events

Saturday, January 29, 2022 at 10am PST
FREE, Online
Join us for a Panel Discussion on insights, perspectives, and experiences gathered over the course of many years of living, traveling, and/or working in France.

Next meeting: Monday, January 31; 4:00pm 
Participants will practice reading out loud, listening, and perhaps conversing en français!
Online via Zoom

Join us for our Marche tonique & coffee, on Wednesday, February 2 at 9:00am.
Starting point: in front of CLARA 2420 N Street, Sacramento
And since it will be the Fête de la Chandeleur for the French,
we will eat a delicious crêpe at the end of the walk.

Thursdays, 11:00am-Noon. Next meeting: February 3, 2022.
Conversation group, open to all AF Sacramento members and students and meets weekly
Online via Zoom

Next meeting: Thursday, February 3, 5:00pm 
Online via Zoom
Participants will practice reading out loud, listening, and perhaps conversing en français!

Friday, February 4, from 10:00am to 11:15am.
FREE. Online, in French.
Join us for a talk about the influence of the French language on English language with Anthony Lacoudre.

Murals Walk second edition in Midtown Sacramento.
Saturday,  February 12 at 10:00am, Free: AF Sac Membership required

Next meeting: Wednesday, February 16, 2022 6:00pm. This informal French online conversation group is for teens aged 15-18, at high school level and looking to practice with other French speaking teens. 

Next date: Thursday, February 17,, 5:00-9:00pm every 3rd Thursday of the month, hosted by Roman.
Karaoke en français at Brasserie du Monde 1201 K Street, Sacramento

Friday, February 18; 6:00pm-8:00pm. Book group meets every two months online via Zoom for two hours to discuss a book that the group has chosen. Group members must be current Alliance Française members or students at B1 level or higher.  Les deux prochains livres:
(Pour le 10 décembre) Un homme, ça ne pleure pas (Faïza Guène, 2015) 264 pp.
(Pour février) La petite fille de Monsieur Linh (Phillipe Claudel, 2005) 162 pp. 

Tuesday, March 1, 2022 from 4:00pm to 5:00pm
Free, online, in English
Join us for a conversation with Sandra Smith, award-winning translator of French literature, as she discusses the artistry and challenges involved in translating three significant works.

Friday, March 11, at 7:00pm
Free, in-person at the Alliance Française, in our library / screening room.
Join us for our soirée cinéma. Our March 2022 film is The Lovers on the Bridge.
Proof of COVID vaccination & Masks will be required.

Sacramento Jewish Film Festival - Je ne rêve que de vous
Available online March 15-21, 2022

We are delighted to be the co-sponsor of the beautiful French film: Je ne rêve que de vous (An Irrepressible Woman, in English) at the Sacramento Jewish Film Festival.

Saturday, April 2, from 11:00am to 12:00am PST
Free, online, in English
Join us to hear Cara Black talking about her latest book, Murder at the Porte de Versailles, the 20th installment of her Aimée Leduc series, each of which features a different arrondissement of Paris.