Meeting on Wednesday 14th December POSTPONED
Dear colleagues,
Several members have been in touch to say that the spell of poor weather and illness will prevent them from attending our Wednesday evening event, Little Dancer Aged Fourteen. As the talk was also a tribute to our late friend Jim Holland, who had been intending to take part, we have decided to postpone until early in 2023. We hope that the rescheduling will make it possible for as many members as possible to attend. We have also decided to supplement the talk with a Zoom recording so that those unable to attend, and those from further afield, can participate remotely.
May we take this opportunity to wish you all a peaceful Christmas. Joyeux Noël.
CfB
Chers Amis,
The next meeting of the Cercle Français de Belfast will be in person on 14 décembre 2022 à 19h.30 in the Dark Horse Coffee House, 30-34, Hill Street Belfast BT1 2LB.
Topic: Little Dancer Aged Fourteen
Speakers: Chris and Rachel TRACEY
Inspired by the book by Camille LAURENS and the sculpture by Edgar DEGAS this event aims to explore the life of a petit rat at the Paris Opéra. Our late friend Jim HOLLAND had been looking forward to participating and we dedicate this event to him.
Please note: While this event is free for members of the Cercle français de Belfast others may attend as guests by paying a one-off attendance fee of £5.
For more information please contact cfbelfast@gmail.com.
Bal Feirste's next Bal
Talking of dancing Bal Feirste's next bal takes place on ...
When: Saturday, 26 November 2022 from 19:00 - 21:30 hrs BST
Where: An Droichead, 20 Cooke Street, Belfast, BT7 2EP
Discounted cost of £6 if you book in advance through Eventbrite (link below) or £8 on the door
BYO - new eco cups are available to purchase or borrow
Raffle - be in to win!
Live music from the house band
Vanessa Franchetti will lead us on the dance floor, instruction included
If booking through Eventbrite: Click here or search Eventbrite for "French evening of dance - includes instruction and live music". Numbers will be capped so book early to avoid disappointment. Please note that online sales will close at noon on the day of the event.
Looking forward to seeing you on 14th December.
À bientôt, Philip
The next meeting of the Cercle français de Belfast will take place on ….
… mercredi 16 novembre 2022 à 19h30 and will be online as a Zoom meeting
Ciné-cercle
Some may already be aware of the services provided online by TV5MONDE but many are not. By way of introduction to the website this event will take a look at the library of French video material available on the channel. The variety is wide .. films, documentaries, TV series, comedy and shorts the majority of which are subtitled in a number of languages including French and English.
You can access the library by clicking on the following link …
https://www.tv5mondeplus.com/
To get started you might like to take a look at one of our three suggestions. Two of them are 'long' (90mins approx) and one is 'short' (20mins approx).
SHORT FILM:
BONS AMIS
https://www.tv5mondeplus.com/
FULL LENGTH FILMS
PAULINE ET FRANÇOIS
https://www.tv5mondeplus.com/
ZÉPON
https://www.tv5mondeplus.com/
On the other hand you may discover a gem of your own and like to share it with us at the meeting on the 19th .
The idea is that on the evening we will come together to share our experience of using the website, any difficulties we may have had in doing so and our thoughts on the programmes we have viewed.
The Zoom link will be sent to members on the morning of the event.
Looking forward to seeing you on 16th November.
À bientôt, Philip
Membre fondateur de l'Alliance Française de Belfast, Ray était pendant de nombreuses années trésorier et vice-président du Cercle et était beaucoup apprecié par nous tous pour sa sagesse et sa gentillesse. Nous perdons un homme bien aimé par tous ceux qui le connaissaient.
Nos pensées sont avec ses proches, Anne et Paul. Nous leur présentons nos plus sincères condoléances.
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We are very sad to inform you of the death, at home, of our friend and colleague Ray LARGAN.
A Founding member of the Alliance Française de Belfast, Ray was for many years Treasurer and Vice-President of the Cercle and was much appreciated by us all for his wisdom and his kindness. We have lost a man much loved by those who knew him.
Our thoughts are with his nearest and dearest, Anne and Paul. We offer them our sincere condolences.
The Committee and members of
Le Cercle français de Belfast
Funeral arrangements
You can find details of Ray's funeral arrangements if you click on this link.
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Below is a picture of Ray with his wife Catherine at one of the many annual dinners that he so ably organised. Catherine, long time secretary of the Cercle passed away in 2014. We will miss their caravanning stories of travels around France.
The next meeting of the Cercle will take place on ….
… mercredi 14 septembre 2022 à 19h30 and will be online as a Zoom meeting
(The Zoom link will be sent to members and registered guests on the morning of the event)
Topic: Readings from La Francophonie
Chaired by Patricia HARDIMAN
The first session of our new season is a celebration of La Francophonie. Patricia chairs a panel of speakers as they present extracts of works by Francophone writers spoken in French and either translated or summarised in English.
Looking forward to seeing you on 14th September.
À bientôt, Philip
See what we have in store by clicking on the tab above.
Looking forward to seeing you at one or more of the events.
CfB Committee.
Nous avons la grande tristesse de vous informer du décès, à l'hôpital, de notre ami et collègue Jim Holland.
Jim était un conférencier beaucoup apprecié par nous tous pour sa sagesse, son humour et sa gentillesse. Nous perdons un homme bien aimé par tous ceux qui le connaissaient.
Nos pensées sont avec ses proches. Nous leur présentons nos plus sincères condoléances.
We are very sad to inform you of the death, in hospital, of our friend and colleague Jim HOLLAND.
Jim was a much appreciated by us all for his wisdom, his humour and his kindness. We lose a man much loved by those who knew him.
Our thoughts are with his nearest and dearest. We offer them our sincere condolences.
The Committee and members of
Le Cercle français de Belfast
Citoyen·ne·s !
How will you be spending the upcoming fête nationale on 14 July?
We would love to know and invite you to share your snaps, snippets, souvenirs and songs on our social media channels.
You can find us on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/cerclefrancaisdebelfast
On Twitter @cfbelfast
or you may leave a comment in the comment section below this post.
We will also be sharing posts from the francophile community world wide so please check out the links above on 14 July.
See you there,
Bonne Fête Nationale
Chers amis, flâneuses et flâneurs
We are back face to face and side by side for our first ever Promenade en blanc this Saturday!
When we announced this event we said we would keep its location a mystery until close to the date and we can now reveal that we will be walking a section of Belfast's Maritime Mile. Here's a link for more information: https://maritime-mile.com/
We'll meet up at 11am on Saturday 21 May at the Big Fish near Corporation Square; cross the Lagan Footbridge and make our way to the berth of the SS Nomadic. We will pause there to enable participants to get refreshments nearby and chat about what we've been up to since we last met in person.
Then retracing our footsteps across the footbridge we can check out the dockside photo exhibition, Wilder Mann, by French photographer Charles Fréger before concluding our walk back at the Big Fish at around 12.45pm.
In keeping with the tradition of the Pique-nique en blanc, please try if you can to wear something white and, as this is Belfast, remember to rainproof your walk.
Coming? Well we look forward to seeing you at 11am at the Big Fish!
CfB Committee
The next meeting of the Cercle Français de Belfast will take place on
mercredi 30 mars 2022 à 19h30 online as a Zoom meeting
Topic: SS Île-de-France et son art-déco
Speaker: Felix SCHMIDT et Patricia HARDIMAN
Discover life onboard the renowned passenger liner, L’Ile de France as she worked the Trans-Atlantic route from Le Havre to New York. Experience the French way of life on the ship through a virtual Atlantic crossing and enjoy the most fabulous use and exhibition of Art Deco from 1927 to 1939 and again from 1949 to 1959.
Please note: While information about our events is circulated to everyone on our mailing list the links giving access to our Zoom meetings are only sent to members and to guests who have paid for one-off attendance (£5). For more information please contact cfbelfast@gmail.com.
The Zoom link will be sent to members and registered guests on the morning of the event.
Looking forward to seeing you on 30th March.
À bientôt,
Philip
Chers Amis,
The next meeting of the Cercle Français de Belfast will take place on mercredi 9 mars 2022 à 19h30 online as a Zoom meeting:
Topic: Élisabeth Louise VIGÉE LE BRUN
Speaker: Michael ROOZE
A talk about a comparatively unknown artist, these days but not in her own long lifetime, who not only had an amazing life but kept a detailed diary about her life and all the trials and tribulations to which she was subjected. She was an astonishingly prolific painter; at least 660 works by her are known. She has a room dedicated to her work in the Louvre and there are one or two paintings in British galleries.
Please note: The links giving access to our Zoom meetings are only sent to members and to guests who have paid for one-off attendance (£5). For more information please contact cfbelfast@gmail.com.
The Zoom link will be sent to members and registered guests on the morning of the event.
Looking forward to seeing you on 9th March
À bientôt, Philip
Chers Amis,
The next meeting of the Cercle Français de Belfast will take place on
mercredi 23 février 2022 à 19h30 online as a Zoom meeting
Topic: Un artiste au passé controversé
Speaker: Brigitte GOURLEY
Michel Jacquot (1896-1981) Illustrateur - Dessinateur de presse et affichiste ; un artiste au passé controversé !
Brigitte partage quelques aspects clés de la vie et des œuvres de son grand-oncle Michel Jacquot, un artiste français renommé qui devint un personnage controversé au sein de sa famille pendant la Seconde Guerre Mondiale et longtemps après.
Michel Jacquot (1896-1981) Illustrator - Press cartoonist and poster artist; an artist with a controversial past!
Brigitte shares some key aspects of the life and works of her great-uncle Michel Jacquot, a renowned French artist who became a controversial figure within his family during World War II and long after.
Please note: While information about our events is circulated to everyone on our mailing list the links giving access to our Zoom meetings are only sent to members and to guests who have paid for one-off attendance (£5). For more information please contact cfbelfast@gmail.com.
Looking forward to seeing you on 23rd February.
À bientôt, Philip
Chers Amis,
The next meeting of the Cercle Français de Belfast will take place on ….
… mercredi 9 février 2022 à 19h30 online as a Zoom meeting
(The Link will be emailed to MEMBERS ONLY* on 9 février 2022)
Topic: SS Île-de-France et son art-déco
Speaker: Felix SCHMIDT et Patricia HARDIMAN
Discover life onboard the renowned passenger liner, L’Ile de France as she worked the Trans-Atlantic route from Le Havre to New York. Experience the French way of life on the ship through a virtual Atlantic crossing and enjoy the most fabulous use and exhibition of Art Deco from 1927 to 1939 and again from 1949 to 1959.
*Please note: While information about our events is circulated to everyone on our mailing list the links giving access to our Zoom meetings are only sent to members and to guests who have paid for one-off attendance (£5). For more information please contact cfbelfast@gmail.com.
The Zoom link will be sent to members and registered guests on the morning of the event.
Looking forward to seeing you on 9th February.
À bientôt, Philip
