UPCOMING EVENTS
FETE DE FIN D'ÁNNEE (Holiday Party)
Chez Alberta Conte, 12 Virginia Rd., East Haven
Sunday, December 8th @ 3-5 PM.
Join members of the Alliance Francaise of New Haven to celebrate the end of the year holiday dinner. Bring a plate to share. Our program includes a reading of Une visite de Saint Nicolas (Twas the Night before Christmas) and a few chansons de noel.
Contact alliancefrancaisenh@gmail.com to reserve your place and let us know how many will be attending. Fundraising Tombola tickets are 3 for $5.
LA FETE DES ROIS
Bethesda Lutheran Paris Hall, 305 St. Ronan St., New Haven
Sunday, January 5th @ 5-7 PM
Join members of the Alliance Francaise of New Haven to celebrate Fete des rois celebration. Bring a plate to share. Contact alliancefrancaisenh@gmail.com to reserve your place.
AN INTERVIEW WITH SCOTT CARPENTER
On Zoom
Sunday, January 8th @ 6:30 PM
Join both the Alliance Française of New Haven and of Hartford for an interview with author Scott Dominic Carpenter who teaches French literature and creative writing at Carleton College (MN). He is the author of French Like Moi: A Midwesterner in Paris (winner of a Next Generation Indie Book Award).
Following his hilarious introduction to Paris in French Like Moi, Midwesterner Scott Dominic Carpenter returns to the scene of the crime with more tales of intrigue.
This time, though, the story starts with sorrow as the author’s wife struggles with dementia. Humor may be the best medicine, but even the antics of a vandal in their building can’t cement the tiles of her memory for long. Before he expects it, Carpenter finds himself alone in a capital that is also blighted by the pandemic. It’s against this backdrop that the city comes roaring back to life. From bizarre encounters on the Metro to comical clashes with authority figures, and even a quixotic battle against a flock of migrant parrots, Paris Lost and Found unveils sides of the great city that are as quirky as they are authentic. With his unique blend of wit, insight, and wistfulness, Carpenter charts a path through his new labyrinth of solitude—only to emerge on the other side, squinting into the bright light of hope and new beginnings.
To reserve your spot and to receive the Zoom link, email alliancefrancaisenh@gmail.com
Publication Date (all formats): 9/17/2024 ISBN (paperback): 978-1609522124
ISBN (eBook): 978-1609522131 ISBN (audiobook): 978-1609522148