with Christine Piccin and Julia Fornage, on Thursday February 23 at 7pm at Vista del Lago Clubhouse, 3150 Lakeview Drive, Santa Rosa $5 to be paid at the door The evening will begin with a short talk by Julia Fornage on the celebration of Mardi-Gras, which in France traditionally involves making crêpes. They are fun to [...]
Special Picasso Lecture by Dr. Anne Prah-Perochon. In the Spring of 1904, a young penniless Pablo Picasso lured by Montmartre underground culture… and cheap living moved there in a sort of artists’ commune, Le Bateau Lavoir. He stayed in this ramshackle building for the better part of a decade. His presence was a magnet for [...]
We will also officially install our officers and Board members for the 2011-2012 year Tuesday September 27, 2011 at 6 pm at Restaurant La Gare — 208 Wilson Street, Santa Rosa Cocktails at 6pm will be followed by dinner at 6:30, elections of AFSR officers and Board members, and a lecture by Monsieur Ivan Bertoux [...]
le jeudi 12 mai 2011 à 7h, à Vista del Lago Clubhouse, 3150 Lakeview Drive, Santa Rosa Leonard Pitt, auteur de Paris : A Journey Through Time (version française : Paris : Un voyage dans le temps)présente son livre en français. Leonard Pitt, acteur de théâtre et fondateur d’une école de comédiens à San Francisco, auteur de deux [...]
on Friday April 15 at 7pm at Vista del Lago The village-like neighborhood of Passy, home to many of Paris’s wealthiest residents, is the last place one would expect a murder. But when Aimee Leduc’s godfather and longtime mentor, Morbier – a “commissaire” of police – asks her to check on his girlfriend at her [...]
On Friday March 4 at 7pm, Vista del Lago Clubhouse, 3150 Lakeview Drive, Santa Rosa $5 for members and $15 for non-members Please call Monique at (707)585-8630 before March 2 for reservations The evening will begin with a short talk about the celebration of Chandeleur (February 2) and Mardi-Gras (March 8 this year) in France, [...]
Cocktail — Conférence A Orsay, les Impressionnistes ont trouvé leur voie: Comment une gare se transforme en musée. Le jeudi 10 février a 7 p.m , Vista del Lago Clubhouse, 3150 Lakeview Drive, Santa Rosa Dans son roman, La Bête humaine, dont l’action se déroule à la gare Saint-Lazare, Emile Zola écrivait en 1889: «Les artistes d’aujourd’hui [...]
By Dr. Anne Prah-Perochon, Vice-présidente de l’Alliance Française de Santa Rosa, October 15 at 7pm at Musée De Young de San Francisco, Koret Auditorium. To celebrate the Impressionist exhibits : Masterpieces from the Musée d’Orsay at the de Young Museum , Dr. Anne Prah-Perochon, historian and contributor to the journal France-Amérique will present a lecture on [...]
By Marie Galanti on Friday October 22 at 7pm at Vista del Lago Clubhouse, 3150 Lakeview Drive, Santa Rosa What do France’s richest woman, Liliane Bettencourt, Tintin creator Herge’s widow, Millennium author Stieg Larsson’s long-time companion have in common? All are involved in high stake inheritance and succession battles. Learn about these riveting dramas in the [...]