EVENTS
Upcoming Events
For more information about these events, please email Teresa Dalle, Alliance president, at: alliancefrmemphis@gmail.com.
Members! Please watch for additional details about upcoming events in our newsletter, Le Petit Journal
The Médiathèque, Chez Jim Eubanks, 1965 Edwards Mill Rd., Germantown, Sundays from 2:00 to 4:00, RSVP required:
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January 10 at 6:30 pm–Table de Conversation, 6:30 pm. We meet at Libro restaurant in .novel bookstore. Note: Plan to continue meeting the second Tuesday of each month unless you are notified otherwise.
January 11, 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm CST–Chef Alain LeNôtre invites you to make King Cake (in English)
Join us as we welcome Chef Alain LeNôtre, who will be sharing his recipe for how to make a delicious King Cake. Please click here to register.
January 12, 4pm CST –PROUST BOOK GROUP
On January 12, 2023, the Proust literary group is once again restarting its monthly program of reading Proust’s seven-volume book, In Search of Lost Time (À la recherche du temps perdu). The meetings are held on the second Thursday of each month, from 4 to 5 pm CT on Zoom. Every month, the group participants read small portions of the book, and meet to exchange views on Proust’s writing, and his philosophical reflections on many aspects of human nature. New members can join at any time. The discussions are conducted in English. To receive a Zoom invitation and/or to view the reading and the meeting schedule, please contact Fereshteh Priou at: proust.society@gmail.com or visit www.proustsociety.org. For reading selection and meeting dates, visit proustsociety.org.
January 14, 6:30 PM–AFM Dinner Group meets (limited to those who have signed up for this year’s dinner group).
January 17, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm CST–Paris: A City of Ideas with Roger Mummert (in English)
Join us for a discussion with writer and photographer Roger Mummert, as he presents Paris: A City of Ideas, exploring the chronology and synthesis of ideas that have transformed the medieval city of Paris into the modern city of today. Please click here to register.
January 28, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm CST– How to Decide Where to Live in France with Adrian Leeds (in English)
Adrian Leeds will talk about all those wonderful villages, towns, cities, regions, etc., but with the practical aspects in mind that will help you make the best decisions. Click here to register.
February 2 - Save the date: Thursday, February 2, celebrate the Le Chandeleur (Candlemas) with a crêpe dinner at The Great Hall. Click here to make reservations.
Past Events
May 2020
Through July 5 - "Degas at the Opéra," Exhibition with 100 works in multiple genres by Degas, National Gallery of Art, Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington D.C.
Through July 5 - "Honoré Daumier and the Invention of French Fashion," Dixon Galllery and Gardens, Exhibition, 4339 Park Avenue, More information to follow
Through September 7 - "Monet and Chicago" Exhibition, Art Institute of Chicago, 111 Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL https://www.artic.edu/exhibitions/9036/monet-and-chicago
May - "Bon appétit chez Alyce," French cooking demonstration or tasting livestreamed via Zoom, Details TBD
May 4 - Table conversations with Zoom, 6:30 pm, Details will be sent later this month
May 21 - "Having It All in the Belle Époque: How French Women's Magazines Invented the Modern Woman" by Rachel Mesch, Book discussion via Zoom, Dixon Galllery and Gardens, 6-7:30 pm, Contact Linley Schmidt - lschmidt@dixon.org - for details
June 2020
June 1 - Table conversations with Zoom, 6-7:30 pm. Details will be sent later this month
June 18 - "Mad Enchantment: Claude Monet and the Painting of the Water Lilies" by Deckle Edge, Book Discussion, Dixon Galllery and Gardens, 4339 Park Avenue, 6-7:30 pm
July 2020
July 16 - "In Montparnasse: The Emergence of Surrealism in Paris, from Duchamp to Dali" by Sue Roe, Book Discussion, Dixon Galllery and Gardens, 4339 Park Avenue, 6-7:30 pm
April 2020
Through July 5 - "Degas at the Opéra," Exhibition with 100 works in multiple genres by Degas, National Gallery of Art, Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington D.C.
April 12 - July 5 - "Honoré Daumier and the Invention of French Fashion," Dixon Galllery and Gardens, Exhibition, 4339 Park Avenue, More information to follow
March 2020
March 2 - Les Tables de Conversation Française, Libro in novel.bookstore, 387 Perkins Ext, please arrive promptly at 6:30 pm
March - Provençal Dinner, Tom and Alyce Price host AFM fund raiser, Currently sold out
February 2020
February 3 - Les Tables de Conversation Française, Libro in novel.bookstore, 387 Perkins Ext, please arrive promptly at 6:30 pm
February 6 - "Les Drapeaux en Papier," One Film One Federation Film co-sponsored by University of Memphis, UofM Psychology Auditorium, 3710 Veterans Ave, 6:30 pm, Open to public, Free admission (see article below)
February 27 - "The War of the Buttons," UofM French Film Night, UofM Psychology Auditorium, 3710 Veterans Ave, Open to public, 5 -7 pm
January 2020
January 6 - Les Tables de Conversation Française, Libro in novel.bookstore, 387 Perkins Ext, please arrive promptly at 6:30 pm
January 15-"Les Miserables: The simmering rage of Paris," Inspired by 2005 riots, Malco Ridgeway, 5853 Ridgeway Center Pkwy, 7 pm
January 16 - "Uncorked: My Year in Provence" by Paul Shore, Book discussion, Dixon Galllery and Gardens, 4339 Park Avenue, 6-7:30 pm
December 2019
December 2 - Les Tables de Conversation Française, Libro in novel.bookstore, 387 Perkins Ext, please arrive promptly at 6:30 pm
December 12 - "Politesse Française," Presentation in French by Ralph Albanese, UofM Alumni Center, 635 Normal Street, 6:30 pm
December 14 - [Tentative Details] Café and Croissants, La Baguette, 3088 Poplar Ave, 9 am
November 2019
November 1 - "Un Film dramatique" [Fr. with Subtitles], Indie Memphis at Malco Studio on the Square, 2105 Court Ave, 1 pm
November 1 - "Varda by Agnes," [Fr. with Subtitles], Indie Memphis at Malco Studio on the Square, 2105 Court Ave, 3:40 pm
November 4 - Les Tables de Conversation Française, Libro in novel.bookstore, 387 Perkins Ext, please arrive promptly at 6:30 pm
November 23 - La Grande Fête de Beaujolais Nouveau, Trezevant Manor Performing Arts Center, 177 N. Highland, 6 pm
October 2019
October 6 - "Homage to Django Reinhardt," Le Tumulte Noir, Al Chymia Shrine Ballroom, 5770 Shelby Oaks Dr., 4-6 pm, Doors open at 2 pm with Shrine's house band; $10 cash, BYOB, free setups. (see article this issue for more details)
October 6 - "Hyenas" movie (French with English subtitles), Memphis Indie Movie Group, Intro by Dr. Abou Bakar Mammah, Post-screen discussion Dr. Mammah and Laura Loth, Rhodes College's Blount Auditorium, 2000 N. Parkway, No charge, 5 pm (see article this issue for more details)
October 7 - Les Tables de Conversation Française, Libro in novel.bookstore, 387 Perkins Ext, please arrive promptly at 6:30 pm
October 11-13 - "Ste. Genevieve, Missouri, Tour," Led by Dr. Will Thompson
September 2019
Now through September 22 - "Bourguereau and America," Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, 1934 Poplar Ave, For more information go to http://www.brooksmuseum.org/visitor-information
September 9 - Les Tables de Conversation Française, Libro in novel.bookstore, 387 Perkins Ext, please arrive promptly at 6:30 pm
September 15 - La Soirée de la Rentrée, Dinner and Membership Renewal, Esplanade Banquet and Conference Center, 901 Cordova Station Ave., Cordova, 6 pm
September 22 - Groupe Dîner, "French Picnic," Hosted by Teresa Dalle and Judy Bogan, Group members will receive information
August 2019
August 5 - Les Tables de Conversation Française, Libro in novel.bookstore, 387 Perkins Ext, please arrive promptly at 6:30 pm
August 11 - Michele Crump's tour in French of "Bouguereau & America," Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, 1934 Poplar Ave, 2 pm, For more information: click here
July 2019
Now - July 14 -"Countess de Castiglione: The Allure of Creative Self-Absorption," Napoleon's iconic mistress of the Second Empire portrayed through photographs and other works of Pierre-Louis Pierson et al., Dixon Gallery and Gardens, 4339 Park Ave, Free to Dixon members, For more information click here
July 1 - Les Tables de Conversation Française, Libro in novel.bookstore, 387 Perkins Ext, please arrive promptly at 6:30 pm
July 14 - Bastille Day Celebration and Potluck, 6 pm, Pickering Center, 7771 Poplar Pike, Germantown
July 20 - "Cannes Film Festival" Groupe Dîner, Hosted by Kathryn Gardner and Silvia Merediz, For members of the Dinner Group
June 2019
June 3 - Les Tables de Conversation Française, Libro in novel.bookstore, 387 Perkins Ext, please arrive promptly at 6:30 pm
June 22 - September 22, "Bouguereau & America," Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, 1934 Poplar Ave,
For more information click here.
May 2019
Now - May 5 - "Van Gogh, Monet, Degas, and Their Times: The Mellon Collection of French Art," Frist Art Museum, 919 Broadway, Nashville; See related article in this issue, Visit Frist website for details
Now - July 14 - "Countess de Castiglione: The Allure of Creative Self-Absorption," Napoleon's iconic mistress of the Second Empire portrayed through photographs and other works of Pierre-Louis Pierson et al., Dixon Gallery and Gardens, 4339 Park Ave, Free to Dixon members, For more information go to the Dixon website
May 6 - Les Tables de Conversation Française, Libro in novel.bookstore, 387 Perkins Ext, please arrive promptly at 6:30 pm
May 16 - "The Shadow Emperor: A Biography of Napoleon III" by Alan Strauss-Schom, Book discussion, 6-7:30 pm, Dixon Gallery and Gardens, 4339 Park Ave, Free to Dixon members, For more information go to the Dixon website
May 29 - "Notorious Women of Late Nineteenth Century Paris," Munch and Learn presentation by Julie Pierotti and Martha Robinson, Curator, 12-1:00,Dixon Gallery and Gardens, 4339 Park Ave, Free to Dixon members, For more information go to the Dixon website
April 2019
Now - April 14 - "Eye to Eye - A New Look at the Dixon Collection" with many French works of the permanent collection, Dixon Gallery and Gardens, 4339 Park Ave, Free to Dixon members, For more information go to http://www.dixon.org/current-exhibitions
Now - May 5 - "Van Gogh, Monet, Degas, and Their Times: The Mellon Collection of French Art," Frist Art Museum, 919 Broadway, Nashville; See related article in this issue, Visit Frist website for details: https://fristartmuseum.org/visit/hours-directions
April 1 - Les Tables de Conversation Française, Libro in novel.bookstore, 387 Perkins Ext, please arrive promptly at 6:30 pm
April 22 -"Musical Paris 1870-1940, Concert II" by Le Tumulte Noir, Hardie Auditorium in Palmer Hall, 7:30 pm, For more information go to Rhodes.edu
April 23 - "St. Genevieve, Missouri," Lecture by Will Thompson, UofM Alumni Center, 635 Normal Street, Wine/Cheese 6:30-7 pm, Presentation 7-8 pm
April 28 - July 14 - "Countess de Castiglione: The Allure of Creative Self-Absorption," Napoleon's iconic mistress of the Second Empire portrayed through photographs of Pierre-Louis Pierson (and others) and other works, Dixon Gallery and Gardens, 4339 Park Ave, Free to Dixon members, For more information go to http://www.dixon.org/current-exhibitions
March 2019
March 4 - Les Tables de Conversation Française, Libro in novel.bookstore, 387 Perkins Ext, please arrive promptly at 6:30 pm
Late March - Spring Auction for AFM, Donations now accepted, Details will follow
February 2019
Feb 4 - Les Tables de Conversation Française, Libro in novel.bookstore, 387 Perkins Ext, please arrive promptly at 6:30 pm
Feb. 9 - "Sicily through Food and Wine with Tom and Alyce Price," Annual AFM Fund-raiser, 7 pm, $75 per person, Currently has a full roster of participants
Feb. 21 - "Le Brio," AFUSA film, St. Agnes Academy, 4830 Walnut Grove Rd, 6:30-7 Meet/Greet, 7-9 pm Film
Feb. 21-23, 28-March 2 - "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" Musical, 76 S. Houston Levee, For more information go to https://www.briarcrest.com/page/Arts/Theater
Feb. 27 -"Un sac de billes/A Bag of Marbles," Malco Ridgeway Four Cinema, 5853 Ridgeway Center Pkwy, 7 pm, $5 for JCC members, $7 for non-members, See JCC website for more information
January 2019
Through Jan. 4 - "French Countryside of Burgundy and Provence," Michèle Allen Art Exhibition, Trezevant Manor's Terrace Walk, 177 N. Highland, Free admission
Through Jan. 6 - "Talking Continents" by Jaume Plensa, French Audio Guide read by Shira Malkin, Brooks Museum of Art, 1934 Poplar Ave, Memphis; See Brooks Museum of Art website for details
Through Jan. 6 - "Paris 1900: City of Entertainment" Exhibition, Frist Art Museum - Ingram Gallery, 919 Broadway, Nashville, See Frist Art Museum website for details
Through Jan. 6 - "From Marne to the Rhine: Forain and World War I" Exhibition, Dixon Gallery, 4339 Park Ave, Free for Dixon members, Non-members pay admission
Through Jan. 18 - "Away in 100 Mangers," Includes Santons Habillés (dressed) from Provence, France, at Bible Museum on the Square, 140 E Mulberry St, Collierville, $5, Hrs. 10-5 Tues - Sat
Jan. 7 - Les Tables de Conversation Française, Libro in novel.bookstore, 387 Perkins Ext, please arrive promptly at 6:30 pm
Jan. 9 - UofM, Deadline for registration for Spring French classes
Jan. 14 - "Contemporary France and the Francophone World," First class of spring semester course meets at UofM, Taught by Dr. Will Thompson
Jan. 23 - "Cyrano de Bergerac" by Comédie Française, Paradiso, 584 S Mendenhall Rd, 7 pm, Run time: 3 hrs 10 mins, $16, See Paradiso website for more information
Jan. 27 - La Fête des Rois (Le Tirage) Potluck, "A Tribute to Charles Aznavour" by Liz and Rouben Simonian, Lausanne Collegiate School, 1381 W Massey Rd, 6 pm
Jan. 30 - "Hats of the Impressionists,"Munch and Learn with Blake Viar and Dinah Makowsky, Dixon Gallery, 4339 Park Ave, Noon to 1 pm, Free for Dixon members, Non-members pay admission
December 2018
Dec. 3 - Les Tables de Conversation Française, Libro in novel.bookstore, 387 Perkins Ext, please arrive promptly at 6:30 pm
Dec. 8 - Petit Déjeuner, La Baguette, 3088 Poplar Ave, 9 am
Dec. 15 - "Joyeux Noël," AFM Dinner Group Members
November 2018
Nov. 3 - Reception "French Countryside of Burgundy and Provence," Michèle Allen Art Exhibition, 3 - 5 pm, Trezevant Manor's Terrace Walk, 177 N. Highland, Free admission
Nov. 5 - Les Tables de Conversation Française, Libro in novel.bookstore, 387 Perkins Ext, please arrive promptly at 6:30 pm
Nov. 7 - "Music and the Armistice with Robert Moody," Munch and Learn, 12 pm, Dixon Gallery, 4339 Park Ave, Free for Dixon members, Non-members pay admission
Nov. 13 - French Film Festival, Discussion of Film and WWI with Dr. Ralph Albanese, 5 pm; Film "La Grande Illusion" (French with English subtitles) at 5:45 pm, UofM Mitchell Hall Auditorium, 3705 Alumni Avenue, Free admission
Nov. 17 - La Grande Fête de Beaujolais Nouveau, 6-8:30 pm, Trezevant Manor Performing Arts Center, 177 N. Highland, $20 per member/$35 per member couple, $25 per nonmember/$40 per nonmember couple
October 2018
October 1 - Les Tables de Conversation Française, Libro in novel.bookstore, 387 Perkins Ext, please arrive promptly at 6:30 pm
October 4 - "International Winds" Concert, Including a composition of Maurice Ravel, UofM, Harris Auditorium in Music Bldg, 3775 Central Ave, 7:30 pm, Free parking in Central Ave. lot, Free concert admission
October 13 - Jan. 6 - "From Marne to the Rhine: Forain and World War I" Exhibition, Dixon Gallery, 4339 Park Ave, Free for Dixon members, Non-members pay admission
October 28 - Tour in French of WWI Exhibition, Conducted by Alice Valdés-Forain, 2 pm, Dixon Gallery, 4339 Park Ave, Free for Dixon members, Non-members pay admission
October 30 - Tour in English of WWI Exhibition, Conducted by Alice Valdés-Forain, 2 pm, Dixon Gallery, 4339 Park Ave, Free for Dixon members, Non-members pay admission
September 2018
September 10 - La Table de Conversation Française, Libro in novel.bookstore, 387 Perkins Ext, please arrive promptly at 6:30 pm
September 23 - La Rentrée, Esplanade Banquet and Conference Center, 901 Cordova Station Ave., Cordova, 6 pm
August 2018
August 6 - La Table de Conversation Française, Libro in novel.bookstore, 387 Perkins Ext, please arrive promptly at 6:30 pm
August 8 - "Photography and Impressionism" by Julie Pierotti, Dixon Gallery, 4339 Park Ave, Memphis, 12-1 pm, Free for Dixon members, $5 for non-members
August 11 - AFM French Dinner Group, "Apératif Dînatoire," Hosted by Thomas and Alyce Price and Robert Burns, 7 pm, Open to all CURRENT Dinner Group members by RSVP to juliet101@comcast.net; Sign-ups for all wishing to join the next Dinner Group will be in September at Rentrée
July 2018
July 2 - La Table de Conversation Française, Libro in novel.bookstore, 387 Perkins Ext, please arrive promptly at 6:30 pm
July 7 - AFM French Dinner Group, "Dîner en Blanc" poolside party, Hosted by Christine Lemons and Susan Hutson; Dinner Group members have RSVP'd, received assignments, and this event is FULL
July 14 - Bastille Day Celebration/Potluck, Pickering Center, 7771 Poplar Pike, Germantown, 6 pm, Free for AFM members, Guests pay at door
July 25 - "Music, Art, and the Paris World's Fair of 1889" by Dr. Janet Page, Munch and Learn,Dixon Gallery, 4339 Park Ave, Memphis, 12-1 pm, Free for Dixon members, $5 for non-members
June 2018
Through June 24 - "Contemplating Character: Portrait Drawings & Oil Sketches from Jacques-Louis David to Lucian Freud," Dixon Gallery, Dixon Gallery, 4339 Park Ave., Free to Dixon Members, Admission fee for non-members
June 4 - La Table de Conversation Française, Libro in novel.bookstore, 387 Perkins Ext, please arrive promptly at 6:30 pm
June 12 - "L'eau froide" (Cold Water), Studio on the Square, 2105 Court Ave., 7 pm, Check Studio on the Square website for tickets - use code COLDWATERAFRA20; Check Wikipedia for summary of the1970 teen-age film
June 21 - "Rodin's Lover: A Novel" by Heather Webb, Dixon Gallery Book Club Discussion, Dixon Gallery, 4339 Park Ave., 6-7:30 pm., Free to Dixon members, Free with regular admission to nonmembers
June 26 - One Book One Federation Book Discussion, "La tête en friche" by Marie-Sabine Roger, For those who bought the book, Chez Juliet and Ed Jones, 7 pm
June 28 - Joe's Wine & Liquors "Passport to France," Wine Tasting, Memphis College of Art, Rust Hall, 1930 Poplar Ave, $50 General Admission 6-8 pm, $70 VIP Admission 5-8 pm, Purchase tickets online or at Joe's on Poplar Ave
May 2018
April 22-June 24 - "Contemplating Character: Portrait Drawings & Oil Sketches from Jacques-Louis David to Lucian Freud," Dixon Gallery, Dixon Gallery, 4339 Park Ave., Free to Dixon Members, Admission fee for non-members
May - Julien de Casabianca's "Outings Project," French-Corsican Street Artist, Memphis Brooks Museum, 1934 Poplar Ave.
May 7 - La Table de Conversation Française, Libro in novel.bookstore, 387 Perkins Ext, promptly at 6:30 pm
May 12 - Dîner Groupe Meets Saturday evening for a French meal, Groupe members should have received invitations to RSVP to Juliet Jones, juliet101@comcast.net
May 14 - "Le Ride," Film of three unprepared cyclists (New Zealand and Australia) who rode in 1928 Tour de France with surprising results, Malco Studio on the Square, 2105 Court Ave, 7 pm, $11.50 + $1.75 (booking fee) per ticket, https://tickets.demand.film
April 2018
April 3, 10, 17, 24 - "Paris: Inventions and Reinventions," To be taught by Dr. Shira Malkin, Meeman Center for Lifelong Learning at Rhodes College, 2000 North Pkwy, 5:30-7:30 pm, $140, .8 CEU, 843-3965
April 14 - Cyrille Aimée, French-Dominican Vocalist, Jazz Series, GPAC, 1801 Exeter Road, Germantown, 8 pm, Tickets: https://www.gpacweb.com/event-list/2017/3/4/cyrille-aimee
March 2018
March 5, 12, 19 - Les tournées, French Film Festival, 7 pm, UofM University Center Theatre, 499 University St, No charge
March 5 - La Table de Conversation Française, 6:30 pm
March 10-11 - "America in Song," IRIS Orchestra, Baker: "J'ai deux amours," GPAC, 1801 Exeter Rd, Germantown, Sat. 8 pm, Sun. 2 pm, http://irisorchestra.org/tickets/
March 24 - Foreign Language Fair for Area Schools, UofM, University Center, 499 University St.
March 28 - Munch & Learn, "The Art of Avoiding Mistakes: The Fashions of Coco Chanel" by Fashion designer Meredith Olinger, Dixon Gallery, 4339 Park Ave, Noon, Free for Dixon members; $5 for others
Februrary 2018
February 1 - "The Children of Chance," Jewishboy finds friendship in children's hospital in Nazi-occupied France, Malco Paradiso,584 S Mendenhall Rd,7:30 pm, Admission $7, JCC members $5
February 2 - "Flavors of Morocco," AFM fundraising dinner chez Thomas and Alyce Price, 7 pm, Sold out
February 4 - Lecture by Dr. Jeremy Orosz of UofM, "Eugenia Errázuriz and Parisian Musical Modernism" about Les Six, the six French composers who worked in Montparnasse to whom Eugenia was a friend and patron, Dixon Gallery, 4339 Park Ave, 2 pm
February 5 - La Table de Conversation Française, Libro restaurant in novel. Bookstore, 387 Perkins Extd., 6:30 pm
February 5, 7, 12, 15, 20, 21 - Les tournées, French Film Festival, 7 pm, UofM, University Center Theatre, 499 University St, No charge, Subtitles in English
5 - "L'avenir" (Things to Come)
7 - "Marguerite"
12 - "Fatima"
15 - "Examen d'état" (National Diploma)
20 - "Avril et le monde truqué" (The Extraordinary World)
21 - "La belle et la bête" (Beauty and the Beast)
February 10-11 - "Marsalis Returns," IRIS Orchestra, Jaques Ibert's "Concertino da camera," GPAC, 1801 Exeter Rd, Germantown, Sat. 8 pm, Sun. 2 pm, http://irisorchestra.org/tickets/
February 11 - "Love is in the Air," French and American love songs by Marie-Stéphane Bernard, River Hall, 726 Island Dr., 7:30 pm, $40, 260-3333
February 20 - "BPM (Beats Per Minute)," Paris advocacy group demands action by government and pharmaceuticals to combat AIDS epidemic in 1990s, Studio on the Square, 2105 Court Ave, 7 pm
February 24 - The AFM Dinner Group, "Night in New Orleans" theme
February 27 - "Monsieur Mayonnaise," Artist and film-maker, Philippe Mora, investigates his father's role in the WWII Résistance, Malco's Ridgeway Four, 5853 Ridgeway Center Pkwy, 7:30 pm, Admission $7, JCC members $5
January 2018
January 8 - Table de Conversation, 7 pm, Hilton Lobby Bar, 939 Ridge Lake Blvd
January 13 - "Percussion Explosion," Memphis Symphony Orchestra, Senegalese drummers, Cannon Center, 255 N Main St, Memphis, 7:30-9:30 pm, for tickets go to https://memphissymphony.secure.force.com/ticket
January 14 - "Percussion Explosion," Memphis Symphony Orchestra, Senegalese drummers, Germantown Performing Arts Center, 2:30-4:30 pm, 1801 Exeter Rd, Germantown, for tickets go to https://memphissymphony.secure.force.com/ticket
January 21 - Le Tirage des Rois, potluck and traditional galettes, Junior League, 3475 Central Ave., 6 pm
December 2017
December 4 - No Table de Conversation this month
December 4 - Bûche de Noël; Lecture by Stanton Thomas, "Trois jardins français: Le Grand Trianon, Bagatelle, and Giverny," St. Agnes Academy, Distance Learning Center, 4830 Walnut Grove Rd, 7 pm. Parking and entrance into the building is on the east side of S.A.A. (follow the AFM signs)
December 9 - Cocktail Party; Dinner Group Members, 5:30-9:30 pm, contact: juliet101@comcast.net
November 2017
Dixon Gallery & Gardens, Munch/Learn - Wednesday, November 1- Noon, Dixon Auditorium, "Julie's Journeys: Brussels Edition" presented by Dixon curator Julie Pierotti, free to Dixon members, $7 non-members, seniors $5
La Table Française - Monday, November 6 - 6:30 pm, Location to be Determined
"L'oeil de Vichy" Film - Tuesday, November 7 - 5:30 pm, UofM Mitchell Auditorium, Film with newsreels of WWII, Presentation on Nazi-occupied France by Dr. Ralph Albanese, free admission
"Le sang d'un poete," "La Jetee" - Tuesday, November 14 - 5:30 pm, UofM Mitchell Auditorium, Two short Avant-Garde-films, Presentation on Avant-Garde movement by Dr. Will Thompson, Free admission
Beaujolais Nouveau Event - Sunday, November 17 - 6:30 pm, Trezevant Manor, 177 N. Highland St.
"Musical Paris" at Rhodes College - Monday, November 20 - 7:30 pm - Jazz Group Le Tumulte Noir performs Django Reinhardt and similar composers, 2000 N. Parkway, Hardie Auditorium
Dixon Gallery & Gardens, Munch/Learn - Wednesday, November 29- Noon, Dixon auditorium, “Subversive Fashion in the French Court and Conspicuous Consumption” by Kathleen Kovarik, Resident Costume Designer for Playhouse on the Square, free to Dixon members, $7 non-members, seniors $5
October 2017
La Table Française - Monday, October 2 - 6:30 pm, Old Venice Pizza Co, 368 Perkins Ext., parking in the back
Dixon Gallery & Gardens, Opening Event of "Isabelle de Borchgrave: Fashioning Art from Paper" - Sunday, October 15, 4339 Park Avenue, 901-761-5250
Dixon Gallery & Gardens, French Tour of "Isabelle de Borchgrave: Fashioning Art from Paper" - Sunday, October 22, 4339 Park Avenue, 901-761-5250
"From the New World" at GPAC - Saturday, October 21 - 8 pm, Sunday, October 22 - 2pm - IRIS Orchestra presents works of Mozart and French composer Ernest Chausson (Poéme)
"Musical Paris" at Rhodes College - Monday, October 23 - 7:30 pm - Dept. of Music Faculty perform works of French composers 1870-1940, 613 Evergreen, McNeil Performance Hall
Dixon Gallery & Gardens, "Fall Garland with Paper Flowers" - inspired by Borchgrave exhibit - Saturday, October 28, 4339 Park Avenue, 901-761-5250
September 2017
La Table Française - Tuesday, September 5 - 6:30 pm, Tuesday due to Labor Day Holiday, Old Venice Pizza Co, 368 Perkins Ext., parking in the back
La Soirée de la Rentrée - Sunday, September 10 - 6 pm, Lausanne Collegiate School, 1381 W. Massey Rd.
"Musical Paris" at Rhodes College - Friday, September 22 - 11:00 am - Dr. Brian Ray performs works by Debussy and Ravel, 613 Evergreen, McNeil Performance Hall
August 2017
La Table Française - Monday, August 7 - 6:30 pm, Old Venice Pizza Co, 368 Perkins Ext., parking in the back
July 2017
Bastille Day Picnic - Friday, July 14 - 6-9pm, Pickering Center, 7771 Poplar Pike, Germantown (Volunteers needed)
June 2017
La Pentecôte - France, Senegal, Quebec, Switzerland - Sunday, June 4
La Table Française - Monday, June 5 - 6 :30pm, Marciano's, 780 E. Brookhaven Circle
Happy Hour, Ecco Restaurant - Tuesday, June 13 - 5-7pm, 1585 Overton Park
Dixon Gallery & Gardens, Book Club, "The Greatest Journey: Americans in Paris" by David McCullough - Thursday, June 15, 6-7:30pm
La Fête des Pères - France, Canada, USA - Sunday, June 18
"Mandorla Movement" at the Malco Paradiso - Tuesday, June 29, 7pm, 584 S. Mendenhall Rd.
May 2017
La Table Française - Monday, May 1 - 6:30 pm, Old Venice Pizza Co, 368 Perkins Ext., parking in the back
Book Discussion, "La commissaire n'aime point le vers," - Tuesday, May 9 - 7pm, Chez Jim and Rebecca Chappell
Canon Center, Memphis Symphony Masterworks Concert, "An American in Paris," - Saturday, May 13 - 7:30pm
GPAC, Memphis Symphony Masterworks Concert, "An American in Paris," - Sunday, May 14 - 2:30pm
(See http://www.memphissymphony.org/concertcalendar for details.)
Dixon Gallery & Gardens, Book Club, "The Perfume Collector" by Kathleen Tessaro - Thursday, May 18, fiction account of "un nez" and how parfums are made, setting is split between NYC and Paris
April 2017
IRIS Orchestra presents "A Passion for Dance" with Ballet Memphis - April 29-30 - 2pm, GPAC - Tickets at GPAC 751-7500, see April LPJ for more information
Uof M Language Fair for area high school students - Wednesday, April 1 - University Center
La Table Française - Monday, April 3 - 6:30pm, Taziki's, 540 S. Mendenhall
Dixon Gallery & Gardens, Exhibition: "Scent and Symbolism: Perfumed Objects and Images," - April 9 - July 2, AFM is a sponsor of this exhibition and members are encouraged to attend, free to Dixon members, $7 non-members, seniors $5
Dixon Gallery & Gardens, Opening Lecture for "Scent and Symbolism" exhibition - Sunday, April 9 - 2pm, Gilles and Martine Chazal, Dixon auditorium, free to Dixon members, $7 non-members, seniors $5
Dixon Gallery & Gardens, Munch/Learn - Wednesday, April 12 - Noon, Dixon auditorium, Kevin Sharp on Jules Lefebvre, free to Dixon members, $7 non-members, seniors $5
Dixon Gallery & Gardens, French tour of "Scent and Symbolism" exhibition - Sunday, April 23 - 2pm, led by Lise van Stolk (AFM President), free to Dixon members, $7 non-members, seniors $5
March 2017
La Table Française - Monday, March 6 - 6:30pm, Marciano's on Brookhaven Circle
Lecture series, "France: A Case Study" - Wenesdays, March 15, 22, 19 - 9:30-11 am, Prof. Deborah Pittman, Idlewild Presbyterian Church, 1750 Union Ave, Jones Education Bldg., room 300
"Evening of Spanish Tapas" - Saturday, March 18 - 7 pm - AFM Beaujolais fundraising event, chez Ed and Juliet Jones
Soirée Jeux, Thursday, March 23 - chez Lise VanStolk
February 2017
"David Malkin - Selected Paintings 1965 - 1995" - January 13 - February 15 - ," New School of Paris abstract artwork; Opening Reception and Presentation by Shira Malkin (AFM member, daughter of late artist), Jan. 13, 6-9 pm. Guided tour Sat., Jan. 28, 2-3 pm.
International Blues Showcase - January 31 – February 4 – Venues on Beale St. Competition rounds Feb. 1-3. Finalists perform at Orpheum Theatre Feb. 4. ***The French band "Cotton Belly's" is one of the finalists. Finals competitions will begin promptly at noon.*** Click on this link for more information and tickets.
La Table Française - Monday, February 6 - 6:30pm - Old Venice Pizza Company
U of M Tournées Festival 2017 - February 7, 9, 13, 16, 21, 23 - 7pm - University Auditorium
Feb. 7 – La cour de Babel
Feb. 9 – Qu’Allah bénisse la France
Feb. 13 – Dans la cour
Feb. 16 – Le bouton de nacre
Feb. 20 – Chocolat
Feb. 22 – Loin des hommes
"Love is in the Air" Concert by Marie-Stéphane Bernard - Thursday February 9, 7:30pm - River Hall, Tickets $40 at 260-3333; Paulette's dinner special prior to the concert, reservations 260-3300
January 2017
La Table Française - Monday, January 9 - 6:30pm - Our final time to meet at Booksellers Bistro
"David Malkin - Selected Paintings 1965 - 1995" - January 13 - February 15 - ," New School of Paris abstract artwork; Opening Reception and Presentation by Shira Malkin (AFM member, daughter of late artist), Jan. 13, 6-9 pm. Guided tour Sat., Jan. 28, 2-3 pm.
"The School of Paris" art movement - Tuesdays, January 17, 24, 31 - 5:30-7:30pm - Rhodes Meeman Center - Course taught by Shira Malkin, includes visit to Jay Etkin Gallery to discuss work of her late father, David Malkin.
Tirage des Rois - Sunday, January 22 - 6:00pm - Pickering Center
“Berthe Morisot, First Lady of Impressionism”– Wednesday, January 25 - Noon. Munch and Learn, Dixon Gallery, by Pamela Nunn, Hohenberg Chair of Excellence in Art History at UofM. Bring lunch or buy at Dixon café. Free for Dixon members; $5 for non-members.
International Blues Showcase - January 31 – February 4 – Venues on Beale St. Competition rounds Feb. 1-3. Finalists perform at Orpheum Theatre Feb. 4.
December 2016
Les Célébrations de Fin d’Année à travers la Francophonie – Thursday, December 1 – 7pm – Lausanne Collegiate School
La Table Française – Monday, December 5 - 6:30pm – Booksellers Bistro
IRIS Orchestra Concert – Sunday, December 11 - 2pm – GPAC
Munch and Learn – Wednesday, December 21 - Noon to 1pm – Dixon Gallery (AFM member Dr. Will Thompson presents on his translation of Hugo Dixon's WWI diaries)
November 2016
Fall Leaves and Found Nature - Tuesdays, November 2, 9, 16, 30 - 1:30pm to 4pm - Dixon Gallery (AFM member Sally Markel, Instructor)
The Marriage of Figaro - Friday and Saturday, November 4, 5 - 7:30pm - GPAC (AFM member Marie-Stéphane as Marcellina)
La Table Française - Monday, November 7 - 6:30pm - Booksellers Bistro
La Grande Fête de Beaujolais Nouveau - Saturday, November 19 - 6pm - Trezevant Manor
October 2016
La Table Française - Monday, October 3 - 6:30pm - Booksellers Bistro
“Grace Notes” – Thursday, October 6 – Dinner & rehearsal with IRIS Musicians – GPAC
“IRIS in Bloom” – Sunday, October 9 – IRIS Orchestra concert – 2pm- GPAC
“Le Parisiennes”: A Lecture by Anne Sebba – Saturday, October 22 – 10:30am- – Auditorium, Brooks Museum of Art
September 2016
Paris Myths & Reality - Wednesdays, September 7, 14, 21, 28, October 5 – Class by Prof. Shira Malkin- 5:30-7:30pm – Meeman Center at Rhodes
Botanical Art in Watercolor Class: Pumpkins – Wednesday, September 7 – Class by Sally Markell –1:30-4pm -- Dixon Gallery
La Table Française - Monday, September 12 - 6:30pm - Booksellers Bistro (NOTE DATE CHANGE due to Labor Day holiday!!)
Tour of Henri Guérard Exhibit – Thursday, September 15 – 6:30pm – Catmur Foyer, Dixon
La Soirée de la Rentrée - Sunday, September 18 - 6pm - Siena Hall, St. Agnes Academy
August 2016
Henri Guérard and the Phenomenon of the Artist's Fan - Dixon Galleries
In observance of "Les Grandes Vacances", there are NO events scheduled for the month of August.
AFM Board Meeting - Thursday, August 18 - 7pm -
July 2016
French Caricature and Social Critique in the 19th Century - Wednesday, July 6 - 12 Noon - Dixon Galleries
AFM Board Meeting - Thursday, July 7 - 7pm -
Jean-Michel Cousteau's Secret Ocean in 3D - Pink Palace
La Table Française - Monday, July 11 - 6:30pm - Booksellers Bistro (NOTE DATE CHANGE due to July 4th holiday!!)
La Fête Nationale/Bastille Day Picnic - Thursday, July 14 - 6-9pm - Pickering Center, Germantown
Henri Guérard and the Phenomenon of the Artist's Fan - Beginning July 31 - Dixon Galleries