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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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September 8th, 2016 from 4:15pm to 6pm
Lower Level Conference Room, Busch Hall
Center for European Studies
27 Kirkland Street
Cambridge, MA
The Center for European Studies at Harvard will be hosting a discussion intitled "For a New Democratic Governance of France" between Thierry Mandon, French Secretary of Higher Education, and Peter A. Hall, Krupp Foundation Professor of European Studies, Harvard University. READ MORE |
September 13th, 2016, from 10:30 am to 11:30 am
The Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs
111 Thayer St, Providence, RI
French Ambassador Gérard Araud will give a talk about "French Foreign Policy in an Unstable World" (topic tbc), followed by a discussion lead by Watson Institute Professor Nicholas Ziegler. READ MORE |
September 16-17, 2016 at 7:30pm
French audio with English subtitles
Residential Quad behind Olin Center
Free event with French food tasting, Open to all
To kick off our series of free outdoor movie screenings, we will be screening the acclaimed documentary Demain (2015) on Friday, September 16th. Our series will continue on Saturday, September 17th with a screening of the beloved romantic comedy L'arnacoeur (2010). READ MORE |
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| MUSIC |
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VIEUX FARKA TOURÉ: 9/18 @ Colonial Theatre - Bethlehem, NH
BRODINSKI: 9/23 @ Bijou – Boston, MA
CELTIC SOCIAL CLUB: 9/29 @ Norwood Theater - Norwood, MA
This month, we would like to offer concerts that satisfy all tastes in music: whether you're a fan of electronic, Celtic, or African melodies, you will surely find something enjoyable and pleasing to the ear! READ MORE |
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October 18th at 8pm
Citi Performing Arts Center, Wang Theater
270 Tremont St, Boston, MA
Named "Entertainer of the Century" by CNN in 1988, Charles Aznavour is an award-winning French and Armenian singer, songwriter, actor, public activist, and diplomat with a career spanning 70 years. READ MORE |
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| EXHIBITIONS |
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August 31st to October 1st
The French Cultural Center
53 Marlborough St, Boston, MA
In Search of Lost Memory is a group exhibition probing the effects of our growing dependence on digital technology on our memory. For this multi-media installation, curator Arlinda Shtuni invited artists on both sides of the Atlantic to contribute original or existing works on what has emerged as a germane topic in contemporary art, literature as well as in neuroscience research. READ MORE |
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| CINEMA |
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From September 9
Images Cinema
Williamstown, MA
Phantom Boy is set amongst New York City’s skyscrapers, the lights of Times Square and the Statue of Liberty. Here, as 11-year-old Leo undergoes treatment for cancer, a mad villain with a disfigured face straight out of a Picasso painting threatens to destroy the city with a lethal computer virus. READ MORE |
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September 28th at 8:15pm
Kendall Square Cinema
355 Binney St.
Cambridge, MA
The Environmental Film Festival in the Nation's Capital is touring in Boston on September 28th and September 29th. La Glace et le Ciel, a 2015 documentary by French Oscar- winning director of La Marche de l'Empereur (2006), Luc Jacquet, will be screened at the Kendall Square Cinema in Cambridge MA.
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| COMMUNITY EVENTS |
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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 you 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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Do you live in the US? Have you studied in France? Join France Alumni USA, an international platform and network of professionals who have completed part or all of their studies in France. France Alumni USA will give you access to:
- Job and internship offers in both the US and France
- Special events organized throughout the US
- A directory of alumni who studied in France
- Discussion groups READ MORE |
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As we look ahead to the fall’s book releases, the Book Department has inventoried 132 translations being published between September and December 2016. We are also happy to announce the publications of some titles that we have supported with our Grants & Programs
and with our financial support for Authors on Tour. READ MORE |
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