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UPCOMING EVENTS 2011
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Uva de Aragón
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Project Zu y Alliance Francaise los invitan a Noches de Poesía con Uva de Aragón
 Jueves, 8 de septiembre, 7pm a 9pm @ Alliance Francaise
Uva de Aragón, (Cuba, l944), escritora, periodista y profesora. Ha publicado una docena de libros entre los que se destacan las colecciones de artículos Crónicas de la República de Cuba 1902-1958 (2009) y Morir de exilio (2006); los ensayos
El caimán ante el espejo. Un ensayo de interpretación de lo cubano (1993) y Alfonso Hernández- Catá. Un escritor cubano, salmantino y universal (1996); y la novela Memoria del silencio (2002), así como las colecciones de cuentos No puedo más (1989) y Ni verdad ni mentira (1976) y los poemarios Los nombres del amor (1996) y Versos de exilio (1974). Escribe una columna semanal para Diario Las Américas. Sus cuentos, poesías y una obra de teatro aparecen en antologías, en español o en traducción al inglés. Ha merecido premios literarios en Europa, Latinoamérica y Estados Unidos, y muy joven, en su Cuba natal. Se desempeñó por varios años, hasta su jubilación en 2011, como vice directora del Instituto de Investigaciones Cubanas de la Universidad Internacional de la Florida (FIU), donde también enseñaba. Ha participado en múltiples congresos académicos. Recibió su doctorado de la Universidad de Miami. |
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Aida Tejada |
INNER REFLEXIONS - Solo exhibition by AIDA TEJADA
Friday, September 16th | 7.00 pm | Exhibition | @ AF Miami
Galerie Carré Rouge
On view from September 15th to October 8, 2011
Opening reception
Friday, September 16th at 7.00pm
With the presence of the artist - Free admission
Refreshments will be served.  More
WORKSHOPS with AIDA TEJADA
From Friday September 23rd to 30th | Special Workshop | @ AF Miami
Rencontre avec un artiste: Aida Tejada.Following a guided tour of the exhibition by the artist herself who will reveal to you the secrets of the techniques used, simple tricks that you can immediately put into practice during this workshop of photographic achievement.
- Friday, September 23rd and 30th,10am for school |@ AF-Miami
- Saturday, September 24th, 3:30pm for kids
- Wednesday, September 28th, 6pm - $29 material included |
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South Beach: Stories of a Renaissance - Miami Beach
Tuesday, September 20th | Lecture and book signing | 6:30 pm | @ AF Miami
Free and open to the public.
Lecture in English by author Charles J. Kropke, moderated by journalist Veronika Pozmentier with a book signing session.
The comeback of South Beach is one of the most interested urban and cultural revivals of a city in modern American History. “South Beach: Stories of A Renaissance” captures the individual accounts of economic, cultural and political renewals that has created the dynamic international resort with its French Art deco influence that is today's South Beach.
Charles J. Kropke is an adventurer, speaker, and author. He has been an entrepreneur for his whole life, and is the founder of the eco-tourism tour company Dragonfly Expeditions providing environmentally responsible “green” travel and tours combined with the culture, the history and the people of the destination plus a healthy dose of adventure. More |
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Jean Anouilh |
La vision littéraire de Jean Anouilh à travers ses oeuvres
The literary vision of Jean Anouilh throughout his books
Friday, September 23 | 6.30 pm |@ AF Miami
Lecture in French by Efrin Knight, Doctor of the Sorbonne University, currently teaching French at FIU-BBC, followed by a book signature
Free and open to the public
.Ever since men started writing, many of them have felt the need to expose their point of view about the subject. But this was generally reserved to prefaces or dedications. However, Jean Anouilh distinguishes from his predecessors in several ways. Unlike his masters, he does not write prefaces because he does not like them. Similarly, he does not write technical exposés. More |
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SAVEURS D’AILLEURS
Wine tasting events: les vins du Rhône et de Provence
Monday September 19th | 7pm | @ AF Miami
For three evenings, attendees will learn about terroir and will taste wines selected by Sébastien Verrier.
Awaken your senses and be uplifted by the thousand and one scents presented during these discovery workshops on varied culinary themes in a warm atmosphere.
Test your palate and discover how to recognize, choose, store and serve French wines Improve your French wine vocabulary, all while tasting excellent wines.Cheeses and breads will accompany the wines.
Sebastien Verrier join the Biltmore team in the fall of 1999 where he oversee the wine lists at La Palme d’Or and the 1200 Restaurant & Courtyard, as well as wine pairings for all the hotel’s winemaker-theme dinners. After 12 years at the Biltmore, he became a partner of W Wine Boutique in January 2011. More
Registartion required at 305-859-8760 or reception@afmiami.org
Limited to 12. Must be 21+ years of age. In English and French
Full Series: Members $199 / Non-members $ 284 -
*Includes 1-year membership
Single Tasting Only for members $75 |
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QUI M’AIME ME SUIVE (2006)
Directed by Benoît Cohen. With Mathieu Demy, Eleonore Pourriat, Julie Depardieu, Romane Bohringer.
Tuesday, September 27th @ Alliance française Miami
Follow me if you love me. This typical French expression was first used by King Philippe VI de Valois to enhance the braveness of his coward barons and have them involved in a bloody battle. Thus, we’re running through a disaster in this movie.. More |
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BOY MEETS GIRL (1984)
Directed by Leo Carax. With Caroll Brooks, Denis Lavant, Mireille Perrier
Tuesday , October, 11 @ Tower Theater
 Friday, October 21 @ Playhouse, WPB
Alex and Mireille, two drifting souls, meet on a desperate night in Paris. A reflection on art and fiction in Carax’s first film. More |
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JE NE SUIS PAS LA POUR ETRE AIME (2005)
Directed by Stéphane Brize. With Patrick Chesnais, Anne Consigny, Georges Wilson
Tuesday , October, 25 @ AF Miami
Friday, November 18 @ Playhouse, WPB
Fifty-year-old Jean-Claude Delsart, worn out by his police work, gave up on the idea of life offering any sweet surprises some time ago. But he hadn’t counted on just what would happen when he finally got up the nerve to learn the tango. More |
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TOI ET MOI (2006)
Directed by Julie Lopes-Curval. With Marion Cotillard, Julie Depardieu.
Tuesday, November, 8 @ Tower Theater
"Toi et Moi" makes the cruel distinction between the interpretation of life and brutal reality. Slowly, the two girls will learn to live their lives. More |
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JE CROIS QUE JE T'AIME (2007)
Directed by Pierre Jolivet. With Vincent Lindon, Sandrine Bonnaire
Tuesday, November 29 @ AF Miami
When wealthy and divorced tech company president Lucas becomes hopelessly smitten by the beautiful artist he has hired to paint a fresco for his enormous office building, he hires a private detective to discover why such a lovely and talented woman is still single. While Roland is a seasoned private investigator who only uses the latest technology in observing his subjects, he must be especially cautious in this case since getting discovered wouldn't bode well for his powerful client. More |
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LES AMANTS (1958)
Directed by Louis Malle, with Jeanne Moreau, José de Villalonga, Alain Cuny
Tuesday, December, 13 @ Tower Theater
The Lovers (Les Amants) is a 1958 French film about adultery and rediscovering human love, directed by Louis Malle and starring Jeanne Moreau. It was Malle's second feature film, made when he was 25 years old. The film was a box office hit in France when released theatrically gaining 2,594,160 Admissions in France alone. The film was highly controversial for its depiction of allegedly obscene material when released in America. More |
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LA FOLLE HISTOIRE D'AMOUR DE SIMON ESKENEZY (2009)
Directed by Jean-Jacques Zilbermann. With Antoine de Caunes, Mehdi Dehbi, Elsa Zylberstein
Friday, December 16 @Playhouse, WPB
A clarinetist is trying to finish his record when his wife and ten year old son reappear in his life.... More |
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