Previous cultural events
Members can have the link to watch the recording of the events, if they were recorded. Please contact: afdepasadena@gmail.com
`Some lectures were recorded and are directly on our YouTube channel
March 18, 2025: Café des Sciences: Lunar exploration
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March 15, 2025: Teaching the francophonie of the Americas
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March 12, 2025: Lecture in French: Découvrir la Martinique (via Zoom)
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March 12, 2025: Jeux d'idées avec Sylvie
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February 11, 2025: Rencontre avec Corinne Cotereau, autrice de Providence Canyon
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February 4, 2025: Chandeleur: Eat French crepes with us!
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February 1, 2025: French Book Fair with Clotilde French Bookstore
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January 24, 2025: French Apéro & Karaoké Night
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December 19, 2024: Demystifying French Champagne: A Tasting with Richard Slater
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November 19, 2024: Conférence de G. Serina: Les grands Américains en France et les Français célèbres aux États-Unis
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November 9, 2024: Vide-grenier - French yard sale
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October 30, 2024: Jeux d'idées avec Sylvie
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October 22, 2024: Conférence de G. Serina: Les affaires d'espionnage de la France et des Etats-Unis
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October 19, 2024: Tai Chi and Qigong Class in French at Garfield Park
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October 8, 2024: Pilate in French
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September 21, 2024: Climate Change Workshop with "Climate Fresk"
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September 17, 2024: Conférence de Guillaume Serina: La vie politique française - Décryptage
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July 16, 2024: Visite privée de l'exposition Camille Claudel en français
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July 12, 2024: Bastille Day: A Picnic in the Park
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June 6, 2024: Guided private tour of the Camille Claudel exhibit at Getty Center
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April 23, 2024: Kerwin Spire: Los Angeles, pendant les années 50, sur les pas de Romain Gary
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March 27, 2024: Le Comte de Monte Cristo Lecture
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March 7, 2024: Cara Black discusses Murder At La Villette
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February 27, 2024: Les récits de voyage des Français pendant la ruée vers l'or
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February 1, 2024: Art exhibition: Opening of L'Émerveillement (Wonder), art by Régine Verougstraete
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January 18, 2024: The French Riviera with Stephanie Burtin
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January 13, 2024: Story Time in French with Agathe
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December 1, 2023: Rencontre avec Martine Couralet-Laing, auteure de DreamLAnd
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November 14, 2023: La construction européenne
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November 2, 2023: Rencontrez Laure de Rivières, autrice de La Belle Famille
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October 24, 2023: La Vème République et la vie politique française
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September 28, 2023: Les presidents francais et les Etats-Unis, conférence donné par Guillaume Serina (in French)
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September 7, 2023: Online Author Event: The Art Thief by Michael Finkel (in English)
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August 4, 2023: Movie Night: Adieu les Cons (in French)
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June 7, 2023: Film Screening of Madan Sara followed by Q&A with director/producer Etant Dupain (in English)
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May 13, 2023: Reading with Sundra Oakley, writer of "Why do I get all the kisses?" (in French, English and Tahitian)
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May 2, 2023: Provence expert Keith van Sickle shares tips on visiting and living in Provence (in English)
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April 6, 2023 : The Dark Side of the Eiffel Tower: Lecture with Dr. Hollis Clayson (in English)
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April 4, 2023: Rencontre avec Alexis Buisson, auteur de "Kamala Harris, l'héritière" (in French)
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March 23, 2023: Conférence sur Blaise Pascal: Il faut parier (in French)
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Feb 24, 2023: Découvrez Lyon: présenté par Wanda Gardette (in French)
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Feb 2, 2023: French book fair at Alliance Francaise de Pasadena (in French and English)
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Jan 27, 2023: Dictée en collaboration avec Pasadena City College (in French).
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Jan 26, 2023: From Chanel Paris to California: a hybrid event on French fashion with Orelie Varnier (in French)
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Dec 8. 2022: French Chocolate & Champagne Tasting: While nibbling quality chocolates, we learn to taste, think and talk like true croqueurs de chocolat (in English)
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Dec 1, 2022: Go Off-The-Beaten-Path in France with Frenchly and Alliance Française de Pasadena: (in English)
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Nov 18, 2022: Meet famous French cartoonists (in French)
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Oct 10, 2022: Cooking demonstration with Mardi Michels: torsades au chocolats and pistachio financiers (in English)
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Oct 4, 2022: Disaster at the Vendôme Theater: A conversation with ML Longworth (in English)
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Sept 27, 2022: The Man who invented Motion Pictures: a conversation with Paul Fisher (in English)
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Aug 19, 2022: Le Sacré Coeur: de la Révolution à 1905, presented by Nima (in French)
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May 24, 2022: Tour de Provence, presented by Cynthia Moos (in French)
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April 6, 2022: Exploration of Jupiter's Moons (in English)
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April 5, 2022: Champagne Charlie: The Frenchman who taught Americans to love Champagne (in English)
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March 7, 2022: Conférence sur Madagascar, presented in French by Cécilia Baron
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Feb 15, 2022: A very short introduction to French Philosophy: Discussion with Dr. Know Peden (in English)
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Jan 12, 2002: Napoleon's influence on Paris architecture: Discussion with Susan Jaques (in English)
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Nov 11, 2021: How enlightened was the enlightenment: Presented by Erik Goldner (in English)
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Oct 21, 2021: Lecture in French about Sénégal, presented by Mareme Davis
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Oct 1, 2021: Musique d'ici et d'ailleurs
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Sept 22, 2022: Meet Davis Hoon Kim, author of Paris is a Party, Paris is a Ghost. (In English)
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Aug 5, 2021: Exploring Mars, presented in French by Roland Brockers
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June 29, 2021: Acclaimed photographer Jeffrey Milstein discusses his book Paris from the Air (in English)
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June 21, 2021: La Fête de la Musique Californienne
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May 26, 2021: Master French Chef Oliver cooking event: a seasonal French dessert
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April 25, 2021: Presentation of Ivory Coast in partnership with Alliance Française de Fresno
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April 22, 2021: Meet historian Holly Tucker, author of City of Light, City of Poison (in English)
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April 13, 2021: Meet Janet Skeslien Charles. Discussion about The Paris Library. (in English)
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March 8, 2021: Exploring Street Art of Paris with Stéphanie Lombard (in French)
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Tuesday Feb 16. Discussion with Dr. Lia Brozgal about her most recent book: Absent the Archive: Cultural Traces of a Massacre in Paris, 17 October 1961
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Wednesday, Feb 3. Discussion avec Vanessa Barros, l'autrice de Ne Touche pas à mon Professionalisme.
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Tuesday, January 27: Annick Foucrier présente l'histoire des Français en Californie.
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Sunday, December 6: Patrick Gaumer, spécialiste de la BD
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Tuesday, September 15: Visite virtuelle de Los Angeles par Elise Goujon de Los Angeles Off Road.
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Sunday, August 23, Discussion with Melissa Clark
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Tuesday, August 4, Lindsey Tramuta: Discussion about her new book: THE NEW PARISIENNE: THE WOMEN AND IDEAS SHAPING PARIS
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Tuesday, July 14th, 2020- Emma Saclier- Présentation de la vie au Château de Versailles
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Wednesday, July 8th, 2020- Doni Belau: What's happening in Paris?
To visit her website: Girls Guide to Paris.
More info: info@girlsguidetoparis.com
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Wednesday, June 17, 2020 - Meet the Author: Cara Black
Click here to purchase the book from Vroman's Bookstore.
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Saturday, June 13, 2020 - Meet the Author: Oliver Gee
Click here to purchase his book. Use the code "AF" to receive 5€ off the book.
Click here to support the universe on Patreon.
Click here to support the current charity.
Click here to listen to his podcast, The Earful Tower.
Click here for his live stream on YouTube.
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Thursday, May 21, 2020 - Presentation on May 68 by Alexandra Moreau
Click here to view prints of posters from May 68. Prints are available for purchase. Please e-mail us: afdepasadena@gmail.com