Nov 24, 2020 Eileen Costello on Political Cartoons
Eileen Costello is an art historian of modern and contemporary art. She has written a monograph on Brice Marden (Phaidon, 2013) and was editor/project director of the...
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Oct 6, 2020 Pat Duffy on “Synesthesia: a hot topic of 19th century Paris salons”
What do Rimbaud, Baudelaire, and 14th century Chinese poet Chang Yu all have in common? All explored the blended perceptions of synesthesia. But what is...
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Sept 22, 2020 Gaëtan Bruel, Cultural Counselor of the French Embassy
Gaëtan Bruel took on his role as Cultural Counselor of the French Embassy in the United States on September 3, 2019. His topic tonight: “Is ‘la francophilie’ in the US...
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Sept 15, 2020 Morris-Jumel Mansion by Dr. Lisa Koenigsberg, Ph.D.
Dr. Koenigsberg discusses the history, restoration and French connections of the Morris-Jumel Mansion, which was completed in 1765 as a summer house for British Colonel...
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August 25, 2020 ReFocus: The Films of Michel Gondry
Marcelline Block, Jennifer Kirby, and Monique Taylor discuss their book: ReFocus: the Films of Michel Gondry, (b. 1963, Versailles), the acclaimed French auteur behind...
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August 11, 2020 “Eugene Bullard: World’s First Black Fighter Pilot”
Larry W. Greenly discusses his book Eugene Bullard: World’s First Black Fighter Pilot Pioneering black aviator Eugene Bullard, descended from slaves, became the world’s...
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July 28, 2020 “Can We Agree to Disagree?”
View discussion. Agathe Laurent and Sabine Landolt discussed their book: a compelling collection of anecdotes about French and American professionals on their...
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June 30, 2020 Tatiana Androsov, Author
Tatiana Androsov discusses her education and life’s work at the United Nations, which inspired her novels, available on Amazon: A Question of Seduction – Eros...
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June 16, 2020 American Artists in Brittany
Would Paul Gauguin have existed without the Americans showing the way and establishing an enticing artists’ scene in Pont-Aven a few years earlier? An answer was given...
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June 9, 2020 Simon Herfray Chocolate Soufflé
Simon Herfray showed members and friends how to make a chocolate soufflé.
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June 2, 2020 Francis Dubois on La Marseillaise & Alsace
June 2nd | Mardi Apéro Virtuel: Francis Dubois, La Marseillaise… et plus si affinités Board Member Francis Dubois discusses the history of La Marseillaise, France’s...
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May 26, 2020 Ambassador Gérard Araud
Ambassador Gérard Araud, former Ambassador of France to the United States, discusses his 40-year career in some of France’s most prestigious diplomatic postings, as...
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May 19, 2020 Conductor Pierre Vallet
Praised for the elegance and intensity of his interpretations, French conductor Pierre Vallet is a frequent guest with the world’s great opera companies. He shared with...
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May 5, 2020 Post Plague: Globalization or Mondialisation?
May 5, 2020 | Mardi Apéro Virtuel Post Plague: Globalization or Mondialisation? An overview of how we want to recover: the American way or the French way? Dr. Irene...
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April 28, 2020 Art in times of plague by VeroDalla
April 28th Mardi Apéro Virtuel: Art in times of plague, by VeroDalla Untreatable plagues were a regular part of human life for centuries. We took a quick artistic...
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Luke Barr on Ritz & Escoffier
Luke Barr discussed his new book, Ritz & Escoffier, on April 10, 2019, view brief excerpts here.
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Francis Dubois Chevalier de l’Ordre des arts et des lettres
Francis Dubois, Member of the Board of Directors of the Paris American Club, among his many voluntary activities promoting peace, international understanding and the...
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French Rendez-vous au Consulat (complete)
The complete video of the May 23rd evening at the Consulate General of France, created by Chams Linkpon of Chegoun Production. Un grand merci Chams!
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