The Ciné Club discussion set for August 31 has a number of seats available. Click here for more information and to sign up. The film under discussion will be The Girl from Paris.
   The Portland Art Museum tour set  for Thursday, September 10 is sold out. A few seats are still available for a bilingual French/English tour set for Saturday, Sept. 12 at 2pm. Tickets are $17 for all; click here to reserve. The Saturday tour will be led by Portland Art Museum docent Karen Alexander, who is also a longtime Alliance member.
   The Susan Herrmann Loomis event held in Portland last Tuesday drew one of the largest crowds yet on the author's U.S. tour. Click here for photos from the evening where the guests were greeted by Alliance and FACC volunteers, shown here from left to right: Danielle Witt, Jinny Shipman and Kelly Piriou (from Paris). Merci to the volunteers, sponsors and to the keynote speaker. Look for a signed copy of Susan's latest book in the next Alliance auction!  

Rhonda Lynn, who has been with the Alliance Française of Portland for 14 months, will be resigning mid-September in order to focus on some personal matters. Rhonda shares, "I am so lucky to have been a part of this strong and vibrant organization with a dedicated staff at its core. In a short time I have had the opportunity to meet many wonderfully interesting people who share a love of French language and culture. A special thanks to the staff who have gone above and beyond daily. A lot of good projects have been set in motion, and I look forward to seeing one of the most dynamic Alliances move to the next stage of its development."  The Alliance leadership has selected longtime board member Sherry Charles (photo at the left) to steer the organization over the next several months in the role of Acting Executive Director; Jennifer Coyne assumes the board Secretary role. Given the rapid growth of the Alliance to its position of #7 in the U.S. - reflected in the growing  number of students - the organization is now recruiting candidates for a brand new, full-time position of School Director. Click here for the job description and email CVs/resumes to alliancefrancaisepdx@gmail.com.  

The French American International School in the Cedar Mill area is seeking applicants for a Senior Administrative Assistant/Front Office Manager. Click here for details.
Randstand is seeking French/English bilingual account verification specialists to work in the Fraud Prevention department at an inbound payment processing center in Tigard - click here for the job posting.
Côte d'Or Imports is seeking a bilingual French/English Administrative Assistant at their Beaverton headquarters. Click here for details.
Petit Pois French/English Daycare in the Johns Landing area of Portland is seeking candidates for an Assistante Maternelle position. An Au Pair position is also available. Email info@petitpoisdaycare.com for further information.    

If you are looking for free online technology tools to aid in your retention of French, look no further than the French government's website, www.elysee.fr. It offers news articles of varying lengths that can be "read aloud" with simultaneous text highlighting. To experience the technology, click here for a short report on Hollande's recent telephone call to Obama after the heroic acts of the three Americans on the Thalys train in Belgium. Click on ÉCOUTER (as shown in the graphic below). The software then reads the article to you, highlighting each word as it is spoken. You have the option to set the speed of the audio (we recommend sticking with "moyen" or "rapide"). Combining the visual text with the native-fluent audio, all in the meaningful context of current news events, makes for an effective tool to aid in retention for intermediate and advanced students.