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Join us in the kitchen for a cooking workshop with Chef Ae who will be teaching us how to make Papaya Salad! Learn to cook Laotian cuisine with us in our beautiful teaching kitchen, or from the comfort of your own home! - In English
In this community conversation Dr. Mai Na M. Lee, a historian at the University of MN, and award winning writer Bryan Thao Worra, author of American Laodyssey, hold a discussion on the complex and fascinating journey of the Laotians with the French across 130 years on a journey towards modernity and civilization--from lessons learned to mysteries uncovered. - In English
Join us for a French movie night as we watch Le cours de la vie.
''Noémie, an experienced screenwriter, reunites with Vincent, her first childhood love, at the film school where he is now the director. In an extraordinary masterclass, where the intimate rubs shoulders with the universal and reality flirts with fiction, Noémie teaches Vincent and his students that the art of screenwriting is the art of living passionately.''
The Night of Ideas is an annual nocturnal marathon of philosophical debates, performances, readings and more, that is hosted in cities across the United States between March 27th and April 6th. Speakers from various backgrounds and disciplines will discuss a subject that reflects on the general theme ''Common Ground'. At Alliance Française Mpls/St Paul, our discussion will focus on 'Female voices on Progress, Setbacks and oppression'. - In English
AFMSP is now offering French Business courses for speakers who use French in their workplace. Join us on Zoom for a free Information Session about our upcoming French for Business Class starting April 10, 2025 We will present the class format, its content, and answer your questions.
Join us in a feast for the eyes - this exhibition of Anna Chambers Goldberg’s evocative oil paintings features delectable French pastries and more. - In English
Join the Alliance Française for our monthly conversation coffee hour en français !
A monthly French conversation group in Rochester!
Alliance Française’s monthly French book club for intermediate readers explores French literature through select passages and discussions of the themes, characters and context of a book selected by our staff. This group is led by instructor Marie-Jeanne and takes place online via Zoom.
Join Alliance Française and the University Club of St. Paul on the third Thursday of each month in the club’s Member Bar for an apéritif en français.
Join us for a French movie night as we watch Le Consentement (2022).
Do you love quizzes, speak French, and know a lot about French and Francophone history, culture, and more? The Défi is for you! Compete in this inter-alliance competion with the potential to win a FREE trip to Nice, France.
Festinema Junior returns in 2025! This school program will give young learners the chance to practice their French comprehension while developing a taste for foreign-language cinema. This year, three films will be shown over three days. There is something for everyone to enjoy!
Join the Alliance Française for our monthly conversation coffee hour en français !
Meet French prodigy Joseph Bologne, also known as Chevalier! Follow his journey from conducting grand orchestras at the Paris Opera to composing beautiful tunes and sharing his love for the
violin. Author Crystal Stein will read Chevalier’s adventures, along with other talented musicians tales!
A monthly French conversation group in Rochester!
The Annual Gala Benefit for the Alliance Française Mpls/St Paul is always a special occasion, but in 2025 we are hosting an unforgettable night celebrating our Golden Jubilee (Jubilé d'or) — our 50th Anniversary as a non-profit!
Enter the gallery overflowing with little memories of France. Charlotte Laxen Helfritz paints small watercolor landscapes of daily life in France bringing out all the rich color and textures of the landscape, towns and gardens.
Alliance Française’s monthly French book club for intermediate readers explores French literature through select passages and discussions of the themes, characters and context of a book selected by our staff. This group is led by instructor Marie-Jeanne and takes place online via Zoom.
Join Alliance Française and the University Club of St. Paul on the third Thursday of each month in the club’s Member Bar for an apéritif en français.
Suivez la guide! Meet our guide Florence Walklet for a tour guide in French at the MIA, level A2 and more. Meet the work of painter Berthe Morisot and her friends les impressionistes. Discover more about this passionating and avant-garde female figure and how her art is set within the impressionism movement.
Join us for a French movie night as we watch the movie La page blanche.
''When Eloise wakes up, she has no memories of her past. Her friends, her job, her family, her life: she truly is a mystery to herself. Patching a few pieces together, Eloise manages to find her flat and her job. However, with no recollection of who she was, she finds herself navigating someone else life. As the days go, Eloise discovers who she was and is not fond of it. Eloise realizes her amnesia is an opportunity. It is time for a fresh start!''
Join the Alliance Française for our monthly conversation coffee hour en français !
A monthly French conversation group in Rochester!
Alliance Française’s monthly French book club for intermediate readers explores French literature through select passages and discussions of the themes, characters and context of a book selected by our staff.
Suivez la guide! Meet our guide Florence Walklet for a tour guide in French at the MIA, level A2 or French 3 or up. Discover the work of painter Berthe Morisot and her friends les impressionnistes. Learn more about this avant-garde female figure and how her art is set within the impressionism movement.
Join Alliance Française and the University Club of St. Paul on the third Thursday of each month in the club’s Member Bar for an apéritif en français.
Join us for a French movie night as we watch Authentik (2021).
''France, early nineties. As the violence escalates between police and youth in the city projects, hip hop culture spreads as the best mean to express revolt. Two boys, Joey Starr and Kool Shen, become the voice of a generation and the biggest French rap group ever: Suprême NTM.''
Join the Alliance Française for our monthly conversation coffee hour en français !
A monthly French conversation group in Rochester!
Alliance Française’s monthly French book club for intermediate readers explores French literature through select passages and discussions of the themes, characters and context of a book selected by our staff.
Join Alliance Française and the University Club of St. Paul on the third Thursday of each month in the club’s Member Bar for an apéritif en français.
Join us at the Alliance Française for a Francophone movie night as we watch Les Goûts et les Couleurs (2022)
''Marcia, a passionate young singer, is recording an album with her idol Daredjane, a rock icon of the 1970s, who suddenly disappears. To release their album she must convince Daredjane’s heir, Anthony, a small-town market vendor who has never liked his distant relative, let alone his music. Their two worlds clash between good and bad taste, popular and chic, sincerity and lies. Unless love happens, of course…''
Join the Alliance Française for our monthly conversation coffee hour en français !
A monthly French conversation group in Rochester!
Alliance Française’s monthly French book club for intermediate readers explores French literature through select passages and discussions of the themes, characters and context of a book selected by our staff.
Join the Alliance Française for our monthly conversation coffee hour en français !
A monthly French conversation group in Rochester!
Alliance Française’s monthly French book club for intermediate readers explores French literature through select passages and discussions of the themes, characters and context of a book selected by our staff.
Join the Alliance Française for our monthly conversation coffee hour en français !
A monthly French conversation group in Rochester!
Alliance Française’s monthly French book club for intermediate readers explores French literature through select passages and discussions of the themes, characters and context of a book selected by our staff.
Join the Alliance Française for our monthly conversation coffee hour en français !
A monthly French conversation group in Rochester!
Alliance Française’s monthly French book club for intermediate readers explores French literature through select passages and discussions of the themes, characters and context of a book selected by our staff.
Join the Alliance Française for our monthly conversation coffee hour en français !
A monthly French conversation group in Rochester!
Alliance Française’s monthly French book club for intermediate readers explores French literature through select passages and discussions of the themes, characters and context of a book selected by our staff.
Each month the Federation des Alliances Françaises USA chooses a Francophone film currently available to stream. Watch it independently, and come together for a free conversation in English hosted by Peter Debruge, Chief Film Critic for Variety.
On Saturday, March 22, join us at Alliance Française Mpls/St Paul for our Open House!
From 1 to 3 pm, our doors will be open for anyone and everyone to come and discover all that’s new at Alliance Française Mpls/St Paul in 2025.
Join Alliance Française and the University Club of St. Paul on the third Thursday of each month in the club’s Member Bar for an apéritif en français. - In French
At the occasion of Mois de la Francophonie, join us for the screening of Origin Story. In this international quest , the director, actress, and podcaster Kulap Vilaysa is travelling from Los Angeles to Laos to meet the biological father she never knew and to discover her roots. - In English
AFMSP is now offering French Business courses for speakers who use French in their workplace. Join us on Zoom for a free Information Session about our upcoming French for Business Class starting April 10, 2025 We will present the class format, its content, and answer your questions.
Join Les Navigateurs de la Littérature, our monthly intermediate book club, in reading the novel L’imprudence, (2019) by author, Loo Hui Phang.
Join us for the opening celebration of our Mois de la Francophonie celebrating Laos! Discover the artwork of Hmong artist Tou Her, and some artefacts! Listen to traditional Hmong songs performed by singer Gaosong Heu and attend a dance demonstration from Siengkane Lao MN! - In English
A monthly French conversation group in Rochester!
Join the Alliance Française for our monthly conversation coffee hour en français !
Join us for a special screening closing our celebration of Black History Month! The Alliance Française Mpls/St Paul will present a documentary from Québec, directed by Canadian actress and director Ayana O’Shun. Stay for a conversation afterwards!
On Thursday, February 27, Analog Dance Works will wrap up the challenge by presenting a reprise performance of The Awe Factor, a contemporary dance production of a horror dream landscape on a plastic island that premiered in May, 2024. They are bringing this work back to the Alliance Française Mpls/St. Paul and will once again graciously trash our lobby for the show! The performance will be half an hour with a post show Q&A. Space is limited, so book your ticket in advance. We can't wait to share this work with you again!
One Film One Federation (OFOF), in collaboration with Telescope Film, presents French Cinémathèque – a celebration of Francophone cinema offering a curated selection of monthly films from January – December, 2025.
Join our French Teen Club for a movie screening on Saturday, February 22nd at 2pm and stay for a conversation in French after the movie led by one of our instructors!
Join us for an exceptional evening of poetry and music featuring the collaboration between French musician Schvédranne and American poet Agneta Falk, reading texts from California’s counter culture with Celine Frezza, who provides the French translation. Between Schvédranne’s guitar and Falk’s readings, prepare yourself to be enchanted!
Join Alliance Française and the University Club of St. Paul on the third Thursday of each month in the club’s Member Bar for an apéritif en français.
Alliance Française’s monthly French book club for intermediate readers explores French literature through select passages and discussions of the themes, characters and context of a book selected by our staff.
Vous avez des questions sur le Consulat général de France à Chicago et les démarches que vous pouvez y effectuer en tant que Français résidant à l’étranger ? Venez à la rencontre du Vice-Consul et Chef de Chancellerie.
A monthly French conversation group in Rochester!
Join the Alliance Française for our monthly conversation coffee hour en français !
Join us at the Alliance Française for a Francophone movie night as we watch Madame Hofmann.
''Sylvie has been a nursing executive for 40 years at the hospital north of Marseille. Her life is running. Between the patients, her mother, her husband and her daughter, she has always devoted her days to others. What if she decided to think a little about herself?''
Join Les Navigateurs de la Littérature, our monthly advanced book club, in reading the novel No et Moi, (2007) by French author, Delphine de Vigan.
At the occasion of Black History Month, join us for an exhibition featuring pen drawings by artist Samuel Fleming and (re)discover important black figures from French history.
Join Alliance Française and the University Club of St. Paul on the third Thursday of each month in the club’s Member Bar for an apéritif en français.
Join the Villa Albertine Chicago for a virtual discussion on the current exhibition Sophie Calle: Overshare at the Walker Art Center. The discussion in English will feature the artist Sophie Calle in discussion with Cécile Godefroy, Head of the Department of Research and Archives, Deputy Director of the Scientific and Collections Direction at the Musée national Picasso-Paris and Henriette Huldisch, Chief Curator and Director of Curatorial Affairs at the Walker Art Center. It will be moderated by Christina Selander Bouzouina, Executive Director at Alliance Française Mpls/St Paul.
The Federation of AF USA's One Film One Federation program presents French Cinémathèque in collaboration with Telescope Film. Watch the film at home via streaming, then join us as Peter Debruge, Chief Film Critic for Variety, hosts a discussion in English about the award-winning film that has swept the Golden Glober, Emilia Pérez.
Join the Alliance Française for our monthly conversation coffee hour en français !
Join us for a French movie night as we watch La Dernière Reine.
‘‘Algérie, 1516. Le pirate Aroudj Barberousse libère Alger de la tyrannie des Espagnols et prend le pouvoir sur le royaume. Selon la rumeur, il aurait assassiné le roi Salim Toumi, malgré leur alliance. Contre toute attente, une femme va lui tenir tête : la reine Zaphira. Entre histoire et légende, le parcours de cette femme raconte un combat, des bouleversements personnels et politiques endurés pour le bien d’Alger. ‘‘
Join Alliance Française and the University Club of St. Paul on the third Thursday of each month in the club’s Member Bar for an apéritif en français.
Join us for a Dance Party with DJ Jake Rudh! Dance to a mix of your favorite French and English songs, with a Christmassy touch!
With more than 20 years of experience in the Twin Cities music scene, Jake Rudh’s reputation as a versatile DJ has become his calling card. He’s known around town as a host on Minnesota Public Radio’s 89.3 The Current and founder of locally lauded Transmission dance nights.
Kids! Let's get cozy, bring your blankets, and get ready for a movie ! We will be screening Kina & Yuk by Guillaume Maidatchevsky.
FREE for kids under 12, registration required.
All kids registered for the movie must be accompanied by at least an adult participating in the Fête d'hiver.
