Tom Wohlmut – The Light Between Two Towers

Online | Zoom

Filmmaker Tom Wohlmut will talk about his film “The Light Between Two Towers,” which examines the relationship of the San Jose Electric Light Tower built in 1881 and the Eiffel Tower built in 1889.

Free for AFJ members

Coco Chanel: The Woman Who Dressed the World

Online | Zoom

Join Rhonda Garelick, cultural commentator and author of Mademoiselle: Coco Chanel and the Pulse of History, in conversation with Pamela Druckerman, as they explore Chanel’s life and influence.

Free for AFJ members

Mutinous Women – How French Convicts Became Founding Mothers of the Gulf Coast

Online | Zoom

Join Joan DeJean and Jack McCord for a conversation about Mutinous Women, a new book that tells the story of the first large group of Frenchwomen transported to this country, where they arrived in 1720 as convicts deported from their homeland after having been falsely accused of prostitution.

Free for AFJ Members

Translating Némirovsky with Sandra Smith

Online | Zoom

Tuesday, October 11 6:00 pm Zoom Federation of Alliances Françaises USA In English Join us for a conversation with Sandra Smith, award-winning translator of French literature, as she discusses the artistry andRead More...

June Dinner at Broad Street

Broad Street Baking Company 4465 I-55, Jackson, Mississippi

Tuesday, June 6 6:30 p.m. Broad Street Bakery (4465 I-55, Jackson; map) Join your AFJ friends for dinner and French conversation at our monthly dinners (we meet the first Tuesday of each month).Read More...

Le Déjeuner en Français – May Lunch

Amerigo - Fondren 622 Duling Avenue, Jackson, MS

Our monthly lunches provide another opportunity to gather socially with AFJ friends for French conversation and a meal.

D-Day and the Soul of France

Online | Zoom

Roger Mummert will revisit D-Day and the Battle of Normandy through an exploration of narratives, both American and French.

Free

Le Déjeuner en Français – June Lunch

Cazadores 500 Highway 51, Ridgeland, MS

Our monthly lunches provide another opportunity to gather socially with AFJ friends for French conversation and a meal.