Diavolo Coming Soon - Save on Tickets
Portland's contemporary dance organization, White Bird, will bring a Diavolo dance company production,"Architecture in Motion," to the Newmark Theatre, October 9-11. Diavolo, based in Los  Angeles, was founded by Jacques Heim, who was born and raised in Paris. Heim's work has received worldwide acclaim for its fusion of everyday movement, ballet, contemporary, acrobatics, gymnastics, martial arts, and hip-hop. Heim also choreographed a Cirque du Soleil production and has been featured on BBC America and Bravo. Click here for complete details on the show.Portland show. All bulletin readers are eligible for a 20% discount on tickets at any price level (adult tickets purchased online only); the coupon code to be entered at check-out is ALLIANCE.
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Four Hundred Students in the Fall Term
Close to 400 students will learn or improve their French in group classes and private lessons in the Alliance's fall term which started this week. The average class size is 6-7  students, with some smaller and a few, larger. Wishing to polish your accent? There are openings in the "Sounding French" class, in the literature class, and in several other classes. There are also a few openings in the children's after-school and Saturday classes, including one for native-bilingual children wishing to keep up their French. Call 503.223.8388 to inquire about openings in adults and children's classes. New enrollees in weeks 1 and 2 are welcome on a space-available basis.
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Save the Date: Wine, Music & Film Events
Beaujolais Nouveau: Portland's 13th Annual Beaujolais Nouveau festival will  be on Friday, November 21, at the Heathman. Emceed by KGW NewsChannel 8's Russ Lewis (shown here), this popular event will draw 450 people. Ticket reservations - which will include extensive wine tastings as well as an outstanding buffet - will go on sale very shortly and will feature the option to participate in an exclusive raffle for two Business Class tickets on Delta Airlines! Stay tuned to this bulletin for details.
NW Film and Alain Resnais: NW Film will feature Alain Resnais' film, JE T'AIME JE T'AIME on October 31 and November 1, 2014. This 1968 film classic is a science fiction drama featuring time-travel experiments. Visit www.nwfilm.org for details.
Franco-Allemand Music Event: The Alliance  partners with Zeitgeist Northwest to promote a unique music event on November 2 at Vie de Bohème in SE Portland, featuring Siri Vik, a Eugene-based singer who has performed in New York, London, and in Italy. At the Portland event Vik will sing in German and in French (songs from Edith Piaf, Jacques Brel and more). Click here for details and save the date (tickets will be sold at the door; Alliance and Zeitgeist members will qualify for a 20% discount).
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Events This Week - Enjoy, and Save Too
In earlier bulletins we mentioned two world-c lass events that will take place, or end, this week. Both feature discounts for Alliance bulletin readers. See PICA's Germinal this Thursday or Friday; click here for the event info and for the code to use for your discount. Note that advance tickets for Friday are no longer available but will be available at the box office, an hour before showtime at the performance venue.
And if you haven't seen the Tuileries exhibit at the Portland Art Museum, remember that it ends this Sunday, September 21. Last-minute bonus - click here to print a coupon page that you can present at the box office for a 2-for-1 entry to the exhibit. Shown here is just one of the magnificent statues in the exhibit, representing one of the many forms of art. This event results from a special collaboration of PAM with the Musée du Louvre and the Musée Carnavalet Histoire de Paris.
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Space is available in Fall Classes. Call 503.223.8388 for openings.
Conversation
Groups
Some are hosted by Alliance staff, board members or other volunteers. Drop-ins welcome; membership is encouraged but not required.
NW or Central PDX
St Honoré on NW Thurman on
Wed., 6pm, Sep. 17
C'est Si Bon on NE 7th on Tuesdays @ 6pm
SE Portland
At St Honoré on SE Division, Monday, Oct. 6, at 6pm.
At Chez Machin, Mon., Oct. 13, at 7p.m.
At Vie de Bohème weekly on Sundays, 4-5:30 p.m.
Vancouver
At Gustav's in Vancouver, Tues., Oct. 7 at 5:30 p.m.
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After-care supervisor sought: 
voice. Call LeAnn at 503.297.2165 for further details.
ult or two to share private lessons at the Alliance on Tuesday or Thursday mornings this fall, to complete the Latitudes 104 level. This mid-beginner class 
