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Cocktail de Rentree
Join us to kick off the new season with an evening of French wine and amuse-bouches. Connect with our vibrant French and Francophile community!
Holiday Party
Let's celebrate a French Noël, the holidays and the end of the year in partnership with The Greenwich Arts Council. Tickets can be used toward a membership!
Focus on French Cinema Festival April 25-May 2, 2024
Founded in 2005, our Focus on French Cinema Film Festival has grown into the very best in the United States!
It's so great that it has its own website: here.
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Marquis de Lafayette "Victory Lap Through Greenwich" 200th Anniversary Celebration
Monday, August 19, 2024
10:00AM-12:00PM
Greenwich Historical Society (47 Strickland Road, Cos Cob)
FREE
Join Greenwich Historical Society, DAR Horseneck Chapter and Alliance Française Greenwich for the Marquis de Lafayette “Victory lap Through Greenwich” 200th Anniversary Celebration. Hosted at the Greenwich Historical Society, with the support of the Town and several local dining establishments. The celebration will feature: a Marquis de Lafayette re-enactor; remarks by Chuck Schwam, Executive Director of the American Friends of Lafayette, descendant Virginie de Lafayette, and First Selectman Fred Camillo; period music; French pastries; a student exhibit; a film; and archival information on Lafayette’s tour in Greenwich. A special commemorative prix-fixe lunch at L’Escale will follow at 1pm.
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La Galette des Rois
Following the French tradition, members meet to eat this traditional dessert, celebrating the Epiphany, at the end of the Christmas season in January. Come back or become a member today for more information!
Bastille Day Flag Raising
Friday, July 12
9:00AM
Greenwich Town Hall (101 Field Point Rd., Greenwich)
FREE
To celebrate Bastille Day, we raise the French flag at the Greenwich Town Hall and sing the French and American national anthems in a ceremony attended by town officials and followed by a French petit-déjeuner.
Display at Town Hall celebrating the Marquis de Lafayette's visit to Greenwich in August, 1824
Tuesday, June 4
4:00PM
Greenwich Town Hall (101 Field Point Rd., Greenwich)
FREE (Refreshments will be served)
You are cordially invited to a ceremony to view the new display at Greenwich Town Hall lobby that celebrates the Marquis de Lafayette's visit to Greenwich in August, 1824. Sponsored by the Alliance Française of Greenwich, the Horseneck Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, and the Greenwich Historical Society.
CLICK HERE to read AFG's 2024 College Scholarship Recipient Indira Brou's (GHS '24) very informative essay on Lafayette.
Bastille Day Pre-Celebration
Wednesday, July 10
5:30-6:30PM
Petit Salon at Le Poisson (46 Bedford-Banksville Road, Bedford NY)
$50 per person - limited to 25 guests
Enjoy wine and amuses-bouches at the beautiful Petit Salon, the new bar/lounge at Le Poisson by Chef Thomas Burke to celebrate Bastille Day! If you'd like to join us for dinner after, please email [email protected] before July 8.
To view the menu, please visit www.poissonny.com
