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Upcoming AFH Events



All AFH students have GOLD BENEFITS while attending classes at the AFH. Continue reading for a list of our featured events in September, October and early November. As always, you can view a complete list of events and register for them on our website. 

Yoga en Français Avec L’Alliance Française

De Hartford

Venez vous détendre en pratiquant avec aisance et confiance de simples postures de Hatha Yoga inspirées et transmises par mon père qui, du haut de ses quatre-vingt cinq ans, continue à transmettre la philosophie de vie qu’ est le yoga par l’ intermédiaire des asanas. Yoga veut dire union – du corps et de l’ esprit. Le second verset des Sutras de Patanjali, ancien philosophe et sage indien, dit en sanskrit “Yogas chitta vritti nirodha” – “Le yoga est la cessation des fluctuations du mental”. Véronique vous invite à partager cette pratique avec elle.

Véronique Subrizi pratique le yoga depuis l’âge de 16 ans et a participé a de nombreux stages de Hatha Yoga en France et aux Etats-Unis. Elle a entre autres pratique l’Ashtanga yoga et le Kundalini yoga. Elle continue de pratiquer régulièrement chez elle et dans divers studios de Simsbury, Avon et Providence.

Date: Sunday, September 7th

Time: 3:00 - 5:00 PM

Place: Atlantic Works Conference Center

57 Charter Oak

Hartford, CT

Click on this link for more information and to register

Club de Lecture

Saturday, October 11th, 2025

Le Barman du Ritz

Philippe Collin

"Le Barman du Ritz" is a historical fiction novel by Philippe Collin about Frank Meier, a real-life bartender at the Ritz Hotel in Paris during World War II. The book, set in 1940, explores Meier's experiences navigating the German occupation and the changing clientele of the hotel. It delves into themes of compromise, opportunism, and the complexities of life during wartime. 

Silvia Bettega will lead the discussion of this book. We will also set the calendar for the rest of the year.

Time: 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM

Place:

Heirloom Market

263 Main Street

Wethersfield, CT

(parking available on Main Street or in Heirloom Market's lot adjacent to their building)

Monet's Minutes

Professor André Dombrowski, author, in Conversation at Hill-Stead Museum

Alliance Française de Hartford featured event

We all know how time impacts our lives today…we never seem to have enough time to do all that we want. The book Monet’s Minutes, Impressionism and the Industrialization of Time explores the evolution of timekeeping during the Impressionist era. Hill-Stead will be hosting a discussion with the author, Professor André Dombrowski. The event will begin with a short presentation by the author followed by a public conversation between him and Oliver O’Donnell, Hill-Stead’s Resident Art Historian. Questions from the audience will be welcomed at the end. The evening will conclude with a reception of wine and cheese.

Date: Thursday, October 9th, 2025

Time: 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Place: Hill-Stead Museum

25 Mountain Road

Farmington, CT

Fee: $20 for members/$25 for non-members of Hill-Stead

Register on the Hill-Stead Museum website

How French Brought Me From Connecticut to Switzerland

Presentation by Annette Fay

Annette will share how learning the French language first in Connecticut and later in France lead to her interest and work in Francophone West Africa. She will speak about her international development work in West Africa over the past twenty years and how she ended up in Switzerland. She will share observations of the different cultures she has gotten to know well (including a few lessons learned!).

Annette Fay, originally from Enfield, Connecticut, is an expert in international development who specializes in research, monitoring and evaluation of water and sanitation projects. She has worked in more than a dozen African countries, as well as France, and is presently living in Switzerland.

Date: Saturday, November 1st

Time: 1:00 - 2:00 PM

Place: Via Zoom (in French)

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Kevin Soucie, Chanteur

October 18th, 2025

RSVP Required!

Join the Alliance Française of New Haven for an afternoon of musical entertainment. Kevin Soucie is a talented chanteur known for bringing beloved French songs to life. He has an extensive repertoire that includes the songs of Jacques Brel, Francis Cabrel, Edith Piaf and many others that he will be sharing with us. Kevin Soucie has a passion for the French chanson. Join the Alliance Française de New Haven and Kevin for this intimate performance where he will share his love of French music with you.

Date: Saturday, October 18th

Time: 1 PM - 3 PM

Place:

Rudy's

1227 Chapel Street

New Haven, CT

Fee: $5.00 for members

Space is limited. To reserve your spot, send an email to:

alliancefrancaisenh@gmail.com.