Alliance Francaise du NS (IL)

Alliance Française du North Shore (IL)
Founded in 1912 as "The French Club of Evanston"
P.O. Box 1750, Evanston, IL 60204 USA

Put a little French in your life
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 for the nominal sum of ~$10 at the door. If you wish to join for the year (June1-May31),$50, print out our Membership form , and mail it to us with your check. All skill levels welcome, beginner to fluent. Our 70 members range from native speakers to present and former French teachers to present and former French students. 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.

Si vous voulez améliorer votre compréhension et expression
de la langue française, venez vous joindre à nous,
pour écouter et converser en français.

AFduNS Membership Benefits
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 sent out each year.
--The Lecture-Program entrance fee is waived for members.

--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.
--Members are also elegible to access the Members-Only activities such as: Cercle de Lecture, Cercle des Contes, Ciné Club, Conversations à thèmes, and Mercredi Soir Classe de Conversation.

AFduNS Year-'Round Activities

--- " Café Conversations " ---
"Café Conversations" Morning Edition:
One Monday-morning a month, (usually first Mondays) at 10:00am, we meet at a café "pour bavarder en français." Rendez-vous at the Panera (Wilmette), at 1199 Wilmette Ave, (just east of the C&NW rail tracks).
Bring a friend! Purchase your refreshment and then look for us at the pulled-together tables near the south exit. Open to Members and non-Members, beginners to fluent. Listening in French is required. We generally have 12 to 24 participants each month. Join us! Mark your calendar now for :

- - - June 1, 2009, 10am-11am
- - - July 6, 2009, 10am-11am
- - - August 3, 2009, 10am-11am
- - - Sept. 7, 2009, 10am-11am (yes, Labor Day)
- - - Oct. 5, 2009, 10am-11am
- - - Nov. 2, 2009, 10am-11am
- - - Dec. 7, 2009, 10am-11am
- - - Jan. 4, 2010, 10am-11am

" Café Conversations " - Evening Edition:
One Monday-evening per month (on the second or third Monday nite of the month) at 7:30pm, we meet at a café for friendly conversation in French. Rendez-vous at the Panera "LincolnVillage", 6059 N. Lincoln Ave, just east of McCormick Blvd., for one hour.
Panera is at the intersection of Lincoln and Jersey St. (3200 West); the Panera building is one door east of the Borders Books Building. Purchase your optional refreshment and look for us at the tables that are pulled together.
Open to Members and non-Members, beginners to fluent. Listening in French is encouraged. We generally have 6 to 12 participants each month. Mark your calendar now for :

- - - June 8, 2009, 7:30pm-8:30pm
- - - July 13, 2009, 7:30pm-8:30pm
- - - August 10, 2009, 7:30pm-8:30pm
- - - Sept. 14, 2009, 7:30pm-8:30pm ...3rd Anniversary of "Evening Edition"...
- - - Oct. 12, 2009, 7:30pm-8:30pm
- - - Nov. 9, 2009, 7:30pm-8:30pm
- - - Dec. xx, 2009: ---> no meeting this month ---

- - - Jan. xx, 2010: ---> no meeting this month ---

- - - Feb. 15 or 22: ---> to be determined; looking for a volunteer to be anchorperson. ---

- - - Mar. 22: ---> to be determined; looking for a volunteer to be anchorperson. ---

"Café Conversation à Thèmes" :
Mme. Denise Rano organise des participants. Niveau: Posséder une bonne connaissance du français permettant une participation active à des échanges et des débats. Le premier réunion sera en septembre. Limite 12 participants. Veuillez contacter Mme.Rano c/o alliancefn[@]yahoo.com . Membership Required to join this activity.

AFduNS Lecture Season:

INTO SPRING '10 -- WILMETTE TEMPORARY RELOCATION CONTINUES TO Mallinckrodt/MESKILL COMMUNITY CENTER !
TEMPORARY RE-LOCATION to Meeting Room No. 1 at Mallinckrodt/Meskill Community Center at 1041A Ridge Road, Wilmette (1-1/4 blocks north of Lake Ave. ... a bit north of Treasure Island grocery. Need directions? Call 847.256.9623) Enter Meskill at ground level at south end of building only.
--Our Lecture Programs start promptly at 1:00 PM S-H-A-R-P. Arrive by 12:50pm to find your seat.
--Members admitted free; Guests and Visitors pay $10.00 at the door to help defray our expenses for the meeting.

Program
Date
@1PM sharp. Planned Lecture Topics ('09 - '10)

Sept. 21, 2009 "L'Algerie de ma famille" , in French, with Mr. Hamid Ghezali of the Alliance Française de Chicago. af-chicago.org: Their mission is to be Chicago’s center of French language and French culture—to promote exchange, understanding, and friendship between Americans and French speaking people—including Europeans, Canadians, Africa, the Caribbean and the Middle East—a world of more than 150 million French speakers. Through study of another language and its associated cultures, af-chicago helps participants to develop a global view of the world.

Oct. 19, 2009 "Comment la communauté française et francophile renouvèle actuellement la culture française à Chicago", in French, with Mme. Gigi Olmstead, founder of French Focus (www.freewebs.com/frenchfocus), key organizer of www.frenchinchicago.com, and Prof. de français a l’Alliance Française de Chicago.

Nov.16, 2009 " Musique française pour alto et piano dans l'œuvre de Marais et Milhaud", in French, with Nelson Cleary, viola, and Gregory Shifrin, piano in their return performance.

Dec.14, 2009 «La francophonie des Amériques et les communautés qui la composent» avec M. Michel Robitaille, Président-directeur général du "Centre de la francophonie des Amériques", Québec, Canada, 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.)

Revised: Jan. 18, 2010 "Causerie", in French, an annual opportunity for conversation circles centered on various pre-selected Discussion-Topics.
NOTE! TEMPORARY RELOCATION TO Mallinckrodt/MESKILL COMMUNITY CENTER continues in January and thru balance of lecture season.

Feb.8, 2010 « Québec: De Champlain au Cirque du Soleil », in French, with Mr. Marc T. Boucher, Head, Québec Government Office in Chicago. www.mri.gouv.qc.ca/en/ministere/bureaux_etranger/amerique_du_nord/amerique.asp

.... Location: NOTE! CONTINUED TEMPORARY RELOCATION TO Mallinckrodt/MESKILL COMMUNITY CENTER.
The AFduNS Memberships are now available at half-price (thru-July 30,'10) at $25.00 and may be purchased at the door or by mail. Become a Member! Print Membership Form from this site.

Mar.15, 2010 «La sculpture dans le Loop et l'influence française» by Mr. Bill Shapiro, a francophone docent with the Chicago Architecture Foundation. WHERE: Mallinckrodt/Meskill Community Center at 1041A Ridge Road, Wilmette (1-1/4 blocks north of Lake Ave. ... a bit north of Treasure Island grocery. Need directions? Call 847.256.9623) Enter Meskill at ground level at south end of building only. NOTE! OUR TEMPORARY RELOCATION TO Mallinckrodt/MESKILL COMMUNITY CENTER continues thru March and April.

Apr.19, 2010 «L’humanisme de l’homme absurde dans “La pierre qui pousse” de L’exil et le royaume de Camus » with Professor Jean-Luc Garneau of Lake Forest College
NOTE! OUR TEMPORARY RELOCATION TO Mallinckrodt/MESKILL COMMUNITY CENTER continues thru spring.

May 17, 2010 Déjeuner de printemps:
Our Annual Spring Luncheon will be held at Restaurant t.b.a.
Begins at NOON. Pre-paid Reservations MUST be received by our Treasurer by ~May 10th. ~$3x.00 for Members, ~$4x.00 for non-Members. (Tax and Tip included.)

NOTES:

--Please come a bit early, at 12:45pm, to socialize in French and/or browse our ''lending library'' (our tableful of materials in French).
--You will also hear announcements of current local francophone events which are also posted on our club's bulletin board on view at the meeting.
--Our Guest Speakers and Presenters give a 45 to 60 minute program.
--We present refreshments after the Lecture, contributed by members, and socialize in French.
--We generally conclude by 2:45 or 3:00pm.
--Our Conference topics are also announced in local papers such as the Pioneer Press' Clubs, Lectures, or Community calendars found in its "Diversions", "Images", or "Peek-at-the-Week" pages. We often have listings printed in the NorthSHORE Magazine "Datebook", as well.
--Nearly all our Presenters are fluent francophones.

Program Date @1PM sharp.	Last Season's Lecture Topics ('08 - '09)& New season began September, 2009
Sept. 15, 2008	M. Jacky Pluton, Chef de cuisine, described "la qualité gastronomique entre la France et les États-Unis"". Mr. Pluton is also an author of The Fairway Gourmet. www.jackyplutongroup.com
Oct. 20, 2008	M. Eric Aubriot, Chef de cuisine and gourmet wine & foods shop-owner described “Le monde des petits commerces” (The world of small business). His shop, "TASTE food & wine" is located in the Rogers Park neighborhood. www.tastefoodandwine.com
Nov. 17, 2008	M. Wylie Crawford spoke about “Le carillon et être carillonneur”, with video. He is the University Carillonneur at the University of Chicago since 1984, and is carillonneur at other carillons. http://rockefeller.uchicago.edu/staff/crawford
Dec. 15, 2008	Mme. Marie-Andrée (Aimée) Laberge, author, presented "Vive le cinema libre -- Films from Québec", aspects of Québec movie-making with clips from Mon Oncle Antoine, the respected 1971 film by Claude Jutra which captured a bygone time and reflected on what the future holds for a society in upheaval.
Jan. 12, 2009	"Causerie", open to Members Only, annual opportunity for Conversation Circles centered on various pre-selected Discussion-Topics.
Feb. 9, 2009	M. Jack McCord, Executive Director at AF de Chicago, presented "Notre partenariat avec les ecoles publiques de Chicago: Our educational outreach programs" with video. www.af-chicago.org.
Mar.16, 2009	M. Main de Boissière, Consul Général de la France à Chicago, spoke about « Une vue de l’Europe et l’évolution des relations transatlantiques », [" A French view of Europe and Evolution of Trans-atlantic Relations"]. Visit www.consulfrance-chicago.com
Apr.20, 2009	M. George Lepauw, Franco-american concert pianist, presented " Comprendre Debussy" with piano excerpts. Visit www.GeorgeLepauw.com and internationalbeethovenproject.com for his performance schedule and to hear audio-excerpts.
May 18, 2009	Déjeuner de printemps. Our Annual Spring Luncheon was held at Restaurant "Michael" in Winnetka. Began at NOON. Pre-paid Reservations were received by our Treasurer by May 8th. $36 for Members, $41 for non-Members. (Tax and Tip included.)

AFduNS Classe de Conversation mercredi soir (for Members Only):

AFduNS Classe du mercredi soir: Resumed September 9, 2009, 7pm.
We offer one class per week and it meets during our Lecture Season (September to April) only. It is an "Advanced-Intermediate & Advanced Level Classe de Conversation" (par Prof. Roland Dubosq) on Wednesday evenings (7:00 to 8:45 p.m.) at the Wilmette Library.
Various materials are used: articles, poems, songs, grammar worksheets. No text is required. Current events are followed on TV5-Monde.
The next quarter of Classes began Sept. 9, 2009. Fee is approximately $154.00 for the full term.
[Students may easily join this class part-way thru the series, for a prorated tuition, whenever there are open seats, 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. 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 10 to 16 excellent courses for francophones on a semester schedule.

AFduNS Cercles (for Members Only):

AFduNS Cercle des contes:
This conversation group usually meets the last monday of the month, in the early afternoon, at a member's home, to discuss a short literary work which was assigned at a previous meeting. The selection is usually suited to advanced-beginners and intermediate-level students of French. AFduNS Membership is a prerequisite. Enrollment is limited, so you might have to be put on a waiting list. Send us an email to request further details or ask Monique Whiting, Caroline Erbmann, or Chantal Shapiro.

AFduNS Cercle de Lecture:
This conversation group usually meets every 6 to 8 weeks to discuss a renowned, full-length francophone literary work. The reading and discussion level is suited for both very-fluent, advanced-level francophones and native speakers. AFduNS Membership is a prerequisite. Enrollment is limited so you might have to be put on a waiting list. Send us an email to request further details.

Cercle de lecture titles for the '09-'10 Season:
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

AFduNS Ciné Club (for Members Only):

Ciné Club Fall '09:
mardi 27 octobre 2009
de 13:30h à 16h

Film : Un dimanche à la campagne.
        (A Sunday in the country)
Sortie du film: 1984, 94 minutes.
Réalisateur: Bertrand Tavernier
Vedettes : Louis Ducreux...Monsieur Ladmiral
               Michel Aumont...Gonzague
     This film is a portrait of French family life prior to World War I. Monsieur Ladmiral is an ageing painter who lives alone in his country house, cared for by his longtime housekeeper, Mercédès. Every so often his son Gonzague comes to visit him with his young family. One late summer Sunday in 1912, the customary visit is disturbed by the unexpected arrival of Ladmiral’s unpredictable daughter, Irène…

To be shown in a private home theater in N.W. Evanston, seating limited to 16-22.
Reservations required in advance by contacting Mme. Wanda Sauerman.

Members may sign up to view the private showing of these films,
followed by conversation in French as a group, exploring aspects of the film. (Séance suivie de discussion animée par une/un membre.)

FILM Titles for our '08-'09 Ciné Club were:
-- La Petite Lili, and
-- xxxx[title not available at time of publication]

FILM Titles for our '07-'08 Ciné Club season were:
--Au revoir les enfants,
--Être and Avoir, and
--Avenue Montaigne.

AFduNS Membership Form: Print, then snail-mail it Membership Form

AFduNS Officers and Committees through May 31, 2010: 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 eagerly awaited.

AFduNS History (Historique): our chapter history

AFduNS ByLaws: view our chapter ByLaws

AFduNS Guest Speakers of our past Lecture Seasons: ...past seasons' guest speakers and topics

-- OTHER NEWS & RESOURCES for local francophones: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

-- Annual "Grande Dictée" held at NU-Evanston campus -- On a Saturday morning in late January, usually $5 per person-- eMail to Prof. Pavlovich at NU for info, mpa347 @northwestern.edu -- Three levels of competition: High school, adult students and teaching professionals; great prizes such as Dining Certificates or francophone reading material, offered/sponsored by the AATF-Northern Illinois/Chicago chapter.

-- Parisian Salon Concerts in Northbrook-- always a Friday, always Free, always 7:30pm. First FRIDAY of the month at Northbrook Public Library. 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://northbrook.info/com_parisian_salon.php 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, which are listed by epl's Laura Hirshfield in a handy, 19-page booklet, with a descriptive overview for each film. The booklet is revised occasionally to reflect newer acquisitions. 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 must also 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".
- - - -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.

-- 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 numerous classes and francophone activities every week, supported by hundreds of active members. 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 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 outstanding 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 FREE and interactive portal serving the French community to provide listings to access all 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.)

-- Contact us 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 2009 selection is Héroïnes Françaises, 1940-1945: Courage, Force et Ingéniosité by Professor Monique Saigal. This book provides a powerful look at the heroism and courage of the women who fought in the French Resistance during World War II. Saigal, herself a child of the Occupation, documents the stories of eighteen women who fought against the Nazis in France. In her research, Professor Saigal interviewed former Resistance fighters in France, Switzerland, and California, and in this volume has presents a remarkable and unique look at the struggles of women in France during the Second World War.
Previous “One Book - One Federation” Selections:
2007 - Victoire: les saveurs et les mots by Maryse Condé.
2006 - Le gone du Châba by Azouz Begag.
2005 - Les âmes grises by Philippe Claudel.
2004 - Le testament Français by Andrei Makine.

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Program Date @1PM sharp.	Planned Lecture Topics ('09 - '10)
Sept. 21, 2009	"L'Algerie de ma famille" , in French, with Mr. Hamid Ghezali of the Alliance Française de Chicago. af-chicago.org: Their mission is to be Chicago’s center of French language and French culture—to promote exchange, understanding, and friendship between Americans and French speaking people—including Europeans, Canadians, Africa, the Caribbean and the Middle East—a world of more than 150 million French speakers. Through study of another language and its associated cultures, af-chicago helps participants to develop a global view of the world.
Oct. 19, 2009	"Comment la communauté française et francophile renouvèle actuellement la culture française à Chicago", in French, with Mme. Gigi Olmstead, founder of French Focus (www.freewebs.com/frenchfocus), key organizer of www.frenchinchicago.com, and Prof. de français a l’Alliance Française de Chicago.
Nov.16, 2009	" Musique française pour alto et piano dans l'œuvre de Marais et Milhaud", in French, with Nelson Cleary, viola, and Gregory Shifrin, piano in their return performance.
Dec.14, 2009	«La francophonie des Amériques et les communautés qui la composent» avec M. Michel Robitaille, Président-directeur général du "Centre de la francophonie des Amériques", Québec, Canada, 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.)
Revised: Jan. 18, 2010	"Causerie", in French, an annual opportunity for conversation circles centered on various pre-selected Discussion-Topics. NOTE! TEMPORARY RELOCATION TO Mallinckrodt/MESKILL COMMUNITY CENTER continues in January and thru balance of lecture season.
Feb.8, 2010	« Québec: De Champlain au Cirque du Soleil », in French, with Mr. Marc T. Boucher, Head, Québec Government Office in Chicago. www.mri.gouv.qc.ca/en/ministere/bureaux_etranger/amerique_du_nord/amerique.asp .... Location: NOTE! CONTINUED TEMPORARY RELOCATION TO Mallinckrodt/MESKILL COMMUNITY CENTER. The AFduNS Memberships are now available at half-price (thru-July 30,'10) at $25.00 and may be purchased at the door or by mail. Become a Member! Print Membership Form from this site.
Mar.15, 2010	«La sculpture dans le Loop et l'influence française» by Mr. Bill Shapiro, a francophone docent with the Chicago Architecture Foundation. WHERE: Mallinckrodt/Meskill Community Center at 1041A Ridge Road, Wilmette (1-1/4 blocks north of Lake Ave. ... a bit north of Treasure Island grocery. Need directions? Call 847.256.9623) Enter Meskill at ground level at south end of building only. NOTE! OUR TEMPORARY RELOCATION TO Mallinckrodt/MESKILL COMMUNITY CENTER continues thru March and April.
Apr.19, 2010	«L’humanisme de l’homme absurde dans “La pierre qui pousse” de L’exil et le royaume de Camus » with Professor Jean-Luc Garneau of Lake Forest College NOTE! OUR TEMPORARY RELOCATION TO Mallinckrodt/MESKILL COMMUNITY CENTER continues thru spring.
May 17, 2010	Déjeuner de printemps: Our Annual Spring Luncheon will be held at Restaurant t.b.a. Begins at NOON. Pre-paid Reservations MUST be received by our Treasurer by ~May 10th. ~$3x.00 for Members, ~$4x.00 for non-Members. (Tax and Tip included.)