FEBRUARY 2017 EVENTS AT ALBERTINE BOOKS IN FRENCH AND ENGLISH
WHAT: Dans les coulisses de la loi
ABOUT: Join us as we reflect on the making of a French law, from its inception to its publication, with reporter and painter Noëlle Herrenschmidt.
In French. Free and open to the public. No RSVP necessary.
WHEN: Sunday, February 5 – 11AM
WHAT: French Story Hour with Marion Bataille
ABOUT: A morning of reading and fun activities with children book author, Marion Bataille.
In French. For kids ages 3 and up. Free with rsvp to rsvp@albertine.comWHEN: Saturday, February 11- 11AM
Résidents de la République
ABOUT: An evening of poetry, performances and discussions with French slam artist and poet Capitaine Alexandre, winner of the 2015 Verlaine Award.
In French. Free and open to the public. No RSVP necessary.
WHEN: Thursday, February 16 – 7PM
French Story Hour
ABOUT: In French. For kids ages 3 and up.
No RSVP necessary.
WHEN: Saturday, February 18 – 11AM
French Story Hour
ABOUT: In French. For kids ages 3 and up. No RSVP necessary.
WHEN: Saturday, February 25– 11AM
Reagan/Gorbatchev: Rekjavik, 1986. The Summit of Hope
ABOUT: Guillaume Serina looks back on the1986 Reykjavik summit which came close to ending the nuclear competition between the East and the West.
In English. Free and open to the public. No RSVP necessary.
WHEN: Monday, February 27– 7PM
All Stars: A Conversation with Valérie Belin & Quentin Bajac
ABOUT: French artist Valérie Belin and Joel and Anne Ehrenkranz Chief Curator of Photography at The MoMA Quentin Bajac discuss Belin’s new book, Valerie Belin (Damiani).
In English. Free and open to the public. No RSVP necessary.
WHEN: Tuesday, February 28– 7PM
WHERE: Albertine Books in French and English
Cultural Services of the French Embassy
972 Fifth Avenue (between 78th and 79th street)
New York, NY 10075
Video of live and past Albertine events can be viewed here: https://new.livestream.com/frenchembassy
All events are free and open to the public with no RSVP, unless otherwise noted. Media who wish to attend should contact: camille.desprez@diplomatie.gouv.fr
About Albertine
Albertine is a reading room and bookshop that brings to life French-American intellectual exchange. A permanent venue for free events and debates, the new space offers more than 14,000 contemporary and classic titles from over 30 French-speaking countries around the world in French and in translation. Visit www.albertine.com. Follow Albertine on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram: @albertinebooks.
The Cultural Services of the French Embassy promotes the best of French arts, literature, cinema, language, and higher education across the US. Based in New York City, Washington D.C., and eight other cities across the country, the Cultural Services brings artists, authors, educational and university programs to cities nationwide. It also builds partnerships between French and American artists, institutions and universities on both sides of the Atlantic. In New York, through its bookshop Albertine, it fosters French-American exchange around literature and the arts.
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Media Contact
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