Coming together for Notre-Dame
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Donate to the official site of the Patrimoine de France’s dedicated fund to rebuild Notre Dame here for those paying taxes in France.
Le Baratin | 26 Greenwich Avenue (Off Sixth, West 4th St subway)
Members and friends will get together for après-work drinks and hors d’oeuvres dans une bonne ambiance. Attendees will have a chance to win a ticket to the upcoming Soirée d’automne on Nov 12th and make special advance ticket purchases.
First glass and hors d’oeuvres included. A prix-fixe dinner will be offered for those wishing to stay later.
The Cocktail Français is very pleased to welcome back Sylvain Beltran-Lamy, author, actor and director of his latest play, « Tchekhov Forever ». The play will be presented in French.
The play takes place in January 1904, when the audience saw Anton Chekhov for the last time. With laughter and tears, the audience admired an extraordinary theatrical personality, as well as the medical doctor that he was. The play opens the curtain on the inner life of one of the most important Russian playwright.
No reservations required.
Artist in Exile: The Visual Diary of Baroness Hyde de Neuville
Elaine Sciolino Pic: Gabriela Sciolino Plump
Her new book, The Seine: The River That Made Paris, will be published by W.W. Norton & Company on November 5, 2019. Lauren Collins, Paris staff writer for The New Yorker, calls the book “a soulful, transformative voyage along the body of water that defines the City of Light. Elaine Sciolino is the perfect guide to the world’s most romantic river.”
Calendar of Meetings 2019 (As of 8/20/19)
Registration generally opens one month in advance of each event, so mark your calendar and come back to register once open.
| Date & Day | Event | Speaker/Topic/Partner | Venue |
| Jan 15 Tues |
Lunch 1:00 |
Annual Business Meeting Galette des Rois Frédérique Bedos |
NAC |
| Feb 1-3 Fri-Sun |
Ski Weekend |
Swiss Ski Club | Vermont |
| Feb 12 Tues |
Cocktail dînatoire 7:00 |
La Chandeleur Jacques Schwartz-Bart, Saxophonist |
NAC |
| Feb 27 Wed |
Reception 7:00 |
New Members | Château Village |
| 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 |
| April 2 Tues |
Théâtre 6:30 |
Cocktail Français, American Painters in Brittany | NAC |
| April 3 Wed |
Fête 7:00 |
April in Paris | Bagatelle |
| April 10 Wed |
Lunch 1:00 |
Luke Barr, Author Ritz & Escoffier |
NAC |
| May 14 Tues |
Dinner 7:00 |
Christos Markogiannakis Scènes de Crime à Orsay |
NAC |
| June 9 Sun |
Brunch 10:00 |
Roland Garros Finals | Monte’s |
| June 14 Fri |
Cabaret 7:00 |
Athena Music Foundation | NAC |
| June 20 Fri |
Conference 7:00 |
HEC Private Equity Press Conference | NAC |
| July 14 Sun |
Ball 6:30–11:00 |
Bal du 14 juillet | Central Park Boathouse |
| Aug 13 Tues | Drinks 6:00 | Après-work, summer en ville | Le Baratin |
| Sept 15 Sun |
Pétanque 1−5 |
Minetta Block Association | Minetta Street |
| Sept 18 Wed |
Dinner 7:00 | Eric Mourlot | NAC |
| Oct 16 Wed |
Lunch 1:00 |
Pianist Tatjana Rankovich | NAC |
| Oct 29 Tues |
Cocktail 6−8 | Après-work Apéro | Le Baratin |
| Nov 12 Tues |
7:00 | Soirée d’automne | Margaux The Marlton |
| Dec 6 Fri |
Visit & Apéro 5:00 | Artist in Exile: The Visual Diary of Baroness Hyde de Neuville | NY Historical Society |
| Dec 11 Wed |
Lunch 1:00 |
Elaine Sciolino | NAC |
Calendar of Meetings 2020 (As of 10/11/19)
Registration generally opens one month in advance of each event, so mark your calendar and come back to register once open. Click to download the calendar here.
| Date & Day | Event | Speaker/Topic/Partner | Venue |
| Jan 14 Tues |
Dinner 7:00 |
Dinner & Annual Meeting Speaker TBA | NAC |
| Jan 21 Tues |
Lecture 6:30 | Cocktail Français – New Wave Films | NAC |
| Jan 31–Feb 2 Fri–Sun |
Ski Weekend |
Swiss Ski Club | Vermont |
| Feb 5 Wed |
Lecture 6:30 | Cocktail Français – Hommage à Tomi Ungerer | NAC |
| Feb 13 Tues |
Dinner 7:00 |
La Chandeleur Mary Gallagher |
NAC |
| Feb 18 Tues |
Cocktail 6–8 |
Après-work Apéro | Le Baratin |
| Feb 25 Tues | Dinner 7:00 |
Mardi Gras | NAC |
| Mar 12 Thurs |
7:00 | New Member Reception | Château Village |
| Mars 17 Tues |
Cocktail 6–8 |
Après-work Apéro | Le Baratin |
| Mar 30 Mon |
Lecture 6:30 | Cocktail Français – Christian Brejnev | NAC |
| April 7 Tues |
Fête 7:00 |
April in Paris | TBA |
| April 9 Thurs |
Tasting 6:30 |
Cocktail Français – Sur la route du Rhum | NAC |
| April 22 Wed |
Dinner 7:00 |
Speaker TBD | NAC |
| May 12 Tues |
Lunch 1:00 |
Speaker TBD | TBD |
| May 19 Tues |
Cocktail 6–8 |
Après-work Apéro | Le Baratin |
| June 7 Sun |
Brunch 10:00 |
Roland Garros Finals | Monte’s |
| June 12 Fri |
Dinner 6:30 |
Cocktail Français – Le Cabaret Français | NAC |
| June 21 Sun |
1:00 | Palio & Pétanque (tentative date) | Minetta Street |
| Aug 4 Tues |
Cocktail 6–8 |
Après-work Apéro | Le Baratin |
| Sept 13 Sun | 1:00 | Palio & Pétanque (alternative) | Minetta Street |
| Sept 15 Tues | Film 6:30 | Le Cocktail Français – Benjamin Steinmann sur les Malgré-Nous | NAC |
| Sept 16 Wed |
Dinner 7:00 |
Speaker TBD | NAC |
| Sept 22 Tues |
Cocktail 6–8 | Après-work Apéro | Le Baratin |
| Oct 13 Wed |
Dinner 7:00 |
Speaker TBD | NAC |
| Oct 20 Tues |
Cocktail 6–8 | Après-work Apéro | Le Baratin |
| Nov 10 Tues | 7:00 | Soirée d’automne | TBD |
| Dec 8 Tues |
Dinner 7:00 |
Speaker TBD | NAC |
