Oct 6, 2020 Pat Duffy on “Synesthesia: a hot topic of 19th century Paris salons”
What do Rimbaud, Baudelaire, and 14th century Chinese poet Chang Yu all have in common? All explored the blended perceptions of synesthesia. But what is...
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Sept 22, 2020 Gaëtan Bruel, Cultural Counselor of the French Embassy
Gaëtan Bruel took on his role as Cultural Counselor of the French Embassy in the United States on September 3, 2019. His topic tonight: “Is ‘la francophilie’ in the US...
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Sept 15, 2020 Morris-Jumel Mansion by Dr. Lisa Koenigsberg, Ph.D.
Dr. Koenigsberg discusses the history, restoration and French connections of the Morris-Jumel Mansion, which was completed in 1765 as a summer house for British Colonel...
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August 25, 2020 ReFocus: The Films of Michel Gondry
Marcelline Block, Jennifer Kirby, and Monique Taylor discuss their book: ReFocus: the Films of Michel Gondry, (b. 1963, Versailles), the acclaimed French auteur behind...
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August 11, 2020 “Eugene Bullard: World’s First Black Fighter Pilot”
Larry W. Greenly discusses his book Eugene Bullard: World’s First Black Fighter Pilot Pioneering black aviator Eugene Bullard, descended from slaves, became the world’s...
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July 28, 2020 “Can We Agree to Disagree?”
View discussion. Agathe Laurent and Sabine Landolt discussed their book: a compelling collection of anecdotes about French and American professionals on their...
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June 30, 2020 Tatiana Androsov, Author
Tatiana Androsov discusses her education and life’s work at the United Nations, which inspired her novels, available on Amazon: A Question of Seduction – Eros...
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June 16, 2020 American Artists in Brittany
Would Paul Gauguin have existed without the Americans showing the way and establishing an enticing artists’ scene in Pont-Aven a few years earlier? An answer was given...
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