Upcoming Events

2025 Events

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RESERVE NOW!

Tuesday, November 11, 2025, 7:00 pm
The River Club
447 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10022
Business attire.

85th Anniversary Gala Cocktail Dînatoire

Our Guest of Honor will be
Her Excellency,
Vice Consul General
Myriam Gil.

Some of you had the pleasure of meeting her on April 15th at the Jérôme Lohez 9/11 Scholarship Foundation reception at Mino Brasserie.

We will honor the late Myron Hurwitz,

left, longest serving president of the club, who steered it for 21 years from 1976 to 1997. He will be represented by his son and club member Peter Hurwitz.

We will also honor Caroline Lareuse, the first female member of the club, active since 1989, who will be joining us with her son, Jean-Michel and grandson, Sean Beckemeyer.

Caroline served as Honorary Consul General of France for New Jersey, was named Chevalière in the Ordre national du mérite in 2001. She was sponsored as a club member by Myron Hurwitz.
A Gala Program will be printed highlighting the history of the club and listing all Members in Good Standing for 2025. It will be mailed to those unable to attend.

Please register today as space is limited.

If you are not able to attend, kindly consider making a donation here.

Merci beaucoup!

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Tuesday, December 9, 2025, 7:00 pm
The National Arts Club
15 Gramercy Park South
New York, NY 10003

The Athena Music Foundation introduces new and diverse audiences to the power and beauty of opera and classical music by presenting thrilling performances showcasing great artistic talent in intimate and imaginative public and private venues.

In 2021 they held a French Gala at the National Arts Club, presenting an all French program surrounded by an exhibition of works by Andy Warhol. They returned in 2022. This year, another French program, finishing up with some holiday classics.

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Tentative Calendar of Meetings 2025 (As of 10/18/25)

Date	Event	Speaker/Topic	Venue
Jan 7	Dinner	Annual Meeting: State of the Club and Guest Speaker Author Lila Azam Langaneh	NAC
Feb 11	Dinner	Dinner	Chez Francis
Mar 20	Dinner	Speaker Nicolas Lowry, CEO of Swann Gallery & expert on Antique Roadshow NB: Thursday	NAC
April 15	Apéro	Après-work Apéro 6-7:30 & Jérôme Lohez 9/11 Scholarship Awards	Mino Brasserie
April 22	Dinner	April in Paris, Author Elaine Sciolino	Cafè Un, Deux, Trois
May 20	Reception	New Members 2024 & 2025, Armagnac Tasting	Château Village
June 3	Dinner	Speaker Elizabeth Birkelund, author of A Northern Light in Provence	NAC
June 8	Brunch	Roland Garros Men’s Finals	Monte’s Trattoria
Sunday, July 13	Fête	Bastille Day Celebration Visit our booth.	Madison Ave (btw 59 & 63rd) & Central Park
July 15	Sail	Post-Bastille Cruise	Classic Harbor Line 62 Chelsea Piers
Sept 16	Dinner	Speaker Domitille Marchal Lemoine, Executive Director of Friends of Fondation de France	Café Un, Deux, Trois
Oct 7	Magique	Dîner à la magique!	Monte’s Trattoria
Oct 14	Apéro	Casual Apéro	Café Un, Deux, Trois
Nov 11	Cocktail	Soirée d’automne 85th Anniversary with Vice Consul General Myriam Gil	River Club
Dec 9	Dinner	The Athenian Opera Singers	NAC

Tentative Calendar of Meetings 2026 (As of 10/8/25)

Date	Event	Topic/Speaker	Venue
Jan 13	Dinner	Galettes des Rois	Café 1, 2, 3
Feb 24	Dinner	State of the Club and Author Kitty Zeldis	NAC
Mar 16	Dinner	Speaker TBA	Café 1, 2, 3
April 14	Apéro	Après-work Apéro 5:30-7:00 & Jérôme Lohez 9/11 Scholarship Awards	Mino Brasserie
April 28	Dinner	April in Paris	Cafè 1, 2, 3
May 19	Reception	New Members 2025 & 2026	Château Village
June 2	Dinner	Speaker TBA	NAC
June 7	Brunch	Roland Garros Men’s Finals	Monte’s Trattoria
July 12	Fête	Bastille Day Booth	Madison Ave
July 16	Cruise	Post-Bastille Day Cruise	Classic Harbor Line Chelsea Piers 62
Sept 22	Dinner	Speaker TBA	Café 1, 2, 3
Oct 6	Apéro		Mino Brasserie
Oct 20	Dinner	Speaker TBA	Café 1, 2, 3
Nov 10	Cocktail	Soirée d’automne	TBA
Dec 8	Dinner	Program TBD	NAC