Ecole”, école d’immersion francophone située à Greenwich Village, recherche un(e) Enseignant(e) Assistant(e) de Maternelle à temps plein (8:45 pm -4:45 pm du lundi au vendredi). Inspirée par la philosophie Reggio Emilia, l’école intègre un curriculum d’art dans un projet éducationnel basé sur les intérêts de l’enfant. Qualifications :

  • Maîtrise de l’enseignement de la petite enfance ou en éducation spécialisée
  • Expérience avec les jeunes enfants avec ou sans besoins spécialisés
  • Langue Maternelle Française (ou Maîtrise Complète de la Langue Française)
  • Formation bac +3 dans le domaine de l’education
  • Formation et/ou expérience dans le domaine de l’orthophonie appréciée

Fonctions et responsabilités

  • Travailler avec 12 enfants dans une classe âgés entre 2,5 et 5 ans
  • Travailler dans un milieu éducatif inspiré par la philosophie Reggio Emilia
  • Créer un environnement adapté aux âges des enfants qui encourage le développement des enfants et des familles.
  • Faire preuve de connaissances et de compréhension des besoins individuels des jeunes enfants: creation d’objectifs personnalisés
  • Créer un programme et un environnement semblable à celui de la maison.
  • Participer aux journées de formation professionnelle.
  • Prise de notes quotidiennes pour les enfants qui ont des difficultés d’apprentissage.
  • Travail en coopération avec les parents d’élèves.

Merci d’envoyer vos CV et lettre de motivation requis. Type d’emploi : Temps partiel, Temps plein Salaire : $35 000,00 à $45 000,00 par an Capacité à faire le trajet ou à déménager:

  • New York, NY 10011: Faire le trajet sans problème ou prévoir un déménagement avant de prendre son poste (Exigé)

Expérience:

  • école maternelle: 2 ans (Exigé)

Langue:

  • Francais (Exigé)

Lieu du poste : En présentiel

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A bilingual French contemporary art preschool in the Greenwich Village is currently seeking a full time preschool teacher for 2023-2024 Academic year.

The ideal candidate is organized, patient, gentle, and has prior experience working in preschool and early childhood education, understanding french is a plus.
Work hours are from 8:45-4:45, Monday through Friday, plus weekly meetings and parent tours. Yearly salary based on experience.

  • Plan, execute, and collaborate with other teachers on preschool curriculum and arts-integrated lesson planning on a daily basis.
  • Be in charge of safety and cleanliness in the classroom at all times
  • Take daily attendance, keep accident reports, and organize monthly fire drills
  • Prepare preschool for students’ arrival and clean up when school is finished
  • Supervising the classroom when the other teachers are out of the room or absent.
  • Manage all pick up, drop off, and visitors.
  • Facilitate nap time and assist with meals
  • Plan, Chaperone, field trips and organize related paperworks in collaboration with the director.
  • Weekly observation, assessment and evaluation of students.
  • Organize and restock classroom, supplies, and storage area as needed
  • Manage general housekeeping and cleaning of classroom and kitchen
  • Supervise and organize recycling program with all the parents for art projects.
  • Able to successfully manage class to maintain a positive, nurturing and respectful learning environment
  • Attend school Open Houses (usually after school) and conduct student interviews

Required Skills & Qualifications:

  • Bachelor in early childhood education (birth to grade 2) or currently in study plan.
  • New York State early childhood certification (birth to 2nd grade)
  • Minimum of 2 years experience working in preschool and early childhood education, special aid experience is a plus
  • Working papers and visa for non-US citizens
  • Fingerprinting and FBI background Check required.
  • Familiarity with progressive educational philosophies such as Reggio Emilia, a plus.
  • Patience and flexibility; ability to relate to young children and communicate with parents.

Interested applicants should send their cover letter and resume. For more information about the school, please visit our website at www.lpeny.com. No phone calls, please

Type d'emploi : Temps plein

Salaire : $40 000,00 à $55 000,00 par an

Capacité à faire le trajet ou à déménager: New York, NY 10011: Faire le trajet sans problème ou prévoir un déménagement avant de prendre son poste (Exigé)

 

Expérience: école maternelle: 2 ans (Exigé)

 

Langue: Francais (Exigé)

 

Lieu du poste : En présentiel

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A bilingual French contemporary art preschool in the Greenwich Village is currently seeking a full time preschool teacher for 2023-2024 Academic year.

The ideal candidate is organized, patient, gentle, and has prior experience working in preschool and early childhood education, understanding french is a plus.
Work hours are from 8:45-4:45, Monday through Friday, plus weekly meetings and parent tours. Yearly salary based on experience.

  • Plan, execute, and collaborate with other teachers on preschool curriculum and arts-integrated lesson planning on a daily basis.
  • Be in charge of safety and cleanliness in the classroom at all times
  • Take daily attendance, keep accident reports, and organize monthly fire drills
  • Prepare preschool for students’ arrival and clean up when school is finished
  • Supervising the classroom when the other teachers are out of the room or absent.
  • Manage all pick up, drop off, and visitors.
  • Facilitate nap time and assist with meals
  • Plan, Chaperone, field trips and organize related paperworks in collaboration with the director.
  • Weekly observation, assessment and evaluation of students.
  • Organize and restock classroom, supplies, and storage area as needed
  • Manage general housekeeping and cleaning of classroom and kitchen
  • Supervise and organize recycling program with all the parents for art projects.
  • Able to successfully manage class to maintain a positive, nurturing and respectful learning environment
  • Attend school Open Houses (usually after school) and conduct student interviews

Required Skills & Qualifications:

  • Bachelor in early childhood education (birth to grade 2) or currently in study plan.
  • New York State early childhood certification (birth to 2nd grade)
  • Minimum of 2 years experience working in preschool and early childhood education, special aid experience is a plus
  • Working papers and visa for non-US citizens
  • Fingerprinting and FBI background Check required.
  • Familiarity with progressive educational philosophies such as Reggio Emilia, a plus.
  • Patience and flexibility; ability to relate to young children and communicate with parents.

Interested applicants should send their cover letter and resume. For more information about the school, please visit our website at www.lpeny.com. No phone calls, please

Type d'emploi : Temps plein

Salaire : $40 000,00 à $55 000,00 par an

Capacité à faire le trajet ou à déménager: New York, NY 10011: Faire le trajet sans problème ou prévoir un déménagement avant de prendre son poste (Exigé)

 

Expérience: école maternelle: 2 ans (Exigé)

 

Langue: Francais (Exigé)

 

Lieu du poste : En présentiel

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Vote for the Delta Blues Outlaws in the Blues Blast Music Awards ~ Live Blues Recording
 
our album '..welcome to the blues highway!' is entered into the category for "Live Blues Recording".
..this is a recording of our live performance at Harlow's Casino on December 17th in Greenville, MS.
it was a fun show and a great audience.  ..we hope you like it.  ..you can hear the whole show here:
 
 
vote for "america's MOST WANTED blues band!" in the Blues Blast Music Awards ~ Live Blues Recording category.
 
we love ya'll!,
the Delta Blues Outlaws
 
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Bonjour à tous, 

Smith Street Arts et Lettres is a progressive French-American school located in Brooklyn, NY. Our bilingual curriculum emphasizes a Reggio-Emilia inspired, holistic approach to education. The importance of a child’s intellectual and creative life—of thought, curiosity, exploration, multilingualism, and artistic expression—infuses everything we do across all aspects of our curriculum. At Smith Street Arts & Lettres, we care deeply about creativity, inquiry, and multiculturalism. To learn more about our growing program in French, we invite you to read this recent article in French Morning. 

We have openings at both the Maternelle and Elementary levels for both lead and associate positions for French Speaking Teachers for the 2023/24 academic year. The job descriptions are attached, and can also be found at this link

To apply, please send your resume and cover letter to bonjour@smithstreetartsetlettres.org.

Thank you for your interest in becoming a part of our wonderful community!

Olivia Ramsey, Head of School 

 

AetL_Lead Teacher_022423.pdf

AetL_Associate Teacher_022423.pdf

ssm_Lead Teacher_022423.pdf

ssm_Associate Teacher_022423.pdf

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A Long Look Back

A Long Look Back: A Sentimental Journey of an American Growing Up in France 

Richard H Rogers is a third-generation francophone. His paternal grandmother arrived in Paris as a young woman in 1913 for the last social season before the Great War; his father grew up in Paris in the 1920’s and later returned during the war and remained in Paris for a number of years. The author writes lovingly about France, its people, culture, and way of life and most importantly its incredible food. In A Long, Look Back: A Sentimental Journey of an American Growing up in France, readers will find an interesting portrayal of the author’s life in France as a young boy in the 1950’s and 1960’s. It is a perspective that is often combined with beautiful meals and delicious wines. The author’s passion and deep love for France is made undeniably clear.

Readers will be signing on to an entertaining, often humorous, sentimental journey set first in the rugged and beautiful Emerald Coast of Brittany then in Paris and in Neuilly s/Seine and concluding with a collections of unique travel and food experiences as the author meanders down from Lyon to the Côte d’Azur. A separate section is devoted to a collection of delicious, traditional French recipes “Cuisine grand-mère,” because how can one talk or write about France without having fully appreciated and immersed oneself, in its cuisine.

A Long, Look Back  is an undeniably wonderful, warm-hearted, tender journey into a France of yesteryear.  

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L’enseignement de l’oral préoccupe enseignants et apprenants. C’est une question complexe qui touche à la fois les problèmes de communication et d’acquisition, d’organisation et de mise en œuvre pédagogique mais aussi d’évaluation. Tentative de réponse avec Jing Guo, qui a codirigé L’enseignement de l’oral en classe de langue (Éditions des archives Contemporaines, 2020).

PROPOS RECUEILLIS PAR JACQUES PÉCHEUR

Quand on parle d’enseignement de l’oral en classe de langue, de quel oral parle-t-on ? C’est le point de départ de tous les problèmes qui apparaissent après ! Là il s’agit plutôt d’une question de registres ; entre registre familier, neutre, informel… quel registre enseigner ? Ici, tous les enseignants ne sont pas d’accord entre eux sur l’importance de montrer différentes variations de registres aux étudiants. En revanche, les étudiants trouvent qu’il est important, et ilssont demandeurs, de différencier les registres dès le début de l’apprentissage.

Mais cette demande de différenciation reste secondaire ; ils préfèrent quand même recevoir un enseignement dans un registre disons neutre. En même temps le CECR a tranché sur le sujet en n’in-troduisant les variétés langagières qu’à partir du niveau B2. Et c’est seulement à partir du C1 que l’on est censé commencer à ajuster les diffé-rents niveaux. Pourtant, d’un point de vue sociolinguistique, il serait préférable de prendre en compte ces différences de registres et d’y exposer plus tôt les étudiants. Cela étant, ce sont les objectifs d’appren-tissage qui vont orienter les choix en matière d’exposition ou non aux différents registres....

si vous voulez lire la suite...abonnez-vous à la revue Le français dans le monde...

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Billy Jones & Delta Blues Outlaws


http://www.facebook.com/billy.j.bluez


“ Billy Jones’ ‘Funky Blues & Southern Soul - Volume 1' is, what the title already suggests, a mix of fine Southern Soul and great blues, where Billy's sometimes scorching guitar goes far beyond the qualitative average… “ - www.rootstime.be

BIOGRAPHY:
The Billy Jones Story:
..the times and travels of an authentic american bluesman.

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/return-authentic-american-bluesman-billy-jones-bluez/

..something is growing down in the Delta. ..long thought to be extinct.
...witness the resurrection and reinvention of a rare species.
"..the return of the authentic american bluesman."
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...join Billy Jones and his band of Genuine Road-hardened Delta Blues Outlaws as they travel the Blues Highway:
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...the return of the authentic american bluesman.
1. Someone New / 2. Homeboy ..I Can See You're Drunk Again!
Fire ..performed LIVE! ..in a Juke-Joint. ..somewhere along the Blues Highway.
Oklahoma City Live Performance!
Harlow's Casino TV Commercial: - Billy Jones Band featured in television commercial!
Scissortail Arena Foundation Promotional Video: ..Billy Jones Band featured in TV commercial!
Purple Rain - The Billy Jones Band ...live performance!
Give It To Me Baby ....Live! ...on the road! ..in a Juke-Joint.
Tennessee Whiskey / Shake Your Body Down / Blues / Country
ShadeTree Mechanic /
LIVE PERFORMANCE VIDEO:
Sex Machine / Purple Rain /How Do You Want It /
My Love Is Real - The Billy Jones Band
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"...the american bluesman is the original outlaw."
Outlaw's Reward - recorded Live!
..at the Arkansas Department of Corrections.
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"...deep blues."
Biggest House In Town - The Billy Jones Band
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coochie: ..the original hard drug.
Can't Let You Go - The Billy Jones Band
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booking info: billyjonesbluez@aol.com
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LISTEN TO OUR ENTIRE ONLINE CATALOGUE:
BIOGRAPHY:
The Billy Jones Story:
..the times and travels of an authentic american bluesman.
Facebook:
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BOOK THIS AUTHENTIC BLUES ARTIST FOR YOUR FESTIVAL, SHOW OR EVENT: billyjonesbluez@aol.com
CD REVIEW: "La Hora del Blues" Radio Show from Barcelona, Spain:
"..this excellent recording combines blues, funk & southern soul with taste and class resulting in an actual urban sound, perfect to attract new generations of blues lovers. ..powerful songs. ..amazing punch and good rhythm.
..Jones’ voice and guitar work shine like a dazzling star!"

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The Billy Jones Band: 'Funky Blues & Southern Soul Vol.1'
http://www.lahoradelblues.com/criticas.htm

Born in the deep south of United States, where segregation was present in most aspects of daily life, Billy Jones grew up in his grandfather's bar, listening to blues in different juke joints and bars. Elmore James, Big Joe Turner, Jackie Wilson, B. B. King, Muddy Waters, Sam Cooke and other great blues and soul musicians were his influences and, when he was only five years old, he already had a guitar on his hands. Soon he started to perform for the American troops, which allowed him to travel all over the world and get a wide musical experience. Now he brings us his last and excellent recording, that accurately combines blues, funk and southern soul, always with an excellent taste and class, which makes as a result an actual urban sound, perfect to attract the new generations of blues music lovers. Ten powerful songs with an amazing punch and good rhythm, where Billy Jones’ well pitched voice and excellent guitar work shine like a dazzling star, perfectly supported by Corey Bray on keyboards, Rev. "Do Dirty" Kendrix on bass and Mark Flinoil on drums. A highly recommended work. In short words, this is a superb album in many concepts. GREAT.

https://youtu.be/vqVSZPDMBc8

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"..some stuff you just can't buy at your local music store.

..absolute authenticity ..only comes from the real thing."

..flaming hot funky blues guitar! ..tortured Southern Soul.
..brimstone devil notes blazing from demon possessed fingertips.


“ Billy Jones’ ‘Funky Blues & Southern Soul - Volume 1' is, what the title already suggests, a mix of fine Southern Soul and great blues, where Billy's sometimes scorching guitar goes far beyond the qualitative average… “ - www.rootstime.be

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..bring the fun ..passion ..danger ..excitement ..sexuality ..mystery ..mojo and magic that you get when you hire artists that have actually traveled the Blues Highway in the Land Where The Blues Began.
Book the NEW American Bluesman & his band of Genuine Road-hardened Delta Blues Outlaws for the best time ever at your Festival, Show or Event.
LISTEN TO THE FULL ALBUM:
We are looking forward to making lots of new friends as we travel the Blues Highway on our Nationwide Blues Society Tour.
..please contact our procurement officer at billyjonesbluez@aol.com for details and info about booking The Billy Jones Band.
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"Billy Jones brings back the Thrill. No one who I can think of has taken a truly contemporary look at traditional blues with the musical and lyrical intensity of Billy Jones. A refreshing blast of the really great sound of Healing Blues, Jazz, Funk Music. Loaded with Rich Blues Tradition. B.B. King, Muddy Waters, Even Johnny Winter Flavors. I recommend his cd 'Funky Blues & Southern Soul - volume 1' to any avid blues listener and I look forward to hearing more from the reclusive Billy Jones.
This guy is the real deal and this is a great CD!"
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..to every Entertainment Director in every Blues Society, Juke Joint & Honky Tonk on the planet Earth.
...bring the absolutely authentic & real thing to your festival, show or event. ...book The Billy Jones Band.
...send me that contract! billyjonesbluez@aol.com

...our cd: Funky Blues & Southern Soul - volume 1

..is now FOR SALE at:
...we love ya'll. ...go buy one!!

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Taking Blues to New Places with R&B, Southern Soul, and Urban Style :
"One of the very Best Authentic Modern Blues and Soul albums in recent memory.
Billy Jones is a totally charismatic veteran who shows all the signs of becoming as big or bigger than Buddy Guy.
What really got to me were the lyrics. ...it is “Blues” ..transformed, updated and urbanized."
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"Exquisite Modern and Traditional Blues and Neo-Soul by one of the most talented artists on the contemporary scene."
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"This man has enormous talents. ..he has a quiet demeanor which disappears when his performance starts.
Then he transmogrifies into an animated music machine. ..a great musician and a gifted performer. ...and a nice guy." - http://www.soul-patrol.net

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"...he has a voice that will enchant you. ...his songs are oozing with sexuality. ...at times dark. ...mysterious. ...downright funky, and always compelling. ...Billy Jones is certainly his own man. ...with a show-stopping style!"
Mz. SouthernSoul Blues Critic

https://www.youtube.com/billyjonesbluez/videos

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...genuine road-hardened delta blues outlaws. ...blues/funk meets southern soul!

"...his vocals are a blend of blues intensity and style with urban soul. ...incredibly soulful and funky! ...it’s as if every song chastises me for never having heard of this man or his music before now. ...a combination of multiple genres while still maintaining a great late night, urban club feel. No matter if you want to call it soul, blues, R&B or whatever, Billy Jones can really put some emotion into his music. ...and as I say all the time, that is what music, and especially Southern Soul music, is all about. ...each of the songs guarantees I’ll be back for more."
- Southern Soul Review
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Book This Band to perform at your Club, Festival or Event.
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"I like. Super cool. Great mix of styles. ...blues and funk, with a contemporary aftertaste. Good stuff. "
review by: Louie Milestone
- Southern Soul Review
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Billy Jones spent his teen and young adult years touring with, playing back-up guitar and being mentored by Calvin Leavy, Little Johnny Taylor and Larry 'Totsie' Davis. ...these are the original versions by the original masters that were written and recorded long before the cultural raiders and imitators came along.
All three of these great artists died penniless and unrecognized. ...and their life's works stolen to make fortunes for others.
Now ain't that the Blues?
...it is an honor to have been a musical soldier in their bands.
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...these are some of my favorite quotes:
"Our greatest fear is not that we are inadequate, but that we are powerful beyond measure."
"We are the masters of our own destiny. We are the makers of our own fate."
"Without Courage ...we cannot practice any other virtue consistently."
“Know thy self and you will know the secrets of the universe.”
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True Greats...
Are Not Those Born With
Golden Spoons In Their Mouths
But Those...
Who Through Hard Work
Turn Their Own Wooden Spoons
Into Gold.
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...our cd: Funky Blues & Southern Soul - volume 1 ..is now FOR SALE at:
...we love ya'll. ...go buy one!!
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7931341269?profile=RESIZE_400xIt's a pleausre to invite you all to join in the ninth annual edition of Seuls en Scène, Princeton French Theater Festival, entirely virtual this year! Seuls en Scène introduces American audiences to contemporary French theater and takes place annually, in September, on the Princeton University campus. It is curated by Florent Masse, Director of L'Avant-Scène and Senior Lecturer in the Department of French and Italian. This year a dozen online events will highlight the fesival running from Thursday September 10, until Sunday, September 20. This ninth edition of the festival has been prepared in collaboration with the 49th edition of Festival d’Automne à Paris.

Starting this Thursday September 10, a Conversation on the state of French main festivals and theaters will launch the festival followed by a captivating documentary film on the creative process behind the show DU SALE! by Marion Siéfert that premiered at Théâtre de la Commune in Aubervilliers. On Friday, playwright Penda Diouf will read her most recent text Pistes. To prepare this reading, she has worked with celebrated Burkinabe director Aristide Tarnagda. On Saturday, we'll offer another reading specially made for us: Sandy Ouvrier and Astrid Bayiha will read a few scenes by Jean Racine during Fragments Racine. On Sunday, two live Zoom conversations will take place in the afternoon and feature Penda Diouf and Aristide Tarnagda followed by Marion Siéfert and Mathieu Bareyre.

We'll stream La Dispute by Mohamed El Khatib from Sunday evening, September 13, and the exciting Rituels series by Emilie Rousset and Louise Hémon from Tuesday, September 15. The Rituels series includes Le Grand Débat, not to be missed in this election season! The festival will end with the show for all audiences Rémi by Hector Malot, directed by Jonathan Capdevielle.

During week 2 of the festival there will also be live Zoom conversations: with Mohamed El Khatib on Wednesday, September 16, and Jonathan Capdevielle on September, 20. The conversation with artists Émilie Rousset and Louise Hémon will be prerecorded and available for streaming on Friday, September 18.

All online events are free and open to the public. They're accessible on the festival web pages from the days when they start streaming. On average, most online offerings are available for three days, except for the opening Conversation on the state of festivals and theaters in France, and Fragments Racine).

Registration on Eventbrite is required for the live Zoom converstions (link below).

- Here is the festival web pages on the site of the Lewis Center for the Arts: https://arts.princeton.edu/frenchtheater/ and those maintained by the Departement of French and Italian: https://fit.princeton.edu/

- The Eventbrite link for registration to the conversations: https://www.eventbrite.com/o/seuls-en-scene-princeton-french-theater-festival-11090010440

- And our festival promo video!: https://vimeo.com/454847678/582b426956

We look forward to seeing you soon!

All the best

Florent Masse

Princeton University
Department of French and Italian

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Dear people,

During our quarantined time, our Children Art and Language company Brooklyn Beanstalk is offering a weekly live-streamed storytime on Saturdays at 11 AM on our Brooklyn Beanstalk youtube channel to all families and their children.


The featured guest is also a Brooklyn Beanstalk teaching artist offering weekly classes on our Art and Language classes series.


This Saturday, we are inviting all our French-speaking families and children to join our special French storytime!!

Our guest this week is a French journalist and educator Karine Cohen Dicker who will read a tale of her own composition: le robot qui ne voulait pas nager.


Karine will also introduce a French magazine making class: le Club des petits reporters that she is offering biweekly to French-speaking children bet 8-12 y old as part of our Beanstalk online classes series.
More about her classes on our website


Do not hesitate to spread the word around you! And we are looking forward to seeing you soon!

A bientot!

Thank you!  Merci!  ¡Gracias!
The Brooklyn Beanstalk team
www.brooklynbeanstalk.com

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Article Frenh Morning NY

Ningez-vous ?

Ning ? Kézako ? Ning, est une plateforme de réseaux en ligne. Une sorte de Facebook, donc, ou plutôt un outil qui permet de se créer sont mini Facebook à soi, pour échanger autour d’un centre d’intérêt particulier, en choisissant son propre design, ses propres fonctionnalités.

Lancé par Marc Andreesen (le fondateur de Netscape) en 2005, Ning est devenu un outil de choix dans les universités américaines. C’est là que Fabrice Jaumont l’a découvert. Attaché d’éducation à l’Ambassade de France, basé à New York, il a notamment la charge de promouvoir l’enseignement du français aux Etats-Unis. "Je me suis dit que le meilleur moyen de faire ça est de montrer qu’il y a une communauté francophone bien vivante à New York". Un week-end de mai, ce grand réfractaire à Facebook ("je déteste"), a donc créé "New York in French", un "Ning" que tous les francophones de New York et de la région peuvent joindre gratuitement pour échanger sur leurs sujets de prédilections.

Un mois après le lancement, New York in French compte 1500 membres et plusieurs dizaines de groupes, qui vont des passions régionales (Provence, je t’aime ou BZH New York) à l’activisme pour les écoles publiques bilingues en passant par Art in French ou Cinema in French.

L’objectif est donc que les Francophones de New York s’approprient ce "ning". "C’est déjà le cas, raconte Fabrice Jaumont, on me propose de nouveaux groupes, des blogs, on post des vidéos, des photos..." Et l’initiative fait des émules : les Français de Chicago ont le leur et l’Ambassade des Etats-Unis à Paris a contacté Fabrice Jaumont pour apprendre à créer un Ning, destiné à promouvoir les échanges scolaires.

By Emmanuel Saint Martin, July 14 2009

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Article France-Amerique

Les Francais de New York ont une nouvelle plateforme sur le web

Bonne nouvelle pour la francophonie new-yorkaise : le premier Ning, un mélange de blog et de réseau social made in America et dédié à la langue française, est né. Créé par Fabrice Jaumont, Newyorkinfrench.net a pour but de devenir une plate-forme communautaire et francophone sur internet.

Les Français de New York ont une nouvelle plate-forme sur le web

Les expat' français des États-Unis n'en finissent plus de manifester leur intérêt pour le social networking. Dernier né sur la toile, le blog newyorkinfrench.net. Sous la houlette de Fabrice Jaumont, attaché linguistique au consulat général de France et créateur du site, cette nouvelle plate-forme agit pour la diffusion de la langue française. « Mon objectif est de bâtir un village qui ne soit pas que virtuel et donner de la visibilité à la communauté francophone new-yorkaise », explique Fabrice Jaumont. Si le Chti n'a pas de secret pour vous ou que votre Provence natale vous manque, nycfrench.ning.com vous invite par exemple à rejoindre le groupe Facebook « 100 % Chti ! » ou le groupe « Provence je t'aime ».

« Apolitique et non-commercial, Newyorkinfrench.net est ouvert à toutes les personnes intéressées par la langue française à New York et dans sa région », ajoute Fabrice Jaumont. « Il vise aussi à dépoussiérer la langue française et à rassembler les francophones autour de débats et d'activités qui leur tiennent à cœur, comme ce groupe de Williamsburg qui se bat pour l'ouverture de classes bilingues », précise-t-il. Le blog héberge en outre de la musique, des interviews et des posts d'internautes présentant un intérêt pour la culture française au sens large. On y trouve aussi bien la vidéo de l'humoriste Bill Maher qui vilipende avec un humour sardonique le mépris ostensible de la France envers certains conservateurs américains, que la vidéo du concert de Youssou N'Dour ou cette pub cocasse pour les stylos Bic intitulée Les Cancres qui s'inspire des « perles » d'étudiants aux examens. On y découvre que, pour certains, la Révolution française n'aurait pas eu lieu si les sans-culottes avaient eu suffisamment d'argent pour s'acheter des slips ou que Néron organisait des combats de....radiateurs ! Désopilant...

Le Ning, un outil américain ignoré des Français

Pas besoin d'être un geek pour rejoindre la communauté Ning de New York in French. Encore relativement inconnu en France, Ning a l'avantage d'être accessible à n'importe quel amateur et  permet à quiconque de créer son propre réseau social, sans aucune connaissance technique. « La preuve, même moi je m'y suis mis », plaisante Fabrice qui avoue qu'il ne possédait même pas de compte Facebook avant la création de son blog. « Je n'étais pas du tout branché nouvelles technologies. J'ai découvert ce concept très utilisé par les professeurs aux États-Unis en me faisant inviter par un étudiant, ajoute-t-il. J'ai été séduit. C'est complètement dans l'air du temps », affirme-t-il.

Créé en Californie, Ning appartient à la compagnie Andreessen qui a déjà lancé Netscape et Opsware. Ce service sophistiqué contient un nombre infini de fonctionnalités comme le partage de fichiers, les listes de contact, la création de réseau privé ou public, etc. « On m'a récemment suggéré d'ajouter une application Skype. D'autres fonctions viendront s'ajouter régulièrement », assure Fabrice Jaumont. Un outil idéal pour tous ceux qui souhaitent gérer un espace communautaire sans posséder les connaissances en informatique nécessaires. Le tout, entièrement gratuit. « En ces temps de crise économique, le Ning est une aubaine pour se divertir gratuitement », révèle Fabrice Jaumont. Fort de son succès aux États-Unis, le concept devrait s'exporter outre-Atlantique. Le terme Ning devrait aussi figurer bientôt dans le Petit Robert. « J 'ai déjà fait la demande pour que le terme passe dans le dictionnaire », signale le linguiste d'un ton amusé. La signification de ce mot exotique ? « Ning veut dire paix en chinois, conclut-il. Il résume bien l'esprit du blog. C'est une bonne philosophie ».

By Guenola Pellen, June 17 2009

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New York in French is a free, apolitical, community-oriented blog open to anyone interested in French in New York City and its extended surroundings. This platform offers many free, innovative, spam-free, collaborative and news-sharing tools which let you exchange, inform, contribute and debate about questions and interests related to enjoying, promoting and discovering the French language and those who speak it.

 

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New York in French est un blog gratuit, apolitique et communautaire, ouvert à toutes les personnes intéressées par la langue française à New York et ses grands environs. Cette plateforme offre de nombreux outils gratuits, innovants, collaboratifs, libres de spam et partageurs d'informations dans le but d'échanger, informer, contribuer et débattre au sujet de questions et centres d'intérêts visant à apprécier, promouvoir et faire découvrir la langue française et ceux qui la parlent.

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Un réseau pour la francophonie á New York


Encore très jeune, New York in French est un réseau social virtuel en forte progression, aspirant à réunir les francophones vivants à New York.
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Pourquoi ça marche? 
Les francophones New Yorkais forment déjà une communauté dans le réel. Les membres du site ont déjà quelque chose en commun. Et dans un pays étranger, il est important pour de nombreuses personnes de pouvoir se raccrocher à quelque chose de "chez lui".

New York in French permet alors de recréer cette communauté réelle sur Internet, ou même mieux, de la faire émerger. En effet, les membres de ce site ne se seraient peut-être jamais rencontrés sans cette plateforme.

Ici, le réseau web, facilite et accélère les échanges, les partages, les rencontres, les bons plans, et mêmes les actions concrètes. New York in French n'invente donc rien, mais amplifie ce qui se passe dans le réel. 

Un phénomène qui se développe, on peut découvrir la même intitiative à Chicago.

Pourquoi faire?
New York In French a pour l'instant rassembler environ 1000 individus de la communauté francophone. Ce qui permet notamment à ce réseau de pouvoir se lancer dans un véritable exercice militant, en fédérant autour d'enjeux comme la demande d'ouverture de classes bilingues dans les écoles publiques, ou l'enseignement du français aux Etats-Unis.

Qui est derrière tout ça?
Pas de marque, pas de parti politique, non, un "vrai" réseau sans idée marketing dissimulée. 
C'est Fabrice Jaumont, attaché de coopération pour le français au consulat général à New York qui est à l’origine de ce site.

Avec ce réseau, il offre un  véritable outil aux francophones de New York et assure une partie de sa mission de diffusion de la langue française.

Quelle technologie?
Le site est est conçu avec Ning, encore trop méconnu en France, une plateforme web gratuite d'utilisation permettant à n'importe qui de créer un véritable réseau social web sur n'importe quoi.

Du coup, l'interface de New York in French n'est vraiment pas très belle, mais, est dotée de l'essentiel des outils du web actuel: pages persos, personnalisation, feed d'activité, groupes, alertes, webmails etc...

by Antoine Daccor, July 17 2009

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Ning Plateform : New network for the French speaking community in New York


This Ning plateform is for anyone interested in Conversing, Maintaining, Enjoying, Promoting, Discovering French in New York. Let’s take the French-speaking community to new levels with New York in French a free, innovative, spam-free, collaborative, news-sharing network with text, video, audio, blogs, forum, chat in French & English.

This "New York in French" Ning is a free, apolitical, non-commercial, community-oriented blog open to anyone interested in French in New York City and its extended surroundings. This Ning offers many free, innovative, spam-free, collaborative and news-sharing tools which let you exchange, inform, contribute and debate about questions and interests related to enjoying, promoting and discovering the French language and those who speak it.

François Leloup-Collet - June 8, 2009

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