Alliance Open House: Visit the Alliance on Dec. 10 for its quarterly open house. Sign up for classes - the class schedule is already posted
online for the December term and for the Jan.-March term, 2016. Enjoy complimentary refreshments at the Open House. Chat with teachers, staff and special guests.
Immersion Programs Overview: On Dec. 4 at the Alliance get all the answer to your questions about immersion programs in France. Just 5 seats are left. Call the Alliance office for details or reserve online by clicking
here.
French Music: Learn about French music and enjoy a live performance by Eric John Kaiser at the Alliance on Dec. 1. Click
here for info.
French Film - Free: The film, La Grande S�duction (English title is Seducing Dr. Lewis), a comedy from Quebec, will be shown at Clark College on Friday, November 20. Free and open to the public. Complete details are
here.
Blanchard in Portland: Catch French-American singer Francesca Blanchard (photo here at the right) opening for Yuna on Nov. 19 at Doug Fir Lounge. Visit
www.dougfirlounge.com.
Art Exhibit and Sale: Join three Portland artists for a one-day art show and sale at Bellamy Art Studio, 6351 SW Capitol Highway, in Hillsdale Village, from 10-4pm on Sunday, November 22. Alliance members Maarja
Paris, Christina Reynolds, and artist Poppy Dully will show handcrafted felted works, fabric arts, paintings, art cards, and book arts.
Meet French Conductor Ludovic Morlot in Seattle: On December 6 meet the French conductor of the Seattle Symphony, Ludovic Morlot, in person. Click
here for details and to reserve.
French singer, Eric Vincent, will perform at Mt Hood Community College, 26000 SE Stark in Gresham on Tuesday, November 24 at 11:00am at MHCC's Studio Theatre. Teachers who wish to attend this one-hour morning concert with their students should email [email protected]. Cost will be $8 per person. To get an idea of the event, check out the reviews by teachers and students who have attended his concerts at: http://www.eric-vincent.com/reviews.htm. The Online Auction Fundraiser ended last night and raised funds for the Alliance, the FACC and FEN
- all nonprofits. Thanks to all who participated. A separate silent auction will also be featured at the Heathman event on Friday; for a preview of that auction, click
here.
Gad Elmaleh's performance on Nov. 12 in Portland at the Old Church was enjoyed by a full house. The comedian's show was mostly in English with smatterings of French. In December and January he'll be mainly at venues on the east coast of the U.S.