Past events 

May 12th, 2008

The Annual Election of the Board of Directors and Officers of the Alliance Française of Cincinnati was held Monday, May 12th, 2008.

The election took place at The Madison House — 2324 Madison Road, Cincinnati.

Click here to read the outgoing President’s report by Barbara Klaw

We welcome the newly elected AF President - Christa Gorman

Welcome to the new Vice President - Ann Bjornson

And a welcome to the newly elected Board Members:

Annie Cardin-Bierbaum

Steve Bjornson

Earl Messer

Germaine Santos

May 6th, 2008

6:45 PM

Dimitri Landrain, the French jazz musician who played at the 2007 alliance opening event, is having his senior recital on the May 6th at 6:45PM in the Patricia Corbett theater at CCM.

Cincinnati Coservatory of Music, University of Cincinnati

This is a public recital and it is free.

May 3th, 2008

Saturday 1:30 PM

The European-American Chamber of Commerce and the Alliance Francaise are pleased to invite you and your family to a Treasure Hunt on Saturday, May 3rd, 2008.  Come and join us for an afternoon of discovery as we venture through the streets of downtown Cincinnati and uncover some of the rich and unique gems the Queen City has to offer.

Each family/couple/individual who registers will be given a map and questionnaire on the day of the event.  Answer as many questions as you can along your journey and stand a chance of winning some fun prizes!

The event will start and finish at Garfield Place.  This is a walking event which will cover just over a mile so please bring comfortable shoes.  This is a great, stroller friendly, family event.  Refreshments will be served at the end of the event.

When:
Saturday, May 3rd, 2008
1:30 pm  - Check in starts
2:00 pm to 4:00 pm  - Treasure Hunt
4:00 pm to 4:30 pm  - Prizes

Where:
(The historic Fechheimer Mansion)
LPK Brand Innovation Center
22 Garfield Place
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202

Cost:
$10 per person
$20 per family

[ Click here to register ] 

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April 11th, 2008

Friday 7:00pm

French film at NKU

La Vie en Rose (2007)

Come and watch Edith Piaf: La Vie en Rose, in French with English subtitles, the fifth of a series of French films in the Budig auditorium at NKU. These films will be co-sponsored by the NKU Department of Literature and Language and the Alliance Française of Cincinnati.

Winner of 2 Academy Awards in 2008 !! La Vie en Rose
"An un-chronological look at the life of the Little Sparrow, Edith Piaf (1915-1963). Her mother is an alcoholic street singer, her father a circus performer, her paternal grandmother a madam. During childhood she lives with each of them. At 20, she's a street singer discovered by a club owner who's soon murdered, coached by a musician who brings her to concert halls, then quickly famous. Constant companions are alcohol and heartache. The tragedies of her love affair with Marcel Cerdan and the death of her only child belie the words of one of her signature songs, "Non, je ne regrette rien." The back and forth nature of the narrative suggest the patterns of memory and association."

March 16th, 2008

Sunday 3:00pm

• Debussy: Prelude a  l’apres-midi d’une faune
• Ravel: Scheherazade
  • Ashlie Smith, Mezzo Soprano
• Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf

Admission to all concerts is free

Seven Hills Sinfonietta

B’nai Tzedek, 6280 Kugler Mill Road, Cincinnati, OH 45236

March 1st, 2008

Fête de la Francophonie [Celebrate French-Speaking Countries of the World]

Saturday 9am to 3pm

The Community Center of Newport on the Levee

Fête de la Francophonie

Come and enjoy the conferences, discussions, music, posters and cultural celebrations of French speaking countries.

Program

February 27, 2008

Wednesday 7PM

 “Claude Lorrain to Cézanne: Transformations in French Landscape Painting”

Our new French Art program begins on Wednesday, February 27 at 7PM with a lecture by Benedict Leca, Ph.D., the new Curator of European Painting and Sculpture at the Cincinnati Art Museum. 

This event will take place in the Fath Auditorium of the Cincinnati Art Museum at 953 Eden Park Drive.  The cost is $10 for Alliance Française and Art Museum members and $20 for the general public.

Click here for information about how to register for this event.

Click here for driving directions to the Art Museum.  Parking is free.

Click here for the brochure.

January 31, 2008   

“Literary French Avant-Garde Movements of the 20th Century:
Roots and Revolutions”

This lecture co-sponsored by the Alliance Française and the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures at the University of Cincinnati will be presented in French by Anne-Marie Mazzega-Bachelet, Ph.D.  Dr. Bachelet will trace the history of the literary French Avant-Garde movements and review the events that influenced the development of these movements and their impact on the evolution of French literature and culture.

This lecture will take place at 7PM on Thursday, January 31 at the Valentine House, the Language Immersion House located at 2629 Clifton Avenue on the UC campus.  The lecture will be free except for a $3 charge for parking in the adjacent Valentine House parking garage.  Cookies and coffee will be served.

Click here to see photos of the event!

January 18, 2008

Friday 7 PM

French film at NKU

Man on the Train (2002)

Come and watch Man on the Train, the fourth of a series of French films in the Budig auditorium, Room 102 University Center, NKU.  These films will be co-sponsored by the NKU Department of Literature and Language and the Alliance Française of Cincinnati.

"Notorious criminal Milan (Johnny Hallyday) is sent to a small French town to knock off the local bank. With plans to make and no place to stay, he accepts a retired schoolteacher's (Jean Rochefort) offer of shelter. By chance they glimpse how their lives might have turned out different if they were in one another's shoes."

Free parking -NKU Campus Map

January 6th, 2008

Sunday

2:00 PM to 4:30PM

Come Share the "Galette des Rois"

To celebrate the Feast of Epiphany, The Alliance Française of Cincinnati will sponsor its popular annual “Fête de la Galette des Rois” on Sunday, January 6. Open to the public, the party takes place takes place at Terwilliger Lodge in Montgomery, 2-4:30pm. The “Galette” is a favorite tradition in France. A “fève” or small china figurine, is hidden in the galette or cake before baking. The lucky guest who receives the fève in his piece of cake is crowned king or queen for the day. Children love the game. Magic show for the kids!

see the photos of last year's event Click here!

 

Click here for the Registration form

December 26, 2007

MeetUp of the Alliance Française de Cincinnati.

Changed to Wednesday this month For information click here

December 14 , 2007
7:00pm

French film at NKU

L’auberge espagnole (2003)

Come and watch L'auberge espagnole , the third of a series of French films in the Budig auditorium at NKU. These films will be co-sponsored by the NKU Department of Literature and Language and the Alliance Française of Cincinnati.

December 2, 2007

12:00 noon
to 3:00pm

Alliance Française Christmas Rendez-vous

Join us downtown on Fountain Square and enjoy Ice Skating on the Ice Rink and also take the time to visit the Duke Energy annual Model Train exhibit in the lobby of the Duke Energy Building.

Click here to see the Photos

November 30, 2007

6:00pm
8:00pm

Holiday Gourmet Cooking Demonstration

This demonstration will be led by French chef, Philippe Audax, campus Executive Chef at the University of Cincinnati. We will receive instruction and written recipes detailing 4 courses of a French gourmet holiday menu. We will be served a portion of each course and taste 3 wines paired with the menu.

This event will take place at EQ, the cooking school of The Party Source, Bellevue, KY. The cost per person will be $55 for Alliance members and $60 for non-members.

Click here to see the Photos

Click here for a profile of Philippe Audax

November 16, 2007

7:00PM

The film series co-sponsored with Northern Kentucky University will be showing beautiful new film Molière with Romain Duris, Laura Morante, Fabrice Luchini, Ludivine Sagnier, et Edouard Baer.  In French with English subtitles. .

 Join us in Budig Theatre (University Center 102) at NKU.

This screening is free and open to the public.  Parking at NKU is free.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts

November 15, 2007

6:00 to 9:00PM

Beaujolais Nouveau

Enjoy the 2007 Beaujolais Nouveau and an exquisite French buffet by chef Jean-Robert.

$35 for AF members / $50 for non-members

RSVP by November 12th.

Click here for the registration

November 5, 2007
11:00am

1:00pm

"Moliere Than Thou " & "The Life of Molière" presented by Northern Kentucky University in partnership with the Alliance Française.

by - Tim Mooney

Tim Mooney will be doing his one man show called "Molière Than Thou" at 11AM and "The Life of Molière" at 1PM which is his staging and translation of numerous scenes from the plays of Molière. This event will take place at NKU in the Budig auditorium.
He already performed last year at NKU for National French week--He was fabulous--we are delighted that he will be back!

NKU Campus Map

November 4, 2007

Sunday
11:00am

Join us for a family outing!

The AF Institute is organizing a group to see the exhibition of Pirates at the Museum Center Sunday November 4th at 11am.

The Whydah, filled with treasure, sank off the coast of Cape Cod in April, 1717, in a storm. Cincinnati Museum Center hosts the world premiere of Real Pirates.

Contact Alix Pitra today to confirm your participation.
Alix Pitra
afschool@france-cincinnati.com
Phone : (513) 293-2948

November 2, 2007
7:00pm

French film at NKU

Exils (2004)

Come and watch Exils, the second of a series of French films in the Budig auditorium at NKU. These films will be co-sponsored by the NKU Department of Literature and Language and the Alliance Française of Cincinnati.

October 12, 2007
7:00pm

: Arsène Lupin  (2004)

Come and watch Arsène Lupin, the first of a series of French films in the Budig auditorium at NKU. These films will be co-sponsored by the NKU Department of Literature and Language and the Alliance Française of Cincinnati.

September 25, 2007

MeetUp of the Alliance Française de Cincinnati.

For information click here

September 18, 2007

11:30AM

Faux Frenchmen
Tuesday, September 18th 11:30 am – 1:30pm
LPK Acoustic Lunch Series / Piatt Park at Garfield Place

Jazz at the Little Red Schoolhouse

New opening event for the Alliance Francaise.

Click here to see the photos!

The Little Red Schoolhouse” is an historic landmark located in a pastoral setting in Indian Hill at 8100 Given Road. We will enjoy French wine, hors d’oeuvres and mini-pastries while listening to jazz performed by French pianist, Dimitri Landrain and bassist, Aaron Jacob. The event will cost $25 for members and $30 for non-members including food and 2 glasses of wine or non-alcoholic beverage.

Book signing - Simone de Beauvoir's Diary of a Philosophy Student

Click here for photos
Barbara Klaw of NKU will be signing copies of her translation and annotation of Simone de Beauvoir's Diary of a Philosophy Student, 1926-27, vol. 1 at the Joseph Beth bookstore in Rookwood Pavilion.

Click here for more information

Presentation - Discussion - Relationship between France and Tchad.

Presented by Northern Kentucky University Department of Literature and Language in partnership with the Alliance Française. Moussa Hamedi spoke in French on the relationship between Tchad and France.

Click Here to see the Photos

Bastille Day in Cincinnati

There were 2 events this year to celebrate Bastille Day!
 
On July 13th evening, the traditional pic-nic was organized jointly by the European-American Chamber of Commerce, the Montgomery Sister Cities and the Alliance Francaise. The picnic took place at Swaim Lodge, Montgomery, Ohio. This year, the picnic was a huge potluck that ended up being of absolutely excellent quality! The drinks were available on site. After the food, the picnic turned into a dancing event in the moonlight. Everybody loved it!

On July 14th, between noon and midnight, the Alliance Francaise staffed a booth at the Bastille Day event organized by the city of Montgomery. The booth clearly had a French twist and attracted lots and lots of people.

Click here to see the pictures taken for both events.

Alliance Française de Cincinnati Board members elections

click here to read the Election address by Alliance President Barbara Klaw

ALLIANCE FRANÇAISE WINE TASTING PARTY at The Party Source in Bellevue, Kentucky. 

Our Wine Tasting Party took place at the The Party Source from 6 to 8PM. We tasted 5 French wines each paired with a complimentary French cheese or other hors d’oeuvre.

Click here to see the Photos!

The presidential elections took place in the USA:
Saturday, April 21, 2007 (first round)
Saturday, May 5, 2007 (second round)

For the first time, there was a voting office in Cincinnati for French persons who are registered on the election list of the Consulat General of France in Chicago.

Registered voters who reside in the states of Kentucky or Southern Ohio (postal codes, 430 to 432; 437 to 438, and 450 to 457) were able to vote in Cincinnati:
Municipal Hall of Montgomery at Swaim Park Lodge

If you wish to verify your election situation, please send an email to
maryse.brocard@diplomatie.gouv.fr

Fête de la Francophonie

Come and enjoy the conferences, student presentations, teacher forum, posters and cultural celebrations of French speaking countries.

Click here for more information

February 17, 2007, 6:30PM

NEW EVENT A WINE AND CHEESE PARTY with HOMEMADE FRENCH QUICHE and DESSERT. 

This event event was a great sucess and a lot of fun!

Click here to see the photos

Wine & Quiche Raffle Prize Winners

January 30, 2007, 7:00PM

January 31, 2007, 7:00PM

Cincinnati World Cinema Presents  the epic French film

"ARMY OF SHADOWS" , by Jean-Pierre Melville. Cincinnati Art Museum Auditorium.,7:00 PM Click here for Film Flyer

$8-, $6- for Art Museum Members
   The film has been selected as one of the Top Five best films of 2006 by critics nationwide, and is in French with English subtitles. For more info see: "http://cincyworldcinema.org/"

Love Triumphs - French Baroque Cantatas

The Catacoustic Consort invites the members of the Alliance Française of Cincinnati to attend a program of French Baroque Cantatas entitled Love Triumphs.
Alliance Française members will receive $5 off of general admission
and $2 off of student admission.

7:30PM Saturday, January 20, 2007

Clifton United Methodist, 3416 Clifton Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45220
(next to Skyline Chili Restaurant off Ludlow, parking available in lot off Senator) & 3:00PM Sunday, January 21, 2007 St. Gabriel Catholic Church, 48 West Sharon Avenue, Glendale, OH
>> 45246
>> (across from Grand Finale Restaurant, parking available on Sharon Avenue)
Tickets: $15 general, $7 student. Children 12 & under are free. Tickets are available at the door

More details are available www.catacoustic.com

Click here for more information

The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

Paavo Järvi conducting; Hélène Grimaud, piano.
Tchaikovsky is the master of passion and expressiveness in music, and the Pathétique Symphony, his final work, is the ultimate example of those qualities. Grimaud, an exceptional performer and Cincinnati favorite, plays the centerpiece of this program, Brahms' phenomenal Piano Concerto No. 1.