Upcoming Events
2025 Events
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Tuesday, September 16, 2025, 6:30 pm
National Arts Club, 15 Gramercy Park South (East 20th St), New York, NY 10003
Speaker Domitille Marchal Lemoine, Executive Director of Friends of Fondation de France
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Dîner à la magique
Tunnel to the Towers Run
From September 25 to 28, 2025, a group of 50 French firefighters will be traveling to New York City to take part in an official tribute to the FDNY firefighters who lost their lives during the September 11, 2001 attacks.
This tribute will take the form of our participation in the “Tunnel to Towers” run, an annual commemorative event that has taken place since 2002. It retraces the path taken by firefighters from Brooklyn who ran on foot toward Manhattan when bridges and tunnels were closed that day. As tradition dictates, we will complete the race in full firefighting gear, as a solemn gesture of respect and remembrance.
Tentative Calendar of Meetings 2025 (As of 6/26/25)
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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 6/26/25)
| Date | Event | Topic/Speaker | Venue |
| Jan 13 | Dinner | Galettes des Rois | Café 1, 2, 3 |
| Feb 24 | Dinner | State of the Club | 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 |