Adult French Classes Winter Session Registration
Dec
1
to Jan 3

Adult French Classes Winter Session Registration

Learn French with AFDOKC!

Register for Adult Classes by Friday, January 3rd

  • Session runs January 7, 2025 - February 27th, 2025

  • Led by fluent and native French speakers, our adult classes will be small and offer maximum opportunities for all students to speak and participate – lessons will be lively, interactive and fun!

  • Classes will be online via Zoom. If you are unsure about the appropriate level for you or if you have any questions, please contact the Director of Education.

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Auguste Rodin’s The Three Shades at OKCMOA
Dec
10
to Aug 23

Auguste Rodin’s The Three Shades at OKCMOA

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Auguste Rodin’s The Three Shades Exhibition
at OKCMOA

August 24, 2024 - August 23, 2026

This single-gallery installation explores French sculptor Auguste Rodin’s The Three Shades as well as his unique sculptural process. Often referred to as “the father of modern sculpture,” Rodin is considered one of the most renowned and influential French sculptors of the late nineteenth century.

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French Film: The Umbrellas of Cherbourg at OKCMOA
Dec
19
to Dec 26

French Film: The Umbrellas of Cherbourg at OKCMOA

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French Film: The Umbrellas of Cherbourg,
December 19 - 26 at OKCMOA


  • Returning to the Noble Theater in a 60th anniversary 4K restoration, Jacques Demy’s Palme d’Or winning musical is an exquisite and profoundly influential tale of star-crossed love and longing featuring the enchanting music of Michel Legrand and starring the great Catherine Deneuve.  

  • In French with English subtitles (91 minutes)

  • “An angelically beautiful Catherine Deneuve was launched to stardom by this dazzling musical heart-tugger from Jacques Demy. She plays an umbrella-shop owner’s delicate daughter, glowing with first love for a handsome garage mechanic, played by Nino Castelnuovo. When the boy is shipped off to fight in Algeria, the two lovers must grow up quickly. Exquisitely designed in a kaleidoscope of colors, and told entirely through the lilting songs of the great composer Michel Legrand, The Umbrellas of Cherbourg is one of the most revered and unorthodox movie musicals of all time.” -Janus Films

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P'tit Déj!
Dec
29
9:00 AM09:00

P'tit Déj!

Venez au P'tit Déj!

Alliance Française invites you to join us for

this year’s last Meet Up at
P'tit Déj at Ganache Pâtisserie!

Enjoy café culture at
le petit déjeuner over
delectable breakfast pastries, coffee and conversation on the last Sunday of every month!

This is a great opportunity to practice your French and meet new and old friends. Everyone will be responsible for their own orders and all who present their
membership card will receive a 5% discount. Bon Appétit!

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La Fête des Rois Potluck Party!
Jan
5
12:00 PM12:00

La Fête des Rois Potluck Party!

Celebrate La Fête des Rois with AFdOKC!

12 - 2 PM Sunday, January 5th

Kick off "la nouvelle année" the French way at our annual Fête des Rois celebration! Bienvenue à tous!

This free event is a come and go potluck party, so if you can, please bring your favorite dish to share & a beverage

Enjoy a Potluck Lunch, French Music, fun, Door Prizes, French book sale and lively French Camaraderie!

👑 Galette des Rois/King Cake🍰
will be provided

Meet new and old friends & bring along any Francophones and Francophiles who might be interested in joining Alliance Française. No need to RSVP!

The celebration La Fête des Rois (Three Kings Day) is a tradition in France that is celebrated after New Year's and includes a king and a special cake. Each year, pastry shops throughout France are teeming with the unique and tasty galette des rois, a mouth-watering puff pastry confection with almond-flavored frangipane filling.

There are three main aspects to the French tradition of La Fête des Rois:

  • la galette des rois (a mouth-watering puff pastry confection)

  • the féve (a small object that is placed in the galette des rois)

  • the crowning of the king (or queen).

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P'tit Déj!
Jan
26
9:00 AM09:00

P'tit Déj!

Venez au P'tit Déj!

Alliance Française invites you to join us for

this year’s last Meet Up at
P'tit Déj at Ganache Pâtisserie!

Enjoy café culture at
le petit déjeuner over
delectable breakfast pastries, coffee and conversation on the last Sunday of every month!

This is a great opportunity to practice your French and meet new and old friends. Everyone will be responsible for their own orders and all who present their
membership card will receive a 5% discount. Bon Appétit!

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Cercle de lecture- Book Club
Jan
26
2:00 PM14:00

Cercle de lecture- Book Club

La Carte Postale d’Anne Berest

  • dimanche, 26 janvier

  • 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

  • Virtual Meeting en français via Zoom - For Zoom meeting details or additional information, please email virginieperezwoods@ou.edu

  • Un mémoire familial marquant mais profondément tragique dans lequel Anne Berest étudie l'histoire de sa famille juive.

  • La carte postale est arrivée dans notre boîte aux lettres au milieu des traditionnelles cartes de vœux. Elle n’était pas signée, l’auteur avait voulu rester anonyme. Il y avait l’opéra Garnier d’un côté, et de l’autre, les prénoms des grands-parents de ma mère, de sa tante et son oncle, morts à Auschwitz en 1942. Vingt ans plus tard, j’ai décidé de savoir qui nous avait envoyé cette carte postale, en explorant toutes les hypothèses qui s’ouvraient à moi.

    J’ai retracé le destin romanesque des Rabinovitch, leur fuite de Russie, leur voyage en Lettonie puis en Palestine. Et enfin, leur arrivée à Paris, avec la guerre et son désastre.

  • A reçu le premier prix annuel Choix Goncourt aux États-Unis

  • Anne Berest est une écrivaine et scénariste française. Elle publie son premier roman en 2010, La Fille de son père. Suivent Les Patriarches, Sagan 1954, Recherche femme parfaite et La Carte postale (Prix Renaudot des lycéens, Prix littéraire des étudiants de Sciences Po 2022). Elle a également écrit plusieurs pièces de théâtre et, avec sa sœur Claire Berest, Gabriële, une biographie remarquée de leur arrière-grand-mère, Gabriële Buffet-Picabia.

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Film: A Traveler’s Needs at OKCMOA
Dec
13
to Dec 15

Film: A Traveler’s Needs at OKCMOA

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Film A Traveler’s Needs, December 13 - 15
at OKCMOA

Winner of the Grand Jury Prize at the 2024 Berlin Film Festival, beloved Korean writer-director Hong Sangsoo’s thirty-first feature reunites him with French film icon Isabelle Huppert for a delightful meditation on simple pleasures, cross-cultural connections, and the mysteries of language.

In Korean and French with English subtitles (90 minutes)

“Isabelle Huppert reunites with Hong Sangsoo for their third delightful outing, this time starring as a nomadic Frenchwoman named Iris who drifts into the lives of a disconnected group of people in a Seoul suburb. In need of money, she has taken up giving French lessons, although she has no teaching experience to speak of.”

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Exhibition on Screen – Van Gogh: Poets & Lovers at OKCMOA
Dec
12
to Dec 15

Exhibition on Screen – Van Gogh: Poets & Lovers at OKCMOA

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Exhibition on Screen – Van Gogh: Poets & Lovers
at OKCMOA

This Weekend!

This dazzling new documentary from Exhibition on Screen will be shown again this weekend! It takes viewers behind the scenes of the British National Gallery's "once in a century" Van Gogh exhibition, offering an illuminating exploration of the Dutch master's transformative years in the south of France.  

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TONIGHT is our Holiday Soirée!
Dec
9
6:30 PM18:30

TONIGHT is our Holiday Soirée!

Celebrate the holidays with good food, good friends, good music and great conversation!

🎇

our AF holiday soirée is tonight
at piatto in okc!

See you:
TONIGHT - Monday, December 9th
6:30 PM Hors d'oeuvres and
Harpist Jessica Tate’s Live Performance
7:00 PM Dinner service

Breaking News! 🎵

We are honored to announce that renown Harpist Jessica Tate will be performing French and festive selections at our Holiday Soirée!

Come out to experience this energizing show!

Jessica is a talented Oklahoma harpist, vocalist and composer who performs blues, jazz, traditional favorites and original music at many venues including the Skirvin, Flint and Sean Cummings' Irish Pub. She has played with Orchestras, bands and Philharmonics. You can learn more about Jessica and hear her perform here.

At the welcome suggestion of several members, we are pleased to hold our festive gathering this year at Piatto Italian Kitchen! 

Our friends at Piatto have generously prepared a special 5 Course Table d'hôte Menu with their most requested dishes. See the delicious menu below!

Members, guests, friends and family are all welcome to celebrate the holiday season at our festive soirée!

Dinners, wine and beverages may be purchased at the restaurant, so no advance purchase will be necessary.  Seating is limited, so we would appreciate your RSVP below. Let’s eat, drink, and be merry on Monday!

  • Enjoy a special 5 Course Table d'hôte Menu

  • Access to the Omega Bar before and after dinner

  • No advance purchase necessary

  • Centrally located near May and 63rd in OKC with Free Parking

  • Attendees will receive a small gift

Hors d'oeuvres
Specialty Fromage et Charcuterie Presentation

Appetizers
House Specialty Arancini and World Class Gnocchi

Salad
Caesar Salad

🍽️
Signature and Pasta Dishes
Chicken Parmigiana
homemade bucatini pasta · marinara sauce · parmigiano reggiano · seasonal vegetables

Bolognese
braised short ribs · pancetta · homemade pappardelle pasta · parmigiano reggiano

Pork Sugo
pork ragu · homemade rigatoni pasta · pecorino romano

Seared Salmon
risotto · peas · carrots · tomato butter sauce · seasonal vegetables

Dessert
Tiramisu
Panna Cotta

$68 per person plus tax & gratuity
Dietary restriction options are available upon request.

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French Film Dahomey at OKCMOA
Dec
6
to Dec 8

French Film Dahomey at OKCMOA

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French Film Dahomey, December 6 - 8
at OKCMOA

The Golden Bear winner at this year's Berlin Film Festival and an early contender for the Best Documentary and International Feature Oscars, French Senegalese filmmaker Mati Diop’s artfully crafted second feature traces the historic repatriation of 26 royal treasures from France to Benin, forging a lyrical and thought-provoking reflection on colonialism, cultural heritage and collective memory.

“The African kingdom of Dahomey, which ruled over its region at the west of the continent until the turn of the 20th century, saw hundreds of its splendid royal artifacts plundered by French colonial troops in its waning days. Now, as 26 of these treasures are set to return to their homeland—now within the Republic of Benin—filmmaker Mati Diop documents their voyage back. As with her layered, supernaturally tinged Atlantics, Diop takes a singular approach to contemporary questions around belonging in our postcolonial world, transforming this rich subject matter into a multifaceted examination of ownership and exhibition, and employing multiple points of view, including—most strikingly—those of the artifacts themselves as they sail in darkness over the ocean to their rightful home. Alternating images of nocturnal melancholy and debates among students at Benin’s University of Abomey-Calavi about what should be done with the objects, Dahomey brilliantly negotiates a lost past and an unsure present.”

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Applications being accepted for French Language Educator Scholarship
Dec
1
12:00 AM00:00

Applications being accepted for French Language Educator Scholarship

Applications being accepted for AFDOKC
French Language Educator Scholarship

Applications are being accepted now until December 1st

Established in 2022, this scholarship provides funds for a college student enrolled in an accredited teacher education program in French at one of the Oklahoma Universities below, who is studying to become a French educator in Oklahoma. This $1,500 scholarship would be available to pay for French and Education classes as well as to study abroad in a French speaking country..

College student must be enrolled in an accredited teacher education program in French at:
Oklahoma State University
University of Central Oklahoma 
University of Oklahoma

This scholarship has been created to address the growing shortage of French teachers throughout the state of Oklahoma,.  We are grateful to Mrs. Barbara Thompson, who founded this program to encourage, recognize and provide financial support for Oklahoma’s future French teachers.

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Jeunesse French Student Youth Group Café and Musée Meet Up!
Nov
24
11:30 AM11:30

Jeunesse French Student Youth Group Café and Musée Meet Up!

Jeunesse French Student Youth Group
☕Café and Musée Meet Up!🖼️

RSVP to Meet up for a relaxing day of brunch and art in OKC!

No worries if you cannot attend. Find out details on
joining Jeunesse & future events here:
https://www.afdokc.org/jeunesse-student-group

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P'tit Déj!
Nov
24
9:00 AM09:00

P'tit Déj!

Venez au P'tit Déj!

Alliance Française invites you to join us for

our next Meet Up at
P'tit Déj at Ganache Pâtisserie!

Enjoy café culture at
le petit déjeuner over
delectable breakfast pastries, coffee and conversation on the last Sunday of every month!

This is a great opportunity to practice your French and meet new and old friends. Everyone will be responsible for their own orders and all who present their
membership card will receive a 5% discount. Bon Appétit!

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Beaujolais Nouveau Day Celebration with French Trivia, Wine and Hors d'Oeuvres!
Nov
21
6:00 PM18:00

Beaujolais Nouveau Day Celebration with French Trivia, Wine and Hors d'Oeuvres!

Celebrate Beaujolais Nouveau Day with a
French Trivia, Wine and Hors d'Oeuvres Party!

6 - 9 PM THIS THURSDAY, November 21st

Celebrate Beaujolais Nouveau Day with fun trivia, wine and Hors d'Oeuvres! Bienvenue à tous!

This free event is a come and go potluck party, so if you can, please bring your favorite Hors d'Oeuvres to share
& your choice of a beverage or wine.

All attendees must be at least 21 years old

Enjoy an Hors d'Oeuvres Potluck, French trivia, Music, Door Prizes, and lively French Camaraderie!

Feel free to bring a friend and come out to celebrate with new & old friends! Beaujolais Nouveau Day has become a symbol of celebration, togetherness, and festivity that accompanies its release.

Location: Fallbrook Clubhouse
3001 Fallbrook Ave, Edmond, OK 73012

What is Beaujolais Nouveau?

Beaujolais Nouveau is a young, fruity red wine made from Gamay grapes grown in the Beaujolais region of France. The production process of Beaujolais Nouveau is characterized by its speed and freshness.  An accelerated process is used, called carbonic maceration, where fermentation takes place in the uncrushed grapes.  Beaujolais Nouveau is meant to be consumed young, typically within a few months of its release, to appreciate its fresh and fruity qualities.

Why Celebrate Beaujolais Nouveau Day?

In the mid-20th century, clever marketing strategies by producers, particularly Georges Duboeuf, helped popularize Beaujolais Nouveau. Duboeuf, along with other winemakers, began promoting the wine's release at an annual event on the the third Thursday of November, creating anticipation and excitement. 

This timing coincided with the end of the harvest season, adding to the celebratory atmosphere.   Beaujolais Nouveau Day is not merely about the wine itself, as it has become a symbol of celebration, togetherness, and festivity that accompanies its release.

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Pétanque Tournament Registration
Sep
23
10:00 AM10:00

Pétanque Tournament Registration

  • Plunkett Park, University of Central Oklahoma (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

French Up your SATURDAY!

Join the Alliance Française d'OKC for a French Pique-Nique et and Pétanque Tournament on Saturday, October 26th at Buddy’s Lawn on the UCO campus in Edmond. Pack a French pique-nique or bring your favorite take out.

Enjoy French music, a puppet show for all ages, learn to play pétanque,
cheer on your friends and compete for some great prizes!

Schedule:

10:00 AM Pétanque
12:00 PM Puppet Show for all ages
12:30 PM Break for a French Pique-Nique
1:00 PM Pétanque and French Music
2:45 PM Medal Ceremony and Wrap up

Scroll down to pre-register your teams online by Friday, October 25th
(or register on site) for a chance to win prizes! Come out to play!

Fun Introduction to Pétanque Video!

Best How to Play Pétanque Video!

(To view videos in full screen mode, first click on ▶️, then click on ⛶ symbol in bottom right corner of video. To exit fullscreen, press ESC button on keyboard)

Youth, Students, and AFdOKC Members are Free!
Adult 2-person non-member teams only $10/person.

 

Adult Non-Member
Registration:

Non-Member Team (2 players)
Experience
Will bring personal pétanque set
Your Name
Team Name
Email
Mobile Number
 

Student or AF Member Registration (Free):

 
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