Past Events

Thank you, John. You have put together an elegant gathering of interesting people and activities. –Dale Gaber

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Past Events 2025

Tuesday, May 20, 2025, 7:00 pm – New Member Reception, Château Village

The President and Board of Directors of the Paris American Club
thank you for joining and are delighted to welcome you to the
New Member Reception
Tuesday, May 20th at 7:00 pm

Château Village, 1 Minetta STREET, 2E Door code 005

 

Elaine Sciolino, a contributing writer for The New York Times in Paris, is the author of “Adventures in the Louvre: How to Fall in Love with the World’s Greatest Museum,” to be published in April 2025. She returns to the club after her fascinating and entertaining talk in December 2019 on her book “THE SEINE: The River That Made Paris.”

The Louvre is the most famous museum in the world, attracting millions of visitors every year with its masterpieces. In Adventures in the Louvre, Elaine Sciolino immerses herself in this magical space and helps us fall in love with what was once a forbidding fortress.

Exploring galleries, basements, rooftops, and gardens, Sciolino demystifies the Louvre, introducing us to her favorite artworks, both legendary and overlooked, and to the people who are the museum’s lifeblood: the curators, the artisans producing frames and engravings, the builders overseeing restorations, the firefighters protecting the aging structure.

We were delighted to welcome her back for her engaging presentation.

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Tuesday, April 15, 2025, 6:00 – 7:30 pm

Jérôme Lohez 9/11 Scholarship Awards

Mino Brasserie | 225 West 12th Street (at Greenwich Ave) New York, NY 10011

We honored the Jérôme Lohez 9/11 Scholarship Foundation scholarship recipients in the presence of French Vice Consule Générale Myriam Gil. View the video here.

While we support the fund each year, you may make a direct donation here.

This year’s recipients include:

William Boucher – Senior in the Dual Degree Program between Columbia University School of General Studies and Sciences Po, majoring in economics and government
Niki Kapasouris – Master’s student at the Stevens Institute of Technology, majoring in financial engineering
Esha Modi – Dual Degree Program between Columbia University School of General Studies and Sciences Po, studying financial economics, sociology, and politics
Mohammad Shipon – Master’s student the Stevens Institute of Technology majoring in financial engineering
Shaowen (Carol) Weng – Graduate degree in business intelligence and analytics at the Stevens Institute of Technology

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Thursday, March 20, 2025, 7:00 pm | Dinner with Nicholas D. Lowry | National Arts Club, 15 Gramercy Park South, New York, NY 10003

Nicholas D. Lowry is President and Principal Auctioneer of Swann Auction Galleries, and is also the Director of Swann’s Vintage Posters Department. Nicholas joined Swann—the family business—in 1995.

In 2001 Nicholas was named President of Swann. As one of the world’s foremost authorities on vintage posters, he has spent nearly 25 years serving regularly as poster appraiser on the PBS television show Antiques Roadshow.

He currently sits on the Board of Governors of The National Arts Club, in New York City, for whom he is also Chairman of the Fine Arts Committee and is a member of the Advisory Board of New York’s Poster House Museum where he was also a founding patron. In addition, Nicholas is actively involved with many worthy causes, and in a non pandemic era presides over as many as 20 charity auctions a year.

Nicholas holds a BA in History from Cornell University, 1990.

Tuesday, February 11, 2025 | 7 pm

Dîner amical Chez Francis |411 Park Avenue South (at E. 29th Street), New York, NY 10016

Members and friends joined for a casual 3-course dinner with wine, of course.

We were impressed with the food and service. We shall return.

 

 

 

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January 7, 2025 | 7 pm | Dinner and Annual Meeting on the State of the Club | National Arts Club, 15 Gramercy Park South (East 20th St) New York, NY 10003

A presentation on the State of the Club, also available on the homepage of the website, ended on an even sweeter note with Galettes des Rois.  Members really enjoyed engaging with each other in a festive spirit.

Cathy was la reine at the board meeting on Monday, we had to sample the galettes before serving them  to you on Tuesday.

 

 

 

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