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October 2020
La Table Française
Our Saturday conversation group is open to all levels of French and provides students a great opportunity to practice speaking and listening skills.
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2020 Annual Meeting
Our annual meeting is going virtual. Join us for a time of celebration and a special program with Steve Cook discussing the current exhibition at the Mississippi Museum of Art.
Find out more »November 2020
Aimer c’est agir— a reading and discussion with author Marva Barnett
Presented by Alliance Française de Jackson in partnership with the Federation of Alliances Françaises USA Join Marva Barnett, Professor Emerita, University of Virginia and author of To Love Is to Act: Les Misérables and Victor Hugo’s Vision for Leading Lives of Conscience, to discuss how Victor Hugo put into action the last words he wrote—“To love is to act” / “Aimer c’est agir”—and what he can tell us today about leading lives of conscience. Professor Barnett will explore what Hugo…
Find out more »Uncovering the Secrets of the Paris Metro
Join us for a dive into the history and secrets of the Paris Metro - in French! With new content and activities from earlier programs.
Find out more »Why People in French Villages Rescued Refugees in WWII and Again Today
Friday, November 13, 2020 11:00 a.m. CST presented in partnership with Federation of Alliances Françaises USA and PandemoniumU In English During World War II, residents of a cluster of villages in southeastern France gave safe harbor to hundreds of strangers – mostly Jewish children, some of whose parents had been deported. These villagers risked everything to create schools, soup kitchens and hiding places for the kids. Current residents of the same villages offer refuge to migrants today. Why? Is this…
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Author Talk with Oliver Gee
We may have alligators in the Rez, but what about crocodiles in the Canal St. Martin? Join AFJ as we chat with author and podcaster Oliver Gee about this and other stories of life in Paris. Oliver Gee, the host of the popular Paris podcast The Earful Tower has lived in Paris since 2015. His podcast has 60,000 downloads per month and was recently lauded by the New York Times as a great way to travel by ear. He recently…
Find out more »Discussion with Harriet Welty Rochefort, author of Final Transgression
Monday, November 16, 2020 1:00pm Central in partnership with Federation of Alliances Françaises USA In English Join us for a discussion with Harriet Welty Rochefort, author of the newly released Final Transgression. Two sisters, two different destinies. In Final Transgression, 85-year-old Caroline Aubry tells the tale of the tragic wartime destiny of her beloved younger sister, Séverine. From their humble beginnings in a hamlet in the southwest of France to a château where Séverine becomes the protegée of the beautiful…
Find out more »The Many Lives of the Louvre
In normal times, nearly nine million people visit the Louvre in Paris every year. Yet few know its remarkable history: before the Louvre was a museum, it was a palace, and before that a fortress. Much earlier still, it was a parcel of land known by a mysterious name, le Louvre.
Find out more »Meeting with Bestselling Author Cara Black
Join us for a conversation with bestselling author Cara Black, in a chat about her latest book and her writing process.
Find out more »December 2020
Tom Wohlmut – The Light Between Two Towers
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.
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