Vive la liberté !

Saturday, October 19; 4:00-7:00pm
CLARA Auditorium

Early Bird Tickets: $60 (Purchase by September 30, 2024)
AF Sacramento Members: $60
Non-member Tickets: $65 
(Tickets include your first glass of wine and apéritif dnatoire, additional glasses available for $10)
 

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The Alliance Française de Sacramento is celebrating the 80th anniversary of the Allied liberation of France
with a festive evening called Vive la Liberté! on Saturday, October 19, 2024, 4:00-7:00 PM in the CLARA auditorium in Midtown

Vive la Liberté ! aims to recreate the atmosphere of jubilation that swept through France as Allied forces liberated the country from Nazi occupation. The celebration will kick off with simple swing dance lessons, followed by live music, French hors d’oeuvres and, of course, champagne, wine, and non-alcoholic beverages. Of course there will be chocolates and plenty of other desserts. 

To add to the festive commemoration of this pivotal moment in history, the event will feature some dancers in period costume and songs in French and English.

Should you have 1940s /swing-themed attire, it's a great occasion for it. (Completely optional)

A raffle and silent auction will offer many chances to take home an exotic or familiar treasures.

Enormous thanks for the generosity of our event sponsors
French American Benevolent Society
CookBrown LLP, Barbara Cotter
Matthew Abergel & Bob Cooner
Burt & Charlotte Cohen
Etienne & Jean Girard
Don & Diane Rodes

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“Just ask anyone who has visited the Normandy American Cemetery,” said Don Rodes, the Alliance Française de Sacramento Board President. “In the long history that our two nations share...  no event is more profoundly moving, more deeply connects us to each other, than the liberation of France in 1944.”

D-Day took place in early June 1944, but it took Allied forces, led by General Eisenhower, until the fall of that year to free all of France. In towns and cities all along the route to victory, Allied troops and local folks celebrated together, often overcoming the language barrier with a shared love of music and dance. 

We'll be updating this page with our wine selections, planned menu, and much more. Check back soon!