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JANUARY 12TH, 2017 |
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Please find below the French & Francophone events in Boston and New England (co-sponsored or supported by the Consulate General of France in Boston). |
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April 5th, 2017 at 7:00PM
Brighton Music Hall, 158 Brighton Avenue, Allston, MA
Does the name "Zanaka" ring a bell? Were the joyous songs "Come" and "Makeba" stuck in your head all summer? Then don't miss the chance to see the lovely eclectic French singer in concert, and buy your tickets
here! Jain is a pop singer from the southwest of France that has risen to fame following the release of her album, Zanaka. After her amazing performance at 2016 French Grammys, "Les Victoires de la Musique", the audience anointed Jain pop’s most compelling new star. READ MORE |
Harvard Kennedy School, 79 JFK Street, Cambridge, MA
“Diversity and inclusion: challenges and solutions. French and American perspectives” is the first student-led symposium on Diversity organized by the HKS Francophile Club and HKS Vice-President of Diversity, with the support of the French Consulate. This event aims to facilitate best practices sharing and an open dialogue
on the French and American models of inclusion by bringing together students, faculty and practitioners from France and the US. Beyond a mere for/against debate comparing two models, the ambition is to establish bridges between two perspectives on Diversity and Inclusion, in order to define a common set of actions to shared issues. READ MORE |
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ALCEST: January 19 @ Brighton Music Hall - Allston, MA
WAX TAILOR: January 20 @ Royale - Boston, MA
Labeled as black-post metal or “shoegaze”, Alcest
were the pioneers within this genre, crafting a unique sound based on musical opposites. In 2014 the band departed from the more metal sound, in favor of dream-pop aesthetics. Wax Tailor is a regular in Boston's concert venues. This French independent singer and composer entices fans worldwide with a unique musical blend of Hip-Hop, Soul and Funk.
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| FILMS |
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January 16th, 2017 at 6:30PM and 9:00PM
Brattle Theatre, 40 Brattle St, Cambridge, MA
The latest film from the critically acclaimed director Arnaud Desplechin, My Golden Days, is shown at the Brattle Theatre on January, 16th. As Paul prepares for a new chapter in his life, he reflects on his youth through a series of flashbacks centering on Esther, the love of his life. READ MORE
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January 13th - February 13th
MyFrenchFilmFestival is the first entirely dematerialised French film festival. Geared towards Internet users worldwide and available for one month, it features a selection of 10 shorts and 10 feature films in competition that you can watch directly from home. READ MORE |
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| EXHIBITIONS |
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On view January 6 - 30, 2017
French Cultural Center, 53 Marlborough St, Boston
A collaboration among Harvard librarians, scholars, and digital humanists, the Charlie Archive at the Harvard Library is an evolving project that has collected a broad range of materials associated with the attacks in Paris in January 2015. This interactive exhibit features digital and ephemeral materials (caricatures, photos, paintings, poetry) documenting the moment in January 2015 when the word “Charlie” took on a tragic significance.
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On view thru March 26th, 2017
The Institute of Contemporary Art Boston
25 Harbor Shore Drive, Boston
Each of the artists in The Artist’s Museum reimagines the lives of artworks and charts recurring forms and themes across cultures and history. One of the featured artists, Pierre Leguillon, accompanies a collection of artworks and photographs of dancers with a lightshow and soundtrack by Amy Winehouse in La Grande Evasion (The great escape), 2012. READ MORE |
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| COMMUNITY EVENTS |
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Support a multilingual generation with a donation to support French immersion in public schools across the country!
Your donation directly supports public schools and districts as they grow language immersion programs. That means opportunities for kids to learn French at a young age, helping them to attain fluency, opportunities to study abroad, and to one day become successful multilingual professionals. LEARN MORE AND DONATE |
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Looking at how to improve your French?
Check out IMMERSION FRANCE! It is a multilingual free app to help you decide which tailor-made stay to choose in France. It features a directory listing the best offers of language centers in France and an interactive map to discover the French regions. Find your next vacation with a wide selection of best quality offers to make your stay in France a unique experience! READ MORE |
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Albertine, the French Embassy’s reading room and bookshop in New York, is offering a selection of high quality French language ebooks via its website. The vast majority of these ebooks are available in the U.S. for the first time. READ MORE |
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