SPRING 2020 FRENCH CLASSES
We are NOW ENROLLING for the Spring 2020 session of French classes! The session will run March 30-June 6. Please note: Armelle's classes start the week of April 6th!
Bienvenue à l’Alliance Française de Sacramento
Welcome to the Alliance Française de Sacramento, the Capital region’s unique French language and cultural center! Our mission is to share the French language and culture and promote friendship between Americans and French-speaking people in the Sacramento region. We offer French classes for adults and children and cultural events throughout the year. Enjoy our website and feel free to stop by our center at CLARA Midtown.
A bientôt!
TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF THE ALLIANCE FRANCAISE DE SACRAMENTO
Given the rapidly evolving public health situation involving Covid-19 and in consultation with the Board of Directors,
the Alliance Française de Sacramento has decided to close the Alliance to the public until further notice.
The well-being and health of all our students, members, teachers, volunteers and staff is of utmost important to us.
We are truly grateful for your cooperation as we do our best to mitigate effects on our operations.
UPDATE 3/20/2020:
Our Spring session is scheduled to start the week of March 30th
(except Armelle’s classes which will start the week of April 6th).
The Alliance Française teachers and staff are actively training to be able to offer you
quality online classes as a temporary alternative option.
To enroll in the Spring Session, please click here!
Questions? We are here! Reach us at info@afsacramento.org
Stay safe and positive!
UPCOMING EVENTS
april
9apr11:00 am- 12:00 pmConversations du Jeudi VirtuelEvery Thursday
Event Details
The Conversations du Jeudi group is open to all AF Sacramento members/non-members and meets weekly on THURSDAY, 11am-12pm. The next meeting will be [...]
Event Details
The Conversations du Jeudi group is open to all AF Sacramento members/non-members and meets weekly on THURSDAY, 11am-12pm.
The next meeting will be on THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 2020, 11am-12pm.
Participants will practice speaking and listening skills, and have fun.
Note that there is no group leader.
To participate:
RSVP your name to info@afsacramento.org by Wednesday, April 8, 4pm.
A Zoom link to access your virtual Conversations du Jeudi group will then be emailed to you.
Time
(Thursday) 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Location
Alliance Française de Sacramento
2420 N Street, Sacramento CA 95816
Organizer
Alliance Française de Sacramento
info@afsacramento.org
Cercle du Lecteur
Event Details
You are invited to a FREE weekly group on Thursday evening from either 6-7pm (Intermediate level) or 7-8pm (Beginner level) hosted by David Hutchinson, AF Sacramento Library [...]
Event Details
You are invited to a FREE weekly group on Thursday evening from either 6-7pm (Intermediate level) or 7-8pm (Beginner level) hosted by David Hutchinson, AF Sacramento Library Volunteer Coordinator.
The next meeting will be on THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 2020.
Participants will practice reading out loud, listening, and perhaps conversing en Français!
The goal is to have fun and comfortably grow participants’ skills.
Participation is flexible: you can simply listen or try a short reading out loud.
Le Cercle du Lecteur will pick interesting books with easy vocabulary so everyone can follow along.
Vocabulary and grammar will be reviewed as well as reading (in English if necessary) so nobody gets lost.
Depending on the group, discussion in French may be incorporated. Then see where it goes.
Every skill can grow with practice, especially among friends!
To participate:
RSVP your name + level to info@afsacramento.org before Wednesday, April 8, 4pm.
A ZOOM link to access your virtual ‘Cercle du Lecteur’ meeting will then be emailed to you.
Time
Year Around Event
Location
Alliance Française de Sacramento
2420 N Street, Sacramento CA 95816
10apr7:00 pm- 9:00 pmSoirée Cinéma: "L'école Buissonnière"
Event Details
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family Director: Nicolas Vanier Review (The London Economic): Director Nicolas Vanier along with his directors of photography, Eric Guichard and Laurent Charbonnier, Vanier guides the [...]
Event Details
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Director: Nicolas Vanier
Review (The London Economic):
Director Nicolas Vanier along with his directors of photography, Eric Guichard and Laurent
Charbonnier, Vanier guides the camera contemplatively across the natural terrain of the country
estate in Sologne where orphan Paul (Jean Scandel) has found himself. Adopted on an interim basis
by Célestine (Valérie Karsenti) who lodges a secret that she keeps from the young boy. This is
Scandel’s first performance and he is good in the role, bringing a blend steel and vulnerability that
captures the characters journey from orphan to learning how to operate within a family unit.
Cast:
François Cluzet
Jean Scandel
Eric Elmosnino
François Berléand
Valérie Karsenti
Trailer:
https://youtu.be/oS4Ka34PAwM
Films are shown in the Alliance library, located on the second floor of the CLARA Studios for the Performing Arts, 2420 N Street in Midtown Sacramento. Please enter through the northeast door off the rear parking lot, as other building doors may be locked. If you need to use the accessible ramp, please contact the office no later than the Thursday before the film.
Time
(Friday) 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Location
Alliance Française de Sacramento
2420 N Street, Sacramento CA 95816
Organizer
Alliance Française de Sacramento
info@afsacramento.org
16apr11:00 am- 12:00 pmConversations du Jeudi VirtuelEvery Thursday
Event Details
The Conversations du Jeudi group is open to all AF Sacramento members/non-members and meets weekly on THURSDAY, 11am-12pm. The next meeting will be [...]
Event Details
The Conversations du Jeudi group is open to all AF Sacramento members/non-members and meets weekly on THURSDAY, 11am-12pm.
The next meeting will be on THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 2020, 11am-12pm.
Participants will practice speaking and listening skills, and have fun.
Note that there is no group leader.
To participate:
RSVP your name to info@afsacramento.org by Wednesday, April 8, 4pm.
A Zoom link to access your virtual Conversations du Jeudi group will then be emailed to you.
Time
(Thursday) 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Location
Alliance Française de Sacramento
2420 N Street, Sacramento CA 95816
Organizer
Alliance Française de Sacramento
info@afsacramento.org
17apr6:00 pm- 8:00 pmTour de Vin de France - POSTPONED
Event Details
UPDATE: POSTPONED The Alliance Française Sacramento is proud to host the second annual "Tour de Vin de France", an educational and entertaining wine tasting of 7 French wines from 5 of [...]
Event Details
UPDATE: POSTPONED
The Alliance Française Sacramento is proud to host the second annual “Tour de Vin de France”, an educational and entertaining wine tasting of 7 French wines from 5 of the most well known and not so well known wine growing regions of France.
In an intimate atmosphere of 20 guests, these wines will be paired with 4 French cheeses
(plus small bites of charcuterie and other artisanal foods).
Todd Bertz of Kermit Lynch, the renowned Berkeley importer of French wines, will introduce us to or further inform us about these regions and the wines they are famous for.
All wines featured at the event will be available at a special discount after the event.
Tickets: $40 for members, $45 for non-members
Time
(Friday) 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Location
Alliance Française de Sacramento
2420 N Street, Sacramento CA 95816
Organizer
Alliance Française de Sacramento
info@afsacramento.org
Cercle du Lecteur
Event Details
You are invited to a FREE weekly group on Thursday evening from either 6-7pm (Intermediate level) or 7-8pm (Beginner level) hosted by David Hutchinson, AF Sacramento Library [...]
Event Details
You are invited to a FREE weekly group on Thursday evening from either 6-7pm (Intermediate level) or 7-8pm (Beginner level) hosted by David Hutchinson, AF Sacramento Library Volunteer Coordinator.
The next meeting will be on THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 2020.
Participants will practice reading out loud, listening, and perhaps conversing en Français!
The goal is to have fun and comfortably grow participants’ skills.
Participation is flexible: you can simply listen or try a short reading out loud.
Le Cercle du Lecteur will pick interesting books with easy vocabulary so everyone can follow along.
Vocabulary and grammar will be reviewed as well as reading (in English if necessary) so nobody gets lost.
Depending on the group, discussion in French may be incorporated. Then see where it goes.
Every skill can grow with practice, especially among friends!
To participate:
RSVP your name + level to info@afsacramento.org before Wednesday, April 8, 4pm.
A ZOOM link to access your virtual ‘Cercle du Lecteur’ meeting will then be emailed to you.
Time
Year Around Event
Location
Alliance Française de Sacramento
2420 N Street, Sacramento CA 95816
may
Cercle du Lecteur
Event Details
You are invited to a FREE weekly group on Thursday evening from either 6-7pm (Intermediate level) or 7-8pm (Beginner level) hosted by David Hutchinson, AF Sacramento Library [...]
Event Details
You are invited to a FREE weekly group on Thursday evening from either 6-7pm (Intermediate level) or 7-8pm (Beginner level) hosted by David Hutchinson, AF Sacramento Library Volunteer Coordinator.
The next meeting will be on THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 2020.
Participants will practice reading out loud, listening, and perhaps conversing en Français!
The goal is to have fun and comfortably grow participants’ skills.
Participation is flexible: you can simply listen or try a short reading out loud.
Le Cercle du Lecteur will pick interesting books with easy vocabulary so everyone can follow along.
Vocabulary and grammar will be reviewed as well as reading (in English if necessary) so nobody gets lost.
Depending on the group, discussion in French may be incorporated. Then see where it goes.
Every skill can grow with practice, especially among friends!
To participate:
RSVP your name + level to info@afsacramento.org before Wednesday, April 8, 4pm.
A ZOOM link to access your virtual ‘Cercle du Lecteur’ meeting will then be emailed to you.
Time
Year Around Event
Location
Alliance Française de Sacramento
2420 N Street, Sacramento CA 95816
1may6:00 pm- 8:00 pmLe Club des Bouquineurs Virtuel
Event Details
The Alliance book group meets every two months for two hours to discuss a book that the group has read. !! UPDATE: NEW VIRTUAL FORMAT [...]
Event Details
The Alliance book group meets every two months for two hours to discuss a book that the group has read.
!! UPDATE: NEW VIRTUAL FORMAT !!
To participate:
RSVP your name + level to info@afsacramento.org before April 30th, 4pm.
A ZOOM link to access your virtual Club des Bouquineurs meeting will then be emailed to you.
RSVP your name + level to info@afsacramento.org before April 30th, 4pm.
A ZOOM link to access your virtual Club des Bouquineurs meeting will then be emailed to you.
The goal of the group is to engage in extensive reading and discussion in French to help increase fluency and vocabulary while becoming familiar with contemporary novels in French.
No bilingual dictionaries or online use of devices during the meeting, please. Paper French/French dictionaries will be available. If the book is long we may extend the conversation over more than one meeting. Attendees must be current students at Alliance Française in B level or higher.
All discussion in book group meetings is in French!
We start each meeting with a brief review and summary, then continue to plot, character, leitmotivs; then delve into deeper points.
Our first book will be:
“Les oubliés du dimanche”, by Valérie Perrin (2015)!
“Les oubliés du dimanche”, by Valérie Perrin (2015)!
This is a sensitive inter-generational tale, with deep encounters between the a young woman and a centenarian exploring their lives and histories together.
Les oubliés du dimanche received 13 prizes, and has been translated into Italian and German.
Les oubliés du dimanche received 13 prizes, and has been translated into Italian and German.
Come join us, and expand
your literary and linguistic horizons!
your literary and linguistic horizons!
For more information please contact:
David Hutchinson (library@afsacramento.org)
David Hutchinson (library@afsacramento.org)
Time
(Friday) 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Location
Alliance Française de Sacramento
2420 N Street, Sacramento CA 95816
Organizer
Alliance Française de Sacramento
info@afsacramento.org
Cercle du Lecteur
Event Details
You are invited to a FREE weekly group on Thursday evening from either 6-7pm (Intermediate level) or 7-8pm (Beginner level) hosted by David Hutchinson, AF Sacramento Library [...]
Event Details
You are invited to a FREE weekly group on Thursday evening from either 6-7pm (Intermediate level) or 7-8pm (Beginner level) hosted by David Hutchinson, AF Sacramento Library Volunteer Coordinator.
The next meeting will be on THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 2020.
Participants will practice reading out loud, listening, and perhaps conversing en Français!
The goal is to have fun and comfortably grow participants’ skills.
Participation is flexible: you can simply listen or try a short reading out loud.
Le Cercle du Lecteur will pick interesting books with easy vocabulary so everyone can follow along.
Vocabulary and grammar will be reviewed as well as reading (in English if necessary) so nobody gets lost.
Depending on the group, discussion in French may be incorporated. Then see where it goes.
Every skill can grow with practice, especially among friends!
To participate:
RSVP your name + level to info@afsacramento.org before Wednesday, April 8, 4pm.
A ZOOM link to access your virtual ‘Cercle du Lecteur’ meeting will then be emailed to you.
Time
Year Around Event
Location
Alliance Française de Sacramento
2420 N Street, Sacramento CA 95816
june
Cercle du Lecteur
Event Details
You are invited to a FREE weekly group on Thursday evening from either 6-7pm (Intermediate level) or 7-8pm (Beginner level) hosted by David Hutchinson, AF Sacramento Library [...]
Event Details
You are invited to a FREE weekly group on Thursday evening from either 6-7pm (Intermediate level) or 7-8pm (Beginner level) hosted by David Hutchinson, AF Sacramento Library Volunteer Coordinator.
The next meeting will be on THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 2020.
Participants will practice reading out loud, listening, and perhaps conversing en Français!
The goal is to have fun and comfortably grow participants’ skills.
Participation is flexible: you can simply listen or try a short reading out loud.
Le Cercle du Lecteur will pick interesting books with easy vocabulary so everyone can follow along.
Vocabulary and grammar will be reviewed as well as reading (in English if necessary) so nobody gets lost.
Depending on the group, discussion in French may be incorporated. Then see where it goes.
Every skill can grow with practice, especially among friends!
To participate:
RSVP your name + level to info@afsacramento.org before Wednesday, April 8, 4pm.
A ZOOM link to access your virtual ‘Cercle du Lecteur’ meeting will then be emailed to you.
Time
Year Around Event
Location
Alliance Française de Sacramento
2420 N Street, Sacramento CA 95816
Cercle du Lecteur
Event Details
You are invited to a FREE weekly group on Thursday evening from either 6-7pm (Intermediate level) or 7-8pm (Beginner level) hosted by David Hutchinson, AF Sacramento Library [...]
Event Details
You are invited to a FREE weekly group on Thursday evening from either 6-7pm (Intermediate level) or 7-8pm (Beginner level) hosted by David Hutchinson, AF Sacramento Library Volunteer Coordinator.
The next meeting will be on THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 2020.
Participants will practice reading out loud, listening, and perhaps conversing en Français!
The goal is to have fun and comfortably grow participants’ skills.
Participation is flexible: you can simply listen or try a short reading out loud.
Le Cercle du Lecteur will pick interesting books with easy vocabulary so everyone can follow along.
Vocabulary and grammar will be reviewed as well as reading (in English if necessary) so nobody gets lost.
Depending on the group, discussion in French may be incorporated. Then see where it goes.
Every skill can grow with practice, especially among friends!
To participate:
RSVP your name + level to info@afsacramento.org before Wednesday, April 8, 4pm.
A ZOOM link to access your virtual ‘Cercle du Lecteur’ meeting will then be emailed to you.
Time
Year Around Event
Location
Alliance Française de Sacramento
2420 N Street, Sacramento CA 95816
july
Cercle du Lecteur
Event Details
You are invited to a FREE weekly group on Thursday evening from either 6-7pm (Intermediate level) or 7-8pm (Beginner level) hosted by David Hutchinson, AF Sacramento Library [...]
Event Details
You are invited to a FREE weekly group on Thursday evening from either 6-7pm (Intermediate level) or 7-8pm (Beginner level) hosted by David Hutchinson, AF Sacramento Library Volunteer Coordinator.
The next meeting will be on THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 2020.
Participants will practice reading out loud, listening, and perhaps conversing en Français!
The goal is to have fun and comfortably grow participants’ skills.
Participation is flexible: you can simply listen or try a short reading out loud.
Le Cercle du Lecteur will pick interesting books with easy vocabulary so everyone can follow along.
Vocabulary and grammar will be reviewed as well as reading (in English if necessary) so nobody gets lost.
Depending on the group, discussion in French may be incorporated. Then see where it goes.
Every skill can grow with practice, especially among friends!
To participate:
RSVP your name + level to info@afsacramento.org before Wednesday, April 8, 4pm.
A ZOOM link to access your virtual ‘Cercle du Lecteur’ meeting will then be emailed to you.
Time
Year Around Event
Location
Alliance Française de Sacramento
2420 N Street, Sacramento CA 95816
Cercle du Lecteur
Event Details
You are invited to a FREE weekly group on Thursday evening from either 6-7pm (Intermediate level) or 7-8pm (Beginner level) hosted by David Hutchinson, AF Sacramento Library [...]
Event Details
You are invited to a FREE weekly group on Thursday evening from either 6-7pm (Intermediate level) or 7-8pm (Beginner level) hosted by David Hutchinson, AF Sacramento Library Volunteer Coordinator.
The next meeting will be on THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 2020.
Participants will practice reading out loud, listening, and perhaps conversing en Français!
The goal is to have fun and comfortably grow participants’ skills.
Participation is flexible: you can simply listen or try a short reading out loud.
Le Cercle du Lecteur will pick interesting books with easy vocabulary so everyone can follow along.
Vocabulary and grammar will be reviewed as well as reading (in English if necessary) so nobody gets lost.
Depending on the group, discussion in French may be incorporated. Then see where it goes.
Every skill can grow with practice, especially among friends!
To participate:
RSVP your name + level to info@afsacramento.org before Wednesday, April 8, 4pm.
A ZOOM link to access your virtual ‘Cercle du Lecteur’ meeting will then be emailed to you.
Time
Year Around Event
Location
Alliance Française de Sacramento
2420 N Street, Sacramento CA 95816
august
Cercle du Lecteur
Event Details
You are invited to a FREE weekly group on Thursday evening from either 6-7pm (Intermediate level) or 7-8pm (Beginner level) hosted by David Hutchinson, AF Sacramento Library [...]
Event Details
You are invited to a FREE weekly group on Thursday evening from either 6-7pm (Intermediate level) or 7-8pm (Beginner level) hosted by David Hutchinson, AF Sacramento Library Volunteer Coordinator.
The next meeting will be on THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 2020.
Participants will practice reading out loud, listening, and perhaps conversing en Français!
The goal is to have fun and comfortably grow participants’ skills.
Participation is flexible: you can simply listen or try a short reading out loud.
Le Cercle du Lecteur will pick interesting books with easy vocabulary so everyone can follow along.
Vocabulary and grammar will be reviewed as well as reading (in English if necessary) so nobody gets lost.
Depending on the group, discussion in French may be incorporated. Then see where it goes.
Every skill can grow with practice, especially among friends!
To participate:
RSVP your name + level to info@afsacramento.org before Wednesday, April 8, 4pm.
A ZOOM link to access your virtual ‘Cercle du Lecteur’ meeting will then be emailed to you.
Time
Year Around Event
Location
Alliance Française de Sacramento
2420 N Street, Sacramento CA 95816
Cercle du Lecteur
Event Details
You are invited to a FREE weekly group on Thursday evening from either 6-7pm (Intermediate level) or 7-8pm (Beginner level) hosted by David Hutchinson, AF Sacramento Library [...]
Event Details
You are invited to a FREE weekly group on Thursday evening from either 6-7pm (Intermediate level) or 7-8pm (Beginner level) hosted by David Hutchinson, AF Sacramento Library Volunteer Coordinator.
The next meeting will be on THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 2020.
Participants will practice reading out loud, listening, and perhaps conversing en Français!
The goal is to have fun and comfortably grow participants’ skills.
Participation is flexible: you can simply listen or try a short reading out loud.
Le Cercle du Lecteur will pick interesting books with easy vocabulary so everyone can follow along.
Vocabulary and grammar will be reviewed as well as reading (in English if necessary) so nobody gets lost.
Depending on the group, discussion in French may be incorporated. Then see where it goes.
Every skill can grow with practice, especially among friends!
To participate:
RSVP your name + level to info@afsacramento.org before Wednesday, April 8, 4pm.
A ZOOM link to access your virtual ‘Cercle du Lecteur’ meeting will then be emailed to you.
Time
Year Around Event
Location
Alliance Française de Sacramento
2420 N Street, Sacramento CA 95816
september
Cercle du Lecteur
Event Details
You are invited to a FREE weekly group on Thursday evening from either 6-7pm (Intermediate level) or 7-8pm (Beginner level) hosted by David Hutchinson, AF Sacramento Library [...]
Event Details
You are invited to a FREE weekly group on Thursday evening from either 6-7pm (Intermediate level) or 7-8pm (Beginner level) hosted by David Hutchinson, AF Sacramento Library Volunteer Coordinator.
The next meeting will be on THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 2020.
Participants will practice reading out loud, listening, and perhaps conversing en Français!
The goal is to have fun and comfortably grow participants’ skills.
Participation is flexible: you can simply listen or try a short reading out loud.
Le Cercle du Lecteur will pick interesting books with easy vocabulary so everyone can follow along.
Vocabulary and grammar will be reviewed as well as reading (in English if necessary) so nobody gets lost.
Depending on the group, discussion in French may be incorporated. Then see where it goes.
Every skill can grow with practice, especially among friends!
To participate:
RSVP your name + level to info@afsacramento.org before Wednesday, April 8, 4pm.
A ZOOM link to access your virtual ‘Cercle du Lecteur’ meeting will then be emailed to you.
Time
Year Around Event
Location
Alliance Française de Sacramento
2420 N Street, Sacramento CA 95816
Cercle du Lecteur
Event Details
You are invited to a FREE weekly group on Thursday evening from either 6-7pm (Intermediate level) or 7-8pm (Beginner level) hosted by David Hutchinson, AF Sacramento Library [...]
Event Details
You are invited to a FREE weekly group on Thursday evening from either 6-7pm (Intermediate level) or 7-8pm (Beginner level) hosted by David Hutchinson, AF Sacramento Library Volunteer Coordinator.
The next meeting will be on THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 2020.
Participants will practice reading out loud, listening, and perhaps conversing en Français!
The goal is to have fun and comfortably grow participants’ skills.
Participation is flexible: you can simply listen or try a short reading out loud.
Le Cercle du Lecteur will pick interesting books with easy vocabulary so everyone can follow along.
Vocabulary and grammar will be reviewed as well as reading (in English if necessary) so nobody gets lost.
Depending on the group, discussion in French may be incorporated. Then see where it goes.
Every skill can grow with practice, especially among friends!
To participate:
RSVP your name + level to info@afsacramento.org before Wednesday, April 8, 4pm.
A ZOOM link to access your virtual ‘Cercle du Lecteur’ meeting will then be emailed to you.
Time
Year Around Event
Location
Alliance Française de Sacramento
2420 N Street, Sacramento CA 95816
UN GRAND MERCI TO THE SPONSORS/DONORS/PARTNERS OF OUR FALL FUNDRAISER 2019:
Barbara Cotter
Carla Meyers
Chef Christophe
Connie Gutowsky
Elise Bauer and Guy Michelier
Laurie Wood-Gundlach
Simon Barros
