Alliance Française de Sacramento (916) 453-1723 1721 25th Street, Sacramento, CA 95816 www.afsacramento.org [email protected]Bulletin March–April No. 88 2015 Alliance Actualités New Website Offers Fresh Look, Online Registration The Alliance Française de Sacramento recently launched a brand-new website with a fresh, clean look and a new domain name: afsacramento.org. (Note that the "de" is gone.) To go along with the updated website, we are also now offering online registration and payment. Another step into the future for French in Sacramento! What does this mean for you? You can view the list of French courses via our website and pay securely online with your credit card. You can also renew your membership, buy textbooks, register for events, and even purchase our stylish Alliance T-shirts. The online registration system is provided by Arc-en-Ciel, a company that designs software specifically for branches of the Alliance Française and other cultural and educational centers throughout the world. Other AF chapters in California that are using Arc-en-Ciel are Berkeley, Pasadena, and Silicon Valley. In addition to online registration, the new software offers tools for reporting and scheduling to streamline administrative tasks. Traditional printed course schedules and enrollment forms, as well as membership forms, will continue to be See "New website," p. 4 Dance to Louisiana Rhythms at Fête de la Francophonie To celebrate La Journée de la Francophonie, the Alliance Française is sponsoring a dance party with Mark St. Mary’s Louisiana Blues & Zydeco Band. Listen to traditional down-home zydeco, blues, R&B and even a lil' country. Dance a two-step, waltz, line dance, or however the music moves you – or just listen and watch! Learn a few steps with the famous dance teacher “Zydeco Ted.” Mark St. Mary and his band really know how to entertain, keeping the shirttails floppin’ and the cowboy boots stompin’. The group was voted Best Zydeco Band in 2007 by the Bay Area Blues Society. There will be a no-host wine and beer bar, and the Alliance will provide light desserts. So, laissez les bons temps rouler! Friday, March 27 7:30-10pm California Stage 2509 R St. (around the corner from AF) Doors open: 7pm Zydeco dance lesson: 7:30pm Band: 8pm $20 AF members $25 nonmembers $30 at the door Space is limited, so make your reservations early! Register online at afsacramento.org or bring or send your check to Alliance Française 1721 25th St. Sacramento, CA 95816
Transcript
Alliance Française de Sacramento (916) 453-17231721 25th Street, Sacramento, CA 95816
New Website Offers Fresh Look, Online RegistrationThe Alliance Française de Sacramento recently launched a brand-new website with a fresh, clean look and a
new domain name: afsacramento.org. (Note that the "de" is gone.) To go along with the updated website, we are also now offering online registration and payment. Another step into the future for French in Sacramento!
What does this mean for you? You can view the list of French courses via our website and pay securely online with your credit card. You can also renew your membership, buy textbooks, register for events, and even purchase our stylish Alliance T-shirts.
The online registration system is provided by Arc-en-Ciel, a company that designs software specifically for branches of the Alliance Française and other cultural and educational centers throughout the world. Other AF chapters in California that are using Arc-en-Ciel are Berkeley, Pasadena, and Silicon Valley. In addition to online registration, the new software offers tools for
reporting and scheduling to streamline administrative tasks. Traditional printed course schedules and enrollment forms, as well as membership forms, will continue to be
See "New website," p. 4
Dance to Louisiana Rhythms at Fête de la FrancophonieTo celebrate La Journée de la Francophonie, the Alliance Française is sponsoring a dance party with
Mark St. Mary’s Louisiana Blues & Zydeco Band. Listen to traditional down-home zydeco, blues, R&B and even a lil' country. Dance a two-step, waltz, line dance, or however the music moves you – or just listen and watch! Learn a few steps with the famous dance teacher “Zydeco Ted.” Mark St. Mary and his band really know how to entertain, keeping the shirttails floppin’ and the cowboy boots stompin’. The group was voted Best Zydeco Band in 2007 by the Bay Area Blues Society. There will be a no-host wine and beer bar, and the Alliance will provide light desserts. So, laissez les bons temps rouler!
Friday, March 27 7:30-10pm
California Stage 2509 R St.
(around the corner from AF)
Doors open: 7pmZydeco dance lesson:
7:30pmBand: 8pm
$20 AF members $25 nonmembers
$30 at the doorSpace is limited, so make your reservations early!
Register online at afsacramento.org
or bring or send your check to Alliance Française
1721 25th St. Sacramento, CA 95816
Alliance Actualités Page 2 March–April, 2015
Alliance Française de Sacramento1721 25th St., Sacramento CA 95816 (916) 453-1723
www.afsacramento.org
The Alliance Française does not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, gender, age, disability, or sexual orientation.
Board of DirectorsPresident: Kristin RapinacFirst Vice President: Çağlar
ÇağlayanSecond Vice President: Burt
CohenSecretary: Julie BaumhoffTreasurer: Jim Sandberg-
Saturday, April 11 Meeting & Election 5pm • Potluck 6pm
Everyone Is Welcome!
You, the members of the Alliance Française, elect our Board of Directors and help establish our goals for the year. Please join us on Saturday, April 11 to hear the annual report, vote for Board members and participate in an open discussion fo-rum. We need your ideas!
The membership meeting will be followed by a potluck dinner, which will give everyone a chance to meet and get to know each other. Please CALL THE OFFICE TO CONFIRM YOUR AT-TENDANCE and let us know which dish you will bring to share.
Whether you attend the meeting or not, you may vote for directors, and/or contribute your thoughts and recommendations, by mail or email.For the election ballot, please see p. 5.
In Memoriam Rafik Rabehi 1969-2015
Rafik was a beloved friend to many members of the Alliance. Of French and Algerian origin, Rafik lived in Sacramento ten years, and much of that time was a manager at francophile gathering spot Café Rolle. He was a welcome presence at many Alliance events. Rafik succumbed to a serious infec-tion February 12, surrounded by family and close friends. Adieu to a kind and charming spirit.
Spring Fashion à la françaiseAre you asking yourself that perpetual question,
“What can I wear?” Find the answer at our French Fash-ion Show chez fashion expert and boutique owner Katia Davies-Kemmler. See the newest and prettiest clothing and accessory fashions à la française for spring!
Alliance members and friends will serve as models for selections that will be displayed and available for purchase at affordable prices. Katia will demonstrate how to tie and wear her many colorful scarves in the French manner. Appetizers and wine will be served. Proceeds benefit the Alliance Française de Sacramento.
Thursday, March 19 • 6pm Katia’s Collections, 5619 H St. $15 members $20 nonmembers
Space is limited. Please register early at afsacramento.org or at the AF office
L'Alliance remercie . . . Marc Detcheverry – book donationMonique & Catherine Heusner – framed picturePam Haskins – books
BIG Day of Giving: Tuesday, May 5Save the date: The Alliance Française de Sacramen-
to is participating for the first time in the 2015 BIG Day of Giving, a 24-hour online local fundraising campaign. The event hopes to raise $5 million for 500 Sacramento-area nonprofits. If you love French, remember to go to bigdayofgiving.org on Tuesday, May 5, and support your French language and culture center!
CalendrierAlliance Française mars–avrilde Sacramento 2015
FREE FRENCH TUTORINGFree tutoring for all Alliance students during spring session. Check schedule for day and time.
Continuing through 26 avril—“Toulouse-Lautrec and La Vie Moderne: Paris 1880–1910,” exhibition at Crocker Art Museum, 216 O St. See p. 4 for special events co-presented with the Alliance.
4 mars—Conversation at Café Les Baux, 5090 Folsom Blvd, 5:30-6:30pm. $10 includes a glass of wine and appetizers.
5 mars et tous les jeudis—Conversation at the Alliance, 10:30am-12:30pm
8 mars—Bay Area French Literature Meetup Group, Ce que le jour doit à la nuit by Yasmina Khadra, Crepes on Cole, 100 Carl St., San Francisco, 3-5pm. For information, contact Charlie, (510) 530-5078 or [email protected]. (May book will be Paroles by Jacques Prévert.)
13 mars—Ciné club, La femme de l'aviateur, E. Rohmer, 7pm
17 mars—Conversation, La Provence Restaurant, 10 Diamond Creek Place, Roseville, 6pm. RSVP required to 789-2002. Cost: $13, including happy hour menu item, tax and tip.
19 mars—Fashion show, Katia's Collections, 5619 H St., 6pm. See p. 2.
22 mars—Joie de Lire cercle de lecture (French book club), Une vie de boy by Ferdinand Oyono, Tea List, 222 D St., Davis, 2-4pm. For more information, contact Kneece at (318) 780-8870 or [email protected], or go to www.meetup.com/Joie-de-Lire-French-Book-Club-of-Sacramento.
27 mars— Fête de la Francophonie, Louisiana band, California Stage, 25th and R Sts. See p. 1.
30 mars—Spring session of adult classes begins. See p. 6.
1 avril—Conversation at Café Les Baux, 5090 Folsom Blvd, 5:30-6:30pm
10 avril — Ciné club, Fanny, M. Pagnol, 7pm
11 avril—Annual membership meeting and potluck. See p. 2.
12 avril—Francophone Day at CSU Sacramento. See box this page.
21 avril—Conversation, La Provence Restaurant, 10 Diamond Creek Place, Roseville, 6pm. RSVP required to 789-2002. Cost: $13, including happy hour menu item, tax and tip.
FRANCOPHONE DAY AT CSU-SACRAMENTO
April 12 11am to 4pmIn and Around Mariposa Hall 1000
The French Club and French program at California State University-Sacramento invite you to their fourth Francophone Day. There will be activities centered on the theme of “Francophonie”: French short films, pétanque, performances by the French students, and more. Community members, students at all levels, and organizations are welcome! The day will showcase la francophonie in the Sacramento community as well as on the campus. For details: www.facebook.com/SacStateFrancophoneDay.
Alliance Actualités Page 4 March–April, 2015
available, and payment by check is always appreciated.The website was developed and designed by AF
President Kristin Rapinac on a pro-bono basis. On the new, easy-to-navigate website, you’ll find:
● Upcoming Alliance events and other French events in the area, with maps and add-to-calendar option
● Background information about the Alliance, in-cluding bios of our staff and teachers
● Explanations of French levels and link to our on-line placement test
● Links to course descriptions and online registration ● Details on how to get involved in the Alliance by
becoming a member, volunteer, donor or sponsor ● Our entire library catalog of movies, books, com-
ics, music and audio ● Ways to connect with the Alliance, including social
media, e-newsletter, Alliance Actualités, and our mini-blog, Quoi de Neuf?
We hope you enjoy the new website as well as the convenience of online registration. Please check out the new site at afsacramento.org.
. . . New website, from p. 1 Crocker Art Museum EventsCelebrate Toulouse-Lautrec’s Paris
The Crocker Art Museum continues its celebration of the artists of the Belle Époque with several events organized around the popular exhibition, “Toulouse-Lautrec and La Vie Moderne: Paris 1880–1910,” which runs through April 26. (Note: Space is limited for all events and reservations are recommended.)
Lautrec’s ParisSunday, March 1, 3 to 4 pm
Dr. Mary Weaver Chapin, Curator of Graphic Arts at the Portland Museum of Art, will speak about “Lau-trec’s Paris: From Cabarets to Public Women.” She will explore Toulouse-Lautrec’s lifelong engagement with the cabarets, dancehalls, circuses, and “public women.” Co-presented with the Alliance Française de Sacramento. Admission: $6 Crocker Art Museum members; $10 col-lege students/youth; $12 nonmembers.
Lunch & LearnTuesday, March 3, Noon-1 pm
Join an in-depth examination of Toulouse-Lautrec’s “La Revue blanche.” Admission: Free for Crocker Art Museum members; free with general admission for nonmembers.
Art Mix: CirqueThursday, March 12, 5-9 pm
A Toulouse-Lautrec-inspired avant-garde circus spectacle, featuring DJ Frenchy le Freak’s house/electro music, the Element Brass Band, Aerial Revolution, the Sacramento Comedy Spot, and free tarot reading. Happy hour is 4-6 pm and drink specials under $5 all night. Ad-mission: Free for Crocker Art Museum members; $10 nonmembers; $8 college students.
Dine in DecadenceThursday, April 2, 6-9 pm
On April 2, join the Crocker Art Museum's Curator William Breazeale and professors from UC Davis for a fascinating conversation about the literature, music, dance, and art that abounded in Toulouse-Lautrec’s Paris, followed by a five-course dinner event curated by Matt Woolston and inspired by Toulouse-Lautrec's recipe book “The Art of Cuisine.” Co-presented with the Alliance Francaise de Sacramento. Tickets must be purchased by March 29. An interpreter will be available for the hearing impaired. Note: dinner is sold out. Talk only: $10 Crocker Art Museum members; $15 nonmembers.
How to set up an account in the new Alliance Française online system
All new users of our online registration system must have an account in order to register for classes, pay class fees, reserve seats at Alliance events, or shop at our Alliance boutique.Go to: afsacramento.extranet-aec.comCurrent members: If you are a current or recent member or student of the Alliance Française de Sacramento, you already exist in our database. Under “Please login to access your account,” enter the email address that you use for all con-tact with the Alliance Française, then click on “Forgot your password?” You will be emailed a temporary password you can use to log in. You’ll need to change this password after logging in. New members/students: New members and students should use the “First time visiting” option. Click on “Register now” and create a user account with your contact information, an email address and password. The email address should be the one you want to use for all contact with the Alliance Française de Sacramento. See “Crocker events.” p. 5
Note: only current members may vote. Couples/families have two votes.
Please return to:Alliance Française de Sacramento 1721 25th Street Sacramento, CA 95816
Film Classes
Film critic and historian Matías Bombal will pres-ent films offering a context for the Toulouse-Lautrec exhibition. At 1 pm, Bombal will lead a lively discus-sion, with the film following at 2 pm. Admission: $10 per film Crocker Art Museum members; $15 per film nonmembers.
Zouzou (1934)Sunday, March 22, 1-4 pm
Josephine Baker plays a young woman who attempts to help her childhood love prove his inno-cence after he’s accused of murder. In French with English subtitles.Paris Blues (1961)Sunday, April 26, 1-4 pm
Two expatriate jazz musicians (Paul Newman and Sidney Poitier) living in Paris fall for vacation-ing American gals (Joanne Woodward and Diahann Carroll). Along with a Duke Ellington musical score, the film features trumpeter Louis Armstrong as Wild Man Moore and jazz pianist Aaron Bridgers. In English.
For all events, you may purchase tickets online at crockerartmuseum.org, at the Crocker's Museum Admission Desk, or by calling (916) 808-1182.
. . . “Crocker events.” from p. 4
March 13: LA FEMME DE L'AVIATEUR (The Aviator's Wife) by Eric Rohmer, with Philippe Marlaud, Marie Rivière, Mathieu Carrière, Anne-Laure Meury. An aviator's wife is pregnant, so he breaks off his affair with his mistress. But complications ensue when they’re seen together by her new lover, and a teenage girl becomes involved in trying to sleuth out exactly what is going on. Rated PG.
April 10: FANNY by Marcel Pagnol, with Raimu, Pierre Fresnay, Orane Demazis, Fernand Charpin. Her lover Marius is at sea and Fanny is pregnant. To save her honor, the wealthy and older merchant Panisse, whose shop is across the street from the bar of Marius's father, César, agrees to marry Fanny. Marius returns after the child is born. Will Fanny go with Marius or stay with Panisse? A 1931 b&w classic. Not Rated.
FREE, NO RESERVATION NEEDED. COME EARLY FOR BEST SEATS. DONATIONS WELCOME.
Alliance Française de Sacramento1721 25th StreetSacramento, CA 95816
Alliance Actualités Page 6 March–April, 2015
DROP IN LOGO HERE
TAKE A COURSE THIS SPRINGNew Session Starts March 30
Alliance Française courses have grown to an all-time high of popularity. More than 250 students were enrolled this winter – don't miss the satisfaction and fun of learning French this spring! Thirty-two classes will be
offered, with choices at every level and for many interests. And now you can register and pay on the internet. Just go to afsacramento.org.
And don't forget our classes for kids ages 3-11. See website for details.
