tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36495061666859438922024-03-13T13:26:38.354+00:00Cercle français de BelfastCercle Français de Belfasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17831410627468648759noreply@blogger.comBlogger226125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649506166685943892.post-56622398516300550022024-03-02T23:10:00.001+00:002024-03-02T23:10:10.563+00:00Journée internationale des femmes : Madame de POMPADOUR<p> <span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;">Chers Amis,</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">The next meeting of the Cercle Français de Belfast will take place on</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span><b style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">a </b><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><b>Friday rather than on a Wednesday evening</b></span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">. This is because International Women's Day falls on Friday 8 March. So ...</span></p><p align="CENTER" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="color: black;">… <span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-GB"><b>vendredi</b></span></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-GB"><b> 8 mars 2024 </b></span></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-GB"><b>à 19h30 will be an online Zoom meeting.</b></span></span></span></span></p><p align="CENTER" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-GB"><b>(The Link will be emailed to MEMBERS ONLY* on 8</b></span></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-GB"><b> mars</b></span></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-GB"><b> </b></span></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="fr-FR"><b>2024</b></span></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-GB"><b>)</b></span></span></span></span></p><p align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Topic: Madame de Pompadour</b></span></span></span></p><p align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>With: Allison NEILL-RABAUX</b></span></span></span></p><p align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Last year Allison’s fascinating talk to mark International Women's Day was widely appreciated and we welcome her back to reveal the story and influence of Madame de Pompadour, patronne of the arts. We feel sure that you’ll not want to miss it.</b></span></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><br /></p><p lang="en-GB" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #222222;"><b>The Zoom link will be sent to members and registered guests on the morning of the event.</b></span></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="en-GB">Looking forward to seeing you on </span></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="en-GB"><b>Friday 8</b></span></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><sup><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="en-GB"><b>th</b></span></span></span></sup></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="en-GB"><b> March.</b></span></span></span></span></p><p lang="en-GB" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">À bientôt, Philip</span></span></p><p lang="en-GB" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></p><p lang="en-GB" style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>*</b></span></span></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Please note: While information about our events is circulated to everyone on our mailing list the links giving access to our Zoom meetings are sent only to</span></span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> members and to guests who have paid for one-off attendance (£5). For more information please contact </span></span></span><span style="color: navy; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span lang="zxx"><u><a href="mailto:cfbelfast@gmail.com" rel="nofollow" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="en-GB">cfbelfast@gmail.com</span></span></span></span></a></u></span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">.</span></span></span></p><div><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div>Chris Traceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07166362412106511615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649506166685943892.post-41594353327300989712024-01-30T22:10:00.004+00:002024-01-30T22:10:21.595+00:00De GAULLE and Algeria<p> <span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Chers Amis,</span></p><p><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Times New Roman, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="en-GB">The next meeting of the </span></span></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Times New Roman, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="en-GB"><b>Cercle Français de Belfast</b></span></span></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Times New Roman, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="en-GB"> will be …</span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-GB"><b>on: Mercredi 7 février 2024 </b></span></span></span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-US"><b>à 19h.30</b></span></span></span></span></p><p align="LEFT" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-GB"><b>in: Room </b></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-GB"><b>PFC 02/11 in the </b></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-GB"><b>Peter Froggatt Centre</b></span></span></span></p><p align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Queen's University Belfast,</b></span></span></p><p align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>7-9 College Park East, Belfast, BT7 1PS</b></span></span></p><p align="LEFT" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><b style="color: #000099; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">Topic: De Gaulle and Algeria</b></p><p align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Speaker: Sam THOMPSON</b></span></span></span></p><p align="LEFT" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><b style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: medium;">We are pleased to welcome Sam to our talks programme and to this in person event. Sam will address us on aspects of his current university research project. Although a specialist himself, Sam’s talk will be aimed at those of us with a more general historical interest.</b></p><p align="LEFT" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: medium;">This will be a special meeting for the Cercle in many ways. Firstly of course because the Cercle has been able to gain the services of a speaker of Sam's standing with such an expert knowledge of this subject which in itself is sure to be of great interest to folk.</span></p><p align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Also this will be the first in person talk in quite some time and what a plesure to be able to enjoy it in the pleasant surroundings of Queens University Belfast.</span></span></span></p><p align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Among the many advantages of this venue is not least the fact that free car parking is easily available … in the University car park at the top of Botanic Avenue, on the university campus itself (entrance on University Square) and on street in the surrounding area.</span></span></span></p><p align="LEFT" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><b style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: medium;">As always members are able to attend all Cercle events free of charge. If you are not a member or have not renewed your membership (due January 2024) then this would be an excellent opportunity for you to do so on the evening. Of course anyone may attend as a guest for the 'guest fee' of £5.</b></p><p align="LEFT" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: medium;">Looking forward to seeing you on Wednesday 7 February.</span></p><p align="LEFT" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: medium;">À bientôt, Philip</span></p><div><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div>Chris Traceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07166362412106511615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649506166685943892.post-3003075804285219142024-01-14T12:12:00.000+00:002024-01-14T12:12:02.135+00:00Nuit de la Lecture 21 janvier 2024<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVlPl1Dc2ahDv9MYkjtWcwQcAGnosbikFB9_Za3UC5btYgZCYXJoOA4XVQRDccoppkP1oFBgiknWuFURgqiFQvsRpBtFOdTFykNKCJjgQzuPZVCV4qvrTyYGXhIU6q1E9p-r6TAfV0ShsFxA1phFq5g-BxIndr0itqowIM_6VMk48qXk1lxWV4nerlhao/s1654/CfB_Nuit%20de%20la%20lecture_%20Flyer_2024%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1654" data-original-width="1166" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVlPl1Dc2ahDv9MYkjtWcwQcAGnosbikFB9_Za3UC5btYgZCYXJoOA4XVQRDccoppkP1oFBgiknWuFURgqiFQvsRpBtFOdTFykNKCJjgQzuPZVCV4qvrTyYGXhIU6q1E9p-r6TAfV0ShsFxA1phFq5g-BxIndr0itqowIM_6VMk48qXk1lxWV4nerlhao/w453-h640/CfB_Nuit%20de%20la%20lecture_%20Flyer_2024%20(1).jpg" width="453" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Chris Traceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07166362412106511615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649506166685943892.post-45889007037608052712024-01-05T15:53:00.001+00:002024-01-05T15:54:28.957+00:00Dancing around La Galette des Rois<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNJH8P_Xz3ZQYAlL7McEg1kxrahwbmpMFHuL6_no_n2zs5by2305Y68wp93hNSxY4JraUaxBdy_ji1Npgcc3RjJLA2o5crSBpmjmlK3UZm_VlLLfXuMaIQnwCmMtp8XTWm-0YW7693SFYyW4fXAGHQ6i5vq65BjcAwZ4rvWhqCKpdXYLBgz57XE3B5Gh4/s604/IMG_0456.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="604" data-original-width="604" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNJH8P_Xz3ZQYAlL7McEg1kxrahwbmpMFHuL6_no_n2zs5by2305Y68wp93hNSxY4JraUaxBdy_ji1Npgcc3RjJLA2o5crSBpmjmlK3UZm_VlLLfXuMaIQnwCmMtp8XTWm-0YW7693SFYyW4fXAGHQ6i5vq65BjcAwZ4rvWhqCKpdXYLBgz57XE3B5Gh4/s320/IMG_0456.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";"><i>Bonne Année à toutes et à tous !</i></b></p><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;">We hope that you have enjoyed the Christmas and New Year festivities and invite you to extend them a little while longer by coming to our Cercle’s <b><i>Fête des Rois.</i></b></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><b><i><br /></i></b>Although we will be writing soon to invite you to renew we thought you would like to know that before it expires your current membership entitles you to free admission to the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> <br /></span><b><i>Fête des Rois and Bal on Saturday 13 January 2024.</i></b></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><b><i><br /></i></b>That’s right -<b><i> Gratuit ! </i></b>- free admission for members!<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>So please come along and join in the music and dancing provided by our event partners <b><i>Bal Feirste</i></b>.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>We’ll also be sharing slices of the traditional <b><i>Galette des Rois, </i></b>washed down with a glass of sparkling bubbles.<br />And… you’re welcome to <b>BYO, Bring your own, to close at 10pm</b></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><b><br /><i>Quelques détails</i></b>…<br />Date and time:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Saturday 13 January 2024 at 7.30pm<br /></b>Venue:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>An Droichead, 20 Cooke Street, Ormeau Road, Belfast BT7 2EP</b> (map attached)<br />Parking: On street, near premises<br />Public Transport: Nearest Metro Bus 7A involves some walking.</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><br />One last word?<br />So we have a rough idea of likely numbers would you mind acting on that wonderful French term used for occasions such as this and <b><i>RSVP - Répondez s’il vous plaît</i></b><i> ?</i></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><i><br /></i><b><i>À très bientôt !<br /></i></b>CfB Committee</div>Chris Traceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07166362412106511615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649506166685943892.post-68742787715253135222023-12-24T11:43:00.000+00:002023-12-24T11:43:16.543+00:00Joyeux Noël 2023<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhezuBaC_WZGGRx5yq6M5T0KrjajOd3zqNrHVDCpSyU28z5bU2e-8QjjV7g6ZPFecQdP3TxDjZ48R60r8FF_Cp_GDEDoG0smZSi46IzGhZI43P-lbmtYZPXKITpGiFddYGa-7m2NNkb16hij2JVNwlpvXKmmD6wUD2MHKgRB8kNPzqoVXuSkbLDrbavmWY/s604/0.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="604" data-original-width="453" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhezuBaC_WZGGRx5yq6M5T0KrjajOd3zqNrHVDCpSyU28z5bU2e-8QjjV7g6ZPFecQdP3TxDjZ48R60r8FF_Cp_GDEDoG0smZSi46IzGhZI43P-lbmtYZPXKITpGiFddYGa-7m2NNkb16hij2JVNwlpvXKmmD6wUD2MHKgRB8kNPzqoVXuSkbLDrbavmWY/w300-h400/0.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br />Le comité du Cercle français de Belfast vous souhaite de joyeuses fêtes de Noël et une Bonne Année 2024. <p></p>Chris Traceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07166362412106511615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649506166685943892.post-83105514321093777182023-12-10T11:32:00.001+00:002023-12-24T11:33:51.227+00:00Kiki de Montparnasse<p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;">Chers Amis,</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: medium;">The next meeting of the Cercle Français de Belfast will take place on ….</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-GB"><b>m</b></span></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-GB"><b>ercredi 13 décembre 2023 </b></span></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-GB"><b>à 19h30 and will be online as a Zoom meeting</b></span></span></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-GB"><b>(The Link will be emailed to members on </b></span></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-GB"><b>13 décembre 2023)</b></span></span></span></span></p><p align="LEFT" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><br /></p><p align="LEFT" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Topic: Kiki of Montparnasse</b></span></span></p><p align="LEFT" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Speaker: Chris TRACEY</b></span></span></p><p align="LEFT" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><br /></p><p align="LEFT" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-size: small;">We go to the first half of the 20th century to examine the colourful life of Kiki de Montparnasse, born Alice Ernestine Prin. Liberated and flamboyant she became the muse of the avant garde generation. In this talk which contains some adult themes we’ll meet writers and artists. Many have been captivated by her story and we hope you will be too.</span></p><p align="LEFT" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="en-GB">Looking forward to seeing you on </span></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="en-GB"><b>13 décembre.</b></span></span></span></span></p><p lang="en-GB" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><br /></p><p lang="en-GB" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">À bientôt, Philip</span></span></p><p lang="en-GB" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><br /></p>Chris Traceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07166362412106511615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649506166685943892.post-17810505104936114602023-11-05T21:42:00.003+00:002023-11-05T21:42:34.321+00:00Ciné-cercle 15 novembre 2023<p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;">Chers Amis,</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">The next meeting of the Cercle Français de Belfast will take place on </span></p><p><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-GB"><b>m</b></span></span></span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-GB"><b>ercredi 15 novembre 2023 </b></span></span></span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-GB"><b>à 19h30 and will be online as a Zoom meeting.</b></span></span></span></span></p><p align="CENTER" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large; text-align: left;"><span lang="en-GB"><b><br /></b></span></span></p><p align="CENTER" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large; text-align: left;"><span lang="en-GB"><b>Topic: </b></span></span><span style="color: red; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large; text-align: left;"><span lang="en-GB"><b>Ciné-cercle</b></span></span></p><p align="LEFT" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="en-GB">In this event we shall 'check out' a small sample of the films available on <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.tv5mondsplus.com/&source=gmail&ust=1699306765721000&usg=AOvVaw2x9tLVXHFFOq1EUkZFN27o" href="http://www.tv5mondsplus.com/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">www.tv5mondsplus.com</a>. Below you will find information on, and links to, three films from the TV5MONDE library .. a 'short', a comedy and a documentary. Like all films from TV5MONDE these are free to view and each is available with English subtitles.</span></span></span></span></p><p align="LEFT" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="en-GB">If you would like to view one or indeed all of these before 15</span><span lang="en-GB"> November we can discuss (in bookclub fashion) your thoughts on them at the meeting. It will also be a chance to hear from you just what is available free, in French and subtitled on the many media platforms.</span></span></span></span></p><p align="LEFT" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="en-GB">I am very much looking forward to hearing your views.</span></span></span></span></p><p align="LEFT" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;">SHORT (2011, 17mins)</span></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">THE END</span></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Charlotte Rampling is distraught. Her performance has been totally erased from the film "On ne Meurt que Deux Fois" and replaced by that of another actress... Furious, she's determined to find out exactly what happened.</span></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.tv5mondeplus.com/en/cinema/court-metrage/the-end&source=gmail&ust=1699306765721000&usg=AOvVaw2B-qVQ2fZbX59xN2dVygQ7" href="https://www.tv5mondeplus.com/en/cinema/court-metrage/the-end" rel="nofollow" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">https://www.tv5mondeplus.com/<wbr></wbr>en/cinema/court-metrage/the-<wbr></wbr>end</span></span></a></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;">FULL LENGTH (2018, 87 mins)</span></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">J’IRAI OU TU IRAS</span></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;">Keen to improve the relationship between his two diametrically opposed daughters, a father finds a way to bring them together for a weekend: Vali, a Céline Dion fan, has clinched an audition in Paris!.</span></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.tv5mondeplus.com/en/cinema/comedie/j-irai-ou-tu-iras&source=gmail&ust=1699306765722000&usg=AOvVaw2YN2DAM0atpmdU86EIjbuK" href="https://www.tv5mondeplus.com/en/cinema/comedie/j-irai-ou-tu-iras" rel="nofollow" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">https://www.tv5mondeplus.com/<wbr></wbr>en/cinema/comedie/j-irai-ou-<wbr></wbr>tu-iras</span></span></a></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><br /><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;">DOCUMENTARY</span></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: inherit; color: red;">LA COUR DE BABEL</span> (2013, 90 mins)</span></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">They have just arrived in France from Ireland, Serbia, Brazil, Tunisia, China and Senegal. For one year, Julie Bertuccelli films the interactions, conflict and joy experienced by this group of high-school children-aged 11 to 15-as they join the same class to learn French.</span></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.tv5mondeplus.com/en/cinema/documentaire/la-cour-de-babel&source=gmail&ust=1699306765722000&usg=AOvVaw1aKqfE5JR7a7jgPJw51EYT" href="https://www.tv5mondeplus.com/en/cinema/documentaire/la-cour-de-babel" rel="nofollow" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">https://www.tv5mondeplus.com/<wbr></wbr>en/cinema/documentaire/la-<wbr></wbr>cour-de-babel</span></span></a></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="en-GB">Looking forward to seeing you on </span></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="en-GB"><b>15 novembre.</b></span></span></span></span></p><p lang="en-GB" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><br /></p><p lang="en-GB" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">À bientôt, Philip</span></span></p><div><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div>Chris Traceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07166362412106511615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649506166685943892.post-91616265614315047282023-10-13T15:11:00.000+01:002023-10-13T15:11:06.090+01:00CfB : Assemblée Générale 18 octobre 2023<p> <span style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 16px;">Chers Amis,</span></p><p><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">The next meeting of the Cercle Français de Belfast will take place on:</span></p><p><span style="color: black; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>m</b></span></span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>ercredi 18 octobre 2023, </b></span></span></span><b style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">in the Ramada Hotel </b><b style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">20 Talbot St, Belfast BT1 2LD</b></p><p><span style="color: blue; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Topic: </b></span></span><span style="color: red; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Assemblée générale</b></span></span></p><p align="LEFT" style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><span style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; widows: 1;">You are warmly invited to our first in-person event of the new season on</span><span style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; widows: 1;"> </span><b style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; widows: 1;">Wednesday 18 October at 7.30pm in the CS Lewis room of the Ramada Hotel, Cathedral Quarter, Belfast.</b><span style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; widows: 1;"> It’s our AGM and we promise to keep the formal part of our proceedings to a minimum leaving plenty of time for catch ups and a few French-themed items of interest including some music and a special book share for you to take away.</span></p><p style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">Please see our programme in the tab above. You will see that most of our events will take place online while the venues for others will be notified prior to the event. </p><p style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">We are planning to have occasional extra “café causerie” events where else but in our favourite café - The Dark Horse. Be sure then to be signed up for our regular monthly bulletin.</p><p style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">We will also keep you posted on France/French themed events we hear about locally and one such source has caught our attention at the Open Learning Centre at QUB. As well as language classes offered by Cercle stalwarts, Brigitte, Hélène and Vanessa there is also a series of French history talks by Sam Thompson who is the speaker at our February event which we are planning to host in the Queen’s Quarter.</p><p style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">For more information see … <a href="http://www.qub.ac.uk/ol" rel="noopener" style="color: #3c61aa; word-break: break-word;" target="_blank">www.qub.ac.uk/ol</a></p><p style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">We hope you agree that it is a wide ranging programme.</p><p style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">Looking forward to seeing you on Wednesday 18 October</p><p style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">À bientôt, Philip</span></span></p><div><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div>Chris Traceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07546235817896361386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649506166685943892.post-62343638615598222372023-09-18T23:39:00.000+01:002023-09-18T23:39:13.515+01:00Soirée d'accueil 20 septembre 2023<p> <span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;">Chers Amis,</span></p><p lang="en-GB" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The next meeting of the Cercle Français de Belfast will take place on ….</span></span></p><p align="CENTER" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="color: black;">… <span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-GB"><b>m</b></span></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-GB"><b>ercredi 20 septembre 2023 </b></span></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-GB"><b>à 19h30 and will be online as a Zoom meeting</b></span></span></span></span></p><p align="CENTER" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><br /></p><p align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Topic: <span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;">Soirée d’accueil</span></span></b></span></span></span></p><p align="LEFT" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-GB">It’s la rentrée and time to catch up with members near and far with our online launch of the new season. After announcing details of talks and other events we open the mics for an hour of member chat in À vous la parole ! Tell us about your experience of France and things French since we last met. Thinking of joining? Ask us about the cercle.</span></span></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>*</b></span></span></span><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Please note: While information about our events is circulated to everyone on our mailing list the links giving access to our Zoom meetings are sent only to</span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="en-GB"> members and to guests who have paid for one-off attendance (£5). For more information please contact </span></span></span></span><span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><u><a href="mailto:cfbelfast@gmail.com" rel="nofollow" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="en-GB">cfbelfast@gmail.com</span></span></span></span></a></u></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="en-GB">.</span></span></span></span></p><p lang="en-GB" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>The Zoom link will be sent to members and registered guests on the morning of the event.</b></span></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="en-GB">Looking forward to seeing you on </span></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="en-GB"><b>20 septembre.</b></span></span></span></span></p><p lang="en-GB" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">À bientôt, Philip</span></span></p><div><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div>Chris Traceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07166362412106511615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649506166685943892.post-88058752930590721592023-09-07T19:23:00.005+01:002023-09-07T19:23:46.036+01:00CfB - new programme coming soon<p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Chers Amis,</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">It is that time of year again … summer holidays are over, children are back at school and life returns to its regular rhythms. It is</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span><span lang="en" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">la rentrée. A good time then to give you a heads up on our next Cercle meeting. It will be an online Zoom meeting on <b>Wednesday 20 September.</b> Further details will follow but you might like to mark the date in your diary now.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Also ...</span></p><p align="LEFT" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="en">Showing at QFT this week (until 13</span></span></span><sup><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="en">th</span></span></span></sup><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="en"> September) is ...<b>The Innocent (</b></span></span></span><b><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="fr-FR">L'Innocent</span></span></span></b><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="en"><b>) </b>a 2022 French crime comedy film directed by Louis Garrel and </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="en">starring Roschdy Zem, Anouk Grinberg, Noémie Merlant and Garrel. For more details and show times click on ...</span></span></span></p><p align="CENTER" lang="en-GB" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://queensfilmtheatre.com/Whats-On/The-Innocent&source=gmail&ust=1694197319470000&usg=AOvVaw0filybj_66HDE0_682g6al" href="https://queensfilmtheatre.com/Whats-On/The-Innocent" rel="nofollow" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><span lang="en"><i>https://queensfilmtheatre.com/<wbr></wbr>Whats-On/The-Innocent</i></span></a></span></span></p><p align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><br /></p><p align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">À bientôt, Philip</span></span></p>Chris Traceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07166362412106511615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649506166685943892.post-22231604521313512832023-07-14T09:38:00.002+01:002023-07-14T09:38:39.891+01:00Bonne fête nationale 2023<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrd72Or-Js2FBR2O4KjlqU5hOG98-7LMFhmirFPe1hSIjyJmZlV6cJtJRfxTQHkzh5-HtkTrOi2B4rnO-iPi66B2Hy8eSwy6eUN7F3XL3H8wP8PzYVeDwTNkxur1sxT7fkZdKpQNHS3xBqSjJ8kfCtLX_v-TOlcVQhxcjWcnbAFNAh075p9USvUSDWu72n/s3024/IMG_4589.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrd72Or-Js2FBR2O4KjlqU5hOG98-7LMFhmirFPe1hSIjyJmZlV6cJtJRfxTQHkzh5-HtkTrOi2B4rnO-iPi66B2Hy8eSwy6eUN7F3XL3H8wP8PzYVeDwTNkxur1sxT7fkZdKpQNHS3xBqSjJ8kfCtLX_v-TOlcVQhxcjWcnbAFNAh075p9USvUSDWu72n/w400-h400/IMG_4589.HEIC" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Chris Traceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07546235817896361386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649506166685943892.post-32210575388605270192023-06-18T11:13:00.000+01:002023-06-18T11:13:01.370+01:00Promenade en blanc 24 juin 2023<p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16px;">Chers amis, flâneuses et flâneurs</span></p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"></span><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Last year, several members of the cercle met up for our first ever promenade en blanc along Belfast's Maritime Mile. Members told us that they enjoyed the opportunity to be face to face and side by side; they agreed that similar meet-ups should be a regular occurence and so we would like to share details for our second outing on </span><b style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Saturday 24 June at Antrim Castle Gardens.</b></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Details of the rendezvous time and location are set out below.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Venue: Antrim Castle Gardens and Clotworthy House</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;">Date and Time: Saturday 24</span><sup><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;">th</span></sup><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"> June 11:00</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;">Rendezvous spot: The plan is to meet at Central Car Park*, Castle Mall, Antrim and walk across to the grounds of Antrim Castle Gardens.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;">* Coordinates: 54.7162046, -6.2186208</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;">Travelling by car: Access to Central Car Park, Castle Mall is from Castle Way (see map and Google image attached). Parking is free at Castle Mall</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;">Train Times: The 10:07 train from Europa Bus/Train Station arrives at Antrim Train Station at 10:46.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;">Bus Times: With buses from Belfast arriving at </span>Antrim Buscentre at 09:27 and 11:27 travelling by bus is not very covenient.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;">Duration of Walk: Approx. 60 - 90 mins</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;">We know that several of our members are away on holiday and some lucky ones are in France so it would be helpful to have an indication if you are able to attend - that way we'll know how many madeleines to bring to munch on as we listen to Philip explain the links our location has with France and French history. They may surprise you.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">In keeping with the tradition of the Pique-nique en blanc, the inspiration for our promenade, please try if you can to wear something white and, despite the spell of lovely weather, remember to rainproof your walk.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;">Coming? Please let us know and we'll look forward to seeing you at 11am in Antrim on Saturday 24 June.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;">CfB Committee</span></p><div><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>Chris Traceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07546235817896361386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649506166685943892.post-50239099188261377012023-05-19T11:53:00.002+01:002023-05-19T11:53:32.206+01:00Three colours series<p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKBBOs3MDwLnfQwAil4jWBUiV9m0Xf747NhVU4NUXukRfsXZXsie_JkbFGrxqeV-4C3hBKpZaXy0_Lz2WPRKs2erVmmV-gpYQY6oM5hvQXTihoC7eD9IVmDPMslKdxS5af4VVii4Uw2pW4o5s2udEQ8m2yBsRFXfjT9SxdxXw8MUWuHXvsiKYNEBJJ/s2900/IMG_4121.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2215" data-original-width="2900" height="305" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKBBOs3MDwLnfQwAil4jWBUiV9m0Xf747NhVU4NUXukRfsXZXsie_JkbFGrxqeV-4C3hBKpZaXy0_Lz2WPRKs2erVmmV-gpYQY6oM5hvQXTihoC7eD9IVmDPMslKdxS5af4VVii4Uw2pW4o5s2udEQ8m2yBsRFXfjT9SxdxXw8MUWuHXvsiKYNEBJJ/w400-h305/IMG_4121.heic" width="400" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></p>Chers Amis,</span><p></p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"></span><p align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="en-GB">During May and June QFT will be screening </span></span></span><strong><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="en-GB"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Krzysztof Kieślowski's classic, award-winning trilogy on France’s national motto: Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity … Three Colours: </span></span></span></span></strong><em><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="en-GB">Blue</span></span></span></em><strong><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="en-GB"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> , </span></span></span></span></strong><em><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="en-GB">Three Colours: White</span></span></span></em><strong><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="en-GB"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> and </span></span></span></span></strong><em><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="en-GB">Three Colours: Red.</span></span></span></em></p><p align="LEFT" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><em><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="en-GB"><span style="font-style: normal;">The first in the series, </span></span></span></span></em><strong><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="en-GB"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Three Colours: </span></span></span></span></strong><em><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="en-GB">Blue,</span></span></span></em><strong><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="en-GB"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> will be shown from 26 May until 1 June. For further details please click on the link below ….</span></span></span></span></strong></p><p align="LEFT" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><br /></p><p align="LEFT" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><em><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://queensfilmtheatre.com/Whats-On/three-colours-blue&source=gmail&ust=1684579353007000&usg=AOvVaw3YGtrp5yq_sTBWoMdC8bdU" href="https://queensfilmtheatre.com/Whats-On/three-colours-blue" rel="nofollow" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="en-GB">Three Colours: Blue</span></span></span></a></em></p><p align="LEFT" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><br /></p><p align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">À bientôt, Philip</span></span></p><div><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div>Chris Traceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07166362412106511615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649506166685943892.post-78673399552468541492023-04-17T22:49:00.004+01:002023-04-17T22:51:45.135+01:00Grand Corps Malade<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;">Chers Amis,</span><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: medium;">The next meeting of the Cercle Français de Belfast will take place on...</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-GB"><b>m</b></span></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-GB"><b>ercredi 19 avril 2023 </b></span></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-GB"><b>à 19h30 and will be online as a Zoom meeting</b></span></span></span></span></p><p align="CENTER" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><br /></p><p align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Topic : Grand Corps Malade<span style="color: red;"></span></b></span></span></span></p><p align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>With : Mary CARBERRY</b></span></span></span></p><p align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Mary invites us to share her enthusiasm for the work of French slam poet and lyricist, Fabien MARSAUD, known professionally as Grand Corps Malade / Tall sick body. We feel sure you will appreciate this unique artist's story and repertoire.</span></span></span></p><p align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>*</b></span></span></span><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Please note: While information about our events is circulated to everyone on our mailing list the links giving access to our Zoom meetings are sent only to</span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="en-GB"> members and to guests who have paid for one-off attendance (£5). For more information please contact </span></span></span></span><span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><u><a href="mailto:cfbelfast@gmail.com" rel="nofollow" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="en-GB">cfbelfast@gmail.com</span></span></span></span></a></u></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="en-GB">.</span></span></span></span></p><p lang="en-GB" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>The Zoom link will be sent to members and registered guests on the morning of the event.</b></span></span></span></p><p lang="en-GB" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="en-GB">Looking forward to seeing you on </span></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="en-GB"><b>19</b></span></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><sup><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="en-GB"><b>th</b></span></span></span></sup></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="en-GB"><b> March.</b></span></span></span></span></p><p lang="en-GB" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><br /></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">À bientôt, Philip</span> </p>Chris Traceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07166362412106511615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649506166685943892.post-41667806063544268942023-04-11T11:09:00.002+01:002023-04-11T11:09:30.408+01:00Cercle de Lecture : Un Secret par Philippe GRIMBERT<p> <span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;">Chers Amis,</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: medium;">The next meeting of the Cercle Français de Belfast will take place on ….</span></p><p align="CENTER" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="color: black;">… <span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-GB"><b>m</b></span></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-GB"><b>ercredi 12 avril 2023 </b></span></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-GB"><b>à 19h30 and will be online as a Zoom meeting</b></span></span></span></span></p><p align="CENTER" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-GB"><b>(The Link will be emailed to MEMBERS ONLY* on </b></span></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-GB"><b>12 avril</b></span></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-GB"><b> </b></span></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="fr-FR"><b>2023</b></span></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-GB"><b>)</b></span></span></span></span></p><p align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Cercle de Lecture : Un Secret par Philippe GRIMBERT</b></span></span></span></p><p align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>With : Brigitte GOURLEY</b></span></span></span></p><p align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Join us for a discussion of this short but compelling novel of buried family secrets.</span></span></span></p><p align="LEFT" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="color: black;">“<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="en-GB"><i>Growing up in post-war Paris as the sickly only child of glamorous , athletic parents, the narrator invents for himself a make-believe brother, older, stronger, and more brilliant than he can ever be.”</i></span></span></span></span></p><p align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The book is available in French and English and it has also been made into a film/DVD.</span></span></span></p><p align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>BOOK:</b></span></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">ENGLISH Softcover, ISBN </span></span><span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.bookfinder.com/search/?isbn%3D9781846270444%26st%3Dxl%26ac%3Dqr&source=gmail&ust=1681293845113000&usg=AOvVaw11A3r2VRJx378bBBTmG1nm" href="https://www.bookfinder.com/search/?isbn=9781846270444&st=xl&ac=qr" rel="nofollow" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;"><span style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration-style: solid;"><span style="background-color: inherit; font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">9781846270444</span></span></span></span></a></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; text-decoration-style: solid;"><span style="background-color: inherit; font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></span></span></span></p><p align="LEFT" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="en-GB">FRENCH Softcover, ISBN </span></span></span></span><span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.bookfinder.com/search/?isbn%3D9783150197318%26st%3Dxl%26ac%3Dqr&source=gmail&ust=1681293845113000&usg=AOvVaw1qMQG6xDfSsd4SuZOzvmTy" href="https://www.bookfinder.com/search/?isbn=9783150197318&st=xl&ac=qr" rel="nofollow" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;"><span style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration-style: solid;"><span style="background-color: inherit; font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">9783150197318</span></span></span></span></a></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; text-decoration-style: solid;"><span style="background-color: inherit; font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="en-GB"></span></span></span></span></span></p><p align="LEFT" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="en-GB">You will find it on Amazon, Ebay, many other online bookstores and on </span></span></span></span><span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><u><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.bookfinder.com/&source=gmail&ust=1681293845113000&usg=AOvVaw11ZK1Z5uCZyvCtPRgHvYhZ" href="http://www.bookfinder.com/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="en-GB">www.bookfinder.com</span></span></span></span></a></u></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="en-GB">.</span></span></span></span></p><p align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>FILM/DVD:</b></span></span></span></p><p align="LEFT" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="color: black;">“<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="en-GB">A Secret” directed by Claude Miller. This may be difficult to source but here is a link to the trailer ..</span></span></span></span></p><p align="LEFT" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><u><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v%3DyWbsX2L_LJ0&source=gmail&ust=1681293845113000&usg=AOvVaw03jXSsvKoraMPFL0kFfy7W" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWbsX2L_LJ0" rel="nofollow" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3333ff;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="en-GB"><b>https://www.youtube.com/watch?<wbr></wbr>v=yWbsX2L_LJ0</b></span></span></span></span></a></u></span></span></p><p align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">So come along and join in the discussion.</span></span></span></p>Chris Traceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07166362412106511615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649506166685943892.post-13614947979577710152023-03-21T22:44:00.004+00:002023-03-21T22:44:29.545+00:00Return of our Cercle's Annual Dinner<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzamBxSEadN-Zxp33G2VRTF1bxnmQooao2e01_6CrSDDnru2oric1Gp2byfdppXoZy2mEzBLkBtYcYOswrzvOv43XLsZkfb8rpfcTFi0nPmz5VzrrqihF-fQ-yVVsxTidCM0IxFTWj2qh2-nSg-YNYKnzT04LS-T4RKE6jlIHGv5ypBtvY4n1ACdMT/s2000/Invitation%20VF.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1428" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzamBxSEadN-Zxp33G2VRTF1bxnmQooao2e01_6CrSDDnru2oric1Gp2byfdppXoZy2mEzBLkBtYcYOswrzvOv43XLsZkfb8rpfcTFi0nPmz5VzrrqihF-fQ-yVVsxTidCM0IxFTWj2qh2-nSg-YNYKnzT04LS-T4RKE6jlIHGv5ypBtvY4n1ACdMT/w456-h640/Invitation%20VF.png" width="456" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijkifYGH17_FGoQHW8HtDPJlIkY0g0LSJZipCaHgANcPzyPubUDr0c3_UJP0LwDHx9LG4XE97tlH-IYX1HJjSP5lXtUfuvq4SoQNOqoXlBD8hoRmwe6N96d5MhOl_b5LfDqskObJQAh1iaxDzEoetj9G6l5myG1RNmJar4jL0FChQmoY_trmCmlSZB/s2000/Invivation%20VE.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1428" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijkifYGH17_FGoQHW8HtDPJlIkY0g0LSJZipCaHgANcPzyPubUDr0c3_UJP0LwDHx9LG4XE97tlH-IYX1HJjSP5lXtUfuvq4SoQNOqoXlBD8hoRmwe6N96d5MhOl_b5LfDqskObJQAh1iaxDzEoetj9G6l5myG1RNmJar4jL0FChQmoY_trmCmlSZB/w456-h640/Invivation%20VE.png" width="456" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p>Details ? Email : cfbelfast@gmail.com</p>Chris Traceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07166362412106511615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649506166685943892.post-83887399574531785332023-03-13T11:00:00.006+00:002023-03-13T11:00:52.186+00:00Pour mieux connaître Madame de Montespan<p><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Chers membres,</span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"></span></p><p lang="en-GB" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: medium;">Following Allison's excellent presentation on the fascinating life of Madame de Montespan here are some further links, supplied by Allison and H</span><span style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman, serif; font-size: medium;">élène, </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: medium;">for you to explore. If you scroll a little further you will find links to “Un Secret” the book to be discussed at our next meeting on 12 April.</span></p><p lang="en-GB" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Raleway;">Pour mieux connaître Madame de Montespan :</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Raleway;">Roman (du point de vue du mari de la marquise)</span></p><ul style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><li style="margin-left: 15px;"><p><span style="font-family: Raleway;"><span lang="fr-FR"><i>Le Montespan</i></span></span><span style="font-family: Raleway;"><span lang="fr-FR">, Jean Teulé (</span></span><span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><u><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Montespan-Jean-Teule/dp/2266186744/ref%3Dtmm_other_meta_binding_swatch_0?_encoding%3DUTF8%26qid%3D1678308091%26sr%3D8-1&source=gmail&ust=1678791001095000&usg=AOvVaw3ScMK2vGIbQr-Rh_sLw7cb" href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Montespan-Jean-Teule/dp/2266186744/ref=tmm_other_meta_binding_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1678308091&sr=8-1" rel="nofollow" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><span lang="fr-FR">Le Montespan: Amazon.co.uk: Teule, Jean: 9782266186742: Books</span></a></u></span></span><span lang="fr-FR">)</span></p></li><li style="margin-left: 15px;"><p><span style="font-family: Raleway;">Et la traduction en anglais : </span><span style="font-family: Raleway;"><i>The Hurlyburly's Husband (</i></span><span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><u><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hurlyburlys-Husband-Jean-Teul%C3%A9/dp/1906040656/ref%3Dsr_1_1?crid%3D2SPYUNDXQQLVZ%26keywords%3Dthe%2Bhurlyburly's%2Bhusband%26qid%3D1678308034%26sprefix%3Dthe%2Bhurlyburly%2Bs%2Bhusband%252Caps%252C79%26sr%3D8-1&source=gmail&ust=1678791001095000&usg=AOvVaw3cemtxygk8v6s1Nlg426si" href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hurlyburlys-Husband-Jean-Teul%C3%A9/dp/1906040656/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2SPYUNDXQQLVZ&keywords=the+hurlyburly%27s+husband&qid=1678308034&sprefix=the+hurlyburly+s+husband%2Caps%2C79&sr=8-1" rel="nofollow" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">The Hurlyburly's Husband: Amazon.co.uk: Jean Teulé, Alison Anderson (Translator): 9781906040659: Books</a></u></span></span>)</p></li></ul><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"> <span style="font-family: Raleway;">Roman en anglais</span></p><ul style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><li style="margin-left: 15px;"><p><span style="font-family: Raleway;"><i>The Real Queen Of France: Athenais and Louis XIV</i></span><span style="font-family: Raleway;">, Lisa Hilton (</span><span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><u><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Real-Queen-France-Athenais-Louis/dp/0349115729/ref%3Dtmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding%3DUTF8%26qid%3D1678308208%26sr%3D8-1&source=gmail&ust=1678791001095000&usg=AOvVaw3wUKe7S6I-r9nMJc4dTMD7" href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Real-Queen-France-Athenais-Louis/dp/0349115729/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1678308208&sr=8-1" rel="nofollow" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">The Real Queen Of France: Athenais and Louis XIV: Amazon.co.uk: Hilton, Lisa: 9780349115726: Books</a></u></span></span>)</p></li></ul><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"> </p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Raleway;">Livre</span></p><ul style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><li style="margin-left: 15px;"><p><span style="font-family: Raleway;"><span lang="fr-FR"><i>Madame De Montespan</i></span></span><span style="font-family: Raleway;"><span lang="fr-FR">, Jean-Christian Petitfils (</span></span><span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><u><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Madame-Montespan-Jean-Christian-Petitfils/dp/2262030812/ref%3Dtmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding%3DUTF8%26qid%3D1678348122%26sr%3D8-1&source=gmail&ust=1678791001095000&usg=AOvVaw3i4XAcbneSfS9ELewZLJ7D" href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Madame-Montespan-Jean-Christian-Petitfils/dp/2262030812/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1678348122&sr=8-1" rel="nofollow" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Madame De Montespan (Tempus): Amazon.co.uk: Jean-Christian Petitfils: 9782262030810: Books</a></u></span></span>)</p></li></ul><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"> </p><p lang="fr-FR" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Raleway;">Télé</span></p><ul style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><li style="margin-left: 15px;"><p><span style="font-family: Raleway;"><span lang="fr-FR">Mme de Montespan : le grand amour du Roi-Soleil (</span></span><span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><u><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.secretsdhistoire.tv/content/mme-de-montespan-le-grand-amour-du-roi-soleil&source=gmail&ust=1678791001095000&usg=AOvVaw2u_ca96I_DGw5jVDhpd-qC" href="https://www.secretsdhistoire.tv/content/mme-de-montespan-le-grand-amour-du-roi-soleil" rel="nofollow" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><span lang="fr-FR">Mme de Montespan : le grand amour du Roi-Soleil - Secrets d'Histoire TV (secretsdhistoire.tv)</span></a></u></span></span><span lang="fr-FR">). Attention : il faut un compte Secrets d’Histoire</span></p></li><li style="margin-left: 15px;"><p><span style="font-family: Raleway;"><span lang="fr-FR">Secrets d'Histoire - Elles ont régné sur Versailles (</span></span><span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><u><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v%3DJ5ws1hWyFpI&source=gmail&ust=1678791001095000&usg=AOvVaw0pYKuO1zEzd1JO6GXD_uOT" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5ws1hWyFpI" rel="nofollow" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><span lang="fr-FR">Secrets d'Histoire - Elles ont régné sur Versailles (Intégrale) - YouTube</span></a></u></span></span><span lang="fr-FR">)</span></p></li></ul><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"> </p><p lang="fr-FR" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Raleway;">Podcasts</span></p><ul style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><li style="margin-left: 15px;"><p><span style="font-family: Raleway;"><span lang="fr-FR">Sous les jupons de l'histoire - Madame De Montespan (</span></span><span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><u><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fpodcasts.apple.com%252Fgb%252Fpodcast%252Fsous-les-jupons-de-lhistoire%252Fid1544289148%253Fi%253D1000531046824%26data%3D05%257C01%257C%257C86d0e68bc0ec4434656e08db2074def1%257C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%257C1%257C0%257C638139458552784392%257CUnknown%257CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%253D%257C3000%257C%257C%257C%26sdata%3DgYTd%252Bt1CXLjEUhHxJiYFgkGvlTaLIqh0XqOr0VouhY8%253D%26reserved%3D0&source=gmail&ust=1678791001095000&usg=AOvVaw0kkonxNOkpClyUs0WjrE0F" href="https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpodcasts.apple.com%2Fgb%2Fpodcast%2Fsous-les-jupons-de-lhistoire%2Fid1544289148%3Fi%3D1000531046824&data=05%7C01%7C%7C86d0e68bc0ec4434656e08db2074def1%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638139458552784392%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=gYTd%2Bt1CXLjEUhHxJiYFgkGvlTaLIqh0XqOr0VouhY8%3D&reserved=0" rel="nofollow" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><span lang="fr-FR">https://podcasts.apple.com/<wbr></wbr>gb/podcast/sous-les-jupons-de-<wbr></wbr>lhistoire/id1544289148?i=<wbr></wbr>1000531046824</span></a></u></span></span><span lang="fr-FR">), 50 minutes</span></p></li><li style="margin-left: 15px;"><p><span style="font-family: Raleway;"><span lang="fr-FR">« A Madame de Montespan », de Jean de La Fontaine (</span></span><span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><u><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.radiofrance.fr/francemusique/podcasts/histoires-de-musique/a-madame-de-montespan-de-jean-de-la-fontaine-4026750&source=gmail&ust=1678791001095000&usg=AOvVaw226mskFd-in3F-x0XVEtFc" href="https://www.radiofrance.fr/francemusique/podcasts/histoires-de-musique/a-madame-de-montespan-de-jean-de-la-fontaine-4026750" rel="nofollow" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><span lang="fr-FR">« A Madame de Montespan », de Jean de La Fontaine (radiofrance.fr)</span></a></u></span></span><span lang="fr-FR">), 9 minutes</span></p></li><li style="margin-left: 15px;"><p><span style="font-family: Raleway;"><span lang="fr-FR">L’affaire des poisons ou comment on empoisonne à tout va à Versailles (</span></span><span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><u><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.radiofrance.fr/francebleu/podcasts/ils-ont-fait-l-histoire/l-affaire-des-poisons-ou-comment-on-empoisonne-a-tout-va-a-versailles-9352834&source=gmail&ust=1678791001095000&usg=AOvVaw3cwccjtr2T4HG6UNid0Ocj" href="https://www.radiofrance.fr/francebleu/podcasts/ils-ont-fait-l-histoire/l-affaire-des-poisons-ou-comment-on-empoisonne-a-tout-va-a-versailles-9352834" rel="nofollow" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><span lang="fr-FR">L’affaire des poisons ou comment on empoisonne à tout va à Versailles (radiofrance.fr)</span></a></u></span></span><span lang="fr-FR">), 3 minutes</span></p></li></ul><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><br /><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Livre du prochain club de lecture : Un Secret / Secret </b></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-GB"><b>by Philippe Grimbert.</b></span></span></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-GB">In French</span></span></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><u><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.amazon.co.uk/secret-Ldp-Litterature-Philippe-Grimbert/dp/2253117188/ref%3Dsr_1_2?crid%3DS5B49PQACTUU%26keywords%3Dun%2Bsecret%2Bphilippe%2Bgrimbert%26qid%3D1678308315%26sprefix%3Dun%2Bsecret%2Bphilippe%2Bgrimbert%252Caps%252C138%26sr%3D8-2&source=gmail&ust=1678791001095000&usg=AOvVaw3XZMR1ODQLGwm9_oc7cmez" href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/secret-Ldp-Litterature-Philippe-Grimbert/dp/2253117188/ref=sr_1_2?crid=S5B49PQACTUU&keywords=un+secret+philippe+grimbert&qid=1678308315&sprefix=un+secret+philippe+grimbert%2Caps%2C138&sr=8-2" rel="nofollow" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.co.uk/<wbr></wbr>secret-Ldp-Litterature-<wbr></wbr>Philippe-Grimbert/dp/<wbr></wbr>2253117188/ref=sr_1_2?crid=<wbr></wbr>S5B49PQACTUU&keywords=un+<wbr></wbr>secret+philippe+grimbert&qid=<wbr></wbr>1678308315&sprefix=un+secret+<wbr></wbr>philippe+grimbert%2Caps%2C138&<wbr></wbr>sr=8-2</a></u></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;">In English</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><u><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Secret-Philippe-Grimbert/dp/1846270448/ref%3Dsr_1_1?crid%3D2I140SFOEUX84%26keywords%3Dun%2Bsecret%2Bphilippe%2Bgrimbert%26qid%3D1678308379%26sprefix%3Dun%2Bsecret%2Bphilippe%2Bgrimbert%252Caps%252C169%26sr%3D8-1&source=gmail&ust=1678791001095000&usg=AOvVaw29T0QT6YfYfFVpWE1tKV6-" href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Secret-Philippe-Grimbert/dp/1846270448/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2I140SFOEUX84&keywords=un+secret+philippe+grimbert&qid=1678308379&sprefix=un+secret+philippe+grimbert%2Caps%2C169&sr=8-1" rel="nofollow" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.co.uk/<wbr></wbr>Secret-Philippe-Grimbert/dp/<wbr></wbr>1846270448/ref=sr_1_1?crid=<wbr></wbr>2I140SFOEUX84&keywords=un+<wbr></wbr>secret+philippe+grimbert&qid=<wbr></wbr>1678308379&sprefix=un+secret+<wbr></wbr>philippe+grimbert%2Caps%2C169&<wbr></wbr>sr=8-1</a></u></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><br /><br /><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Voici deux autre liens à partager :</b></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Les podcasts d'histoire de Lorànt Deutsch qui sont passionnants : </b></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><u><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.rtl.fr/programmes/entrez-dans-l-histoire&source=gmail&ust=1678791001095000&usg=AOvVaw3-GK0p_an1aHyMznVfgqNg" href="https://www.rtl.fr/programmes/entrez-dans-l-histoire" rel="nofollow" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">https://www.rtl.fr/programmes/<wbr></wbr>entrez-dans-l-histoire</span></span></a></u></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">C'est assez difficile à suivre car Lorànt Deutsch parle très vite et fait beaucoup de blagues, mais on apprend beaucoup de choses !</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Stéphane Bern qui anime "Secrets d'Histoire" a publié des livres qui répondent à des questions historiques :</b></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><u><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.amazon.fr/pourquoi-lHistoire-St%C3%A9phane-Bern/dp/2290259667/ref%3Dtmm_mmp_swatch_0?_encoding%3DUTF8%26qid%3D%26sr%3D&source=gmail&ust=1678791001095000&usg=AOvVaw1ueWBgi0EXeOM7CXc4CfM5" href="https://www.amazon.fr/pourquoi-lHistoire-St%C3%A9phane-Bern/dp/2290259667/ref=tmm_mmp_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=" rel="nofollow" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">https://www.amazon.fr/<wbr></wbr>pourquoi-lHistoire-St%C3%<wbr></wbr>A9phane-Bern/dp/2290259667/<wbr></wbr>ref=tmm_mmp_swatch_0?_<wbr></wbr>encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=</span></span></a></u></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Chaque chapitre fait deux pages environ, c'est très abordable et bien écrit.</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">À la prochaine !</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Allison, Hélène et Philippe</span></span></p><div><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div>Chris Traceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07166362412106511615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649506166685943892.post-40191165780024778812023-03-02T16:41:00.002+00:002023-03-02T16:41:27.482+00:00Madame de Montespan and forthcoming events<p><span style="font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;">Chers Amis,</span></p><p style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: medium;">The next meeting of the Cercle Français de Belfast will take place on ….</span></p><p align="CENTER" style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><span style="color: black;">… <span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>m</b></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>ercredi 8 mars 2023 </b></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>à 19h30 and will be online as a Zoom meeting</b></span></span></span></p><p align="CENTER" style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>(The Link will be emailed to MEMBERS ONLY* on 8</b></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b> mars</b></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b> </b></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>2023</b></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>)</b></span></span></span></p><p align="LEFT" style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Topic: Madame de Montespan</b></span></span></span></p><p align="LEFT" style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>With: Allison NEILL-RABAUX</b></span></span></span></p><p align="LEFT" style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; widows: 1;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">To mark International Women's Day join us as Allison shares the story of Madame de Montespan 1640-1707 "maîtresse-en-titre" to Louis XIV but also dubbed "the true queen of France". It is a story of intrigue and poison at the court of Versailles, you'll not want to miss</span></span></span></p><p style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-color: white; background-image: none; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto;">*</span></b></span></span></span><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-color: white; background-image: none; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto;">Please note: While information about our events is circulated to everyone on our mailing list the links giving access to our Zoom meetings are sent only to</span></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> members and to guests who have paid for one-off attendance (£5). For more information please contact </span></span></span><span style="color: navy;"><u><a class="mailto-link" href="mailto:cfbelfast@gmail.com" style="color: #3c61aa; word-break: break-word;" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">cfbelfast@gmail.com</span></span></span></a></u></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">.</span></span></span></p><p style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-color: white; background-image: none; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto;">The Zoom link will be sent to members and registered guests on the morning of the event.</span></b></span></span></span></p><p style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><br /></p><p align="LEFT" style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><em><span style="color: #d13d29;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Franco-Irish Literary Festival 2023</b></span></span></span></em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b></b></span></span></span></p><p align="LEFT" style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><strong><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">February 24th–26th March, Dublin Castle & Alliance Française</span></span></span></strong><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b></b></span></span></span></p><p align="LEFT" style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>(Note: Most events take place in Dublin Castle on the Saturday so it is well worth taking a day trip to Dublin.)</b></span></span></span></p><p align="LEFT" style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-color: white; background-image: none; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto;">Join us for the 23rd edition of the </span></b></span></span></span><span style="color: navy;"><u><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-color: white; background-image: none; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto;"><a href="https://alliance-francaise.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f430b2e54d3eff7aec5ef3661&id=3e340194be&e=3d42919a92" rel="noopener" style="color: #3c61aa; word-break: break-word;" target="_blank">Franco-Irish Literary Festiva</a><a href="https://alliance-francaise.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f430b2e54d3eff7aec5ef3661&id=7a6cdc8b7a&e=3d42919a92" rel="noopener" style="color: #3c61aa; word-break: break-word;" target="_blank">l</a></span></b></span></span></span></u></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-color: white; background-image: none; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto;">, jointly organised by Alliance Française and the French Embassy, in Dublin Castle and Alliance Française Dublin, on the theme: </span></b></span></span></span><strong><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-color: white; background-image: none; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto;">Hope</span></span></span></span></strong><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-color: white; background-image: none; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto;">.<br />Over three days, 13 writers and performers of English, Irish and French languages will be discussing the subject through panel discussions, interviews, readings, a slam performance and a screening. Books will be available for sale & signing.<br /><br /></span></b></span></span></span><span style="color: navy;"><u><a href="https://alliance-francaise.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f430b2e54d3eff7aec5ef3661&id=5e99e57c0a&e=3d42919a92" rel="noopener" style="color: #3c61aa; word-break: break-word;" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-color: white; background-image: none; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto;">full programme of the Festival >></span></b></span></span></span></a></u></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-color: white; background-image: none; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto;"><br /><br /></span></b></span></span></span><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-color: white; background-image: none; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto;">Simultaneous interpreting provided in English and French. Admission free for all events on a first come/first served basis. No advance booking is required, except for the <a href="https://alliance-francaise.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f430b2e54d3eff7aec5ef3661&id=6004086e55&e=3d42919a92" rel="noopener" style="color: #3c61aa; word-break: break-word;" target="_blank">reading performance</a> on Friday evening</span></b></span></span></span></em><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica neue, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;"><b><span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-color: white; background-image: none; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto;">.</span></b></span></span></span></em></p><p style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><br /></p><p align="LEFT" style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Do you want to know a SECRET?</b></span></span></span></p><p align="LEFT" style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; widows: 1;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Our event in April will be a discussion on the novel Un Secret / Secret by Philippe Grimbert.</span></span></span></p><p align="LEFT" style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><span style="color: black;">“<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Growing up in post-war Paris as the sickly only child of glamorous , athletic parents, the narrator invents for himself a make-believe brother, older, stronger, and more brilliant than he can ever be.”</i></span></span></span></p><p align="LEFT" style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; widows: 1;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The book is available in French and English and there is also a film/DVD.</span></span></span></p><p align="LEFT" style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; widows: 1;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Book:</span></span></span></p><p style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">ENGLISH Softcover, ISBN </span></span><span style="color: navy;"><a href="https://www.bookfinder.com/search/?isbn=9781846270444&st=xl&ac=qr" rel="noopener" style="color: #3c61aa; word-break: break-word;" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;"><span style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration-style: solid;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">9781846270444</span></span></span></span></a></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; text-decoration-style: solid;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Publisher: Granta Books</span></span></p><p align="LEFT" style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">FRENCH Softcover, ISBN </span></span></span><span style="color: navy;"><a href="https://www.bookfinder.com/search/?isbn=9783150197318&st=xl&ac=qr" rel="noopener" style="color: #3c61aa; word-break: break-word;" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;"><span style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration-style: solid;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">9783150197318</span></span></span></span></a></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; text-decoration-style: solid;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Publisher: Reclam Philipp Jun.</span></span></span></p><p align="LEFT" style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">You will find it on Amazon, Ebay, many other online bookstores and on </span></span></span><span style="color: navy;"><u><a href="http://www.bookfinder.com/" rel="noopener" style="color: #3c61aa; word-break: break-word;" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">www.bookfinder.com</span></span></span></a></u></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">.</span></span></span></p><p align="LEFT" style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; widows: 1;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Video:</span></span></span></p><p align="LEFT" style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><span style="color: black;">“<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">A Secret” directed by Claude Miller. This may be difficult to source but here is a link to the trailer ..</span></span></span></p><p align="LEFT" style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><span style="color: navy;"><u><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWbsX2L_LJ0" rel="noopener" style="color: #3c61aa; word-break: break-word;" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWbsX2L_LJ0</span></span></span></a></u></span></p><p align="LEFT" style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; widows: 1;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Looking forward to seeing you on </span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>8</b></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><sup><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>th</b></span></span></sup></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b> March.</b></span></span></span></p><p style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">À bientôt, Philip</span></span></p><div><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div>Chris Traceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07546235817896361386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649506166685943892.post-9103102052936338242023-02-01T08:09:00.018+00:002023-02-02T08:25:47.591+00:00La Camargue with Rosemary BLACK<p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjSZSAfrC0mLHE9t0vesixPPEuoNZoBb35qCzExwMLG4QuU00u6VzU7tFpP-qGREknN32kGspDEn5yBhNv_ysJ1k7KgEBI7-Q7qzNc2_H2UbPTHD2giTOKN6m7cs_fxiPSyngAq-wpQ6_SSUbvu4b44L22WHLcJkogWXVqx4qxKSZcZGZwnlq64BB5/s510/D42AD31E6EF64E0E83BC5FFBA17154BF.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="340" data-original-width="510" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjSZSAfrC0mLHE9t0vesixPPEuoNZoBb35qCzExwMLG4QuU00u6VzU7tFpP-qGREknN32kGspDEn5yBhNv_ysJ1k7KgEBI7-Q7qzNc2_H2UbPTHD2giTOKN6m7cs_fxiPSyngAq-wpQ6_SSUbvu4b44L22WHLcJkogWXVqx4qxKSZcZGZwnlq64BB5/w400-h266/D42AD31E6EF64E0E83BC5FFBA17154BF.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>The next in-person meeting of our Cercle will be at 7.30 pm on the 8 February at The Dark Horse, Hill Street, Belfast.<p>Our speaker this time is Rosemary BLACK and her topic is La Camargue.</p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px;">This wonderful area of the south of France will be revealed through its colours characterised by its horses,</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px;"> </span><i style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px;">gardiens</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px;">and salt.</span><span class="Apple-converted-space" face="arial, sans-serif !important" style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 24px;"> </span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px;">Leave the February cold for an hour or so and escape with us to the rugged Camargue.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px;">À très bientôt,</span></p><p>CfB</p>Chris Traceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07166362412106511615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649506166685943892.post-56151811041659086752023-01-28T14:15:00.001+00:002023-01-31T14:20:50.835+00:00Nuit de la Lecture 2023 : Les lectures du jour<p> <span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: large;">Bonjour tout le monde,</span></p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"></span><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"> <span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: large;">Merci à celles et ceux qui ont participé à la 5ème Nuit de la Lecture du Cercle Français !</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: large;">Nous espérons que vous avez passé un bon moment en notre compagnie.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"> </p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: large;">Les lectures du jour étaient :</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"> <span style="font-family: sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Claudine en Ménage</i></span></span> <span style="font-family: sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">de Colette</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"> <span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: large;">Les poèmes ‘Le cancre’ et ‘Page d’écriture’ de Jacques Prévert</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"> <span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: large;">« Le chouette bouquet », extrait du </span><i style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: large;">Petit Nicolas de</i><span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: large;"> René Goscinny</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"> <span style="font-family: sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="fr-FR"><i>La Gloire de mon Père</i></span></span></span> <span style="font-family: sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="fr-FR">de Marcel Pagnol</span></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"> <span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: large;">Le poème « Un Jour, Un Jour » de Louis Aragon</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Voici ce même </span></span><span style="font-family: sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="fr-FR">interprété par Jean Ferrat :</span></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.youtube.com%252Fwatch%253Fv%253DrvWu5cEIMg8%26data%3D05%257C01%257C%257C6eb4e6aa198c4f76004c08dafd2bdf75%257C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%257C1%257C0%257C638100662109731723%257CUnknown%257CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%253D%257C3000%257C%257C%257C%26sdata%3DJ0%252Fs89jyoEbZ0skQxmj0ll%252F2yhuRgbvoETiGvBFbDb8%253D%26reserved%3D0&source=gmail&ust=1675260808807000&usg=AOvVaw3vPpIW2ioRtyb3oLaLgEpu" href="https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DrvWu5cEIMg8&data=05%7C01%7C%7C6eb4e6aa198c4f76004c08dafd2bdf75%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638100662109731723%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=J0%2Fs89jyoEbZ0skQxmj0ll%2F2yhuRgbvoETiGvBFbDb8%3D&reserved=0" rel="nofollow" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #1155cc;"><span style="font-family: sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="fr-FR"><u>https://www.youtube.com/watch?<wbr></wbr>v=rvWu5cEIMg8</u></span></span></span></span></a></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"> </p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"> <span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: large;">Robert nous a emmenés en voyage à travers le sud de la France en s'inspirant de l'émission suivante : </span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.bbc.co.uk%252Fprogrammes%252Fp09nlfbk%26data%3D05%257C01%257C%257C6eb4e6aa198c4f76004c08dafd2bdf75%257C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%257C1%257C0%257C638100662109731723%257CUnknown%257CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%253D%257C3000%257C%257C%257C%26sdata%3D%252BiFgedXfxIFQR47eMkNWORhikmrxjTlUujimDNPBtMo%253D%26reserved%3D0&source=gmail&ust=1675260808807000&usg=AOvVaw2qheh3b5C3DFTA5yujw9tk" href="https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fprogrammes%2Fp09nlfbk&data=05%7C01%7C%7C6eb4e6aa198c4f76004c08dafd2bdf75%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638100662109731723%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=%2BiFgedXfxIFQR47eMkNWORhikmrxjTlUujimDNPBtMo%3D&reserved=0" rel="nofollow" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="fr-FR">https://www.bbc.co.uk/<wbr></wbr>programmes/p09nlfbk</span></span></span></span></a></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"> </p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: large;">Ses cinq extraits littéraires étaient :</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Robert Louis Stevenson : <i>Travels with a donkey around the Cevennes</i> </span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Alexandre Dumas : <i>Le Comte de Monte-Cristo</i></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">F. Scott Fitzgerald : <i>The Great Gatsby</i></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Carol Drinkwater : <i>The Olive Harvest</i></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Patrick Süskind : <i>Le Parfum</i></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"> </p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"> </p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Voici ci-dessous les livres et films mentionnés / suggérés par les <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fparticipant.es%252F%26data%3D05%257C01%257C%257C6eb4e6aa198c4f76004c08dafd2bdf75%257C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%257C1%257C0%257C638100662109731723%257CUnknown%257CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%253D%257C3000%257C%257C%257C%26sdata%3DII6wP50lhfBavxzxRdToWJmVBhv8PUOVu9cYvKm4SiI%253D%26reserved%3D0&source=gmail&ust=1675260808807000&usg=AOvVaw0XYHpKNZA7f23je73NqRG7" href="https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fparticipant.es%2F&data=05%7C01%7C%7C6eb4e6aa198c4f76004c08dafd2bdf75%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638100662109731723%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=II6wP50lhfBavxzxRdToWJmVBhv8PUOVu9cYvKm4SiI%3D&reserved=0" rel="nofollow" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">participant.es</a> :</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"> </p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Le Chapeau de Mitterrand</i></span></span> <span style="font-family: sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">et </span></span><span style="font-family: sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>La Femme au Carnet Rouge</i></span></span><span style="font-family: sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> d'Antoine Laurain</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"> </p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="fr-FR"><i>La Tresse </i></span></span></span><span style="font-family: sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="fr-FR">et </span></span></span><span style="font-family: sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="fr-FR"><i>Le Cerf-volant </i></span></span></span><span style="font-family: sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="fr-FR">de Laetitia Colombani</span></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"> </p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Le Rouge et le Noir </i></span></span><span style="font-family: sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">de Stendahl</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"> </p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="fr-FR"><i>All the Light we cannot see</i></span></span></span> <span style="font-family: sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="fr-FR">d'Anthony Doer, adapté en série (et non en film comme nous l'avions dit !)</span></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"> </p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>War and Peace</i></span></span> <span style="font-family: sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">de Tolstoï</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"> </p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Book of Nonsense</i></span></span> <span style="font-family: sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">d'Edward Lear</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"> </p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Le film "Tirailleurs" (“Father and Soldier” en anglais), adapté du livre <i>Les Tillailleurs Sénégalais</i> de Jean-Pascal Soudagne, avec Omar Sy :</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.imdb.com%252Ftitle%252Ftt14860210%252F%26data%3D05%257C01%257C%257C6eb4e6aa198c4f76004c08dafd2bdf75%257C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%257C1%257C0%257C638100662109731723%257CUnknown%257CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%253D%257C3000%257C%257C%257C%26sdata%3DLdZFx6nKEOhW7giVcmNJJn4g3sTG6EE5gS3SFsarN%252BI%253D%26reserved%3D0&source=gmail&ust=1675260808807000&usg=AOvVaw2T2vRN1SVWuH37myVciB1D" href="https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.imdb.com%2Ftitle%2Ftt14860210%2F&data=05%7C01%7C%7C6eb4e6aa198c4f76004c08dafd2bdf75%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638100662109731723%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=LdZFx6nKEOhW7giVcmNJJn4g3sTG6EE5gS3SFsarN%2BI%3D&reserved=0" rel="nofollow" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #1155cc;"><span style="font-family: sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><u>https://www.imdb.com/title/<wbr></wbr>tt14860210/</u></span></span></span></a></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"> </p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Le recueil de poèmes français illustrés par Quentin Blake :</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.amazon.co.uk%252FPromenade-Quentin-Blake-po-C3-A9sie-fran-C3-A7aise-dp-2070655326%252Fdp%252F2070655326%252Fref%253Ddp_ob_title_bk%26data%3D05%257C01%257C%257C6eb4e6aa198c4f76004c08dafd2bdf75%257C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%257C1%257C0%257C638100662109731723%257CUnknown%257CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%253D%257C3000%257C%257C%257C%26sdata%3DHCggbEwoFUWs8nu1kcmJgKcmk1ekok1v%252BubZCe%252Bd0Zc%253D%26reserved%3D0&source=gmail&ust=1675260808807000&usg=AOvVaw3nMrRbRuPt_tRLZRRmR2Ql" href="https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.co.uk%2FPromenade-Quentin-Blake-po-C3-A9sie-fran-C3-A7aise-dp-2070655326%2Fdp%2F2070655326%2Fref%3Ddp_ob_title_bk&data=05%7C01%7C%7C6eb4e6aa198c4f76004c08dafd2bdf75%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638100662109731723%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=HCggbEwoFUWs8nu1kcmJgKcmk1ekok1v%2BubZCe%2Bd0Zc%3D&reserved=0" rel="nofollow" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">https://www.amazon.co.uk/<wbr></wbr>Promenade-Quentin-Blake-po-C3-<wbr></wbr>A9sie-fran-C3-A7aise-dp-<wbr></wbr>2070655326/dp/2070655326/ref=<wbr></wbr>dp_ob_title_bk</span></span></a></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Ce lien amazon ne vous engage aucunement à acheter sur ce site. Vous trouverez des exemplaires du livre sur le site d’Abebooks ou encore ebay.</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: large;">Merci encore de votre participation active et enthousiaste et à une prochaine, que ce soit le prochain rendez-vous sur la Camargue le 8 février, le Cercle de Lecture le 12 avril ou encore le dîner annuel du 25 avril !</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"> </p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">L’équipe de la Nuit de la Lecture.</span></span></p>Chris Traceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07166362412106511615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649506166685943892.post-70077310112695286912023-01-14T14:04:00.009+00:002023-01-15T16:59:29.966+00:00Nuit de la Lecture 2023<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZxt7te1LTweLtRFE9CR9YoSgnUC7Mo2jhrcHrgimJjJGZOO1NGwnAGjn-D1vYihLGrei3pL9sc5O8iRPb4Ek0pxFckPMABCdPupnE1C18DFciHCNThkx1WcHLOluEL5PqvZVvwFHrbveR2Zax6lvkGA6ut0H5QU92Fvw9eNXOUuQQLECEA_7FEHQk/s762/Flyer.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="762" data-original-width="516" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZxt7te1LTweLtRFE9CR9YoSgnUC7Mo2jhrcHrgimJjJGZOO1NGwnAGjn-D1vYihLGrei3pL9sc5O8iRPb4Ek0pxFckPMABCdPupnE1C18DFciHCNThkx1WcHLOluEL5PqvZVvwFHrbveR2Zax6lvkGA6ut0H5QU92Fvw9eNXOUuQQLECEA_7FEHQk/w434-h640/Flyer.PNG" width="434" /></a></div><br /><p lang="en-US" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span lang="fr-FR">Bonjour à toutes et à tous,</span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span lang="fr-FR"><b>Rejoignez-nous pour un après-midi convivial de jeux, lectures et échanges sur la langue française et la littérature francophone, ouvert aux amoureux·euses de la langue française de tous niveaux.</b></span></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span lang="fr-FR">Le Cercle français de Belfast est ravi de participer à sa cinquième Nuit de la Lecture, une célébration annuelle de la langue et de la littérature françaises, organisée par le Ministère de la Culture. Cette année, l'événement aura lieu le dimanche 22 janvier, de 15h à 17h, sur Zoom.</span></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span lang="fr-FR">Si vous êtes déjà sur notre liste de distribution, le jour de l'événement vous recevrez automatiquement le lien Zoom. Si vous n’êtes pas sur notre liste de distribution et souhaitez recevoir le lien, n’hésitez pas à nous contacter.</span></span></span></p><p lang="en-US" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span lang="fr-FR">Aucune préparation n’est nécessaire, sauf si vous souhaitez faire partie de notre équipe de lecteurs·rices ou si vous avez un texte à proposer. Dans ce cas, veuillez nous contacter au plus vite.</span></span></span></span></p><p lang="en-US" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span lang="fr-FR">Pendant l’après-midi, vous aurez l’occasion en petits groupes d’échanger en français, anglais ou </span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span lang="fr-FR"><i>franglais</i></span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span lang="fr-FR"> sur vos coups de cœur (et vos coups de gueule) littéraires. Pour vous guider, vous trouverez des questions à la fin de ce mail.</span></span></span></span></p><p lang="en-US" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span lang="fr-FR">Au plaisir de vous voir nombreux !</span></span></span></span></span></p><p lang="en-US" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span lang="fr-FR">Allison, Hélène & Brigitte</span></span></span></span></span></p><p lang="en-US" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span lang="fr-FR"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Join us for a relaxed and informal afternoon of games, reading and discussion about French language and literature for all learners and speakers of French.</span></span></b></p><div><p lang="en-US" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">The Cercle français de Belfast is delighted to be taking part in its fifth Nuit de la lecture, an annual worldwide celebration of French language and literature organised by the French Ministry of Culture. This year’s event will take place on Sunday 22 January, from 3pm until 5pm by Zoom.</span></span></span></span></p><p lang="en-US" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">If you’re already on our mailing list, you’ll automatically receive the Zoom link on the day of the event. If you’re not on our mailing list and would like to receive the link, please let us know.</span></span></span></span></p><p lang="en-US" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span lang="en-GB">No preparation is necessary, unless you’d like to join our team of readers or if you have any book suggestions (in which case, please get in touch as soon as possible).</span></span></span></span></span></p><p lang="en-US" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span lang="en-GB">We’ll be running a short break-out session where you’ll have the opportunity in small groups to talk about your literary loves (and hates) in French, English or </span></span></span><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span lang="en-GB"><i>franglais</i></span></span></span><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span lang="en-GB">. If you’d like some questions to guide you, scroll to the end of this email.</span></span></span></span></span></p><p lang="en-US" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span lang="fr-FR">Au plaisir de vous voir nombreux !</span></span></span></span></span></p><p lang="en-US" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span lang="fr-FR">Allison, Hélène & Brigitte</span></span></span></span></span></p><p lang="en-US" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span lang="fr-FR"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></p><h4 style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span lang="fr-FR">La lecture et moi</span></span></span></span></span></span></h4><ol style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><li style="margin-left: 15px;"><p lang="en-US"><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Pourquoi lisez-vous ?</span></span></span></p><ol type="a"><li style="margin-left: 15px;"><p lang="en-US"><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Pour vous divertir</span></span></span></p></li><li style="margin-left: 15px;"><p lang="en-US"><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Pour vous occuper</span></span></span></p></li><li style="margin-left: 15px;"><p lang="en-US"><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Pour vous éduquer</span></span></span></p></li></ol></li><li style="margin-left: 15px;"><p lang="en-US"><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span lang="fr-FR">Choisissez-vous un livre…</span></span></span></span></p><ol type="a"><li style="margin-left: 15px;"><p lang="en-US"><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span lang="fr-FR">D’après une recommandation.</span></span></span></span></p></li><li style="margin-left: 15px;"><p lang="en-US"><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span lang="fr-FR">Pour sa couverture.</span></span></span></span></p></li><li style="margin-left: 15px;"><p lang="en-US"><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span lang="fr-FR">Pour son résumé.</span></span></span></span></p></li><li style="margin-left: 15px;"><p lang="en-US"><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span lang="fr-FR">Autre</span></span></span></span></p></li></ol></li><li style="margin-left: 15px;"><p lang="en-US"><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span lang="fr-FR">A quel moment lisez-vous ?</span></span></span></span></p><ol type="a"><li style="margin-left: 15px;"><p lang="en-US"><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span lang="fr-FR">Dans la journée/ le soir</span></span></span></span></p></li><li style="margin-left: 15px;"><p lang="en-US"><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span lang="fr-FR">En semaine/le week-end.</span></span></span></span></p></li><li style="margin-left: 15px;"><p lang="en-US"><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span lang="fr-FR">Quand vous êtes en vacances.</span></span></span></span></p></li></ol></li><li style="margin-left: 15px;"><p lang="en-US"><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span lang="fr-FR">Préférez-vous les livres papier, les livres numériques (sur tablette) ou les livres audios ?</span></span></span></span></p></li><li style="margin-left: 15px;"><p lang="en-US"><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span lang="fr-FR">Avez-vous un livre préféré? Un auteur préféré ?</span></span></span></span></p></li><li style="margin-left: 15px;"><p lang="en-US"><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span lang="fr-FR">Quel est votre livre préféré de l’année 2022 ? Pouvez-vous nous le présenter en quelques phrases ?</span></span></span></span></p></li><li style="margin-left: 15px;"><p lang="en-US"><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span lang="fr-FR">Est-ce que la pandémie a eu un effet sur vos choix de lecture ?</span></span></span></span></p></li><li style="margin-left: 15px;"><p lang="en-US"><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span lang="fr-FR">Dans quelle(s) langue(s) lisez-vous ?</span></span></span></span></p></li></ol><p></p></div>Chris Traceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07166362412106511615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649506166685943892.post-66448835669624664902023-01-05T21:00:00.003+00:002023-01-05T21:00:57.434+00:00Fête des Rois : 11 janvier 2023<p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Chers Amis,</span></p><p align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Bonne année à toutes et à tous !</span></span></span></p><p align="LEFT" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Happy New Year on behalf of our Présidente, Patricia, and all of us in the CfB committee.</span></span></p><p align="LEFT" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: medium;">The next meeting of the Cercle Français de Belfast will be on </span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">11 janvier </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-GB">à 19h.30 </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">in the Dark Horse Coffee House, </span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-GB">30-34, Hill Street Belfast BT1 2LB </span></span></span></span></p><p align="LEFT" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: medium;">We are setting off on our new membership year with our Fête des Rois on 11 January and look forward to seeing as many members as possible at the event.</span></p><p align="LEFT" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: medium;">This year's occasion has changed from previous years as the new furniture in the Dark Horse is less amenable to making room for dancing. Our focus this time therefore is on chatting and meeting up in person. Also, instead of the Galette des Rois we'll be nibbling on macarons and another French pastry - madeleines.</span></p><p align="LEFT" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: medium;">Regarding the latter, we'll be featuring a segment called "madeleines moments" accompanied by a short reading from Marcel Proust in French and in English. Next, Claudine will present some of the traditions associated with this time of year and which are still widely honoured in France.</span></p><p align="LEFT" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Over to you? Do you have a "party piece" that you would be willing to share with members? Please let us know. We would also like you to tell us what it is you love about France and perhaps share an experience, knowledge or a memory. You can do this in person or, if you cannot be there, by sending us your contribution in no more than 100 words. We'll print and share them. </span></span></p><p align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">There will be other activities, including a look forward to coming events in and beyond our programme so it's well worth renewing your subscription. Membership secretary, Jonathan and other committee members will be available to help you do just that.</span></span></span></p><p align="LEFT" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="background-image: none; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto;"></span></span></span>Hoping you can make it, we look forward to seeing you there and catching up. It's been a while...</span></span></p><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;" /><div align="LEFT" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Bonne année 2023 !</span></span></div><p align="LEFT" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><br /></p><p align="LEFT" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Cordialement,</span></span></p><p align="LEFT" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><br /></p><p align="LEFT" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">CfB</span></span></p><p align="LEFT" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"></p><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><div align="LEFT" dir="ltr"><div><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><p align="LEFT" lang="en-GB"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="background-image: none; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></p><p align="LEFT" lang="en-GB"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="background-image: none; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto;">Please note: While this event is free for members of the Cercle Français de Belfast others </span></span><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="background-image: none; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto;">may</span></span><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="background-image: none; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto;"> attend as guests by paying a </span></span><span style="background-color: transparent; background-image: none; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto;">one-off attendance fee of £5. For more information please contact </span><span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><u><a href="mailto:cfbelfast@gmail.com" rel="nofollow" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;"><span lang="en-GB"><span style="background-color: transparent; background-image: none; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto;">cfbelfast@gmail.com</span></span></span></a></u></span></span></span></span></span></p></span></span></div></div></div>Chris Traceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07166362412106511615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649506166685943892.post-87663068112463695752022-12-23T17:17:00.008+00:002022-12-23T17:19:02.029+00:00Joyeux Nöel et Bonne Année<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeGkon3YuUWBmxpxjcz7uQpnYO43PbDmKOg8mROsZVuMEUK4OsH380wzFogdZ-RIdd55TQ_7zFnAGVHK0NxktRhussxe3q9SLwN-LF-efQue7c33Wg5IGzlVB26sDsI6MWyHM3FeeH6-JH8hMb9DTBdIGtxL8fnKK3Ltbf89EfIMf217wtX96adcabqQ/s3024/E612FB5A-84FB-4FBE-BDA7-F2118560F954.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeGkon3YuUWBmxpxjcz7uQpnYO43PbDmKOg8mROsZVuMEUK4OsH380wzFogdZ-RIdd55TQ_7zFnAGVHK0NxktRhussxe3q9SLwN-LF-efQue7c33Wg5IGzlVB26sDsI6MWyHM3FeeH6-JH8hMb9DTBdIGtxL8fnKK3Ltbf89EfIMf217wtX96adcabqQ/w400-h400/E612FB5A-84FB-4FBE-BDA7-F2118560F954.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Chers amis et collègues,<br />Le comité du Cercle vous souhaite à toutes et à tous un joyeux Nöel,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">une bonne année et bonne santé pour 2023 !<br />Avec notre très grand merci pour votre soutien,<br />À bientôt !<br />CfB</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><p></p>Chris Traceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07546235817896361386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649506166685943892.post-31688391559964079012022-12-13T21:49:00.003+00:002022-12-13T21:49:52.977+00:00 IMPORTANT NOTICE Meeting on Wednesday 14th December POSTPONED<p> <b style="color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Meeting on Wednesday 14<sup>th</sup> December POSTPONED</span></span></b></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Dear colleagues,</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">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.</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">May we take this opportunity to wish you all a peaceful Christmas. Joyeux No<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;">ë</span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;">l.</span></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">CfB</span></span></p>Chris Traceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07166362412106511615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649506166685943892.post-15779246170863784042022-11-24T11:57:00.003+00:002022-11-24T11:57:49.881+00:00Little Dancer<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPQQJVdmzAEOQHoL5oDbXj4aS2PWTxItWeWwCV2MNMwX57yqmQl4-M5TFYtK8fxboQavL4oYXo3Z1dKrubpjts9XOf4KhuuUoqObGs6kbFXbsi3BioRQzhqtWu304AKJZHwYCZi81TCvHKaSZYkcR8L8wW0cOhvccwxq6Olza8uNUuZdt2cEQK-JPz/s609/IMG_4494.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="609" data-original-width="609" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPQQJVdmzAEOQHoL5oDbXj4aS2PWTxItWeWwCV2MNMwX57yqmQl4-M5TFYtK8fxboQavL4oYXo3Z1dKrubpjts9XOf4KhuuUoqObGs6kbFXbsi3BioRQzhqtWu304AKJZHwYCZi81TCvHKaSZYkcR8L8wW0cOhvccwxq6Olza8uNUuZdt2cEQK-JPz/w400-h400/IMG_4494.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Chers Amis,</span></p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"></span><p lang="en-GB" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="en-GB">The next meeting of the </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="en-GB"><b>Cercle Français de Belfast</b></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="en-GB"> will be in person on </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>14 décembre 2022 </b></span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-GB"><b>à 19h.30 </b></span></span></span><b style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">in the Dark Horse Coffee House, </b><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-GB"><b>30-34, Hill Street Belfast BT1 2LB.</b></span></span></span></span></p><p align="LEFT" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><br /></p><p align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Topic: Little Dancer Aged Fourteen</b></span></span></span></p><p align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Speakers: Chris and Rachel TRACEY</b></span></span></span></p><p align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">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.</span></span></span></p><p align="LEFT" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><br /></p><p align="LEFT" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="en-GB">Please note: While this event is free for members of the Cercle français de Belfast others </span></span></span></span><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="en-GB">may</span></span></span></span><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="en-GB"> attend as guests by paying a </span></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="en-GB">one-off attendance fee of £5.</span></span></span></span></p><p align="LEFT" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="en-GB">For more information please contact </span></span></span></span><span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><u><a href="mailto:cfbelfast@gmail.com" rel="nofollow" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="en-GB">cfbelfast@gmail.com</span></span></span></span></a></u></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="en-GB">.</span></span></span></span></p><p align="LEFT" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><br /></p><p align="LEFT" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><br /></p><p align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Bal Feirste's next Bal</b></span></span></span></p><p align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Talking of dancing Bal Feirste's next bal takes place on ...</span></span></span></p><div dir="LTR" id="m_4073557266309995878ydp90a3a08bSection1" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><ul><li style="margin-left: 15px;"><p><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">When: Saturday, 26 November 2022 from 19:00 - 21:30 hrs BST </span></span></span></p></li><li style="margin-left: 15px;"><p><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Where: An Droichead, 20 Cooke Street, Belfast, BT7 2EP</span></span></span></p></li><li style="margin-left: 15px;"><p><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Discounted cost of £6 if you book in advance through Eventbrite (link below) or £8 on the door</span></span></span></p></li><li style="margin-left: 15px;"><p><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">BYO - new eco cups are available to purchase or borrow</span></span></span></p></li><li style="margin-left: 15px;"><p><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Raffle - be in to win!</span></span></span></p></li><li style="margin-left: 15px;"><p><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Live music from the house band</span></span></span></p></li><li style="margin-left: 15px;"><p><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Vanessa Franchetti will lead us on the dance floor, instruction included</span></span></span></p></li></ul><p><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">If booking through Eventbrite: </span></span></span><span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><u><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/french-evening-of-dance-includes-instruction-and-live-music-tickets-462007826847?aff%3Debdssbdestsearch&source=gmail&ust=1669376406288000&usg=AOvVaw0hi9rlpO7_9RPEsEOw8FIX" href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/french-evening-of-dance-includes-instruction-and-live-music-tickets-462007826847?aff=ebdssbdestsearch" rel="nofollow" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #174e86;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Click here</b></span></span></span></a></u></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b> </b></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">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.</span></span></span></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></div><p align="LEFT" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="en-GB">Looking forward to seeing you on </span></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="en-GB"><b>14</b></span></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><sup><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="en-GB"><b>th</b></span></span></span></sup></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="en-GB"><b> December.</b></span></span></span></span></p><p align="LEFT" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><br /></p><p align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">À bientôt, Philip</span></span></span></p>Chris Traceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07166362412106511615noreply@blogger.com