Upcoming Events

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Thursday, September 20th | 6:00–8:00, followed by  optional dinner, TBA
Verodalla Studio at Mana Contemporary
888 Newark Avenue, Studio 302
Jersey City, NJ 07306

Mana is an easy ten-minute walk from the Journal Square PATH station. If you are driving, there is a free public parking lot located on the campus. Quick access from the Holland and Lincoln Tunnels and from the New Jersey Turnpike make visiting Mana a convenient trip.

About Verodalla

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Wednesday, October 10th | 7 pm
Dinner | National Arts Club
Speaker: Philippe Ungar, French Writer and Audio Archivist based in Brooklyn.

Since 2001, he has worked as an audio archivist for prestigious art foundations, art collections, museums and galleries in Europe and in the United States, including the Fondation Alberto and Annette Giacometti (Paris), the Tinguely Museum (Basel, Switzerland), the Niki Charitable Art Foundation (Santee, California), the Panza Collection Archives (Mendrisio, Switzerland) or the Lévy Gorvy Gallery (New York) among others.

Since 2005, he has published several books of interviews and biographies.

Prior to his curent career, from 1985 to 2005, he taught philosophy in high school and in the university institute for professors training (IUFM) in Lille (France). He also ran seminars and workshops on cultural heritage and museums as part of programs funded by the European Union (Interreg III).

Simultaneously, he was a journalist for Swiss French radio cultural program (RTS).

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Tuesday, November 6th | 7–10 pm
Soirée d’automne | Ophelia at Beekman Tower | 3 Mitchell Place (49th & First)

Built in 1928, the iconic art deco tower on the East River was originally known as the Panhellenic Tower, where it  served as a women-only club and hotel space for the national Greek-letter sororities. In 1934 it was rebranded as the Beekman Tower and opened to all.

Ophelia sits a top of this esteemed monument of classic New York architecture, designed by John Mead Howells and featuring sculptures by Rene Paul Chambellan, an American sculptor who studied at the Beaux Arts Institute of Design in Paris and was one of the foremost practitioners of what was then called the “French Modern Style” and has subsequently been labeled Zig-Zag Moderne or Art Deco.

Muse for New Yorkers, including one time regular – Frank Sinatra, now it’s yours to enjoy! The doors to the 26th floor have once again opened and are now inspiring a new generation.

Open wine and beer bar and hors d’oeuvres featuring avocado toast, lobster spring rolls, pork belly sliders, truffle-oil fries, plateau de fromages, charcuterie and crudités.

Wednesday, December 12th | 1 pm
Lunch | National Arts Club
Speaker: Christopher Cerf

Christopher Cerf is an American author, composer-lyricist, voice actor, and record and television producer. He is known for his musical contributions to Sesame Street, for co-creating and co-producing the award-winning PBS literacy education television program Between the Lions, and for his humorous articles and books.

His father was co-founder of Random House, publisher, editor and TV panelist Bennett Cerf. His mother was journalist and children’s book publisher Phyllis Fraser. His father was Jewish and his mother Roman Catholic. Cerf attended the Deerfield Academy and then graduated from Harvard College.He was married to Geneviève Charbin who is a Catholic of French descent. He married Katherine Vaz in July 2015. After his father’s death, his mother remarried ex-New York City mayor Robert F. Wagner, Jr.

Since its first season in 1970, Cerf has played a significant role in the creation and production of the Sesame Street television program, most notably as a regular contributor of music and lyrics, and as the producer of many of its music albums. In the process, he has won two Grammy Awards and three Emmy Awards for songwriting and music production. Cerf also played a pivotal role in the ongoing funding of Sesame Street, founding and serving as the original editor-in-chief of Sesame Workshop’s books, records, and toys division.

In addition to his contributions to Sesame Street, Cerf’s musical material has appeared on Saturday Night Live, The National Lampoon Radio Hour, The Electric Company, Square One Television, Between the Lions, and in numerous Muppet productions, and his songs have been performed by such stars as Paul Simon, Ray Charles, Johnny Cash, R.E.M., James Taylor, Tony Bennett, Dixie Chicks, Tracy Chapman, Carol Channing, Randy Travis, The Four Tops, Melissa Etheridge, Smokey Robinson, Bonnie Raitt, Wynton Marsalis, Little Richard, B.B. King, Jimmy Buffett, Bart Simpson, and the Metropolitan Opera’s José Carreras—not to mention the blond, curly-haired Muppet character from Sesame Street who is his namesake and the lead singer of the rock group “Chrissy and the Alphabeats.”

Before joining Sesame Street, Cerf spent eight years as a senior editor at Random House (co-founded by his father in 1927), where he worked with such diverse authors as George Plimpton, Andy Warhol, Abbie Hoffman, Ray Bradbury, Richard Fariña, and Dr. Seuss. In 1993, Cerf renewed his ties to Random House when he assumed the role of Chairman of the Modern Library’s Board of Advisors.

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Donate to the Paris American Club’s Educational Fund, to benefit the Boerum Hill School for International Studies, New York City’s first public high school featuring a French Dual Language 6-12 International Baccalaureate program,  created in partnership with the French Embassy and French American Cultural Exchange (FACE) Foundation.

 

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Calendar of Events 2018 Meetings

Registration generally opens three to four weeks in advance of each event, once the prior event has concluded. So mark your calendar and come back to register once open.

Date & Day	Event	Speaker/Topic/Partner	Venue
Oct 10 Wed	Dinner 7:00	Philippe Ungar	NAC
Oct 16 Tue	Conférence 6:30	Le Cocktail Français Martin Winckler, auteur français et canadien	NAC
Oct 17 Wed	Press Conference 6:00	HEC The Future of Retail	NAC
Oct 27 Sat	Pastry Lesson 3:00	Simon Herfray Atelier Sucre	Atelier Sucre
Nov 5 Mon	7:00	Mentoring Meeting by invitation	Château Village
Nov 6 Tues	Soirée 7−10	Soirée d’automne	Ophelia Beekman Tower
Nov 7 Wed	Conférence 7−9:30	Le Cocktail Français Patricia Duffy, Synaesthesia	NAC
Nov 16 Fri	Tour 6−8	Delacroix at the Met w/Page Knox	Met
Dec 12 Wed	Dinner 7:00	Christopher Cerf	NAC

 

Tentative Calendar of Meetings 2019 (As of 9/20/18)

Date & Day	Event	Speaker/Topic/Partner	Venue
Jan 15 Tues	Lunch 1:00	Annual Business Meeting Galette des Rois Frédérique Bardos	NAC
Feb 1-3 Fri-Sun	Ski Weekend	Swiss Ski Club	Vermont
Feb 12 Tues	Dinner 7:00	La Chandeleur Yann Coatanlem, Citigroup	NAC
Mar 5 Tues	Lunch 1:00	Mardi Gras John Moran, NYU French in Louisiana	NAC
Mar 12 Tues	Soirée 6:30	Cocktail Français, Soirée parisienne, Reynaldo Hahn	NAC
Mar 19 Tues	Reception 7:00	New Members By Invitation	Private Residence
April 2 Tues	Théâtre 6:30	Cocktail Français, Soirée théâtrale, Goethe et Frédérique	NAC
April 3 Wed	Fête 7:00	April in Paris	TBA
April 10 Wed	Lunch 1:00	Luke Barr, Author Ritz & Escoffier	NAC
May 14 Tues	Dinner 7:00	Pascale Mansart, Hermès	NAC
June 9 Sun	Brunch 10:30	Roland Garros Finals	Monte’s
June 12 Wed	Soirée 7:00	Le Cocktail Français	NAC
July 4 Thur	11:00–6:00	Barbecue & Pool Party	South Salem, NY
July 12 Fri	Ball 6:30–11:30	CAFUSA Bastille Ball	TBA
Aug 22 Wed	Summer Social 6:00	French-American Chamber of Commerce	TBA
Sept 15 Wed	Pétanque 1−5	Minetta Block Association	Minetta Street
Sept 18 Sun	Dinner 7:00		NAC
Oct 16 Wed	Lunch 1:00		NAC
Nov 12 Tues	Soirée d’automne 7:00		TBA
Nov 21 Thur	Tasting 6−8	Beaujolais Nouveau	TBA
Dec 11 Tues	Lunch 1:00		NAC