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The Alliance strives to provide a full range of activities for its members, students and guests: from French films to lectures to wine tastings and cooking classes, as well as art, photographic and didactic exhibits, and social events, including conversational get-togethers. For more details, call 713 526-1121. |
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427 Lovett Blvd. Houston, TX 77006 Contact us by E-mail at frenchalliance@sbcglobal.net
THE FRENCH ALLIANCE/Alliance Française de Houston Phone: 713-526-1121
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The Wine School at the Alliance
with Charles M. “Bear” Dalton of Spec’s
The Wine School will continue classes this fall at the Alliance Française de Houston. Please call Jessica in Bear Dalton’s office at Spec’s, at 832 660-0250, for details on classes and reservations.
Click here to see the Houston Chronicle’s video of Bear Dalton, caught in a calm moment at the wildly successful Rodeo Houston Wine Auction, as he explains how to taste wine.
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BOOKS: Mystery set in France
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"Famously French"
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"Famously French" is a multi-part television documentary series devoted to revealing some of the great things about France to English-speaking audiences. Written and directed by Alliance Board member, Malcolm Pepper, the show is hosted by French media celebrity (news anchor, correspondent, journalist, writer, director) Philippe Labro and French TV star Sandra Lou. The first installment is devoted to the region of Alsace, and had its Houston premier at the Alliance. "Famously French" presents France in English, at its best, striking a balance between old and new, traditional and cutting-edge, simple pleasures and high culture, unique old-world craftsmanship and the latest technology. Each part of the series will focus on a different region, highlighting specific points of interest, regional specialties, geography, art, food, wine, and much more. "Famously French" illustrates, in the most spectacular way, what the most informed travel guides just allude to. Click here to see “Famously French” on-line.
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News from our favorite chanteuse Deborah BOILY |
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Author Eric Karpeles |
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Peter Steiner Also known for his cartoons in the New Yorker, author Peter Steiner was in Houston on June 16 to present The Terrorist (St. Martin's Minotaur; $23.99
This is the third electrifying installment of his highly acclaimed thriller series featuring ex-CIA operative Louis Morgon. The first two in the series are Le Crime, originally published as “A French Country Murder” and L’Assassin. Louis left the State Department and “the sordid world” of Washington DC for the French countryside, and more of his intriguing character is revealed to us in each book. “Literate crime thrillers don’t get much better than this.” -Publishers Weekly
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14 Juillet 2010 Bastille Day Celebration La Fête nationale française
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The Apollo Chamber Players is a classical music organization dedicated to providing exciting, high-caliber music-making to the vibrant Houston arts community. By using a variety of ensemble formations, they offer a unique and intimate listening experience, performing solo and chamber works alike by an eclectic mix of composers. |
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Apollo Chamber Players |
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La Fête de la Rentrée Exposition d’art/Art exhibit Dr. Larry Spitzberg September 16, 2010 6-8 p.m. |
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Join us on September 16 from 6-8 pm for La Fête de la Rentrée, our traditional open house to kick off the new school year and season of cultural events. We’ll feature an exhibition entitiled “La Vie Française” by Dr. Larry Spitzberg. Dr. Spitzberg is a Houston Optometrist with a practice in West Houston and is an award-winning watercolor artist.
Larry has been enamored of all things French, and he and his wife Susan have taken yearly trips to France for many years. There he takes hundreds of photos of the French people, French life, and the scenery, which all become part of his paintings when he returns. His style is between realism and impressionism with always plenty of color.
Larry will display about 40 of his paintings; all of them about France. The show is titled “La Vie Francaise” and most of the paintings will be for sale. All are invited and there is no charge. 6-8 pm |
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Grand Merci à Brasserie Max & Julie!!!
Special Thanks to sponsor Christophe Paul of Café Rabelais and Brasserie Max & Julie ! |
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Burgundy’s Golden Age under the Valois Dukes
October 27, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. Illustrated Presentation at the Alliance Française by Dr. Lynda Kelly
From 1363-1477, four dukes of Burgundy were renowned for the splendor of their court. Great patrons of the arts, the dukes commissioned many masterpieces, making their capital, Dijon, an epicenter of artistic innovation. Their tombs are some of the finest examples of Burgundian court sculpture.
This year 39 of the statuettes from Dijon are united with those that are preserved at the Cleveland Museum of Art, to be exhibited over a 2-year period in 7 American museums. From October 3, 2010 to January 2, 2011, they’ll be in Texas at the Dallas Museum of Art.
Lynda Kelly’s lecture, illustrated with the beautiful photos of architect and photographer Frank Kelly, will present the contributions of the dukes to late Gothic art against the background of the turbulent history of the period.
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“French Collection…Deux continues where A French Collection left off with a great Piaf song “La Ville Inconnue” and two really beautiful Jacques Brel songs. They are “Voir un Ami Pleurer” (To See a Friend in Tears) and “Prochain Amour” (My Next Love). It also includes the French version of “I Dreamed a Dream” from Les Miserables, a blusey Charles Aznavour song, my absolutely favorite Michel Jonasz song and several Serge Lama pieces. FRENCH COLLECTION…DEUX will be available soon through the internet and in stores. dboily@deborahboily.com 713-349-8135
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Paintings in Proust
In the introduction to his book, Paintings in Proust, Eric Karpeles points out that most readers who come across allusions to obscure artworks in Proust´s masterpiece, In Search of Lost Time, probably empathize with Princess de Parme, who responds to Madame de Guermantes´s reference to a canvas by Gustave Moreau with the sort of enthusiastic smile that comes of not having a clue what a person is talking about. From Botticelli´s angels and Manet´s courtesans to Carpaccio´s saints, Karpeles has identified and located all of the paintings mentioned in the novel, adding insightful commentary that explains their relationship to the novel´s central theme: time and memory. In April, at MFAH, artist and author Eric Karpeles discussed how the paintings in the novel serve both as markers along the narrator´s journey of self-discovery and as models of memory, the power of the imagination to redeem lost time. The book is available at the MFAH Bookstore.
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