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Alliance Française du North
Shore (IL) Founded in 1912 as "The French Club of Evanston" 2012 IS OUR CENTENNIAL YEAR P.O. Box 1750, Evanston, IL 60204 USA alliancefn[@]yahoo.com |
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Put a little French language in your life in 2012
and join our
Alliance
Française du North Shore (IL).
We are but one chapter of the not-for-profit cultural and educational Alliance Française organization, a worldwide network of not-for-profit chapters which seek to educate its members about francophone cultures, language, history and literature.
Is your French a little rusty? Pas de problème! Come and enjoy the camaraderie of French-speaking people in Chicago's northern suburbs along the west shores of Lake Michigan (northern Cook County & southern Lake County). Benefit from our excellent lecture programs which take place once a month (on Monday afternoons) during our September-April Lecture Season, and benefit from our many year-'round activities.
Il y en aura pour tous les goûts!
If you are interested in being part of a friendly
francophone environment, visit one of our Lecture programs during the schoolyear for the nominal sum
of ~$10 at the door. If you wish to have membership privileges, our annual dues are $50; just print out our
Membership form , and mail it to us with your
check. All skill levels welcome, beginner to fluent. Our 80+ members range from
native speakers to present-and-former French teachers to present-and-former
French students. AFduNS Membership Benefits AFduNS -- Annual Déjeuner de printemps:
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L'Alliance Française du North Shore
fête le centenaire de sa fondation en tant que le Club-Français d'Evanston le 14 octobre 2012.
- - - SAVE THE DATE - - -
Our Centennial Reception with music and bilingual program to be held at 3pm October 14, 2012
- - Order form appearing soon for making advance reservations - -
We do not have any office space, so please write to us at AFduNS,
P.O.Box 1750, Evanston, IL 60204, or by email,
alliancefn @ yahoo.com.
Among
the many benefits of an annual membership:
--You will receive monthly reminders
of upcoming Lecture-Program Topics and Café events by postcard or e-Rappel;
--Members receive their own copy of our annual Member-Directory
(published each November),
--Members receive one or two "NewsBrief" newsletters snail-mailed each
year.
--Our Lecture-Program entrance fee is waived for members.
--New: Members who donate $100 or more towards the CENTENNIAL events will receive a sterling logo jewelry thank-you.
--New: A Member is allowed to bring a Guest without charge, once a year.
--Members are also elegible to access the Members-Only activities such as:
Cercle de Lecture, Cercle des Contes, Ciné Club, Café Litteraire, and Mercredi Soir Classe de Conversation.
--Members are also extended privileges at our club's small
'lending library', to borrow from our small collection of French-language books,
magazines, publications which are on offer before each Lecture. Ask for Chantal
Shapiro or Monique Whiting. Do you have subscriptions to francophone newspapers
or magazines such as Paris MATCH, or l'Express? Once you have finished, please bring your old
copies to our 'lending library' so they can be circulated to interested
members.
Si vous voulez améliorer votre compréhension et
expression
de la langue française, venez vous joindre à nous,
pour
écouter et converser en français.
AFduNS Year-'Round Activities
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- - - July 4, 2011, 10am-11am (tentative, check back to confirm) - - - Aug. 1, 2011, 10am-11am - - - Sept. 5, 2011, 10am-11am (yes, Labor Day) - - - Oct. 3, 2011, 10am-11am - - - Nov. 7, 2011, 10am-11am - - - Dec. 5, 2011, 10am-11am - - - Jan. 2, 2012, 10am-11am - - - Feb. 6, 2012, 10am-11am - - - Mar. 5, 2012, 10am-11am - - - Apr. 2, 2012, 10am-11am - - - May 7, 2012, 10am-11am - - - June 4, 2012, 10am-11am |
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- - - ~July 11, 2011, 7:30-8:30pm (Panera-Evanston) - - - ~Aug. 8, 2011, 7:30-8:30pm (Panera-Evanston) - - - ~Sept.12, 2011, 7:30-8:30pm (Panera-Evanston) - - - ~Oct. 10, 2011, 7:30-8:30pm (Panera-Evanston) - - - ~Nov. 14, 2011, 7:30-8:30pm (Panera-Evanston) - - - ~Dec. 12, 2011, 7:30-8:30pm (Panera-Evanston) - - - ~Jan. 9, 2012, 7:30-8:30pm (Panera-Evanston) - - - ~Feb. 13, 2012, 7:30-8:30pm (Panera-Evanston) - - - ~Mar. 12, 2012, 7:30-8:30pm (Panera-Evanston) - - - ~Apr. 9, 2012, 7:30-8:30pm (Panera-Evanston) - - - ~May 14, 2012, 7:30-8:30pm (Panera-Evanston) - - - ~June 11, 2012, 7:30-8:30pm (Panera-Evanston) |
| Program Date @1PM. |
Lecture Topics ('11 - '12) |
| Sept. 19, 2011 | «La vie avec le tamtam dans la République de Guinée» , in French, with M. Fode Camara, drummer, and educator Helen Bond of Medusa Drums.MedusaDrums.com. |
| Oct. 17, 2011 | « Une Haïti Nouvelle », in French, with M.Ludovic Comeau Jr.,Ph.D., Faculty, Economist and novelist. Depaul.edu |
| Nov.21, 2011 | «l'écriture transculturelle de Romain Gary», in French, with Ms. Tsira SVANADZE, PhD Candidate at Michigan State U; The author, Gary, received two Prix Goncourt, and had multiple careers. |
| Dec.12, 2011 | «Le chocolat dans le monde» , in French, with Mme. Marie Douailly, owner-manager of two local Leonidas Chocolate Cafés (Wilmette and Chicago). The Leonidas Belgian Pralines are flown in freshly and have been a chocolate-coated delicacy since 1913 in Brussels. |
| Jan. 9 , 2012 | «Causerie», in French, an annual opportunity for conversation circles centered on various pre-selected Discussion-Topics: Art et Architecture, Politique, Technologie, Litterature, Tourisme (all fluency levels welcomed). |
| Feb.13, 2012 | «France 2012 : perspectives et enjeux», in French, with Mr. Jean-François Rochard, Deputy cultural attaché of the Consulat général de France à Chicago, www.consulfrance-chicago.org He will outline important challenges that France will be facing in political, economic, cultural and social affairs in 2012. At this point of the year, AFduNS Memberships are now available at half-price (to run through balance of fiscal year) and may be purchased at the door or by mail. Become a Member! Print Membership Form from this site: MembershipForm. |
| Mar. 19, 2012 | «Deux femmes poètes de la Renaissance: Louise Labé et Gabrielle de Coignard», in French, with Sylvie Romanowski, Ph.D., Faculty at Northwestern University Department of French and Italian.Northwestern.edu |
| Apr.16, 2012 | «Le grand parcours de Thierry Macé et l'histoire de Froggy's à Highwood » , in French, with Mr. Terry Mace, Director of Catering. Froggy's Catering |
| May 14, 2012 | Déjeuner de printemps: Our annual Spring Luncheon, in French, will be held at "Michael", a fine dining restaurant of the North Shore. Begins at NOON. Pre-paid Reservations MUST be received by our Treasurer by May 4th. $40.00 for Members, $45.00 for non-Members. (Tax and Tip included, Menu listed near top of this webpage) |
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1242 Wilmette Avenue, Wilmette, IL, 60091 (At the corner of Park Avenue and Wilmette Ave). |
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AFduNS Classe de Conversation: Mercredi/jeudi soir (for Members Only):
AFduNS Classe du soir:
We
offer one class. It is a " Classe de
Conversation" suitable for Advanced-Intermediate & Advanced Level students (par Prof. Roland Dubosq) on Thursday evenings (7:00 to 9:00
p.m.) at the Wilmette Library classroom.
Various materials are used: articles, poems,
songs, grammar worksheets; no text is required, current events are followed on
TV5-Monde.
The current quarter of Classes, Winter Quarter, began January 12, 2012 and runs through March 22, 11 weeks. Fee of $154 can be prorated for those joining part way into the quarter. Full fee due in advance. Spring Quarter will run March 29 through June 7, 2012.
[Students may easily join this class part-way thru the series,
for a prorated tuition, whenever there are open seats, up to a maximum of 14 students. You may also request to be added to the waiting list if the enrollment is currently full.] AFduNS
Membership is a prerequisite. Each 10-11 week series will not be offered unless 8 or
more students have registered and pre-paid before the first meeting of the quarter. For current information, email the club
at alliancefn@ yahoo.com or contact Mme. Mary Sproul. If you wish to audit one class to see if the
level and format suit you, please email the club to arrange your visit.
If you are looking for other levels of
French: call Mme Janine Pefley at 847-251-6517 or call the New Trier Extension
office (NTX), Northfield, Illinois, to leave a message at 847-446-6600, or visit
their "NTX Course Catalog Online" at http://www.newtrierextension.org/ where you
will find 5 to 10 excellent courses for francophones offered on a semester-schedule (16-week).
AFduNS Cercles (for Members Only):
AFduNS Cercle des contes:| Cercle de lecture titles for the '10-'11 Season were: 1: l'Élégance du hérisson by Muriel Barbery 2., 3., 4.: Six contes moraux by Eric Rohmer (trois contes) 5: J'apprends by Brigitte Giraud |
| Cercle de lecture titles for the '09-'10 Season were: 1. Elle s’appelait Sarah by Tatiana de Rosnay (October) 2. Un secret by Philippe Grimbert (November) 3. L’été meurtrier by Sébastien Japrisot (January) 4. L’arrière-saison by Philippe Besson (March) 5. Les âmes grises by Philippe Claudel (April) |
| Cercle de lecture titles for the '08-'09 Season were: 1. Je l'amais by Annie Gavalda 2. La femme rompue by Simone de Beauvoir 3. Les jardins de l'Observatoire by Gilles Perrault 4. L'amour dure 3 ans by Frédéric Beigbeder 5. Victoire, la saveur et les mots by Maryse Condé |
| Cercle de lecture titles for the '07-'08 Season were: 1. L'attentat by Yasmina Khadra 2. Aliocha by Henri Troyat 3. Extension du domaine de la lutte by Michel Houelleberg 4. La dentellière by Pascal Lainé 5. La petite fille de Monsieur Link by Philippe Claudel |
| CALENDRIER 2011 - 2012
CAFÉ LITTÉRAIRE Soeurs Chocolat, Catherine Velle La Cliente, Pierre Assouline Le Testament Français, Andreï Makine Un Aller Simple, Didier Van Cauwelaert Le Rocher de Tanios, Amin Maalouf L'Adversaire, Emmanuel Carrère La Méthode Mila, Lydie Salvayre La Télévision, Jean-Philippe Toussaint Oscar et la Dame Rose, Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt |
AFduNS Ciné Club (usually for Members Only):
Our next film will be shown on TBA, 2012 at 1:00pm
Film : ---
Sortie du film: ---, -- minutes.
Réalisateur: -----
Vedettes : ------
To be shown at the Auditorium of the Wilmette Public Library.
AFduNS Membership Form: Print, then
snail-mail it Membership Form
AFduNS Officers and Committees through May 31: Conseil
The success of our club relies on active participation
of our members. What is your favorite aspect of our AFduNS activities? Please
consider helping out. You will also have the benefit of making new francophone friends. Just mention
your interest to one
of our current committee members. Your ideas and participation are
awaited.
AFduNS History (Historique): view our chapter history
AFduNS ByLaws:
view our chapter ByLaws
AFduNS Guest Speakers of past Lecture Seasons: ...past speakers and topics...
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- OTHER RESOURCES/ORGANIZATIONS/INFO for local francophones: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
-- Parisian Salon Concerts in Northbrook-- always a Friday, always Free,
always 7:30pm. First FRIDAY of the month at Northbrook Public Library. Now in their 13th season. Various
talented musicians perform. Parisian anecdotes are offered, in English, by hosts Didier
and Jane Lepauw. For upcoming program details, visit them online at http://www.northbrook.info/page/parisian-salon-concerts
Oftentimes, several audience members speak
French together after the music program concludes.
-- LesBavards -- NW Suburban Chicagoland (O'Hare area) -- First Wednesdays of the month, 6:30pm dinner, at a fine-dining restaurant north of O'hare Airport. Informal conversation in French during the meal. This popular monthly dining group was founded in 1999 by Sally Lipscomb. Contact lesbavards @ yahoo.com or visit http://lesbavardsfrancophones.blogspot.com
-- LesBavards du Nord -- NW Suburban Chicagoland (Buffalo Grove Area)-- Third Saturdays of the month, lunch at a casual restaurant in Buffalo Grove. Informal conversation in French. This popular monthly dining group was founded in 2004 by Janet Evans. Contact lesbavardsdunord @ yahoo.com or visit http://lesbavardsfrancophones.blogspot.com
-- LIAISON newsletter -- Francophone activites & listings for Chicagoland, updated monthly by the staff at the Consulate General of France in Chicago. See a sample at http://www.consulfrance-chicago.org
-- Evanston Public Library -- EPL circulates over 140 films in French. The films are on VHS or DVD, and require a $1 fee in addition to your library-card-in-good-standing ( Wilmette or Skokie cardholders: bring proof-of-residence and photo-ID to register for EPL privileges).
-- Wilmette Public Library -- WPL circulates over 100 films in French, they are listed on a three-page list called "Foreign Films on VHS"; Additional titles on DVD.
- - - -The Village of Wilmette is named in honor of Antoine Ouilmette, a French-Canadian fur trader. For his part in persuading local Native Americans (Potawatomi) to sign the Treaty of Prairie du Chien in 1829, the U.S. government awarded Ouilmette 1,280 acres (5.2 km²) of land in present-day Wilmette and Evanston. In 1848, he sold the land to farmers and developers and it eventually evolved into modern-day Wilmette.
-- Glenview Public Library -- One Saturday per month there is a francophone conversation circle, centered on a pre-selected topic, with friendly conversation.(847) 729-7500
-- Evanston's Levy Senior Center -- On Thursdays there is a francophone conversation circle with friendly conversation. 847.448.8250
-- Mount Prospect Sister Cities Commission -- Mount Prospect has established
sister cities status with Sèvres, France. Spring and Fall activities with
visitors from Sèvres are open to the public and francophones. Check the latest
news at www.mountprospect.org/sistercities
-- American Association of Teachers of French, AATF, Chicago/Northern-Illinois Chapter. Their web site:
http://www.aatf-chicnorthil.org
-- Alliance Française de Chicago -- The Chicago chapter of Alliance Française
has scores of classes and francophone activities every week, at 810 North Dearborn Street
Chicago, supported by
hundreds of active members and is a non-profit, 501(C)3 organization. Visit their site at www.af-chicago.org for the
latest info.
-- Alliance Française of Dupage, du Comté de DuPage, Illinois (Naperville) -- The DuPage County chapter of Alliance Française
has francophone activities to the west of Chicago. Visit their site at http://www.afdupage.com for the
latest info.
- - - - The DuPage River took its name from a French fur-trapper and trader who had settled on the stream below the fork prior to 1800.
-- U.F.E.- Chicago -- L'UFEC assure la défense des droits et des intérêts des Français de l'étranger et aide les expatriés et les entreprises qui les détachent à bien réussir leur installation, leur intégration et leur retour. There are numerous Chicagoland francophone UFEC activities and outings visible at their website, http://www.ufechicago.org (Fluent francophones are welcome to participate in their events.)
--Facets Multi-Media, Inc. -- founded in 1975, is a non-profit, 501(C)3 organization, and a leading national Media Arts organization. There are often screenings of foreign-language films, or classes addressing aspects of francophone films. 1517 W. Fullerton Ave, Chicago. http://www.facets.org
-- French In Chicago .com -- FrenchInChicago.com is a recently-founded, not-for-profit, local website owned and managed by the ChicagoWorldCup LLC
and is a site serving the French community to provide listings to access activities, stores, cultural, sports events, social groups, etc...related to the French/francophone/francophile community in Chicago.
Visit their site at http://www.frenchinchicago.com & you may choose either French or English for the
latest info and events.
-- Palatine, Illinois' Sister City -- Palatine has established relations with Fontenay-le-Comte, France. Learn more at http://www.palatinesistercities.org/fontenay.htm
--Chicago, Illinois' Sister Cities -- Chicago has over 27 Sister/Partner/Friendship cities. Three of them are: Paris, France + Casablanca, Morocco and Lucerne, Switzerland.
- - - Jean Baptiste Pointe du Sable was declared the "Founder of Chicago" by the State of Illinois and the City of Chicago on October 26, 1968. Pointe du Sable's father had sent the young Jean Baptiste (born in the French Caribbean before 1745) to study at a catholic school in France. Jean Baptiste first arrived on the western shores of Lake Michigan about 1779, where he built the first permanent nonindigenous settlement as a fur-trading post, pre-dating Fort Dearborn by about 30 years.
-- Centre de la francophonie des Amériques, founded in Québec, Canada -- Learn more at www.francophoniedesameriques.com The Center has quite a few exciting programs and contests for fellow francophones to get to know one another. (Estimated 33 million francophones in the Americas: 11 million in USA, almost 10 million in Canada, almost 10 million in Caribbean, almost 3 million in Central+South America.)
-- French Meet-up There are a number of small Chicagoland francophone conversation-social groups organized under the meetup.com resource as French Language Meetup.
. . . . Contact AF du NS at our e-mail
address to make any request for your not-for-profit, Chicagoland, francophone
activity or resource to be considered for mention here, alliancefn [@ yahoo.com
.
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Federation News:
" One Book - One Federation " is a program sponsored by the "Federation of Alliances Françaises USA"
to promote French literacy throughout the United States by encouraging the reading of the same book by all chapters during a single year.
The 2010-2011 selection was revealed in August by the AF-USA committee.
“One Book - One Federation” Selections:
2011-12 - Le Banquier et le Perroquet by Philippe Simiot.
2010-11 - Soeurs Chocolat by Catherine Velle.
2009-10 - Héroïnes Françaises, 1940-1945: Courage, Force et Ingéniosité by Professor Monique Saigal.
2008-09 - not available at time of publication.
2007-08 - Victoire: les saveurs et les mots by Maryse Condé.
2006-07 - Le gone du Châba by Azouz Begag.
2005-06 - Les âmes grises by Philippe Claudel.
2004-05 - Le testament Français by Andrei Makine.
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